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| 7 | Times where somebody asked "WhatTheHellHero" in FanWorks. |
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| 9 | !!The following have their own pages: |
| 10 | [[index]] |
| 11 | * ''WhatTheHellHero/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'' |
| 12 | [[/index]] |
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| 14 | [[AC:{{Crossover}}s]] |
| 15 | * ''Fanfic/AceCombatTheEquestrianWar'': |
| 16 | ** Firefly berates Fluttershy for refusing to fight the griffins in chapter 3. Luckily, by the end, the issue is done with. |
| 17 | --->'''Firefly''': Wake up, you moron! Didn’t you hear what they said?! They planned to kidnap little fillies! Those kinds of actions outright prove how evil they are! And yet, you still think they are ''not''?! |
| 18 | ** In chapter 12, Firefly gets such a moment from Lightning Bolt, who calls out on her after she yells at Rainbow Dash while she's suffering from a HeroicBSOD. Brief, but powerful: |
| 19 | --->'''Lightning Bolt''': Firefly, we need to talk! How could you be so harsh toward Rainbow Dash? She’s going through personal hell! We should be helping her... but you only keep yelling at her and everypony else instead! |
| 20 | * ''Fanfic/AvengersInfiniteWars'': |
| 21 | ** Steve Rogers basically ends up giving one to the Jedi when he reveals that he is uncomfortable with the Order 'recruiting' young children, which the other Avengers agree with after he tells them about his discoveries, although Master T'ra Saa attempts to give Steve a better understanding of the Jedis' motives. |
| 22 | ** When Ultron's threat prompts negotiations for a ceasefire between the Republic and the Separatists, Natasha halts an argument between the attending delegates with a loud call for quiet, subsequently telling everyone present that her year-old daughter is better behaved than them. |
| 23 | ** During the Spider-Verse arc, basically all other members of the Spider-Gang are shocked when Jedi!Peter (a version of Spider-Man who has been trained as a Jedi) cuts off Hammerhead's arm during a clash with the Sinister Six. The "prime" Peter (the Peter Parker of the main storyline) is more understanding of that approach after seeing Jedi in action compared to the others present, but still makes it clear he prefers not to do that kind of thing himself. |
| 24 | * In ''Fanfic/BloodSisters'', after hearing Trick and Dyson claim that they lied to her to protect her, Bo ultimately calls Lauren out for also adopting this attitude, arguing that she has the the right to make her own decisions regardless of the risks. |
| 25 | * In ''Fanfic/TheBoyWithTheMagicNotebook'', while the Undersiders had to do everything they could to steal what they came to get from the PRT headquarters, ''nobody'' was on Imp's side when she hit Lily so hard upside the head she might've gotten brain damage. |
| 26 | * In the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' and ''Anime/SailorMoon'' crossover ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4167708/1/Chaos_Infinity Chaos Infinity]]'', the Sailor Scouts force Sonic and his friends to fight them after they accuse them of the mess going on in Tokyo. (It's Eggman's doing, obviously.) After the showdown, Sonic holds nothing back as he berates them -- just when he thought that they could look past animalistic looks, they attacked him. His words hit close to home: |
| 27 | -->'''Sonic:''' Ya know, when I first met these girls, the Sailor Scouts, I thought for sure that there were humans out there that weren't as vile and disgusting as Eggman... [[NotSoDifferentRemark but I guess I was wrong for once]]. |
| 28 | * ''Fanfic/TheChaoticMasters'': |
| 29 | ** When Raven makes some disparaging comments after Jade gets a Palisman from [[AuctionOfEvil Roulette's auction of magical artifacts]] in Chapter 15, Jade finally snaps and chews her out for the negative attitude she's treated Jade with since they met, stating how Jade [[BrokenPedestal looked up to her but now sees her as a huge]] JerkAss. Similarly, in the next chapter Big Hero 6, especially Gogo, aren't very happy with her being so hard on Jade either. |
| 30 | ** Aqualad gets chewed out by the other heroes for how his recklessness in trying to steal Triton's trident from the auction triggered the fight that caused the whole thing to devolve into chaos. |
| 31 | * ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': In ''Ghosts of the Past'', Cedric Diggory, of all people, delivers an (unusually, for this trope) kind one to Harry Potter, due to the latter's lashing out at pretty much everyone in Hogwarts, just because he's been through a lot. It's taken onboard. |
| 32 | * ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'': When Gendo finally tells Asuka how her parents died and everything about NERV’s genetic experiments, she's absolutely furious and asks how they were capable of doing such a thing: |
| 33 | -->'''Asuka:''' How could you do something like that? That's horrible, going around altering the genetics of babies! How could you do that to my parents? |
| 34 | * [[WesternAnimation/SherlockHolmesInTheTwentySecondCentury Beth's]] reaction to [[Literature/SherlockHolmes dark!Holmes]] in the finale of ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfTime'': |
| 35 | -->'''Beth:''' What. The. ''[[PrecisionFStrike Hell]]'', Sherlock. You... Who ''are'' you, [[TearJerker and what have you done with my Sherlock Holmes?]] |
| 36 | * In ''Fanfic/TheChroniclesOfTheFellowship'', not being a denizen of Middle-Earth like Pippin and Gandalf, Edmund feels no need to be insincerely polite when he thinks Denethor's doing something wrong. |
| 37 | * ''Fanfic/CodePrime'': The Autobots give Lelouch this [[spoiler: following the Battle at Saitama, bluntly telling him that war ''isn't'' a game, and the war against Britannia and the Decepticons is about more than just his personal vendetta against his family]]. |
| 38 | * ''Fanfic/ADevilAmongstWorms'': More than a few people, especially the locals of Brockton Bay, call out the heroes that gave up the fight against [[{{Kaiju}} Leviathan]] and essentially left them to die. They end up believing [[VillainProtagonist Makima]], the one who defeated the Endbringer, was the only true hero out there and throw their lot in with her. |
| 39 | * ''Fanfic/TheDevilFruitHero'': Spinner tries to call out Tiger for attacking Magne from behind during the summer camp battle, though it falls flat when Tiger retorts that in a life-or-death battle, honor is completely optional. |
| 40 | * ''Fanfic/DontLookBack'': Camila chews out Principal Hal when she sees video evidence of Clara bullying Luz and Marcy and tries to turn a blind eye to it because he believed Clara's a "[[AlphaBitch model student]]". |
| 41 | * In ''Fanfic/AnEntryWithABang!'', public opinion turns against the anti-mercenary protestors after they injure one of the child dependents of the Buron Cavalry. |
| 42 | * ''Fanfic/TheEquestrianWindMage'': During the Canterlot Wedding, Vaati actually takes time out of confronting Chrysalis to verbally rip the rest of the Mane Six a collective new one for how they treated Twilight, even going so far as say he doubts the Elements of Harmony would even ''work'' after they abandoned her. |
| 43 | -->'''Vaati:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh, let's see! Maybe it's because of]] [[SuddenlyShouting YOU?!]] Maybe it's because the whole lot of you abandoned Twilight when she needed you most, [[CassandraTruth thinking she was a jealous liar when every word she spoke was the truth?!]] I saw her when I sent my Eye Sentry down there to watch over her while she made her way back here, and [[DespairEventHorizon she was a complete wreck.]] [[BreakTheCutie You completely shattered her faith in all of you!]] You might as well have [[SophisticatedAsHell defecated]] on the Elements themselves, because now that you weakened your bond of friendship with the one who holds all of you together, they are completely and totally worthless! No, [[PreAsskickingOneLiner we're going to get through this through the sweat of our brows, the strength of our backs, AND THE BLOOD OF OUR ENEMIES!]] |
| 44 | * ''Fanfic/AnExtraordinaryJourney'' features several examples; |
| 45 | ** Buffy and the rest of the Scoobies after they hold Willow prisoner to interrogate her about her new job. |
| 46 | ** Faith calls Dawn out for being an UngratefulBitch to Willow (who had to pull considerable strings to stop Dawn going to prison with the others), to the point where Willow breaks down crying. Then Faith tells Dawn she's going to have to explain to Buffy how she hurt Willow. |
| 47 | ** The people of Edina to the Sodan when the latter show up to exterminate them on orders from the Ori. It triggers a HeelRealization. |
| 48 | ** Faith in ''Fanfic/TheFaithChronicles'' spin-off when she confronts the Scoobies, Tara, and Kennedy after she [[spoiler:finds Oz's grave, dated months ago when she's been apparently talking to him for some time]]. |
| 49 | * ''Fanfic/GuardiansWizardsAndKungFuFighters'': The other Guardians and Chan Clan members call out Will and Jade for [[spoiler: plotting to steal magical artifacts for the Rebellion]] during the subway fight with the Dark Hand, without bothering to tell the rest of them beforehand. |
| 50 | * [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] gives one to the other Scoobies in ''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-29109/Greywizard+Good+Morning+Sunshine.htm Good Morning Sunshine]]'' when he learns that for the three days he was held and tortured by Angelus, Spike, and Drusilla, they simply thought he was home sick and never bothered to check up on him. |
| 51 | * Two take place in chapter 5.14 of ''Fanfic/GregVederVSTheWorld'': |
| 52 | ** One of the Brockton Bay police officers calls out Greg's alter ego, Prodigy, for his brutal actions in subduing the [=ABB=] gang members as some of them will need intensive care in order to survive and others may never recover and goes on to question whether his actions against [[MadBomber Bakuda]] were truly called for. Greg fires back that the people he brutalized were [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil human-traffickers]] and are therefore entirely undeserving of any mercy that they may otherwise be entitled to. |
| 53 | ** Greg himself delivers a rather poignant one to [[SlaveToPR Dauntless and the [=PRT=] as a whole]] after the heroes arrive at the scene of the crime only after the victims have been taken away while looking camera-ready with a prepared speech in their headsets, one that [[BullyingADragon minimizes Prodigy's heroic efforts]] while also poking fun at his [[ShabbyHeroesWellDressedVillains haggard appearance]]. |
| 54 | --->'''Prodigy''': Indeed. All of us have to do at least that much, right? All of us. No matter how long, exhausting or dirty the job is, keeping the people safe comes first. [[ArmorPiercingQuestion I mean, could you imagine... what... what kind of heroes would just let somebody do all the work for them?]] |
| 55 | * In ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheGuardiansLight'', Hellboy has this reaction to Viktor Von Frankenstein II deviating from their mission and breaking into the Hogwarts infirmary to kill Misty Kilgore [[FantasticRacism just because she's a Sheeda]]. |
| 56 | -->'''Hellboy:''' '''[[SuddenlyShouting WHAT THE HELL DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING]]!?!'''\ |
| 57 | '''Viktor:''' [[IDidWhatIHadToDo I was continuing my mission]].\ |
| 58 | '''Hellboy:''' [[WouldHurtAChild By attacking a little girl!?]]\ |
| 59 | '''Viktor:''' She is a Sheeda, that's all that matters.\ |
| 60 | '''Hellboy:''' Wait. LetMeGetThisStraight. [[{{Hypocrite}} The Frankenstein monster is judging a person by what they look like?]] If that's not {{Irony}}, I don't know what is.\ |
| 61 | '''Viktor:''' I wouldn't expect you to understand.\ |
| 62 | '''Hellboy:''' Oh, I understand. You're a [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero prejudicial psycho]]. A guy with a grudge and a gun. Now, I put my ass on the line to get you on this team, but if you pull something like this again, we'll do what Manning wanted and have you locked up where no-one will ever find you again. Got it? |
| 63 | * ''Fanfic/HeroicMyth'': |
| 64 | ** When the group is attacked by several Violas and Gina is seriously injured, Boudica yells at Gilgamesh when she learns that he knew they were coming and didn't say anything because he wanted to use the group as bait to draw them out. Gilgamesh doesn't care. |
| 65 | ** Bell attempts to charge at a giant monster that is spewing deadly poison [[LeeroyJenkins without a plan or any way to protect himself from the poison]]. Hermes stops him and gives him a lecture that throwing his life away in a suicidal charge is not bravery, it's stupidity, then asks him if he even thought about all the people he would leave behind and make cry if he were to die. However, Bell insists that he has to help stop the monster and save everyone, causing Hermes to relent and give him items to protect himself from the poison. |
| 66 | * [[WesternAnimation/TotallySpies Jerry]] gives one to the girls and they give one right back the climax of in ''[[http://cartoon.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600095039&chapter=4 How I Learned to Love the Wild Horse]]''. Jerry gives them one because Clover and Alex slept with Ranma despite intel saying he was a terrorist leader and Sam covered it up. Sam fires back that as bad as that was, things would have gone better if they weren't given deliberately misleading intel by Britney as they were meant to be guarding Ranma, not investigating him for being a supervillain. |
| 67 | * ''Fanfic/IfWishesWerePonies'': Twilight is ''appalled'' at how poorly managed Hogwarts truly is. [[note]] Overworked teachers, bullying going on practically unchecked, Dumbledore knowing nothing about how children ''actually'' behave, keeping dangerous artifacts in the school, etc [[/note]] She calls him out for ''all'' of this, and at one point is ready to pull Harry and the CMC from the school all together. |
| 68 | * ''Fanfic/InterdimensionalCartoonDiscussionAndSupportGroup'': When Stan finds out that Hop Pop threatened to kick Anne out in episode 2A of ''Amphibia'', he drills into him, that even if he ultimately didn't mean it, he has a responsibility as her guardian to see to her care, even if they didn't get along at first. Which makes sense; considering he himself was kicked out by his parents at a young age and had to spend much of his adult life on his own with no one to guide him, of course Stan would probably have that as his BerserkButton. |
| 69 | * ''Fanfic/InvasionOfFalls'': Dipper is horrified when he catches Dib about to dissect Jeff the Gnome, calling him out for his FantasticRacism towards nonhumans. |
| 70 | * The ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeries'': |
| 71 | ** In "Seeds of Doubt", Captain Black is ''not'' happy with Detectives Medina and [=McTiennan=] for interrogating the girls, who are ''minors'', so intensely with little-to-no evidence that they were involved, and makes it clear that if it were up to him he'd have their badges for it. |
| 72 | ** At the end of "Rigging the Games", Jackie calls out Caleb and Cornelia for how their petty arguing since their breakup has only been making things harder for the team. |
| 73 | * ''Fanfic/{{Kage}}'': Jade is absolutely ''furious'' when she discovers that the Guardians framed [[NobleDemon Raythor]] for a crime that he didn't commit and got him banished to the Abyss of Shadows, and later gives Will a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech over it. |
| 74 | ** The [[RecursiveFanfiction fan sequel]] ''Fanfic/ShadowsOverMeridian'' has a few examples as well: |
| 75 | *** When Caleb realizes the Shadowkhan have reached Elyon's bedchamber during [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs the assault on the castle]], he orders all the troops back to the castle to protect her, even when Granik objects that abandoning their defenses will only aid the enemy's attack. He even willingly leaves all the Guards who stay with Granik to face possible death. Elyon herself calls out Caleb on his impulsive decision and callous attitude over the Guards' lives when she learns about them, later chewing him out and reassigning him away from the castle as punishment. |
| 76 | *** Tynar calls out the Guardians and Elyon for their treatment of Jade/Kage and assuming she was an enemy when they first met her, [[CreateYourOwnVillain which is what drove her to the Knights of Vengeance in the first place]]. |
| 77 | *** Luba is furious at Will and Elyon for attacking Jade/Kage, as she fears this will cause the prophecy of Kandrakar's downfall to come true. |
| 78 | *** Elyon is ''pissed'' when she finds the rebels and guards [[WeAreStrugglingTogether coming to blows over their rising tensions]], especially at Caleb, whose [[IRejectYourReality denial about the truth about Jade/Kage and "the Mage"]] is only enflaming the problem. |
| 79 | *** The above-mentioned coming to blows is a result of the guards angrily attacking Caleb for his abandoning of them during the Shadowkhan attack, which got Granik killed. |
| 80 | *** Elyon blows up on Caleb when he declares his intent to kill Jade/Kage, literally seconds after Elyon has stated she's trying to make peace with her. |
| 81 | *** Amelia Emmony calls out her rival [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Vera Bexley]] for how her [[RevengeBeforeReason obsession with getting revenge on the Mogriffs]] is compromising her ability to be an effective leader in fighting them. After Vera takes her noble friends on an [[spoiler:unsanctioned suicide mission to assassinate Metalbeak]], Amelia calls Vera out several times more as the haphazardly planned mission gets the group nearly killed several times. |
| 82 | *** While it isn't a face-to-face conversation, Vera is furious when she learns that Elyon has ordered the northern army to abandon the siege of Snowpoint (and thus Vera's [[YouKilledMyFather quest for revenge on the Mogriffs]]) and withdraw to the capital. Her commander, Bastian Bromwood, in return has some choice words for her when she suggests disobeying those orders, pointing out that regardless of how they feel about it, they are still loyal to Elyon, and refuting her commands is treason. |
| 83 | *** When Jade finally confronts Vera face-to-face, she makes it clear she's disgusted with how the vengeful girl just [[spoiler:endangered her friends (one of whom was bleeding and in no condition to escape) just as they were [[KnowWhenToFoldEm surrendering]] before abandoning them for refusing to continue her singleminded quest for "justice"]]. |
| 84 | *** When Vera's friends find out about her [[spoiler:lying to them to make them join her suicide mission]], they're all [[EtTuBrute understandably horrified with her]], with Amelia in particular chewing her out over it. |
| 85 | *** Vera is again on the receiving end of this during Chapter 31, not only from her ex-friends, but also Altaria and Maya when they learn that [[spoiler:she initiated the PrisonRiot just so she could assassinate Kage, without caring about risking a war between the Shadow Realm and all of Meridian]]. |
| 86 | * Comes up in the ''Fanfic/AManLikeNoOther'' sequel ''Falling Hope, Rising Threat'', when [[spoiler:Octavia and Johanna criticize Thor for abandoning everyone on the Ark to die as the satellite's resources run down just because he couldn't be bothered with humanity after Bruce/the Hulk became President Snow/the Maestro]]. |
| 87 | * ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'' features [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] calling [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Catelyn]] out on her treatment of Jon. |
| 88 | -->'''Tony''': What happened to your son is a tragedy. But you do him no respect by wishing his fate upon those he loves. If you truly care for him you would understand that he loves his brother and would not want to see him hurt. But don't listen to me. Wallow in your hatred. Let it warm you at night. Tell yourself you are the victim and wrap yourself in that indignation like a shroud. But don't make Jon your target ever again. Don't blame him for something that is not his fault. He will be my ward the next time you lay eyes on him and I do not take kindly to people insulting those I have pledged to protect. Speak that way to him again...\ |
| 89 | '''Catelyn''': You have no right to speak to me like this. You enter my home-\ |
| 90 | '''Tony''': Which is only your home because you were willing to trade a dead Stark brother for a living one.\ |
| 91 | '''Catelyn''': I am the Lady of Winterfell and my son... my precious son... is lying there and you DARE question how I treat that bastard? My son... my Bran-\ |
| 92 | '''Tony''': Loves his brother. And he would be ashamed to see you like this. Of course, what he considers love and what you consider it might be two different things. |
| 93 | * This happens a few times in ''[[FanFic/MassFoundations Mass Foundations: Redemption in the Stars]]'': |
| 94 | ** During the third chapter, Ethan gets one from Cerberus agent Lynch when he appears at the scene to find what is essentially a failed mission, with Liara and Feron captured and Shepard's body still with Tazzik. Earlier in the chapter, when Ethan attempts to bargain for information by taking a Centurion hostage, the other Blue Suns call him out on the unprovoked killing he has done before. Ethan rebukes this, calling them out on their MoralMyopia. |
| 95 | ** Liara's reaction was basically this when Ethan suggested handing Shepard's body over to Cerberus. He managed to convince her to see from his viewpoint, but it was clear that she was still upset about the whole ordeal. |
| 96 | * ''Fanfic/MarvelFalls'': In Chapter 2, Kamala scolds the Pine Twins for ditching Grunkle Stan to go searching for the Gobblewonker, when he wanted to spend time with them. She then proceeds to lecture them about the importance of spending time with your loved ones. But she's interrupted by the Gobblewonker. When [=McGucket=] tells them about how his son never spends time with him and the Twins realize they've done the same with Grunkle Stan, Kamala gives them an 'I told you so'. |
| 97 | -->'''[=McGucket=]''': You just don't know the length us old-timers go through for a little quality time with our family. |
| 98 | -->'''Kamala''': [to the now remorseful Pine Twins] I guess you two understand? |
| 99 | -->'''Dipper''': Pretty much. |
| 100 | -->'''Soos''': Dude, I guess the real lake monster is you two. Sorry. That just like-boom-popped into my head there. |
| 101 | * ''Fanfic/MetalGearGreen'' |
| 102 | ** The refugees the MSF were helping attack and scream at the Heroes. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as 1: Many of them have been under warlord rule for their entire lives. 2: Many of them do not have a home to return to, and the ones that do know the warlords controlling it would kill them for running away. 3: The heroes didn't care about them since several war-torn villages where the residents live in perpetual poverty wouldn't be good hero marketing. And lastly: The MSF have been helping the refugees and the heroes attacked them out of the blue for no reason. |
| 103 | ** Nowak chews out both the Russian President and the HPSC president for their refusal to do anything about the Showstoppers, reaching a point where both Russia and Poland were threatening to go to war with each other because Poland approached the MSF for help. If it wasn't for the MSF, his daughter would be dead or sold off to God knows what depraved individual. |
| 104 | ** The UA staff call out Nezu for hiring the MSF without their permission or consent, with All Might pointing out that he could hire more heroes. Nezu shuts their arguments down by pointing out that virtually all the heroes are under HPSC control, and the ones that aren't are too few to protect UA. |
| 105 | ** Ocelot and Recovery Girl both call out Aizawa for his pathetic teaching methods, with Recovery Girl pointing out Ocelot's training had resulted in a drop of injuries, and [[spoiler: Fudaki's death]] was his own damn fault because Aizawa never put in any effort in teaching. Recovery Girl points out that he is a better teacher than Aizawa is. |
| 106 | ---> '''Aizawa''': Why do you even care?\ |
| 107 | '''Ocelot''': I don't! And that's the problem! I don’t care because I barely know these kids! I’m the HPSC rep that pops in randomly, and yet I’ve given better advice to them in their first week than you’ve given to a class in years. |
| 108 | ** Likewise, he calls out Bakugou, Kirishima and Todoroki for being genuine dumbasses and not only sabotaging Ocelot and All Might's efforts to control the situation, but actively endangered their class. Had it not been for All Might's intervention, Ocelot would've had all three of them barred from ever getting a license. However, that doesn't mean that the three were getting off, [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment punishing them by having them clean the entire campus for three months.]] And since the campus is very big, that means they have a lot of ground to cover. |
| 109 | * ''Fanfic/MiraculousLadybugVsTheForcesOfEvil'' has Alya confront Marinette after learning that [[spoiler:she was Ladybug all along]], believing that she didn't have any good reasons ''not'' to inform her best friend of [[spoiler:her SecretIdentity]]. |
| 110 | * Cordelia and Willow get a big one from Xander and Buffy in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10204239/11/Mirror-Mirror Mirror, Mirror]]'' after they burn down his house in the mirror world as "payback" for him seemingly not caring about them dumping him (he was putting on a strong face until he left). Despite what they thought, the reflections ''don't'' reset so he lost everything he kept in the mirror world (basically everything). Luckily, with work he can find reflections of them that didn't burn, but he's still furious that in a single day he got dumped twice and had his house burned down. |
| 111 | * In the second "season" of ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic'', [[StrawmanHasAPoint when Twilight expresses qualms about killing Starfleet's enemies]]. |
| 112 | -->'''[[DesignatedHero Krysta]]''': Twilight, I like you, but... sometimes I think you really need to wake up and stop kidding yourself. |
| 113 | * In ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'', it is not uncommon to see people calling [[AntiHero Kyril]] out for inflicting brutality towards his foes, in addition to [[ReputationApathy disregarding his reputation]] [[CombatPragmatist and concepts like honour and chivalry]]. By the Rebel Scum Arc, the criticism against him only strengthened when Kyril and his company decide to put down a rebellion by force, with some even believing that [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he has stooped to a level lower than the Black Dogs]]. Kyril, on the other hand, [[IDidWhatIHadToDo believes that this is necessary for ending the war with the Black Dogs quickly]], not to mention the rebels are supporters of the Black Dogs who intend to spread chaos across Eostia. |
| 114 | * In ''Fanfic/NoHoper'', [[EvenEvilHasStandards Neferet]] calls out the human scientists for experimenting on and killing children in their search for a vampyre cure. |
| 115 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13064230/22/And-Now-Yet-Again-Still-Even-More-Fragments Nothing Wrong with Your TV]]'', Alex ([[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Control Freak]] post-HeelFaceTurn) is appalled upon learning that, despite being told by [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] to leave the stranger's things alone, Spike went through all his belongings and ate every one of his remotes (including an emergency single use one) along with the tools needed to make a new one ''and'' his tamagotchi. As a result, he [[ScareEmStraight threatens to eat Spike]]. In an omake, Alex is far more upset and quite serious about killing the baby dragon who cost him his ability to save countless lives and apparently has a habit of eating things he shouldn't. |
