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* In ''Fanfic/TheCultist'', other demons ''despise'' [[WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel Charlie Morningstar]] for how she ''succeeded'' in redeeming a demon, enabling them to leave Hell. The other demons would prefer to drag others down with them, not ''uplift'' them as Charlie has.
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* In ''Fanfic/TheAudience'', Arthur confronts Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Rarity over how they treated Trixie during the "Boast Busters" incident, citing this as one of the reasons why they heckled her so much. He also points out to them that Trixie's cutie mark symbolizes that she specializes in {{Stage Magic|ian}} in a world that runs on ''FunctionalMagic'', which is likely ''why'' she reacted so poorly.
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* ''Fanfic/DontKeepYourDistance'': Most of the residents of Sunny Clearing, who practically act as a HiveMind at times and dislike anyone who doesn't conform or follow their herd mentality. This includes [[TheHermit Morris]], who lives on the village's outskirts and doesn't care for their attitude problems.
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* {{Subverted}} in ''Fanfic/BeyondTheOuterGatesLiesAHighSchoolLibrary'': Following Harry's GrandRomanticGesture in the ChristmasEpisode, Issei, Saji and Azazel complain that he made them look bad in comparison. Harry points out that neither Saji or Azazel even ''have'' girlfriends, and that it wasn't his fault Issei didn't plan anything himself despite having been dating his girls for longer. Harry then advises Issei to prepare in advance for Valentine's Day, pointing out that most of Issei's girlfriends aren't likely to follow the Japanese customs for the holiday and are likely expecting something more along the lines of flowers and dinner.
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* {{Subverted}} {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Fanfic/BeyondTheOuterGatesLiesAHighSchoolLibrary'': Following Harry's GrandRomanticGesture in the ChristmasEpisode, Issei, Saji and Azazel complain that he made them look bad in comparison. Harry points out that neither Saji or Azazel even ''have'' girlfriends, and that it wasn't his fault Issei didn't plan anything himself despite having been dating his girls for longer. Harry then advises Issei to prepare in advance for Valentine's Day, pointing out that most of Issei's girlfriends aren't likely to follow the Japanese customs for the holiday and are likely expecting something more along the lines of flowers and dinner.
* ''Fanfic/CursedBlood'': Junko Konno used to be an up-and-coming IdolSinger who concealed her [[SpiderPeople spider-like traits]] by [[HideYourOtherness wrapping her extra appendages up like silk]], disguising them as "wings". One of her rivals couldn't ''stand'' sharing the spotlight with her, so she injected her with Trigger at a party, causing her body to mutate further. This sent Junko through a TraumaCongaLine as her reputation was dragged through the mud by the media, her career crashing down around her while her parents outright ''[[IHaveNoSon disowned her]]''.
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5756718/10/Nobody-Cared Nobody Cared]]'' Hermione is attacked by Ron, Dean and Seamus, and [=McGonagall=] states that this is ''Hermione's'' fault for not conforming to the Gryffindor norm.
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* ''Fanfic/LinkedInLifeAndLove'': As the Vytal Tournament approaches, [[TheBully Cardin]] asks Professor Goodwitch what kind of restrictions will be placed upon competitors, suggesting that they should only be allowed to use their own weapons [[spoiler:and Semblances]]. While he's clearly trying to get the teachers to impose an ObviousRulePatch to prevent Team RWBY from using their recently discovered advantages, Goodwitch {{Defie|dTrope}}s this by reminding Cardin that the tournament is meant to display the ''full strength'' of all the Hunters participating. Goodwitch goes on to give a DareToBeBadass speech by declaring that fighting against seemingly impossible odds is a Hunter's duty, and if Cardin can't handle that, he should quit now.
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* A recurring theme in a long-running series based on a relationship between Matt Devlin and Alesha Philips reveals that her family despises her not just for becoming a Crown Prosecutor, but for not using her position to get the criminal members of her family out of trouble.
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* ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'': [[BigJerkOnCampus Vincenzo]] is quite resentful of Luca's popularity with the other kids and the fact that he became more beloved than him; in Chapter 1, he accuses him of cheating on Rosa with Giulia in order to make him look bad.
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* ''Fanfic/TheGreatestOfThemAll'': Flash envies Peter, seeing him as living a "charmed life" compared to his own. Notably, Flash is also self-aware enough to realize that if ''he'' were as lucky as Peter, he wouldn't be anywhere near as good of a person.
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* In ''Fanfic/TheGreatestOfThemAll'', Flash envies Peter, seeing him as living a "charmed life" compared to his own. Notably, Flash is also self-aware enough to realize that if ''he'' were as lucky as Peter, he wouldn't be anywhere near as good of a person.
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* When they were younger in ''Fanfic/TheVigilanteBossAndHisFailedRetirementPlan'' Bakugou would mock and sabotage any of Izuku's attempts to learn self-defense or training by escalating his physical bullying. While Bakugou refused to admit it to himself, he knew that a Quirkless hero would stand out far more than a regular hero and didn't want any chance of Izuku taking his spotlight.
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through]] and are now left with ruined reputations and without her friendship.
* ''Fanfic/{{Cain}}'': Katsuki has this attitude towards Izuku. As far as he's concerned, it's not enough for him to ''succeed''; Izuku needs to remain a "worthless, Quirkless Deku". Due to this, Katsuki is hellbent on sabotaging Izuku's apprenticeship with All Might and ruining every chance he has to find happiness.
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* Sabrina in ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' really doesn't like this. She believes that those who cut down the exceptional rather than working to improve themselves deserve to die, and [[spoiler:Dario]] found this out the hard way.
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* Sabrina in ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' really doesn't like this. She believes that those who cut down the exceptional rather than working to improve themselves deserve to die, and [[spoiler:Dario]] found this out the hard way.
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* ''Fanfic/InheritanceOfCardsAndDemons'': After activating, the Cook Card takes over the school cafeteria, making it very popular among the students. The envious cafeteria staff, upset that the students prefer the work of a ghost of them, then report the card's presence to the exorcists.
* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSevenKingdoms'': Pycelle employs ObfuscatingDisability in order to protect himself from this.
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* ''Fanfic/TheCrimsonGarment'': On her very first day at school, Ryuko was beaten up for showing more intelligence than her classmates. Her teachers also participated in this; several of them purposefully failed her in order to make her classmates feel better about themselves.
* ''Fanfic/TheCrimsonGarment'': On her very first day at school, Ryuko was beaten up for showing more intelligence than her classmates. Her teachers also participated in this; several of them purposefully failed her in order to make her classmates feel better about themselves.
* ''Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow'': After she got her cutie mark, Rarity's classmates became so jealous of her that she learned a spell to make it temporarily disappear, as hiding it from sight and letting them pretend it didn't exist was easier than dealing with the bullying.
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* ''Fanfic/UchibiSasuke'': Prior to the Massacre, the Uchiha clan were so obsessed with ensuring they were the richest and most powerful clan in Konohagakure, they would actively try to drive others into ruin, even resorting to ''murder''. This made them HatedByAll, but there was nothing others could do about it until Itachi put a stop to it.
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* ''Fanfic/StealTheTruthReachOutForYourHeart'': Kamoshida UsedToBeASweetKid; however, his peers constantly bullied him for being unusually tall for his age. This improved after he got into volleyball, but the resulting AcquiredSituationalNarcissism went to his head [[FromNobodyToNightmare in the worst possible way]].
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* In ''Fanfic/TheGreatestOfThemAll'', Flash envies Peter, seeing him as living a "charmed life" compared to his own. Notably, Flash is also self-aware enough to realize that if ''he'' were as lucky as Peter, he wouldn't be anywhere near as good of a person.
* ''Fanfic/StealTheTruthReachOutForYourHeart'': Kamoshida UsedToBeASweetKid; however, his peers constantly bullied him for being unusually tall for his age. This improved after he got into volleyball, but the resulting AcquiredSituationalNarcissism went to his head [[FromNobodyToNightmare in the worst possible way]].
