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* In the ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'', be wary if Donald is angry but keeping his anger in check: whatever he's planning to do is ''much worse'' than what he'd normally do in his usual fits of UnstoppableRage. This was shown at its best in "Donald and Reginella's Wedding", where he kept his anger in check the entire time while wielding a double-barreled shotgun with plenty of salt shells, and by the time he was finished with Bingo and his army they were so broken they accepted to melt down all their weapons and [[CallToAgriculture turn to agricolture]] for fear of him finishing to wreck them (because [[CruelMercy he wasn't going to give them the sweet release of death]]).
** Paperinik stories (both "classic" and ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' ones) that feature him angry are pretty much based on this idea, because Donald as Paperinik ''never'' goes in a fit of rage. The moment you should just start praying is when he stops wisecracking or shouting, though what he's going to do depends on how he acts:
*** If he looks bored, it means he's just too annoyed at you to joke and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown is now going to beat the crap out of you]]. A good example is in the story where [[MadScientist professor Brain]] wouldn't reveal where the commands for his time-manipulation device were hidden or what the unlocking code was, Paperinik and his future counterpart looked bored, and the next panel a very beaten up Brain was spilling the beans. Once the timeline is restored with an alteration that prevents the device from working he starts looking bored right after the device fails and he's attacked by Brain's mooks - we don't see what Paperinik does them, only that [[OhCrap Brain is horrified]] at the MookHorrorShow and when he's done the mooks are piled up in ''extreme'' pain.
*** If he's giving you a psychotic smirk, ''run'': he's going to make you ''suffer'' if not outright ''kill'' you, you and whoever is stupid enough to try and defend you. This is shown best in "Paperinik and the Duel of Mages", where he's smiling almost the whole time as he hunts down every single charlatan and fake wizard in Duckburg to unmask them in the most public and humiliating way, fully knowing he's ruining their lives and slowly getting the people of Duckburg to form a ''[[AngryMob lynching mob]]'' against them - and he's still smiling as the last fake wizards still in town are being chased by said mob.
*** Another alternative when he gives a psychotic smirk is that he's bluffing to get something from you, as he did once in the ''Paperinik New Adventures'' reboot - or maybe not. What is known is that he was smiling as he smashed aside Vendor's {{Mooks}}, announced he was about to kill him, aimed a laser cannon at his head and ''pulled the trigger'', with only Lyla pushing the cannon aside and saying there was a way to fix what Vendor had done and they needed him for it apparently saving the MadScientist - who promptly followed suit out of fear of the superhero "changing his mind" again.
** Paperinik stories (both "classic" and ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' ones) that feature him angry are pretty much based on this idea, because Donald as Paperinik ''never'' goes in a fit of rage. The moment you should just start praying is when he stops wisecracking or shouting, though what he's going to do depends on how he acts:
*** If he looks bored, it means he's just too annoyed at you to joke and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown is now going to beat the crap out of you]]. A good example is in the story where [[MadScientist professor Brain]] wouldn't reveal where the commands for his time-manipulation device were hidden or what the unlocking code was, Paperinik and his future counterpart looked bored, and the next panel a very beaten up Brain was spilling the beans. Once the timeline is restored with an alteration that prevents the device from working he starts looking bored right after the device fails and he's attacked by Brain's mooks - we don't see what Paperinik does them, only that [[OhCrap Brain is horrified]] at the MookHorrorShow and when he's done the mooks are piled up in ''extreme'' pain.
*** If he's giving you a psychotic smirk, ''run'': he's going to make you ''suffer'' if not outright ''kill'' you, you and whoever is stupid enough to try and defend you. This is shown best in "Paperinik and the Duel of Mages", where he's smiling almost the whole time as he hunts down every single charlatan and fake wizard in Duckburg to unmask them in the most public and humiliating way, fully knowing he's ruining their lives and slowly getting the people of Duckburg to form a ''[[AngryMob lynching mob]]'' against them - and he's still smiling as the last fake wizards still in town are being chased by said mob.
*** Another alternative when he gives a psychotic smirk is that he's bluffing to get something from you, as he did once in the ''Paperinik New Adventures'' reboot - or maybe not. What is known is that he was smiling as he smashed aside Vendor's {{Mooks}}, announced he was about to kill him, aimed a laser cannon at his head and ''pulled the trigger'', with only Lyla pushing the cannon aside and saying there was a way to fix what Vendor had done and they needed him for it apparently saving the MadScientist - who promptly followed suit out of fear of the superhero "changing his mind" again.
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** Be wary if Donald is angry but keeping his anger in check: whatever he's planning to do is ''much worse'' than what he'd normally do in his usual fits of UnstoppableRage. This was shown at its best in "Donald and Reginella's Wedding", where he kept his anger in check the entire time while wielding a double-barreled shotgun with plenty of salt shells, and by the time he was finished with Bingo and his army they were so broken they accepted to melt down all their weapons and [[CallToAgriculture turn to agricolture]] for fear of him finishing to wreck them (because [[CruelMercy he wasn't going to give them the sweet release of death]]).
** Paperinik stories (both "classic" and ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' ones) that feature Donald angry are pretty much based on this idea, because Donald as Paperinik ''never'' goes in a fit of rage. The moment you should just start praying is when he stops wisecracking or shouting, though what he's going to do depends on how he acts:
*** If he looks bored, it means he's just too annoyed at you to joke and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown is now going to beat the crap out of you]]. A good example is in the story where [[MadScientist professor Brain]] wouldn't reveal where the commands for his time-manipulation device were hidden or what the unlocking code was, Paperinik and his future counterpart looked bored, and the next panel a very beaten up Brain was spilling the beans. Once the timeline is restored with an alteration that prevents the device from working he starts looking bored right after the device fails and he's attacked by Brain's mooks - we don't see what Paperinik does them, only that [[OhCrap Brain is horrified]] at the MookHorrorShow and when he's done the mooks are piled up in ''extreme'' pain.
*** If he's giving you a psychotic smirk, ''run'': he's going to make you ''suffer'' if not outright ''kill'' you, you and whoever is stupid enough to try and defend you. This is shown best in "Paperinik and the Duel of Mages", where he's smiling almost the whole time as he hunts down every single charlatan and fake wizard in Duckburg to unmask them in the most public and humiliating way, fully knowing he's ruining their lives and slowly getting the people of Duckburg to form a ''[[AngryMob lynching mob]]'' against them - and he's still smiling as the last fake wizards still in town are being chased by said mob.
*** Another alternative when he gives a psychotic smirk is that he's bluffing to get something from you, as he did once in the ''Paperinik New Adventures'' reboot - or maybe not. What is known is that he was smiling as he smashed aside Vendor's {{Mooks}}, announced he was about to kill him, aimed a laser cannon at his head and ''pulled the trigger'', with only Lyla pushing the cannon aside and saying there was a way to fix what Vendor had done and they needed him for it apparently saving the MadScientist - who promptly followed suit out of fear of the superhero "changing his mind" again.
** Miklos' entire shtick is to use his [[MasterOfDisguise disguise skills]] and resemblance to Mickey to pull crimes and frame the latter for them, usually in a plan to eventually try and take over the latter's life and make it appear Mickey is the imposter - something that, quite understandably, makes Mickey want to react with violence the moment he sees him. But in "The Tree of Truth", the final story of the "Gambaville" miniseries, Miklos breaking out of jail, going to Mickey, and claiming that [[NotMeThisTime not only in their last encounter he didn't try it]] but asking for his help to find the actual culprit was so absurd Mickey gave him a chance to explain himself and prove his claims. Miklos being smart, he had brought all the evidence he had, and his mention of Scuttle, Pete's usual accomplice, helped him by triggering [[ProperlyParanoid Mickey's well-motivated paranoia toward his usual adversary]] in spite of the latter having recently reformed. [[spoiler:Miklos was sincere and Pete was indeed behind everything while pretending to have reformed]].
** Be wary if Donald is angry but keeping his anger in check: whatever he's planning to do is ''much worse'' than what he'd normally do in his usual fits of UnstoppableRage. This was shown at its best in "Donald and Reginella's Wedding", where he kept his anger in check the entire time while wielding a double-barreled shotgun with plenty of salt shells, and by the time he was finished with Bingo and his army they were so broken they accepted to melt down all their weapons and [[CallToAgriculture turn to agricolture]] for fear of him finishing to wreck them (because [[CruelMercy he wasn't going to give them the sweet release of death]]).
** Paperinik stories (both "classic" and ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' ones) that feature Donald angry are pretty much based on this idea, because Donald as Paperinik ''never'' goes in a fit of rage. The moment you should just start praying is when he stops wisecracking or shouting, though what he's going to do depends on how he acts:
*** If he looks bored, it means he's just too annoyed at you to joke and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown is now going to beat the crap out of you]]. A good example is in the story where [[MadScientist professor Brain]] wouldn't reveal where the commands for his time-manipulation device were hidden or what the unlocking code was, Paperinik and his future counterpart looked bored, and the next panel a very beaten up Brain was spilling the beans. Once the timeline is restored with an alteration that prevents the device from working he starts looking bored right after the device fails and he's attacked by Brain's mooks - we don't see what Paperinik does them, only that [[OhCrap Brain is horrified]] at the MookHorrorShow and when he's done the mooks are piled up in ''extreme'' pain.
*** If he's giving you a psychotic smirk, ''run'': he's going to make you ''suffer'' if not outright ''kill'' you, you and whoever is stupid enough to try and defend you. This is shown best in "Paperinik and the Duel of Mages", where he's smiling almost the whole time as he hunts down every single charlatan and fake wizard in Duckburg to unmask them in the most public and humiliating way, fully knowing he's ruining their lives and slowly getting the people of Duckburg to form a ''[[AngryMob lynching mob]]'' against them - and he's still smiling as the last fake wizards still in town are being chased by said mob.
*** Another alternative when he gives a psychotic smirk is that he's bluffing to get something from you, as he did once in the ''Paperinik New Adventures'' reboot - or maybe not. What is known is that he was smiling as he smashed aside Vendor's {{Mooks}}, announced he was about to kill him, aimed a laser cannon at his head and ''pulled the trigger'', with only Lyla pushing the cannon aside and saying there was a way to fix what Vendor had done and they needed him for it apparently saving the MadScientist - who promptly followed suit out of fear of the superhero "changing his mind" again.
** Miklos' entire shtick is to use his [[MasterOfDisguise disguise skills]] and resemblance to Mickey to pull crimes and frame the latter for them, usually in a plan to eventually try and take over the latter's life and make it appear Mickey is the imposter - something that, quite understandably, makes Mickey want to react with violence the moment he sees him. But in "The Tree of Truth", the final story of the "Gambaville" miniseries, Miklos breaking out of jail, going to Mickey, and claiming that [[NotMeThisTime not only in their last encounter he didn't try it]] but asking for his help to find the actual culprit was so absurd Mickey gave him a chance to explain himself and prove his claims. Miklos being smart, he had brought all the evidence he had, and his mention of Scuttle, Pete's usual accomplice, helped him by triggering [[ProperlyParanoid Mickey's well-motivated paranoia toward his usual adversary]] in spite of the latter having recently reformed. [[spoiler:Miklos was sincere and Pete was indeed behind everything while pretending to have reformed]].
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* ''ComicBook/{{Maus}}'': Vladek is normally a boisterous and obnoxious old man. So Art is taken aback when he finds Vladek [[TranquilFury treating him coldly]]. Art learns that Vladek read the comic book he wrote about his mom's suicide.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Maus}}'': ''ComicBook/{{Maus}}'':
** Vladek is normally a boisterous and obnoxious old man. So Art is taken aback when he finds Vladek [[TranquilFury treating him coldly]]. Art learns that Vladek read the comic book he wrote about his mom'ssuicide.suicide.
** During his time in Auschwitz, Vladek comes to know one of the guards, who's rather friendly for a Nazi. One day, however, the guard is absent; he returns the next day, ''extremely'' depressed and quiet. When Vladek asks if he's ill, the guard simply replies that he was assigned to [[PlaceWorseThanDeath Birkenau]] the previous day.
** Vladek is normally a boisterous and obnoxious old man. So Art is taken aback when he finds Vladek [[TranquilFury treating him coldly]]. Art learns that Vladek read the comic book he wrote about his mom's
** During his time in Auschwitz, Vladek comes to know one of the guards, who's rather friendly for a Nazi. One day, however, the guard is absent; he returns the next day, ''extremely'' depressed and quiet. When Vladek asks if he's ill, the guard simply replies that he was assigned to [[PlaceWorseThanDeath Birkenau]] the previous day.
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* ''ComicBook/StarTrekIDW'': In Countdown to Darkness, Kirk is nearly lost for words when Spock apologizes to him for putting emotion before the needs of the mission.
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* In the ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'', be wary if Donald is angry but keeping his anger in check: whatever he's planning to do is ''much worse'' than what he'd normally do in his usual fits of UnstoppableRage. This was shown at its best in "Donald and Reginella's Wedding", where he kept his anger in check the entire time while wielding a double-barreled shotgun with plenty of salt shells, and by the time he was finished with Bingo and his army they were so broken they accepted to melt down all their weapons and [[CallToAgricolture turn to agricolture]] for fear of him finishing to wreck them (because [[CruelMercy he wasn't going to give them the sweet release of death]]).
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* In the ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'', be wary if Donald is angry but keeping his anger in check: whatever he's planning to do is ''much worse'' than what he'd normally do in his usual fits of UnstoppableRage. This was shown at its best in "Donald and Reginella's Wedding", where he kept his anger in check the entire time while wielding a double-barreled shotgun with plenty of salt shells, and by the time he was finished with Bingo and his army they were so broken they accepted to melt down all their weapons and [[CallToAgricolture [[CallToAgriculture turn to agricolture]] for fear of him finishing to wreck them (because [[CruelMercy he wasn't going to give them the sweet release of death]]).
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* In the ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'', be wary if Donald is angry but keeping his anger in check: whatever he's planning to do is ''much worse'' than what he'd normally do in his usual fits of UnstoppableRage. This was shown at its best in "Donald and Reginella's Wedding", where he kept his anger in check the entire time while wielding a double-barreled shotgun with plenty of salt shells, and by the time he was finished with Bingo and his army they were so broken they accepted to melt down all their weapons and [[CallToAgricolture turn to agricolture]] for fear of him finishing to wreck them (because [[CruelMercy he wasn't going to give them the sweet release of death]]).
** Paperinik stories (both "classic" and ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' ones) that feature him angry are pretty much based on this idea, because Donald as Paperinik ''never'' goes in a fit of rage. The moment you should just start praying is when he stops wisecracking or shouting, though what he's going to do depends on how he acts:
*** If he looks bored, it means he's just too annoyed at you to joke and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown is now going to beat the crap out of you]]. A good example is in the story where [[MadScientist professor Brain]] wouldn't reveal where the commands for his time-manipulation device were hidden or what the unlocking code was, Paperinik and his future counterpart looked bored, and the next panel a very beaten up Brain was spilling the beans. Once the timeline is restored with an alteration that prevents the device from working he starts looking bored right after the device fails and he's attacked by Brain's mooks - we don't see what Paperinik does them, only that [[OhCrap Brain is horrified]] at the MookHorrorShow and when he's done the mooks are piled up in ''extreme'' pain.
*** If he's giving you a psychotic smirk, ''run'': he's going to make you ''suffer'' if not outright ''kill'' you, you and whoever is stupid enough to try and defend you. This is shown best in "Paperinik and the Duel of Mages", where he's smiling almost the whole time as he hunts down every single charlatan and fake wizard in Duckburg to unmask them in the most public and humiliating way, fully knowing he's ruining their lives and slowly getting the people of Duckburg to form a ''[[AngryMob lynching mob]]'' against them - and he's still smiling as the last fake wizards still in town are being chased by said mob.
*** Another alternative when he gives a psychotic smirk is that he's bluffing to get something from you, as he did once in the ''Paperinik New Adventures'' reboot - or maybe not. What is known is that he was smiling as he smashed aside Vendor's {{Mooks}}, announced he was about to kill him, aimed a laser cannon at his head and ''pulled the trigger'', with only Lyla pushing the cannon aside and saying there was a way to fix what Vendor had done and they needed him for it apparently saving the MadScientist - who promptly followed suit out of fear of the superhero "changing his mind" again.
** Paperinik stories (both "classic" and ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' ones) that feature him angry are pretty much based on this idea, because Donald as Paperinik ''never'' goes in a fit of rage. The moment you should just start praying is when he stops wisecracking or shouting, though what he's going to do depends on how he acts:
*** If he looks bored, it means he's just too annoyed at you to joke and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown is now going to beat the crap out of you]]. A good example is in the story where [[MadScientist professor Brain]] wouldn't reveal where the commands for his time-manipulation device were hidden or what the unlocking code was, Paperinik and his future counterpart looked bored, and the next panel a very beaten up Brain was spilling the beans. Once the timeline is restored with an alteration that prevents the device from working he starts looking bored right after the device fails and he's attacked by Brain's mooks - we don't see what Paperinik does them, only that [[OhCrap Brain is horrified]] at the MookHorrorShow and when he's done the mooks are piled up in ''extreme'' pain.
*** If he's giving you a psychotic smirk, ''run'': he's going to make you ''suffer'' if not outright ''kill'' you, you and whoever is stupid enough to try and defend you. This is shown best in "Paperinik and the Duel of Mages", where he's smiling almost the whole time as he hunts down every single charlatan and fake wizard in Duckburg to unmask them in the most public and humiliating way, fully knowing he's ruining their lives and slowly getting the people of Duckburg to form a ''[[AngryMob lynching mob]]'' against them - and he's still smiling as the last fake wizards still in town are being chased by said mob.
*** Another alternative when he gives a psychotic smirk is that he's bluffing to get something from you, as he did once in the ''Paperinik New Adventures'' reboot - or maybe not. What is known is that he was smiling as he smashed aside Vendor's {{Mooks}}, announced he was about to kill him, aimed a laser cannon at his head and ''pulled the trigger'', with only Lyla pushing the cannon aside and saying there was a way to fix what Vendor had done and they needed him for it apparently saving the MadScientist - who promptly followed suit out of fear of the superhero "changing his mind" again.
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* Paperinik, both the classic and the ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' versions, is usually wisecracking or, when pissed, shouting. If he's neither, there's two chances, and you're getting hurt anyway:
** If he looks bored, it means he's just too annoyed at you to joke and [[LetsGetDangerous is now going to beat the crap out of you]]. A good example is in the story where [[MadScientist professor Brain]] wouldn't reveal where the commands for his time-manipulation device were hidden or what the unlocking code was, Paperinik and his future counterpart looked bored, and the next panel a very beaten up Brain was spilling the beans.
** If he's giving you a psychotic smirk, ''run'': he's going to make you ''suffer'' if not outright ''kill'' you, you and whoever is stupid enough to try and defend you. This is shown best in "Paperinik and the Duel of Mages", where he's smiling almost the whole time as he hunts down every single charlatan and fake wizard in Duckburg to unmask them in the most public and humiliating way, fully knowing he's ruining their lives and slowly getting the people of Duckburg to form a ''[[AngryMob lynching mob]]'' against them-and he's still smiling as the last fake wizards still in town are being chased by said mob.
*** Another alternative is that he's bluffing to get something from you, as he did once in the ''Paperinik New Adventures'' reboot-or maybe not. What is known is that he was smiling as he smashed aside Vendor's {{Mooks}}, announced he was about to kill him, aimed a laser cannon at his head and ''pulled the trigger'', with only Lyla pushing the cannon aside and saying there was a way to fix what Vendor had done and they needed him for it apparently saving the MadScientist-who promptly followed suit out of fear of the superhero "changing his mind" again.
** If he looks bored, it means he's just too annoyed at you to joke and [[LetsGetDangerous is now going to beat the crap out of you]]. A good example is in the story where [[MadScientist professor Brain]] wouldn't reveal where the commands for his time-manipulation device were hidden or what the unlocking code was, Paperinik and his future counterpart looked bored, and the next panel a very beaten up Brain was spilling the beans.
** If he's giving you a psychotic smirk, ''run'': he's going to make you ''suffer'' if not outright ''kill'' you, you and whoever is stupid enough to try and defend you. This is shown best in "Paperinik and the Duel of Mages", where he's smiling almost the whole time as he hunts down every single charlatan and fake wizard in Duckburg to unmask them in the most public and humiliating way, fully knowing he's ruining their lives and slowly getting the people of Duckburg to form a ''[[AngryMob lynching mob]]'' against them-and he's still smiling as the last fake wizards still in town are being chased by said mob.
*** Another alternative is that he's bluffing to get something from you, as he did once in the ''Paperinik New Adventures'' reboot-or maybe not. What is known is that he was smiling as he smashed aside Vendor's {{Mooks}}, announced he was about to kill him, aimed a laser cannon at his head and ''pulled the trigger'', with only Lyla pushing the cannon aside and saying there was a way to fix what Vendor had done and they needed him for it apparently saving the MadScientist-who promptly followed suit out of fear of the superhero "changing his mind" again.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Maus}}'': Vladek is normally a boisterous and obnoxious old man. So Art is taken aback when he finds Vladek [[TranquilFury treating him coldly]]. Art learns that Vladek read the comic book he wrote about his mom's suicide.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'': Subverted in "Asterix the Legionary", where Asterix is worried that something is wrong with his best friend Obelix due to him losing his appetite when he's normally a BigEater. As it turns out, however, there's nothing wrong with him; he just has a crush.
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* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':
** ComicBook/TheJoker is ''completely straight faced'' in ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' during the moment he's trying to actually ''reason'' with Batman. Later on, when Batman in turn tries to reach out to him and offers him rehabilitation, the Joker can only look at the man dressed up as a giant bat in stunned, incredulous silence before solemnly apologizing and telling Bats that it's [[IveComeTooFar "far too late" for him to redeem himself now.]]
** ''The Killing Joke'' ends with an OOC moment for Batman. Long story short, Joker does some [[StuffedIntoTheFridge awful]], [[MindRape awful]] things, Batman catches him, Joker tells him a joke. Nothing unusual so far... But then [[TheStoic Batman]] starts laughing... And laughing... And laughing. No wonder plenty of people theorize that Batman finally straight up kills the Joker in this moment.
** He finds no humor in tossing a baby to Sarah Gordon to get her to drop her sidearm then putting a bullet through her head. It's the closest thing he has to a redeeming moment.
** And with Batman, the one time to date (not counting his [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness very early comics]] and alternate universes) that he's actually [[BatmanGrabsAGun used a regular gun]] on someone to kill them was with ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} in ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', because the situation was ''that serious''. Also, whenever he seems to be seriously considering just offing someone it generally means that person has either [[PapaWolf threatened or hurt one of his adopted kids]] or just done something ''that bad'' if Batman's even considering JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope.
** ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'': Joker has always used Joker Venom, which kills a person and leaves them with the creepiest grin on their face. But this time, his venom kills a person, and leaves them with a ''frown'' on their face. Something is wrong...
** The Joker has always had a fondness for jokes, tricks, and gags in his various schemes and murders, but in ''ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily'' he forgoes his usual methods and simply opts to beat Robin (Jason Todd) half to death with a crowbar and let a bomb finish the job.
** In the magnificently [[MindScrew mindscrewy]] ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheCapedCrusader'', when Joker gives a eulogy for Batman, and reminisces about his death:
--->'''Joker:''' It should have been funny... but it wasn't.
** While Dick Grayson was the sole Batman in the DCU, he let security cameras record him beating up thugs, so that criminals would know that Batman was back in town. However, Two-Face sees him smiling in one of these recordings, and this tips him off that the Batman he's watching is not ''the'' Batman, as ''Batman does not smile''.
** Similarly, during ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'', Joker takes one look at [[FanNickname Azbats]] and realizes it's not the real Batman, walking away from the fight. Commissioner Gordon, Catwoman and Superman all take similar notices.
** The Joker ends a partnership with ComicBook/RedSkull when his Nazi affiliation comes out. He promptly drops his usual fondness for jokes, and is visibly ''[[EvenEvilHasStandards NOT]]'' '''[[EvenEvilHasStandards HAPPY]]''' about this, proclaiming "[[EvenEvilHasStandards I may be a criminal lunatic, but I'm AN American criminal lunatic!]]"
** Invoked and weaponized in ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'' -- The Batman Who Laughs can prepare for every possible strategy or event that Bruce's mind can come up with, so it takes something incredibly out of character to catch him off guard, namely [[spoiler: Batman [[EnemyMine teaming up with the Joker against him]]]].
** ComicBook/TheJoker is ''completely straight faced'' in ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' during the moment he's trying to actually ''reason'' with Batman. Later on, when Batman in turn tries to reach out to him and offers him rehabilitation, the Joker can only look at the man dressed up as a giant bat in stunned, incredulous silence before solemnly apologizing and telling Bats that it's [[IveComeTooFar "far too late" for him to redeem himself now.]]
** ''The Killing Joke'' ends with an OOC moment for Batman. Long story short, Joker does some [[StuffedIntoTheFridge awful]], [[MindRape awful]] things, Batman catches him, Joker tells him a joke. Nothing unusual so far... But then [[TheStoic Batman]] starts laughing... And laughing... And laughing. No wonder plenty of people theorize that Batman finally straight up kills the Joker in this moment.
** He finds no humor in tossing a baby to Sarah Gordon to get her to drop her sidearm then putting a bullet through her head. It's the closest thing he has to a redeeming moment.
** And with Batman, the one time to date (not counting his [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness very early comics]] and alternate universes) that he's actually [[BatmanGrabsAGun used a regular gun]] on someone to kill them was with ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} in ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', because the situation was ''that serious''. Also, whenever he seems to be seriously considering just offing someone it generally means that person has either [[PapaWolf threatened or hurt one of his adopted kids]] or just done something ''that bad'' if Batman's even considering JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope.
** ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'': Joker has always used Joker Venom, which kills a person and leaves them with the creepiest grin on their face. But this time, his venom kills a person, and leaves them with a ''frown'' on their face. Something is wrong...
