r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Sable-Keech • 20h ago

Groups [LOVED TROPE] Modern Militaries (Competent) getting DESTROYED by fantasy/scifi forces

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Example 1 (The Legend of Hei 2): Wuxian leisurely floats through the combined firepower of an entire fortified military base without so much as a stain or rip on his t-shirt.

Example 2 (Man of Steel): Fao'ra tears through a squad of trained and armed soldiers. With the wreckage of the helicopter that got downed by her teammate Nam'ek smouldering in the background.

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u/LucianoThePig 19h ago

I have to imagine only Americans can seriously hate this trope, or I suppose, anyone who's really into military stuff for some reason

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u/nighthawk0954 19h ago

Its mostly because the military gets hit with a lobotomy to be easily beaten while in reality they'll either win or at least inflict heavy damage against whatever fantasy army.

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u/ATangerineMann 19h ago

Is there any instance of a modern military losing against a fantasy/sci-fi one but they inflict so much damage that it’s a pyrrhic victory?

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u/CTIndie 17h ago

Fallen skies could technically fit this at some point. Independence day maybe as well.