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* Comicbook/{{Spider-Man}} can save J. Jonah Jameson, JJJ's family, and indeed the whole city of New York all day long if he likes; next morning, the ''Daily Bugle'' headlines are still going to be reading "Threat or Menace?"

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* Comicbook/{{Spider-Man}} can save J. Jonah Jameson, JJJ's family, and indeed the whole city of New York all day long if he likes; next morning, the ''Daily Bugle'' headlines are still going to be reading "Threat "[[MaliciousSlander Threat or Menace?"Menace]]?"



**** Actually, JJJ clearly stated that he was ''jealous'' of Spider-Man, all the way back in the tenth issue.

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**** Actually, JJJ clearly stated that he was ''jealous'' ''[[GreenEyedMonster jealous]]'' of Spider-Man, all the way back in the tenth issue.




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* In JohnCWright's ''The Golden Age'', the amnesiac Phaethon hears himself denounced as ungrateful and later learns that he is suing to have his father declared dead after his father had died to save him and been revived from a noumenal recording. [[spoiler:Still later, he recovers his memory. He learns that his dying father had asked him to do something and pledged him monetary support so he could do it; he was suing to get the money to carry out his father's LastRequest.]]

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* Hell, the whole MarvelUniverse as a whole are filled with ungrateful bastards, quick to turn on the heroes for no good reason or if they make a mistake despite getting their asses saved by Galactus, Magneto, DrDoom, etc., CivilWar demonstrating that behavior. Then again, Marvel citizens are [[TooDumbToLive pretty much dumbasses]] so it's not really surprising.

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* Hell, the whole MarvelUniverse as a whole are filled with ungrateful bastards, quick to turn on the heroes for no good reason or if they make a mistake despite getting their asses saved by from Galactus, Magneto, DrDoom, etc., CivilWar demonstrating that behavior. Then again, Marvel citizens are [[TooDumbToLive pretty much dumbasses]] so it's not really surprising.



** And on occasions when it would even only slightly seem as if Superman would do something evil, everyone would consider it the truth (maybe except Lois and Jimmy, and sometimes not even them) and think he was evil or abandoned the city.

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** And on occasions when it would even only slightly seem as if Superman would do something evil, everyone would consider it the truth (maybe except Lois and Jimmy, and sometimes not even them) and think he was evil or abandoned the city. city.
** However, perhaps as a way to distinguish it from Marvel, this quality was reduced considerably (though inconsistently) in DC humans over time to the point where hurting Superman is pretty much a BerserkButton for the entire city of Metropolis.
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* In DragonQuestVI, [[spoiler:even after you weaken Murdaw by defeating him in the dream world, the guards of Somnia will still treat you like a piece of shit due to the events of your last visit. Thankfully, the recently awakened king sets them straight before things can get hairy.]]

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* In DragonQuestVI, [[spoiler:even after you weaken Murdaw by defeating him in the dream world, world and, you know, ''saving the monarchs of Somnia from certain doom'', the guards of Somnia will still treat you like a piece of shit due to the events [[NiceJobBreakingItHero events]] of your last visit. Thankfully, the recently awakened king sets them straight before things can get hairy.]]
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* [[spoiler: Lotso]] in ''ToyStory 3''. [[spoiler:Basically, Woody and Buzz risk their lives to save him near the end, then when he has a chance to save them with no risk he deliberately leaves them to die in the incinerator.]]

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* [[spoiler: Lotso]] [[SouthernGentleman Lotso]]]] in ''ToyStory 3''. ''[[ToyStory Toy Story 3]]''. [[spoiler:Basically, Woody [[TheHero Woody]] and Buzz [[TheLancer Buzz]] risk their lives to save him near the end, then when he has a chance to save them with no risk he deliberately leaves them to die in the incinerator.]]
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* In DragonQuestVI, [[spoiler:even after you weaken Murdaw by defeating him in the dream world, the guards of Somnia will still treat you like a piece of shit due to the events of your last visit. Thankfully, the recently awakened king sets them straight before things can get hairy.]]
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* An non-jerkassish example in {{Kämpfer}}. The main protaganist has three girls who love him just the way he is, and yet he lusts after another girl who thinks less of him than dirt.
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* While not exactly saved, Stalin got to be dictator of the U.S.S.R. because he joined the Red Army, created by Leon Trotsky. Instead of at least praising his efforts on the revolution, Stalin went so paranoid he sent Trotsky on exile from one country to another and ordered his name not be spoken anywhere near him nor be brought up in speeches and hell, even textbooks were completely silent on the man.
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* Lieutenant Dan in ''ForrestGump'' is not only ungrateful, but downright angry with Gump for saving his life.

