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->--''[[VeryPunchableMan Dane Cook]]'', who, in an ironic twist, can easily be characterized as one of these people

* In the ''Series/RedDwarf'' book ''Backwards'', Ace became one just long enough to give a failing pilot some self-confidence (by letting himself get beat up).

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* In the ''RedDwarf'' book ''Backwards'', Ace became one just long enough to give a failing pilot some self-confidence (by letting himself get beat up).

** ''RobotChicken'' posits that [[PoorCommunicationKills he was actually just a very nice guy who didn't speak the common galactic language]].

'''Mugger:''' It doesn't matter, I'm mugging you.\\

* In ''TheWire'', Omar observed "Bird sure do know how to bring it out of people, don't he?"

** ''RobotChicken'' posits that he was just a very nice guy who didn't speak the common galactic language.

* In ''[[Film/StarTrek Star Trek]]'', Kirk gets a random bar fight with some Starfleet recruits before he joins.

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* Edgar ([[LawAndOrderCriminalIntent Vincent D'Onofrio]] PlayingAgainstType as a misogynistic wife-beater) appears very briefly at the beginning of ''MenInBlack'' just to become an alien bug's new outerwear.
** In ''MenInBlack II'', a mugger appears in front of the villain the instant she lands on Earth, [[GoryDiscretionShot getting killed messily]] as a result.

** In ''[[Film/StarTrek Star Trek]]'', Kirk gets a random bar fight with some Starfleet recruits before he joins.

* Nearly every arc in FistOfTheNorthStar has at least one person play this role. Usually the first guy who starts harassing Kenshiro.

* In the graphic novel {{Watchmen}}, Rorschach deals with these kinds of characters by breaking their fingers, or in at least one case, throwing them down an elevator shaft. Though he'll just resort to breaking random criminal's fingers if no one punchable is around.

** In [[Film/StarTrek Star Trek]], Kirk gets a random bar fight with some Starfleet recruits before he joins.

* In TheWire, Omar observed "Bird sure do know how to bring it out of people, don't he?"

* In "TheWire", Omar observed "Bird sure do know how to bring it out of people, don't he?"

See also MuggingTheMonster, BatmanColdOpen.

* ''{{Twilight}}'' has Edward swoop in to save Bella from an attempted rape, among other things.

** In [[Film/StarTrek]], Kirk gets a random bar fight with some Starfleet recruits before he joins.

* Edgar ([[LawAndOrderCriminalIntent Vincent D'Onofrio]] PlayingAgainstType as a misogynistic wife-beater) appears very briefly at the beginning of ''MenInBlack'' just to become the victim of GrandTheftMe by an alien bug.

* Many years ago, [[MarvelUniverse The Vision]] was walking through Central Park one night, lost in thought. He was [[ConspicuousTrenchcoat wearing a trench coat and hat over his costume]], so as to [[ClarkKenting not attract attention]]. A pair of muggers tried to mug him. As the narration put it, "They made the mistake of getting his attention".

* Eddie ([[LawAndOrderCriminalIntent Vincent D'Onofrio]] PlayingAgainstType as a misogynistic wife-beater) appears very briefly at the beginning of ''MenInBlack'' just to become the victim of GrandTheftMe by an alien bug.

->--''[[VeryPunchableMan Dane Cook]]'', who, in an ironic twist, can easily be chracterized as one of these people

->--''[[VeryPunchableMan Dane Cook]]''

A BitCharacter whose only purpose is to [[AssholeVictim deserve a beating]].

Violence is a big part of the human condition. Many people aspire to be good at it, but the problem is, demonstrating it on someone else [[AndThatsTerrible is mean]]. These days, you're just not very likely to even ''need'' to beat the crap out of people. Hence, the plot device: a guy who justifies violence, either by being obnoxious and refusing to go away, or being a conveniently placed [[RandomEncounter criminal]] who targets the character.

A common specific version is to have a woman get sexually harassed, and [[GroinAttack kick the guy in the crotch]], to show that she's tough and empowered.

* The ''{{Transformers}}'' comics often have various character getting interrupted by being punched in the face.

** The events are presented from this guy's point of view by ''RobotChicken'', who posits that he was just a very nice guy who didn't speak the common galactic language.

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* Aside from the numerous mercenaries and low lives you have to deal with in MassEffect, two characters stand out as extraordinarily punchable: Khalisah al-Jilani, and Conrad Verner. The first one is an obnoxious ambush journalist who, as a renegade, you can punch once per game. The other is an obscessed fan who wants to be just like your character. Again, as a renegade you can shove a gun in his face in the first game and, in the second ''[[OnlyAFleshWound shoot him in the leg]].'' Amazingly, he reacts better to getting shot by you than to getting blown off.

See MuggingTheMonster.