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13->''"Something's wrong. She's never this nice."''
14-->-- '''John Connor''' on Janelle Voight, ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''
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19The long form of the trope title is "OutOfCharacter Is SeriousBusiness."
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21[[CharactersAsDevice Some characters have strong traits that they are known by]]. This is for when characters momentarily [[OutOfCharacterMoment break away from their normal habits]] to make a point about the seriousness of the situation. Often causes the other characters to do a DoubleTake and [[LampshadeHanging mention why this event]] is SeriousBusiness. When most or all of these [=OoC=] moments happen at once, you can be sure that the DarkestHour has arrived, leading characters to behave in ways they normally wouldn't, because they know they might not have another chance to do so.
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23It's also a pretty good indication the GodzillaThreshold has been crossed.
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25This is a trope for when a somewhat-[[OutOfCharacter Out-of-Character]] action is used to draw extra attention to the scene (similar to a TitleDrop). It isn't HiddenDepths because it isn't telling us something about the character we didn't already know; it's similar to an OutOfCharacterMoment in that this is specifically the usage of such a moment to draw attention to a scene. If they're doing this deliberately to make another character think something is amiss, see OutOfCharacterAlert. Compare LetsGetDangerous and WeirderThanUsual.
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27A SuperTrope of:
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29[[index]]
30* AlternateCatchphraseInflection: Someone says their catchphrase in a different voice than usual.
31* BatmanGrabsAGun: Characters do something that breaks their own rules.
32* BewareTheNiceOnes: When a character that's usually nice and patient ends up flying into a rage after getting sick of putting up with a less nice person's crap.
33* BewareTheQuietOnes: Characters who don't speak much turn out to be more threatening than they let on.
34* BewareTheSillyOnes: Characters prone to silly and bizarre antics prove that their silliness doesn't mean they're harmless.
35* CracksInTheIcyFacade: A closed off character has early indicators that they will undergo CharacterDevelopment later.
36* MomentOfWeakness: A normally sensible character makes a devastating lapse in judgment.
37* NotSoStoic: The normally emotionless character expresses emotion when things are serious.
38* NowAllowedToHug.
39* OffendingTheFool: A normally ditzy or stupid character realizes that a line has been crossed, and calls out the offender.
40* RageBreakingPoint: Characters have repressed their anger and eventually let it all out.
41* StutterStop: A stuttering character loses the speech impediment during a serious moment.
42* SuddenPrincipledStand: Characters with few scruples suddenly refuse to follow an order too unforgivable even by their standards.
43* SuddenlySpeaking: A silent character suddenly starts speaking.
44* TrivialTragedy: When not PlayedForLaughs, a character bursting into tears over a minor inconvenience is a sign that they are suffering from a lot of stress, and the minor inconvenience is merely TheLastStraw.
45* VerbalTicked: A character with a VerbalTic speaks normally because things are getting serious.
46* WeWantOurIdiotBack: A stupid character behaves smarter but everyone else wants them to be stupid again.
47* WeWantOurJerkBack: A {{Jerkass}} or JerkWithAHeartOfGold starts acting nicer, but everyone else wants them to be mean again.
48* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Characters realize they're in trouble when someone else addresses them in a way they normally don't.
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50Often overlaps with:
51* AppetiteEqualsHealth (OOC if someone who's usually a BigEater rejects food, or if someone rejects a food they usually like.)
52* CaptainObvious (OOC if a character who is normally too smart and sophisticated to talk down to their peers or associates without looking unprofessional, foregoes the façade in order to get to the point immediately. The same can apply to a character who conversely starts off as [[CaptainOblivious too oblivious to figure something out]] [[LateToTheRealization until later on.]] This can also overlap with PunctuatedForEmphasis so that they are loud and clear with their point.)
53* DangerousDrowsiness (OOC if the afflicted character is normally energetic.)
54* EvenEvilHasStandards (not OOC if those standards pop up often enough that the character is established [[AntiVillain as a villain with a few objections]], but it is OOC if that character previously didn't appear to have standards)
55* EveryoneHasStandards (OOC if the person calls out someone else on a fault that's no different from their own vice)
56* ExplainExplainOhCrap (OOC if a character is midway through explaining something that seems innocuous at first - until putting it into words [[FailedASpotCheck under a specific context]] - [[LateToTheRealization gives them a belated, shocking realization]] about the thing they were talking about, and changes the context and/or true weight of the issue from their perspective, thus leading to a change in attitude from apparent ignorance to SeriousBusiness on the spot.
57* ForgetsToEat (OOC if they're normally a BigEater)
58* ItMakesSenseInContext (how circumstances are arranged for some people to do what they do)
59* OldMaster (who doesn't break into fights for just ''anything'')
60* PrayerIsALastResort (if it’s an atheist or agnostic doing the praying)
61* PrecisionFStrike (OOC if the trope applies because the swear was unusual for the ''character'', but not an example if it was just unusual for the ''work'')
62* PreludeToSuicide (a character acts either unusually chipper or somber right before attempting suicide)
63* SarcasmFailure (the DeadpanSnarker tries to make a dry quip, but can't; not OOC if someone who's not a deadpan snarker can't make a quip)
64* SilenceOfSadness (Not OOC if they're usually quiet or talk an average amount, but OOC if they're talkative)
65* SuddenlyShouting (if the "sudden shouter" doesn't normally shout)
66* SuspiciousMissedMessages (if the unresponsive character is normally addicted to their phone/computer)
67* TooAnnoyedToBeAfraid (if characters who would normally be afraid are too angry to be even mildly nervous)
68* TooDesperateToBePicky (if characters violate their own set standards in an act of desperation)
69* TooSpicyForYogSothoth (a potential victim is too much for the all-powerful being of darkness to consume or harm)
70* TooUnhappyToBeHungry (Not OOC if they have a generic palate, but OOC if they're a BigEater or they really like the food they reject (e.g TrademarkFavouriteFood, SweetTooth, etc)).
71* TooUpsetToCreate (if a normally highly-creative character is too upset to make anything for once)
72* TranquilFury (if the characters normally are not angry or express their anger more boisterously in less dramatic situations)
73* WhenSheSmiles (a character who usually doesn't smile starts smiling)
74* WorkingOutTheirEmotions (for characters who aren't usually athletic)
75* YouAreACreditToYourRace (for racists)
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79!!Examples subpages:
80[[index]]
81* OOCIsSeriousBusiness/AnimeAndManga
82** ''OOCIsSeriousBusiness/{{Bleach}}''
83** ''OOCIsSeriousBusiness/DragonBall''
84** ''OOCIsSeriousBusiness/GirlsUndPanzer''
85** ''OOCIsSeriousBusiness/OnePiece''
86* OOCIsSeriousBusiness/ComicBooks
87* OOCIsSeriousBusiness/FanWorks
88* [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
89* OOCIsSeriousBusiness/{{Literature}}
90* OOCIsSeriousBusiness/LiveActionTV
91* OOCIsSeriousBusiness/VideoGames
92* OOCIsSeriousBusiness/VisualNovels
93* OOCIsSeriousBusiness/WebAnimation
94* OOCIsSeriousBusiness/WebComics
95* OOCIsSeriousBusiness/WebVideos
96* OOCIsSeriousBusiness/WesternAnimation
97[[/index]]
98
99!!Other examples:
100[[foldercontrol]]
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102[[folder:Audio Plays]]
103* Burt from ''AudioPlay/WereAlive'' usually can't resist an opportunity to quote from his favorite movies. But in Chapter 23, he and Angel are trapped in a hospital room with zombies at the door and their only escape, a BedsheetLadder, broken. Burt yells for the other two characters, who got out, to leave them and run for the helicopter on the roof of the hospital by saying "Get to the chopper!" Angel asks if that was a quote from Film/{{Predator}}. When Burt "What?...Oh, no, it was just a coincidence." Angel goes into OhCrap mode.
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106[[folder:Comic Strips]]
107* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'':
108** In [[https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2009/11/28 this strip]], as Calvin is [[SickEpisode lying sick]] in bed, [[UnnamedParent his mom]] tells him she's going to call the doctor -- Calvin's response is "OK." She also adds that it's Saturday, so he won't miss school, and he responds with a weak, "I know." Since Calvin is a kid who is usually [[BookDumb overjoyed at the thought of not going to school]], always gets up at the crack of dawn on Saturdays, and ''[[AfraidOfDoctors despises]]'' [[AfraidOfDoctors visiting the doctor]], his mother is convinced this is serious and races for the phone. [[note]]Actually, she mostly just wants him prescribed, treated, and back in school ASAP; she even '''confesses this to their doctor during the appointment!'''[[/note]]
109** The raccoon strip shows this with multiple characters. Despite normally being lazy, silly, selfish and unconcerned about the wellbeing of others, when Calvin finds a badly injured raccoon, he is genuinely and seriously concerned for its wellbeing and makes a meaningful effort to help it. He gets very sad and cries when [[spoiler:the [[DeathIsASadThing raccoon dies]].]] Also, his father is normally sarcastic and facetious, but he comforts Calvin when he cries. Finally, Hobbes breaks out of his sarcastic routine to show seriousness and even sadness.
110* In an early ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse''. Michael complains of feeling sick, and when Elly tells him to go to bed, he says "okay" and goes right upstairs. She tucks him into bed, convinced that he's sick.
111* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'':
112** In [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1981/01/04 one strip]], Garfield feels like being nice to everyone. Everyone is so freaked out that they have him tied in a straitjacket and committed.
113--->'''Garfield:''' People don't want nice... people want consistency.
114** Every Christmas, Jon's mother sends the titular cat a HomemadeSweaterFromHell. But [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/2012/12/27 in one strip]], the sweater is both tasteful and fits well on him. Jon immediately heads for the phone to call and check on her.
115* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Whenever Charlie Brown breaks his NiceGuy attitude and gets genuinely angry at someone, he delivers a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and/or a WhatTheHellHero speech, and it's ''always'' a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for him.
116* [[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2018/03/23 This]] ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strip, roughly one month after the Parkland school shooting. Larry is usually a BumblingDad with a SimpletonVoice who is at ''best'' benignly negligent towards his son, but here he's thinking in full sentences, worrying about his kid coming back safe.
117* ''ComicStrip/{{Retail}}'': Stuart is the typical browbeating, micromanaging district manager so when Marla hasn't heard from him in weeks she worries that it's a sign that Grumbel's is going under because he'd only ''not'' call if it didn't matter anymore. She worries even more when he ''does'' call and then completely brushes off that Marla's store won't make its sales goal, rather than berate her over it as usual. Marla was ProperlyParanoid because it turns out Grumbel's ''is'' looking into filing for bankruptcy, and Stuart knew the whole time without telling any of his store managers.
118* In ''ComicStrip/SafeHavens'', even Jenny, usually eager for the chance to boss people around, agrees that Samantha should be the commander of the Mars mission because their lives could very well depend on it. [[spoiler:Ironically enough, Jenny plays a key role in saving Earth by successfully negotiating with [[GeniusLoci Mars]] to keep it from destroying Earth.]]
119* In the final week of dailies of ''ComicStrip/USAcres'', LovableCoward Wade achieves peace with the world... sending Orson, Roy, and Booker away screaming in terror.
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122[[folder:Films — Animation]]
123* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'': ComicBook/TheJoker usually [[AttentionWhore loves to hear himself laugh]] even if others don't like it, but when Terry trolls him during their FinalBattle by mocking his obsession with the original Batman lame and [[BoringInsult finding his]] [[IShallTauntYou jokes boring]], the MonsterClown doesn't take Terry's disrespect lightly. Indeed, Terry managed to break the Clown Prince of Crime in a manner Bruce never did: openly jeer at him. After all, a comedian's enemy is TheHeckler. The Joker's primary BerserkButton is being the butt of someone else's jokes.
124* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bionicle}} 3: Web of Shadows'': Matau, {{Jerkass}} PluckyComicRelief whose bickering drove team-leader Vakama to a FaceHeelTurn, gives a serious IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight speech to try to win him back, even dropping the [[WeWillUseWikiWordsInTheFuture Chutespeek slang]] he always talks in. Vakama at first refuses to believe his sincerity, but eventually gives in and returns to the good side.
125* In ''WesternAnimation/BonVoyageCharlieBrown (And Don't Come Back!!)'', Linus van Pelt throws his SecurityBlanket down from a high window of the Chateau du Mal Voisin so Violette could jump safely from it (caught in the blanket by Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, and Pierre). He would then jump into a tub of water to himself escape.
126* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'': It becomes quite clear there is something wrong with Elinor when she gets out of the river and leaves her crown behind.
127* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRunDawnOfTheNugget'': Fun-Land Farms uses mind-control collars on its chickens. The mind control effects from the collars are so strong, they can [[spoiler: get Ginger to say with complete earnesty that Mrs. Tweedy is the loveliest woman in the whole world.]]
128* In ''WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie'', Max is convinced that he wants to transfer schools after being defeated by his own dad at his best event because there's "only room for one Goof." [[FatBestFriend PJ]] is devastated at the news--temporarily relapsing to the insecure and worrisome personality [[CharacterDevelopment he'd just broken out of]]-- and Beret Girl tells Max that he can't admit defeat, but nothing helps... until Bobby, the PluckyComicRelief, in a dead-serious, emotionally-charged tone, gives Max a RousingSpeech.
129** In [[WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie the previous movie]], Goofy is initially in catatonic shock when he discovers that Max had been manipulating him into going to Los Angeles, which gives way into legitimate anger when Max wastes a second chance to prove himself worthy of trust.
130* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'':
131** The difference between Anna, the PluckyGirl and Anna, the Princess. Notice her commanding tone when she ''demands'' her horse be brought to her after Elsa runs away. It shows just how important finding and helping her sister is to her.
132** [[{{Snowlem}} Olaf]] displays this when he lights a fire to keep a freezing Anna alive. He drops his position as the comic relief (''very'' briefly) to assure her that he knows full well what will happen to him, but that it's worth it for her.
133--->'''Anna:''' Olaf -- you're melting!\
134'''Olaf:''' ...Some people are worth melting for.
135* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', Shifu, after learning that Po can be trained using his BigEater tendencies, takes him through a series of exercises using food as a motivator, culminating in a long fight over a single dumpling. After Po bests him, he tosses the dumpling right back at Shifu and says, "I'm not hungry."
136** This is actually a very enjoyable example of one and counts as CharacterDevelopment. Earlier, it has been established that Po binge-eats whenever he was upset (the second movie implying since the trauma with his mother) and thus, his refusal of the dumpling is a sign of his growth in the belief in himself.
137* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart'':
138** Emmet realizes something's not right when he sees Superman being friendly with both Green Lantern (whom he previously couldn't stand to be around) and Lex Luthor.
139** When Wyldstyle accidentally knocks off Sweet Mayhem's mask and has her hanging off the edge, she drops the Darth Vader copycat act and is legitimately terrified.
140* ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch'': Hamsterviel just laughs in amusement when Stitch [[BerserkButton calls him Gerbil Boy]], indicating how confident he is that Leroy is about to defeat Stitch.
141* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', Ed is usually seen giggling and grinning insanely. After Scar turns on the hyenas and is defeated by Simba, Ed is not laughing or grinning. He is visibly ''pissed''. The menacing laugh he DOES let out before the hyenas gang up on Scar only seals the deal.
142* ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012'': The forest creatures usually [[SweetTooth love sweet foods]], so it becomes evident that things are serious when one of them, Pipsqueak the barbaloot, doesn't want a marshmallow because he's TooUnhappyToBeHungry after the trees are cut down.
143* ''WesternAnimation/MickeysOnceUponAChristmas'': The short "Stuck on Christmas" has two examples:
144** After Huey, Dewey and Louie get fed up of celebrating ChristmasEveryDay after wishing for it, they decide to sabotage their family's Christmas celebration. While the boys expect Donald to scream his head off, fly into a rage, and/or punish them for it, [[HeroicBSOD he instead despondently lies on the floor, showing guilt for his actions]]. This, along with reading a Christmas card from him and Daisy, is what makes the boys [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realize that they took it too far]].
145** After this, Huey, Dewey and Louie decide to make the next day the best Christmas they can by making breakfast, giving their relatives kisses (which they previously objected to), helping Daisy with setting the table, and joining in with singing carols with Uncle Scrooge. Donald suspects that they are up to something, and they give him a surprise - [[spoiler:a wooden boat made out of the sleds that they received as presents]].
146* Continuing a tradition from the show that they are based on, ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' movies ''[[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension Across the 2nd Dimension]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieCandaceAgainstTheUniverse Candace Against the Universe]]'' feature points where Phineas's normally optimistic demeanor breaks:
147** In ''Across the 2nd Dimension'', he gets genuinely upset when he learns that Perry is an OWCA secret agent and briefly thinks that Perry didn't see the family as anything more than a cover for Perry's secret identity.
148** In ''Candace Against the Universe'', when Phineas and the others reach Feebla-Oot to rescue Candace only to find that she doesn't want to go back home, he sounds genuinely on the verge of tears as they get shooed out of Super Super Big Doctor's palace.
149* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' isn't exactly known for crying, even during each movie's DarkestHour where he's about to lose Fiona and/or is about to be executed. That said, after signing Rumpelstiltskin's contract in ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter'' and inadvertently changing history for the chance to feel like a real ogre again, the gravity of the situation finally hits him. After taking a good, long look at his daughter's doll that he brought with him, he sheds a tear onscreen for the only time in the series. This is what gets this timeline's Donkey to finally trust Shrek.
150* Very notably in ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'', when Kenny takes off his hood to say goodbye after [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] to an eternity in Hell to SaveTheWorld, [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong altering the past to avert a war]].
151* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'': ComicBook/SpiderHam is considered the PluckyComicRelief of the group, hailing from a cartoon Spider-Verse, which gives us many moments of him acting, well, just like a cartoon character would. After the team goes to comfort Miles about a recent tragedy and [[ILetGwenStacyDie they start talking about similar ones that they've experienced]], Spider-Ham is the one to deliver one of the film's most poignant lines, with complete {{sincerity|Mode}} and tears in his eyes.
152-->'''Spider-Ham:''' Miles, the hardest thing about this job is... you can't always save everybody.
153* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun'', Mr. Krabs sadly and casually gives Plankton the Krabby Patty secret formula after Spongebob runs away to go looking for his pet snail Gary. Plankton, having spent ''years'' of his life trying to get the formula, is downright stunned that Krabs practically just gave him the formula.
154-->'''Plankton:''' (Confused) Wait, you're ''giving up?''
155-->'''Krabs:''' Oh, Plankton... I wouldn't expect you to understand but somehow, without Spongebob here, [[HeroicBSOD this whole thing...]] ''[[HeroicBSOD doesn't make sense anymore!]]'' (walks to his office)
156-->'''Plankton:''' You can't do that! I've spent my ''entire career'' waiting for this moment, and you roll over like a ''harpooned whale?!'' '''''I WON'T LET YOU ROB ME OF MY VENGEANCE!'''''
157-->'''Krabs:''' (Close to tears) Give my regards to your lovely wife... (closes the office door)
158-->'''Plankton:''' [[OhCrap ...Heh.]] [[VengeanceFeelsEmpty This doesn't, uhh... feel quite as good as, uhh...]]
159--> ''(Plankton begins to walk out of the Krusty Krab)''
160-->'''Plankton:''' (In a flat tone) [[VictoryIsBoring Yay, I won.]]
161* ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'':
162** Tigger spends much of the movie feeling incredibly sad about not having a family. Even his uniqueness, one of the things he most proud of, makes him realize that he's the only tigger. Needless to say, this makes Roo want to make Tigger feel better as soon as possible.
163** When Tigger finds out the others pretended to be his family, he vents a very uncharacteristic moment of TranquilFury before storming off, making it obvious to the others they've hurt him in a very big way.
164** Roo himself usually can surpass Tigger as the wood's {{Keet}}. After his BigBrotherMentor turns his back on him however, he spends most of the climax very morose, when not outright crying.
165** At the film's climax, Rabbit demands that Tigger come home and "forget this 'other tiggers' nonsense". Tigger usually takes Rabbit's scoldings in stride, but he's so fixated on finding his real family and offended by Rabbit's words that he outright snaps at him, making it clear that he's going to disobey him. This also applies to Rabbit, who normally hates being confronted or disobeyed, but is cowed by Tigger's refusal.
166* ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'': When [[LovableRogue Silver]] stops trying to sweet-talk TheCaptain, you know he's serious. She does, too.
167-->'''Silver:''' You heard the boy! Get this blasted heap turned 'round!
168* In ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'', Kup has SeenItAll and uses any situation as an excuse to mention some previous adventure of his. When the Autobots see Unicron standing ''astride the entire planet of Cybertron'', Hot Rod asks if this reminds him of yet another one of his war stories. Kup's only response is a quiet, "Nope... Never seen anything like this before."
169* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Mei, who talks about respecting your family and ancestors, tries to tear apart the shrine of her ancestor on learning the truth about why she turned into a red panda. She screams "It's your fault!" at Sun Yee's portrait as her parents try to calm her down.
170* ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'':
171** We have only seen Ellie sad once as an adult: when she was told she either miscarried or was unable to have children. She broke down sobbing in the doctor's office, and later sat in the front yard meditating. Even when she was dying, she was smiling and reassuring Carl.
172** Likewise, Ellie has always been able to outpace Carl walking on their favorite hill. When she falls behind and collapses, Carl immediately goes to her side, fearing the worst. It turns out she was dying.
173* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Vivo}}'', Whenever Gabi is frowning or upset, that's a sign that things are bad. She begs the Sand Dollars to not destroy Tio Andres's music, saying she'll do anything if they leave it intact. Later, she uncharacteristically calls out her mother for being an oblivious parent, not seeing Gabi for who she really is. [[spoiler:Vivo knows that she must be upset when she cries and says that she wishes she had told her dad that she loved him before he died, and comforts her]].
174** Dancarino is a awkward and dork spoonbill who serves as a PluckyComicRelief and the moments involving him are hilarious, but [[spoiler:when the sheet music is destroyed and Vivo thinks he failed Andrés]]. Dancarino, quite sad and despondent, tries to comfort and encourage Vivo and tell him that he did his best.
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177[[folder:Game Shows]]
178* ''Series/{{Taskmaster}}'':
179** When Greg is struggling with a puzzle box and James spontaneously insults him with "Oh just open the box you pussy", Greg seems ''genuinely'' angry. All he actually does is take James aside and [[TranquilFury chastize him the way a teacher would discipline a naughty child]], but it genuinely fooled ''Alex'' of all people: if you pay attention when Greg [[TheGlovesComeOff removes his glasses and stands up]] you actually see Alex, completely out of character and actually acting as Greg's boss on-screen for the only time in the entire show's run, take Greg's arm and tell him not to do anything with a pretty firm-looking headshake, and you also see a genuine grin of relief when he realizes Greg's not actually mad and it's just part of the show.
180** When Jessica Knappet fell from the stage during a challenge. Greg, who ''always'' plays up how much of a jerk the titular Taskmaster is and presents himself as a juggling act of BadBoss, {{Troll}}, and SadistTeacher, drops all pretenses of this and runs to help her with a ''very'' genuinely panicked "[[OhCrap oh shit!]]" He doesn't even attempt to get back into character, or even make a joke out of it, until she's assured him that she's okay. Once she has though, the gloves come right back off and he immediately begins mocking her for it -- he even named the stage she fell from "The Knappet", [[https://i.redd.it/9tj44ixcuhx51.jpg plaque and all]].
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183[[folder:Myths & Religion]]
184* Is [[TricksterGod Anansi]] doing actual work? He's probably got some ulterior motive. You'd better watch that fish haul like a hawk, or he'll likely help himself to some of it.
185* Literature/TheBible:
186** In the New Testament, Jesus has a very serious [=OoC=] moment known as "the cleansing of the temple". While some people may argue that Jesus [[IncorruptiblePurePureness could never have acted out of character]], there is no doubt that even (and especially) His friends and followers were shocked by what they saw. He was literally the poster boy for patience and [[TurnTheOtherCheek forgiveness]]. But everybody has at least [[BerserkButton one thing that really burns them up]] and makes them want to break something/someone; for Jesus, it seems, it was taking advantage of poor and ignorant people in the name of God (the corruption in the Jewish church was along the same lines as the selling of indulgences in Martin Luther's time). When He saw what was going on, He just stood there, looking around and [[DeathGlare emanating so much anger]] that [[TranquilFury He didn't even have to raise His voice]] for everybody in the temple to know that Jesus meant serious business and they were in it deep. [[FlippingTheTable He flipped over a money-changer's table]], and the priests and merchants ran for it. If you read the account carefully, you'll note that this wasn't a hot-blooded moment of rage. No, Jesus "made a whip out of cords" (John 2:15), which takes a good bit of time. TranquilFury with extreme deliberation. Not as OOC as one might think. Jesus' one true BerserkButton is hypocrisy, in any form.
187--->'''Jesus:''' It is written: "My house shall be a place of prayer." ''But you are turning it into a den of thieves.''
188** Another example would be when Jesus curses the fig tree, causing it to wither and die. This is the only time that He is shown to use His gifts/talents/powers in a way that does not cause life and healing for the recipient (certain Apocrypha notwithstanding). Doubles as a moment of OhCrap, because as God he could have used this power at ''any time to destroy anyone.'' Let that sink in...
189** A third example is in the Gospel of John when Jesus is not speaking in proverbs. The disciples all notice.
190** One not for Jesus, but for another figure in his story, and which ties into real-life archaeological searches for historical evidence of the life and passion of the son of God. Remember the part where he was brought before Pontius Pilate, an extremely ruthless prefect, and Pilate, instead of his usual brutal routine, had the Jews choose between him and another prisoner on the occasion of the Passover? It just so happens that Jesus was brought before Pilate at an extremely delicate time for the Roman Empire, which had just executed Lucius Aelius Sejanus, once the most powerful man in the Empire apart from Caesar himself, on charges of treason against Emperor Tiberius and was on the hunt for Sejanus's friends and allies; Pilate must've realized at the time that one wrong move and he himself could be next, so he handled Jesus's case with an uncharacteristically cautious approach.
191* There is even a saying about Buddha, the poster boy for patience, serenity, that goes like this: "Even the Buddha will get angry if slapped thrice in the face" for TheStoic finally snapping. Basically, the threshold is high, but if you are stupid enough to repeatedly annoy them, even a Saint is going to snap at you, and it's going to be SeriousBusiness.
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195* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZone'': When Taako [[spoiler:regains his memories of Lup and her subsequent disappearance]], he [[TranquilFury calmly]] points the Umbrastaff at [[spoiler:Lucretia]] and begins to count down from ten. No [[CasualDangerDialogue jokes]]. No [[DeadpanSnarker snark]]. No [[PreAssKickingOneLiner one-liners]]. He doesn't even let [[DungeonMaster Griffin]] finish describing the scene.
196* In ''Podcast/GospelsOfTheFlood'', the narrator is impressively polite, which only makes his PrecisionFStrike when he reveals the truth about [[spoiler: John]] more jarring.
197* ''Podcast/InterstitialActualPlay'': Criss snapping at Mewt after the latter starts fanboying over him shows how much Criss is effected by [[spoiler: Roxanne's death]].
198* ''Podcast/ThePhenomenon'': Each episode opens and closes with {{Emergency Broadcast}}s. At the start of the series these are very dry, and while providing necessary instructions to survive the eponymous event, are also light on information. As the series wears on and it becomes clear that the U.S. government has no means of fighting off the threat, these broadcasts become increasingly transparent, even noting that [[spoiler:97% of humanity has died]], and increasingly compassionate ("You are not abandoned. You are not forgotten").
199* ''Podcast/RedPandaAdventures'': One of Kit's many "Baxter's Laws" is that when a supervillain prone to {{Idiosyncrazy}} starts behaving out of character, ''something'' is up. For example, criminal mastermind the Poet is known for announcing his crimes with poems so good that universities teach by them, so when clues that are ostensibly from the Poet in "The Terrible Two" are ridiculously simplistic limericks, it's a sign that there's more going on. Specifically, the Mad Monkey and Jackrabbit are framing the Poet for ''their'' crimes. "The Case of the Missing Muse" features the Poet breaking into high security vaults, leaving behind crumpled up pieces of paper, and leaving without stealing a thing all because he's lost his inspiration.
200* ''Podcast/RiffTrax'': The weirdness of [[Film/SantaAndTheIceCreamBunny Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny]] is so palpable, it leaves the riffers speechless at one point.
201--> [[Creator/MikeNelson Mike Nelson]]: "Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time in 150+ movies, Rifftrax has nothing to say."
202* ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'':
203** [[CozyVoiceForCatastrophes Cecil]] is always pleasant and smooth in his delivery. When he's not? Something is very wrong, like his on-air breakdown when he thought [[LoveInterest Carlos]] had died, or the terror in his voice upon seeing the gorefest in [[spoiler: Kevin's studio]]; or very serious, like the sheer venom with which he wished that [[spoiler: rebel leader Tamika would find [=StrexCorp=] before they found her]].
204** When Cecil refers to Steve Carlsberg as "Steve," and acknowledges his love for Abby and Janice, it's a sign how frightened he is by the Shadow People's invasion.
205** Cecil is also known for his SkewedPriorities regarding what constitutes important news, and for [[DissonantSerenity alternating between mundane news stories and warnings of apocalyptic catastrophes without any discernible change in tone]]. So we know Night Vale has truly reached its DarkestHour in "Matryoshka" when Cecil passive-aggressively mocks his listeners for expecting him to respond to complaints about subpar radio programs instead of focusing on the various catastrophes destroying the town. Later in the same episode, Cecil becomes so overwhelmed by the seeming hopelessness of the situation that for the first time ever, [[spoiler:he almost signs off without bothering to give the Weather report or wish the listeners a good night]].
206* In ''Podcast/Wolf359'', the crew of the Hephaestus know to be concerned about Eiffel if he stops making pop culture references.
207** In one episode, after the other members of the crew call him out for his insensitive behavior, he’s too ashamed to interact with anyone, and they mark a week without any pop culture references.
208** In the finale, the sign that Eiffel really has [[spoiler: lost his memories]] is when he asks what Star Wars is.
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212* ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' features the eternally grinning Alfred E. Neuman, whose catchphrase is "What, me worry?" Except once. Alfred's [[https://www.madmagazine.com/sites/default/files/MAD-Magazine-210-Back-Cover.jpg reaction]] to the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in 1979: A look of terror on his face, and the comment, "[[OhCrap Yes... me worry!]]"
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216* Since wrestling announcers are supposed to be loud and talking all the time, it was always a pretty safe bet that when they went completely silent, it was a sign that someone was ''legitimately'' hurt (instead of when they kept talking, which showed it was part of the show). However, that's not quite as accurate now, since the people behind the scenes have caught on to this, and have started to use dead air when trying to sell a Kayfabe injury.
217* Sometimes, when a real, serious injury or accident happens, announcers drop kayfabe and explicitly tell the audience it is not part of the show. Most infamously, this happened when Wrestling/OwenHart died in an accident at ''Over the Edge'' 1999, and when Wrestling/JerryLawler had a heart attack during an episode of ''Wrestling/WWERaw''.
218* ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 7'' featured a Retirement match between [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]] and Wrestling/UltimateWarrior. Color commentator Bobby "The Brain" Heenan pointed out something very strange about The Warrior's entrance: he was ''walking''. The fact that Warrior eschewed his usual crazed full speed bolt towards the ring for a much more composed gait helped to underscore how much higher the stakes were for this match.[[note]]The other reason he walked to the ring is that he had a habit of getting "blown up" ([[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalWrestlingJargon wrestling-speak]] for getting completely out of breath because you overexerted yourself) '''during his entrance'''. This usually didn't matter since most Warrior matches were [[SquashMatch only a couple minutes long]], however the match with Savage went 20, so some cardio management was needed. Like a lot of Savage matches it was also planned out move for move and rehearsed for weeks beforehand, unsurprisingly this is considered by far and away to be Warrior's best match and one of only two Warrior matches that was any good at all, the other being his match with Wrestling/HulkHogan at the previous ''[=WrestleMania=]'' (which was also totally choreographed, something that's actually really rare in wrestling)[[/note]]
219* Wrestling/JohnCena is almost always above everything, just laughing off anything resembling a threat. Until Wrestling/TheWyattFamily came after him. Thus far the Wyatts have proven to be the only thing that can make Cena show actual fear.
220* Wrestling/LanceStorm is adamant that people use his Kayfabe last name (Storm), and most of his commentaries are signed as Lance Storm. However, when he is ''truly'' serious about certain things, like the deaths of Wrestling/ChrisBenoit or [[http://www.stormwrestling.com/051814.html Road Warrior Hawk]], he has been known to sign off using his ''real'' name: Lance Evers.
221* The Music/InsaneClownPosse were supposed to face Wrestling/TheHeadbangers on the November 23 (taped November 17), 1998 ''WWE RAW'', as part of the Wrestling/TheOddities-Headbangers feud, but Violent J said that they weren't ready. Wrestling/LunaVachon, the manager of The Oddities, was so stunned by this that she actually spoke in her normal voice instead of the monster voice she'd been using for over a decade.
222* As a member of The Order Of The Neo-Solar Temple [[Wrestling/HunterJohnston Delirious]] was not nearly as erratic or hyper active due to Wrestling/{{UltraMantis Black}} putting him under the control of the Eye of Tyr, a Myth/{{Norse Mytholog|y}}ical artifact that can be used to control minds. Then Ares of Wrestling/DieBruderschaftDesKreuzes used the Eye, after getting it from Tim Donst as part of the BDK's formation at the 2009 Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} SeasonFinale ''Three-Fisted Tales'', and used it to lure Delirious into the BDK. While on the one hand Delirious was more manic, Ares also tied a chain around his neck and made him the BDK's TeamPet.
223* During Wrestling/JerryLawler's tenure as a heel commentator, he would frequently crack jokes and insult the faces at every opportunity. If Lawler stopped joking -- or even worse [[EvenEvilHasStandards called the heels out]] for their behavior -- the situation was indeed serious.
224* On the October 22, 2018 episode of ''Wrestling/WWERaw'', then-Universal Champion Wrestling/RomanReigns broke character by introducing himself with his real name, before announcing that his leukemia had returned after 11 years of privately battling it and being in remission.
225* {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d on episode 103 of ''AEW Dark'' (August 17, 2021). After Wrestling/MattHardy (accompanied by Private Party) defeated Wheeler Yuta (accompanied by Chuck Taylor), Hardy's stablemates laid a beatdown on Yuta and Taylor. Then came Yuta's then-stablemate Wrestling/OrangeCassidy, known for his "Sloth Style", walking to the ring at a normal pace for anyone else but ''extremely'' fast for his character. Announcer Excalibur said "And I'm serious—a spring in his step", and Wrestling/{{Taz|z}} followed, "I've never seen the man walk that fast ever!" Followed shortly thereafter by Cassidy laying Hardy out with an Orange Punch. Video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2_WdThQaZ8 here]] (the crowd pops for Cassidy's entrance at 26:09).
226* Wrestling/TripleH had made a reputation for himself as being an unstoppable, imperturbable monster heel. So it made things all the more astounding when [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] [[spoiler:revealed he was Cactus Jack]] and Hunter looked ''utterly terrified''. Not for nothing, seeing as [[spoiler:Cactus Jack had mopped the floor with him the last time they met]]. Foley himself credits Triple H for making the scene work; if he'd laughed it off, it would have flopped, but this was the most scared ''anyone'' had seen Hunter.
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231* In ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'', Baby always hits Earl over the head and [[ParentalTitleCharacterization calls him "Not-The-Mama" instead of "Daddy"]]. When he becomes seriously ill in "Germ Warfare", he starts calling Earl "Daddy" and tells him he loves him. The family freaks out and get him cured as quickly as possible. Everyone is relieved when Baby hits Earl and calls him "Not-The-Mama" after he is cured.
232* In the ''Series/FraggleRock'' episode "Marooned", perpetually paranoid Boober and energetic Red are BuriedAlive in a cave-in; facing imminent death, Boober is calm and collected, while Red is a nervous wreck.
233* ''Series/TheMrPotatoHeadShow'': Nora's catchphrase is "I have [=NO=] idea what that means, but I [=LOVE=] it!" But in one meeting with a new executive character, she says "I know ''exactly'' what you mean" in a much more subdued voice than usual, a clear hint to the audience that things are going to be different this time.
234* Gonzo the Great is such a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} that when he opts out of a Bar Mitzvah appearance in ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'', Kermit is quick to take notice.
235-->'''Kermit:''' You never miss the chance to shoot yourself out a cannon, is something wrong?
236** And Gonzo is such a FearlessFool that you know that the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come in ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol'' is [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] when after Rizzo doesn’t want to see any more of Scrooge, Gonzo agrees with him!
237* ''Series/SesameStreet'':
238** In the special, "Film/ElmoSavesChristmas", Lightning the Reindeer takes Elmo to a BadFuture he created from his wish for it to be ChristmasEveryDay. In this bad future, The Count is so sick of celebrating an entire year's worth of Christmases, that he is even sick of counting them! Naturally, this sparks a shocked reaction from Elmo. Another bad sign is when Maria, who's usually the resident MsFixIt, has forgotten how to fix things due to spending a whole year off work.
239** Unless they're [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch already established as an outlier]], it's generally a bad sign when a Grouch is polite, neat, or optimistic:
240*** When Oscar starts acting kind rather than his usual grouchy self in "Oscar the Kind"[[note]]due to contracting a case of [[SomethingItis Kinditis]], a disease that makes grouches act kind[[/note]], the rest of Sesame Street reacts with surprise.
241*** When Oscar's niece, Irvine, who's usually a BrattyHalfPint as is typical for a young Grouch, behaves unusually sunny in one episode, it turns out to be because she has a disease called 'Grouch Flu'.
242*** Oscar himself catches the Grouch Flu in one episode, and he says, "Thank you", which is taken as a sign something is wrong with him. Likewise, at the end of the episode, when his girlfriend Grundgetta, also a Grouch, wants a tuna fish sandwich instead of the Grouches' usual disgusting palate, he thinks she must have caught his flu.
243*** In "Big Bird Visits the Hospital", a young Grouch girl mentions that she woke up cheerful and her mother got so scared she sent her to the hospital.
244*** Subverted in one episode, where Oscar is reading saccharine books and his friends worry that he has the Grouch Flu, but he's actually just trying to troll his Grouch friends by picking out a book that'd annoy them.
245** When Barkley the dog doesn't eat, this automatically concerns Linda, Maria, and Big Bird. It turns out that Barkley has a cold.
246** Subverted in an episode where Telly is worried that his pet hamster Chuckie is sick due to Chuckie's uncharacteristic lethargy. However, it turns out that [[YourTomcatIsPregnant the hamster, now named Chuckie Sue, is fine, she's just pregnant]].
247** In the "Mine-itis" episode, Elmo is shocked when Big Bird doesn't share Radar (due to being infected with Mine-itis), because he knows Big Bird ''always'' shares and this is a sign that he's not at all his usual self.
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251* ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'': In [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho213TheTwoMasters "The Two Masters"]], the Seventh Doctor, when faced with two incarnations of his old friend-turned-enemy the Master, notices that each incarnation is acting out of character, but only realises when faced with both Masters that the reason for this change is that the two Masters have actually ''[[FreakyFridayFlip swapped bodies]]''.
252* In ''Radio/CabinPressure'', when the [[ThePollyanna usually relentlessly cheery and overwhelmingly positive and optimistic Arthur]] tries to describe his father:
253-->'''Arthur:''' Oh, he's, uhhh... He's, uhhh... He's, uhhh...\
254'''Douglas:''' Good Lord, Martin, I think you've broken him.\
255'''Arthur:''' No-no-no –- it's just that he's, uhhh... He's, uhhh...\
256'''Douglas:''' I think -- I think what we may be witnessing here is Arthur attempting to describe something with an adjective other than "brilliant".\
257'''Arthur:''' Yeah, no-no, I-I wouldn't say he was br...I mean, obviously, everyone's br...''[beat]'' No, he's ''not'' brilliant! He's, uhhh... He's alright.\
258'''Martin:''' ''God!''\
259'''Douglas:''' Yes...\
260'''Martin:''' He must be ''awful!''
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264* ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'':
265** Ciro is usually a level-headed NiceGuy, so when he panics (like when he realises his siblings are in danger) or gets angry (when he urges his friend to get out of a building laced with bombs) the other characters click immediately that something is wrong.
266** While normally upbeat and high-strung, Vivian's attitude when she's introduced is stoic. It becomes increasingly apparent that this isn't natural and her superpower has affected her emotions.
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270* A number of character-driven [=RPGs=] give characters compulsions to act in certain ways and require expending resources to ignore them, effectively making Out-of-Character a form of HeroicBSOD. For example, ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' calls it "Limit Break"[[note]]No relation to the trope[[/note]] and forces the Solars to either take their greatest Virtue to extremes or invert it, Lunars to act animalistic and Sidereals to stubbornly force Fate into a path dependant on their caste. Similarly, ''TabletopGame/{{Scion}}'' has Virtues (such as Loyalty, Duty, or Courage); every pantheon reveres four of them, and their Scions are expected to uphold them. If a Scion resists his or her Virtues too hard, they can explode into Virtue Extremities, causing the Scion to burst into extreme behavior; a Loyal Scion will throw herself into the line of fire for her friends even if they beg her not to, a Courageous Scion goes into an UnstoppableRage, an Expressive Scion will quite literally [[MadArtist bleed for his art]], and so on.
271* ''TabletopGame/InNomine'': Yves, Archangel of Destiny, is well known for being calm, reflective and serene, unflappable and unfazed by even the most grievous of events -- until Kronos, Prince of Fate, comes into the picture. Yves' dark mirror is the one being that he cannot predict or account for, and the moment he catches wind of Kronos' presence in a plot he sends in his own heavy hitters and does everything in his power to ensure that whatever the Prince is after does not come to fruition. Only those who know Yves very well pick up on the driven urgency that overtakes him in these situations, but they find it very unsettling.
272* ''TabletopGame/OnMightyThews'': Characters have what is called a "D20 trait" since each skill is assigned a dice value. By acting in concert with your D20 character trait, you earn a reroll token in a scene; but if you act ''opposite'' to it, you can roll a D20 for one skill roll, which means quite a bit when D12 is the largest available die.
273* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
274** [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Tyranids]] are such a threat to the galaxy that the Ultramarines, a chapter of {{Space Marine}}s who [[ByTheBookCop religiously follow the]] ''[[BigBookOfWar Codex Astartes]]'' and take pride in fielding balanced, tactically-flexible forces, have started training cadres of Tyrannic War Veterans ''specializing'' in combating the menace that nearly devoured their homeworld.
275** When the vast, eternally hungry HiveMind of the Tyranids leaves a certain light-years wide area of space alone, it's probably for [[RobotWar a good reason]].