| 116 | * ''Fanfic/{{Origins}}'', a ''Franchise/MassEffect''[=/=]''Franchise/StarWars''[=/=]''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}''[[spoiler:[=/=]''[=Halo=]'']] MassiveMultiplayerCrossover might be considered BlackAndGrayMorality, so this happens several times. |
| 117 | ** Samantha Shepard gets this for what she did during her HeroicBSOD, but is somewhat EasilyForgiven due to [[GodzillaThreshold the stakes]]. |
| 118 | ** Shepard gets called out aboard ''Farsight'' where a clone commander believes Shepard is responsible for killing her sisters when in reality it was Jakobs and their [[ExplosiveLeash kill switches]] that did it. Of course, given that said kills switches are likely to be activated in Shepard's presence, she's not too happy that Shepard [[DudleyDoRightStopsToHelp insists on sticking around]] to try to remove said kill switches. |
| 119 | ** Escalated with Caitlin Flanders, who calls out the Trans-Galactic Republic for using [[MindRape questionable]] [[ColdBloodedTorture methods]] to obtain information that wasn't there to begin with. |
| 120 | ** To top it off, experiments with cloning have been unproductive at best, resulting in deranged lifeforms that can hardly be called useful or sane, but are shown to suffer anyway. Flanders refuses to participate, but that doesn't affect the program. |
| 121 | * ''Fanfic/PeaceOfMindPieceOfHeart'': A little cat girl named Marmalade's friends Mochi and Rascal call out Catra for pushing Marmalade down the slide and getting her hurt. Catra justifies herself by saying that she just pushed her down a slide. Mochi fires back that that's not the point, she hurt Marmalade, actually shoved her and hurt her, she was scared to slide down and now she's even more scared of her. While Catra tries to deny she did anything wrong, when Marmalade in tears asks Catra why she did it, Catra realizes she hurt Marmalade and runs away. |
| 122 | * ''Fanfic/PeterParkerNeedsAHug'': Batman ends up giving Spider-Man one of these when he learns that the teen is skipping meals to afford the supplies for his web fluid. He [[AngerBornOfWorry tears into him]] for not asking for help if his situation was that bad, and telling him all of the reasons why someone with his superhuman metabolism shouldn't be skipping meals. The lecture is enough to finally convince Peter to take Bruce's offer to move into Wayne Manor. |
| 123 | * ''Fanfic/ThePiratesSoldier'': In Chapter 30, the heroes discover that Mihoshi's brother Misao was involved in Kagato's plot to kidnap Heero. Mihoshi, who's usually [[NiceGirl a complete sweetheart with everyone]], gives Misao a hard slap and demands for an explanation. Misao tries to defend himself saying that he was trying to free her from the ArrangedMarriage, thinking that she had been forced into it. [[ArmorPiercingResponse Mihoshi replies that she had agreed to it willingly]], and tears down on Misao for selling Heero out to Kagato when he'd always been kind and patient with her since they met, and she was hoping to repay him for his kindness. This ends up leaving Misao completely speechless, and when Mihoshi threatens to never speak to him again, he promptly begins to spill the beans. |
| 124 | * ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'': |
| 125 | ** Unintentionally given by [[spoiler:Jor-El's recording to Asuka]] when she hears that he hoped that ''[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} her powers]]'' turned her into a beacon of hope among the Earth's people. She feels horrible because up to that point she had used them to show off. |
| 126 | ** [[spoiler:An hallucination masquerading like ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'']] gives her a much more brutal and direct one during her MindRape illusion, which completely breaks her. |
| 127 | * ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8988902/1/Reconciliator-of-Empire-City Reconciliator of Empire City]]'': [[VideoGame/{{inFamous}} Cole [=MacGrath=]]] calls out [[ComicBook/XMen Kitty Pryde]] for her attempt to kill Emma Frost in ''Astonishing X-Men # 18''. |
| 128 | -->'''Cole [=MacGrath=]''': What were you thinking? Were you really going to kill her, Kitty? You really got to watch that sense of distrust you have. That gun you pulled at her, it's not something you aim at a teammate. When are you finally going to grow up, Kitty? |
| 129 | * ''Fanfic/{{SAPR}}'': |
| 130 | ** Ruby's reaction to finding out that Sunset was willing to [[spoiler:doom Vale]] in order to give their team a ''slightly'' better chance at surival. |
| 131 | ** Ironwood gets a similar moment when Rainbow Dash reveals that not only did she [[spoiler:let Sunset destroy the train controls]], but kept that secret for several months. |
| 132 | * [[Series/SmallWonder Ted Lawson]] is called out in ''[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-31047-3/Sithicus+Situational+Eros.htm Situational Eros]]'' over deactivating Vanessa and leaving her in the garage for twenty years. Vanessa and [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] both point out that he basically created a little girl then abandoned her for acting like a little girl rather than behaving like the father he wanted to be and teaching her. |
| 133 | * In ''Fanfic/StargateEquestria'', O'Neill rips Rainbow Dash a new one for going off alone when he instructed her to take a partner. |
| 134 | * In ''Fanfic/SuzumiyaHaruhiNoIndex'', Motoharu Tsuchimikado tells Aleister Crowley about [[RealityWarper Haruhi]] in exchange for Crowley legalizing marriage between NotBloodSiblings. ''Everybody'' who learns about this tears into him for it, '''including Crowley''', who points out that Motoharu sold out God and potentially doomed the universe just because he wanted to marry his sister. |
| 135 | * [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] gives Willow a major one in ''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/story.php?no=31044 Things Unseen, Things Unknown, and Things Yet To Be]]'' after he learns that she knows full well that the girl monitoring the security system is using it to get her own private peepshow and furthermore the magical cameras can't be turned off, not even the ones in people's bedrooms. Even worse is that Willow's idea of a solution is to tell the girl to "be more discreet". Xander later hits his RageBreakingPoint when Buffy and Giles aren't willing to fire the girl and instead put her on probation. |
| 136 | * In the end chapter of ''Fanfic/ToKillAThief'', Light calls out Miyako about [[spoiler:why she refuses to believe Maron is Jeanne because of the resemblance, contrasting on how he immediately found out because of said resemblance]]. |
| 137 | * In ''Fanfic/TokraApocalypse'', General Landry muses that the SGC may receive this from the IOA for revealing the secrets of the program to a couple of wanted killers and a man who thinks he's an archangel; the fact that the killers are supernatural hunters Dean and Sam Winchester and the man really is the archangel Gabriel won't be enough to convince the IOA without better evidence. |
| 138 | * ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'': |
| 139 | ** [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight]] has this reaction when [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix]] [[spoiler:[[ShootTheDog Shoots The Dog]] by casting suspicion of the murder on Fluttershy to buy more time]]. In his defense, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he feels exactly the same way]]. |
| 140 | ** ''Part 4'' has a double example: Rainbow Dash gives a scathing one to [[spoiler:Fluttershy for testifying against her, telling her she never wants to see her again]]. When [[spoiler:Fluttershy runs off in tears]], Phoenix admonishes Rainbow, telling her she went way too far. |
| 141 | * In ''[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/vegas-vacation.108358/#post-25326007 Vegas Vacation]]'', Taylor is appalled and calls out Tonks for knowingly getting Remus drunk and marrying him in a magical wedding where it's completely impossible for them to divorce, doubly so because she planned it in advance ''and'' got Harry married to a total stranger (Taylor) as well. The only thing keeping Taylor from killing her for it is that Tonks hadn't planned on getting Harry married in advanced and only came up with it while drunk. |
| 142 | * ''[[Fanfic/TheGodEmpressOfPonykind The Warmistress of Equestria]]'': [[OurElvesAreDifferent The Deer Seer Council]] is not too happy with Anlindē when her trip to Canterlot not only exposes the existence of deer to the Equestrians, but also coincides with an attempt on Celestia's life by Chaos-aligned assassins, and thus the deer are more involved in the brewing conflict between Equestria and the Griffon Kingdoms than the Council would like. |
| 143 | * In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33825400/ When Demon Hunters Meet the Arrow]]'', [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Dean and Sam Winchester]] call out [[Series/{{Arrow}} Oliver, Diggle and Felicity]] for ignoring Laurel's accusations against Blood, pointing out that Officer Daily's actions ''only'' make sense if Blood is genuinely guilty and was set up to be the fall guy for that particular criminal. |
| 144 | * ''Fanfic/WhenThereWasATomorrow'': Paragon-flavored [[Franchise/MassEffect Shepard]] delivers a particularly angry one to [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Dr. Halsey]] after learning [[spoiler:how Spartan-[=IIs=] were recruited]]. |
| 145 | * In ''Fanfic/WhiteDevilOfTheMoon'', [[Anime/SailorMoon Mars, Jupiter, Luna, and Tuxedo Mask]] get called out by their teammates for attacking [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Fate]] after mistaking her for a Dark Senshi. The group is trying to reach out to Nanoha and recruit her to win the war against the Dark Kingdom, but as the other Senshi point out, attacking Fate makes it more difficult for Nanoha to trust them. Hayate points out that she could charge them with assaulting an officer, but decides to offer them the [[BoxedCrook same treatment]] given to other [[TheAtoner repentant]] [[HeelFaceTurn former villains]] in Nanoha. |
| 146 | * ''Fanfic/WonderfulMazinja'': As in canon Worm, [[AntiHero Sophia]] didn't try to help Emma when she was assaulted by several gang members until the red-haired girl tried to fight back. After rescuing her best friend, [[TheHero Taylor]] called Sophia out on her inaction. |
| 147 | -->'''Taylor:''' If you had moved in after she had gotten seriously hurt, we would have a VERY different conversation right now. |
| 148 | |
| 149 | [[AC:''Franchise/AceAttorney'']] |
| 150 | * Phoenix is hit with several of these in ''Fanfic/ACompleteTurnabout''. The problem is, he has no idea what he did to deserve them because he's in the wrong universe. |
| 151 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11421678/1/Phoenix-Wright-The-Baby-Shower Phoenix Wright: The Baby Shower]]'' Pearl gets a big one from Phoenix for [[spoiler:accidentally throwing Iris from a ten-story balcony]]. |
| 152 | * {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11281809/1/Phoenix-Wright-Ghosts-of-the-Past Phoenix Wright: Ghosts of the Past]]''. Phoenix is ''going'' to give one to Iris after [[spoiler:she punches Trucy in the face]] (it was an accident, but he didn't know that yet), but when he sees that she's already in full MyGodWhatHaveIDone mode he changes his mind and tries to help fix things instead. |
| 153 | |
| 154 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'']] |
| 155 | * ''Fanfic/LivingInAFrogWorld'': |
| 156 | ** Frank is understandably furious with Anne for stealing from his family's store. It was only being sent to Amphibia that stopped Frank from going further. |
| 157 | ** Hop Pop furiously tells off Anne and Frank for their ingratitude towards him in Chapter 3, which is a rewrite of "Cane Crazy". |
| 158 | * ''Fanfic/TradeUsForTheWorld'': Sprig and Polly are less than pleased when Marcy treats their first adventure together like an EscortMission, trying to solve all the challenges herself. This [[JerkassRealization makes Marcy realize]] that she'd been treating all the residents of Wartwood like {{NPC}}s rather than actual people since [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman they didn't look human]], and fuels her resolve to change that. |
| 159 | |
| 160 | [[AC:''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'']] |
| 161 | * ''Fanfic/{{Blackbird|Arrow}}'': |
| 162 | ** When Sara first came home, she went to the Queens to tell them that Oliver was dead and apologized for not having any good news. Thea angrily asked if she'd apologized to Laurel, which hit a lot closer to home than Thea was expecting. |
| 163 | ** Sara gets another one after telling the truth about Laurel to Oliver. She does acknowledge Oliver is right to be angry with her but nonetheless rebukes him, because she's already plenty angry at herself. |
| 164 | ** [[spoiler:Both Tommy and Thea give Sara a silent one of these after they learn the truth as well]]. |
| 165 | ** After Laurel [[spoiler:gets Oliver to release Nyssa from the League]], Nyssa lets Laurel have it. Pointing out that that was ''Laurel's'' desire, not hers, and it has lead to her [[spoiler:losing the only life and home she has ever known]]. |
| 166 | * A key element of ''Fanfic/NeverBeSilent'' is Team Arrow confronting Team Flash about the methods they used to contain metahumans, as the Pipeline cells amount to psychological torture given the minimal facilities. While Oliver and his allies concede that Barry, Caitlin and Cisco were basically manipulated into taking such extreme measures by Thawne-as-Wells and conventional prisons had no means of containing such prisoners when Barry started out anyway, Barry and his allies are still ashamed to realise they went so far that they didn’t even tell a woman that her son was dead. |
| 167 | |
| 168 | [[AC:''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'']] |
| 169 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5201240/1/The-Defector The Defector]]'', Major Sarah Inviere-Adama- a Number Six who revealed her true identity and married Commander Adama before the Fall of the Colonies- calls out Roslin and Lee on separate occasions for their attempts to treat Cylons as things, drawing attention to the fact that [[spoiler:she is currently pregnant with a half-human child herself, forcing Roslin and Lee to face the fact that they're basically advocating the murder of Sarah's child]]. |
| 170 | * In ''Fanfic/DidIMakeTheMostOfLovingYou'', after Lee’s memories of the future are restored, he gets this from most of the other time-travellers when he starts blaming Roslin for the fact that he died alone in the original history before he’s reminded that she lost her entire family in both timelines. |
| 171 | |
| 172 | [[AC:''Manga/{{Bleach}}'']] |
| 173 | * In ''Fanfic/{{Downfall|Bleach}}'', we see this from both sides of the Seireitei/Hueco Mundo war -- and BOTH sides have called the other out on it at one point or another. |
| 174 | * ''Fanfic/AProtectorsPride'': Ichigo is called out by Yamamoto for [[spoiler:trying to go to Hell to save the souls of his mother and sisters]], saying he's placing three people over the safety of the world. Then Ichigo fires back and points out that they ''can'' be saved, but Yamamoto is too LawfulStupid to see it, and that the above happened on his watch. |
| 175 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13167363/26/To-Undo-it-All To Undo it All]]'': After the twins [[Anime/BleachFadeToBlack Homura and Shizuka]] take Rukia and erase everyone's memories of her, Ichigo goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge, killing both of them the moment he sees them. Rukia furiously calls him out on murdering a pair of innocent children who just wanted to have names, all because he was too angry to bother talking them down even though he could have. [[BothSidesHaveAPoint Ichigo admits she was right but their actions caused him to forget traveling back in time from the Bad Future and the two women he loved to forget him entirely, something Rukia admits sounds horrible]]. |
| 176 | * ''Fanfic/VowOfTheKing'': Ichigo calls Uryu out on his unwillingness to let go of his pride over his Quincy heritage when he and the others are called in by Nemu to listen to what she has to explain about the spiritual world |
| 177 | --> '''Uryu''': How dare you?! First you Shinigami try to genocide my people and now you try to dictate when I can and cannot use my powers?! I won’t stand for it! I have my pride as a Quincy, and I will not be ordered around by a Shinigami! |
| 178 | --> '''Ichigo''': Shut the fuck up, Ishida. Your Quincy bullshit is what caused the trouble two days ago. Your fucking pride caused you to unleash a horde of Hollows on our town rather than listen to reason. Far as I'm concerned? Your "pride" can go die in a ditch. So get your head out of your ass and listen up! |
| 179 | |
| 180 | [[AC:''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'']] |
| 181 | * In ''[[Fanfic/ChildhoodsEndBloodborne Childhood's End]]'', after the main characters leave Oedon Tomb, Eileen takes Djura outside of the chapel to call him out on taking the girls back into Central Yharnam. |
| 182 | -->'''Eileen''': You were safe at the tower! All you had to do was ''stay there until sunrise'', instead of – of dragging them out onto the streets – gods’ blood, Djura, what was so bloody difficult about that, that you couldn’t – you couldn’t just–''\ |
| 183 | '''Djura''': They were so frightened. I didn’t – I thought if we just [[spoiler:got the music box]], that–\ |
| 184 | '''Eileen''': [[ArmorPiercingQuestion That you’d prove yourself right?]] That you’d show all of us wicked hunters that you’d been right all along, that if you give the beasts a sweet lullaby they’ll be gentle as lambs? |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'']] |
| 187 | * ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Rhino [[TheConscience calls out Bolt’s callous treatment of Mittens]] in "The Blood Brother." The dog later repents and tearfully apologizes to the cat. |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[AC:''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'']] |
| 190 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7089652/1/As-It-Should-Have-Been As It Should Have Been]]'', Angel gives one to all of the Scoobies in response to their bringing Buffy BackFromTheDead, especially since they just automatically assumed her soul had gone to Hell without any actual proof. When he tells them that the first thing Buffy said to him was "Is this Hell?", the Scoobies realize [[UnwantedRevival they pulled Buffy out of Heaven]] and suffer a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment; Willow in particular breaks down in TearsOfRemorse. |
| 191 | * ''Fanfic/BringMeToLife'': |
| 192 | ** This is Buffy's response to finding out that Angel had his team remove his soul and bring [[JekyllAndHyde Angelus]] back in order to find out info on the Beast. |
| 193 | ** Several occur in chapter 28: |
| 194 | *** First, there's Kennedy's ConspiracyTheorist rant against Buffy as mentioned above, which earns her a punch in the face. |
| 195 | *** Kennedy gets one right back when Willow, royally pissed off, telekinetically lifts her off of the ground and slams her against the floor, pointing out that she told Kennedy about Buffy's history with Angel and Angel's past in complete confidence. |
| 196 | --->'''Willow''': I trusted you with one of my secrets, and ''this'' is what you did with it?! |
| 197 | *** Robin also gives one to Buffy near the end of the chapter for lying to them about Angel, as well as threatening everyone with death should they harm either Angel or Spike. Disgusted, he explicitly tells her that she's a disgrace to the Slayer line and goes home to Sunnydale to continue his job, but not before telling Buffy that she's fired and that he never wants to see her face again. Of course, several chapters later, [[spoiler:Buffy approaches him and convinces him to return to the fold]]. |
| 198 | ** Spike is beyond pissed at Buffy when [[spoiler:the failed attack on the vineyard leaves Faith captured by the villains]]. |
| 199 | * Willow gets one each from [[EmpoweredBadassNormal Xander]], [[LovableAlphaBitch Cordelia]], and [[HeartBrokenBadass Buffy]] in ''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-19569-4/Chilord+Echoes+of+the+Fallen.htm Echoes of the Fallen]]'' after she casts the spell to re-ensoul Angelus. Xander because he explained what a bad idea it was and made Willow promise she wouldn't try the spell again. Cordelia because Willow lied to her and Oz that Xander said it was okay for her to try again. And Buffy because Willow's actions forced Buffy to send the man she loved to hell. |
| 200 | * ''[[http://offline.buffy.de/outlink_en.php?module=/webserver/offline/www.destructo-girl.com/reads/fanfiction/nockels-deb/letterriley02.htm A Letter to Riley]]'': |
| 201 | ** Dawn used magic to try and send Riley what she thought was a letter Buffy wrote him about their relationship, but in reality the letter was about Buffy confessing that she still loved Angel, with Dawn's spell sending the letter to Angel ''and'' Riley (the spell was meant to send the letter to Buffy's true love, but it essentially became "confused" as it was addressed to Riley). Dawn tries to argue that she did the right thing as it led to Buffy and Angel getting back together, but Buffy counters that her actions still hurt Riley, who she cares about enough that she didn't want to hurt him emotionally. |
| 202 | ** Buffy criticizes the rest of Angel Investigations when they spent weeks with Angel as he became obsessed with Darla and never suspected a thing, and yet it took Giles less than an hour to work out that Angel's focus on Darla was due to him being under a spell even though he hadn't seen Angel for the better part of a year. |
| 203 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/134888/1/The-Substitute-Teacher The Substitute Teacher]]''- which features Doyle arriving in Sunnydale mid-Season Three- sees Cordelia of all people giving one to Giles when he reveals that there are such things as good demons when he's always acted as though demons are automatically evil, prompting Giles to awkwardly admit that he just never brought it up because the Hellmouth would normally be avoided by the more benevolent demon races out there. |
| 204 | * In ''[[Fanfic/TaarokosBuffyTheVampireSlayer Taaroko's Season 8]]'', the Scoobies have this moment when they realise that new foe Nyx is a former Slayer who was turned into a vampire on her [[BroughtDownToNormal Cruciamentum]]; the original gang are all amazed that the old Council would continue to perform the ritual on later Slayers after it went that badly. |
| 205 | * ''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-23806-2/Greywizard+Variations+On+A+Scene.htm Variations on a Scene]]'': |
| 206 | ** Xander bitterly calls out Buffy over never thanking him for saving her life after she uses him to make Angel jealous. |
| 207 | --->'''Xander''': Yeah, it would have been nice if you'd thanked me for saving your life, Buff. But since none of the other cockteasers around here who I've helped save from 'gang members on PCP' have ever thanked me, either, it's really not that much of a surprise that you didn't. [[DisappointedInYou I always thought you were better than the rest of those tramps. But I guess I was wrong.]] Too bad. |
| 208 | ** A later chapter has him chew out Buffy and Willow for admitting they'd sacrifice their friendship with him if their respective boyfriends demanded it. The latter he finds especially galling given that he and Willow have been best friends for twelve years. |
| 209 | ** In chapter 35, Cordelia's canon wish is changed to all men on Earth disappearing except the dumb and easily controlled ones. Alternate Faith flips upon learning that Cordelia caused the deaths of over two billion people[[note]]In the Wish-verse, a virus unleashed in 1982 wiped out 98% of all men in the world[[/note]] all because she was mad at her ex-boyfriend. [[AdaptationalHeroism Gwendolyn Post]] points out that because of Cordelia "just lashing out", the human race is facing near extinction for at least the next fifty years. |
| 210 | * In ''[[Fanfic/WorldsApartBuffy Worlds Apart]]'', there are two particular examples; |
| 211 | ** Xander gets one from Buffy, Willow and Giles when they realise that he never told Buffy that Willow was going to try the curse again, Buffy and Willow believing that she might have been able to avoid sending Angel to Hell if she knew the plan and Giles observing that, regardless of his own issues with Angelus, Angel did not deserve to go to Hell with his soul intact just because Xander didn't like him. |
| 212 | ** Wesley expresses a low opinion of the gypsies who originally cursed Angelus, arguing to their descendants that their actions condemned an innocent man to suffer for decades with the guilt of sins he technically was never responsible for, while Angelus not only never suffered during that time but actually escalated his actions once he regained control. |
| 213 | ** Xander tries to give one to Buffy when she tells the gang that Angel's back, but it's cut off when he learns that she only learned Angel was back the day before and wanted to wait until "the nasty, narrow-minded Council guys went away" to tell anyone else. |
| 214 | |
| 215 | [[AC:''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'']] |
| 216 | * ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'': After three seasons' worth of progressing from LovableCoward to DirtyCoward, [[spoiler:Hobbes ''finally'' gets called out on it by Calvin in [[SeasonFinale "Thunderstorm"]], thus making more of an effort in later seasons]]. |
| 217 | |
| 218 | [[AC:''Franchise/DanganRonpa'']] |
| 219 | * ''Fanfic/BlackenedSkies'': In the wake of the first trial, Kaede faces [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome the natural consequences]] of the way she conducted herself during it. Namely the fact that she kept secrets and lied about what she knew, a good chunk of which got exposed over the course of the trial anyway. Tsumugi's especially mad since Kaede's withholding information nearly led to ''her'' being convicted rather than the actual culprit: |
| 220 | -->'''Tsumugi:''' ...To be honest... I plainly don't think I can trust you anymore.\ |
| 221 | '''Kaede:''' I understand--\ |
| 222 | '''Tsumugi:''' I don't think you really do. You didn't just lie to us, Kaede. You convinced everyone ''I'' was lying when I was telling the truth. Do you have any idea how horrible it is to have no one believe you when you're not doing anything wrong?\ |
| 223 | '''Kaito:''' Hey, that's not fair! Kaede helped me prove you innocent, remember?!\ |
| 224 | '''Tsumugi:''' But she's also why people suspected me in the first place. If you didn't remember that noise, she would've said I was the culprit. We all would have... [...] I'm just not comfortable with Kaede being in charge anymore. So... I don't think she should be.\ |
| 225 | '''Kaito:''' Seriously?! Come on, Tsumugi! Everyone gets accused in the trials at some point! That's not Kaede's fault!\ |
| 226 | '''Gundam:''' While that is true, Luminary, we also cannot forget that many of our follies in that trial were born of the Siren's deceptions. Regardless of her reasons, had she simply confided the same trust in us she expected us to grant her, much of our debate would not have happened. [[spoiler:Hifumi]]'s killer could have been discovered with far less tribulation on us all. |
| 227 | * ''Fanfic/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDenial'': |
| 228 | ** Gundam becomes bitterly disappointed with Teruteru when he realizes the chef had an ulterior motive for asking him to help him deal with [[spoiler:the traumatized and broken Kazuichi: he wanted the mechanic to fix something for him]]. |
| 229 | ** Following the second trial, Togami confronts and calls out Teruteru for how he [[spoiler:encouraged Nagito to drink poison]]. |
| 230 | * ''Fanfic/Danganronpa23ReduxReturnUntoDeath'': Mahiru's ''outraged'' to learn that all twelve of Rantaro's sisters were lost while trying to follow him on his various adventures, lamblasting him. However, her anger cools when he sullenly agrees, declaring that he's the "Ultimate Useless Big Brother". |
| 231 | * ''Fanfic/DespairArcExecutionFailed'': When Hinata manages to wrest control back from Kamukura, Komaeda immediately rips into the Reserve Student for agreeing to get involved with the Kamukura Project. Ironic, given his own obsession with talent. |
| 232 | * ''Fanfic/SwimmingInTerror'': Saionji, [[BitchInSheepsClothing of all people]], tells Hibiki that "Someone died, and all you care about is yourself!" |
| 233 | * ''Fanfic/SystemRestore'': |
| 234 | ** During the first trial, Nanami gently calls out Togami on pressuring Hinata while he's having difficulty wrapping his mind around the fact that [[spoiler:Komaeda had been plotting to murder somebody at the party]]. As she points out, with so many people participating in the class trial, it's unfair to place the burden of 'solving the case' on one person alone. |
| 235 | ** Following the first trial, Sonia and Chiaki attempt to call Byakuya out on his attempt to [[TakeMeInstead offer himself up]] in place of the culprit. However, Byakuya counters with an ArmorPiercingQuestion. |
| 236 | ** Once the culprit of the second murder is exposed, nobody is happy with them, their motivations or methods. Byakuya and Mahiru are especially vocal, as [[spoiler:Sonia twisted Togami's advice and killed Pekoyama to protect Koizumi]]. |
| 237 | ** In the second part of Chapter 3, Hinata calls out [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu]], blaming them for the murder: |
| 238 | --->'''Hinata:''' You knew what playing that game would do and you did it anyway. You put everyone's lives in danger. [[spoiler:Pekoyama and Sonia]] are dead, and if you knew what happened yesterday— |
| 239 | ** Later on in Chapter 3, Mahiru tears into Hiyoko for bullying Mikan and Kazuichi so much, calling her out on doing so when [[spoiler:one of them has just been murdered and the other is barely clinging to life after a brutal assault]]. |
| 240 | |
| 241 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'']] |
| 242 | * In ''Fanfic/TheReturnOfDaniPhantom'', Sam gets called out by Danny for her insensitive comments about Danielle. [[spoiler:Those hurtful words result in Danielle running away, getting captured, Danny heading in to rescue her, and nearly getting killed in the process.]] Needless to say, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone it comes back to bite her]]. |
| 243 | |
| 244 | [[AC:''Manga/DeathNote'']] |
| 245 | * In ''Fanfic/AllYouNeedIsLove'', Naomi epically calls out L for being such a deadbeat to the Wammy's orphans. |
| 246 | * ''FanFic/ACureForLove'': Mello and Near to L when they discover [[DatingCatwoman the nature of L and Kira's relationship.]] |
| 247 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6249718/1/L-s-Proof L's Proof]]'' is a big TakeThat against fanfic clichés involving [[KnightTemplar L's morally ambiguous investigation]], focusing on the police officers' reactions to the unethical ways L would "prove" that Light is Kira, such as calling Light "Kira" when he's half-asleep or [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty when chaining him to the bed and having his way with him]]. |
| 248 | -->'''Aizawa:''' I think Light would have admitted to being Santa Claus at that moment. That really doesn't prove anything. Except that you're a pervert.\ |
| 249 | '''Matsuda:''' And a rapist. Did you hear Light-kun at the start? He was saying no!\ |
| 250 | '''L:''' Unconventional methods are sometimes necessary to get a confession.\ |
| 251 | '''Aizawa:''' Except we don't have any evidence pointing to Light being Kira, aside from your personal opinion. |
| 252 | * In ''Fanfic/{{Light and Dark the Adventures of Dark Yagami}}'', Soichiro is outraged when L tests the Death Note on his wife, having her tell Dark to meet him at the warehouse while claiming to know that he is Kira, but L uses a Life Note on her after she dies, [[DeathIsCheap reviving her]]. |
| 253 | |
| 254 | [[AC:''VideoGame/DieAnstalt'']] |
| 255 | * In ''Fanfic/APosseAdEsse'': Dub, SecretWeapon masquerading as TheTeamNormal, is bound by promise and circumstance to not tell the villain he happens to have a crush on about his hidden powers. Naturally, since LoveMakesYouDumb, he does, and Dolly chews him out for it. |
| 256 | -->'''Dolly:''' But nae, ye hink th' rules - th' ''one rule'', dornt goddamn tell Wood abit th' goddamn secrit weapon - dornt apply tae ye. Ye hink yoo're abuv th' system. |
| 257 | |
| 258 | [[AC:''Series/DoctorWho'']] |
| 259 | * In ''Webcomic/The10Doctors'', The First, Second, Second-and-a-halfth (long story) and The Seventh Doctors give one to the Ninth as he almost sacrificed Rose in order to destroy The Supreme Dalek [[spoiler:a.k.a. the daleknized Tenth Doctor]]. |
| 260 | * In ''Fanfic/TheChoicesOfEarth'', Jack gets one from the Doctor about his role in the original deal with the 456 when the Doctor and Martha Jones get involved in the events of ''Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth''. However, Martha in turn calls the Doctor out on how he will criticise Jack for his past actions but offered to try and help the Master or Davros when they’ve done far worse, the Doctor trying to defend himself by arguing that he expects more from his companions than he does from his enemies. |
| 261 | |
| 262 | [[AC:''Franchise/DragonAge'']] |
| 263 | * The Lord Inquisitor delivers one to the Lady Inquisitor in ''[[Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge All This Sh*t is Twice as Weird]]'' when she [[spoiler:conscripts the Grey Wardens instead of exiling them]]. This, coupled with her CrisisOfFaith, leads to a horrible OOCIsSeriousBusiness moment a bit later, making him wonder if he went too far. |
| 264 | * The dwarven noble gets some of these in ''Fanfic/DragonAgeTheCrownOfThorns''. One of them leaves him with broken ribs and a snapped jaw. He expected it and let it happen, but it still hurt because healing magic didn't work on him until recently. And even now it's not a given. |
| 265 | |
| 266 | [[AC:''Franchise/DragonBall'']] |
| 267 | * ''Fanfic/WhatIfGokuMarriedBulma'': Bulma is completely ''furious'' when she discovers that Goku and Vegeta undid all the hard work the heroes did to seal Buu away because they wanted a rematch. |
| 268 | |
| 269 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddparents'']] |
| 270 | * In ''Fanfic/NeverHadAFriendLikeMe'', Timmy eventually calls out the Fairy Council about their FantasticRacism after [[spoiler:[[EldritchAbomination Bob]] was defeated by a variety of magical creatures rather than just fairies]]. |
| 271 | ** [[JerkassGenie Norm]], of all people, calls out Timmy when he realizes that Timmy wished for Poof's existence, meaning the fairy infant would eventually be undone like all the kid's wishes whenever he lost his fairies someday. [[spoiler: [[OriginalCharacter Amanda]] fixes that problem with a wish of her own]]. |
| 272 | |
| 273 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'']] |
| 274 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10335223/ Blue-Ribboned Dog: The Story of Brianna]]'' (a work-in-progress fic), Brian sets up a [[CutawayGag cutaway]] to his daughter, Brianna, of how Vinny [[spoiler:broke off the fight between Lois Griffin and Donna Tubbs-Brown. He flips out and reads them the riot act for their ruining Susie Swanson's birthday party and making things a total disaster because of their fight]]. This prompts the two to [[spoiler:apologize to each other and set aside their differences]]. |
| 275 | * In ''Website/FamilyGuyFanon'''s rewrite of "Love Thy Trophy/[[AdaptationTitleChange Love Your Trophy]]", Lois scolds Meg for using Stewie for tips and getting him taken away by Child Services. |
| 276 | -->'''Meg''': ''(quietly)'' Hey.\ |
| 277 | '''Lois''': Meg, what did you honestly think you were trying to achieve? Do you have any idea how much stress you put me and your dad through?\ |
| 278 | '''Meg''': I just wanted a new Prada bag...\ |
| 279 | '''Lois''': A-and so what, you decided to go behind our backs and use your own baby brother to get it? After we explicitly told you it was too expensive.\ |
| 280 | '''Meg''': I-I just thought I'd be able to impress people by showing off a fancy new one.\ |
| 281 | '''Lois''': Well, I'm very disappointed in you, young lady, I thought we taught you better than that! I trusted you to look after Stewie. I thought it was nice that you two were spending so much time together, but now I find that my own daughter went behind me and your dad's backs, and that she used her own brother while lying and exploiting the goodwill and kindness of others. And because of that, Stewie got taken away by Child Services. Did you even think of how terrified me and your dad were, or the hell we had to go through to get Stewie back? Did you even care about Stewie's safety and what he was thinking? No you didn't, you put your own selfish needs before your own family!\ |
| 282 | '''Meg''': Mom, I'm really sorry. |
| 283 | |
| 284 | [[AC:''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'']] |
| 285 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11288787/6/Cissnei-s-Path Cissnei's Path]]'': Cissnei chews Cloud out for working with AVALANCHE in bombing the reactors because not only did the collateral damage affect everyone from hospital patients to employees, but he was tarnishing Zack's memory. |
| 286 | * In ''Fanfic/TheFifthAct'': Cloud is called multiple times throughout the story for wanting and attempting to kill Sephiroth for the actions done by original timeline!Sephiroth when Sephiroth is no near the monster the other one became thanks to Cloud's actions. Cloud later gets called out for [[spoiler:attempting a murder-suicide with Sephiroth during the story's climax]]. |
| 287 | * ''Fanfic/AFlowersTouch'': Aerith gets this quite a bit throughout the story. |
| 288 | ** The biggest comes when she invites herself into SOLDIER, despite not having any of the prerequisite training or going through the proper channels and, as Sephiroth angrily points out, circumventing his authority. |
| 289 | ** He himself gets one later from another SOLDIER, a far more polite one, but it still fits, for not utilizing Aerith's healing abilities earlier. |
| 290 | * ''Fanfic/UsAndThem'': After Aeris decides to run off to the Forgotten Capital, Sephiroth catches up to her and gives her a piece of his mind for running off and worrying everyone and isolating herself while Jenova is running loose. He then decides to escort her there himself. |
| 291 | |
| 292 | [[AC:''Series/{{Firefly}}'']] |
| 293 | * In ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'', the crew calls Mal out when he [[spoiler:spaces one of Niska's captured henchmen]]. A couple of story arcs later, Mal again gets called out for [[spoiler:refusing to support Book's plan to save Simon's life by taking him onto an Alliance ship and using Book's ID card.]] And of course, Mal calls ''himself'' out on [[TheChainsOfCommanding nearly every other decision he's made.]] |
| 294 | |
| 295 | [[AC:''{{Franchise/Frozen}}'']] |
| 296 | * In ''Fanfic/FrozenHeartsSakume'', these are exchanged when [[spoiler:Prince Hans's brothers]] are discussing going to the king to ask for a pardon. The group in favor of doing so is accused of forgetting the seriousness of [[spoiler:Prince Hans's]] crimes, as well as their impact on the kingdom. The group opposed to doing so is accused of forgetting that [[spoiler:he is their brother]], and of having some overly cruel ideas for punishment. |
| 297 | |
| 298 | [[AC:''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'']] |
| 299 | * ''Fanfic/BuildYourWingsOnTheWayDown'': |
| 300 | ** Hughes is angry at Roy for endangering an eleven-year old kid (Ed) on the train by having him fight terrorists, even though Ed is a talented alchemist, because Ed was strangled and hurt and could have been hurt worse since Ed was by himself. |
| 301 | ** Hughes also gets angry at Roy for allowing Ed to attempt to [[spoiler:to save Nina]], as Roy firmly believes that Ed will not only fail, but [[spoiler:''kill Nina'']] in the process. Roy expects this to [[BreakTheHaughty teach Ed some humility]], while Hughes is understandably pissed off by Roy trying to twist such horrible circumstances to his advantage. |
| 302 | |
| 303 | [[AC:''Series/GameOfThrones'']] |
| 304 | * There are a lot of these to go around in the SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong PeggySue fic ''Fanfic/TheRavensPlan''. |
| 305 | ** Two notable ones happen in Chapter 7. |
| 306 | *** Bloodraven angrily calls out Bran for casting the spell that turned back time and not stopping to consider the possibility that something could go wrong with it (in this case, the spell winds up working ''[[GoneHorriblyRight too]]'' [[GoneHorriblyRight well]], sending back the memories of ''way'' more people than originally planned). Bran [[IDidWhatIHadToDo argues back that he did what was necessary]] to undo the Others' NearVillainVictory by making sure Westeros can be better prepared with a do-over. |
| 307 | *** Ned absolutely ''tears'' into Catelyn for her handling of the War of the Five Kings and her own mistakes within their family. It shows Ned can get '''terrifying''' when angry, and after Remembering the events that led to his own death and finding out the horrible things his beloved children suffered in the aftermath, he has every good reason to blow his lid. |
| 308 | --->'''Ned:''' ''(in a [[TranquilFury low angry voice]])'' [[WhatWereYouThinking What were you]] ''[[WhatWereYouThinking thinking]]'', Cat?\ |
| 309 | '''Catelyn:''' ''(timidly)'' My lord?\ |
| 310 | '''Ned:''' What madness possessed you? You took Tyrion ''Lannister'' hostage! You forced me to act! You knew things were already precarious in King's Landing and yet you still did it! I had to act, otherwise, I would have weakened my position... such as it was. You took precious time away from me to deal with the Lannisters. You ''usurped'' my authority! And for ''what''?\ |
| 311 | '''Catelyn:''' I am sorry my lord... I couldn't allow him to escape free for what he did to Bran.\ |
| 312 | '''Ned:''' And for that, you doomed us to war? So you defied me and acted. Acted against ''me''?\ |
| 313 | ''(a long tense moment passes)''\ |
| 314 | '''Catelyn:''' ''(stammering)'' Forgive me, my lord... I did not think.\ |
| 315 | '''Ned:''' No... no, you did not think. And it is a recurring issue with you. After all these years together I see that you are still a Southern Lady. You have not embraced the North as I once thought. From the Sept to the raising of our daughters and your treatment of Jon... you have not grasped the way of the North. And we all suffered for it.\ |
| 316 | '''Catelyn:''' ''(tearful)'' Ned... that is too far. I know I made some mistakes-\ |
| 317 | '''Ned:''' ({{suddenly shouting}}) ''Some'' mistakes?! You undermined our son with his own bannermen! In a time of war! In the North, men have been executed for less! What were you thinking releasing Jaime Lannister?! He should not have been released... not even for our daughters! Aye, Robb made a mistake with this Talisa, but you should never have promised him to Walder Frey in the first place. Nor Arya. I married ''you'' to secure the Riverlands, the ''entirety'' of the Riverlands, not a single House's loyalty. An ''entire'' kingdom. It was the right choice at the time. Robb ''and'' Arya? That promise you made with the Freys was not. By the god's Cat! You have to think more! Think of the consequences of your actions! If you had, could the ''Red Wedding'' have been avoided? Robb went from having ''three'' important Lannister hostages to ''two'' and then ''none''! That ''first'' action freed up Tywin's hand. He could afford to be utterly ruthless and treacherous! While Robb held Jaime, he was paralysed, unable to truly act against Robb! He would never have dared risk so much if Jaime's life still lay at a knife's edge! |
| 318 | ** In Chapter 41, Jon calls out Bran for not warning him that [[spoiler:the Night King has been blocking his visions of the Others and might remember too]]. Bran counters that telling him wouldn't have made a difference. |
| 319 | ** Benjen calls out Ned for keeping Jon's parentage and Lyanna and Rhaegar's true relationship a secret from him, especially considering the fact that as brothers, they should trust one another. Ned cannot find a good response to this. |
| 320 | |
| 321 | [[AC:''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'']] |
| 322 | * In ''Fanfic/BoysUndSenshado'' |
| 323 | ** [[OriginalCharacter Akio]] pulls Maho aside [[spoiler:while they're visiting Miho in the hospital]] and expresses his belief that she is not there for Miho enough by saying "If I had a sister, I’d be there for her all the time. Not just [[spoiler:when she’s in the hospital]]." Of course, he does so unaware that [[spoiler:Maho's primary reason for being the Nishizumi heiress, which unfortunately forces her to be distant from Miho at times, is so that Miho can live her life her own way]], and unfortunately, he persists in this opinion after [[spoiler:Maho protests Miho being disowned and sends her money to cover her rent]]. |
| 324 | ** Akio, Maho and [[UnnamedParent Miho's]] [[InvisibleParents father]] all are quite upset with Shiho when she [[spoiler:disowns Miho]]. |
| 325 | |
| 326 | [[AC:''Franchise/HarryPotter'']] |
| 327 | * In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5432341/1/The-Black-Bunny The Black Bunny]]'', Snape has some choice words for Dumbledore: |
| 328 | -->'''Snape:''' [[CreateYourOwnVillain Why did you never save Tom Riddle from that muggle orphanage, Dumbledore?]] You must have known there was something wrong with him even then. Considering the time and place as well as many other factors... you left my Lord in a hell hole time and time again. You left a young wizard to rot in the middle of a muggle war. And why, in the ten years Harry remained with his relatives before Hogwarts did you never go and check up on your supposed Savior? Had you never seen the minuscule space he'd been forced to live in for ten years? The space under the stairs? Did you never see that there was nothing within the Dursley home to show there was in fact ''two'' boys growing up there? |
| 329 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10427729/1/Blank-Slate Blank Slate]]'', after James and Lily are revealed to have been alive but amnesic for the last fourteen years, after Lily's memory is restored and she learns about Snape's reputation as a teacher, she confronts him about his reasons for being so harsh on Harry, asking him to at least try and treat Harry like other students rather than single him out. |
| 330 | * Several of these are handed out to certain characters in the DeconstructionFic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7093738/1/ Brutal Harry]]''. |
| 331 | ** Harry gives one to [=McGonagall=] after she chides him for not following procedure when the troll attacked the school, telling her that she might as well be saying that he should've let the troll continue on its rampage and likely kill Hermione just to uphold the rules. |
| 332 | ** [=McGonagall=] gives an especially [[UnstoppableRage vicious]] TheReasonYouSuckSpeech variant to Snape for his petty JerkAss behavior, taking his grudge against James Potter (which he still refuses to let go of over a decade after the man's death) out on his innocent son Harry (who had never done anything wrong to him personally), and for his unprofessional behavior as a teacher (particularly his blatant favoritism of the Slytherins). |
| 333 | ** Right after calling out Snape, [=McGonagall=] then proceeds to thoroughly ''rip'' into Dumbledore over putting Harry into the Dursleys' care, as he had [[IWarnedYou ignored her warnings]] about them being "the worst kinds of Muggles" she'd seen but still left Harry with them out of the incredibly naive assumption that Lily's sister Petunia wouldn't do something as terrible as abuse her nephew out of petty childish resentment and enable her husband and son's abuse of as well. She also gives him a tongue-lashing for letting several issues that have been plaguing the school (Snape's unprofessional behavior and the bullying problems, just to name a few) get as bad as they have. She does it [[RuleOfThree third time]] after he reveals the prophecy to her, as well as Voldemort's past, to explain his actions with regard to Harry, pointing out that there was no way Harry would've realistically learned ThePowerOfLove in such an abusive environment and adds that they're ''very'' damn lucky they didn't end up with another Dark Lord in the making on their hands since Harry's background very closely resembles that of Voldemort's. |
| 334 | ** Dumbledore gets one from Harry himself. After learning just how ''badly'' Harry was abused by the Dursleys, Dumbledore is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone heartbroken and horrified]] and goes to apologize to Harry... only for a furious Harry [[RejectedApology to throw it back in his face]], making it clear that he will never forgive or trust the Headmaster for what he was put through. He also further rebukes Dumbledore for being a hypocrite in apologizing for causing Harry's own abuse, yet still enabling the exact same environment to occur in Hogwarts with the bullies and corrupt staff never being held accountable for their abusive actions. |
| 335 | * ''Fanfic/TheChoicesThatMakeUs'': When Mad-Eye Moody tries to convince Sirius not to go to the Department of Mysteries, Sirius tells him to shut up, saying that Mad-Eye owes him this after he and the rest of the Order let him rot in Azkaban without even giving him a chance to deny the allegations against him. |
| 336 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/44950582/ Disrespect Authority]]'' features Ginny, Sirius, and Arthur all calling Dumbledore out over his decision to force Harry to learn Occlumency from Snape. Ginny is indignant when Dumbledore's attempt to conceal the truth from Umbridge involves a lie that forces Harry to attend another week's detention with Umbridge, Sirius (backed by Remus) points out that part of Occlumency training requires complete trust between teacher and student when he would ''never'' trust Snape with a secret and knows Harry wouldn't either, and Arthur affirms that Ginny is right to be concerned given her own experience of mental abuse after her time with the Diary. When Dumbledore tries to argue that they are doing their best to keep Hogwarts safe, Ginny not only points out how often Hogwarts has been infiltrated in the last few years, but also takes the opportunity to call out Professor [=McGonagal=] on how she and the other teachers were apparently willing to let Ginny die just to get Lockhart out of the way by suggesting that ''he'' go after the "monster" in the Chamber of Secrets when they all had to have realised by then that Lockhart was useless |
| 337 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12314753/8/The-Price-of-Victory The Price of Victory]]'' is an AU fic where Harry never attended Hogwarts and Ginny was basically forced to marry Draco Malfoy after the war ended. At one point, Hermione attempts to call Ginny out for marrying Malfoy and apparently enjoying it, but Ginny counters by making it clear that she's stuck in an abusive marriage and hasn't had any choice in anything since the wedding. |
| 338 | |
| 339 | [[AC:''Series/{{Heroes}}'']] |
| 340 | * In ''Fanfic/{{Unmade}}'', after being [[LockedInAFreezer locked in a Company cell]] with Sylar for an indefinite amount of time, Peter comes to agree that when they get out of here, Sylar can slice up Adam ([[PayEvilUntoEvil who "deserves it"]]) for his regeneration power instead of Claire (his "innocent" niece). Sylar calls him on it: "It's bloodthirsty... for someone like you." |
| 341 | |
| 342 | [[AC:''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'']] |
| 343 | * In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5769940/1/Feverish Feverish]]'', America calls out England on forgetting who a very ill Canada is. England gets his chance later, when America [[spoiler:storms the Canadian embassy and attacks several employees, without considering the consequences of his actions]]. And England, America, and France call ''themselves'' out constantly on overlooking symptoms of Canada's increasingly-dangerous sickness. |
| 344 | |
| 345 | [[AC: ''Film/TheHobbit'']] |
| 346 | * ''[[Fanfic/TheHeartTrilogy Heart of Fire]]'': After Thorin refuses to listen to Kathryn's pleas not to try to kill [[VillainProtagonist Smaug]] and risk the death of countless innocents in the name of his gold and homeland, she has eight parting words for him: |
| 347 | -->'''Kathryn:''' ''May your greed be your doom, Thorin Oakenshield!'' |
| 348 | |
| 349 | [[AC:''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'']] |
| 350 | * ''Fanfic/{{Hivefled}}'': Gamzee's SpiritAdvisor duo, Laneen and Sennir, chew him out both for allowing himself to slip into his ancestor's evil ways and for beating himself up for not being able to escape sooner. |
| 351 | |
| 352 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'']] |
| 353 | * In ''Fanfic/{{Ghosts|HowToTrainYourDragon}}'', Hiccup, instead of being awed and amazed by Valka's appearance, is upset and furious at Valka for abandoning him for 20 years and expecting to just waltz back into Hiccup's life. |
| 354 | |
| 355 | [[AC: ''Literature/TheIcelandicSagas'']] |
| 356 | * In ''Fanfic/NjalGetsBurned'', Kolskegg gives his brother Gunnar an extended calling out over allowing his feuds to spiral out of control, leading to them both being expelled from Iceland. Gunnar protests that it wasn't his fault, but Kolskegg is having none of it and storms out despite legally being Gunnar's sidekick. |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'']] |
| 359 | * ''Fanfic/TheNewAdventuresOfInvaderZim'' has several examples: |
| 360 | ** In Episode 6, the senior Swollen Eyeball agents chew out Dib for his actions in the previous chapter (breaking into their secret library to get a certain book, something they ordered him not to do). |
| 361 | ** Later in the same chapter, Dib chews out Steve and Viera for letting their [[MagicVersusScience personal feud]] get in the way of fighting Tak, resulting in an EpicFail on their part. |
| 362 | ** Episode 9 has Norlock, [[EvenEvilHasStandards of all people]], chewing out Dib for using the DreamWalker spell to spy on people. |
| 363 | |
| 364 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'']] |
| 365 | * ''Fanfic/{{Webwork}}'': Jackie is less upset at the fact that Jade is now [[spoiler:a pregnant [[SpiderPeople spider demon]]]] than he is when Uncle informs him that [[spoiler:Paco's attempt to cure her harmed the eggs she carrying, and her by extension]], which he compares to hitting a pregnant woman in the stomach. |
| 366 | |
| 367 | [[AC:''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'']] |
| 368 | * ''Fanfic/JonathanJoestarTheFirstJoJo'': Jonathan gives Older Joseph a verbal tongue-lashing regarding his [[SecretOtherFamily affair]] with Josuke's mother, Tomoko. |
| 369 | ** Jolyne chastises Jotaro for his treatment of Jonathan, which led to him getting [[FountainOfYouth deaged]] by Alessi. |
| 370 | |
| 371 | [[AC:''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'']] |
| 372 | * In ''Fanfic/{{Reconciliation}}'', it is revealed that Lilly was angry with Hisao for disregarding her advice about Hanako, checking on her when she didn't want to see anyone, [[spoiler:triggering the Bad Ending (in which Hanako angrily declares that she hates Hisao and Lilly)]] and leading to Hanako distancing herself from Hisao and Lilly for eight years out of guilt. Averted when Hanako expects to receive a response like this from Lilly, but does not. |
| 373 | |
| 374 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'']] |
| 375 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3666435/1/All-I-Really-Want All I Really Want]]'', Shego explicitly calls Kim out on being fine with using ''mind control'' on her twice. Kim protests that the use of the mind control shampoo was just in the heat of battle and she didn't do anything more than tell Shego to go away and wait until it wore off, but her reaction to the Attitudinator turning Shego into Miss Go is more complex; while Kim didn't cause the incident, she also didn't do anything to turn Shego back to normal, and when Kim tries to point out that she seemed happier as Miss Go than as herself, [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Shego asks if Kim thinks Ron was genuinely "happier" as Zorpox]]. |
| 376 | |
| 377 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'']] |
| 378 | * Littlefoot of ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4044080/1/Land_Before_Time_Twilight_Valley Twilight Valley]]'' gets called out by Pterano for assaulting Ms. Maia, who is the leader of a guard division. [[spoiler:Ms. Maia later turns traitor.]] |
| 379 | |
| 380 | [[AC:''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'']] |
| 381 | * In ''Fanfic/LXG2AboveAndBeyond'', Sawyer openly asks why Skinner didn’t step in to fight Thomas Marvel (the ''other'' invisible man) when the other man was attacking Sawyer while pretending to be Skinner, and the spy is left dissatisfied with Skinner’s explanation. |
| 382 | |
| 383 | [[AC:''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'']] |
| 384 | * In ''Fanfic/BlindMansBluff'', [[TheLancer Nick]] pulls an absolutely devastating one on [[TheLeader Coach]] when [[spoiler:he accidentally sets a horde on them due to his inability to control his anger after seeing the Charger]]. |
| 385 | |
| 386 | [[AC:''Series/LostGirl'']] |
| 387 | * In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8180681/1/Mad-World Mad World]]'', Trick uses his [[RealityWarper powers]] to write that the [[BigBad Garuda]] will be defeated by a champion (who turns out to be Bo). The Garuda is aware of this, and knows that Lauren will be involved. So it and [[TheDragon Thane]] [[TraumaCongaLine utterly destroy her life]] trying to prevent it. Thane murders 19 of her colleagues/friends before murdering her; she is then brought back by the Fae, forced into slavery to them, and ''then'' Thane returns and subjects her to MindRape and [[ColdBloodedTorture horrific torture]]. She is distinctly unamused when Trick confesses his role in it, and calls him on it in the sequel. |
| 388 | -->'''Lauren:''' What right did you have to play God?\ |
| 389 | '''Trick:''' Lauren...\ |
| 390 | '''Lauren:''' I am so... sick of explanations of the greater good. I get it from the Ash, from the Morrigan, from you. Everything that happened is for the greater good. I am tired of my life being nothing more than a trivial afterthought to you people. I had a life, a good life before it was taken from me. I died and was resurrected because that would help the Fae. I have lived the last five years at the mercy of the Light Fae while most of them [[FantasticRacism treat animals]] [[PunyHumans better than they treat me.]] So, to answer your question Trick, I'm not alright. I haven't been alright for five years and now I'm just sick of putting up with it.\ |
| 391 | '''Trick:''' Lauren, I'm sorry.\ |
| 392 | '''Lauren:''' Keep your apologies. If you want to help me, you'll write a new Fae future that I'm not a part of. |
| 393 | ** There's also a failed one. Lauren finally kills Thane (after said torture); Amara, while happy that Thane is dead, is deeply upset that Lauren killed him. She feels that a Fae who sacrificed himself to resurrect Lauren (who was also her brother) was a pure and superior fae, and that Lauren has destroyed said purity by killing someone. It comes off as petty and arrogant given everything that has happened, which was likely intentional. |
| 394 | |
| 395 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'']] |
| 396 | * ''Fanfic/AceSavvyANewHope'': When Nova saves Ace Savvy from Tetherby's guards, she chews him out for the terrible decision he made to rush in to stop him despite being warned against him and, as a result, causing massive property damage and getting Clyde badly injured. |
| 397 | |
| 398 | [[AC:''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'']] |
| 399 | * ''[[Fanfic/DevaSeries Academy Blues]]'': |
| 400 | ** Hayate attempts to pull this on Takashi for [[spoiler:killing all the Lords of the Circles]], but rescinds it once she realises [[MoralEventHorizon what the "victims" were planning on doing to her and hers]]. |
| 401 | ** Natalia's grandmother gives her one for [[spoiler:her betrayal]]. |
| 402 | |
| 403 | [[AC:Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse]] |
| 404 | * In ''[[Fanfic/AColderWar The Arctic Front]]'', Steve is outraged and incredulous when Peggy not only has Black Widow Konstantina Fyodorova locked up, but keeps Fyodorova separated from the infant Natalia Romanoff even though that means separating a three-year-old from her only guardian. Peggy only justifies her actions with talks about age-regression and the risk of a potential threat that Steve finds ridiculous when they’re talking about a ''toddler''. |
| 405 | * In the ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' FixFic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18830404/chapters/44685430 Backwards]]'', both Peggy and Sharon lay a heavy one onto Steve for basically leaving Bucky and his other friends in the 21st century behind, for trying to get back together with Peggy in a way that would make the children (and grandchildren) she had with Daniel become RetGone, and for the way he had treated Sharon like a ReplacementGoldfish, with the latter topping the whole thing off with a hard slap to Steve's face. |
| 406 | * In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19748446/chapters/47883526#workskin Split]]'', Bucky talks to Steve about the changes the latter made to the timeline before confronting Steve about not saving him from HYDRA. |
| 407 | -->'''Bucky:''' And I know it won't matter in a few weeks or however long it will take for all of this to be over, but did you even come back for me? Or did you just... leave me. For seventy years. To Hydra. |
| 408 | * Several in ''[[Fanfic/BecauseIKnewYou Multiverse of Madness: Clea Cut]]'' (an AU where Wanda was redeemed through her friendship with Peter Parker); |
| 409 | ** Several characters are angry when Strange is forced to admit that he didn’t check as many futures on Titan as he claimed, to the extent that he deliberately misled others because he was guaranteeing a future where he survived to be brought back by the Snap, even when that meant that Vision and Stark would die. |
| 410 | ** 199999-Peter is particularly outraged to learn that the Avengers of Earth-717 basically chose to let everyone killed in the Snap stay dead and only bring Thanos and his minions back to life so that the world could see the Black Order get punished. |
| 411 | |
| 412 | [[AC:Franchise/MarvelUniverse]] |
| 413 | * The ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' fic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/49689625/ Jackpot]]'' presents Peter and Mary Jane finding a genie in an alternate post-''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' world where they didn't take Mephisto's deal and Aunt May died, leaving them both on the run from the pro-Registration forces. While there is no sign that Peter delivered this statement to Tony Stark directly, he's incredulous and disgusted to discover that Tony has moved Wilson Fisk into protective custody after Peter beat Fisk up for his role in May's death, as Tony failed to provide adequate security for May in the first place and is now protecting the man basically responsible for her death. Peter is further outraged when Tony confronts him in a new armor specifically designed to take down Spider-Man, using tech derived from the Spider-Slayers, outright asking how Tony can consider himself the good guy when he's resorted to these kind of methods. |
| 414 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11114325/1/The-Measure-of-a-Man The Measure of a Man]]'', Peter Parker gets to deliver one to the rest of the Avengers and other heroes when he asks them how they couldn’t have realized Ock was in control of his body for the last few weeks. |
| 415 | * In ''Fanfic/APrizeForThreeEmpires'', ComicBook/CarolDanvers calls the Avengers out on letting her rapist walk away with her, as she did in ''Avengers Annual #10''. |
| 416 | -->And she told the Avengers what had really happened to her, leaving out only the elder Immortus's part in bringing her back to Earth.\ |
| 417 | About that incident, she was having less and less problems connecting it to what she felt.\ |
| 418 | "I never wanted to see you--any of you--again," said Carol. "I hated you. Because when I needed you most, you betrayed me."\ |
| 419 | She told them of what she had felt when they made their jokes. She told them of what she had felt, or hadn't felt, when they didn't question a thing that Marcus had told them, just letting her go with a smile and a wave.\ |
| 420 | "That was your mistake," she said. "For which I paid the price. My mistake was trusting you." |
| 421 | * In ''Fanfic/{{Risen}}'', Professor Xavier disowns Scott after the latter ditches his secret identity to testify in a trial against an anti-mutant bigot. As a result, Jean Grey even refuses to talk to her former professor, and even Magneto calls his old friend out on Scott because his student did what Xavier himself was too afraid to do. |
| 422 | |
| 423 | [[AC:''Franchise/MassEffect'']] |
| 424 | * In ''Fanfic/MassVexations'', AuthorAvatar Art gets chewed out by Shepard for [[spoiler:purposefully splitting a salarian STG unit on Virmire, thus forcing Shepard to make a choice between him and Ashley and nearly getting the salarian unit killed. And that's not including how he gets yelled at for insubordination.]] |
| 425 | ** And then, this trope pretty much kicks Art's ass all over the place in the sequel. Let's just say creating a ConvenientlyUnverifiableCoverStory and then hiding the truth from Commander Shepard was ''not'' one of his better ideas. |
| 426 | * ''Fanfic/{{Weightless|MassEffect}}'': |
| 427 | ** Garrus chewed Shepard out for rejecting him after he had abandoned everything for her while she had led him to believe that she did feel something for him (she did, but didn't want to admit it to him). They snapped, ended up fighting, and she decided to kick him out after they're done with Saren. |
| 428 | ** Thane called Garrus out for constantly shutting himself off to wallow in the past and ignoring Shepard after Garrus had promised to never leave her side again. |
| 429 | |
| 430 | [[AC:''Manga/Metamorphosis2013'']] |
| 431 | * ''Fanfic/ASeriesOfFortunateEvents'': Saki Yoshida, while shopping for groceries with her daughter Hana, was shocked to meet her mother, who she had not seen since her mother threw her out of her house when her husband lied to her mother saying that Saki seduced him when he in fact molested and forced his daughter to sleep with him. To Saki's shock, her mother grabbed her and hugged her crying. Saki asked her mother why she was talking to her; Saki's mother told her daughter that her husband told her the truth, that while drunk, he accidentally revealed that he forced himself on Saki. Saki's mother begs for her daughter's forgiveness. While Saki does not feel anger or resentment towards her mother, she is still hurt by her mother's actions and cannot forgive her. Saki told her mother that she had to go and leave with her daughter. When Saki's mother said that she would've never kicked her out if she had no the truth earlier, Saki told her that while she was glad that her mother knew the truth, her mother still left her when she needed her the most; she can't talk to her mother now in front of her own daughter. |
| 432 | -->'''Saki Yoshida Mother''': Saki, please! I wish I knew the truth earlier. I would've never kicked you out, dear.\ |
| 433 | '''Saki Yoshida''': Saki shook her head, holding back tears. "You... You left me when I needed you the most. I always came to you whenever I was sad. And... I trusted you. I'm glad that you know now, but... I can't. Not in front of Hana." |
| 434 | |
| 435 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']] |
| 436 | * In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Qzm1KZAkE this]] GenderFlip comic, femme!Chat calls out Ladybeetle (male!Ladybug) for keeping secrets. For added impact, she doesn't care about the whole "we can't know each other's identities" thing; she cares that her partner doesn't trust her, never tells her what he's thinking and ''gets angry at her for asking about his day'', which are reasonable requests. |
| 437 | * A simultaneously awesome and heartbreaking example from ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/8823994/chapters/20231080 Bring Me Home]]'', which is set five years after Ladybug and Chat Noir have defeated Hawkmoth. At this point Chat Noir disappeared and broke off contact with his partner, out of shame that Hawkmoth was his father and he never realised. Ladybug has spent nearly every night of those five years waiting at their old meeting place in hopes that her partner would return, and her grief has led to her making a mess of her civilian life. One night, shortly after moving in with Adrien after her apartment building burnt down, she breaks down on him and confesses that she's Ladybug and that she regrets not telling Chat she loved him when she had the chance. Adrien apologises, confessing to have been Chat, and he proves it by showing her his Miraculous, which he's kept locked in a safe the whole time. |
| 438 | -->'''Marinette''': You always had the choice...\ |
| 439 | '''Adrien''': ''(closes the safe)'' What?\ |
| 440 | '''Marinette''': You always had the choice to come back to me. You deliberately chose to walk out of my life. You... You’re not my Chat Noir.\ |
| 441 | '''Adrien''': ''(reaches for her hand)'' Mari, please listen...\ |
| 442 | '''Marinette''': ''(flinches away from his touch)'' Don’t touch me. The Chat Noir I knew, the partner I loved and trusted would’ve never turned his back on me the way you did. ''That'' Chat Noir would’ve fought tooth and nail for what mattered to him, would’ve never let his fears and insecurities get in the way of what he wanted. That man died the day you chose to let me believe you were dead out of sheer cowardice, Adrien.\ |
| 443 | '''Adrien''': I missed you too, okay? But how could I have faced you knowing that my fucking father was Hawkmoth? I ate at his table, slept in the same house as him, without ever suspecting anything was amiss. He almost ''killed'' you, for God’s sake, and if I had been just a little less dense, this huge mess could’ve been avoided.\ |
| 444 | '''Marinette''': You ''saved my life''. Do you really think so little of me that you honestly thought I would hold you responsible for your father’s mistakes? When you took away his miraculous, when you saw the face beneath the mask, you could have chosen him. You could have let him get away with his crimes. But you handed him to justice, like the hero you were back then.\ |
| 445 | '''Adrien''': It was the right thing to do.\ |
| 446 | '''Marinette''': If you did the right thing, then why did you flee? Why did you vanish from my life without a single word? I waited for you every single night, hoping for a sign, anything, that would've let me know you were okay.\ |
| 447 | '''Adrien''': I wasn't okay. My family was never anything more than a sick joke. Can you put yourself in my shoes for just a second? I lost everything that day.\ |
| 448 | '''Marinette''': So did I! ''You'' were my everything, and I lost you! We could have been through this together! I could have supported you like the partner I was supposed to be to you! Instead you just shut me out without any explanation!\ |
| 449 | '''Adrien''': What did you want me to say, Marinette? That I was too ashamed of my name to face you? I loved you back then, and I still love you to this day, but what good would I have been for you? I had nothing to offer you! A stupid orphan, son of a terrorist, who was never taught how to love properly and is thirsty for any kind of affection?\ |
| 450 | '''Marinette''': I've spent five years ''mourning'' you, while you at least knew that I was ''alive''. How is that love, Adrien? How can you claim to love me, when you selfishly left me hurting for you these last five years? You had one word to say, one single word and you could've ended it all. The pain, the mourning, the missing chunk of my heart that you took away with you when you left me. One word, and yet you didn't.\ |
| 451 | '''Adrien''': I-\ |
| 452 | '''Marinette''': I thought something was keeping you from coming back. I thought that, maybe, you didn't know that I was waiting for you. But all this time you ''knew'' that I was looking for you. You ''knew'' that I was heartbroken because of your absence, and yet you didn’t care! You saw me on the Ladyblog [[PunctuatedForEmphasis every. Single. Night. For. Five. Years]]. You knew ''where'' I was, you knew ''how'' to reach me. And yet you still ''chose'' to disappear from my life.\ |
| 453 | '''Adrien''': I never—\ |
| 454 | '''Marinette''': Cut the crap! ''(takes a step towards him and pokes him in the chest)'' For all I knew you could have been dead! You just abandoned me like I was nothing but a worthless piece of garbage to you that night! You were my best friend, and I loved you so, so much! And I thought you loved me too but I guess I wasn't worth your trouble after all! ''(gets up and walks to the door)'' You know what hurts the most, Chat? I trusted you with my very life. Even when Hawkmoth was strangling me, even as I was losing consciousness, I wasn't afraid. I knew — I ''thought'' — that you'd always come for me, or die trying. You, on the other hand, didn't even have enough faith in me to believe I'd stay by your side when things got difficult. What kind of a crappy partner have I been to you if you honestly believed I'd jump the ship at the first bump?\ |
| 455 | '''Adrien''': Mari wait—\ |
| 456 | '''Marinette''': Don't. I've already lost five years of my life waiting for you, I won’t lose another second. ''(walks out, slamming the door)'' |
| 457 | * In ''Fanfic/BurningBridgesBuildingConfidence'': |
| 458 | ** During an akuma attack, Cole spots Chat Noir sitting on the sidelines watching Ladybug fight alone. To her shock and disgust, he responds to her yelling at him to get in there and help with a blunt no, declaring that "[[EntitledToHaveYou Ladybug has to admit we're meant for each other first]]" before he'll lift a finger to help. He doesn't care about her calling him out on this; however, he [[FailedASpotCheck also misses that]] Master Fu witnesses the whole exchange and is giving him a silent version, regarding him with disgust. |
| 459 | ** Chat subsequently ''attempts'' to lecture Ladybug about bringing Vexxin onto the team, only for Ladybug and Vexxin to give him a proper example: |
| 460 | --->'''Chat Noir:''' My Lady, you didn't need to borrow the Fox from the Guardian; all you had to do was admit we were made for each other and I would have helped you.\ |
| 461 | '''Ladybug:''' ''(scowling at his condensation)'' Chat, it's your job to help no matter what. Paris should come first. I've told you multiple times I don't feel the same way. And Vexxin isn't temporary. She's permanent. Fu gave her the Miraculous yesterday.\ |
| 462 | '''Chat Noir:''' But why?! We were doing just fine. ''(folds arms)'' Until you kept denying our love.\ |
| 463 | '''Vexxin:''' For someone who proclaims you were doing just fine, you sure don't contribute to the work. Especially considering I had to jump in yesterday. ''As a civilian with no powers.'' Even just now, you sat back while Ladybug and I executed a plan that we made ''specifically because'' you can't be counted on to fight.\ |
| 464 | '''Chat Noir:''' Yeah but--\ |
| 465 | '''Vexxin:''' But nothing! Your inaction has caused the Guardian to take the risk of making a Miraculous permanently active! If we follow the logic, the next step he'd take would be taking ''your'' Miraculous. So either [[SkewedPriorities sort out your priorities]] or be prepared to be permanently benched. |
| 466 | ** After Alya is akumatized into Rena Rage and subsequently purified, Ladybug takes her aside to give her a dressing-down for her behavior, spelling out how she's allowed her {{Pride}} to swallow up her common sense and endangered others as a result. Including putting her whole family in danger by [[spoiler:outing herself as Rena Rouge]], proving that she can't be trusted with ''any'' Miraculous. |
| 467 | ** Cole, Chloé, Kagami, Aurore and Mireille are all ''furious'' when [[InternalReveal they learn that]] Adrien knew all along that Lila was lying, but [[BetrayalByInaction chose to stand aside and let her turn the others against Marinette]] through MaliciousSlander while insisting that he was 'taking the high road', and that Lila's lies weren't actually hurting anyone. |
| 468 | * ''Fanfic/{{Cheshire|MiraculousLadybug}}'': Marinette chews out Fu for being a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter who gave Miraculouses to her bullies, as well as not trying to retrieve Pollen after the Bee Comb was stolen from her. [[spoiler:She uses this as an opportunity to cut ties with them.]] |
| 469 | -->'''Marinette''': ''(in a hollow voice)'' Kim was King Monkey, you gave two of my bullies a miraculous. Did you even attempt to retrieve Pollen?\ |
| 470 | '''Master Fu''': Listen Marinette, we never intended for Chloé to-\ |
| 471 | '''Marinette''': I wasn't talking about Chloé. I partly accept that it was my fault Chloé got her hands on Pollen, and I intended to make it up to her when I can. But the fact still stands that you still chose Max and Kim!\ |
| 472 | '''Adrien''': You were also chosen!\ |
| 473 | '''Marinette''': I had the miraculous for all of ten minutes! Then your teammate trips me and lets some spoiled brat steal the bee miraculous after dumping freezing cold water on me! I just want to know why you decided to give them miraculous. What made them worthy of being heroes when they refused to act like heroes out of costume! I could look past Max having a miraculous. Everyone makes mistakes, heck I could even forgive you, given that you at least seemed nice. But this, giving a miraculous to someone who shoved me in a locker and leaving Pollen with Chloé for so long! Please don't contact me again unless you get Pollen back so I can apologize to her. |
| 474 | * [=ChaoticNeutral's=] ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26858539 Confrontation]]'' has Marinette and Adrien discover how Nino and Alya plotted to [[ShipperOnDeck force them together]] during the [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugSP01MiraculousWorldNewYorkUnitedHeroez New York field trip]]... despite knowing that he was dating Kagami, and over Marinette's explicit pleas for Alya to ''stop''. Adrien is particularly furious about Alya's dismissive attitude about the whole thing, claiming that she was 'helping' Mari by browbeating her and forcing the issue. |
| 475 | -->'''Adrien:''' I'm still new to friendship. But this... this isn't how a friend acts. You don't push a friend into a position they're not comfortable with. You don't discourage them from doing what's healthier for them. And you don't keep setting them up to fail.\ |
| 476 | '''Alya:''' I... I don't want her to fail!\ |
| 477 | '''Adrien:''' You aren't helping her to succeed. And if you ''truly'' think that forcing these situations neither of us are comfortable with is supposed to be necessary, then maybe you should rethink why this is really so important to you. |
| 478 | * ''Fanfic/{{The Cosmos|MiraculousLadybug}}'': After Marinette reactivates the titular BullyHunter group in order to deal with Lila, Adrien takes her aside and tries convincing her to stand aside and let the status quo continue, insisting that Lila 'isn't hurting anyone' despite how she's been bullying Marinette: |
| 479 | -->'''Marinette:''' It's clear to me you have no understanding of the situation at hand. People are being hurt. I am finally stepping up and confronting my tormentor, and you ''scold'' me?\ |
| 480 | '''Adrien:''' Well, some people in the situation are making ''mistakes'', but-\ |
| 481 | '''Marinette:''' Mistakes?\ |
| 482 | '''Adrien:''' ...\ |
| 483 | '''Marinette:''' Sure, because physically harming people and their belongings, emotionally hurting and manipulating people, deciding to betray friends on a whim like they're nothing, and not even listening to your friends is just a simple mistake. Honestly, with you being the top of the class at most things, I'd assume you were smarter.\ |
| 484 | '''Adrien:''' I...\ |
| 485 | '''Marinette:''' Life is not a tabloid, Adrien. Before you go giving shitty advice and scolding victims for speaking up and acting on their pain, go get a therapist and work on that sheltered mindset. |
| 486 | * In ''Fanfic/{{Couturiere}}'', the akumatized Marinette really rips into Adrien for [[BetrayalByInaction standing by]] and letting Lila run rampant: |
| 487 | -->'''Adrien:''' JUST ''LISTEN'' TO ME! You're better than this! You're better than ''him!'' You've got to...\ |
| 488 | '''Couturiere:''' ...listen to you? You want me... to ''listen'' to you?\ |
| 489 | ''(she drops Lila, turning to face him)''\ |
| 490 | '''Couturiere:''' I ''did'' listen, Adrien. When Lila was lying to our friends, playing with their hopes and dreams by giving them false promises, and taking advantage of their kindness by having them carry her books and lunch trays and even doing their homework for her, do you remember what you told me? You said to not say anything. That exposing her would just make things worse. You said, and I quote, '[[IronicEcho As long as both you and I know the truth, does it really matter]]?'\ |
| 491 | ''(the other captured classmates stare at Adrien in shock)''\ |
| 492 | '''Couturiere:''' And so, I did as you asked. I said nothing. I let Lila continue to lead our classmates on. I [[TurnTheOtherCheek took the high road]]. And guess what happened?\ |
| 493 | ''(Lila attempts to crawl away; Couturiere slams her heel down on her knee hard enough to crack it)''\ |
| 494 | '''Couturiere:''' Nothing. Nothing changed. Lila continued to lie, and everyone continued to eat it up with a big ol' dessert spoon. She, ''[[SarcasmMode surprisingly]]'', didn't reach an epiphany on the evils of lying. She didn't see the error of her ways. She just. Kept. Going. ''(smirks bitterly)'' No, that's wrong. One thing changed. She started lying about ''me''. How I was tripping her in the hallways, despite no one being around to see it. How I was calling her names, despite no one being around to hear it. How I was stealing from her. How I was jealous of her. How I was ''bullying her''. You know, stuff that could potentially get me in trouble with the teachers or even get me ''expelled'', but hey, it's not like her lies are ''hurting'' anyone, '''''right?!'''''\ |
| 495 | '''Adrien:''' Marinette... Marinette, I didn't--\ |
| 496 | '''Couturiere:''' She threatened me, Adrien. In the bathroom, and at the front of the school. She told me that I would lose all my friends. That I would lose ''you''. That I would be alone. And well... she was right.\ |
| 497 | ''(Her classmates bow their heads, ashamed of themselves.)''\ |
| 498 | '''Couturiere:''' Actually, though, I didn't lose ''you''. I never ''had'' you to begin with. You said that we were in this together. You said that as long as we both knew the truth, it wouldn't matter what she did to us. So why was ''I'' the only one to suffer? Why was ''I'' the only one to ''lose everything?'' ''(tearing up)'' Today in class, I just wanted it to ''stop!'' I was getting closer and closer to the edge, and I needed someone, I needed ''you'', to just stand up and say 'I know Marinette Dupain-Cheng, and she is no monster!' And yet... you just sat there. I needed you to catch me... and you let me fall. So tell me, Agreste: after how everything went down after listening to your ''stellar'' advice... why should I listen to you now? |
| 499 | * ''Fanfic/CrimsonAndNoire'': |
| 500 | ** Apex to Crimson in chapter 12 when he [[TakingTheBullet stepped in the path of an attack from Speedstar to Noire]], reminding him that as the Ladybug wielder, he can't afford to let himself get hurt because he's the only one [[WorldHealingWave that can restore the damage caused by akumas]]. |
| 501 | ** Aurore to Crimson in chapter 25 when he first learns about the concept of being aromantic and [[OpenMouthInsertFoot comments that not having romantic feelings would be horrible]]. She tells him that kind of thinking is what led Alix to get akumatized in the first place from built-up frustration, and that she would hit him if she didn't know he only just learned about this orientation. |
| 502 | ** Chapter 37 have Marinette, Marianne, Roarr, and ''especially'' [[MamaBear Tikki]] giving this to Plagg when he rudely responds to Crimson's offer of a gift by asking if he'll never talk to him again. |
| 503 | ** Tikki ends up on the receiving end from Plagg when he learns her plan to beat Style Queen [[spoiler:is to have Lady Noire absorb the corruptive energy in the akuma and then purify her without Crimson channeling her power]] She's barely able to calm him down by explaining [[spoiler:that the plan is to have Lady Noire release the excess energy as a Black Storm, which would also balance against her Miraculous Cure]]. |
| 504 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30893732 Deep Stark Secret]]'' features Marinette calling out Alya and the rest of the GirlPosse for their hypocrisy in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E03GangOfSecrets Gang of Secrets]]": |
| 505 | -->'''Marinette:''' I -- I'll tell you what's wrong! You all barging into my room without permission! I didn't want to talk to you, and I ''definitely'' don't now! I thought you told me that I could talk ''where'' and ''when'' I wanted to? I thought ''all of you'' told me that, and then you showed up anyway?! Why would you ''lie to me'' like that?\ |
| 506 | '''Alya:''' But if we're friends, [[EntitledBitch you have to tell us everything anyway]]!\ |
| 507 | '''Rose:''' And real friends never let each other down!\ |
| 508 | '''Marinette:''' Then I guess we're not friends anymore, since I'm ''letting you down'' so much! [[WithFriendsLikeThese You're always pushing me, and setting things up even when I told you not to]], and when everything goes wrong, it's always ''me'' who takes the blame, and ''me'' who gets teased for it!\ |
| 509 | '''Alix:''' We were just trying to help.\ |
| 510 | '''Marinette:''' [[UnwantedAssistance I don't]] ''[[UnwantedAssistance want]]'' [[UnwantedAssistance your help!]] I don't even want you ''here!'' Do you know ''why'' I didn't tell you anything? Because I didn't want you to meddle! Everything just goes wrong and I wanted to just ''live'' without worrying about it! I didn't want to be teased, or talk about Adrien, or be ignored!\ |
| 511 | '''Alya:''' We don't ignore you! That's why we're here!\ |
| 512 | '''Marinette:''' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Then why didn't you know?]] You noticed my crush on Adrien, but you didn't notice I was dating Luka? When he was driving me home from school? When you took all those pictures of us together? I wanted to be left alone to be happy with him without anyone shouting at me about what to do and putting more pressure on me than I already have!\ |
| 513 | ''(Rose and Alya, both major [[ShipperOnDeck pushers of the Adrien agenda]], shift uncomfortably while avoiding her eyes)''\ |
| 514 | '''Marinette:''' You invaded my privacy, you broke my things, and you ''lied'' to me! If you're going to make me tell you everything, then... then I don't ''want you'' as friends! Now ''[[GetOut get out]]!'' |
| 515 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16352330 Duplicity]]'': Adrien discovers that his father is Hawkmoth and agrees to betray Ladybug in order to help him achieve his goals. Unfortunately for him, the other kwami sense his FaceHeelTurn, and Plagg reads him the riot act after Ladybug strips him of the Ring. |
| 516 | -->'''Plagg:''' You were better than this. It should never have come to this. If you want to be stupidly optimistic, that's your choice, but I can't afford to be that hopeful.\ |
| 517 | '''Adrien:''' Plagg...\ |
| 518 | '''Plagg:''' I'm not like Nooroo. I can't afford to be. I am the Kwami of Destruction and Misfortune. I can cause more damage than some costumed kooks being summoned by a self-righteous puppet master if my user goes bad.\ |
| 519 | '''Adrien:''' Don't--\ |
| 520 | '''Plagg:''' DAMMIT ADRIEN, you KNEW better! Just because some sociopath told you to--\ |
| 521 | '''Adrien:''' He's my father!\ |
| 522 | '''Plagg:''' So you just obey him?\ |
| 523 | '''Adrien:''' It would stop everything! Hawkmoth--he'll stop if he does this!\ |
| 524 | '''Plagg:''' ''Cats don't bow to butterflies! We'' '''eat''' ''them''.\ |
| 525 | ''(following more debate)''\ |
| 526 | '''Adrien:''' If he does this, it'll be over! No more akumas! Everything can go back to normal!\ |
| 527 | '''Ladybug:''' ''(regarding him with [[DisappointedInYou quiet disappointment]])'' Not for the person sacrificed. Not for their loved ones. And not for us. It's not our job to decide who deserves to live or die, Adrien. We help everyone. I thought... I thought you believed that. |
| 528 | * ''Webcomic/FeralnetteAU'': |
| 529 | ** In the ''Enough Rope'' arc, Ladybug learns that Alya is actually ''aware'' of Lila's supposed '[[BlatantLies uncontrollable lying disease]]'... but still treats her as a 'trusted source' for the Ladyblog, not bothering to do any of her ''own'' research into Lila's claims before posting them. She reams her out for willfully endangering her audience, [[SkewedPriorities prioritizing having 'juicy stories']] over ''truthful'' ones. She also specifically points out how the latest lie she posted attracted a crowd to a fair which was originally meant for children to enjoy... along with drawing Hawkmoth's attention to the event, endangering everyone there. |
| 530 | ** Alya breaks into Marinette's locker, finds a gift in there, and assumes it ''must'' [[ShipperOnDeck be for Adrien]], intending to put it on his desk for her. Kagami catches her in the act and calls her out on her stealing from her estranged friend, pointing out that she's not doing anything to actually ''repair'' her relationship with Marinette, only continuing to try and force her will upon her. |
| 531 | ** Marinette calls out Bunnyx's blatant [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrisy]] in claiming that she just wants to help 'fix things' for her, but refuses to do anything she'd actually consider helpful, like telling her who Hawkmoth is so she can bring the terrorist down. Bunnyx's desire to 'help' is rooted in [[SecretlySelfish the selfish belief]] that ''her'' reality is the only 'Real' one, and she doesn't actually '''care''' about this world's Marinette beyond trying to make her act like ''her'' Marinette. |
| 532 | * Throughout ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30163344/chapters/74311809 Forged]]'', Chloé repeatedly calls out Ladybug and Marinette for their actions (unaware that they're the same person). |
| 533 | ** The big sticking point is that Ladybug refuses to let Chloé use the Bee Comb after revealing herself as Queen Bee, stating that it's too dangerous to do so, but still calls upon other heroes who were outed. It's bad enough that the author closes several chapters with [[TheRant a note]] reminding readers that [[UnreliableNarrator Chloé is looking at it from a skewed perspective]], assuming malice rather than honest mistakes. |
| 534 | ** Ironically enough, one of Marinette's worst mistakes is telling Chloé to make up with her mother. Chloé took her advice to heart, seeing it as a FriendshipMoment. However, when Ivan learns about this, he informs Marinette that she basically sent a victim back to their abuser. Marinette had no idea just ''how bad'' Audrey was, while Chloé has [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror never known anything different]], so neither realized what was wrong. |
| 535 | * In ''[[https://saltficcity.tumblr.com/post/699762848393527296/ I'm In Love With Another Boy]]'', Ladybug calls Chat Noir out on how he's started skipping more and more akuma battles. At the time she confronts him, she's unaware that this is because he was instead throwing himself into harm's way as Adrien in order to [[DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel force her to rescue him]], as he'd learned about Ladybug's crush and was exploiting it for his own amusement. When she ''does'' learn his SecretIdentity, she just regards him with disgust and remarks on how he's [[HoistByHisOwnPetard responsible for his own downfall]]. |
| 536 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30584753/chapters/75445781 In the Rain]]'' has Alya furiously confront Marinette over not capitalizing on what she saw as the ''perfect'' opportunity for her to confess her feelings to Adrien. Marinette in turn calls Alya out on her SkewedPriorities and trying to [[ShipperWithAnAgenda force them together]] despite how she'd asked her to [[UnwantedAssistance stop]]. While this doesn't phase Alya, learning that [[spoiler:Ms. Mendeleiev witnessed the whole thing and heard her accidental confession]] ''[[OhCrap does]]''. |
| 537 | * ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'' features Adrien/Chat Noir receiving several of these: |
| 538 | ** Throughout the whole fic, Plagg repeatedly spells out for Adrien how [[HoistByHisOwnPetard his own actions]] are bringing karma crashing down on his head, as he selfishly refused to do anything about Lila or take his responsibilities as a superhero ''seriously'', only changing his tune once he started being ''personally'' impacted. [[TheyJustDontGetIt Adrien repeatedly blows him off]], insisting that things ''have'' to [[EntitledBastard turn out the way he wants]] in the end. |
| 539 | ** After failing to show up to the FinalBattle, Chat Noir crashes an interview with the heroes who took down Hawkmoth and continues harassing Ladybug for a RelationshipUpgrade, spurring her to make absolutely clear that she has ''no'' interest in him -- and with Hawkmoth defeated, she no longer has to endure his trampling over her boundaries for the sake of avoiding akumatization. |
| 540 | ** During that same interview, Chat attempts to campaign for Hawkmoth to get a lighter sentence, claiming that since Ladybug's [[WorldHealingWave Miraculous Cure]] reversed the damage dealt by his akuma, he shouldn't be charged for any of it. Kagami and Luka spell out how powerless being akumatized made them feel, along with the horror of being attacked by their akumatized loved ones, and the studio audience [[ShamedByAMob rips into him]] for taking such a cavalier attitude towards their lives. |
| 541 | ** Alix and the rest of the class chew him out upon learning that he knew about [[ManipulativeBitch Lila's true nature]] the whole time, but never bothered ''warning'' any of them, allowing them all to get scammed in ways that ended up ''dramatically'' damaging their chances of achieving [[YourHeartsDesire their greatest dreams]]. |
| 542 | ** Once [[DragonTheirFeet Mayura]] is taken care of, Marinette hits Adrien with one last callout for going after her alone and [[spoiler:letting his Ring get stolen]], making matters ''much'' harder for everyone else. |
| 543 | * ''Fanfic/LeaveForMendeleiev'': |
| 544 | ** Happens when Ladybug learns the truth about how [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS01E03Copycat Copycat was created]]. Specifically, that Chat Noir lied to Theo, claiming that he and Ladybug were ''together'' -- then followed that up by lying to '''her''', claiming he was akumatized because she hadn't attended the statue ceremony. What's worse, she learns about this because [[{{Paparazzi}} Nadja]] brings Theo onto ''Face to Face'' as a '[[CharacterWitness surprise guest]]' to try and force Ladybug to 'admit' that they're secretly dating. ''And'' Chat has spent the entire interview up to this point casually downplaying, dismissing and deflecting her staunch, '''truthful''' insistence that they aren't with baiting comments implying that they're closer than they actually are. She immediately ends the interview and drags him away to confront him. Chat [[DiggingYourselfDeeper is more interested]] in trying to convince her that they're destined to be lovers and that [[YouCantFightFate she should stop denying it]]. |
| 545 | ** Later, Aurore is disgusted when Adrien tries to prevent her from intervening when [[AlphaBitch Chloé]] has cornered Marinette and is [[BreakingSpeech really laying into her]]. Why? Because he's more concerned about how Chloé might react to being stopped than the way she's hurting Marinette, claiming that [[BecauseYouCanCope Marinette can take being hurt better than Chloé can]]. After Aurore [[TranquilFury gets away from him]] and intervenes, he then attempts to blame ''her'' for the resulting akuma, only for Marinette to call him out on it: |
| 546 | --->'''Adrien:''' Look what you caused, Aurore. The party's ruined because you upset Chloé.\ |
| 547 | '''Marinette:''' ''I'' was getting upset, Adrien. ''I'' could have ruined this party if Aurore didn't step in--\ |
| 548 | '''Aurore:''' ''(rests a hand on her shoulder)'' It's alright, Marinette. There's no point in acknowledging an empty cloud. |
| 549 | * ''Fanfic/LadyBugOut'' has plenty to go around: |
| 550 | ** ''Class-y Opinions'': Several of Alya's classmates call her out on posting a picture of Ladybug and Chat Noir KissingUnderTheInfluence of Oblivio's LaserGuidedAmnesia, with Alya [[DiggingYourselfDeeper digging herself deeper]] by trying not to admit that she knows their memories were compromised at the time. |
| 551 | ** ''The Interview Ruse'': Most of the class rips into Lila after realizing just how much she'd been lying to them, demanding to know if ''anything'' [[WasItAllALie she claimed was real]]. Alya also gets roasted more for ''her'' deliberately withholding the truth. The only ones who don't join in the call-out are Adrien, Nino, Chloé and Sabrina (with the latter two just sitting back to enjoy the show). |
| 552 | ** ''Miss Busted'': Ms. Bustier's reputation as a cool teacher takes a nosedive after she's caught trying to pressure Marinette into deleting Ladybug's blog behind her back, as she hopes doing so would restore 'order' to her classroom... despite all the good the blog has done for Paris. This leads to her students calling her out, with Markov [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech lecturing her]] on how her teaching methods have done more harm than good. |
| 553 | ** ''Two-for-One Deal'': Nino is horrified to learn that Adrien knew all along that Lila was a ConsummateLiar, but chose not to do anything about it... or warn anyone. Or support Marinette when ''she'' was [[CassandraTruth trying to warn them]]. |
| 554 | --->'''Nino:''' Lila promised me so much! She ''lied'' about all of it so I'd think she's cool! And you... you ''let her?'' Man, ''I'm'' hurt! I'm hurt that I've been living in this messed-up lie ever since Lila came back to school and my ''best friend'' didn't have my back!\ |
| 555 | '''Adrien:''' [[BlatantLies I-I did!]] Nino, the crowd--\ |
| 556 | '''Nino:''' Oh, is that what this is all about? You were afraid no one would believe you? Afraid to ruin the image you'd set up for yourself? You'd rather just leave Marinette to-- ''(freezes in horror)'' ...You let Marinette handle it all on her own. |
| 557 | ** ''Been There, Done Chat'': Chat Noir confronts Ladybug over the fact that several fan-created memes making fun of him have been posted on her blog. This leads to a nasty argument that he swiftly turns towards the topic of [[EntitledToHaveYou their supposedly 'destined' relationship]], accusing her of [[YouCantFightFate trying to resist 'destiny']] -- which she promptly turns around and calls him out on. |
| 558 | --->'''Ladybug:''' ''First off'', the world does not revolve around ''you'', Chat! I never told ''anyone'' to come after you and I am ''not'' in charge of what people have said. Not everything I do has to do with you ''or'' our relationship! Speaking of which, our relationship ''does not exist''. We are ''not'' a couple. ''You'' kept that idea going for people, and ''you'' are the one who's upset that it's not going how you want!\ |
| 559 | ''(Chat attempts to cut her off; she refuses to let him speak over her)''\ |
| 560 | '''Ladybug:''' ''Secondly'', if I'd known that ''that's'' how you see all that banter, I never would have done it. I'm not ''flirting'' with you, Chat. Even ''I'' know that things get tense and it helps to lighten the mood with some ''banter'', but ''clearly'', that went ''right'' over your head. ''Thirdly'', you seem to keep forgetting ''how'' those kisses happened, and that's exactly because you ''never remembered in the first place''. The first time, you were under Dark Cupid's spell and I kissed you to ''save you''. I didn't want to do it, but I did to break the spell. ''Neither of us'' had our memories for Oblivio, and yeah, ''maybe'' something special happened. ''But'' all that happened without us knowing about our ''experiences'', our ''relationships'' with other people, and even who we ''were''. That doesn't sound very real to ''me''. If I was going to kiss you, I'd rather have everything already be on the table.\ |
| 561 | ''(She steps forward; Chat steps back)''\ |
| 562 | '''Ladybug:''' You want to know what you did wrong? Maybe it's because, after ''all this time'', you ''still'' can't read me. ''Not'' on Face-to-Face, ''not'' when my voice was gone, and ''not'' when I needed you most. If you could've ''understood'' me, you would've ''seen'' when I was uncomfortable, ''known'' when I needed you to be serious, and oh, yeah -- you would've ''noticed'' that I was trying to get your attention before because [[spoiler:''my yoyo has been RECORDING AND STREAMING EVERYTHING'']]. |
| 563 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/31017641 Lying on the Job]]'' has Ladybug confront Chat Noir after [[InternalReveal learning about]] his actions in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E02Lies Lies]]", along with several other instances where he went behind her back, lied to her face or let her down. She calls him out on treating their duty to protect Paris as [[NotAGame just a game]], and when the only defense he can think to offer is that he's still got his SecretIdentity to preserve, puts the pieces together and realizes that he's Adrien Agreste. |
| 564 | -->'''Ladybug:''' This is about ''more'' than lies, Chat; it's about ''everything!'' If you can only ''do your best'' around me, then what happens if an akuma gets me? You'll ''lose it''. I need someone who I know will take care of things even if I'm captured.\ |
| 565 | '''Chat Noir:''' I would! I would do everything to get you back, I-\ |
| 566 | '''Ladybug:''' Party Crasher.\ |
| 567 | ''(Chat Noir recoils at the reminder of that incident.)''\ |
| 568 | '''Ladybug:''' And it's not ''just'' that I can't rely on you if I'm taken out; I can't rely on ''you'' not to take ''yourself'' out. You're always throwing yourself in front of me and sacrificing yourself, sometimes when [[SenselessSacrifice you don't even have to]] and ''always'' without just ''talking to me'' about it! Do you have any idea how that ''feels''? You tell me all the time that you'll listen to me and how I'm the planner here, and then you go and make plans ''without me''.\ |
| 569 | '''Chat Noir:''' It's not like that! It's just-it's because...\ |
| 570 | '''Ladybug:''' Because [[IronicEcho my]] ''[[IronicEcho anger]]'' [[IronicEcho is so]] ''[[IronicEcho irresistable]]''? I'm just so ''adorable'' when I'm mad that you won't listen to me? Thanks, Chat, that makes me feel ''so'' much better that you can't take me seriously because you just ''love me that much''.\ |
| 571 | '''Chat Noir:''' That's not what I meant! I'm only teasing, Bugaboo!\ |
| 572 | '''Ladybug:''' Then what do you really mean? I've told you to stop calling me Bugaboo and you never do! You're too busy bantering and talking about our relationship to focus on the fight, and when that ''kiss'' happened - the one that happened because you got shot by Oblivio and I had to save you - you ''laughed'' at me for being upset and you didn't ''care''. I'm tired of having to deal with all of that; I'm dealing with ''enough'' as guardian! |
| 573 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26690158 Miracle Queen Aftermath]]'' sees Chloé's KarmaHoudiniWarranty running out after the events of the Season 3 finale. When Adrien attempts to pressure Marinette into helping despite her ''clear'' discomfort with the idea, Alya and the rest of the class catch him in the act of guilt-tripping and call him out on his SkewedPriorities. It takes a considerable amount of time before they start [[HeelRealization breaking through to him]], as they repeatedly spell out all the ways that Chloé's cruelty has impacted them and demand to know why he considers her to be more important than everyone she's hurt. |
| 574 | * ''Fanfic/TheOneToMakeItStay'': |
| 575 | ** ''White Hot Morning'' opens with Ladybug confronting Alya over her latest post to the Ladyblog. Specifically, the fact that she recorded [[LaserGuidedAmnesia an Obliviated Chat]] [[LoveConfession confessing to Ladybug]], then [[ManipulativeEditing cut up and edited the footage]] to make it look like she reciprocated before posting it to her blog. Ladybug stresses what a massive breach of trust and privacy this was, trying to impress upon her just how many lines she crossed... yet Alya still calls her being benched over the summer DisproportionateRetribution. |
| 576 | ** Ladybug then confronts Chat about attempting to use the video to [[DoggedNiceGuy push his affections onto her]] yet ''again'', taking him to task for constantly ignoring her feelings since they don't line up with his. Chat then proceeds to [[NotHelpingYourCase prove her point]] by refusing to cooperate with her against the next akuma... and then flipping around and focusing on flirting over fighting the one after ''that''. All while accusing her of not treating him like a proper 'partner'. |
| 577 | ** In ''Hearing Only Yourself'', Plagg 'pulls a Tikki' and calls Adrien out for how he's blaming ''Ladybug'' for the growing tension between them: |
| 578 | --->'''Plagg:''' Are you completely out of your mind? You're in the wrong and you get mad at Ladybug after violating her space?\ |
| 579 | '''Adrien:''' ''(rolling his eyes)'' Now you're lecturing me? C'mon, Plagg, you used to be fun.\ |
| 580 | '''Plagg:''' Kid, there's a major difference between 'fun' and 'unwanted harassment', especially when it comes to love. Fun is a two-way street where all parties enjoy themselves, while harassment is continued even when it's made clear it's not welcome at this party. And you were kicked out a while ago. |
| 581 | ** ''All the Laughs We Had in the Past'' sees Chat Noir accuse Ladybug of causing Chloé's akumatization into Miracle Queen by stripping her of the Bee. Ladybug retorts by calling him out in turn: |
| 582 | --->'''Ladybug:''' What did you want me to do, Chat? Allow her to continue being a hero?\ |
| 583 | '''Chat Noir:''' You could have broken it to her nicer? Maybe give her a second chance?\ |
| 584 | '''Ladybug:''' Do you honestly think that would have made a difference? Do you know how many acts of kindness and second chances have been in vain when getting through to Chloé? ''All'' of them. Every single one of them. How many second chances would it take for you to realize that?\ |
| 585 | '''Chat Noir:''' ''(hesitates, then continues)'' You're completely out of control. ''We're'' supposed to be ''partners'', but then you go ahead and pick and get rid of teammates ''without'' me.\ |
| 586 | '''Ladybug:''' Maybe if you actually ''acted'' like a partner, and treated our teammates with respect, I would have given your opinion more consideration. Why is it that I have to entertain what you want, but when I tell you to back off and stop hitting on me, you get to act like ''I'm'' being unreasonable?\ |
| 587 | '''Chat Noir:''' Come on. [[NeverMyFault Are you seriously airing out our dirty laundry in front of everyone right now]]?\ |
| 588 | ''(Taureau Furieux, Princess Piggy and Tigresse Raye all look at each other uncomfortably. Viperion steps forward.)''\ |
| 589 | '''Viperion:''' If you don't want her to call you out, don't give her material to work with.\ |
| 590 | '''Chat Noir:''' ''([[DeathGlare glaring at him]])'' ''[[GreenEyedMonster Stay]]'' [[GreenEyedMonster out of this]], ''[[GreenEyedMonster snake]]''.\ |
| 591 | '''Ladybug:''' ''Don't'' talk to him like that! He's our teammate, and he's done his fair share of work helping me with the akumas! He and everyone else here deserve a lot more respect!\ |
| 592 | '''Chat Noir:''' He's ''your'' teammate. If you're going to continue working with these people, then I'm going solo, and I'm not coming back until you apologize to me.\ |
| 593 | '''Taureau Furieux:''' Then don't come back. You know, [[BrokenPedestal we used to look up to you]], but the fact that you're willing to defend ''Chloé'' to prove a point is disgusting.\ |
| 594 | '''Tigresse Raye:''' Chloé has hurt too many people, even after she became Queen Bee. The 'hurt' she suffered from is only a fraction compared to everyone else.\ |
| 595 | '''Princess Piggy:''' Whatever it is you're upset about, we can work through it later. But Ladybug is trusting all of us to help her save the city!\ |
| 596 | '''Chat Noir:''' ''(turns his back on them with a flippant wave)'' I'll just talk to Chloé myself. Make things easier that way. Later. |
| 597 | ** Later, Nino calls Adrien out for acting like Marinette standing up for herself when Alya was trying to strongarm her into confessing her crush on him was a crime. He's also unimpressed with how Adrien blames Marinette and Alya for the fact that he [[ExactEavesdropping overheard them arguing about said crush]]. |
| 598 | --->'''Adrien:''' ''(to Alya)'' I wish you could have convinced her. I could have cleared the air with her then, and she wouldn't have yelled at me back at Summer Sesh. It just sucks knowing everything is awkward because of that, but having to pretend that I don't know.\ |
| 599 | ''(Alya is reddening with rage, but Nino speaks up first)''\ |
| 600 | '''Nino:''' That's pretty messed up, dude. It's neither Alya or Marinette's fault you found out the way you did.\ |
| 601 | '''Adrien:''' Nino, come on! Have your bro's back here!\ |
| 602 | '''Nino:''' Dude, as your bro, I'm obligated to tell you that you're not the victim here. No one ''made'' you do that prank. You ''chose'' to do that. Which is already messed up, when you could have just talked to Marinette about her feelings. And honestly? You deserved to get yelled at by her at Summer Sesh for what you said. It's not your business and she didn't ask for your opinion. Girls don't like when guys are pushy. |
| 603 | * ''Fanfic/{{Recommencer|MiraculousLadybug}}'': |
| 604 | ** After he's forced to step in and [[BadassBystander help against Restarter]] because Chat Noir is refusing to cooperate with Ladybug, Félix calls him out on treating the akuma so lightly and sexually harassing his 'partner'. [[ShamedByAMob Everyone else who witnessed his behavior agrees]], and Chat Noir retreats. |
| 605 | ** PlayedWith when Imperatrix confronts Ladybug after the battle with Juroghumo went poorly; Ladybug ''already'' [[ItsAllMyFault blames herself for what happened]], and berates herself even more than Imperatrix does. |
| 606 | ** [[spoiler:Madam Achthoven]] tracks down Master Fu and calls him out over handing out the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculi to ''children'', then refusing to give them any further guidance or support until his hand was forced. She also reams him out for his wishy-washy approach to giving them backup; while he claims that he didn't want to reveal how many Miraculi were in Paris, she points out that he's done so with the variety of heroes that have already appeared, and making them all temporary has meant that Ladybug and Chat Noir had no ''reliable'' backup, with Ladybug having to scramble whenever a situation called for one of the 'temps'. |
| 607 | * ''WebComic/ScarletLady'': |
| 608 | ** "Origins Part 2" has a brief non-verbal one: When Stoneheart [[UnhandThemVillain throws Marinette into freefall]], Scarlet Lady [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked doesn't react at all]]. Chat Noir and Mayor André both stare at her in shock for a moment. |
