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-->'''Kirk:''': ''Believe me, Mr Spock, it was painful...(wincing) in more ways than one.

-->'''Calculus''' ''(chasing Captain Haddock around a table)'': An apology! I demand an immediate apology!\\
'''Haddock''': Help!... Help!... He's cured!
* ''ComicBook/BatmanAdventures'' #3 has ComicBook/TheJoker given a radical form of shock treatment that renders him non-violent, good natured, and even affectionate to Comicbook/HarleyQuinn. She can't stand him being this way, and declares that she is leaving him for Batman. Whereupon Joker snaps back to his usual psychopathic self and declares that he'll just have to rip Batman's lungs out.
* In ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye, Rung suffers a gunshot wound to the head, and is rendered comatose. Although the physical damage has been repaired, he still won't wake up. After spending three issues engaging in cognitive therapy by telling him a story fails, Skids tries one more thing; pushing Rung's BerserkButton by intentionally getting his name wrong. Rung immediately wakes up to correct him.

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When something (or [[{{Villains}} someone]]) has entranced one of the {{heroes}}, they'll often be in a hurry to get the victim moving. Fortunately, friends, teammates and co-workers often have [[VitriolicBestBuds a talent for making each other angry]].

* In ''Creator/MoBrosStudios'' WebAnimation/YouTubePoop "Candace Opens an Interdimensional Portal", [[spoiler: the RED Scout is believed dead after getting petrified by Candace's SuperpoweredEvilSide. The RED Spy eulogizes him with a surprisingly-heartfelt "Here lies Scout, he ran fast and died a virgin...", prompting Scout to bust out of his petrified Ducky Momo costume with an indignant "What?!"]]

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': A non-verbal variation occurs in "Spike at Your Service"; Applejack tries to get Twilight's attention, but she's [[NotListeningToMeAreYou too invested in reading her new book to hear her]], so she knocks over an inkwell on Twilight's desk so the SuperOCD unicorn will snap out of it and instinctively put it back in place.

* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlrOExcV7xo this special]] of ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'', Yoshii wakes up Princess Minami this way by pointing out her underdeveloped chest region.

* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' has Sousuke do this to [[spoiler:Kaname Chidori]] in the final novel. Interestingly, what really works isn't the curse-laden tirade he goes on, but his insinuation that [[spoiler:she's too gutless and weak to resist Sofia's MindControl, which pretty much gets Kaname's dander up.]]

* A rather creepy scene in an ''Literature/{{Everworld}}'' book involves TheChick trying to do this by insulting the masculinity of a (rather macho) mind-control victim, only to be told "Don't try to provoke me."

* Subverted in ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'': After Reo's ritual accidentally causes Shirogane to start suffering DeathByDespair, she and Suzu try to do perverted things for him to come to his senses and complain about. It turns out Shirogane doesn't like being a StraightMan enough for it to resolve his existential crisis, especially when [[HeyThatsMyLine Matsuri ends up doing it for him]].
-->'''Shirogane''': I'm useless... I'm just trash that can't even give a good scolding!

* In the ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'' story "[[Recap/TintinDestinationMoon Destination Moon]]", Captain Haddock cures Professor Calculus' accidental amnesia by complaining about "acting the goat", a remark that had earlier served as a BerserkButton for Calculus.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'': The plot of an episode revolved around an escalating argument between the brothers, and, to get at Mario, Luigi snapped Mario's suspenders back, pulled his [[NiceHat cap]] down, and plucked his mustache so hard it curled upwards. Later, Mario fell under a hypnotic tech-induced Koopa Trance, leaving it up to Luigi to save him. When the inevitable IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight between them ended up not actually breaking the trance, Luigi simply repeats what he did to Mario earlier, bringing him back by eliciting the same response as he'd gotten earlier:

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* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': This happens to Nigel Uno a lot. As one example, on being stranded on Rainbow Monkey Island for a long time, he ended up GoingNative... until someone told him he had gone through all that for a keychain. He ''immediately'' returned to normal and [[RantInducingSlight exploded]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': In one episode, they repeatedly snapped Beast Boy out of Mad Mod's hypnotism by making him laugh. In the end, it looked like he'd finally succumbed for good -- until Raven made a cleverly barbed joke about his intelligence. It was laughter that awoke him, but then he realized what she'd said and was promptly insulted.

* Subverted in ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'': After Reo's ritual accidentally causes Shirogane to start suffering DeathByDespair, she and Suzu try to do perverted things for him to complain about. It turns out Shirogane doesn't like being a StraightMan enough for it to resolve his existential crisis, especially when [[HeyThatsMyLine Matsuri ends up doing it for him]].

->'''Professor Dr.:''' ''Breaking a hypnotic trance by sharp shock to the feminine self-esteem. Novel concept.''\\
'''Snuka:''' ''But effective!''

* Kakeru from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' wakes up the one-quarter awake Yuki by commenting that he was probably "brought up as a spoiled little rich girl." Since Yuki is also deceptively strong when he's sleeping, it backfired slightly.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Medabots}}'', Ikki uses this to kick-start Metabee near the start of the series. [[spoiler: After Metabee is kidnapped and his medal used in a doomsday device, Ikki manages to wake him up using the same tactic.]]
* In ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', Miu has been driven into a berserk rage state from thinking [[spoiler: than Shou Kanou has killed her friends in the Shinpaku Alliance]]. Kenichi tries to [[CooldownHug hold her]] and talk her down, but repeatedly gets beaten up for trying. Eventually he uses [[DirtyOldMan Ma Kensei's Shock Technique]] ... which consists of grabbing her by the hooters. She ''immediately'' goes from silently trying to kill everyone near her to slapping Kenichi and berating him for being a pervert.
* Similar: the only way to wake up ''Manga/DGrayMan'''s Komui Lee is to tell him "Lenalee (his sister) is getting married". This will either wake him in a state of profound grief that she didn't tell him, or will wake him instantly, fully alert.
* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' has Sousuke do this to [[spoiler:Kaname Chidori]] in the final novel. Interestingly, what really works isn't the curse-laden tirade he goes on, but his insinuation that [[spoiler:she's too gutless and weak to resist Sofia's MindControl, which pretty much gets Kaname's dander up.]]
* The edited-for-TV dub of ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' has Yusuke claiming he got awakened in the Dark Tournament (and for reference, he'd been sleeping through the cruise to the island venue--a fight in itself--and the first three fights) by Chu's trash talking. As the unedited version reveals, it was really the booze on his breath, which was an insult in itself because it reminded him of his [[LadyDrunk alcoholic mother]].
* At one point in ''Manga/OnePiece'', [[BigEater Luffy]], [[BloodKnight Zoro]] and [[ChivalrousPervert Sanji]] are all put into comas when their shadows are stolen by the BigBad of the arc. To wake them up all up at once, Usopp shouts that a [[ChivalrousPervert beautiful lady]] [[BloodKnight swordswoman]] has boarded the ship with [[BigEater lots and lots of meat.]]
* Played with in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Ed is unintentionally awakened by train hijackers referring to him as [[BerserkButton runt]]. In a fit of rage, he wipes the floor with every bandit in the train car. Afterward, he has no idea what is going on, and asks who the unconscious bandit he's holding by the collar is. Turns out that he was just subconsciously reacting to the word "runt".
* Subverted in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' when Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji are fighting [[spoiler: a resurrected Asuma]]. Choji is going through a HeroicBSOD because he doesn't want to hit [[spoiler: Edo-Tensei!Asuma]] until he calls him [[BerserkButton fat]]. It still doesn't work.

* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlrOExcV7xo this special]] of ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'', Yoshii wakes up Princess Minami this way by pointing out her underdeveloped chest region.
* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': [[MoeAnthropomorphism England]] is dying, with [[LoveFreak America]] by his side tearing up and whispering his name while the GrimReaper stands behind him. As England gives his "I never hated you" speech to America, which is cut short by his apparent death, it takes America a few seconds before patting the grim reaper on the back and saying [[MoodWhiplash "He's FINALLY dead!"]] It turns out to be a way to bring him back from death's door.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', they repeatedly snapped Beast Boy out of Mad Mod's hypnotism by making him laugh. In the end, it looked like he'd finally succumbed for good -- until Raven made a cleverly barbed joke about his intelligence. It was laughter that awoke him, but then he realized what she'd said and was promptly insulted.
* This happens to Nigel Uno a lot in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. As one example, on being stranded on Rainbow Monkey Island for a long time, he ended up GoingNative... until someone told him he had gone through all that for a keychain. He ''immediately'' returned to normal and [[RantInducingSlight exploded]].
* The plot of an episode of the ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'' revolved around an escalating argument between the brothers, and, to get at Mario, Luigi snapped Mario's suspenders back, pulled his [[NiceHat cap]] down, and plucked his mustache so hard it curled upwards. Later, Mario fell under a hypnotic tech-induced Koopa Trance, leaving it up to Luigi to save him. When the inevitable IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight between them ended up not actually breaking the trance, Luigi simply repeats what he did to Mario earlier, bringing him back by eliciting the same response as he'd gotten earlier:

