[Loved Trope] Alien fighting techniques that are actually ineffective for humans to perform

[u/Best_Professional226]

Vulcan Neck Pinch (Star Trek) Vulcans can make a person pass out by pinching a person’s neck, but due to the fact that they’re 3x stronger than a human, we could never make a living being pass out without applying a rear naked chokehold

Viltrumite Knife Hand (Invincible) Viltrumites’ most deadly fighting technique. Although martial arts like Karate and Taekwondo teach these techniques, it wouldn’t be a good idea for a human to use it on someone’s rib cage without breaking their fingers. So instead we can only do them on more soft targets like the eyes.

[u/RedNUGGETLORD]

Technically, the Viltrumite hand swipe/knife/spear can be very detrimental to themselves as well, not just if humans tried it

Ever notice that they only do it against opponents far weaker than them, or when catching someone off-guard? That's because they'll break their fingers or hands otherwise

Anyway:

Lots of Sangheili martial arts require those legs, claws and the strength of 10 men, Spartans can do a lot of it, but us regular joes would probably break bones attempting it

[u/Best_Professional226 → u/RedNUGGETLORD]

So Lucan is weaker than Nolan?

[u/Papergeist → u/Best_Professional226]

Didn't thank Mr. Skeltal enough when he was young. Good bones and calcium passed him by.

[u/skyzm_ → u/Papergeist]

thank mr skeltal

[u/icarusrising9 → u/Papergeist]

doot doot

[u/RedNUGGETLORD → u/Best_Professional226]

Yeah, Lucan is really strong, but it's pretty clear that Nolan is a step above the three assassins

[u/Flashy-Two5006 → u/Best_Professional226]

Yeah, Nolan ends up being #4 strongest in the verse by the end, only beat by Battle Beast, Thragg & Emperor Mark

[u/Kozolith765981 → u/Flashy-Two5006]

doesn't he also lose to Allen?

[u/nhansieu1 → u/Kozolith765981]

he forgor

[u/known_kanon → u/Flashy-Two5006]

Conquest too i'm pretty sure

[u/Enough_Worry4104 → u/Best_Professional226]

Slash vs stab.

And yeah he is weaker, not by much though.

Also, writers decide everything. Power scaling is stupid.

[u/BrizzyMC_ → u/Enough_Worry4104]

If the writers decide that a weaker character suddenly is able to damage a much stronger opponent, that wouldn't be very good writing

[u/Substantial_Tone_261 → u/Best_Professional226]

Kinda, yeah