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** Wrestling/RomanReigns is a downplayed example. He never got pinned for four years, but this was only because he would always rely on outside interference from his family to win. In the final match of the angle against Wrestling/CodyRhodes, each member of the Bloodline was personally taken out by another wrestler, allowing Cody to finally beat him.
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** Perhaps more startling is the example of Obi-Wan Kenobi, who faced Vader in his prime, with the latter having absolutely no qualms about destroying him - and unlike Luke, despite his own considerable strength in the Force, he was ''not'' on Vader's level. And Vader, even when Obi-Wan first faces him, is a MasterSwordsman honed by considerable experience in the Clone Wars. Obi-Wan, however, is better. As a result, he doesn't just beat Vader at his best, he does it ''twice'' - the first time on Mustafar, when he lured Vader into a critical mistake, dismembered him with a single strike, and left him aburning, limbless ruin, the second time at the end of ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'' after his HeroicSecondWind when he [[spoiler: bludgeoned Vader with a hailstorm of rocks, danced rings around him, crippled his respirator, forcing him to his knees as he sliced open his faceplate, then left him a wheezing, crippled ruin that was impotently screaming his name]].

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** Perhaps more startling is the example of Obi-Wan Kenobi, who faced Vader in his prime, with the latter having absolutely no qualms about destroying him - and unlike Luke, despite his own considerable strength in the Force, he was ''not'' on Vader's level. And Vader, even when Obi-Wan first faces him, is a MasterSwordsman honed by considerable experience in the Clone Wars. Obi-Wan, however, is better. As a result, he doesn't just beat Vader at his best, he does it ''twice'' - the first time on Mustafar, when he lured Vader into a critical mistake, dismembered him with a single strike, and left him aburning, a burning, limbless ruin, the second time at the end of ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'' after his HeroicSecondWind when he [[spoiler: bludgeoned Vader with a hailstorm of rocks, danced rings around him, crippled his respirator, forcing him to his knees as he sliced open his faceplate, then left him a wheezing, crippled ruin that was impotently screaming his name]].

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* ''Series/TheGrandTour'': On the trio's previous series, ''Series/TopGear'', the Toyota Hilux pickup truck had gained a reputation for being completely indestructible, shrugging off the presenters' best efforts to destroy it, up to and including placing one on top of a block of flats that was then demolished. So when, during ''The Grand Tour'''s Namibia special, they come across the wheel-less carcass of a Hilux, they're absolutely aghast, with Jeremy exclaiming that the roads of Namibia have somehow managed to "kill the unkillable car".



** Razer, with its huge crushing beak and fearsome design, is one of the most impressive robots to have ever appeared on the show and had a win/loss record to match: ''40 victories'' against 6 losses, four off which were immobilisation by technical issues and one being a controversial judges decision. Razer has, however, been beaten by knockout ''twice'' by the same robot: Pussycat. [[spoiler:And a third time by Pussycat's [[{{Expy}} successor]] Kill-E-Crank-E in the 2016 reboot. [[TakingYouWithMe Well, sorta]].]]

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** Razer, with its huge crushing beak and fearsome design, is one of the most impressive robots to have ever appeared on the show and had a win/loss record to match: ''40 victories'' against 6 losses, four off of which were immobilisation by technical issues and one being a controversial judges judges' decision. Razer has, however, been beaten by knockout ''twice'' by the same robot: Pussycat. [[spoiler:And a third time by Pussycat's [[{{Expy}} successor]] Kill-E-Crank-E in the 2016 reboot. [[TakingYouWithMe Well, sorta]].]]
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* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': Satoru Gojo is the greatest sorcerer alive in the current era. Born with Infinity technique and the Six Eyes ocular enhancement, he has unparalleled speed, an impenetrable offense, and his attacks make even the elite of the elite double over in pain; every other sorcerer who's said to have the greatest aspect to their abilities(Naobito's speed, Mei Mei's offensive power) is only said to be the best ''after'' Satoru Gojo. [[spoiler: Then Sukuna kills him]].

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* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': Satoru Gojo is the greatest sorcerer alive in the current era. Born with Infinity technique and the Six Eyes ocular enhancement, he has unparalleled speed, an impenetrable offense, and his attacks make even the elite of the elite double over in pain; every other sorcerer who's said to have the greatest aspect to their abilities(Naobito's abilities (Naobito's speed, Mei Mei's offensive power) is only said to be the best ''after'' Satoru Gojo. [[spoiler: Then Sukuna kills him]].
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** In one death battle, there's a case for ''[[ComicBook/WallyWest Flash (Wally West)]] vs. [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Archie Sonic]]'' where [[spoiler: Wally manages to defeat Sonic, something that was deemed impossible by Sonic's foes and who Fate practically bends it's back over to ensure his victories. Turns out the only way to defeat someone as [[StoryBreakerPower overpowered]] as Sonic in the here and now is to be just as overpowered as he is, and the hosts note in the after-analysis even admit they were so matched in most circumstances the fight would effectively be a coin flip.]]

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** In one death battle, there's a case for ''[[ComicBook/WallyWest ''[[ComicBook/TheFlash Flash (Wally West)]] vs. [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Archie Sonic]]'' where [[spoiler: Wally manages to defeat Sonic, something that was deemed impossible by Sonic's foes and who Fate practically bends it's back over to ensure his victories. Turns out the only way to defeat someone as [[StoryBreakerPower overpowered]] as Sonic in the here and now is to be just as overpowered as he is, and the hosts note in the after-analysis even admit they were so matched in most circumstances the fight would effectively be a coin flip.]]
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* ''Franchise/DynastyWarriors'': Lu Bu serves this role in most games. In early battles on a character's route, he's a juggernaut who's too powerful for you to possibly beat so you have to flee when he appears. Later you'll be tasked with actually fighting him. Actually defeating him before you're supposed to be able to is sometimes the key to unlocking rare, powerful items or hidden routes.
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* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': [[spoiler:After Arthur CameBackStrong as an aether-wielding demigod, his newfound power allows him to defeat enemies who had previously been considered undefeatable. In the Victoriad, Arthur manages to slay Cadell, the strongest among the Scythes. For context, the Scythes vastly outmatched the Lances, the strongest mages on Dicathen, and Cadell had previously been an InvincibleVillain whom Arthur had failed to defeat beforehand. Afterwards, Arthur ends up slaying the asura Taci, who despite being a boy by asuran standards had managed to beat the remaining Lances all on his own to the point of near-death. Later on, Arthur ends up being able to take on squads of Wraiths, the SemiDivine SuperSoldier[=s=] feared by the Alacryans as semi-mythical bogeymen and asura-killers]].

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