Ferdinand: All right, Edelgard. Have at me.
Edelgard: As you wish. Hya!
[Edelgard attacks Ferdinand]
Ferdinand: [surprised] Argh... it only took you one blow... How?!
Edelgard: I can't afford to hold back against an opponent like you. I led with my fastest, strongest strike.
Ferdinand: Fastest and strongest? You're just flattering me. I have been defeated. Utterly.
Edelgard: As you wish. Hya!
[Edelgard attacks Ferdinand]
Ferdinand: [surprised] Argh... it only took you one blow... How?!
Edelgard: I can't afford to hold back against an opponent like you. I led with my fastest, strongest strike.
Ferdinand: Fastest and strongest? You're just flattering me. I have been defeated. Utterly.
— Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Edelgard and Ferdinand's B support
"I'm going all-out right from the start! It's max-power Ludwig time, baby!"
— Ludwig von Koopa, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
"huh. always wondered why people never use their strongest attack first."
— Sans the Skeleton, Undertale
"How do you fight someone smarter than yourself? The answer is simple. You make her think that you are sitting down across the table from her, ready to play her game. Then you punch her in the face as hard as you can."
— Rand al'Thor drastically understating his attack, The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm
40. I will be neither chivalrous nor sporting. If I have an unstoppable superweapon, I will use it as early and as often as possible instead of keeping it in reserve.
Goku: Listen Broly, I don't want to tell you how to be the Legendary Super Saiyan, but you're not supposed to start all out. You're supposed to start small, and then work up to it.
Broly: I AM STARTING SMALL.
Goku: [weakly] ...oh. Good for you. Holy crap.
Broly: I AM STARTING SMALL.
Goku: [weakly] ...oh. Good for you. Holy crap.