** The Joker has always had a fondness for jokes, tricks, and gags in his various schemes and murders, but in ''ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily'' he forgoes his usual methods and simply opts to beat Robin (Jason Todd) half to death with a crowbar and let a bomb finish the job.
** In the magnificently [[MindScrew mindscrewy]] ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheCapedCrusader'', when Joker gives a eulogy for Batman, and reminisces about his death:
--->'''Joker:''' It should have been funny... but it wasn't.
** While Dick Grayson was the sole Batman in the DCU, he let security cameras record him beating up thugs, so that criminals would know that Batman was back in town. However, Two-Face sees him smiling in one of these recordings, and this tips him off that the Batman he's watching is not ''the'' Batman, as ''Batman does not smile''.
** Similarly, during ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'', Joker takes one look at [[FanNickname Azbats]] and realizes it's not the real Batman, walking away from the fight. Commissioner Gordon, Catwoman and Superman all take similar notices.
** The Joker ends a partnership with ComicBook/RedSkull when his Nazi affiliation comes out. He promptly drops his usual fondness for jokes, and is visibly ''[[EvenEvilHasStandards NOT]]'' '''[[EvenEvilHasStandards HAPPY]]''' about this, proclaiming "[[EvenEvilHasStandards I may be a criminal lunatic, but I'm AN American criminal lunatic!]]"
** Invoked and weaponized in ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'' -- The Batman Who Laughs can prepare for every possible strategy or event that Bruce's mind can come up with, so it takes something incredibly out of character to catch him off guard, namely [[spoiler: Batman [[EnemyMine teaming up with the Joker against him]]]].
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* Any time that the pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} ComicBook/LexLuthor, the version who used to be ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'s friend and a pretty nice guy, would have a PetTheDog moment, it represented his earlier decent nature showing through, and (rightly or wrongly), it gave Supes hope that someday he might come back to the side of the angels. One of the very last pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} stories, ''Superman (Volume 1) 416: "The Ghost of Superman Future,'' indicates that in at least one [[DistantFinale possible future,]] Lex did eventually reform and they became friends again in their old age. It was by Creator/ElliotSMaggin, who was very fond of Luthor. He later wrote a short story along similar lines called "Luthor's Gift."
** Also, any time Luthor [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou feels the need]] to actively ''help'' Superman is a sure sign that things are at their lowest ebb for our hero.
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, [[NoFourthWall the fourth-wall breaking]] WildCard to end all wild cards, has his speech bubbles and thought rectangles shaded yellow, to show that he's the one guy in the entire comicverse who knows he's in the comicverse and is perfectly okay with it. On the rare occasions where his speech bubbles go to the normal white shading, meaning he's taking things seriously, you know it's ''significant.'' The plot of ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' involves the yellow and white voices getting somehow killed... and the [[OmnicidalManiac red voice]] replacing it. Let's just say it doesn't go well for the world. Also anytime you don't see the yellow and white voice boxes, and Deadpool is acting calm, you're going to die horribly, [[EvenEvilHasStandards because you did something even Deadpool thinks is monstrous]], and he's doing this job pro bono.
* In the original "Death of Jean [=DeWolff=]" storyline, Matt Murdock is talking to an old judge friend of his who he's known as a proud and decent man who shows no fear facing down crooks in his courtroom. When the Sin-Eater shows up, Matt has a split second to take him down even though it might jeopardize his secret identity as Daredevil. Before he can act, his judge friend suddenly [[AintTooProudToBeg falls to his knees and starts begging Sin-Eater for mercy]]. The sight of this dignified and respected friend turning into a blubbering coward jars Matt so much that he can't act before Sin-Eater pulls the trigger.
** Also, any time Luthor [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou feels the need]] to actively ''help'' Superman is a sure sign that things are at their lowest ebb for our hero.
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, [[NoFourthWall the fourth-wall breaking]] WildCard to end all wild cards, has his speech bubbles and thought rectangles shaded yellow, to show that he's the one guy in the entire comicverse who knows he's in the comicverse and is perfectly okay with it. On the rare occasions where his speech bubbles go to the normal white shading, meaning he's taking things seriously, you know it's ''significant.'' The plot of ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' involves the yellow and white voices getting somehow killed... and the [[OmnicidalManiac red voice]] replacing it. Let's just say it doesn't go well for the world. Also anytime you don't see the yellow and white voice boxes, and Deadpool is acting calm, you're going to die horribly, [[EvenEvilHasStandards because you did something even Deadpool thinks is monstrous]], and he's doing this job pro bono.
* In the original "Death of Jean [=DeWolff=]" storyline, Matt Murdock is talking to an old judge friend of his who he's known as a proud and decent man who shows no fear facing down crooks in his courtroom. When the Sin-Eater shows up, Matt has a split second to take him down even though it might jeopardize his secret identity as Daredevil. Before he can act, his judge friend suddenly [[AintTooProudToBeg falls to his knees and starts begging Sin-Eater for mercy]]. The sight of this dignified and respected friend turning into a blubbering coward jars Matt so much that he can't act before Sin-Eater pulls the trigger.
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* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'':
** In the arc "True Story", when Reed and Sue Richards' daughter Valeria (who loves bedtime stories) loudly declares that she doesn't want a story before bed, Sue is convinced that this is the work of an enemy. The Fantastic Four soon discover that recurring ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' villain Nightmare has been attacking the Lands of Fiction, causing people to lose interest in stories.
** In the story arc "The Fall and Rise of the Fantastic Four", Sue goes to retrieve Valeria from Doctor Doom after Valeria pulled a ScrewThisImOuttaHere following learning why her family went on a time-traveling family trip. When Valeria refuses, noting that Doom is starting to actually reform and she wants to finish it, Sue flips out and when Doom steps in, she tears him a new one. Doom ends up [[spoiler:sensing the entity Malice]] within Sue, but she ignores him. It's when Valeria throws herself between the two and outright states that she's scared of Sue that Sue ends up backing down.
** In the arc "True Story", when Reed and Sue Richards' daughter Valeria (who loves bedtime stories) loudly declares that she doesn't want a story before bed, Sue is convinced that this is the work of an enemy. The Fantastic Four soon discover that recurring ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' villain Nightmare has been attacking the Lands of Fiction, causing people to lose interest in stories.
** In the story arc "The Fall and Rise of the Fantastic Four", Sue goes to retrieve Valeria from Doctor Doom after Valeria pulled a ScrewThisImOuttaHere following learning why her family went on a time-traveling family trip. When Valeria refuses, noting that Doom is starting to actually reform and she wants to finish it, Sue flips out and when Doom steps in, she tears him a new one. Doom ends up [[spoiler:sensing the entity Malice]] within Sue, but she ignores him. It's when Valeria throws herself between the two and outright states that she's scared of Sue that Sue ends up backing down.
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* During ''ComicBook/KravensLastHunt'', Spider-Man realizes something is decisively wrong when Kraven comes at him with a rifle after capturing him with a net.
* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' cases of Thor's [[TookALevelInJerkass increasingly rude and sexist behavior]] from his own book prompt the All-Mother to sent Loki to investigate. Turns out Thor has been infected and slowly corrupted by an evil entity, namely [[spoiler: another, older, Loki]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'', when Duma, [[TheSilentBob the Angel of Silence]], starts talking. Well. We already know the [[ApocalypseHow end of all creation]] is imminent, but that's still the point where we're forced to consider maybe [[StatusQuoIsGod Status Quo Isn't God]], and nothing will ever be the same again.
* Here's a tip if you're a villain in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. If Franchise/SpiderMan is fighting you and is not making [[YouFightLikeACow wisecracks, puns, and derisive comments about your intelligence, looks, or mama]], you're not going to have a good day. While the reason he constantly makes jokes [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]] [[note]]Some writers claim that part of the reason Spidey quips mid-battle is because his enhanced nerve conduction velocity (reflexes and spider-sense) actually allows him to think at superhuman speeds... which means that he can perceive in Bullet Time, and he fends off boredom by making jokes. If he's not making them, not only is it frightening that he's strong and angry, it's frightening that he's dedicating 100% of his genius intellect and enhanced processing power to deciding how he's going to hurt you in the most personally satisfying manner possible. Most writers, including Stan Lee, believe that the jokes started as a way to mask the fear he had during a fight, with the jokes becoming lamer as the threat grows more terrifying.[[/note]], at the end of the day, you somehow did something to make Spidey ''very'' pissed off at you, and you ''will'' notice you are fighting a super-strong [[BigCreepyCrawlies Big Creepy Crawly]] in human form who can bench press buildings and rip apart concrete with his bare hands. And if he's in the black costume, you might as well write your will right then and there.
** In ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'', the deadly antics of Itsy Bitsy drive Spidey so up the wall that he resolves to dump his ThouShallNotKill promise and dons the second ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan costume to do so. Deadpool follows suit by trying to be the voice of reason.
** Subverted in [[http://littlemissonewhoisall.tumblr.com/post/177891953299 one bonus story]] where Spidey is shown silently staring down a group of villains (The Headmen) who were talking about this very trope just minutes prior. All of them question his uncharacteristic silence -- except Ruby Thursday, who just says [[ThisIsGonnaSuck "Uh-oh"]]. The punch-line is that [[spoiler:he actually just has laryngitis]].
* In the ''Marvel vs. DC'' crossover, there comes a moment when the universe genuinely looks like it's going to end. The sky is ''bleeding''. Spider-Man turns to J. Jonah Jameson, and says,
-->'''Spider-Man:''' You gonna take one last shot at me before the lights go out?\\
'''Jonah:''' ...For what it's worth, I'm sorry.\\
'''Spider-Man:''' ...Oh.
* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' cases of Thor's [[TookALevelInJerkass increasingly rude and sexist behavior]] from his own book prompt the All-Mother to sent Loki to investigate. Turns out Thor has been infected and slowly corrupted by an evil entity, namely [[spoiler: another, older, Loki]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'', when Duma, [[TheSilentBob the Angel of Silence]], starts talking. Well. We already know the [[ApocalypseHow end of all creation]] is imminent, but that's still the point where we're forced to consider maybe [[StatusQuoIsGod Status Quo Isn't God]], and nothing will ever be the same again.
* Here's a tip if you're a villain in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. If Franchise/SpiderMan is fighting you and is not making [[YouFightLikeACow wisecracks, puns, and derisive comments about your intelligence, looks, or mama]], you're not going to have a good day. While the reason he constantly makes jokes [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]] [[note]]Some writers claim that part of the reason Spidey quips mid-battle is because his enhanced nerve conduction velocity (reflexes and spider-sense) actually allows him to think at superhuman speeds... which means that he can perceive in Bullet Time, and he fends off boredom by making jokes. If he's not making them, not only is it frightening that he's strong and angry, it's frightening that he's dedicating 100% of his genius intellect and enhanced processing power to deciding how he's going to hurt you in the most personally satisfying manner possible. Most writers, including Stan Lee, believe that the jokes started as a way to mask the fear he had during a fight, with the jokes becoming lamer as the threat grows more terrifying.[[/note]], at the end of the day, you somehow did something to make Spidey ''very'' pissed off at you, and you ''will'' notice you are fighting a super-strong [[BigCreepyCrawlies Big Creepy Crawly]] in human form who can bench press buildings and rip apart concrete with his bare hands. And if he's in the black costume, you might as well write your will right then and there.
** In ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'', the deadly antics of Itsy Bitsy drive Spidey so up the wall that he resolves to dump his ThouShallNotKill promise and dons the second ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan costume to do so. Deadpool follows suit by trying to be the voice of reason.
** Subverted in [[http://littlemissonewhoisall.tumblr.com/post/177891953299 one bonus story]] where Spidey is shown silently staring down a group of villains (The Headmen) who were talking about this very trope just minutes prior. All of them question his uncharacteristic silence -- except Ruby Thursday, who just says [[ThisIsGonnaSuck "Uh-oh"]]. The punch-line is that [[spoiler:he actually just has laryngitis]].
* In the ''Marvel vs. DC'' crossover, there comes a moment when the universe genuinely looks like it's going to end. The sky is ''bleeding''. Spider-Man turns to J. Jonah Jameson, and says,
-->'''Spider-Man:''' You gonna take one last shot at me before the lights go out?\\
'''Jonah:''' ...For what it's worth, I'm sorry.\\
'''Spider-Man:''' ...Oh.
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* In ''ComicBook/NewAvengers'', Doctor Doom isn't his usual prideful hammy self when he embarks on his attempt [[spoiler:to foil the Beyonders' attempts to wipe out the multiverse.]] He's serious, surprisingly humble, and all too aware of the stakes.
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* In ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', there is one scene in which Delirium pulls herself together. Delirium, as her name suggests, is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of ''insanity''. She even comments that it ''hurts'' to be sane. ("I ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation know things]]''.") And from a brief moment of chilling clarity in ''Brief Lives'' to her brother Destiny:
-->'''Delirium:''' Do you know why I stopped being Delight, my brother? '''''I''''' do. There are things not in your book. There are paths outside this garden. ''You would do well to remember that.''
** Later in ''Brief Lives'', when Dream realizes [[spoiler:that Destruction has left them behind forever and that the price of the search now has to MercyKill Orpheus]], he has a few moments of very uncharacteristic kindness for his servants, several of whom begin wondering if he's all right.
-->'''Delirium:''' Do you know why I stopped being Delight, my brother? '''''I''''' do. There are things not in your book. There are paths outside this garden. ''You would do well to remember that.''
** Later in ''Brief Lives'', when Dream realizes [[spoiler:that Destruction has left them behind forever and that the price of the search now has to MercyKill Orpheus]], he has a few moments of very uncharacteristic kindness for his servants, several of whom begin wondering if he's all right.
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* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':
** When Supes gets pissed, which is rare, beware, because he is about to test his ThouShaltNotKill credo.
** In ''ComicBook/SupermansReturnToKrypton'', Martha is shocked when nice, quiet Jonathan Kent decks a crook who tried to kidnap her and hold her hostage.
** In ''ComicBook/ManOfSteel2018'', Superman suddenly gets a emergency signal from the Fortress of Solitude and quickly leaves, not even telling Batman and a firefighter who are investigating an string of arsons in Metropolis goodbye. As Batman points out, if the most friendliest man in the galaxy leaves without saying goodbye, something is ''very'' wrong.
* ''ComicBook/SwampThing'': "The [[MonsterClown Joker]] has ''stopped laughing.''"
** When Supes gets pissed, which is rare, beware, because he is about to test his ThouShaltNotKill credo.
** In ''ComicBook/SupermansReturnToKrypton'', Martha is shocked when nice, quiet Jonathan Kent decks a crook who tried to kidnap her and hold her hostage.
** In ''ComicBook/ManOfSteel2018'', Superman suddenly gets a emergency signal from the Fortress of Solitude and quickly leaves, not even telling Batman and a firefighter who are investigating an string of arsons in Metropolis goodbye. As Batman points out, if the most friendliest man in the galaxy leaves without saying goodbye, something is ''very'' wrong.
* ''ComicBook/SwampThing'': "The [[MonsterClown Joker]] has ''stopped laughing.''"
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* In the Ultimate Universe, JJ snaps at young Parker and fires him after Parker calls him on his BS. But, after a thorough chewing-out by Aunt May, he shows up later on and ''apologizes'' to Peter for his behavior and goes on to explain calmly and sensibly what his problems are with Spider-Man. And then asks Peter never to have his Aunt call him again.
* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** Rorschach is gruff, insulting, and arrogant most of the time, and also doesn't usually use pronouns or proper names. When he says, "Daniel, I apologize. I know it's difficult being my friend," you know he's being dead serious.
** When Dan/Nite Owl finds out that his friend and mentor, Hollis Mason/the original Nite Owl was beaten to death by members of a gang, he starts beating the ever-living crap out of a gang member, to get information about the murder. Even though Nite Owl has no aversion to violence, the raw viciousness makes ''Rorschach'' of all people stop him. (Although his rationale is to tell Dan, "Not in front of the public.")
* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** Rorschach is gruff, insulting, and arrogant most of the time, and also doesn't usually use pronouns or proper names. When he says, "Daniel, I apologize. I know it's difficult being my friend," you know he's being dead serious.
** When Dan/Nite Owl finds out that his friend and mentor, Hollis Mason/the original Nite Owl was beaten to death by members of a gang, he starts beating the ever-living crap out of a gang member, to get information about the murder. Even though Nite Owl has no aversion to violence, the raw viciousness makes ''Rorschach'' of all people stop him. (Although his rationale is to tell Dan, "Not in front of the public.")
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* Franchise/WonderWoman has her own version. When she puts aside her lasso and other tools meant to disable, and actually takes up a sword or axe, or [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 both that time Medusa challenged her after killing a child in front of her]], it means she has declared ''war'' and someone's going down -- or possibly some army. It doesn't really apply to the [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 Nu52 version]] who's, well, sword armed almost all the time, but it used to be a big deal for the champion of peace to take up a weapon meant to kill.
* Most times, ComicBook/{{X 23}} is TheStoic. Even while slaughtering mooks by the dozens she does it with complete, emotionless, and automatic detachment. If she's ever ''visibly'' angry when she comes after you, however, you better run. ''Fast''.
** It's immediately clear just how badly [[ComicBook/AvengersArena Murderworld]] and subsequent torture by Purifiers affected her when Laura throws herself in [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen Teen!Cyclops's]] arms despite how she HatesBeingTouched when Stryker shows her footage of herself in a trigger scent-fueled rage.
* Uatu, TheWatcher, whose duty is to observe the known universe (and ''only'' [[AlienNonInterferenceClause to observe]]). Any moment where he actually intervenes could be considered one of these.
** There is also the moment where he converses with ComicBook/{{Beast}} about his [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen time-destroying shenanigans]]. Uatu, usually impartial, tells Hank that he will ''not'' break his vow of non-interference for his sake, not only out of principle, but because Hank simply ''disgusts'' him.
* Most times, ComicBook/{{X 23}} is TheStoic. Even while slaughtering mooks by the dozens she does it with complete, emotionless, and automatic detachment. If she's ever ''visibly'' angry when she comes after you, however, you better run. ''Fast''.
** It's immediately clear just how badly [[ComicBook/AvengersArena Murderworld]] and subsequent torture by Purifiers affected her when Laura throws herself in [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen Teen!Cyclops's]] arms despite how she HatesBeingTouched when Stryker shows her footage of herself in a trigger scent-fueled rage.
* Uatu, TheWatcher, whose duty is to observe the known universe (and ''only'' [[AlienNonInterferenceClause to observe]]). Any moment where he actually intervenes could be considered one of these.
** There is also the moment where he converses with ComicBook/{{Beast}} about his [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen time-destroying shenanigans]]. Uatu, usually impartial, tells Hank that he will ''not'' break his vow of non-interference for his sake, not only out of principle, but because Hank simply ''disgusts'' him.
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* Uatu, TheWatcher, whose duty is to observe the known universe (and ''only'' [[AlienNonInterferenceClause to observe]]). Any moment where he actually intervenes could be considered one of these.
** There is also the moment where he converses with ComicBook/{{Beast}} about his [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen time-destroying shenanigans]]. Uatu, usually impartial, tells Hank that he will ''not'' break his vow of non-interference for his sake, not only out of principle, but because Hank simply ''disgusts'' him.
** There is also the moment where he converses with ComicBook/{{Beast}} about his [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen time-destroying shenanigans]]. Uatu, usually impartial, tells Hank that he will ''not'' break his vow of non-interference for his sake, not only out of principle, but because Hank simply ''disgusts'' him.
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** Speaking of ComicBook/TheJoker, he is ''completely straight faced'' in ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' during the moment he's trying to actually ''reason'' with Batman. Later on, when Batman in turn tries to reach out to him and offers him rehabilitation, the Joker can only look at the man dressed up as a giant bat in stunned, incredulous silence before solemnly apologizing and telling Bats that it's [[IveComeTooFar "far too late" for him to redeem himself now.]]
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** Speaking of ComicBook/TheJoker, he ComicBook/TheJoker is ''completely straight faced'' in ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' during the moment he's trying to actually ''reason'' with Batman. Later on, when Batman in turn tries to reach out to him and offers him rehabilitation, the Joker can only look at the man dressed up as a giant bat in stunned, incredulous silence before solemnly apologizing and telling Bats that it's [[IveComeTooFar "far too late" for him to redeem himself now.]]
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* Any time that the pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} ComicBook/LexLuthor, the version who used to be ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'s friend and a pretty nice guy, would have a PetTheDog moment, it represented his earlier decent nature showing through, and (rightly or wrongly), it gave Supes hope that someday he might come back to the side of the angels. One of the very last pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} stories, "The Ghost of Superman Future,'' indicates that in at least one [[DistantFinale possible future,]] Lex did eventually reform and they became friends again in their old age. It was by Creator/ElliotSMaggin, who was very fond of Luthor. He later wrote a short story along similar lines called "Luthor's Gift."
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* Any time that the pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} ComicBook/LexLuthor, the version who used to be ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'s friend and a pretty nice guy, would have a PetTheDog moment, it represented his earlier decent nature showing through, and (rightly or wrongly), it gave Supes hope that someday he might come back to the side of the angels. One of the very last pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} stories, ''Superman (Volume 1) 416: "The Ghost of Superman Future,'' indicates that in at least one [[DistantFinale possible future,]] Lex did eventually reform and they became friends again in their old age. It was by Creator/ElliotSMaggin, who was very fond of Luthor. He later wrote a short story along similar lines called "Luthor's Gift."
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* Then there's Franchise/{{Superman}} himself. When Supes gets pissed, which is rare, beware, because the Boy Scout is about to test his ThouShaltNotKill credo.
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* Then there's Franchise/{{Superman}} himself. ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':
** When Supes gets pissed, which is rare, beware, becausethe Boy Scout he is about to test his ThouShaltNotKill credo.credo.
** In ''ComicBook/SupermansReturnToKrypton'', Martha is shocked when nice, quiet Jonathan Kent decks a crook who tried to kidnap her and hold her hostage.
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** In ''ComicBook/SupermansReturnToKrypton'', Martha is shocked when nice, quiet Jonathan Kent decks a crook who tried to kidnap her and hold her hostage.
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* During the final battle between Sonic and Robotnik in ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', Sonic is so pissed off about Robotnik seemingly killing Sally and destroying his home, that he doesn't quip any jokes and even refers to Robotnik by his real name. The comic itself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this.
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** In the arc "True Story", when Reed and Sue Richards' daughter Valeria (who loves bedtime stories) loudly declares that she doesn't want a story before bed, Sue is convinced that this is the work of an enemy. The Fantastic Four soon discover that recurring ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange'' villain Nightmare has been attacking the Lands of Fiction, causing people to lose interest in stories.
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** In the arc "True Story", when Reed and Sue Richards' daughter Valeria (who loves bedtime stories) loudly declares that she doesn't want a story before bed, Sue is convinced that this is the work of an enemy. The Fantastic Four soon discover that recurring ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange'' ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' villain Nightmare has been attacking the Lands of Fiction, causing people to lose interest in stories.
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* In ''Comicbook/NewAvengers'', Doctor Doom isn't his usual prideful hammy self when he embarks on his attempt [[spoiler:to foil the Beyonders' attempts to wipe out the multiverse.]] He's serious, surprisingly humble, and all too aware of the stakes.
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* In ''Comicbook/NewAvengers'', ''ComicBook/NewAvengers'', Doctor Doom isn't his usual prideful hammy self when he embarks on his attempt [[spoiler:to foil the Beyonders' attempts to wipe out the multiverse.]] He's serious, surprisingly humble, and all too aware of the stakes.
* During the final battle between Sonic and Robotnik in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', Sonic is so pissed off about Robotnik seemingly killing Sally and destroying his home, that he doesn't quip any jokes and even refers to Robotnik by his real name. The comic itself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this.
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* Most times, Comicbook/{{X 23}} is TheStoic. Even while slaughtering mooks by the dozens she does it with complete, emotionless, and automatic detachment. If she's ever ''visibly'' angry when she comes after you, however, you better run. ''Fast''.
** It's immediately clear just how badly [[Comicbook/AvengersArena Murderworld]] and subsequent torture by Purifiers affected her when Laura throws herself in [[Comicbook/AllNewXMen Teen!Cyclops's]] arms despite how she HatesBeingTouched when Stryker shows her footage of herself in a trigger scent-fueled rage.
** It's immediately clear just how badly [[Comicbook/AvengersArena Murderworld]] and subsequent torture by Purifiers affected her when Laura throws herself in [[Comicbook/AllNewXMen Teen!Cyclops's]] arms despite how she HatesBeingTouched when Stryker shows her footage of herself in a trigger scent-fueled rage.
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* Most times, Comicbook/{{X ComicBook/{{X 23}} is TheStoic. Even while slaughtering mooks by the dozens she does it with complete, emotionless, and automatic detachment. If she's ever ''visibly'' angry when she comes after you, however, you better run. ''Fast''.
** It's immediately clear just how badly[[Comicbook/AvengersArena [[ComicBook/AvengersArena Murderworld]] and subsequent torture by Purifiers affected her when Laura throws herself in [[Comicbook/AllNewXMen [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen Teen!Cyclops's]] arms despite how she HatesBeingTouched when Stryker shows her footage of herself in a trigger scent-fueled rage.
** It's immediately clear just how badly
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* Invoked and weaponized in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersDarkCybertron'' -- it takes an incredibly irrational and out of character act to breaks Shockwave's logic circuits and snap him back to his pre-empurata self and that's [[spoiler: Megatron denouncing the Decepticon cause and joining the Autobots]]
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* Invoked and weaponized in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersDarkCybertron'' -- it takes an incredibly irrational and out of character act to breaks Shockwave's logic circuits and snap him back to his pre-empurata self and that's [[spoiler: Megatron denouncing the Decepticon cause and joining the Autobots]]Autobots]].
* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Whirl is an ex-Wrecker and BloodKnight of the highest order, regularly boasting of his status as an unstoppable force on the battlefield. But then he and Swerve run into the Whirl's ArchEnemy Killmaster, at which point Whirl freaks out, orders Swerve to get help, and immediately after admits ''he's never beaten Killmaster''. As if that wasn't enough, when said help arrives in the form of Cyclonus, the bot who Whirl has had the most vitriolic relationship with, Whirl's actually ''relieved''.
* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Whirl is an ex-Wrecker and BloodKnight of the highest order, regularly boasting of his status as an unstoppable force on the battlefield. But then he and Swerve run into the Whirl's ArchEnemy Killmaster, at which point Whirl freaks out, orders Swerve to get help, and immediately after admits ''he's never beaten Killmaster''. As if that wasn't enough, when said help arrives in the form of Cyclonus, the bot who Whirl has had the most vitriolic relationship with, Whirl's actually ''relieved''.
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* The Caged Demonwolf in ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' drops his alliteration and wordiness at one point for a genuinely touching discussion with a character about how he'll always remember her. After five or six volumes of "Bah!" it's an attention-getting moment.
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* During the final battle between Sonic and Robotnik in ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', Sonic is so pissed off about Robotnik seemingly killing Sally and destroying his home, that he doesn't quip any jokes and even refers to Robotnik by his real name. The comic itself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this.
* ''ComicBook/ArchieMeetsThePunisher'' ends with ComicBook/ThePunisher sparing the villain in an uncharacteristic display of mercy. He reasons that killing him would utterly destroy Riverdale's innocence, and he isn't willing to go that far.
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* The Caged Demonwolf in ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' drops his alliteration and wordiness at one point for a genuinely touching discussion with a character about how he'll always remember her. After five or six volumes of "Bah!" it's an attention-getting moment.
* During the final battle between Sonic and Robotnik in ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', Sonic is so pissed off about Robotnik seemingly killing Sally and destroying his home, that he doesn't quip any jokes and even refers to Robotnik by his real name. The comic itself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this.
* ''ComicBook/ArchieMeetsThePunisher'' ends with ComicBook/ThePunisher sparing the villain in an uncharacteristic display of mercy. He reasons that killing him would utterly destroy Riverdale's innocence, and he isn't willing to go that far.
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* ''ComicBook/SwampThing'': "The [[MonsterClown Joker]] has ''stopped laughing.''"
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** Invoked and weaponized in ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'' - The Batman Who Laughs can prepare for every possible strategy or event that Bruce's mind can come up with, so it takes something incredibly out of character to catch him off guard, namely [[spoiler: Batman [[EnemyMine teaming up with the Joker against him]]]]
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** Invoked and weaponized in ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'' - -- The Batman Who Laughs can prepare for every possible strategy or event that Bruce's mind can come up with, so it takes something incredibly out of character to catch him off guard, namely [[spoiler: Batman [[EnemyMine teaming up with the Joker against him]]]]him]]]].
* In the 3rd book of ''ComicBook/{{Bone}}'', while the world slowly crumbles due to the Rat Creatures and [[spoiler:Thorn learning she is a princess]], Grandma Ben, whose [[EyesAlwaysShut eyes are always closed]], opens them for a split-second when she finds out that she has [[spoiler:partially doomed the Valley by not telling Thorn that she is a princess.]]
* Any time that the pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} ComicBook/LexLuthor, the version who used to be ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'s friend and a pretty nice guy, would have a PetTheDog moment, it represented his earlier decent nature showing through, and (rightly or wrongly), it gave Supes hope that someday he might come back to the side of the angels. One of the very last pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} stories, "The Ghost of Superman Future,'' indicates that in at least one [[DistantFinale possible future,]] Lex did eventually reform and they became friends again in their old age. It was by Creator/ElliotSMaggin, who was very fond of Luthor. He later wrote a short story along similar lines called "Luthor's Gift."
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, [[NoFourthWall the fourth-wall breaking]] WildCard to end all wild cards, has his speech bubbles and thought rectangles shaded yellow, to show that he's the one guy in the entire comicverse who knows he's in the comicverse and is perfectly okay with it. On the rare occasions where his speech bubbles go to the normal white shading, meaning he's taking things seriously, you know it's ''significant.'' The plot of ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' involves the yellow and white voices getting somehow killed... and the [[OmnicidalManiac red voice]] replacing it. Let's just say it doesn't go well for the world. Also anytime you don't see the yellow and white voice boxes, and Deadpool is acting calm, you're going to die horribly, [[EvenEvilHasStandards because you did something even Deadpool thinks is monstrous]], and he's doing this job pro bono.
* In the 3rd book of ''ComicBook/{{Bone}}'', while the world slowly crumbles due to the Rat Creatures and [[spoiler:Thorn learning she is a princess]], Grandma Ben, whose [[EyesAlwaysShut eyes are always closed]], opens them for a split-second when she finds out that she has [[spoiler:partially doomed the Valley by not telling Thorn that she is a princess.]]
* Any time that the pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} ComicBook/LexLuthor, the version who used to be ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'s friend and a pretty nice guy, would have a PetTheDog moment, it represented his earlier decent nature showing through, and (rightly or wrongly), it gave Supes hope that someday he might come back to the side of the angels. One of the very last pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} stories, "The Ghost of Superman Future,'' indicates that in at least one [[DistantFinale possible future,]] Lex did eventually reform and they became friends again in their old age. It was by Creator/ElliotSMaggin, who was very fond of Luthor. He later wrote a short story along similar lines called "Luthor's Gift."
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, [[NoFourthWall the fourth-wall breaking]] WildCard to end all wild cards, has his speech bubbles and thought rectangles shaded yellow, to show that he's the one guy in the entire comicverse who knows he's in the comicverse and is perfectly okay with it. On the rare occasions where his speech bubbles go to the normal white shading, meaning he's taking things seriously, you know it's ''significant.'' The plot of ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' involves the yellow and white voices getting somehow killed... and the [[OmnicidalManiac red voice]] replacing it. Let's just say it doesn't go well for the world. Also anytime you don't see the yellow and white voice boxes, and Deadpool is acting calm, you're going to die horribly, [[EvenEvilHasStandards because you did something even Deadpool thinks is monstrous]], and he's doing this job pro bono.
* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'':
** In the arc "True Story", when Reed and Sue Richards' daughter Valeria (who loves bedtime stories) loudly declares that she doesn't want a story before bed, Sue is convinced that this is the work of an enemy. The Fantastic Four soon discover that recurring ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange'' villain Nightmare has been attacking the Lands of Fiction, causing people to lose interest in stories.
** In the story arc "The Fall and Rise of the Fantastic Four", Sue goes to retrieve Valeria from Doctor Doom after Valeria pulled a ScrewThisImOuttaHere following learning why her family went on a time-traveling family trip. When Valeria refuses, noting that Doom is starting to actually reform and she wants to finish it, Sue flips out and when Doom steps in, she tears him a new one. Doom ends up [[spoiler:sensing the entity Malice]] within Sue, but she ignores him. It's when Valeria throws herself between the two and outright states that she's scared of Sue that Sue ends up backing down.
* In the third issue of IDW's ''ComicBook/{{Ghostbusters}}: Mass Hysteria'' (issue 15 of the 2013/2014 series), Peter takes a phone call for help while discussing the current problem with Walter Peck and immediately leaves via motorcycle without a word, much to Peck's surprise. Considering the caller was [[spoiler:Dana Barrett]], it's understandable.
-->'''Walter Peck:''' Ms. Melnitz, after taking that phone call, Peter Venkman ran out of here without a ''single smart-assed remark.'' That kind of character inconsistency is, in my experience, the ''reddest'' of red flags.
* During ''ComicBook/KravensLastHunt'', Spider-Man realizes something is decisively wrong when Kraven comes at him with a rifle after capturing him with a net.
* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' cases of Thor's [[TookALevelInJerkass increasingly rude and sexist behavior]] from his own book prompt the All-Mother to sent Loki to investigate. Turns out Thor has been infected and slowly corrupted by an evil entity, namely [[spoiler: another, older, Loki]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'', when Duma, [[TheSilentBob the Angel of Silence]], starts talking. Well. We already know the [[ApocalypseHow end of all creation]] is imminent, but that's still the point where we're forced to consider maybe [[StatusQuoIsGod Status Quo Isn't God]], and nothing will ever be the same again.
** In the arc "True Story", when Reed and Sue Richards' daughter Valeria (who loves bedtime stories) loudly declares that she doesn't want a story before bed, Sue is convinced that this is the work of an enemy. The Fantastic Four soon discover that recurring ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange'' villain Nightmare has been attacking the Lands of Fiction, causing people to lose interest in stories.
** In the story arc "The Fall and Rise of the Fantastic Four", Sue goes to retrieve Valeria from Doctor Doom after Valeria pulled a ScrewThisImOuttaHere following learning why her family went on a time-traveling family trip. When Valeria refuses, noting that Doom is starting to actually reform and she wants to finish it, Sue flips out and when Doom steps in, she tears him a new one. Doom ends up [[spoiler:sensing the entity Malice]] within Sue, but she ignores him. It's when Valeria throws herself between the two and outright states that she's scared of Sue that Sue ends up backing down.
* In the third issue of IDW's ''ComicBook/{{Ghostbusters}}: Mass Hysteria'' (issue 15 of the 2013/2014 series), Peter takes a phone call for help while discussing the current problem with Walter Peck and immediately leaves via motorcycle without a word, much to Peck's surprise. Considering the caller was [[spoiler:Dana Barrett]], it's understandable.
-->'''Walter Peck:''' Ms. Melnitz, after taking that phone call, Peter Venkman ran out of here without a ''single smart-assed remark.'' That kind of character inconsistency is, in my experience, the ''reddest'' of red flags.
* During ''ComicBook/KravensLastHunt'', Spider-Man realizes something is decisively wrong when Kraven comes at him with a rifle after capturing him with a net.
* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' cases of Thor's [[TookALevelInJerkass increasingly rude and sexist behavior]] from his own book prompt the All-Mother to sent Loki to investigate. Turns out Thor has been infected and slowly corrupted by an evil entity, namely [[spoiler: another, older, Loki]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'', when Duma, [[TheSilentBob the Angel of Silence]], starts talking. Well. We already know the [[ApocalypseHow end of all creation]] is imminent, but that's still the point where we're forced to consider maybe [[StatusQuoIsGod Status Quo Isn't God]], and nothing will ever be the same again.
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** Subverted in [[http://littlemissonewhoisall.tumblr.com/post/177891953299 one bonus story]] where Spidey is shown silently staring down a group of villains (The Headmen) who were talking about this very trope just minutes prior. All of them question his uncharacteristic silence - except Ruby Thursday, who just says [[ThisIsGonnaSuck "Uh-oh"]]. The punch-line is that [[spoiler:he actually just has laryngitis]].
* In ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', there is one scene in which Delirium pulls herself together. Delirium, as her name suggests, is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of ''insanity''. She even comments that it ''hurts'' to be sane. ("I ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation know things]]''.") And from a brief moment of chilling clarity in ''Brief Lives'' to her brother Destiny:
-->'''Delirium:''' Do you know why I stopped being Delight, my brother? '''''I''''' do. There are things not in your book. There are paths outside this garden. ''You would do well to remember that.''
** Later in ''Brief Lives'', when Dream realizes [[spoiler:that Destruction has left them behind forever and that the price of the search now has to MercyKill Orpheus]], he has a few moments of very uncharacteristic kindness for his servants, several of whom begin wondering if he's all right.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'', when Duma, [[TheSilentBob the Angel of Silence]], starts talking. Well. We already know the [[ApocalypseHow end of all creation]] is imminent, but that's still the point where we're forced to consider maybe [[StatusQuoIsGod Status Quo Isn't God]], and nothing will ever be the same again.
* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** Rorschach is gruff, insulting, and arrogant most of the time, and also doesn't usually use pronouns or proper names. When he says, "Daniel, I apologize. I know it's difficult being my friend," you know he's being dead serious.
** When Dan/Nite Owl finds out that his friend and mentor, Hollis Mason/the original Nite Owl was beaten to death by members of a gang, he starts beating the ever-living crap out of a gang member, to get information about the murder. Even though Nite Owl has no aversion to violence, the raw viciousness makes ''Rorschach'' of all people stop him. (Although his rationale is to tell Dan, "Not in front of the public.")
* Any time that the pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} ComicBook/LexLuthor, the version who used to be ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'s friend and a pretty nice guy, would have a PetTheDog moment, it represented his earlier decent nature showing through, and (rightly or wrongly), it gave Supes hope that someday he might come back to the side of the angels. One of the very last pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} stories, "The Ghost of Superman Future,'' indicates that in at least one [[DistantFinale possible future,]] Lex did eventually reform and they became friends again in their old age. It was by Creator/ElliotSMaggin, who was very fond of Luthor. He later wrote a short story along similar lines called "Luthor's Gift."
* Then there's Franchise/{{Superman}} himself. When Supes gets pissed, which is rare, beware, because the Boy Scout is about to test his ThouShaltNotKill credo.
