Villainous Breakdown/Web Comics
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- In the Sluggy Freelance story arc "That Which Redeems", Horribus becomes increasingly obsessed with catching Torg as the story progresses, to the point of jeopardizing his invasion of another world. By the end of the story, Horribus is curled up in the fetal position, gibbering about how Torg's behind everything wrong in his life.
- In It's Walky!, Sal has a series of these after the appointment of Linda Walkerton as the head of SEMME drives her to make a Face Heel Turn. This culminates in what amounts to a Villainous BSOD when her attempt to blow up the world using the Power Booster Rod is interrupted by the arrival of Danny, the only person left that she has enough feelings for to not be psychotic enough to kill. Prior to that, Sal's Villainous Breakdowns tended to not immediatly proceed her capture because she is super-strong, and so even thrashing about in a blind rage, she tends to beat people.
- Dr Merlot seemed to take news of Miss Clay's true identity rather badly.
- While his breakdown was just very hammy, Zola suffers the most dangerous variation. After she forfeits her chance to escape for another attempt to kill Agatha and fails, she takes a beating and it looks like she will be defeated rather anticlimatically. Then she decides that it is better to die with her foes than to lose, downs a vial of Psycho Serum and goes on a murderous rampage.
- Damien of El Goonish Shive has an absolutely EPIC breakdown when, during his battle with Omega Grace, he realizes that he was very likely created in a lab like Grace and her "brothers" (as opposed to his initial belief that he was a god that was summoned to this world), and ends up self-destructing in an attempt to kill Grace.
- Even more epic since he saw this as a twisted win/win. If he was a god, he would survive. If he wasn't, he didn't want to.
- I WILL NOT BE FOOLED!!
- WHO JUST STOLE MY KILLS?!?!? The Monster in the Darkness did it.
- Start of Darkness spoiler: Of all things, he also loses it shortly after turning into a lich, when he realizes that he can't taste coffee anymore.
- There are at least two characters from Kid Radd who seem to be likely candidates for this treatment, but the ultimate breakdown goes to somebody else. The Seer does not take holes in its omniscience very well. Not well at all.
- In The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob, the first time Bob beats Fructose Riboflavin, Riboflavin is disappointed but takes the defeat fairly gracefully. The second time, though, he collapses in tears, sobbing that he's been trying to conquer the Empire for centuries and he just can't do it-- and Bob proves himself a nice guy by trying to cheer the villain up.
- The Adventures of Dr. McNinja: King Radical hasn't been the same since he learned the doctor has the unicorn motorcycle Sparklelord.
- Bob and George: On learning that George could break the Author free
- Happens to Prescilla/Bonnie in Season 9 of Survivor Fan Characters after Cherman pulls out his recorder:
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Bonnie: WAIT ONE GODDAMN SECOND, YOU CUNTS! I DID NOT DO THIS FUCKING FAKE ACT FOR 39 DAYS JUST TO GET FUCKED OVER BY A JURY FULL OF GODDAMN BITTER BITCHES! I WAS THE ONLY PERSON PLAYING THIS FUCKING GAME ALL SEASON! AND I BETTER GET MY GODDAMN MONEY! I CONTROLLED FUCKING EVERYONE! I WAS THE MASTERMIND! I DID EVERYTHING! THIS WAS ALL ME; YOU BETTER GIVE ME WHAT I FUCKING DESERVE! |
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