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** Zorne will even go berserk on anyone who has defeated Trau, accusing them of brainwashing her.
--->'''Zorne''': About time you showed up, Grolla! If it weren't for you, Trau would still be a part of RKS! [[ThisIsUnforgivable You're gonna pay for that!]]
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** Carl's winquote against Hakumen: "Don't call my sister Nirvana."
*** '''"Don't you dare touch my sister! If you do [[IllKillYou I'll kill you!]]"'''

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-->'''Zorne''': Tia! Don't think I'll go easy on you if you get in Father's way!

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-->'''Zorne''': Tia! Don't think I'll go easy on you if you get in Father's way!way!\\
'''Zorne''': [[FlatWhat What!?]] Who are you calling an idiot!? Damn it! I won't let you get away with that!



** Alternatively, Tia's BerserkButton gets pressed when Grolla speaks of killing [[spoiler:Iris]] in Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert.

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*** Also, Grolla's BerserkButton gets pressed when [[spoiler:Iris reveals that she arranged for her father to disrupt her grandfather's peaceful slumber by resurrecting him as TheGrimReaper.]]
---->'''Grolla''': ...That does it. You have just signed your own death warrant.
** Alternatively, In Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert, Tia's BerserkButton gets pressed when Grolla speaks of killing [[spoiler:Iris]] in Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert.[[spoiler:Iris]].


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** Rink Refraktia also has a BerserkButton that will be pressed if anyone threatens her twin sister Lecht in any way, leading her to stop at nothing to remove the threat.
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** Whatever you do, don't humiliate Zorne, unless you want her close friend Trauare Wrede to come at you with her Chaos Spear Leviathan and "seal that impudent mouth of yours once and for all".
--->'''Trauare''': Grolla... it looks like Zorne was no match for you. I'll have to take this seriously, then.
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* [[spoiler:[[FireEmblem Nino's]] BerserkButton gets pressed when Sonia gleefully admits to killing her parents in front of her.]]

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* [[spoiler:[[FireEmblem Nino's]] BerserkButton gets pressed when Sonia gleefully admits to killing in front of her that she killed her parents in front of before adopting her.]]
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* In the first chapter of the NeverwinterNights mod The Bastard of Kosigan, the player character gets really, really pissed off when any Germans mix up France and Burgundy. Bigger and more justifiable examples occur in the third and fourth chapters, when [[spoiler:someone digs up your mother's grave looking for [[MacGuffin a sword]]]] and when [[spoiler:[[PlotlineDeath Alex dies]]]], respectively.
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--->'''Lionfang''': You DARE come into MY tower and corrupt MY soldiers with your lies?! I will SHOW YOU the fate that awaits ALL EVIL!

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--->'''Lionfang''': You DARE come into MY tower and corrupt MY soldiers with your lies?! I will SHOW YOU the fate that awaits ALL all EVIL!
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--->'''May''': What are you doing with my crewmate?!\\

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--->'''May''': (about Dizzy) What are you doing with my crewmate?!\\
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** May also has a BerserkButton that can be pressed when someone messes with any of her crewmates.

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** May also has a BerserkButton that can be pressed when someone messes with any of her crewmates.crewmates, especially if it's Johnny.
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--->[[spoiler:'''Iris''': "You pompous maggot...! I shall show you the limits of a commoner!"]]

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--->[[spoiler:'''Iris''': "You You pompous maggot...! I shall show you the limits of a commoner!"]]commoner!]]
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** [[spoiler:Iris reacts rather badly when Grolla says, "I don't care if [[AGodAmI you're a God]], a human, or even an insect - I will rip you apart just the same."]]
--->[[spoiler:'''Iris''': "You pompous maggot...! I shall show you the limits of a commoner!"]]
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** When fighting against the fifth lord of Chaos, Wolfwing, when his HP starts to bottom out and therefore a message appears saying "Wolfwing goes berserk! End this before he ends you!", it means you've pressed his BerserkButton, and his attacks will be dished out twice as fast as usual.

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** When fighting against the fifth lord of Chaos, Wolfwing, when his HP starts to bottom out and therefore a message appears saying "Wolfwing goes berserk! End this before he ends you!", it means you've pressed his BerserkButton, and his attacks will be dished out twice as fast as usual.usual.
** Maximilian Lionfang doesn't approve of the Great Truce between Good and Evil because - yep, you guessed it - he doesn't take too well to Evil.
--->'''Lionfang''': You DARE come into MY tower and corrupt MY soldiers with your lies?! I will SHOW YOU the fate that awaits ALL EVIL!
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** In Rachel's Gag Reel, Noel, Litchi, and Kokonoe flip out when Luna, one of Platinum the Trinity's personalities, calls them old hags.
--->'''Luna''': Just shut the hell up, you skanky old hags!\\
'''Litchi''': Who are you calling an old hag?!\\
'''Kokonoe''': Oh, I better not have heard what I just think I heard!\\
'''Noel''': Me, an old hag?!
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** Telling from her quote in her profile, Dolis Warmind doesn't take too well to being called small.
--->'''Dolis''': Hey! Don't call me small!



