History PetTheDog / Webcomics

* ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'': Deus is doing ''[[HiddenAgendaVillain something]]'', but he didn't become [[{{Fiction 500}} personally one of the largest economies in the world]] by being stupid.
** He offers to, essentially, buy a small African nation, and when that doesn't work he has the king assassinated. But only because the king was corrupt and wasteful, who spent all his time building vacation homes for himself or killing the families of anyone who disagreed with him. Deus is happy to work with the king's son since he knows he was completely unaware of his father's activities.
--->'''Deus:''' So how would ''you'' like to one of the richest men in Africa?\\
'''Prince:''' ...sure!\\
'''Deus:''' ''[tosses him the crown]'' Here you go. Condolences on your coronation.
** Speaking of the small African nation, he is ''not'' treating it as his own personal fiefdom. He builds roads and factories, provides jobs and security, and takes it from having an economy so small that it's not even ranked by the World Bank to #98 in just a few years. Sure, he's using it as a base for his illegal ImportedAlienPhlebotinum and the like, but he knows that a prosperous and grateful nation is far better for that purpose than some third-world hellhole.
--->'''Galatean Girl:''' My mom says you killed the evil tyrant and now we have food and houses and television, so I made this for you! ''[offers him a clay bowl]''\\
'''Deus:''' Angel, I would kill a thousand tyrants for you.
** When Sciona breaks into a vault and disables the teleportation wards, Deus takes the opportunity to follow her. The artifacts are protected by fields that can only be passed through by living things, but will kill anything that does so. [[BadBoss Sciona sacrifices a minion]]. Deus uses potted bamboo plants to knock the artifacts out of the fields.
--->'''Deus:''' Your way is fine too, I guess. Since you obviously don't see the value in trust or loyalty.
** When [[spoiler:an alien refugee ship appears in Earth orbit, every country and government is worried they're the start of an invasion]]. Deus, with no hesitation, invites them to land and make repairs, giving him access to technology centuries beyond Earth. Every other country immediately starts kicking themselves for missing the opportunity.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}},'' Minmax the Unstoppable Warrior is the first antagonist the heroes face, and his party's slaughter of a goblin village is the catalyst for the Goblin Adventuring Party's formation. He is painted as a mostly unsympathetic jackass who is technically ChaoticGood, but assumes all goblins are just XP fodder. When he eventually meets the [[BigBad Goblinslayer]], he is overcome with hero worship. But when he finds out the latter has a sapient snake-woman whom he [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes]] and tortures nightly for fun, he [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome throws him through a window]].

** Emil, who's introduced as a self-centered former rich kid who sees the expedition as an easy path to promotion (and is completely oblivious to the "you have to survive first" catch), gets strangely attached to a PlagueZombie dog both before and after getting attacked by it. Events eventually contrive to let Emil give the dog a MercyKill, but it happens in circumstances that keep him from burying it until the next morning, and he aplogizes to it. He also freaks out when he finds out Lalli has skinned it the next morning, not knowing that the skinning was part of a ceremony meant to actually free the dog's spirit, something that the killing alone didn't actually do.

* ''WebComic/StandStillStaySilent'': In the Denmark portion of the prologue, Michael is introduced talking to his boss on the phone, telling him that he's on a ferry taking his cat to his sister's farm because he doesn't trust a cat hotel to take good care of it. His boss, meanwhile, is furious at him for taking the trip too close to an important meeting. When an announcement reveals that the ferry will not be making its return trip because of sudden travel restrictions, Michael acts as a complete jerk about it and threatens all of the boat's waiters with a FrivolousLawsuit if they don't get the ferry to turn back. Everyone is so scared to deal with him that they end up sending Signe, a collegue that is described as "Was fired from her last job. And the one before that." to talk with him. However, the reason Michael was on the boat in the first place makes him getting fired over the phone a little after a well-deserved chewing out quite sad, his story ending with Signe coming to cheer him up over it comes across as a well deserved silver lining, and his apparently devoid of redeeming qualities MeanBoss ends up being the HateSink.

* ''WebComic/StandStillStaySilent'': In the Denmark portion of the prologue, Michael is introduced talking to his boss on the phone, telling him that he's on a ferry taking his cat to his sister's farm because he doesn't trust a cat hotel to take good care of it. His boss, meanwhile, is furious at him for taking the trip too close to an important meeting. When an announcement reveals that the ferry will not be making its return trip because of sudden travel restrictions, Michael acts as a complete jerk about it and threatens all the boat's waiters with a FrivolousLawsuit if they don't get the ferry to turn back. Everyone is so scared to deal with him that they end up sending Signe, a collegue that is described as "Was fired from her last job. And the one before that." to talk with him. However, the reason Michael was on the boat in the first place makes Michael getting fired over the phone a little after well-desereved chewing out quite sad, his story ending with Signe coming to cheer him up over it comes across as a well deserved silver lining, and his apparently devoid of redeeming qualities MeanBoss ends up being the HateSink.

* ''WebComic/StandStillStaySilent'': In the Denmark portion of the prologue, Michael is introduced talking to his boss on the phone, telling him that he's on a ferry taking his cat to his sister's farm because he doesn't trust a cat hotel to take good care of it. His boss, meanwhile, is furious at him for taking the trip too close to an important meeting. When an announcement reveals that the ferry will not be making its return trip because of sudden travel restrictions, Michael acts as a complete jerk about it and threatens all the boat's waiters with a FrivolousLawsuit if they don't get the ferry to turn back. Everyone is so scared to deal with him that they end up sending Signe, a collegue that is described as "Was fired from her from her last job. And the one before that." to talk with him. However, the reason he was on the boat in the first place makes Michael getting fired over the phone a little after well-desereved chewing out quite sad, and his story ending with Signe coming to cheer him up over it comes across as a well deserved silver lining.

* ''WebComic/StandStillStaySilent'':
** In the Denmark portion of the prologue, Michael introduced talking to his boss on the phone, telling him that he's on a ferry taking his cat to his sister's farm because he doesn't trust a cat hotel to take good care of it. His boss, meanwhile, if furious at him for taking the trip too close to an important meeting. When an announcement reveals that the ferry will not be making its return trip because of sudden travel restrictions, Michael acts as a complete jerk about it and threatens all the boat's waiters with a FrivolousLawsuit if they don't fix the situation. Everyone is so scared to deal with him that they end up sending Signe, a collegue that is described as "Was fired from her from her last job. And the one before that." to talk with him.

* Dani from ''Webcomic/BetweenTheLines'' in Chapter Four where he admits to Shay that despite her being injured and being caught by her mother for dressing as a girl at the end of the First Chapter (Byberry), she acknowledges that feels much more comfortable dressing as a girl as it gave her a bit of a rush [[http://mekari.deviantart.com/art/Between-the-Lines-Chap4-pg5-146284881]]. He even makes out with Razly, who admits to Dani that he looks cute as a girl [[http://mekari.deviantart.com/art/Between-the-Lines-Chap4-pg21-251417625]]. And given what happened to him throughout the Third Chapter (to the point of attempting suicide and being stuck in a mental hospital for about two months), it's nice to finally see Dani in a happy mood for change.

* Dani from ''Webcomic/BetweenTheLines'' in Chapter Four where he admits to Shay that despite her being injured and being caught by her mother for dressing as a girl at the end of the First Chapter (ByBerry), she acknowledges that feels much more comfortable dressing as a girl as it gave her a bit of a rush [[http://mekari.deviantart.com/art/Between-the-Lines-Chap4-pg5-146284881]]. He even makes out with Razly, who admits to Dani that he looks cute as a girl [[http://mekari.deviantart.com/art/Between-the-Lines-Chap4-pg21-251417625]]. And given what happened to him throughout the Third Chapter (to the point of attempting suicide and being stuck in a mental hospital for about two months), it's nice to finally see Dani in a happy mood for change.

