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** Buttercup had one in an episode where she lost her ''SecurityBlanket''.

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** Buttercup had one in an episode where she lost her ''SecurityBlanket''.SecurityBlanket.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', Brock undergoes one after learning that [[spoiler:the circumstances of Jonas Venture's death, and the pretense of the Pyramid Wars that he was recruited into OSI to fight, were based on a lie.]]

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', Brock undergoes one after learning that [[spoiler:the circumstances of Jonas Venture's death, and the pretense of the Pyramid Wars that he was recruited into OSI to fight, were based on a lie.]]lie]].



* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'', the events of "[[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation Fail]][[GoneHorriblyWrong safe]]" caused various Heroic [=BSODs=] throughout the episode, from Wally's reaction to [[spoiler:Artemis's death]] to M'Gann's reaction to... well, everything. In fact, the following episode "Disordered" is all about them coming to terms with the trauma and taking steps to get past their respective [=BSODs=]. Luckily for them, [[ThereAreNoTherapists there are]] ''[[AvertedTrope totally]]'' [[WarriorTherapist therapists]].

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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'', the events Justice|2010}}'':
** The [[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation events]]
of "[[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation Fail]][[GoneHorriblyWrong safe]]" caused "Failsafe" cause various Heroic [=BSODs=] throughout the episode, from Wally's reaction to [[spoiler:Artemis's death]] to M'Gann's reaction to... well, everything. In fact, the following episode "Disordered" is all about them coming to terms with the trauma and taking steps to get past their respective [=BSODs=]. Luckily for them, [[ThereAreNoTherapists there are]] ''[[AvertedTrope totally]]'' [[WarriorTherapist therapists]].



** Later M'Gann suffers another in "Before The Dawn" after she [[spoiler: [[MindRape mind rapes]] Kaldur, realising he's still good and never killed Artemis, but leaving him comatose.]] She can barely function for the rest of the episode out of guilt.
*** For many episodes afterwards she's terrified to use her psychic powers for anything other than bare minimum. Even a fellow Martian who specifically gives her permission to probe his mind (to prove he's not lying to them) has to basically force his memories into her instead, because she's too nervous to pry very deeply.

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** Later Later, M'Gann suffers another in "Before The the Dawn" after she [[spoiler: [[MindRape mind rapes]] [[spoiler:[[MindRape mind-rapes]] Kaldur, realising that he's still good and never killed Artemis, but leaving him comatose.]] comatose]]. She can barely function for the rest of the episode out of guilt.
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guilt. For many episodes afterwards she's terrified to use her psychic powers for anything other than bare minimum. Even a fellow Martian who specifically gives her permission to probe his mind (to prove he's not lying to them) has to basically force his memories into her instead, because she's too nervous to pry very deeply.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': [[FunPersonified Luz Noceda]] has had a couple of moments like these. In "Thanks to Them", months after discovering [[spoiler:she was the one who helped Belos rose to power and endangered her friends]], Luz gets fed up with her teacher's story about heroism. When blaming the hypothetical hero for "his" flaws, she's actually [[HeroicSelfDeprecation referring to herself]].
-->'''Mr. Sandoval:''' "Foes vanquished, he trod the shores of his fatherland, family by his side, finally at peace." This epic ends with homecoming of not just a man, but a hero.\\
'''Luz:''' Hero? Everywhere he went, people ended up suffering.\\
'''Mr. Sandoval:''' It does get bleak, but no one said his mission would be easy. And when you take into account the ripple effects of his actions—\\
'''Luz:''' ''[slams desk]'' Who cares about the ripple effects? He was just a pawn in someone else's game! And he was never smart enough to realize it! If his friends and family knew about his mission, they'd know that their lives would never have been in danger if it weren't for him. They should hate his guts and it would be better if he LITERALLY NEVER '''EXISTED!'''



* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': [[FunPersonified Luz Noceda]] has had a couple of moments like these. In "Thanks to Them", months after discovering [[spoiler:she was the one who helped Belos rose to power and endangered her friends]], Luz gets fed up with her teacher's story about heroism. When blaming the hypothetical hero for "his" flaws, she's actually [[HeroicSelfDeprecation referring to herself]].
-->'''Mr. Sandoval:''' "Foes vanquished, he trod the shores of his fatherland, family by his side, finally at peace." This epic ends with homecoming of not just a man, but a hero.\\
'''Luz:''' Hero? Everywhere he went, people ended up suffering.\\
'''Mr. Sandoval:''' It does get bleak, but no one said his mission would be easy. And when you take into account the ripple effects of his actions—\\
'''Luz:''' ''[slams desk]'' Who cares about the ripple effects? He was just a pawn in someone else's game! And he was never smart enough to realize it! If his friends and family knew about his mission, they'd know that their lives would never have been in danger if it weren't for him. They should hate his guts and it would be better if he LITERALLY NEVER '''EXISTED!'''
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* Main character Tom from ''WesternAnimation/DragonsTheNineRealms'' repeatedly suffers from this, first in the first episode of Seaon 6 and later in the final season each time one of his plans to take down [[spoiler:Jörmungandr]] fails. It's only thanks to his friends, mainly Jun, that he finds new hope to try again and again.
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** ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheGoblinKing'' has Velma -- of all people -- collapsing and fainting after seeing the supernatural maelstrom the Amazing Krudsky created.

