History Main / MuggingTheMonster

Tends to make a good EstablishingCharacterMoment, depending on how (and [[CurbstompBattle how easily]]) the crooks are dealt with. It can be particularly useful for more heroic or sympathetic characters, as it enables them to demonstrate how effective they are in a fight without being the ones to start it. Occasionally this can [[DefeatMeansFriendship lead to them recruiting a sidekick]] or other allies. Can be deeply satisfying. When the person looks vulnerable due to chronological endowment, it's likely a [[RetiredBadass mighty]] [[OldSoldier old]] [[OldMaster person]].

** Our ''heroes'' the Kamikaze Pirates actually fall afoul of this in chapter 18, when they pull a BlackTieInfiltration of the birthday party of an island governor who has recently beem promoted to the rank of Navy Commodore, having come to believe that the Navy are largely made up of corrupt, ineffectual weaklings. It turns out that the man they are intent on robbing, one Baron Sukumvit, is actually a proud scion of a family that has been hunting Grand Line beasts and [[{{Animorphism}} Zoan-using]] [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame pirate captains]] for ''fun'' for generations, and he ''earned'' his rank [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking the old-fashioned way]]. Ranma's only forewarning is when the Baron reacts to Ranma's declaration of being a pirate captain with the attitude of a kid getting a much-anticipated present before the Baron delivers a brutal CurbStompBattle that Ranma narrowly escapes from.

* In one of his stand-up shows, Creator/DaraOBriain recounts a story told to him by a member of the audience once when he asked whether anyone had ever managed to foil a crime. In this story, two men had attempted to steal the audience member's car and attempted to lock themselves in it when cornered — upon which the audience member punched in the car window, dragged one of the thieves out, forced him into the house, tied him to a chair, ''and threatened him with a carving knife''. The other car thief was subsequently forced to summon [[SummonBiggerFish the police]] in order to rescue his ''friend''. Needless to say, Dara was a little taken aback by the story.

* In one of his stand-up shows, Creator/DaraOBriain recounts a story told to him by a member of the audience once when he asked whether anyone had ever managed to foil a crime. In this story, two men had attempted to steal the audience member's car and attempted to lock themselves in it when cornered — upon which the audience member punched in the car window, dragged one of the thieves out, forced him into the house, tied him to a chair, ''and threatened him with a carving knife''. The other car thief was subsequently forced to summon the police in order to rescue his ''friend''. Needless to say, Dara was a little taken aback by the story.

* An obsessive stalker (the genders change with every telling) sets their sights on a target they're supposedly [[StalkerWithACrush in love with]]. They ignore every warning they receive, work tirelessly around every obstacle, be it well-meaning friend or family member, police officer trying to do their job, even rumors about the object of their affection. All the while the stalker dreams of taking them and torturing them — all out of love, of course. Then, after overcoming everything in their way, the stalker finally has the one they desire most alone and in front of them. Then, something goes wrong. Instead of being afraid, the ''victim'' is [[SlasherSmile smiling]]. As it turns out, s/he's an even worse monster than the stalker and by getting them alone, the stalker has ensured that no one will be able to hear him/her scream. The stalker is never seen again.

Basically this is when some [[BitPartBadGuys random crook]], and occasionally [[StupidCrooks a pretty stupid one]] at that, has the misfortune of targeting someone [[StrongerThanTheyLook much more powerful than he assumed]]. When the SuperHero/monster/alien assassin/robot/ [[SorcerousOverlord sorcerer]] from the future/[[MageInManhattan other world]]/[[GalacticConqueror space]] appears, the criminal acts as a [[AcceptableTarget disposable]] [[MonsterMunch victim]] they can [[TheWorfEffect demonstrate their powers on for the benefit of the audience]]. Alternatively, TheHero is held up while going about their business. If they have a SecretIdentity, then it can lead to a BruceWayneHeldHostage scenario, but if the [[IdiotBall criminal attacked them in costume]] or the hero is just some badass WalkingTheEarth, then it typically just serves as an introduction. Bonus points if the would-be victim looks particularly vulnerable.

* One of those bewilderingly insane [[{{Japandering}} Arinamin V commercials starring]] Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger has two punks come up to Arnold — who is cleverly disguised as a nerd — and start harassing him and his lady friend. Arnold nips off to chug a bottle of Arinamin, and one "Daijo BUI!!" later, well, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0SYDlZkog just look]]. Could even count as BullyingADragon, since according to the simple formula provided here, Arnold Schwarzenegger + NerdGlasses = '''still Arnold Schwarzenegger'''.

** "[[https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/episode-1-witch-woods-2021-09-02 The Witch of the Woods]]" opens with a Falkenrath vampire, a member of a bloodline who embraces savagery and can take on monstrous forms, leading an angry village mob on a chase after having killed their village elder. As night falls, he stops to let them catch up and, as he shifts into his bestial shape, gloats about how this has been fun, but they were never a threat to him and they should have heeded the old warnings about not hunting at night. The hunters just laugh and, as the full moon rises and they start growing fangs and fur, remark that those warnings only apply to humans. The vampire is only left with a short while to contemplate the complexities of supernatural food chains before the werewolf pack tears him to pieces.

** [[AliensInCardiff "Why... yes... thank... you...]] [[ClarkKenting I... would... like...]] [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehboypop/2842106530/ a... knuckle... sandwich.]]"

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12614436/1/Hermione-Granger-Demonologist Hermione Granger, Demonologist]]'', Hermione Granger summons her first demon at age eight, being a bright, lonely little girl who wants some friends. By the time she hits Hogwarts, she's got quite a few demonic friends. Her Slytherin housemates try to bully her, and she [[BewareTheNiceOnes puts up with it for a while.]] Eventually, they push her too far...and HilarityEnsues.
* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4506768/1/His-Honor-The-Mayor-Drew-Lipsky His honor the mayor, Drew Lipsky]], two thugs try to threaten Drakken and later Ron. They know who they're dealing with due to the cartoon being a VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory ShowWithinAShow, but are EntertaininglyWrong about [[BewareTheSillyOnes which parts are made up and which are real.]]

* In ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/149118 Afraid of the Darkness]]'', [[Franchise/HarryPotter Lucius Malfoy]] attempts to bully a Muggle hitman into doing his dirty work, unaware that [[ComicBook/TheDarkness Jackie Estacado]] is not an ordinary Muggle nor someone he should be messing with.
* In the ''Frasier'' story ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9271444/1/Dark-Horse-of-the-Moons Dark Horse of the Moons]]'', three Seattle muggers try to shake down Daphne Moon and her brother Tim. Big mistake. A girl growing up in Collyhurst, Manchester, with eight brothers, soon learns how to fight. And when one of her brothers is an off-duty Royal Marine taking a leave in Seattle... Niles Crane gibbers as he watches mayhem ensue.
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3588436/1/Deadpan_Love Deadpan Love]]'', some small crook tries to mug a pair of scrawny kids kissing on a bench. At hearing his threats, the two start laughing... the guy was unlucky enough to stumble across [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Raven and Beast Boy]] during their first date.

* In ''Fanfic/ExodusOfStars'', batarians attempt to capture a Star Covenant transport with boarding teams smuggled aboard, as well as an ambush by three warships. Not only does the ship crew get wind of the boarders and easily take them out, but there is also the fact that the batarians have no idea about the armament of a [[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Carrack Carrack class transport]].

** A [[Franchise/MassEffect Reaper]] attempts to indoctrinate Celestia in ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299981/1/why-no-one-messes-with-celestia/behold-the-bringer-of-light Why No One Messes with Celestia]]'', ignoring her demands that it release her subjects and leave, citing her species' "inferiority". Celestia responds by shooting it with a beam of molten plasma, the center of which is theorized to be ''millions'' of degrees centigrade.

* From the ''Film/StarTrek2009'' fic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9344456/1/That-Was-A-Good-Fight That Was A Good Fight]]'', a [[BuffySpeak shapeshifting alien salt-vampire thingy]] attacks the crew of the Enterprise and mocks Kirk after knocking out Spock, assuming him to be just another pathetic human: "What a feast. Your Doctor, your Commander, now you. This whole ship will sustain me. You aren't going to cry? I want to taste your tears." But what the creature doesn't know is that [[PapaWolf Kirk]] has been struggling against his new SuperPoweredEvilSide courtesy of [[spoiler:Khan's blood]]. Now one must pity the poor ensign who has to clean up what remains of the alien out of the floor tiles.

* A mugger tries to hold up [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony]] and [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve]] in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1874046 The Problem with Secret Identities]]''. Tony immediately kicks the gun out of his hand and breaks his nose without thinking about it, to the surprise of even the Cap who doesn't have a chance to react.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10561760/16/What-Happens-in-Vegas What Happens in Vegas]]'', Dumbledore kidnaps [[GenderFlip Willow Potter]] so she can "fulfill her obligation to defeat Voldemort". Willow's wife, [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Raven]], objects. ''Violently''.

** ''[[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/fn-f-fenspace-a-catgirl-at-freddys.322960 A Catgirl At Freddy's]]'', a Website/{{Fenspace}} crossover. A more accurate title might be "A Catgirl Armed With A Double-Barrelled Shotgun At Freddy's Who Has Her Even More Heavily Armed Boyfriend Waiting Outside". [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted because EverybodyLives, the animatronics weren't actually serious about hurting anyone in the first place, and there's a solar system-wide APB out on the Purple Guy.]]

* A RunningGag in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' stories is to have some thug from out of Nerima pick a fight with Ranma or another member of the Nerima Wrecking Crew, all of whom [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower can shatter walls without even trying thanks to their martial arts training]]. [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4997259/1/Tears-of-Vengeance Then there's the story where an idiot decided to do worse to Nabiki]]...

* In ''[[http://www.thevalkyrie.com/stories/wonder/wantnail.txt For want of a Nail]]'', ({{NSFW}}) protagonist/supersoldier turned professional comedian Jason Thorn makes a joke about a mugger accidentally picking Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} for a victim, backing off with "Oh... excuse me, I thought you were someone else...". In the audience, Wonder Woman confides to a friend "Someone actually used that line once...".

* In ''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-10229-8/litmouse+Father+Goose+and+the+Black+Knight.htm Father Goose and the Black Knight]]'', [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Detectives Benson and Stabler]] interrogate [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] in the Cleveland headquarters over a number of girls who've been raped and tortured. What they don't know is every girl there (all twenty six of them) is a Slayer who adores Xander. Faith openly tells them that they're only leaving the building alive because Xander told the girls not to hurt them.

* ''Franchise/MassEffect'' character Harkin decides to cop a feel of the cute redhead that came in with Nihlus in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5742604/2/Wild-Effect Wild Effect]]''. After he ignores her warnings that she'll give him a five second head-start, [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]] dislocates every bone in his hand.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11208933/13/Harry-by-Proxy Harry by Proxy]]'', some gang members think a member of some rival gang came on their street and decide to give him a lesson. The guy is actually Jeffrey Woods, knife wielder extraordinaire and clinical psychopath. Bloodbath ensues.

* A random {{Muggle}} tries to slip Gia a date rape drug in ''[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-31640-10/TattleTail%2BMy%2BCopy.htm My Copy]]'', having no idea she's an OppositeSexClone of Batroc the Leaper. Worse is that she's accompanied by [[OppositeSexClone Opposite Sex Clones]] of Trickshot, Forge, and ''Rhino''. The would-be rapist has to have several ribs and a shoulder ''replaced''.
* Sometime after [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]] summons [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Celestia]] is a familiar in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11376451/11/Celestia-takes-a-vacation Celestia Takes a Vacation]]'', her older sister Eleanor comes to the academy and starts immediately antagonizing [[PhysicalGod Celestia]], comparing her to a common work horse. After a short magical duel, Eleanor is reduced to a talking bunny.

* In one of the oneshots in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11905691/2/Mysteries-of-the-Seas Mysteries of the Seas]]'', Nami tries to rob a ship that pulls up on the cruise ship she's on. Unfortunately for her, the two crew members of said ship are [[AnIcePerson Monet]] and a post-TimeSkip [[SelfDuplication Nico Robin]], both of whom have Armaments and Observation Haki and the latter of whom left a copy on-board. Luckily for her, they're willing to recruit her instead as neither as any skill at navigation.
* In the ''Manga/SaintSeiya''/''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'' crossover ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12451409/1/The-Hero-Melromarc-Needs-and-Deserves The Hero Melromarc Needs and Deserves]]'', Malty tries on Naofumi's replacement the FalseRapeAccusation she successfully pulled off in canon. Problem is, she's doing it with Cancer Deathmask, [[StoryBreakerPower who's more than powerful enough to annihilate everything on the planet]] and [[SociopathicHero has a sketchy morality as a hero]]-and he takes offense at the set-up.

* ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'': During the riot in King's Landing during ''A Crack of Thunder'', a group of men attempt to rape Sansa, as per canon. However, since by this point Sansa has [[spoiler: [[CameBackStrong become]] the [[HumanoidAbomination Night's Queen]]]]... well, let's just say that the guy who's killed via NeckSnap gets off easy compared to [[CruelAndUnusualDeath how his friends go out]].

* In ''Fanfic/ConversationsWithACryptid'', Izuku's childhood bullies and several villains [[spoiler: who kidnap him for personal revenge]]. To be fair, it's pretty reasonable for them to not figure out that [[spoiler: the timid quirkless kid was actually the son of [[TheDreaded All for One]], who's ''quite'' the KnightTemplarParent..]]

** An indirect example. [[spoiler: The thugs who put Jaune in the hospital and trash his business]] inadvertently put themselves in the crosshairs of the hormonal Huntsmen and Huntresses in training, and the [[TheUnfettered even less-morally restrained]] criminal underground, that love Jaune [=and/or=] his diner.

* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16646174 Security]]'', Clint Barton's home wasn't actually off the books and was attacked by HYDRA while he was away. Unfortunately for them, Laura Barton's maiden name is [[ComicBook/{{X23}} Laura Howlett]].

* In ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/marvel-616-one-shot-idunns-apple-pie.817625/ Idunn's Apple Pie]]'', the ComicBook/RedSkull discovers that ComicBook/CaptainAmerica has a wife and son, and decides to take RevengeByProxy on them. As it turns out, though, his informant (Loki) deliberately neglected a ''very'' important fact. Specifically, that the woman who Captain America married was Loki's daughter Hela, the Asgardian Queen of the Dead. By the time Steve and SHIELD arrive on the scene, the HYDRA troops are all dead or unconscious, both Hela and Bucky (her and Steve's son) are totally unhurt, and the Red Skull has had his arms and legs cut off and been stuffed into a trash can.

* Before the events of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7858242/1/Sons-of-Liberty Sons of Liberty]]'', [[WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution Todd]] pickpocket from a stranger in New York, and end up taking an ID saying 'SHIELD, Colonel Nick Fury, Director'. Thankfully for his sake, [[SubvertedTrope Fury took back the ID and left the terrified teen]]. When he meets Todd and the Brotherhood, he states that he did so since he was impressed at his ability and that taking him to the cops would have brought trouble to both of them.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13545968/1/Wilhuff-Tarkin-Hero-of-the-Rebellion Wilhuff Tarkin, Hero of the Rebellion]]'', the encounter between Tarkin and the coalition of Tusken tribes has three examples:

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3509790/1/The-Wizard-of-Gotham The Wizard of Gotham]]'', [[Literature/HarryPotter Vernon Dursley]] tries to attack the intruder who barged into his family's house. Said intruder happens to be ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''. You can guess how it goes.

* Joe Bethancourt's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1TTLtxzNTU I'll See Your Six]]" recounts just such a situation. In this case, the "monster" was a young lady who's not only carrying a broadsword, but knew how to use it, ''and'' was wearing chain armor. (See RealLife section for details - yes, it happened.)
* Creator/MercedesLackey wrote a song called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KOUULJuyDk Threes]]" about the trope, then reworked it and used it in the novel "''Oathbound''".

