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* ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConquerer'': Fergen, a {{Jerkass}} whose only role in the story is to briefly show up and [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom get his ass kicked]] by Daylen.

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* PlayingWith.MuggingTheMonster ('''Enforced'''): In general, this is all about some criminal or bully getting a well-deserved ass-kicking from someone they erroneously judged to be an easy mark. Human nature being what it is, it would be difficult to find an audience who wouldn't find this appealing. In short; VeryPunchableMan. '''This just seems to be describing AssholeVictim, no?'''
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* Characters.SwordArtOnlineUnderworld ('''Raios Antonious and Humbert Zizek'''): They are a pair of snobbish nobles who treat Kirito and Eugeo with contempt for being common citizens, and the two would eventually have parts of their body severed off by their victims in retaliation for an attempt to violate both Ronye and Tiese. Given their treatment towards their victims, it's hard to feel sorry for them.
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* Characters.SwordArtOnlineUnderworld ('''Raios Antonious and Humbert Zizek'''): They are a pair of snobbish nobles who treat Kirito and Eugeo with contempt for being common citizens, and the two would eventually have parts of their body severed off by their victims in retaliation for an attempt to violate both Ronye and Tiese. Given their treatment towards their victims, it's hard to feel sorry for them. '''Sounds like LaserGuidedKarma'''.
* PlayingWith.MuggingTheMonster ('''Enforced'''): In general, this is all about some criminal or bully getting a well-deserved ass-kicking from someone they erroneously judged to be an easy mark. Human nature being what it is, it would be difficult to find an audience who wouldn't find this appealing. In short; VeryPunchableMan. '''This just seems to be describing AssholeVictim, no?'''

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* Characters.DoubleCross ('''Hancho'''): You even get more Upgradium if you punch him after the boss battle.

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* ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConquerer'': Fergen, a {{Jerkass}} whose only role in the story is to briefly show up and [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom get his ass kicked]] by Daylen.
* Recap.CobraKaiS2E6TakeARight: The {{jerkass}} at the bar who sexually harasses a waitress and makes fun of Tommy's terminal illness exists solely for the purpose of being a big enough asshole to justify the OG Cobra Kais beating up him and his friends in a BarBrawl.



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* WorkingClassAnthem: Songs that glorify things like income inequality and 20-hour workdays are usually sung by {{Sleazy Politician}}s and [[UpperClassTwit Upper-Class Twits]] who you LoveToHate, thus you associate these terrible things with a {{Very Punchable|Man}} face.
* Characters.CodePrimeDecepticons ('''Starscream'''): Both Autobots and Decepticons have joked that the only reason Megatron keeps Starscream around is to use him as stress relief, since it's so fun to punch him.



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* ''Fanfic/AllYouNeedIsLove'': Mello [[spoiler: (with Naomi doing the punching.)]]

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* Characters.HazbinHotelHell ('''Katie Killjoy'''): An official source stated that she was based on Gail Hailstorm from ''Film/ScaryMovie'', a newswoman deliberately made to be a HateSink for [[VeryPunchableMan the protagonists to abuse]].
* ''Literature/SeasonsOfLove'': Andrew in "The Renewal," who exists solely to have sex with Stacey before getting punched out by John. [[spoiler: Until he returns in a few later episodes.]]
* Characters.{{Superbad}} ('''Jesse'''): Slater wrecks his shit for spitting on him.



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* Characters.{{Coreline}} ('''Thailog'''): An arrogant, TooCleverByHalf sumbitch. By ''Gargoyles''-verse standards, he won the SuperpowerLottery; he has a lot of monetary and political power, and he's the kind of MagnificentBastard that can be a threat with just one inch when other villains need a dozen miles. In a Fiction series written by Creator/GregWeisman, he would probably have "InvincibleVillain" written on mile-high neon letters. But the Core Timeline [[WrongGenreSavvy runs on]] [[MyRulesAreNotYourRules different rules]], and he's going to have to '''roll with ''[[VeryPunchableMan a lot]]'' of punches'''.



