History Main / FightOffTheKryptonite

* In the ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'' ysalamir generate a field which somehow disrupts or suppresses the Force around them, evolved as camouflage/defense against the vornskyrs (large predators) which use the Force to hunt. Multiple ysalamiri exponentially increase the size of this area of effect, however even one is enough to render a sentient Force user powerless within a certain range. How, exactly, this is portrayed seems to vary DependingOnTheWriter:
** In some cases (including their first appearance in ''Literature/HeirToTheEmpire'') this comes as a complete surprise to the affected Force user and merely renders them powerless, while also hiding anything within the area of effect from being detected by an outside observer. There is a noticeable "hole" in the Force, ''if'' the observer knows what to look for and actually does so. But overall it's more a case of BroughtDownToNormal--Luke and Mara are actually BroughtDownToBadass, functioning just fine despite their lack of the Force.

* Jaffas from ''Series/StargateSG1'' occasionally had to deal with the deadly "kryptonite" factor of being without a symbiote (which acts as their immune system and accounts for their superhuman healing ability) for an extended period. This weakness eventually leads to widespread use of {{tretonin}} to replace the dependance, including necessarily by Teal'C and Bra'tac [[spoiler:after Teal'C has to keep himself and Bra'tac, both injured and in bad mental shape after the Jaffa army they were leading has been decimated, alive with just one symbiote between them, which eventually gives out due to fatigue after they're both rescued.]]

* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'': In the PoolEpisode, Inner Moka is submerged in [[WeaksauceWeakness water]], which disrupts a vampire's power and essentially electrocutes them on contact. She nonetheless manages to shake it off and take out the Swimming Club mermaids trying to eat Tsukune, with some external help from Kurumu and Yukari.

* ''Film/SupermanReturns'' has Superman lift a growing kryptonite continent into space while having a shard of it embedded in his torso. It's touch-and-go for a while... [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome He lives.]]

* Mike Tyson suffered a lung condition that makes him tire quickly in a fight. He compensated with powerful punches and an aggressive fighting style (hence the vast majority of his wins being by knockout). You had to survive that onslaught for a few rounds to have a good shot at beating him, and few boxers could. And even in the handful of his fights that went 7+ rounds, he forced himself to stay up and fight despite exhaustion and usually still won.

** At the end of the eighth season episode, "Requiem", Clark pushed himself through Lana Lang's kryptonite radiation so that he could hug and kiss her one last time after Lana was forced to permanently absorb kryptonite to stop a kryptonite bomb from destroying Metropolis.

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* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, most worthy Pokemon are capable of fighting off against types they are weak against on equal ground, to the point it's a wonder why trainers even mention them while battling.

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':[[spoiler: Kars, after becoming the UltimateLifeForm]] takes this to it's [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis logical extreme:]] By the end of part two, not only is he immune to sunlight, [[spoiler: but he's immune to [[KiAttacks harmon]] and can use it himself, with far more power than any human wielder!]]

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** In ''Comicbook/KryptonNoMore'' Superman and Supergirl have to fight an ivading alien army off even though orange sunlight has rendered them blind and cut their powers in half.
** In ''Comicbook/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan'' Superman has to fight off Comicbook/LexLuthor's red sunlight-powered weapons which weaken him.
** In ''Comicbook/WarWorld'', Superman and Comicbook/MartianManhunter are forced to fight. The Martian hero tries to fight off his weakness to fire when Superman ignites the ground around them.
** In ''Comicbook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'' Darkseid forces Superman to fight her cousin. In order to gain the upper hand, he has to use a kryptonite ring, although it also hurts him.
* ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' has to do this constantly:
** ''Comicbook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'': Earth's atmosphere was poisoned with Kryptonite When Supergirl fought [[spoiler:Worldkiller-1]]. Supergirl had to rely on her [[Franchise/GreenLantern power ring]] to keep fighting while she tried to overcome the K-radiation killing her cells and making her natural powers fade.

