History Main / RoaringRampageOfRescue

* When little merkid Myuu from ''LightNovel/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'' is kidnapped by slavers, they make the mistake of putting Hajime Nagumo, the guy who originally found her, on a wanted poster along with a ransom note on the wall demanding that one of his friends, the rabbit girl Shia, be brought to them. Hajime and his party's response is a ruthless and throrough wiping out of the entire gang of slavers, culminating in the killing of the slavers' leader with three bullets to the head, the rescue of Myuu and everyone else they've enslaved, and the destruction of all the slavers' bases of operations.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': There is an incident that plays out differently in the WebSerialNovel and LightNovel versions: Akira storming the fortress of a powerful slum gang due to [[spoiler:Sheryl being used as TheBait by Viola to make Akira trigger a MobWar between the two biggest gangs on behalf of a GovernmentConspiracy to eradicate them.]]
** In the Web Novel version, it’s a half RoaringRampageOfRevenge which serves to make it a sort of HopeSpot for the one he’s rescuing, and Akira [[spoiler:also fights with TheRival Katsuya for the first time due to Katsuya protecting the girl who pickpocketed him.]]
** In the Light Novel version, it’s 100% a rescue with said significant character being replaced with another gang boss, all due to ExecutiveMeddling (or rather editor meddling) to make the story LighterAndSofter by [[spoiler:not having Akira kill the young girl who pickpocketed him.]]

* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'':
** Leon saving Angelica from the Principality of Fanoss warship, foiling a scheme to make her family TheScapegoat.
** Marie and [[ReverseHarem the five idiots]] going on a rampage to save [[spoiler: the ReformedBully Carla]] from the crooked merchant holding her hostage.
** Leon [[spoiler: [[WeddingSmashers crashing]] Noelle’s [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe forced wedding with Loic]]]]
** Leon [[spoiler:saving Louise from becoming a HumanSacrifice to the WorldTree that turns out to be SealedEvilInACan asking for her instead.]]
** In the AlternateTimeline Marie Route, Leon forms an alliance of nobles he and Marie built the groundwork for to crush both her abusive parents and the Offrey SkyPirates to stop Marie's unwanted ArrangedMarriage.

** At the end of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', Link takes it upon himself to storm [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Ganon's]] [[OminousFloatingCastle Castle]] and rescue [[DamselInDistress Zelda]]. [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by [[BigBad Ganondorf]], who has the Triforce of Power and needs Link's Triforce of Courage and Zelda's Triforce of Wisdom to complete the Triforce.

* From Riku's visit to The World That Never Was on, ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' is basically just his {{Roaring Rampage Of Rescue}} to save Sora from [[spoiler: becoming Xehanort's vessel.]]

---> '''Snarky!Hawke''': I'm sorry to interrupt this ''[[SarcasmMode lovely]]'' student-teacher reunion but [[spoiler: '''[[TranquilFury WHERE IS MY MOTHER?!]]''']]

* ''Film/{{Predator}}'' opens up with one of these: Arnie's crack commando team is called in to rescue two missing cabinet ministers, who are suspected to be held hostage by a rebel force. The trope is [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] in that both of them are actually [=CIA=], and the team had been lied to about their identities; both are already dead as well, and though he was hoping to rescue them the agent who set the team up quickly admits that he mainly wanted Arnie's unit to [[KillEmAll destroy the rebel base and kill all the soldiers]] in a pre-emptive strike. They do exactly that, but another way its played with is that they mistakenly believe the rebels skinned the previous team alive and strung them up, making this a RoaringRampageOfRevenge as well- except, of course, the culprit behind the skinning was actually the Predator, so the rebels were MisBlamed twice.

** Also subverted in that it's a StealthBasedMission - there are some guards you can battle, and some you have to, but the majority will simply kick you out of the fortress if they see you.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', Link does this repeatedly - first to save the children kidnapped from his home village, then later to save [[spoiler:the dying Midna]], then later still to save [[spoiler:the possessed Zelda]].
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' features Link saving his ImpliedLoveInterest and childhood friend, Zelda, after Ghirahim kidnaps her near the end. He goes through a horde of monsters, takes on the demon lord himself, and finally [[spoiler: rescues her soul from what is essentially {{Satan}}]] - all to be reunited with her.

