Everything comes down to a one-on-one fight between the hero and whoever has been his worst antagonist in the current plot. The hero's friends and reinforcements show up in time to intervene and give the hero a decisive victory with their overwhelming numbers and/or firepower, but they don't -- or the hero won't let them -- because "This is something he's got to do himself." This tactic might be a way to counter the ill effects of the Conservation of Ninjitsu... Notable examples can be found in almost every Western. Examples of This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself include: