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** Caius himself is aware that this isn't what Yeul wants. When told that his actions won't make Yeul happy, he states that he's trying to save her, not please her.
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* The 2003 version of ''[[Literature/TheRatmansNotebooks Willard]]'' has Catherine gift Willard with a cat after his mother's passing. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for the cat, the massive rat's nest was too much for it]].
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* The 2003 version of ''[[Literature/TheRatmansNotebooks ''[[Literature/RatmansNotebooks Willard]]'' has Catherine gift Willard with a cat after his mother's passing. passing. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for the cat, the massive rat's nest was too much for it]].
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A cornerstone of RomanticComedy but can also result in a form of TragicHero or even TragicMonster. Compare RhetoricalRequestBlunder, StupidSacrifice, SenselessSacrifice, GiftOfTheMagiPlot, OverzealousUnderling, and UnwantedAssistance. Related to PoisonousFriend and CondescendingCompassion.
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* Non-romantic example in one of the ''Literature/BrotherCadfael'' stories. An old lady has a devoted pair of servants, who kill an OldRetainer when they think she might spill the beans on a secret their mistress doesn't want let out. She is horrified, as she never would have ordered the retainer's death and the secret is out anyway. The two run away before the law can catch up with them.
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** Non-romantic example in one of the''Literature/BrotherCadfael'' stories. An old lady has a devoted pair of servants, who kill an OldRetainer when they think she might spill the beans on a secret their mistress doesn't want let out. She is horrified, [[OverzealousUnderling as she never would have ordered the retainer's death and the secret is out anyway. anyway.]] The two run away before the law can catch up with them.them.
** Similarly, one story hits the climax when the murderer's mother proudly reveals he gave his old pair of boots to a man (who was found murdered a few days later) as proof of his upstanding moral character. He shuts her up, but it's too late: Cadfael and the sheriff had been wondering why the dead man had been found with boots whose prints were present at a crime scene, but didn't fit him.
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** Similarly, one story hits the climax when the murderer's mother proudly reveals he gave his old pair of boots to a man (who was found murdered a few days later) as proof of his upstanding moral character. He shuts her up, but it's too late: Cadfael and the sheriff had been wondering why the dead man had been found with boots whose prints were present at a crime scene, but didn't fit him.
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** This is also the plot of Jean De La Fontaine's fable ''L'ours et l'amateur des jardins'' ("The bear and the garden-lover"). A similar term meaning "bear's favour" or "bear's service" also exists in German (''Bärendienst''), Scandinavian languages (e. g. Swedish ''björntjänst'') and Russian (''medvezhya usluga'').
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** This is also the plot of Jean De La Fontaine's Creator/JeanDeLaFontaine's fable ''L'ours et l'amateur des jardins'' ("The bear and the garden-lover"). A similar term meaning "bear's favour" or "bear's service" also exists in German (''Bärendienst''), Scandinavian languages (e. g. Swedish ''björntjänst'') and Russian (''medvezhya usluga'').
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* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': While her motivations were almost entirely selfish and based in petty jealousy Gel Osey honestly thought she'd improve the press coverage of the Holliday College Venus Rocket by boarding it and riding along, expecting to be the first person to get to Venus on a rocket that was meant to be unmanned. The weight difference causes the expensive project with many years of work behind it to crash and she would have died if not for Wonder Woman rescuing her.
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* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: While her motivations were almost entirely selfish and based in petty jealousy Gel Osey honestly thought she'd improve the press coverage of the Holliday College Venus Rocket by boarding it and riding along, expecting to be the first person to get to Venus on a rocket that was meant to be unmanned. The weight difference causes the expensive project with many years of work behind it to crash and she would have died if not for Wonder Woman rescuing her.
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* In ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', the main characters stretch their limited time and resources to the breaking point to protect Lucy from vampire attacks, and restore her strength from the previous attacks. Keeping watch over her at night, giving her blood transfusions when necessary, making sure all the windows are sealed tight, etc. When Van Helsing procures some garlic flowers, they can relax a little, because the garlic will protect Lucy without anyone having to watch her. Unfortunately, Lucy's mother — kept in the dark due to a heart condition, and thus completely unaware of the gravity of the situation or the importance of the garlic — removes the flowers because they're making the room stuffy, and also opens the windows to let fresh air in. This leaves Lucy with absolutely no protection that night, and she gets attacked again, requiring yet another blood transfusion. After all the setbacks they've faced already, to be set back again by Mrs. Westenra's well-meaning interference is so frustrating that for the first time in his life, Dr. Seward sees Van Helsing break down.
