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11	[[caption-width-right:344:[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain]].]]
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13	->''"Well, I'd rather see you dead, little girl\
14	Than to be with another man"''
15	-->-- '''Arthur Gunter''', "Baby Let's Play House"; later quoted in '''Music/TheBeatles'''' "Run For Your Life"
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17	Meet the SpearCounterpart to the ClingyJealousGirl. Combining the [[SevenDeadlySins Deadly Sins]] of [[GreenEyedMonster Envy]] and Wrath, nothing pushes his BerserkButton faster than seeing someone else look at his LoveInterest (or worse, seeing his LoveInterest look at someone else).
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19	[[DoubleStandard Naturally]], this is often handled differently than the ClingyJealousGirl. An irrationally jealous female partner is often used as an element of comedy, [[DoubleStandard treated as "normal"]] or [[TheUnfairSex more inherently justified or sympathetic]] behavior for a woman, whereas the irrationally jealous male partner is more likely to be treated as if he has a serious flaw: he's portrayed less sympathetically, criticized more harshly by fans, less frequently played for comedy, and has a higher tendency to either rape the girl he's in love with or MurderTheHypotenuse, rather than drag the object of their affections away by the ear or pummel them into [[ATwinkleInTheSky space]] with a HyperspaceMallet. Interestingly, though, at the far end of jealous insanity, the {{Yandere}} is far more often female.
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21	However, a guy obviously acting paranoid in a situation where there's no reason for him to be jealous, especially as a RunningGag, makes for comedic gold. As long as the comedy comes from making the guy look like a fool and not from making his partner suffer, it's okay (though the latter being funny isn't statistically impossible).
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23	Of course, all bets are off when this trope is mixed with BoysLove or HoYay, which is certainly not all that rare; in fact, the biggest PlayedForLaughs examples tend to come from this field.
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25	May double as a StalkerWithACrush or PrinceCharmingWannabe. Compare FriendVersusLover for another strained triangular constellation.
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27	!!Examples:
28	[[index]]
29	* CrazyJealousGuy/AnimeAndManga
30	* CrazyJealousGuy/ComicBooks
31	* CrazyJealousGuy/FanWorks
32	* [[CrazyJealousGuy/LiveActionFilms Films - Live-Action]]
33	* CrazyJealousGuy/{{Literature}}
34	* CrazyJealousGuy/LiveActionTV
35	* CrazyJealousGuy/VideoGames
36	* CrazyJealousGuy/VisualNovels
37	* CrazyJealousGuy/WesternAnimation
38	[[/index]]
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42	[[folder:Audio Play]]
43	* The ''AudioPlay/YandereHeaven'' series has one or both of the love interests fly into a fit of rage if he thinks the protagonist cares about someone else other than him. More often than not, he will contemplate the idea of [[MurderTheHypotenuse killing the person]] he thinks is a threat so that he can receive all of the protagonist's love.
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46	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
47	* ''ComicStrip/TheFortunesOfFlossie'' has Flossie's boyfriend Bill. He's frequently short-tempered because he can't stand Flossie's insistence on putting her faith in fortune tellers, but he also gets violently upset with any man who tries to put the moves on his beloved. Bill's frustrations come to a head when he repeatedly finds himself fending off belligerent romantic advances made towards sweet, naïve Flossie by the scads of sleazy, so-called "seers" she insists on frequenting.
48	* Dirk in ''ComicStrip/{{Luann}}'', is introduced as the hulking, brutally jealous boyfriend of Brad's LoveInterest Toni. She eventually dumps Dirk for his violent ways and ends up with Brad. Dirk later reappears as the neighborhood garbage collector.
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51	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
52	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'', Steele has a VillainousCrush on Jenna, who doesn't reciprocate the sentiment and shows more interest in his rival, Balto. Needless to say, he doesn't take it well.
53	* Gaston of Disney's ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. His VillainousBreakdown begins when he realizes Belle is in love with the Beast, sending him down into full-on murderous {{Yandere}} mode.
54	* A married variant in ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'', Xibalba is ''very'' annoyed at La Muerte's cheering for Manolo. [[WordOfGod Gutierrez]] even describes him as the "jealous type".
55	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'': Downplayed with Fergus. He doesn't go "crazy", but he becomes extremely annoyed when the three Lords stare at a naked Elinor, who's only clothed by the tapestry.
