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* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut'', Kyle has just convinced the armies of Canada and the U.S. to stop killing each other, so naturally his mom screams "Noooo!" and shoots Terrence and Phillip -- thus allowing Satan to bring a thousand years of darkness upon the Earth.

* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZone'': Merle attempts to calm his cousin Gundren into giving up the fire gauntlet. He almost succeeds... and then the orc boy the adventurers had rescued from captivity earlier shoots Gundren with an arrow, which causes Gundren to go thermonuclear (more or less literally). The town of Phandolin isn't merely reduced to ashes; it's turned into ''glass'' from the resulting heat detonation.

* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZone: Merle attempts to calm his cousin Gundren into giving up the fire gauntlet. He almost succeeds... and then the orc boy the adventurers had rescued from captivity earlier shoots Gundren with an arrow, which causes Gundren to go thermonuclear (more or less literally). The town of Phandolin isn't merely reduced to ashes; it's turned into ''glass'' from the resulting heat detonation.

Candidates include: a twitchy RedShirt, the "real" love interest to the hugger who is scared/[[GreenEyedMonster jealous]], a KnightTemplar [[HeWhoFightsMonsters on his crusade]], or an angry GeneralRipper who can't stomach a non-violent resolution.If this doesn't end in tears with the monster's death, then he'll just rampage some more and [[NotQuiteFlight jump away]]. Expect the attacker to be berated, possibly demoted, but just as often [[KarmaHoudini left in power and unrepentant with his tactics]]. The hugger may or may not lose their calming ability afterwards, especially if they agreed to it as a plan to attack the monster.

Candidates include: a twitchy RedShirt, the "real" love interest to the hugger who is scared/[[GreenEyedMonster jealous]], or an angry GeneralRipper who can't stomach a non-violent resolution.If this doesn't end in tears with the monster's death, then he'll just rampage some more and [[NotQuiteFlight jump away]]. Expect the attacker to be berated, possibly demoted, but just as often [[KarmaHoudini left in power and unrepentant with his tactics]]. The hugger may or may not lose their calming ability afterwards, especially if they agreed to it as a plan to attack the monster.

* Near the end of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears'', the party must fight several Eidolons to free them from the villain's control. If the party continues attacking once they come to their senses, the Eidolons will be LostForever. (Particularly frustrating if you've already put in a command prior to the CooldownHug speech popping up...)

** ''Anime/DragonBallGT'': Super Android 17 has to deal with this during his fight with Goku after Android 18 gets into his head about his true self. She reminds him that he's not a killer or a coward who listens to evil doctors' orders, which leads to Dr. Myu getting killed by 17 once he runs his mouth.

Candidates include: a twitchy RedShirt, the "real" love interest to the hugger who is scared/[[GreenEyedMonster jealous]], or an angry GeneralRipper who can't stomach a non-violent resolution. Just as often it's the ''heroes' ''plan to calm down the beast only to attack it. If this doesn't end in tears with the monster's death, then he'll just rampage some more and [[NotQuiteFlight jump away]]. Expect the attacker to be berated, possibly demoted, but just as often [[KarmaHoudini left in power and unrepentant with his tactics]]. The hugger may or may not lose their calming ability afterwards, especially if they agreed to it as a plan to attack the monster.

** Ashley (or if she died on Virmire, Kaidan) in turn goes through the exact same situation in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. Once again, the lethal option only comes up once it's clear neither side will back down.

* [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Deliberately invoked]] by [[spoiler:Aurum]] in the [[MultipleEndings Bad End]] of ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 3|AbsenceOfJustice}}''; realizing that Raspberyl's attempting a CooldownHug to stop Mao's SuperpoweredEvilSide he immediately attacks them and kills her, thus sending [[FreakOut Mao completely over the edge]].

* In a BadFuture level of DragonAgeInquisition, the [[TragicVillain Magister Alexius]] immediately surrenders to the heroes once they promise not to harm his son. Unfortunately, this timeline's version of Lelianna is broken and vengeful from years of torture, so she kills the son out of spite. Cue boss fight.

* ''Franchise/{{Gundam]]'':

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* A non-superpowered example can be found in ''{{Trigun}}.'' During the WholeEpisodeFlashback, a crazed member of the starship crew (who had just killed someone with a gun and wanted to shoot Knives next) was being calmed down by Rem, but was killed by another crew member who hadn't seen the whole ordeal and made a split-second decision to protect Rem.