-->"This poor mother, all unknowing, and all for the best as she think, does such thing as lose her daughter body and soul; and we must not tell her, we must not even warn her, or she die, and then both die. Oh, how we are beset! How are all the powers of the devils against us!"
-->"This poor mother, all unknowing, and all for the best as she think, does such thing as lose her daughter body and soul; and we must not tell her, we must not even warn her, or she die, and then both die. Oh, how we are beset! How are all the powers of the devils against us!"
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* ''VideoGame/YesYourGrace'': One petitioner's problem is that he sold his barn to buy his overworked wife a servant to help her around the house. The barn was the family's main source of revenue. The wife wasn't happy about it, and stayed angry when he started working in a potato farm to make up for it. The options to help the guy, if given at all, are to give him the money to buy the barn back or having the Court Witch cast a little "falling back in love" magic.
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* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'': An early episode had Sabrina being accused of being selfish, so she decides to use her magic to help three people, despite being warned against interfering with mortals' lives. She helps Jenny win a school election against Libby, gets Harvey to start in a football game, and gives Mr. Pool the secret to turn lead into gold. All of them backfire horribly: Jenny discovers she can't really make any difference, Harvey gets tackled and injured, and Mr. Pool becomes more obnoxious.
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* In an episode of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', the King talks to his wife about the Thomas Becket situation one of his predecessors went through. (See RealLife below for how ''that'' turned out.) Some knights just returning from an adventure walk in just as the King quotes "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest" and take it that they'd get in the King's good graces if they killed the current Archbishop of Canterbury. Unbeknownst to them the King and the Archbishop (who is also the King's son) are actually getting on very well.
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* In an episode of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', the King talks to his wife about the Thomas Becket situation one of his predecessors went through. (See RealLife below for how ''that'' turned out.) Some knights just returning from an adventure walk in just as the King quotes "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest" and take it that they'd get in the King's good graces if they killed the current Archbishop of Canterbury. Unbeknownst to them the King and the Archbishop (who is also the King's son) are actually getting on very well.well, and the King was rejoicing that he didn't have to ask that question anymore.
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* ''Literature/TheBible'' arguably features this trope in the Second book of Kings. The Fifth Chapter tells us that after Naaman was cured of his Leprosy, he returned to Elisha and urged him to accept a gift. Elisha refused and Naaman left happily after declaring that he would only make offerings to the God of Israel. Elisha's servant, Gehazi thought his master had been too kind in not accepting anything from Naaman so he followed and told a lie about Elisha wanting two talents and changes of clothing for visitors that had just arrived. When Gehazi returned home with the items, Elisha asked him where he'd been. Despite telling Elisha that [[BlatantLies he hadn't gone anywhere]] Gehazi ended up punished for his deed by contracting Naaman's Leprosy. This example is made especially potent because not only did Gehazi contract Naaman's Leprosy, but Elisha added that [[SinsOfOurFathers it would cling to him and his descendants forever.]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough Maybe lying to a prophet]] was a bad idea...
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* ''Literature/TheBible'' arguably features this trope in the Second book of Kings. The Fifth Chapter fifth chapter tells us that after Naaman was cured of his Leprosy, leprosy, he returned to Elisha and urged him to accept a gift. Elisha refused and Naaman left happily after declaring that he would only make offerings to the God of Israel. Elisha's servant, Gehazi Gehazi, thought his master had been too kind in not accepting anything from Naaman so he followed and told a lie about Elisha wanting two talents and changes of clothing for visitors that had just arrived. When Gehazi returned home with the items, Elisha asked him where he'd been. Despite telling Elisha that [[BlatantLies he hadn't gone anywhere]] anywhere,]] Gehazi ended up punished for his deed by contracting Naaman's Leprosy. leprosy. This example is made especially potent because not only did Gehazi contract Naaman's Leprosy, leprosy, but Elisha added that [[SinsOfOurFathers it would cling to him and his descendants forever.]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough Maybe lying to a prophet]] was a bad idea...
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* The entire plot of ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' kicks off because the BigBad grossly misinterpreted a wish to end racism in the world. [[spoiler:Mithos plans to resurrect his sister Martel after she's killed before seeing a non-racist world. He plans to give her that world by turning everyone into lifeless beings, forever trapped in stasis inside crystals called Exspheres]]. Once the supposed benefactor of this favor sees this, they're horrified. They wanted a world without racism, but not via those means. They certainly didn't intend for the Big Bad to go as far as they did.
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* The entire plot of ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' kicks off because the BigBad grossly misinterpreted a wish to end racism in the world. [[spoiler:Mithos plans to resurrect his sister Martel after she's killed before seeing a non-racist world. He plans to give her that world by turning everyone into lifeless beings, forever trapped in stasis inside crystals called Exspheres]]. Exspheres.]] Once the supposed benefactor of this favor sees this, they're horrified. They wanted a world without racism, but not via those means. They certainly didn't intend for the Big Bad to go as far as they did.
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* ''VideoGame/YesYourGrace'': One petitioner's problem is that he sold his barn to buy his overworked wife a servant to help her around the house. The barn was the family's main source of revenue. The wife wasn't happy about it, and stayed angry when he started working in a potato farm to make up for it. The options to help the guy, if at all, are to give him the money to buy the barn back or having the Court Witch cast a little "falling back in love" magic.
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* ''VideoGame/YesYourGrace'': One petitioner's problem is that he sold his barn to buy his overworked wife a servant to help her around the house. The barn was the family's main source of revenue. The wife wasn't happy about it, and stayed angry when he started working in a potato farm to make up for it. The options to help the guy, if given at all, are to give him the money to buy the barn back or having the Court Witch cast a little "falling back in love" magic.
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* In the Bad Boys Love route of ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'', Shuu promises Kawara Ryuji to help the his son Ryouta if anything happened to him (such as dying). After a disaster abroad, Shuu next meets Ryouta in an orphanage that just witnessed a human-sympathizer attack and decides to grant the boy one wish: [[FantasticRacism to stop the fighting between humans and birds.]] To this end, Shuu began experimenting with a virus that would instantly kill humans without them even knowing through Nageki, and after his suicide, implant Nageki's liver in Ryouta to continue his plan to end the fighting between humans and birds... by eliminating the humans. His first victim? His childhood friend Hiyoko, a hunter-gatherer human girl.
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* In the Bad Boys Love route of ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'', Shuu promises Kawara Ryuji to help the his son Ryouta if anything happened to him (such as dying). After a disaster abroad, Shuu next meets Ryouta in an orphanage that just witnessed a human-sympathizer attack and decides to grant the boy one wish: [[FantasticRacism to stop the fighting between humans and birds.]] To this end, Shuu began experimenting with a virus that would instantly kill humans without them even knowing through Nageki, and after his suicide, implant Nageki's liver in Ryouta to continue his plan to end the fighting between humans and birds... by eliminating the humans. His first victim? His childhood friend Hiyoko, a hunter-gatherer human girl.
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* PlayedForLaughs with [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP-914]], an ambiguously sentient machine that takes in objects and releases a related (and sometimes anomalous) object. Maintenance Technician Johnson cleaned SCP-914 by inserting large amounts of industrial cleaner and a note saying it's for a tune-up. SCP-914 attempted to thank Johnson with a raise, by outputting a statuette that gives anyone who looks at it a strong compulsion to give him a raise or promotion (along with the used cleaner). All this does is makes it much harder for Johnson to get any future raises or promotions legitimately, because ''any'' urge to do so would be treated as a breach.
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* PlayedForLaughs with [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP-914]], SCP-914,]] an ambiguously sentient machine that takes in objects and releases a related (and sometimes anomalous) object. Maintenance Technician Johnson cleaned SCP-914 by inserting large amounts of industrial cleaner and a note saying it's for a tune-up. SCP-914 attempted to thank Johnson with a raise, by outputting a statuette that gives anyone who looks at it a strong compulsion to give him a raise or promotion (along with the used cleaner). All this does is makes it much harder for Johnson to get any future raises or promotions legitimately, because ''any'' urge to do so would be treated as a breach.
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** In ancient Greece and Rome this was called a "Lichas' service", after Herakles' servant Lichas, who brought his master the shirt soaked in the blood of the centaur Nessos, which was contaminated with the poison of the Hydra. So in the belief to help him he unwittingly caused Herakles' death.
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** In ancient Greece and Rome this was called a "Lichas' service", after Herakles' servant Lichas, who brought his master the shirt soaked in the blood of the centaur Nessos, which was contaminated with the poison of the Hydra. So in under the belief to help him that he was helping him, he unwittingly caused Herakles' death.
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-->'''Ned:''' Now, calm down, Ned-illy-diddly-diddly, they did their best, shoddily-iddily-iddly... Gotta be nice, hostility-iddly-diddly... '''AW, HELL, DIDDLY-DING-DONG-CRAP! CAN'T YOU MORONS DO''' '''''ANYTHING''''' '''RIGHT!?!'''
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-->'''Ned:''' Now, calm down, Ned-illy-diddly-diddly, they did their best, shoddily-iddily-iddly... Gotta be nice, hostility-iddly-diddly... hostility-iddly-diddly...'''AW, HELL, DIDDLY-DING-DONG-CRAP! CAN'T YOU MORONS DO''' '''''ANYTHING''''' '''RIGHT!?!'''
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A cornerstone of RomanticComedy but can also result in a form of TragicHero or even TragicMonster. Compare RhetoricalRequestBlunder, StupidSacrifice, SenselessSacrifice, GiftOfTheMagiPlot, and UnwantedAssistance. Related to PoisonousFriend.
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A cornerstone of RomanticComedy but can also result in a form of TragicHero or even TragicMonster. Compare RhetoricalRequestBlunder, StupidSacrifice, SenselessSacrifice, GiftOfTheMagiPlot, and UnwantedAssistance. Related to PoisonousFriend.
PoisonousFriend and CondescendingCompassion.
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* The ''Series/CriminalMinds'' episode "The Performer" revolves around a music producer trying to help the artist he represents by manipulating a LoonyFan into committing murders that are thematically related to the artist's most recent record in the belief that there is NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity. The artist in question, who was already tired of his "vampire" motif to begin with, becomes utterly horrified when the police arrests him under suspicion of ''him'' being the SerialKiller in question and then the BAU explains him what is going on.
* The ''Series/CriminalMinds'' episode "The Performer" revolves around a music producer trying to help the artist he represents by manipulating a LoonyFan into committing murders that are thematically related to the artist's most recent record in the belief that there is NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity. The artist in question, who was already tired of his "vampire" motif to begin with, becomes utterly horrified when the police arrests him under suspicion of ''him'' being the SerialKiller in question and then the BAU explains him what is going on.
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* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': While her motivations were almost entirely selfish and based in petty jealousy Gel Osey honestly thought she'd improve the press coverage of the Holliday College Venus Rocket by boarding it and riding along, expecting to be the first person to get to Venus on a rocket that was meant to be unmanned. The weight difference causes the expensive project with many years of work behind it to crash and she would have died if not for Wonder Woman rescuing her.
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* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': While her motivations were almost entirely selfish and based in petty jealousy Gel Osey honestly thought she'd improve the press coverage of the Holliday College Venus Rocket by boarding it and riding along, expecting to be the first person to get to Venus on a rocket that was meant to be unmanned. The weight difference causes the expensive project with many years of work behind it to crash and she would have died if not for Wonder Woman rescuing her.
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A cornerstone of RomanticComedy but can also result in a form of TragicHero or even TragicMonster. Compare RhetoricalRequestBlunder, StupidSacrifice, SenselessSacrifice, GiftOfTheMagiPlot, StopHelpingMe. Related to PoisonousFriend.
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A cornerstone of RomanticComedy but can also result in a form of TragicHero or even TragicMonster. Compare RhetoricalRequestBlunder, StupidSacrifice, SenselessSacrifice, GiftOfTheMagiPlot, StopHelpingMe.and UnwantedAssistance. Related to PoisonousFriend.
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A cornerstone of RomanticComedy but can also result in a form of TragicHero or even TragicMonster. Compare RhetoricalRequestBlunder, StupidSacrifice, SenselessSacrifice, GiftOfTheMagiPlot. Related to PoisonousFriend.
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A cornerstone of RomanticComedy but can also result in a form of TragicHero or even TragicMonster. Compare RhetoricalRequestBlunder, StupidSacrifice, SenselessSacrifice, GiftOfTheMagiPlot.GiftOfTheMagiPlot, StopHelpingMe. Related to PoisonousFriend.
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* A less tragic variation takes place in ''Film/{{Hitch}}''. Hitch himself starts dating Sara, and things go fine at first. Then Hitch decides to surprise her by taking her to Ellis Island, thinking it would be a nice gesture to show her the immigration records, showing her the ancestor (Juan Melas, Sara's great-great-grandfather) that brought her family lineage to America. Sara starts to cry and storm off -- it turns out that said ancestor was actually an infamous serial killer back in Spain (When Hitch was researching Sara's family lineage, he mistook the headline "Butcher of Cádiz" for his ''profession''). Sara, however, DOES forgive Hitch, calling it "one of those horrible family legacies we've all tried to forget", and appreciates the ''gesture'', albeit a disastrous one.
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* A less tragic variation takes place in ''Film/{{Hitch}}''. Hitch himself starts dating Sara, and things go fine at first. Then Hitch decides to surprise her by taking her to Ellis Island, thinking it would be a nice gesture to show her the immigration records, showing her the ancestor (Juan Melas, Sara's great-great-grandfather) that brought her family lineage to America. Sara starts to cry and storm off -- it turns out that said ancestor was actually an infamous serial killer back in Spain (When Hitch was researching Sara's family lineage, he mistook the headline "Butcher of Cádiz" for his ''profession''). Sara, however, DOES forgive Hitch, calling it "one of those horrible family legacies we've all tried to forget", and appreciates the ''gesture'', albeit it being a disastrous one.
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* A less tragic variation takes place in ''Film/{{Hitch}}''. Hitch himself starts dating Sara, and things go fine at first. Then Hitch decides to surprise her by taking her to the Statue of Liberty, thinking it would be a nice gesture to show her the Staten Island immigration records, showing her the ancestor, Juan Melas, that brought her family lineage to America. Sara starts to cry and storm off -- it turns out that said ancestor was actually an infamous serial killer back in Spain (When Hitch was researching Sara's family lineage, he mistook the headline "Butcher of Cádiz" for his ''profession''). Hitch spends a good part of the movie trying to rekindle their relationship.
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* A less tragic variation takes place in ''Film/{{Hitch}}''. Hitch himself starts dating Sara, and things go fine at first. Then Hitch decides to surprise her by taking her to the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, thinking it would be a nice gesture to show her the Staten Island immigration records, showing her the ancestor, Juan ancestor (Juan Melas, Sara's great-great-grandfather) that brought her family lineage to America. Sara starts to cry and storm off -- it turns out that said ancestor was actually an infamous serial killer back in Spain (When Hitch was researching Sara's family lineage, he mistook the headline "Butcher of Cádiz" for his ''profession''). Hitch spends a good part Sara, however, DOES forgive Hitch, calling it "one of those horrible family legacies we've all tried to forget", and appreciates the movie trying to rekindle their relationship.''gesture'', albeit a disastrous one.
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* A less tragic variation takes place in ''Film/{{Hitch}}''. Hitch himself starts dating Sera, and things go fine at first. Then Hitch decides to surprise her by taking her to the Statue of Liberty, thinking it would be a nice gesture to show her the Staten Island immigration records, showing her the ancestor that brought her family lineage to America. Sera starts to cry and storm off, pointing out that just being reminded of her ancestor's name reminds her that he was an infamous serial killer. Hitch spends a good part of the movie trying to rekindle their relationship.