** In ''ComicBook/ManOfSteel2018'', Superman suddenly gets a emergency signal from the Fortress of Solitude and quickly leaves, not even telling Batman and a firefighter who are investigating an string of arsons in Metropolis goodbye. As Batman points out, if the most friendliest man in the galaxy leaves without saying goodbye, something is ''very'' wrong.
* Franchise/WonderWoman has her own version. When she puts aside her lasso and other tools meant to disable, and actually takes up a sword or axe, or [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 both that time Medusa challenged her after killing a child in front of her]], it means she has declared ''war'' and someone's going down- or possibly somearmy. It doesn't really apply to the [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 Nu52 version]] who's, well, sword armed almost all the time, but it used to be a big deal for the champion of peace to take up a weapon meant to kill.
* In the 3rd book of ''ComicBook/{{Bone}}'', while the world slowly crumbles due to the Rat Creatures and [[spoiler:Thorn learning she is a princess]], Grandma Ben, whose [[EyesAlwaysShut eyes are always closed]], opens them for a split-second when she finds out that she has [[spoiler:partially doomed the Valley by not telling Thorn that she is a princess.]]
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, [[NoFourthWall the fourth-wall breaking]] WildCard to end all wild cards, has his speech bubbles and thought rectangles shaded yellow, to show that he's the one guy in the entire comicverse who knows he's in the comicverse and is perfectly okay with it. On the rare occasions where his speech bubbles go to the normal white shading, meaning he's taking things seriously, you know it's ''significant.'' The plot of ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' involves the yellow and white voices getting somehow killed... and the [[OmnicidalManiac red voice]] replacing it. Let's just say it doesn't go well for the world. Also anytime you don't see the yellow and white voice boxes, and Deadpool is acting calm, you're going to die horribly, [[EvenEvilHasStandards because you did something even Deadpool thinks is monstrous]], and he's doing this job pro bono.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Nodwick}}'', when ''Piffany'', of all people, [[http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/nodwick/dragon/nodwick07.html wants to kill the princess they've rescued]]...
* In a ''[[ComicBook/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' comic story, Bart [[PrinceAndPauper trades places with Biff Westwood, a celebrity who looks like him]]. He traded places the night before a test, and Biff studies for it, scoring an A on it. Later, Marge takes "Bart" to a meeting with Principal Skinner about the "A" he got, with Skinner saying that Bart is, was and always will be an underachiever.
* In ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', there is one scene in which Delirium pulls herself together. Delirium, as her name suggests, is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of ''insanity''. She even comments that it ''hurts'' to be sane. ("I ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation know things]]''.") And from a brief moment of chilling clarity in ''Brief Lives'' to her brother Destiny:
-->'''Delirium:''' Do you know why I stopped being Delight, my brother? '''''I''''' do. There are things not in your book. There are paths outside this garden. ''You would do well to remember that.''
** Later in ''Brief Lives'', when Dream realizes [[spoiler:that Destruction has left them behind forever and that the price of the search now has to MercyKill Orpheus]], he has a few moments of very uncharacteristic kindness for his servants, several of whom begin wondering if he's all right.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'', when Duma, [[TheSilentBob the Angel of Silence]], starts talking. Well. We already know the [[ApocalypseHow end of all creation]] is imminent, but that's still the point where we're forced to consider maybe [[StatusQuoIsGod Status Quo Isn't God]], and nothing will ever be the same again.
* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** Rorschach is gruff, insulting, and arrogant most of the time, and also doesn't usually use pronouns or proper names. When he says, "Daniel, I apologize. I know it's difficult being my friend," you know he's being dead serious.
** When Dan/Nite Owl finds out that his friend and mentor, Hollis Mason/the original Nite Owl was beaten to death by members of a gang, he starts beating the ever-living crap out of a gang member, to get information about the murder. Even though Nite Owl has no aversion to violence, the raw viciousness makes ''Rorschach'' of all people stop him. (Although his rationale is to tell Dan, "Not in front of the public.")
* Any time that the pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} ComicBook/LexLuthor, the version who used to be ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'s friend and a pretty nice guy, would have a PetTheDog moment, it represented his earlier decent nature showing through, and (rightly or wrongly), it gave Supes hope that someday he might come back to the side of the angels. One of the very last pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} stories, "The Ghost of Superman Future,'' indicates that in at least one [[DistantFinale possible future,]] Lex did eventually reform and they became friends again in their old age. It was by Creator/ElliotSMaggin, who was very fond of Luthor. He later wrote a short story along similar lines called "Luthor's Gift."
* Then there's Franchise/{{Superman}} himself. When Supes gets pissed, which is rare, beware, because the Boy Scout is about to test his ThouShaltNotKill credo.
** In ''ComicBook/ManOfSteel2018'', Superman suddenly gets a emergency signal from the Fortress of Solitude and quickly leaves, not even telling Batman and a firefighter who are investigating an string of arsons in Metropolis goodbye. As Batman points out, if the most friendliest man in the galaxy leaves without saying goodbye, something is ''very'' wrong.
* Franchise/WonderWoman has her own version. When she puts aside her lasso and other tools meant to disable, and actually takes up a sword or axe, or [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 both that time Medusa challenged her after killing a child in front of her]], it means she has declared ''war'' and someone's going down- or possibly somearmy. It doesn't really apply to the [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 Nu52 version]] who's, well, sword armed almost all the time, but it used to be a big deal for the champion of peace to take up a weapon meant to kill.
* In the 3rd book of ''ComicBook/{{Bone}}'', while the world slowly crumbles due to the Rat Creatures and [[spoiler:Thorn learning she is a princess]], Grandma Ben, whose [[EyesAlwaysShut eyes are always closed]], opens them for a split-second when she finds out that she has [[spoiler:partially doomed the Valley by not telling Thorn that she is a princess.]]
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, [[NoFourthWall the fourth-wall breaking]] WildCard to end all wild cards, has his speech bubbles and thought rectangles shaded yellow, to show that he's the one guy in the entire comicverse who knows he's in the comicverse and is perfectly okay with it. On the rare occasions where his speech bubbles go to the normal white shading, meaning he's taking things seriously, you know it's ''significant.'' The plot of ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' involves the yellow and white voices getting somehow killed... and the [[OmnicidalManiac red voice]] replacing it. Let's just say it doesn't go well for the world. Also anytime you don't see the yellow and white voice boxes, and Deadpool is acting calm, you're going to die horribly, [[EvenEvilHasStandards because you did something even Deadpool thinks is monstrous]], and he's doing this job pro bono.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Nodwick}}'', when ''Piffany'', of all people, [[http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/nodwick/dragon/nodwick07.html wants to kill the princess they've rescued]]...
* In a ''[[ComicBook/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' comic story, Bart [[PrinceAndPauper trades places with Biff Westwood, a celebrity who looks like him]]. He traded places the night before a test, and Biff studies for it, scoring an A on it. Later, Marge takes "Bart" to a meeting with Principal Skinner about the "A" he got, with Skinner saying that Bart is, was and always will be an underachiever.
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** Subverted in [[http://littlemissonewhoisall.tumblr.com/post/177891953299 one bonus story]] where Spidey is shown silently staring down a group of villains (The Headmen) who were talking about this very trope just minutes prior. All of them question his uncharacteristic silence - -- except Ruby Thursday, who just says [[ThisIsGonnaSuck "Uh-oh"]]. The punch-line is that [[spoiler:he actually just has laryngitis]].
* In ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', there is one scene in which Delirium pulls herself together. Delirium, as her name suggests, is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of ''insanity''. She even comments that it ''hurts'' to be sane. ("I ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation know things]]''.") And from a brief moment of chilling clarity in ''Brief Lives'' to her brother Destiny:
-->'''Delirium:''' Do you know why I stopped being Delight, my brother? '''''I''''' do. There are things not in your book. There are paths outside this garden. ''You would do well to remember that.''
** Later in ''Brief Lives'', when Dream realizes [[spoiler:that Destruction has left them behind forever and that the price of the search now has to MercyKill Orpheus]], he has a few moments of very uncharacteristic kindness for his servants, several of whom begin wondering if he's all right.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'', when Duma, [[TheSilentBob the Angel of Silence]], starts talking. Well. We already know the [[ApocalypseHow end of all creation]] is imminent, but that's still the point where we're forced to consider maybe [[StatusQuoIsGod Status Quo Isn't God]], and nothing will ever be the same again.
* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** Rorschach is gruff, insulting, and arrogant most of the time, and also doesn't usually use pronouns or proper names. When he says, "Daniel, I apologize. I know it's difficult being my friend," you know he's being dead serious.
** When Dan/Nite Owl finds out that his friend and mentor, Hollis Mason/the original Nite Owl was beaten to death by members of a gang, he starts beating the ever-living crap out of a gang member, to get information about the murder. Even though Nite Owl has no aversion to violence, the raw viciousness makes ''Rorschach'' of all people stop him. (Although his rationale is to tell Dan, "Not in front of the public.")
* Any time that the pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} ComicBook/LexLuthor, the version who used to be ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'s friend and a pretty nice guy, would have a PetTheDog moment, it represented his earlier decent nature showing through, and (rightly or wrongly), it gave Supes hope that someday he might come back to the side of the angels. One of the very last pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} stories, "The Ghost of Superman Future,'' indicates that in at least one [[DistantFinale possible future,]] Lex did eventually reform and they became friends again in their old age. It was by Creator/ElliotSMaggin, who was very fond of Luthor. He later wrote a short story along similar lines called "Luthor's Gift."
* Then there's Franchise/{{Superman}} himself. When Supes gets pissed, which is rare, beware, because the Boy Scout is about to test his ThouShaltNotKill credo.
** In ''ComicBook/ManOfSteel2018'', Superman suddenly gets a emergency signal from the Fortress of Solitude and quickly leaves, not even telling Batman and a firefighter who are investigating an string of arsons in Metropolis goodbye. As Batman points out, if the most friendliest man in the galaxy leaves without saying goodbye, something is ''very'' wrong.
* Franchise/WonderWoman has her own version. When she puts aside her lasso and other tools meant to disable, and actually takes up a sword or axe, or [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 both that time Medusa challenged her after killing a child in front of her]], it means she has declared ''war'' and someone's going down- or possibly somearmy. It doesn't really apply to the [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 Nu52 version]] who's, well, sword armed almost all the time, but it used to be a big deal for the champion of peace to take up a weapon meant to kill.
* In the 3rd book of ''ComicBook/{{Bone}}'', while the world slowly crumbles due to the Rat Creatures and [[spoiler:Thorn learning she is a princess]], Grandma Ben, whose [[EyesAlwaysShut eyes are always closed]], opens them for a split-second when she finds out that she has [[spoiler:partially doomed the Valley by not telling Thorn that she is a princess.]]
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, [[NoFourthWall the fourth-wall breaking]] WildCard to end all wild cards, has his speech bubbles and thought rectangles shaded yellow, to show that he's the one guy in the entire comicverse who knows he's in the comicverse and is perfectly okay with it. On the rare occasions where his speech bubbles go to the normal white shading, meaning he's taking things seriously, you know it's ''significant.'' The plot of ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' involves the yellow and white voices getting somehow killed... and the [[OmnicidalManiac red voice]] replacing it. Let's just say it doesn't go well for the world. Also anytime you don't see the yellow and white voice boxes, and Deadpool is acting calm, you're going to die horribly, [[EvenEvilHasStandards because you did something even Deadpool thinks is monstrous]], and he's doing this job pro bono.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Nodwick}}'', when ''Piffany'', of all people, [[http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/nodwick/dragon/nodwick07.html wants to kill the princess they've rescued]]...
* In a ''[[ComicBook/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' comic story, Bart [[PrinceAndPauper trades places with Biff Westwood, a celebrity who looks like him]]. He traded places the night before a test, and Biff studies for it, scoring an A on it. Later, Marge takes "Bart" to a meeting with Principal Skinner about the "A" he got, with Skinner saying that Bart is, was and always will be an underachiever.laryngitis]].
* In ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', there is one scene in which Delirium pulls herself together. Delirium, as her name suggests, is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of ''insanity''. She even comments that it ''hurts'' to be sane. ("I ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation know things]]''.") And from a brief moment of chilling clarity in ''Brief Lives'' to her brother Destiny:
-->'''Delirium:''' Do you know why I stopped being Delight, my brother? '''''I''''' do. There are things not in your book. There are paths outside this garden. ''You would do well to remember that.''
** Later in ''Brief Lives'', when Dream realizes [[spoiler:that Destruction has left them behind forever and that the price of the search now has to MercyKill Orpheus]], he has a few moments of very uncharacteristic kindness for his servants, several of whom begin wondering if he's all right.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'', when Duma, [[TheSilentBob the Angel of Silence]], starts talking. Well. We already know the [[ApocalypseHow end of all creation]] is imminent, but that's still the point where we're forced to consider maybe [[StatusQuoIsGod Status Quo Isn't God]], and nothing will ever be the same again.
* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** Rorschach is gruff, insulting, and arrogant most of the time, and also doesn't usually use pronouns or proper names. When he says, "Daniel, I apologize. I know it's difficult being my friend," you know he's being dead serious.
