Direct damage caused by lightning strikes occurs on occasion. When she protests, Moody strikes her. Suddenly, a gunshot strikes Ben to the chest and kills him. The hunger strikes and force-feeding did that. In the episode, a violent hurricane strikes Springfield. A firing pin strikes the primer and ignites it. After she eats it, thunder strikes and she faints. Today this strikes me as almost incredible. Pakistan rejected claims that any surgical strikes occurred. Soon, however, Nefaria strikes back, and Echo is killed. Pakistan denied that such surgical strikes occurred. However, Hobbs strikes the Whammer out on three pitches. In response, Norman strikes her in the head with a shovel, killing her. This is intended to sacrifice defense for optimized preemptive strikes and attrition warfare. When Duck intervenes, Bill strikes him.