* An often-repeated and likely-apocryphal tale from the Vietnam War involves a US Navy frigate, usually said to be the USS Barbey or USS Bronsten (the former is unlikely, as it wasn't commissioned until 1972), patrolling the Gulf of Tonkin off the North Vietnamese coast during the war. NVA shore batteries and patrol boats sometimes attacked US ships near the coast, which invariably resulted in a [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp battle]] at sea but still posed a threat to unwary US warships, so the frigate was on high alert. At some point during the night, the frigate's surface-search radar picks up a large contact closing in on them. Lookouts soon confirm a silhouette in the darkness. The frigate has been ordered to operate under radio silence, so a signal light is used to hail the unidentified ship with Morse Code: "UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL, THIS IS USS BARBEY. IDENTIFY YOURSELF." There is no response. The frigate repeats her message, again no response. Finally, the frigate signals a warning: "UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL, THIS IS USS BARBEY. IDENTIFY YOURSELF IMMEDIATELY OR WE WILL OPEN FIRE." By now, the "scope-dopes" can tell that the radar signature is REALLY big, and the lookouts are saying the same thing. After a pregnant pause, the other ship finally replies: "USS BARBEY, THIS IS [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Jersey_(BB-62) USS NEW JERSEY]]. [[BringIt YOU MAY FIRE WHEN READY]]."
** There are innumerable versions of this, usually jokes on neighboring countries. The most popular tends to be a battleship or carrier from a country of the teller's choice vs. a mysterious intruder off the teller's own coast. The carrier declares its credentials, lists its wide variety of fire- and airpower, and demands the intruder move aside before it is run down. The response: "This is a lighthouse. Your move." (So many versions of this were told about [[{{Eagleland}} the US Navy]] that [[http://web.archive.org/web/20190202201537/https://www.navy.mil/navydata/questions/litehuse.html the Navy's website used to have a page debunking it]].)

** Rude customers periodically find out that the employees they are harassing [[http://notalwaysright.com/do-not-mix-empty-threats-loaded-barrels/2087 are not to be]] [[http://notalwaysright.com/hard-drugs-and-harder-pharmacists/2424 messed with]].
** Still others apply for jobs and then discover that the employee they were rude to earlier is from human resources... or the ''[[http://notalwaysright.com/application-confrontation/10602 manager]]''.

* In the short video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFiBFMjAdNs Angela]]" by [=DeniseVlogs=], a hitchhiker named Richard convinces a woman named Angela to drive him to his destination, but eventually his comments make her uncomfortable and she demands he leaves. He then [[spoiler:pulls a gun on her and tries to force her to get into the trunk of her own car — but upon opening the trunk of her car, he finds there is already a dead body in there, immediately after which Angela shoots him in the neck]].
* Played with in "[[https://youtu.be/8fqZD7h96Jg?t=58s Silent Night]]", another video by [=DeniseVlogs=]. When the three burglars chloroform a woman to steal from her house, a man knocks them out and ties them up, threatening them with a gun when they wake up. Initially, the burglars (and the audience) think he's the woman's husband, but he explains that this isn't his house, and they weren't his present they were stealing. He's actually a sadistic serial killer who ''intended'' to kill two children, cut up their bodies, and wrap the parts in presents for the parents to find in the morning, but when the burglars came in, he had to kill both parents. Now the people he was intending to scar for life are all dead, so to "fill the void", he intends to kill the burglars. This all gets subverted [[spoiler:when the cops arrive, get welcomed in by the woman the "serial killer" supposedly killed, and arrest the burglars. Turns out this man was actually the police chief, and he just wanted to terrify the burglars before they were arrested. This gets subverted ''again'' when the police chief and his wife go upstairs and kill a pair of people they'd kidnapped beforehand]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
** In the very first episode, some thugs are robbing a store that main character Ruby Rose just happens to be in. When one of them brings her attention away from her headphones and magazine by trying to get her to put her hands up, she responds by throwing the offending man across the room and attacking the entire group.

** Team CRDL is shown bullying Velvet [[FantasticRacism due to her being a Faunus]] in Volume 1, unaware of the fact that she was an older student who could have probably wiped the floor with all four of them (to say nothing of what [[BadassCrew the rest of her team]] would have done if they found out). This is something of a retroactive example, since Velvet was just a LongLostUncleAesop without any hint of combat ability whose popularity with the fandom led to her getting an expanded role.
** In Volume 5, one of Raven's bandits offers to lead Yang to Raven. When he runs off on his own to "make sure the way is clear," Yang rolls her eyes and gets ready for a fight. [[CurbStompBattle She beats up him and his six friends with no trouble whatsoever]]. Even better, as he's bragging about how he outsmarted her, he [[DumbMuscle completely fails to realize he's giving her all the information she wanted]].
--->'''Yang:''' Is this everyone?\\
'''Shady Guy:''' Well, yeah. Except for everybody else over at the main camp. ''[jerks his thumb over his shoulder]''\\
'''Yang:''' ''[pointing the same direction]'' Over ''there?''\\
'''Shady Guy:''' Uh, yeah?\\
'''Yang:''' Good to know.

