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** Slightly subverted, as it is an act to teach Paul to take his training seriously, for the reasons given in the dialogue.
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* In ''Literature/TheWitchlands'':
** Merik has a HairTriggerTemper, but the quickest way to make him furious is to insist on chit-chat when there are serious matters to be discussed.
** The Kritians in general have a chip on their shoulder regarding their neighboring country, to the point where the guide mentions that one should never mistake a Kritian for a Portollan.

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** The Kritians in general have a chip on their shoulder regarding their neighboring country, to the point where the guide mentions that one should never mistake a Kritian for a Portollan.
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* Shinka from ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' hates any mention on adolescent delusions (or "chuunibyou")[[spoiler:, because she herself was a pretty serious victim of this.]] On the other hand, she also deeply resents Sanae's insult to her as a "Fake Mori Summer,"[[spoiler: "Mori Summer" being her delusional identity]].

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* Shinka from ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' ''Literature/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' hates any mention on of adolescent delusions (or "chuunibyou")[[spoiler:, "{{chuunibyou}}")[[spoiler:, because she herself was a pretty serious victim of this.]] On the other hand, she also deeply resents Sanae's insult to her as a "Fake Mori Summer,"[[spoiler: "Mori Summer" being her delusional identity]].



* ''LightNovel/AnObservationLogOfMyFianceeWhoCallsHerselfAVillainess'': Joana always wears a smile on her face until Cecil pokes at her over her troubled relationship with Shaun. Her mask very quickly falls through so she can yell at him.

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* ''LightNovel/AnObservationLogOfMyFianceeWhoCallsHerselfAVillainess'': ''Literature/AnObservationLogOfMyFianceeWhoCallsHerselfAVillainess'': Joana always wears a smile on her face until Cecil pokes at her over her troubled relationship with Shaun. Her mask very quickly falls through so she can yell at him.
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* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': Catarina does ''not'' like it when people waste perfectly good food.

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* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': Catarina does ''not'' like it when people waste perfectly good food.
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* ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'': Call Touko Aozaki "Dirty Red" and "Dirty Red" shall become an appropriate nickname for ''you!'' She kills anybody who calls her that, as Alba from the fifth movie learns the hard way. The reason why she hates that term is that it was used to mock her and say she was inferior to her red-headed sister Aoko Aozaki, with whom she has a bitter rivalry.

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* ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'': ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'': Call Touko Aozaki "Dirty Red" and "Dirty Red" shall become an appropriate nickname for ''you!'' She kills anybody who calls her that, as Alba from the fifth movie learns the hard way. The reason why she hates that term is that it was used to mock her and say she was inferior to her red-headed sister Aoko Aozaki, with whom she has a bitter rivalry.
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* In ''[[Literature/TheDiaryOfAnneFrank The Diary of Anne Frank]]'' Mrs. Van Daan and Mr. Dussel tell Anne that she has been exposed to too much mature information at a young age, and so will be jaded as an adult, and that she had better hurry if she wants to catch a husband, since everything later on in life will be a disappointment to her. Anne is so enraged by these remarks that she writes a diary entry about Mrs. Van Daan so abusive that she later feels compelled to write an apologetic addendum - even though she has no expectation that anyone will ever read her calumny.

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* ''Literature/TheCrossesBoysCounselor:'' Sitara confides to Dover that the years-long estrangement between her mother and aunt is so bad, and the lack of contact with or information about said aunt so complete, that her mother will lose her temper at the mere mention of the aunt. Sitara recalls that she once asked about the aunt when she was 10 years old; her mother's response was to flog her with a belt.

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* ''Literature/TheCrossesBoysCounselor:'' ''Literature/TheCrossesBoysCounselor'': Sitara confides to Dover that the years-long estrangement between her mother and aunt is so bad, and the lack of contact with or information about said aunt so complete, that her mother will lose her temper at the mere mention of the aunt. Sitara recalls that she once asked about the aunt when she was 10 years old; her mother's response was to flog her with a belt.belt.
* ''Literature/DateALive'': Nia Honjo gets pissed off if a cosplayer breaks character.
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* ''Literature/OldKingdom'': Touchstone instantly goes berserk when someone he loves is threatened or injured. Most notably, [[spoiler: when his brother attacked their mother and sisters, when Sabriel is injured by slavers pursuing them, and when a false ambassador tries to assassinate Sabriel with a serving fork]].

