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* ''FairyTail'' has Laxus Dreyar, the resident PsychoElectro of [[TrueCompanions Fairy Tail's guild]]. He was an [[{{Pride}} arrogant]] SocialDarwinist [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority who rebelled against authority]]. He was in a constant state of rage over the weakness of many of the guild members. He threatens to kill the other members of the Fairy Tail guild, but finds out that he can't... because even though he would vehemently deny it, they were [[TrueCompanions like family to him]]. [[HeelRealization He realizes what a JerkAss he was and when he is kicked out of the guild, he gladly accepts it and leaves with a smile]]. After WalkingTheEarth, he becomes a much nicer person and is eventually [[spoiler: accepted back into Fairy Tail's guild]].

* [[{{Protagonist}} Yusuke Urameshi]] and [[{{Deuteragonist}} Kuwabara Kazuma]] from ''Yu Yu Hakusho''. Both characters start out as [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority angry teens who rebel against authority]]. By the end of the series both characters end up happy with their lives. Kuwabara changes his ways and gets serious about school. He gets into a prestigious high school through hard work. Yusuke didn't have it as easy, but he ended up happy in the end (despite not getting passed a Junior High Education).

* Spider-Man: In the films he has the same issue with the suit. It makes him very [[HairTriggerTemper temperamental]]. A good example of this, is when he slams a guy to the wall just for touching him.

*** Another example from one RumikoTakahashi's works. In ''Inuyasha'' several demons went around with a chip on their shoulder. They were cruel, vicious, and only wanted power. Prime examples being [[{{Protagonist}} Inuyasha]], [[TheRival Koga]], and [[AloofBigBrother Sesshoumaru]]. By the end of the series, Inuyasha [[spoiler: settles down and is married to Kagome. He is a much happier and more peaceful perseon. Sesshoumaru is still aloof and still [[WalkingTheEarth wanders the Earth]] with [[ButtMonkey Jaken]] at his side. However, [[MoralityPet Rin]] has clearly changed him for the better, helping him [[CharacterDevelopment move from]] being a cold blooded killer to a [[TheStoic stoic]] but caring individual. And [[TheRival Koga]], at least in the anime, settles down and marries another member of his tribe.]]

* Done hilariously in ''FamilyGuy''. [[FlatEarthAtheist Brian Griffin]] finds out that [[DirtyOldMan Glnen Quagmire]] doesn't like him. He goes out of his way to try and win Quagmire over, with each attempt failing miserably and Quagmire mostly puts up with it. At the end of the episode, Brian asks Quagmire why he doesn't like him. So Quagmire unloads on him every grievance that he ([[TheScrappy and the fans]]), have had with Brian over the years in one hell of a long [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech reason you suck speech]].

There are many ways they can go about to achieve this inner peach. One of the most prominent ways is WalkingTheEarth. The character leaves on a journey to learn more about themselves, the world, and their place within the world. This often involves leaving behind their posessions as well.

If the villain is the one who tames his anger, it may be because there's a [[EnemyMine bigger threat coming]]. The villain will put their hatred on hold until their common enemy is defeated.

* ''Film/TheAvengers'': The secret on how Bruce has been able to control himself from hulking out?

* In ''CodeGeass'', [[MagnificentBastard Lelouch Lamperouge]] and [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Suzaku Kururugi]] spend the second half of the series constantly in a state of rage and [[SpannerInTheWorks screwing]] [[OutGambitted up]] [[ArchEnemy each others']] [[XanatosGambit plans]]. They both have their own reasons. Suzaku wants to kill Lelouch because [[spoiler:[[ILetGwenStacyDie he killed princess Euphemia]]]]. And Lelouch wants to kill Suzaku because [[spoiler: Suzaku's fighting for the villains.]] However, by the end of the series they realize that their constant fighting wasn't helping them reach their original goals, and work together towards a better future. By the end of it, they're more calm and happy, and Lelouch [[spoiler: [[GoOutWithASmile dies with a smile on his face]]]].
* ''FullmetalAlchemist'': Scar. Definitely Scar. At the beginning we're introduced to a angry ChurchMilitant AntiVillain with a [[FreudianExcuse terribly sad BackStory]]. [[spoiler: The [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Amestrian Troops]]]] enter his country of Ishval for [[WarIsHell brutal slaughter]] of the Ishvalan people. This was largely aided by State Alchemists. Scar then decides to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge and [[SerialKiller kill]] every State Alchemist. After meeting [[{{Protagonist}} Edward Elric]] and [[{{Deuteragonist}} Alphonse Elric]], [[{{Tritagonist}} Scar]] slowly pulls a HeelFaceTurn and by the end of the series he ends up saving [[ColonelBadass Mustang]] from becoming consumed by his {{Wrath}} too. Bonus points for Mustang having been one of the State Alchemists who helped in the Ishvalan genocide.

