History Main / HairtriggerTemper

* The ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'' aren't given their name for nothing. They're ''very'' [[PapaWolf protective of their eggs]], to the point where if so much as a mosquito ''touches'' them, as one of the first animated trailers depicts, they're given the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown of a lifetime. So when the green pigs kick off the plot by stealing said eggs in an attempt to eat them, the birds obviously don't react kindly.

* ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'': Anger. Pretty much like Hades, he will burst out with flames. {{Justified}} since he is the personification of Riley's anger. Plus, having him voiced by Creator/LewisBlack helps.

* ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'': Anger. Pretty much like Hades, he will burst out with flames. {{Justified}} since he is the personification of Riley's anger.

Contrast ExtremeDoormat (who will not respond angrily to ''anything''), TranquilFury (when a character's anger does not compromise their self-control - TheStoic by definition is far more likely to express their disaffection this way), PassiveAggressiveKombat, RageBreakingPoint, and ProneToTears. Many subtypes of TheSociopath (particularly the PsychopathicManchild) are very likely characters to have this, due to their low tolerance for inconvenience or irritation, which is often displayed through a lack of impulse control. The particularly psychotic examples almost always overlap with AxCrazy. [[HairTriggerExplosive Doesn't blow up too]], unfortunately. If they are of the particular type to handle a gun, and want retribution now, then they may be a PushyGunTotingVillain.

Contrast ExtremeDoormat (who will not respond angrily to ''anything''), TranquilFury (when a character's anger does not compromise their self-control - TheStoic by definition is far more likely to express their disaffection this way), PassiveAggressiveKombat, RageBreakingPoint, and ProneToTears. TheSociopath is a very likely character to have this, due to their low tolerance for inconvenience or irritation, which is often displayed through a lack of impulse control. The particularly psychotic examples almost always overlap with AxCrazy. [[HairTriggerExplosive Doesn't blow up too]], unfortunately. If they are of the particular type to handle a gun, and want retribution now, then they may be a PushyGunTotingVillain.

Contrast ExtremeDoormat (who will not respond angrily to ''anything''), TranquilFury (when a character's anger does not compromise their self-control), PassiveAggressiveKombat, RageBreakingPoint, TheStoic (who shows little if any emotion), and ProneToTears. TheSociopath is a very likely character to have this, due to their low tolerance for inconvenience or irritation, which is often displayed through a lack of impulse control. The particularly psychotic examples almost always overlap with AxCrazy. [[HairTriggerExplosive Doesn't blow up too]], unfortunately. If they are of the particular type to handle a gun, and want retribution now, then they may be a PushyGunTotingVillain.

* There is ''absolutely no way'' of knowing whether saying something to Comicbook/TheJoker will result in him laughing or killing you, horribly and violently. Or doing both. You're on slightly safer ground with Creator/MarxBrothers quotes.

* As seen in ''Comicbook/InfiniteCrisis'', Superboy-Prime, while a moron (or, [[SmarterThanYouLook at least,]] a complete ditz), is terrifying because he ''will'' fly off the handle and start trying to destroy everything in sight at the slightest provocation. The reason this is terrifying is that he's as strong as Silver Age Franchise/{{Superman}}''''.
* ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'':
** ''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 2011}} Post-Flashpoint Supergirl]]'' was very irritable and snappy due to months of being manipulated, abused, and betrayed in addition to being an orphan of a dead world. Her temper got worse, to the point she eventually became a rage-powered [[Franchise/GreenLantern Red Lantern]] in the ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'' story arc. During her RL stint, she barely could control her anger, and she often blew up with no reason or provocation and regretted her outbursts afterward. Paradoxically, that situation taught her how to keep her temper under control.
** In ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'', ''Comicbook/{{Batgirl}}'' is pretty short-tempered and snappy, although [[TranquilFury she usually keeps calm when someone is trying her patience]].

* ''Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk'': The Hulk's entire existence basically hinges on this concept. It takes very little to piss him off, so you're basically walking on eggshells when he's in your presence for the entire time. Even if you do manage to get him to a calm state, he often assumes that someone is stealth insulting him or trying to tell him what to do, which either causes him to leave in a huff or just attempt to smash your ass. Or some dumbass will come along and [[InterruptedCooldownHug provoke him again]]. While he's not exactly a bad guy, this is the reason he tends to get into so many battles with other superheroes.

* ''Fanfic/TheManyDatesOfDannyFenton'' (''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' WesternAnimation, [[{{Series}} TV Series]], and ComicBooks.): [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Katie Kaboom]] due to her powers. When something sets her off, she turns into a monster that's nearly unstoppable.