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* A less tragic variation takes place in ''Film/{{Hitch}}''. Hitch himself starts dating Sera, Sara, and things go fine at first. Then Hitch decides to surprise her by taking her to the Statue of Liberty, thinking it would be a nice gesture to show her the Staten Island immigration records, showing her the ancestor ancestor, Juan Melas, that brought her family lineage to America. Sera Sara starts to cry and storm off, pointing off -- it turns out that just being reminded of her ancestor's name reminds her that he said ancestor was actually an infamous serial killer.killer back in Spain (When Hitch was researching Sara's family lineage, he mistook the headline "Butcher of Cádiz" for his ''profession''). Hitch spends a good part of the movie trying to rekindle their relationship.
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* ''Literature/TheBible'' arguably features this trope in the Second book of Kings. The Fifth Chapter tells us that after Naaman was cured of his Leprosy, he returned to Elisha and urged him to accept a gift. Elisha refused and Naaman left happily after declaring that he would only make offerings to the God of Israel. Elisha's servant, Gehazi thought his master had been too kind in not accepting anything from Naaman so he followed and told a lie about Elisha wanting two talents and changes of clothing for visitors that had just arrived. When Gehazi returned home with the items, Elisha asked him where he'd been. Despite telling Elisha that [[BlatantLies he hadn't gone anywhere]] Gehazi ended up punished for his deed by contracting Naaman's Leprosy. This example is made especially potent because not only did Gehazi contract Naaman's Leprosy, but Elisha added that [[SinsOfOurFathers it would cling to him and his descendants forever.]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough Maybe lying to a prophet]] [[CaptainObvious was a bad idea...]]
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* ''Literature/TheBible'' arguably features this trope in the Second book of Kings. The Fifth Chapter tells us that after Naaman was cured of his Leprosy, he returned to Elisha and urged him to accept a gift. Elisha refused and Naaman left happily after declaring that he would only make offerings to the God of Israel. Elisha's servant, Gehazi thought his master had been too kind in not accepting anything from Naaman so he followed and told a lie about Elisha wanting two talents and changes of clothing for visitors that had just arrived. When Gehazi returned home with the items, Elisha asked him where he'd been. Despite telling Elisha that [[BlatantLies he hadn't gone anywhere]] Gehazi ended up punished for his deed by contracting Naaman's Leprosy. This example is made especially potent because not only did Gehazi contract Naaman's Leprosy, but Elisha added that [[SinsOfOurFathers it would cling to him and his descendants forever.]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough Maybe lying to a prophet]] [[CaptainObvious was a bad idea...]]
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* The entire plot of ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' kicks off because [[spoiler: Mithos]] wanted to [[spoiler:resurrect his sister after she's killed before seeing a non-racist world and give her that world by turning everyone into angels]]. Once she sees this, she's horrified. She wanted a world without racism, but not via those means, and she [[spoiler:didn't want to steal someone else's body]].
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* The entire plot of ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' kicks off because [[spoiler: Mithos]] wanted the BigBad grossly misinterpreted a wish to [[spoiler:resurrect end racism in the world. [[spoiler:Mithos plans to resurrect his sister Martel after she's killed before seeing a non-racist world and world. He plans to give her that world by turning everyone into angels]]. lifeless beings, forever trapped in stasis inside crystals called Exspheres]]. Once she the supposed benefactor of this favor sees this, she's they're horrified. She They wanted a world without racism, but not via those means, and she [[spoiler:didn't want means. They certainly didn't intend for the Big Bad to steal someone else's body]].go as far as they did.
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* PlayedForLaughs with [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP-914]], an ambiguously sentient machine that alters anything inserted in the Intake Booth. Maintenance Technician Johnson attempted to give it a tune-up by inserting large quantities of industrial cleaner, along with a note instructing SCP-914 to use it for a tune-up. SCP-914 released a large quantity of used industrial cleaner, along with a statuette of Johnson that compelled viewers to give him a raise or promotion. The statuette was confined, and Johnson laments that any future legitimate pay raise or promotion would be scrutinized as a potential breach.
