History MuggingTheMonster / AnimeAndManga

* At one point in ''Manga/SpyXFamily'', a group of crooks decide to kidnap Anya right under [[MamaBear Yor's]] nose, assuming she's the hired help on the grounds that no woman rich enough to send her kid to Eden Academy would do her own shopping. All things considered, they got off easy, in that one display of her ability to effortlessly shatter pumpkins with her bare hands convinced them to beat it.

* At one point in ''Manga/SpyXFamily'', a group of crooks decide to kidnap Anya right under [[MamaBear Yor's]] nose, assuming she's the hired help on the grounds that no woman rich enough to send her kid to Eden Academy would do her own shopping. All things considered, they got off easy, in that she only ''threatened'' to smash open their heads like ripe fruit if they didn't beat it.

* At one point in ''Manga/SpyXFamily'', a group of crooks decide to kidnap Anya right under [[ActionMom Yor's]] nose, assuming she's the hired help on the grounds that no woman rich enough to send her kid to Eden Academy would do her own shopping. All things considered, they got off easy, in that she only ''threatened'' to smash open their heads like ripe fruit if they didn't beat it.

** Also happens in [[AdaptationExpansionan anime-only scene]] when Soul and Maka go to Italy and are harassed by some of the locals. Said locals end up in a heap. It doesn't get much better for them since later they try more or less the same thing with [[spoiler:the Demon Swords[[AmbiguousGender person]] Crona. They end up having their souls harvested]]. [[HilarityEnsues Baaaad idea.]]

** In another arc (Dressrosa), a bunch of swindlers attempt to extort a [[BlindWeaponmaster blind old man]] out of his money by flubbing roulette; while the old man keeps winning, his hosts constantly tell him the opposite result. Sitting nearby, Luffy takes notice of this and points the old man to his latest win, [[BerserkButton thoroughly angering]] the swindlers and causing them to go on the rampage. ''Big Mistake'', as their mark just happened to be [[spoiler:Issho, aka '''Admiral''' Fujitora, one of the newer Admirals to succeed the recently promoted Akainu and the resigned Aokiji]]. [[CurbstompBattle One sword draw later]], there's a new gaping hole in the floor and the restaurant is down thirteen patrons ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and one roulette table]]).

* Justified in ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom''. Every single one of Class E's students is being taught by a ChivalrousPervert EldritchAbomination [[HaveANiceDaySmile Smiley Face]] known as "Korosensei" (the name reads as 'unkillable teacher') in the fine arts of assassination...specifically, he's teaching them to attempt to assassinate him, a monster who has a slew of defensive tactics, inhuman special powers, and a speed of Mach 20. However, the assassination training is supposed to be kept a secret to the world, so the 95% of the school that isn't Class E still pick on the hard-luck cases and trouble children from that group.

* Happens surprisingly often in ''Manga/KyouKaraOreWa'', with people picking a fight with the wrong guy without knowing it's someone who can and will kick their ass. {{Justified}} with people who aren't students or from Chiba (and thus don't know Mitsuhashi and Itou) or pick a fight with Riko ([[PintSizedPowerhouse her short stature hides her mastery of Aikido very well]]), but local school-aged punks should recognize on sight the [[AnimeHair distinctive hairdo]] of the guys who sent a {{Yakuza}} to the hospital and stormed Akehisa High (a school where the local GangOfBullies ''includes the whole school'' and is justifiedly feared by any student in town).

** Also happens when Soul and Maka go to Italy and are harassed by some of the locals. Said locals end up in a heap. It doesn't get much better for them, since later they try more or less the same thing with [[spoiler:the Demon Swords[[AmbiguousGender person]] Chrona. They end up having their souls harvested]]. [[HilarityEnsues Baaaad idea.]]

*** At one point Mashrit provokes Beerus not knowing who he is and sure that, being a ghost, he can't be hurt anyway. [[DeaderThanDead The God of Destruction can in fact destroy ghosts]].