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* Lieutenant Dan in ''ForrestGump'' is not only ungrateful, but downright angry with Gump for saving his life.life.
** This was mostly a pride thing though as he the first in his family not to die in battle and didn't know what to do with his life afterwards, especially after losing his legs. If anything, by the end of the movie he becomes grateful to Gump for giving him a reason to live.

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*The family of Hank Gathers (Loyola Marymount basketball player that died on court in 1990) attempted to sue both of the first responders that attempted to help their son, and they sued the school as well. The lawsuit against the first responders (including a doctor in the crowd who volunteered to come down and help) was unsuccessful. The lawsuit against the school was settled out of court before trial for 1.4 million.
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* [[FalloutNewVegas Colonel Cassandra Moore]]. When she asks you to [[spoiler: Kill the Brotherhood of Steel, you can instead negotiate a peace treaty with them, with the Brotherhood agreeing to send men to assist at Hoover Dam]] [[WallBanger You gain NCR INFAMY for doing that]]. It probably has something to do with her being a [[GeneralRipper General Ripper]], considering that, in addition to the Brotherhood, she wants to kill The Kings, the Great Khans and Mister House. [[TooDumbToLive Did she ever stop to wonder if it was reasonable to ask one person to wipe out four major factions and weather s/he might have a problem with it?]]

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* [[FalloutNewVegas Colonel Cassandra Moore]]. When she asks you to [[spoiler: Kill the Brotherhood of Steel, you can instead negotiate a peace treaty with them, with the Brotherhood agreeing to send men to assist at Hoover Dam]] [[WallBanger You gain NCR INFAMY for doing that]].that. It probably has something to do with her being a [[GeneralRipper General Ripper]], considering that, in addition to the Brotherhood, she wants to kill The Kings, the Great Khans and Mister House. [[TooDumbToLive Did she ever stop to wonder if it was reasonable to ask one person to wipe out four major factions and weather s/he might have a problem with it?]]
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***** [[UltimateUniverse Ultimate JJJ]], on the other hand, got a clue after a storyline event with the Chameleon caused him to learn Spider-Man's secret identity and Spider-Man's aid kept him from dying when he got shot in the head: this JJJ [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/2537055.html?#cutid1 refused to reveal his identity and vowed to do a complete 180 and 'fight the world for him']]. Knowing comics, this will likely turn out to be brain damage, or washing, or reversed quickly or eventually...but it's nice to see regardless.

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***** [[UltimateUniverse Ultimate JJJ]], on the other hand, got a clue after a storyline event with the Chameleon caused him to learn Spider-Man's secret identity and Spider-Man's aid kept him from dying when he got shot in the head: this JJJ [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/2537055.html?#cutid1 refused to reveal his identity and vowed to do a complete 180 and 'fight the world for him']]. Knowing comics, Under most circumstances, this will would likely turn out to be {{Ret Con}}ned as brain damage, or washing, or reversed quickly or eventually...eventually, but it's nice to see regardless.having only [[BrianBendis one single writer]] scripting the entire series helps avoid such problems.
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* In [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipisMagic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]], Rarity's friends get a case of this in "Suited for Success". There, she offered to make them dresses for an upcoming party. She finishes them, the dresses looking spectacular, but her friends aren't ''quite'' satisfied, she spends most of her time satisfying each of them with the "perfect" dresses they want. They loved them, but Rarity didn't, and neither did a visiting fashion critic. Her friends are at least quick to realize how their unreasonableness has nearly ruined Rarity's fashion career, and try to make amends.

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* In [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipisMagic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]], Rarity's friends get a case of this in "Suited for Success". There, she offered to make them dresses for an upcoming party. She finishes them, the dresses looking spectacular, but her friends aren't ''quite'' satisfied, she spends most of her time satisfying each of them with the "perfect" dresses they want. They loved them, but Rarity didn't, and neither did a visiting fashion critic. Her friends are at least quick to realize how their unreasonableness has nearly ruined Rarity's fashion career, and try to make amends.

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* Rarity's friends in an episode of [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipisMagic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]. There, she offered to make them dresses for an upcoming party. She finishes them, the dresses looking spectacular. And what was her friends' response?
** --> '''Twilight''': "It's... not exactly what we had in mind..."
*** She spends most of her time satisfying each of them with the "perfect" dresses they want. They loved it, but a visiting fashion critic didn't. As you can see, their ungratefulness almost destroyed her career.