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* Several characters in LightNovel/DidntISayToMakeMyAbilitiesAverageInTheNextLife have these:

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* In ''Literature/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'', Ruth goes ''ballistic'' at the sight of a rhinoceros beetle, even if it's just candy that only ''looks'' like a beetle. However, her hatred is limited only to rhinoceros beetles - she doesn't mind other beetles.

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* In ''Literature/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'', ''Literature/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'':
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Ruth goes ''ballistic'' at the sight of a rhinoceros beetle, even if it's just candy that only ''looks'' like a beetle. However, her hatred is limited only to rhinoceros beetles - she doesn't mind other beetles.


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* ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'': Mahiro Yasaka is a big fan of the ''Franchise/CthulhuMythos''. If anyone insults it, he's liable to stab them with a fork.
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* ''LightNovel/DirtyPair'': Kei and Yuri have only ''one'' official code name: The LovelyAngels. Calling them the "Dirty Pair" [[EmbarrassingNickname to their faces]] -- or suggesting that two college-age girls can't be all ''that'' dangerous -- will earn you a punch in the face.

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* ''LightNovel/DirtyPair'': ''Literature/DirtyPair'': Kei and Yuri have only ''one'' official code name: The LovelyAngels. Calling them the "Dirty Pair" [[EmbarrassingNickname to their faces]] -- or suggesting that two college-age girls can't be all ''that'' dangerous -- will earn you a punch in the face.
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** Don't even think about damaging, or threatening damage to, the Librarian's books, unless you fancy having to flee to the other side of the continent. The Librarian's reaction is so reliable that this warning has become official policy. He's also [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown very insistent]] on being called an ape and not a monkey, at least by anyone other than Ridcully.
** In ''[[Literature/NightWatchDiscworld Night Watch]]'', Carcer -- a rather psychopathic villain who would rather kill you for your watch than ask you the time -- becomes inordinately angry when his rank of Sergeant is abbreviated to "Sarge".
** Subverted in ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'', in which the villain Jonathan Teatime (who will usually kill people for no reason at all) gets very mildly annoyed when people mispronounce his name (it's pronounced "teh-ah-tim-eh"), at one point tiredly commenting "Please don't try to distract me."

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** Don't even think about damaging, or threatening damage to, the Librarian's books, unless you fancy having to flee to the other side of the continent. The Librarian's reaction is so reliable that this warning has become official policy. He's also [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown very insistent]] on being [[IAmNotAWeasel called an ape and not a monkey, monkey]], at least by anyone other than Ridcully.
** In ''[[Literature/NightWatchDiscworld Night Watch]]'', Carcer -- a [[PsychoKnifeNut rather psychopathic villain villain]] who would rather kill you for your watch than ask you the time -- becomes inordinately angry when his rank of Sergeant is abbreviated to "Sarge".
** Subverted in ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'', in which the villain Jonathan Teatime (who will usually [[PsychopathicManchild kill people for no reason at all) all]]) gets very mildly annoyed when people mispronounce his name (it's ([[PretentiousPronunciation it's pronounced "teh-ah-tim-eh"), "teh-ah-tim-eh"]]), at one point tiredly commenting "Please don't try to distract me."



** Never mess with a wizard's hat. Even the normally [[LovableCoward harmless, cowardly]] Rincewind will go ballistic on you if you touch his hat.

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** Never mess with [[RobeAndWizardHat a wizard's hat.hat]]. Even the normally [[LovableCoward harmless, cowardly]] Rincewind will go ballistic on you if you touch his hat.
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** Played for laughs in volume 6. Oliver's underclassman Teresa Carste is challenged to a WizardDuel by a classmate, and struggles not because she can't beat him, but because she has no idea how to hold back enough to beat him without killing him. Then he mocks her relationship with Oliver, and she completely snaps and punches him in the face. From there the duel degenerates into a no-holds-barred brawl: she ends up with a swollen face and him with a broken jaw.
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* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'': [[spoiler:BigBad Leonard Testarossa absolutely despises his mother because, among other things, he walked in on her having an affair when he was a child, which resulted in his becoming TheUnfavorite. Even obliquely referencing this is enough to make him lose his cool: during the final battle, Sousuke says "Tessa[[note]]Leonard's sister and Sousuke's commanding officer[[/note]] told me to remind you of 'What she did'", and even though Sousuke himself doesn't understand what it means, it succeeds in unnerving Leonard completely.]]