* ''Fanfic/WeirdIncidentShit'': [[Webcomic/ProblemSleuth Problem Sleuth]] can tell that [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Reimu Hakurei]] has a temper problem. And he's right; if you try to challenge her to a fight, you get a Bad End.

* The Serpent Queen, a human woman whose head was magically transformed into that of a serpent, from the Literature/FightingFantasy gamebooks possesses such a temper, having murdered a number of the retainers provided to her by Azzur, the lord of Port Blacksand.

* Literature/HarryPotter has multiple examples:

* Literature/SisterhoodSeries by Creator/FernMichaels: Kathryn Lucas and Maggie Spritzer sure have these kinds of tempers. Their friends can only live with it.

** This is a racial trait of the aliens in King's ''Literature/TheTommyknockers'', and, along with their [[IdiotSavant total lack of common sense]], is what makes them [[InsufficientlyAdvancedAlien Insufficiently Advanced Aliens]]. They are extreme [[GadgeteerGenius technical geniuses]], but they keep killing each other off because they can't resist visiting DisproportionateRetribution on anyone who slighted them, [[EvilIsPetty no matter how petty the slight]]. For example, one character in the process of 'becoming' one of these aliens discovers that a member of his poker group used to regularly cheat. He teleports the guy to Altair 4, a faraway, desolate planet with hardly any air. How much did the guy steal? [[spoiler: ''Pennies''.]]

This can obviously have ''[[PayEvilUntoEvil disastrous consequences]]'' though if they let their temper get the better of them [[TemptingFate far too often]]. Expect the victim who has taken too much abuse [[TheDogBitesBack to suddenly snap in front]] of them with [[UnstoppableRage sudden and alarming reversal of roles]], where the abuser's rage [[BewareTheQuietOnes now pales in comparison to their victims]]. Sometimes it's not the victim themself that gets pissed off, but other, more powerful people who the character's unpredictable temper has made serious trouble for, and which has crossed a line that these people will not tolerate. Mafia movies, for example, often have a character like this whose instability and violence inevitably lead to them pissing off the wrong people and either getting whacked or suffering some other serious and painful consequences. Sometimes, their temper problems will land them in legal trouble instead, leading to either a ruinous lawsuit or punishment by the authorities.

This can obviously have ''[[PayEvilUntoEvil disastrous consequences]]'' though if they let their temper get the better of them [[TemptingFate far too often]]. Expect the victim who has taken too much abuse [[TheDogBitesBack to suddenly snap in front]] of them with [[UnstoppableRage sudden and alarming reversal of roles]], where the abuser's rage [[BewareTheQuietOnes now pales in comparison to their victims]]. Sometimes it's not the victim themselves that gets pissed off, but other, more powerful people who the character's unpredictable temper has made serious trouble for, and which has crossed a line that these people will not tolerate. Mafia movies, for example, often have a character like this whose instability and violence inevitably lead to them pissing off the wrong people and either getting whacked or suffering some other serious and painful consequences. Sometimes, their temper problems will land them in legal trouble instead, leading to either a ruinous lawsuit or punishment by the authorities.

* This is the clan weakness for the Brujah in ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade''. As passionate warrior-philosophers turned modern rabble, they have a rather difficult time resisting [[UnstoppableRage Frenzy]] compared to the other clans.
* ''TabletopGame/BeastThePrimordial:'' This is one of the Anathemas that a Hero can place upon one of the titular Beasts. A Beast under the Rage Anathema is consumed with a fury they cannot control, even if they know that it is artificial. Outside of combat, they have severe penalties to any social interaction other than naked Intimidation, while in combat they face penalties if they try to pursue any strategy other than "charge directly at the nearest enemy and attack with all your strength".
* The "Bad Temper" disadvantage in ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' is this in a nutshell. Your character's stressed? Make a Will roll to ''not'' lash out at or even physically assault somebody convenient. ("Berserk" is explicitly the worse form of this and the two can't both be taken together for that reason.)

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': J Jonah Jameson's temper is very, very, ''very'' volatile.

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* Tina the technical writer in ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'', who "regards every conversation within her hearing distance as an insult to her occupation and [[StrawFeminist gender]]." She's lightened up considerably in later years, though.
** Alice and her Fist Of Death on the other hand... [[SassySecretary Carol]] later [[http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2013-12-29 calls her out]] on her ComplimentBackfire tendency.
* This is the defining trait of Blowtop in ''ComicStrip/DickTracy''. The fact that his name is a play on blowing one's top is indication enough.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' x ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' AUs that have Luan as Belle and Benny as the Beast, Benny is often given one [[TameHisAnger that he manages to get over]] [[LoveRedeems when warming up to Luan]]. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] though considering he's the playing the role of [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Beast]].