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* Chronicle.{{Fridge}}: The scene with Richard and Andrew at the hospital [[HopeSpot is bad enough]] [[MoralEventHorizon as it already is]], but there could be an ''even worse'' ''[[AlternateCharacterInterpretation interpretation]]'': Taking into account that this is where Andrew [[SelfMadeOrphan becomes fed up with his father]], [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes who really did care about his mom enough to be upset about her death]], and that there have been some parallels between them, especially said mom being the MoralityChain they've now lost, then [[OffingTheOffspring Richard possibly had enough of his son as well]] ([[AmbiguousSituation not that we know how much, exactly]]), and [[EntitledBastard an "apology" from Andrew]] [[ImpliedDeathThreat was just what he wanted first]]... Though it's even more likely that the odds [[BullyingADragon would have been]] '''[[VeryPunchableMan against him]]''', either way.

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* Characters.NoTimeToDie ('''Dr. Obruchev'''): He gets thrown around like a rag doll by both Bond and Nomi. Given that he's a genocidal MadScientist, he deserves every bit of it.



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* Characters.PlanetOfTheApesRebootSeriesHumanity ('''Douglas Hunsiker'''): He receives misfortunes in his appearances and turned out to be well-deserved due to his despicable behavior.
* CatFight ('''Pro Wrestling'''): Wrestling/JimCornette believes men make better managers than women because wimpy men tend to be '''more [[VeryPunchableMan punchable]]''' and that women who can't wrestle are best for this trope. That said, on shows he has anything resembling an authoritative position, such as Wrestling/{{SMW}}, Ohio Valley, [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] or Wrestling/RingOfHonor, he's made his preference for actual matches between trained women athletes than for cat fights visible. His lamentation being there are simply less of those athletes available since Fabulous Moolah stopped working as a trainer.


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* Chronicle.{{Fridge}}: The scene with Richard and Andrew at the hospital [[HopeSpot is bad enough]] [[MoralEventHorizon as it already is]], but there could be an ''even worse'' ''[[AlternateCharacterInterpretation interpretation]]'': Taking into account that this is where Andrew [[SelfMadeOrphan becomes fed up with his father]], [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes who really did care about his mom enough to be upset about her death]], and that there have been some parallels between them, especially said mom being the MoralityChain they've now lost, then [[OffingTheOffspring Richard possibly had enough of his son as well]] ([[AmbiguousSituation not that we know how much, exactly]]), and [[EntitledBastard an "apology" from Andrew]] [[ImpliedDeathThreat was just what he wanted first]]... Though it's even more likely that the odds [[BullyingADragon would have been]] '''[[VeryPunchableMan against him]]''', either way.

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* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: From a story perspective, it makes sense. You see it a lot in stories where GodAndSatanAreBothJerks. The angels serve as foils for the hero, allowing him to show off his rule-breaking attitude. The devils prove the hero's toughness and cleverness by [[{{mook}} giving him someone]] [[VeryPunchableMan to beat]]. And the outsiders serve as the villains of the story.



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* ''Literature/AnansiBoys'': Every time he talks with Grahame Coats, Fat Charlie has to constantly talk himself down by reminding himself that strictly speaking he would go to jail if he punched his employer.



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* UnknownRival.AnimeAndManga: This trope is justified and deconstructed with protagonist Miki Onimaru of ''Manga/RamenFighterMiki'' who can never remember Kankuro Nishiyama, despite his attempting to serve her with a formal challenge to battle nearly every episode. Justified because Miki is TheBully[=/=]SchoolYardBullyAllGrownUp who suffers AttentionDeficitOohShiny and ButForMeItWasTuesday. And deconstructed because as a FightingSeries protagonist, Miki always encounters BitPartBadGuys[=/=] {{Very Punchable M|an}}en that defy her, she promptly defeats and immediately forgets about; [[FridgeBrilliance why should Kankuro be different than them?]]



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* HateSink.VideoGames: ''Skyrim'' also gives us [[SmugSnake Nazeem]], an ''infuriatingly'' arrogant Redguard trader who constantly taunts and treats the rest of Whiterun [[WorkingClassPeopleAreMorons like idiots]] and acts like [[SmallNameBigEgo he's the most important person in the entire city]]. His only other defining character traits are that he's a DirtyCoward and a SycophanticServant, with his CatchPhrase being mocking the Dragonborn for not attending the "Cloud District", Whiterun's [[UrbanSegregation highest city level]] and home to [[TheGoodKing Jarl Balgruuf]] and [[StandardRoyalCourt his court]]. Combining all that together ''and'' the fact that [[TakeThatScrappy not even the other people of Whiterun like him]] (his ''own wife'', [[DeadpanSnarker Ahlam]], often snarks that he can be found [[ProfessionalButtKisser "stuffing himself up the Jarl's backside"]]), and one gets the idea that Nazeem is practically [[ConstructedWorld Tamriel's]] physical embodiment of the VeryPunchableMan.



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* ''Literature/SecretHistories'': [[VeryPunchableMan Philip MacAlpine]] [[spoiler: in ''The Spy Who Haunted Me'' he was thrashed by Eddie and Molly he was demoted to MI-13. He then used his contacts to find members of the old satanic conspiracy. Then made himself the leader of the new satanic conspiracy.]]

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* ''Literature/SecretHistories'': [[VeryPunchableMan '''[[VeryPunchableMan Philip MacAlpine]] MacAlpine]]''' [[spoiler: in ''The Spy Who Haunted Me'' he was thrashed by Eddie and Molly he was demoted to MI-13. He then used his contacts to find members of the old satanic conspiracy. Then made himself the leader of the new satanic conspiracy.]]]]
* EnsembleDarkHorse.ProWrestling: [=EC3=]'s one-time partner, [[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud]] also qualifies, despite having even less in ring credibility to his name, mainly existing to serve as a '''[[VeryPunchableMan meat shield]]''' for Ethan Carter and whoever else TNA wanted to milk an impending encounter with. Again, what worked was people finding him funny. When Ethan eventually became more of a serious wrestler and Spud got tired of his abuse, the two were well-received, to the point Spud spent an enjoyable tenure as an underdog {{face}} and later [=EC3=] was able to turn into the company's top face through a FaceHeelDoubleTurn with Wrestling/MattHardy over the TNA world title. '''Can't determine context'''.

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* Characters.OnePieceDAndD ('''Lieutenant Hubris'''): Really just exists to be an obnoxious Marine who gets his ass kicked.

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* ''Film/CentralIntelligence'': Steve is a highly perverted co-worker of Calvin, who gets everyone uncomfortable with his raunchiness. So it's always satisfying when Pamela tasers him every time he hits on her.
* Characters.ZigAndSharkoZig: He's a villain and [[CosmicPlaything this universe has had more things happen to him than just being punched]][[note]]though that's [[AmusingInjuries happened several times]] too[[/note]]...
* Characters.TheKarateKidOtherCharacters ('''Brucks'''): His actions and words towards his victims are contemptible, to the point that seeing Johnny, Miguel, and Hawk take him down in a fight is satisfying to watch. '''These fights all happened separately.'''
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* ''Film/CentralIntelligence'': Steve is a highly perverted co-worker of Calvin, who gets everyone uncomfortable with his raunchiness. So it's always satisfying when Pamela tasers him every time he hits on her.
* Characters.ZigAndSharkoZig: He's a villain and [[CosmicPlaything this universe has had more things happen to him than just being punched]][[note]]though that's [[AmusingInjuries happened several times]] too[[/note]]...
* Characters.TheKarateKidOtherCharacters ('''Brucks'''): His actions and words towards his victims are contemptible, to the point that seeing Johnny, Miguel, and Hawk take him down in a fight is satisfying to watch. '''These fights all happened separately.'''
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* Recap.WhatIfS2E5WhatIfCaptainCarterFoughtTheHydraStomper: Nat and Peggy both declare their reality's version of Loki an extremely punchable person. Then they proceed to do just that.
* Funny.PokemonResetBloodlines ('''Expanded Universe'''): Drake referring to Herbert in his mind as [[VeryPunchableMan 'punchable kid']].



