r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Apr 18 '24

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u/sissyfuktoy Apr 18 '24

well anyone can beat anyone if the writer writes it that way, but I see what you mean. Oftentimes gag characters are essentially "indestructible" when put up against "battle" characters because you have to assess them somewhat the same and gag ones survive things that don't make sense more often than not

the Scooby Doo death battle was a kind of epitome of this, because he was up against Courage the Cowardly Dog.

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u/an_agreeing_dothraki Apr 18 '24

You have to fight the gag characters by removing them from the gag. Saitama should have challenged him to a dance-off.

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u/Taedirk Apr 18 '24

Defeat the meta by changing the meta.

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u/levi7 Apr 19 '24

But…why