* ''Fanfic/WeirdIncidentShit'': [[Webcomic/ProblemSleuth Problem Sleuth]] can tell that [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Reimu Hakurei]] has one. And he's right- if you try to challenge her to a fight, you get a Bad End.

* Opal Koboi from ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'' is as bad as Voldemort in this department. Her mood swings will give you whiplash.

* Hotspur in the Literature/FloraSegunda novels. Among other things, he came ''this close'' to shooting the Warlord for groping Flora.

* Literature/HarryPotter, but only in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]''. Fans refer to Harry in this book as "CAPSLOCK!Harry", for reasons obvious to those who have read it. ''Not'' coincidentally, this was the point in the storyline where the plot became ''much'' less lighthearted, and picking up this trait for a while was an {{invoked}} case of OOCIsSeriousBusiness.

** [[BloodKnight Ares]], [[ClingyJealousGirl Hera]], [[HotBlooded Heracles]], and Zeus himself can also qualify.

** Victor Kudo will use any excuse to throw seeds at people.

* Most of the time, [[BigBad Yuuki Terumi]] from ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' tries to pass himself off as a [[PerpetualSmiler cheerful]] and [[ManipulativeBastard polite]] FriendlyEnemy... If you've [[EvilIsPetty slighted]] him, he'll ''very'' quickly transition into a blood-thirsty psychotic rage that won't subside until he has thoroughly broken you.

* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' has Ryder, Pulaski, and Catalina, all three have extremely short tempers and unpredictable behaviors.

** Come the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV fifth installment]] of the series and we now have Mr. Trevor Phillips, who makes the four previous examples look like a bunch of ''harmless girl scouts'' by comparison. In fact, his rampage missions ''intentionally'' invoke this trope by having him go on a massive killing spree as a result of being provoked by some ''very'' minor insults (whether it be mocking his Canadian heritage or just approaching him while wearing a t-shirt he doesn't like).

* ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' has [[UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} Blanc/White Heart]]. While normally calm-looking at first glance, she tends to snap into a rage (complete with the shaded face and [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes]]) when someone presses her {{Berserk Button}}s (either her books being messed up, [[BigBrotherInstinct her sisters being threatened]], or her [[ACupAngst chest size being brought up]]), with some additional [[LadySwearsALot vulgarity]] to boot.

* Many flash cartoons feature mass fighting where characters can be provoked even by bumping into them.

** King Dedede [[spoiler:is a good person, and nice to Adeline, but was never given a chance for redemption]]

* ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'': [[HeroicComedicSociopath Brittnay Matthews]] is this trope embodied. So is [[{{Workaholic}} Mackenzie Zales's mother]]. The former ''only'' holds back against genuinely nice people.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': [[TeamDad Karkat Vantas]] tries to come off as the living embodiment of this trope, and he's certainly it verbally... physically, not so much. Also, most of his temperamentality is directed at [[IHatePastMe himself]].

* ''Webcomic/{{Namesake}}'': Warrick has this [[spoiler: ever since he removed his heart.]]

* Zhang Fei in ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms.'' "Zhang Fei, calm your tits!" is his allies' refrain. [[spoiler: His own redshirts end up killing him because he's such a {{Jerkass}}.]]
* ''Literature/LightningDust'': Andy regulates his breathing in order to keep his temper under control.

* Wigglers from the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games are cute, giant caterpillars with flowers on their heads. If you jump on them [[note]]except in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG''[[/note]], they'll get enraged and move faster.
** The Wiggler that appears as a boss in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' is also like this: two things he's been confirmed to hate are getting wet and getting stomped on. Other than that, though, [[MinionWithAnFInEvil he's not really that evil]]. [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny He's just greedy for things that shine]].
* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' has Ryder, Pulaski, and Catalina, all three have extremely short tempers and unpredictable behaviors.
** Ricardo Diaz from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'', who kicked down a TV after losing a bet on a horse race, shot down birds who crapped on his property, and shot the VCR when it wouldn't work, oblivious to the fact that it wasn't even plugged in.
** Come the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV fifth installment]] of the series and we now have Mr. Trevor Phillips, who makes the four previous examples look like a bunch of ''harmless girl scouts'' by comparison. In fact, his rampage missions ''intentionally'' invoke this trope by having him go on a massive killing spree as a result of being provoked by some ''very'' minor insults (whether it be mocking his Canadian heritage or just approaching him while wearing a t-shirt he doesn't like).
* In a similar vein, the Scarfies from the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' games. At first, they're floating puppy heads, but if Kirby tries to eat one, they'll turn into scary cyclops hell-hounds that will chase him until they explode.
* In the first ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper'' game, the Horned Reaper. When he gets annoyed he'll go berserk and start killing everything in sight. These are a few things that annoy him: Asking him to train. Asking him to work. Asking him to study. Asking him to live with other people. Not feeding him promptly. Not paying him promptly. Allowing him to pray, something that's supposed to make creatures happier. Leaving him on his own to do nothing. It helps if you drop gold on him at regular intervals.

