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* In ''Series/Forever2014'' Adam frequently expresses concern for Henry's well-being after Henry dies; since Adam is also immortal and well aware that they come back in perfect health, the only reason is to needle Henry about his immortality. Adam also brings up [[spoiler: Abigail's final agonized moments]] in an attempt to get Henry to engage in the season finale.

* Late in ''Something From The Literature/{{Nightside}}'', the [[CollectorOfTheStrange Collector]] ends up getting his leg chewed off by a giant cockroach during a confrontation with John Taylor. When they meet again in ''Agents Of Light And Darkness,'' the Collector has managed to replace the lost limb, but [[AntiHero John]] just can't resist needling him over it by snarkily asking "how's the leg?"

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Delivered by the Doctor to Davros in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E6RevelationOfTheDaleks Revelation of the Daleks]]". Davros, his one remaining hand having just been shot off, is not mollified by the Doctor's cheery "No 'arm in trying."

* Late in ''Something From The Literature/{{Nightside}'', the [[CollectorOfTheStrange Collector]] ends up getting his leg chewed off by a giant cockroach during a confrontation with John Taylor. When they meet again in ''Agents Of Light And Darkness,'' the Collector has managed to replace the lost limb, but [[AntiHero John]] just can't resist needling him over it by snarkily asking "how's the leg?"

-->'''Poison Ivy:''' You're just dying to hurt me, aren't you, Tin Man? It won't bring back what you lost. Especially below the waist.
** In this continuity, the events of ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' appear to be canon, so during one possible clash between Bane and Batman, Bane will mockingly ask "How is your ''back?''"

** In this continuity, the events of ''ComicBook/Knightfall'' appear to be canon, so during one possible clash between Bane and Batman, Bane will mockingly ask "How is your ''back?''"

* ''VideoGame/Injustice2'': The only remaining component of Cyborg's original body is the right side of his face, with everything else being replaced with cybernetics following a terrible accident that nearly took his life. The villainous Poison Ivy is aware of how much he longs for his lost humanity, and goes out of her way to mock him for it when the two prepare to fight each other.

* ''Videogame/FinalFantasyX'': The Ronso Tribe are a ProudWarriorRace of CatFolk with a [[HornedHumanoid unicorn-like horn]] on their forehead, but Kimahri's horn was snapped in half by Biran Ronso after Kimahri lost a fight with him. Whenever Biran and his friend Yenke encounter the party, they always behave antagonistically towards Kimahri and are fond of taunting him with the insult "hornless".

Compare InnocentlyInsensitive, when the insulter ''genuinely'' didn't mean to offend the victim.

* ''WebAnimation/{{HFIL}}'': In the second episode, Freeza laughs at Cell for getting killed by Gohan. Cell retaliates by not-so-subtly hinting at Freeza's humiliating dismemberment at the hands of Trunks, needling him with puns about how "dicey" it was - successfully pissing off Freeza for the first time in the series.

'''Loveless:''' Miss East informs me you're expecting to see General [=McGrath=] here. Well, I knew him years ago but I haven't seen him in a ''coon'''s age.\\

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!!Examples

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-->'''Todoroki:''' That's a bad scar. ''[loudly slurps soba while staring at him]''.

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* ''Film/AntMan'': When Hank Pym sees Mitchell Carson, he mockingly asks him "How is your face?", since he broke his nose years ago.

* ''Film/WildWildWest'' has a rare instance of a heroic character doing this to a villain; EvilCripple Dr Arliss Loveless lost his lower body fighting for the Confederacy during the American Civil War and spends the film reliant on a wheelchair. [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain When he makes racist jibes about Jim West's skin color]], West counters with a series of jibes mocking Loveless' predicament:
-->'''Loveless''': Mr West... how nice of you to join us tonight and add... color to these monochromatic proceedings.
-->'''West''': Well, when a fella comes back from the dead, I find that an occasion to stand up, be counted.
-->'''Loveless''': Miss East informs me you're expecting to see General [=McGrath=] here. Well, I knew him years ago but I haven't seen him in a ''coon'''s age.
-->'''West''': Well, I can see how it'd be difficult for a man of your stature to keep in touch with even half the people you know.
-->'''Loveless''': Perhaps the lovely Miss East will keep you from being a ''slave'' to your disappointment.
-->'''West''': You know beautiful women, they encourage you one minute, cut the legs out from under you the next.
* ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'': James Bond receives a shoulder injury in one early scene. Later, he finds himself at the mercy of [[BigBad Renard]], who [[AttackTheInjury grabs Bond by the injured area]] while telling him "I knew you couldn't shoulder the responsibility".