* If you stretch it a little, what triggered [[Manga/DragonBall Majin Buu's]] transformation can be seen as such a scene. [[FakeUltimateHero Mr. Satan]] (Hercule in the dub) has, over a period of time (and a number of [[NoSell miserably failed]] assassination attempts), befriended Buu and, in the process, essentially defused a threat that had proved capable of beating anyone's ass it so chose. And then [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters some douchebag]] shoots Buu's puppy, followed by shooting Mr. Satan himself. HealingHands applied to both cases, but what was the rule about [[BullyingADragon what not to do again]] when someone is much more powerful than you?
** In the ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' movie ''Anime/TheTreeOfMight'', Icarus/Higher Dragon manages to calm down an Oozaru Gohan. The annoyed Turles attacks Icarus/Higher Dragon, which then causes Gohan to go back into a rage. A rage directed at Turles.
** [[Anime/DragonBallGT Super Android 17]] has to deal with this during his fight with Goku after Android 18 gets into his head about his true self. She reminds him that he's not a killer or a coward who listens to evil doctors' orders, which leads to Dr. Myu getting killed by 17 once he runs his mouth.
* Played with in volume 15 of the ''ViolinistOfHameln'' manga. The berserking monster [[spoiler: Hamel]] was calming down until a bunch of well-intentioned red shirts pelted his back with arrows; in his subsequent fury he stabbed through the first person he saw - the hugger [[spoiler: Flute]]in front of him. This was ThePlan by the MonsterClown designed to get rid of what the baddies perceived as the party's most dangerous member [[spoiler: which would be [[TeamMom Flute]] and her amazing ability to make people feel better about themselves]], but it backfired spectacularly when the hugger staggered back up and ''kept on hugging'', eventually cooling [[spoiler: Hamel]] down. The Red Shirts even apologized for screwing things up when the battle was over.
* In the Alabasta Arc of ''OnePiece'', every time it looks like the Rebel and Royal Armies are calming down and just might be able to talk things out, someone from each side starts firing again, starting up the fighting again. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that these people were planted in both armies by [[BigBad Crocodile]] [[MagnificentBastard specifically to do this.]]
* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', Shinn manages to talk Stella down from her Destroy-assisted rampage, and there is a momentary scene where they psychically hug each other... and then Stella spots the Freedom approaching, flashbacks to it shooting down Neo and goes right back to destroying everything in sight.

* In [[TearJerker episode 4]] of ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'', Mai is going into a [[PlayingWithFire fiery]] freakout due to PowerIncontinence and a very bad day, when her dad hugs her and tells her he loves her. However, we then see from another angle that he was holding a knife; he was planning to [[ShootTheDog kill her]] to stop the destruction. Things really go downhill when the bad guys attack ''him''.
** He was planning to kill her as [[DyingAsYourself the only alternative to]] her ongoing degradation into a drooling superpowered zombie he could give. Though the shock worked just as well.

