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The Rules of Fictional Combat

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Tergon:
Whoa, don't check a thread for a couple of days and look what happens.

Alright.  Gundam Armour falls under both rules 1 (Unarmed Might) and 7 (Artifact Comprehension).  They're ridiculously over-the-top and technologically advanced, and are basically controlled with a joystick and a couple of brightly-coloured buttons.

The rules of Hong Kong movies... well, that's kinda covered, isn't it?  As stated, any weapon in the hands of a protagonist is automatically more powerful, especially if it's a customised gun.  Bullets are just a universal constant - they're there until it's necessary for the characters to resort to fists.

Unarmoured Combat I didn't think of.  At first I considered putting it down as a Corollary to Unarmed Might, but it's got too many Corollaries of its own.  Plus it needs to extend to "impenetrable bases" being easy to get into, as well as three-piece-suits making the wearer a combat expert.
How about a new Rule under the title of, say, The Law of Relative Invincibility?

And the Ninja Turtles were one of the main groups I had in mind when writing these Rules.
The Turtles were invincible against Foot Soldiers, because the Foot Soldiers outnumbered them.  Beebop and Rocksteady would arrive and make it very difficult for the Turtles; then Shredder would appear and single-handedly defeat them.  It took the arrival of Splinter to defeat Shredder one-on-one to save the Turtles.
The Law of Inverse Ninjas matches this scenario perfectly.

I Am Not Amused:
How about

13 - THE LAW OF DRAMATIC LOVE SCENES

If two individuals are engaged in a scene of love and affection, they can never be hurt.

Usually taking place during a dramatic one-on-one fight or on a massive battlefield, right after one of two lovers has been injured. Usually Love Interest is the one who becomes injured and the protaganist comes to save them. During this time, no matter how many weapons are going off, or how ruthless the antagonist is, neither character will be hurt until professing their undying love for each other. After this fight, the protagonist usually becomes nearly invincible (See RULE 8 - THE LAW OF GREAT VENGEANCE AND FURIOUS ANGER).

COROLLARY 13-A
In the case that it is the protagonist has been hurt, and Love Interest is the one going over to save the protagonist, Love Interest may be killed in the middle of, or immediatly after, professing their love for the protagonist. If killed in the middle of this profession, however, the Love Interest must have been far enough along in it for the protagonist to finally 'get it.'

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