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** As stated in the series' NightmareFuel page, it's also explicitly stated in a Pokédex entry that, upon evolving, Cascoon seeks revenge on those who attacked it while it was a cocoon.

* Strong Sad from ''HomestarRunner'' is constantly abused by his brother Strong Bad. He has gotten back at him, however, by doing things such as throwing snowballs at him and showing [[NoFourthWall the audience]] a video of Strong Bad [[ISeeLondon embarrassing himself at the talent show.]]

* Tweedledee, the diminutive NonActionBigBad of ''TheUnholyThree'' and its two movie adaptations, tried his hardest thoughout his whole life to rise above the humiliation and bullying he received and be a good person in spite of it, but once he finally reached his DespairEventHorizon, he gave in to his bitterness and his evil impulses and began a reign of terror; this was all an effort to stroke his ego by convincing himself that he was capable of elaborate, grusome murders and was someone to be feared rather than mocked.

* In {{The Legend of Zelda}} Games, the notorious chicken calls on its comrades after being whacked with a sword one too many times by the hero, Link.
** If you manage to glitch out of the main town in Majoras Mask and hit the black chicken with an arrow it will murder you... rather violently.

* Tetsuo Shima in ''{{Akira}}'' [[spoiler: not only [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge pulls it off]], but [[AGodAmI moves to the next level and creates his own universe.]]]]

* [[MagikarpPower Magikarp]] of ''{{Pokemon}}'' is PAINFULLY waiting to evolve to invoke this trope.

* The picture on the InvadedStatesOfAmerica page.
* TheUnfairSex has, unfortunately, caused a few murders. While perhaps DisproportionateRetribution, the fact remains that men facing serious wage garnishments will sometimes kill their soon-to-be ex, although the media tends to play it down like he's just being an asshole and leave the details about Alimony and Child Support out. It should be noted however, that the rare inversion is just as likely to cause the women to murder the man.

** In ''{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'', Peter often mocks the even-more-pathetic-than-he-is-in-main-continuity Ultimate Shocker before beating him up with almost no effort. When Shocker gets lucky and knocks Peter out, he ties him up in a warehouse and tortures him slowly, as payback for all the times he was mocked. Interestingly, even though the guy is trying to kill him, Peter genuinely apologizes for being such a jerk after hearing Shocker's surprisingly sad HannibalLecture.

** Lotte Carmine was a scientist working at Sector Seven; for the entire time he did, he was ignored by Kokonoe, mocked by Relius, and eventually broke up with his love. He got his revenge, though at terrible prices. Then again... [[spoiler:Eating people, insect powers, being able to deal a ''lot'' of damage... maybe him turning into Arakune isn't so bad.]] This is, however, subverted that [[spoiler:the people he ate was relatively minor ones, he cannot consume his true target that is the Azure within Ragna the Bloodedge. He spends his time getting beaten up by nearly everyone (and ends up easily captured by Relius), other people (including Kokonoe and Relius) talking on how he's still a failure at his form (and they're actually proven right and Terumi hammers it down to him), his speech got impeded so bad that he can't get everything across clearly... Suddenly, eating people, insect powers and a lot of damage just doesn't feel worth laughing for.]]

** Lotte Carmine was a scientist working at Sector Seven; for the entire time he did, he was ignored by Kokonoe, mocked by Relius, and eventually broke up with his love. He got his revenge, though at terrible prices. Then again... [[spoiler:Eating people, insect powers, being able to deal a ''lot'' of damage... maybe him turning into Arakune isn't so bad.]] This is, however, subverted that [[spoiler:the people he ate was relatively minor ones, he cannot consume his true target that is the Azure within Ragna the Bloodedge. He spends his time getting beaten up by nearly everyone (and ends up easily captured by Relius), other people (including Kokonoe and Relius) talking on how he's still a failure at his form (and they're actually proven right and Terumi hammers it down to him), his speech got impeded so bad that he can't get everything across clearly... Suddenly, eating people, insect powers and a lot of damage just doesn't feel worth it.]]

** Lotte Carmine was a scientist working at Sector Seven; for the entire time he did, he was ignored by Kokonoe, mocked by Relius, and eventually broke up with his love. He got his revenge, though at terrible prices. Then again... [[spoiler:Eating people, insect powers, being able to deal a ''lot'' of damage... maybe him turning into Arakune isn't so bad.]]

A {{deconstruct|edTrope}}ion of tropes such as ButtMonkey and TheChewToy, a specific variant of FaceHeelTurn, and a form of FreudianExcuse. Compare StartOfDarkness, BewareTheNiceOnes, BreakTheCutie, WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds, KickTheDog, NotSoHarmless, and ThenLetMeBeEvil.

What did the heroes do wrong? Maybe the [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy harmless mook]] [[NotSoHarmless wasn't so harmless after all]]. Maybe that last jibe went [[RantInducingSlight too far]]. Whatever the reason, this character is through with being the [[PluckyComicRelief comedy sidekick]] and determined to show the heroes precisely ''why'' you should BewareTheNiceOnes.

Compare TheLastLaugh, where an act of vengeance finishes the story.

* The unsub in the ''CriminalMinds'' episode "Elephant's Memory" is a badly bullied kid who snaps and goes on a killing spree of everyone who's ever wronged him.

* ''TheRunningMan'': This trope is invoked when the electricity-themed 'stalker' Dynamo, having been humiliated by Ben Richards and Amber in the game zone, has decided to get even by raping Amber when he comes upon her later. It's rather beautifully thrown back in his face:

* In The Legend of Zelda Games, the notorious chicken calls on its comrades after being whacked with a sword one too many times by the hero, Link.

** Might not count, since that was what he was "always like" after a retcon came into play.

* Because of such bad bullying over his similarities to ''{{Doug}}'', WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic has snapped and killed people, only realizing what occurred when he sees the blood on his hands.

* The {{Columbine}} High shooters are sometimes falsely portrayed as this. Many other school shooters, both before and after, were this trope to a T. Most notably is the 2007 V-Tech shooter Seung Hui Cho. His videos that he mailed to NBC directly stated that this was his motive.

** In the [[UltimateMarvel Ultimate]] books, Peter often mocks the even-more-pathetic-than-he-is-in-main-continuity Ultimate Shocker before beating him up with almost no effort. When Shocker gets lucky and knocks Peter out, he ties him up in a warehouse and tortures him slowly, as payback for all the times he was mocked. Interestingly, even though the guy is trying to kill him, Peter genuinely apologizes for being such a jerk after hearing Shocker's surprisingly sad HannibalLecture.

* In a first season episode of ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', a girl who was ignored by everyone in the school becomes invisible as a result, and decides to take revenge on [[AlphaBitch Cordelia]]. [[spoiler:Then she gets taken away by {{MIB}} and apparently becomes a government assassin.]]

* A heroic/player version is possible in ''BatmanArkhamCity''. As the game progresses -- and in the harder levels of Challenge Maps -- you'll run into [[StaticStunGun stun-baton]]-wielding {{mooks}}, and they take great pleasure in destroying your combos, [[InterfaceScrew shaking your screen]], giving their buddies ample time to take chunk off of your health, and generally being one of the [[GoddamnBats most irritating form of mooks in the game]]. Then came the Nightwing {{DLC}}, and as it happens, {{Nightwing}} is ''[[DualWielding dual-wielding]]'' electrified escrima sticks. Cue [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge payback]].