** When Dan/Nite Owl finds out that his friend and mentor, Hollis Mason/the original Nite Owl was beaten to death by members of a gang, he starts beating the ever-living crap out of a gang member, to get information about the murder. Even though Nite Owl has no aversion to violence, the raw viciousness makes ''Rorschach'' of all people stop him. (Although his rationale is to tell Dan, "Not in front of the public.")
* Any time that the pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} ComicBook/LexLuthor, the version who used to be ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'s friend and a pretty nice guy, would have a PetTheDog moment, it represented his earlier decent nature showing through, and (rightly or wrongly), it gave Supes hope that someday he might come back to the side of the angels. One of the very last pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} stories, "The Ghost of Superman Future,'' indicates that in at least one [[DistantFinale possible future,]] Lex did eventually reform and they became friends again in their old age. It was by Creator/ElliotSMaggin, who was very fond of Luthor. He later wrote a short story along similar lines called "Luthor's Gift."
* Then there's Franchise/{{Superman}} himself. When Supes gets pissed, which is rare, beware, because the Boy Scout is about to test his ThouShaltNotKill credo.
** In ''ComicBook/ManOfSteel2018'', Superman suddenly gets a emergency signal from the Fortress of Solitude and quickly leaves, not even telling Batman and a firefighter who are investigating an string of arsons in Metropolis goodbye. As Batman points out, if the most friendliest man in the galaxy leaves without saying goodbye, something is ''very'' wrong.
* Franchise/WonderWoman has her own version. When she puts aside her lasso and other tools meant to disable, and actually takes up a sword or axe, or [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 both that time Medusa challenged her after killing a child in front of her]], it means she has declared ''war'' and someone's going down- or possibly somearmy. It doesn't really apply to the [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 Nu52 version]] who's, well, sword armed almost all the time, but it used to be a big deal for the champion of peace to take up a weapon meant to kill.
* In the 3rd book of ''ComicBook/{{Bone}}'', while the world slowly crumbles due to the Rat Creatures and [[spoiler:Thorn learning she is a princess]], Grandma Ben, whose [[EyesAlwaysShut eyes are always closed]], opens them for a split-second when she finds out that she has [[spoiler:partially doomed the Valley by not telling Thorn that she is a princess.]]
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, [[NoFourthWall the fourth-wall breaking]] WildCard to end all wild cards, has his speech bubbles and thought rectangles shaded yellow, to show that he's the one guy in the entire comicverse who knows he's in the comicverse and is perfectly okay with it. On the rare occasions where his speech bubbles go to the normal white shading, meaning he's taking things seriously, you know it's ''significant.'' The plot of ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'' involves the yellow and white voices getting somehow killed... and the [[OmnicidalManiac red voice]] replacing it. Let's just say it doesn't go well for the world. Also anytime you don't see the yellow and white voice boxes, and Deadpool is acting calm, you're going to die horribly, [[EvenEvilHasStandards because you did something even Deadpool thinks is monstrous]], and he's doing this job pro bono.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Nodwick}}'', when ''Piffany'', of all people, [[http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/nodwick/dragon/nodwick07.html wants to kill the princess they've rescued]]...
* In a ''[[ComicBook/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' comic story, Bart [[PrinceAndPauper trades places with Biff Westwood, a celebrity who looks like him]]. He traded places the night before a test, and Biff studies for it, scoring an A on it. Later, Marge takes "Bart" to a meeting with Principal Skinner about the "A" he got, with Skinner saying that Bart is, was and always will be an underachiever.
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* In the Ultimate Universe, JJ snaps at young Parker and fires him after Parker calls him on his BS. But, after a thorough chewing-out by Aunt May, he shows up later on and ''apologizes'' to Peter for his behavior and goes on to explain calmly and sensibly what his problems are with Spider-Man. And then asks Peter never to have his Aunt call him again.
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* The Caged Demonwolf in ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' drops his alliteration and wordiness at one point for a genuinely touching discussion with a character about how he'll always remember her. After five or six volumes of "Bah!" it's an attention-getting moment.
* During the final battle between Sonic and Robotnik in ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', Sonic is so pissed off about Robotnik seemingly killing Sally and destroying his home, that he doesn't quip any jokes and even refers to Robotnik by his real name. The comic itself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this.
* The fourth issue of ''ComicBook/TheTick'' comic book, "The Night Of A Million Zillion Ninjas" seems much like the previous chapters, until The Tick's friend and partner Oedipus gets stabbed by two ninjas, seriously enough that she falls unconscious and starts losing blood. At this, the wheels come off -- rather than his usual bombast and style, The Tick quickly, silently, and violently dispatches the two ninjas, and all he can say as he carries Oedipus is "This isn't supposed to happen." He [[HeroicBSOD barely registers the paramedics who come to help Oedipus]], and is later seen with paranoid delusions of the various buildings taunting him over his failures. Unlike most [[CloudCuckooLander Cloudcuckoolanders]], he doesn't suddenly become sane... he just [[AxCrazy stops being the "fun" kind of insane]].
* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'':
** In the arc "True Story", when Reed and Sue Richards' daughter Valeria (who loves bedtime stories) loudly declares that she doesn't want a story before bed, Sue is convinced that this is the work of an enemy. The Fantastic Four soon discover that recurring ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange'' villain Nightmare has been attacking the Lands of Fiction, causing people to lose interest in stories.
** In the story arc "The Fall and Rise of the Fantastic Four", Sue goes to retrieve Valeria from Doctor Doom after Valeria pulled a ScrewThisImOuttaHere following learning why her family went on a time-traveling family trip. When Valeria refuses, noting that Doom is starting to actually reform and she wants to finish it, Sue flips out and when Doom steps in, she tears him a new one. Doom ends up [[spoiler:sensing the entity Malice]] within Sue, but she ignores him. It's when Valeria throws herself between the two and outright states that she's scared of Sue that Sue ends up backing down.
* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' cases of Thor's [[TookALevelInJerkass increasingly rude and sexist behavior]] from his own book prompt the All-Mother to sent Loki to investigate. Turns out Thor has been infected and slowly corrupted by an evil entity, namely [[spoiler: another, older, Loki]]
* In issue 25 of ''ComicBook/PocketGod'', the [[TheDitz ditzy]] Nooby is at the mercy of his EvilTwin, Newbie. When things seem dire, Nooby drops his usual [[ThirdPersonPerson third person speak]] and talks in articulate sentences to level with his more intelligent twin. The sudden change shocks everyone and it really [[VillainousBreakdown gets under Newbie's skin]].
-->'''Nooby:''' Nooby knows how it feels to not be accepted. Noob... I know what it feels like to be the odd pygmy out.\\
'''Ooga:''' He's making sense?!?!
* In the third issue of IDW's ''ComicBook/{{Ghostbusters}}: Mass Hysteria'' (issue 15 of the 2013/2014 series), Peter takes a phone call for help while discussing the current problem with Walter Peck and immediately leaves via motorcycle without a word, much to Peck's surprise. Considering the caller was [[spoiler:Dana Barrett]], it's understandable.
-->'''Walter Peck:''' Ms. Melnitz, after taking that phone call, Peter Venkman ran out of here without a ''single smart-assed remark.'' That kind of character inconsistency is, in my experience, the ''reddest'' of red flags.
* During ''ComicBook/KravensLastHunt'', Spider-Man realizes something is decisively wrong when Kraven comes at him with a rifle after capturing him with a net.
* Most times, Comicbook/{{X 23}} is TheStoic. Even while slaughtering mooks by the dozens she does it with complete, emotionless, and automatic detachment. If she's ever ''visibly'' angry when she comes after you, however, you better run. ''Fast''.
** It's immediately clear just how badly [[Comicbook/AvengersArena Murderworld]] and subsequent torture by Purifiers affected her when Laura throws herself in [[Comicbook/AllNewXMen Teen!Cyclops's]] arms despite how she HatesBeingTouched when Stryker shows her footage of herself in a trigger scent-fueled rage.
* During the final battle between Sonic and Robotnik in ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', Sonic is so pissed off about Robotnik seemingly killing Sally and destroying his home, that he doesn't quip any jokes and even refers to Robotnik by his real name. The comic itself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this.
* The fourth issue of ''ComicBook/TheTick'' comic book, "The Night Of A Million Zillion Ninjas" seems much like the previous chapters, until The Tick's friend and partner Oedipus gets stabbed by two ninjas, seriously enough that she falls unconscious and starts losing blood. At this, the wheels come off -- rather than his usual bombast and style, The Tick quickly, silently, and violently dispatches the two ninjas, and all he can say as he carries Oedipus is "This isn't supposed to happen." He [[HeroicBSOD barely registers the paramedics who come to help Oedipus]], and is later seen with paranoid delusions of the various buildings taunting him over his failures. Unlike most [[CloudCuckooLander Cloudcuckoolanders]], he doesn't suddenly become sane... he just [[AxCrazy stops being the "fun" kind of insane]].
* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'':
** In the arc "True Story", when Reed and Sue Richards' daughter Valeria (who loves bedtime stories) loudly declares that she doesn't want a story before bed, Sue is convinced that this is the work of an enemy. The Fantastic Four soon discover that recurring ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange'' villain Nightmare has been attacking the Lands of Fiction, causing people to lose interest in stories.
** In the story arc "The Fall and Rise of the Fantastic Four", Sue goes to retrieve Valeria from Doctor Doom after Valeria pulled a ScrewThisImOuttaHere following learning why her family went on a time-traveling family trip. When Valeria refuses, noting that Doom is starting to actually reform and she wants to finish it, Sue flips out and when Doom steps in, she tears him a new one. Doom ends up [[spoiler:sensing the entity Malice]] within Sue, but she ignores him. It's when Valeria throws herself between the two and outright states that she's scared of Sue that Sue ends up backing down.
* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' cases of Thor's [[TookALevelInJerkass increasingly rude and sexist behavior]] from his own book prompt the All-Mother to sent Loki to investigate. Turns out Thor has been infected and slowly corrupted by an evil entity, namely [[spoiler: another, older, Loki]]
* In issue 25 of ''ComicBook/PocketGod'', the [[TheDitz ditzy]] Nooby is at the mercy of his EvilTwin, Newbie. When things seem dire, Nooby drops his usual [[ThirdPersonPerson third person speak]] and talks in articulate sentences to level with his more intelligent twin. The sudden change shocks everyone and it really [[VillainousBreakdown gets under Newbie's skin]].
-->'''Nooby:''' Nooby knows how it feels to not be accepted. Noob... I know what it feels like to be the odd pygmy out.\\
'''Ooga:''' He's making sense?!?!
* In the third issue of IDW's ''ComicBook/{{Ghostbusters}}: Mass Hysteria'' (issue 15 of the 2013/2014 series), Peter takes a phone call for help while discussing the current problem with Walter Peck and immediately leaves via motorcycle without a word, much to Peck's surprise. Considering the caller was [[spoiler:Dana Barrett]], it's understandable.
-->'''Walter Peck:''' Ms. Melnitz, after taking that phone call, Peter Venkman ran out of here without a ''single smart-assed remark.'' That kind of character inconsistency is, in my experience, the ''reddest'' of red flags.
* During ''ComicBook/KravensLastHunt'', Spider-Man realizes something is decisively wrong when Kraven comes at him with a rifle after capturing him with a net.
* Most times, Comicbook/{{X 23}} is TheStoic. Even while slaughtering mooks by the dozens she does it with complete, emotionless, and automatic detachment. If she's ever ''visibly'' angry when she comes after you, however, you better run. ''Fast''.
** It's immediately clear just how badly [[Comicbook/AvengersArena Murderworld]] and subsequent torture by Purifiers affected her when Laura throws herself in [[Comicbook/AllNewXMen Teen!Cyclops's]] arms despite how she HatesBeingTouched when Stryker shows her footage of herself in a trigger scent-fueled rage.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Nodwick}}'', when ''Piffany'', of all people, [[http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/nodwick/dragon/nodwick07.html wants to kill the princess they've rescued]]...
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* In ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'', when a known {{Determinator}} Kenton gives up, you know the situation's serious.
* ''ComicBook/ArchieMeetsThePunisher'' ends with ComicBook/ThePunisher sparing the villain in an uncharacteristic display of mercy. He reasons that killing him would utterly destroy Riverdale's innocence, and he isn't willing to go that far.
* ''ComicBook/ArchieMeetsThePunisher'' ends with ComicBook/ThePunisher sparing the villain in an uncharacteristic display of mercy. He reasons that killing him would utterly destroy Riverdale's innocence, and he isn't willing to go that far.
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* In ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'', when Issue 25 of ''ComicBook/PocketGod'', the [[TheDitz ditzy]] Nooby is at the mercy of his EvilTwin, Newbie. When things seem dire, Nooby drops his usual [[ThirdPersonPerson third person speak]] and talks in articulate sentences to level with his more intelligent twin. The sudden change shocks everyone and it really [[VillainousBreakdown gets under Newbie's skin]].
-->'''Nooby:''' Nooby knows how it feels to not be accepted. Noob... I know what it feels like to be the odd pygmy out.\\
'''Ooga:''' He's making sense?!?!
