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* ''{{Jaws}}'' - Quint, at least. The others are more motivated by "we need to kill it because it keeps eating people".

* The B-movie ''Orca'', which is about a vengeful, bloodthisty orca who wants to get revenge on humanity after its mate and calf were both killed by fishermen. Before it begins its rampage at a nearby coastal city, the first thing it kills is a great white shark...

* Quint, the obsessed shark hunter from ''{{Jaws}}''.

* Weird example in ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'' novel ''[[IronWarriors Storm of Iron]]'': An Iron Warrior captain imagines that he is hunting a legendary beast while trying to kill a Warhound Titan (Warhounds are the smallest of the [[HumongousMecha Titans]], with a focus on infantry/armour support role rather than a "level cities" role).

* ''TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'' parodies this with the [[SomewhereAPaleontologistIsCrying birdosaurus]], a dinosaur that follows the doctor around and performs minor actions with more serious consequences (e.g. stepping on the stone that sets off all the traps while the doctor is standing in the trapped area), which he has developed an intense, somewhat disproportionate hatred for.

-->-- ''TheSimpsons''

* In ''TheSimsMedieval'', your hero can be given the "Whale Ate My Parents" trait, which, er, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin speaks for itself.]] The result is that they will become obsessed with whales to the point of occasionally getting a "Whale Rage" buff.

* How is Perry the Platypus not on this list? He's practically the trope itself, manifested in Phineas and Ferb!

** [[{{Psychonauts}} So Linda has gotten into movie buisiness now?]]

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* Grandpa Gohei and Akakabuto, the bear who took his left ear in ''SilverFang''.

* In ''SimsMedieval'', your hero can be given the "Whale Ate My Parents" trait, which, er, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin speaks for itself.]] The result is that they will become obsessed with whales to the point of occasionally getting a "Whale Rage" buff.

A human SuperPersistentPredator - in some cases, The Hunter is justified in hunting the animal because ItCanThink. In others, the Hunter Himself illustrates that HumansAreBastards or HumansAreCthulhu. See HeWhoFightsMonsters.

* Buck the weasel and Rudy the albino baryonyx in ''IceAge: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs''. Their feud starts after Rudy scratches out Buck's eye and Buck knocks out Rudy's tooth.

* ''{{Jaws}}''. Quint especially.

* And who could forget ''PeterPan'' and the crocodile who gave Captain Hook his nickname? This might be a bit of an inversion, as it is actually the crocodile who is violently obsessed. In ''{{Hook}}'', we learn that Captain Hook finally did hunt down and kill the crocodile, stuffed it, and put it on display as a giant silent clock. That'll learn it. (Of course he [[TemptingFate tempts fate]] by fighting underneath it. [[spoiler:The [[YouCantFightFate (in)evitable]] happens, the clock tower topples over, the crocodile's jaws falling on Hook, effectively [[KarmicDeath ''eating him'']]]].)

* Invoked in SoulSurfer when the shark is shown harpooned and dangling as a trophy. Apparently Bethany Hamilton's surfing buddies think that when you mess with one of their own ItsPersonal.

* ''TheSimpsons'' has an episode where Homer is menaced by a bear and constructs a metal "safety suit" in order to kill the creature and regain his respect, which elicits the page quote. However, this gets subverted when Homer realizes the bear is lashing out in pain due to an electronic tracking tag on its ear, so he removes the tag, ends up befriending the now gentle bear and gives it the suit so it can brave a gauntlet of hunters to get to a wildlife preserve. Which sparks a feud between the bear and a particularly mean-spirited elephant.

* Much like the literature example above, the Crocodile that ate Captain Hook's hand is still around in Disney's PeterPan. This time around, though, while the Croc will gladly take a bite out of Hook if the opportunity presents itself, the Croc isn't totally fussed about getting at Hook, and is happy simply screwing with him.

Frequently, media that employ this trope will [[WholePlotReference reference]] the TropeCodifier, Herman Melville's ''MobyDick.''

* Kenai and the bear [[spoiler:(Koda's mom)]] in ''BrotherBear'', later followed by Denahi vs bear!Kenai. Cute.

* Steve and the shark that ate his partner from ''{{The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou}}''.

* ''{{Gorgo}}''. The [[{{Kaiju}} giant monsters]] win in this movie. And what's more, we ''want'' them to.

* And who could forget ''PeterPan'' and the crocodile who gave Captain Hook his nickname? This might be a bit of a subversion, as it is actually the crocodile who is violently obsessed. In ''{{Hook}}'', we learn that Captain Hook finally did hunt down and kill the crocodile, stuffed it, and put it on display as a giant silent clock. That'll learn it. (Of course he [[TemptingFate tempts fate]] by fighting underneath it. [[spoiler:The [[YouCantFightFate (in)evitable]] happens, the clock tower topples over, the crocodile's jaws falling on Hook, effectively [[KarmicDeath ''eating him'']]]].)

* Fantasy example from ''[[EightBitTheater 8-Bit Theater]]'': Garland and his almost incapacitating hatred for Forest Imps.

* The ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}} [=ThunderCats (2011)=]]]'' episode "Ramlak Rising" (yet another WholePlotReference to ''MobyDick'') gives us a peculiar [[InvertedTrope Inversion]]. Ahab-{{Homage}} Captain Koinelius Tunar, a {{Fishman}} who sails the [[SandIsWater sand sea]], has sworn vengeance on the creature who destroyed his home and took his [[AnArmAndALeg eye and leg]]. His nemesis the Ramlak is a giant {{Planimal}}, a ManEatingPlant that's [[HybridMonster hybridized]] with the ambulatory capabilities of a GiantSquid. Like Captain Ahab, Tunar has degenerated into prizing RevengeBeforeReason, and shares Ahab's fate almost exactly, while quoting his dialogue.

* [[TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert]] and bears.
** And owls. They know what they did.
*** What's his take on [[DungeonsAndDragons owlbears]]?
**** [[OneOfUs Ask him]].
**** Didn't he actually include Owlbears in one threatdown?
** Clearly, he would hate DaisyOwl.