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** Harm a single hair on Corrine Bertrand's head OR his sister's head, and Caleb Zukov will show up with his demon's-blood based magic and a Desert Eagle to make you terribly sorry about it.
* ''Can't Get You Out Of My Head'' has Joker, who takes a very, very dim view of implicating him in something that he didn't do. as he put it:
{{quote| "There isn't enough room in this town for me and somebody who would do a thing like that, and they're going to be the ones to go. I am going to find whoever did this, expose them, and clear my name. And then I'm going to teach them the error of their ways. Over several days. With a dull knife dipped in iodine, so it really hurts and so they don't get an infection and die before I want them to."}}
* In one ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'' [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2344822/2/Destinys_Pawn_Leviathan fanfic], Saul Karath isolates Carth while his Dark Jedi honor guard interrogates {{spoiler|Revan}} and Bastila. After trying the [[We Can Rule Together]] tactic (which fails miserably), he proceeds to test every [[Berserk Button]] Carth has. [[Papa Wolf|Carth holds it together pretty well, until Karath mentions what he plans on doing to Mission]]...
* It's a bad idea to mess with the members of [[Troper Works/The Private Diary Of Elizabeth Quatermain|Elizabeth Quatermain]]'s [[Nakama]], because the rest of them will make sure you regret it. And it's a very bad idea to mess with Elizabeth herself, because Skinner might not let you ''live'' to regret it.
* In ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1234810/1/bPath_b_of_bChaos_b_Ascension_of_Supremacy Path of Chaos: Ascension of Supremacy]'', don't you dare harm Ranma's mother. This can apply to 90% of ''[[Ranma ½]]'' fics, but this one [[Up to Eleven|takes the cake]].
** While fighting the Justice League (not as ridiculous as it sounds) Superman gets a little too over zealous with his laser vision and shoots Ranma's mother, {{spoiler|Tokimi}}, in the back. Ranma goes into a rage and destroys [[No Kill Like Overkill|"the west and north quadrants of the universe".]]
*** Luckily the Lantern Corp send the future Green Lantern back to warn them and they manage to stop superman in time.
* In [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/849822 Shadow Crystal Mage's] ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''/''[[Green Lantern]]'' [[Mega Crossover]] fic ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130624045300/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6095074/01/Takamachi_Nanoha_of_2814 Takamachi Nanoha of 2814]'', the fact that [[Pluto Is Expendable|Pluto is no longer a planet]] really sets off [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Pluto]], causing her to go into a [[Berserker Rage]]. It's very effective when the Wolkenritter show up...
* ''[[Fan Fic/They Just Dont Care Anymore|They Just DontDon't Care Anymore]]'': If you value your life, you [[It Makes Sense in Context|won't ever confuse Air Raid for a Canadian chick]], or ask [[Playing with Fire|Inferno what beats napalm]].
* In the ''[[Disgaea]]'' fanfic ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6984913/1/Disgaea_Jewel_of_the_gods Disgaea Jewel of the gods]'' Laharl has quite a few of them. Including:
** Being called short.
** Someone saying there's a person stronger then him (Or Calling him weak in general)
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** Trying to kill Etna and Flonne.
** {{spoiler|Saying that being an overlord means killing the weak.}}
*** As with canon, do NOT''not'' call Etna (Oror Flonne, though not shown yet) flat chested. And don't look at her panties either. Epic, and Mao, respectivley, learned this the hard way.
* There are some things you don't do in ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]''. You do not threaten any of Kyon's friends. Last time that happened, he dangled the person responsible out a window by the ankle and proceeded to put him through a [[Humiliation Conga]] {{spoiler|for trying to shove poor Tsuruya off that same window}}. Similarly, threaten Kyon's life, and Haruhi will kill you. The only reason she didn't kill the criminals responsible for {{spoiler|Kyon's shooting}} was because Koizumi convinced her that Kyon wouldn't want her to.