** Even the [[BigBad kid's version]] of Jack Noir gets one. [[spoiler: Thanks to Bec's prototyping, he's [[UndyingLoyalty incredibly loyal]] to Jade - so much so, that when Courtyard Droll kills her (as per Jack's earlier orders), he takes her to her Quest Bed, more-or-less willingly undoing her death. Jack's sole motivation is to kill everything in existence.]]

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''

* Richard of ''LookingForGroup'' has a rather shocking Pet The Dog moment when he saves a child from an explosive blast. The reason? The child wasn't ''afraid'' to die.

* Rowasu of {{Juathuur}} doesn't kill Juinn when he has the chance. Not only that, but he doesn't kill his crow, who ''ate one of his eyes''!
* In ''{{Goblins}},'' Minmax the Unstoppable Warrior is the first antagonist the heroes face, and his party's slaughter of a goblin village is the catalyst for the Goblin Adventuring Party's formation. He is painted as a mostly unsympathetic jackass who is technically ChaoticGood, but assumes all goblins are just XP fodder. When he eventually meets the [[BigBad Goblinslayer]], he is overcome with hero worship. But when he finds out the latter has a sapient snake-woman whom he [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes]] and tortures nightly for fun, he [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome throws him through a window]].

* Seymour from {{Nosfera}} deciding to spare the life of the Medusa Head in front of her children.
* In ''CityOfReality'', an unnamed villain [[spoiler:who's revised the timeline]] gives a seemingly heartfelt apology to a little girl she's had to MindControl for her ends [[spoiler:and in the original timeline had been forced to kill]].
* In ''NipAndTuck'', the ShowWithinAShow ''Rebel Cry'' introduces the admiral hunting our hero [[http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00679.html by having him remonstrate with his superior about harsh treatment and get slapped down.]]

* TheKingfisher: Demetri picks Jack out to be thrown into a deadly game (be a vampire or be food?) and tries to sway him with moral relativism, but he does have cute pets.
* In ''{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4315 the wistful looks of the Enlightened Illuminati drones keeps the green succubus from actually abandoning them.]] [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4567 And she gives Monique a hug on the house, even though she's supposed to get souls.]]

** Gannji and Enor have a shared Pet the Dog moment during the GladiatorGames, when they refuse to duel each other and Gannji has to persuade Enor to kill him in order to prevent them both being executed.

** Malack gets one when he [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0870.html spares Mr. Scruffy] before trying to kill Belkar. Later does it when he [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0895.html doesn't tell Nale where the Order of the Stick is hiding] [[spoiler: to honor Durkon's dying request]]

* Malack gets one when he [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0870.html spares Mr. Scruffy] before trying to kill Belkar. Later does it when he [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0895.html doesn't tell Nale where the Order of the Stick is hiding] [[spoiler: to honor Durkon's dying request]]

* In ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'' spiky BrokenBird Ruby lets her sentimental girly side show [[http://www.stickydillybuns.com/strips-sdb/three_hundred here.]]

* In ''{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4315 the wistful looks of the Enlightened Illuminati drones keeps the green succubus from actually abandoning them.]]

* In ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', Black Mage's love for White Mage is the only thing at this point from stopping him from being a ''CompleteMonster''.

* In ''{{Goblins}},'' Minmax the Unstoppable Warrior is the first antagonist the heroes face, and his party's slaughter of a goblin village is the catalyst for the Goblin Adventuring Party's formation. He is painted as a mostly unsympathetic jackass who is technically ChaoticGood, but assumes all goblins are just XP fodder. When he eventually meets the [[BigBad Goblinslayer]], he is overcome with hero worship. But when he finds out the latter has a sapient snake-woman whom he [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes]] and [[CompleteMonster tortures]] nightly for fun, he [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome throws him through a window]].

** Even the [[BigBad kid's]] [[CompleteMonster version]] of Jack Noir gets one. [[spoiler: Thanks to Bec's prototyping, he's [[UndyingLoyalty incredibly loyal]] to Jade - so much so, that when Courtyard Droll kills her (as per Jack's earlier orders), he takes her to her Quest Bed, more-or-less willingly undoing her death. Jack's sole motivation is to kill everything in existence.]]