| 609 | ** Tikki is ''not pleased'' with Chloé when her holder gets Alya suspended from school for a whole week on trumped-up charges. Chloé remains [[TheUnapologetic completely unrepentant]], insisting that Alya deserved ''worse'' for mistakenly believing that Marinette could be Scarlet Lady. |
| 610 | ** "Horrificator" has Alya, Adrien and Ivan all call Nino out for altering Alya's script to insert a kissing scene without informing anyone -- including Adrien and Mylène, who would've been the ones acting it out. |
| 611 | ** During "Darkblade", [[BewareTheNiceOnes Rose]] gets ''incredibly pissed off'' at Chloé for ditching the rest of the class when the akuma attacked. |
| 612 | ** "The Gamer" has Chat Noir call out Scarlet Lady for blatantly luring the akuma towards him and Marinette, as Scarlet Lady is actively trying to get Marinette ''killed'' as revenge for her [[DisproportionateRetribution spending time with Adrien]]. |
| 613 | ** Marinette calls out Scarlet Lady for standing by and not doing anything to help against Timebreaker, pointing out that she's ''recording'' her doing so. |
| 614 | ** In "Syren", Master Fu furiously calls out Chat Noir for betraying his trust and bringing Marigold to his parlor, revealing his existence and location to her. |
| 615 | ** PlayedForDrama in "Prime Queen", when Scarlet Lady casually dismisses the akuma threatening to drown Alya and declares DeathIsCheap due to her Miraculous Cure: |
| 616 | --->'''Scarlet Lady:''' So what.\ |
| 617 | '''Chat Noir:''' '''''Scar--!'''''\ |
| 618 | '''Scarlet Lady:''' '''''What?''''' I'll bring her back when we win, so what's the big deal?\ |
| 619 | '''Marigold:''' The '''''"big deal"''''' is that that's seriously messed up, '''''SCARLET!''''' |
| 620 | ** "Zombizou" has Marinette call out Mme. Bustier's blatant favoritism towards Chloé, with how she constantly [[KarmaHoudini refuses to punish her]] for any of her bullying while expecting the rest of the class to bend over backwards to accommodate TheUnapologetic SpoiledBrat. |
| 621 | *** Later in that same episode, Marinette calls out Scarlet Lady for her SkewedPriorities when she [[spoiler:tries to tie Marinette up and offer her to the horde]]. |
| 622 | ** In "Queen Wasp", it's publicly revealed that Scarlet Lady [[spoiler:is Chloé, who had recently announced her intention to leave Paris with her mother]]. This completely ''shatters'' what was left of her BrokenPedestal as people realize that their {{Nominal Hero}}ine was perfectly fine with [[spoiler:leaving them to deal with Hawkmoth ''without'' her Miraculous Cure]], leading to her being ShamedByAMob. |
| 623 | * In ''Fanfic/{{The Wolves in the Woods|MiraculousLadybug}}'', ''[[EveryoneHasStandards Lila]]'' calls out Adrien on his SkewedPriorities and naive belief that [[StatusQuoIsGod everything will go back to normal]] if she stops lying, even though Alya led most of the class in bullying Marinette until she transferred to another school: |
| 624 | -->'''Lila:''' That's... what you think. You think that I, someone you know is a liar, would willingly stop lying. That if I stop lying, things will magically go back to how they were. That if I stop lying, Chloé will go back to being the brat that she is. That if I stop lying, Marinette will [[EasilyForgiven forgive everyone]] and it will all go back to normal like an overly cheery children's tale with no villains and no bad endings. That's what you think.\ |
| 625 | '''Adrien:''' Well, uh, it's a start, isn't it? It's less work for Ladybug and Chat Noir. What's more, you don't get akumatized! I'd say that's a pretty good deal.\ |
| 626 | '''Lila:''' That's... what you've been focusing on... All this time... Hah! Less work. For superheroes. That can take care of an akuma in at least an hour. [[SuddenlyShouting Are you out of your mind?!]]\ |
| 627 | ''(Adrien jumps, startled.)''\ |
| 628 | '''Lila:''' No akuma?! ''No akuma?!'' What about all the classmates Chloé hurt?! What about all the times she got away with somebody because nobody did anything?! What about everyone else, huh?! What about them? Do they mean so little to you?!\ |
| 629 | '''Adrien:''' Of-of course they do! It-it's just that you and Marinette are always fighting, so it's just--\ |
| 630 | '''Lila:''' ''Just what?!''\ |
| 631 | '''Adrien:''' [[HolierThanThou I'm not going to put up with you if you're throwing a fit like this, Lila.]] This could all be avoided if you just stopped lying. Simple as that. I'd still be happy to be your friend, Lila. We'll get through this together and--\ |
| 632 | ''(She interrupts him with [[IndignantSlap a slap]])'' |
| 633 | |
| 634 | [[AC:''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'']] |
| 635 | * It's common for All Might to be on the receiving end of this when others find out he told Izuku that he couldn't be a hero because he's Quirkless, especially in fics where Izuku [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain becomes a villain]] or is DrivenToSuicide. |
| 636 | * ''[[Fanfic/NumberFourteenMHA #14]]'': Aizawa and Nezu berate All Might for telling a Quirkless kid he could not be a Hero with the implication that they see him as ableist. |
| 637 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13470641/10/Ara-Ara Ara Ara]]'', Izuku tells Shoto to use his fire to save Moe's life, only for Shoto to barely conjure any flame. When Shoto defends himself that he doesn't like using that part of his Quirk, Izuku rips into him, causing Shoto to use the full power of his fire to save Moe. |
| 638 | -->'''Izuku:''' Look! She's suffering and you can end that suffering but you're not! It doesn't matter that you don't like using that side of your Quirk! You want to be a hero, right! So use all of your Quirk to help people. |
| 639 | * ''Fanfic/EmeraldFurnacePathOfStorms'': All Might gives an off-screen one to the cops of the mountain town for shooting at Izuku after he took down a villain group. Because of their actions, not only has Izuku disappeared with someone else, but now Izuku is convinced he'll be hunted and persecuted no matter where he goes. |
| 640 | * ''Fanfic/EmeraldFurnacePathOfWaves'': Ryukyu calls Inko out for her method of handling Izuku's Quirk, as the boy constantly is in a negative feedback loop, which makes his control over his Quirk worsen over time. Ryukyu theorizes that had Izuku not been found by her, his meltdown at the mall would've been considered tame compared to a possible 'incinerates all of Tokyo and kills millions' incident. |
| 641 | * A frequent appearance in the ''Fanfic/ForTheWantOfANailSeries'', primarily towards All Might: |
| 642 | ** ''Fanfic/DekuIThinkHesSomePro'' features several: |
| 643 | *** During the USJ attack, All Might purposefully singles out Izuku and tries to get him to safety out of All Might's belief that Quirkless people are absolutely helpless, even though there were many other students in just as much danger elsewhere. When called out on this, [[SelectiveObliviousness All Might just brushes it off saying that the other students could take care of themselves, ignoring the fact that they're inexperienced students up against experienced villains]]. Furthermore, when the battle ends, All Might still tries to get Midoriya to drop out of the Hero Course by stating how Midoriya has "seen how reckless it is for [him] to be a hero", despite him trying to protect All Might's secret and hearing how he cut up Shigaraki's hand to disable his Quirk. |
| 644 | ---->'''Izuku:''' I already knew what real villains were like, All Might, but you'd know that if you'd ever bothered to get to know me, rather than deciding I'm weak just because I'm Quirkless. |
| 645 | *** Sir Nighteye also gives one to All Might in the aftermath for being unmindful of his limits and for his unwillingness to look beyond Izuku's Quirklessness, finally getting through to him by pointing out that, by his own actions, he is treating Izuku as if he were lesser than the others - precisely the kind of thing he's supposed to be against. |
| 646 | *** Katsuki has a remarkably understated one when he sees that [[spoiler:Midnight and Cementoss intended to chain him up in order to ''force'' him onto the podium]]. |
| 647 | *** Gran Torino gives one to Endeavor when the latter blasts a Nomu with fire despite Mirio being in the way of the attack. |
| 648 | *** Tenya ''starts'' to call Izuku out on investigating Endeavor and undermining his position as one of the top heroes, only for Izuku to shut him down by bluntly reminding him that he planned on ''murdering'' Stain to avenge his brother. |
| 649 | ** ''Fanfic/ViridianTheGreenGuide'' has Aizawa calling out Endeavor for [[spoiler:using a lethal attack on Viridian that also endangered a large number of civilians and caused an entire building to collapse.]] |
| 650 | ** ''Fanfic/CheatCodeSupportStrategist'' features Aizawa chewing out All Might after Uraraka's [[spoiler:accidental One for All-induced teleportation to I-Island]]: |
| 651 | --->'''Aizawa:''' So you're telling me that you not only gave my student an extra quirk without informing me, but that this impossible miracle quirk has painted a target on her back a mile wide because it comes with a nemesis that runs the goddamn ''League of Villains!'' Oh, and considering that she disappeared into thin air, they're probably the ones who took her, especially since you didn't even give her any extra security after handing her a giant ''I Am Here'' sign. Am I missing anything, All Might? |
| 652 | ** ''Fanfic/ShadowsTheHorrorMovieHeroes'' has Recovery Girl tearing into All Might after getting himself pepper-sprayed by Jirou: |
| 653 | --->'''Recovery Girl:''' This is your own damn fault, All Might. Seriously, what were you thinking? Cornering a young lady like that?! Honestly, I almost wish she'd done more than just blind you, because maybe then you would actually learn your lesson! |
| 654 | * ''Fanfic/GreenTeaRescue'' has two in the aftermath of the USJ attack. |
| 655 | ** The first is Ochako calling Izuku out, complete with one hell of a slap, for tricking her into using her quirk on him in order to try to pull a HeroicSacrifice to save All Might from Tomura and his Nomu. She understands why he did it, but reminds him that they're a team, and he promised her not to leave her behind and to face danger together. |
| 656 | ** The second, much bigger one, is given to All Might from Aizawa when he finds out that far from curbing Izuku's tendency to recklessly put himself in danger in his attempts to save others, All Might actually ''reinforced'' said behavior by praising and rewarding him when Izuku tried to save Bakugo from the Sludge Villain. |
| 657 | --->'''All Might''': When I first met him, a friend of his, Young Bakugou, was being attacked by a villain. Before I intervened Young Midoriya rushed in to save his friend.\ |
| 658 | '''Aizawa''': ...he ''rushed'' in?\ |
| 659 | '''All Might''': He got past some of the heroes who were keeping the onlookers back and attacked the villain as he tried to free his friend.\ |
| 660 | '''Aizawa''': And what did ''you do'' after that?\ |
| 661 | '''All Might''': [[VisibleSilence ...]]\ |
| 662 | '''Aizawa''': You told him he was a fool for doing that? That he could have gotten himself and Bakugou killed?\ |
| 663 | '''All Might''': ...\ |
| 664 | '''Aizawa''': All Might?\ |
| 665 | '''All Might''': I said, he had displayed the qualities of a true hero rushing in to save his friend. I also told him that those actions are what made me decide to train him.\ |
| 666 | '''Aizawa''': [[SuddenlyShouting OF ALL THE THINGS YOU COULD HAVE SAID]]! Of all the irresponsible, asinine, and just plain stupid things you could have done. You didn’t nip that behavior in the bud; no, you reinforced it. You, the ''greatest'' hero told a young ''child'', that, by your own admission, probably did not view himself as having much worth, that his reckless self-endangerment was ''heroic'' and then you ''rewarded him!?'' |
| 667 | * In ''Fanfic/IzukuMidoriyaTheRabbit'', Izuku calls out Mirko for refusing to join the Yakuza Raid and rescue Eri simply because [[IWorkAlone "she doesn't do teamwork"]]. |
| 668 | -->'''Izuku:''' No! This is wrong and stupid!\ |
| 669 | '''Mirko:''' Ha?! You're going to tell me how to be a hero?\ |
| 670 | '''Izuku:''' Yes! If someone is in trouble you help them, even if someone else could do it for you, because if everyone said that then no one would get help. And if you’re the kind of person who wouldn't do anything to help a kit in danger then you are a bad bunny!\ |
| 671 | ''(Mirko gasps in shock at Izuku calling her out)''\ |
| 672 | '''Izuku:''' There is a little girl being tortured every day, and if you aren't here tomorrow to help me save her, then I'll just find a new hero who will! |
| 673 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29579046/chapters/72699462 A Little Knowledge Is A Dangerous Thing]]'': All Might attacks Izuku so hard during their final exam that he accidentally breaks his spine, leaving him in a puddle of blood. Katsuki is so shaken by the sight that he sends up a distress flare, then calls his former idol out when All Might continues pressing the attack, having [[FailedASpotCheck failed to notice]] his successor lying broken beside them. |
| 674 | * ''Fanfic/PeacesApprentice'': Nezu verbally flays Aizawa when the man's complete refusal to do his job results in ''twenty-eight deaths'' during the attack on the USJ. Due to his SadistTeacher tendencies, the whole class wasn't certain at first whether the attack was real or another one of his 'logical ruses'. This led to a lot of panic and confusion, which resulted in Kaminari accidentally discharging his Quirk at full power in the Flood Zone. Similarly, since Aizawa refused to read over the students' support gear paperwork, insisting they learn from their own mistakes, he didn't notice that Bakugo's gauntlets held ''triple'' the amount of sweat his design called for, causing him to accidentally kill a classmate and over a dozen villains. |
| 675 | ** When Aizawa tries to force Shinsou to continue as a hero student despite the boy being unable to use his quirk without potentially killing himself, even keeping the notepad he needs to communicate away from him, Nezu rips into Aizawa again before firing him. |
| 676 | * In ''Fanfic/PowderedGoldAndPottery'', Katsuki rips into Yuuga and Rikido after they win their Heroes vs. Villains match, reminding them that they forgot one critical detail: the main point of their match was that they were trying to retrieve ''a bomb''. Rikido went into a sugar-fueled berserker rush and flattened the target while Yuuga fired blindly; had this been a real mission, they would have set it off and leveled the whole block. |
| 677 | -->'''Rikido:''' Hey, you know... We--we took out the villain team.\ |
| 678 | '''Katsuki:''' Yeah, and you took out the surrounding city with them, dumbass! What's the point of winning a goddamned fight if you don't even fucking ''save'' anyone? |
| 679 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/31220795/chapters/77166893 solidarity (was the movement that turned the direction of history)]]'': After learning that Aizawa and Nedzu expelled Midoriya, Bakugou and All Might confront the principal. To their disgust, they find that part of the reason Nedzu is so suspicious of his analysis work is that it's simply ''too good'' -- he considers it to be on par with his own, and arrogantly believes that ''nobody'' could reach that level without a Quirk. |
| 680 | * ''Fanfic/TowardABrightFuture'': |
| 681 | ** {{Downplayed}}; after an [[DidntThinkThisThrough ill-thought-out]] kidnapping attempt, Y/N has a pointed question for Vlad King as to why he decided to use her as a target for Class 1-B's information gathering and planning skills but didn't inform her beforehand. |
| 682 | ** When Y/N hears that [[ShrinkingViolet Midoriya]] and [[JerkJock Bakugou]] will be teamed up against All Might for their final exam purely because they don't get along (thus making the exam an attempt to [[FireForgedFriends teach them teamwork]]) and [[{{Seers}} gets a vision about how it will play out]] (with Bakugou refusing to listen to Midoriya and even punching him in the face), she chews out both Yagi for almost breaking Midoriya's back and Aizawa for even suggesting the pairing in the first place, as Midoriya is already fully willing to team up with Bakugou and thus would get nothing out of the exam, effectively making the exam a test for Bakugou and a ''punishment'' for Midoriya, and affirms that the one-sided animosity between them is too toxic for a single test to fix. Nedzu and the other staff take this to heart and agree to follow her suggestion of putting them on different teams. |
| 683 | * In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21715102/chapters/63223555#workskin The UA Girls]]'', Midnight calls out Aizawa and Toshinori for never properly disciplining Bakugo. Aizawa in particular took Bakugo attacking Izuku unprovoked on their first day and using lethal force against him on the second day to mean that "They don't work well together", blatantly ignoring that Bakugo is the sole instigator. Midnight also notes that Bakugo should have automatically failed the final exam for attacking his classmate. |
| 684 | * ''Fanfic/WithConfidence'' sees a [[GrewASpine newly-confident]] Izuku laying into plenty of people: |
| 685 | ** Izuku tells his classmates that real heroes make people feel safe, and since his classmates do the exact opposite to him, none of them deserve to be heroes. |
| 686 | ** Izuku lays into All Might for his tone-deaf words to him since quirkless people face a lot of discrimination and at the very least, he should have worded his opinion on how quirkless shouldn't be heroes to give them some sort of hope. All Might takes it to heart. |
| 687 | ** Izuku also lays into Death Arms for his inaction in saving Bakugou. Izuku mentions that all the other heroes present were at least doing something, but Death Arms just stood there doing nothing. Since this was caught on camera, Death Arm's reputation instantly plummets. |
| 688 | * This [[https://barid-bel-medar.tumblr.com/post/695123768484462592/ untitled one-shot]] features Izuku calling out Aizawa and his other teachers at U.A. for repeatedly forcing him to work with Katsuki, pointing out that they are ''well aware'' of the BarbaricBully's behavioral issues, yet only punished him when he was throwing a fit over how he'd won the Sports Festival. |
| 689 | -->'''Izuku:''' It's not on me that we keep having confrontations. He literally tried to ''kill me'' in our first heroics class. |
| 690 | |
| 691 | [[AC:''Anime/MyHime'']] |
| 692 | * In ''Fanfic/PerfectionIsOverrated'', Mai explodes at Mikoto after she [[spoiler:(while {{Brainwashed}})]] kills [[spoiler:Bachiko and Meiko while they're fighting Mai]] and acts like nothing has happened]]. Mai is less disturbed by the action than the way Mikoto acts with regards to it, especially considering that [[spoiler:the enemies were [=SUEs=] with the power to alter their victims' personalities]]. |
| 693 | -->'''Mikoto''': Mai... What... happened here?\ |
| 694 | '''Mai''': Don't play dumb, Mikoto! You killed [[spoiler:Bachiko and Meiko]], don't you remember?\ |
| 695 | '''Mikoto''': I did? I don't remember. I saw you... in trouble... and the next thing I knew, [[spoiler:the two of them]] disappeared.\ |
| 696 | '''Mai''': ''(after a pause)'' I'm sorry, Mikoto. I just... don't know what's happened to you. Obviously it's not the [[ParodySue SUEs]]' influence, but you... didn't seem yourself in that moment. You're a kind girl who makes friends with everyone, not some ruthless killer, even if it's my enemy you're fighting. |
| 697 | |
| 698 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']] |
| 699 | * Dozens of MLP fanworks love to heap this sort of thing onto Princess Celestia for her actions throughout the series. Most notably always sending her student and her friends to deal with the conflicts in-show instead of sending her own soldiers when there might be clear danger to their lives, and never issuing an on-screen apology for her failures or shortcomings, especially after the Changeling Invasion. |
| 700 | * Pinkie gives Twilight a long and painful one in ''Fanfic/AsylumDaemonOfDecay'' after the latter let her frustration with Pinkie's reluctance to help her get the best of her and struck her: |
| 701 | -->'''Pinkie:''' You're a bad pony.\ |
| 702 | '''Twilight:''' What?\ |
| 703 | '''Pinkie:''' You tricked me into doing something I didn't want to. You stole something from Doctor Rose. And you hit me. You didn't used to do that. Whatever Doctor Rose did to you made you all different and stuff, and now... now you're a bad pony.\ |
| 704 | '''Twilight:''' Now Pinkie Pie, you can't really believe that. We're best friends, remember? We're fighting to save Equestria. We're the good guys.\ |
| 705 | '''Pinkie:''' I don't like fighting this evil shadow. I liked it better when we were knights. That was more fun. When I was Lady Pinkie of the Order of Pie, and you were Princess Sparkle, the Wizard in the Tower, and we fought monsters and saved stallions in distress and had fun. You never got angry then. Can't we go back to doing that?\ |
| 706 | '''Twilight:''' Pinkie. Have you believed anything I told you?\ |
| 707 | '''Pinkie:''' Of course I believe you! You're my bestest friend, and bestest friends never lie! It's just... we used to be knights, and scientists, and librarians. We had fun. But ever since this shadow thing turned up, everything has changed. Now you're lying to the doctors, and sneaking into offices, and getting all meany-face, and it's just not the same! I don't think this shadow pony thing is changing your friends. I think it's changing you, making you a bad pony. My Twilight wouldn't yell or lie or steal or hit me! I want my Twilight back. |
| 708 | * ''Fanfic/BitterTearsAnAnonAMissFic'': |
| 709 | ** Twilight tears the Humane Five and the CMC a collective new one for how they treated Sunset, practically [[{{Angrish}} breaking down in the middle of it from sheer frustration and disgust]]. She also calls out Sunset for keeping her in the dark about what was really happening for two months, worrying her immensely to the point where she thought Sunset was dead. |
| 710 | ** In the penultimate chapter, [[spoiler:Sunset finally chews out the Humane Five for abandoning her the second they thought she was Anon-A-Miss on flimsy evidence, and says that she can no longer trust any of them because of that]]. |
| 711 | ** Once Celestia and Luna learn about [[spoiler:[[PayEvilUntoEvil the physical assault and sheer extent of the bullying]] that the CMC had been through over the past two months]], the former tells off the entire school for their behavior and makes it clear how absolutely disgusted she is about it. |
| 712 | ** Applejack is noticeably horrified at Rainbow Dash punching Scootaloo, and she (along with Pinkie) immediately leaps in to hold her back from beating her even more. |
| 713 | -->'''Applejack''': Dash! Have you lost yer cotton pickin’ mind?! |
| 714 | * ''Fanfic/DiscordsNewBusiness'': A light version. Rainbow Dash and the Apple family aren't happy at all to see Applejack be a {{Workaholic}}, using her freebie transformation to make it easier for her to ''do more work''. |
| 715 | --> '''Rainbow Dash:''' AJ... I am disappoint... |
| 716 | * ''[[Fanfic/AFutureOfFriendshipAHistoryOfHate A Future of Friendship, A History of Hate]]'': Rainbow Dash gets chewed out several times in Episode 3 for putting herself in danger — first, when breaking up a thunderstorm in TheTeaser with a dangerous technique, then with her insistence on fighting [[ArchEnemy Fury Cross]] alone. |
| 717 | ** Rainbow Dash herself rips Rarity a new one in Episode 4 for blowing off her friends to spend time with [[BitchInSheepsClothing Regal Rule]]. Rarity brushes her off, which makes her feel even worse when she has her MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment later on and realizes Rainbow Dash was completely right. |
| 718 | * In ''[[Fanfic/JerichoMLP Jericho]]'', the eponymous main character, [[FirstPersonSmartass Jericho]], has this happen to him when he gets attacked by an angry townspony. In a [[CurbStompBattle blink-and-you'll-miss-it fight]], Jericho knocks the guy out, only to have the guy's wife and little daughter both rush to his aid. They yell at him, and then he has a WTHH moment on himself. |
| 719 | -->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Jericho]]:''' Oh, you mean the side-neck chop? That's just a martial arts move. I mean, yeah, if I'd done it wrong, it would have killed him via cardiac arrest, and so, in hindsight, that was highly irresponsible of me to do but... I'm not helping my case any, am I? |
| 720 | * ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'', an extended retelling of the second season finale, has a few of these. |
| 721 | ** After the Changelings are stopped by Twilight using a spell to shrink them, Prince Jewelius ceases the heroes' rejoicing by blaming Celestia as well as Twilight's friends and brother for the invasion, revealing to everypony how they refused to listen to [[ProperlyParanoid Twilight's suspicions regarding Queen Chrysalis]]. He then forcibly removes all the other heroes but Twilight from power by [[HeroWithBadPublicity destroying their reputations]], drives them away from Equestria, and [[TheUsurper takes the throne for himself]]. This example ends up becoming a double subversion because Jewelius acts as the BigBad for the rest of the story [[spoiler:(and is revealed to have been [[EvilAllAlong rotten all along]] and convinced Chrysalis to take over Equestria with him before double-crossing her)]], but the [[VillainHasAPoint ashamed heroes nevertheless admit he's right about how badly they screwed up]]. |
| 722 | ** Cadance provides a subtly downplayed example; while sad over [[MadeOutToBeAJerkass the way Twilight was treated at the rehearsal]], she's understanding and never angry with Shining Armor and the others. However, she reveals to him [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWIssue11To12 how Twilight helped them to become a couple years ago]] and asks him to make amends with Twilight before they get married. Though she says this gently, he takes it for an ultimatum. |
| 723 | ** When Celestia, Shining Armor, the Mane Five and Spike secretly return to Canterlot with Cadance in order to make amends with Twilight, Cadance ends up being injured by [[spoiler:Jewelius]]. Twilight -- [[CorruptTheCutie having been manipulated]] by [[ManipulativeBastard Jewelius]] to stop trusting her brother, mentor and friends after they walked out on her at the wedding rehearsal -- mistakenly believes her former foalsitter was injured because her former loved ones brought her back to Canterlot. Sad and angry, she [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech lashes out at them]] before allowing them to be taken prisoner. |
| 724 | --->'''Twilight''': How could you have let her be put in danger? Hasn't she been through enough already?\ |
| 725 | '''Celestia''': Twilight, we didn't know what would happen.\ |
| 726 | '''Twilight''': ''([[BerserkButton becomes extremely angry]])'' Yes, you didn't know. Just like you didn't know about the bad behavior she was showing during the planning for the wedding! Just like you didn't know about the strange spells she was constantly casting on my brother, which obviously weren't headache-healing spells! Just like you didn't know what [[WoundedGazelleGambit that display of crocodile tears at the rehearsal]] was meant to do! Just like you didn't know she was imprisoning ponies who were becoming obstacles in her plan in the caverns underneath the castle, like me! And just like you didn't know that she was the ''EVIL'' queen of an army of shapeshifting insect-like monsters bent on devouring all the love in Equestria! Well, I know one place that they won't be able to find any real love!\ |
| 727 | '''Shining Armor''': Twily, I-\ |
| 728 | '''Twilight''': You know, King Jewelius was going to let her back into the kingdom. It would've been easy and nopony would've gotten hurt. But you all had to follow your own selfish instincts and mess everything up again! Well no more!\ |
| 729 | ''(Twilight imprisons her former loved ones in a magic dome)''\ |
| 730 | '''Applejack''': Twilight, please don't do this!\ |
| 731 | '''Fluttershy''': We're your friends!\ |
| 732 | '''Twilight''': No you're not! You only hang out with me because my connections could help you. You never cared about me or anypony else! I can't believe I fell for it for so long.\ |
| 733 | '''Shining Armor''': Twily-\ |
| 734 | '''Twilight''': And you can forget about me calling you my BBBFF anymore! In fact, [[IHaveNoSon I don't even have a brother]]. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go check on the princess.\ |
| 735 | '''Celestia''': Twilight, I-\ |
| 736 | '''Twilight''': ''[[IronicEcho You]]'' [[IronicEcho have a lot to think about]]. |
| 737 | ** In the 12th chapter, the disgraced heroes are [[ShamedByAMob reproached by Canterlot's angry citizens]] who are captivated by [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Jewelius']] half-truths and feel themselves betrayed by their [[BrokenPedestal former idols]]. The original bridesmaids Lyra Heartstrings, Minuette, and Twinkleshine -- who were hypnotized to keep Cadance and Twilight contained in the caverns -- are also along to voice their disbelief over the fact that only Twilight cared about their disappearance and that everypony else just took Chrysalis' word for it. |
| 738 | --->'''Lyra Heartstrings''': And you five had the nerve to steal ''our'' positions as bridesmaids when we disappeared!\ |
| 739 | '''Pinkie Pie''': We didn't steal anything!\ |
| 740 | '''Rarity''': They were given to us by the bride!\ |
| 741 | '''Minuette''': You mean the ''fake'' bride! As if it was ''hers'' to give.\ |
| 742 | '''Twinkleshine''': We went missing! Didn't anypony besides Twilight find that suspicious? Didn't anypony try to look for us? Why would none of you think to look into that?!\ |
| 743 | '''Shining Armor''': [[NotHelpingYourCase She said she fired you all because you were only interested in meeting Canterlot royalty.]]\ |
| 744 | '''Twinkleshine''': How could you believe that lie? I never did anything to anypony! ''(starts sobbing while Shining Armor is glared and booed at)''\ |
| 745 | '''Shining Armor''': I didn't mean to hurt her feelings!\ |
| 746 | '''Twilight''': But you did! Just like me.\ |
| 747 | ''(Shining Armor lowers his head in shame)'' |
| 748 | * In ''Fanfic/TheMeaningOfHarmony'', Sunset calls Princess Celestia out on using Destiny magic to view and influence Twilight's choices in life. |
| 749 | -->'''Sunset''': Twilight idolizes you. There's nopony she respects and loves more than you, and ''this'' is what you’ve done to repay her?! Or did your machinations ''cause'' her to idolize you? Did you decide that I'd been too rebellious, so you would just make sure your next student was a bit more ''devoted'' to you?! I can't believe this. The benign, just ruler of Equestria using Destiny magic to make sure her student remains loyal. And you think ''I'' would have been a tyrant? |
| 750 | * In ''[[Fanfic/TheNonBronyverse No, I am Not a Brony, GET ME OUTTA EQUESTRIA!!!]]'', TD epically calls out the Mane Six sans Fluttershy for how they've treated him over the last couple of days: Pinkie punished him for breaking a Pinkie Promise - ''after'' he'd apologized - by setting him on (harmless) fire; Rarity cast a freezing spell on him to keep him from running out of the boutique when he thought she was going to make him something ridiculous - then used him as a mannequin - rather than simply explain that she would show him her designs and get his approval before making anything; and Twilight, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash attempted to beat the crap out of him less than an hour after he'd woken up in the hospital - admittedly, he had just punched Celestia in the face for accidentally bringing him here, but as he points out, their actions were completely [[DisproportionateRetribution disproportionate]] to any damage he could have done to an immortal sun goddess. |
| 751 | ** History repeats itself in Chapter 13, when Celestia informs him that she has no way of sending him home, despite her best efforts. While he tries to restrain his anger, a confrontation with the Princesses and Blueblood in the middle of the Gala gets out of control and ends with Celestia getting punched again and Luna snapping TD's spine in retaliation. After Celestia heals him, he silently returns to his house in Ponyville. When the Princesses show up the following morning, he rejects their offer of help and angrily calls out Luna on her actions: |
| 752 | --->'''TD''': Thanks for the game of 'head on a stick' with me and the back of that chair. I always wanted to know how it feels to be a quadriplegic.\ |
| 753 | '''Luna''': We... We are sorry for what We did to thee. Our reaction was disproportionate.\ |
| 754 | '''TD''': You think? What's with you ponies and thinking Celestia needs protecting from me anyway? If whatever I do is unwarranted, then she can execute me herself. |
| 755 | * In ''Fanfic/PartingWords'', Twilight demands more information before being sent to the Crystal Kingdom. Princess Celestia [[SayingTooMuch lets slip]] that she intended to use this as a SecretTest for her student. Twilight calls her out on her SkewedPriorities: |
| 756 | -->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' I don't ''care'' what it is you're 'testing' me for. Forget it, I don't care! The welfare of other ponies is supposed to come first for a ruler, no matter what. So either tell me ''everything'' I need to know, or find somepony else to do this, '''''because I'm not going to imperil hundreds or even thousands of innocent ponies trying to get a gold sticker from you on a TEST!''''' |
| 757 | * The ''Fanfic/PonyPsychologySeries'' has an entire chapter devoted to Celestia lecturing Luna on the true consequences of the environmental and ecological effects of an endless night (with frighteningly accurate scientific references and detail), mostly in an attempt to quell any doubt that Nightmare Moon might have been doing them a favor. |
| 758 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' AlternateUniverseFic, ''Fanfic/RainboomsAndRoyalty'', in which Rainbow is Celestia's personal student [[ItMakesSenseInContext instead of Twilight]], Rainbow directs this towards Princess Celestia after she and the rest of the Mane Cast defeat Nightmare Moon. She is enraged to discover how Celestia manipulated her and her friends behind the scenes since their foalhood in her plan to redeem her sister. Interestingly, she's not upset about being used, she's upset that Celestia did not trust her enough to be forthright about her intentions, because she would have [[UndyingLoyalty gladly aided Celestia]]. She's also incensed that Celestia was willing to risk her and her friends to redeem Luna, rather than confronting Luna herself, and, if necessary, fighting her. She says that she still loves Celestia, but she cannot forgive her yet. Fortunately, after both the princess and Rainbow have a chance to talk with other ponies, they reconcile quickly. |
| 759 | * In ''Fanfic/TheVinylScratchTapes'', Vinyl gets one from Princess Luna when Vinyl not only insults Prince Blueblood (who may be a jerk, but by that point Vinyl's campaign to get back at him was so successful he's turned to drinking to help deal with the fact that ponies send death threats to him on a regular basis) in front of her but also reveals she's the one who humiliated Princess Celestia by guilt-tripping her for banishing Luna during her Nightmare Moon phase, causing Vinyl to enter a HeroicBSOD. Later, Luna is forced to apologize for the latter (but refuses for the former). However, Trixie then busts out of a trash can (ItMakesSenseInContext) and accuses all the assembled ponies who gathered to make Vinyl feel better that they are all hypocrites for treating Blueblood like a pariah for being a jerk, but pretending Vinyl's own jackassery is charming (especially since this jackassery involves hiring a known criminal and a slaver and bringing him into the heart of Canterlot). |
| 760 | * In ''[[Fanfic/TheDearSweetieBelleContinuity What's Done in the Dark...]]'', Twilight chews out Shining Armor after [[spoiler:his affair with Luna becomes public knowledge]], but unfortunately most of it is defused when Shining lets her know that [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome their mother already did that]]. |
| 761 | * ''Fanfic/{{Whispers}}'': Nightmare Moon tries this in the form of an ArmorPiercingQuestion when Celestia is about to seal her with the Elements of Harmony. [[ShutUpHannibal Celestia doesn't buy it.]] |
| 762 | * [[https://derpiboo.ru/433391 This comic]] calls out Princess Cadance for destroying the fake crystal heart before rallying the Crystal Ponies for the sake of [[RuleOfFunny a good laugh]]. |
| 763 | |
| 764 | [[AC:''Manga/{{Naruto}}'']] |
| 765 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3665921/50/ Black Flames Dance in the Wind: Rise of Naruto]]'': |
| 766 | ** Sasuke of all people calls out a pair of Konoha ninja for trying to kill each other over one having an affair with the other's wife while all of them are currently on break from searching for survivors in the aftermath of the ''worst attack on Konoha since the Kyuubi''. The other shinobi around admit he was right and that they would've stood back and let it happen. |
| 767 | ** Asuma once raged at Ino for throwing live steel around the training grounds instead of the foam-tipped practice ones she's supposed to as she could easily injure or kill someone if she misses her target. He likewise chewed out Shikamaru for using his shadow technique to throw off her aim because he was sick of Ino's boasting. As punishment, Asuma threw kunai around the training grounds and each one they failed to catch meant they had to run a lap around the entire village. |
| 768 | * When Kakashi tries to capture Kurama for abducting Naruto in ''Fanfic/BlackkatsReverse'', a furious Kurama declares that Kakashi has no right to pretend he cares for Naruto, as he refused to raise the kid or doing anything to stop Konoha from treating him as an outcast. |
| 769 | * ''Fanfic/AndrogyninjasADropOfPoison'': |
| 770 | ** In the Forest of Death, Sakura rips Naruto a new one for recklessly dragging them into a fight with an opponent who clearly outclasses them, angrily reminding him that they are dealing with people who can and ''will'' kill them if the opportunity arises. |
| 771 | ** Following the preliminaries, Kakashi takes Naruto aside and takes him to task for the above incident, as well as how he refused to let Sakura opt out of her match, overriding her wishes because ''[[ItsAllAboutMe he]]'' didn't want her to quit. |
| 772 | ** After the Konoha Crush, Kakashi and Sakura both confront Sasuke over being a GloryHound who ignored orders to chase after the retreating Gaara. Kakashi does so calmly; Sakura [[TalkToTheFist busts his nose]] and combines it with a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. |
| 773 | ** Naruto ''attempts'' this after [[InternalReveal learning about how Sakura has killed several enemies]], only for Sakura to turn it back around on him and call him out for being naive. |
| 774 | * Naruto and Kushina trade these in ''Fanfic/{{Eroninja}}'' when they're sent to the past. Kushina ([[ItMakesSenseInContext taking the place of the Kyuubi]]) suggests Naruto inform Minato about the future so they don't die and Naruto can grow up with his parents. When Naruto insists they can't as it's impossible to tell whether they can even change time and that if they succeed, the results would be unpredictable, Kushina angrily accuses him of sacrificing his parents to protect his harem lifestyle. Naruto retorts that she's asking him to sacrifice himself and his family for the sake of her and Minato. If Naruto was raised with his parents, he'd likely be a completely different person than he is now. |
| 775 | * In ''Fanfic/AFathersWrath'', Orochimaru (who is [[RelatedInTheAdaptation Naruto's father]] in this work) calls out Tsunade and Jiraiya when they meet again, asking them why they weren't around when Naruto was growing up and he needed someone to look after him and guide him. |
| 776 | * Surprisingly, Inner Sakura calls out the real Sakura in ''Fanfic/AGrowingAffection'' when she starts bullying Hinata. |
| 777 | * In ''Fanfic/KitsuneNoKenFistOfTheFox'', Naruto gets called out a total of four times throughout the story. The first three times (coming separately from Ino, Neji, and Shikamaru) concern an incident where he almost killed an attacker and was willing to ignore his friends' urging to spare the person's life, then proceeded to avoid his friends after the fact. The fourth occasion is during his tribunal for being a member of the [[TheDreaded Kyuushingai]] who contributed to a year's worth of chaos across the country, where both Judge Utatane and prosecutor Yugao chew him out for his subsequent "IDidWhatIHadToDo" attitude regarding that period, even when he explains that he did all he did in an effort to stop [[EvilCounterpart Gaara's]] plot to take over the government. |
| 778 | -->'''Naruto:''' From what I was able to learn, your honor...cities’ worth of people would have been put at risk with what Gaara was planning.\ |
| 779 | '''Judge Utatane:''' And yet, by your actions on the night of the New Year's celebration in Kumo City, [[ArmorPiercingQuestion isn't that what ended up happening anyway--that cities were subjected to multiple homicides]]? |
| 780 | * [[UsedToBeASweetKid Orochimaru]] calls out Tsunade in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2775417/3/Of-Ramen-and-Wooden-Skates Of Ramen and Wooden Skates]]'' for constantly borrowing money from him and Jiraiya for gambling and never paying them back. Not only does she owe Orochimaru more than he makes in a year at his part-time job, but Jiraiya had to move in with him after he couldn't pay his rent. |
| 781 | * Ino apparently gave Chouji one offscreen in ''Fanfic/Team7Ascension'' after his refusal to kill a downed enemy results in her being temporarily crippled and Akamaru killed. |
| 782 | * In ''Fanfic/Team8'', Kurenai calls Hinata out on pushing herself as far as she did against Neji, which almost resulted in her death and upset Naruto to the point where he nearly forfeited his own match by being unwilling to leave her side, suggesting that she had no regard for her safety or her friends' feelings when she did so. |
| 783 | * ''[[Fanfic/WhatYouKneadNaruto What You Knead]]'': |
| 784 | ** Jiraiya ''attempts'' this when confronting Kakashi, giving him grief over ''daring'' to [[RetiredBadass retire from active service]] in favor of starting the Ryouken Bakery. Kakashi turns the tables by pointing out the ero-sennin's [[{{Hypocrite}} blatant hypocrisy]] -- that he's spent ''years'' running away from Konoha and all his problems there, abandoning Naruto in the process... despite how the boy is meant to be his ''godson''. |
| 785 | ** Iruka confronts and calls out Kakashi after learning he taught Naruto the Kage Bunshin, a forbidden technique. |
| 786 | ** Both Gai and Iruka corner and confront Kakashi after he nominates Team Seven to take the summer Chuunin Exams, pointing out that he's only had his genin team for a few months. Gai specifically cites how ''he'' waited a year before making his first bid. |
| 787 | |
| 788 | [[AC:''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'']] |
| 789 | * ''Fanfic/TheChildOfLove'': |
| 790 | ** From Misato to Asuka after the latter attempts to [[spoiler:commit suicide.]] |
| 791 | ** [[spoiler:Teri]] also chewed Asuka out [[spoiler:via telepathy by nearly killing them both.]] |
| 792 | ** Asuka gave one to Shinji when he [[spoiler:got so frightened, thinking he could not protect her, that he broke up with her.]] |
| 793 | ** A minor, humorous example when Shinji complains Asuka has gotten heavier, she replies it is Teri’s fault and he asks whether she is seriously blaming their unborn daughter who can’t speak on her behalf. |
| 794 | * ''Manga/{{Evangelion 303}}'': This doujin provides several examples. Asuka and Shinji were recipients of most of them: |
| 795 | ** In chapter 2 Asuka punched Shinji because during a training duel because he had pulled a suicidal move and he had got her nearly killed. Misato yelled Asuka that, even if Shinji's actions were wrong and punishment-worthy, striking a fellow pilot was completely unacceptable and it would not be brooked. |
| 796 | ** Meanwhile Ritsuko lectured Shinji that pulling suicidal moves during a friendly duel or training, only because you are determined to win, may be a stupid way to waste your life. |
| 797 | ** In chapter 6 Shinji tells during a pillow talk that he has no many reasons to live rather "exist". Asuka angrily retorts that no one can live without self-preservation instinct, [[BattleCouple she could never go into combat with someone that will not try to fight for his life]], and there is a lot of other people -such like herself- that depends on him to live. |
| 798 | ** Saburo felt ignored by Kaworu and broke up with him due to a fit of jealousy. Kaworu moved on but Saburo did not, and he resented that Kaworu went out with other people. In chapter 7 he warned Kaworu against wasting his "forgiveness". Kaworu was not amused: |
| 799 | --->'''Kaworu''': Forgiveness? You dumped me in a fit of jealousy fanned by the flames of your own imagination. There never was anything to forgive. |
| 800 | ** In chapter ten Gendo lectures Shinji about spending his entire free time [[spoiler:[[UnbrokenVigil watching over a comatose Asuka]]]], and reprimands him for neglecting his duties and being more concerned with Asuka than with saving millions of innocent lives. Shinji replied that he knew nothing about "duty". |
| 801 | ** After [[spoiler:Unit-04's crash and spending several months in a coma]] Asuka blamed herself for the failure of the mission and [[spoiler:her friend's death]], and she hated herself. To cope with her pain, she started to lash out at everyone, especially Shinji. In chapter 12 she is going through an inner turmoil and [[TalkingToThemself her rational side]] lectures her harshly about her actions: |
| 802 | --->'''Asuka''': Nobody understands what I’m going through!\ |
| 803 | '''Asuka''': Do YOU understand?\ |
| 804 | '''Asuka''': ?!\ |
| 805 | '''Asuka''': Do you see what you are doing? What you’ve been doing ever since you woke up? You wrap yourself up in this warm blanket of hate because it makes you feel powerful! It’s the only way you can feel powerful again without the help of others! But it’s only a drug. A quick chemical that hides your troubles! Meanwhile they’re still there GETTING WORSE. So, once again, the great Asuka Langley Sohryu is retreating from her troubles armed with a medicine cabinet of powerful-looking narcotics! My, how self-reliant you are! |
| 806 | ** In chapter 15 Asuka and Mari were supposed to take part in a training session. However, they started [[OldSchoolDogFight dog-fighting]]. Misato chewed them out, stating that she had no use for pilots who still have to prove that they can do their jobs. |
| 807 | * ''Fanfic/GhostsOfEvangelion'': |
| 808 | ** After Asuka turns his LoveConfession down, accusing him from lying to her, Shinji says she shouldn't tell him how he's feeling, or treating her friends like that. |
| 809 | --->Shinji sat down, regarding Asuka with a mixture of hurt and anger. His fingers twitched, before closing into a fist. "You need to start listening to what I say," he said softly. "I may be an idiot, but I know how I feel. Better than you do, anyway."\ |
| 810 | She nodded.\ |
| 811 | "I don't mind being hurt sometimes," he went on. "That doesn't mean I like it, but I can deal with it. It means you're being honest with me and I appreciate that. But this morning, you went too far."\ |
| 812 | "I know," she said.\ |
| 813 | He leaned on the table. "When you got back from Kyoto, you said you wanted to be friends with me. Don't you remember that?"\ |
| 814 | Asuka's eyes were watering. "Yes."\ |
| 815 | "Is this how you treat your friends?" His voice was tinged with anger. "Are things really so terrible between us that you would say something like that?"\ |
| 816 | She squeezed her eyes shut, tears rolling down her face, and shook her head. "I'm sorry," she said. "I--" |
| 817 | ** Asuka berates Misato for letting her down and abandoning her right when she needed badly someone who cared for her. |
| 818 | * ''Fanfic/GoingAnotherWay'' sees Gendo Ikari get called out twice over for being a ManipulativeBastard. |
| 819 | ** First, after the Bardiel incident leaves Shinji in a HeroicBSOD from what the Dummy Plug almost did to Maya, Rei slaps him when they're alone in an elevator. |
| 820 | ** Second, when the aftermath of the Zeruel battle leaves Yui able to communicate with NERV through computer screens, she verbally tears Gendo a new butthole for everything he did to the pilots. |
| 821 | --->'''Gendo:''' Yui...is it really you?\ |
| 822 | '''Yui:''' Gendo...\ |
| 823 | '''Gendo:''' Yui? W-what is wrong, why are you angry?\ |
| 824 | '''Yui:''' I think I haven't heard right! Gendo Ikari, I know what you did to our son! Not to speak what else I learned you did! How could you?!\ |
| 825 | '''Gendo:''' Y-you don't understand that I had to do it!\ |
| 826 | '''Yui:'''Oh no! I DON'T understand! You left him, a boy of three years, in the most hurtful way possible! And if that's not bad enough, you went out of your way to further hurt him in ways I wouldn't have thought possible! Oh yes, I remember that monstrosity of auto-pilot all too well! Shinji was traumatized by what YOU did!\ |
| 827 | '''Gendo:''' Yui, I...\ |
| 828 | '''Yui:''' Oh no, don't even try to excuse yourself! What about the future?! You destroyed all we did work so hard for... And for what? You've been chasing an illusion the entire time.\ |
| 829 | '''Gendo:''' W-what?\ |
| 830 | '''Yui:''' What happened to the man I married? I don't recognize you. Your cruelty is breaking my heart.\ |
| 831 | '''Gendo:''' Yui, please... I... I did it for you.\ |
| 832 | '''Yui:''' For me? [=FOR ME=]? I'm ashamed that you did all those things to Shinji in my name! And not only him! Rei, the poor girl you treated so bad that you almost destroyed her very soul! Mana, who almost died because you wanted to prove a point! Everyone who had suffered under your disregard for those around you! I wanted to create a safer world with [=EVA=], not endanger it! You destroyed everything I fought for!\ |
| 833 | '''Gendo:''' Yui...I did it because I l...\ |
| 834 | '''Yui:''' No, don't say it! Because I won't believe you! That's not love, that's obesssion! If you really loved me, you would have given our son your love over all these years... Your heart has gone cold. What happened to you?! I'm to saddened and angry to speak with you anymore. Think about what you have done. The man who I love would never have done all these horrible things... I have nothing more to say to you until you redeem yourself. |
| 835 | * In ''Fanfic/TheGospelOfMalachel'', Shinji calls Terry out on saying Asuka is unfit to pilot an Evangelion even though he will not lift a finger to save her life. |
| 836 | -->'''Terry:''' Shinji, what do you think you're doing?\ |
| 837 | '''Shinji:''' I'm moving back to Misato's.\ |
| 838 | '''Terry:''' Why?\ |
| 839 | '''Shinji:''' I don't know if it matters to you but Asuka just tried to kill herself. Someone needs to be there to watch her, to make sure that she stays safe.\ |
| 840 | '''Terry:''' Just wait until Misato hears about this.\ |
| 841 | '''Shinji:''' ''(hissing)'' You will say absolutely nothing to Misato!\ |
| 842 | '''Terry:''' Are you insane, Ikari? She just tried to kill herself! What if an Angel was to attack tomorrow? Do you really want her in an Eva?\ |
| 843 | '''Shinji:''' You're unfit to pilot for exactly the same reason! You wouldn't have grabbed Asuka's hand if she hadn't been about to pull me over too. You would've let her die. If an Angel attacked right now, I would rather have her by my side than you, because I know that my life holds some value to her! |
| 844 | * ''Fanfic/HigherLearning'': After [[spoiler:Shinji left, encouraged by his teacher's words]], Misato confronted Kaoru about it. When he accused her of treating Shinji as a war tool she said angrily she does not care about NERV and she cares about Shinji more than she will ever care about Kaoru, but as long as the war lasts, neither of them has the luxury of leading a normal life. |
| 845 | * Despite him apologizing after realizing what he said, Shinji still calls out Misato in ''Fanfic/NeonMetathesisEvangelion'' for sending Rei into a volcano after a dormant Angel and sending her Eva not only several hundred meters past the maximum safe depth, but another three hundred meters past the maximum allowed depth, all to kill an Angel. Furthermore, she redeployed both him and Asuka while they were still unconscious after their first sortie with Ramiel. |
| 846 | |
| 847 | [[AC:''VideoGame/NieR'']] |
| 848 | * An entire chapter of ''Fanfic/TowerOfBabel'' is devoted to [[TheNeedsOfTheMany the overseers]] and [[TakeAThirdOption Nier’s team]] condemning each other’s choices. |
| 849 | |
| 850 | [[AC:''VideoGame/{{Omori}}'']] |
| 851 | * In the fourth one-shot called ''Truth'' from the Darkfic ''Fanfic/HandsOmori'', When Sunny confessed to what [[AdaptationalVillainy Mari]] did to [[RapeAsDrama him]] and to killing her, [[{{Pun}} Hero]] at first tries to deny it, claiming that Sunny's only saying all of it because he's still delirous from the fight with Basil last night. This absolutely angers Aubrey and Kel (albeit to a lesser extent than her), while Sunny, horrified at Hero refusing to believe him, runs off to the hospital roof and [[DrivenToSuicide tries to end himself]]. |
| 852 | -->“Sunny… Sunny’s still recovering from the fight with Basil,” Hero said, sparing a glance at the still unconscious boy. “He might have a concussion, or maybe he’s still delirious from whatever medication they put him on.” \ |
| 853 | “''Maybe''!?” Aubrey snapped. \ |
| 854 | Her yell made Sunny back up further away. She cast him a sad, apologetic look before turning back to Hero. “You think ''that’s'' fake?” She asked, in a milder tone. |
| 855 | |
| 856 | [[AC:''Literature/NjalsSaga'']] |
| 857 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14158315/34/Breaking-Providence Breaking Providence]]'', half-elf Princess Elsenthia learns from a pair of drunken nobles that the "Divine Justice" her prisoner, an orc woman, is to undergo is to be raped to death, which the church is using ''as a fundraiser'' by selling tickets to nobles interested in participating. When calling out her mother over how how barbaric such a fate is, her mother (who had previously accidentally admitted to having a rape fetish geared towards orcs) tries to insist Elsenthia would've suffered even worse at their hands. Elsenthia refuses to to hear it. |
| 858 | -->'''Elsenthia:''' So what, because of your sick and twisted fantasies of what orcs do to elves, the General deserves to be fucked to death?! We’re supposed to be better than them, mother! Not stoop to their level at the slightest provocation! We’re supposed to be the Righteous! The Just! This is not righteousness. This is not justice! This is WRONG! I don’t care how you dress it up, mother. Divine Justice is WRONG! |
| 859 | |
| 860 | [[AC:''Manga/OnePiece'']] |
| 861 | * In ''Fanfic/ThisBites'', everyone is all but shouting at [[spoiler:the SBS during the events of Anime/BaronOmatsuriAndTheSecretIsland]], as they listen to the Straw Hats [[OutOfCharacterAlert slowly turn on each other]]. [[spoiler:[[MindVirus Through no fault of their own though.]]]] |
| 862 | |
| 863 | [[AC:''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'']] |
| 864 | * In ''Fanfic/CommonSense'', [[MamaBear Delia]] gives one to Misty and Brock for being unable to protect Pikachu from the [[BunnyEarsLawyer Rocket]] [[BewareTheSillyOnes trio]] at Porta Vista, and [[TheLoad generally relying on Ash]] to do most of the battling even though they are both older and Gym Leaders. |
| 865 | * [[spoiler:In ''Fanfic/{{Jessica}}'', Bianca and Cheren give these to Cameron at Celestial Tower:]] |
| 866 | -->[[spoiler:'''Bianca:''' Cameron... how could you do such a thing...?]]\ |