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** ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheGoblinKing'' has Velma -- of all people -- collapsing and fainting after seeing the supernatural maelstrom the Amazing Krudsky created.created, thankfully it's undone after the titular Goblin King [[LaserGuidedAmnesia erases her, Fred and Daphne's memories of the said incident]].
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** In "The Ending of The End", Twilight ends up in a depressive state[[spoiler: because she has completely failed to find any method of stopping the Legion of Doom, didn't notice the friendship between the three pony tribes was breaking down, and thanks to the revelation that Discord engineered the Mane Six's victory against Sombra, has also begun believing that absolutely none of their past victories were real or meaningful.]] [[spoiler:Thankfully, her friends manage to shake her out of her BSoD by reassuring her that things are not entirely hopeless, and she has in fact made a true difference for the better in their lives.]]

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** In "The Ending of The End", Twilight ends up in a depressive state[[spoiler: because state [[spoiler:because she has completely failed to find any method of stopping the Legion of Doom, didn't notice the friendship between the three pony tribes was breaking down, and thanks to the revelation that Discord engineered the Mane Six's victory against Sombra, has also begun believing that absolutely none of their past victories were real or meaningful.]] [[spoiler:Thankfully, her friends manage to shake her out of her BSoD [=BSoD=] by reassuring her that things are not entirely hopeless, and she has in fact made a true difference for the better in their lives.]]
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** In "The Ending of The End", Twilight ends up despairing by herself in [[spoiler: the Crystal Empire because she has completely failed to find any method of stopping the Legion of Doom, and has also begun believing that absolutely none of their past victories have ever made a difference.]] [[spoiler:Thankfully, her friends manage to shake her out of her depression by reassuring her that things are not entirely hopeless, and she has in fact made a difference in their lives.]]

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** In "The Ending of The End", Twilight ends up despairing by herself in [[spoiler: the Crystal Empire a depressive state[[spoiler: because she has completely failed to find any method of stopping the Legion of Doom, didn't notice the friendship between the three pony tribes was breaking down, and thanks to the revelation that Discord engineered the Mane Six's victory against Sombra, has also begun believing that absolutely none of their past victories have ever made a difference.were real or meaningful.]] [[spoiler:Thankfully, her friends manage to shake her out of her depression BSoD by reassuring her that things are not entirely hopeless, and she has in fact made a true difference for the better in their lives.]]

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* Billy from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' (voiced by Creator/LouFerrigno) retires to his legendary crack[[labelnote:*]]in a mountainside, you dingdong[[/labelnote]] [[StoppedCaring after reasoning that bad things will keep happening despite his efforts]]. Finn and Jake help him get better.

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* Billy from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' :
** Billy
(voiced by Creator/LouFerrigno) retires to his legendary crack[[labelnote:*]]in a mountainside, you dingdong[[/labelnote]] [[StoppedCaring after reasoning that bad things will keep happening despite his efforts]]. Finn and Jake help him get better.better.
** After Fern pulls a FaceHeelTurn and Finn accidentally kills him in a fight, Finn is traumatized and feels immense guilt. He starts imagining genuinely evil monsters as Fern, preventing him from being able to slay them. Huntress Wizard helps Finn get over it by intentionally putting herself in harm's way, so that Finn imagines ''her'' as Fern and it gives him to drive to save her from being killed by a monster.
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* Downplayed and PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'': [[spoiler:The titans (minus Robin) started playing with files on Robin's desktop. This quickly overloads the PC's processer and causes it to crash with a blue error screen, which is a ''literal'' example of this trope.]]

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* Downplayed and PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'': [[spoiler:The titans Titans (minus Robin) started playing with files on Robin's desktop. This quickly overloads the PC's processer and causes it to crash with a blue error screen, which is a ''literal'' example of this trope.]]



* In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', the events of "[[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation Fail]][[GoneHorriblyWrong safe]]" caused various Heroic [=BSODs=] throughout the episode, from Wally's reaction to [[spoiler:Artemis's death]] to M'Gann's reaction to... well, everything. In fact, the following episode "Disordered" is all about them coming to terms with the trauma and taking steps to get past their respective [=BSODs=]. Luckily for them, [[ThereAreNoTherapists there are]] ''[[AvertedTrope totally]]'' [[WarriorTherapist therapists]].

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* In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'', the events of "[[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation Fail]][[GoneHorriblyWrong safe]]" caused various Heroic [=BSODs=] throughout the episode, from Wally's reaction to [[spoiler:Artemis's death]] to M'Gann's reaction to... well, everything. In fact, the following episode "Disordered" is all about them coming to terms with the trauma and taking steps to get past their respective [=BSODs=]. Luckily for them, [[ThereAreNoTherapists there are]] ''[[AvertedTrope totally]]'' [[WarriorTherapist therapists]].

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