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-->[[spoiler:'''Ultra-Humanite:''']] ''[to Izuku]'' Do you know why I was playing "The Cunning Little Vixen", boy? Because I feel a kinship with the titular character. In the first act, the vixen is forcibly made a pet by the forester and forced to live with a conservative old dachshund. After years of this, she becomes fed up with a life of conformity and escapes back into the wilderness. It’s perfectly understandable; when you’re forced to live with people who only want to suppress your talents and are satisfied with mediocrity, you eventually reach a point where you can’t stomach it any longer and lash out against the world. That’s me. For all the decades I’ve been alive, everywhere I’ve been has been filled with idiots and layabouts who have no appreciation for the things in life with even a modicum of substance. Worst of all, they expect me to just play along with their stupidity! Could you even imagine that? Bringing yourself down to everyone’s level and never allowing yourself to be at your best?
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* ''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived'': The Careers in the Third Quarter Quell kept singling out and targeting Pasture. While she initially thinks this is the reason, she [[SubvertedTrope later learns]] they were MotivatedByFear -- rather than being envious of her strength and power, they saw her as a genuine threat to their own survival.
* ''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived'': The Careers in the Third Quarter Quell kept singling out and targeting Pasture. While she initially thinks this is the reason, she [[SubvertedTrope later learns]] they were MotivatedByFear -- rather than being envious of her strength and power, they saw her as a genuine threat to their own survival.
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* ''[[Fanfic/EnneaSeries For Their Sakes]]'': Hawks is used to his fellow Pro Heroes expressing envy over his accomplishments. When Tensei notes that Hawks has shown him how much he needs to improve despite being so much younger, he notices Hawks tensing up in response, seemingly expecting Tensei to continue berating him.
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* ''Fanfic/InAStrangeLand'': This was part of Tommy's {{False Friend}}ship with Steve. Tommy constantly pressured Steve to follow his ideas of what 'cool' was, and got jealous whenever Steve showed any signs of being exceptional in ways that didn't personally benefit ''Tommy'' in some way.
* ''Fanfic/InAStrangeLand'': This was part of Tommy's {{False Friend}}ship with Steve. Tommy constantly pressured Steve to follow his ideas of what 'cool' was, and got jealous whenever Steve showed any signs of being exceptional in ways that didn't personally benefit ''Tommy'' in some way.
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* {{Subverted}} in ''Fanfic/BeyondTheOuterGatesLiesAHighSchoolLibrary'': Following Harry's GrandRomanticGesture in the ChristmasEpisode, Issei, Saji and Azazel complain that he made them look bad in comparison. Harry points out that neither Saji or Azazel even ''have'' girlfriends, and that it wasn't his fault Issei didn't plan anything himself despite having been dating his girls for longer. Harry then advises Issei to prepare in advance for Valentine's Day, pointing out that most of Issei's girlfriends aren't likely to follow the Japanese customs for the holiday and are likely expecting something more along the lines of flowers and dinner.
* In ''Fanfic/BlessedWithAHerosHeart'', the mages of Lyndon College can't stand the notion of anyone outside their group managing to create a spell; whenever anyone does, they attempt to find out how it works so they can [[StealingTheCredit steal the credit for it]]. After Megumin creates her Big Bang spell, then implies to the Lyndon College mage who starts harassing her that she's working on other magic, they attempt to ''murder'' her in response.
* In ''Fanfic/BlessedWithAHerosHeart'', the mages of Lyndon College can't stand the notion of anyone outside their group managing to create a spell; whenever anyone does, they attempt to find out how it works so they can [[StealingTheCredit steal the credit for it]]. After Megumin creates her Big Bang spell, then implies to the Lyndon College mage who starts harassing her that she's working on other magic, they attempt to ''murder'' her in response.
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* ''Fanfic/TheScorpionJar'':
** The title comes from a Navajo man Toshinori met during his time in America, who filled a jar with scorpions in order to illustrate this trope. After leaving the jar out overnight, most of the scorpions had killed their fellows, something Toshinori compares to Pro Heroes fighting over their position in the Hero Rankings. He expresses his fear that those with such SkewedPriorities will end up destroying each other out of jealousy.
