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7->''Well, you can knock me down, \
8Step in my face, \
9Slander my name \
10All over the place. \
11Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh, \
12Honey, lay off of my shoes \
13Don't you step on my blue suede shoes.''
14-->-- '''Music/ElvisPresley''' [[note]]Well, technically, [[CoveredUp Carl Perkins]][[/note]], "Blue Suede Shoes"
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16Somewhere in between the LawOfDisproportionateResponse and BerserkButton.
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18AliceAndBob are fighting. Alice manages to destroy/ruin/mangle Bob's shirt/sunglasses/hair/whatever. This unhinges Bob and he suddenly goes into [[TheDeterminator Determinator]] mode. While the destroyed item is often a NumberOneDime, the reaction usually comes out of the blue.
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20Not necessarily something to make him go berserk, but to Bob, it's like she [[KickTheDog kicked the dog]]. If Alice was bad before, now she's [[ThisIsUnforgivable unforgivable]].
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22Can be a StockPhrase. Compare LostFoodGrievance and WardrobeWound.
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28[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
29* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' has this with Mimi when the Roachmon brothers have ruined her designer blouse by covering her with garbage.
30-->'''Mimi''': That's it! This is a designer blouse!
31* In ''Manga/DragonBall'', Tao gets quite annoyed with Goku when his Kamehameha wave ruins his outfit. It doesn't really change his intensity during the fight (he was hired to kill Goku after all), but he does care enough about it to get a custom-made new one afterwards.
32* ''Anime/{{Grenadier}}'' -- The manga opens with a bunch of mooks damaging Rushuna's hat. She goes ballistic, shoots them, and gets repaid for it by the dazed goons.
33* The first episode of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' has Nanoha damaging Vita's hat. Two minutes later, Nanoha's DeflectorShields are shattered, her Barrier Jacket's destroyed, her [[WreckedWeapon weapon's wrecked]], and she's been smashed through a building and into a wall, completely defeated.
34* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Luffy knocks Buggy the Clown into next week after Buggy damages Luffy's straw hat.
35* In ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', Ash used to get rather worked up anytime something would happen to his hat (usually being stolen by a simian Pokémon), but he appears to have since mellowed out about it since [[FridgeBrilliance he always gets a new hat each series and thus doesn't have the same significance]] as the [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries original Pokemon League Expo hat]] he won in a contest.
36* In [[GenderBender Ranma]] and [[TheRival Ryouga's]] first duel in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', Ryouga rips a tear across Ranma's shirt. The latter complains about it being his favorite shirt, and the former calls him "[[BerserkButton a girl]]" for whining about it in the middle of a man-to-man fight. That was about the last thing Ryouga should have called [[GenderBender him]]. Later on, that same rip gives Ryouga quite an [[{{Fanservice}} eyeful]] when Ranma inevitably transforms.
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40* In ''Comicbook/{{PS238}},'' [[FlyingBrick Julie]] has this reaction when somebody rips her cape in the Vegas arc. As she later [[JustifiedTrope explains]], her parents had to pay a lot of money to get her one made out of [[MySuitIsAlsoSuper almost-indestructible fabric]], meaning that she can't realistically replace it. [[spoiler:Fortunately, at the end of the arc she's given a new, free costume by the casino owner they've been helping]].
41* When ComicBook/{{Superboy}} had to capture the former Intergang boss Steelhand (to have it televised by the WGBS channel), a bus hits him against a building and causes an explosion. He is unscathed, save for... "Okay, trying to kill me is one thing ... but that was my ONLY jacket!" He even brought it up again during Tana Moon's interview. Luckily, WGBS agreed to provide him with a supply of jackets as part of his contract.
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45* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7892725/12/There-Be-Dragons-Harry There Be Dragons, Harry]]'':
46-->'''Terion:''' Language, Draco. That was uncalled for.\
47'''Draco:''' It was my favorite shirt! My favorite! I don't have another one like that and it's not like I asked for them to attack me and-
48* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6096353/6/I-Wish I Wish]]'' Snape cuts open Harry's shirt to gain access to his injuries.
49-->'''Harry:''' That was my favorite shirt.\
50'''Snape:''' Then you should have thought twice before getting blood on it.
51* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5971087/2/Midnight-Blues Midnight Blues]]'':
52-->'''Tiburtus:''' I will not let thee carry me off towards my ill-deserved fate, ye beast of burden! Ye horrid hunter of thine eternal!\
53'''Harry:''' Oh, cut the crap. And you're paying for a new shirt! This was my ''favorite shirt''.
