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* This is the crux of the Beast's character development in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''.

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** The Super Saiyan transformation is [[TranquilFury fueled by anger]] and once achieved the user is nearly overcome with rage. Goku and the others have to learn to control the anger or go [[UnstoppableRage bers]][[AxCrazy erk.]] It's hinted that one reason Goku's fight with Freeza last so long was that he was also struggling with the anger.

* ''DragonBall'': Tienshinhan and Chiaoutzou from DragonBall decide to WalkTheEarth after [[OldMaster Master Roshi]] shows them the [[KickTheDog error]] [[ArrogantKungFuGuy of their]] [[HairTriggerTemper ways]] and they lose that anger. Tien in particular becomes TheStoic for the rest of the series.
** ''DragonBallZ'': [[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 ''CodeGeass'', [[MagnificentBastard Lelouch Lamperouge]] and [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Suzaku Kururugi]] spend the second half of the series constantly in a state of rage and [[OutGambitted screwing up each other's 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]]]].

* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', [[{{Tritagonist}} Ryoga Hibiki]] is in a constant state of rage over Ranma kicking him into the spring that cursed him with turning into a little pig when hit with cold water. At one point he meets a [[GirlNextDoor nice girl]] named [[FarmersDaughter Anna]]. They gradually fall in love, and Ryoga notes that he has never been so happy in his life. He even considers staying on the farm and settling down with her, ending his [[TunnelKing never]] [[NoSenseOfDirection ending]] [[TrainingFromHell training]] [[WalkingTheEarth journey]], but decides he can't stand the thought of being separated from his first love, [[{{Deuteragonist}} Akane Tendo]]. [[PairTheSpares The fans were not amused]].

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-->[[AC:Black Manta:]] "Y'see, deep down, in my most secret heart of hearts, I'm still a totally depraved sonuvabitch whose main goal in life is to watch you die. Slowly and painfully. Just like your kid."

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* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' "Anger Management": It's played straight with Dan & inverted with Chris. Dan and Chris are forced to go to anger management. There, Dan learns to control his anger and Chris learns not to repress anger. This results in their roles getting reversed. Dan becomes a {{nice| guy}} pushover helping the anger management teacher get revenge on people. While Chris becomes more confrontational. [[StatusQuoIsGod Everything goes back to normal at the end of the episode]].

A common trope in martial arts series. A new disciple will become the pupil of an OldMaster or TheObiWan. The disciple will go from being a loud mouthed kid or an ArrogantKungFuGuy to a MartialPacifist.

* In the ''[[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica The Death of Captain America]]'', many heroes deal with the Death of Captain America in different ways. MsMarvel and SpiderMan deal with their anger over Captain America dying. MsMarvel decides to take out her anger by thrashing Tiger Shark, and SpiderMan takes out his anger by attacking Rhino. Funnily enough they're both stopped by characters who are well know for having [[HairTriggerTemper HairTriggerTempers]]. Namor lectures MsMarvel on controling her anger, and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} talks to SpiderMan about dealing with loss. MsMarvel even calls Namor out on this.

* [[{{Protagonist}} Yusuke Urameshi]] and [[{{Deuteragonist}} Kuwabara Kazuma]] from ''YuYuHakusho''. 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).

This Trope is OlderThanDirt. In Myth/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 Literature/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.

* ''Film/TheAvengers'': The secret on how Bruce has been able to control his anger and keep himself from hulking out most of the time?

* Ross on "Friends," and Chandler at times.

** The Super Saiyan transformation is fueled by anger and once achieved the user is nearly overcome with rage. Goku and the others have to learn to control the anger or go berserk. It's hinted that one reason Goku's fight with Freeza last so long was that he was also struggling with the anger.

Contrast TeachHimAnger, where a NiceGuy or an ExtremeDoormat, is given a backbone.

** ArrogantKungFuGuy Ranma Saotome is a milder example. In one episode, he get's LaserGuidedAmnesia after Akane makes him hit his head on a rock and starts to believe that he's a girl. Because he's a girl, he becomes nicer and more peaceful.
* Another example from one Creator/RumikoTakahashi's works. In ''Manga/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 person. 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, [[spoiler: settles down and marries his betrothed.]]

* In the novel ''Windflower'', by Gabrielle Roy the {{Deuteragonist}} Jimmy was always angry. However, after he started living in the wilderness, and by the ways of the [[NobleSavage Native Americans]] he becomes a much more peaceful person.

* In ''{{Hamlet}}'', the titular character spends much of the play angry over [[ItWasHisSled Claudius murdering King Hamlet]]. In his anger he [[spoiler: kills Polonius which sets off a chain of events including [[TheOphelia Ophelia going insane]] and [[YouKilledMyFather Laertes]] wanting revenge.]] By the end of the play, Hamlet has more or less come to accept the mistakes and enemies that he's made.

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*** The Super Saiyan transformation is fueled by anger and once achieved the user is nearly overcome with rage. Goku and the others have to learn to control the anger or go berserk.

