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9* In ''Manga/AngelDensetsu'', it's a small wonder Ryoko or Ikuno ''still'' finds people bothering them. You'd guess that after beating up half the city's delinquents, the other half would smart up a bit.
10* ''Anime/ArmitageIII'': This happens to Armitage, in what is possibly her most dehumanizing and [[BerserkButton monstrous]] scene in the first [=OVA=]. They see a small woman and assume she's easy pickings, but once she drops her cloak and they can see the battle damage she sustained earlier in the series, they realize they've made a [[OhCrap huge mistake]].
11* {{Justified|Trope}} in ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom''. Every single one of Class E's students is being taught by a ChivalrousPervert EldritchAbomination [[HaveANiceDaySmile Smiley Face]] known as "Korosensei" (the name reads as 'unkillable teacher') in the fine arts of assassination...specifically, he's teaching them to attempt to assassinate him, a monster who has a slew of defensive tactics, inhuman special powers, and a speed of Mach 20. However, the assassination training is supposed to be kept a secret to the world, so the 95% of the school that isn't Class E still pick on the hard-luck cases and trouble children from that group.
12** [[DrillSergeantNasty Takaoka]] thinks that Nagisa, a small, shy, and sincere Class E student, will be an easy target to beat up and humiliate in front of the entire class. He quickly becomes the victim of a nasty surprise when Nagisa nearly slits his throat simply by walking up to him and taking him down with a clothes pull.
13** When a group of the school's 'educational elite' attempt to intimidate other members of Class E during test finals, the upper-class students make the mistake of saying they should risk their lives on the wager of the outcomes of the tests. Instantly all five 'elite' students find (thankfully blunt) objects jabbed into their jugular veins the moment they finish speaking, courtesy of the Class E students.
14** During a class trip to Hokaido, a gang of delinquents from a local school steal the field diary of one of the girls, and after a quick skim, decide the girls are [[SlobsVersusSnobs upper class twits]] that would be easy pickings for kidnapping, ransom, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil and a bit of fun.]] Nagisa, Karma, and Koro-sensei track them down, and deliver unto them a beating that they will never forget.
15** At the finale, Nagisa is put in charge of teaching a class of delinquents each over twice his size, and armed with weapons. After he ''politely asks'' them to sit down so he can start the class, all of them take offense to "being ordered around," and one of them comes at him with a weapon, [[NeckLift grabbing him by the collar]], and threatening to kill him. Nagisa shows the thug just how easily the thug could be the one on the floor in a pool of his own blood [[FlippingTheBird by putting his middle finger on the jugular of the assailant]] after pulling him down into a sleeper hold before ''smiling'' and calmly going back to teaching class like nothing happened. The delinquents are properly horrified.
16* ''Literature/TheAsteriskWar'': In the [[{{Filler}} anime-only episode 8]], Kirin is just learning to swim under Saya's tutelage and bumps into AlphaBitch Violet Weinberg by accident in the pool. Violet starts bullying her, and Kirin is too much of a ShrinkingViolet (no pun intended) to bring up the fact that she was, until the previous episode, Seidoukan Academy's #1 rank. When Saya, unranked but with enough prowess to be a [[WorldsBestWarrior Page One]], defends Kirin, Violet challenges Saya to a duel. Violet is ranked 35th at Queenvale Girls' Academy, the least-dueling-focused school in Asterisk, [[CurbStompBattle so you can guess how that went.]]
17* ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'':
18** In the first episode, Firo has his fingers cut off by a random beggar after he sees just how much money Firo is carrying around. The fingers in question [[PullingThemselvesTogether instantly reattach themselves]], and he asks: "Did you do this knowing that I am Firo Prochainezo of the [[TheMafia Martillo family]]?" Following this, the beggar promptly has his face rearranged by his would-be victim.
19** Not to mention the two different would-be villains who, one immediately after the other, try to murder [[spoiler:that one redheaded conductor, not realizing that he's everyone's favorite SociopathicHero Claire Stanfield]]. Bad idea. [[MutilationInterrogation Really bad idea.]]
20** In the LightNovels, [[ArtificialHuman Ennis]] remembers an incident in which someone tried to mug her and wound up getting killed by her master/[[TrulySingleParent "father"]], the immortal MadScientist Szilard.
21** Also in the LightNovels, [[spoiler:Monica]] encounters a couple of sailors on shore-leave that have rather ill intentions towards her. Not only does she slice the leader's arm open, she does it so fast that they don't even realize she's the culprit (allowing her to play innocent bystander and point them to the nearest medical facilities).
22* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'': At first, people in Roanapur tend to seriously underestimate the Lovelace family {{Meido}}s, [[ImplacableMan Roberta]] and Fabiola. Since either of them could give the Franchise/{{Terminator}} a very busy, bad time, things get ''interesting'' really quickly whenever this happens.
23** Likewise when the Florida mafia, who are after Greenback Jane, tries to intimidate Eda by shooting the church door next to her. Bad move, made even worse by the fact that Revy is also there, and the bullet [[LostFoodGrievance shattered her drink]]. And made even worse by the fact that even if Revy wasn't there, it's still a church full of gunslingers that run local arms dealing. And to top it off, we have Lobos (who does know better) constantly telling Mr. Elvis, the shooter, not to shoot at anyone.
24** Chaka also did this with Revy. Eager to engage her in a gunfight, he decided to provoke her by beating the shit out of Rock and later brags about having a body count that she passed ''years'' ago (10 kills for Chaka against 13 kills ''on the first episode'' for Revy). Needless to say, it does not end well for him.becomes t
25** Rock himself starts to fall into this trope in the later parts of the manga. Part of this he's usually in the company of Revy, who has a "thing" for him[[note]]It's complicated[[/note]] and known to be rather trigger happy. But in some respects, Rock is the more dangerous of the duo because, unlike Revy, he's ''[[TheChessmaster subtle]] and has a way of [[ManipulativeBastard twisting people to do what he wants]].
26* In ''Anime/{{Blassreiter}}'', young harmless Malek and his only friend Johann are ridiculed by the upperclass German natives, who look down on them for being immigrants. Once Malek [[spoiler: becomes an Amalgam]], [[TheDogBitesBack this ends up being a bad idea]].
27* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
28** Kenpachi Zaraki vs Nnoitra Gilga. Nnoitra [[spoiler:ripping off Zaraki's [[PowerLimiter eyepatch]]]] is probably the biggest mistake in the whole series, if not all of anime.
29** Also, when normal people try to beat up Ichigo, he usually wins. Even when he's [[ConservationOfNinjutsu unrealistically outnumbered]]. This is somewhat TruthInTelevision as in real life, when regular joes try to gang up on a battle hardened soldier trained in TheSpartanWay (like Ichigo and his repeated TrainingFromHell) they tend to get [[CurbStompBattle curbstomped]]. Almost uncanny spatial awareness and an almost animal battle instinct are almost ''mandatory'' side effects for people like that, because if they don't have it, they die. Of course, they don't win perfectly every time effortlessly like he does.
30* In ''Blue Sonnet'', the titular character finds herself threatened with box cutter-wielding juvenile delinquents who want to steal her lunch money under the impression that she's a sheltered foreign rich girl when actually she's a tank-busting supervillain who grew up in the worst part of New York City. The trope is averted because she doesn't want to blow her cover and so hesitates long enough for a not-strictly-necessary rescue to show up. The motorcycle gang earlier in the movie were less lucky.
31* In the prologue of ''Manga/BokuraNoKiseki'', a group of upperclassman bullies choose protagonist Harusumi as their next target. He puts up with it at first, but when they go too far, he nearly ends up attacking them with magic that would certainly have killed them. In the end, he ends up knocking them out with a weaker spell, in the process freaking them out too much to ever mess with him again.
32* At the beginning of ''[[Manga/Brave10 Brave10 S]]'', a group of bandits tries to mug an assortment of [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Braves]] making their way back home. Considering they're all [[{{Antihero}} anti-heroes]] and [[TokenEvilTeammate Kamanosuke]] used to [[AxCrazy mug people for entertainment]], this goes exceedingly poorly for them.
33* Tokiko was ''trying'' to invoke this trope in the first chapter of ''Manga/BusoRenkin'', but was thwarted by Kazuki's SenselessSacrifice.
34* ''Manga/CaseClosed'': ''Most'' main-adjacent characters who look like harmless high school students are terrifyingly competent in some form of martial art, though love interest/karate champion Ran probably holds the record for Most Failed Hostage-Taking Attempts. And of course, the protagonist looks like an undersized elementary school student, and is actually a genius outfitted with weapons that could have been stolen from Inspector Gadget. That goes well for ''so'' many criminals.
35* In ''Manga/CatsEye'', the Kisugi sisters are attacked by crooks or other delinquents in multiple occasions. As the Kisugi sisters are also Cat's Eye, the titular group of [[PhantomThief Phantom Thieves]] that can steal ''anything'' and are combat trained, physically stronger than the average ''man'' and extremely agile, the delinquents are lucky if the sister they bothered simply steals their belts and tells Toshio (a police officer and boyfriend [[DatingCatwoman of the middle sister]]) they harassed her.
36* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' opens with a group of tough customers trying to harass a middle school girl. The hero intervenes and then leads the punks on a merry chase. It was then that it was revealed that [[spoiler:he was trying to save them from being [[ShockAndAwe electrocuted]] by the girl they were harassing, who was actually one of the strongest espers in the city.]] ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' shows their first meeting under similar circumstances. In fact, she gets menaced by gangs on a fairly regular basis, [[TooDumbToLive even though she's wearing the uniform of a school where every student is at least a Level 3 Esper]].
37* ''Manga/ChainsawMan'': Typhoon Killer goes after Reze, figuring she's a loved one of Denji and that killing her would make it easier to get to him. [[spoiler:Not only is Reze a Devil Hybrid powerful enough to have authority over the Devil with which he's contracted, she doesn't even need to use her Devil powers to kill him, instead using martial arts to quickly and quietly strangle him.]]
38* It's almost a RunningGag in ''Manga/CityHunter''. One or more crooks will harass one of the protagonists or a recurring character only to discover the hard way that the two less dangerous ones are a tomboyish woman who carries an HyperspaceMallet and multiple grenades and can beat up grown men bare-handed and a gorgeous woman who is a former cop and a MagnificentBastard and carries a .357 Magnum handgun.
39** The most epic example is in a filler chapter, when a shotgun-wielding bank robber tries to take refuge in the Cat's Eye Cafe (a coffee house whose owners are two [[HitmanWithAHeart Hitmen With A Heart]]) while one of the owners was away but the one who was there was the gigantic Umibozu and our protagonist Ryo was helping him. As soon as they decide that Umibozu should deal with him, the shotgun has the barrel bent.
40* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'':
41** In "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession12JupiterJazzPart1 Jupiter Jazz (Part 1)]]", the same group of thugs try to mug Faye and then Spike. It doesn't end well for them either time, particularly since their leader makes the mistake of [[BerserkButton calling Spike by the name of his rival Vicious]]. By the time Jet encounters them, the badly roughed-up leader is sulking in an alley declaring he's done trying to rob out-of-towners.
42** Happens in at least another episode when a thug tries to mug Spike using a knife. He is dispatched with no effort whatsoever. Spike in general seems to attract this, because people just assume thin equals weak, and he's definitely not weak.
43* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'':
44** One unruly client wants to leave a restaurant without paying and beats those who try to stop him. Including the waiter, a guy who was nicknamed "the Black [[{{Shinigami}} Reaper]]" ''[[BadassNormal before]]'' [[EmpoweredBadassNormal he got super powers]]. And the place was owned by {{Yakuza}} to boot. The only reason he didn't get [[ShockAndAwe zapped senseless]] or stabbed within seconds of his first punch was that Hei was [[CoverBlowingSuperpower undercover]].
45** Also none-too-bright: Goons are meeting November 11 to arrange a deal. He brings a bunch of money as a down payment. They break off negotiations halfway through, and he goes to pick up the money and leave... at which point a thug slams his hand down on the briefcase and blows smoke in November's face. [[AnIcePerson Whoops.]] He gets his arm frozen off. The second guy gets stabbed through the eye with the contents of a cup of coffee. Their boss tries to get away, but [[MakingASplash April]] causes a rainstorm and November froze his feet to the ground. November 11 gets his information, and said boss ends into a [[LiterallyShatteredLives much more fatal than usual]] HumanPopsicle. See, that's why you should ''cooperate'' with the nice [[LackOfEmpathy sociopaths]].
46* In ''Literature/DateALive'', Kurumi Tokisaki is walking home from school when she runs into three thugs who drag her into an alley intending to rape her. Little do they know that she is a powerful and psychotic spirit. She stains the alley with their blood and walks away thanking them for the meal.
47* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'':
48** The Mountain Demon tries to attack Tanjiro from above, unaware that Tanjiro is a member of the Demon Slayer corps and ''doubly'' unaware that Tanjiro always carries another demon, Nezuko who can join in battle.
49** [[AllThereInTheManual The second databook]] reveals this is part of Nakime's past. [[spoiler:She was a blind musician who killed her husband in a rage when he sold her prized kimono, only to get a better reception for her music the next day. Convinced that her music was better received after she killed someone, she became a SerialKiller... which came to a sudden stop the night she tried to kill [[BigBad Muzan]].]]
50* In ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'', Sagittarimon tries this on the digidestined, but they are saved by Angemon. Still, he comes back with some Centaurmon to back him up, only to be beaten up by the digidestined.
51* The main character in ''Manga/DoctorSlump'' is Arale, a robot who looks as a child and is strong enough to split the Earth in half with her fist, so this happens quite often. Not to mention Gatchan, her baby angel adopted sisters which also have super strength and are able to eat anything except rubber. Yeah, pretty much every criminal who has appeared in the manga has been victim of this trope.
52* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
53** Original ''Manga/DragonBall'':
54*** In an episode, some random crook shoots Tao Pai-pai. Without warning. From behind. Tao Pai-pai deflects the bullet straight at the attacker with his hand.
55*** In fact, this is how Son Goku meets several of his future friends in the first series. Both Yamcha and Oolong first attempted to rob or take advantage of him because [[UnderestimatingBadassery he was "just a little kid"]], only to be taught very quickly that Goku is no one to trifle with. Fortunately for them, Goku will forgive almost anyone.
56*** Goku's first visit to West City has him accosted by a pair of thugs in an alley. After Goku headbutts one thug into a wall and knocks him out, the other is more than happy (and scared spitless) to help him out.
57*** In the first episode of the series, Bulma shoots Goku several times after he threatened her, although she did hit ''him'' with her car. The bullets barely hurt him.
58*** During the {{crossover}} with ''Manga/DoctorSlump'', General Blue tries to prevent Goku from attacking him by holding [[SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids Arale]] at knifepoint. It does work at first, as Goku doesn't know about Arale's strength either, but then he tries to kill Goku, and Arale sends him flying to Egypt.
59*** Some Red Ribbon Army mooks try to kidnap Master Roshi, [[WrongGenreSavvy thinking he was the scientist who invented the Dragon Radar and that he is a frail old man]]. He effortlessly kicks their asses until they take Launch hostage, but then she sneezes and unleashes her SuperPoweredEvilSide.
60*** The Red Ribbon Army's interaction with Goku starts out as this. They believed that he is just some kid and don't really take him seriously. It is not until he brings down Muscle Tower that they begin to see him as a true threat. After that, it becomes a clear case of BullyingADragon.
61*** [[Recap/DragonBallPiccoloJrArc During the 23rd Tournament]], Master Shen and Tao Pai Pai would be probably less eager to seek revenge against the Turtle School if they knew Goku killed King Piccolo, and Tien Shinhan had already surpassed Tao Pai Pai by the time of the 22nd Tournament. Regardless, Tien utterly destroys Tao Pai Pai, and suggests his ex-master let them alone from now on.
62*** In one filler episode, the Pilaf Gang attempt to take [[ActionGirl Chi-Chi]]. Keyword is ''attempt''. This is before they realized she's married to Goku, who easily defeated her in the tournament. They quickly escape when they realized who they might have crossed.
63** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':
64*** When Raditz first arrives on Earth he is accosted by a farmer wielding a gun. The farmer shoots him only to have Raditz catch the bullet and half-heartedly toss it back hard enough to kill him.
65*** During the Saiyan Saga, Vegeta and Nappa crash-land on an alien planet inhabited by InsectoidAliens during their journey to Earth. The planet is ruled over by an EvilOverlord who usurped the throne and oppresses his people, and the two Saiyan warriors are promptly thrown in jail. After they get bored they decide to overthrow the tyrant and kill everyone in their path.
66*** The Ginyu Force truly believed that Goku was just a little punk with a power of only 5,000. By the time he was finished with them, only Jeice was left standing.
67*** In a filler episode, Mr. Shuu, Gohan's [[SadistTeacher sadistic tutor]] spends his time whipping the boy who could blow up the planet with a finger. Then said tutor insults Goku in front of both Gohan and Chi-Chi, the latter of whom beats the hell out of him and [[DestinationDefenestration throws him out a window]].
68*** In the Garlic Jr. arc, [[BrainlessBeauty Maron]] proceeds to call Chi-Chi [[BerserkButton old]]. The only reason why she is untouched by her is because everyone apart from Krillin (who was gently moving her away) were barely able to contain Chi-Chi from beating the ever living crap out of Maron.
69*** The androids 17 and 18 are attacked by a group of gangsters. Those are [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome thrown into the sky]].
70*** Catapy deserves special mention for thinking he could tickle Goku into submission. It ends with him flying a couple hundred feet in the air.
71*** When Mr. Satan is trying to reform Majin Buu, a pair of gunmen try to take matters into their own hands and kill Buu. Note that Buu is a nigh-unstoppable BlobMonster who's nearly depopulated the Earth in a few days by now, and they go after him with a rocket launcher and machine gun, which were rendered completely ineffective against most fighters way back in ''Dragon Ball''. Their assassination attempts mostly just confuse Buu. Shooting Mr. Satan and [[KickTheDog Bee the puppy]] has more effect... in that it completely enrages Buu, who spawns Evil Buu (and consequently Super Buu), who horribly murders the two idiots.
72*** Majin Buu, now a nice guy, is shot during a hold-up in a jewelry. Being [[BlobMonster a blob]], he absorbs the bullet, spits it out, then playfully ''throws it back'' with enough strength to put a crater in the wall behind the crooks. Said crooks promptly gave up and surrender to the police. Gohan and Videl show up and strike a pose reminiscent of the Ginyu Force only to be completely confused about why the bad guys are surrendering before they beat anybody up.
73*** When Vegeta is at the tournament waiting for his match, a guy walks up to him and constantly berates him. Vegeta then knocks the guy out with an OffhandBackhand.
74** In ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', some kidnappers decide to get a ransom out of Bulma by kidnapping her daughter, Bra. Rather than the predictable result of [[PapaWolf drawing the wrath of her Saiyan father]], however, HilarityEnsues and they end up kidnapping Goku, who was recently aged down to about 10 or so. Goku being [[IdiotHero Goku]], he ignorantly hangs out with them as they try ([[YouCanKeepHer and miserably fail]]) to ransom him off. Finally, while driving around looking for a phone, Goku overhears them and flies off, only to return with a telephone booth he has casually uprooted. They wisely decided to drop the plan.
75** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'':
76*** In one episode after the [[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc Future Trunks Arc]], some muggers try to hold up Goku and steal his car. At this point, he's a PhysicalGod so they have ridiculously less of a chance than usual.
77*** At one point Mashrito provokes Beerus not knowing who he is and sure that, being a ghost, he can't be hurt anyway. [[DeaderThanDead The God of Destruction can in fact destroy ghosts]].
78* In ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'', a panicked Nasujima tries to rob the first person he sees after running from [[spoiler:Anri]]. The first person he sees happens to be [[UnstoppableRage Heiwajima Shizuo]]. The same author created ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' (see above); it would seem he's fond of this.
79** This kind of thing happens ''a lot'' with Shizuo. There's a distressingly large amount of street thugs who go out of their way to harass the tall, skinny guy in a bartender's suit... Only [[OhCrap to empty their bowls when they realize who he is.]][[note]]Of course, [[{{Troll}} Izaya]] usually has something to do with this[[/note]] Unfortunately for them, in addition to his [[SuperStrength monstrous strength]], Shizuo's also known for his [[HairTriggerTemper inability to keep a lid on his temper.]]
80--->'''Thug''': Who do you think you are, Mr. Bartender... wait, [[IconicOutfit bartender]]? Oh shit...
81* ''Manga/ElfenLied'': Lucy had a [[StartOfDarkness pretty miserable childhood]] due to other kids constantly bullying her because of her horns. Lucy hardened her heart and stoically put up with their abuse for a long time... [[BreakTheCutie until they realized they'd get more of a reaction out of her if they beat her puppy to death while she watched helplessly]]. What they didn't know was that Lucy had horns because she was a [[PersonOfMassDestruction diclonius]], a condition that also came with the ability to [[YourHeadASplode tear people apart with her mind.]] And thus, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds a cute little girl who could theoretically wipe out humanity in a matter of years was filled with an overwhelming hatred for people]].
82* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
83** Some street punks mistake Gajeel for his wimpy alternate-universe counterpart. He kicks their asses.
84** An even better example occurs post-timeskip, in which Makarov has a meeting with the Guild Master of Twilight Ogre, who [[TooDumbToLive was dumb enough]] to think [[SchmuckBait Makarov was just another dwarf-sized old man]], and from that tried to extort money from him. It especially didn't help that Makarov brought Erza and Mirajane with him to said meeting. In this case the Guild Master of Twilight Ogre had already pushed their [[BerserkButton Berserk Buttons]], they went there to talk and calmly repay the [[CurbStompBattle debt]] of them destroying their propriety [[TrueCompanions and hurting their Guild Mates]] for 7 years.
85* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'':
86** How many times has this happened to Kenshiro? Every page. Every single page. Everywhere he goes, he is instantly attacked by crazy maniac Road Warrior people whose destiny is to literally explode after he strikes them. ''You would think word of this man would get around.'' Although that would require some bad guys being left ''alive'' to spread said word. Given what usually happens to them when they mess with him... yeah.
87** Rei is introduced this way, although he does it on purpose. By putting on a hood and cloak, bandits mistake him for a woman (although how they can mistake anyone with that kind of shoulder and chest musculature for a woman is anyone's guess) and harass him, whereupon he promptly kills them and takes their supplies.
88* ''Manga/FrankenFran'':
89** In one chapter, some sex slavers try to kidnap [[ArtificialHuman Veronica]]. She slaughters them all and leaves their informant alive to explain the mess.
90** In another chapter, some thugs attempt a school kidnapping, while Veronica and Gavrill were there (The latter as a replacement teacher). ''Terrible'' idea for them, as it was delightful news for [[BloodKnight Gavrill]], who's been holding back her lust for bloodshed the entire chapter.
91* Happens in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Serial killer Barry the Chopper attempts to accost and attack a young woman walking home late at night. What Barry doesn't realize is that the young woman is one 1st Lt. Riza Hawkeye, who is a war vet and experienced sniper. In an amusing twist on the usual result, her poise wins his (twisted) adoration and he happily surrenders himself to her custody.
92* Episode 2 of ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'' has a gang of delinquents picking a fight with main character Sagara Sousuke, a [[CrazySurvivalist paranoid]] 16 year old [[ChildSoldier sergeant]] of a top-secret UN counter-terrorist force who is undercover as a bodyguard for main heroine Chidori Kaname.
93-->'''Kyoko:''' You're really woried about Sōsuke, aren't you.\
94'''Kaname:''' (''{{facepalm}}'') No. I'm more worried about those guys surviving.
95* In ''Manga/{{Gantz}}'', Nishi's classmates call him a psychopath and constantly bully him (going as far as throwing him out of the second-floor window). [[TooDumbToLive Then they find out]] that he really is a [[PsychoForHire heartless killer]] who [[AxCrazy has no real problem with killing others]] and has both the equipment and fighting experience of a super-soldier.
96* Kurudo Akabane of ''Manga/GetBackers'' fame gets so much of this. People have attempted to mug and antagonize him so many times... including, occasionally, the protagonists. Considered that Akabane is considered one of the, if not ''the'', most powerful characters in the series' universe, it usually ends pretty badly for the muggers.
97* Kumiko Yamaguchi of ''Manga/{{Gokusen}}'' is very short and thin. What idiots who attack her don't know is she grew up in a house full of {{Yakuza}} who taught her how to fight.
98* Most ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series start off like this: the [[TheEmpire antagonists]] invade the colony that the [[TheFederation protagonist faction]] is testing the resident Gundam in, whether to search out for said Gundam or to attack the colony itself. After the antagonists make mincemeat out of the defending forces, the main hero will "accidentally" end up in the Gundam's cockpit and activate it. The trope kicks in when the antagonists notice the Gundam's activation and, thinking it's like any other mobile suit, attack it... only to realize that their weapons can't penetrate the Gundam's armor, and much more the Gundam is packing more heat than their suits.
99* ''Manga/GunsmithCats'':
100** Anyone who attempts to rob the home of Irene "Rally" Vincent will quickly learn why breaking into the residence of a gun shop owner/bounty hunter and the lover/apprentice of the mob's #1 bomb specialist is a very bad idea.
101** Then there was that guy who tried to steal [[ImplacableMan Bean Bandit's]] cargo from him. It's amazing how many people keep trying to double-cross or con him, even though it's common knowledge that entire gangs have disappeared overnight after trying to make a fool of him.
102* In ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' it's shown during his fight with Takamura that Brian Hawk was nearly mugged in the streets of New York. Of course, it wasn't successful as Hawk proceeded to beat the mugger nearly to death with his bare hands.
103* ''Manga/HanaukyoMaidTeam'' episode 5: While Taro and Konoe are out of the mansion, they're approached by three thugs who proposition Konoe and grab Taro. Konoe responds with martial arts attacks that quickly drive the thugs off.
104* In ''Literature/HeavyObject'', a band of kidnappers call Froleytia's private line to try and ransom her daughter. It turns out they had the wrong number and managed to push every one of Froleytia's buttons while giving her a legitimate excuse to send her soldiers after them. When the caller realizes he has the wrong number, he hangs up while wailing in terror.
105* Subverted in ''Manga/{{Heroman}}'' when a trio of muggers approaching [[spoiler:Will]] are sensible enough to simply back away and let him pass when he gives them a DeathGlare with his GlowingEyesOfDoom.
106* ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'': Issei runs into this a couple times. Most notably, a ''Mook'' tries to challenge him one on one. Since the baddy is a shadow-based ElementalShapeshifter, he seems to do okay. And then he attacks the child with Issei. Issei pulls the child to his chest, slams his [[NighInvulnerability Nigh-Invulnerable]] wings shut around her, and lights the whole building on fire. Phasing doesn't protect you from heat...
107* Part of Saeko's backstory in ''Manga/HighSchoolOfTheDead'': a would-be rapist runs afoul with a 14-year-old girl... who happens to be the best swordswoman in the country. Who happens to be carrying a training sword. She ''thoroughly'' [[BloodKnight enjoyed beating the man to a bloody pulp]].
108* ''Manga/InuXBokuSS'': In the first episode, a human burglar breaks into the mansion and tries to take Ririchiyo hostage, demanding money. He finds he's bitten off more than he can chew when everybody, including Ririchiyo, reveals themselves to be supernatural beings.
109* ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'':
110** This is practically a RunningGag, as 95% of the time you ever see bandits (or arrogant feudal lords leading [[RedShirtArmy dozens of armed men]]), you know in five minutes they're gonna be scraped off the floor after meeting the MonsterOfTheWeek. The rest of the time, they'll last just long enough to harass one or more of the heroes. Sango is a popular target, being a beautiful woman living in deeply misogynistic feudal Japan, but her [[BadassNormal complete lack of superpowers]] doesn't stop her from slaying demons for a living.
111** Once while Inuyasha is in the modern day, he has a run-in with a fleeing thief who threatens him after he won't move out of his way. Inuyasha effortlessly disarms him with a single punch.
112** A group of demon-slaying priests happened to run into Sesshomaru. It falls short of BullyingADragon because while they did know he was a demon, they were wholly ignorant of just how ''powerful'' he was.
113** The movie ''[[Anime/InuYashaTheMovieTheCastleBeyondTheLookingGlass The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass]]'' features a group of bandits that attempt to mug Hojo while Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippo are passing by. This is after Inuyasha has had a ''phenomenally'' bad day.
114--->'''Shippo:''' I'm serious, guys, you better apologize.\
115'''Inuyasha''': Too late. (''asskicking ensues'')
116* In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', characters often have their powers and skills [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduced to us]] by having them use them to defend themselves.
117** This is actually how Robert E.O. Speedwagon and Jonathan Joestar meet and become friends in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]''. Jonathan/[[InSeriesNickname JoJo]] is looking for the antidote to a poison in [[WrongSideOfTheTracks a rough part of town]] and is accosted by a gang of thugs led by Speedwagon. Jonathan gives them a speech telling them that no matter what, he's getting the antidote, so they best move on. As a display of resolve he takes a ''knife through his hand'' and Speedwagon declares him to be his new best friend on the spot.
118** Happens to Joseph twice at the start of ''Manga/BattleTendency'':
119*** Two [[DirtyCop corrupt, racist police officers]] bully Joseph and Smokey, with Smokey being intimidated into giving them half the money he makes from pickpocketing every week, and one wiping a booger on Joseph's face. Joseph punches one of them so that his finger gets pushed through his nose, and then uses Hamon to shoot a soda bottlecap into the other's finger, breaking it before he can pull the trigger on his gun.
120*** Later, at a restaurant, a thug insults Smokey once again, prompting Joseph to get into a fight with him. This introduces us to his AwesomenessByAnalysis, with Joseph reading his opponent like a book based on his appearance, and showing us his "Your next line is..." CatchPhrase.
121** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'' has an inverted example of being mugged by a monster. A senator has the misfortune of having his car commandeered by [[TimeStandsStill Dio Brando]] and tries to ''push him around'' by mentioning how important he is and thinking Dio is a punk band reject. Dio is not impressed and responds by breaking the senators nose and ripping off his front teeth.
122** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'':
123*** In the first chapter, Josuke gets bullied by two upperclassmen. At first, he goes along with it... until one of them makes the mistake of pushing his BerserkButton by insulting his hair. The delinquent is left disfigured by Crazy Diamond's ability as a result.
124*** In the Sheer Heart Attack arc, two muggers shake down Yoshikage Kira for his wallet; Kira responds by blowing off one of the man's fingers with his Stand, Killer Queen. We don't see the ultimate fate of the thugs, but seeing how merciless and secretive Kira is, it's highly doubtful he let them walk away alive.
125** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'':
126*** Leaky-Eye Luca, a mafioso thug, tries to threaten Giorno into paying protection money for his business of scamming tourists by pretending to be a taxi driver. During this, Luca [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals attacks a frog that Giorno summoned]], triggering Gold Experience's AttackReflector ability and causing Luca to knock himself out.
127*** Several people (including a taxi driver/scam artist, Risotto, and Secco) all had no clue what they were getting themselves into when they picked on the [[BewaretheNiceOnes cowardly]] Doppio without knowing that [[spoiler:he's actually Diavolo's SplitPersonality]].
128** In the first chapter of ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureTheJoJoLands The JoJoLands]]'', a DirtyCop sexually assaults [[DudeLooksLikeALady Dragona]] while his partner points his gun at Jodio to stop him from intervening. They don't realize that the people they're abusing are actually powerful, ruthless Stand users, so they end up getting beaten half to death and having their car set on fire as a result.
129* Happens a few times in ''Literature/KazeNoStigma'', most noticeably when a guy comes up to Kazuma and Ayano as they walk through some street. Defeated in seconds. Also, since members of the Kannagi family are pretty strong, Ren easily beats one of his classmates older brother who happens to be [[spoiler: sort of possessed by a youma.]]
130* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'':
131** Some school bullies tell Tirawit to jump as it's part of the "traditional Japanese greeting," but obviously so the change in his pockets will jingle. As the head guy closes his eyes and explains, Tirawat jumps about twenty feet straight up and then crushes the coins between his fingers ("And this is a traditional Thai greeting.") and makes them his minions.
132** And any time that someone unknowingly picks a fight with one of Kenichi's masters. The foremost example is when Freya's AmazonBrigade decides that it would be a great idea to attack [[LadyOfWar Shigure]]. Good thing Kenichi talked her out of using an actual weapon. Instead, she disarms all of her enemies ''with a wooden spoon''. And by "disarm" we mean "[[AbsurdlySharpBlade sliced all their weapons into pieces and cut their clothing in places that made]] Kenichi [[{{Nosebleed}} bleed out from his nose]]" naturally.
133** Subverted hilariously by Kenichi after the end of D of D arc. Kenichi and co have returned to school after fighting their way through life-threatening battles against opponents who had the skill, ability and mentality to kill them. Kenichi is promptly approached by a group of incoming wannabe delinquent freshmen and shows the fruits of his training and experience by... averting his eyes and cowering away. Nijima and the Shinpaku alliance have to bail him out and Nijima expresses his disbelief that Kenichi can still be afraid of common thugs. Kenichi responds that he's still traumatized from all his years as a professional bullying victim.
134* In ''Anime/KillLaKill'', when Ryuko Matoi first comes to town, she gets her pocket picked by a kid. She finds him, and he calls in his friends, thinking she is a helpless girl. She isn't, and they soon bow and beg for mercy.
135* In the first episode of the first season of ''Anime/KoihimeMusou'', [[LadyOfWar Kannu]] is accosted by a group of bandits. She beats them easily.
136* A slightly more realistic example happens in ''Kodomo no Jikan''. It's revealed that the previous teacher was a serious {{Jerkass}} who insulted, cussed out, and generally made all of Rin's class miserable. Then his torment of them made her friend Mimi stop coming to school. She proceeded to harass him so much that he quit and was seriously ill because of it. The Aesop? Don't fuck with Rin, she's willing to ruin (or end) your life.
137* Happens surprisingly often in ''Manga/KyouKaraOreWa'', with people picking a fight with the wrong guy without knowing it's someone who can and will kick their ass. {{Justified|Trope}} with people who aren't students or from Chiba (and thus don't know Mitsuhashi and Itou) or pick a fight with Riko ([[PintSizedPowerhouse her short stature hides her mastery of Aikido very well]]), but local school-aged punks should recognize on sight the [[AnimeHair distinctive hairdo]] of the guys who sent a {{Yakuza}} to the hospital and stormed Akehisa High (a school where the local GangOfBullies ''includes the whole school'' and is justifiedly feared by any student in town).
138** A thief once broke inside Mitsuhashi's house and tried to steal his wallet, having no idea of who he was. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity and a Chase Across the Town Ensued]] before the poor thief got a bucket to the head and was given to the police.
139* As a beautiful woman in a crapsack and crime-ridden post-feudal Japan, Oyuki, a.k.a. ''Manga/LadySnowblood'', is frequently targeted by would-be rapists. They do not survive their attempts.
