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Compare KarmicJackpot, EarnYourHappyEnding (the ending-specific variant of this trope) and contrast with TeamRocketWins.

* On April 14, 2022, Bly Sky Studios realized an animation to commemorate the ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' Franchise move from the studio to Disney. The animation was about Scrat not only finding an acorn and not losing it, but also allowed to eat it in peace.

* For much of ''Fanfic/{{Daemorphing}}'', Tom is only slightly better-off than in canon. [[NotHisSled He's freed, sure,]] but he has bipolar disorder brought on by years of brain damage, regularly gets into fights with the other human refugees, and [[spoiler:accidentally-on-purpose becomes a [[ShapeshifterModeLock nothlit]]]]. Near the end of the series, though, he gets a girlfriend. Even Jake is surprised to see him be happy for once.

** In the "negative episodes", while Fluttershy's Woobie and ExtremeDoormat status from canon are still played for dark comedy and she still gets no respect from most ponies (not to mention she doesn't even get to show up till ''episode eight''), she does get some "minor victories" here and there: in the episode covering the events of "Stare Master" she manages to assert herself better than at any previous point in the series and ends up having a relatively pleasant night with the CMC and [[ItMakesSenseInContext a eldritch being]] and in the episode covering "Sonic Rainboom" shows that despite their flaws, she and Rainbow Dash ''do'' sincerely see each other as friends. Flutters even seemed to finally start [[GrewASpine growing a spine before the series got cancelled]], and she gets to tell off Twilight while drunk after the gala. (Not that Twilight cares, but still.)
** The Episode of the original covering "Owls Well That Ends Well", is basically BreatherEpisode about [[JerkassWoobie Twilight]] and [[BeleagueredAssistant Spike]] hanging around the library with each other, that shows that they do genuinely care about each other, even if they don't show it often.

** Luna is finally accepted by Ponyville, at the end of "Utter Lunacy". Though zigzagged, as she doesn't no how exactly that happened and the episode ends on her being utterly confused.
** Spike, who is treated like a slave by his clingy "adopted mother"/owner Twilight on top of being a general ButtMonkey. But unlike Twilight, The Mane Six ''actually showed up'' for his birthday. Also, he occasionally gets away with making a snide remark at Twilight.

*** After (accidentally) saving a child in a well, she is briefly treated as a hero. She also went for ice cream with Scootaloo later on, who herself is the NoRespectGuy in the CMC.

*** Soarin accepting her as his adopted daughter, after going her whole life without a parental figure who genuinely loved her.

** Creator/HenryCavill was '''[[ButtMonkey infamous]]''' for getting snubbed on getting major roles from various studios in favor of other actors, most notably by Creator/RobertPattinson for the role as Edward Cullen in the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' film series (which even surprised series creator Creator/StephenieMeyer, who initially thought that Cavill fit the bill better). That all changed when Zack Snyder hired him to play Superman in ''Film/ManOfSteel''.
** Wonder Woman ''finally'' getting to appear in a live-action film after years of the movie project going nowhere - especially considering that Warner Bros. executives were on the fence about letting her have a movie, leading to the now infamous Tweet from Brett White about how DC didn't want to do Wonder Woman because it was too confusing, while Marvel was working on ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', which has a raccoon using machine guns. Taken even further once it was confirmed that she would be getting a standalone film before Marvel could release [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 a female-led movie.]] And ''Film/WonderWoman2017'' became the most acclaimed of the DCEU flicks and a massive box office hit.
** The story goes that Creator/BenAffleck was vying to be Batman during the period between ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' and ''Film/BatmanBegins'', but because of the DevelopmentHell he took on ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' as the closest thing. His career tanking from ''Film/{{Gigli}}'' didn't help, either. Even after rebuilding his career by being both actor and director, he admitted to being surprised when he was approached to be Batman because he was getting older and couldn't play a 20-something or 30-something Batman, and was delighted to learn they were going in the ''[[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns Dark Knight Returns]]'' direction for ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''. Unfortunately, after ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'', it went south because Affleck ended up going back to rehab, and had to give up the cape and cowl as well the director's chair for ''The Batman''.

** In the late 1880's the [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Louisville Colonels]] became the doormats they would be throughout the 1890's (which contributed to the team being contracted away after the 1899 season). However there was a bright spot in 1890, when they won the American Association pennant (with 88 wins and 44 losses, and the second-place Columbus Solons were ten games behind at 79-55) and tied the World Series with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms[[labelnote:*]]now the Los Angeles Dodgers[[/labelnote]]. Bonus points since the previous season they'd been at the bottom of the Associaton at 27-111.