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* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'': ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'': [[spoiler:BigBad Leonard Testarossa absolutely despises his mother because, among other things, he walked in on her having an affair when he was a child, which resulted in his becoming TheUnfavorite. Even obliquely referencing this is enough to make him lose his cool: during the final battle, Sousuke says "Tessa[[note]]Leonard's sister and Sousuke's commanding officer[[/note]] told me to remind you of 'What she did'", and even though Sousuke himself doesn't understand what it means, it succeeds in unnerving Leonard completely.]]
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* ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'':
** Manny:
*** If you don't give him what he wants, he will have an utter tantrum.
*** It's revealed in ''The Long Haul'' that he will go into an utter rage if his nap time is interrupted.
*** Never give him sandwiches cut in halves. You'd better put the mustard on his hotdog across the middle if he asks you to give one. Always put the cereal in his bowl after the milk. If you fail at any of these, he'll cry like mad.
** Frank:
*** Don't wake him up in the middle of the night.
*** Frank HATES heavy metal music.
*** Never mess with his Civil War battlefield models.
*** The entire existence of the comic strip Li'l Cutie is this for him.
*** Bringing up the time Uncle Gary pranked him on Christmas.
*** The Peachy Breeze ice cream commercial is a huge button for Frank, to the point that Greg thinks he might even hate it more than "Li'l Cutie", which is saying a lot. Every time it comes on TV, he types a long letter to the company saying how much he hates the commercial and how he'll never buy any of their products.
** Rowley's dad has a few, such as someone else telling him that he smells like a woman.
** Pete Hosey, the leader of the teenagers in the first book, turns bloodthirsty when someone damages his truck's paint job.

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** Asking the orphaned Jin Ling if he didn't have a mother to teach him manners is sure to send him into a rage.
** It's not a good idea to call Jin Guangyao the son of a prostitute. Nie Mingjue doing so [[spoiler: may have had something to do with his untimely death]]. Jiang Cheng's verbal evisceration, in comparison, was getting off easy.
---> '''Wei Wuxian:''' Looks like being called the son of a prostitute is really Sect Leader Jin’s weak spot. [[spoiler: No wonder you killed Chifeng-Zun.]]

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** Asking There are two easy ways to enrage Lan Qiren: messing with his beard, and any divergence from standard etiquette and cultivation methods. All demonstrated by the orphaned mischievous and unorthodox thinker Wei Wuxian, who incurs Lan Qiren's wrath every time it happens even though he's being harmless about it.
** Although TheDarkArts aren't a malicious practice overall (even if looked down upon), just the mere presence of demonic cultivators angers Jiang Cheng and Jin Ling, with the former having a reputation of dragging them to Lotus Pier for punishment and advising
Jin Ling to "feed them to the dogs" (even if he didn't have a mother they haven't done anything wrong). This is all simply because TheDarkArts remind them of Wei Wuxian, who they both loathe.
** Ranking fifth in the list of gentleman cultivators from his generation is impressive in itself, yet it pisses Jiang Cheng off so much that everyone knows better than
to teach him manners is sure mention it in his presence. Why? Simply because Wei Wuxian ranks one place above him.
** Downplayed with Jin Ling and his dog Fairy. Although not enough
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fit, he's incredibly irritated and quick to call Jin Guangyao the son of a prostitute. Nie Mingjue doing so [[spoiler: may have had something to do with get defensive when people make harmless jabs at his untimely death]]. Jiang Cheng's verbal evisceration, in comparison, was getting off easy.
---> '''Wei Wuxian:''' Looks like being called the son of a prostitute is really Sect Leader Jin’s weak spot. [[spoiler: No wonder you killed Chifeng-Zun.]]
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* ''LightNovel/IBecameTheDemonLordSoICreatedADungeon'': Do ''NOT'' threaten the women in Yuki's sphere of influence. He knows that they can take care of themselves, but that won't stop him from scattering your entrails to the four corners of the world.