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* Rarity's friends in an episode of In [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipisMagic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]].Magic]], Rarity's friends get a case of this in "Suited for Success". There, she offered to make them dresses for an upcoming party. She finishes them, the dresses looking spectacular. And what was spectacular, but her friends' response?
** --> '''Twilight''': "It's... not exactly what we had in mind..."
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friends aren't ''quite'' satisfied, she spends most of her time satisfying each of them with the "perfect" dresses they want. They loved it, them, but Rarity didn't, and neither did a visiting fashion critic didn't. As you can see, critic. Her friends are at least quick to realize how their ungratefulness almost destroyed her career.
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* Rarity's friends in an episode of [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipisMagic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]. There, she offered to make them dresses for an upcoming party. She finishes them, the dresses looking spectacular. And what was her friends' response?
**--> '''Twilight''': "It's... not exactly what we had in mind..."
*** She spends most of her time satisfying each of them with the "perfect" dresses they want. They loved it, but a visiting fashion critic didn't. As you can see, their ungratefulness almost destroyed her career.
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* As befitting a {{Heroic Sociopath}} / {{Villain Protagonist}}, {{The Punisher}} is this trope to the extreme. Not just to criminals who even risk their lives to save his own (it won't even buy you a decent death), but also to his friends. Even for the innocent, getting even a thank you out of Frank requires you to go above and beyond the call of duty.
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* Lieutenant Dan in ''ForrestGump'' is not only ungrateful, but downright angry with Gump for saving his life.
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See also NeverAcceptedInHisHometown, WhatHaveYouDoneForMeLately.

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See also NeverAcceptedInHisHometown, WhatHaveYouDoneForMeLately.
WhatHaveYouDoneForMeLately and ZeroApprovalGambit.




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* The [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Council]] are this towards FairyTail.
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** The assholishness of the Marvel universe inhabitants is so pronounced, that, when the Avengers hopped to the DC Universe in ''JLA/Avengers'' they were flabbergasted when cheering civilians mobbed them with grateful thanks (and autograph requests) for saving them from a disaster, and upon seeing how much positive media attention the JLA got for their heroics, became suspicious that the DC Superheroes were tyrants demanding worship from humans.

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** The assholishness of the Marvel universe inhabitants is so pronounced, pronounced that, when the Avengers hopped to the DC Universe in ''JLA/Avengers'' ''JLA/Avengers'', they were flabbergasted when cheering civilians mobbed them with grateful thanks (and autograph requests) for saving them from a disaster, and upon seeing how much positive media attention the JLA got for their heroics, became suspicious that the DC Superheroes were tyrants demanding worship from humans.
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** The assholishness of the Marvel universe inhabitants is so pronounced, that, when the Avengers hopped to the DC Universe in ''JLA/Avengers" they were flabbergasted when cheering civilians mobbed them with grateful thanks (and autograph requests) for saving them from a disaster, and upon seeing how much positive media attention the JLA got for their heroics, became suspicious that the DC Superheroes were tyrants demanding worship from humans.

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** The assholishness of the Marvel universe inhabitants is so pronounced, that, when the Avengers hopped to the DC Universe in ''JLA/Avengers" ''JLA/Avengers'' they were flabbergasted when cheering civilians mobbed them with grateful thanks (and autograph requests) for saving them from a disaster, and upon seeing how much positive media attention the JLA got for their heroics, became suspicious that the DC Superheroes were tyrants demanding worship from humans.
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** The assholishness of the Marvel universe inhabitants is so pronounced, that, when the Avengers hopped to the DC Universe in ''JLA/Avengers" they were flabbergasted when cheering civilians mobbed them with grateful thanks (and autograph requests) for saving them from a disaster, and upon seeing how much positive media attention the JLA got for their heroics, became suspicious that the DC Superheroes were tyrants demanding worship from humans.
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* In one ep of ''{{Samurai Champloo}}'', the trio supposely meet Xavier III whose trying to spread Christianity to Japan. However he turns out be nothing but a con man taking advantage of the locals. A girl name Yuri, whom he mercilessly abused, has him at gunpoint and is all set to kill him. But she eventually just tells him to get lost and spares his life. He respond by trying to kill her. Karma however stepped in when after a brief fight a giant cross gets dropped on him.