-->'''Vath''': No matter! You are their beacon of hope, hero. Once I finish with you, I will throw your body down to them and they will SEE what happens to those who oppose my might! (leaps at the hero with his sword above his head)

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-->'''Vath''': No matter! You are their beacon of hope, hero. Once I finish with you, I will throw your body down to them and they will SEE what happens to those who oppose my might! (leaps at the hero with his sword above his head)head)
** When fighting against the fifth lord of Chaos, Wolfwing, when his HP starts to bottom out and therefore a message appears saying "Wolfwing goes berserk! End this before he ends you!", it means you've pressed his BerserkButton, and his attacks will be dished out twice as fast as usual.
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* Even ''AdventureQuestWorlds'' isn't safe from the wrath of anyone under this trope. For example, Vath, the third lord of Chaos, has his BerserkButton pressed once he realizes from the hero that he/she freed the dwarves and the dwarves are winning against his army.

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* Even ''AdventureQuestWorlds'' isn't safe from the wrath of anyone under this trope. For example, Vath, the third lord of Chaos, has his BerserkButton pressed (add in a RedEyesTakeWarning as well) once he realizes from the hero that he/she freed the dwarves and the dwarves are winning against his army.
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** Speaking of Noel, whatever you do, don't insult her small bosom or call her stupid, or she'll blast you to smithereens.

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** Speaking of Noel, whatever you do, don't insult her small bosom or call her stupid, or she'll blast you to smithereens.smithereens.
*Even ''AdventureQuestWorlds'' isn't safe from the wrath of anyone under this trope. For example, Vath, the third lord of Chaos, has his BerserkButton pressed once he realizes from the hero that he/she freed the dwarves and the dwarves are winning against his army.
-->'''Vath''': No matter! You are their beacon of hope, hero. Once I finish with you, I will throw your body down to them and they will SEE what happens to those who oppose my might! (leaps at the hero with his sword above his head)
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'''May''': [[ThisIsUnforgivable I'll never forgive you! Never!!!]]

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'''May''': [[ThisIsUnforgivable I'll never forgive you! Never!!!]]Never!!!]]
* Don't be Noel Vermillion in front of Jin Kisaragi (both from ''BlazBlue'') or he'll get mad and [[UnstoppableRage start going crazy on you]].
** Speaking of Noel, whatever you do, don't insult her small bosom or call her stupid, or she'll blast you to smithereens.

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* Even May in ''GuiltyGear'' has a BerserkButton that can be pressed when someone messes with any of her crewmates.
-->'''May''': What are you doing with my crewmate?!\\

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* Even May Sol Badguy in ''GuiltyGear'' has one particular BerserkButton: '''That Man'''.
-->'''Sol''': Son of a...! I swear upon my life... I'll get my revenge!
** May also
has a BerserkButton that can be pressed when someone messes with any of her crewmates.
-->'''May''': --->'''May''': What are you doing with my crewmate?!\\
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-->[[spoiler:'''Nino''': Aaahhh!!! You're no perfect being! [[YouMonster You're a monster in human form!]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable No mercy! No forgiveness!!!]]]]

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-->[[spoiler:'''Nino''': Aaahhh!!! You're no perfect being! [[YouMonster You're a monster in human form!]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable No mercy! No forgiveness!!!]]]]forgiveness!!!]]]]
* Even May in ''GuiltyGear'' has a BerserkButton that can be pressed when someone messes with any of her crewmates.
-->'''May''': What are you doing with my crewmate?!\\
'''I-No''': Do you even need to ask? I'm doing what I l-o-v-e doing!\\
'''May''': [[ThisIsUnforgivable I'll never forgive you! Never!!!]]
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* [[FireEmblem Nino's]] BerserkButton gets pressed when Sonia gleefully admits to killing her parents in front of her.
-->'''Nino''': Aaahhh!!! You're no perfect being! [[YouMonster You're a monster in human form!]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable No mercy! No forgiveness!!!]]

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* [[FireEmblem [[spoiler:[[FireEmblem Nino's]] BerserkButton gets pressed when Sonia gleefully admits to killing her parents in front of her.
-->'''Nino''':
her.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Nino''':
Aaahhh!!! You're no perfect being! [[YouMonster You're a monster in human form!]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable No mercy! No forgiveness!!!]]forgiveness!!!]]]]
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-->'''Nino''': Aaahhh!!! You're no perfect being! [[YouMonster You're just a monster in human form!]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable No mercy! No forgiveness!!!]]