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* ''Literature/OfFireAndStars'': Mare is extremely fond of her horse Flicker. After her brother Thandilimon sells him without asking her, she calls off her wedding with Lord Kriantz, as he went along with it, throws a glass of wine at her brother and chews him out.
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* In ''LightNovel/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'', Ruth goes ''ballistic'' at the sight of a rhinoceros beetle, even if it's just candy that only ''looks'' like a beetle. However, her hatred is limited only to rhinoceros beetles - she doesn't mind other beetles.

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* In ''LightNovel/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'', ''Literature/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'', Ruth goes ''ballistic'' at the sight of a rhinoceros beetle, even if it's just candy that only ''looks'' like a beetle. However, her hatred is limited only to rhinoceros beetles - she doesn't mind other beetles.
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** [[LovableSexManiac Issei Hyoudou]] has two PlayedForLaughs. If anyone does anything to diminish the sex appeal of a woman, he will end them. For example, when Azazel suggested Vali Lucifer might use his Divine Dividing ability to shrink all his girlfriend's breasts (Vali wasn't planning to), Issei exploded with rage and beat the shit out of Vali. Later, when Issei has to fight Coriana Andrealphus, she tries to distract him with a striptease. At first, he is paralyzed with lust and refuses to attack her, but when she starts to pull her panties off, he furiously rants that a stripper must always pull their bra off first and blasts her.
** When Yuuto Kiba was a child, he and several other children were put in a dangerous experiment involving Holy Swords that resulted in many of their deaths. This experience led to him having a hatred of Holy Swords, especially Excalibur. Whenever he sees a Holy Sword, he goes completely berserk and ignores everyone around him to make a beeline for the sword to try to destroy it. Eventually, his friends help him get over his hatred and he is able to accept some of his allies wielding Holy Swords.

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** [[LovableSexManiac Issei Hyoudou]] has two PlayedForLaughs. If anyone does anything to diminish the sex appeal of a woman, he will end them. For example, when Azazel suggested Vali Lucifer might use his Divine Dividing ability to shrink all his girlfriend's breasts (Vali wasn't planning to), Issei exploded with rage and beat the shit out of Vali. Later, when Issei has to fight Coriana Andrealphus, she tries to [[ShowSomeLeg distract him with a striptease.striptease]]. At first, he is paralyzed with lust and refuses to attack her, but when she starts to pull her panties off, he furiously rants that a stripper must always pull their bra off first and blasts her.
** When Yuuto Kiba was a child, he and several other children were put in a dangerous experiment involving Holy Swords that resulted in many of their deaths. This experience led to him having a hatred of Holy Swords, especially Excalibur. Whenever he sees a Holy Sword, he goes completely berserk and ignores everyone around him to make a beeline for the sword to try to destroy it. it, even though the swords are nigh-indestructible so all he can do is exhaust himself. Eventually, his friends help him get over his hatred and he is able to accept some of his allies wielding Holy Swords.Swords, and even wield some himself.
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* ''LightNovel/AestheticaOfARogueHero'': Akatsuki Ousawa absolutely cannot stand it when a girl is crying. Whenever a girl sheds a tear, even if he was nowhere in the area, he'll practically teleport to the girl and then beat the crap out of/destroy whatever it was that made her cry. He also hates it when his father is brought up.

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* ''LightNovel/AestheticaOfARogueHero'': ''Literature/AestheticaOfARogueHero'': Akatsuki Ousawa absolutely cannot stand it when a girl is crying. Whenever a girl sheds a tear, even if he was nowhere in the area, he'll practically teleport to the girl and then beat the crap out of/destroy whatever it was that made her cry. He also hates it when his father is brought up.



* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': Don't look up Mikuru's skirt, or Haruhi will be ''very'' pissed off with you, never mind that it may have been an accident. Haruhi also hates it when people are late to meetings.

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* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'': Don't look up Mikuru's skirt, or Haruhi will be ''very'' pissed off with you, never mind that it may have been an accident. Haruhi also hates it when people are late to meetings.



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* ''LightNovel/TheUnexploredSummonBloodSign'': The [[{{Yandere}} White Queen]] does not like it at all when the target of her love, Kyousuke, mentions another girl's name in front of her. Even if it's for perfectly innocent reasons. However, later books suggest that this is actually a facade. At one point, she [[spoiler:disguises herself as someone else and hears Kyousuke say other girls' names repeatedly, without breaking her act. After revealing herself, she even talks normally with one of the girls in question.]]

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* ''LightNovel/TheUnexploredSummonBloodSign'': ''Literature/TheUnexploredSummonBloodSign'': The [[{{Yandere}} White Queen]] does not like it at all when the target of her love, Kyousuke, mentions another girl's name in front of her. Even if it's for perfectly innocent reasons. However, later books suggest that this is actually a facade. At one point, she [[spoiler:disguises herself as someone else and hears Kyousuke say other girls' names repeatedly, without breaking her act. After revealing herself, she even talks normally with one of the girls in question.]]



* In episode 4 of ''LightNovel/UnlimitedFafnir'', Tear gets rather upset Mitsuki insists she's a human, not a dragon. She nearly destroys the auditorium in the process.

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** In ''The Order of the Phoenix'', when Voldemort is about to kill Harry, who is effectively Dumbledore's surrogate son, a very angry Dumbledore emerges from the Floo Network and turns Voldemort's gloating session into a very one-sided fight for his life.

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** In ''The Order of the Phoenix'', when Voldemort is about to kill Harry, who is effectively Dumbledore's surrogate son, a very angry Dumbledore emerges from the Floo Network and turns Voldemort's gloating session into a very one-sided fight for his life.
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* ''LightNovel/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'':

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* ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'':
** Main character Oliver Horn is usually a pretty level-headed NiceGuy. [[BewareTheNiceOnes Antagonize his friends at your peril]]: he once takes on a whole crowd of students from the conservative faction (with Guy and Nanao at his back) when they started mocking Katie to her face over her efforts to befriend a [[AllTrollsAreDifferent troll]]--where before she had entered the room, he was advocating ''against'' picking a fight while they were just doing it behind her back.
** Played for laughs in volume 6. Oliver's underclassman Teresa Carste is challenged to a WizardDuel by a classmate, and struggles not because she can't beat him, but because she has no idea how to hold back enough to beat him without killing him. Then he mocks her relationship with Oliver, and she completely snaps and punches him in the face. From there the duel degenerates into a no-holds-barred brawl: she ends up with a swollen face and him with a broken jaw.
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* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'':

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* ''LightNovel/AccomplishmentsOfTheDukesDaughter'':
** The normally jovial Gazell is ''furious'' when Bern informs him of Yuri's plan to dismantle the military to fund alms-giving events, especially considering the current political situation with Towair.
** Don't badmouth the people in Sei's charge. Seriously, don't.



* ''LightNovel/AestheticaOfARogueHero'': Akatsuki Ousawa absolutely cannot stand it when a girl is crying. Whenever a girl sheds a tear, even if he was nowhere in the area, he'll practically teleport to the girl and then beat the crap out of/destroy whatever it was that made her cry. He also hates it when his father is brought up.



* Rob in ''Literature/AnOutcastInAnotherWorld'' tries to let most things roll off his back (especially due to his precarious social situation). When someone claims that he hasn’t faced any hardships, he...loses his composure for a bit.

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** Hajime can put up with being cursed, but if you so much as lay a finger on
his back (especially due companions, you ''will'' learn a whole new meaning to the words "fear" and "pain".
** Yue does ''not'' take kindly to people suggesting that she's lacking in the chest department.
* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'':
** Firo is quite self-conscious about how [[OlderThanTheyLook young]] and [[DudeLooksLikeALady feminine]] he looks and reacts quite strongly to having it pointed out. Reactions have varied from snarking back, making death threats, or, in one case, breaking the offender's fingers.
** Claire Stanfield ''hates'' the suggestion that [[TheAce
his precarious social situation). When over-the-top badassery]] is inborn, God-given, or the product of anything other than his own effort. This, for one, would imply that there is or was someone claims in the universe more awesome than Claire himself, [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne and that he hasn’t faced any hardships, he...loses his composure for a bit.thought simply cannot be tolerated]].



* ''LightNovel/BeingAbleToEditSkillsInAnotherWorldIGainedOpWaifus'':
** Nagi does ''not'' take kindly to over-entitled "nobles" who abuse their subordinates. When he witnesses a noble use her slaves as cannon fodder to investigate a dangerous ruin, he uses contract magic to force her to treat her subordinates fairly... and inflict her with bed-wetting terror if she ever considers visiting that particular ruin again.
** The Leviathan does ''not'' like it when people enter its territory, nor does it like fire or loud noises. Rita's subordinates push all three buttons when they set up camp near the lake where the Leviathan is hiding.



* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex:''
** One played for laughs: don't steal MISAKA 10032's nightvision goggles. She's got an assault rifle in her schoolbag and unless the thief is [[HiveQueen Last Order]], she WILL shoot to kill.
** And the original Misaka Mikoto has a few as well. On the comedic side, we have Kuroko trying to peek at her panties and Touma continuously defeating her in fair fights.
** Touma's entire class has one: making their teacher Komoe cry. For example, all of them were unmotivated and unwilling during the athletics festival... until they overheard another teacher insulting Komoe and calling her school and students trash. They went on to ''cream'' that teacher's class, despite being massively outmatched in esper powers. Komoe herself doesn't understand why they're pushing themselves so hard.
** Seiri Fukiyose does not like it when people complain about bad luck. She works hard and encourages others to do the same. To her, luck is just a loser's excuse. Ironically, she has no idea that Touma's bad luck is ''real''.
** Vento of the Front hates science so much that in the novels, she snaps at Touma for simply trying to apply fluid mechanics to her wind projectiles.



* Several characters in LightNovel/DidntISayToMakeMyAbilitiesAverageInTheNextLife have these:
** Pauline does not tolerate dirty merchants or bad financial planning.
** Reina doesn't take kindly to being mistaken for a child.
** Mavis won't sit still while her skill with a sword is questioned.
** Mile will rant until she's hoarse if she spots a DeusExMachina or anything else she considers "sloppy writing".
* ''LightNovel/DirtyPair'': Kei and Yuri have only ''one'' official code name: The LovelyAngels. Calling them the "Dirty Pair" [[EmbarrassingNickname to their faces]] -- or suggesting that two college-age girls can't be all ''that'' dangerous -- will earn you a punch in the face.



* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'':
** Do NOT test Shizuo Heiwajima's patience. Just...don't. He punched a guy so hard that the poor guy's clothes flew off as he was launched about 20 feet into the air. It gets even worse if you're being nosy about his adored brother Kasuka, or if you manage to rip the [[WaistcoatOfStyle bartender waistcoat]] that said brother gave him. Mentioning Izaya is another great way to ask for an early death. Vending machines will fly.
** If you like being alive, don't touch Shinra. If Celty doesn't get you, [[spoiler: Izaya]] will. And you will regret it forever. Just ask [[spoiler: Nakura]].



* ''LightNovel/ExpectingToFallIntoRuinIAimToBecomeABlacksmith'': For Kururi and Eliza, it’s people disrespecting the other one.



* ''LightNovel/FateZero'':
** Gilgamesh is so egotistical that when Rider asks who he is, he flies into a rage and says anyone who cannot automatically recognize him on sight is stupid and disrespectful. [[HateAtFirstSight Berserker]] is also one for him; Gil constantly tries to kill him for even looking in his direction.
** Saber hates dishonorable behavior and when people look down on her for her gender.



* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'': [[spoiler:BigBad Leonard Testarossa absolutely despises his mother because, among other things, he walked in on her having an affair when he was a child, which resulted in his becoming TheUnfavorite. Even obliquely referencing this is enough to make him lose his cool: during the final battle, Sousuke says "Tessa[[note]]Leonard's sister and Sousuke's commanding officer[[/note]] told me to remind you of 'What she did'", and even though Sousuke himself doesn't understand what it means, it succeeds in unnerving Leonard completely.]]



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* ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'': Call Touko Aozaki "Dirty Red" and "Dirty Red" shall become an appropriate nickname for ''you!'' She kills anybody who calls her that, as Alba from the fifth movie learns the hard way. The reason why she hates that term is that it was used to mock her and say she was inferior to her red-headed sister Aoko Aozaki, with whom she has a bitter rivalry.



* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': Don't look up Mikuru's skirt, or Haruhi will be ''very'' pissed off with you, never mind that it may have been an accident. Haruhi also hates it when people are late to meetings.



* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'':
** [[LovableSexManiac Issei Hyoudou]] has two PlayedForLaughs. If anyone does anything to diminish the sex appeal of a woman, he will end them. For example, when Azazel suggested Vali Lucifer might use his Divine Dividing ability to shrink all his girlfriend's breasts (Vali wasn't planning to), Issei exploded with rage and beat the shit out of Vali. Later, when Issei has to fight Coriana Andrealphus, she tries to distract him with a striptease. At first, he is paralyzed with lust and refuses to attack her, but when she starts to pull her panties off, he furiously rants that a stripper must always pull their bra off first and blasts her.
** When Yuuto Kiba was a child, he and several other children were put in a dangerous experiment involving Holy Swords that resulted in many of their deaths. This experience led to him having a hatred of Holy Swords, especially Excalibur. Whenever he sees a Holy Sword, he goes completely berserk and ignores everyone around him to make a beeline for the sword to try to destroy it. Eventually, his friends help him get over his hatred and he is able to accept some of his allies wielding Holy Swords.



* ''LightNovel/IBecameTheDemonLordSoICreatedADungeon'': Do ''NOT'' threaten the women in Yuki's sphere of influence. He knows that they can take care of themselves, but that won't stop him from scattering your entrails to the four corners of the world.



* In ''LightNovel/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'', Ruth goes ''ballistic'' at the sight of a rhinoceros beetle, even if it's just candy that only ''looks'' like a beetle. However, her hatred is limited only to rhinoceros beetles - she doesn't mind other beetles.
** Do NOT hurt those dear to Koutarou if you value your life.
** Do NOT damage Room 106 unless you WANT Shizuka mad at you.
** Do NOT compare Lord Vandarion to Maxfern.
* A few characters in ''LightNovel/IsThisAZombie'' have at least one. For example, don't casually tell anyone to go die. Eucliwood has experienced death every time she brought someone back from the dead, but fortunately, offenders have been known to merely get a slap on the wrist from her for the effort. Also, do ''not'' abuse Eucliwood's powers, or Seraphim will be so furious she'll leave her footprint on your face.



* In his few appearances in the Dark Elf books by R.A. Salvatore (the ones about [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Drizzt Do'urden]], for those who don't already know), a neat freak Dwarven sage by the name of Fredregar "Fret" Quilldipper has a rather interesting berserk button. Get his immaculately clean clothes dirty at all, or even threaten to, and he will threaten your life at best (to the point in one instance of backing down a battlerager by the name of Thibbledorf Pwent), or will go completely nuts and use his little hammer to beat the target of his rage into a bloody pulp. (This, by the way, will often result in blood and gore getting on his clothes, which causes him to go into an even stronger killing frenzy against the target or targets of his anger.)

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* In his few appearances in the Dark Elf books by R.A. Salvatore (the ones about [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Drizzt Do'urden]], for those who don't already know), a ''Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt'': A neat freak Dwarven sage by the name of Fredregar "Fret" Quilldipper has a rather interesting berserk button. Get his immaculately clean clothes dirty at all, or even threaten to, and he will threaten your life at best (to the point in one instance of backing down a battlerager by the name of Thibbledorf Pwent), or will go completely nuts and use his little hammer to beat the target of his rage into a bloody pulp. (This, by the way, will often result in blood and gore getting on his clothes, which causes him to go into an even stronger killing frenzy against the target or targets of his anger.))
* Shinka from ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' hates any mention on adolescent delusions (or "chuunibyou")[[spoiler:, because she herself was a pretty serious victim of this.]] On the other hand, she also deeply resents Sanae's insult to her as a "Fake Mori Summer,"[[spoiler: "Mori Summer" being her delusional identity]].
* Do not touch Takuto from ''LightNovel/MagiciansAcademy'' in an even vaguely lascivious manner when Suzuho is around, or she'll whip out her SuperpoweredEvilSide and try to beat the crap out of you (especially if your name is Tanarotte, who, to be fair, can give the punishment right back).



* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': Catarina does ''not'' like it when people waste perfectly good food.



* Literature/NowhereIslandUniversity has Salim, an Al-Qaeda terrorist. He really doesn't like it when you imply that he's AxCrazy, especially if its combined with suggesting he's not that different from various people he hates.

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* Literature/NowhereIslandUniversity ''Literature/NowhereIslandUniversity'' has Salim, an Al-Qaeda terrorist. He really doesn't like it when you imply that he's AxCrazy, especially if its combined with suggesting he's not that different from various people he hates.hates.
* ''LightNovel/AnObservationLogOfMyFianceeWhoCallsHerselfAVillainess'': Joana always wears a smile on her face until Cecil pokes at her over her troubled relationship with Shaun. Her mask very quickly falls through so she can yell at him.


