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* There is a Japanese folktale concerning a woman named Kiyohime who, when rejected by the object of her affections, a monk who took a vow of celibacy, turns into a dragon and incinerates both him and herself when he tried to hide from her underneath a giant bell. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyohime More information]] can be found on Website/TheOtherWiki.
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* There is a [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Japanese folktale folktale]] concerning a woman named Kiyohime who, when rejected by the object of her affections, a monk who took a vow of celibacy, turns into a dragon and incinerates both him and herself when he tried to hide from her underneath a giant bell. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyohime More information]] can be found on Website/TheOtherWiki. One of the Animation/KihachiroKawamotoShorts reprises this story almost beat for beat.
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[[CrazyInTheHeadCrazyInTheBed Their insanity may also add to their sexual appeal in a perverse way]], verging into the territory of RomanticizedAbuse and PowerDynamicsKink.
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[[CrazyInTheHeadCrazyInTheBed Their insanity may also add to their sexual appeal in a perverse way]], verging into the territory of RomanticizedAbuse FetishizedAbuser and PowerDynamicsKink.
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* ''Theatre/{{Heathers}}'' has J.D. to Veronica. They actually managed to ramp it up from the movie. Check out these lyrics from the song "Meant to Be Yours:"
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* ''Theatre/{{Heathers}}'' ''Theatre/HeathersTheMusical'' has J.D. to Veronica. They actually managed to ramp it up from the movie. Check out these lyrics from the song "Meant to Be Yours:"
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* The Yandere archetype is a common staple of ASMR roleplay videos on sites such as Youtube, where a Voice Actor (can be either gender) reads a script wherein the listener takes the role of the Main Character, and the VA pretends to have a conversation or interaction with them. Because of the varied scripts used, there is a lot of different ways these turn out. Some sub-categories even include ones where the Yandere's behavior is treated positively by the MC, or the "Recovering/Rehabilitated Yandere" subgenre about Yandere's who are seeking therapy for their condition to act less violent and possessive with... mixed results depending on the roleplay.
** one such example includes the story of a "recovering" Yandere who has booked an anniversary dinner. The anniversary is of the date of her kidnapping of her significant other (the Main Character) whose voicemail is used as the story vector. The entire narrative is told be a series of voicemails left by the Yandere who starts off somewhat possessive, but is treated as simply being excited. As the MC fails to respond to texts or calls, the Yandere begins to become more unhinged and begins panicking, begging them to call back. Once work ends and they still fail to get ahold of the MC, the Yandere begins to become subtly threatening, demanding they answer the phone. The story then takes a turn when the Yandere arrives to the MC's workplace and is handed a baggy of items left by the MC. This includes numerous objects with tracking chips inside (including one the MC apparently removed from their arm). The Yandere completely loses it at this point, becoming overtly threatening and refusing to let the MC break up with them (going so far as to say they will find the MC and likely torture them for their betrayal). They come across a car wreck that involved the MC's car, but assumes it to be a weak attempt at faking their death. Just for sake of argument, the Yandere then goes to the local hospital to see if the MC is actually injured (fully expecting them not to be there), leaving one last highly threatening voicemail. Upon entering the hospital and getting to the MC's supposed room, the Yandere is shocked to see the MC is ''actually'' injured. The MC then explains that while everything ''looks'' like a breakup, there is an explanation. Didn't respond to texts and calls during work? MC left work early to get a wedding ring polished and didn't want the Yandere to spoil the plan. Removed all the trackers? MC knew that Yandere would know what they did and ruin the surprise. Car wreck? It was real, the MC got into the wreck after leaving/going to the jeweler. Not answering the MC's phone? The MC's phone was destroyed in the crash. At this point the Yandere snaps back, apologizes for their behavior, and focuses on taking care of the MC.
** one such example includes the story of a "recovering" Yandere who has booked an anniversary dinner. The anniversary is of the date of her kidnapping of her significant other (the Main Character) whose voicemail is used as the story vector. The entire narrative is told be a series of voicemails left by the Yandere who starts off somewhat possessive, but is treated as simply being excited. As the MC fails to respond to texts or calls, the Yandere begins to become more unhinged and begins panicking, begging them to call back. Once work ends and they still fail to get ahold of the MC, the Yandere begins to become subtly threatening, demanding they answer the phone. The story then takes a turn when the Yandere arrives to the MC's workplace and is handed a baggy of items left by the MC. This includes numerous objects with tracking chips inside (including one the MC apparently removed from their arm). The Yandere completely loses it at this point, becoming overtly threatening and refusing to let the MC break up with them (going so far as to say they will find the MC and likely torture them for their betrayal). They come across a car wreck that involved the MC's car, but assumes it to be a weak attempt at faking their death. Just for sake of argument, the Yandere then goes to the local hospital to see if the MC is actually injured (fully expecting them not to be there), leaving one last highly threatening voicemail. Upon entering the hospital and getting to the MC's supposed room, the Yandere is shocked to see the MC is ''actually'' injured. The MC then explains that while everything ''looks'' like a breakup, there is an explanation. Didn't respond to texts and calls during work? MC left work early to get a wedding ring polished and didn't want the Yandere to spoil the plan. Removed all the trackers? MC knew that Yandere would know what they did and ruin the surprise. Car wreck? It was real, the MC got into the wreck after leaving/going to the jeweler. Not answering the MC's phone? The MC's phone was destroyed in the crash. At this point the Yandere snaps back, apologizes for their behavior, and focuses on taking care of the MC.
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* ''Manhwa/DorothyOfOz'': Abee (Codename: Scarecrow) is a sort of subverted example. Anyone who posed the SLIGHTEST threat to Mara was nearly pushed off a cliff, shot at, left to die in a cave, or worse. He would have continued with this, but Mara got upset at all the murder attempts. Not to mention his rivalry with Kamu who wants to protect Mara as well, and his promise to kill him if he gets out of line.
* In ''Manhwa/LetDai'', Dai Lee will be ''very'' violent if you spend too much time around his boyfriend.
* [[spoiler:Hyeri]] from ''Manhwa/Redrum327''. [[spoiler:When Gahui became friends with Taien as a child, Hyeri rounded up the rest of the "crew" to trap Gahui in an isolated safe in a forest. She's found starved, frozen and mentally scarred six days later]].
* In ''Manhwa/ThreadsOfTime'', Sali Tayi explicitly tells Atan Hadas that if she runs away with Moon-Bin and doesn't marry him, he'll kill them both.
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* ''Manhwa/DorothyOfOz'': Abee (Codename: Scarecrow) is a sort of subverted example. Anyone who posed the SLIGHTEST threat to Mara was nearly pushed off a cliff, shot at, left to die in a cave, or worse. He would have continued with this, but Mara got upset at all the murder attempts. Not to mention his rivalry with Kamu who wants to protect Mara as well, and his promise to kill him if he gets out of line.
* In ''Manhwa/LetDai'', Dai Lee will be ''very'' violent if you spend too much time around his boyfriend.
* [[spoiler:Hyeri]] from ''Manhwa/Redrum327''. [[spoiler:When Gahui became friends with Taien as a child, Hyeri rounded up the rest of the "crew" to trap Gahui in an isolated safe in a forest. She's found starved, frozen and mentally scarred six days later]].
* In ''Manhwa/ThreadsOfTime'', Sali Tayi explicitly tells Atan Hadas that if she runs away with Moon-Bin and doesn't marry him, he'll kill them both.
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"Yandere" is derived from the Japanese words ''yanderu'', meaning insane or sick, and ''deredere'', meaning affectionate or loving. Simply put, a ''yandere'' is someone who is lovesick, someone who has been driven to insanity by extreme obsession or love, thus resulting in abnormal behavior if not violence. Take the Tropes LoveMakesYouCrazy, LoveMakesYouEvil, LoveHungry, and StalkerWithACrush, and condense everything into a singular personified character archetype.
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"Yandere" is derived from the Japanese words ''yanderu'', ''yamu'', meaning insane to be sick (mentally or sick, physically), and ''deredere'', meaning affectionate or loving. Simply put, a ''yandere'' is someone who is lovesick, someone who has been driven to insanity by extreme obsession or love, thus resulting in abnormal behavior if not violence. Take the Tropes LoveMakesYouCrazy, LoveMakesYouEvil, LoveHungry, and StalkerWithACrush, and condense everything into a singular personified character archetype.
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** The god Zephyros, the West Wind had an obsessive crush on the demigod Spartan Prince Hyacinthus. Hyacinthus however chose Apollo instead. A jealous Zephyros murdered Hyacinthus via a discus to the head.
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* Pele -- the Hawaiian Goddess of Lava is known for her [[{{Pun}} fiery temper]]. She fell in love often and most of those young men were not fortunate to escape with their lives. The incredible details of some of the stories is what really makes her special.
** In one story Pele throws lava at her lover, her own favorite little sister, the sister's house (forest, actually), and sister's best friend for good measure. Because she ''thought'' the Lover and Sister may like each other, when in reality they were both loyal to Pele. (They bonded because of this trauma and [[SelfFulfillingProphecy proved Pele right]]. Irony Burnnn) [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiiaka The Other Wiki tells the tale]].
** In some versions of the story, [[ThreewaySex the sisters end up sharing him]], but most hold that he went back home and took Pele's little sister with him.
** An unfortunate young man that Pele fell in love with was already in a happy relationship, and had no intention of cheating on his girl, even with a Goddess. Pele was not impressed by his moral fibre. [[http://hulainaloha.blogspot.com/2009/04/pele-and-ohia-tree.html Story of Ohia and Lehua]]
* Dido in ''Literature/TheAeneid''. When Aeneas leaves Carthage, Dido curses him and all of the surviving Trojans, then commits suicide. It bears mentioning that said curse involves ''damning their two future nations to constant savage bloodletting''.
* There is a Japanese folktale concerning a woman named Kiyohime who, when rejected by the object of her affections, a monk who took a vow of celibacy, turns into a dragon and incinerates both him and herself when he tried to hide from her underneath a giant bell. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyohime More information]] can be found on Website/TheOtherWiki.
* The huldra of Scandinavian folklore are a [[TheFairFolk type of fairy]] who appear as beautiful women with cow or horse tails. Although they are often eager to marry, they are also very strict and demanding, and if you even think of turning one down, [[IfICantHaveYou she will kill you]]. This being folklore, this is of course only one version, albeit a common one... though one of the variations is simply to change marriage to being lovers.
* Ishtar (Inanna) of Myth/MesopotamianMythology. All of her lovers ended up dead, which is why [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh]] turns her down when she asks him to marry her. Cue Ishtar [[DaddysGirl running to her daddy]], pitching a fit, and threatening to cause a ZombieApocalypse if he doesn't give her the [[MacGuffin Bull of Heaven]] instead (even though doing so will cause a drought.) She later has her husband Tammuz/Dumuzi DraggedOffToHell for cheating on her while [[Literature/InannasDescentToTheNetherworld she was off trying to conquer the underworld.]]
* The story of the 4 winds in [[Myth/NativeAmericanMythology Lakota mythology]]. They were all in love with the goddess Wohpe. She chose the South Wind, because he wasn't so vocal about it. The North Wind tries to steal her away from his younger brother every winter. The North Wind is represented by the color [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white]], and the South Wind is represented by the color [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority red]].
* Myth/ClassicalMythology:
** Persephone turns a nymph into a mint plant, and then stamps on her, for daring to flirt with her husband Hades. The weird thing is that Persephone originally ended up as Hades' wife when Hades ''captured her and forced her into marriage'', so either Persephone experienced some form of AMatchMadeInStockholm that led her to become jealously protective of him, or, as some interpretations of the story state, Persephone always loved Hades and could not act upon her feelings due Demeter's possessiveness of her. Hades has kept faithful to Persephone and seems to treat his wife well.
** Demeter is a rare motherly-love yandere. It was always implied that she was screwed up in the head like most of the Greek gods, which can be seen as an inciting factor for Persephone sticking with Hades if her kidnapping was indeed staged, but in response to her daughter being kidnapped, Demeter curses the earth to have all of its crops wither away for three months per year, essentially creating winter. In essence, Demeter responds to her beloved daughter being abducted by unleashing her wrath onto everybody who had ''no'' involvement in it.
** Suprisingly Artemis, at least according to Homer's Odyssey. When Calypso was complaining about the DoubleStandard of male gods being allowed to screw willy-nilly while the female goddesses aren't. She mentions how, Artemis shot Orion in jealousy after seeing him being carry off by Eos, goddess of dawn.
** Hera, wife of Zeus. Half or more of the myths about her and about the only thing she is remembered for is pursuing horrible vengeance on the lovers of Zeus and their offspring. (Zeus being by far the most powerful of the gods, there was nothing she could do to harm him directly.) The worst acts were probable against Lamia and Hercules. Hera either stole or in the worst stories forced Lamia to kill her own children turning her into a monster. The latter she tormented his entire life in one way or another, but the worst would be inflicting madness on him causing him to murder his own family. The 12 Labors that made him famous were ironically for a crime he arguably had no control over. She seemed tolerant of Ganymede, however. She apparently stops trying to torture Heracles after he dies, ascends to full godhood and marries her daughter, or at least there are no myths telling of it. But would having Hera as a mother-in-law really make things better? Probably not.
** Ironically, Hera was also the ''victim'' of a Yandere in one story, along with Artemis. The story varies DependingOnTheWriter (Homer, Virgil, and Ovid have all told versions) but the giant brothers Otus and Ephialtes (collectively called the Aloadae) wanted to storm Mt. Olympus and gain Artemis for Otus and Hera for Ephialtes; strange part is, they seemed capable of ''doing'' it. One version claims they built a mountain even bigger than Olympus to lay siege to it, most say Zeus' thunderbolts couldn't hurt them, and most also say they were able to capture Ares and stuff him in a jar for thirteen months. Eventually, Artemis either surrendered to Otus or tried to seduce him in order to free Ares (again, depends on the writer) which made his brother jealous because Hera hadn't even noticed him, and the two fought; Artemis changed herself into a doe and jumped between them (possibly her plan or Apollo's plan the whole time); the Aloadae, not wanting her to get away, threw their spears and simultaneously killed each other, not invulnerable to their own powerful blows.
** Medea of Greek myth is a scary one: when Jason left her, she ''burned her rival alive'' with a fire so intense ''[[NoKillLikeOverkill it set the royal palace on fire]]'', set the city of Corinth on fire for being ruled by the man who got Jason to dump her, [[OffingTheOffspring and killed her own children]] to end his line (AFateWorseThanDeath for the ancient Greeks). It was so bad that Hera, who, as Jason's protector, the one who had set him with Medea, and was supposed to be the one to punish Jason for his oathbreaking, [[EvenEvilHasStandards couldn't find anything to add onto of what Medea had already done]], limiting herself to [[CruelMercy let him live as he lost all his glory and was reduced to a beggar]] (basically, letting what Medea had done stand). One of Jason's sons, Thassalus, did survive his mother's attempt on his life, and managed to reclaim the throne of Iolcus.[[note]]Jason had ruled Iolcus for some time after the voyage of the Argonauts, but was driven out by his cousin, who was avenging Jason's EvilUncle. This led to Jason leaving Medea for a political marriage (he wanted to use Corinth to reclaim Iolcus and the death of all his children save Thassalus.[[/note]]
* Gudrun and Brynhild in [[Literature/TheSagaOfTheVolsungs the Saga of the Volsungs.]]
* Some interpretations of Paradise Lost posit that ''Lucifer'' is basically the greatest yandere of all times, unable to suffer the knowledge that God would rather be loved by a fallible, mortal, corrupted humanity than by the Morning Star himself.
* Asmodeus is the demon of {{Lust}} because he was the StalkerWithACrush on Sarah and killed all of her suitors before being defeated by Tobit.
* According to Islamic interpretations, Lucifer (known as ''Iblis'' or ''ShaytÄn'') was evicted for his pride, but also jealousy - he loved God, but refused to accept Adam, believing him to be an inferior creature that is not worthy of God's love, thus swore revenge by tempting humanity away from God.
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* Pele -- the Hawaiian Goddess of Lava is known for her [[{{Pun}} fiery temper]]. She fell in love often and most of those young men were not fortunate to escape with their lives. The incredible details of some of the stories is what really makes her special.
** In one story Pele throws lava at her lover, her own favorite little sister, the sister's house (forest, actually), and sister's best friend for good measure. Because she ''thought'' the Lover and Sister may like each other, when in reality they were both loyal to Pele. (They bonded because of this trauma and [[SelfFulfillingProphecy proved Pele right]]. Irony Burnnn) [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiiaka The Other Wiki tells the tale]].
** In some versions of the story, [[ThreewaySex the sisters end up sharing him]], but most hold that he went back home and took Pele's little sister with him.
** An unfortunate young man that Pele fell in love with was already in a happy relationship, and had no intention of cheating on his girl, even with a Goddess. Pele was not impressed by his moral fibre. [[http://hulainaloha.blogspot.com/2009/04/pele-and-ohia-tree.html Story of Ohia and Lehua]]
* Dido in ''Literature/TheAeneid''. When Aeneas leaves Carthage, Dido curses him and all of the surviving Trojans, then commits suicide. It bears mentioning that said curse involves ''damning their two future nations to constant savage bloodletting''.
* There is a Japanese folktale concerning a woman named Kiyohime who, when rejected by the object of her affections, a monk who took a vow of celibacy, turns into a dragon and incinerates both him and herself when he tried to hide from her underneath a giant bell. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyohime More information]] can be found on Website/TheOtherWiki.
* The huldra of Scandinavian folklore are a [[TheFairFolk type of fairy]] who appear as beautiful women with cow or horse tails. Although they are often eager to marry, they are also very strict and demanding, and if you even think of turning one down, [[IfICantHaveYou she will kill you]]. This being folklore, this is of course only one version, albeit a common one... though one of the variations is simply to change marriage to being lovers.
* Ishtar (Inanna) of Myth/MesopotamianMythology. All of her lovers ended up dead, which is why [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh]] turns her down when she asks him to marry her. Cue Ishtar [[DaddysGirl running to her daddy]], pitching a fit, and threatening to cause a ZombieApocalypse if he doesn't give her the [[MacGuffin Bull of Heaven]] instead (even though doing so will cause a drought.) She later has her husband Tammuz/Dumuzi DraggedOffToHell for cheating on her while [[Literature/InannasDescentToTheNetherworld she was off trying to conquer the underworld.]]
* The story of the 4 winds in [[Myth/NativeAmericanMythology Lakota mythology]]. They were all in love with the goddess Wohpe. She chose the South Wind, because he wasn't so vocal about it. The North Wind tries to steal her away from his younger brother every winter. The North Wind is represented by the color [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white]], and the South Wind is represented by the color [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority red]].
* Myth/ClassicalMythology:
** Persephone turns a nymph into a mint plant, and then stamps on her, for daring to flirt with her husband Hades. The weird thing is that Persephone originally ended up as Hades' wife when Hades ''captured her and forced her into marriage'', so either Persephone experienced some form of AMatchMadeInStockholm that led her to become jealously protective of him, or, as some interpretations of the story state, Persephone always loved Hades and could not act upon her feelings due Demeter's possessiveness of her. Hades has kept faithful to Persephone and seems to treat his wife well.
** Demeter is a rare motherly-love yandere. It was always implied that she was screwed up in the head like most of the Greek gods, which can be seen as an inciting factor for Persephone sticking with Hades if her kidnapping was indeed staged, but in response to her daughter being kidnapped, Demeter curses the earth to have all of its crops wither away for three months per year, essentially creating winter. In essence, Demeter responds to her beloved daughter being abducted by unleashing her wrath onto everybody who had ''no'' involvement in it.
** Suprisingly Artemis, at least according to Homer's Odyssey. When Calypso was complaining about the DoubleStandard of male gods being allowed to screw willy-nilly while the female goddesses aren't. She mentions how, Artemis shot Orion in jealousy after seeing him being carry off by Eos, goddess of dawn.
** Hera, wife of Zeus. Half or more of the myths about her and about the only thing she is remembered for is pursuing horrible vengeance on the lovers of Zeus and their offspring. (Zeus being by far the most powerful of the gods, there was nothing she could do to harm him directly.) The worst acts were probable against Lamia and Hercules. Hera either stole or in the worst stories forced Lamia to kill her own children turning her into a monster. The latter she tormented his entire life in one way or another, but the worst would be inflicting madness on him causing him to murder his own family. The 12 Labors that made him famous were ironically for a crime he arguably had no control over. She seemed tolerant of Ganymede, however. She apparently stops trying to torture Heracles after he dies, ascends to full godhood and marries her daughter, or at least there are no myths telling of it. But would having Hera as a mother-in-law really make things better? Probably not.
** Ironically, Hera was also the ''victim'' of a Yandere in one story, along with Artemis. The story varies DependingOnTheWriter (Homer, Virgil, and Ovid have all told versions) but the giant brothers Otus and Ephialtes (collectively called the Aloadae) wanted to storm Mt. Olympus and gain Artemis for Otus and Hera for Ephialtes; strange part is, they seemed capable of ''doing'' it. One version claims they built a mountain even bigger than Olympus to lay siege to it, most say Zeus' thunderbolts couldn't hurt them, and most also say they were able to capture Ares and stuff him in a jar for thirteen months. Eventually, Artemis either surrendered to Otus or tried to seduce him in order to free Ares (again, depends on the writer) which made his brother jealous because Hera hadn't even noticed him, and the two fought; Artemis changed herself into a doe and jumped between them (possibly her plan or Apollo's plan the whole time); the Aloadae, not wanting her to get away, threw their spears and simultaneously killed each other, not invulnerable to their own powerful blows.
** Medea of Greek myth is a scary one: when Jason left her, she ''burned her rival alive'' with a fire so intense ''[[NoKillLikeOverkill it set the royal palace on fire]]'', set the city of Corinth on fire for being ruled by the man who got Jason to dump her, [[OffingTheOffspring and killed her own children]] to end his line (AFateWorseThanDeath for the ancient Greeks). It was so bad that Hera, who, as Jason's protector, the one who had set him with Medea, and was supposed to be the one to punish Jason for his oathbreaking, [[EvenEvilHasStandards couldn't find anything to add onto of what Medea had already done]], limiting herself to [[CruelMercy let him live as he lost all his glory and was reduced to a beggar]] (basically, letting what Medea had done stand). One of Jason's sons, Thassalus, did survive his mother's attempt on his life, and managed to reclaim the throne of Iolcus.[[note]]Jason had ruled Iolcus for some time after the voyage of the Argonauts, but was driven out by his cousin, who was avenging Jason's EvilUncle. This led to Jason leaving Medea for a political marriage (he wanted to use Corinth to reclaim Iolcus and the death of all his children save Thassalus.[[/note]]
* Gudrun and Brynhild in [[Literature/TheSagaOfTheVolsungs the Saga of the Volsungs.]]
* Some interpretations of Paradise Lost posit that ''Lucifer'' is basically the greatest yandere of all times, unable to suffer the knowledge that God would rather be loved by a fallible, mortal, corrupted humanity than by the Morning Star himself.
* Asmodeus is the demon of {{Lust}} because he was the StalkerWithACrush on Sarah and killed all of her suitors before being defeated by Tobit.
* According to Islamic interpretations, Lucifer (known as ''Iblis'' or ''ShaytÄn'') was evicted for his pride, but also jealousy - he loved God, but refused to accept Adam, believing him to be an inferior creature that is not worthy of God's love, thus swore revenge by tempting humanity away from God.
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* ''Theatre/{{Carmen}}'': It starts with Don José going to jail for Carmen -- and ''keeping the flower she gave him'' the whole time. He comes back and joins her group, but he can't deal with how she flirts with other guys. He picks a knife fight with her new lover -- ''a bullfighter'' -- over her, and when she's sent him away for good, he [[spoiler:meets her outside of the arena and kills her]].
* Donna Elvira for ''Theatre/DonGiovanni''. She gets better.
* Brünhilde for Siegfried, in ''Theatre/{{Goetterdaemmerung}}''.
* Canio from ''Theatre/{{Pagliacci}}'' [[spoiler:learns that his wife Nedda is cheating on him, and loses it. At first, the audience thinks he's giving a very emotional performance, but soon realize this is for real. Canio kills Nedda and Silvano and gives a BondOneLiner]].
* Scarpia from Puccini's ''Theatre/{{Tosca}}'' could count, seeing how he doesn't hesitate to endanger Floria Tosca's lover Mario Cavaradossi in order to get her to sleep with him.
* Count di Luna is this towards Leonora in Verdi's ''Theatre/{{Il trovatore}}''. Not only is he furious about Leonora being in love with Manrico, but he chases them down and tries to kill Manrico in order to have Leonora to himself, only to realize that Manrico was his own ''brother''. [[spoiler: But by then, both Manrico and Leonora are already dead]].
* Prince Golaud from Debussy's ''Pelléas et Mélisande'' becomes this way after his wife Mélisande falls in love with his half-brother Pélleas and has an affair with him.
* Leos Janácek's opera ''Theatre/{{Jenufa}}'' has Laca, who becomes angry with the titular character for loving his brother Steva and not him and [[spoiler: even slashes her face in anger when she refuses to return his affections. This leads poor Jenufa to being abandoned by her fiancé, who dumped her in spite of being attacked by his own brother and ''hooked up with the pretty daughter of the mayor''. Even more, Jenufa and Laca become a couple by the end]].
* There's also Barnaba from Ponchielli's ''La Gioconda'', who lusts after the titular singer and tries to kill Gioconda's beloved mother and the lovers Laura and Enzo in order to get her, though he fails in killing the lovers thanks to Gioconda's help. However, Gioconda stabs herself before he can have his way with her.
* Abigaille from Verdi's ''Theatre/{{Nabucco}}'' is this to a T. She loves Ismaele, but Ismaele is in love with Fenena. Furious, Abigaille threatens to accuse Fenena of treason, but Ismaele refuses to do so, thus leading to Abigaille's plan for revenge.
%%* ''Theatre/{{Aida|JohnRice}}'': Amneris for Radames.
%%* Eboli for Don Carlo.
* In ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' Christmas Eve is usually a {{Tsundere}} but in "The more you ruv someone" there are lines which depict her as a possessive type 3.
* Abigail Williams from ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' fits this trope like a glove. After her boss John Proctor ends their affair, Abigail jumps at the opportunity to have his wife Elizabeth arrested and executed for witchcraft. [[spoiler:It backfires ''big time''. Elizabeth's pregnancy keeps her from being executed; John takes the blame upon himself and chooses execution over admitting witchcraft and losing his land, which would leave his family homeless]].
* ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' casts King George III of England this way. ''You'll Be Back'' could be a yandere anthem:
-->I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love.
* ''Theatre/{{Heathers}}'' has J.D. to Veronica. They actually managed to ramp it up from the movie. Check out these lyrics from the song "Meant to Be Yours:"
-->''You chucked me out like I was trash,\\
for that you should be dead.\\
But, but, but!\\
Then it hit me like a flash;\\
What if high school went away instead?\\
Those assholes are the key,\\
they're keeping you away from me.\\
They made you blind,\\
messed up your mind,\\
but I can set you free!
* Jackie-O from ''Film/TheHouseOfYes''. [[spoiler:She kills her twin brother, whom with she has been having an incestuous relationship for most of their lives, when he attempts to regain a life of normalcy with his utterly average fiancee]].
%%* ''Theatre/IlTrovatore'': Count di Luna for Leonora.
%%* Lady Macbeth from ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''.
* Nessarose from ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' is this only for the musical. She developed feelings for Boq when he decided to talk to her during the dance. He certainly didn't help his situation by telling her that she was beautiful in an attempt to make it less obvious that he's there because he felt bad for her. That and he was doing it because Galinda asked him. Over the years, Nessa ruled over the Munchkins and had restricted their rights because of Boq. Once her sister granted her the ability to walk, he thinks that she no longer needs him and decides to try leaving her for Galinda. Her response is to use Elphaba's magic book to try making him hers. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, she shrinks his heart and Elphaba is forced to give him a tin form so that he doesn't die.]]
%%* Helena from ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream''.
* The titular character of ''Theatre/MissJulie''. She has a destructive crush on her driver, and uses her power to push him about, teasing him, playing with him, until circumstances get out of control.
* Bluebeard, for Judith and [[spoiler:all the other women he kills and keeps forever]].
* ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'', who [[spoiler: smothers his wife to death because he thinks she's been unfaithful]]. There's also Iago, by way of AlternateCharacterInterpretation, who may have committed all his acts of villainy out of [[HoYay lust for Othello]].
* ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'': Erik, the eponymous Phantom, towards Christine. Erik captures Christine's lover and gives her the choice of being with Erik forever or watching her lover die. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted as, when Christine ''does'' choose Erik, he realizes that he can't force her to love him and lets her go]].
** In the theatrical sequel ''Love Never Dies'', [[spoiler:Meg Giry]] has become one: she [[spoiler: has fallen in love with the Phantom, now her employer at a pierside show in Coney Island, New York. When she sees how much he still loves Christine, Meg goes insane and kidnaps Christine's son, leading to a rather ... explosive finale]].
* Lucy from ''Theatre/{{Thirteen}}'' is a milder version of this trope. She looks like your [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Average]] [[HollywoodPudgy Self-Concious Teengage Girl]], but just ''mention'' Brett and she becomes [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy]] [[TheChessmaster Manipulative]] and [[AlphaBitch Bitchy]]. She may not be willing to murder, but she is willing to ruin a few social lives.
* Depending on the interpretation, [[spoiler:The Governess]] from ''The Turn of the Screw''. This only works in the interpretation where [[spoiler:The Governess is insane, the ghosts are not real, and she has the hots for Miles, killing him to protect him from corruption, or for her secretive employer, wanting to dramatically save the children to win his attention and respect]].
* Andrea, in one of the skits of ''Theatre/VoicesFromTheHighSchool''.
--> ''"Yeah, I know. the jerk's waiting. So go. I haven't got a gun. Yet."''
* The title character of ''Theatre/{{Wozzeck}}'', for Marie.
* Salome, the Princess of Judea [[Literature/TheBible at the time of Jesus]], is this toward Jokanaan (John the Baptist) in both Creator/OscarWilde's play ''Theatre/{{Salome}}'' and Music/RichardStrauss's opera adaptation. Whenever she's around Jokanaan she can't stop saying "I want to kiss your lips!" When he, predictably, wants nothing to do with her so long as she remains uninterested in Christianity, she uses a [[FemmeFatale seductive dance]] to trick her stepfather, [[DirtyOldMan Herod]], into giving her "anything she wants," which ends up being [[spoiler: Jokanaan's severed head on a plate]].
* As in the film, Norma in ''Film/SunsetBoulevard'' is this towards Joe, effectively keeping him financially dependent on her, emotionally blackmailing and manipulating him, keeping tabs on what he's doing and who he's spending time with (when not with her) and when he finally decides to get out of the relationship [[spoiler:she shoots and kills him, citing the parallel relationship between Salome and John the Baptist.]]
* By golly, Death in ''Theatre/{{Elisabeth}}''. His ideas of things to do to win the titular Empress' love include sabotaging her marriage (or at least gloat in her face as it breaks down), and [[spoiler: killing her oldest daughter and only son]]. There's a reason a fan overlaid You'll Be Back from ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' over Death's solo at Elisabeth's wedding and it fits perfectly. [[spoiler: ''I will kill your friends and family... to remind you of my love.'']]
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* ''Theatre/{{Carmen}}'': It starts with Don José going to jail for Carmen -- and ''keeping the flower she gave him'' the whole time. He comes back and joins her group, but he can't deal with how she flirts with other guys. He picks a knife fight with her new lover -- ''a bullfighter'' -- over her, and when she's sent him away for good, he [[spoiler:meets her outside of the arena and kills her]].
* Donna Elvira for ''Theatre/DonGiovanni''. She gets better.
* Brünhilde for Siegfried, in ''Theatre/{{Goetterdaemmerung}}''.
* Canio from ''Theatre/{{Pagliacci}}'' [[spoiler:learns that his wife Nedda is cheating on him, and loses it. At first, the audience thinks he's giving a very emotional performance, but soon realize this is for real. Canio kills Nedda and Silvano and gives a BondOneLiner]].
* Scarpia from Puccini's ''Theatre/{{Tosca}}'' could count, seeing how he doesn't hesitate to endanger Floria Tosca's lover Mario Cavaradossi in order to get her to sleep with him.
* Count di Luna is this towards Leonora in Verdi's ''Theatre/{{Il trovatore}}''. Not only is he furious about Leonora being in love with Manrico, but he chases them down and tries to kill Manrico in order to have Leonora to himself, only to realize that Manrico was his own ''brother''. [[spoiler: But by then, both Manrico and Leonora are already dead]].
* Prince Golaud from Debussy's ''Pelléas et Mélisande'' becomes this way after his wife Mélisande falls in love with his half-brother Pélleas and has an affair with him.
* Leos Janácek's opera ''Theatre/{{Jenufa}}'' has Laca, who becomes angry with the titular character for loving his brother Steva and not him and [[spoiler: even slashes her face in anger when she refuses to return his affections. This leads poor Jenufa to being abandoned by her fiancé, who dumped her in spite of being attacked by his own brother and ''hooked up with the pretty daughter of the mayor''. Even more, Jenufa and Laca become a couple by the end]].
* There's also Barnaba from Ponchielli's ''La Gioconda'', who lusts after the titular singer and tries to kill Gioconda's beloved mother and the lovers Laura and Enzo in order to get her, though he fails in killing the lovers thanks to Gioconda's help. However, Gioconda stabs herself before he can have his way with her.
* Abigaille from Verdi's ''Theatre/{{Nabucco}}'' is this to a T. She loves Ismaele, but Ismaele is in love with Fenena. Furious, Abigaille threatens to accuse Fenena of treason, but Ismaele refuses to do so, thus leading to Abigaille's plan for revenge.
%%* ''Theatre/{{Aida|JohnRice}}'': Amneris for Radames.
%%* Eboli for Don Carlo.
* In ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' Christmas Eve is usually a {{Tsundere}} but in "The more you ruv someone" there are lines which depict her as a possessive type 3.
* Abigail Williams from ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' fits this trope like a glove. After her boss John Proctor ends their affair, Abigail jumps at the opportunity to have his wife Elizabeth arrested and executed for witchcraft. [[spoiler:It backfires ''big time''. Elizabeth's pregnancy keeps her from being executed; John takes the blame upon himself and chooses execution over admitting witchcraft and losing his land, which would leave his family homeless]].
* ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' casts King George III of England this way. ''You'll Be Back'' could be a yandere anthem:
-->I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love.
* ''Theatre/{{Heathers}}'' has J.D. to Veronica. They actually managed to ramp it up from the movie. Check out these lyrics from the song "Meant to Be Yours:"
-->''You chucked me out like I was trash,\\
for that you should be dead.\\
But, but, but!\\
Then it hit me like a flash;\\
What if high school went away instead?\\
Those assholes are the key,\\
they're keeping you away from me.\\
They made you blind,\\
messed up your mind,\\
but I can set you free!
* Jackie-O from ''Film/TheHouseOfYes''. [[spoiler:She kills her twin brother, whom with she has been having an incestuous relationship for most of their lives, when he attempts to regain a life of normalcy with his utterly average fiancee]].
%%* ''Theatre/IlTrovatore'': Count di Luna for Leonora.
%%* Lady Macbeth from ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''.
* Nessarose from ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' is this only for the musical. She developed feelings for Boq when he decided to talk to her during the dance. He certainly didn't help his situation by telling her that she was beautiful in an attempt to make it less obvious that he's there because he felt bad for her. That and he was doing it because Galinda asked him. Over the years, Nessa ruled over the Munchkins and had restricted their rights because of Boq. Once her sister granted her the ability to walk, he thinks that she no longer needs him and decides to try leaving her for Galinda. Her response is to use Elphaba's magic book to try making him hers. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, she shrinks his heart and Elphaba is forced to give him a tin form so that he doesn't die.]]
%%* Helena from ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream''.
* The titular character of ''Theatre/MissJulie''. She has a destructive crush on her driver, and uses her power to push him about, teasing him, playing with him, until circumstances get out of control.
* Bluebeard, for Judith and [[spoiler:all the other women he kills and keeps forever]].
* ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'', who [[spoiler: smothers his wife to death because he thinks she's been unfaithful]]. There's also Iago, by way of AlternateCharacterInterpretation, who may have committed all his acts of villainy out of [[HoYay lust for Othello]].
* ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'': Erik, the eponymous Phantom, towards Christine. Erik captures Christine's lover and gives her the choice of being with Erik forever or watching her lover die. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted as, when Christine ''does'' choose Erik, he realizes that he can't force her to love him and lets her go]].
