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* Eclipso feels this way towards Franchise/{{Superman}}, after trying--and failing--several times to possess and/or corrupt him.

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* Eclipso feels this way towards Franchise/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, after trying--and failing--several times to possess and/or corrupt him.



* The ComicBook/{{Venom}} symbiote feels this way towards Franchise/SpiderMan ever since Peter rejected it. On one occasion, Peter defeated Venom by pretending to want the symbiote back, and the symbiote immediately abandoned Eddie Brock.
* In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} feels this way towards [[OmnicidalManiac all of creation]]. After Franchise/{{Batman}} fatally poisons him with a [[KryptoniteFactor Radion]] bullet, Darkseid tries to drag everything else that exists down with him out of little more than hateful spite.

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* The ComicBook/{{Venom}} symbiote feels this way towards Franchise/SpiderMan ComicBook/SpiderMan ever since Peter rejected it. On one occasion, Peter defeated Venom by pretending to want the symbiote back, and the symbiote immediately abandoned Eddie Brock.
* In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} feels this way towards [[OmnicidalManiac all of creation]]. After Franchise/{{Batman}} ComicBook/{{Batman}} fatally poisons him with a [[KryptoniteFactor Radion]] bullet, Darkseid tries to drag everything else that exists down with him out of little more than hateful spite.



* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': Mona Menise decided to kill both ComicBook/SteveTrevor and Diana when she realized her one sided crush on Steve would never be reciprocated since Steve was already in love.

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* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': Mona Menise decided to kill both ComicBook/SteveTrevor and Diana when she realized her one sided crush on Steve would never be reciprocated since Steve was already in love.
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* The cover of #41 of [[ComicBook/XMan Nate Grey's]] solo series pretty much spelled this out in terms of Maddie Pryor's attitude to him - she was depicted giant-sized, HellBentForLeather, holding him between two fingers, and licking her lips suggestively, with the words "If Madelyne Pryor can't have Nate... No one can!" emblazoned across the cover. Oh, [[IncestSubtext and remember,]] he's the alternate counterpart of her ''son''. Which both of them are aware of, and only Nate seems to be bothered by. In general, Maddie tended to pop in and out of Nate's life on a whim, sometimes helping him, sometimes not, and getting ''insanely'' jealous whenever a woman showed interest in him, showing textbook {{Tsundere}} behaviour dialled UpToEleven. She even wound up [[MurderTheHypotenuse murdering]] her chief competition for Nate, Threnody (who didn't stay entirely dead, but that's another matter).

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* The cover of #41 of [[ComicBook/XMan Nate Grey's]] solo series pretty much spelled this out in terms of Maddie Pryor's attitude to him - she was depicted giant-sized, HellBentForLeather, holding him between two fingers, and licking her lips suggestively, with the words "If Madelyne Pryor can't have Nate... No one can!" emblazoned across the cover. Oh, [[IncestSubtext and remember,]] he's the alternate counterpart of her ''son''. Which both of them are aware of, and only Nate seems to be bothered by. In general, Maddie tended to pop in and out of Nate's life on a whim, sometimes helping him, sometimes not, and getting ''insanely'' jealous whenever a woman showed interest in him, showing textbook {{Tsundere}} behaviour dialled UpToEleven.dialed up. She even wound up [[MurderTheHypotenuse murdering]] her chief competition for Nate, Threnody (who didn't stay entirely dead, but that's another matter).



** She was, however, one-upped by Tony's childhood [[BlatantLies friend]], [[ManipulativeBastard Tiberius Stone]]. He took it about [[UpToEleven three thousand steps further]] by trying to trap Tony in a virtual world until Tony agreed to either [[WeCanRuleTogether rule at his side]] or grovel at Tiberius' feet instead. In the end, [[ForegoneConclusion when Tony defeats him]], Tiberius has a [[ClippedWingAngel truly impressive]] VillainousBreakdown that culminates in this:

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** She was, however, one-upped by Tony's childhood [[BlatantLies friend]], [[ManipulativeBastard Tiberius Stone]]. He took it about [[UpToEleven three thousand steps further]] further by trying to trap Tony in a virtual world until Tony agreed to either [[WeCanRuleTogether rule at his side]] or grovel at Tiberius' feet instead. In the end, [[ForegoneConclusion when Tony defeats him]], Tiberius has a [[ClippedWingAngel truly impressive]] VillainousBreakdown that culminates in this:
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* Eclipso feels this way towards {{Superman}}, after trying--and failing--several times to possess and/or corrupt him.

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* Eclipso feels this way towards {{Superman}}, Franchise/{{Superman}}, after trying--and failing--several times to possess and/or corrupt him.



* The ComicBook/{{Venom}} symbiote feels this way towards Franchise/SpiderMan ever since Peter rejected it. On one occasion Peter defeated Venom by pretending to want the symbiote back, and the symbiote immediately abandoned Eddie Brock.
* In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} feels this way towards [[OmnicidalManiac all of creation]]. After Franchise/{{Batman}} fatally poisons him with a [[KryptoniteFactor Radion]] bullet, Darkseid tries to drag everything else that exists down with him out of little more than hateful spite.

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* The ComicBook/{{Venom}} symbiote feels this way towards Franchise/SpiderMan ever since Peter rejected it. On one occasion occasion, Peter defeated Venom by pretending to want the symbiote back, and the symbiote immediately abandoned Eddie Brock.
* In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} feels this way towards [[OmnicidalManiac all of creation]]. After Franchise/{{Batman}} fatally poisons him with a [[KryptoniteFactor Radion]] bullet, Darkseid tries to drag everything else that exists down with him out of little more than hateful spite.
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* Batman and the Joker have always had a FoeYay context in their archnemesis relationship. Scott Snyder dragged it out in the open as a main plot point in ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'', where Joker wants to get rid of both his and Batman's associates (Harley Quinn, the hyenas, Nightwing, Robin, et cetera) so that it can go back to being about just the two of them. Batman rejects the Joker, who does not take it well. This leads to ''ComicBook/BatmanEndgame'', where the Joker decides that he's done playing around with Batman and wants to kill him, his sidekicks, associates, the Justice League, his villains, and all of Gotham City. [[spoiler: And just to drive the point home that he's being serious, he reveals to Batman that he's known his secret identity all along, and even knew the location of the Batcave.]] Without Batman in his life, the Joker simply does not care anymore, and it leads to arguably his most monstrous portrayal yet.

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* Batman and the Joker have always often had a FoeYay context FoeRomanceSubtext in their archnemesis relationship. Scott Snyder dragged it out in the open as a main plot point in ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'', where Joker wants to get rid of both his and Batman's associates (Harley Quinn, the hyenas, Nightwing, Robin, et cetera) so that it can go back to being about just the two of them. Batman rejects the Joker, who does not take it well. This leads to ''ComicBook/BatmanEndgame'', where the Joker decides that he's done playing around with Batman and wants to kill him, his sidekicks, associates, the Justice League, his villains, and all of Gotham City. [[spoiler: And just to drive the point home that he's being serious, he reveals to Batman that he's known his secret identity all along, and even knew the location of the Batcave.]] Without Batman in his life, the Joker simply does not care anymore, and it leads to arguably his most monstrous portrayal yet.



* The light-hearted nature of [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] can distract you from Sivana being this in one story. Because Captain Marvel prevents his plan to take over the Rock of Eternity so he can take over the Universe, Sivana tries to activate a Proton Bomb to destroy the Rock of Eternity, which is the Keystone of the Universe and will cause its destruction, even killing himself, deciding if he can't rule the Universe [[OmnicidalManiac he'll wreck it]]. He is even laughing at this as he wants one last laugh. Just look at his reaction--http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=16428&page=32

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* The light-hearted nature of [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] can distract you from Sivana being this in one story. Because Captain Marvel prevents his plan to take over the Rock of Eternity so he can take over the Universe, Sivana tries to activate a Proton Bomb to destroy the Rock of Eternity, which is the Keystone of the Universe and will cause its destruction, even killing himself, deciding if he can't rule the Universe [[OmnicidalManiac he'll wreck it]]. He is even laughing at this as he wants one last laugh. Just look at his reaction--http://digitalcomicmuseum.[[http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=16428&page=32php?did=16428&page=32 reaction]].
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* ''ComicBook/AnyasGhost'': [[spoiler: This is Emily's actual backstory where after being rejected by her crush seeing him with the girl he was in love with, she barred the doors of his house from the outside and burned it to the ground with both of them inside it.]]
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* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': When Ultron realized that the Scarlet Witch would only love her brother and would never have any feelings for him, Ultron shot her.

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* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' In the Sinestro's Law arc we have Sinestro repeatedly offering Hal to join his corps but promising that he will kill him if he continues to refuse.

