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When a nice, normal character suddenly goes into a rage, you've hit his [[Berserk Button]].

 

* Even [[Superman]] has his berserk button, often accompanied by a [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]], best exemplified in ''[[Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?]]'':

{{quote|'''Lightning Lord:''' Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! Want to buy yourself some time, Kryptonian? Why not throw me the woman, so I can fry her the way I fried your other girlfriend?

* 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.

 

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