140* During an episode of ''Anime/LastExile'', the crew of the ''Silvana'' end up having shore leave at Walker Palace, conveniently at the same time as the crew of the Anatoray battleship ''Goliath''. Thinking of the newcomers as average renegades, the ''Goliath'' crew make the mistake of picking multiple fights with the ''Silvana'' bunch, leading to a brawl between the two crews. This brawl is only stopped upon Alex's entrance, but upon his attempt to call it off, the ''Goliath'' captain makes the even bigger mistake of throwing his glove at Alex, instigating a duel. Needless to say, when the ''Goliath'' people realize that they just picked a fight with [[TheDreaded the legendary]] ''Silvana'' (literally known as "Kill Em All ''Silvana''"), and the captain himself realizes that he just talked down to the one and only Alex Row, the [[OhCrap expressions are just priceless]]. And then they made their last mistake by trying to shoot the Silvana in the back, before the order to fire was given... making them the ideal test subjects for the Silvana's new jet propelled shell cannons.
141* ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'' shows that this was how Chantez and [[WarriorMonk Sister Schach]] first met. Chantez was once a StreetUrchin who tried to mug the latter and got a face full of Belkan Knight fist for her troubles. This being ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', DefeatMeansFriendship happened afterwards and Chantez became one of Schach's students.
142* An odd example in the detective series ''Manga/MajinTanteiNougamiNeuro'' wherein a boy who is being horribly bullied decides to kill his bullies. In the typical style of the manga he uses a strange over-the-top method of murder by [[spoiler:creating an animal-head shaped mask that sprays flesh-dissolving acid from the snout]]. However, when finding one of the boys, knocking him to the ground and attempting to melt his face [[spoiler:he finds the boy just calmly smiling at him and talking through the melting bloody gloop that is his head. Turns out he just attacked [[BigBad Kaitou Sai]], a shapeshifter whose already killed the boy and taken his shape so he could murder a pedophile teacher for the giggles.]] Strangely he isn't killed for this attack, instead [[spoiler:the villain seems to agree with what he had done, reassure him that he had never bullied him since he had stolen the shape very recently and eventually basically hired the kid]].
143* ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'':
144** Chapter 1 has some criminals trying to break into Kobayashi's home and come face to face with a dragon large enough to have her head fill the doorway.
145** Chapter 43 has Tohru recruited for a neighborhood watch patrol. It is bad enough when a local delinquent takes a swing at the [[LittleBitBeastly weird chick who walks around all the time wearing cosplay horns]], but his entire gang and their man-mountain of a leader show up near the end to make an example of her.
146** In chapter 11 of the spin-off series ''Elma's Office Lady Diary''
147*** Kobayashi refers to now having [[spoiler:three dragons living in her home]] and the dangers of attacking it. She notes she is more concerned about stopping the protectors from killing the intruder than anything else.
148*** Elma finds a burglar in her home who Elma thinks at first is the locksmith coming to fix her door. When she realizes he is a burglar, he swings a bat at her, only to have her dodge and think on how to stop him without killing him. It is only when [[spoiler:he kicks her bag of chestnuts that she gets pissed and reveals her dragon form. She is only stopped by Kobayashi bringing more food that calms her down]].
149* ''Manga/{{Monster}}'':
150** A pair of hoodlums attack old, slightly chubby Doctor Reichwein, who promptly disarms the first and knocks the other unconscious with a headbutt. As he tells the former, while choking him out, "I used to train with the Swiss Guard!"
151** Also ''Japanese'' surgeon Dr. Tenma has the balls to walk into a bar frequented by neo-nazis and ask about the gang's boss. He wouldn't take shit from anyone.
152* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
153** A group of low-life thugs think it's a good idea to antagonize Dabi, a scary, Frankenstein-looking SerialKiller who likes to [[{{Pyromaniac}} roast people alive with his fire quirk.]] No prizes for guessing what happens to them.
154** When he was little, [[HavingABlast Bakugou]] was often the target of bullies, and he made sure to give them a good taste of his explosion quirk for their troubles. Sadly, [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp battles]] such as these, as well as the positive attention people gave his powers, would make his ego swell to massive proportions, and he would eventually become TheBully to [[TheHero Midoriya]] over time.
155* Late in the Chunnin Exam arc of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', a group of shady types confront one of the competitors on his way to the arena floor for his fight and demand he take a dive because someone is betting on his opponent. Said competitor is [[PersonOfMassDestruction Gaara]]. It does not end well for them.
156* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'':
157** "Death Glasses Takamichi" is capable of using air pressure to simulate the force of a punch from about 15 meters away without magic. The people on campus thus have tremendous respect for his problem-solving abilities... but not visitors to the school festival. They are all flattened in seconds when they refuse to stop trying to pick a fight.
158--->'''Takamichi:''' You're rushing at ''me''? You must not go to this school.
159** Random guys in a magic world bar also try picking on Negi thinking he's a weak pretty boy. Not so much.
160* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
161** In the "Water 7" arc, first, a band of one-shot pirates try to take advantage of the Galley-La company, only to get thrashed by the Dock 1 shipwrights. Then, the Franky Family try to rob the ''Going Merry'' -- while Zoro is watching it.
162** Then, when Franky Family actually do succeed in their mugging (in this case Usopp) they ended up triggering the Straw Hats' BerserkButton, leading to one of the most massive beatdowns of the series.
163** Shortly after Enies Lobby, Zoro (of course) gets lost while trying to make his way back to the crew to warn them about some Marines in the area. Some random dudes try to rob him. After an off-panel beatdown, they're quite apologetic and more than happy to help him get back to the crew.
164** In a flashback, Ace is shown being harassed by bullies as a small child, who are talking smack about Ace's [[spoiler:dead dad, the former pirate king]]. Cut to Ace sitting on a rock, being asked what happened in town.
165---> '''Dadan:''' A bunch of thugs were beaten half to death!\
166'''Ace:''' You mean they're not dead?
167** During a flashback very early in the series, we see some random bandit harass Shanks... who actually more or less ignores them to avoid trouble. When they mess with Luffy, however... Turns out Shanks is one of the remaining crewmembers of none than Gold Roger himself, and was valued at hundreds of millions at minimum, and a future Emperor[[note]]Shanks became a Yonko four years before start of the series[[/note]] to boot. The 8-million berry bounty Higuma didn't stand a chance.
168** When Luffy and Zoro play this out, Bellamy and crew beat them up before they get word that Luffy's bounty is 100M and Zoro is 60M. Luffy returns to show them exactly how he earned a bounty that large. By putting down Bellamy with ONE UNSTRETCHED PUNCH.
169** Then, after the timeskip, Luffy gets mugged by [[spoiler: an imposter pirate crew claiming to be the Straw Hats]]. He knocks them out effortlessly. Earlier the same people were harrassing Nami and Usopp when he came later. Both promptly show them why you don't mess with them.
170** In the fourth movie ''Anime/DeadEndAdventure'', a young boy was given the SadisticChoice to kill a pirate in order to help his ill grandpa. He sneaked on-board ''Merry'', thinking this was the weakest pirate ship. But when he attempts to attack Zoro and later on, Luffy ...
171** Also in the [[Recap/OnePieceIceHunterArc Ice Hunter arc]] filler, the Phoenix Pirates attempted to drug the Straw Hats so they could bring them to the bounty hunter family, the Accino Family. They didn't expect that nearly all the Straw Hats saw through their deception easily.
172** In the Dressrosa arc, a bunch of swindlers attempt to extort a [[BlindWeaponmaster blind old man]] out of his money by flubbing roulette; while the old man keeps winning, his hosts constantly tell him the opposite result. Sitting nearby, Luffy takes notice of this and points the old man to his latest win, [[BerserkButton thoroughly angering]] the swindlers and causing them to go on the rampage. ''Big Mistake'', as their mark just happened to be [[spoiler:Issho, aka '''Admiral''' Fujitora, one of the newer Admirals to succeed the recently promoted Akainu and the resigned Aokiji]]. [[CurbstompBattle One sword draw later]], there's a new gaping hole in the floor and the restaurant is down thirteen patrons ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and one roulette table]]).
173** In the same arc, when Luffy entered the Dressrosa tournament to win the Flame-Flame Fruit, a competitor thought that he was a puny runt (not knowing it was [[TheDreaded Straw Hat Luffy]] in a PaperThinDisguise) and attacked him. Big mistake, obviously.
174** Early in the series, a trio of Buggy's pirates try to first rob Nami, who uses the weather to capsize their ship, then Zoro who simply beats them up offscreen.
175** The Reverie Arc has a pirate crew that decides to kidnap a princess that's bound for the Reverie, and later sets their sights on kidnapping Viola as well. Never mind that [[ActionGirl Viola]] is fully capable of kicking ass (and would have literally seen them coming from miles away via her Devil Fruit), all of the royal families that are gathering at Mariejois have Marine escorts. Cue Koby foiling their [[SarcasmMode brilliant]] plan and rescuing the princess. To further add insult to injury (literally), the kidnapped princess started attacking the pirate crew that kidnapped her out of revenge.
176** When the Straw Hats go undercover in the Wano Country, Sanji starts a soba noodle stand under the name "Sangoro". Naturally, a few local gangsters show up to shake "Sangoro" down for protection money, and press Sanji's BerserkButton by spilling the food. By the end of the fracas, both thugs have been taken down by Sanji and Franky, and Sanji forces one thug to eat the spilled noodles. In retribution, one of Kaido's Headliners is sent out to take down Sangoro, only to get his ass kicked when Sanji stops playing around.
177* Anyone that attacks Saitama out of the blue in ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'', not realizing that he's so far above them (he is the WorldsStrongestMan that resolves every battle with a single punch). On two separate occasions, "Snake Fist" Snek, Tanktop Black Hole, and Tiger try to bully or defame Saitama into quitting professional superhero work, only to quickly realize his insane power, which they all wrote off as a trick or joke, is completely real. Bang lampshades this as he observes Tiger and Black Hole's attempt. They could have gotten away with the attempt to shame Saitama (not that Saitama gives a damn), but Bang pretty much immediately declared that they were ''screwed'' the moment they attempted a newbie crushing.
178** In the redrawn manga, Garou's attempt at attacking Watchdog Man. While Watchdog Man is an S-class Hero, one of the strongest in existence, Garou had recently overcome his fellow S-class Hero Tanktop Master and thought he could come out on top thanks to his amazing martial arts skills... And then quickly found out that not only is Watchdog Man vastly stronger and faster than Tanktop Master, the fact he fights more like a beast than a man means that his Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist style, meant to fight against humans, is ''useless''. The only reason Garou survives the encounter is that [[KnowWhenToFoldEm he quickly recognizes he's well above his head]] and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere runs]], and even then Watchdog Man was almost on top of him when they crossed the city limit and the dog-disguised man let him go.
179*** Generally Garou tends to underestimate the S-class Heroes, knowing that, aside for his former master Bang and those with special abilities, [[UnskilledButStrong they rely mostly on strength over skills]]... And not realizing they're all strong enough to kill him until he has to take a hit. In fact, every time he takes on an S-class Hero he's almost killed before he can turn the tide - or fail to do so, as it happened with Watchdog Man ''and'' Metal Bat (that time Garou only survived because Metal Bat's sister arrived and Bat refuses to use violence in her presence).
180** Garou himself is repeatedly the monster during his Hero Hunt, but especially when S-class Heroes Tanktop Master and Superalloy Blackluster come after him:
181*** Tanktop Master is incredibly strong and fast, casually able to throw a concrete piece the size of a car fast enough to damage Boros' spaceship, and had every reason to think he could defeat Garou - and in fact he would have won had Licenseless Rider not interfered and given Garou the chance to [[IAmNotLeftHanded use the Flowing Water, Crushed Rock Fist]] and compensate his relative weakness with vastly superior technique.
182*** Superalloy Blackluster is the physically strongest of the S-class Heroes save for maybe Bang, and during a spar he had shrugged off the Flowing Water, Crushed Rock Fist used by Garou's master Bang, and went in the fight safe in the belief he could crush Garou - and he does crush him initially in spite of Garou having become much stronger since he defeated Tanktop Master, and even shrugs off his Flowing Water, Crushed Rock Fist. He had no idea that Garou had mastered it ''and'' the Whirldwind Iron Cutting Fist style to the point he could use them at the same time and break through Blackluster's defense.
183* In ''Literature/Overlord2012'', Pretty much anyone who attacks the residents of The Great Tomb of Nazarick in the first eight books often end up in a DespairEventHorizon and VillainousBreakdown moment. Special note goes to TheSyndicate group "Eight Fingers", [[spoiler:many of whom end up with a FateWorseThanDeath for antagonizing Sebas]].
184* In ''Literature/ReincarnatedAsASword'', Fran is a 12-year-old Black Cat girl who is regularly attacked by people assuming that she is a defenseless little girl. She is also a OneWomanArmy who wields the [[{{BFS}} titular sword]].
185* ''Saga of Pravda'', a prequel spinoff of ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' featuring [[TinyTyrannicalGirl Katyusha]] as the protagonist, has a scene where three girls try to bully Katyusha as they saw her as easy prey, only for her to outsmart them and pick them off one by one, impressing an onlooking Nonna in the process. Said bullies later did this on ''another'' short girl in frustration, except this time their target turned out to be a senior in the Sensha-do Team, and the seniors did ''NOT'' take that offense kindly.
186* During the Wales arc in ''Manga/SazanEyes'', a bunch of [[ReligionOfEvil Satanists looking for a sacrifice]] kidnaps Pai and her muggle friend Peckinpah. Being the human personality of a 300 years old magic-wielding Triclop, Pai is not scared the slightest of the cultists, much to their perplexity. Eventually, Yakumo arrives in time before her true personality surfaces and intimidates the whole cult with his [[LightEmUp Guang Ya demon beast]], causing the bad guys to leave in a hurry.
187* Semi-comic example from ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' episode "The Secret of the Birdstyles". [[ActionGirl Jun]] goes out by herself as bait for Galactor agents. Two men, one armed with a knife, force her into an alley. We hear sounds of a beat-down, then she comes out unharmed and gripes, "Just a couple of street thugs. I thought they were Galactor!"
188* In ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'', some street thugs try to mug Aizenji in an alley. He promptly slices them in two with his {{BFS}}, and eats them.
189* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'':
190** Lina Inverse's stock in trade. The first series and at least one of the movies (''Slayers the Motion Picture'') begins with bandits trying to rob Lina. Magical butt-kickings ensue. She didn't get the title "Lina the Bandit Killer" for nothing.