** In ''Comicbook/DemonSpawn'' Supergirl loses her powers when she is brought to the [[PocketDimension Innerverse]]. However she fights off villain Nightflame magic as hard as she can.
** In ''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 1982}} Supergirl Volume 2]]'' #21, Supergirl and Superman fight the Kryptonite Man, even though they feel pain within six feet of him.
** In issue #23 Supergirl tries to overcome a mind-searing telepathic attack. Then she tries the opposite tactic and stops fighting it, focusing on using her other powers.

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* Jaffas from ''Series/StargateSG1'' occasionally had to deal with the deadly 'kryptonite' factor of being without a symbiote (which acts as their immune system and accounts for their superhuman healing ability) for an extended period. This weakness eventually leads to widespread use of {{tretonin}} to replace the dependance, including necessarily by Teal'C and Bra'tac [[spoiler:after Teal'C has to keep himself and Bra'tac, both injured and in bad mental shape after the Jaffa army they were leading has been decimated, alive with just one symbiote between them, which eventually gives out due to fatigue after they're both rescued.]]
* [[Series/TheFlash2014 The Flash]], the [[EvilCounterpart Reverse-Flash]], and Zoom have used their SuperSpeed to fight off the effects of a substance meant to subdue them. In Barry's case, he is hit by [[Series/{{Arrow}} Oliver]] with an arrow that injects him with horse tranquilizer. It might have worked, but Barry rapidly shakes and sweats off the tranq. Later, when Barry, Firestorm, and Oliver tag-team the Reverse-Flash, Oliver hits him with an arrow that injects [[ComicBook/TheAtom Ray Palmer]]'s nanobots that temporarily rob him of his SuperSpeed. He then repeats Barry's trick to get the nanites out of his system, even though he shouldn't be able to vibrate so fast. In Season 2, Zoom is hit with a speed-suppressing dart but still manages to [[IncrediblyLamePun zoom away]]. Later, [[spoiler:Barry traps his leg with a collar that is supposed to keep him from moving. After a few minutes, Zoom speeds up and breaks the collar with his vibrating hand]]. Averted with [[spoiler:the real Jay Garrick, who has spent years in a special mask designed by Zoom that suppressed his powers]]. Also averted with [[spoiler:another version of the Reverse-Flash, who is kept by Barry in a special speed-suppressing cell in the Flashpoint timeline for several months]]. Played straight with [[spoiler:Savitar]], who is hit with [[spoiler:Kaitlin]]'s ice blast and appears to be frozen solid. After a second or two, he manages to break free and runs away. Possibly justified given how incredibly fast he is.

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[[folder: Web Comics ]]
* Used in the comic Dragon Mango. A specific school of elf martial arts EXPLICITLY trains this. They have the elf wear iron armor, which cause intense pain. When they can fight in it? They are ready.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' episode "Chaos at the Earth's Core", ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} manages to fight off [[ManOfKryptonite Metallo]]'s kryptonite heart's power long enough to cut it out of his body, disabling him and nearly killing herself in the process.

[[folder: Real Life ]]

** In ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl 1982}} Supergirl Volume 2]]'' #21, Supergirl and Superman fight the Kryptonite Man, even though they feel pain within six feet of him.

* In the ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' anime, most worthy Pokemon are capable of fighting off against types they are weak against on equal ground, to the point it's a wonder why trainers even mention them while battling.

* ''Manga /JojosBizarreAdventure'':[[spoiler: Kars, after becoming the UltimateLifeForm]] takes this to it's [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis logical extreme:]] By the end of part two, not only is he immune to sunlight, [[spoiler: but he's immune to [[KiAttacks harmon]] and can use it himself, with far more power than any human wielder!]]