* It happens so often in ''Manhua/IronLadies'', it's practically become a RunningGag. It usually goes about this way: Some snobbish UpperClassTwit sees our protagonist and decides because he looks poor, it would be an easy target to bully, kill and rape his companions. Our protagonist usually asks calmly if they're going to commit a blatant crime in broad daylight, twit answers "Hell yeah!" and sicks his goons on him. Our hero proceeds to show why he's the WorldsStrongestMan, with thousands of loyal followers that will gladly tear the mooks and twit to pieces. Other antagonists instead love BullyingTheDragon, brimming with SuicidalOverconfidence, and they all fare as well as the mooks.

* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', the Mountain Demon tries to attack Tanjiro from above, unaware that Tanjiro is a member of the Demon Slayer corps and ''doubly'' unaware that Tanjiro always carries another demon, Nezuko who can join in battle.

* ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'': Issei runs into this a couple times. Most notably, a ''Mook'' tries to challenge him one on one. Since the baddy is a shadow-based ElementalShapeshifter, he seems to do okay. And then he attacks the child with Issei. Issei pulls the child to his chest, slams his MadeOfDiamond wings shut around her, and lights the whole building on fire. Phasing doesn't protect you from heat...

* In ''Manga/{{Gantz}}'', Nishi's classmates call him a psychopath and constantly bully him (going as far as throwing him of the second-floor window). [[TooDumbToLive Then they find out]] that he really is a [[PsychoForHire heartless killer]] who [[AxCrazy has no real problem with killing others]] and has both the equipment and fighting experience of a super-soldier.

* Early in ''Anime/BagiTheMonsterOfMightyNature'', a motorcycle gang chases down what they take to be a woman in a trench coat. She packs quite a scratch, leaving all but Ryo wounded with no wounds herself. It's later revealed that this woman was the titular Bagi and that she was a cat previously owned by Ryo, explains why she didn't attack him.

* In ''Manga/{{Gantz}}'', Nishi's classmates are calling him a psychopath and are constantly bullying him (going as far as throwing him of the second floor window), [[TooDumbToLive then they find out]] that he really is a [[LackOfEmpathy heartless]] [[PsychoForHire killer]] that [[AxCrazy has no real problema with killing others]] and have both the equipment and fighting experience of a super-soldier.
* Kurudo Akabane of ''Manga/GetBackers'' fame gets so much of this. People have attempted to mug and antagonize him so many times...including, occasionally, the protagonists. Considered that Akabane is considered one of the, if not ''the'', most powerful characters in the series' universe, it usually ends pretty badly for the muggers.

* Subverted in Anime/{{Heroman}}, where a trio of muggers approaching [[spoiler:Will]] are sensible enough to simply back away and let him pass when he gives them a DeathGlare with his GlowingEyesOfDoom.

*** In a filler episode, Mr. Shuu, Gohan's sadistic tutor spends his time whipping the boy who could blow up the planet with a finger. Then said tutor insults Goku in front of both Gohan and Chi-Chi, the latter of whom beats the hell out of him and throws him out a window.

* ''Saga of Pravda'', a prequel spinoff of ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' featuring [[TinyTyrannicalGirl Katyusha]] as the protagonist, has a scene where three girls try to bully Katyusha as they saw her as easy prey, only for her to outsmart them and pick them off one by one, impressing an onlooking Nonna in the process. Said bullies later did this on ''another'' short girl in frustration, except this time their target turned out to be a [[SenpaiKohai senior]] in the Sensha-do Team, and the seniors did ''NOT'' take that offense kindly.

** In the Garlic Jr. arc, [[BrainlessBeauty Maron]] proceeds to call Chi-Chi [[BerserkButton old]]. The only reason why she is untouched by her is because everyone apart from Krillin (who was gently moving her away) were barely able to contain Chi-Chi from beating the ever living crap out of Maron.

*** During the Saiyan Saga, Vegeta and Nappa crashland on an alien planet inhabited by InsectoidAliens during their journey to Earth. The planet is ruled over by an EvilOverlord who usurped the throne and oppresses his people, and the two Saiyan warriors are promptly thrown in jail. After they get bored they decide to overthrow the tyrant and kill everyone in their path.

** In ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' some muggers try to hold up Goku and steal his car. At this point, he's a PhysicalGod so they have ridiculously less of a chance than usual.