History DisproportionateRetribution / VideoGames

* Dollface from ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'': ''Black'' gets this treatment. One day, she accidentally spills coffee over her boss's paperwork. What does he do in response? He seals her face into a WhiteMaskOfDoom, and locks it in place with a one-of-a-kind key [[AndIMustScream to make sure she could never free herself from it]]. To make it even worse, the mask is causing ''brain damage'' to her psyche. [[spoiler:He gets a major KickTheSonOfABitch moment in her ending.]]

** In the "Deconstruction" mission of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', CJ finds out that some construction workers have been calling his sister Kendl a hooker. CJ's response is to head over to the construction plant to "teach them some respect." How does he do this? He smashes up their portables with a bulldozer, and then traps the foreman in his own porta-potty, pushes it into a hole in the ground ''with the poor bastard still inside'', and then commandeers a cement mixer and uses it to ''[[BuriedAlive bury him alive]]''. And all the while he's doing that last bit, the poor guy is screaming "OH GOD, WHY?!" This is also pretty ironic since earlier in the story, Sweet tells Kendl right to her face that she's dressed like a hooker.

** The Lakitu Catch Card states Lakitu's motives for throwing Spiny Eggs at opponents is that someone "made fun of its glasses". Say ''what?'' Lakitu has been a pain in Mario's side since the ''original'' ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', meaning he's kept this grudge for ''thirty years'' because someone called him "four eyes" or something? (Of course, he's not ''always'' a bad guy, but still, you'd ''really'' have to be sensitive to be angry about it that long.)

* In ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', Ness is taken to the Onett Police Station, where he is forced to fight [[PoliceBrutality a bunch of police officers and their captain]], just for trespassing.

* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'': you can do this if you decide to use a colossus in a [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellaris/comments/7qteih/commencing_punitive_action/ punitive action]] to wipe out the population of a planet, whether with a neutron sweep to simply kill organics, or a planet cracker to destroy the whole world. It's a weapon of mass destruction of planetary level, but nothing prevents you to use it just to pacify a simple sedition, or to put to rest an empire that rivaled you for mere border friction.

*** During a wager between the Daedric Princes [[YourWorstNightmare Vaermina]] and [[MadGod Sheogorath]], they conspired to see which of them could most effectively ensnare a famous artist. Vaermina used grotesque nightmares, driving the artist to make terrifying and disgusting art that made him wildly popular through BileFascination. Sheogorath, meanwhile, did [[WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing nothing at all]], driving the artist to madness when his inspirations disappeared, and as a result he began creating angry, blasphemous art that insulted the gods and authority figures. Eventually the artist insulted the wrong petty king, who had him publicly executed.

*** Let's not forget what happens during one of Trevor's rampages. As Trevor is walking through Los Santos, he comes across some soldiers. The soldiers notice Trevor is Canadian and start to make fun of his accent. Trevor's response? Grab a freaking grenade launcher and blow away any soldiers that come across him.

* In ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'', Gnasty Gnorc turns all of the dragons to statues after one of them called him a simple creature who is no threat to anyone, though what really set him off was being called ugly.

** [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Pokemon Sword and Shield]] say that if someone nearby has any strong emotions of any kind, then they will be silenced by a Hattrem. It gets even worse with [[EvolutionPowerUp Hatterene.]] If someone is too loud around it, then [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence it will use the claws on its tentacle to violently rip their body apart.]]

*** A crazy lady will attack you if you step on her flowers three times.

* ''Catlateral Damage'' runs on this. Kitty's reason for destroying the place is supremely petty no matter which random one is chosen.

* This is the main premise of ''VideoGame/PartyHard''. You're trying to get some sleep, but your noisy neighbours are keeping you awake with their rowdy partying. What's your solution? Why, KillEmAll of course!

** Near the beginning of Primrose's story, her OnlyFriend Yusufa volunteers to distract their cruel "master", Helgenish, while she leaves the tavern to pursue Rufus, one of the three men who murdered her father when she was a child. However, Yusufa is found out, and Helgenish's idea of an appropriate punishment is to ''murder'' her.
** Near the end of Tressa's story, Esmeralda tries to kill Tressa for trying to retrieve her notebook that Esmeralda herself stole, even after she admitted that the notebook turned out to be of no use to her.

'''[[spoiler: Wheatley]]:''' Ah! ''[a claw moves closer to the player, holding [[spoiler:a potato]]]'' See that? That is [[spoiler:a potato battery. It's a toy. For children. ''[claw turns, revealing [=GLaDOS=]'s optic on the potato]'' And now, [[BalefulPolymorph SHE LIVES IN IT]]!]]

** ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'' has the legal system of the [[FictionalCountry Kingdom of Khura'in]]. A law, called the "Defense Culpability Act" makes it a criminal offense to "support criminals", thus anyone who has been deemed as offering ''any'' kind of support towards a criminal who is subsequently found guilty in court, is considered guilty too. This would be bad enough, but it's [[UpToEleven taken up to eleven]]: they're considered guilty of the ''same offense'' as the person they supported, and thus, are given the same punishment. Yes, even if that punishment is the death penalty, which the legal system (and general public opinion) is overtly okay with giving out to ''children.''[[note]]The defendant in the first case is a 9 year old boy. Not only does the prosecution push for the death penalty if found guilty, and not only is this accepted, but the gallery literally chant for his death several times during the trial.[[/note]]

* According to ''[[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Pokémon Ultra Sun]]''’s Pokédex, if a kid that Drampa has befriended is getting bullied, Drampa will think nothing of going to the bully’s house ''and burn it to the ground''.