* [[Series/TheFlash2014 The Flash]], the [[EvilCounterpart Reverse-Flash]], and Zoom have used their SuperSpeed to fight off the effects of a substance meant to subdue them. In Barry's case, he is hit by [[Series/{{Arrow}} Oliver]] with an arrow that injects him with horse tranquilizer. It might have worked, but Barry rapidly shakes and sweats off the tranq. Later, when Barry, Firestorm, and Oliver tag-team the Reverse-Flash, Oliver hits him with an arrow that injects [[ComicBook/TheAtom Ray Palmer]]'s nanobots that temporarily rob him of his SuperSpeed. He then repeats Barry's trick to get the nanites out of his system, even though he shouldn't be able to vibrate so fast. In Season 2, Zoom is hit with a speed-suppressing dart but still manages to [[IncrediblyLamePun zoom away]]. Later, [[spoiler:Barry traps his leg with a collar that is supposed to keep him from moving. After a few minutes, Zoom speeds up and breaks the collar with his vibrating hand]]. Averted with [[spoiler:the real Jay Garrick, who has spent years in a special mask designed by Zoom that suppressed his powers]]. Also averted with [[spoiler:another version of the Reverse-Flash, who is kept by Barry in a special speed-suppressing cell in the Flashpoint timeline for several months]].

* [[Series/TheFlash2014 The Flash]], the [[EvilCounterpart Reverse-Flash]], and Zoom have used their SuperSpeed to fight off the effects of a substance meant to subdue them. In Barry's case, he is hit by [[Series/{{Arrow}} Oliver]] with an arrow that injects him with horse tranquilizer. It might have worked, but Barry rapidly shakes and sweats off the tranq. Later, when Barry, Firestorm, and Oliver tag-team the Reverse-Flash, Oliver hits him with an arrow that injects [[ComicBook/TheAtom Ray Palmer]]'s nanobots that temporarily rob him of his SuperSpeed. He then repeats Barry's trick to get the nanites out of his system, even though he shouldn't be able to vibrate so fast. In Season 2, Zoom is hit with a speed-suppressing dart but still manages to [[IncrediblyLamePun zoom away]]. Later, [[spoiler:Barry traps his leg with a collar that is supposed to keep him from moving. After a few minutes, Zoom speeds up and breaks the collar with his vibrating hand]]. Averted with [[spoiler:the real Jay Garrick, who has spent years in a special mask designed by Zoom that suppressed his powers]].

[[folder: Real Life ]]

* Mike Tyson suffered a lung condition that makes him tire quickly in a fight. He compensated with powerful punches and an aggressive fighting style (hence the vast majority of his wins being by knockout). You had to survive that onslaught for a few rounds to have a good shot at beating him, and few boxers could. And even in the handful of his fights that went 7+ rounds, he forced himself to stay up and fight despite exhaustion and usually still won.

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[[folder: Film ]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanPublicEnemies'' Superman crosses this with TranquilFury. Luthor has been using a kryptonite-powered battlesuit to slap Superman around, and also destroys Toyman's "Plan A" for stopping a meteor from wiping out most of the planet. As a result, Batman decides to perform a HeroicSacrifice. when he realizes this, [[UnstoppableRage Superman stops being affected by Luthor's kryptonite.]]

* Dracula in ''Film/VanHelsing'' (and probably a few other incarnations, being the BadAss vampire he is) does get burned by Van Helsing's silver crucifix, but just grabs it and melts it anyway.

* In ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'', it's shown and said that the Fae are weak to iron, and that it hurts incredibly, even if they just brush it, as well as viewing the smell as very distasteful, akin to rotten eggs. However, at the end of book 1, Bast, one of the Fae, grabs and holds an iron medallion while delivering a threat just to show he's serious, cementing how BadAss he is for all eternity.

** Justified in that most of the splinter had already been removed. Superman went above the clouds for a quick charge of sunlight, then went very deep beneath the Kryptonite and had a large layer of solid rock protecting him until the crystals started to poke through.

The stronger a hero, the more likely he is to have a KryptoniteFactor to "[[PowerAtAPrice balance it out]]" that varies in [[KryptoniteIsEverywhere abundance]], lethality, and [[WeaksauceWeakness embarrassment potential.]] Still, a hero isn't just a set of powers and handicaps, but a character with substance and grit and not just [[SmugSuper some jerk with powers]]. So when authors want to show off just how {{Badass}} the character is they do so by having him Fight Off The Kryptonite.

* ''Comicbook/{{Superiglr}}'' has to do this constantly: