History Main / BrooklynRage

* After the then Brooklyn Dodgers lost a game to the Cincinnati Reds, fan Frank Germano jumped from the stands and brawled with umpire George Magerkurth. Germano even got the upper hand until the other umpires pulled him off so the authorities could arrest him. After Germano spent seven months in prison, he made amends with Magerkurth during a chance encounter.

* ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'': While some men might seek vengeance on those who killed their family, [[Characters/MarvelComicsFrankCastle Frank Castle]] doesn't settle that low. He wants to kill '''every criminal. Every single one.''' In the {{Elseworld}} issue ''ComicBook/ThePunisherKillsTheMarvelUniverse'', HE DOES.

The type of character can vary, often a badass with a HairTriggerTemper. Will sometimes be part of TheMafia, and possess the stereotypical attitude a New York cab driver, at least in fiction. Even if he's one of the good guys, someone with a Brooklyn accent is bound to be ''tough'' nonetheless.

* ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'': While some men might seek vengeance on those who killed their family, [[Characters/MarvelComicsThePunisher Frank Castle]] doesn't settle that low. He wants to kill '''every criminal. Every single one.''' In the {{Elseworld}} issue ''ComicBook/ThePunisherKillsTheMarvelUniverse'', HE DOES.

* [[Characters/MCURocketRaccoon Rocket Raccoon]] from ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' has a slight Brooklyn accent provided by actor Bradley Cooper. Watch out- Rocket's been [[BewareTheNiceOnes known to shoot people when he's angry]].
* For some historical roots to this trope, Scorsese's ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'' explores the violent gang culture of lower-class mid 19th century New York. Ok, that sounds like a documentary: also has visceral brawls, sex scenes and Daniel Day-Lewis being scary as all get out.

* [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]]'S [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Bully Ray]]. His rage is apparently infectious, as he claims he can cause riots in New York with just his words.

* The [[SimilarSquad CLAT]] episodes of ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}'', feature some heavily-armed and very trigger-happy New Yorkers.

* Patrick Lynch, head of the Policemen's Benevolent Association. Badmouth the NYPD and its officers, and he will ''not'' take it sitting down.

* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': Characters/{{Harley Quinn|TheCharacter}}, who was introduced to the world as [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker the Joker]]'s infatuated PerkyFemaleMinion in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' before [[CanonImmigrant becoming one of Batman's most consistent adversaries]], is famously depicted with a Brooklyn accent in most of her portrayals, and is consistently an at least somewhat AxCrazy clown girl who swings [[DropTheHammer a massive mallet]]. As time has gone on, more stories such as [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn the comic series in her name]] depict her breaking away from [[DomesticAbuse Joker's hold]] and striking out on her own, sometimes even [[HeelFaceTurn becoming more of a hero]] in her own right after [[CharacterDevelopment being able to grow and heal]], but that last part [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor isn't quite consistent]] and even the most noble portrayal of Harley will still likely be an AntiHero with enough of a wild streak to put this trope in action.

* ''WebVideo/RatsSMP'': Shelby is from New York, her rat-house is constructed with the brick wall of the attic exposed to remind her of home, and she speaks with a New York accent when in-character. She has also broken into a Boiler Room filled with deadly fungal spores (which have already killed another of the rats by that point), ''survived the ordeal'', and tried to murder a cat that was trying to kill her and her friends.

* Creator/MaraWilson jokingly referred to herself as a "cold hearted New Yorker", in her interview with Creator/DougWalker. It's probably no coincidence that she played this up when she guest starred on Website/ChannelAwesome - portraying herself as someone who wields demonic powers from "beyond our realm".

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'': Oh, Wheeler. Being the token American, and a bit of a {{Jerkass}}. He's the first of the bunch who is willing to make a direct strike, the first to charge into danger, and the first to tell the villain of the week where to stuff their stupid plan. Naturally, he's got the [[FireIsMasculine Fire ring]].

* ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}'': The Captain was a random drunken thug from Brooklyn until {{Sufficiently Advanced Alien}}s decided he was TheChosenOne and gave him superpowers. He is such a CardCarryingJerkass that he used to call himself "Captain ([[CensoredForComedy]])"until Captain America literally washed his mouth. He's your hero!

* ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}'': The Captain was a random drunken thug from Brooklyn until {{Sufficiently Advanced Alien}}s decided he was TheChosenOne and gave him superpowers. He is such a CardCarryingJerkass that he used to call himself "Captain [[[CensoredForComedy]]]" until Captain America literally washed his mouth. He's your hero!

* ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}'': The Captain was a random drunken thug from Brooklyn until {{Sufficiently Advanced Alien}}s decided he was TheChosenOne and gave him superpowers. He's your hero!

* The Captain from ''Comicbook/{{Nextwave}}'' was a random drunken thug from Brooklyn until {{Sufficiently Advanced Alien}}s decided he was TheChosenOne and gave him superpowers. He's your hero!

* Comic Book legend Creator/JackKirby (who ''himself'' exemplified this trope in real life) created a lot of characters in this mold, including [[Characters/TheThing Benjamin J. "Thing" Grimm]] (as well as his early antagonists, the "Yancy Street Gang") and Dan "Terrible" Turpin, who in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' responds to [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid Darkseid]]'s planet-wide [[BreakThemByTalking Breaking Speech]] by ''[[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu insulting Darkseid to his face]]'' and proceeding to free Franchise/{{Superman}}. Also "Brooklyn" of the Boy Commandos, later retconned as being a young Dan Turpin.
* The phenomenon apparently crosses species barriers, because [[Characters/GLRedLanternCorps Red Lantern]] Dex-Starr is from Brooklyn. He's a {{cat|sAreMean}}.
* Comicbook/TheAvengers have the villain [[Characters/MarvelComicsTaskmaster Taskmaster]] from the Bronx, and in some appearances he still has an accent. (Appearances without the accent are not an error, however; the character is a mimic and can alter his mannerisms as he pleases.)
* [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] is from the Lower East Side (Brooklyn [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse in the movies]]). He doesn't seem to have the "rage" (usually) because he's very disciplined. However, he definitely has the determination and adamant refusal to back down from fighting the bad guys that comes with this trope.
** [[Comicbook/TheUltimates Ultimate]] Cap is not only from Brooklyn, but after Hank Pym [[spoiler: almost kills his wife]], [[Characters/IncredibleHulkBruceBanner Dr. Banner]] is no longer the angriest member of the team.
* The Comicbook/NewWarriors member "[[AngryBlackManStereotype Rage]]" is literally from Brooklyn.
* In ''Franchise/GIJoe'', Cobra Alley Vipers, urban commandos, are confident in their ability to quickly take over any city without incident. Except maybe parts of New York.
* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern1941'': Doiby Dickles had an exaggerated Brooklyn accent and propensity for wrench-related violence.
* ''Comicbook/ThePunisher''. While some men might seek vengeance on those who killed their family, [[Characters/ThePunisherFrankCastle Frank Castle]] doesn't settle that low. He wants to kill '''every criminal. Every single one.''' In the {{Elseworld}} issue ''Comicbook/ThePunisherKillsTheMarvelUniverse'', HE DOES.
* ComicBook/NickFury, almost to the point of parody. He's from Hell's Kitchen, a legendary temper, and has a resume that includes boxer, barnstormer, WWII commando, CIA agent during the cold war, and ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} director.
* Characters/{{Harley Quinn|TheCharacter}}, who was introduced to the world as the Joker's infatuated PerkyFemaleMinion in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' before [[CanonImmigrant becoming one of Batman's most consistent adversaries]], is famously depicted with a Brooklyn accent in most of her portrayals, and is consistently an at least somewhat AxCrazy clown girl who swings [[DropTheHammer a massive mallet]]. As time has gone on, more stories such as [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn the comic series in her name]] depict her breaking away from [[DomesticAbuse Joker's hold]] and striking out on her own, sometimes even [[HeelFaceTurn becoming more of a hero]] in her own right after [[CharacterDevelopment being able to grow and heal]], but that last part [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor isn't quite consistent]] and even the most noble portrayal of Harley will still likely be an AntiHero with enough of a wild streak to put this trope in action.