56	* Judge Claude Frollo from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame\|Disney}}''. His whole deconstruction revolves around his sexual obsession with Esmeralda and his willingness to kill her along with her other two possible love interests, one of them being his adoptive son (whose mother he killed in the opening scene).
57	* Hal Stewart in ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' goes crazy after Roxanne Ritchi rejects him for "intellectual dweeb" Bernard [[spoiler:(who is actually Megamind himself in disguise)]].
58	* Moomin in ''WesternAnimation/MoominsOnTheRiviera'' is this towards Snorkmaiden whenever Clark is around.
59	* ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman'': He may not fit the "crazy" part of the trope (for obvious reasons), but it's quite clear that Sherman has some traits of this towards Penny. However, unlike most cases, it's exclusively PlayedForLaughs, providing some of the film's funnier moments.
60	* ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'': Ralph becomes a platonic version to Vanellope. [[spoiler:His Insecurity Virus clones take it up a notch.]]
61	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser immediately becomes furious upon finding out that Peach has met and is traveling with a fellow human that she seems to like, and when Luigi, another human, is captured and brought to him soon after, he violently interrogates him about Mario and whether Peach might be interested in him, and even promises to ''murder'' Luigi as a way to hurt Mario. Bowser gradually grows more and more unhinged as the movie goes on and it becomes increasingly clear that Peach likes Mario, even though not romantically just yet, ''far'' more than she'll ever like him.
62	* The Chamberlain's motive in ''The True Story of Puss 'N Boots'' is to get rid of any men who may court the Princess. He even plans to create special candy if any other guy tries to hit on her.
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65	[[folder:Manhua]]
66	* Exploited in ''Manhua/GoddessCreationSystem''. Xiaxi knows that Mingyi is a narcissist who can't stand being disrespected or being denied what he wants, so she talks about how great his brother is to him constantly and how much she scorns Mingyi in comparison. He absolutely can't stand it and nearly rapes her at one point.
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69	[[folder:Manhwa]]
70	* ''Manhwa/LetDai'': Dai. Ladies, Jaehee is off-limits. Seriously.
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73	[[folder:Music]]
74	* "Run For Your Life" from Music/TheBeatles album ''Music/RubberSoul''.
75	--> "You know that I'm a wicked guy, and I was born with a jealous mind..."
76	%%** As well as Music/JohnLennon's later composition "Jealous Guy".
77	%%* ''Hey Joe'' by Music/JimiHendrix.
78	* Music/{{Eminem}} has several songs about this trope. Most infamously, his controversial MurderBallad "Kim", but also "Crazy In Love", "Love You More" and "Love the Way You Lie".
79	** In "Lady", he warns women not to toy with his emotions, because if he falls for them he'll become controlling and never let the woman have any independence - threatening to tattoo her with his name, force her to bury her body in layers of clothing in the height of summer, chain her to the bed, and kill her for staying out too late.
80	** In his [[AWildRapperAppears guest verse]] in Music/{{Pink}}'s "Revenge", his belief his girl is cheating on him with every guy she meets leads him to start cheating on her to make a point.
81	%%* "King Kong" by BenWeiner. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7vDi-pwd74 Youtube link.]]
82	* "Next Contestant" by Music/{{Nickelback}} is about a guy who's always getting pissed off at other guys hitting on his girlfriend, and how if this continues, "somebody's getting hurt."
83	* Music/InsaneClownPosse discuss the consequences of this trope in their recent song: "Over A Bitch".
84	* The Music/ShaniaTwain song ''Don't Be Stupid'' is about the plight of a woman very much in love with her crazy jealous boyfriend, who interrogates her for making phone calls, talking to other men, or even painting her nails.
85	* "Got Jealous" by Music/{{Hurt}}. The jealous guy in question decides to MurderTheHypotenuse.
86	* "''[[Music/JimCroce Bad, Bad Leroy Brown]]''" was the baddest man in the whole damn town, until he hit on a girl named Doris, and her jealous husband proved to be a bit badder than him.
87	%%* ''Two Silhouettes on the Shade''
88	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMWVb3AefOE "Welcome Home"]] by Music/CoheedAndCambria, especially exemplified in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0H3RlaQVrM&list=TLsHcKPglnLH-J3uH-5boZjPLHdIdtbkpa the music video]]:
89	-->''You could've been all I wanted''\
90	''But you weren't honest''\
91	''Now get in the ground!''
92	* Music/NickJonas's "Jealous" is about the singer talking about how he feels jealous of other guys looking at his girlfriend. He says that even though he knows that she loves him, he wonders if she wants the guy who's eyeing her. He even says that it's his right to be hellish and jealous towards anyone who wants her.
93	* "Genghis Khan" by Miike Snow is about a man who is possessive of his lover despite not being in a committed relationship with her.
94	* "Come A Little Bit Closer" by Jay and The Americans is about an American tourist in Mexico who gets on the bad side of one of these when said jealous guy's girlfriend starts flirting with him:
95	-->''Then the music stopped, when I looked, the café was empty''\
96	''Then I heard José say [[OhCrap "Man, you know you're in trouble plenty..."]]''
97	* Probably a different José appears in "Run For the Border" by Johnny Rodriguez. During a wild weekend in Mexico, a man suddenly kicks down the door. The narrator finds out a bit too late that the woman he's with left out a vital piece of information.
98	-->''"José, he's tall dark and handsome," she said as she reached for her clothes.''\
99	''"But he's mean as a snake when his woman you take, out from under his nose."''\
100	''I said, [[NowYouTellMe "This is a great time to tell me."]] She said, "I thought he was in jail.''\
101	''Yes, I'm José's wife, José's got a knife, and José is hot on your trail."''
102	* And then there's "Smokey Joe's Cafe". Everyone warns the patron that the "chick" flirting with him is Smokey Joe's girl. Smokey Joe's reaction is relatively moderate; he pulls his chef's knife and tells the guy to finish his beans and get out.
103	* Eve 6's "Think Twice" is about a man who is jealous of another guy for being close to his lover.
104	* In Music/MetropolisPt2ScenesFromAMemory by Music/DreamTheater, [[spoiler: Victoria and Julian are murdered by Edward, who Victoria was cheating on Julian with, after they get back together. Edward then frames Julian by making it appear like a murder-suicide and using his political clout to get the media to go with it.]]
105	* The traditional ballad "Matty Groves" (made famous by Music/FairportConvention among others) has a jealous husband confront his naked wife's lover, giving him the advantage of first blow. [[DisproportionateRetribution It didn't work out very well for poor Matty]], nor for the wife for that matter.
106	* The boyfriend in "i don't really like your boyfriend" by Music/AvenueBeat is controlling and won't let the singer's friend go out to party without asking for permission first. The lyrics also say he treats her like his property. The singer cites these as the main reasons her friend should break up with him, believing she deserves better than "this piece of human trash".
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109	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
110	* Wrestling/RandySavage, regarding Gorgeous George ([[Wrestling/GeorgeWagner not that one]] and [[GorgeousGeorge not of that kind]], the Wrestling/{{WCW}} [[InNameOnly one]]) and Wrestling/MissElizabeth. Of course, he usually turned out to be sort of justified in this behavior, as a lot of wrestlers ''were'' trying to steal them away from him.
111	* [[Wrestling/DavidHeath Vampire Warrior]], otherwise known as Gangrel, found himself feuding with his wife in Wrestling/{{ECW}} when he found Wrestling/LunaVachon in the promotion providing managerial services for Wrestling/TommyDreamer. Though Wrestling/{{Raven}} helped push him in this direction.
112	* Wrestling/SamiCallihan towards Wrestling/DaizeeHaze, although the crazy was much more readily apparent than the jealousy, there was some of that too, as though he mainly stalked her through the International Wrestling Cartel, he also stole from and attacked students training in Wrestling/RingOfHonor to keep them away from Daizee (Haze being one of the ROH academy heads).
113	* Wrestling/JimmyJacobs, despite growing cold toward Lacey when he found out love ''doesn't'' conquer all, still loved Lacey and was still highly upset when it looked like she might prefer Wrestling/ColtCabana (Which she did) or leave him for Wrestling/AustinAries ([[ProperlyParanoid which she did]]).