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56[[folder:Film]]
57* ''Film/AceVenturaWhenNatureCalls'': "All right...that's it! This 'White Devil' thing has gone far enough. Nobody! Messes! With The 'DO!" He then proceeds to get his butt kicked.
58* ''Film/TheMatrix''-- Neo kicks Agent Smith in the face, breaking his sunglasses. Agent Smith does not look happy.
59* In ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'', a normal agent does this when Morpheus cuts his tie.
60* ''Film/{{Maverick}}''. The title character gets angry (or possibly pretends to) when his shirt is damaged during a fight.
61-->'''Maverick:''' All right! My shirt's damaged! Damn! What the hell else bad can happen?
62* ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'': Goro takes Johnny Cage's sunglasses and crushes them. Johnny Cage says later "Those were $500 sunglasses, asshole!" before beating the crap out of Goro.
63* ''Film/ThePacifier'' -- A slice of bologna covered with mustard falls on Agent Wolf's shirt. He even replies, "this is my favorite shirt," invoking the Stock Phrase part of the trope.
64* In the horror movie ''Film/SevenDaysToLive'', the main character attempts at one point to defend herself from her (driven insane by the movie's evil house) husband by stabbing him in the midsection with a screwdriver. Later in the movie, he has her tied up and gagged and one of the things he tells her during his mad ramblings is, "Look at this. You ruined my favourite shirt and a perfectly good kidney."
65* ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' -- Lonestar, Barf, Vespa, and Dot are running for Lonestar's ship to get off of Spaceball 1.
66-->'''Princess Vespa''': I ain't shootin' this thing, I hate guns!\
67''[Vespa's hair gets singed]''\
68'''Princess Vespa:''' My hair! He shot my hair! That son of a bitch!\
69''[takes the gun and takes out upwards of 8 guards]''\
70'''Barf''': Holy shit!
71* ''Film/UndercoverBrother''. While fighting the title character, Mr. Feather cuts out part of his afro. Undercover Brother calmly says "You mess with the 'fro, you got to go", and proceeds to give Mr. Feather a righteous butt-kicking.
72* In ''Film/{{Mandy|2018}}'', the main character are engaged in a close-quarter battle to the death with the Black Skulls, a mysterious biker gang, involved with the death of the titular character, his girlfriend. At one point, he almost loses his manhood by way of a bladed codpiece, only to find out he's still alive shortly after. He proceeds to brutalize the Black Skull that got the drop on him, screaming "YOU RIPPED MAH SHIRT!" all the while. The audience later find out why he values the shirt so much -- in a flashback, it is shown that he wore it the first time he met Mandy.
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75[[folder:Literature]]
76* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Literature/ThiefOfTime,'' the History Monk Sato believes in peace to all living things, UNLESS you touch his hair. Some very luckless (and now dead) individuals find this out at the end of the book.
77* Literature/{{Psmith}}'s hat gets [[HatDamage destroyed by gun-toting gangsters]] in ''Psmith, Journalist''. To Psmith, this is ''just as bad'' as the fact that [[spoiler:one of his friends lost part of his ear in the same shoot-out]], and being Psmith, he ends up [[spoiler:literally making the guy who hired them pay for the hat]].
78* Used without the BerserkButton in a Star Wars [[Literature/NewJediOrder NJO]] novel. [[ProudWarriorRace Barabel]] Jedi Tesar Sebatyne gets shot during a boarding action. Leia asks how bad it is. The response? "Bad... my best robe. This really ''burns'' me." Then he laughs and goes to kick all kinds of rear since that's how Barabels are.
79* Used as a MajorInjuryUnderreaction in ''Literature/TheTruth'', by Otto Chriek. When he's stabbed in the chest by [[spoiler: William's father]] in the climax, his response is irritation that he can't keep his nice shirts clean.
80** WizardsAndWitches on Discworld love their hats. Don't ever damage them or even ask them to take them off. Not even if a witch is sitting in front of you at the theater.
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84* In ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', Mr. Drysdale's first introduction to Jed Clampet is when he grabs a ruffian who's holding up the workers at the Clampet estate and asks if he knows of Jed Clampet. Jed's response is along the lines of "I am Jed Clampet and I'd appreciate it if you let go of my Sunday shirt." In a very (uncharacteristically) angry tone.
85* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
86** Kendra in the episode "What's My Line Part 2".
