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* [[TheWoobie The Clan Techie]] getting his eyes gouged out by Ma-Ma. She personally gouges his eyes out with her thumbs without any medical aide or anesthetic while he is forcefully held down by some of her goons. His high-pitched wails make your skin crawl and his cybernetic prosthetic replacements after the fact appear red rimmed and sore. Any time she's near him, it's clear that he's terrified out of his mind.

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* [[TheWoobie The Clan Techie]] getting his eyes gouged out by Ma-Ma. She You only see it briefly, but she personally gouges his eyes out with her thumbs without any medical aide or anesthetic anaesthetic while he is forcefully held down by some of her goons. His high-pitched wails make your skin crawl are skin-crawling and his cybernetic prosthetic replacements after the fact appear red rimmed red-rimmed and sore.sore, suggesting it wasn't that long ago. Any time she's near him, it's clear that he's terrified out of his mind.



* The page image is taken from Ma-Ma's backstory, where she had just [[GroinAttack castrated her pimp]] with her teeth after she cut him up. The prequel comic steps it up a notch, where she gets him to take a dose of Slo-Mo first, dragging out the pain from his perspective.

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* The page image is taken from Ma-Ma's backstory, where she had just [[GroinAttack castrated Lester, her pimp]] abusive pimp]], with her teeth after she cut him up. teeth. The prequel comic steps it up a notch, where [[https://html.scribdassets.com/uo7tqp4qo1s8dwm/images/11-703b38b797.jpg she gets him to take a dose of Slo-Mo first, dragging out the pain from his perspective.perspective,]] and his body is later found dumped on an abandoned building site by the Judges, after he's completely bled to death. [[AssholeVictim Not that the bastard didn't deserve it]] after he tortured and murdered her boyfriend, but it's still a [[ShareTheMalePain horrifying thing to think about]].
-->'''Madeline:''' I'm sorry, you're right. (''offers him the Slo-Mo'') Try this. It'll... enhance the experience.
-->'''Lester:''' Dope?
-->'''Madeline:''' And then some. [[ExactWords It'll make it last forever]].
-->'''Lester:''' Cool. (''does himself up on the Slo-Mo as he unzips his pants'') Glad you've finally accepted who's in charge, Madrigal.
-->'''Madeline:''' (''[[https://html.scribdassets.com/uo7tqp4qo1s8dwm/images/12-9d3d835f24.jpg baring her teeth]]'') Lester... [[StartOfDarkness call me]] '''[[StartOfDarkness Ma-Ma]]'''.
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* Taken from the Ma-Ma clan's perspective, the entire film is one long MookHorrorShow. One of your guys gets busted by a cop, so you send someone after him. He kills them all. You bust out .50 Calibre [[GatlingGood gatling]] [[MoreDakka guns]] that wipe out an ''[[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill entire floor]]'' to no effect? Congratulations, you've made him suspicious - and angry. Send your [[TheDragon chief enforcer]] after him? He throws him off the balcony. Manage to kidnap his partner? Congratulations, you've just made him furious enough to literally rain fire down on more of your {{Mook}}s using White Phosphorus rounds. Send a bunch of {{Dirty Cop}}s after him? Well done, you've given him more ammo. Threatening to blow up the entire block should work, right? Nope, he just [[AgonizingStomachWound shoots you in the stomach]] and [[DestinationDefenestration throws you out a 200-storey window]] instead. Can also be seen as darkly humorous, given how Dredd just casually shrugs off each escalating obstacle - obstacles that would easily flatten any normal person.

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* Taken from the Ma-Ma clan's perspective, the entire film is one long MookHorrorShow. One of your guys gets busted by a cop, so you send someone after him. He kills them all. You bust out .50 Calibre [[GatlingGood gatling]] [[MoreDakka guns]] that wipe out an ''[[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill entire floor]]'' to no effect? Congratulations, you've made him suspicious - and angry. Send your [[TheDragon chief enforcer]] after him? He throws him off the balcony. Manage to kidnap his partner? Congratulations, you've just made him furious enough to literally rain fire down on more of your {{Mook}}s using White Phosphorus rounds.rounds - and said kidnapped partner slaughters your lieutenant while escaping, anyway. Send a bunch of {{Dirty Cop}}s after him? Well done, you've given him more ammo. Threatening to blow up the entire block should work, right? Nope, he just [[AgonizingStomachWound shoots you in the stomach]] and [[DestinationDefenestration throws you out a 200-storey window]] instead. Can also be seen as darkly humorous, given how Dredd just casually shrugs off each escalating obstacle - obstacles that would easily flatten any normal person.
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* Taken from the Ma-Ma clan's perspective, the entire film is one long MookHorrorShow. One of your guys gets busted by a cop, so you send someone after him. He kills them all. You bust out .50 Calibre [[GatlingGood gatling]] [[MoreDakka guns]] that wipe out an ''[[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill entire floor]]'' to no effect? Congratulations, you've made him suspicious - and angry. Send your [[TheDragon chief enforcer]] after him? He throws him off the balcony. Manage to kidnap his partner? Congratulations, you've just made him furious enough to literally rain fire down on more of your {{Mook}}s using White Phosphorus rounds. Send a bunch of {{Dirty Cop}}s after him? Well done, you've given him more ammo. Threatening to blow up the entire block should work, right? Nope, he just [[AgonizingStomachWound shoots you in the stomach]] and [[DestinationDefenestration throws you out a 200-storey window]] instead.