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* In one ep of ''{{Samurai Champloo}}'', the trio supposely meet Xavier III whose trying to spread Christianity to Japan. However he turns out be nothing but a con man taking advantage of the locals. A girl name Yuri, whom he mercilessly abused, has him at gunpoint and is all set to kill him. But she eventually just tells him to get lost and spares his life. He respond by trying to kill her. Karma however stepped in when after a brief fight a giant cross gets dropped on him.
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* In the true ending of the "El Baile de la Muerte" arc in {{Black Lagoon}}, the Lovelace family condemned Rock because they believe he is a bastard who toy with people's lives while sitting on the sidelines. Instead of thanking Rock for his contribution and sincere help to their cause, Fabiola went and shot him with a blank round which injuried Rock. Talk about ungrateful...
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* ''StarWars'' has the entire galaxy do this repeatedly to the Jedi in the EU. They're pretty much the only thing standing between the galaxy as it is and complete chaos, and yet the galaxy turns on them at a moment's notice just because the Jedi can use Force powers. Even when they ''don't'' turn on the Jedi, the best they get from the galaxy at large is a GrudgingThankYou.

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* ''StarWars'' has the entire galaxy do this repeatedly to the Jedi in the EU. They're pretty much the only thing standing between the galaxy as it is and complete chaos, and yet the galaxy turns on them at a moment's notice just because the Jedi can use Force powers. Even when they ''don't'' turn on the Jedi, the best they get from the galaxy at large is a GrudgingThankYou.
* Stoick the Vast in ''HowToTrainYourDragon'' could count as this when he finally finds out about Hiccup and Toothless. [[spoiler: After inadvertently endangering Hiccup and ''seeing Toothless rescue him'', he attacks the dragon and orders him captured ''after Toothless spares his life when Hiccup begs him to.'' Then he tells Hiccup that [[IHaveNoSon he's not his son just because he befriended a dragon]], then he doesn't listen to his son's stories about how big the queen dragon is and brings what is apparently most of the village on an inadvertent suicide mission.]] [[SarcasmMode Great parenting skills, Stoick.]]
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* In RobertEHoward's "The Pool of the Black Ones", ConanTheBarbarian is rescued from the sea by a pirat ship. As soon as they make land, he goes to murder the captain so he can take over.

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* In RobertEHoward's "The Pool of the Black Ones", ConanTheBarbarian is rescued from the sea by a pirat pirate ship. As soon as they make land, he goes to murder the captain so he can take over.
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* In the finale of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' [[SinisterMinister Frollo]] throws Quasimodo off the wall of Notre Dame but is dragged along with him. Esmeralda cathes and holds Quasi's hand who holds Frollo. Despite having learned that Frollo had murdered his mother, Quasi is unwilling to let the bastard go. Frollo mamanges to get to relative safety and...immediately tries to kill the heroes. ''Relative'' was the [[KarmicDeath key]] [[DisneyVillainDeath word]].

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* In the finale of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' [[SinisterMinister Frollo]] throws Quasimodo off the wall of Notre Dame but is dragged along with him. Esmeralda cathes catches and holds Quasi's hand who holds Frollo. Despite having learned that Frollo had murdered his mother, Quasi is unwilling to let the bastard go. Frollo mamanges to get to relative safety and...immediately tries to kill the heroes. ''Relative'' was the [[KarmicDeath key]] [[DisneyVillainDeath word]].



* Cera in the first ''TheLandBeforeTime'' movie. Littlefoot's mother saves her and Littlefoot from being eaten by Sharptooth. Even after this [[Jerkass she]] ''[[TooDumbToLive remains]]'' racist against "longnecks", even going so far as to call Littlefoot's mother stupid.

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* Cera in the first ''TheLandBeforeTime'' movie. Littlefoot's mother saves her and Littlefoot from being eaten by Sharptooth. Even after this [[Jerkass [[{{Jerkass}} she]] ''[[TooDumbToLive remains]]'' racist against "longnecks", even going so far as to call Littlefoot's mother stupid.
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** Even worse now, [[they put him in a jail cell for not obeying orders when he was trying to save everyone.]]

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** Even worse now, [[they [[spoiler: they put him in a jail cell for not obeying orders when he was trying to save everyone.]]
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* Cera in the first ''TheLandBeforeTime'' movie. Littlefoot's mother saves her and Littlefoot from being eaten by Sharptooth. Even after this she ''remains'' racist against "longnecks", even going so far as to call Littlefoot's mother stupid.

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* Cera in the first ''TheLandBeforeTime'' movie. Littlefoot's mother saves her and Littlefoot from being eaten by Sharptooth. Even after this she ''remains'' [[Jerkass she]] ''[[TooDumbToLive remains]]'' racist against "longnecks", even going so far as to call Littlefoot's mother stupid.



* One episode of ''{{The Jeffersons}}'' had George and Tom unwittingly finding themselves in a Racist-run club (mistakingly thinking it was a gentleman's club). Once they find out their mistake and make to leave, the leader suddenly suffers a heart attack. George, the only one there who knows CPR, manages to revive him. However when told by his son that George, an African American, had saved him, the leader promptly tells his son that "You should've let me die". His attitude makes the other members realize what they're doing is wrong and they all leave the club en masse.