** In the theatrical sequel ''Love Never Dies'', [[spoiler:Meg Giry]] has become one: she [[spoiler: has fallen in love with the Phantom, now her employer at a pierside show in Coney Island, New York. When she sees how much he still loves Christine, Meg goes insane and kidnaps Christine's son, leading to a rather ... explosive finale]].
* Lucy from ''Theatre/{{Thirteen}}'' is a milder version of this trope. She looks like your [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Average]] [[HollywoodPudgy Self-Concious Teengage Girl]], but just ''mention'' Brett and she becomes [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy]] [[TheChessmaster Manipulative]] and [[AlphaBitch Bitchy]]. She may not be willing to murder, but she is willing to ruin a few social lives.
* Depending on the interpretation, [[spoiler:The Governess]] from ''The Turn of the Screw''. This only works in the interpretation where [[spoiler:The Governess is insane, the ghosts are not real, and she has the hots for Miles, killing him to protect him from corruption, or for her secretive employer, wanting to dramatically save the children to win his attention and respect]].
* Andrea, in one of the skits of ''Theatre/VoicesFromTheHighSchool''.
--> ''"Yeah, I know. the jerk's waiting. So go. I haven't got a gun. Yet."''
* The title character of ''Theatre/{{Wozzeck}}'', for Marie.
* Salome, the Princess of Judea [[Literature/TheBible at the time of Jesus]], is this toward Jokanaan (John the Baptist) in both Creator/OscarWilde's play ''Theatre/{{Salome}}'' and Music/RichardStrauss's opera adaptation. Whenever she's around Jokanaan she can't stop saying "I want to kiss your lips!" When he, predictably, wants nothing to do with her so long as she remains uninterested in Christianity, she uses a [[FemmeFatale seductive dance]] to trick her stepfather, [[DirtyOldMan Herod]], into giving her "anything she wants," which ends up being [[spoiler: Jokanaan's severed head on a plate]].
* As in the film, Norma in ''Film/SunsetBoulevard'' is this towards Joe, effectively keeping him financially dependent on her, emotionally blackmailing and manipulating him, keeping tabs on what he's doing and who he's spending time with (when not with her) and when he finally decides to get out of the relationship [[spoiler:she shoots and kills him, citing the parallel relationship between Salome and John the Baptist.]]
* By golly, Death in ''Theatre/{{Elisabeth}}''. His ideas of things to do to win the titular Empress' love include sabotaging her marriage (or at least gloat in her face as it breaks down), and [[spoiler: killing her oldest daughter and only son]]. There's a reason a fan overlaid You'll Be Back from ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' over Death's solo at Elisabeth's wedding and it fits perfectly. [[spoiler: ''I will kill your friends and family... to remind you of my love.'']]
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See also ClingyJealousGirl, CrazyJealousGuy, LoveMakesYouEvil, LoveMakesYouCrazy, StalkerWithACrush, StalkerShrine, DomesticAbuse, ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend, VillainousCrush, AlwaysSaveTheGirl, and IfICantHaveYou. Compare StepfordSmiler, PsychoSupporter, and IHaveYouNowMyPretty. May God have mercy on you if you are caught in a PsychoticLoveTriangle (a love triangle with two members being Yanderes). Contrast with BitchInSheepsClothing, in which a character is consciously using the illusion of purity and niceness to cover up a sadistic true nature (though a BISC ''can'' become a Yandere if we add obsession and mental instability to the mix). At the extreme, ALoveToDismember can occur. Due to their often violent nature, they are likely to be TheUnfettered. The more savage examples are also very likely to be FauxAffablyEvil. Don't confuse with ''Manga/YandereKanojo'', a manga which surprisingly doesn't involve actual yandere (except for one case, in which the victim had it coming. It ends well, though). Also contrast CuteAndPsycho a.k.a. Yangire, who is also sweet and crazy, but whose craziness ''isn't'' tied to love. Pretty much ''every single character'' that can be considered a Yandere is also a MemeticMolester, as that’s when a character is portrayed as a Yandere by fans, canon or not.
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See also ClingyJealousGirl, CrazyJealousGuy, LoveMakesYouEvil, LoveMakesYouCrazy, StalkerWithACrush, StalkerShrine, DomesticAbuse, ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend, VillainousCrush, AlwaysSaveTheGirl, and IfICantHaveYou. Compare StepfordSmiler, PsychoSupporter, and IHaveYouNowMyPretty. May God have mercy on you if you are caught in a PsychoticLoveTriangle (a love triangle with two members being Yanderes). Contrast with BitchInSheepsClothing, in which a character is consciously using the illusion of purity and niceness to cover up a sadistic true nature (though a BISC ''can'' become a Yandere if we add obsession and mental instability to the mix). At the extreme, ALoveToDismember can occur. Due to their often violent nature, they are likely to be TheUnfettered. The more savage examples are also very likely to be FauxAffablyEvil. Don't confuse with ''Manga/YandereKanojo'', a manga which surprisingly doesn't involve actual yandere (except for one case, in which the victim had it coming. It ends well, though). Also contrast CuteAndPsycho a.k.a. Yangire, who is also sweet and crazy, but whose craziness ''isn't'' tied to love.love, and LaceratingLoveLanguage, if the character's violent tendencies are restricted to their object of affection and not perceived threats to their relationship. Pretty much ''every single character'' that can be considered a Yandere is also a MemeticMolester, as that’s when a character is portrayed as a Yandere by fans, canon or not.
