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When a nice, normal character suddenly goes into a rage, you've hit their [[Berserk Button]].
* If you don't want "The Murray" from the [[Sly Cooper]] series to floss his teeth with your spine, NEVER hurt his friends.
** DO NOT tell Dimitri his suit sucks. EVER.
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** Atton doesn't take it well when people try to [[Mind Rape|get inside his head.]]
** Don't bring up Taris in front of Juhani. If you have to, be prepared to remember the Jedi Code in order to cool her off. Likewise, you're better off not talking about the Genocide of Cathar...
** And Mission does ''not'' want to be treated like some helpless kid. Seeing as she's a nubile, pretty Twi'lek female that fended for herself in one of the worst [[Wretched Hive
** When it comes to Zaalbar, you can {{spoiler|kill his father, and abet Czerka's slaving operations on his homeworld... if you're evil}}, but don't threaten Mission unless you want a large, pissed-off Wookiee charging you, and to hell with the life debt. {{spoiler|If you are a bastard and force him to kill her, he will make an attempt to kill you on the Star Forge}}.
** If you ''suggest'' that Canderous is a coward, make peace with The Force beforehand.
** You also probably want to avoid mentioning Carth's wife in front of him. Or Admiral Karath.
* ''[[The Force Unleashed]]'': Never, EVER attempt to harm Juno Eclipse. Ever. Starkiller will find you and do his level best to reduce you to your constituent subatomic particles. Some examples of his speech after {{spoiler|Vader Force-Pushes Juno out of a window and she appears dead}}:
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YOU WILL ''DIE'' WHERE YOU STAND!!!! }}
* Don't call Gary in ''[[Bully (
** While he doesn't completely flip a shit, he still overreacts.
* In the first chapter of the [[Neverwinter Nights]] mod The Bastard of Kosigan, the player character gets really, really pissed off when any Germans mix up France and Burgundy. Bigger and more justifiable examples occur in the third and fourth chapters, when {{spoiler|someone digs up your mother's grave looking for [[MacGuffin|a sword]]}} and when {{spoiler|[[Plotline Death|Alex dies]]}}, respectively.
* Endermen from [[Minecraft]] are normally passive unless you look directly at them, which seems to make them fly into a murderous rage.
* Jin Saotome from ''[[Cyberbots:
* Flonne from ''[[Disgaea]]'', while usually ''[[Trope Namer|the]]'' [[Love Freak]], is unusually loud when someone points out that [[Pettanko|she's flat]]. But the closest she actually came to Berserk was when an Captain Gordon, '''Defender of Earth!''' called her a villainess: She immediately went from "let's talk" to "let's kick his sorry butt".
** That being said, when Etna's assets (or rather, [[Pettanko|her lack of them]]) are pointed out, she tends to go right past "loud" and straight to "murderously violent." Rozalin got to [[Hopeless Boss Fight|learn this the hard way]].
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*** Also don't mess his hair; it took him all morning to get it just the way he wanted it.
** Vyers the Dark Adonis doesn't take kindly to being referred to as "Mid-Boss".
** Harming or threatening to harm Adell's family or friends is a good way to get yourself a few broken bones. If you're lucky.
** [[Disgaea 4:
** From another work of [[Nippon Ichi]], ''[[La Pucelle Tactics]]'', do NOT mess with Croix's [[Papa Wolf|girl]] or he'll [[Super-Powered Evil Side|flip out]] and crush your skull in, slowly, while you beg for mercy.
* The Big Daddies of ''[[
** [[Mad Artist|Sander Cohen]] has a few of these buttons. Harm his art, interrupt his music, even ''doubt'' him (or, as the player found, be ''suspected'' of doubting him) and you better be ready for [[Ax Crazy|a face full of fire]].
** [[Deadly Doctor|Dr. Steinman]] will horrifically mutilate you if you don't fit his standard of beauty. Though considering he views himself as "the Picasso of Surgery", everyone probably qualifies.
* Dr. Neurosis from ''[[Brain Dead 13]]''. Don't call him "average." Just don't.
* ''[[
** Do not take Sten's sword. You and everyone within reach will die.
** Do not suggest or imply that Orlais isn't a country full of murderous bastards out to destroy everything while Loghain is within earshot. Your death will not be pleasant.
** Do not threaten the [[Player Character|Warden's]] family. It will end badly for you.
* ''[[
** Do not mess with [[Dragon Age 2|Hawke's]] family. [[
** Do not threaten mages or imply support for the Chantry while Anders is nearby. [[Unstoppable Rage|Just don't.]]
** Do not call Fenris a slave unless you wish to see your innards up close and in person.
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** Likewise, don't kill Orsino's fellow mages. He'll throw his principles out the window and use everything to crush you.
