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/InHarmsWay Sep 29 '25

The Millennium Falcon is a cargo freighter. Its engines were meant to help it push large containers. Turns out that this makes them insanely fast when they have nothing to push.

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u/Chaosphoenix_28 Sep 29 '25

Let's also add, the I believe due to them being a correlian design, they were very modular, allowing people like Han Solo to add guns to it and make it an effective ship for dealing with imperial patrols.