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* Tiger in ''[[An American Tail]]: Fievel Goes West'', goes from wimpy cat to living up to his name when Miss Kitty is threatened. Perfect example of this trope.
* ''[[Family Guy]]''
** Stewie Griffin [[Companion Cube|absolutely adores his teddy bear Rupert.]] Do not harm, or threaten Rupert in any way.
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'''Stewie:''' What did you say?
'''New Brian:''' Rupert. Humped him for two hours last night. He just lay there and took it.
'''Stewie:''' Did he?
'''New Brian:''' Now every time you're sleeping with him, he's gonna be thinking of me.
'''Stewie:''' [[Tranquil Fury|Hmmmmm]]. }}
:* Cleveland ''really'' hates the show ''[[Bewitched]]'', so much that [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atpb2N_slmQ when Stewie turns it on], Cleveland knocks over the couch with Stewie on it. [[Sarcasm Mode|"Yeah, hey, so ''that's'' a pretty reasonable reaction, nuh?"]] says Stewie.
* Peter Potamus in ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' will flip out if he finds out that [[Running Gag|you got that thing he sent you,]] [http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c39213ded87d0113df1248950090 and didn't tell him.]
* One possible reason that [[The Angry Beavers]] are so angry could be because people [[I Am Not Weasel|keep calling them weasels]].
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** WERNSTROM!
** The Giant Unattractive Monster can take ugly insults from the three Benders, but never talk about his mother, as Fry learned the hard way.
** Leela has a [[Hair-Trigger Temper]] as it is, but she goes postal on anyone who calls the Planet Express Ship a hunk of junk, plus on Fry when he tells her to calm down over it.
* Pumbaa from ''[[The Lion King]]'' can take on any animal in Africa if they call him a pig; in the Latin American dub, Pumbaa also insists on being called a "decent warthog".
** Also Scar hates it when someone mentions his brother Mufasa. "Don't ever mention that name in my kingdom! I am the king!" He hates it even more when someone compares him to Mufasa.
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'''Scar:''' ''(slaps Sarabi very hard)'' I'm ''TEN TIMES THE KING MUFASA WAS!!'' }}
** Also:
{{quote|'''Zazu''' ''(singing)'' Nobody know the trouble I've seen... Nobody knows my sorry...
'''Scar:''' Oh, Zazu, lighten up. Sing something with a little bump in it!
'''Zazu:''' ''It's a small world after all, it's a -''
'''Scar:''' [[Self-Deprecation| No, NO! Anything but ''that!'']]}}
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''
** Nigel Uno has [[Insulted Awake|broken out of brainwashing]] when one of his buttons was triggered. Among the set-offs: being overcharged at a restaurant. Most importantly, don't threaten his [[True Companions]].
** Don't insult the Rainbow Monkeys in front of Kuki Sanban, a.k.a. Numbuh Three. And God help you if you mess with her plushies, [[Mama Bear|her loved ones, or Bradley]].▼
▲** Don't insult the Rainbow Monkeys in front of Kuki Sanban, a.k.a. Numbuh Three. And God help you if you mess with her plushies.
** Do NOT turn down Kuki's thermostat. EVER. Or lower her father Kani's, for that matter.
** As well as Numbuh 83, who, if you threaten to put her in a dark room, will beat up anyone around her.
** Do not threaten to harm [[Violently Protective Girlfriend|Kuki]] or [[Big Brother Instinct|Joey]] in front of Wallabee Beatles. Also,
** More subdued than the standard, but Numbuh 5 ''really'' hates [[Pungeon Master|Numbuh 2's awful puns]]. She also hates Numbuh 2 [[Clingy Jealous Girl|flirting with other girls]].
{{quote|'''Numbuh 5''': ''*pulls Numbuh 2 by his shirt*'' [[Tranquil Fury|Let's go]], [[Casanova Wannabe|lover boy]].}}
** Numbuh 86 has a hair-trigger temper to begin with, but use sexist language in front of her and she goes [[Up to Eleven]], as Numbuh 2 found out when he was channeling [[Raymond Chandler|Phillip Marlowe]]:
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:* Lizzie will get mad if her "Nigie" [[Woman Scorned|brushes her off]]. And don't think for a second [[Violently Protective Girlfriend|you can harm him, either]].
:* Do not tell [[Blondes Are Evil|Chad]] he wasn't the best KND operative, and don't overshadow him either. [[The Hero|Nigel/Numbuh One]] became his [[Arch Enemy]] due to this.
:* A plot point concerning [[Bigger Bad|Grandfather]]. Due to his [[Blue and Orange Morality|unconventional moral code]], he '''really''' hates [[Dirty Coward|cowards]]. Just ask [[Big Bad|Father]].
* The title character of the animated series ''[[Bounty Hamster]]'', a battle-hardened [[Bounty Hunter]] who happens to also be a small fluffy critter, develops [[Unstoppable Rage]] whenever anybody mentions how cute he is.
* ''[[South Park]]''
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** Sokka is usually a pretty laid back guy and nothing usually bothers him, but whatever you do, ABSOLUTELY DO NOT harm his sister Katara or his girlfriend Suki. Even if you're the Avatar.
** Also, Admiral Zhao's berserk button comes in the form of the most ''epic'' burn Aang has ever delivered:
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** Zuko's berserk button, particularly in the first season, seems to be any reference to his banishment, from anyone other than Iroh. He ''destroyed'' Zhao in an Agni Kai when Zhao mocked his scar and taunted him about not being able to go home. He also challenged Lieutenant Jee, who unknowingly hit a sore spot when he called Zuko out for his lack of respect... exactly what Ozai said before burning him.
* In ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', Tenzin's [[Berserk Button]] is invoking his mom, Katara, in an argument. Or his father, for that matter.
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** Much more seriously, telling Tarrlok that he's [[Not So Different|no different]] than [[Big Bad|Amon.]]
* ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]''; Bullwinkle J. Moose is one of the nicest guys in cartoon history, but if you hurt Rocky - like Boris did in the "Picayune Pot" storyline - he'll be after you like a man - er, moose - possessed.
* ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]''
** Megavolt ''really'' hates it when anyone calls him "Sparky".
** Threaten [[Papa Wolf|Darkwing's]] daughter, Gosalyn, and prepare to [[Let's Get Dangerous|get dangerous.]]
* Darkwing's bumbling neighbor Herb Muddlefoot is a pretty nice guy. Insult him? He'll let it slide. Humiliate him? He'll laugh it off. Disguise yourself as him and ruin his reputation? No big deal. But if you ''ever'' mock, libel, or disparage Quackerware, the line of products he has endorsed and sold for a living all his life, ''then'' he gets vicious.
* ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''
** Winnifred, a wannabe witch, gets violent when someone calls her "Freddie."
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*** Despite often putting out an attitude of indifference, Homer is actually quite sensitive. He even punched Lenny for no directly personal reason, due to a realization that many of his co-workers laugh at him earlier when at home. This form of mindless anger has often taken Homer into the territory of the [[Jerkass]], most notably in later seasons.
*** Bart's position as Homer's [[Berserk Button]] actually got him institutionalized in an early episode. When taking a Rorschach test, he flew into an angry rage when one of the blots oddly resembled "The Boy".
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'''Nurse:''' There actually is a Bart?! My God! }}
** Principal Skinner usually gets annoyed by Bart Simpson's antics, but the episode "Brother's Little Helper" shows just what happens when Bart presses Skinner's berserk button one time too many when he ended up flooding the entire schoolgrounds with a firehose and a gymnasium during a fire safety skit gone awry: He screamed Bart's name while witnessing Bart laughing during the aftermath, and approached him in a menacing manner. In fact, he ended up having to punch a clown-based punching bean in front of Bart's parents in order to calm himself down before addressing them for the parent teacher conference.
** Otto:
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'''Bart:''' He didn’t call you a bum. He called you a sponge.
'''Otto:''' SPONGE?! ''(punches wall)'' Does this look like something a sponge would do?! }}
** And don't ever harrass or harm Bart in any way around Marge. She won't even care if its '''''99% of Springfield's population''''', [[Mama Bear|do NOT fuck with Marge]].
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** Jack and Maddie Fenton may not be the most efficient ghost hunters around, and they're kind of oblivious in general. But if you '''ever''' try to hurt their kids, they WILL take you down.
* The air conditioner in ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]'' actually ''explodes'' when another character pointed out that it was "stuck in the wall."
* ''[[The Fairly
** Don't try to harm, capture, take or threaten Timmy Turner's fairy godparents. Timmy has magic on his side, and he uses it to beat your ass to Pluto and bounce off to the other side of the Universe to show he doesn't fuck around.
** ''Do not'' bring up March 15th in front of [[Evil Teacher|Crocker]]. Bad things have happened to him on that day...
** Wanda and Cosmo are extremely protective of Timmy and each other, though Wanda is more likely to show it. When Jorgan, the toughest fairy in the universe, threatened Timmy on one occasion, Wanda's hair burst into flames and she scared him! And as for Cosmo, when {{spoiler|the Destructinator}} threatened his family, he turned into Godzilla to pummel him into the ground.
* ''[[Hercules (
** In the series episode that's a crossover with ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', being called "Jerkules" seems to function as this for Hercules. "[[Never Heard That One Before|Everyone thinks they're so funny when they call me that, but it's]] [[Punctuated Pounding|Not! That! Funny!]]" Well, he was called "Jerkules" by bullies in the original film (presumably a lot), so it's not surprising that it pisses him off. It may also be the fact that they thought they made it up, unaware everyone else also called him that.
** Anybody that even [[You Got Spunk|implies]] that they'll harm Meg [[Beware the Nice Ones|should be prepared]] [[Offhand Backhand|for a lot of pain.]]
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** Don't ever call Wakko stupid or else you're in for a world of hurt. Ms. Flamiel learned this the hard way.
** And don't ever call Dot "Dottie" or else you'll die, although she is never seen doing this.
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** Two words: Katie Kaboom
** Pesto. "DAT'S IT!"
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** Perry the Platypus doesn't usually turn Dr. Doofenshmirtz over to the authorities because he enjoys foiling his plans. But in "Journey to the Center of Candace", when Doofenshmirtz builds a device that "will destroy anyone who can't make up their mind," Perry realizes that this will put Phineas and Ferb (who were earlier having difficulty deciding what to do today) in danger. He immediately attacks the doctor, handcuffs him to a pipe, and calls his boss to send reinforcements to arrest him. He may just be the family platypus, but don't mess with his kids, even indirectly.
** Doofenschmirtz has what may be his own Berserk Button in the form of his daughter Vanessa, as evidenced by the fate which befell a biker who attempted to pick her up.
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** Phineas once got angry at Candace for calling one of his and Ferb's plans "stupid". It only lasted about five seconds, but for Phineas that's pretty extreme.
** Isabella seems displeased whenever someone uses her [[Catch Phrase]], especially on Phineas. Obviously, she's perfectly fine when it's Phineas using it on her.
* ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]''
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** Ironic to say, in an episode called ''The Milky Waif'', Jerry has one. Tom found that out [[Too Dumb to Live|much TOO LATE]]: Tom was smacking Nibbles with a fly-swatter and when Jerry saw the red welt on poor Nibbles' behind, Jerry '''''[[Screaming Warrior|ROARED]]''''' [[Papa Wolf|before giving Tom]] a quality ass-beating.
* Serge the Seal Pup, of ''Aaagh!! It's the Mr. Hell Show!'', can be sent into psychotic fits by anything that reminds him of his parents' deaths. These are usually punctuated by his [[Catch Phrase]]:
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* [[Final Fight|Cody]] in the ''[[Street Fighter (animation)|Street Fighter]]'' cartoon [[Crossover]] episode, "Final Fight" doesn't seem to like it when "his" Jessica gets hurt. [[
** Mr. Big re-enacted the scene in the game when you finish him off... {{spoiler|plummeting from the broken window of his office EXCEPT [[Disney Death|his clothes got caught on a flagpole]] }}.
* ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]'' (and thus extending to the entire [[DCAU]]):
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* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]''
** The Riddler does not take it well when his henchman questions his sanity in "Riddler's Reform".
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'''Riddler: DON'T [[Big No|EVER]] CALL ME THAT!!!''' }}
** Also, [[Schmuck Bait|it is not wise]] to [[Captain Obvious|sexually harass Poison Ivy or Harley Quinn]]. Let's just say they tend to use [[Running Gag|big paddles]].
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** On ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated]]'', Velma gets angry enough to kick down two tombstones when she thinks Shaggy is trying to weasel out of going to the prom with her. In a later episode, Shaggy chooses being friends with Scooby over being Velma's boyfriend, causing Velma's Berserk Button to be pressed before she collapses into tears.
* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy|Ed, Edd n Eddy]]''
** Rolf does not take kindly to those who ridicule the customs of his homeland. "Son of a gun, you insult Rolf by denying the eels?!". Also, the mere mention or sight of wolves is enough to send him into a rampage.