* [[Troper Works/Code Geass R Flames Raiser|Maftie Ciel Raza]] has a very very VERY dim view anyone who kills his fellow pilots. Even [[Ace Pilot|Suzaku]] found that out the hard way... and the Nero Lancelot is based on the older Conquest model and not on the newer Albion...
* [[Fan Fic/Irya Sheen Ace Attorney|Irya]] gets rather noticeably angry when called a child.
* [[The Life After Death Trilogy|Otto and Robin Octavius.]] Do not threaten their adopted daughter Mouse. Just... don't. If you're lucky, Otto will rip you to shreds with the help of four sentient, pissed off metal tentacles. If you're not lucky... Robin Goodfellow gets to 'play' with you.
* In ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4599507/1/Tales_of_a_Warrior Tales of a Warrior]'', a ''[[Warcraft]]'' fanfic, its safe to say that as of chapter five you should never, ''ever'' threaten Ayuri when Keleria is around. The 'berserk' is complete with [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] and [[Laughing Mad]].
* ''[[Company 0051]]'' has the [[The Captain]] of the eponymous Company. Basic inspection shows him as a calm, collected leader. Question how he runs the place, though, [[It Got Worse|and he'll retaliate...]]
* Amongst ''[[Touhou]]'' fans, a lot of portrayals of [[Ninja Maid|Sakuya]] have her react [[Knife Nut|incredibly violently]] if anyone implies that she pads her bra, or even writing or ''thinking'' the word "pads". She also doesn't like people who sleep on the job, which is bad news for [[The Slacker|Meiling]].
** None of this, however, comes close to what she'll do to you if you mess with her ''ojou-sama'', as Yukari found out in ''[[Koumajou Densetsu]] II''
** Patchouli likes to [[Throw the Book At Them]] on occasion in the fighting games, but as ''[[Touhou Musou Kakyou]]'' demonstrates it's ''not'' a good idea to do the same to her. When Aya does this accidentally, it sets up a ''big'' throwdown between her and Reimu.
** Calling [[Time Abyss|Yukari]] any variation of "old hag" is a good way to be sucked into one of her gaps. [[Touhou/Memes|She's 17]], after all.
** Very few things can piss [[Cute Ghost Girl|Yuyuko]] off, but two things, according to fanworks, will do it: interrupting her meal may get you put through a wall, but stealing her food will make her go Hollow on you.
* In ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' fanon, Louis likes pills a ''lot''. Stealing his pills, or even having pills when he doesn't, will drive him into a frenzy.
* Rei in ''[[Shinji and Warhammer 40 K (Fanfic)|Shinji and Warhammer 40 KWarhammer40K]]'' is for the most part as non-threatening as she is in [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|the source material]], but she takes her self-appointed protection of Shinji ''very'' seriously, with his kidnapping being the first time [[Apocalypse Maiden|Apocalypse Rei]] was unleashed.
* Scott from ''[[The Sibling Rivalries of Scottand Penelope|The Sibling Rivalries of Scott and Penelope]]'' goes absolutely berserk if you even DARE call him "Scotty".
* [[Slayers|Lina]] in ''[[Blood That Flows]]'' is pretty calm most of the time. Doing anything to harm her daughter, or her future adopted daughter, or even her daughter's friends however, is a quick way to [[Retired Badass|bring her out of retirement]] and show you all new ways to feel pain. To date, she took on a Mazoku Lord while being injured, another one while being pregnant, nearly ripped a Gold Dragon and her sister a new one and committed genocide on a criminal organization, the last one because they attacked her husband.
* Don't tease [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Tails]] in ''[[Journey Into Darkness]]'' about Cosmo's death if you know whats good for you, Shadow learned this the hard way.
** In fact, Tails seeing Shadow in general pushes his beserk button.
* Go ahead, burn Meciel's silk sheets. Then run.{{context}}
** From the same fanfic series, Harry gets violent very fast when people insult Meciel.
* One warning for readers of the ''[[Tamers Forever Series]]'': Do not, under ''any'' circumstances, put someone Takato cares about in danger, or he will '''''end''''' you.