191*** The movie example is this twice, as the bandits don't learn their lesson and go after Lina ''again'' in the next scene. It gets worse for them because they hired Naga to help them, but were unaware that Naga is familiar with Lina, and when Lina points out to Naga that she's been hired by criminals, Naga turns on them.
192** Hellmaster Phibrizzo's attack on Lina after [[spoiler:he screws up her casting of Giga Slave]] certainly counts. Pressing the attack after Lina remained standing led him to the realization that he'd just [[spoiler:attacked the Lord of Nightmares (a.k.a. '''God''') by mistake]]. [[OhCrap Cue justified panic]].
193** Worse in the novel. [[spoiler: He reveals he had a back-up plan to destroy Lina's heart. He does so. Lina no-sells it. He realizes who he just attacked.]]
194* ''Manga/SoulEater'':
195** Death the Kid (the "[[TrulySingleParent son]]" of a PhysicalGod) met the Thompson Sisters when they tried to mug him. As it turns out [[spoiler: he was actually sent to find the sisters -- as their violent actions had put them on DWMA's list of targets -- but instead Kid took them on as his [[EquippableAlly Weapons]] instead.]]
196** Also happens in [[AdaptationExpansion anime-only scene]] when Soul and Maka go to Italy and are harassed by some of the locals. Said locals end up in a heap. It doesn't get much better for them since later (both in manga and anime in this case) they try more or less the same thing with [[spoiler:the Demon Swords[[AmbiguousGender person]] Crona. They end up having their souls harvested]]. [[HilarityEnsues Baaaad idea.]]
197* In ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', some muggers try to kill Kirito and Silica for their items, but Kirito is so ridiculously overleveled that they can't even overcome his auto-regeneration. Becomes BullyingADragon when one of them recognizes Kirito as "[[RedBaron The Black Swordsman]]", a Beater who fights on the front lines, but his leader promptly dismisses it and orders them to attack. [[InvokedTrope Turns out Kirito was actually trying to bait these specific muggers into attacking him]], so that he could use a specialized warp crystal to send them all to prison.
198* In the third season of ''Anime/TenchiMuyo''! Ryo-Ohki, Misao Kuramitsu thinks attacking earth is a walk in the park -- after all, it's just some backwater garden planet (as far as he knows) and his private ship could defeat the entire first fleet of the Galaxy Police. Turns out, when the two crown princesses of the biggest empire in the galaxy (and the intelligent flagship of said empire, the most powerful ship in the galaxy), the space pirate who managed to cause '''MAJOR''' havoc in said empire single-handedly (with her ship, which is still pretty powerful) long ago in the past, '''literally''' the '''greatest scientific genius in the entire universe''', as well as some other people who you '''really''' shouldn't make angry at '''all''' live on the same planet, then said planet is relatively safe.
199* In ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', during the downtime after the fall of Lordgenome, Ganmen bandits decide to attack a school, thinking it's an easy target. Unfortunately for them, "Miss Yomoko" [[RetiredBadass used to be]] Yoko, the world's greatest sniper and one of the main characters. The poor bandits didn't stand a chance.
200* This has happened to the titular character of ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'' twice. The first time, a small-time gourmet hunter Zonge tried to bully him into giving up some drinks on a train... only to be scared off by Toriko's {{Awesomeness|IsAForce}}. The second time was when the heroes enter the [[WretchedHive kingdom of Jiddal]] and are accousted by some thugs. This time, Toriko is actually excited that normal people are picking a fight with him (as it doesn't happen normally) and scares them off by catching a bullet between his fingers.
201* The guy who wanted to rob a karaoke bar in ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' really has bad luck. First of all, he picked the bar where the ActionGirl who easily kicked the ass of every strong regular in the first season works. He also thought impersonating a recent infamous criminal for extra intimidation was a good idea, but unfortunately, that girl is the criminal's companion. She provokes him with her snarking, he attacks and he goes down. Felled by the hand of said criminal who happened to walk in at that exact moment.
202* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'':
203** People [[BullyingADragon really ought to expect this]] every time they attack the infamous Vash The Stampede. That lynching scene with the truck -- are you ''stupid?'' You're lynching the guy because he '''blew up two cities and a chunk of the moon'''! What do you think is protecting you?
204*** Also the time Vash takes on a bank robber gang without his gun, and every single person in town turns out to be armed because of a ChekhovsGun incident mentioned earlier in the episode. They just needed his example to make a stand. (Incidentally, the baddies are using his name here.)
205*** That time Vash was taken hostage by the vengeance people, nonlethal example. Possibly also the resolution of the sandsteamer thing. Vash gets underestimated a lot.
206** A bunch of slavers to try and intimidate [[TheDragon Legato]], and become increasingly angry when he keeps ignoring them. When Legato doesn't so much as acknowledge their presence, they [[ImprobableAimingSKills shoot the fork out of his hand]], and when Legato ''still'' doesn't acknowledge them (instead asking the waiter for a new fork), they fire additional shots around him. From there, Legato [[MindRape stops]] [[PsychicPowers ignoring them]]...
207** There's also the episode 'Quickdraw' in which an official with few morals hold a small boy and his mother hostage to force Wolfwood to kill Vash for him, since he recognizes the hazard of going after Vash outright. Problem is Wolfwood is actually the more dangerous on an average day, and if Vash hadn't been there a lot of the guy's deputies would probably have died.
208* In ''Literature/TwoAsOnePrincesses'', Cielmarie and Ainsel are two souls in one body. The former is a ChildProdigy who was forced to study the entire library of sorcery belonging to a duke house, for five years, starting at age 5. The latter was watching over the former, keeping the body safe with barrier magic, entirely self-taught, since infancy, withstanding nightly knife attacks, fireballs, creepy crawling insects, you name it, and both have seen horrors that could easily drive people mad. This means that neither are particularly opposed to killing people and can easily do it with little fear of harm coming their way. The body they inhabit is a very short, due to malnutrition, 10-year-old girl. Thugs see the girl and think "hey, look at this brat. We can do what we want with her! But we got to at least make it look legal, right? Let's force her into a duel... '''OUCH! OUCH! OH GOD! STOP! PLEASE STOP!'''" Even though the word quickly gets out, [[CassandraTruth the next would-be victimizers refuse to believe it.]]
209* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': The first few dozen chapters of the manga, the ones before the [[MemeticMutation children's]] [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries card]] [[SeriousBusiness games]] take over the story, revolve around this trope. Yugi frequently gets the crap kicked out of him or gets taken advantage of by someone with decidedly evil intentions, and his tormentors then inevitably suffer the consequences when Yugi's SuperpoweredEvilSide challenges them to karmically appropriate Shadow Games, which leave the user traumatized at best, and dead at worst.
210* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'': Happens frequently when somebody -- usually an Obelisk student -- thinks Judai is going to be a pushover in a Duel because of his red jacket, indicating that he's an Osiris student. In fact, during the Rise of the Sacred Beasts Arc, Asuka was worried that Judai would be the first target because the first of the Seven Stars would obviously go after the Key Holder who was most visibly in Osiris, and she was exactly right. [[spoiler: He still won the duel, but barely made it out alive.]]
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