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The corollary: Any attack that forces someone who normally ignores self-defense to dodge the attack is an attack that can kill him in one hit. Frequently seen in Implacable superheroes/villains and Big Bads trying to make an impression. Although there are some real-life examples, attempting to use this in Real Life is more likely to cause quick and stupid deaths. It just doesn't work if you do it on purpose. Compare Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh. See also Good Thing You Can Heal. A Not So Invincible After All moment usually occurs when said character bumps into the thing that poses a genuine threat.

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  • The Law of Diminishing Defensive Effort
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  • The corollary: Any attack that forces someone who normally ignores self-defense to dodge the attack is an attack that can kill him in one hit. Frequently seen in Implacable superheroes/villains and Big Bads trying to make an impression. Although there are some real-life examples, attempting to use this in Real Life is more likely to cause quick and stupid deaths. It just doesn't work if you do it on purpose. Compare Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh. See also Good Thing You Can Heal. A Not So Invincible After All moment usually occurs when said character bumps into the thing that poses a genuine threat.
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  • The corollary: Any attack that forces someone who normally ignores self-defense to dodge the attack is an attack that can kill him in one hit. Frequently seen in Implacable superheroes/villains and Big Bads trying to make an impression. Although there are some real-life examples, attempting to use this in Real Life is more likely to cause quick and stupid deaths. It just doesn't work if you do it on purpose. The sad (terrifying) fact is that this is an instinctive response called The Peltzman effect, where the person will take more risks according to how safe he is in some kind of internal (insane) sense of balance. But since humans tend normally to overestimate their benefits... well. Worse is that it's a constant effect that people do without realizing day after day. Not so different from pain tolerance; expected pain "hurts" less than surprise pain. Compare Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh. See also Good Thing You Can Heal. A Not So Invincible After All moment usually occurs when said character bumps into the thing that poses a genuine threat. Examples of The Law of Diminishing Defensive Effort include:
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