There will be a pause as the two hold their finishing pose, then one (or both) will fall down. In the Single-Stroke Battle, the two sides charge each other and attack. When used with swords there are a number of common variations, often shown with a Diagonal Cut that doesn't seem to have cut through the object until an outside force reveals the cut was so surgically neat that at first, you didn't see it. In video games, Damage Over Time abilities often have this effect. Assassins may use Universal Poison to achieve a similar effect.
When used with martial arts, it may involve Pressure Point attacks or some form of Ki Manipulation. Sometimes, you may also discover that you were Made of Explodium.Ī common trope in works featuring martial arts, this involves some form of Finishing Move that does not take effect immediately. If you're unlucky, only one of those happens. But what's this? Nothing seems to be happening! That's when your opponent tells you that You Are Already Dead, right before your head explodes, your body separates in two, or you disintegrate into a fine mist. You and your opponent square off, and your opponent hits you with a series of mighty blows that would fell a mountain. Bill, Kill Bill, describing Pai Mei's legendary Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique
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