Myewphi
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I think rescue arcs can be done well for sure, but I agree that they are often done really badly.I always hesitate to add input, as I can think of a few exceptions: but generally Rescue Arcs. Specifically, ones where the lady gives off the airs of strength ( noteably in Legend Of Galgameth, where she murdered a loaf of bread ), but then when she was actually finally threatened with decapitation, well of course she becomes weak for her hero.
This is one of the reasons when I edited, I made Millie grow from being like that, to being the one that took over the story, and became a more formidable cyborg later. If I continue the series, I might get advice from actual martial artists and fencers.
Problem is, when she became a "Print"--essentially a kind of reverse cyborg, the nature of living in the real world without physical effects forced her to have to grow as a character.
Your example is one ive seen wayyy too many times where a strong character (almost always female it seems) is suddenly made weak so that some (probably male) hero can come and save them.