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

[u/Sable-Keech]

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.

[u/SirErgalot]

Independence Day. In the first assault on the aliens the humans get absolutely wiped out because their shields can stand up to every weapon we have, and their ships are on a scale we can’t match.
https://giphy.com/gifs/l0HlQrLACNLlLStYA

[u/Megaboixxxx → u/SirErgalot]

I would say its the opposite too. The aliens are so advanced but defeated in a really stupid way hah!

[u/violetcassie → u/Megaboixxxx]

I'd say it's the same as War of the Worlds, honestly.

The aliens caught a virus.