** This [[PlotParallel nicely parallels]] how Izuku engineers the downfall of all the bullies at Aldera. He convinces most of them to turn upon each other, providing him with plenty of {{Blackmail}} material on their "rivals" in exchange for test answers. This [[HoistByHisOwnPetard comes back to bite them all]] when Izuku then takes all the evidence straight to the Board of Education, prompting a massive investigation that leads to all the bullies getting arrested.
** The title comes from a Navajo man Toshinori met during his time in America, who filled a jar with scorpions in order to illustrate this trope. After leaving the jar out overnight, most of the scorpions had killed their fellows, something Toshinori compares to Pro Heroes fighting over their position in the Hero Rankings. He expresses his fear that those with such SkewedPriorities will end up destroying each other out of jealousy.
** This [[PlotParallel nicely parallels]] how Izuku engineers the downfall of all the bullies at Aldera. He convinces most of them to turn upon each other, providing him with plenty of {{Blackmail}} material on their "rivals" in exchange for test answers. This [[HoistByHisOwnPetard comes back to bite them all]] when Izuku then takes all the evidence straight to the Board of Education, prompting a massive investigation that leads to all the bullies getting arrested.
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* ''Fanfic/EquestriaGirlsFriendshipSouls'': [[spoiler:Adagio Dazzle]] learns that while Las Noches is ruled by the motto of "[[TheSocialDarwinist the strong will rise while the weak serve]]", the higher and more importantly ''quicker'' you rise will get you all sorts of attention, with the higher ups intrigued or threatened by a potential threat to their status quo (especially if you're nearing their level) while your supposed peers rankle at the idea you got it "easy" by breezing through the ranks at speeds that took them years of training and struggle to reach. The current Fourth Espada is equally feared and envied for coming out of nowhere a few years back, crippling the former Sixth Espada when the latter tried to "teach him a lesson", and then fighting Tirek before being given his seat. [[spoiler:Adagio follows suit when she goes from a simple Adjuchas to a Vasto Lorde, and later still an Arrancar worthy as the new Sixth Espada over the current one Guto (a very prideful warrior who didn't take kindly to how she chose to be tested by Tirek rather than face him directly) in the span of only about a month]]. About the only person who ''doesn't'' really care is [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Tirek]], since he's so strong no one can hope to match him in a one-on-one and he wants strong warriors no matter what their circumstances.
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* ''Fanfic/PoundTheTable'': After rising tennis star Jacques Canter wins the US Open, his [[SoreLoser opponent]] accuses him of being a mutant, seeing him swiftly stripped of all his titles. As Noa takes his case, it's noted that many of the top sports leagues are temporarily suspending competitions, as many athletes are understandably leery that they could potentially lose their own livelihoods to some {{Jerkass}} accusing them of being ''[[TooQualifiedToApply too good]]''. This pressure causes the case to rocket through the surrounding bureaucracy unrealistically fast; they want to get it all resolved ASAP and stop losing revenue.
* ''Fanfic/PoundTheTable'': After rising tennis star Jacques Canter wins the US Open, his [[SoreLoser opponent]] accuses him of being a mutant, seeing him swiftly stripped of all his titles. As Noa takes his case, it's noted that many of the top sports leagues are temporarily suspending competitions, as many athletes are understandably leery that they could potentially lose their own livelihoods to some {{Jerkass}} accusing them of being ''[[TooQualifiedToApply too good]]''. This pressure causes the case to rocket through the surrounding bureaucracy unrealistically fast; they want to get it all resolved ASAP and stop losing revenue.
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* ''Fanfic/ConversationsWithACryptid'' implies that Katsuki and his followers were subconsciously ''afraid'' of Izuku. While Quirkless, his AwesomenessByAnalysis provided him with ample understanding of their abilities... including their weaknesses. All for One declares that had Izuku desired it, he could have maimed Katsuki or any of his bullies despite his Quirklessness.
