History Main / SpitefulSpit

* In the ''{{Safehold}}'' series by David Webber: [[spoiler: Gwylym Manthyr is the last of his crew to be tortured to death on a rack, and his voice has been taken by months of ColdBloodedTorture. So when [[CompleteMonster Grand Inquisitor Zhaspahr Clyntahn]] performs his 'cow the heretic' act before the crowd, [[KickTheDog knowing Manthyr can't speak]], Manthyr [[SpitefulSpit finds a way.]] And as [[DyingMomentOfAwesome he dies, he gets to savor the look on the Grand Inquisitors face]].]]

* The mere ''mention'' of the other person's name

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* [[spoiler: Bertha, Rochester's insane wife]] in ''JaneEyre'' does this to the titular character.

* In ''TheProducers'', Bialystock and Bloom briefly wear swastika armlets in order to appease Liebkind, then put them in a rubbish bin as soon as they are out on the street and spit on them before putting the lid on.

* AlanDeanFoster's StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel ''SplinterOfTheMindsEye''. Captain-Supervisor Grammel insults the Yuzzem by saying that they stink. One of the Yuzzem retaliates by spitting a blob of saliva and hitting him on the back of the neck. Later, when Leia takes up Luke's lightsaber to fight [[spoiler: ''Darth Vader'' - yes, she is a {{Badass}}]], and he laughs at her, she spits at him.

* In one episode of ''{{Bones}}'', the Perp Of The Week was caught because he spit on the victim after he killed him, so they were able to trace his DNA.

* In ''GameOfThrones'', [[BoisterousBruiser Greatjon Umber]] makes his thoughts on the succession crisis clear:

* ''TogainuNoChi''; Akira spits at Shiki during one encounter on his route. Shiki is merely amused by his defiance.

* In the ''{{Area 88}}'' manga, Taeko spits in Kanzaki's face when she has him arrested for tax evasion. Taeko was furious at Kanzaki for trying to have her murdered and for manipulating Ryoko into a narrowly averted {{scarpia ultimatum}}.

* In ''{{The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp}}'' (1943) Kaunitz, who had been a German prisoner of war during the Boer War, has published accusations that [[TruthInTelevision the British have committed atrocities in South Africa]]; when the film's English hero, Candy, calls him out on it, Kaunitz spits in his face, and [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified Candy punches him.]]

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* In the ''LooneyTunes'' "Duck Soup to Nuts", Daffy plays on hunter Porky's sympathies by asking to say goodbye to his family. As if on cue, a group of sobbing ducks shuffles in[[spoiler: - it was on cue, as they're Daffy's hired cronies]]. The little one at the end stops and gives a guilty-looking Porky a contemptuous lookover, then spits at his feet.

* In the ''{{Area 88}}'' manga, Taeko spits in Kanzaki's face [[spoiler: when she has him arrested for tax evasion. Taeko was '''furious''' at Kanzaki for trying to have her murdered and for trying to manipulate Ryoko into a {{scarpia ultimatum}}.]]

* ''TotalRecall''. Cohaagen is about to have Melina's personality overwritten. He tells her "We're having you fixed. You're going to be respectful, compliant, and appreciative, the way a woman should be." She spits in his face.

* In ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' (1943) Kaunitz, who had been a German prisoner of war during the Boer War, has published accusations that [[TruthInTelevision the British have committed atrocities in South Africa]]; when the film's English hero, Candy, calls him out on it, Kaunitz spits in his face, and [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified Candy punches him.]]

* ''{{X-Men}} Origins Wolverine'' has the chieftain spitting on William Stryker's face when he refuses to tell him where a rock came from.

* In ''KatekyoHitmanReborn'' Gamma reveals to Gokudera [[spoiler: that the Tenth Vongola Boss was gunned down in plain view of many of his subordinates]]. Gokudera then dives into a fight with Gamma he definitely won't win. When he loses Gamma tortures him for information and Gokudera responds by spitting in his face.

* In ''FanFic/WinterWar'', Ikkaku spits on the floor when explaining that Ichimaru Gin has taken control of Seireitei and is calling himself "soutaichou".

* ''{{Series/CSI}}'': Dr. Langston gets a massive blob of phlem on the side of his face in the episode showing his first day after trying to assure a boy who turned his junkie mother in that he did the right thing.

* ''{{Series/Angel}}'': While on the receiving end of a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, Faith [[DefiantToTheEnd hocks a loogie of]] [[BloodFromTheMouth her own blood]] in The Beast's face.

* In ''TheMerchantOfVenice'', Shylock notes that Anton would literally spit on him as a way of showing contempt.

* Very common in ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' when Fantine has been arrested and Valjean comes to her rescue, she reminds him that he wouldn't listen to her when she worked for him, so he's directly responsible for her plight now. Cue spit. (This also is in the novel.)

* ''VideoGame/{{inFamous}} 2'' would have Nix doing this to Bertrand [[spoiler:after he dies as the Behemoth]].

** In "Bart the Murderer", Bart's actions are depicted in "Blood on the Blackboard: The Bart Simpson Story". In the TV movie "Skinner" spits on "Bart", who says that wasn't smart as he fires a gun.

* In the [[Safehold How Firm a Foundation]] by David Webber: [[spoiler: Gwylym Manthyr is the last of his crew to be tortured to death on a rack, and his voice has been taken by months of ColdBloodedTorture. So when [[CompleteMonster Grand Inquisitor Zhaspahr Clyntahn]] performs his 'cow the heretic' act before the crowd, [[KickTheDog knowing Manthyr can't speak]], Manthyr [[SpitefulSpit finds a way.]] And as [[DyingMomentOfAwesome he dies, he gets to savor the look on the Grand Inquisitors face]].]]