* [[ViolentGlaswegian The Demoman]] from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has one, at least when he's [[InVinoVeritas drunk]]. This is unfortunate since he is also TheAlcoholic.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' game series, there is a Fighting-type pig monkey Pokémon called Primeape. The species as a whole will lose their temper as a response to ''anything'' and will chase the cause of their anger until they catch it and ''beat it bloody.'' Its first form, Mankey, is pretty quick to fly off the handle, too. Primeape can even die if it's enraged enough. This translates to its evolution Annihilape. In order to evolve, it must use the move Rage Fist 20 times, thus making it angrier. Upon evolving, it even becomes a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost-type]].
** Voltorb and Electrode. They both explode literally at anything that angers them. Electrode is the worst of the two, though...there's a reason it's called 'bomb ball'.
** Guildmaster Wigglytuff seems to subvert this, despite having this reputation in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers'' (to the extent that his NumberTwo fearfully warns you not to piss him off when you first meet him) despite his apparent personality as ThePollyanna. Then [[DoubleSubversion Double Subverted]] when [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption you fail to bring back a Perfect Apple]] and he [[UnstoppableRage is literally about to blow up the guild]], prevented only by [[DeceptiveDisciple Team Skull's]] VillainousRescue moment.
** Tapu Koko is prone to flying into a rage at even minor inconveniences, though it's unusual in that [[MoodSwinger it will often forget why it was angry and calm down just as quickly.]]
** [[SeaMonster Gyarados]] is notoriously aggressive due to a change in brain function from when it was a Magikarp, and once it's set off, its tantrums can last for up to a month.
** Zebstrika is stated in several of its Pokédex entries to be ill-tempered, and when it gets angry, it will shoot lightning from its mane in all directions.
** [[AngryAngryHippos Hippowdon]] are highly aggressive and quick to resort to violence, [[TruthInTelevision just like real hippos]].
** Since Gen III, all Pokémon have personality traits that indicate which stat their highest IV is in. Among these traits are "A little quick-tempered" and "Quick-tempered" (in both cases, they correspond to the Attack stat).
* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' Mitsunari the Dark King is pretty moody at the best of times, but enforces the [[OffWithHisHead death sentence]] for every "crime" he encounters, such as, for instance, telling him "no".
* Jack in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', and although in most situations according to the backstory she would tear any poor bastard apart for almost any perceived or real slight against her, she luckily keeps to shouting aboard the Normandy.
* Vaas in ''VideoGame/FarCry3'' has a temper that turns on a dime from "[[AffablyEvil friendly and kooky]]" to "insane murderous rage" and back again, often during the same conversation. The fact he's the leader of a [[RuthlessModernPirates vicious group of murderers and people-smugglers]] doesn't really improve his victim's chances any.
* Kratos from the ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' series is almost always furious, angry, pissed off, enraged, or something in between. The only exceptions are rare moments of reflection or moments with his family. In flashbacks before any of the games, he would fly into rages that scared his daughter and only his wife was willing to stand up to. Anything that irks him or does not immediately go his way switches him to barely controlled rage at best. Mercifully, after the destruction he causes over the course of the first three games, he has something of a HeelRealization and is actively working to improve his temper by the time of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4''.
** Atreus inherited his father's temper. While it's counterbalanced by [[CheerfulChild his normal mood being upbeat and pleasant]], when provoked he ''[[BewareTheNiceOnes loses it]]''.
* ''VideoGame/TomodachiLife'''s babies can go from as happy as can be to absolutely miserable the instant you decide to return to the main island overview. Adult Miis are also easily angered (sometimes with ''flames'' coming out of their heads and heavy metal playing).

* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2'': If you have [[KarmaMeter high Honor]], Arthur Morgan is a bit of a hothead, but can restrain himself fairly well. Conversely, Low-Honor Arthur is a terrifying lunatic who blows up at any provocation. PlayedForDrama, as demonstrated in a potential conversation where Arthur tearfully admits he doesn’t even really know ''why'' he keeps hurting people for next-to-no reason; he just gets so angry and scared in stressful situations that he lashes out, practically on reflex.
** Dutch’s SanitySlippage is marked by his previously controlled temper turning downright ''volcanic'', flying off the handle at every setback and threatening or attacking for even the slightest offense. The plot is kicked off when he loses his shit over a heist going wrong, blowing some poor woman’s head off for no apparent reason and forcing the gang to flee Blackwater.

* In ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' game ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'', Cuccos are short-tempered, even more so than in the other games. Some Adventure Mode battles will have two cuccos fighting for territory in a random base. Interrupt and the base gets sealed off, with you asked to "survive until the cuccos calm down."
* Olaf's troupe in ''VideoGame/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2004'' start off being unusually aggressive towards the Baudelaires in Olaf's manor. The Bald Man became agitated with Klaus for interrupting him during his meal, the Hook-Handed Man demanded to know what the kids were doing in a hallway, and the White-faced Women were annoyed with the children entering the parlor while they were rehearsing. All three of these incidents result in the henchmen attacking the children.

* In ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' almost ''all'' large monsters will try to rip your throat out upon so much as catching wind of you, complete with a characteristic "'''[[AlertnessBlink !]]'''" and ScareChord. In the fifth generation, it's mostly averted for monsters that don't have their own [[BossOnlyLevel special arena]], with even the more violent monsters either passing you by completely or giving you a chance to get out of their way before they flip out, but there's one notable exception: '''[[KillerGorilla Rajang.]]''' This angry ape won't even give you the courtesy of a RoarBeforeBeating like most monsters, it'll just pounce on you as soon as its [[BackgroundMusicOverride theme music]] kicks in, fists flying, and beat the everloving snot out of you. Furthermore, while most monsters [[TurnsRed become enraged]] when you deal enough damage to them, or in a few cases [[BerserkButton do something in particular to tick them off]], Rajang will fly off the handle and launch straight into its GoldenSuperMode at a moment's notice.
* ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' has [[UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} Blanc/White Heart]]. While normally calm-looking at first glance, she tends to snap into a rage (complete with the shaded face and [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes]]) when someone presses her {{Berserk Button}}s (either her books being messed up, [[BigBrotherInstinct her sisters being threatened]], or her [[ACupAngst chest size being brought up]]), with some additional [[LadySwearsALot vulgarity]] to boot.
* ''VideoGame/{{Rengoku}}'': Minos in the second game is said to attack anyone he's angry at before even thinking and hates everyone for increasing the heat on the floor. [[spoiler:It reflects his human life's impulsive nature.]]

* ''WebAnimation/MangaWomensEden'': The titular Rika from ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZVIavTk7Dc What happens to a "Minefield Girl" when she turns 40...?]]'' is a moody young woman into ''jirai-kei'' fashion[[note]]A Japanese fashion style that emphasizes femininity, cuteness, and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick extreme mental instability]][[/note]], which leads to men avoiding her to protect themselves. The reason is shown when she dates Kenji, whom she verbally abuses for everything until he breaks up with her.
* ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'': [[HeroicComedicSociopath Brittnay Matthews]] is this trope embodied. So is [[{{Workaholic}} Mackenzie Zales's mother]]. The former ''only'' holds back against genuinely nice people.

* Paul Hammerbro from ''WebAnimation/BowsersKingdom'' is notorious for having this. Just don't dent his winged platform or do anything to upset him.
* [=BitterOne=] in ''WebAnimation/KirbyGuardian'' has a habit of getting mad about practically everything. He flips out when Adeleine gets a piece of art he and the other Kirbies made for her stolen by a bird, he sees a cloud that looks like a worm and angrily images Adeline violently trying to crush worms, and he mercilessly destroys a painting he made despite it getting awe out of Adeleine and his fellow Kirbies.