** Ed is normally a happy-go-lucky [[Kindhearted Simpleton]], but in the episode "Little Ed Blue", his rage was such ''[[Bratty Half-Pint|Sarah]]'' steered clear of him. The cause? {{spoiler|A pebble in his shoe.}}
*** A much more serious one is harming his friends and little sister in front of him. He was willing to pummel Double D thinking he was attacking Sarah, {{spoiler|and the movie has him defeating [[Big Bad|Eddy's Brother]] by a steel door for [[Moral Event Horizon|beating up]] [[True Companions|Edd and Eddy]].}}
** [[Lovable Nerd|Edd]] also has a list. Don't break his ant farm, don't touch his hat, don't mess with his [[Neat Freak]] attitude and, above all else, don't play mean pranks on him.
** Do not steal the Kanker Sister's ship in a bottle, the resulting rampage was treated like a natural disaster. They also do not take kindly to someone (other than them) trying to beat up the Eds.
** Whatever you do, don't steal Plank from Johnny. ▼
** Never bully Jimmy in front of Sarah.
* ''[[Liberty's Kids]]''
** Do not insult the British Empire within hearing range of Sarah Phillips. Just don't.
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* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''
** Whatever you do, do not ''ever'' insult the state of Texas within Sandy's hearing range. SpongeBob and Patrick had to learn this the hard way.
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** Also,
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** And NOBODY CALLS HIM TUBBY!
** Nobody, and I mean no'''BODY''', pogo-dances with Patrick, but SpongeBob!
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** Silverbolt is very protective of his lady. Bring any harm to her and enjoy the next five minutes. That's all the time you'll have before getting utterly [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb stomped]].
* ''[[Ben 10]]''
** In the debatably canonical episode "Ben 10,000", Ben has grown up and had a son. Kevin picks up the [[Villain Ball]] and messes with said son. Cue vicious pounding by Ben-as-[[Attack of the 50
** Zombozo found out the hard way, regardless of series, do not hurt or threaten to hurt any member of the Tennyson family around Ben or Gwen (particularly Gwen around Ben and vice-versa) and you'll be lucky if they let you live.
** It's equally as bad to threaten or hurt Kevin around Gwen in ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'' or ''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien|Ben 10 Ultimate Alien]]''.
* It's a really bad idea to mess with, endanger, or -- possibly worst of all -- ''flirt'' with Lydia Deetz. [[Beetlejuice (animation)|Beetlejuice]] may be a lazy good-for-nothing, but you don't put a hand on the mortal he adores without paying a price.
* ''[[Invader Zim]]''
** Gaz is generally willing to leave people alone as long as they leave her to her video games and pizza. Otherwise she will stop at nothing to destroy you. Notably, she won't scream and yell like most of these examples -- she's far too ''[[Creepy Child|scary]]'' for that.
** Do NOT mention [[Santa Claus]] around Professor Membrane.
* Tony Stark from ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]'' has no mother, has lost his father, and as such is extremely protective of his friends, who he considers his adoptive family. Trying to hurt them has resulted in the normally calm genius outright trying to KILL the people responsible, and you'd better believe he can do it.
* One that can only be described as [[Rule of Funny]]: In ''[[Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers]]'', French words make one of the Beagle Boys angry... you know, in a story that takes place in France.
* ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]'' may be a wimp, and he may be a lousy barbarian, BUT NOBODY MESSES WITH HIS SISTER!
* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)|Dungeons and Dragons]]''
** This is also the berserk button of Bobby. You so much as ''look'' at Sheila crosswise and he'll clobber you.
** Ditto with Uni. Whenever she's threatened (which happens about once a show), Bobby goes into [[Unstoppable Rage|charging mode]] regardless of who/what the party is up against.
* ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''
** Never call Babs by her real name.
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'''Babs:''' Don't call me that! }}
** Never give Fifi's photograph to someone else. Never mistake her for a cat, either.
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* [[Donald Duck]], who's famous for his short fuse. Even [[Don Rosa]]'s "Life and Times of [[Disney Ducks Comic Universe|Scrooge McDuck]]" series showed his ''parents'' were both short-tempered, as well.
** Do not tell Hortense McDuck something is "men's work". She laid Teddy Roosevelt flat with one punch. Yes, '''''that''''' [[Teddy Roosevelt]].
* ''[[Freakazoid!]]''
** Gutierrez does ''not'' like being called a weenie.
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** Freakazoid himself is genuinely not interested in watches that can [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vgZgLBIfbQ turn beavers into gold].
* ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes|Jimmy Two Shoes]]'': Never, ''ever'', insist that [[Enfant Terrible|Heloise]] is "not so tough". You will pay.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''
** Fluttershy is a [[Shrinking Violet]] most of the time. But when her friends are in danger, she does things like [[Talking the Monster to Death|yell at a dragon until it breaks down crying]] or [[Death Glare|outstare]] a ''[[Taken for Granite|cockatrice]]''.