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* The former TropeNamer is The Comicbook/IncredibleHulk. Every time Rick Jones, She-Hulk or any other friend or loved one is close to calming him down, someone attacks him or the person calming him down, thus making him angry again. It's [[IdiotBall usually]] [[GeneralRipper General]] [[InspectorJavert Ross.]]
* Subverted in ''UltimateAvengers''. Betty is calming down the Hulk after he pretty much beats up all of the Avengers. Captain America sees the Hulk going towards Betty and is about to attack the Hulk before Nick Fury explains the situation to Captain America. The Hulk manages to turn back into Bruce without any problems... aside from the superheroes he's already beaten up.
* A variation occurred in one issue of Creator/GrantMorrison's ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLA]]'' run. The General had just [[BodySnatcher transferred his mind]] into the body of the utterly invulnerable "Shaggy Man". Batman attempted to subdue him [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath using hypnosis]], which nearly worked against the Shaggy Man's [[AchillesHeel diminutive processing capability]] - but then {{Superman}} and a bunch of other heavy hitters plowed into the monster.
* Also, in the introductory arc for Weapon X in ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'', John Proudstar and John Proudstar (it's an AlternateHistory thing; one of them is in his home reality as ComicBook/AlphaFlight's Shaman and the other hopping around as the Exiles' Thunderbird) had nearly calmed down the Hulk, when Weapon X's {{Deadpool}} ''shot him in the head'' just to deliberately tick him off again and [[LetsYouAndHimFight start a fight]].
** And at one point in normal [[MarvelUniverse Marvel continuity]], Deadpool required some of the Hulk's blood after a gamma reactor messed up DP's HealingFactor. The Hulk had cleared off a small area of Manhattan because he was dying, and had resigned himself to the fact. Deadpool goes in, riles him up, and ''impales him on a signpost''. Got the blood, though.
** One of the most terrifying ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' 's ever involved Bruce and Rick not making it to the trench, producing a mindlink between the Hulk and Rick, with the latter terribly ill from radiation exposure. Rick repeatedly tries to warn the Hulk away-- until General Ross decides to torture Rick to draw the Hulk back into the line of fire, and he ''dies''. Prompt a Hulk rampage rarely equaled prior to WorldWarHulk, killing off a good third of the (admittedly very small at the time) hero population of the MarvelUniverse.
* At one point in ''Comicbook/TheAvengers'', the Avengers were fighting a villain. Just as she was giving up, [[JerkAss Yellowjacket]] blasted her, renewing the fight. This led to Yellowjacket's court-martial, which indirectly led to Hank Pym (Yellowjacket's secret identity) hitting his wife, Janet van Dyne-Pym, aka the Wasp. This has become a defining moment for both heroes.
** Interestingly, this did actually happen somewhat by accident -- Pym genuinely hadn't been paying attention for a few crucial moments because his weapon was malfunctioning and he was busy trying to fix it.
*** Funny thing is that Cap kicked him off for "recklessness". Seems like a real DoubleStandard for a team with Iron Man on it.
** Also in ''Comicbook/TheAvengers'', this happened frequently to arch-villain Ultron due to his twisted "family tree" among the Avengers. Creator/KurtBusiek's 'Ultron Unlimited' storyline subverted this by having the Vision offer Ultron a hand of friendship in one panel, the rescue team Avengers charging into Ultron's lair in the next panel... then, after the page turn, Ultron blasts the Vision in the face before the rescue team arrives.
* Happened once in ''Comicbook/{{Spider-Man}}'' when the Molten Man went after his step-sister, Liz Osborn (wife of Harry Osborn). Spider-Man showed up to stop him, enraging Molten Man and greatly annoying Harry, who had almost managed to talk the guy down before Spider-Man came blundering in and ruining things.
* Happened in the penultimate chapter of the ComicBook/XMen's (in)famous [[ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga Dark Phoenix Saga]]. Jean Grey had gone completely [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Dark Phoenix]], [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroyed a solar system]], and [[FaceHeelTurn trashed her entire team.]] Twice. Cue Cyclops, the last X-Man standing, and a truly touching IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight speech, fueled by ThePowerOfLove. She almost seems to be willing to come around... when she gets brain-blasted from behind by Professor X. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job breaking it, Mentor.]]
** To be fair, ''it actually worked''. The Professor had a psionic battle with the Dark Phoenix [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind in the center of Jean's mind]] and won, [[ThePowerofFriendship with Jean's help]], bringing her back to normal. Then the Shi'ar Majestrix appear, mighty pissed off that Jean destroyed a solar system, and decide she has to die. The Professor at least calls for a trial by battle between the X-Men and the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. The X-Men are getting owned and Cyclops and Jean are the only ones left, until the Imperial Guard attacks them at once and one manages to hit Cyclops. That's when Jean has a ''massive'' FreakOut and ''completely'' flips the script, bringing back the Dark Phoenix. At this point, Jean could've wiped out Imperial Guard with literally nothing more than a passing thought, but she realizes that if she unleashed that power she wouldn't stop with them. (Official WhatIf stories have shown that she would've [[ApocalypseHow destroyed the entire universe]].) So before she completely reverts to Dark Phoenix...[[HeroicSacrifice she kills herself]].

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* ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951'' could be considered the trope maker if not the UrExample.
* After Hogarth calmed ''TheIronGiant'', the communist-fearing Agent Mansley called in a ''nuclear strike'' on a ''town full of people.'' The very second ''after'' it's no longer needed. Cue [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice on the Giant's part]] to save the town.

* ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''. Just when Logan managed to calm down the Phoenix (Jean Grey), the military's reinforcements arrive and despite his "[[BigNo NO!]]" start firing [[DepletedPhlebotinumShells anti-mutant needles]] at her. Cue Dark Phoenix blasting everyone to shreds.
** It's worth noting that in that scene, Jean had been in a majorly unstable state thanks to the Phoenix but hadn't actually ''fought'' during the Alcatraz battle... until the military's attack, which made her snap.

* In ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', Spider-Man almost manages to talk down Electro and convince him to come with him and get help. Despite the police telling everyone to stand down, a sniper shoots Electro anyway (Electro had stepped into water and accidentaly discharged. The sniper thought he was making a move). Electro goes completely berserk and he thinks Spider-Man was setting him up, causing him to hate the hero.

