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Line 42: And let's not forget what happened when some jackass mob dude, [[Ax Crazy\|Nicky Cavella]], aka. Mr. [[Too Dumb to Live]], dug up the remains of Frank's murdered family and urinated on them on them, successfully [[Incredibly Lame Pun\|pissing]] the Punisher off. [[Unstoppable Rage]] doesn't even ''begin'' to describe Frank's response. Lampshaded by a customer in a diner (that Frank is also at, unknown to him) who sees the news report: {{quote\|'''Customer:''' [[The Punisher\|That guy]] is gonna go fucking ''berserk.'' ''[next panel shows Frank sitting alone, staring at the TV screen, with a murderous look in his eye]''}} ::* Made all the "''[[Too Dumb to Live\|stranger]]"'' when it's what Nicky wanted. In "The Long Dark Night," Barracuda {{spoiler\|kidnaps the daughter Frank had with O'Brien.}} Frank proceeds to {{spoiler\|clip a car battery to Barracuda's testicles and shock him for an ''hour straight.''}} * Actually, that's what happened when he got the upper hand on him. When Frank first realizes that he {{spoiler\|has a daughter and that Barracuda is going to torture her to death}}, he blacks out. Frank has to piece the subsequent events back together by examining his injuries while in the hospital. Barracuda didn't come out much better. Line 59: He also has a ''very'' dim view of bad things happening to children, as the Sewer King [[Papa Wolf\|found out the hard way]]. {{quote\|'''Batman:''' I don't pass sentence. That's for the courts to decide. But this time, '''this time''', I am ''sorely'' tempted to do the job myself.}} :* If you kill a couple in front of their young child, Batman will 1.) Have a flashback and 2.) Hunt you down no matter where you go. And then 3.) '''''Make. You. Suffer.''''' Like you have never suffered before or, you will hope, since. ~~**~~: Then there's the [[Nightmare Fuel\|chilling scene]] in ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]'' in which Batman is subjected to watching the Joker torture and brainwash Tim Drake. Batman reacts with a fury that leaves no illusions to his intent. {{quote\|'''Batman:''' (To Joker) I'll break you in two.}} ~~**~~: One story deconstructed the "kill a couple in front of their young child" button. Batman was pursuing a criminal named Angel Lupo for murdering his pregnant sister. While on the run, Lupo shot and killed a couple in front of their son leaving the boy in a state of shock. Batman has the usual flashback and is hellbent on bringing Lupo to justice. Then it's revealed that {{spoiler\|Angel had nothing to do with the first murder. His ''girlfriend'' (without his knowledge) had his sister killed in order to free him of the responsibility of caring for his sister. Not that it matters, since the baby's father (the ''Ventriloquist'') guns down Lupo in a fit of misdirected vengeance.}} Then it turns out that {{spoiler\|Lupo didn't kill the boy's parents either -- the ''boy'' shot and killed his own parents and Lupo just happened to be nearby when it happened. Batman's Berserk Button made him pursue a man who, while still a career criminal, didn't commit any of the murders in the story and led him astray from the real killers.}} {{quote\|'''Batman:''' Everything I've done in the past three nights, I've been doing for the wrong little boy.}} ~~**~~: Another story had the same button be ruthlessly exploited by [[Not-So-Harmless Villain\|Penguin]], who's been occasionally shown to be [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] when it comes to the Batfamily, and quite able to pull off [[Batman Gambit\|Batman Gambits]] against the [[Trope Namer]]. : [[The Joker]] himself will become crazier than usual if you make a joke he finds bad or unfunny. Especially if you have the nerve to try and [[Don't Explain the Joke\|explain it]] to him afterwards. : Don't hurt his kids. Particularly Dick Grayson. He will find you, and you will hurt. * Don't call ''[[Barb Wire]]'' "babe." * Hunter Rose and Argent were essentially ''each other's'' Berserk Buttons in ''[[Grendel]]''. Virtually everything and anything either one said or did to the other would set him off. Line 128: * Bats in ''[[Mouse Guard]]'' will absolutely ''flip out'' if it's suggested they aren't trustworthy. According to their own version of history, they were rejected by both sides in the war between land animals and birds due to be considered untrustworthy for no better reason than their appearance, and the fact that others continue to distrust them is an ''extreme'' racial sore spot. * [[Star Wars\|Boba Fett]] is the consummate professional: he never makes jobs personal and never allows emotions to enter the mix. Jodo Kast crossed the line by impersonating him and cashing in on his rep, but even then Fett was cold and professional about taking him out. However, when he finally incapacitated the upstart and removed his helmet during the events of ''Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction'', he utterly lost his cool. Why? Because Kast was ''no one.'' He wasn't anyone Fett recognized and he definitely wasn't a Mandalorian--he didn't deserve the armor, he hadn't earned the right to wear it...he just used it because he thought it looked cool. It was a disgusting insult to Fett's heritage, and one of the only times in his adult life where he showed anger. * This dialogue between [[Spider-Man]] and two cops in one story reveals what [[X-Men\|The Juggernaut's]] Berserk Button is: {{quote\|'''First cop:''' Spider-Man?? ''You're'' the "big bad guy"? '''Spidey:''' Uh... You must mean the guy behind me! '''Second cop:''' Move it, fella, before we run you in! '''Spidey:''' Okay, but whatever you do, ''don't'' call him stupid! ''(Cops turn around as Spidey webs off.)'' '''First cop:''' Don't call ''who'' stupid? '''Juggernaut''' ''(from off-panel)'': '''Who you callin' "stupid"?''' '''Second cop:''' [[This Is Gonna Suck\| Oh, cripes]]...}} * Most [[X-Men]] fans know that [[Storm]]'s [[Weaksauce Weakness]] is [[Claustrophobia]], and a lot of villains know it too. ''But'' any villain who tries to take advantage of this (by say, locking her in a closet or cramped cell) had best make certain the restraints are capable of holding a [[Physical Goddess]] ''and'' have a reliable escape route, because the rage and raw power she has been shown to use on anyone who tries it is comparable to that of [[Dark Phoenix Saga\|the Dark Phoenix]], and that is [[Not Hyperbole]]. * ''[[Ghost Rider]]'' villain Lucifer; ''do not'' call him "Mehpisto", got it? "Satan" and "Prince of Darkness" are both okay, but he is ''not'' Mephisto, that is someone else entirely and they are not even distantly related. {{tropesubpagefooter}}