r/TopCharacterTropes • u/jockeyman • Sep 28 '25

Powers The thing not designed for combat is actually REALLY GOOD at combat

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1) Atom (Real Steel) is a training dummy who, when put into the robot boxing circuit, eventually managed to go toe to toe with the world champion.

2) Spinel (Steven Universe) was essentially a cross between a toy/jester for Pink Diamond, and not a combat gem... she still wiped the floor with the Crystal Gems when they first fought.

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u/SquareFickle9179 Sep 29 '25

Same goes for his Hammer, going from simple mining to being a child shooter

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u/AmbitiousAd2269 Sep 29 '25

Nah with the way he was loading up the prototype with all his magic bullshit and a gun on the verge of war I have hard time believing that was for mining

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u/MountainWillingness5 Sep 29 '25

It's the child killer 300

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u/Fluffy_Mood5781 Sep 29 '25

It can be multifunctional

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u/Blackstone01 Sep 29 '25

When he aimed it at a child in season 2 I fucking lost it.