* in the season 2 finale, final scene, of ''Series/WhatWeDoInTheShadows'' [[spoiler: Guillermo saves Nandor, Nadja, and Laszlo from the vampiric counsel, slaying a theater full of vampires.]]

When a loved one has been kidnapped by the BigBad or his mooks, sometimes the protagonist has no time or inclination for negotiation. In this case expect them to utilise their skills, experience, determination and connections and go to any lengths in order to rescue said loved one. Without a doubt, copious amounts of violence and mayhem will ensue. Expect them to be fueled either by UnstoppableRage or TranquilFury. Their drive to save their loved one will almost necessarily make them TheDeterminator. May involve a PreAsskickingOneLiner.

* In a ''Batman: Black and White'' story, Batman begins following a trail of especially horrible murders committed with a hatchet. He manages to find out every victim was at one point an Arkham inmate, and identifies the last victim in time to catch the killer - ''Arnold Wesker, the Ventriloquist''. It turns out the rampage was actually this trope - he had been attacked at Arkham and Scarface torn apart by the other inmates. When offered Scarface's head, the last missing piece, Wesker immediately mellows out to his usual milquetoast persona, submits to the annoyed Scarface's complaints and meekly awaits to be sent back to Arkham.

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* In ''Literature/AnOutcastInAnotherWorld'', Rob and Orn’tol’s Dungeon Crawl to rescue the rest of the trainees involves murdering hundreds of enemies, most of them with fire, and killing the last and final one with two arrows piercing through its eyes and out the other end. Rob and Keira’s rescue of the civilians during the defense of the Village involves taking on a giant monster significantly stronger than them – and beating it into a bloody pulp.
* The Dumai Wells sequence in the ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime''.
* ''Literature/{{Changes}}'' from ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' revolves around Harry going on one of these to rescue [[spoiler: his and Susan's daughter. He sells his freedom to the fae and effectively commits genocide against Red Court vampires to do it]].
** Also the assault on [[spoiler: Winter led by Charity Carpenter]].

* ''[[Literature/TheBelgariad Belgariad/Malloreon]]'': Barak in bear form rips through Salmissra's palace in the second novel of the Belgariad after Salmissra kidnaps Garion. Midway through the Malloreon, Garion chops his way through Ashaba to rescue his son. (Subverted because [[spoiler:Geran was never there, it was an illusion cast because Zandramas is fond of [[MindScrew mindscrewing]] people.]]) One could argue the next-to-the-last fight scene in "Seeress of Kell" would count as well, though Garion is as much interested in revenge on Zandramas as anything else.
* The novel ''Literature/{{Barrayar}}'' has Cordelia Vorkosigan embarking on one of these when a civil war puts her baby (in a high-tech incubator) in danger. Then she goes to the capitals, ends the war and kills the usurper, almost by herself. Brings [[OffWithHisHead back his head]] to her husband to boot.
* Lisbeth in ''Literature/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo'' when Mikel is captured at the end by [[spoiler: Martin]].
* When Literature/KateDaniels is captured by the rakshasas, Curran and the rest of the shifters embark on one to rescue her.

* Buck Williams in the Literature/LeftBehind book ''Armageddon'' was ready to go on this when his wife Chloe was captured by the Global Community, but Rayford and the Tribulation Force contingent in San Diego had to talk him down and convince him to let God handle her fate.

** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'' had this on [[spoiler:the final mission]] where [[spoiler:Maria is taken hostage by Catalina in Shoreside Vale. At first, Claude was willing to give half a million dollars for her freedom, but it turned out it was a trap. However, he managed to chase Catalina on a helicopter ([[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle with Maria]]) heading to Liberty City's dam. Once the player gets there, Claude starts a massive kill spree on the Colombian Cartel goons and destroyed Catalina's helicopter with a rocket launcher. In the end, Claude gets Maria alive. [[GainaxEnding Not that it matters, though.]]]]
** The "Hostile Negotiation" mission in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' is this, with Niko laying waste to a whole building full of mooks and showing the BigBad that "NO ONE... fucks with... [[spoiler:MY FAMILY!"]]
** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' has several missions where CJ aka Carl Johnson tears through several opponents to rescue Big Smoke, his brother Sweet and others.

* Jayne Cobb isn’t known for being the most caring guy, but when he and Kaylee are caught in the ''{{Franchise/Firefly}}'' fic ''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/2625352/1/Helpless Helpless]]'', Kaylee is raped, and Jayne’s BerserkButton gets pushed. He has to carry Kaylee because she’s too weak to stand, but still manages to clobber a number of guards and shoot a few as he makes his way out. It’s referred to once as “the Cobb juggernaut”.