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-->'''Nino''': Aaahhh!!! You're no perfect being! [[YouMonster You're just a monster in human form!]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable No mercy! No forgiveness!!!]]
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-->'''Nino''': Yaaaah!! You're no perfect being! [[YouMonster You're just a monster in human form!]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable No mercy! No forgiveness!]]

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-->'''Nino''': Yaaaah!! Aaahhh!!! You're no perfect being! [[YouMonster You're just a monster in human form!]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable No mercy! No forgiveness!]]forgiveness!!!]]
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* DeadRising 2 has a host of psychopaths, same as the original game. One of them is the tamer of the casino's ''tiger'', a mentally handicapped man named Ted. When captured by Ted, Chuck tries to talk his way out of it, but makes the mistake of saying they should take things "nice and ''slow''." An unfortunate choice of words that ruins any chance of peaceful solutions.

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* DeadRising 2 has a host of psychopaths, same as the original game. One of them is the tamer of the casino's ''tiger'', a mentally handicapped man named Ted. When captured by Ted, Chuck tries to talk his way out of it, but makes the mistake of saying they should take things "nice and ''slow''." An unfortunate choice of words that ruins any chance of peaceful solutions.solutions.
* ''{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' has Zorne Sepperin, who is willing to mop the floor with anyone who hits her BerserkButton by either calling her a {{Baka}} or messing with Father.
-->'''Zorne''': Tia! Don't think I'll go easy on you if you get in Father's way!
** Also, there's Grolla Seyfarth, who will stop at nothing to bathe Grollschwert's blade in the blood of anyone who presses her BerserkButton in any way. For example, if her friend Sichte has already been defeated, Grolla threatens to cut Tia down as punishment for Sichte's defeat.
--->'''Grolla''': Still your tongue! I shall cut you down, here and now! My time will not be wasted on the words of the Empire's lapdog!\\
'''Lilli''': Hey! Tia's doing what she thinks is right! The Empire's got nothing to do with it!\\
'''Spiritia''': Grolla, I'm not siding with the Empire. Even so, there's got to be a better way to make everyone happy...\\
'''Grolla''': Silence, traitor! Grollschwert's blade shall be bathed in your blood!
** Alternatively, Tia's BerserkButton gets pressed when Grolla speaks of killing [[spoiler:Iris]] in Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert.
--->'''Spiritia''': ...I can't let you do that!\\
'''Grolla''': Hmph. I knew it would come to this. I have always desired a serious match with you. This may just be the perfect opportunity.\\
'''Spiritia''': I won't let anyone hurt Iris... and I don't want you carrying that sin! I'll stop you if it takes everything I've got!\\
'''Grolla''': So be it. Come at me with all you have, Spiritia!
* [[FireEmblem Nino's]] BerserkButton gets pressed when Sonia gleefully admits to killing her parents in front of her.
-->'''Nino''': Yaaaah!! You're no perfect being! [[YouMonster You're just a monster in human form!]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable No mercy! No forgiveness!]]
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* When [[KingdomHearts Lexaeus]] says "Don't mock me," he ''means'' it.

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* When [[KingdomHearts Lexaeus]] says "Don't mock me," he ''means'' it.it.
* DeadRising 2 has a host of psychopaths, same as the original game. One of them is the tamer of the casino's ''tiger'', a mentally handicapped man named Ted. When captured by Ted, Chuck tries to talk his way out of it, but makes the mistake of saying they should take things "nice and ''slow''." An unfortunate choice of words that ruins any chance of peaceful solutions.
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*** [[spoiler:On the same note, Kratos' rage was fueled even further when Kvar insulted his dead wife, Anna.]]
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** In the same game, if you call Cruxis's leader, [[BigBad Lord Yggdrasil]][[spoiler:Mithos,yes, the one from the Kharlan war]] and you were not one of his old, OLD companions, prepare to get brutally killed by a ball of mana. Just look at what happened to Pronyma.

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** In the same game, if you call Cruxis's leader, [[BigBad Lord Yggdrasil]][[spoiler:Mithos,yes, the one from the Kharlan war]] and you were not one of his old, OLD companions, prepare to get brutally killed by a ball of mana. Just [[spoiler:Just look at what happened to Pronyma. Pronyma.]]
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** Atton doesn't take it well when people try to [[MindRape get inside his head.]]
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* In ''FinalFantasyX'', machina and Al Bhed are initially [[BerserkButton Berserk Buttons]] for Wakka - using machina or being of Al Bhed heritage was a good way to get him on your bad side. He does mellow out about it later on in the game, though. Also, DON'T talk about Chappu in front of Lulu. It's a sensitive topic.