* Yang Xiao Long, from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', has a ''literal'' hair-trigger temper: she's feisty, HotBlooded in combat, and [[BerserkButton she will lay you out like a bath mat if you harm one strand of her golden locks]].
* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Dave is a violent guy and has a real short fuse. Something that ''really'' sends him over the edge is anyone who disrespects sports or his shop, which includes using equipment like weapons, will be subject to a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. This trait is even shared with his pet golem Bentley.
** Subverted with the BloodKnight Killer. Unlike Dave, he doesn't lose his cool or waste his time with petty violence.
--->'''Amber''': Killer may seem like he has a short temper, but he is actually extremely calm. The only thing that lights him up is a fight or competition.
* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': Betty is quick to flip her lid and has a foul mouth to boot.
** Aseir is quick to lash out if you push his buttons or bring up his vulnerabilities.
** Pita has got an even shorter fuse than Betty. If he feels like he is being slighted in any way or if someone is doing something he disagrees with, he will flip out.
* Printer, the host of ''WebAnimation/ObjectTerror'', thanks to his [[MoodSwinger mood swings]]. He can go from calm to extremely pissed when provoked, and he can pretty much get provoked by anything.
* ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'' has Paintbrush who, thanks to their CompetitionFreak status being the result of their lazy teamates, tends to get so angry that [[BurningWithAnger their bristles catch on fire]].

* ''Webcomic/{{Waterworks}}'': Connie, the protagonist, gets angry rather easily... usually [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry with destructive results]]; as it turns out, this is pretty much the main reason she has barely any friends, let alone a boyfriend.

* Warrick of ''Webcomic/{{Namesake}}'' has this [[spoiler: ever since he removed his heart.]]
* Marissa of ''Webcomic/SturgeonsLaw'' has problems dealing with her anger [[http://sturgeonslaw.net/comic/32-how-many-is-in-minion/ constructively]].
* It doesn't take much to make Olivia snap into a rage in ''Webcomic/LadiesInWaiting'', as evidenced by [[http://www.ladiesinwaitingcomic.co.uk/comic/3112015/ this strip]].

* ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}:'' [[spoiler:Doctor Bowman]] has this problem, and he's so aware of it he takes active measures against it while he's still calm, and warns everyone around of it. Justified, too; it's partly because of his species being like that naturally, and partly because faulty uplifting techniques left him with ''zero'' impulse control, so as soon as he gets slightly mad and considers violence he's already committing it.
* Wylie of ''Webcomic/UndeadFriend'' is extremely easy to piss off and blows up frequently.
* ''Webcomic/IDontWantThisKindOfHero'': Dana is very easy to set off, which is one of the many reasons why her subordinates fear her so much. It's actually her weakness, though: the angrier she gets, the weaker her power becomes as well.
* ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'': This is one of Noah's main traits; he'll be triggered into ranting rage by almost anything, and several strips are just him venting about various things. [[WordOfGod Doc Glasgow]] mentions that he gets it from his father, Hamish.

* Several important characters in ''Literature/{{Worm}}'' have temper issues:

* ''Literature/LightningDust'': Andy regulates his breathing in order to keep his temper under control.
* Zhang Fei in ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms.'' "Zhang Fei, calm your tits!" is his allies' refrain. [[spoiler: His own redshirts end up killing him because he's such a JerkAss.]]
* ''Literature/CanYouSpareAQuarter'': Jamie's parents would blow up at the most trivial things and beat him up.
* Syera of ''Website/{{Springhole}}'' often talks about how easily-irked people should not have certain jobs (e.g. being a servant).

* Seems to affect veteran [[RealLife players]] of competitive team-based video games. [=MOBA=] games like ''VideoGame/HeroesOfNewerth'' and ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' have a notoriously [[InternetJerk bad community]]. If you are unlucky, every visible mistake you make results in a barrage of "[[NoSocialSkills retard]]" and "[[DrillSergeantNasty nooooob]]" all the way to "[[ForTheEvulz kill yourself irl]]" from your teammates, and god have mercy on you if you tell your team it is your first game...

* Sunset Shimmer from the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' series. Pre-HeelFaceTurn, nearly any sign of disrespect could set her off into a screaming rage, especially when it interfered with her scheme; post-villainy, she still has quite the short fuse when she sees someone being reckless with magic, when she feels she's being mistreated and when her CompetitionFreak tendencies manifest, though she's better at directing her anger at an appropriate target.

* ''WebAnimation/MangaWomensEden'': The titular Rika from ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZVIavTk7Dc What happens to a "Minefield Girl" when she turns 40...?]]'' is a moody young woman into ''jirai-kei'' fashion[[note]]A Japanese fashion style that emphasizes femininity and extreme mental instability[[/note]], which leads to men avoiding her to protect themselves. The reason is shown when she dates Kenji, whom she verbally abuses for everything until he breaks up with her.