* Subverted in ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'' - by the time Duke finds the abducted Holsom Twins (and several other Babes), [[spoiler:they've been impregnated by alien spawn, and Duke must either put them out of their misery or do nothing and let the aliens explode out of their bodies.]] Duke [[BerserkButton does NOT take this well]].

* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'': So you have to this great idea - kidnap Garcia Lovelace for an extortion racket against his father's dwindling influence and power! Not bad. There's just one tiny obstacle in that plan: Roberta, the head maid of the Lovelace family and [[spoiler:[[OneManArmy the Bloodhound of Florencia]]]]. ''[[DeaderThanDead Start]] [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] [[UpToEleven praying]].''

When a loved one has been kidnapped by the BigBad or his mooks, sometimes the protagonist has no time or inclination for negotiation. In this case expect them to utilise their skills, experience, determination and connections and go to any lengths in order to rescue said loved one. Without a doubt, copious amounts of violence and mayhem will ensue. Expect them to be fueled either by UnstoppableRage or TranquilFury. Their drive to save their loved one will almost necessarily make them TheDeterminator. May involve a PreAssKickingOneLiner.

* Pick a side-scrolling beat 'em up from the late 80s to mid 90s and any plot is likely to be this: From ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' (Rescue Marian) to ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' (Rescue Jessica) to ''VideoGame/BadDudes'' (Rescue "President Ronnie"). Even some of Konami's legendary multi-player brawlers were in on this plot: ''VideoGame/TheSimpsons'' (Rescue Maggie) plays it 100% straight. ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheArcadeGame'' and ''VideoGame/XMen1992'' keep going after you've made the rescue[[note]April O'Neil and Kitty Pryde, respectively[[/note]]

* ''Fanfic/TheChildOfLove'': Subverted. When [[spoiler:Misato reveals Shinji his father has taken Asuka away,]] Shinji loses his nerve for a moment, wanting running away and pretending it was not happening. However, Misato reminded him he was supposed to protect Asuka and not to run away, and he recovered his courage and joined the rescue party to storm the base, save Asuka and kick Gendo's butt.

* When little merkid Myuu from ''LightNovel/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'' is kidnapped by slavers, they make the mistake of putting Hajime Nagumo, the guy who originally found her, on a wanted poster along with a ransom note on the wall demanding that one of his friends, the rabbit girl Shia, be brought to them. Hajime and his party's response is a ruthless and throrough wiping out of the entire gang of slavers, culminating in the killing of the slavers' leader with three bullets to the head, the rescue of Myuu, and the destruction of all the slavers' bases of operations.

* A scary version in ''Anime/SteelAngelKurumi''. After Nakahito's kidnapped, Kurumi, Saki and Karinka storm the School's floating fortress. However, being away from Nakahito is slowly turning Kurumi into her BrainwashedAndCrazy SuperPoweredEvilSide.

* ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammerIII'': The main campaign mechanic for [[OrderVersusChaos Order based factions]] is to storm through the HellGate PortalNetwork that opens periodically, and free the SealedGoodInACan bear god Ursun from the realms of Chaos, while chaos forces compete to absorb his power.

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* ''Franchise/LupinIII'' goes on one of these to rescue Clarice in ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'', assisted by Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko, and none other than his FriendlyEnemy Inspector Zenigata (with the whole of Interpol at his command.)

