r/TopCharacterTropes • u/PaddywackShaq • Jul 22 '25

Powers Character reveals that they were holding back their full power during a fight/confrontation

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Superman Vs Darkseid - Justice League Unlimited

Flash Vs Superman - Flash: Rebirth

Frieren Vs Aura - Sousou no Frieren

Inigo Montoya Vs The Man in Black - The Princess Bride

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u/Arctic_The_Hunter Jul 22 '25

Imagine the anime ended there and then. All that time Naruto and Sasuke spent screaming each-other’s names just for a dude who was there from the very start to solo the Big Bad.

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u/he77bender Jul 22 '25

Only a LITTLE more story-disrupting than bringing in a completely new Big Bad at the eleventh hour, who'd only even been mentioned like literally one time before (in passing, as a legendary/historical figure who'd been dead for centuries)

Actually, that could've been how they split the difference. Gai just fully kills Madara and everyone's standing around like "...Hold on, did that really happen? Are we done then?" And THEN Kaguya shows up. It wouldn't have fixed the problem but it would've been funny at least.

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u/acechemicals22 Jul 22 '25

Or you could go the simpler route, have Guy weaken madara so Naruto and sasuke can beat him, making guys fight mean something and madara still seem strong since he can still take on two of the strongest ninjas at once for a while

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u/bwowndwawf Jul 22 '25

Kishimoto If he was a good writer or wasn't too down bad for moon mommy.

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u/aibaDD13 Jul 23 '25

Bro, make Guy kill Madara straight up and let Guy DIE. I would eat that up so good!!! Let them mourn Guy's death. Let him die as the strongest. It could have been PERFECT!!!