** Also don't take a Qunari holy relic, if you don't want them to spend a decade looking for you and, when they don't find you, take over ''a city''.
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* ''[[Dragon Age|Dragon Age Inquisition]]'': Do not call [[Lovable Rogue| Sera]] "Elfie" unless you want an arrow in the face.
* ''[[
** Raine, despite her normally rather cynical and sensible behaviour, has archaeological mania. Woe betide anyone who disparages or harms any ruins in her presence.
** It is usually a very, very, very '''bad''' idea to intentionally harm [[Chosen One|Colette]] if [[The Hero|Lloyd]] is present.
** Or to speak ill of Lloyd's mother Anna.
** In the same game, if you call Cruxis's leader, [[Big Bad|Lord Yggdrasil]]{{spoiler|Mithos,yes, the one from the Kharlan war}} and you were not one of his old, OLD companions, prepare to get brutally killed by a ball of mana. {{spoiler|Just look at what happened to Pronyma.}}
** And, as Kvar found out the hard way, do NOT refer to humans as "inferior beings" when Kratos is around. {{spoiler|Kratos' rage was fueled even further when Kvar insulted his dead wife, Anna.}}
**** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvb2c2c_gsA This is why you do not refer to humans as 'Inferior Beings' in front of Kratos.]
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** Speaking of Terra, don't threaten the survivors at Mobliz. It won't end well, [[Mama Bear|especially if she feels she's the only one who can protect them.]]
* ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'': Do ''NOT'' harm or threaten to harm Marlene within range of Barret. It just might be the last thing you ever do.
* ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'': Machina and Al Bhed are initially [[Berserk Button
** Killing Auron's old friend is a good way to get him enraged, as seen in this optional line of dialogue in the fight against {{spoiler|Seymour Natus}}:
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** Unless you have a death wish (or are already dead), don't imply that you killed Kimahri's tribe. OR try to harm Yuna when he's around.
** Rikku apparently can't stand people who just blindly follow Yevon's teachings without thinking for themselves, as shown when she chews Wakka out for it shortly after her (proper) introduction. Also, hurting Yuna is a good way to get her mad.
** Even Yuna has one, though it depends somewhat on interpretation - don't say the summoner's pilgrimage is useless or that there's no point to it. Even though she didn't get that angry when it was mentioned, that could just be because it was Tidus who said it - the implication is that if it had been anyone else, Yuna's reaction would have been a bit more severe. Also, NEVER insult her guardians.
* Princess Ashe of ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' was given an audience with their gods the Occuria. The leader of the Occuria was delighted enough that their chosen had come for her tasks: to become their new Dynast-King and to destroy, Venat, an Occuria who did not agree to their plans for Ivalice. The leader maintained an eloquent and neutral tone when speaking to her, but when Ashe questions the task to destroy Venat, the leader's tone of voice changed so much viewers can feel the spite and anger the Occuria have towards Venat. To add to the effect, the calming background music changed into something tense and dark.
** Vaan also completely lost it when confronted by the man who {{spoiler|he thought}} had killed his big brother, Reks. Ashe shared this one since her father's death., though unlike Vaan's "rattling the prison in a fit of rage", she contented herself with a [[Death Glare]] and an [[Armour Piercing Slap]]. {{spoiler|The ''real'' killer inspired similar ire from them both, although in this case it was intentional.}}
* In ''[[
** Try to harm a Pokemon Trainer with a Gardevoir. I dare you. Just warning you, don't get fooled with the "cute girl" looks.
* Kornell goes nuts and breaks out of a trap in ''[[
* CJ from ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]: San Andreas'' reacts very badly to being called a 'bustah'. Badly enough that the game goes to pot whenever someone does...
** Also, do not talk smack about his sister Kendl or threaten her in any way. In the "Deconstruction" mission, when he heard about how a bunch of construction workers were calling Kendl a hooker, C.J. paid a visit to the construction site, thoroughly trashed the place, and, just to top things off, trapped the boss of the place in an outhouse, dumped him in a hole, and ''[[Buried Alive|buried him alive]] in cement''. [[Disproportionate Retribution|Damn. Just damn]].
* ''[[Mega Man X]]'': Resistance member Steelheart Massimo has a bit of an idol issue. Never speak poorly of his predecessor sharing the same name. Especially do not call him "weak", "feeble", or mock tearing him apart while saying "rrrriiiiiiipppppp". You will be thrown through a wall... if you're lucky.
** To put it into perspective, the Reploid that decided to do this was the massive Triceratops-based Silver Horn, who's twice as tall as Massimo and built like a tank. He got sent flying across the room and onto his ass with one blow.