114	* {{Invoked\|Trope}} by [[Wrestling/KarleePerez Catrina]] on Wrestling/LuchaUnderground when she found out her old boyfriend [[Wrestling/SamiCallihan Jeremiah Crane]]([[ContinuityNod who has a history of this]]) was dating the latest target of her sadism, Wrestling/IvelisseVelez. She intentionally used the fact Crane still loved her while fawning over Mil Muertes and telling him she loved someone else([[VillainessesWantHeroes who turned out]] to be Fenix) in order to make Crane jealous and cause him [[EvilIsPetty to break up with Velez]].
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117	[[folder:Roleplay]]
118	* DoubleSubverted in ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues''. Daigo, despite his creepy and villainous personality, seems to have no problem with his beloved girlfriend flirting with other men... but that's only because he thinks she's playing around. If she ever seriously acted on her flirtations, then he'd be pissed.
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121	[[folder:Theatre]]
122	* By Act III of ''Theatre/{{Carmen}}'', Don José has become this to the title character. Turns out, Carmen herself does not like men of this type, and she soon falls in love with a flashy, [[NiceGuy but very nice]] bullfighter named Escamillo.
123	%%* The husband in ''DialMForMurder''.
124	* King George III appears as one to the American colonies in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', best exemplified in his song "You'll Be Back":
125	-->''When you're gone, I'll go mad''\
126	''So don't throw away this thing we've had''\
127	''[='Cause=] when push comes to shove''\
128	''I will kill your friends and family... to remind you of my love!''
129	* Demetrius and Lysander suffer a spell-induced version in ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream.''
130	* This turns out to be the FatalFlaw of Theatre/{{Othello}}, which is used by [[ManipulativeBastard Iago]] to ruin him and ends up costing Desdemona her life.
131	* In ''The Saint of Bleecker Street'' by Gian-Carlo Menotti, Michel behaves in a jealous overprotective manner, not so much to his actual girlfriend, but to his sister Annina, scoffing at her religious piety and vowing to prevent her from TakingTheVeil.
132	* ''Theatre/WesterosAnAmericanMusical'': Littlefinger towards Sansa. When Sansa gets married for AltarDiplomacy purposes, Littlefinger doesn't attend the wedding, and the letter he leaves for her soon-to-be husband to explain his absence consists entirely of the words "Fuck you, she's mine".
133	* Leontes in ''Theatre/TheWintersTale'', played for dark comedy -- dark because of the tragic consequences, comedy because everyone {{lampshade\|Hanging}}s how absurd his accusations are against his wife and best friend.
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136	[[folder:Webcomics]]
137	* Jung from ''Webcomic/CheeseInTheTrap'' is this towards Sul. After each time he's angry at her for going on a blind date or spending time with a male friend, he apologizes and says he was just being childish, but [[spoiler:his behaviour to the fake grandson and to Yoon Seop proves just how scary he can be if anyone puts Sul or his relationship with her in danger]].
138	* [[TheAce Ace]] from ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'' [[HeroicBSOD spends a long period in a slump]] after being ousted by [[HyperCompetentSidekick Mittens]]. But a bit of InnocentInnuendo is all it takes to [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2011/07/17/mouse-plays-mole/ snap him out of it]] [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2011/07/24/fruit-its-yummy-and-not-bad/ and turn him into something else]].
139	* ''Webcomic/TheEvolutionsOfHomosexualityAndSuicide'': In a pair of scenarios, one Stone Age man confronts another, thinking him to be hitting on his girlfriend (he is not). In the first scenario, the first man is unconvinced of the truth and strikes the second man on the head, killing him.
140	* Diego from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' towards Jeanne. It's heavily implied that [[spoiler:he [[UriahGambit sent Jeanne on a mission he knew would result in her death]] when he realized that she would never love him like she loved her forest-bound boyfriend]].
141	* ''Webcomic/MyDeepestSecret'': Despite his {{yandere}} tendencies, Elios is surprisingly a downplayed example. While he is concerned that Emma may be seeing Brian behind his back, he’s not overly suspicious and believes her when she denies it, and the only reason [[spoiler: he attacks Brian is because he tried to rape her.]]
142	* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', Uncle Sam is frequently characterized like this, being paranoid about Lady Liberty cheating on him and/or sending the FBI to spy on her.
143	* Deimos to Cain, and evidently Cain to Abel, in ''Webcomic/{{Starfighter}}''.
