They're going to be feeling that tomorrow! Join Ashley as we look over the knockout blows that sent fans into a tail spin
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the finishing blows and
00:11victories that got the internet abuzz.
00:20Number 10, Eren Beats Up Armin, Attack on Titan
00:30Eren Jaeger's villain turn in the final season catches many people by surprise, none
00:35more so than his besties Mikasa and Armin.
00:38A tense chat between the trio escalates to blows after Eren claims that neither are as
00:44free as him, and that he despises Mikasa, despite her obvious love for him.
00:50Armin attempts to give Eren a well-deserved ass-kicking, but Eren proves much better
00:54in a fight, beating Armin until he can barely stand.
00:58Armin's retort arguably does just as much damage, though.
01:02While Armin isn't taken out completely, there's no denying that this fight between
01:07friends lit up the internet, since it showed us the extent of Eren's dissent.
01:19Number 9, Himawari Knocks Out Naruto, Boruto, Naruto Next Generations
01:31Naruto has dreamed of becoming Hokage since he was a kid, but the day it finally happens
01:35doesn't exactly go to plan.
01:38His kids, Himawari and Boruto, are arguing over the former's doll, which is torn.
01:44Naruto's daughter snaps, and attacks her brother with the Byakugan.
01:48When Naruto intervenes, he gets hit right in the, well, chakra point.
02:00Naruto gets so messed up, that he has to miss the ceremony to proclaim him the new Hokage.
02:06Despite clearly being a gag moment, Naruto getting knocked out by his daughter, still
02:10got all the internet's power scalers debating whether Naruto has been nerfed, or whether
02:15Himawari is just that strong.
02:20Number 8, Steely Defeats, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
02:32Knocking out bad guys in a flurry of punches is a tradition handed down in the Joestar
02:37bloodline for generations.
02:40Yet few of them have been as satisfying or as talked about as Jotaro's beatdown of
02:45Steely Dan.
02:46The smug cretin Stan, the Lovers, lets him hold people hostage by crawling inside their
02:51brains.
02:52After Steely Dan humiliates Jotaro, while holding his grandpa Joseph's life over him,
02:58Jotaro takes swift justice on Dio's underling, once the Lovers is no longer a threat.
03:13The ensuing Ora Ora barrage is spectacular enough, but Jotaro leaving a receipt is the
03:18cherry on top.
03:29Number 7, Denji Goes Low, Chainsaw Man
03:38Given how outrageous it can get, Chainsaw Man never fails to make headlines.
03:43In this early episode, Aki leads New Devil Hunter Denji into an alley, before beating
03:48him up.
03:49He hopes to dissuade Denji from the profession if he isn't serious, having seen too many
03:54New Devil Hunters die.
03:56However, Denji proves he is serious, albeit in a decidedly unserious way.
04:02He repeatedly kicks Aki between the legs.
04:11It may not be honourable in a fight between men, but it is an effective tactic.
04:16It also got plenty of guys talking online, if only out of sympathy.
04:36Number 6, Valiant Vegeta, Dragon Ball Super
04:45The tournament of power broke the internet quite a few times, with some absolutely hype
04:49moments.
04:51But the knockout that got everyone talking was of one of the heroes.
04:55Vegeta and Goku are overmatched by Jiren.
04:58With Goku down, Vegeta stands alone against the powerful Pride Trooper.
05:03Pretty prideful in his own right, Vegeta draws on his own pride for his family and
05:08friends to fire off one last Final Flash.
05:18It may prove unsuccessful, and he's knocked out of the ring, but Vegeta's tearful care
05:23for his loved ones, and his last gift of energy to Goku, got Dragon Ball fans discussing the
05:29Saiyan Prince's character growth.
05:39Number 5, Gon Pummels Pitou, Hunter x Hunter
05:52Gon is tremendously powerful for a kid his age, but even he's outmatched by the Royal
05:57God, Nefapito.
05:59However in Gon's rage over what the Chimera Ant did to Kite, his resolve to use all his
06:05Nen and defeat Pitou, allows him to unlock a supreme level of power, and bulk up considerably.
06:12Seeing Gon punch and kick Pitou around like a ragdoll, is quite satisfying and incredibly
06:17executed.
06:26Even after the cat-like Ant is dead, Gon still doesn't let up, and for good reason.
06:31There may be an element of tragedy in his final blows, but that didn't stop the internet
06:36from getting hyped over Gon's God-level Rochambeau.
06:47Number 4, United States of Smash, My Hero Academia
06:58There are a ton of great final attacks in My Hero, but only one of them set the internet
07:03ablaze with hype.
07:05All Might's battle against All for One, sees the number one hero's power reduced
07:10to its barest embers, his weakened body exposed to the world.
07:14Yet, with one last burst of energy, All Might goes for a fake-out, and then hits AFO with
07:20one last, one-for-all powered punch.
07:23The impact sends a cyclone whirling into the air, and puts the vile villain down for the
07:28count.
07:39In the beginning, we all thought Deku was weird for re-watching All Might videos again
07:43and again, but we still can't get enough of this moment ourselves.
07:57Number 3, Nanami Goes Ham, Jujutsu Kaisen
08:08Everybody loves Nanami, but this moment showed us all that not everyone loves him the same
08:13way.
08:14The straight-laced Jujutsu sorcerer comes to the rescue when sadistic killer Shigemo
08:18attacks Akari and Nobara.
08:21Furious that they had been targeting the auxiliary members of the team, Nanami proceeds to beat
08:26the life and luck out of Shigemo, all the while demanding answers about their comrades.
08:32Although it's an unusually erotic shot of Nanami that made the internet go wild for
08:37this scene, seeing him knock the little twerp around is also quite satisfying, in a very
08:42different way.
08:50Number 2, Shanks Gives Kid A Divine Departure, One Piece
09:02He may only show up every few hundred episodes, but any time Luffy's mentor Shanks appears
09:08tends to be hype.
09:09Still, every other time pales in comparison to this one.
09:13When Eustace Kid rolls up and challenges Shanks, the cocky rookie prepares to unleash a devastating
09:19attack on Shanks' allies.
09:31The red-haired emperor's future sight is strong enough to see it coming, and he takes
09:35off leaping across ships.
09:38With a single monumental attack, Divine Departure, Shanks takes out a pirate worth three billion
09:44and his first mate killer.
10:00The giant slicing his ship in two is just the dessert after a filling meal.
10:10Fans have waited 25 years to see Shanks properly fight someone, and it was worth the wait.
10:32Number 1, Ash Finally Secures A League Victory, Pokemon
10:44For decades, Ash Ketchum remained not only 10 years old, but also without any Pokemon
10:50League Championship victories.
10:52At last, in the Alola League battle against Gladion, everything comes down to Ash's
10:56Lycanroc facing off against Gladion's.
10:59The mirror match concludes with Ash's rock Pokemon countering the counter used against
11:04him.
11:05And sure, that makes about as much sense as any of the other cheap moves Ash's Pokemon
11:10pull off, but the internet honestly didn't care.
11:24Not if it meant Ash finally got to become the very best like no one ever was.
11:34Is there an anime knockout whose absence knocked you out for a loop?
11:38Let us know in those comments below.