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* ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'':
** In "[[https://www.oglaf.com/naja/ Naja]]", a carriage in the woods is stopped by a woman who introduces herself as a bandit, and asks its passenger's opinion on a bandit gang she is forming. The passenger claims their PunnyName is stupid, insults the bandit for the idea behind it, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and compares the concept of cleverness to bagpipes]]. This successfully pisses off the bandit, her fellow member(s), [[InsultToRocks and a bagpipe player]].

** In "[[https://www.oglaf.com/survivor/ Survivor]]", famed barbarian Kronar attempts to SpareAMessenger. Instead of being relieved or grateful, the guy he spared instead goes to a tavern and mocks Kronar for going soft. Kronar appears, enraged, and the taverngoers try to prove their worth in being spared by trying to convince Kronar of their storytelling skills. One of the guys mocks Kronar for essentially holding a talent show, and Kronar gives up, massacring everyone.

* ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'': In "[[https://www.oglaf.com/naja/ Naja]]", a carriage in the woods is stopped by a woman who introduces herself as a bandit, and asks its passenger's opinion on a bandit gang she is forming. The passenger claims their PunnyName is stupid, insults the bandit for the idea behind it, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and compares the concept of cleverness to bagpipes]]. This successfully pisses off the bandit, her fellow member(s), [[InsultToRocks and a bagpipe player]].

** Arlo figures out that [[spoiler:John]] is hiding his true potential and power, which goes against Arlo's stringent belief in the hierarchy that runs their world and which the Authorities promote. He knows [[spoiler:John]] has a high tier power and still pretends to befriend him in order to ambush him to force him to take his properly ranked place. [[spoiler:John]] beats him and his two underlings easily, and when forced to reveal he's one of the strongest characters around is brutally violent rather than adhering to Arlo's interpretation of the hierarchy, since the strong beating on the weak is common and something [[spoiler:John]] had very much internalized prior to leveling up.

* In ''Webcomic/{{JL8}}'', a group of kids playing baseball argue over whether or not they just saw an errant foul ball bounce off [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark's]] head, without Clark even noticing [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/140451560356/jl8-213-by-yale-stewart-based-on-characters-in-dc (It did, and he didn't)]]. One of them decides it would be a good idea or "at the very least... pretty funny" to throw directly at Clark's head to see for sure. Clark probably would've shrugged that kind of dickery off. [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/141275353781/jl8-215-by-yale-stewart-based-on-characters-in-dc Unfortunately for him]], ''[[Franchise/WonderWoman Diana]]'' caught the ball. The little idiot then compounds his stupidity when Diana yells at him, by [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/141726700691/jl8-216-by-yale-stewart-based-on-characters-in-dc insulting the girl]] he just saw barehand catch a fastball without flinching (with his friends begging him to back off the entire time). Cue Diana putting the junior JerkAss [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/142267512776/jl8-217-p1-4-by-yale-stewart-based-on in his place]] (without laying a finger on him).

* In ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' Galatea takes potshots at a [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens Sufficiently Advanced Alien spaceship.]] [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20131008.html This ends poorly for her.]]

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' had some people mistreating Jägermonsters just because they used to be afraid of Heterodynes' {{supersoldier}}s and think they have the upper hand right now. Jägers, [[TheManTheyCouldntHang while hanged]], are more afraid of meeting their own communication officer. Who, naturally, arrives — riding a ''giant bear'' — and after she ''asks politely'' to enter the town, one guard shoots. After she ''[[ArrowCatch catches the arrow]]'', another lad screams "fire!", so of course HilarityEnsues.

** Coyote summons Annie to the forest, then reveals that it's only to have her tell him stories about himself. When Annie protests, and suggests that Ysengrin could do just as well, Coyote insults Ysengrin, and then tries to intimidate Annie. Annie flicks Coyote's nose, prompting an OhCrap reaction from Ysengrin and (apparently) sending Coyote into a rage. [[spoiler:He's faking, but he then proceeds to set up a situation where Annie almost gets killed by a genuinely enraged Ysengrin.]]
*** Annie does this to Coyote a lot: she's well aware of [[PhysicalGod just how powerful he is]], but he's such a jokester most of the time that she doesn't take him seriously. Usually Coyote finds this to be hilarious, but it has been hinted that Annie is walking a dangerously fine line in treating him this way.

