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* In ''Film/Life1999'', the two leads Ray and Claude are asked (read: [[EnemyEatsYourLunch confronted]]) for their corn bread by the [[TheBrute massive]] Goldmouth. [[StraightMan Claude]] concedes but [[{{schemer}} Ray]] stops him, pointing out that it's a slippery slope to much worse "favors". Ray then goads the behemoth inmate into a yard fight; he gets KO'd, but gains everyone's respect.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/BlackDynamite'' episode "[[Recap/BlackDynamiteS1E3TaxesAndDeathOrGetHimToTheSunsetStrip Taxes and Death or Get Him to the Sunset Strip!]]", Black Dynamite and Creator/RichardPryor get thrown in a jail cell when Richard recklessly fires Black Dynamite's [[CoolGuns Cool Gun]] and shoots a tire on a police car. In the cell, the unprovoked Richard decides to issue ultimatum to the other cellmates that the improbably cool Black Dynamite will "whoop [their] ass[es]" if they try anything. [[TheUnwittingComedian Since everything Richard Pryor says elicits uncontrolled laughter to those around him]], any attempts at being serious falls flat.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/BlackDynamite'' episode "[[Recap/BlackDynamiteS1E3TaxesAndDeathOrGetHimToTheSunsetStrip Taxes and Death or Get Him to the Sunset Strip!]]", Black Dynamite and Creator/RichardPryor get thrown in a jail cell when Richard recklessly fires Black Dynamite's [[CoolGuns Cool Gun]] gun and shoots a tire on a police car. In the cell, the unprovoked Richard decides to issue ultimatum to the other cellmates that the improbably cool Black Dynamite will "whoop [their] ass[es]" if they try anything. [[TheUnwittingComedian Since everything Richard Pryor says elicits uncontrolled laughter to those around him]], any attempts at being serious falls flat.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' gives us a [[DownplayedTrope junior version]] when Bobby is sent to detention for [[GroinAttack kicking a bully in the testicles]]. When several other delinquent kids start to crowd around them, Bobby calmly stands up and asks which of them is the tallest, giving that kid and another toady each a nasty hit to the nuts to establish dominance.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' gives us a [[DownplayedTrope junior version]] in "Bobby Goes Nuts" when Bobby is sent to detention for [[GroinAttack kicking a bully in the testicles]]. When several other delinquent kids start to crowd around them, him, Bobby calmly stands up and asks which of them is the tallest, giving that kid and another toady each a nasty hit to the nuts balls to establish dominance.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' gives us a [[DownplayedTrope junior version]] when Bobby is sent to detention for [[GroinAttack kicking a bully in the testicles]]. When several other delinquent kids start to crowd around them, Bobby calmly stands up and asks which of them is the tallest, giving that kid and another toady each a nasty hit to the nuts to establish dominance.
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* Creator/DwayneJohnson's FBI profier is challenged by the top dog in a Russian prison when outed by Creator/RyanReynolds' art thief in ''Film/RedNotice''.
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* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'': When Lung is first put in [[TheAlcatraz the Birdcage]], he decides to invoke this. He's fully aware he's not the strongest parahuman in the place, but he still goes on a rampage and murders a few of the weaker inmates just to prove he's too dangerous for anyone to screw with. That, and the first inmate he murdered was his former subordinate, whom [[YouHaveFailedMe he blamed for having gotten them locked up in the first place]].
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* Subverted in ''Film/AntMan''. The movie opens with Scott in jail facing off against another inmate, but it turns out to be a sort of friendly hazing for people being ''released'' from jail.
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* Subverted in ''Film/AntMan''.''Film/AntMan1''. The movie opens with Scott in jail facing off against another inmate, but it turns out to be a sort of friendly hazing for people being ''released'' from jail.
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* ''Series/ShadowAndBone'': Upon Pekka's arrival at Hellgate, Matthias' cellmate immediately tries to kill him for revenge against his dead brother. Pekka overpowers him and bashes his head in, quickly bringing the prisoners under his sway.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ParadisePD'', Hopson advises Dusty to find the biggest inmate he can and bash their face in with a lunch tray. Dusty realizes that ''he's'' the biggest inmate, and starts [[KickingMyOwnButt hitting himself in the face]].
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* As a youth Literature/TheStainlessSteelRat gets himself [[HadToComeToPrisonToBeACrook thrown into prison so he can be educated on how to be a criminal]]. When his cellmate tries to attack [=DiGriz=] he easily disarms the man, whereupon his cellmate breaks down crying. It's then that [=DiGriz=] realises this wasn't such a good idea after all.
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* As a youth Literature/TheStainlessSteelRat gets himself [[HadToComeToPrisonToBeACrook thrown into prison so he can be educated on how to be a criminal]]. When his cellmate tries to attack [=DiGriz=] he easily disarms the man, whereupon his cellmate breaks down crying. It's then that [=DiGriz=] realises this wasn't such a good idea after all.all, as he's stuck in prison with petty bullies and losers instead of criminal masterminds.
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* As a youth Literature/TheStainlessSteelRat gets himself [[HadToComeToPrisonToBeACrook thrown into prison so he can be educated on how to be a criminal]]. When his cellmate tries to attack [=DiGriz=] he easily disarms the man, whereupon his cellmate breaks down crying. It's then that [=DiGriz=] realises this wasn't such a good idea after all.
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* In ''Blossom'', Literature/{{Burke}} advises the nephew of a friend how to survive in prison, including instructing him in how to fight and advising him to immediately get stuck into the first person who tries intimidating him, which will also make people think he might be crazy, which will make them cautious of him. This is only a temporary solution however, so Burke also pays off the toughest guy in the prison to protect him as well.
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* In ''Blossom'', Literature/{{Burke}} advises the nephew of a friend how to survive in prison, including instructing him in how to fight and advising him to immediately get stuck into the first person who tries intimidating him, which will also make people think he might be crazy, which will make them cautious of him. This is only a temporary solution however, so Burke also pays off the toughest guy in the prison to protect him as well.
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* The Kiwami remake of ''Videogame/Yakuza1'' states that this was partially the reason why the Tojo Clan chairman sent an assassin after Kiryu when he was in jail. A substory reveals that Chairman Sera did so partly to see if Kiryu was capable of surviving prison as well as to ensure that no one would mess with him afterwards.
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