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* ''Film/CentralIntelligence'': Steve is a highly perverted co-worker of Calvin, who gets everyone uncomfortable with his raunchiness. So it's always satisfying when Pamela tasers him every time he hits on her.
* Characters.ZigAndSharkoZig: He's a villain and [[CosmicPlaything this universe has had more things happen to him than just being punched]][[note]]though that's [[AmusingInjuries happened several times]] too[[/note]]...
* Characters.TheKarateKidOtherCharacters ('''Brucks'''): His actions and words towards his victims are contemptible, to the point that seeing Johnny, Miguel, and Hawk take him down in a fight is satisfying to watch. '''These fights all happened separately.'''
* ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'': Victor is often an example of such a fellow when given center spotlight, given his unpleasant (though occasionally justified) demeanor often earns him terrible retribution from the universe around him. A good few one shots act as this under Victor's more sympathetic moments however, perhaps most notably a repulsive snob who bullies him during his job as doorman, before [[TheDogBitesBack getting a vicious scolding and his toupee thrown down the drain in retaliation]].
** Of course, given the kind of [[CrapsackWorld universe]] Victor lives in and the stereotype he's come to epitomise, his predicament is understandable.
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* Creator/PaulDano: He's not killed off enough to be a ChronicallyKilledActor, but his characters tend to take ''a lot'' of punishment ('''sometimes they qualify as VeryPunchableMan'''), to the point where a podcast called "[[https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/ispauldanook Is Paul Dano OK?]]" was created to cover his career and lampoon all the abuse he's taken. Needless to say, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfeXkeHp4F4 fans love making jokes about his track record of being beaten up.]] For example, he's been:

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* ''Literature/SecretHistories'': [[VeryPunchableMan Philip MacAlpine]] [[spoiler: in ''The Spy Who Haunted Me'' he was thrashed by Eddie and Molly he was demoted to MI-13. He then used his contacts to find members of the old satanic conspiracy. Then made himself the leader of the new satanic conspiracy.]]

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* Characters.TheKarateKidOtherCharacters ('''Brucks'''): His actions and words towards his victims are contemptible, to the point that seeing Johnny, Miguel, and Hawk take him down in a fight is satisfying to watch. '''These fights all happened separately.'''

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* Characters.ZigAndSharkoZig: He's a villain and [[CosmicPlaything this universe has had more things happen to him than just being punched]][[note]]though that's [[AmusingInjuries happened several times]] too[[/note]]...

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* Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio: Del Rio himself often qualifies, but Ricardo Rodriguez in particular gets it pretty bad. Every time he attempts to interrupt a match in Del Rio's favor usually leads to a very nasty beatdown from his opponent. Even more passive Faces such as Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr have been driven to a merciless rage over his interfering. This did not disappear even now that Del Rio was a {{Face}}. In fact, it seems to have been cranked up to eleven, now that Big Show has singled out Ricardo as a target.



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* RunningGag.VinesauceTomodachiLife: Broccoli and his "[[VeryPunchableMan incredibly punchable face]]". Vinny brings it up almost every time he appears.



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* PlayingWith.MuggingTheMonster ('''Enforced'''): In general, this is all about some criminal or bully getting a well-deserved ass-kicking from someone they erroneously judged to be an easy mark. Human nature being what it is, it would be difficult to find an audience who wouldn't find this appealing. In short; VeryPunchableMan. '''This just seems to be describing AssholeVictim, no?'''

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* Characters.GenshinImpactLiyueHarbor ('''Hu Tao'''): Qiqi refers to Hu Tao as someone with a "very punchable face" ad verbum due to her prankster and cheeky behavior, to say nothing of how she tried to bury her in the past.



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* Creator/PaulDano: He's not killed off enough to be a ChronicallyKilledActor, but his characters tend to take ''a lot'' of punishment ('''sometimes they qualify as VeryPunchableMan'''), to the point where a podcast called "[[https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/ispauldanook Is Paul Dano OK?]]" was created to cover his career and lampoon all the abuse he's taken. Needless to say, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfeXkeHp4F4 fans love making jokes about his track record of being beaten up.]] For example, he's been:

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* ''Literature/TheSecondGate'': Several, but the most punchable are the three pirates who assaulted Rumil when she was working as a stripper.
* ''Film/TheInvisibleManiac'': Deconstructed with Henry. One of the reasons Chet picks on him is because Bunny claims the way Henry watches the girls creeps them all out, so he goes chewing out Henry and pushing him around in order to impress her; yet Henry is by far the closest thing to an innocent character in this entire movie [[{{Hypocrite}} (and Chet goes spying on Bunny and all the other girls in the showers without their consent just as much as any of the other males in this movie do)]], so Chet's really doing nothing but [[KickTheDog Kicking The Dog]] here.



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* JusticeByOtherLegalMeans: "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli became the most hated CEO in America after he raised the price of an AIDS-related drug by over 5,000%. However, raising a price of a drug he owns is legal, so nothing could be done about that. Then it was discovered that he was involved in a Ponzi-like scheme, which is a federal crime. [[https://harpers.org/archive/2017/09/public-enemy/ Also, it turns out that making yourself the most hated CEO in America is not conducive to getting an unbiased jury.]] Shkreli was ultimately sentenced to 7 years in prison, [[HumiliationConga crying in court while his verdict was read.]]

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* JusticeByOtherLegalMeans: JusticeByOtherLegalMeans ('''Real Life'''): "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli became the most hated CEO in America after he raised the price of an AIDS-related drug by over 5,000%. However, raising a price of a drug he owns is legal, so nothing could be done about that. Then it was discovered that he was involved in a Ponzi-like scheme, which is a federal crime. [[https://harpers.org/archive/2017/09/public-enemy/ Also, it turns out that making yourself the most hated CEO in America is not conducive to getting an unbiased jury.]] Shkreli was ultimately sentenced to 7 years in prison, [[HumiliationConga crying in court while his verdict was read.]]



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* FinalBossPreview ('''Professional Wrestling'''): One of WWC's sillier uses of this trope was Ricardo Rodriguez. He was a talented wrestler who cut good promos, but he was nowhere as physically intimidating as the Puerto Rican Champion Ilegal Chicano. Furthermore, Rodriguez had ''just'' come off a lengthy stint as the '''[[VeryPunchableMan punchable]]''' mangaer of El Patron Alberto, where Chicano was a legit combat sports athlete fields pro wrestling, including an undefeated in amateur boxing that continued into the pros when he was ''forced'' to turn pro by Puerto Rico's athletic commission. To make fans see Rodriguez as a credible threat to a [[BadassFamily Cotto]], one would need to build him back up for months, maybe even years, but WWC couldn't resist having a [[EvilForeigner Mexican]] win the Puerto Rican Championship belt and [[HateSink rub it in the faces of the fans]].



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* Characters.SwordArtOnlineUnderworld ('''Raios Antonious and Humbert Zizek'''): They are a pair of snobbish nobles who treat Kirito and Eugeo with contempt for being common citizens, and the two would eventually have parts of their body severed off by their victims in retaliation for an attempt to violate both Ronye and Tiese. Given their treatment towards their victims, it's hard to feel sorry for them.



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* ''Roleplay/DefileCircles'': Tamar reconnects with Thebes due to an off-screen altercation with one of these.

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* Recap.FurryFightChroniclesA1P1C6TheSmilingNighthawk: Nyarai's hippo client is rude, arrogant, racist, and perverted. His screen time is dedicated to give Nyarai a justified excuse to kick his face off.



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* ''Film/CentralIntelligence'': Steve is a highly perverted co-worker of Calvin, who gets everyone uncomfortable with his raunchiness. So it's always satisfying when Pamela tasers him every time he hits on her.
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* YMMV.Shazam: Despite being ruthless bullies who repeatedly assault a disabled kid, the Breyer brothers are very amusing to watch, [[VeryPunchableMan especially when they meet their downfalls]].

