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** The sequel has Ice Launch, which not only looks awesome but launches you up a good two storeys, allowing you to avoid climbing smaller buildings and only consuming a small amount of energy.
* [[Counter Attack|Counter Attacks]] and [[Back Stab|Stealth Kills]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''. Ridiculously badass looking? Check. The most reliable way of systematically depopulating the Holy Land/Renaissance Italy? Double check!
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* ''[[Pokémon]]'' games have Surf, a move normally used on the world map. Unlike the other comparable moves (Flash, Fly, Dig, etc), Surf is actually worth using in battle as well, being on par with pure-combat moves like Earthquake, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, and Ice Beam.
* The mighty Tidal Wave attack in ''[[Vanguard Bandits]]''. It does so much damage most enemies blocking it from the front will take more damages then lesser hits to the rear. It's fairly accurate, and the costs for it are so reasonable that you can use it twice a round with little consequence.
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* Martial arts. Each discipline is designed to incapacitate someone as efficiently as possible, and, as evidenced by televised boxing, MMA tournaments, et cetera, many people find them entertaining to watch.
* Fire. Largely considered to be the most destructive primal force. Use it to [[Mundane Utility|cook a tasty meal]], make weapons, or even [[Kill It with Fire|as a weapon itself]].
* 3D Printers. Allow you to make virtually anything on demand easily from a variety of materials.
* Nuclear Weaponry. Since their first and last deployments in World War II, they've become essentially a signal that a nation is now an advanced power, possessing the wealth, the infrastructure, and the knowledge base to create them. Largely due to their existence, disputes between the great power, though still, sadly, involving bloodshed, have become notably less violent and smaller scale. Like it or not, they're the only weapons ever created that really are effective deterrents, and a nuclear blast is most certainly an awe-inspiring event.
* The F-35 Lightning II (a.k.a. the Joint Strike Fighter) is intended to be this in comparison to contemporary fighter jets. In particular, it has a much lower price tag than the F-22 Raptor, has stealth coatings that don't need to be reapplied after every flight (F-117 Nighthawk), and the Marines' version features VTOL that doesn't allow exhaust to get sucked into the intakes (Harrier).
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** The F-22 itself went from [[Awesome Yet Practical]] to [[Awesome but Impractical]], as the entire fleet has been grounded multiple times for suspected oxygen system problems. The F-22 has the highest accident rate of any USAF fighter aircraft in service.
* [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks|Sharks.]] Though there are a large variety of shark species [[A Worldwide Punomenon|floating around]] today, sharks are one of only a handful of species whose basic form has remained unchanged since prehistoric times, others including crocodiles and alligators. Sharks are no smarter, no stronger, no faster, and yet no less deadly than they were before humans' earliest ancestors showed up, and what this means is that all that time there was ''no need for them to improve.''
** And on land, wolverines. These things aren't much bigger than a medium-size dog -- they'd come up to a man's knee fully grown -- but ''they can and do take down moose.''
* The USAF's A-10 Thunderbolt. A truly awe inspiring machine that fulfills its function very well.
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