* ''Fanfic/CrimsonAndEmerald'':
** Many of the Yuuei interns' peers and upperclassman become resentful of how they've found success and fame by landing positions working with the top heroes Hawks and Mirko.
** During the opening exercise for the Training Camp, the Internship Squad bands together and complete the exercise a full four hours ahead of everyone else. Uraraka and others are left ''seething'' over the sight of the interns resting up afterwards, unbothered by the TrainingFromHell.
* ''Fanfic/ConversationsWithACryptid'' implies that Katsuki and his followers were subconsciously ''afraid'' of Izuku. While Quirkless, his AwesomenessByAnalysis provided him with ample understanding of their abilities... including their weaknesses. All for One declares that had Izuku desired it, he could have maimed Katsuki or any of his bullies despite his Quirklessness.
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** Many of the Yuuei interns' peers and upperclassman become resentful of how they've found success and fame by landing positions working with the top heroes Hawks and Mirko.
** During the opening exercise for the Training Camp, the Internship Squad bands together and complete the exercise a full four hours ahead of everyone else. Uraraka and others are left ''seething'' over the sight of the interns resting up afterwards, unbothered by the TrainingFromHell.
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* ''Fanfic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse'': Applejack fears this, and believes this is why the Apple Trust corporation needs to dominate the market in Ponyville and throughout Equestria. In ''Carrot Top Season'', she tells Carrot Top that "In a group, the weak always drag down the strong."
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* ''Fanfic/UchibiSasuke'': Prior to the Massacre, the Uchiha clan were so obsessed with ensuring they were the richest and most powerful clan in Konohagakure, they would actively try to drive others into ruin, even resorting to ''murder''. This made them HatedByAll, but there was nothing others could do about it until Itachi put a stop to it.
-->'''Shikaku:''' Uchiha ruin everything.
* ''Fanfic/UchibiSasuke'': Prior to the Massacre, the Uchiha clan were so obsessed with ensuring they were the richest and most powerful clan in Konohagakure, they would actively try to drive others into ruin, even resorting to ''murder''. This made them HatedByAll, but there was nothing others could do about it until Itachi put a stop to it.
-->'''Shikaku:''' Uchiha ruin everything.
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* [[https://sturchling.tumblr.com/post/643675412850999296/ An untitled ficlet]] has Marinette's classmates only ''[[ObfuscatingStupidity pretending]]'' to be taken in by Lila's BlatantLies out of jealousy over their 'everyday Ladybug's' successes and wanting to humble her. It backfires; since none of her {{False Friend}}s are spending time with her anymore, she has more time to focus on other things like her burgeoning career.
** In [[https://sturchling.tumblr.com/post/650028336123461632/ a follow-up]], Alya and the others confront her and [[InternalReveal reveal their plot]]. Not only is Marinette DisappointedByTheMotive, so is everyone else who witnessed it, as the class realizes too late [[DidntThinkThisThrough they hadn't thought things through]].
* [[https://sturchling.tumblr.com/post/643675412850999296/ An untitled ficlet]] has Marinette's classmates only ''[[ObfuscatingStupidity pretending]]'' to be taken in by Lila's BlatantLies out of jealousy over their 'everyday Ladybug's' successes and wanting to humble her. It backfires; since none of her {{False Friend}}s are spending time with her anymore, she has more time to focus on other things like her burgeoning career.
** In [[https://sturchling.tumblr.com/post/650028336123461632/ a follow-up]], Alya and the others confront her and [[InternalReveal reveal their plot]]. Not only is Marinette DisappointedByTheMotive, so is everyone else who witnessed it, as the class realizes too late [[DidntThinkThisThrough they hadn't thought things through]].
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* ''Fanfic/PonyPsychologySeries'': ''Loss'' reveals that Rarity is deeply afraid of falling victim to this, which fuels her excessive generosity: if she's constantly sharing and spreading the wealth, others can't despise her for it, right? Unfortunately, she takes this to the point of [[spoiler:driving herself deep into debt]].
