History Main / RoaringRampageofRescue

When a loved one has been kidnapped by the BigBad or his {{Mooks}}, sometimes the protagonist has no time or inclination for negotiation. In this case expect them to utilise their skills, experience, determination and connections and go to any lengths in order to rescue said loved one. Without a doubt, copious amounts of violence and mayhem will ensue. Expect them to be fueled either by UnstoppableRage or TranquilFury. Their drive to save their loved one will almost necessarily make them TheDeterminator. May involve a PreAsskickingOneLiner.

Subtrope of BigDamnHeroes.

* ''Series/TheATeam'', "[[Recap/TheATeamS2E21DeadlyManuevers Deadly Manuevers]]". [[WronglyAccused Not having the option of calling in the police]], Hannibal goes after the mercenaries who kidnapped his team himself. He ties the stick of a jeep so that it will drive over the explosives as a distraction, cuts through the roof, and kicks in the door to the room where the others are being held.

* ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire's'' third season finale, ''Margate Sands'', features Richard Harrow going on a truly epic rampage in which he kills at least ten of Rosetti's men, in order to retrieve Tommy (the young son of his best friend). The last of Rosetti's men makes the mistake of putting a gun to Tommy's head. It does him no good whatsoever.

* ''Series/{{Chuck}}'': Sarah in "Chuck Versus the Phase Three" when Chuck [[spoiler: gets kidnapped]]. Chuck in the season 4 finale when Sarah is [[spoiler: poisoned]].
* Mac on ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' when Christine is taken. Several guys get roughed up, at least one person gets shot, and Mac plays Russian Roulette with another - though it's later revealed [[FalseRoulette he never put the bullet into the revolver's chamber, he only pretended to.]]

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E12BadWolf "Bad Wolf"]]:

** The entire premise of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar "A Good Man Goes to War"]] is the rescue of Amy and Rory's baby.
** And [[Recap/DoctorWho2013CSTheTimeOfTheDoctor "The Time of the Doctor"]] takes this trope to the ultimate extreme: the Doctor rescues ''the entire Time Lord race'' by battling ''all'' of the worst enemies he's ever accrued across his 1100 year-plus life through twelve incarnations for '''900 years'''.
* In the Creator/{{NBC}}'s 2013 ''Series/{{Dracula|2013}}'' series, Renfield is kidnapped and tortured for information. After sunset, when Grayson is finally able to go out to find him, the results (for the captors) are not pretty.
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': When Mal is captured by Niska in "War Stories", the entire crew comes together (including Wash, who was the other guy captured and was rescued by Zoe) and engages in a StormingTheCastle assault.

* Since the very start of season two of ''Series/IntoTheBadlands'', Sunny's sole mission was to be reunited with Veil and their newborn child. Once he learned that the Widow had sold Veil out and [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe she was forced to marry]] [[BigBad Quinn]], [[TheDeterminator it only fueled Sunny more]], even knowing [[OneManArmy how dangerously outnumbered he'd be.]]
* ''Series/{{JAG}}'': In "Going after Francesca", while in Italy, Chegwidden's daughter has been kidnapped and he essentially does a ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight with Harm by procuring weapons through Navy channels under the false pretense that they are meant for "target practice".

* In the ''Series/StargateSG1'' episode "Into the Fire", General Hammond asks for volunteers to rescue SG-1, but is stopped by every available member of Stargate Command stepping forward to volunteer. He picks out the best of the best and sends them off to rescue SG-1. And it is awesome.
** And again in "Stronghold", this time with the rest of SG-1 and several other teams going off to rescue Teal'c from Ba'al.
--->'''Landry''': Teal'c is family. I don't like people screwing with my family.\\
'''Mitchell''': We're with you, sir.\\
'''Landry''': Let's bring him home.
* In the season 2 finale, final scene, of ''Series/WhatWeDoInTheShadows2019'' [[spoiler: Guillermo saves Nandor, Nadja, and Laszlo from the vampiric counsel, slaying a theater full of vampires.]]

* ''Film/{{Commando}}'' has Arnie rescuing his daughter, in true PapaWolf fashion.

* ''Fanfic/TheSpectacularSpiderManLostInGotham'': PlayedForLaughs in "Kidnapped... Again". Because the criminals who kidnapped Tim and Duke were really stupid, Spider-Man and Red Hood both make [[DynamicEntry explosive entrances]] that scare everyone in the room (except Duke and Tim, of course).

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9208791/1/Snow-Blind Snow Blind]]'': After an ambush from the Purple Dragons leaves Donatello temporarily blinded and severely injured, he's kidnapped by a vigilante. Raphael, using the tracking program on his brother's phone, breaks into the vigilante's apartment to get to Donnie. [[spoiler:At least, that's what Don thinks; the vigilante was actually Raphael all along. He kidnapped Don so he could treat his injuries without revealing his secret identity (knowing Don would be mad at him for his solo crime-fighting).]]

* The robot chicken in ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' himself in the 100th episode, also goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge over [[spoiler: the mad scientist who created him, for kidnapping his wife and subjecting her to the same torture that he went through]].

** Monkey D. Luffy on several occasions, notably in Arlong Park (on [[spoiler:Nami's]] behalf), Enies Lobby (for [[spoiler:Nico Robin]]), and Marineford (to interrupt [[spoiler: his brother Ace's execution]]). Expect him to yell (either yelling the ArcVillain's [[SayMyName name]], or just plain yelling), perform at least one FoeTossingCharge accompanied by a [[RapidFireFisticuffs Gum-Gum Gatling]], and seriously kick ass in general.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Luffy on several occasions, notably in Arlong Park (on [[spoiler:Nami's]] behalf), Enies Lobby (for [[spoiler:Nico Robin]]), and Marineford (to interrupt [[spoiler: his brother Ace's execution]]). Expect him to yell (either yelling the ArcVillain's [[SayMyName name]], or just plain yelling), perform at least one FoeTossingCharge accompanied by a [[RapidFireFisticuffs Gum-Gum Gatling]], and seriously kick ass in general.
** In the beginning of the Final Arc, Captain Coby (the kid that Luffy met back in Chapter 2!) is kidnapped by Blackbeard [[spoiler:(or rather, Coby traded himself for a battleship that Blackbeard had captured)]]. The result of this is that [[spoiler:Sword, a top-secret division of Marines who are no longer "official" Marines]], the crew he's a part of, as well as his mentor, Vice-Admiral Garp (who just happens to be Luffy's grandfather), launch a raid on Blackbeard's headquarters in order to save him. [[spoiler:They succeed, and also free a bunch of slaves to boot - but Garp himself orders them to leave him behind when he's pinned down and is later declared Missing in Action, his fate unknown]].

* The Shaw Brothers film, ''Film/TheRescue1971'', which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a group of Ming-dynasty warriors banding together to rescue a captured Minister from a fortress swarming with Mongol soldiers. [[spoiler: They ultimately fails, but the Minister, moments before his death, wrote a "Song of Uprightness" in a scroll to be given to the FinalGirl heroine, who then escapes and delivers said scroll to the patriots, inspiring them to continue fighting for a good cause]].