** Her other [[Berserk Button]] seems to be being ignored by animals. A night of this is enough to turn her from [[Friend to All Living Things]], to what the fans have [[Fan Nickname|affectionately dubbed,]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7fQSBC4Ids PsychoShy.]
** {{spoiler|Ironically, Fluttershy ends up ''triggering'' Discord's [[Berserk Button]]. She manages to beat his mind game, causing him to have a miniture [[Villainous Breakdown]].}} {{spoiler|This comes back to haunt him in Part Two, where the mere idea of Discord winning is enough for Fluttershy to reach rage enough to speed up to catch the still-brainwashed Rainbow Dash.}}
** If you make a Pinkie Promise, you better keep it, or else Pinkie Pie goes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSzNHxHKgxw berserk.]
* ''[[
** Dog turns from a happy-go-lucky scatterbrain to a flesh-hungry hellhound if you make the mistake of messing with his bones.
** {{spoiler|Rancid Rabbit}} in the episode "Let The Games Begin".
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** Also, it's best not to take her bass guitar.
** Jake seems to be Finn's berserk button. He flies into a rage whenever anything terrible seems to happen to Jake.
** Lemongrab is a LIVING berserk button. It's nearly impossible to say anything to him or do anything near him that won't result in one of his signature [[Freak-Out|freak-outs]].
* Owen from ''[[Total Drama Island]]'' has three of them.
** As [[Alpha Bitch|Heather]] learned, don't insult his girlfriend.
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** And as JACK THE FREAKING RIPPER learned, [[Papa Wolf|do NOT threaten his best friend]].
** And while we're at it, DO NOT mention Jose to Alejandro. Oh, and don't call him "Al", even though Cody tried to use it against him once and Owen calls him that because he can't say "Alejandro" right.
*** Owen is Alejandro's Berserk Button. Even worse is telling him that [[Unholy Matrimony|Heather]] isn't attractive. Jose learned this the hard way.
** Zoey, the usually calm and nice girl tried to kill Scott after he {{spoiler|eliminated Mike}}, but her true berserk button was shown when the medallion Mike gave her broke, even Cameron was shocked at Zoey's transformation
* ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]''. Three words: "IT'S A TOGA!!!!!"
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** If you're his alternate dimension clone, ''never'' make him skinny.
* [[Meaningful Name|The Grinch isn't exactly a nice person to begin with]], but as shown in ''[[The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat]]'', he definitely doesn't like being called Mr. Greenface.
* Raphael of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', as shown in the 2003 cartoon episode "April's Artifact", hates bugs. PERIOD. He even gets pushed too far when, not long after one of the hornets has slashed and paralyzed him for a while and he recovers from the paralysis not long afterwards, and says "[[
* While not true of the original series, in ''[[Voltron Force]]'' the fastest way to get Keith and Lance SERIOUSLY angry is to threaten Allura or put her in danger.
* ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]''
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** Qilby does not appreciate being called a traitor. {{spoiler|It's true, but he has such a huge [[It's All About Me]] complex that doesn't see it that way.}}
* After accidentally shooting and nearly killing Eliza, Broadway of ''[[Gargoyles]]'' considers guns his berserk button.
* In ''[[Filmation's Ghostbusters]]'', [[Big Bad| Prime Evil]] has a [[Hair-Trigger Temper]] to begin with, but one thing that ''really'' makes him angry is when Haunter calls him "Old Boy" or "Old Chap".
* ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' (Netflix version); Zach is proud to be a native of Boston, but ''never'' refer to it as "Beantown" in front of him.
* From ''[[Archer]]''; threaten or harm the protagonist's daughter A.J. and he will, as Farooq discovered the hard way, [[Papa Wolf| ''literally'' beat you to death]].
* In [[Ren and Stimpy]], Stimpy's stupidity is this to Ren despite the two being best friends.
** In the episode, "Lair of the Lummox," being a vegetarian can set any lummox off. The only known way to save yourself is to eat an entire bucket of lard.
* There are a lot of things that make Scrooge McDuck angry, including tax collectors, wastefulness, thieves, solicitors, and people who try to rip him off. ''However'', as shown in ''[[DuckTales (2017)|Ducktales]]'', his true rage is reserved for folks who gain his trust only to double cross him. ''That'' is something he will ''never'' forgive.
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