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* Characters.SaturdayNightLive: They are so overconfident about their bad rapping, they end up getting a smackdown from [[Music/TheRoots Questlove]].




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* Recap.MonarchLegacyOfMonstersS1E2Departure: Shaw's first chronological scene in the series in 1952 is him getting into trouble with General Puckett for beating up a pair of drunken soldiers who were sexually molesting an unwilling Filipino barwoman.
* YMMV.Shazam: Despite being ruthless bullies who repeatedly assault a disabled kid, the Breyer brothers are very amusing to watch, [[VeryPunchableMan especially when they meet their downfalls]].



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* Characters.KillTheJokerSurvivalGame: His being punched counter is over 5, and it's only chapter one.
* JusticeByOtherLegalMeans: "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli became the most hated CEO in America after he raised the price of an AIDS-related drug by over 5,000%. However, raising a price of a drug he owns is legal, so nothing could be done about that. Then it was discovered that he was involved in a Ponzi-like scheme, which is a federal crime. [[https://harpers.org/archive/2017/09/public-enemy/ Also, it turns out that making yourself the most hated CEO in America is not conducive to getting an unbiased jury.]] Shkreli was ultimately sentenced to 7 years in prison, [[HumiliationConga crying in court while his verdict was read.]]
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-->'''Juror no. 144:''' [[VeryPunchableMan I don’t think I can because he kind of looks like a dick.]]



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* Manga/RamenFighterMiki:
** Miki encounters an unfortunate thief, LowlyCriminal {{Yakuza}}, and JapaneseDelinquents, all of them only there to [[MuggingTheMonster Mug The Monster]] Miki and give her an excuse to CurbStompBattle them, and then be forgotten.
--->"Hey Missy, [[BumpIntoConfrontation are you going to pretend that you didn’t bump into me?]] You shouldn't distress us [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial ordinary citizens]]. Maybe you should pay me as an apology."
** This trope also explains why Miki treats Kankuro as the UnknownRival. Miki [[ButForMeItWasTuesday has forgotten why Kankuro wants to defeat her]], but she considers him a [[BitPartBadguys Bit-Part Badguy]] / VeryPunchableMan that keeps meeting her. '''Joint example with BitPartBadGuys'''.



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* Characters.NewTalesFromTheBorderlands: Gives a hard time to the trio prior to the show and refuses to reveal what his device does. '''Pierre Pallantine'''



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* Characters.PremaritalRelationship: Both sides of the fourth wall want to punch his face in. '''Elder Park'''
* ''Fanfic/HomeOutOfLullabies'': The cop most definitely. Andrew also really.



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* Characters.LikeADragon: Really, these guys only exist just so you can have the satisfaction of beating them to a bloody pulp, and provide a steady amount of punching bags to test your HEAT moves on. '''Relating to the Thugs, which are just [[TheGoomba weak Mooks]], so I don't see how this trope could apply.'''
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Based on the questionably-written description, it appears to refer to a character that's so unpleasant that the only exist to (deservingly) get clobbered by TheHero, combining elements of AssholeVictim, MuggingTheMonster, KarmicButtMonkey, and just plain old {{Jerkass}}, as well as the StockPhrase of a SmugSnake-esque character being described as "very punchable". I am doubtful as to whether it's distinct enough to be a trope in its own right.

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'''Why?''': To borrow an extremely apt expression from Tropers/{{Theriocephalus}}, this looks like "several tropes in a trench coat".


Based on the questionably-written description, it appears to refer to a character that's so unpleasant that the only exist to (deservingly) get clobbered by TheHero, combining elements of AssholeVictim, MuggingTheMonster, KarmicButtMonkey, and just plain old {{Jerkass}}, as well as the StockPhrase of a SmugSnake-esque character being described as "very punchable". I am doubtful as to whether it's distinct enough to be a trope in its own right.
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