| 867 | [[spoiler:'''Cheren:''' You... I looked up to you... how could you betray me...?]] |
| 868 | * In a sidestory of ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'', Red gets lectured by Ultima for not paying enough attention to his Clefairy's AxCrazy tendencies, especially after learning that it has acted like that before and he hasn't done anything to find out why or try to solve it. |
| 869 | * Steven gets this treatment in ''Fanfic/PokemonStrangledRed'' after he [[spoiler:captures Missingno]]. Most [=NPCs=] won't talk to him, and most of the trainers he meets on the way turn their backs when he passes. |
| 870 | * ''Fanfic/PokemonTakeTwo'', a Send Your {{Original Character}}s fanfic, gives us one in chapter seven. Actually, that entire chapter is pretty much dedicated to telling our main character how much she sucks as a person, and how she really needs to get her act together. |
| 871 | * In ''Fanfic/PokeWars: The Subsistence'', Tracy gets yelled at by the entire cast after he tries to assault Jessie, James, and Meowth after their HeelFaceTurn. |
| 872 | |
| 873 | [[AC:''Franchise/PowerRangers'']] |
| 874 | * ''Fanfic/CrimsonRising'': |
| 875 | ** Jason (''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'') basically has to give Kimberly one of these when she almost refuses to join the Rangers' campaign against the return of Ivan Ooze, although she changes her mind once she learns the scale of the casualties in Ooze's assault so far. |
| 876 | ** Will Aston (''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'') gets a few of these after he betrays the other Rangers to join the anti-Ranger government organisation Sector Nine, with Adam Park in particular affirming that he's ashamed to share a colour with Will even if Will doesn't care about the legacy at that point. |
| 877 | |
| 878 | [[AC:RealPersonFic]] |
| 879 | * In ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'', the four (specifically George) decide to abandon Jim Hunter to his mind-sucking {{BFS}} because they don't want to risk their lives trying to get it away from him. They feel guilty, but they do it anyway. Luckily for both him and them, the ruthless ploy results in Jim's being able to release the sword, so he thinks it was just a brilliant maneuver on George's part. No one is in any hurry to tell him differently. |
| 880 | ** Also, they refuse to rescue or even contact Lyndess after they deliver the Vasyn, pretty much saying that she can go fuck herself... despite her having saved their lives at the end of the First Movement. |
| 881 | * In ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone: The Soft World'', the four are very reluctant to perform heroic deeds, to the point where they start refusing requests to save small children and the like. As George and John frequently point out, they're not cops, and why aren't the city guards doing these things? They get called out on this a few times, most notably by Spectrem of the Guardians after George and Paul resist the call to search for a missing person in Chandalla. |
| 882 | |
| 883 | [[AC:''Manga/RurouniKenshin'']] |
| 884 | * The MassiveMultiplayerCrossover (but mostly Ruroken) fic ''Fanfic/BloodAndRevolution'' has Aoshi [[spoiler:massacre the Cabinet and most of the Diet in 2015]]. Absolutely no one was happy about this and he was given various levels of confrontation for it - from Kenshin's "How could you...?" to Hiko's [[spoiler:beheading him]]. |
| 885 | |
| 886 | [[AC:''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'']] |
| 887 | * ''WebVideo/CanOneChangeFixAllOfRWBY'': Calxiyn says that during this universe's version of the Atlas arc, Robyn Hill of the Happy Huntresses would verbally rip into the heroes when she learns that they were helping the people of Mantle in order to cripple the villains' goals in the bigger picture, not because they specifically cared about the people of Mantle's impoverished and downtrodden plight. |
| 888 | * Done from both sides of the equation in ''Fanfic/FiveMinutesToMidnight'' regarding Tai saving Cinder from the Madame and her daughters. Ironwood calls out Tai for doing what is tantamount to kidnapping and a severe violation of Atlesian law, while Tai calls him out on how corrupt and broken the laws at Atlas are if they allow for what is essentially child slavery and how he's done nothing to fix them despite his position. |
| 889 | * In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9721717/1/Massages Massages]]'', the girls make Jaune give them massages, because he is ''really'' good at them. Ren calls them out on doing this whenever they feel like and running Jaune ragged, and on not noticing that Jaune's hands were slowly getting damaged with each session. They are deeply ashamed and apologize. Later, when Jaune gets kissed by Velvet, the girls get jealous and yell at him, only for him to point out that they don't have any right to decide who he dates. |
| 890 | |
| 891 | [[AC:''Anime/{{Sekirei}}'']] |
| 892 | * Miya gets a couple in the early chapters ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10973901/1/Ashikabi-of-Thunder-and-Lightning Ashikabi of Thunder and Lightning]]''. First, Uzume [[RageBreakingPoint snaps]] after Miya scolds her for making a dirty joke. Uzume accuses Miya of bullying the other Sekirei into following her own "prudish lifestyle". While Miya is shown to have a point (sex before their power matures stops a Sekirei from growing stronger), Uzume is still upset that Miya bans all forms of sexual contact and refuses to share any information with the others even if it'd be useful. |
| 893 | ** Later, after Miya accuses Takami of using her own children as pawns, Takami angrily responds that as Miya has "removed herself from the board", Takami has been forced to do what she can to limit Minaka's mad schemes. Takami further demands to know just what will force Miya to actually become involved in things instead of sitting everything out. |
| 894 | |
| 895 | [[AC:''Franchise/SherlockHolmes'']] |
| 896 | * ''Fanfic/DeliverUsFromEvilSeries'': |
| 897 | ** [[GoodIsNotNice Inspector]] [[TheSpock Patterson]] is subjected to this ''several times'' by [[InspectorLestrade Lest]][[TheKirk rade]] and [[TheMcCoy Gregson]], typically over Patterson's attitude/actions regarding Literature/SherlockHolmes or [[TheWatson Dr. Watson]]. |
| 898 | --->'''Gregson:''' ...Now what in bloody blazes d'you mean they've found a body?! |
| 899 | ** A chapter later... |
| 900 | --->'''Lestrade:''' You knew it was probable that Sherlock Holmes was dead, and you allowed them to hope by being uncertain? ''My God,'' man, have you no compassion? |
| 901 | |
| 902 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'']] |
| 903 | * ''Fanfic/BartSimpsonAttorneyAtLaw'': |
| 904 | ** Bart gets an earful from Lisa for sleeping with [[FemmeFatale Jessica]] [[ManipulativeBastard Lovejoy]]. We don't get the details, except Alex heard it from upstairs, and it lasted about ''20 minutes''. |
| 905 | ** Bart and Marge both blow up at Maggie for inviting [[DomesticAbuse Gina]] over in an attempt to bring her and Bart back together. |
| 906 | |
| 907 | [[AC:''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'']] |
| 908 | * ''Fanfic/TheNorthRemembers'': When Jaime Lannister is sent into a trap set up by the Brotherhood without Banners [[spoiler:after being led there unwillingly by Brienne]], he is given the standard KangarooCourt before setting out to hang him. Like Sandor Clegane before him, he calls them out on this behavior, specifically to Lem Lemoncloak. |
| 909 | -->'''Jaime''': You smell marginally less bad, you potentially have better table manners, and you're more likely to be mistaken for the hind end of an aurochs rather than a goat, but for the life of me I can't see how you're different from the Bloody Mummers. At least they only had the decency to take my hand, but you won't be satisfied with anything less than my soul. Haven't you thundering imbeciles worked out by now that there's nothing there to give? Kill the Kingslayer, very well. Then you'll be a hero. Will that make you immortal, or set to rights the wrongs you're supposedly avenging, or do anything besides make you just as much a murderer as me? I don't care what god you pray to or what high-and-mighty purpose you claim. You still think you're the only ones to lose something in this war, and that makes you at least as blind as my sweet sister. Drop those breeches, Pisscloak, grace us all with the delightful aroma of your shit. |
| 910 | |
| 911 | [[AC:''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'']] |
| 912 | * In the eight season of ''WebAnimation/SonicForHire'', Tails furiously calls [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] out for dropping his status as The Creator to solely ruin ''VideoGame/SonicMania'''s popularity. |
| 913 | |
| 914 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'']] |
| 915 | * ''Fanfic/NoOneBreaksMyHeartLikeYou'': As Peter moves into his new apartment, Mary Jane talks to him. Peter says goodbye and tells Mary Jane he wish things could have been better, to which a disappointed Mary Jane tells Peter that they can be better, but "You just didn't want to try." She leaves him alone after saying that. |
| 916 | |
| 917 | [[AC:''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'']] |
| 918 | * In ''FanFic/TheLegendOfSpyroANewDawn'', ''[[PluckyComicRelief Sparx]]'' of all people calls Cyril out on him saying that rescuing the kidnapped eggs wasn't worth putting the rest at risk by dividing their forces... right in front of Cynder, who was in a HeroicBSOD over the fact her adopted egg was among them. |
| 919 | |
| 920 | [[AC:''Franchise/StarTrek'']] |
| 921 | * ''Fanfic/AenrhienVailiuri'': Jaleh calls out Morgan for [[spoiler:killing her prisoner Maje Tillih]], up to and including [[ForeignCussWord cussing her out]]. Morgan, however, doesn't think she did anything wrong (DeliberateValuesDissonance is in play). |
| 922 | * In ''Fanfic/FlaihhsamSSpahkh'', when the very anti-Federation Senator Vreenak says that the Federation cannot be trusted not to use the USS ''Defiant'''s cloaking device against the Romulan Star Empire, Morgan points out that the Federation has historically gone out of its way to keep the peace and that most of the violations of the Treaties of Alpha Trianguli and Algeron were the Romulans' doing. |
| 923 | * ''Fanfic/LastRights'': Nobody ever misses an opportunity to call out the Kobali for using living Vaadwaur soldiers locked in stasis as reproductive stock (something they did in the canon ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' story). |
| 924 | * ''Fanfic/StrangeTimesAreUponUs'': Brokosh calls out Meromi on [[spoiler:killing a pair of slave hunters and potentially polluting the timeline]]. Meromi, however, retorts that [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch he thinks Orions are all the same]], and she [[spoiler:''hates'' slavery because she was given to a Klingon nobleman by Melani D'ian as a [[SexSlave "housewarming gift"]] at the age of fifteen]]. |
| 925 | * ''Fanfic/TheWrongReflection'': The fic is set a few weeks after a NoodleIncident (explained in another to-be-published fic) in which Eleya lost it at a conference and cussed out "three ambassadors, a rear admiral, ''and'' the Proconsul of the Romulan Republic." She avoided being cashiered outright by dint of being a BunnyEarsLawyer ("I kinda helped save Earth Spacedock after."), but she still ends up with a massive black mark on her service record that means she'll probably never make admiral. (Granted, [[{{Unishment}} she wasn't interested in being an admiral anyway]].) |
| 926 | |
| 927 | [[AC:''Franchise/StarWars'']] |
| 928 | * ''Fanfic/BloodAndHonor'': Vette calls Sanguis out on her actions several times, questioning the Sith's unforgiving treatment of Jedi, disinterest in the welfare of Jaesa Willsaam, and participation in the entrapment and murder of a Dark Council member. |
| 929 | * In ''Fanfic/PadawansReturn'', when Ahsoka Tano finds herself sent back from the time of the Empire to the time of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', she has a few; |
| 930 | ** Her first such moment is a silent one towards Qui-Gon when she witnesses the canonical scene where he claim that Obi-Wan is ready for knighthood after he volunteers to train Anakin. She notes that it sounds very insincere, looking less like he thinks his Padawan is ready and more like he wants to get rid of Obi-Wan so he can train Anakin. And while Obi-Wan tries to mask it, it's obvious that Obi-Wan thinks the same. |
| 931 | ** Later on, Ahsoka has a confrontation with the still-Jedi Dooku where he admits his plans to explore the power of the Dark Side and asks Ahsoka to join him, believing that she would sympathise with his goal. Ahsoka makes it clear to the still-Jedi Dooku that his belief that he could use the Dark Side like a tool is foolish at best and stupid at worst, mentioning her own experience with his future self (while not naming any names) to make it clear that if he attempted something like that he would just get himself killed while accomplishing nothing. |
| 932 | * ''Fanfic/TarkinsFist'': Edward Galloway, Johnathan Harris's predecessor as President of the NAU, is disturbed by the erosion of civil liberties at home and appalled at the violence used to get unwilling individuals and countries to join up with the new Confederacy of Earth Nations. Harris's deputy Chief of Staff blatantly threatens Galloway's family if he refuses to toe the line. Galloway reluctantly remains silent. |
| 933 | |
| 934 | [[AC:''Series/StargateSG1'']] |
| 935 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2105823/1/Guarding-Pandora-s-Box Guarding Pandora’s Box]]'', Jack and General Hammond each make it clear to the Tok’ra that they won’t countenance any attempt to try and probe Daniel’s mind for the Harcesis knowledge because of the risk of the unlocked knowledge also unlocking the personality that apparently came with it, refusing to destroy Daniel’s identity in the name of a possible advantage. |
| 936 | |
| 937 | [[AC:''Series/{{Supernatural}}'']] |
| 938 | * Two key examples in ''Fanfic/ItsAllInTheDetails'': |
| 939 | ** During the police station siege, Castiel points out to Sam that he was actually prepared to attempt a spell that would involve him killing an innocent woman and cutting out her heart based on the word of a demon, which prompts Sam to get over Ruby’s attempts to manipulate him. |
| 940 | ** When Dean and Sam learn that Travis was going to kill Michelle because she’s pregnant with Jack’s child, Dean informs Travis that they won’t be party to him killing an unborn baby and its innocent mother. |
| 941 | |
| 942 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'']] |
| 943 | * ''Fanfic/OnTrial'': Varian gives his father one when Quirin suggests that Cassandra's mysterious disappearance is a good thing. Quirin states that some of Cassandra's crimes, such as kidnapping and drugging him, are hard to forgive. Varian states that, while what Cassandra did was wrong, he did things that were just as bad when [[HeelFaceTurn he was a villain]]. He finishes by asking [[ArmorPiercingQuestion why he's worthy of forgiveness, and Cassandra isn't]]. |
| 944 | |
| 945 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'']] |
| 946 | * Beast Boy gets this a lot in the first two chapters of ''Fanfic/TheEndOfEnds'', though his actions justify the calling out (they range from stalking one school girl to raiding Raven's room to downright beating up two school girls), though since it's one of ''those'' fanfics, they're portrayed as the Titans being mean to Beast Boy. |
| 947 | |
| 948 | [[AC:''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'']] |
| 949 | * In the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 series]] fic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28672911/chapters/70291404 Inside and Out]]'', when April and Donatello switch bodies, April calls Raphael out for jokingly complimenting Donatello's tits; as April points out, Raphael wouldn't talk to her like that if she was still the one in her body, so he shouldn't say it to Donatello either despite the bizarre circumstances. |
| 950 | * The oneshot ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12134251/11/TMNT-Shell-Shots The Worst Medicine]]'' is an answer to the 2012 episode ''Monkey Brains''. Donnie's brothers still fall about laughing when they find out he was attacked by a lab monkey, however this time he calls them out on it, saying he's never laughed at them when they've been hurt. |
| 951 | |
| 952 | [[AC:''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'']] |
| 953 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5016353/2/Fair-is-Foul Fair is Foul]]'', John is criticized by Sarah and Derek for telling Cameron that Kyle Reese is his father, even when Cameron herself clarified that she was told that information by ''Future'' John rather than present John and even John himself didn't know Cameron was aware of his personal history until she brought it up. |
| 954 | |
| 955 | [[AC:''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'']] |
| 956 | * In '[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13580087/1/Old-Habits-Die-Hard Old Habits Die Hard]]'', after hearing that James spent the day being rude to Philip, holding up four engines and only apologised because he [[OrderedApology was ordered to]], Molly gives him a downright savage one when he meets up with her. |
| 957 | * ''Fanfic/SodorTheTrueStories'': Sir Richard Topham Hatt delivers this to the engines at Knapford Harbor Shed in "A Fowler's Afoul", calling out Tim for pulling a prank on James as petty retaliation for absentmindedly bragging to Ruby, Iris for not speaking up and stopping the prank from happening in the first place (she gets a lesser punishment due to not being involved), and the others (Chloe, Ruby, Yang, Blake, and Weiss) for helping to plan the prank, also calling out the fact they often act like they're the mafia (James even referred to Tim as TheDon of the shed) and specifically calling out Blake for slipping back into old habits (referring to her time in the Knights of Steam), and punishes them all accordingly, while bringing in Class 37 diesels from West Coast Railways to cover for the six and Colin from Didcot Railway Center to cover for Iris as Knapford station pilot. |
| 958 | |
| 959 | [[AC:''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'']] |
| 960 | * In the ''FanFic/ThingsWeDontTellHumans'', Sentinel Prime seems to collect these as a hobby. |
| 961 | ** He [[ResurrectedForAJob resurrects a friend for a job]] and fails to realize the friend is suicidal after the job is over. Ratchet and the friend’s young son call him out on it. |
| 962 | ** He doesn’t reveal that he’s become a NayTheist (he’s supposed to be a PriestKing) until the revelation almost derails the crowning of the next Prime. Ratchet and the young son (now grown up) call him out on that, too. |
| 963 | ** He breaks into Optimus Prime’s office and then lies about having called ahead when he accidentally interrupts a private moment between Optimus and Elita-One. Elita, Optimus, and Megatron all call him out on that. |
| 964 | * ''Anime/TransformersVictory:'' Leozack, of all characters, complains to Victory Leo when he's willing to leave Holi and Jean for dead. |
| 965 | |
| 966 | [[AC:''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'']] |
| 967 | * All the main characters in ''Fanfic/{{Shatterheart}}'' gets one and at seperate occassions: |
| 968 | ** [[spoiler:Real!]]Syaoran is called by Fai for keeping his [[FriendsWithBenefits relationship]] with Kurogane a secret from him and not telling Sakura the truth. In the Nihon Arc, Kurogane calls him out on his indecisiveness when he wanted Syaoran to make clear whether Syaoran would stay with him or Syaoran would continue to pursue Sakura. |
| 969 | ** Sakura is called out for treating [[spoiler:Real!]]Syaoran like an non-entity and for shunning him for him not being his clone when Syaoran wanted to know her. |
| 970 | ** Fai is called out for hating and shunning [[spoiler:Real!]]Syaoran and for emotionally blackmailing Syaoran to end his relationship with Kurogane, which at the time was his ''only'' positive relationship. Kurogane and Syaoran let him have it when they find at the end of the Infinity Arc [[spoiler:he was going to backstab them the entire time]]. |
| 971 | ** Kurogane is called by Fai for agreeing with Syaoran's offer for a sexual relationship because the latter was emotionally vulnerable and still in love with Sakura. After he breaks up with Syaoran, Fai calls him out on the [[BrutalHonesty brutal]] way he ends their relationship. In the Nihon Arc, all his friends call him out that he lets his anger get the better of him and he doesn't let himself feel his own emotions when he brutalizes Syaoran and misses the obvious cues that Syaoran was trying to calm him down. |
| 972 | |
| 973 | [[AC: ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'']] |
| 974 | * ''Fanfic/TurningRedSecretsOfThePanda'': |
| 975 | ** Mei completely snaps at [[spoiler:Xia Lee, after she realises that she was the one who took away her panda spirit]]. |
| 976 | --->'''Mei:''' [[spoiler:Wait a minute, did you say you remove pandas from people? Which means it was you who took my panda away, not Jason. That panda was part of me, and now you stole it!]] |
| 977 | ** [[spoiler:Xia later gets another one from [[EvenEvilHasStandards Howard]], who calls her out for her horrific experiments on people. This actually gets her to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone break down over the realisation of her cruel her experiments were]]]]. |
| 978 | |
| 979 | [[AC:''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'']] |
| 980 | * In ''Fanfic/BeforeTheDawn'', when Bella reveals the full circumstances of her turning (she was raped and impregnated by the vampire Joham and only got away after her newborn son turned her while he was being born), Rosalie is initially outraged that Bella abandoned her own child and declares that Bella deserves what happened to her. Emmett quickly steps in to assure Bella that she in no way deserves the brutal treatment she endured from Joham, and Rosalie apologises once she's had time to calm down. |
| 981 | |
| 982 | [[AC:''Series/{{Victorious}}'']] |
| 983 | * Features heavily in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10678828/1/Double-Trouble Double Trouble]]''- a spin-off of ''Fanfic/TheWolfInMe''- which sees alternate versions of Jade and Tori (referred to as Jadelyn and Victoria to distinguish them from the "local" versions) transferred into another reality where Jade and Tori are dating. At one point, after Victoria is rejected by Jadelyn, she and Tori get drunk enough that they decide to give Jade a TwinThreesomeFantasy, but later on Tori realises that Jade was sober enough that she agreed to this with the goal of basically throwing the relationship Jadelyn could have with Victoria in her counterpart's face. Tori is outraged that Jade did something like that to hurt another version of herself when Jadelyn has already been through a harsh life. |
| 984 | |
| 985 | [[AC:''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'']] |
| 986 | * In ''{{Fanfic/Everqueen}}'', that's Isha's reaction once she sees what kind of FlawedPrototype the Thunder Warriors are. She actually snaps at the Emperor before catching herself. |
| 987 | |
| 988 | [[AC:''Literature/{{Worm}}'']] |
| 989 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14305553/16/Mr-Fixit Mr Fixit]]'': Sarah very angrily (and apparently ''violently'') calls out her sister Carol for not only basically forcing Amy to attend Endbringer battles despite never attending them herself, but for also telling her adoptive daughter to "get over it" after she has to deal with the aftermath of the Slaughterhouse Nine creating a town of {{Technically Living Zombie}}s and the PRT and Protectorate being forced to kill them. The final straw is Carol admitting that she sees Amy as a villain in the making like her father. |
| 990 | |
| 991 | [[AC:''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'']] |
| 992 | |
| 993 | * ''Fanfic/WhereWeDontBelong'': Mio and Sena do this to [[spoiler:Cammuravi]] when they see he's joined Torna, who from they know at this point are just a bunch of terrorists, and is aiding Akhos on his attack on Garfont, since the man they knew from Aionios was far more "honorable" (though they don't mention Aionios specifically). He, since he lacks memories from Aionios, is rather confused by the personal call-out, getting particularly angry when [[spoiler:Sena mentions his "Warrior's Way"]], and answers that [[ShutupKirk the world isn't deserving of him to fight for it]]. |
| 994 | |
| 995 | [[AC:''Franchise/YuGiOh'']] |
| 996 | * ''Fanfic/TheJudgementOfTheWorld5Ds'': |
| 997 | ** Jack gets called out by Yusei for trying to keep the latter out of the loop regarding [[spoiler:Rua fainting getting a concussion during a duel]]. |
| 998 | ** Martha leaves multiple messages scolding Jack and Crow after realizing they lied to her earlier about visiting a nearby town to buy D-Wheel parts and that the two instead likely went on a dangerous mission that they've purposely kept Rua and Ruka in the dark about. |
| 999 | ** While his reaction is somewhat muted, Yusei is clearly unhappy that Aki tricked him into agreeing to be her partner in a tag team duel at her school without telling him it was a ''lovers'' tag duel until the last minute, as it effectively announces to the school that they're a couple when they aren't even officially in a relationship. He gets over it rather quickly, however, as Aki explains she only did this to help Asuka get Judai's attention (the two formed the opposing tag team) and simply didn't know how to tell Yusei that. Moreover, despite his discomfort with the whole thing, Yusei is nevertheless relieved that Aki didn't ask anyone else to be her partner and reasons that being her teammate in a lovers tag duel would at least keep other guys away from her. |
| 1000 | ** Ryo gives this to Honest for lying to him and his friends and manipulating their memories regarding Yusuke for years. |
| 1001 | ** Many characters have this reaction after learning that Judai is responsible for Yubel's rampage due to sending the latter into space, though some do concede that they can't exactly blame him when they didn't even know Duel Spirits existed until fairly recently. Yusei and Aki, at least, take it back after learning Judai's actions was due to misunderstandings caused by his young age and naivety at the time. |
| 1002 | ** Yusei accuses [[spoiler:Yugi Muto]] of treating the former's timeline as an ExpendableAlternateUniverse and only grows more incensed when the latter confirms it with a casual shrug. [[spoiler:Yugi]] responds by pointing out that most don't understand what it's like [[GodsHandsAreTied to be a god and have to respect free will, even when it results in tragic consequences]]. |
| 1003 | * ''Fanfic/YuGiOhForever'': Yugo (the main character and the son of Yugi) gets called out on three separate occasions by different characters: |
| 1004 | ** The first time, one of his FiveManBand snaps at him for behaving like a JerkAss toward their mutual friend and for attacking her during their duel, in such a way as to potentially cause her injury (which Yugo did because she inadvertently [[BerserkButton pushed a sensitive button for him]]). |
| 1005 | ** The second time, he goes off to Egypt to face the arc's villains alone in order to [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies protect his friends from being killed by them]]. His chief [[TheRival rival]] is ''not'' pleased, and follows Yugo to Egypt to [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom punch him in the face]] and yell at him for not trusting more in his friends' ability to aid him. |
| 1006 | ** The third time, during the story's final arc, most of the adult supporting cast verbally rips him for [[spoiler:making a [[DealWithTheDevil two-edged deal]] with the BigBad in order to save [[TheRival the aforementioned and now-brainwashed rival]], a deal that could end in either Yugo's own death or the deaths of thousands of innocent people]]. |
| 1007 |
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