Is there any movie scene about helping a rival to their maximum potential before taking them down? [closed]

I want to find a movie scene about helping a rival to their maximum potential before taking them down. The ultimate concept to be illustrated is the "steelman argument" or "Rapoport's rules". It's a protocol to compose a successful (and helpful) critical commentary:

You should attempt to re-express your target's position so clearly, vividly, and fairly that your target says, "Thanks, I wish I’d thought of putting it that way."

You should list any points of agreement (especially if they are not matters of general or widespread agreement).

You should mention anything you have learned from your target.

Only then are you permitted to say so much as a word of rebuttal or criticism.

Any movie scene that about helping a rival to their maximum potential before taking them down would work. The nearest scene I can think of is in the movie Achilles, when Achilles doesn't attack Hector when he hits a stone, and waits for him to stand back. However, it's just waiting for the opponent to heal themselves, not actively helping them reach their the best form and then argue/fight with this.

Do you have any idea?

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Best Answer

Aladdin (1992)

It might not fit the rules to a tee, but it does match the "making the opponent stronger" part of it. I'm referring to the 1992 movie, I can't speak to the more recent remake since I haven't seen it; though I assume the story is the same.

Synopsis

Aladdin rubs the lamp and meets the Genie who lives inside it. The Genie grants Aladdin three wishes.
[..]
Aladdin breaks his promise and refuses to free the Genie. Iago steals the lamp, and Jafar becomes the Genie's new master. He uses his first two wishes to become Sultan and the world's most powerful sorcerer.
[..]
Aladdin taunts Jafar for being less powerful than the Genie, tricking Jafar into using his last wish to become an all-powerful genie himself. Now bound to his new lamp, Jafar ends up trapped inside it, taking Iago with him.

Aladdin egged Jafar on to become more powerful than the world's most powerful sorcerer (which he already was). That wasn't a lie, a genie is genuinely more powerful than a sorcerer (at least, the movie never contradicts this nor implies Aladdin was lying).

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Aladdin (1992)

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