* Parsee Mizuhashi from the ''VideoGame/TouhouProject'' is a literal GreenEyedMonster taken to its logical conclusion: She is DrivenByEnvy, [[EmotionEater jealousy sustains her]] and her power to [[HatePlague make other people envious]] [[PowerBornOfMadness is born from her own jealousy of them.]] Everything in her existence revolves around this misery, around how she's physically incapable of being content with what she has and always envies others for what what they have that she does not... In the fandom she's most commonly shipped with the [[AmazonianBeauty drop-dead gorgeous]] and [[WorldsStrongestWoman incredibly strong]] Yuugi Hoshiguma... Of course, Parsee still cannot be happy with what she has and will always find some way to sour her own fortune, but at least Yuugi is always there to support her.

Compare KarmicJackpot, EarnYourHappyEnding (where this moment happens at the end of a story) and contrast with TeamRocketWins.

Compare KarmicJackpot, EarnYourHappyEnding. Contrast with TeamRocketWins.

** The following season had Richmond win the premiership, having last won in 1980. They were up against heavy favorites Adelaide, who had placed first on the ladder for the 2017, and scored OneHundredAndEight against Adelaide's 60, [[CurbStompBattle even going as far as to deny them a goal in the second quarter]]. Richmond would win again in 2019 and 2020 against Greater Western Sydney and Geelong, respectively, and Adelaide got the wooden spoon in 2020.

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Mj3i-TLaw Apple -- Frankie's Holiday]]''. [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Frankenstein's Monster]] goes to a nearby town to try and celebrate with the people via caroling. However, their inevitable fear of him, combined with his awkwardness, nearly sends him over the DespairEventHorizon... until one little girl decides to back him up, soon followed by all of the now-encouraged townspeople. And FM, finally getting his ultimate Christmas gift -- acceptance -- can only invoke TearsOfJoy.

** The following season had Richmond win the premiership, having last won in 1980. They were up against heavy favorites Adelaide, who had placed first on the ladder for the 2017, and scored OneHundredAndEight against Adelaide's 60, [[CurbStompBattle even going as far as to deny them a goal in the second quarter]]. Richmond would win again in 2019 against Greater Western Sydney, and Adelaide got the wooden spoon in 2020.

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** The following season had Richmond win the premiership, having last won in 1980. They were up against heavy favorites Adelaide, who had placed first on the ladder for the 2017, and scored OneHundredAndEight against Adelaide's 60, [[CurbStompBattle even going as far as to deny them a goal in the second quarter]].

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* In a rare example of a [[KickTheSonOfABitch son of a bitch]] being thrown a bone, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, after years of posthumous abuse, including being hung upside down and uncerainty about the disposal of his remains, was ultimately buried in a crypt in his hometown of Predannio—the only posthumous honor to ever be accorded to the dictator who inspired Hitler's twelve-year reign of terror over Germany.

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPcsYGriEs Apple -- Frankie's Holiday]]''. [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Frankenstein's Monster]] goes to a nearby town to try and celebrate with the people via caroling. However, their inevitable fear of him, combined with his awkwardness, nearly sends him over the DespairEventHorizon... until one little girl decides to back him up, soon followed by all of the now-encouraged townspeople. And FM, finally getting his ultimate Christmas gift -- acceptance -- can only invoke TearsOfJoy.

* [[SelfDemonstrating/SpriteBoy This is the entire point of my fanon portrayal, folks! Thank you, fans, for making me feel recognized!]]

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* When ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' was being developed, plenty of ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' fans were hoping for [[WolfMan Jon Talbain]] to be a playable character after not being playable for any of them. While that unfortunately never happened, Ryoma Niitsuma, the developer of the game and it's [[UpdatedRerelease update, ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'']], did say that [[WhatCouldHaveBeen had there been more development time]], [[http://iplaywinner.com/news/2010/10/23/niitsuma-disconfirms-characters-for-mvc3-but-gives-some-hope.html Jon would have been his pick for the series' fourth rep]]. At the very least, his fans were given some compensation with [[VideoGame/{{Okami}} Amaterasu]] getting an [[https://i2.wp.com/shoryuken.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ammy.jpg alternate DLC costume that has her looking like Talbain in Ultimate]].

** ''WesternAnimation/It's Magic, Charlie Brown'' throws two bones at Charlie Brown after Snoopy makes him disappear. When Charlie Brown sees Lucy playing with her football, he takes the opportunity to kick it from her and then ''taunt her about it''. Later on after Snoopy brings him back, Lucy tells him he can't prove that he kicked the football. Snoopy retaliates by suspending her in midair and leaves, happily skipping away with together with Charlie Brown.

** ''It's Magic, Charlie Brown'' throws two bones at Charlie Brown after Snoopy makes him disappear. When Charlie Brown sees Lucy playing with her football, he takes the opportunity to kick it from her and then ''taunt her about it''. Later on after Snoopy brings him back, Lucy tells him he can't prove that he kicked the football. Snoopy retaliates by suspending her in midair and leaves, happily skipping away with together with Charlie Brown.