276** The introduction of Primaris Marines and cooperation with Aeldari in 8th Edition. The Imperium of Man is so hidebound they're cocooned in leather and deeply xenophobic. Innovation, ESPECIALLY with one of the Emperors Great Works, and cooperation with aliens to boot? Uh-oh. [[SignOfTheApocalypse The End of Days is nigh.]]
277** Factions that know [[BloodKnight the Orks]] well start getting ''very'' wary whenever the greenskins start to do anything that isn't either charging the closest enemy or getting ready to do so. Normally, it means they're about to try something [[ConfusionFu unusual, unpredictable and dangerous]]. If you are terribly unlucky, it means they're getting ''clever''. Millions tend to die when the orks try actual tactics because they're just not expected to do so, and it tends to be a sign that the Warboss in charge is getting dangerously competent from the sheer volume of WAAAGH energy the troops are dispensing. The smarter they're acting, the bigger the horde, and the bigger the Warboss. [[spoiler:[[Literature/TheBeastArises Once]], this got bad enough that they had actual diplomats, people farms and technology that started outpacing the Imperium and the Eldar, and the resulting war nearly destroyed Terra, and with it the Imperium]].
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281* So, ''so'' many moments in ''Theatre/FreewillIn2112'':
282** Arguably the biggest one occurs near the end of Act Two, in which [[spoiler: Amanda Genalsikoff, who for most of the musical has been an ExtremeDoormat to the core, finally stands up to (and gives a huge WhatTheHellHero to) her strict husband Samuel, who has retained his loyalty towards the oppressive, creativity-banning Motor Law. It's so shocking to Samuel that he immediately listens, which leads into "The Pass" and Samuel's MyGodWhatHaveIDone realization.]]
283** The main antagonist of the show, NETECROF, is an arrogant ThirdPersonPerson [[spoiler: from the Solar Fed]] who pushes his MinionWithAnFInEvil [[AntiVillain KOKGNAB]] around like dirt and isn't afraid to admit it. In the middle of Act Two, however, having had enough of KOKGNAB's antics (and desperately wanting to see protagonists [[RebelliousSpirit Thomas Genalsikoff]], [[CoolCar Barchy]], and [[ActionGirl Marcia Alberts]] dead), he angrily demands KOKGNAB to take them away to his torture chamber by using a personal pronoun for the first and only time in the show. KOKGNAB, suitably terrified, listens... [[spoiler: by taking them away [[ExactWords to a remote bunker]] and [[PetTheDog offering them blankets, hot chocolate, and advice on how to defeat his awful superior.]]]]
284* In {{Theatre/Hamilton}}, Alexander Hamilton is a MotorMouth who never passes up an opportunity to pick up a pen and write out his thoughts. In One Last Time, he is so distraught over [[spoiler: his boss George Washington's retirement]] that he goes into StunnedSilence and has to be urged into picking up a pen to write [[spoiler: Washington's farewell address]].
285** On a more heartwarming note, verbose non-stop Hamilton is so overwhelmed by emotions at the birth of his son that he reverts to the simplest structures, rhymes and vocabulary. [[spoiler: This only gets worse in Act 2 when said son dies and Hamilton, again, loses much of his verbosity and finesse when describing "the unimaginable" -- living on after the loss of a child.]]
286* Throughout most of ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', linguistics professor Henry Higgins acts like a huge JerkAss to flower girl Eliza Doolittle. For days he puts her through torturous exercises in an attempt to get her to pronounce sounds correctly, deprives her of food, sleep, and drink, and stays up for hours in a desperate attempt to rid Eliza of her Cockney accent. However, during one scene, an exhausted Higgins gives Eliza a passionate speech on "the majesty and grandeur of the English language," in which he forgoes his usual [[TrainingFromHell routine]] for genuine tenderness and encouragement towards Eliza. It's a genuine PetTheDog moment for him, and as a result of this, Eliza has her first big breakthrough in RP. Cue "The Rain In Spain" and a rapturous celebration exploding on the stage.
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290* AudioPlay/AlienAbductionRolePlay: Both Acktreal and the rest of her crew note that it's extremely unusual for her to be behaving in the way she is with the human subjects. She is normally very cold and aloof with her subjects, not making things more difficult or unpleasant than they need to be for either party. It's extremely unusual that she would develop feelings for a subject, or threaten to eat anyone, including those of a species that her ancestors used to hunt for food. The crew concludes that there must be something genetic or hormonal in humanity that is causing Enxion species to potentially crave them as a food source, despite never encountering each other before.
291* Vixen of the ''Website/DesuDesBrigade'' is very relaxed, informal and happy in most of her reviews, even in a lot of the shows that {{squick}} her out. Then came her Film Fox review of ''The Film/{{Twilight}} Saga: New Moon'', where she's in complete distress with no escape throughout and screams more than once.
292* [=YouTuber=] Robert Franzese's comedy series ''Grind My Gears'', where he is in character as a real-life form of [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin]]. The first episode was about racism and towards the end breaks character entirely to conclude that racism is not acceptable.
293* ''Website/SCPFoundation'':
294** The Foundation very rarely actively attempts to kill supernatural entities, as they don't know what effect it might have. So SCP-682 must be a ''serious'' threat to warrant a file that begins with "SCP-682 must be destroyed as soon as possible."
295** The Foundation members are usually portrayed as {{Determinator}}s who will go to any length to find a way to ensure that any entities that could pose a danger are safely contained. [[spoiler:Except for [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2317 SCP-2317]], who they have explicitly given up on containing and what procedures they do have are merely to keep up morale.]]
296** SCP-682 ends up on the other end of this trope several times. It's an OmnicidalManiac that tries to kill pretty much anything that gets left out in front of it. So something must be seriously, intrinsically ''wrong'' with [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-173 SCP-173]] (which it is too scared of to attack), [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-053 SCP-053]] (one of only two beings it has ever acted legitimately friendly towards (the other being 079)), and [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/drclef-member-page Dr. Alto Clef]] (whom it doesn't attack for some unknown reason).
297** SCP-682 has so far resisted all attempts to kill it, which means that [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-2935 SCP-2935]], an alternate dimension where everything is dead, ''including 682'', is no joke.
298** SCP-096 is a nigh-unstoppable killing machine that will travel thousands of miles to kill anything that sees even a pixel of its face (even if it is another SCP). The fact he didn't even attempt to attack SCP-049 once he saw his face is surprising to say the least.
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