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* PlayedForLaughs with [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP-914]], an ambiguously sentient machine that alters anything inserted takes in the Intake Booth. objects and releases a related (and sometimes anomalous) object. Maintenance Technician Johnson attempted to give it a tune-up cleaned SCP-914 by inserting large quantities amounts of industrial cleaner, along with cleaner and a note instructing SCP-914 to use it saying it's for a tune-up. SCP-914 released a large quantity of used industrial cleaner, along attempted to thank Johnson with a raise, by outputting a statuette of Johnson that compelled viewers gives anyone who looks at it a strong compulsion to give him a raise or promotion. The statuette was confined, and promotion (along with the used cleaner). All this does is makes it much harder for Johnson laments that to get any future legitimate pay raise raises or promotion promotions legitimately, because ''any'' urge to do so would be scrutinized treated as a potential breach.
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* PlayedForLaughs with [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP-914]], an ambiguously sentient machine that alters anything inserted in the Intake Booth. Maintenance Technician Johnson attempted to give it a tune-up by inserting large quantities of industrial cleaner, along with a note instructing SCP-914 to use it for a tune-up. SCP-914 released a large quantity of used industrial cleaner, along with a statuette of Johnson that compelled viewers to give him a raise or promotion. The statuette was confined, and Johnson laments that any future legitimate pay raise or promotion would be scrutinized as a potential breach.
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* Downplayed in an episode of ''Series/DoctorWho'': River Song breaks her wrist escaping from a Weeping Angel but when the Doctor uses some of his regeneration energy in order to heal it (without consulting her) this somehow just makes her (and Amy Pond) angry at him.
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** In the episode "The Beast Below", upon learning the dark secret of the Earth colony flying through space[[note]]the fact that it's on the back of an enslaved SpaceWhale[[/note]], Amy willingly undergoes LaserGuidedKarma to prevent the Doctor from finding out so he won't have to make a SadisticChoice. Turns out this was a big mistake as the Doctor didn't like people making decisions for him, resulting in him blowing up on her and nearly taking her back home for good. It comes across as a bit harsh as she was still a fresh companion and wasn't aware of all the Doctor's rules yet.
** Downplayed inan episode of ''Series/DoctorWho'': one episode, River Song breaks her wrist escaping from a Weeping Angel but when the Doctor uses some of his regeneration energy in order to heal it (without consulting her) this somehow just makes her (and Amy Pond) angry at him.
** In the episode "The Beast Below", upon learning the dark secret of the Earth colony flying through space[[note]]the fact that it's on the back of an enslaved SpaceWhale[[/note]], Amy willingly undergoes LaserGuidedKarma to prevent the Doctor from finding out so he won't have to make a SadisticChoice. Turns out this was a big mistake as the Doctor didn't like people making decisions for him, resulting in him blowing up on her and nearly taking her back home for good. It comes across as a bit harsh as she was still a fresh companion and wasn't aware of all the Doctor's rules yet.
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* ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'': Vera Claythorne was in love with the impoverished aristocrat Hugo Hamilton, who was second-in-line to inherit a title after his young nephew Cyril. Since Vera was Cyril's governess, she was able to kill him be deliberately allowing him to swim off to sea and pretending that he had disobeyed her. When Hugo realized what she had done he broke off with her in disgust.
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* ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'': Vera Claythorne was in love with the impoverished aristocrat Hugo Hamilton, who was second-in-line to inherit a title after his young nephew Cyril. Since Vera was Cyril's governess, she was able to kill him be by deliberately allowing him to swim off to sea and pretending that he had disobeyed her. When Hugo realized what she had done he broke off with her in disgust.
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* In an episode of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', the King talks to his wife about the Thomas Becket situation one of his predecessors went through. Some knights just returning from an adventure walk in just as the King quotes "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest" and take it that they'd get in the King's good graces if they killed the current Archbishop of Canterbury. Unbeknownst to them the King and the Archbishop (who is also the King's son) are actually getting on very well.
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* In an episode of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', the King talks to his wife about the Thomas Becket situation one of his predecessors went through. (See RealLife below for how ''that'' turned out.) Some knights just returning from an adventure walk in just as the King quotes "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest" and take it that they'd get in the King's good graces if they killed the current Archbishop of Canterbury. Unbeknownst to them the King and the Archbishop (who is also the King's son) are actually getting on very well.