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* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' In the Sinestro's Law arc we have Sinestro ComicBook/{{Sinestro}} repeatedly offering Hal to join his corps but promising that he will kill him if he continues to refuse.refuse.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': Mona Menise decided to kill both ComicBook/SteveTrevor and Diana when she realized her one sided crush on Steve would never be reciprocated since Steve was already in love.
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* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' In the Sinestro's Law arc we have Sinestro repeatedly offering Hal to join his corps but promising that he will kill him if he continues to refuse.
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* The light-hearted nature of [[{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] can distract you from Sivana being this in one story. Because Captain Marvel prevents his plan to take over the Rock of Eternity so he can take over the Universe, Sivana tries to activate a Proton Bomb to destroy the Rock of Eternity, which is the Keystone of the Universe and will cause its destruction, even killing himself, deciding if he can't rule the Universe [[OmnicidalManiac he'll wreck it]]. He is even laughing at this as he wants one last laugh. Just look at his reaction--http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=16428&page=32

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* The light-hearted nature of [[{{Shazam}} [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] can distract you from Sivana being this in one story. Because Captain Marvel prevents his plan to take over the Rock of Eternity so he can take over the Universe, Sivana tries to activate a Proton Bomb to destroy the Rock of Eternity, which is the Keystone of the Universe and will cause its destruction, even killing himself, deciding if he can't rule the Universe [[OmnicidalManiac he'll wreck it]]. He is even laughing at this as he wants one last laugh. Just look at his reaction--http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=16428&page=32
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* The cover of #41 of [[ComicBook/XMan Nate Grey's]] solo series pretty much spelled this out in terms of Maddie Pryor's attitude to him - she was depicted giant-sized, HellBentForLeather, holding him between two fingers, and licking her lips suggestively, with the words "If Madelyne Pryor can't have Nate... No one can!" emblazoned across the cover. Oh, [[IncestSubtext and remember,]] he's the alternate counterpart of her ''son''. Which both of them are aware of, and only Nate seems to be bothered by. In general, Maddie tended to pop in and out of Nate's life on a whim, sometimes helping him, sometimes not, and getting ''insanely'' jealous whenever a woman showed interest in him, showing textbook {{Tsundere}} behaviour dialled UpToEleven. She even wound up [[MurderTheHypotenuse murdering]] her chief competition for Nate, Threnody (who didn't stay entirely dead, but that's another matter).
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* Eclipso feels this way towards {{Superman}}, after trying-and failing-several times to possess and/or corrupt him.
* The light-hearted nature of [[{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] can distract you from Sivana being this in one story. Because Captain Marvel prevents his plan to take over the Rock of Eternity so he can take over the Universe, Sivana tries to activate a Proton Bomb to destroy the Rock of Eternity, which is the Keystone of the Universe and will cause its destruction, even killing himself, deciding if he can't rule the Universe [[OmnicidalManiac he'll wreck it]]. He is even laughing at this as he wants one last laugh. Just look at his reaction-http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=16428&page=32

