History KarmaHoudini / WebOriginal

** Apparently subverted on all counts as of the final episode of [[Series/DontHugMeImScared the TV reboot]], in which every teacher from the original series is shown dead on the floor; however, the canonicity of the series to the original show is unclear, with several of the teachers having been given AdaptationalNiceGuy treatment before they were killed off.

* In the various Website/GoAnimate "Grounded" videos, the non-troublemakers/punishers tend to get away with the more heinous actions than the kids that got into trouble in the first place. The most egregious of this is Fred in Samster 5677's videos who will abuse the living hell out of the Scooby Gang and any attempts to punish him results in him being able to reverse it.

* ''WebVideo/AceAttorneyAccordingToAnAI''

* The ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'' features Jschlatt (the character, not the content creator that plays him of the same name), who was an all-round {{jerkass}} whose transgressions include and are not limited to [[TyrantTakesTheHelm tyranny]] and suppression of freedom of speech, arranging the PublicExecution [[WouldHurtAChild of a teenager]], treating everyone around him like crap, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals animal cruelty]], and DomesticAbuse. However, despite his final canon death during the FinalBattle of Season 1, he didn't truly face punishment as his death was of a stroke/heart attack rather than the intended execution via firearms.[[note]]His first two canon deaths can be considered karma in a sense (being accidentally caught in the crossfire of the aforementioned public execution and being shot to death in a MistreatmentInducedBetrayal, respectively), but they weren't permanent deaths, so they don't really count as much.[[/note]]

* In [[https://www.youtube.com/@villainsupport Villain Support]], [[EvilInc the Acme Corporation]] will never suffer serious consequences for backing virtually every super-villain in existence. They're simply too powerful, with them owning their own set of [[Anime/DragonBall Dragon Balls]], a massive supply of mosquito-dragons, and many villains willing to do their dirty work in exchange for favors later, up to and including [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann the Anti-Spirals]]. Fortunately, very few of the involved villains are actually able to capitalize on the Acme Corporation's support, with most just not listening to John and Levi when they try to give advice.

* In the ''WebOriginal/ElfslayerChronicles'', a game of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' played online, a PC gets fed up with the DM's plotline of preventing a war and [[OffTheRails kills the figure necessary to prevent said war]]. He then kills this person's lover, whom he framed for the deed, implicates another party member in the killing, and gets away scot-free. Nobody really cared because the [[OurElvesAreDifferent elves]] were all humongous victims, the plotline was blatant DM wish fulfillment, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking it was a yaoi campaign]], he had ''completely airtight'' in-character reasons for doing so (Word to the Wise: If you have clever humans in the party, NEVER try to play up that HumansAreBastards), the PC in question had metagamed horribly to implicate him in the crime despite having no reasons for doing so in character, and because ''[[XanatosGambit at no point in the campaign could he, within the rules, be connected in any way to the crime]]''. As one comment said: "It's like Manga/DeathNote, but with elves."

** In the first installment, Sketchbook's influence drives the puppets insane, though it's unclear how intentional this was. They are never punished. Subverted later in the HELP videos where the Money Man [[spoiler:rips their face off]].
** In the second, Tony the Talking Clock yells at the puppets until their ears bleed and [[spoiler:[[DisproportionateRetribution rots them alive for questioning whether time is real.]]]] He is never punished. Double subverted in the third where it looks like [[spoiler:he was brainwashed into being part of the cult]], but that turns out to be AllJustADream.
** In the HELP videos, the Money Man holds the puppets and Notepad hostage and tortures them horrifically. He gets off totally scot-free.
** In the third installment, Shrignold and the Love Cultists attempt to [[spoiler:brainwash Yellow Guy into joining an insane cult and force him to marry "his Special One" against his will]]. It's also left ambiguous whether [[spoiler:Shrignold raped Yellow Guy]]. They are never punished, though given how awful the initiation process is it could be argued that what they went through before their appearance was bad enough.
** In the fifth installment, the Healthy Food Gang [[spoiler:feed Duck Guy's organs to Yellow Guy]].

** In the first instañlment, Sketchbook's influence drives the puppets insane, though it's unclear how intentional this was. They are never punished. Subverted later in the HELP videos where the Money Man [[spoiler:rips their face off]].