->''"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."''
-->--Toni Morrison, interview with Don Swaim, 1987

* Done more than once in ''DonaldDuck'' comics: [[ClassicDisneyShorts Daisy Duck]] tries to force him to control his temper at one point. Donald's nephews take advantage of this and misbehave, knowing that he won't spank them. They keep on pushing his buttons. Daisy tells Donald that it's okay to spank them as long as he does it with a smile. [[{{Karma}} He spanks them in the end]].
** In the ''ClassicDisneyShort "Cured Duck"'', Donald is told by Daisy to control his temper. He answers an ad on the paper about a cure and gets a machine that doles out indignities at him for ten minutes straight, and if he can sit through the ordeal without losing it, he's cured. Donald is eventually cured, [[HypocriticalHumor only now Daisy is the one who loses her temper.]]

* ''TheIncredibleHulk'' tries this a lot. It doesn't work very often. Usually because his enemies won't, [[LeaveMeAlone 'Leave Hulk Alone']].
* Just like [[TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]], ''{{Wolverine}}'' tries to do this a lot. And just like the Hulk, it doesn't last. Notable examples include [[spoiler: the volume where Wolverine and [[PrecociousCrush Rose]] work at a mine in British Colombia and Wolverine finds peace and tranquility. That peace is interrupted when [[BigBadFriend Dog]] kills Rose. Wolverine later meets a Native American woman called Silver Fox and they fall in love. Sabretooth, [[GreenEyedMonster jealous of the peace Wolverine found]], kills Silver Fox. Yeah. [[StuffedIntoTheFridge He tends to do that a lot]].]]
* In the ''[[CaptainAmerica The Death of Captain America]]'', many heroes deal with the Death of Captain America in different ways. MsMarvel and SpiderMan deal with their anger over Captain America dying. MsMarvel decides to take out her anger by thrashing Tiger Shark, and SpiderMan takes out his anger by attacking Rhino. Funnily enough they're both stopped by characters who are well know for having [[HairTriggerTemper HairTriggerTempers]]. Namor lectures MsMarvel on controling her anger, and {{Wolverine}} talks to SpiderMan about dealing with loss. MsMarvel even calls Namor out on this.

-->[[AC: Black Manta]]: "Y'see, deep down, in my most secret heart of hearts, I'm still a totally depraved sonuvabitch whose main goal in life is to watch you die. Slowly and painfully. Just like your kid."
* Franchise/{{Batman}}: In Batman BrattyHalfPint Damian Wayne starts out with almost little to no respect for anyone besides [[BadassNormal Batman]] and [[EvilIsSexy Talia Al Ghul]]. His anger leads to him [[spoiler: nearly killing Tim Drake to replace him as Batman's sidekick.]] He's still a little bit of an angry JerkAss, [[spoiler: not even showing his grandparents respect on the anniversary of their deaths]], but he's a lot better.

* In ''AllInTheFamily'' Edith Bunker tries to keep [[NobleBigot Archie Bunker]] calm all of the time. Considering he has a StrawFeminist for a daughter, and a [[HippyTeacher Hippy arrogant intellectual]] for a son-in-law. It doesn't work.
** Just like the example above, George Jefferson from ''TheJeffersons'' had a HairTriggerTemper. Probably even worse than Archie Bunker. He does manage to control it on occasions, but only when he's trying to keep up appearances and curry favors.
* Both Becky Conner and Darleen Conner from ''{{Roseanne}}'' during their teen years (most of the series), are angry and always fighting with their parents. By the end of the series, both are happy with their lives and not as angry (in other words they got through puberty). Darleen even [[LampshadeHanging hangs a lampshade on this]].

* ''ClassicDisneyShorts'': DonaldDuck is possibly the TropeCodifier for this one. He does it all the time. Needless to say, [[StatusQuoIsGod it doesn't last]].
** Daisy Duck, frequently tries to tame Donald Ducks anger, but it never works. Daisy has quite the temper herself, but she usually controls it. At least in comparison to Donald.

* Another example from one RumikoTakahashi's works. In ''Manga/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 person. 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, [[spoiler: settles down and marries his betrothed.]]

* In ''RanmaOneHalf'', [[{{Tritagonist}} Ryoga Hibiki]] is in a constant state of rage over Ranma kicking him into the spring that cursed him with turning into a little pig when hit with cold water. At one point he meets a [[GirlNextDoor nice girl]] named [[FarmersDaughter Anna]]. They gradually fall in love, and Ryoga notes that he has never been so happy in his life. He even considers staying on the farm and settling down with her, ending his [[TunnelKing never]] [[NoSenseOfDirection ending]] [[TrainingFromHell training]] [[WalkingTheEarth journey]], but decides he can't stand the thought of being separated from his first love, [[{{Deuteragonist}} Akane Tendo]]. [[PairTheSpares The fans were not amused]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'': Squidward Tentacles is always angry. Seriously. The WordOfGod is that he was meant to symbolize {{Wrath}} of the SevenDeadlySins. However, one episodes has Squidward shocked by an electric fence and becoming nice. Just like most of the other comedy examples, it doesnt last because StatusQuoIsGod.

* As mentioned above Moses and Hercules, are some of the oldest examples of this Trope. They make it OlderThanDirt.

* ''SpongebobSquarepants'': Squidward Tentacles is always angry. Seriously. The WordOfGod is that he was meant to symbolize {{Wrath}} of the SevenDeadlySins. However, one episodes has Squidward shocked by an electric fence and becoming nice. Just like most of the other comedy examples, it doesnt last because StatusQuoIsGod.
* ''KingOfTheHill'' featured this as the plot for an episode, where Hank is forced into anger management therapy due to blowing up at his dumbass neighbors one too many times.