87--->"That's me favorite shirt. ''[{{beat}}]'' [[LimitedWardrobe That's me ]]''[[LimitedWardrobe only ]]''[[LimitedWardrobe shirt]]!"
88** Giles in a later episode when he gets turned into a demon. He humorously tries to put on a favored shirt of his but it gets torn up, much to his dismay. "And I liked that shirt!"
89* How about The Doctor from ''Series/DoctorWho''? The Ninth Doctor had an amazing passion for his black leather jacket, and the Tenth Doctor was very attached to the coat he got from Janis Joplin, always making sure to tell people not to "hurt" it, since well it was a present.
90* On ''Series/{{Friends}}'', Chandler does this to Joey by pulling on the back of his jersey during their thanksgiving football game.
91-->"That was my favorite shirt!"\
92"Well, now you have two!"
93* ''Series/GetSmart''. Parodied in "Leadside". Max is losing a fencing duel against wheelchair-bound evil mastermind Leadside, until Leadside slices one of the buttons off Max's shirt.
94-->'''Max:''' "99 gave me that button! Thanks, Leadside, I needed that!"\
95''Fight continues but now with Max winning until the henchman pushing Leadside's wheelchair goes out the window.''\
96'''Leadside:''' "My mother gave me that henchman! Thank you, Mr. Smart, I needed that!"
97* Used to a rather badass effect in ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'' Season 1 Episode 7. The titular Hero for Hire walks into a gym whose owner is gun-running for Cottonmouth on the side and gets shot at by a couple of heavies, [[ShootingSuperman accomplishing absolutely nothing]] except ruining his jacket.
98--> '''Luke''': (utterly deadpan) "I'm about sick of always having to buy new clothes."
99* The ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' episode "Parties" has Ned getting himself locked in the closet to hide from Missy. After he gets out, Missy comes back later with a sledgehammer that she uses to smash the door in order to get him out. Seth yells, "That was my parents' favorite door!" and has her thrown out of the party.
100* "This is my best top, dammit!" ~ Ace Rimmer, ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "Stoke Me a Clipper", directly after being fatally shot in the chest, and directly before killing the Nazis responsible. What a guy!
101* Related, though not quite fitting as it's not a human destroying it: one ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' episode features Jerry lamenting the slow death of "Golden Boy", his best shirt, slowly fading to the point of being unwearable due to overwashing.
102* Kara inverts the trope in one episode of ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'': while she normally rips her shirts open to change into her super-outfit, in this episode she unbuttons the shirt carefully. Then answers the incredulous looks of her friends with: "[[DefensiveWhat What?]] I like this shirt!"
103* ''Series/TheProfessionals''. In "Mixed Doubles", an unarmed Bodie is facing off with a combat instructor armed with a huge Bowie knife, with Doyle egging on his friend from the sidelines. Doyle then gets angry when Bodie gets his shirt sliced because that's ''[[ClothingSwitch his]]'' shirt [[HoYay that he's wearing!]]
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108* The Music/BarenakedLadies have a song titled "An Ode to Ed's Shirt".
109* Several versions of the MurderBallad "Music/StaggerLee" involve the title character shooting Billy [=DeLions=] because the latter stole (or won, or damaged) Stagolee's prized Stetson.
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112[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
113* Wrestling/TheRock was extremely protective of his "$5000 shirts".
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116[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
117* A sketch on ''Series/EureekasCastle'' revolvs around Magellan accidentally breaking Eureeka's favorite vase. He tries gluing it back together, but fails miserably, then he tries to hide it from Eureeka, but realizing something is up, she lightly chides him into confessing. To his surprise, she's not that upset. Turns out she anticipated something like this happening, so [[CrazyPrepared she bought ten of them.]]
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121* ''Webcomic/{{Girly}}'' Subverted it [[http://girlyyy.com/go/423 here]]
122* In ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' Bun-Bun has this reaction when Aylee accidentally erases his ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'' tapes. He goes even more homicidal than usual. "I'm going to hunt you all down if it takes ''forever''! I'm going to be the ''freaking Terminator'' on your collective butts! I will ''never'' stop! ''Never!'' ''NEVER!''"
123* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'''':'' Endorsi Jahad is incredibly protective of [[strike: her face]] "humanity's greatest cultural heritage". When Hwaryun aims a kick at it, she loses her cool and quite literally slips up. Of course, we are talking of her face.
