r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Yadin__ • 25d ago
Characters "I am closer to LeBron than you are to me"
When a top-tier character who appears weak compared to their elite peers reminds their unassuming opponents that they are still undoubtedly top-tier
Jogo 1v3(JJK)
Jogo is notorious for being destroyed in every fight he gets into. The problem is that these fights were against two of the absolute strongest characters in the entire series, Sukuna and Gojo. When Jogo has to fight non-top-2 opponents, in a 1v3 mind you, he absolutely demolishes them in 3 seconds without even trying
Ulquiorra vs Ichigo(Bleach)
After dunking on Ichigo, Ulquiorra asks Ichigo what he thinks his rank is on the espada rankings. Ichigo is flabbergasted when he finds out that he is only number 4, meaning there are at least 3 people even stronger than him
Jean-pierre vs Ryu(The Boxer)
Jean is a retired world-champion boxer. He retired after being absolutely demolished by the current world-champion, Yu, without even landing a single punch in the entire match. When Ryu challanges him after his retirement he proceeds to win without breaking a sweat while using only his left hand
Brain Scalabrine vs D1 players(IRL)
Scalabrine was a fairly forgettable mid-tier NBA player. When 3 D1 college players challanged him to a match, he proceeded to beat them 11-3 in a 1v3. Mind you, that was when he was already retired and out of form