* The ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' features Jschlatt (the character, not the content creator that plays him of the same name), who was an all-round {{jerkass}} whose transgressions include and are not limited to [[TyrantTakesTheHelm tyranny]] and suppression of freedom of speech, arranging the PublicExecution [[WouldHurtAChild of a teenager]], treating everyone around him like crap, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals animal cruelty]], and DomesticAbuse. However, despite his final canon death during the FinalBattle of Season 1, he didn't truly face punishment as his death was of a stroke/heart attack rather than the intended execution via firearms.[[note]]His first two canon deaths can be considered karma in a sense (being accidentally caught in the crossfire of the aforementioned public execution and being shot to death in a MistreatmentInducedBetrayal, respectively), but they weren't permanent deaths, so they don't really count as much.[[/note]]

* You'd expect nobody to be handed sheer luck in a SadistiShow like ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'', but there's a good number of examples:

* ''Machinima/GamingAllStars'': [[spoiler: [[Franchise/MortalKombat Goro]], [[VideoGame/{{Boogerman}} Booger Meister]], [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion King Boo]], [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Mephiles]], and (If one views them as villains rather than anti-heroes forced to work for [[VideoGame/PlaystationAllStarsBattleRoyale Polygon Man]]) [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Master Hand and Crazy Hand]]]] avoid true defeat in ''The Ultimate Crossover'' and ''Remastered''. Meanwhile, [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Papu-Papu]]]] manages to escape justice in ''2''.

* In the various Website/GoAnimate "Grounded" videos, the non-troublemakers/punishers tend to get away with the more heinous actions than the kids that got into trouble in the first place.

* The ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' features Jschlatt (the character, not the content creator that plays him of the same name), who was an all-round {{jerkass}} whose transgressions include and are not limited to [[TyrantTakesTheHelm tyranny]] and suppression of freedom of speech, arranging the PublicExecution [[WouldHurtAChild of a teenager]], treating everyone around him like crap, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals animal cruelty]], and DomesticAbuse. However, despite his final canon death during the FinalBattle of Season 1, he didn't truly face punishment as his death was of a stroke/heart attack rather than true karma.[[note]]His first two canon deaths can be considered karma in a sense (being accidentally caught in the crossfire of the aforementioned public execution and being shot to death in a MistreatmentInducedBetrayal, respectively), but they weren't permanent deaths, so they don't really count as much.[[/note]]

* In the ''WebOriginal/ElfslayerChronicles'', a game of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' played online, a PC gets fed up with the DM's plotline of preventing a war and [[OffTheRails kills the figure necessary to prevent said war]]. He then kills this person's lover, whom he framed for the deed, implicates another party member in the killing, and gets away scot-free. Nobody really cared because the [[OurElvesAreDifferent elves]] were all humongous [[MarySue Victim Sues]], the plotline was blatant DM wish fulfillment, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking it was a yaoi campaign]], he had ''completely airtight'' in-character reasons for doing so (Word to the Wise: If you have clever humans in the party, NEVER try to play up that HumansAreBastards), the PC in question had metagamed horribly to implicate him in the crime despite having no reasons for doing so in character, and because ''[[XanatosGambit at no point in the campaign could he, within the rules, be connected in any way to the crime]]''. As one comment said: "It's like Manga/DeathNote, but with elves."

* The ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' features Jschlatt (the character, not the content creator that plays him of the same name), who was an all-round {{jerkass}} whose transgressions include and are not limited to [[TyrantTakesTheHelm tyranny]] and suppression of freedom of speech, the arranging the PublicExecution [[WouldHurtAChild of a teenager]], treating everyone around him like crap, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals animal cruelty]], and DomesticAbuse. However, despite his final canon death during the FinalBattle of Season 1, he didn't truly face punishment as his death was of a stroke/heart attack rather than true karma.[[note]]His first two canon deaths can be considered karma in a sense (being accidentally caught in the crossfire of the aforementioned public execution and being shot to death in a MistreatmentInducedBetrayal, respectively), but they weren't permanent deaths, so they don't really count as much.[[/note]]

* The ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' features Jshlatt, who, despite dying, didn’t truly face punishment, as his death was of a stroke/heart attack rather than true karma.

* The ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' features Jshlatt, who, despite dying, didn’t truly fac punishment, as his death was of a stroke/heart attack rather than true karma.

* The ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'' features Jshlatt, who, despite dying, didn’t truly fac punishment, as his death was of a stroke/heart attack rather than true karma.