Worf Had the Flu: Difference between revisions

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*** ...and then she beat him ''[[Running Gag|again!]]''

* In ''[[Knightfall]]'', Batman begins with an unspecified illness and the plotline is based around how he completely wears himself out by trying to capture all the inmates the [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] Bane has released from Arkham, positioning himself for the [[Curb Stomp Battle]] Bats will eventually receive.

* [[Doctor Strange]] lost to [[Incredible Hulk ~~(Comic Book)~~|Hulk]] during [[World War Hulk]] because he was channeling the powers of a demon that was too powerful for him to properly control, and because the Hulk tricked him and broke his hands to prevent him from properly casting spells.

* [[Doctor Strange]] lost to [[Incredible Hulk|Hulk]] during [[World War Hulk]] because he was channeling the powers of a demon that was too powerful for him to properly control, and because the Hulk tricked him and broke his hands to prevent him from properly casting spells.

** When Doctor Strange helped found the original [[The Defenders|Defenders]], his immune system apparently took a vacation. The writers admitted to brainstorming "how do we keep Doc from wrapping up the plot in one frame" almost every issue. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] when Doc took a break from the Defenders to figure out why he was having so much trouble with his spells.

* Similar to the eternal Doombot excuse, Prometheus explained his embarrassing performances since his first, when he took on the entire [[Justice League of America]], by explaining that in the intervening time someone had stolen his gear and impersonated him.

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** In one [[Bronze Age]] story, Superman starts having [[Does Not Know His Own Strength]] moments, and fears his powers are growing beyond his ability to control. In fact, the reverse is true: the [[Powers as Programs|Parasite]] is slowly ''draining'' his powers, but he made a point of first draining Supey's sense of self-control that normally keeps them in check. Since he was no longer pulling his punches, they seemed ''more'' powerful even though his baseline strength was actually ''dropping.'' By the time he figured it out, the Parasite had already drained a good chunk of his energy.

* ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]''; the flashback history of the hero's dad. All sorts of horrific things end up happening to Daddy simply because his army buddy was too damned stupid to go get the flu treated.

* When Erik Larsen subjected the [[~~Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|~~Incredible Hulk]] to [[The Worf Effect]] at the hands of [[Took a Level In Badass|new, improved]] Doctor Octopus, [[Peter David]], who had been writing Hulk comics at that point, wrote him beating Octopus with two fingers, saying that last time he simply "had a bad day".

* When Erik Larsen subjected the [[Incredible Hulk]] to [[The Worf Effect]] at the hands of [[Took a Level In Badass|new, improved]] Doctor Octopus, [[Peter David]], who had been writing Hulk comics at that point, wrote him beating Octopus with two fingers, saying that last time he simply "had a bad day".

* An issue of [[New Avengers]] had Wrecker narrating a fight between the titular team and [[The Hood]]'s crime syndicate, explaining that he wouldn't have lost to [[Luke Cage, Hero for Hire]], who is significantly weaker, if [[Doctor Strange]] hadn't confused him with his magic.

* Hulk was on the receiving end of a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] at the hands of Zeus. That wasn't because of this; rather, that battle was the flu to set up for the next story arch, which required the Hulk to be significantly weaker than his powerlevel at the time normally allowed.