* The village of Sunny Town in the fangame ''VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks'' has thereveal [[TownWithADarkSecret dark secret]] that the blank-flanked ponies [[spoiler:murder anypony who finds their purpose in life and earns a Cutie Mark]].
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* ''Fanfic/EquestriaGirlsFriendshipSouls'': [[spoiler:Adagio Dazzle]] learns that while Las Noches is ruled by the motto of "[[TheSocialDarwinist the strong will rise while the weak serve]]", the higher and more importantly ''quicker'' you rise will get you all sorts of attention, with the higher ups intrigued or threatened by a potential threat to their status quo (especially if you're nearing their level) while your supposed peers rankle at the idea you got it "easy" by breezing through the ranks at speeds that took them years of training and struggle to reach. The current Fourth Espada is equally feared and envied for coming out of nowhere a few years back, crippling the former Sixth Espada when the latter tried to "teach him a lesson", and then fighting Tirek before being given his seat. [[spoiler:Adagio follows suit when she goes from a simple Adjuchas to a Vasto Lorde, and later still an Arrancar worthy as the new Sixth Espada over the current one Guto (a very prideful warrior who didn't take kindly to how she chose to be tested by Tirek rather than face him directly) in the span of only about a month]]. About the only person who ''doesn't'' really care is [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Tirek]], since he's so strong no one can hope to match him in a one-on-one and he wants strong warriors no matter what their circumstances.
-->'''[[spoiler:Adagio]]''': Oh for the love of...''stop'' acting like such a child! Are you that bothered by my being stronger than you that you’d rather get your idiot-self killed than just accept your position for what it is? You’re still an Espada. Get over yourself and start acting like one!\\
'''Gilda''': What would you know about it? You’ve been an Arrancar for barely a fraction as long as I have! Do you have any idea what I’ve been through to get where I am? How long I’ve fought, and bitten, and clawed my way through Guto’s army to ''earn'' their respect and a shot at reaching the top! How many years I’ve done nothing but train, and fight, and train, and ''fight'' just to get this far...then you show up and like a damn golden child you ''steal'' not just my glory, but ''Lord Guto's'' too!? Lord Guto gave me everything I have, and you stole his position away from him, and shamed me at the same time. And you did it without even trying. No effort. You just walked into Las Noches like you owned the place... I’d have preferred it if Tirek had made us fight for the position and you’d killed me. At least then I wouldn’t feel so...so damn ''worthless''!
* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', [[spoiler:the Ultra-Humanite]] sees himself as a victim of this for being suppressed into mediocrity despite his supergenius intellect. He comes to see Izuku in the same light, as the boy is also amazingly powerful but is confined by society's anti-alien rhetoric.
-->[[spoiler:'''Ultra-Humanite:''']] ''[to Izuku]'' Do you know why I was playing "The Cunning Little Vixen", boy? Because I feel a kinship with the titular character. In the first act, the vixen is forcibly made a pet by the forester and forced to live with a conservative old dachshund. After years of this, she becomes fed up with a life of conformity and escapes back into the wilderness. It’s perfectly understandable; when you’re forced to live with people who only want to suppress your talents and are satisfied with mediocrity, you eventually reach a point where you can’t stomach it any longer and lash out against the world. That’s me. For all the decades I’ve been alive, everywhere I’ve been has been filled with idiots and layabouts who have no appreciation for the things in life with even a modicum of substance. Worst of all, they expect me to just play along with their stupidity! Could you even imagine that? Bringing yourself down to everyone’s level and never allowing yourself to be at your best?
* Referenced in ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'' for the reason why Ace Swift's death is being kept under wraps. [[Franchise/AceAttorney The Judge]] tells [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight]] that they don't want to worry the other racers, because the murder "may give them the idea if they become 'too good' the murderer will go after them next".
* When they were younger in ''Fanfic/TheVigilanteBossAndHisFailedRetirementPlan'' Bakugou would mock and sabotage any of Izuku's attempts to learn self-defense or training by escalating his physical bullying. While Bakugou refused to admit it to himself, he knew that a Quirkless hero would stand out far more than a regular hero and didn't want any chance of Izuku taking his spotlight.