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** Rika's [[Berserk Button]] is triggered when {{spoiler|1=a swarm of Kurisarimon and [DarkScubamon] torture Takato almost to death}}.
* The ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' fanfic series ''The [[Elemental Chess Trilogy]]'' has all the same [[Berserk Button|berserk buttons]] as the original canon. In addition, though, some others come up. Don't endanger Ling's friends, his people, or his little sister. Don't mistreat women in the vicinity of Alex Louis Armstrong (or, as shown in a flashback, Roy Mustang). Don't mess with the members of Team Mustang if you don't want to feel the wrath of the rest of that Nakama. And ''pray for deliverance'' if you're caught red-handed having something to do with the disappearance and possible murder of Riza Mustang, because if her husband doesn't incinerate you (and that's a really big if), their friends ''will.''
* Wheatley in the ''[[Portal 2]]'' fanfic ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6953776/1/Test_Of_Humanity Test Of Humanity]'' still hates being called a "moron". However, it's also a '''very''' bad idea to say he's anything like the HAL 9000 or [[G La DOSGLaDOS]]. And, whatever you do, don't you dare hurt {{spoiler|Chell}} or imply that he can't feel love because he's not really human. He may be a [[Gentle Giant]] cyborg in the fic, but he won't hesitate to punch you in the eye {{spoiler|As [[G La DOSGLaDOS]] found out}} if you so much as harm one hair on the {{spoiler|girl he loves}}.
* Speaking of things you just shouldn't say, [[Better Living Through Science and Ponies|don't ever insult background character Ditzy Doo's child]] and expect to get away with it; she doesn't mind the mocking nickname 'Derpy Hooves' but dissing her foal will just lead to her helping Chell wreck you.
* ''[[Progress]]'': Don't break Luna's glasses. Just don't. Also don't threaten anypony under her protection.
* ''[[Past Sins]]'': [[Happily Adopted|Nyx loves Twilight.]] [[Mama Bear|Twilight loves Nyx.]] Both wield magical power unmatched by anypony save, perhaps, [[Physical God|Celestia and Luna.]] Do the math.
* From The Doctors and the Nurses They Adore Me So, hurting the Joker's dog is bad for ''everyone''.
* Doubled in the ''[[Blood Plus+]]'' fanfic [[Nobility]] has Anjou's initial fight with Nathalie. {{spoiler|Nathalie goes berserk because Forrest ripped a few strands of her hair out. She kills him, which sets off Anjou's berserk button.}}
* ''[[Hunting the Unicorn (Fanfic)|Hunting the Unicorn]]:'' If you mess with Kurt, Blaine will not hesitate to pick a fight with you. If you hurt ''Blaine,'' the Warblers will want to rip your kneecaps out. And if you {{spoiler|sleep with [[The Jailbait Wait|sixteen-year-old]] Blaine, break up with him, and then string him along for weeks--''without correcting his notion that [[Sex Equals Love]]''--}}then his brother will threaten to burn you alive.
** Kurt doesn't take {{spoiler|Blaine's kidnapping}} very well.
* Harm an animal, or one of the others, around Paul in ''[[With Strings Attached]]'' and he may quite violently stop being an [[Actual Pacifist]]... though he has such a horror of hurting anyone that it's not too hard to talk him down.
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* ''[[Rise of the Galeforces]]'': Whatever you do, do '''NOT''' [[Taxonomic Term Confusion|call]] [[Adventurer Archaeologist|Adam]] [[I Am Not Weasel|a]] [[Somewhere a Paleontologist Is Crying|"dinosaur."]] The only reason the one person who ever made that mistake and lived got away with it was that she used the term by accident and in passing (not to mention that she was his [[Annoying Younger Sibling|sister]]), but use that insult deliberately and ''ESPECIALLY'' to his '''[[Shmuck Bait|FACE]],''' and you'd best be saying goodbye to your balls, because this young [[Ptero-Soarer]] is gonna '''''[[Let's Get Dangerous|SLICE THEM INTO TINY LITTLE PIECES.]]'''''
