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worf effect

The principle that, in fiction, the strongest member of the cast gets utterly wailed on in order to establish just how powerful the villain of the week is. Differs from the Red Shirt in that the Red Shirt isn't given any characterization beyond his/her name, while the Worf is a properly developed character. Named after Worf in Star Trek, wherein he kept getting trashed by the bad guys.
Yo, did you see that new show?

Yeah! That tough guy wound up getting curb stomped.

Worf effect, no doubt.
worf effect by Intelligence001 August 22, 2019
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Any sort of supposedly powerful attack that ends up having zero effect. Examples include a BFG doing nothing. That's right, NO DAMAGE. Named after Worf from star trek.
Dude! I just fired this super-powerful cannon on this boss and it did nothing!

Man, I'm sorry, but that thing's basically a Worf Barrage gun. IT IS FUCKING USELESS!
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I am Worf, son of Mogh. Raarrr!
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