* In ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'', [[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Courtney]] excelled academically, which pissed off some of her male classmates enough that they assaulted her. She even goes by [[MeaningfulName "Tall Poppy"]] in the Palace.
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* [[Videogame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud's]] [=SOLDIER=] prep squad-mates in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4813784/1/Once-More-With-Feeling Once More With Feeling]]'' first start bullying Cloud when he's shown to be a genius, testing out of every academic class in a week each. They actually try to cripple him once Cloud starts excelling physically as well (due to training for hours every night to [[PeggySue relearn how to fight in his younger body]]).
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5756718/10/Nobody-Cared Nobody Cared]]'' Hermione is attacked by Ron, Dean and Seamus, and [=McGonagall=] states that this is ''Hermione's'' fault for not conforming to the Gryffindor norm.
-->'''Snape:''' Not conforming? Not conforming? So you want her to fall in like a good little lion, becoming like all the other girls? You want her to force herself to change, losing that bright spark of life? Her love of learning? Minerva, the girl used to drive me mad, but even I recognize her potential to do great things, perhaps, with that brilliant mind, even to change the world. And you would suppress that, just so she could make her life easier? She is special. She is different. She is being bullied by her classmates, whether you choose to see it or not, because of that difference.
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* The village of Sunny Town in the fangame ''VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks'' has the reveal that the blank-flanked ponies [[spoiler:murder anypony who finds their purpose in life and earns a Cutie Mark]].
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11725053/1/The-Bald-and-The-Esper The Bald and the Esper]]'', a lot of Saitama's detractors are either people who failed to join the Hero Association or ones who succeeded and are less successful than him. When Saitama's rank skyrockets from 388 (dead last) to 5 among the C-Ranks, one person insists that he must have cheated because it was impossible to change ranks, even though the Hero Association has several rules pertaining to changing ranks.
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* Sabrina in ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' really doesn't like this. She believes that those who cut down the exceptional rather than working to improve themselves deserve to die, and [[spoiler:Dario]] found this out the hard way.
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Times where [[TallPoppySyndrome someone attempts to undercut, undermine and ruin the success of another]] in FanWorks.
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* ''Fanfic/EquestriaGirlsFriendshipSouls'': [[spoiler:Adagio Dazzle]] learns that while Las Noches is ruled by the motto of "[[TheSocialDarwinist the strong will rise while the weak serve]]", the higher and more importantly ''quicker'' you rise will get you all sorts of attention, with the higher ups intrigued or threatened by a potential threat to their status quo (especially if you're nearing their level) while your supposed peers rankle at the idea you got it "easy" by breezing through the ranks at speeds that took them years of training and struggle to reach. The current Fourth Espada is equally feared and envied for coming out of nowhere a few years back, crippling the former Sixth Espada when the latter tried to "teach him a lesson", and then fighting Tirek before being given his seat. [[spoiler:Adagio follows suit when she goes from a simple Adjuchas to a Vasto Lorde, and later still an Arrancar worthy as the new Sixth Espada over the current one Guto (a very prideful warrior who didn't take kindly to how she chose to be tested by Tirek rather than face him directly) in the span of only about a month]]. About the only person who ''doesn't'' really care is [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Tirek]], since he's so strong no one can hope to match him in a one-on-one and he wants strong warriors no matter what their circumstances.
-->'''[[spoiler:Adagio]]''': Oh for the love of...''stop'' acting like such a child! Are you that bothered by my being stronger than you that you’d rather get your idiot-self killed than just accept your position for what it is? You’re still an Espada. Get over yourself and start acting like one!\\
'''Gilda''': What would you know about it? You’ve been an Arrancar for barely a fraction as long as I have! Do you have any idea what I’ve been through to get where I am? How long I’ve fought, and bitten, and clawed my way through Guto’s army to ''earn'' their respect and a shot at reaching the top! How many years I’ve done nothing but train, and fight, and train, and ''fight'' just to get this far...then you show up and like a damn golden child you ''steal'' not just my glory, but ''Lord Guto's'' too!? Lord Guto gave me everything I have, and you stole his position away from him, and shamed me at the same time. And you did it without even trying. No effort. You just walked into Las Noches like you owned the place... I’d have preferred it if Tirek had made us fight for the position and you’d killed me. At least then I wouldn’t feel so...so damn ''worthless''!
* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', [[spoiler:the Ultra-Humanite]] sees himself as a victim of this for being suppressed into mediocrity despite his supergenius intellect. He comes to see Izuku in the same light, as the boy is also amazingly powerful but is confined by society's anti-alien rhetoric.
-->[[spoiler:'''Ultra-Humanite:''']] ''[to Izuku]'' Do you know why I was playing "The Cunning Little Vixen", boy? Because I feel a kinship with the titular character. In the first act, the vixen is forcibly made a pet by the forester and forced to live with a conservative old dachshund. After years of this, she becomes fed up with a life of conformity and escapes back into the wilderness. It’s perfectly understandable; when you’re forced to live with people who only want to suppress your talents and are satisfied with mediocrity, you eventually reach a point where you can’t stomach it any longer and lash out against the world. That’s me. For all the decades I’ve been alive, everywhere I’ve been has been filled with idiots and layabouts who have no appreciation for the things in life with even a modicum of substance. Worst of all, they expect me to just play along with their stupidity! Could you even imagine that? Bringing yourself down to everyone’s level and never allowing yourself to be at your best?
* Referenced in ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'' for the reason why Ace Swift's death is being kept under wraps. [[Franchise/AceAttorney The Judge]] tells [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight]] that they don't want to worry the other racers, because the murder "may give them the idea if they become 'too good' the murderer will go after them next".
* When they were younger in ''Fanfic/TheVigilanteBossAndHisFailedRetirementPlan'' Bakugou would mock and sabotage any of Izuku's attempts to learn self-defense or training by escalating his physical bullying. While Bakugou refused to admit it to himself, he knew that a Quirkless hero would stand out far more than a regular hero and didn't want any chance of Izuku taking his spotlight.
* In ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'', [[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Courtney]] excelled academically, which pissed off some of her male classmates enough that they assaulted her. She even goes by [[MeaningfulName "Tall Poppy"]] in the Palace.
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* [[Videogame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud's]] [=SOLDIER=] prep squad-mates in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4813784/1/Once-More-With-Feeling Once More With Feeling]]'' first start bullying Cloud when he's shown to be a genius, testing out of every academic class in a week each. They actually try to cripple him once Cloud starts excelling physically as well (due to training for hours every night to [[PeggySue relearn how to fight in his younger body]]).
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5756718/10/Nobody-Cared Nobody Cared]]'' Hermione is attacked by Ron, Dean and Seamus, and [=McGonagall=] states that this is ''Hermione's'' fault for not conforming to the Gryffindor norm.
-->'''Snape:''' Not conforming? Not conforming? So you want her to fall in like a good little lion, becoming like all the other girls? You want her to force herself to change, losing that bright spark of life? Her love of learning? Minerva, the girl used to drive me mad, but even I recognize her potential to do great things, perhaps, with that brilliant mind, even to change the world. And you would suppress that, just so she could make her life easier? She is special. She is different. She is being bullied by her classmates, whether you choose to see it or not, because of that difference.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
* The village of Sunny Town in the fangame ''VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks'' has the reveal that the blank-flanked ponies [[spoiler:murder anypony who finds their purpose in life and earns a Cutie Mark]].
[[AC:''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'']]
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11725053/1/The-Bald-and-The-Esper The Bald and the Esper]]'', a lot of Saitama's detractors are either people who failed to join the Hero Association or ones who succeeded and are less successful than him. When Saitama's rank skyrockets from 388 (dead last) to 5 among the C-Ranks, one person insists that he must have cheated because it was impossible to change ranks, even though the Hero Association has several rules pertaining to changing ranks.
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* Sabrina in ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' really doesn't like this. She believes that those who cut down the exceptional rather than working to improve themselves deserve to die, and [[spoiler:Dario]] found this out the hard way.
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