This Trope is OlderThanDirt. In ClassicalMythology after killing his music teacher [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength accidentally]], Hercules is sent to a farm to become a more peaceful person. Another old example, is Moses from TheBible. [[ItWasHisSled After finding out that he was a Hebrew]], Moses kills an Egyptian Slavemaster who's beating his slave and flees to Ethiopia. While there, he gets married and becomes a wiser and more peaceful person.

*** Another example from one [[RumikoTakahashi Rumiko Takahashi's]] works. In ''Inuyasha'' several demons went around with a chip on their shoulder. They were cruel, vicious, and only wanted power. Prime examples being [[{{Protagonist}} Inuyasha]], [[TheRival Koga]], and [[AloofBigBrother Sesshoumaru]]. By the end of the series, Inuyasha [[spoiler: settles down and is married to Kagome. He is a much happier and more peaceful perseon. Sesshoumaru is still aloof and still [[WalkingTheEarth wanders the Earth]] with [[ButtMonkey Jaken]] at his side. However, [[MoralityPet Rin]] has clearly changed him for the better, helping him [[CharacterDevelopment move from]] being a cold blooded killer to a [[TheStoic stoic]] but caring individual. And [[TheRival Koga]], at least in the anime, settles down and marries another member of his tribe.]]

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** Another Donald Duck example with the short "Bellboy Donald", he is forced by his boss to be pleasant and control his anger around customers, with the threat of being fired otherwise. Following this, Pete's son Junior begins exploiting this mercilessly and pranks him at every turn. Donald finally snaps and drags Junior to the manager, who fires him on the spot before a satisfied Donald spanks Junior mercilessly.

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* ''LooneyTunes'': DaffyDuck to a lesser extent than most of the other examples. He tries to keep his chool in cartoons putting [[VillainProtagonist him]] up against [[InvincibleHero BugsBunny]], but he hardly ever manages in the end.
** Marvin the Martian is an example of a LooneyTunes character who can and does control his temper, however it's mostly because he's meant to be AffablyEvil.

** It should be noted that it is only in [[NewerThanTheyThink recent adaptations that the symbiote suit does that]]. In the original story it had no effect on his personality aside from taking him for joyrides when he was asleep, and the ClothesMakeTheManiac portrayal started with the [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries 1994 animated series]].

** It should be noted that it is only in [[NewerThanTheyThink recent adaptations that the symbiote suit does that]]. In the original story it had no effect on his personality aside from taking him for joyrides when he was asleep, and the ClothesMakeTheManiac portrayal started with the [[WesternAnimation/Spider-ManTheAnimatedSeries 1994 animated series]].

* There is an episode of ''{{Arthur}}'' where Francine is told to control her anger and so she bottles it up inside and almost loses a street hockey game for them.

** Daisy Duck, frequently tries to tame Donald Ducks anger, but it never works. Daisy has quite the temper her self, but she usually controls it. At least in comparison to DonaldDuck.

* Done hilariously in ''FamilyGuy''. [[FlatEarthAtheist Brian Griffin]] finds out that [[DirtyOldMan Glen Quagmire]] doesn't like him. He goes out of his way to try and win Quagmire over, with each attempt failing miserably and Quagmire mostly puts up with it. At the end of the episode, Brian asks Quagmire why he doesn't like him. So Quagmire unloads on him every grievance that he ([[TheScrappy and the fans]]), have had with Brian over the years in one hell of a long [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech reason you suck speech]].

* In ''RanmaOneHalf'', [[{{Tritagonist}} Ryoga Hibiki]] is in a constant state of rage over [[{{Protagonist}} Ranma]] [[spoiler: [[ItMakesSenseInContext turning him into a little black pig.]] It's a long story, but basically their are a bunch of magic springs that causes the people who fall in to ShapeShift when they touch cold water and Ranma kicked him into one.]] At one point he meets a [[GirlNextDoor nice girl]] named [[FarmersDaughter Anna]]. They gradually fall in love, and Ryoga notes that he had never been so happy in his life. He finds peace on the farm and enjoys it. He even considers staying on the farm and settling down with her, effectivel ending his [[TunnelKing never]] [[NoSenseOfDirection ending]] [[TrainingFromHell training]] [[WalkingTheEarth journey]]. However, he decides to leave the farm because he couldn't stand the thought of being separated from the girl he loved first, [[{{Deuteragonist}} Akane Tendo]]. [[PairTheSpares The fans were not amused]].

** ''DragonBall'': [[TheRival Vegeta]] is well known among anime fans for his many [[BerserkButton Berserk Buttons]] and HairTriggerTemper. He spent much of the second half of the series going on [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge revenge sprees]], to prove that he was [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne the strongest warrior in the Universe]]. He was also known for his [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy over Goku's power growth]], however by the end of the series he learns to accept his inferiority and pulls a full HeelFaceTurn. He's a much more peaceful character in the series.

** In the earlier parts of the series most of his appearances would have him shouting all of the time, but after he admits his inferiority to Goku that stops completely.

* ''Manga/DeathNote'': [[TheDitz Misa Amane]] keeps on talking about how great [[SerialKiller Kira]] is. [[CommissionerGordon Police Chief Yagami]] and [[InspectorLestrade Aizawa]] try to control their temper, but after a while he [[RageBreakingPoint can't hold it in any longer]] and throws her out of the room.

* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with [[{{Aquaman}} Black Manta]]. Aquaman tries to use magic to make [[AngryBlackMan Black Manta]] a kinder and more peaceful person. And it seems to have worked, for a while. But in the end, at a critical moment Black Manta stabs him and tells him this:

* ''DeathNote'': [[TheDitz Misa Amane]] keeps on talking about how great [[SerialKiller Kira]] is. [[CommissionerGordon Police Chief Yagami]] and [[InspectorLestrade Aizawa]] try to control their temper, but after a while he [[RageBreakingPoint can't hold it in any longer]] and throws her out of the room.

So Bob is constantly angry. Maybe he has a bunch of [[BerserkButton BerserkButtons]]. Or maybe he has a HairTriggerTemper. Perhaps he's prone to HulkingOut and [[UnstoppableRage going into a frenzy]]. Sooner or later his [[TrueCompanions friends]] get fed up with his temper. Or maybe Bob decides to learn to control his Temper on his own. Either way, he'll do whatever it takes to become a calmer or more peaceful person.

** ''DragonBall'': [[TheRival Vegeta]] is well known among anime fans for his many [[BerserkButton BerserkButtons]] and HairTriggerTemper. He spent much of the second half of the series going on [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge revenge sprees]], to prove that he was [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne the strongest warrior in the Universe]]. He was also known for his [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy over Goku's power growth]], however by the end of the series he learns to accept his inferiority and pulls a full HeelFaceTurn. He's a much more peaceful character in the series.

* In ''CodeGeass'', [[MagnificentBastard Lelouch Lamperouge]] and [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Suzaku Kutsuruki]] spend the second half of the series constantly in a state of rage and [[SpannerInTheWorks screwing]] [[OutGambitted up]] [[ArchEnemy eachothers]] [[XanatosGambit plans]]. They both have their own reasons. Suzaku wants to kill Lelouch because [[spoiler: [[ILetGwenStacyDie he killed princess Euphemia]]]]. And Lelouch wants to kill Suzaku because [[spoiler: Suzaku's fighting for the villains.]] However, by the end of the series they realize that their constant fighting wasn't helping them reach their [[MotiveDecay original goals]] and work together towards a better future. By the end of it, they're more calm and happy and Lelouch [[spoiler: [[GoOutWithASmile dies with a smile on his face]]]].

''"Anger ... it's a paralyzing emotion ... you can't get anything done. People sort of think it's an interesting, passionate, and igniting feeling —- I don't think it's any of that —- it's helpless ... it's absence of control —- and I need all of my skills, all of the control, all of my powers ... and anger doesn't provide any of that —- I have no use for it whatsoever."''

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This Trope is OlderThanDirt. In ClassicalMythology after killing his music teacher [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength accidentally]], Hercules is sent to a farm to become a more peaceful person. Another old example, is Moses from TheBible. [[ItWasHisSled After finding out that he was a Hebrew]], Moses kills an Egyptian Slavemaster who's beating his slave and flees to Ethiopia. While there, he gets married and becomes a wiser and more peaceful person.

* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with [[{{Aquaman}} Black Manta]]. Aquaman tries to magic to make [[AngryBlackMan Black Manta]] a kinder and more peaceful person. And it seems to have worked, for a while. But in the end, at a critical moment Black Manta stabs him and tells him this:

This Trope is OlderThanDirt. In ClassicalMythology after killing his music teacher [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength accidentally]], Hercules is sent to a farm to become a more peaceful person. Another old example, is Moses from TheBible. [[ItWasHisSled After finding out that he was a Hebrew]], Moses kills an Egyptian Slavemaster who's beating his slave and flees to Ethiopia. While there, he gets married and becomes a wiser and more peaceful person.

* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with [[{{Aquaman}} Black Manta]]. Aquaman tries to magic to make [[AngryBlackMan Black Manta]] a kinder and more peaceful person. And it seems to have worked, for a while. But in the end, at a critical moment Black Manta stabs him and tells him this:

* ''FullmetalAlchemist'': Scar. Definitely Scar. At the beginning we're introduced to a angry ChurchMilitant AntiVillain with a [[FreudianExcuse terribly sad BackStory]]. [[spoiler: The [[ANaziByAnyOtherNames Amestrian Troops]]]] enter his country of Ishval for [[WarIsHell brutal slaughter]] of the Ishvalan people. This was largely aided by State Alchemists. Scar then decides to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge and [[SerialKiller kill]] every State Alchemist. After meeting [[{{Protagonist}} Edward Elric]] and [[{{Deuteragonist}} Alphonse Elric]], [[{{Tritagonist}} Scar]] slowly pulls a HeelFaceTurn and by the end of the series he ends up saving [[ColonelBadass Mustang]] from becoming consumed by his {{Wrath}} too. Bonus points for Mustang having been one of the State Alchemists who helped in the Ishvalan genocide.