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[[File:cit_kara_no_kyoukai_-_Shiki_-_your_zombie_asplode.jpg|link=KaranoKara no Kyoukai:|frame|''Shwing!'' And the [[Ludicrous Gibs|gibs]] paint a lovely picture in the moonlight.]]
 
{{quote|''"Now, Superstar Funana, we will retreat to opposite ends of the arena. We will run at each other. We will pass the other in mid-air. And fifteen seconds later, you will burst into blood."''|'''Rick''', ''[[Shortpacked]]''}}
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** Also, playing vs matches with health set to 0% can do this, handy for farming the vs match total count.
* In the awesome manga adaptation of ''[[Mega Man X|Rockman X2]]'', X is challenged to a duel by Flame Stag, who previously lost a duel and is itching for revenge. Stag, having received an upgrade from the [[Big Bad]], and X, who has been blinded, rush past each other in a dormant volcano. X is then shown bleeding (oil?), while Stag is completely unharmed. X then crumples to the ground. Of course, {{spoiler|there's no way X is going to lose here, and Stag suddenly bursts into flames, due to some crazy close-range tampering by X earlier when passing by. The Irony is that had Stag not been upgraded, he might have been able to contain the damage.}}
* The [[Play StationPlayStation 2]] game ''[[Shinobi]]'' carries this to its logical conclusion: upon defeating an opponent, a timer would start to count down at the bottom of the screen, and each time another opponent was defeated the timer would start over. Meanwhile, the protagonists magical vampiric katana would glow, with the glow intensifying with each successive kill, and the damage inflicted by an attack also increasing. When all goes well, every enemy in an area is killed within the fairly limited time available, at which point the camera flashes to each defeated enemy in turn before returning to the protagonist (in a suitably cocky victory pose, sword sheathed), at which point every enemy would simultaneously slide apart. Also, several boss fights are effectively impossible without the extra damage potential that comes from killing six monsters in seven seconds.
* The Odin summon from various ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' games would randomly kill all on-screen enemies (or would simply deal a good chunk of damage to a single foe). The ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kma-7vYJ43Y version] follows the trope to a T (except for Odin being mounted). Appropriately, {{spoiler|Odin's unexpected death in that game at the hands of Seifer came in the form of a one-stroke battle as well.}}
** To put that last part in perspective, {{spoiler|Seifer [[Counter Attack|counters]] Odin's Zantetsuken with a move (judging by the kanji shown afterward) called the "Zantetsuken Reverse". It only involves Seifer ''raising his free hand''. That's right. ''[[The Law of Diminishing Defensive Effort]] was used to enact a Single Stroke Battle.'' Luckily for the player, this cutscene leads to a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment from [[Final Fantasy V|Gilgamesh]], who shows up several turns later to one-shot Seifer with some [[Razor Wind]] and then joins the party as a semi-Guardian Force replacement for Odin.}}
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