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** Yin is stronger and defeats Yang (or vice-versa).
** Yin and yang both destroy each other simultaneously, an outcome that's both a win and a loss for both sides.
* Both forces are completely evenly matched, so [[Sealed Evil in
* Both of the forces are absolute, so [[Divide
In the West, the [[Unstoppable Force Meets Immovable Object]] conundrum is the most famous version of this, enough so that it's become a [[Stock Phrase]]. The Eastern equivalent is the unstoppable sword and unbreakable shield (see Folklore, below)--the Chinese word for "contradiction" is derived from this.
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▲== Anime & Manga ==
* This may be what happened in the second ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' movie, Lagann-hen, when the Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and the Super Grand Zamboa launched their Giga Drill Breaks at each other. The universe did collapse, at least.
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* The [[X-Men]] foes Blob and Juggernaut are sometimes portrayed as this. (Juggernaut's superpowers boil down to being an Unstoppable Force, and The Blob's powers boil down to being an Immovable Object.) Though other comics have stated that The Juggernaut would simply win.
** The other comics that depict Juggs the winner go with the fact that he's a mystically-empowered human, and not a mutant like the Blob. So it's more/less "mystic powers vs. mutant abilities".
* This is invoked by name in a ''[[Superman]]'' comic in which Superboy travels forward in
** Another example comes courtesy of Grant Morrison's ''[[All
* The finale of Alan Moore's [[
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* The "Event", found in the [[Void Between the Worlds]] in the [[Ur Example|seminal]] [[Self Insert]] fic series ''[[Twisted Path]]'' by Darren "Twister" Steffler, is a titanic confluence/battle of the forces of Mind and Magic. Getting thrown in it to get rid of him -- because of course [[No One Could Survive That]] -- instead empowers Twister to a near-godlike degree.
* ''[[The Matrix (Film)|The Matrix]]'': Neo vs. Agent Smith.▼
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== [[Folklore]] ==
* A classic example comes from the Han Feizi. A merchant selling spears and shields claims that his spears can pierce anything and his shields can't be broken. When someone asks him what would happen if he were to strike the shield with the spear, he is unable to answer.
== [[Literature]] ==
* Peter Crowther's "The Eternal Altercation" features a train in which the (identical looking) embodiments of Hope and Dispair are locked in eternal combat. The train operator's job is to jerk the train if either of them gain too much ground.
* [[Forgotten Realms]] [[Side-Story Bonus Art|spin-a-yarn story]] "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120722130819/https://ww2.wizards.com/Books/mirrorstone/Article.aspx?doc=fr_spinayarn2004main The Night Tymora Sneezed]" had a codpiece that "awakens battle-lusts and... lusts in general" and a chastity that aids "[...] in resisting the distractions of the flesh and dedicating themselves wholly to the clear-headed vigilance the Supreme Guardian demands". [[Hilarity Ensues]], of course.
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* In [[Greek Mythology]], Amphitryon once sent Laelaps, a hound that can catch anything, after the Teumessian Fox, which can never be caught. Zeus's resolution to the paradox was to turn both animals to stone.
* Actually ''[[Inverted Trope|inverted]]'' by original [[
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* [[Dungeons and Dragons]] 3rd edition actually has a lesser known rule that solves this problem if you look at as the "spear/shield" version. In D&D specific trumps general, and thus the spear that can break any shield (specific power to break shields) trumps the shield that can't be broken (general power to be unbreakable).
* Since [[Exalted]] contains a lot of 'irresistible' and 'invincible' powers, they do have a rule for this. A perfect defense always wins, even against a perfect attack. ''[[Awesome but Practical|Always.]]''
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Shield and Sword from ''[[Suikoden]]'': Shield can withstand anything, and Sword can destroy anything.
* The Han Feizi story is retold in ''Phoenix Wright: [[Ace Attorney]]''. The "King of Prosecutors" trophy is a broken shield and knife, showing the result of the truth being pursued to its conclusion.
* One mini-boss in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle
* The Iron Clefts in ''[[Paper Mario:
* In ''[[
** ''[[
* In ''[[Fate/stay
* ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' has {{spoiler|[[Attack of the 50
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* ''[[Brawl in
== [[Web Original]] ==
* [[Uncyclopedia]]: Both [[Mr. T]] and [[Chuck Norris]] are depicted as [[Memetic Badass
* Accordingly, some people joke that the biggest reason cloning should be outlawed is because cloning ''[insert name of your favorite [[Memetic Badass]] here]'' would make one of these possible.
* The winner of the [http://www.irtc.org/irtc/irtc?_n&pg=PriorRound&id=Animations_October-January2002 October 2002 Animation round]{{Dead link}} of The Internet Ray Tracing Competition (topic: Force) had some fun with the concept.
* Encyclopedia Dramatica: Longcat vs. Tacgnol.
* The [[
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