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* ''Videogame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'': Wise old guys are always going on about this to Jedi characters who are being impatient. And there's one personality-imprinted hologram on Dromund Kaas who will say this to Sith and Imperial characters as well.

** Other notable characters at Ling-Ling's anger management classes were Yosemite Sam and Marvin the Martian. And the one who was leading the class was WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk. [[SarcasmMode Because he's ''always'' calm.]]

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

-->'''Sphinx:''' I you do not control your rage--

-->'''Sphinx:''' [[BlatantLies I wasn't going to say that...]]

* In ''Film/MysteryMen'', The Sphinx training Mr. Furious, who is not impressed by IceCreamKoans (especially since being angry IS his superpower).

* In ''Film/MysteryMen'', The Sphinx trains Mr. Furious by having him balance a hammer on his head in order to help him better focus his attacks.

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Scar. Definitely Scar. At the beginning we're introduced to an angry KnightTemplar 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.

* Another example from 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.]]

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

* The ''WesternAnimaton/DuckTales2017'' episode "Whatever Happened to Donald Duck" revealed that Donald has actually been seeing an anger management therapist for years and that they taught him to channel his HairTriggerTemper in more constructive ways, [[PapaWolf by directing it at anything who threatens his nephews]].

* In ''Anime/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 the ''[[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica The Death of Captain America]]'', many heroes deal with the Death of Captain America in different ways. ComicBook/MsMarvel and SpiderMan deal with their anger over Captain America dying. Ms. Marvel 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 Ms. Marvel on controling her anger, and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} talks to SpiderMan about dealing with loss. Ms. Marvel even calls Namor out on this.

* George on ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''can be like this at times, however usually it's because he has something sinister in store.

* George on "Seinfeld" can be like this at times, however usually it's because he something sinister in store.

* Played with in the fianl episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollz}}'', where the girls have all lost their tempers. Rather than losing their anger, they control and use their anger as a positive force.

* Done hilariously in ''WesternAnimation/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]].

* Done hilariously in ''WesternAnimation/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]].

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Scar. Definitely Scar. At the beginning we're introduced to an angry KnightTemplar 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.

** Other notable characters at Ling-Ling's anger management classes were Yosemite Sam and Marvin the Martian. And [[CrowningMomentOfFunny funnily]] enough, the one who was leading the class was WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk. [[SarcasmMode Because he's ''always'' calm.]]

* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' tries this a lot. It doesn't work very often. Usually because his enemies won't, [[LeaveMeAlone 'Leave Hulk Alone']].
* Just like [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]], ''ComicBook/{{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]].]]

** Other notable characters at Ling-Ling's anger management classes were Yosemite Sam and Marvin the Martian. And [[CrowningMomentOfFunny funnily]] enough, the one who was leading the class was TheIncredibleHulk. [[SarcasmMode Because he's ''always'' calm.]]

* One of the tie-in shorts for ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' had the other emotions try and do this for Anger. It ends with [[ButtMonkey Fear being held by the throat.]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/AngryBirdsToons'' episode "Happy Hippy", Matilda tries to get Red, who had gone into an UnstoppableRage from having to deal with the pigs, to relax. However, Red keeps on destroying everything in sight because he keeps on seeing hallucinations of the minion pigs, until he accidentally knocks Matilda unconscious during an outburst. Once they wake up, Red has calmed down, but when Matilda sees the damage that Red had caused, she goes into an UnstoppableRage and chases Red, who unsuccessfully tries to calm her down, and pummels him on top of a small structure.

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

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Scar. Definitely Scar. At the beginning we're introduced to an angry KnightTemplar 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.

* ''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 doesn't last because StatusQuoIsGod.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Unikitty!}} episode "Fire and Nice," Unikitty, after having an "Angry Kitty" explosion thanks to Master Frown, asks Dr. Fox to remove her angry side. However, the connection between them is not completely severed, and as Unikitty tries to repress her anger from all the requests she's getting (which are made worse thanks to Master Frown), her angry side gets stronger and stronger until Dr. Fox's machine can no longer control it and it escapes. Unikitty eventually realizes that [[WeWantOurJerkBack she needs the balance of Angry Kitty and Nice Kitty in her life]], but [[SubvertedTrope Dr. Fox points out she can't put them back together again.]] Of course, since this show runs on NegativeContinuity, Unikitty and Angry Kitty are reunited for the next episode anyway.

* In ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'', Iris notices how Ash, [[NiceGuy who is normally as kind and good natured as they get]], tends to have episodes of anger when confronting people who hurt those he cares about, and that his anger makes him lose focus and affects his battle performance. She makes a note to train him to control those bursts of anger in the future.