144	* Dillon of ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'' demonstrates crazy comedy (and, this being Dillon, [[CampGay very gay]]) jealousy towards Jerzy, shadowing him in disguise to try and discover if he has any flaws -- and whether he might be susceptible to a certain rival's charms. This doesn't go well; Dillon gets to discover more about his own flaws, and Ruby, who he roped in to assist, gets to practice her snarking.
145	* Sergio from ''Webcomic/ThisIsTheWorstIdeaYouveEverHad'' is this turned up to 11. While Nicole finds him charming and mysterious, her friends are immediately wary of him due to how rude and dismissive he is of them, and they have good reason to be worried: [[spoiler:it's revealed that he's a vampire who had a habit of becoming obsessed with a girl, turning her into a vampire so they can be "together forever", then eventually losing interest in her and moving on to another victim -- and he intends to do this to Nicole, whether she wants it or not]].
146	* ''Webcomic/JackTheAmericanGhost:'' How Jack appeared when he was alive whenever it came to Misha. He even fired the lead singer of his band because he suspected he had a thing for her. Although one wonders whether some of his behavior around Aidan in the present was part of this. He did say it bugged him how Go-Eun would leave with a million dollars ''and'' a man.
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149	[[folder:Web Original]]
150	* This comes up a lot in ''WebVideo/DeathNoteTheAbridgedSeriesKpts4tv'': 1) [[BlackComedyRape Ryuk towards Light]]-new rule of the Death Note: "Don't hug your girlfriend in front of your Shinigami-they get jealous" 2) Light towards L-Light happily resumes his plan [[spoiler: to kill L]] after hearing that L [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant "took Matsuda's innocence"]] [[IfICantHaveYou after repeatedly rebuffing Light's advances]]. 3) Light (during his MemoryGambit) towards Misa after Misa returns from her job interview and informs them all that she [[InnocentInnuendo met a God in the bathroom]].
151	-->'''L:''' Well, Light, you're taking this rather well.
152	-->'''Light:''' [[IllKillYou I'm gonna kill]] that son of [[SoundEffectBleep bleeeeeeeep]]
153	* Yamcha is a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example of this over Bulma in ''WebVideo/DragonballZAbridged'', but it's still there.
154	-->'''Oolong:''' So Bulma, how's the single life treating you?
155	-->'''Bulma:''' It's been really nice, thanks. I had a dream about Vegeta the other night.
156	-->'''Yamcha:''' You slut!
157	-->'''Bulma:''' We were walking in a park!
158	-->'''Yamcha:''' You slut!
159	* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic in "The Review Must Go On". He refuses to leave Doug alone, demands to be brought back even though he'd always hated his job, wants WebVideo/DemoReel dead, and just basically acts terrifying.
160	* '''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[RebelliousRebel Blake's]] [[DomesticAbuse abusive ex-boyfriend]] [[BloodKnight Adam]] is absolutely furious that she broke up with him, to the point that he spends the series determined to destroy everything and everyone she loves. It doesn't take him particularly long to realize the [[EveryoneCanSeeIt unacknowledged feelings]] between Blake and her battle partner [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Yang]], which enrages him so much that he cuts off Yang's arm and then tries to [[ForcedToWatch kill her in front of Blake]].
161	* Frank Doyle of ''Podcast/TheThrillingAdventureHour'' can get very jealous when he believes another man is genuinely interested in his wife Sadie. Sadie finds this trait of his cute up to a point. Episodes where his jealousy has reached a non-adorable tenor include "She Blinded Me with Seance", where he locks himself in their ([[TheAlcoholic walk-in]]) liquor cabinet rather than deal with Sadie's college friend constantly flirting with her, and "Basil's Day", where Frank meets Basil Valentine immediately after learning he was the man Sadie was with when a different ex-suitor of hers tried to RetGone Frank. In that case, Frank was a fan of the man and could see how she might like him so was able to get over it quickly.
162	* PlayedForLaughs on the WebVideo/TuckerBudzyn [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ibYMNB_R5E video]] of Tucker getting jealous of Linda hugging and cuddling another dog. [[spoiler:SubvertedTrope at the end of the video]].
163	* In ''WebVideo/WhereTheBearsAre'', Nelson is incredibly jealous of Todd and imagines him in bed with every man who even talks to him.
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