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* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' story ''ComicBook/OperationGalacticStorm'' sees ComicBook/IronMan grab onto this for all its worth. Granted, a few things like snapping at Sersi out of fear her powers could screw with his armor is justified, but other things like leaving Captain America behind and zapping Hawkeye for objecting, aren't. Then there's his murderous rage towards the Supreme Intelligence and the fact Tony led half of the Avengers on a mission to kill it. Tellingly, as part of the damage control ''ComicBook/AvengersForever'' did to ''ComicBook/TheCrossing'', it was retconned that ''Galactic Storm'' was the true start of Immortus/"Kang"'s brainwashing of Tony into a ManchurianAgent, mostly to given Tony xenophobia to try to get the Avengers out of the conflict and ''that''[='=]s what resulted in Tony's jackassery and murder boner for the Supreme Intelligence.

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* Captain Archer from ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' played around with the JerkAss ball in the episode "A Night In Sickbay", rudely dismissing the idea of the Kreetassans being insulted because Porthos relieved himself on a tree (the fact that he brought his dog on a strange alien planet is a bit looney in itself), whining because they won't give them the plasma Injector that they need without him apologizing first, threatening to whiz on their trees himself, and berating everybody around him.

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* Captain Archer from ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' played around with the JerkAss Jerkass ball in the episode "A Night In Sickbay", rudely dismissing the idea of the Kreetassans being insulted because Porthos relieved himself on a tree (the fact that he brought his dog on a strange alien planet is a bit looney in itself), whining because they won't give them the plasma Injector that they need without him apologizing first, threatening to whiz on their trees himself, and berating everybody around him.him.
* ''Series/{{Wishbone}}'': Joe Talbot, Wishbone's owner, is generally a LovableJock, but in some episodes, he'll get handed the Jerkass ball to reflect the theme of the story being adapted, e.g. in "Golden Retrieved", which adapts ''Literature/SilasMarner'', he gets so obsessed with his new bike that he ignores Wishbone till he realizes he's lost.
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[[caption-width-right:350:No wonder [[ComicBook/Superboy]] becomes a [[{{Superdickery}} dick]] in the future.]]

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* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': ''Superman: Distant Fires'' had [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] not only become arrogant and power-hungry, but the main villain of the comic, trying to kill Superman for leadership. Keep in mind that Captain Marvel is usually one of the more kindly DC Superheroes. Though then again, this was an independent comic and was never canon.

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** In ''ComicBook/AdventureComics'' #267, the three founders of the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes learn about Superboy apparently going on a rampage, destroying an aircraft-carrier as well as several military and civilian facilities. Rather than asking him about it -or taking advantage of Saturn Girl's telepathy and probing Superboy's mind subtly-, the trio assume that Superboy has become an outlaw and try to ruin his reputation before capturing him.
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''Superman: Distant Fires'' had [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] not only become arrogant and power-hungry, but the main villain of the comic, trying to kill Superman for leadership. Keep in mind that Captain Marvel is usually one of the more kindly DC Superheroes. Though then again, this was an independent comic and was never canon.
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** Bernadette starts grabbing it in later seasons, becoming increasingly shrill and bossy, particularly towards Howard. Then there's that episode where her CompetitionFreak tendencies surface, like yelling at Leonard so much during a scavenger hunt she set off an asthma attack.

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** Bernadette starts grabbing it in later seasons, becoming increasingly shrill and bossy, mean, particularly towards Howard. Then there's that episode where her CompetitionFreak tendencies surface, like yelling at Leonard so much during a scavenger hunt she set off an asthma attack.

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