** And while we're at it, it's probably not a good idea to call [[The Incredibles|Dash]] a [[Eats Babies|"morsel"]] either... {{spoiler|as Velociripper finds out the ''[[Shock and Awe|hard]]'' way.}}
* ''[[The Vinyl Scratch Tapes (Fanfic)|The Vinyl Scratch Tapes]]'': If you mess with one of Octavia's friends, she will beat the crap out of you. If you mess with Octavia, Vinyl will call you a jerk, go out of her way to humiliate you, and then have ''security'' ({{spoiler|the Diamond Dogs}}) beat the crap out of you.
* Yoko in ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Blue Moon]]'' cannot stand destruction of property and is often set off ranting about it... like the time she walked up to the [[Monster of the Week]] in the middle of a battle and lectured it about the mess it made. Oh, and you might not want to remind Kainatrol of her [[Cain and Abel|sister]] unless you know what you're doing.
* Two different villains in ''[[A Growing Affection]]'', while fighting Naruto and Hinata together, decide it would be easier to take out Hinata and fight Naruto alone. [[Curb Stomp Battle|They were wrong.]]
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* In ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6335808/1/The_Wizard_in_the_Shadows The Wizard in the Shadows]'', if you hurt someone Harry cares about, he will burn you until there is nothing left, hit you with lightning bolts that vaporised a Mumak (and that was a secondary effect), or use the Cruciatus curse {{spoiler|in fairness, he had just found Sirius who Saruman had been torturing for the last seven years}} on you repeatedly.
** Ginny has the [[Violently Protective Girlfriend]] thing going on with Harry (not that he can't fight for himself). When {{spoiler|he dies temporarily}}, she destroys most of Mordor's army (by channelling some sort of higher power), utterly destroying the physical forms of three of the Nazgul.
* Eri, Shiki's best friend, in ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' fanfic, ''[[Eris Game (Fanfic)|Eri's Game]]'' has one when she will attacking anyone who tries to hurt or insult Shiki. The beating with {{spoiler|Beat, who is a Reaper}} really does it.
* ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Dragon]]'': The man in black does not like being called a "super spade" simply because he acts like a stereotypical Mexican even though he isn't Mexican in any sense of the word. Go ahead, call him that [[Rule of Three|three times]]. He'll go batshit on the poor sap who's unlucky enough that the third instance of that phrase in a single episode comes out of his mouth.
* Hurting or nearly killing [[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command|Buzz Lightyear's]] [[For Good|adopted sis]] is ''not'' a good idea, even if you're the [[Evil Overlord|EVIL Emperor]] [[Arch Enemy|Zurg.]] [[The Captain|Captain Lightyear]] takes his role as a [[Big Brother Mentor|big brother]] ''[[Big Brother Instinct|very]]'' [[Big Brother Instinct|seriously.]]
* Don't mess with [[Sherlock Holmes]] or [[The Watson|Dr. Watson]]. Seriously, don't. If you hurt one of them, the other one ''will'' come after you, and it won't be pretty. And, for the love of heaven, do ''not'' beg [[Deadly Doctor|Watson]] for mercy if you played a part in Holmes's long-term imprisonment. [[Deliver Us from Evil Series|You will probably end up dead.]]
* In the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] fanfic/alternate history, ''[https://www.wattpad.com/263701872-cruising-for-a-jobbing Cruising for a Jobbing]'', Charlotte makes the mistake and trashed talk about Anna's [[ABBA| namesake]] on social media. Many of the other wrestlers were upset with Charlotte breaking the [[Never Speak Ill of the Dead]] clause.
* In ''[[Final Stand of Death]]'', it's best never to make chainsaw noises towards Spur or face her wrath.
** It also pays to never put your "part" on Redd, just go ask [[Frankenstein's Monster]] that one.
 
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