Best Fighting Scenes

[MatchaChocolate69]

I think I need to improve in writing combat scenes. The best way to learn is to observe the best and draw inspiration from them.
I would appreciate it if you could point out the best combat scenes in your opinion, preferably scenes that are shown rather than telled, but I'm not picky.
I would be grateful if you could also mention the chapter where the battle takes place. I am particularly interested in the scene.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Iamnotabot]

What genre are you writting, if you just looking for hand to hand combat(no magic/skill involve) then i'll recomend some ip man fight

No dialouge, just fight.

Or some fantasy fight then

Still heavy on hand to hand but with magic in it.

There are diverse in combat and in which kind of ennemy, it could be 1 on 1, 1 vs 100. Just search fight scene and you could find plenty out there.

 

[MatchaChocolate69]

What genre are you writting, if you just looking for hand to hand combat(no magic/skill involve) then i'll recomend some ip man fight

No dialouge, just fight.

Or some fantasy fight then

Still heavy on hand to hand but with magic in it.

There are diverse in combat and in which kind of ennemy, it could be 1 on 1, 1 vs 100. Just search fight scene and you could find plenty out there.

I love Ip Man, but I was looking for something more in the fantasy RPG realm, possibly with weapons and magic.

The animated scene you linked is truly epic, woah. It would be suitable for the endgame, though. Describing it with words would be quite complex, trying to maintain the same level of epicness.

 

[Iamnotabot]

Well try some fate fight scene.

There's not too much magic in it, they use it but not too much

This one is more magic heavy, kinda short tho.

 

[MatchaChocolate69]

How cool are those two?
This is one of those scenes I would aspire to write. You can never go wrong with Fate. You're a connoisseur!
UBW and Zero, I think, have the best fight scenes. With a quick search, I found out that Zero is a novel written by one of my favorites: Gen Urobuchi. I haven't read it yet. I should catch up on it

 

[ThrillingHuman]

The coolest fight this great witch remembers is from Umineko - Lady Featherina Augustus Aurora vs Lambdadelta-senpai
Second coolest would be from the same source: Lambdadelta-senpai vs Bernkastel-senpai

 

[ArchlordZero]

Since you liked IP man and Fate Zero, I figured you might like Boruto's choreography

 

[Darkcrow.]

In a novel the fighting scenes are not all about how glamorous or how powerful the characters are (It only applies to animes, movies or any visual consumption)
To me, the most important aspects are The buildup, The reactions and badassery.

And to answer your question, Just yesterday I was reading the fifth book in the book series called King Henry Tapes. In it the conclusion fight was barely 60 words. But damn it was epic. The payoff was worth it after the entire story buildup.

 

[ACertainPassingUser]

If we're talking about fighting in Novel/writing, then I would recommend reading Re:Zero and Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song.

Both were written by Tappei Nagatsuki and his attention to detail in every scenario is amazing, fighting included of course.

Re:Zero is rather more in-depth and technical in the fighting than people would imagine.

In season 1 anime (Arc 1,2,3), There's "Reinhardt vs Elsa", "Rem vs Mabeast", "Julius vs Subaru (arrogant Subaru getting bullied)", "Rem vs Witch Cultists", "the battle against whale", "Wilhelm vs Theresia flashbacks", "Emilia vs Betelguese", "Julius vs Betguese".

In season 2 anime - part 1 (arc 4), there's only "Beatrice vs Elsa", altough it's a good one.

And in Season 2 anime - part 2 (arc 4), there's "Garfield vs Elsa", "Ram & Puck vs Roswaal", and "Subaru & Beatrice vs Great Rabbit".

theres also Arc 5, in which everyone is fighting, That even the support character that usually didn't fight is now fighting in this arc.

theres also Arc 6, where the quality of the story is at peak. There's also fighting of swordman MC against the greatest swordman of the past, and Subaru finally became the best MC.

then the Arc 7, which happen in Vollachia, the land of wolves where strength is everything and all that matters. And Subaru must navigate his way through all the fighting.

then the arc 7 is continued in arc 8 (current arc), because all the fighting in arc 7 is taking too long and it needed to be continued in the next part.

And then,
if the usual MC Subaru is frustrating, then you can read the Re:Zero EX novels, which shows you the prologue of Rezero during the Demihuman war.

Of course, there's lots of fight in the war, whether its on the scene or off the scene and behind the scene, Its war after all. the MC's were the standard Fantasy resident that may look typical but have lots of originality into them.

and about Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song,
i haven't watch or read, but i can see the quality fighting scenes just by looking at the trailer.

Thanks for reading this if you don't skim.

 

[Roseofblades]

Although I don't have any specific references, I do have a fair bit of experience writing fight scenes
For me, I start with how I know I want the fight to end and sort of work backwards from there. If my super hero takes out the super villain with a massive literally earth shattering slam into the street, how did she get the villain in that position? She flew up into the stratosphere and then plummeted back to the ground using her opponents body as to cushion her fall.
Basically, the best fight scenes are action/reaction interspersed with what's going on around the scene and maybe some dialogue if it fits in to what's happening.
Finally, the thing I do in allllll my writing in every single paragraph is attempt to avoid reusing any single major word that I used before in the three paragraphs before it. If I said punch, I'll use hit or strike. If I said flying I'll say soaring or some variant there-of. Doing this will make the fighting not feel redundant and really feel like the characters aren't just doing the same thing over and over again (even if they are).