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* Eclipso feels this way towards {{Superman}}, after trying-and failing-several trying--and failing--several times to possess and/or corrupt him.
* The light-hearted nature of [[{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] can distract you from Sivana being this in one story. Because Captain Marvel prevents his plan to take over the Rock of Eternity so he can take over the Universe, Sivana tries to activate a Proton Bomb to destroy the Rock of Eternity, which is the Keystone of the Universe and will cause its destruction, even killing himself, deciding if he can't rule the Universe [[OmnicidalManiac he'll wreck it]]. He is even laughing at this as he wants one last laugh. Just look at his reaction-http://digitalcomicmuseum.reaction--http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=16428&page=32
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* Batman and the Joker have always had a FoeYay context in their archnemesis relationship. Scott Snyder dragged it out in the open as a main plot point in ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'', where Joker wants to get rid of both his and Batman's associates (Harley Quinn, the hyenas, Nightwing, Robin, et cetera) so that it can go back to being about just the two of them. Batman rejects the Joker, who does not take it well. This leads to ''ComicBook/BatmanEndgame'', where the Joker decides that he's done playing around with Batman and wants to kill him, his sidekicks, associates, the Justice League, his villains, and all of Gotham City. [[spoiler: And just to drive the point home that he's being serious, he reveals to Batman that he's known his secret identity all along, and even knew the location of the Batcave.]] Without Batman in his life, the Joker simply does not care anymore, and it leads to arguably his most monstrous portrayal yet.
* Oroku Nagi (The Shredder's brother) from the original ''ComicBook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}'' comic books does this to Tang Shen, the mutual object of affection between himself and Hamato Yoshi. Nagi begins beating on Tang Shen until Yoshi arrives and, enraged, kills Nagi. In subsequent adaptations of the story, however, Tang Shen is killed by the spurned suitor, who is usually changed to be Oroku Saki (The Shredder himself).
* ''ComicBook/IronMan'': [[StalkerWithACrush Kathy Dare]] shot Tony Stark in the spine after he rejected her.
** She was, however, one-upped by Tony's childhood [[BlatantLies friend]], [[ManipulativeBastard Tiberius Stone]]. He took it about [[UpToEleven three thousand steps further]] by trying to trap Tony in a virtual world until Tony agreed to either [[WeCanRuleTogether rule at his side]] or grovel at Tiberius' feet instead. In the end, [[ForegoneConclusion when Tony defeats him]], Tiberius has a [[ClippedWingAngel truly impressive]] VillainousBreakdown that culminates in this:
--->'''[[StalkerWithACrush Tiberius]] [[SmugSnake Stone]]:''' You think I'd let you ''leave'' [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind this place]]?! '''''Leave ME!?'''''
** [[SerialEscalation Both Kathy Dare and Tiberius Stone are upstaged]] by Tony's ''own armor'' when it's struck by lightning and therefore rendered sentient thanks to the [[MillenniumBug [=Y2K=]]] bug. (No, really.) The Sentient Armor becomes an [[DomesticAbuse abusive boyfriend]], including forcing Tony to [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies avoid contact with people he loves]] (like by [[MurderTheHypotenuse threatening to kill Tony's girlfriend]] if he doesn't send her away), and breaking Tony's arm in a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown for trying to resist -- while [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything ripping Tony's armor and clothes off]] and roaring that Tony is "MINE. ''MINE''. '''''MINE!'''''" It proceeds to kidnap Tony and drag him off to a deserted island, ties him to a tree, and tries to torture him into admitting that they're "perfect for each other". For a ''week''.
* This is the basic principle behind The League of Evil Exes in ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim''
* ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'': In one story, several mothers have been abducted and Monica and Maggy decided to investigate. They disguised themselves as a mother in order to find the villain's hideout. The villain explained about how he'd been [[FreudianExcuse bullied]] for not having a mother ever since she [[MissingMom vanished]] so he decided that, if he couldn't have a mother, nobody would. [[spoiler:His mother reappeared and spanked him for his crimes.]] Fittingly, the villain's name is Frédipo. (Fred + Édipo - Édipo being how Theatre/OedipusRex is known in Brazil)
* Eclipso feels this way towards {{Superman}}, after trying-and failing-several times to possess and/or corrupt him.
* The light-hearted nature of [[{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] can distract you from Sivana being this in one story. Because Captain Marvel prevents his plan to take over the Rock of Eternity so he can take over the Universe, Sivana tries to activate a Proton Bomb to destroy the Rock of Eternity, which is the Keystone of the Universe and will cause its destruction, even killing himself, deciding if he can't rule the Universe [[OmnicidalManiac he'll wreck it]]. He is even laughing at this as he wants one last laugh. Just look at his reaction-http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=16428&page=32
* The ComicBook/{{Venom}} symbiote feels this way towards Franchise/SpiderMan ever since Peter rejected it. On one occasion Peter defeated Venom by pretending to want the symbiote back, and the symbiote immediately abandoned Eddie Brock.
* In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} feels this way towards [[OmnicidalManiac all of creation]]. After Franchise/{{Batman}} fatally poisons him with a [[KryptoniteFactor Radion]] bullet, Darkseid tries to drag everything else that exists down with him out of little more than hateful spite.
* In ''ComicBook/AForce'', [[spoiler:Queen Loki]] is trying to vie for She-Hulk's spot as Baron of Arcadia, even going so far as to [[spoiler:get America Chavez banished to the Shield to further her plans.]] However, when those plans are struck down and [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/{{Runaways}} Nico]] rejects her WeCanRuleTogether request, she]] opts to just blow a hole in the Shield and let the ComicBook/MarvelZombies take it instead.
* This trope forms the climax of the ''Creator/ECComics'' ''Tales From The Crypt'' story "The Thing From The Grave," where two friends in a love triangle has one of the men get jealous and decide that he should MurderTheHypotenuse to get the girl all to himself. She doesn't accept his advances and he snaps, claiming that all his effort in dispatching his rival was ruined, and that if he can't be with the girl, he'll just kill her as well since S{{he Knows Too Much}}. [[spoiler:Fortunately, she is saved when her screams for help literally wake the dead man by reminding him of his promise to protect her. She faints in terror from the fire set to kill her, but the man's zombified corpse feels no pain and carries her to safety before it turns on the murderous man and chases him to the forest where he'd interred his rival. The zombie decides that he's [[TakingYouWithMe taking the murderer with him]] back to the grave just to ensure the girl is safe, and [[BuriedAlive buries them both]].]]
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