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* One episode of ''{{The Jeffersons}}'' had George and Tom unwittingly finding themselves in a Racist-run club (mistakingly thinking it was a gentleman's club). Once they find out their mistake and make to leave, the leader suddenly suffers a heart attack. George, the only one there who knows CPR, manages to revive him. However However, when told by his son that George, an African American, had saved him, the leader promptly tells his son that "You should've let me die". His attitude makes the other members realize what they're doing is wrong and they all leave the club en masse.
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* [[FalloutNewVegas Colonel Cassandra Moore]]. When she asks you to [[spoiler: Kill the Brotherhood of Steel, you can instead negotiate a peace treaty with them, with the Brotherhood agreeing to send men to assist at Hoover Dam]] [[WallBanger You gain NCR INFAMY for doing that]]. It probably has something to do with her being a [[GeneralRipper General Ripper]], considering in addition to the Brotherhood, she wants to kill The Kings, the Great Khans and Mister House. [[TooDumbToLive Did she ever stop to wonder if it was reasonable to ask one person to wipe out four major factions and weather s/he might have a problem with it?]]

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* [[FalloutNewVegas Colonel Cassandra Moore]]. When she asks you to [[spoiler: Kill the Brotherhood of Steel, you can instead negotiate a peace treaty with them, with the Brotherhood agreeing to send men to assist at Hoover Dam]] Dam]] [[WallBanger You gain NCR INFAMY for doing that]]. that]]. It probably has something to do with her being a [[GeneralRipper General Ripper]], considering that, in addition to the Brotherhood, she wants to kill The Kings, the Great Khans and Mister House. House. [[TooDumbToLive Did she ever stop to wonder if it was reasonable to ask one person to wipe out four major factions and weather s/he might have a problem with it?]]
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* [[FalloutNewVegas Colonel Cassandra Moore]]. When she asks you to [[spoiler: Kill the Brotherhood of Steel, you can instead negotiate a peace treaty with them, with the Brotherhood agreeing to send men to assist at Hoover Dam]] [[WallBanger You gain NCR INFAMY for doing that]]. It probably has something to do with her being a [GeneralRipper General Ripper]], considering in addition to the Brotherhood, she wants to kill The Kings, the Great Khans and Mister House. [[TooDumbToLive Did she ever stop to wonder if it was reasonable to ask one person to wipe out four major factions and weather s/he might have a problem with it?]]

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* [[FalloutNewVegas Colonel Cassandra Moore]]. When she asks you to [[spoiler: Kill the Brotherhood of Steel, you can instead negotiate a peace treaty with them, with the Brotherhood agreeing to send men to assist at Hoover Dam]] Dam]] [[WallBanger You gain NCR INFAMY for doing that]]. that]]. It probably has something to do with her being a [GeneralRipper [[GeneralRipper General Ripper]], considering in addition to the Brotherhood, she wants to kill The Kings, the Great Khans and Mister House. House. [[TooDumbToLive Did she ever stop to wonder if it was reasonable to ask one person to wipe out four major factions and weather s/he might have a problem with it?]]
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* [[FalloutNewVegas Colonel Cassandra Moore]]. When she asks you to [[spoiler: Kill the Brotherhood of Steel, you can instead negotiate a peace treaty with them, with the Brotherhood agreeing to send men to assist at Hoover Dam]] [[WallBanger You gain NCR INFAMY for doing that]]. It probably has something to do with her being a [GeneralRipper General Ripper]], considering in addition to the Brotherhood, she wants to kill The Kings, the Great Khans and Mister House. [[TooDumbToLiveDid she ever stop to wonder if it was reasonable to ask one person to wipe out four major factions and weather s/he might have a problem with it?]]

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* [[FalloutNewVegas Colonel Cassandra Moore]]. When she asks you to [[spoiler: Kill the Brotherhood of Steel, you can instead negotiate a peace treaty with them, with the Brotherhood agreeing to send men to assist at Hoover Dam]] Dam]] [[WallBanger You gain NCR INFAMY for doing that]]. that]]. It probably has something to do with her being a [GeneralRipper General Ripper]], considering in addition to the Brotherhood, she wants to kill The Kings, the Great Khans and Mister House. [[TooDumbToLiveDid House. [[TooDumbToLive Did she ever stop to wonder if it was reasonable to ask one person to wipe out four major factions and weather s/he might have a problem with it?]]

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