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While the heroes get kicked around a lot, after a certain point we don't worry so much. But if you want to really show off how badass a new antagonist might be, not only should they beat the hero in a fight quickly, but they should hurt their pride. The easiest way to do that is smash up their signature weapon/accessory. Naturally, this is much more emotional for the character if they also have a Empathic Weapon and even worse if it's a Equippable Ally or other Living Weapon. May lead to Reforged Blade, Give Me a Sword or even It Was a Gift Contrast: Like Cannot Cut Like.

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  • While the heroes get kicked around a lot, after a certain point we don't worry so much. But if you want to really show off how badass a new antagonist might be, not only should they beat the hero in a fight quickly, but they should hurt their pride. The easiest way to do that is smash up their signature weapon/accessory. Naturally, this is much more emotional for the character if they also have a Empathic Weapon and even worse if it's a Equippable Ally or other Living Weapon. May lead to Reforged Blade, Give Me a Sword or even It Was a Gift Contrast: Like Cannot Cut Like.
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  • While the heroes get kicked around a lot, after a certain point we don't worry so much. But if you want to really show off how badass a new antagonist might be, not only should they beat the hero in a fight quickly, but they should hurt their pride. The easiest way to do that is smash up their signature weapon/accessory. Although this is sometimes a cheap and inexplicable device to show off a new transformation, more often the hero is figuratively neutered, and has to deal with the emotional aftermath. Even if he has a buddy who can fix it up, that won't be as important as him coming to grips with either his reasons for fighting or just learning not to be such a clod about it. If this is a videogame, it's by far the easiest way to REALLY piss off the player along with their virtual avatar. Naturally, this is much more emotional for the character if they also have a Empathic Weapon and even worse if it's a Equippable Ally or other Living Weapon. May lead to Reforged Blade, Give Me a Sword or even It Was a Gift In a mundane "real world" series without magic or swords, the easiest way for a villain to do this is to trash the hero's ride. Contrast: Like Cannot Cut Like. Examples of Wrecked Weapon include:
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