* ''Fanfic/{{Shadowchasers}}'': A {{flashback}} in the original reveals that this is how Vincent and Albert Schumer first met the [[TheDon illithiid crime boss]] Luis [=DaPen=], by trying to shake him down for money when he was alone in Satellite. Unlike most examples of this Trope, it ended well for them; while he could have easily killed them, he instead offered them jobs as his bodyguards, eventually earning their UndyingLoyalty.

** ComicBook/{{Carnage}} vs. [[Manga/ElfenLied Lucy]] starts off with Lucy (as Nyu) waiting for a train... whose passengers have been slaughtered by Carnage. As soon as the doors open, Carnage immediately lunges at the innocent-looking horned girl. He bites off more than he can chew when she stops him midair and tears him to pieces with her vectors ([[GoodThingYouCanHeal which didn't]] [[PullingThemselvesTogether stick at all]]) [[spoiler:and when she later hits him with a nuclear bomb-level attack ([[NoBodyLeftBehind which did]])]].

** ComicBook/{{Venom}} vs. [[Manga/SoulEater Crona]] has Venom encounter Crona and Ragnarok entering the chruch while he was praying and thinking Crona would be easy prey, attack them. Unfortunately for them, Crona's sound-based weapon ensured Venom's demise (although the first attempt was shrugged off due to Venom being a distance away and had a HealingFactor, the next attempt succeeded with Venom being pinned down unable to escape a close-up max power attack from Crona's soundwave attack).

** This is bound to happen in the ''TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness'' games: it's a CrapsackWorld with half a dozen flavours of human-looking supernatural. Special mention goes to the [[TabletopGame/PrometheanTheCreated Prometheans]]: soulless reanimated corpses, trying to learn [[PinocchioSyndrome how to be human]], but who are inhumanly powerful and spread a HatePlague [[BlessedWithSuck against themselves]] wherever they go. Most of their alchemical Refinements require prolonged study; the inevitable Dragon-bullying they face is why any Promethean can instantly adopt the [[UnstoppableRage Refinement of Tin]] and say ''to'' '''''[[RageBreakingPoint hell]]''''' ''with you all.''

* MookHorrorShow: The bad guys are on the receiving end of a heroic character, an inversion of a SlasherMovie.

* A small car filled with thugs decides to [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FHc7eHE-VCY try to rob]] an armored car that outweighs their car by an order of magnitude.

* ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-darker-path-worm-fanfic.1037109/page-11#post-87046018 A Darker Path]]'': Sophia ignores Taylor's ImpliedDeathThreat and decides to "show her her place". Taylor quickly proves both willing and able to follow through, brutally killing Sophia without taking even slight damage in return.

* Gordon Freeman in ''Machinima/FreemansMind'' never goes out of his way to attack other humans (aliens are different; that's community service and stress relief) and just wants to escape Black Mesa, but the army still tries to kill him as part of an ill-conceived cover-up. At which point they learn that he's carrying a massive arsenal, is wearing an impenetrable suit of armor, and is totally capable of murdering any soldier not killed by the others' stupidity first.

* ''Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'':

->''"Why men throw their lives away attacking an armed witcher, I’ll never know. Something wrong with my face?"''
-->-- '''Geralt of Rivia''', ''Franchise/TheWitcher''

-->-- ''[[Franchise/{{TheWitcher}} Geralt of Rivia]]''

** A Mugging The Monster situation can evolve into this if the attacker is not instantly demolished, yet doesn't have the sense to back down and retreat after finding out what they're up against.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'': Garfield attacks a chicken that he ''thinks'' is helpless in [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1980/06/11 this strip.]]