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** In "Pizza Party" Star experiences this [[spoiler: towards Moon, when she is revealed to have been behind the things that the Magic High Commission and Mina caused just to overthrow Eclipsa. Although Moon tries to explain how she was trying to de-radicalize them by finding less violent solutions, Star refuses to hear her or to forgive her. Of course, their mother-daughter relationship has never been the best to begin with, and when it came down to that moment, Star felt like her mom just ruined her life in general. However, Star learned from this experience and from her own experience with Eclipsa that mothers are flawed, and that she should not be quick to condemn her mother as a bad person just because she made a bad decision. It also leads to a heart wrenching realization that being queen doesn't allow for mistakes, no matter how big, small or well-intentioned they are. Star later concludes that her mother needs to be reminded that she should always have her family to help her through when she makes these kinds of mistakes.]]

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** In "Pizza Party" Star experiences this [[spoiler: towards Moon, when she is revealed to have been behind the things that the Magic High Commission and Mina caused just to overthrow Eclipsa. Although Moon tries to explain how she was trying to de-radicalize them by finding less violent solutions, Star refuses to hear her or to forgive her. Of course, their mother-daughter relationship has never been the best to begin with, and when it came down to that moment, Star felt like her mom just ruined her life in general. However, Star learned from this experience and from her own experience with Eclipsa that mothers are flawed, and that she should not be quick to condemn her mother as a bad person just because she made a bad decision. It also leads to a heart wrenching realization that Moon and Eclipsa were both products of their time; being queen doesn't allow for mistakes, no matter how big, small or well-intentioned they are. Star later concludes that her mother needs to be reminded that she should always have her family to help her through when she makes these kinds of mistakes.]]

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** In Book 2 of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Zuko is suddenly exposed to the horrors of what his beloved Fire Nation is actually doing to the world. He shoves it aside for a while, though, [[spoiler:and helps Azula defeat Aang so he can return to the Fire Nation, where he's welcomed back by their father, Fire Lord Ozai]] and almost goes completely back to his old self, until [[spoiler:Azula and Ozai plot to incinerate the entire Earth Kingdom, and he can no longer deny he's on the wrong side of the war.]]

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** In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
*** Katara is initially head over heels with Jet, but after she realizes that he is targeting an innocent village just because they are Fire Nation, she freezes him.
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Book 2 of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', 2, Zuko is suddenly exposed to the horrors of what his beloved Fire Nation is actually doing to the world. He shoves it aside for a while, though, [[spoiler:and helps Azula defeat Aang so he can return to the Fire Nation, where he's welcomed back by their father, Fire Lord Ozai]] and almost goes completely back to his old self, until [[spoiler:Azula and Ozai plot to incinerate the entire Earth Kingdom, and he can no longer deny he's on the wrong side of the war.]]]]
*** Wan Shi Tong originally brought his library to the mortal world because he wanted to share his knowledge to humans. However, every human who came across it always used it for their selfish ends, which turned the spirit off that he decided to bury the whole thing down so nobody can do it again.
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* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': In "The Mask Of El Toro Fuerte", Paco is heartbroken when he realizes that the Mexican lucha wrestler El Toro Fuerte was using the Ox Talisman to give him super-strength. [[RebuiltPedestal However, he accepts him again after he decides to fight without the talisman]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/AceVenturaPetDetective'': In the episode "Get Piggy", Ace is revealed to be a big fan of Gabe the Pig, a [[TalkingAnimal talking pig]] who's a movie star and who's been kidnapped; so much so that Ace is part of Gabe's fan club, knows the rules of the club by heart, and even [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules offers to take Gabe's case for free]]. However, after investigating a bit about Gabe, Ace is shocked to learn that [[NiceCharacterMeanActor Gabe is actually an egotistical, spoiled, violent jerkass]] who no one can stand. [[spoiler: And to top it all off, it turns out, Gabe himself staged his own kidnapping as a way to return to the spotlight, and even kidnaps and tries to kill Ace.]] Ace even reacts with disgust when he learns that a villain in an episode after that has an autographed photo of Gabe.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'':
** In "Mr. Frog", Charlie eagerly decided to help his favorite celebrity Mr. Frog resurrect his career after a scandal (i.e., Mr. Frog trying to eat a TMZ reporter). He's quickly horrified to discover Mr. Frog is a violent, drug-addled lunatic constantly a hair's breadth away from assaulting someone.
** Notably averted in "Gwimbly: Definitive Remastered Enhanced Extended Edition DX 4K (Anniversary Director's Cut)". Pim is eager to help his childhood idol and former video game star Gwimbly get back on his feet. Despite the fact Gwimbly is a homeless, bitter wreck, Pim continues to admire him. It helps that unlike Mr. Frog, Gwimbly is a pretty nice guy.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': Inverted. Princess Morbucks wanted to join the Powerpuff Girls when she first met them, but after they rejected her because they know she's only doing it for selfish reasons, she decided to destroy them so she can be the only Powerpuff Girl.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'': Inverted. Princess Morbucks wanted to join the Powerpuff Girls when she first met them, but after they rejected her because they know she's only doing it for selfish reasons, she decided to destroy them so she can be the only Powerpuff Girl.
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** In "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic", [=SpongeBob=] gets to spend the day with his idol, jellyfish enthusiast Kevin C. Cucumber, and is even offered the chance to join his group. However, Kevin is actually a {{Jerkass}} who only wants to humiliate [=SpongeBob=] (but has a [[KarmicButtMonkey hard time doing so]]). He eventually plays a trick on [=SpongeBob=], leaving him feeling hurt and embarrassed when Kevin reveals that he thinks of him as nothing but a loser. Kevin [[LaserGuidedKarma gets his just desserts]] at the end when [=SpongeBob=] proves to be the better jellyfisher.

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** In "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic", [=SpongeBob=] gets to spend the day with his idol, jellyfish enthusiast Kevin C. Cucumber, and is even offered the chance to join his group. However, Kevin is actually a {{Jerkass}} who only wants to humiliate [=SpongeBob=] (but has a [[KarmicButtMonkey hard time doing so]]). He eventually plays a trick on [=SpongeBob=], leaving him feeling hurt and embarrassed when Kevin reveals that he thinks of him as nothing but a loser. Even worse, it is revealed during the King Jellyfish attack that Kevin is a coward with no actual jellyfishing experience, having only been in it for the fashion. He [[LaserGuidedKarma gets his just desserts]] at the end when [=SpongeBob=] proves to be the better jellyfisher.

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