* Used in Professor Branestawn's Treasure Hunt, with the Diddituptite Islanders. The Professor had realized both that the Diddituptites were renowned for both being [[ImAHumanitarian cannibals]] and having a Feast dance - which the Professor happened to know. Then Colonel Dedshott arrived with the sailors on the ship (long story) and a massive fight broke out. However, it was all happily resolved in the end.

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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' ("Robot"). Sarah Jane Smith just had the KillerRobot calmed down when Sergeant Benton appeared in the doorway and, naturally thinking his friend was [[DamselInDistress about to be attacked]], opened fire with his submachine gun. Benton was rather miffed at Sarah's lack of gratitude.
** In the series episode The Doctor's Daughter, [[spoiler:just after the Doctor and his companions convince the two sides of a war that they can be friends, and share the thing they've been fighting for, the [[GeneralRipper leader of the humans]] shoots the title character, although she ultimately survives.]]
** Happens in ''Cold War'' when the Doctor and Clara encounter a frozen Ice Warrior on a russian submarine. As Ice Warriors have a reputation for being honorable warriors (and this in particular is their greatest war hero, and also possibly the last survivor of his people) he proceeds to very, ''very'' gently talk sense into him, avoiding any hostile action... when a russian sailor steps in and tries to take down the alien with an electric shocker. Predictably, the Ice Warrior regards this as a declaration of war and vows to annihilate all of humanity in response.
* At the end of the ''Series/StargateSG1'' episode [[spoiler: ''Menace'']] Daniel has just calmed down a mostly-innocent but [[SuperPowerMeltdown unfortunately powerful]] girl who is also incidentally [[spoiler: the creator of the Replicators]], possibly convincing her to call off her "toys" when Jack bursts in and shoots her. Subverted in that it's debatable how likely a good resolution would have been no matter what Daniel did. Also, [[spoiler: the Replicators are all destroyed after this. It is unclear whether she had them self-destruct, or if they did so ''because'' Jack shot her]].
* One episode of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' features a paranoid schizophrenic taking hostages on a train because of his delusions. Agent Reid, whose mother is mentally ill, makes a connection with him and seems to be about to talk him down...when one of the other hostages non-fatally shoots him.

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* An early scene in ''[[DeadToRights Dead to Rights: Retribution]]'' has Jack Slate and his dad attempting to calm down a couple of Union thugs and "just talk." Cue [[WellIntentionedExtremist Redwater]] and his team suddenly shooting the thugs down and provoking a huge firefight.

* Ashley Williams in ''Franchise/MassEffect'' gets accused of doing this a lot - if you take too long to talk Wrex down on Virmire, she will kill him. However, if you have enough points in Charm or Intimidate or have done Wrex's family armor quest, it's easy to talk him down - Ashley only steps in if you tell her to or there's no other solution.

* In ''VisualNovel/CorpsePartyIf: PAST END'', it's the TragicMonster who initiates the hug in the first place, followed by [[spoiler:Yoshiki]] taking advantage of this to [[spoiler:run them both through]].

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* ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob:'' Just after Bob has convinced Galatea ''not'' to throw her formula into a giant vat of peanut butter and produce an unstoppable army of monsters, Agent Jerry [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20080726.html shoots]] the test tube and [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20080729.html sends it all spilling into the vat anyway.]]

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* A variation from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': in "Over a Barrel," the buffalo and the Apple-loosan settlers are caught up in a land dispute, with the buffalo chief Thunder Hooves promising to trample the entire town at high noon. Just as the clock strikes twelve, Little Strongheart convinces the chief not to go through with it, and the ponies heave a sigh of relief...only for Chief Thunder Hooves to be riled up again by Pinkie Pie reprising a song from earlier in the episode that he disliked.
** A song that, ironically enough, was trying to convince him ''not'' to attack the town in spite of the fact that it wasn't even necessary anymore.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes,'', in the episode "Everything is Wonderful," Hank Pym is trying to talk down Simon Williams (who [[DespairEventHorizon let himself be turned into an energy being]] to get revenge on [[IronMan Tony Stark]]). He just about gets Simon to stand down when Stark busts in, repulsors blazing. Made doubly tragic in that had Tony [[PoorCommunicationKills simply told Simon]] why he bought out Williamstech in the first place, none of it would have happened.
** In Tony's defense, he tried to tell Simon earlier. A few times. Simon just wouldn't listen.