** In the AlternateTimeline Marie Route, Leon forms an alliance of nobles he and Marie built the groundwork for to crush both her abusive parents and the Offrey SkyPirates to stop Marie's ArrangedMarriage.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Luffy on several occasions, notably in Arlong Park (on [[spoiler:Nami's]] behalf), Enies Lobby (for [[spoiler:Nico Robin]]), and Marineford (to interrupt [[spoiler: his brother Ace's execution]]). Expect him to yell (either yelling the ArcVillain's [[SayMyName name]], or just plain yelling), perform at least one FoeTossingCharge accompanied by a [[RapidFireFisticuffs Gum-Gum Gatling]], and seriously kick ass in general.
* ''Manga/InuYasha'': Sesshoumaru's storming of Hell to save his MoralityPet Rin.
* The title character of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' provides an absolutely spectacular example when Vivio is kidnapped, curb-stomping everyone [[MamaBear that gets in between her and her daughter]]. [[spoiler:[[BeatTheCurseOutOfHim And her daughter, too]].]]
* Inugami from ''Manga/WolfGuyWolfenCrest''. After his arch-nemesis Haguro [[spoiler: kidnaps their teacher Aoshika ([[MoralityChain who is the only person that Inugami really cares about]]) and subjects her to hours and hours of horrible gang rape at the hands of himself and his men just to piss Inugami off enough to lure him out of seclusion]] Inugami is conflicted with the traumatizing events and the feelings that he has toward Aoshika. He eventually [[spoiler: accepts and declares that he loves her]] and from that point on, the story ''snowballs'' into his dramatic mission to save her from Haguro's clutches. [[spoiler:It works, thought at a ''very'' high price]].
* A scary version in ''Anime/SteelAngelKurumi''. After Nakahito's kidnapped, Kurumi, Saki and Karinka storm the School's floating fortress. However, being away from Nakahito is slowly turning Kurumi into her BrainwashedAndCrazy SuperPoweredEvilSide.

* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', Mikasa Ackerman is prone to these whenever anyone attempts to kidnap her foster brother, [[LivingMacGuffin Eren]]. She's even gone so far as to threaten her TrueCompanions, making it clear that she will kill ''anyone'' that gets in her way. Armin seems to be the only one capable of restraining her, and then only just barely.

* ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'' has the "overlaps with RoaringRampageOfRevenge" version courtesy of Hakkai, then still named Gonou, who single-handedly killed at least 1000 demons in the process of rescuing his [[BrotherSisterIncest sister/lover]] Kanan. [[spoiler:Then Kanan kills herself before his eyes, since she had been gangraped ''and'' forcibly impregnated, and everything goes further downhill.]]
* ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' has this trope prominently featured in episode 42. Cure White is captured by the [[ArcVillain Seeds of Darkness]] and trapped in a zone where the darkness will consume her. Cure Black's response to this is [[OneManArmy really something]] [[{{Determinator}}to behold]].

* The Conviction Arc from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' is pretty much one gigantic one of these, as Guts learns that Casca has gone away following his two-year vendetta against Griffith following the Eclipse. Knowing that he fucked up big-time in leaving her behind, Guts [[{{Determinator}} stops at absolutely nothing]] to save her, tearing through everyone and everything that dares to try to do her harm -- be they monsters, cultists, or even a fanatical high inquisitor and his followers -- with everything he has.
** Guts also roars and rampages during the course of the Griffith rescue arc, though much of that roaring and rampaging comes ''after'' he and the Hawks find him and learn just what kind of state he's in following his year's worth of torture. It does ''not'' end pretty for either the guy responsible for torturing Griffith, or for [[UnstoppableRage any Midland guardsman standing between Guts and the way out]].

* Franchise/LupinIII goes on one of these to rescue Clarice in Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro, assisted by Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko, and none other than his FriendlyEnemy Inspector Zenigata (with the whole of Interpol at his command.)
* When little merkid Myuu from ''LightNovel/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'' is kidnapped by slavers, they make the mistake of putting Hajime Nagumo, the guy who originally found her, on a wanted poster along with a ransom note on the wall demanding that one of his friends, the rabbit girl Shia, be brought to them. Hajime and his party's response is a ruthless and throrough wiping out of the entire gang of slavers, culminating in the killing of the slavers' leader with three bullets to the head, the rescue of Myuu, and the destruction of all the slavers' bases of operations.

* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': The moment [[AttemptedRape the homophobe was about to rape Italy]], Germany and Japan tackled him to the ground before proceeding to beat the living crap out of him. [[CurbStompBattle He didn't stand a chance]].

* Jayne Cobb isn’t known for being the most caring guy, but when he and Kaylee are caught in the ''{{Franchise/Firefly}}'' fic ''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/2625352/1/Helpless Helpless]]'', Kaylee is raped, and Jayne’s BerserkButton gets pushed. He has to carry Kaylee because she’s too weak to stand, but still manages to clobber a number of guards and shoot a few as he makes his way out. It’s referred to once as “the Cobb juggernaut”.

* Prince Phillip in ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'', with the help of the three good fairies, must go on this against everything Maleficent throws at him in order to get to Aurora.

-->''[[Film/{{Taken}} "Good luck."]]''
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