Quote:On a tangent...every time I see this, I remember an anime which subverted this trope.
I wonder how that ties into the "cant attack me while I'm posturing or during my transformation sequence" field.
In the Shadow Skill series, Elle and Gau launch their really powerful attacks with lots of posing and a fairly long speech: "I am Invincible! There is no one who can defeat my Shadow Skill! My one single blow is Invincible! !"
The important thing here is that for the entire Shadow Skill continuity, this works. It is established as working.
Except in the TV series, against one guy named G. G is described as having unholy dark powers.
What powers, you ask? Pretty much just the ability to punch the heroes before they finish their speech. =)
"I am Invincible! There is no one who can defeat my---" *WHAP* "---ow!" "I AM INVINCI---" *POW!* "--ahhhh!"
"He's not human!"
Every time I see a reference to that trope, I remember this, and crack up.
-- Acyl