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* Taken from the Ma-Ma clan's perspective, the entire film is one long MookHorrorShow. One of your guys gets busted by a cop, so you send someone after him. He kills them all. You bust out .50 Calibre [[GatlingGood gatling]] [[MoreDakka guns]] that wipe out an ''[[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill entire floor]]'' to no effect? Congratulations, you've made him suspicious - and angry. Send your [[TheDragon chief enforcer]] after him? He throws him off the balcony. Manage to kidnap his partner? Congratulations, you've just made him furious enough to literally rain fire down on more of your {{Mook}}s using White Phosphorus rounds. Send a bunch of {{Dirty Cop}}s after him? Well done, you've given him more ammo. Threatening to blow up the entire block should work, right? Nope, he just [[AgonizingStomachWound shoots you in the stomach]] and [[DestinationDefenestration throws you out a 200-storey window]] instead. Can also be seen as darkly humorous, given how Dredd just casually shrugs off each escalating obstacle - obstacles that would easily flatten any normal person.
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* Taken from the Ma-Ma clan's perspective, the entire film is one long MookHorrorShow. One of your guys gets busted by a cop, so you send someone after him. He kills them all. You bust out .50 Calibre [[GatlingGood gatling]] [[MoreDakka guns]] that wipe out an ''[[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill entire floor]]'' to no effect? Congratulations, you've made him suspicious. Send your [[TheDragon chief enforcer]] after him? He throws him off the balcony. Manage to kidnap his partner? Congratulations, you've just made him mad enough to literally rain fire down on more of your {{Mook}}s using White Phosphorus rounds. Send a bunch of {{Dirty Cop}}s after him? Well done, you've given him more ammo. Threatening to blow up the entire block should work, right? Nope, he just [[AgonizingStomachWound shoots you in the stomach]] and [[DestinationDefenestration throws you out a 200-storey window]] instead.

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* Taken from the Ma-Ma clan's perspective, the entire film is one long MookHorrorShow. One of your guys gets busted by a cop, so you send someone after him. He kills them all. You bust out .50 Calibre [[GatlingGood gatling]] [[MoreDakka guns]] that wipe out an ''[[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill entire floor]]'' to no effect? Congratulations, you've made him suspicious.suspicious - and angry. Send your [[TheDragon chief enforcer]] after him? He throws him off the balcony. Manage to kidnap his partner? Congratulations, you've just made him mad furious enough to literally rain fire down on more of your {{Mook}}s using White Phosphorus rounds. Send a bunch of {{Dirty Cop}}s after him? Well done, you've given him more ammo. Threatening to blow up the entire block should work, right? Nope, he just [[AgonizingStomachWound shoots you in the stomach]] and [[DestinationDefenestration throws you out a 200-storey window]] instead.

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Don't fuck with the Ma-Ma Clan."]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Don't [[caption-width-right:350:''"[[TheDreaded Don't fuck with the Ma-Ma Clan."]]
Clan]]."'' [[note]]For reference, this is just after hearing how she [[GroinAttack castrated a pimp with her]] ''[[GroinAttack teeth]]''.[[/note]]]]



* Taken from the Ma-Ma clan's perspective, the entire film is one long MookHorrorShow. One of your guys gets busted by a cop, so you send someone after him. He kills them all. You bust out .50 Calibre [[GatlingGood gatling]] [[MoreDakka guns]] that wipe out an ''[[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill entire floor]]'' to no effect? Congratulations, you've made him suspicious. Send your [[TheDragon chief enforcer]] after him? He throws him off the balcony. Manage to kidnap his partner? Congratulations, you've just made him mad enough to literally rain fire down on more of your {{Mook}}s. Send a bunch of {{Dirty Cop}}s after him? You've given him more ammo. Threatening to blow up the entire block should work, right? Nope, he just throws you out the window instead.

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* Taken from the Ma-Ma clan's perspective, the entire film is one long MookHorrorShow. One of your guys gets busted by a cop, so you send someone after him. He kills them all. You bust out .50 Calibre [[GatlingGood gatling]] [[MoreDakka guns]] that wipe out an ''[[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill entire floor]]'' to no effect? Congratulations, you've made him suspicious. Send your [[TheDragon chief enforcer]] after him? He throws him off the balcony. Manage to kidnap his partner? Congratulations, you've just made him mad enough to literally rain fire down on more of your {{Mook}}s. {{Mook}}s using White Phosphorus rounds. Send a bunch of {{Dirty Cop}}s after him? You've Well done, you've given him more ammo. Threatening to blow up the entire block should work, right? Nope, he just [[AgonizingStomachWound shoots you in the stomach]] and [[DestinationDefenestration throws you out the window a 200-storey window]] instead.

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