124* [[http://xkcd.com/405/ This]] ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' strip has a character use a stolen Russian submarine to retrieve his hat.
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127[[folder:Web Original]]
128* When Yajirobe breaks Vegeta's armor in ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'', Vegeta gets pissed.
129-->'''Vegeta:''' You cut through my armor! This was a gift from my father!\
130'''Yajirobe:''' Oh, uh, I'm sorry. I'm sure your father was a great man!\
131'''Vegeta:''' I ''hated'' my father!\
132'''Yajirobe:''' Oh, well, I'm sure your father was a total prick then!\
133'''Vegeta:''' [[HypocriticalHeartwarming HOW DARE YOU TALK ABOUT MY FATHER LIKE THAT!?!]]
134** Android 13 is positively obsessed with his trucker hat. He does not take well to it being lost in the glacier.
135-->'''13:''' My trucker hat! Ya plumb done gon dagum did it now, son!
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138[[folder:Western Animation]]
139* A moment from the ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'' features Luigi throwing Mario's "favorite record" into the fire. Mario is not pleased.
140* In ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'', when [[ItMakesSenseInContext Beavis in a runaway rolling tire]] causes Todd to spill a drop of his beer on his good jeans, he proceeds to kick the crap out of Beavis off-screen. Butt-Head, true friend that he is, revels in it.
141* ''WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch'': Creator/ChristopherWalken, who has been behaving in an AffablyEvil way up to this point in his match, [[UnstoppableRage turns homicidal]] after Gary Oldman messes up his hair.
142* In ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries''... well... Randal, in harsh captivity, tears his shirt and writes a note to Dante on it in his blood, which ends with "Also, I ruined the shirt I borrowed from you."
143* In the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' special ''WesternAnimation/EgoTrip'', Executive!Mandark breaks Young Adult!Dexter's glasses which finally [[RageBreakingPoint causes him]] to lose it at Executive!Mandark after years of abuse and proceeds to kick the shit out of him.
144* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Emission Impossible", Stewie puts on lipstick and leaves kissy marks on Peter's shirt so he and Lois won't have sex and have another baby. Lois catches him and scolds him for ruining Peter's favorite shirt... [[LimitedWardrobe the kind he wears every day]].
145* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', Billy sprays Grim with coffee and he says "Not again! And it was me good robe too!"
146* In ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', while fighting two of the Diablo robots, Kim gets shot at by one of their lasers, and while she's not hurt, the hem of her prom dress is burnt pretty bad. Needless to say, Kim was not happy.
147-->'''Kim:''' Do you know how much babysitting I had to do to pay for this dress?!
148* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' had the Mask chase an assassin robot to the future just because he had damaged his suit. [[spoiler:Sure enough, it was a trap.]]
149* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'':
150** In the first pilot, "Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins", Bubbles's hair is this.
151---> Oh, no! It can't be! It's... MEAT HAIR! Oh, this is terrible! People, if you only knew how much pride Bubbles takes in her hair! All the washing and conditioning, and the brushing, and brushing, and brushing, and brushing!
152** In "Impeach Fuzz":
153--->'''Mayor:''' FUZZY! '''NOBODY''' WEARS MY HAT!!! ...let's get it ''on.''
154* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'': In "Fake Dad", Ren's adopted son, a burly jailbird named Kowalski, gets angry when Ren hits him with a spoon. He proceeds to take the couch ("My favorite couch!"), a television set ("My favorite TV!") and Stimpy ("My favorite friend!") and crunch them all to dust.
155* Rocko from ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' had both a lucky shirt (which got lost on Laundry Day) and a closet ''full'' of shirts of the same design.
156* ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991'':
157** In the first episode, Stu shouts "My favorite shirt!". A bit later, he gets a new one and it gets ruined again, this time saying "My ''other'' favorite shirt!".
158** Near the end of "Chuckie Loses His Glasses", Angelica gets dizzy from wearing Chuckie's glasses and vomits on her father, who shouts "Oh no! All over my new sweater!".
159* In ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', Jack encounters the very time portal he is destined to take back to the past... and finds it guarded by an incredibly formidable warrior. As their battle drags on, well... "That was my favorite suit you just ruined!"
160* A bit of a RunningGag on the old ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 TMNT]]'' show.
161-->'''Donatello:''' Aw, gee; that was my favorite bo.
162* {{WesternAnimation/Young Justice}} had Superboy accidentally sink his feet in lava. He wasn't hurt, but it burned his boots off.
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