* In ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', there is one scene in which Delirium pulls herself together. Delirium, as her name suggests, is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of ''insanity''. She even comments that it ''hurts'' to be sane. ("I ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation know things]]''.") And from aknown {{Determinator}} Kenton gives up, brief moment of chilling clarity in ''Brief Lives'' to her brother Destiny:
-->'''Delirium:''' Do you know why I stopped being Delight, my brother? '''''I''''' do. There are things not in your book. There are paths outside this garden. ''You would do well to remember that.''
** Later in ''Brief Lives'', when Dream realizes [[spoiler:that Destruction has left them behind forever and that thesituation's serious.
* ''ComicBook/ArchieMeetsThePunisher'' ends with ComicBook/ThePunisher sparingprice of the villain in an search now has to MercyKill Orpheus]], he has a few moments of very uncharacteristic display kindness for his servants, several of mercy. whom begin wondering if he's all right.
* In a ''[[ComicBook/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' comic story, Bart [[PrinceAndPauper trades places with Biff Westwood, a celebrity who looks like him]]. Hereasons traded places the night before a test, and Biff studies for it, scoring an A on it. Later, Marge takes "Bart" to a meeting with Principal Skinner about the "A" he got, with Skinner saying that killing him would utterly destroy Riverdale's innocence, Bart is, was and always will be an underachiever.
* Then there's Franchise/{{Superman}} himself. When Supes gets pissed, which is rare, beware, because the Boy Scout is about to test his ThouShaltNotKill credo.
** In ''ComicBook/ManOfSteel2018'', Superman suddenly gets a emergency signal from the Fortress of Solitude and quickly leaves, not even telling Batman and a firefighter who are investigating an string of arsons in Metropolis goodbye. As Batman points out, if the most friendliest man in the galaxy leaves without saying goodbye, something is ''very'' wrong.
* ''ComicBook/SwampThing'': "The [[MonsterClown Joker]] has ''stopped laughing.''"
* The fourth issue of ''ComicBook/TheTick'' comic book, "The Night Of A Million Zillion Ninjas" seems much like the previous chapters, until The Tick's friend and partner Oedipus gets stabbed by two ninjas, seriously enough that she falls unconscious and starts losing blood. At this, the wheels come off -- rather than his usual bombast and style, The Tick quickly, silently, and violently dispatches the two ninjas, and all he can say as he carries Oedipus is "This isn'twilling supposed to go that far.happen." He [[HeroicBSOD barely registers the paramedics who come to help Oedipus]], and is later seen with paranoid delusions of the various buildings taunting him over his failures. Unlike most [[CloudCuckooLander Cloudcuckoolanders]], he doesn't suddenly become sane... he just [[AxCrazy stops being the "fun" kind of insane]].
-->'''Nooby:''' Nooby knows how it feels to not be accepted. Noob... I know what it feels like to be the odd pygmy out.\\
'''Ooga:''' He's making sense?!?!
* In ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', there is one scene in which Delirium pulls herself together. Delirium, as her name suggests, is the AnthropomorphicPersonification of ''insanity''. She even comments that it ''hurts'' to be sane. ("I ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation know things]]''.") And from a
-->'''Delirium:''' Do you know why I stopped being Delight, my brother? '''''I''''' do. There are things not in your book. There are paths outside this garden. ''You would do well to remember that.''
** Later in ''Brief Lives'', when Dream realizes [[spoiler:that Destruction has left them behind forever and that the
* ''ComicBook/ArchieMeetsThePunisher'' ends with ComicBook/ThePunisher sparing
* In a ''[[ComicBook/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' comic story, Bart [[PrinceAndPauper trades places with Biff Westwood, a celebrity who looks like him]]. He
* Then there's Franchise/{{Superman}} himself. When Supes gets pissed, which is rare, beware, because the Boy Scout is about to test his ThouShaltNotKill credo.
** In ''ComicBook/ManOfSteel2018'', Superman suddenly gets a emergency signal from the Fortress of Solitude and quickly leaves, not even telling Batman and a firefighter who are investigating an string of arsons in Metropolis goodbye. As Batman points out, if the most friendliest man in the galaxy leaves without saying goodbye, something is ''very'' wrong.
* ''ComicBook/SwampThing'': "The [[MonsterClown Joker]] has ''stopped laughing.''"
* The fourth issue of ''ComicBook/TheTick'' comic book, "The Night Of A Million Zillion Ninjas" seems much like the previous chapters, until The Tick's friend and partner Oedipus gets stabbed by two ninjas, seriously enough that she falls unconscious and starts losing blood. At this, the wheels come off -- rather than his usual bombast and style, The Tick quickly, silently, and violently dispatches the two ninjas, and all he can say as he carries Oedipus is "This isn't
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* In the Ultimate Universe, JJ snaps at young Parker and fires him after Parker calls him on his BS. But, after a thorough chewing-out by Aunt May, he shows up later on and ''apologizes'' to Peter for his behavior and goes on to explain calmly and sensibly what his problems are with Spider-Man. And then asks Peter never to have his Aunt call him again.
* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** Rorschach is gruff, insulting, and arrogant most of the time, and also doesn't usually use pronouns or proper names. When he says, "Daniel, I apologize. I know it's difficult being my friend," you know he's being dead serious.
** When Dan/Nite Owl finds out that his friend and mentor, Hollis Mason/the original Nite Owl was beaten to death by members of a gang, he starts beating the ever-living crap out of a gang member, to get information about the murder. Even though Nite Owl has no aversion to violence, the raw viciousness makes ''Rorschach'' of all people stop him. (Although his rationale is to tell Dan, "Not in front of the public.")
* In ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'', when a known {{Determinator}} Kenton gives up, you know the situation's serious.
* Franchise/WonderWoman has her own version. When she puts aside her lasso and other tools meant to disable, and actually takes up a sword or axe, or [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 both that time Medusa challenged her after killing a child in front of her]], it means she has declared ''war'' and someone's going down -- or possibly some army. It doesn't really apply to the [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 Nu52 version]] who's, well, sword armed almost all the time, but it used to be a big deal for the champion of peace to take up a weapon meant to kill.
* Most times, Comicbook/{{X 23}} is TheStoic. Even while slaughtering mooks by the dozens she does it with complete, emotionless, and automatic detachment. If she's ever ''visibly'' angry when she comes after you, however, you better run. ''Fast''.
** It's immediately clear just how badly [[Comicbook/AvengersArena Murderworld]] and subsequent torture by Purifiers affected her when Laura throws herself in [[Comicbook/AllNewXMen Teen!Cyclops's]] arms despite how she HatesBeingTouched when Stryker shows her footage of herself in a trigger scent-fueled rage.
* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** Rorschach is gruff, insulting, and arrogant most of the time, and also doesn't usually use pronouns or proper names. When he says, "Daniel, I apologize. I know it's difficult being my friend," you know he's being dead serious.
** When Dan/Nite Owl finds out that his friend and mentor, Hollis Mason/the original Nite Owl was beaten to death by members of a gang, he starts beating the ever-living crap out of a gang member, to get information about the murder. Even though Nite Owl has no aversion to violence, the raw viciousness makes ''Rorschach'' of all people stop him. (Although his rationale is to tell Dan, "Not in front of the public.")
* In ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'', when a known {{Determinator}} Kenton gives up, you know the situation's serious.
* Franchise/WonderWoman has her own version. When she puts aside her lasso and other tools meant to disable, and actually takes up a sword or axe, or [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 both that time Medusa challenged her after killing a child in front of her]], it means she has declared ''war'' and someone's going down -- or possibly some army. It doesn't really apply to the [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 Nu52 version]] who's, well, sword armed almost all the time, but it used to be a big deal for the champion of peace to take up a weapon meant to kill.
* Most times, Comicbook/{{X 23}} is TheStoic. Even while slaughtering mooks by the dozens she does it with complete, emotionless, and automatic detachment. If she's ever ''visibly'' angry when she comes after you, however, you better run. ''Fast''.
** It's immediately clear just how badly [[Comicbook/AvengersArena Murderworld]] and subsequent torture by Purifiers affected her when Laura throws herself in [[Comicbook/AllNewXMen Teen!Cyclops's]] arms despite how she HatesBeingTouched when Stryker shows her footage of herself in a trigger scent-fueled rage.
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** Speaking of ComicBook/TheJoker, he is ''completely straight faced'' in ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' during the moment he's trying to actually ''reason'' with Batman.
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** Speaking of ComicBook/TheJoker, he is ''completely straight faced'' in ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' during the moment he's trying to actually ''reason'' with Batman. Later on, when Batman in turn tries to reach out to him and offers him rehabilitation, the Joker can only look at the man dressed up as a giant bat in stunned, incredulous silence before solemnly apologizing and telling Bats that it's [[IveComeTooFar "far too late" for him to redeem himself now.]]
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* Here's a tip if you're a villain in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. If Franchise/SpiderMan is fighting you and is not making [[YouFightLikeACow wisecracks, puns, and derisive comments about your intelligence, looks, or mama]], you're not going to have a good day. While the reason he constantly makes jokes [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]] [[note]]Some writers claim that part of the reason Spidey quips mid-battle is because his enhanced nerve conduction velocity (reflexes and spider-sense) actually allows him to think at superhuman speeds... which means that he can perceive in Bullet Time, and he fends off boredom by making jokes. If he's not making them, not only is it frightening that he's strong and angry, it's frightening that he's dedicating 100% of his genius intellect and enhanced processing power to deciding how he's going to hurt you in the most personally satisfying manner possible. Most writers, including Stan Lee, believe that the jokes started as a way to mask the fear he had during a fight, with the jokes becoming lamer as the threat grows more terrifying.[[/note]], at the end of the day, you somehow did something to make Spidey ''very'' pissed off at you, and you ''will'' notice you are fighting a super-strong [[BigCreepyCrawlies Big Creepy Crawly]] in human form. And if he's in the black costume, you might as well write your will right then and there.
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* Here's a tip if you're a villain in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. If Franchise/SpiderMan is fighting you and is not making [[YouFightLikeACow wisecracks, puns, and derisive comments about your intelligence, looks, or mama]], you're not going to have a good day. While the reason he constantly makes jokes [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]] [[note]]Some writers claim that part of the reason Spidey quips mid-battle is because his enhanced nerve conduction velocity (reflexes and spider-sense) actually allows him to think at superhuman speeds... which means that he can perceive in Bullet Time, and he fends off boredom by making jokes. If he's not making them, not only is it frightening that he's strong and angry, it's frightening that he's dedicating 100% of his genius intellect and enhanced processing power to deciding how he's going to hurt you in the most personally satisfying manner possible. Most writers, including Stan Lee, believe that the jokes started as a way to mask the fear he had during a fight, with the jokes becoming lamer as the threat grows more terrifying.[[/note]], at the end of the day, you somehow did something to make Spidey ''very'' pissed off at you, and you ''will'' notice you are fighting a super-strong [[BigCreepyCrawlies Big Creepy Crawly]] in human form.form who can bench press buildings and rip apart concrete with his bare hands. And if he's in the black costume, you might as well write your will right then and there.
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* During the final battle between Sonic and Robotnik in ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', Sonic is so pissed off about Robotnik seemingly killing Sally that he doesn't quip any jokes and even refers to Robotnik by his real name. The comic itself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this.
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* During the final battle between Sonic and Robotnik in ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', Sonic is so pissed off about Robotnik seemingly killing Sally and destroying his home, that he doesn't quip any jokes and even refers to Robotnik by his real name. The comic itself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this.
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* Franchise/WonderWoman has her own version. When she puts aside her lasso and other tools meant to disable, and actually takes up a sword or axe, it means she has declared ''war'' and someone's going down- or possibly somearmy. It doesn't really apply to the Nu52 version who's, well, sword armed almost all the time, but it used to be a big deal for the champion of peace to take up a weapon meant to kill.
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* Franchise/WonderWoman has her own version. When she puts aside her lasso and other tools meant to disable, and actually takes up a sword or axe, or [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 both that time Medusa challenged her after killing a child in front of her]], it means she has declared ''war'' and someone's going down- or possibly somearmy. It doesn't really apply to the [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 Nu52 version version]] who's, well, sword armed almost all the time, but it used to be a big deal for the champion of peace to take up a weapon meant to kill.
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* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' cases of Thor's [[TookALevelInJerkass increasingly rude nd sexist behavior]] from his own book prompt the All-Mother to sent Loki to investigate. Turns out Thor has been infected and slowly corrupted by an evil entity, namely [[spoiler: another, older, Loki]]
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* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' cases of Thor's [[TookALevelInJerkass increasingly rude nd and sexist behavior]] from his own book prompt the All-Mother to sent Loki to investigate. Turns out Thor has been infected and slowly corrupted by an evil entity, namely [[spoiler: another, older, Loki]]
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* ComicBook/{{X23}}, in her [[ComicBook/{{NYX}} debut appearance,]] is not particularly happy about working in prostitution or the abuse girls are put through yet does nothing about it, even when a regular client of hers pulls a knife. He has a guilt ridden breakdown and X seemingly wants to help but doesn't know how, then he kills himself to her horror.