* Rocko and his adoptive mother from ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' talk with thick Brooklyn accents. More specifically, they talk like [[Comicbook/FantasticFour Ben Grimm.]]

* Comic Book legend Creator/JackKirby (who ''himself'' exemplified this trope in real life) created a lot of characters in this mold, including [[Characters/TheThing Benjamin J. "Thing" Grimm]] and Dan "Terrible" Turpin, who in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' responds to [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid Darkseid]]'s planet-wide [[BreakThemByTalking Breaking Speech]] by ''[[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu insulting Darkseid to his face]]'' and proceeding to free Franchise/{{Superman}}. Also "Brooklyn" of the Boy Commandos, later retconned as being a young Dan Turpin.

The type of character can vary, often a badass with a HairTriggerTemper. Will sometimes be part of TheMafia, and also a stereotypical attitude a New York cab driver, at least in fiction. Even if he's one of the good guys, someone with a Brooklyn accent is bound to be ''tough'' nonetheless.

Compare {{Joisey}}, {{Southies}} ([[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny place your bets now!]]), RambunctiousItalian (since many New Yorkers are of Italian descent) and TheBigRottenApple (for the place itself). The SouthernFriedPrivate and HalfWittedHillbilly are perhaps the rural/DeepSouth versions of this trope. Overseas, compare TheIdiotFromOsaka, CrassCanuck, ViolentGlaswegian, OopNorth, DublinSkanger, FootballHooligans, TheQuincyPunk, FightingIrish, NorthernIrishAndNasty, AmoralAfrikaner, TheBogan, AsianRudeness, RambunctiousItalian and FrenchJerk.

** Averted with Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, though it was part of his [[CharacterizationMarchesOn early characterization.]] Sonny is most often the level-headed Devil's advocate of the squad, which starts out as a character flaw but ends up refined into a skill that serves him well once he becomes SVU's ADA. He is pretty much the only one on the team not to have engaged in misconduct and holds himself to a high standard of behavior. However, this can and will go out the window if a BerserkButton is pressed, usually issues involving [[TokenReligiousTeammate abuse of power in the Church]], [[FamilyMan his family]], or [[ShipTease Amanda.]]

* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit]],'' Played straight with Nick Amaro, who is from the city, one of the few detectives with an accent, and repeatedly gets reprimanded for his excessive use of force. To the point where his history with IAB prevents him from being promoted to sargeant, and he leaves the NYPD. Averted with Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, though it was part of his [[CharacterizationMarchesOn early characterization.]] Sonny is most often the level-headed Devil's advocate of the squad, which starts out as a character flaw but ends up refined into a skill that serves him well once he becomes SVU's ADA. He is pretty much the only one on the team not to have engaged in misconduct and holds himself to a high standard of behavior. However, this can and will go out the window if a BerserkButton is pressed, usually issues involving [[TokenReligiousTeammate abuse of power in the Church]], [[FamilyMan his family]], or [[ShipTease Amanda.]]

Compare {{Joisey}}, ViolentGlaswegian, {{Southies}} ([[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny place your bets now!]]), RambunctiousItalian (since many New Yorkers are of Italian descent) and TheBigRottenApple (for the place itself). The SouthernFriedPrivate and HalfWittedHillbilly are perhaps the rural/DeepSouth versions of this trope. Overseas, compare TheIdiotFromOsaka, CrassCanuck, ViolentGlaswegian, OopNorth, DublinSkanger, FootballHooligans, TheQuincyPunk, FightingIrish, NorthernIrishAndNasty, AmoralAfrikaner, TheBogan, AsianRudeness, RambunctiousItalian and FrenchJerk.

Compare {{Joisey}}, ViolentGlaswegian, {{Southies}} ([[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny place your bets now!]]), RambunctiousItalian (since many New Yorkers are of Italian descent) and TheBigRottenApple (for the place itself). The SouthernFriedPrivate and HalfWittedHillbilly are perhaps the rural/DeepSouth versions of this trope.

* There was an incident in 2017 where, at a [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams New York Mets]] game, [[{{Mascot}} Mr. Met]] [[FlippingTheBird flipped the bird]] at a fan of the opposing team. The actor playing him was immediately fired.