* In ''Webcomic/{{JL8}}'', a group of kids playing baseball argue over whether or not they just saw an errant foul ball bounce off [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark's]] head, without Clark even noticing [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/140451560356/jl8-213-by-yale-stewart-based-on-characters-in-dc (It did, and he didn't)]]. One of them decides it would be a good idea or "at the very least... pretty funny" to throw directly at Clark's head to see for sure. Clark probably would've shrugged that kind of dickery off. [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/141275353781/jl8-215-by-yale-stewart-based-on-characters-in-dc Unfortunately for him]], ''[[Franchise/WonderWoman Diana]]'' caught the ball.
** The little idiot then compounds his stupidity when Diana yells at him, by [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/141726700691/jl8-216-by-yale-stewart-based-on-characters-in-dc insulting the girl]] he just saw barehand catch a fastball without flinching (with his friends begging him to back off the entire time). Cue Diana putting the junior JerkAss [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/142267512776/jl8-217-p1-4-by-yale-stewart-based-on in his place]] (without laying a finger on him).

* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' had Seymour, the resident Christian [[TheFundamentalist Fundamentalist]] KnightTemplar, under a fit of FantasticRacism, antagonize [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-09-16 Fuchsia]], a devil girl in the midst of a HighHeelFaceTurn for her InterspeciesRomance with Criminy. Given that on their first meeting, Fuchsia [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2009-01-11 set him on fire]], he really should have known what he was getting into.

* From ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}'', in [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/08/10/08102011/ this strip]] Alexis, AKA Evil Spinnerette, is being taunted by some {{Alpha Bitch}}es ... despite the fact that she's a [[SpiderPeople Drider]], normal human from waist up and giant spider from the waist down (and has 6 human eyes in 2 columns of 3, or 3 rows of 2). Not to mention the fact that it took a super hero to capture and subdue her in the first place.
** [[spoiler:Subverted. They work for her, and she set it up so that Good Spinnerette would feel sorry for her and believe her claims that she wanted to turn back human.]]

* ''Webcomic/{{Project 0}}'': to quote the trope description this is implied to have happened to '[[KidHero the kid]] who can [[RealityWarper warp the fabric of reality]] and just wants to be left alone.' Instead of fighting back he just decides he wants to go home instead.
* The first episode of ''Webcomic/{{minus}}'', and it happens a few times later. Fortunately, it depends on her mood whether she'll retaliate or go do something else. Later on other kids start to realize that it's ''cool'' to have someone who can [[RealityWarper warp the fabric of reality]] as a friend. [[LiteralGenie Unfortunately]], asking her for a favor [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor can be just as bad]].
* From ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}'', in [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/08/10/08102011/ this strip]] Alexis, AKA Evil Spinnerette, is being taunted by some {{Alpha Bitch}}es ... despite the fact that she's a [[SpiderPeople Drider]], normal human from waist up and giant spider from the waist down (and has 6 human eyes in 2 columns of 3, or 3 rows of 2). Not to mention the fact that it took a super hero to capture and subdue her in the first place.
** [[spoiler:Subverted. They work for her, and she set it up so that Good Spinnerette would feel sorry for her and believe her claims that she wanted to turn back human.]]
* ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'':
** A plot-arc has the human inhabitants of a village relentlessly bullying both a female Orcish innkeeper and her young daughter, who is able to bite through chunks of wood and drive a large metal spike into a board with one hand. [[spoiler:After being kidnapped by a raiding party, she returns to wreak bloody vengeance on all those who slighted her.]]
** Also, PlayedForLaughs with the [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0158-definitions-of-bad/ Chimera]]... [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0574-not-the-blood-of-coritanus/ twice]].

* Stunt and Bumper in ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' insistently kept trying to rob the eponymous character, despite them knowing he's a capable magic user who can see the future. The stuff they kept stealing would inevitably be worthless and booby-trapped.

* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' had Seymour, the resident Christian [[TheFundamentalist Fundamentalist]] KnightTemplar, under a fit of FantasticRacism, antagonize [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-09-16 Fuchsia]], a devil girl in the midst of a HighHeelFaceTurn for her InterspeciesRomance with Criminy. Given that on their first meeting, Fuchsia [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2009-01-11 set him on fire]], he really should have known what he was getting into.
** Seymour also [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2003-11-28 poked]] the Dragon. Later the resident Satanist [[TheFundamentalist Fundamentalist]] Lil' E [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2003-12-08 tried to pick up a fight]] with him. About the only difference between these two is that usually Seymour [[TooDumbToLive fails to see the obvious consequences]], while Lil' E [[FearlessFool understands, but presses anyway]].
** There's [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2007-03-11 this moron]] who mocks the Devil ''while selling his soul to him''.
** Also illustrated [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2013-03-17 here]] in a flashback attempting to explain why grafittiing the Devil's girlfriend's house is not a good idea.
* ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'': [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/dontupsether/ Bud reminds Shelly of this trope and its folly.]]
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
** Tsukiko does this to Redcloak repeatedly, who is a much more powerful cleric than she is, and he takes it every time [[spoiler:until she finally threatens to reveal his plans to Xykon. It ends [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0830.html very, very badly]] for her]]. This might fall under UnderestimatingBadassery, given her (stupid) belief that she has Xykon in her corner keeping Redcloak in line and her (less stupid) belief that her massive spell selection and minions would give an edge in at least escaping. Going up against a near-epic-level cleric while relying heavily on undead was her biggest mistake, but a massive psychological blind spot to the actual mechanics of undead was a defining trait of hers from the beginning.
** Bozzok is foolish enough to try and brow-beat [[spoiler:Crystal, who's furious about being reanimated as a self-aware flesh golem]], and suffers death by ExtremeMeleeRevenge. Grubwiggler was right when he told Bozzok "You were never as clever as you thought you were."
** In the prequel book ''Recap/TheOrderOfTheStickStartOfDarkness'', the sorcerer Xykon is repeatedly belittled by wizards. This ends badly - for the wizards, that is.
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' had some people mistreating Jägermonsters just because they used to be afraid of Heterodynes' {{supersoldier}}s and think they have the upper hand right now. Jägers, [[TheManTheyCouldntHang while hanged]], are more afraid of meeting their own communication officer. Who, naturally, arrives — riding a ''giant bear'' — and after she ''asks politely'' to enter the town, one guard shoots. After she ''[[ArrowCatch catches the arrow]]'', another lad screams "fire!", so of course HilarityEnsues.
** The prize, though, goes to the [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120525 Wulfenbach troops commander]] who, due to being on the wrong end of a CurbStompBattle, screams to fall back and wait for an airstrike. When a Jäger General looking like BigRedDevil says they're now "''asking'' for it", the bright guy adds an insult to his hometown. Though maybe he just figured out he'd be dead either way.

** In a later arc (when the mercenaries are a lot more powerful) a local "militia" (pirate) captain whose ships are converted freighers completely misjudges the power of their fleet (any one ship in it powerful enough to easily crush him) and launches an attack. The only reason his fleet isn't wiped out seconds after opening fire is that the power disparity is so great it would be legally awkward.
* ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'': In "[[https://www.oglaf.com/naja/ Naja]]", a carriage in the woods is stopped by a woman who introduces herself as a bandit, and asks its passenger's opinion on a bandit gang she is forming. The passenger claims their PunnyName is stupid, insults the bandit for the idea behind it, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and compares the concept of cleverness to bagpipes]]. This successfully pisses off the bandit, her fellow member(s), [[InsultToRocks and a bagpipe player]].
-->'''Bandit:''' ''(aiming a knife at the carriage passenger)'' Fuck you. This is a robbery, then.
* ''Webcomic/MagickChicks'': Both Faith and her boyfriend, Ash, have made the same mistake with [[spoiler:[[WebComic/EerieCuties Layla]]]] and [[spoiler:Brooke]], respectively.
** Faith didn't realize [[spoiler:Layla]] was a vampire, until after she'd led her back to her home, under the assumption [[GirlOnGirlIsHot they had hit it off.]] But when she vamped out on her, [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/like_an_amateur Faith psychically restrained her.]] She initially planned to stake her, until Tiffany arrived unexpectedly. Which gave Faith the idea to stimulate [[spoiler:Layla]]'s rage centers in order to fight her without her powers, citing that they never get any [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/hands-on_training hands-on training, at Artemis.]] Despite having the upper hand, Faith lost due to having forgotten they were fighting indoors and [[spoiler:struck her own head on the ceiling. Thankfully, Tiffany was able to [[CooldownHug calm Layla down]], by allowing Layla to feed on her]].
** Ash sparred with [[spoiler:Brooke]] and was schooled, due to being [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/top_of_my_class unable to read her moves.]] While he was impressed, he could tell she was holding back on him, so [[TemptingFate he decided to provoke her]] [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/then_do_something_about_it so she'd go all-out against him.]] '''[[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/do_you_feel_him_breathing Bad. Decision.]]'''
* The entire [[CantArgueWithElves Elven]] [[AssholeVictim race]] in ''Webcomic/ErrantStory'': In the aftermath of the final battle, after being saved from genocide, they threaten the one who nearly single-handedly saved them with death unless she gave up the power she used to save them. Meji, the woman in question, [[ShutUpHannibal wearily tells them]] they have more important (and possible) things to do, like rescuing trapped survivors. And if they ever came after her or any other half-elf again, she'd strike them dead with no warning or hesitation.
* Well, in [[http://everydayartist.deviantart.com/art/MU-page-13-Property-Damage-364962471 this]] ''Webcomic/MeanwhileUpstairs'' strip, Grantaire has an obvious death wish... or is just too drunk to care. He is mocking InspectorJavert, who, while not a PersonOfMassDestruction, has the physical ability to hurt him and also the authority to do so.
* ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes'': AlphaBitch Angela and her girl posse constantly pick on Summer (SuperStrength and EyeBeams) and Carrie (super-strong PrehensileHair), despite the fact that either of them could take her apart with little effort. And also despite the fact that she comes out on the wrong end of those altercations more often than not (verbally and physically).
* In ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' Galatea takes potshots at a [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens Sufficiently Advanced Alien spaceship.]] [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20131008.html This ends poorly for her.]]

* Chapter 4 of ''[[{{Webcomic/Morphe}} morphE]]'' begins with the seedlings waking up to find Amical freaking out about his paintings being defaced in the night. [[{{Jerkass}} Billy]] clearly took note as he runs over to set one on fire the first time that [[BigBad Amical]] upset him after discovering his berserk button. [[http://morphe.thewebcomic.com/comics/2034197/chapter-4-page-36-thatcher-silenced/ Amical promptly shoots him point-blank for his effort.]]
* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDoctorMcNinja'': In a flashback story, we see a very young, inexperienced, and [[SuicidalOverconfidence suicidally overconfident]] Doc continually attack a ghost wizard. A ghost wizard his grandfather explicitly told him they were no match for ''and'' had already talked out of smiting them. [[spoiler:The elder [=McNinja=] seals the ghost at the cost of [[IKnowYourTrueName Doc's name]] and [[CastFromHitPoints his own]] [[HeroicSacrifice life]].]]
* ''Webcomic/DNATheWebcomic'': Rigel does this to the other kids, even though he doesn't have super powers like the others. It backfires when he does this to [[BadassAdorable Lukas]]. Sirius tries to protect the others from Rigel, but Rigel doesn't care because this gets Sirius in trouble for fighting. Rigel bullies Orion the most of all of the kids, but it is pointed out by Sirius that Orion could easily kill Rigel if he fought back.
* In ''Webcomic/{{JL8}}'', a group of kids playing baseball argue over whether or not they just saw an errant foul ball bounce off [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark's]] head, without Clark even noticing [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/140451560356/jl8-213-by-yale-stewart-based-on-characters-in-dc (It did, and he didn't)]]. One of them decides it would be a good idea or "at the very least... pretty funny" to throw directly at Clark's head to see for sure. Clark probably would've shrugged that kind of dickery off. [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/141275353781/jl8-215-by-yale-stewart-based-on-characters-in-dc Unfortunately for him]], ''[[Franchise/WonderWoman Diana]]'' caught the ball.
** The little idiot then compounds his stupidity when Diana yells at him, by [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/141726700691/jl8-216-by-yale-stewart-based-on-characters-in-dc insulting the girl]] he just saw barehand catch a fastball without flinching (with his friends begging him to back off the entire time). Cue Diana putting the junior JerkAss [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/142267512776/jl8-217-p1-4-by-yale-stewart-based-on in his place]] (without laying a finger on him).
* ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'': Gregory is an experienced exorcist and demon-hunter who thought he could drag the emotionally drained Sandra with him to hell. Turns out it was a ''very'' bad idea. That event is also what finally drove Sandra over the edge.
* ''WebComic/NerfNow'' has a demon mock the 2016 Doom Marine for his habit of collecting dolls. Said demon has a shotgun down his throat the next panel.
* The title character from Ursula Vernon's ''WebComic/{{Digger}}'' did this to a [[http://diggercomic.com/blog/2010/09/09/digger-709/ powerful demon]].
* ''Webcomic/MeatShield'': Dhur's human older brother, Ghar, who has a habit of unsubtlely insulting his half-orc little brother's intelligence to his face. Repeatedly. When Jaine tries to clue Dhur in that Ghar wasn't "just joking", Ghar's mother Mona (also human) stops her, telling her that she convinced Dhur of Ghar's kidding when they were younger [[http://www.meatshield.net/archive/629-hes-laugh-riot-right/ "so he wouldn't rip Ghar's arms off."]]
* In ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie'', [[JerkJock Jeremy]]'s father challenges Llewellyn (an actual fire-breathing dragon almost twice his size) to go outside for a fight. Llewellyn ends up incinerating Jeremy's dad's Porsche because he has to sneeze due to the cologne that Jeremy's dad wears.

* ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'': This trope is one of the reasons Maxima (the strongest super in the comic) carries a revolver. When Sydney asks why she bothers when she can literally move faster and hit harder than any normal bullet, Maxima demonstrates: First by pointing a FingerGun at her, to Sydney's confusion[[note]]Sydney has seen Max evaporate tanks with an energy blast from those fingers[[/note]]. When she swaps that finger for the far-less powerful gun, Sydney ducks out of the way and berates Max for pointing a gun at her. An amused Max calmly explains that that reaction is why she has the gun: Despite public displays of what she can do, there's always some lout who sees an unarmed woman and thinks "I can take her." The sight of a gun gives them just enough mental pause to avoid that.

* ''Webcomic/IDontWantThisKindOfHero'': The reason criminals know better than to target a hero's loved ones? They tried it on Dana when she was a teenager, endangering a baby Hyena at the time. She responded by ''wiping out three crime syndicates in one day.''
* ''Webcomic/ImTheGrimReaper'': In episode 41, Brook faces the repercussions of this the hard way, after he basically mocks and provokes Scarlet's demon side into coming out, which she has no control over, [[spoiler: leading to her ripping him apart, killing an alleyway of non-sinners, and nearly killing Chase.]]
* ''Webcomic/FauxPas'': While Randy and Cindy are teaching their kits to hunt some mice get the idea of offering to be their friends in order to save their own lives. One mouse named Brutus gets the impression that they're wimps and threatens Ash instead, [[http://www.ozfoxes.net/cgi/pl-fp1.cgi?2292 he doesn't live long after that]].

* ''Webcomic/ImTheGrimReaper'': In episode 41, Brook faces the repercussions of this the hard way, after he basically mocks and provokes Scarlet's demon side into coming out, which she has no control over, [[spoiler: leading to her ripping him apart, killing an alleyway of non-sinners, and nearly killing Chase.]]

* ''Webcomic/IDontWantThisKindOfHero'': The reason criminals know better than to target a hero's loved ones? They tried it on Dana when she was a teenager, endangering a baby Hyena at the time. She responded by ''wiping out three crime syndicates in one day.''

* ''WeLiveInAnMMO'' has a rival party turn up in Dafurst Village and begin harassing the local [=NPCs=]. When the main characters order them to stop, they respond with insults and belittlement, and their spellcaster outright assaults [[StoneWall Rando.]] Not only do they [[NoSell utterly fail to even hurt him]], but Rando's friends and one of the [=NPCs=] get hit by the backlash. Long-story short: [[UnstoppableRage Rando]] [[CurbStompBattle goes]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown ballistic.]]

* ''WeLiveInAnMMO'' has a rival party turn up in Dafurst Village and begin harassing the local [=NPCs=]. When the main characters order them to stop, they respond with insults and belittlement, and their spellcaster outright assaults [[StoneWall Rando.]] Not only do they [[NoSell utterly fail to even hurt him]], but Rando's friends and one of the [=NPCs=] get hit by the backlash. Long-story short: [[UnstoppableRage Rando]] [[CurbStompBattle goes]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown ballistic.]]

** There were some [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-04-05 alien frat boys]] picking on Nick — they don't know [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2004-12-03 he's boosted]] and wears a low-profile {{powered armor}}, but he's as massive as three of them put together and obviously in a uniform. Naturally, even someone smarter than him would be surprised that yes, they really are trying to pick a fight. After he threw one to the other end of the corridor, the local security were dumb enough to pick a firefight with this team. This escalates until...
--->'''Kevyn''': Captain, Sergeant Schlock's team just called in. He said they got the information, but they're pinned down in the library's data center by the local police.\\
'''Kevyn''': He said they can fight their own way out, but only, and I quote, "[[WaveMotionGun Over the steaming ashes]] of this stupid swat team."

* ''Webcomic/SuperStupor'': Anarch kidnaps Cosmic Crusader's girlfriend and creates an elaborate trap that will kill her if he gets too close due to it being powered by his cosmic radiation powers, and hopes that by tricking him into killing her, Cosmic Crusader will join Anarch's side by destroying his worldview. A captured Punchline points out that Cosmic Crusader is one of the most powerful entities in the galaxy and even assuming his worldview is shattered and he revokes his vow against killing, he will be far more likely to turn Anarch into gooey paste instead of joining him.

* ''Roleplay/EnemyQuest'': On [[Main/MainCharacters Zack's]] first date with GG, an eight foot tall [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Warrior]] woman, a drunk, angry redneck starts harassing her. The same thing happens again on Zack's first date with Polyphema, a woman who can shoot EyeBeams and make YourHeadAsplode.

* ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'': This trope is one of the reasons Maxima (the strongest super in the comic) carries a revolver. When Sydney asks why she bothers when she can literally move faster and hit harder than any normal bullet, Maxima demonstrates: First by pointing a FingerGun at her, to Sydney's confusion[[note]]Sydney has seen Max evaporate tanks with an energy blast from those fingers[[/note]]. When she swaps that finger for the far-less powerful gun, Sydney ducks out of the way and berates Max for pointing a gun at her. An amused Max calmly explains that that reaction is why she has the gun: Despite public displays of what she can do, there's always some lout who sees an unarmed woman and thinks "I can take her." The sight of a gun gives them just enough mental pause to avoid that.

** [[spoiler: Subverted. They work for her, and she set it up so that Good Spinnerette would feel sorry for her and believe her claims that she wanted to turn back human.]]

* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDoctorMcNinja'': In a flashback story, we see a very young, inexperienced and [[SuicidalOverconfidence suicidally overconfident]] Doc continually attack a ghost wizard. A ghost wizard his grandfather explicitly told him they were no match for AND had already talked out of smiting hem. [[spoiler: The elder [=McNinja=] seals the ghost at the cost of [[IKnowYourTrueName Doc's name]] and [[CastFromHitPoints his own]] [[HeroicSacrifice life]].]]

* WebComic/NerfNow has a demon mock the 2016 Doom Marine for his habit of collecting dolls. Said demon has a shotgun down his throat the next panel.

* In ''Webcomic/TheShadowShard'', a flashback reveals a group of colts actively insulting and belittling Spike when they caught him playing out in the snow alone. It should be mentioned that, despite being a baby, Spike is still a dragon and easily stronger than ponies twice his size, is MadeOfIron, has claws that can casually dig into solid stone, can. Ite through gemstones like rock candy, and breathes fire. If he weren't such a gentle soul, it's unlikely the colts's collective remains would have been useful as glue.

* In ''Webcomic/TheShadowShard'', a flashback reveals a group of colts actively insulting and belittling Spike when they caught him playing out in the snow alone. It should be mentioned that, despite being a baby, Spike is still a dragon and easily stronger than ponies twice his size, is MadeOfIron, has claws that can casually dig into solid stone, can. Ite through gemstones like rock candy, and breathes fire. If he weren't such a gentle soul, it's unlikely the colts's collective remains would have been useful as glue.

* ''Webcomic/PixieAndBrutus'': While playing police officer, Pixie jumps on Randal (who, being a raccoon, is two or three times bigger than she is) and orders him to get on the ground. Especially considering that Randal threatened to bite her in the past, this could have ended badly if not for Brutus being her "backup."

** Jack, who made an accidental trip into [[BlackBugRoom Zimmy's world]], viciously teases Kat (whose parents are teachers) and Annie (who is friends with two godlike {{Trickster Mentor}}s as well as most of the staff). Earlier he edged into TooDumbToLive territory when he threatened Annie ''in front'' of one of the said trickster mentors, ''who was a giant wolf'' at the time (he casually brushed it off. Once you've been to Zimmy's world nothing in this one can scare you). Later justified when it's revealed that Jack [[spoiler: was [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by a spider-like ''thing'' from Zimmy's World that was gradually eating away at his sanity.]]

** Coyote summons Annie to the forest, then reveals that it's only to have her tell him stories about himself. When Annie protests, and suggests that Ysengrin could do just as well, Coyote insults Ysengrin, and then tries to intimidate Annie. Annie flicks Coyote's nose, prompting an OhCrap reaction from Ysengrin and (apparently) sending Coyote into a rage. [[spoiler: He's faking, but he then proceeds to set up a situation where Annie almost gets killed by a genuinely enraged Ysengrin.]]

* Ralph makes this mistake in ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'' after being told by a schoolmate that he should really, really not bully Cloud, especially if Cloud is currently carrying a sword... or a plastic knife from the school cafeteria.

** Bozzok is foolish enough to try and brow-beat [[spoiler: Crystal, who's furious about being reanimated as a self-aware flesh golem]], and suffers death by ExtremeMeleeRevenge. Grubwiggler was right when he told Bozzok "You were never as clever as you thought you were."
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' had some people mistreating Jägermonsters just because they used to be afraid of Heterodynes' {{supersoldier}}s and think they have the upper hand right now. Jägers, [[TheManTheyCouldntHang while hanged]], are more afraid of meeting their own communication officer. Who, naturally, arrives -- riding a ''giant bear'' -- and after she ''asks politely'' to enter the town, one guard shoots. After she ''[[ArrowCatch catches the arrow]]'', another lad screams "fire!", so of course HilarityEnsues.
** The prize, though, goes to the [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120525 Wulfenbach troops commander]] who due to being on the wrong end of a CurbStompBattle screams to fall back and wait for airstrike. When a Jäger General looking like BigRedDevil says they're now "''asking'' for it", the bright guy adds an insult to his hometown. Though maybe he just figured out he'd dead either way.

** There were some [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-04-05 alien frat boys]] picking on Nick -- they don't know [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2004-12-03 he's boosted]] and wears a low-profile {{powered armor}}, but he's as massive as three of them put together and obviously in a uniform. Naturally, even someone smarter than him would be surprised that yes, they really are trying to pick a fight. After he threw one to the other end of the corridor, the local security were dumb enough to pick a firefight with this team. This escalates until...

** And then there's Petey - or rather, the DeusEstMachina Godlike Fleetmind formed around the Petey AI persona. The galactic core spins at his whim, and a single one of his ships is a match for most other civilization's entire NAVIES. And yet, people ranging from governments to organized crime bosses still think it's a good idea to insult or prod him just to see how he'll react. The only reason he doesn't casually frag them is that he usually has better things to spend his energy on, such as avoiding the utter annihilation of the entire galaxy.