* Not exactly an insult, but in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "Rebirth", Leela is in a coma and, after unsuccessful attempts at reviving her, is laid to rest on a planet to be fed to an alien monster. However, when Bender acts like his normal jackass self and makes a large fire-burp, she immediately awakens to yell "Bender, shut the hell up!"

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': "[[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS4E8TheSale The Sale]]" opens with Gumball and Darwin devastated over hearing that Mr. Robinson, whom they idolize in spite of his intense hatred of them, is moving. They imagine themselves falling through the ground and into a lightless abyss, but immediately wake up enraged by Nicole suggesting that they might get some better neighbors when the Robinsons are gone.

Apparently, a strong emotional reaction is enough to break [[HypnotizeThePrincess hypnotism]], [[{{Brainwashed}} brainwashing]], amnesia, or just plain depression.

** Akane insults Ranma to wakes him up from unconsciousness after he [[TakingTheBullet takes the brunt]] of an attack that slammed him into a wall [[MadeOfIron hard enough to shatter every bone in a normal person's body.]]

* In ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'', WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine's EstablishingCharacterMoment sees him pulling one of these on Gordon.

* In ''Creator/MoBrosStudios'' WebOriginal/YouTubePoop "Candace Opens an Interdimensional Portal", [[spoiler: the RED Scout is believed dead after getting petrified by Candace's SuperpoweredEvilSide. The RED Spy eulogizes him with a surprisingly-heartfelt "Here lies Scout, he ran fast and died a virgin...", prompting Scout to bust out of his petrified Ducky Momo costume with an indignant "What?!"]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': "The Sale" opens with Gumball and Darwin devastated over hearing that Mr. Robinson, whom they idolize in spite of his intense hatred of them, is moving. They imagine themselves falling through the ground and into a lightless abyss, but immediately wake up enraged by Nicole suggesting that they might get some better neighbors when the Robinsons are gone.

--> '''Akane''': [[DudeShesLikeInAComa Ranma?]] [[PleaseWakeUp Ranma, wake up!]] You didn't… you didn't need to save me… ''RANMA YOU IDIOT!!''
--> *snap*
--> '''Ranma''': [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Who are you calling an idiot?!]] I save you and this is the thanks I get?!

* Similar: the only way to wake up [[Manga/DGrayMan Komui Lee]] is to tell him "Lenalee (his sister) is getting married". This will either wake him in a state of profound grief that she didn't tell him, or will wake him instantly, fully alert.

* ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'': [[MoeAnthropomorphism England]] is dying, with [[LoveFreak America]] by his side tearing up and whispering his name while the GrimReaper stands behind him. As England gives his "I never hated you" speech to America, which is cut short by his apparent death, it takes America a few seconds before patting the grim reaper on the back and saying [[MoodWhiplash "He's FINALLY dead!"]] It turns out to be a way to bring him back from death's door.

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* In ''Fanfic/{{Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality}}'', Hermione restores Harry to normal after a Dementor assault by kissing him. His first words upon his return to normal are (outraged): "I SAID NO KISSING!"

* In the ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'' story "Recap/TintinDestinationMoon", Captain Haddock cures Professor Calculus' accidental amnesia by complaining about "acting the goat", a remark that had earlier served as a BerserkButton for Calculus.

* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "This Side of Paradise", the ship's crew falls under the influence of spores from an alien plant and stop caring about their duties and responsibilities. Kirk snaps out of it and thereby discovers that strong negative emotions can counteract the spores' effect. He then insults Spock to the point where it drives Spock into a rage.