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* ''Super {{Metroid}}'''s FinalBattle, which comes complete with DeusExMachina, ThemeMusicPowerUp... the works.
** Repeated at the end of ''Metroid Fusion''

-->''For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again''

* Happens several times throughout ''{{The Count of Monte Cristro}}''.

*** And [[Canon Dis Continuity re-retconned]] in {{Crisis Core}}.

*** And re-retconned in {{Crisis Core}}.

* In ''ThePrincessBride'', Íñigo finally catches up with the six-fingered man who killed his father. After being stabbed several times by his nemesis, he rallies, accompanied with repetition of "{{Hello}}. [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya My name is Inigo Montoya]]. [[YouKilledMyFather You killed my father]]. [[PrepareToDie Prepare to die]]." Like the rest of the movie, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome inexpressibly good]].

->'''''Bogey''''': Get up, Radd. You will win.
->'''''Radd''''': But...He's like a thousand times more powerful than me.
->'''''Bogey''''': Only temporarily. Quick, pick an epiphany.
->'''''Radd''''': Pick a what?
->'''''Bogey''''': Epiphany. After the hero gets his ass kicked, he or she has a defining moment, which somehow makes him a bajillion times stronger.
--> -- ''KidRadd'' lampshading this trope

->"{{Hello}}. [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya My name is Inigo Montoya]]. [[YouKilledMyFather You killed my father]]. [[PrepareToDie Prepare to die]]."
--> -- ''ThePrincessBride'', what Inigo said right after getting stabbed, then standing back up.

* 11. [[RightMakesMight Realize that you are correct and your opponent is not; being the moral, you'll also be superior in combat.]]

->'''''Bogey''''': Epiphany. After the hero gets his ass kicked, he or she has a defining moment, which sometimes makes him a bajillion times stronger.

It's the end of the movie, the climactic battle royale between TheHero and the BigBad... and TheHero is kicking the BigBad's ass. After a good while of getting beat to a pulp, the BigBad finally manages to get through the hero's defenses and score what looks like a decisive hit.

** One of the most outrageous examples is when Yami Yugi defeats Dartz. Yami Yugi had [[ 0LP left]].
** It gets more outrageous when said character is also almost about to deck out, at which point they automatically lose if they can't draw, no matter how many LP they have left or how strong their monsters are.

* ''MahouSenseiNegima!'': Accompanying a HeroicSecondWind:
--->'''Nodoka:'''I am Miyazaki Nodoka]], treasure hunter and member of Ala Alba. [[LetsGetDangerous My counterattack starts here.]]

* In the final showdown scene of ''The Last Dragon'' Leroy realizes that he is the master and lets Shonuff know this fact the proceeds to kick his asymptote. It happens again when Eddie Arcadian shoots Leroy, who appears to be dead but in reality had caught the bullet with his teeth.

* In ''KillBill Vol. 1'' the Bride manages to kill wave after wave of goons, only to be bested in her final duel with O-Ren Ishii. The hero seemingly fallen, O-Ren makes a few victory quips... but not so fast! The triumphant music swells, the Bride rises to her feet and [[Understatement defeats]] O-Ren.

** Actually subverted again when Renji and Ichigo attempt a coordinated attack against Aizen: the music starts, they charge, and Aizen proceeds to block Ichigo's bankai with a single finger, then slice his stomach open, all without a change of expression or moving from where he stands. Also, the music abruptly cuts off at that moment. Arguably one of the best (because of surprise) moments in the series to date. The hero/protagonist does not stand back up, but is left lying there bleeding until someone else can save him, in direct opposition to this trope.

* ''{{Bleach}}'':
**First, we have the Ichigo vs Byakuya fight, where Byakuya brutally paralyzes Ichigo and proceeds to land the final blow....then Ichigo grabs the sword with his bare hand. Or... is that Ichigo? No... it's [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Hollow Ichigo]], who proceeds to say such a classic line:
-->'''Hollow Ichigo:''' I have no [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya name]]!
** Then, it's followed by Ichigo gaining back his senses after thrashing Byakuya, just in time for both of them to do one final clash, despite the fact that they're both under heavy injury.

* 17. Have a friend or a random kid ask you to stand back up. It'd be rude to let them down, right?

* 10. [[HeroicResolve imperiled A loved one is in danger!]]

* 14. [[HeroicVow Did you vow to win?]] [[PowerOfTrust Did you make a promise to someone]] (eg. "I will definitely come back")? You are not gonna break your word are you?