History Main / FisticuffProvokingComment

* ''Fanfic/TheMountainAndTheWolf'': The Wolf cannot go two sentences without insulting someone, whether it be the person he's speaking to, the group they belong to or Westeros as a whole. While this makes sense when talking to his enemies, he also does it when among allies, who very much want to slap him but restrain themselves with difficulty. Even when he seems genuinely complimentary it comes with a strong dose of YourApprovalFillMeWithShame.

* After Molly tries and fails to cheer up a despondent Galatea, only for Galatea to resume picking on her mercilessly, [[http://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/239 Galatea finally tells her to stop calling Bob her daddy.]] "He's ''not'' your ''daddy!'' [[ArtificialFamilyMember Neither of us]] ''[[ArtificialFamilyMember has]]'' [[ArtificialFamilyMember a daddy!"]] Molly finally slaps her for this — [[http://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/240 only to then collapse in tears,]] because she's never been angry enough to hit ''anyone'' before.

* ''Film/{{Star Trek|2009}}'': Kirk tries to prove that Spock doesn't have his emotions in check, and succeeds when he cracks about his mother, who had just perished in the destruction of Vulcan. Even then, he still probably didn't expect [[ThrownOutTheAirlock what would happen when he did]].

* In ''Webcomic/WeakHero'', when Gray faces off against Jimmy's gang in the underpass, Ben tries to defuse the situation by threatening them enough with his words to get them to back down. However, Jack bites back with a threat to break Ben's arm, which [[TraumaButton triggers]] Alex into pummelling him and sparks a full fight.

Similar to RageBreakingPoint except with a Fisticuff-Provoking Comment, the character is already expressing his rage before the punches fly. Also similar to BerserkButton except that trope often involves people making innocent comments that inadvertently trigger someone and the same words, phrases, and subjects always touch off a character. In contrast, a Fisticuff-Provoking Comment depends upon the context and circumstances the offensive statement is made. There may be times when the same offending words and phrases won't elicit any type of violent response from the character. Also, a Fisticuff-Provoking Comment is often something that would reasonably enrage someone thereby making the recipient's physically violent response a foreseeable outcome. It can be the reason a character who [[CantTakeCriticism Can't Take Criticism]] reacts violently and be an example of someone trying to win a argument through [[AppealToForce Appeal to Force]].

* [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caran-d-ache-dreyfus-supper.jpg A notorious drawing]] by Caran d'Ache about the Dreyfus case show a common meal ending in a mass fighting once someone speak about the aforementioned case.

* In the Franchise/HarryPotter fanfic, ''[[Fanfic/TheBlackSheepDogSeries Black Mask]]'' Sirius tries to invoke this with his father to get the uptight IceKing lose control of himself. Sirius manages to get Orion raise his arm when he mocks him for getting in trouble with his own father, Acturus, although their fight gets interrupted by Walburga before we get to see whether or not Orion would actually strike.
* ''Fanfic/TheMountainAndTheWolf'': The Wolf cannot go two sentences without insulting someone, whether it be the person he's speaking to, the group they belong to, or Westeros as a whole. While this makes sense when talking to his enemies, he also does it when among allies, who very much want to slap him but refrain themselves with difficulty. Even when he seems genuinely complimentary it comes with a strong dose of YourApprovalFillMeWithShame.

* In ''Literature/PetSematary,'' Irwin accuses Louis of neglecting his son Gabe, the funeral of whom they're attending. Louis responds by punching him square in the face. This leads to a squabble that results in the poor kids casket being knocked down. Irwin realizes what an asshole he was being a chapter later.

''[Cab dispatcher punches him in the face.]''

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* [[Music/{{Emmure}} Frankie Palmeri]] perceived Music/{{The Acacia Strain}}'s "Skynet" as a TakeThat aimed at him and Emmure, and despite Vincent Bennett's repeated and adamant insistence that it wasn't and had nothing to do with him or Emmure, he wrote "R2DEEPTHROAT", which explicitly was aimed at Bennett. This eventually culminated in Palmeri physically attacking Bennett at a tour date in Upstate New York (the most reliable account being that Palmeri confronted Bennett, who laughed and told him to calm down and that he had no issue with him, only for Palmeri to sucker-punch him, Bennett to fend him off while telling him that he wasn't going to fight him, and Palmeri [[LetsGetDangerous putting on a pair of brass knuckles]], which finally [[BullyingADragon got him beaten to a pulp by Bennett]]).

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* In the [[Literature/HereticalEdge]] fanfiction Alma Mater, Flick remembers when [[DudeNotFunny she asked a boy to stop making rape jokes]] because her adoptive sister was a ChildByRape, and she hit him when he [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold not only refused to stop, he proceeded to joke about that specific rape]].

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* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'': The page image comes from ''Recap/AsterixAndTheActress''; Roman actress Latraviata, while posing as Panacea, causes a heated argument between Asterix and Obelix. When Asterix, in the heat of the moment, pushes Obelix's BerserkButton by calling him fat, Obelix punches him. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone He immediately regrets it though]], since, while they had their arguments before, this is the first time ever he punched Asterix.

The Fisticuff-Provoking Comment marks the point in a dispute when verbal violence escalates to [[FightScene physical violence]]. Typically, it occurs during a heated argument when one character goes too far and says [[UsefulNotes/{{Trigger}} something insulting and/or offensive]] to another character who responds [[GoodOldFisticuffs with force.]]