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* In the ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' second season finale episode, "[[Recap/FarscapeS02E22DieMeDichotomy Die Me Dichotomy]]," Aeryn is caught off-guard when Harvey takes over Crichton's brain in the middle of an intimate moment, cracking her skull against a wall. When Harvey surfaces again and takes Crichton's module on a joyride, a freshly-recovered Aeryn follows, trying to get through to him via the comms; Harvey mockingly replies, "Little lady! How's the skull fracture?" For her part, [[TheStoic Aeryn doesn't even dignify the insult with a response]].
* Employed ''very'' subtly in season 3 of ''Series/GameOfThrones.'' Here, [[spoiler: Jaime Lannister]] [[AnArmAndALeg gets his hand cut off]] not long after being captured, though once it's realized that his captors could all be due for some serious retribution from the victim's family, he's patched up and allowed to go free in exchange for a reprieve. [[spoiler: Jaime]] [[PetTheDog tries to negotiate for his bodyguard to leave with him]], but [[SoftSpokenSadist Lord Roose Bolton]] refuses, and teasingly warns him not to overplay his... "[[LastSecondWordSwap position.]]"

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--> '''Poison Ivy:''' You're just dying to hurt me, aren't you, Tin Man? It won't bring back what you lost. Especially below the waist.

* During the first confrontation with [[spoiler: Lilith]] in Issue #7 of ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld,'' she knows that she can't actually kill the player character without you [[ResurrectiveImmortality springing back to life]]... so she just cuts your legs off with a laser and leaves you to it. When you finally manage to corner her atop the Orochi Building in Issue #11, she sneeringly asks "how are your ''legs?"'' Of course, [[HeroicMime you can't speak]], but a good look at your face reveals that you definitely aren't amused.

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* In ''Webcomic/ChampionsOfFaraus'', when [[BatPeople One ear]] gets pinned by Sanguine she calls him "useless old One ear." He defiantly declares himself "old but strong", at which point Sanguine sarcastically remarks "so strong you could not stop me from taking your ear", and continues to taunt him, saying he should come closer if he wants to lose the other one.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': When one of [[BigBad Xykon's]] CoDragons, Redcloak, has [[EyeScream one of his eyes gouged out]], Xykon forbids him from regenerating it as a form of punishment. He also encourages the other co-dragon, Tsukiko, to start using the insult "Wrong-Eye" towards Redcloak, to belittle him if she thinks he's getting too uppity. Redcloak's deceased brother Right-Eye lost his own eye under similar circumstances, so the nickname brings back uncomfortable memories.

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** Also in season 3, Vegeta and Yamcha both find themselves exchanging this type of insult - though in this case, neither of them were responsible for the injuries: the former needles Yamcha over being punched through the chest by [[SmugSnake Professor Gero]], who was a threat to almost nobody else on the team... only for the latter to achieve a rare win by mockingly reminding Vegeta that he's still fresh from getting his spine snapped at the end of a humiliating defeat at the hands of [[BigBad Perfect Cell]].
--->'''Vegeta:''' Hello, Earthing! How's that gaping chest wound?
--->'''Yamcha:''' Just fine! How's your ''spine?''
--->[''StunnedSilence'']
--->'''Vegeta:''' [''seething with rage''] [[TranquilFury I'm giving you a five minute head-start.]]
--->'''Yamcha:''' [''without changing tone''] [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Thank you! I'm going to need it. You're very fast.]]
* ''WebAnimation/{{HFIL}}'': In the second episode, Freeza laughs at Cell for getting killed by Gohan. Cell retaliates by not-so-subtly hinting at Freeza's humiliating dismemberment at the hands of Trunks, needling him with puns about how "dicey" it was - successfully pissing off Freeza for the first time in the series.

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** Vegeta and Yamcha both end exchanging this type of insult - though in this case, neither of them were responsible for the injuries: the former needles Yamcha over being punched through the chest by [[SmugSnake Professor Gero]], who was a threat to almost nobody else on the team... only for the latter to achieve a rare win by mockingly reminding Vegeta that he's still fresh from getting his spine snapped at the end of a humiliating defeat at the hands of [[BigBad Cell]].