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* Rob in ''Literature/AnOutcastInAnotherWorld'' tries to let most things roll off his back (especially due to his precarious social situation). When someone claims that he hasn’t faced any hardships, he...loses his composure for a bit.


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* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'':
** A more minor berserk button of Akira’s is women making passes at him, which makes him sound like a {{Tsundere}}.
** For Alpha, it’s disrespecting her sapience by doing things like comparing her to an alarm clock, or talking about getting her a RobotGirl body.
** Sheryl has the button of people disrespecting Akira, to the level of SkewedPriorities. Akira has to talk her down a few times over this.
** The ArtificialIntelligence Tsubaki is somewhat of an EtiquetteNazi.


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* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'':
** Lina Inverse has a slew of these, and most of them serve as a base for the series' comedy. The biggest one is calling out her small bustline - Pokota calling her a demon "who spreads flatness" was enough for her to throw an amplified Dragon Slave spell at him. Along with this are not giving her food when needed, her 1,001 nicknames (and her sorcerer guild's title, "Lina the Pink"), not getting rewarded, Gourry's stupidity, calling her short...the list goes on.
** Anything in regards to Zelgadis' [[CursedWithAwesome chimeric body]] will set him off, comedic or not. [[spoiler:When he finds out from his great-grandfather that he can't get rid of it, he loses his mind]]. Alternatively, when its usefulness is pointed out, he [[{{Wangst}} gets pissy and moans]] about it.


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* ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}''':
** [[TinyTyrannicalGirl Aisaka Taiga]] has [[TheNapoleon height issues]] similar to those of [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric]], and ''hates'' being called by her nickname, [[EmbarrassingNickname the "Palmtop Tiger."]]
** Yasuko is usually a cheerful, ditzy GenkiGirl. [[NotAMorningPerson Wake her up]], on the other hand...


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* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'':
** Luxion, the LivingShip ArtificialIntelligence who is TheRemnant of a long ago destroyed civilization, has this reaction to the existence of remnants of the AbusivePrecursors who destroyed his, spouting {{Angrish}} at their mere mention, and crushing said precursors’ OrganicTechnology with overwhelming firepower at the earliest opportunity.
** Do ''not'' threaten Olivia or Leon when Angelica is around, because you'll be lucky to get away with just a broken nose.
** Do ''not'' spend main canon Marie's money without permission, or spend it on useless junk. She once kicked her entire ReverseHarem out of the house for a whole month when she reached her RageBreakingPoint over them doing it repeatedly.
** Do ''not'' call Ideal a liar. In fact, don't even ''imply'' that he's a liar.
** In the series’ WhatIf AlternateTimeline ''Marie Route'', Marie, being a TeamMom and ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend, goes into an UnstoppableRage at those she cares for being called ugly:
*** Firstly, when a girl tells Marie’s friend to QuitYourWhining about her boyfriend being killed, and calls Marie’s boyfriend ugly, causing her to rampage.
*** Secondly, when the A.I. Arroganz who is [[LikeASonToMe treated by Marie as her adopted son]], is called ugly along with her boyfriend, she almost rampages again, but is held down by her friends.


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* In episode 4 of ''LightNovel/UnlimitedFafnir'', Tear gets rather upset Mitsuki insists she's a human, not a dragon. She nearly destroys the auditorium in the process.
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* ''Literature/FateStrangeFake'': Hansa Cervantes really idolizes the Burial Agency, a team from the Holy Church that specializes in hunting demons. While fighting Jester Karture, Jester mistakes him for a member of the Burial Agency because of his fighting skills. Hansa gets really angry and says his skills are nothing compared to a real member, so he perceives mistaking him for a member as an insult as it belittles their skills.

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** Gilgamesh's ego makes him think everyone should be able to recognize him on sight, so he gets very angry when True Rider doesn't know who he is. He also gets pissed at anything that could interrupt his time with his best friend, Enkidu.
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Hansa Cervantes really idolizes the Burial Agency, a team from the Holy Church that specializes in hunting demons. While fighting Jester Karture, Jester mistakes him for a member of the Burial Agency because of his fighting skills. Hansa gets really angry and says his skills are nothing compared to a real member, so he perceives mistaking him for a member as an insult as it belittles their skills.

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