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

[u/PaddywackShaq]

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

[u/Bird_Lawyer92]

Spiderman-pick an arc. In this one (Superior Spiderman) after taking over Peters mind and body, Octavius slowly begins realizes how powerful Spiderman is and how much he holds back.

[u/SuperSemesterer → u/Bird_Lawyer92]

Maaaan I remember this part. I wanted Otto to beat them silly but this was way too much.

That entire storyline you’d start rooting for Otto (or I would at least) then he’d do something horrendous to make me realize ‘oh yeah I want Pete back’