* Ron Artest, who was well known for his tough attitude on the court, got into an altercation at the end of a game, and rather than letting it escalate, he lay down on the scorer's table. A fan took this opportunity to throw a drink on Artest, which led to him going berserk and charging into the stands.
** And pounding on the wrong guy.
*** And setting the Pacers back nearly a decade.

* Jean and Connie attempt a verbal one on [[spoiler: Reiner and Bertolt]] in ''AttackOnTitan'', though how successful it ultimately might have been remains unknown because Erwin interrupts with a suicidal ZergRush.

* In ''Fanfic/TheBridge'', Monster X gets taken over by Kaizer Ghidorah and goes on a rampage. Gigan [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight approaches and reminds him of his friends]]. Just as it starts to work, King Ghidorah attacks them both.

** [[Anime/DragonBallGT Super Android 17]] has to deal with this during his fight with Goku after Android 18 gets into his head about his true self. She reminds him that he's not a killer or a coward who listens to evil doctors' orders, which leads to Dr. Myu getting killed by 17 once he runs his mouth. However, when 17 gets ready to continue the fight, which is already stupid enough, instead of giving him the AndThenWhat moment that would spark his HeelFaceTurn, [[WhatAnIdiot 18 is still so upset about Krillin's death that she obliges his request for battle without a second thought.]] This a rare case in that the trigger-happy idiot invoking this trope is the same person appearing to serve as the NonMaliciousMonster's MoralityChain in the first place.

* In ''Film/ChildrenOfMen'', the [[PuttingOnTheReich British infantry]] and the [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized Uprising]] stop fighting once they hear the cry of the first baby born after the [[DepopulationBomb global calamity that rendered the humanity infertile]]. True to this trope, some idiot restarts the carnage.
** With a rocket launcher, no less.

* Happened in the penultimate chapter of the Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'s (in)famous DarkPhoenixSaga. Jean Grey had gone completely [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Dark Phoenix]], [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroyed a solar system]], and [[FaceHeelTurn trashed her entire team.]] Twice. Cue Cyclops, the last X-Man standing, and a truly touching IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight speech, fueled by ThePowerOfLove. She almost seems to be willing to come around... when she gets brain-blasted from behind by Professor X. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job breaking it, Mentor.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes,'', in the episode "Everything is Wonderful," Hank Pym is trying to talk down Simon Williams (who [[DespairEventHorizon let himself be turned into an energy being]] to get revenge on [[IronMan Tony Stark]]). He just about gets Simon to stand down when Stark busts in, repulsors blazing. Made doubly tragic in that had Tony [[PoorCommunicationKills simply told Simon]] why he bought out Williamstech in the first place, none of it would have happened.

[[folder: Real Life]]

* In ''GundamSEEDDestiny'', Shinn manages to talk Stella down from her Destroy-assisted rampage, and there is a momentary scene where they psychically hug each other... and then Stella spots the Freedom approaching, flashbacks to it shooting down Neo and goes right back to destroying everything in sight.

* A variation occurred in one issue of Creator/GrantMorrison's ''[[JusticeLeague JLA]]'' run. The General had just [[BodySnatcher transferred his mind]] into the body of the utterly invulnerable "Shaggy Man". Batman attempted to subdue him [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath using hypnosis]], which nearly worked against the Shaggy Man's [[AchillesHeel diminutive processing capability]] - but then {{Superman}} and a bunch of other heavy hitters plowed into the monster.

** [[DragonBallGT Super Android 17]] has to deal with this during his fight with Goku after Android 18 gets into his head about his true self. She reminds him that he's not a killer or a coward who listens to evil doctors' orders, which leads to Dr. Myu getting killed by 17 once he runs his mouth. However, when 17 gets ready to continue the fight, which is already stupid enough, instead of giving him the AndThenWhat moment that would spark his HeelFaceTurn, [[WhatAnIdiot 18 is still so upset about Krillin's death that she obliges his request for battle without a second thought.]] This a rare case in that the trigger-happy idiot invoking this trope is the same person appearing to serve as the NonMaliciousMonster's MoralityChain in the first place.

* A variation occurred in one issue of GrantMorrison's ''[[JusticeLeague JLA]]'' run. The General had just [[BodySnatcher transferred his mind]] into the body of the utterly invulnerable "Shaggy Man". Batman attempted to subdue him [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath using hypnosis]], which nearly worked against the Shaggy Man's [[AchillesHeel diminutive processing capability]] - but then {{Superman}} and a bunch of other heavy hitters plowed into the monster.