 

[RepresentingPride]

If you write in a game setting, you have the fights between Grid and Kraugel in each Satisfy competition. Novel Overgeared.

In a more fantasy setting, you have Suprem Magus and Chaos:heir.

 

[Sylver]

I would recommend turning away from a visual medium, such as animes or hollywood fights. Writing a fight scene is different from watching one unfold, you can see more happen at a faster pace through a visual medium.

I don't have any recommendations that come to mind for fighting scenes in novels, you rarely find them on written form.

I myself have practiced in a lot of fighting scenes beforehand. My current novel has several so far, with more action scenes on the way. It is a second draft of a completed work of mine, so I do have chapters of some of my past fighting scenes I wrote years ago. I am proud of them, I improved on them over time.

But enough about me. If you want advice on how to write fighting or action scenes, that depends on what you are going for.

What is the focus of this chapter? Is the novel a serious drama, or a fantast lit RPG? Because you don't want to write a martial arts fight scene in a drama novel, as funny as that sharp contrast might be.

Now what works is simple trial and error, practice how you write action scenes and go from there.
- Try not to repeat a lot of words or names.
- Focus on the movement and actions, but don't indulge too heavily on the details unless it is important to the scene. In writing forms, people prefer visualizing the scene for themselves, it is part of what makes stories appealing as opposed to visual forms. Less is more.
- Show, don't tell. The difference between having a character say that they are hurt compared to a character reacting in a pained or wounded manner is a big difference regarding feedback and positive reception.

There is more to it, I hope I was helpful but it's hard to really put into words how to write an action scene for you. It's similar to learning how to write a story overall, you figure out what works for you through practice and effort. If it doesn't work, change the format or method. Just keep in mind that failure is common while on the road to improvement, so don't feel bad if your first attempt isn't to your liking.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

I would recommend turning away from a visual medium, such as animes or hollywood fights. Writing a fight scene is different from watching one unfold, you can see more happen at a faster pace through a visual medium.

Based.

 

[Deleted member 84247]

Since you liked IP man and Fate Zero, I figured you might like Boruto's choreography

Kakashi vs Obito in that alternate dimension in Shippuden.

 

[Sylver]

Based.

I do speak from experience here i love me some anime and martial arts fight scenes. Buuuut it doesn't translate as well on writing.

Trust me, I've tried!

Kakashi vs Obito in that alternate dimension in Shippuden.

Love the fight, but good luck trying to write it down as a chapter.

Very difficult (but not impossible) to write in detail all the fast moves and reactions they have in that fight. Beautiful animation tho!

 

[RepresentingWrath]

I do speak from experience here i love me some anime and martial arts fight scenes. Buuuut it doesn't translate as well on writing.

Trust me, I've tried!

It's not even about experience. That was a simple fact, truth, reality, in other words, a based take.

 

[MatchaChocolate69]

Now what works is simple trial and error, practice how you write action scenes and go from there.
- Try not to repeat a lot of words or names.
- Focus on the movement and actions, but don't indulge too heavily on the details unless it is important to the scene. In writing forms, people prefer visualizing the scene for themselves, it is part of what makes stories appealing as opposed to visual forms. Less is more.
- Show, don't tell. The difference between having a character say that they are hurt compared to a character reacting in a pained or wounded manner is a big difference regarding feedback and positive reception.

Very helpful advice, thank you.
I want to write spectacular fights but I realize that I'm really bad at it, so they often end up in a staring contest between the participants who just talk and talk.

 

[Sylver]

Very helpful advice, thank you.
I want to write spectacular fights but I realize that I'm really bad at it, so they often end up in a staring contest between the participants who just talk and talk.

That can be dramatic too, like the famous Deathnote bit:
"I'll take this potato chip, and EAT IT!"

That being said, it is also important to ask if fight scenes are necessary for your work/story. A lot of good stories out there don't use or need fight scenes to be hype.

If you would like an example, I can share one of my chapters that includes an action scene?

 

[MatchaChocolate69]

That can be dramatic too, like the famous Deathnote bit:
"I'll take this potato chip, and EAT IT!"

That being said, it is also important to ask if fight scenes are necessary for your work/story. A lot of good stories out there don't use or need fight scenes to be hype.

If you would like an example, I can share one of my chapters that includes an action scene?

I like how shameless you can be! Sure, why not!
Link it here!

 

[Sylver]

I like how shameless you can be! Sure, why not!
Link it here!

Hey now, I said it was hard for me to put into words how to write an action scene
Here you go! https://www.scribblehub.com/read/88...s-book--kulikuli-the-nekomata/chapter/968063/