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* In ''FinalFantasyX'', machina and Al Bhed are initially [[BerserkButton Berserk Buttons]] for Wakka - using machina or being of Al Bhed heritage was a good way to get him yourself on your his bad side. He does mellow out about it later on in the game, though. Also, DON'T talk about Chappu in front of Lulu. It's a sensitive topic.



* From ''{{God of War}}'', [[CompleteMonster Kratos]] once had a berserk switch. But one day it broke off while flipped to the "On" position.
** A new switch was installed for the third game. Stay out of Kratos' way, and he ''might'' let you live. [[spoiler: [[PapaWolf Insult]] [[MoralityPet Pandora]], or call him out on [[MyGreatestFailure his family's murder]], and enjoy the next five seconds. Because that's all the time you have before he rips your head off.]]

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* From ''{{God of War}}'', [[CompleteMonster [[HeroicSociopath Kratos]] once had a berserk switch. But one day it broke off while flipped to the "On" position.
** A new switch was installed for the third game. Stay out of Kratos' way, and he ''might'' let you live. [[spoiler: [[PapaWolf Insult]] [[MoralityPet Pandora]], or call him out on [[MyGreatestFailure his family's murder]], and enjoy the next five seconds. Because that's all the time you you'll have before he rips your head off.]]



* ''[[AssassinsCreed Assassin's Creed I]]'': Please, for the love of god, ''do not kill people whom Altaïr loves''. He will fly into an UnstoppableRage and go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge that would impress even [[KillBill The Bride]]. This is a man who was ''ambushed'' by over [[EliteMooks fifty heavily-armed and well-trained Crusaders]], and slaughtered them all ''single-handedly'' in the span of ''[[BeyondTheImpossible twenty minutes]]''... and then took on another twenty at once. He did all of this [[TheHunter in order to hunt down and kill]] '''''[[{{BigBad}} one man]]'''''. That one man being a [[{{Badass}} badass]] soldier, to whom Altaïr administered a CurbStompBattle ''directly after'' brutally killing those other seventy guys [[HopelessWar who were doing their damndest to kill him]]. This is a man who can and has massacred entire small armies ''on his own''. Altaïr is not simply a {{Determinator}}. He is an ImplacableMan. He is a OneManArmy. No amount of NotSoDifferent and/or [[WhatTheHellHero What The Hell, Hero?]] [[HannibalLecture Hannibal Lectures]] from you are going to faze him, with the possible exception of when they piss him off further. He ''will'' become the MostTriumphantExample of TheUnfettered, taken UpToEleven and then BeyondTheImpossible, with his one and only goal being to '''''kill you'''''. So [[TooDumbToLive if you feel tempted to fuck with this man]]... don't.

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* ''[[AssassinsCreed Assassin's Creed I]]'': Please, for the love of god, ''do not kill people whom Altaïr loves''. He will fly into an UnstoppableRage and go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge that would impress even [[KillBill The Bride]]. This is a man who was ''ambushed'' by over [[EliteMooks fifty heavily-armed and well-trained Crusaders]], and slaughtered them all ''single-handedly'' in the span of ''[[BeyondTheImpossible twenty minutes]]''... and then took on another twenty at once. He did all of this [[TheHunter in order to hunt down and kill]] '''''[[{{BigBad}} '''''[[{{Big Bad}} one man]]'''''. That one man being a [[{{Badass}} badass]] soldier, to whom Altaïr administered a CurbStompBattle ''directly after'' brutally killing those other seventy guys [[HopelessWar who were doing their damndest to kill him]]. This is a man who can and has massacred entire small armies ''on his own''. Altaïr is not simply a {{Determinator}}. He is an ImplacableMan. He is a OneManArmy. No amount of NotSoDifferent and/or [[WhatTheHellHero What The Hell, Hero?]] [[HannibalLecture Hannibal Lectures]] from you are going to faze him, with the possible exception of when they piss him off further. He ''will'' become the MostTriumphantExample of TheUnfettered, taken UpToEleven and then BeyondTheImpossible, with his one and only goal being to '''''kill you'''''. So [[TooDumbToLive if you feel tempted to fuck with this man]]... don't.
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** Also don't mess his hair, it took him all morning to get it just the way he wanted it.
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* [[{{Prototype}} Alex Mercer]], full stop. If you so much as look at his sister, [[MoralityPet Dana Mercer]], the wrong way, much less harm her or, god forbid, try to kill her, then [[{{Understatement}} you are in for a world of hurt]]. If he lets you live long enough to feel pain. Which, to be honest, he probably will.

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* [[{{Prototype}} Alex Mercer]], full stop. If you so much as look at his sister, [[MoralityPet Dana Mercer]], the wrong way, much less harm her or, god God forbid, try to kill her, then [[{{Understatement}} you are in for a world of hurt]]. If he lets you live long enough to feel pain. Which, to be honest, he probably will.

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