* ''Webcomic/MagickChicks'': Both Faith and her boyfriend, Ash, have made the same mistake with [[spoiler: [[WebComic/EerieCuties Layla]]]] and [[spoiler: Brooke]], respectively.
** Faith didn't realize [[spoiler: Layla]] was a vampire, until after she'd lead her back to her home, under the assumption [[GirlOnGirlIsHot they had hit it off.]] But when she vamped out on her, [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/like_an_amateur Faith psychically restrained her.]] She initially planned to stake her, until Tiffany arrived unexpectedly. Which gave Faith the idea to stimulate [[spoiler: Layla]]'s rage centers in order to fight her without her powers, citing that they never get any [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/hands-on_training hands-on training, at Artemis.]] Despite having the upperhand, Faith lost due to having forgotten they were fighting indoors and [[spoiler: struck her own head on the ceiling. Thankfully, Tiffany was able to [[CooldownHug calm Layla down]], by allowing Layla to feed on her]].
** Ash sparred with [[spoiler: Brooke]] and was schooled, due to being [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/top_of_my_class unable to read her moves.]] While he was impressed, he could tell she was holding back on him, so [[TemptingFate he decided to provoke her]] [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/then_do_something_about_it so she'd go all-out against him.]] '''[[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/do_you_feel_him_breathing Bad. Decision.]]'''

* Well in [[http://everydayartist.deviantart.com/art/MU-page-13-Property-Damage-364962471 this]] ''Webcomic/MeanwhileUpstairs'' strip Grantaire has an obvious death wish... or is just too drunk to care. He is mocking InspectorJavert who while not a PersonOfMassDestruction has the physical ability to hurt him and also the authority to do so.

* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' had some [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-04-05 alien frat boys]] picking on Nick -- they don't know [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2004-12-03 he's boosted]] and wears a low-profile {{powered armor}}, but he's as massive as three of them put together and obviously in a uniform. Naturally, even someone smarter than him would be surprised that yes, they really are trying to pick a fight. After he threw one to the other end of the corridor, the local security were dumb enough to pick a firefight with this team. This escalates until...
-->'''Kevyn''': Captain, Sergeant Schlock's team just called in. He said they got the information, but they're pinned down in the library's data center by the local police.
-->'''Kevyn''': He said they can fight their own way out, but only, and I quote, "[[WaveMotionGun Over the steaming ashes]] of this stupid swat team."
** And then there's Petey - or rather, the DeusEstMachina Godlike Fleetmind formed around the Petey AI persona. The galactic core spins at his whim, and a single one of his ship is a match for most other civilization's entire NAVIES. And yet, people ranging from governments to organized crime bosses still think it's a good idea to insult or prod him just to see how he'll react. The only reason he doesn't casually frag them is that he usually has better things to spend his energy on, such as avoiding the utter annihilation of the entire galaxy.
-->'''Petey''': It's still not worth billions of lives just to kill her, but she really knows how to jump up and down on that scale.

** The little idiot then compounds his stupidity when Diana yells at him, by [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/141726700691/jl8-216-by-yale-stewart-based-on-characters-in-dc insulting the girl]] he just saw barehanded a fastball without flinching (with his friends begging him to back off the entire time). Cue Diana putting the junior JerkAss [[http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/post/142267512776/jl8-217-p1-4-by-yale-stewart-based-on in his place]] (without laying a finger on him).

* ''Webcomic/MeatShield'': Dhur's older brother, Ghar, who has a habit of unsubtlely insulting his half-orc little brother's intelligence to his face. Repeatedly. When Jaine tries to clue Dhur in that Ghar wasn't "just joking", Ghar's mother Mona stops her, telling her that she convinced Dhur of Ghar's kidding when they were younger [[http://www.meatshield.net/archive/629-hes-laugh-riot-right/ "so he wouldn't rip Ghar's arms off."]]

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': Tsukiko does this to Redcloak repeatedly, who is a much more powerful cleric than she is, and he takes it every time [[spoiler:until she finally threatens to reveal his plans to Xykon. It ends [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0830.html very, very badly]] for her]]. This might fall under UnderestimatingBadassery, given her (stupid) belief that she has Xykon in her corner keeping Redcloak in line and her (less stupid) belief that her massive spell selection and minions would give an edge in at least escaping. Going up against a near-epic-level cleric while relying heavily on undead was her biggest mistake, but a massive psychological blind spot to the actual mechanics of undead was a defining trait of hers from the beginning.

* ''{{WebComic/DNA}}'': Rigel does this to the other kids, even though he doesn't have super powers like the others. It backfires when he does this to [[BadassAdorable Lukas]]. Sirius tries to protect the others from Rigel, but Rigel doesn't care because this gets Sirius in trouble for fighting.