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** The memory of your insulting him will not wash away, either. {{spoiler|A copy Reploid impersonating Silver Horn appears in the obligatory Mega Man [[Boss Rush]]. Massimo treats him as if he was the real deal, stating his intent to take the guy out.}}
** ''[[Rock Man 4 Minus Infinity]]'': Pharaoh Man gets pretty upset when you destroy the statues in his pyramid, and later ''blasts Mega Man through the roof of the pyramid'' when he destroys a coffin.
* [[Oh Crap|Nobody]] [[Precision F-Strike|FUCKS]] [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|with]] [[Unstoppable Rage|my]] [[Grand Theft Auto IV|family.]]
* [[The World Ends With You
** [[Schmuck Bait|Okay!]] DAISUKENOJO BITO!
*** You've just been whacked to death with [[Improbable Weapon User|a skateboard.]]
**** "BWAAAAGHHH!"
* [[
** Insulting Dynaheir or Khalid ({{spoiler|especially after either's storyline death}}) is a good way to forfeit your life.
** Minsc has an ''actual'' berserk button - as in, there's a button you can click to send him into a berserk rage. He also goes postal if whoever he's adopted as his "witch" in the second game gets killed. (In both these cases, it's a good idea to hide most of your party on the other side of a locked door, since Minsc in berserk mode has a somewhat overactive target acquisition sensor.)
* The whole point of ''[[Postal]] 2'' is that the protagonist, an average, down-on-his-luck citizen of a simple little town can go on a mass-murdering rampage while performing boring, menial tasks that try their hardest to frustrate him. The catch is that the player can choose to do so or not.
* In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'''s Subspace Emissary Adventure Mode, the plot diverges slightly based on player action in the first stage, which determines which of the game's [[Everything's Better
** The latter is ''confirmed'' in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
* Barbatos Goetia in ''[[
* The Witch in ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' is the most passive enemy in the game, not attacking until you shine a flashlight on her, bump into her or do anything to disturb the woman. She then promptly stands up, annihilates the person responsible, before bursting into tears and shrieking as she runs away from the survivors.
* Welkin Gunther, [[Valkyria Chronicles]]' resident [[Nice Guy]] has one when {{spoiler|he found out that Faldio shot and nearly killed Alicia}}.
* [[The Neverhood|Do]] ''[[The Neverhood|not]]'' [[The Neverhood|mess with Bil's teddy bear.]]
* Fujimura Taiga in ''[[Fate/stay
** Also, [[Big Eater|Saber]] has a tendency to go into [[Tranquil Fury]] over [[Big Eater|badly made food.]]
*** Even worse is when she gets no food at all. The mere SUGGESTION of skipping a meal caused her to nearly beat Shirou to death.
** Shirou himself has one in regards to his family and loved ones, Taiga especially. When {{spoiler|Shinji}} doesn't just harm her but then proceeds to mock her attempts at resistance, it causes Shirou to flip out in a manner that heavily resembles [[Tsukihime|Shiki Tohno.]]
* If you are in ''[[Half-Life]] 2'', threaten any member of the Vance family and you'll have to answer to Dog. Dog is a giant robot built like a gorilla. He throws cars at people he doesn't like. He rides [[Humongous Mecha|Striders]] like bulls and tears off their heads. He certainly won't be intimidated by ''you''.
* ''[[
** [[Fan Nickname|HWG]] seems to have several berserk buttons, actually. According to [[Its All There in the Manual|his bio]], anyone who disturbs his calm demeanor is likely to be [[Made of Plasticine|torn limb from limb]], and violence in general changes him from [[Gentle Giant]] to [[Psycho for Hire]].
** [[Nerf Now|And don't kill his]] [http://nerfnow.com/comic/12 medic.]
** Also, never tell the Soldier that he isn't technically a real soldier. He would even kill his best friend over it. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180304040211/http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/06.htm
* [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic and gang]] do have things that tick them off. We haven't seen ''exactly'' what will send Sonic over the edge, but harming any of his friends is close enough. Erazor Djinn got three screamin' strikes; [A] he killed Shahra when she sacrificed herself for Sonic's sake, [B] he continually disrespected Sonic (calling him a ''rat'' was the tip of the iceberg), and [C] his [[A God Am I|goal]] would encompass the real world if left alone. Suffice it to say [[And I Must Scream|he didn't end well]].
** Tails looks up to Sonic a lot, as anyone can attest to. When Eggman [[No One Could Survive That|shot Sonic into space]] after [[Evil Gloating|gloating]] [[Out
*** A smaller one, but Rouge found out the hard way that Tails does not like it when people flirt with him.
** Whatever you do, NEVER harm [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Shadow's]] friends. Doing so causes his wrath to become genocidal, which humanity learned in Sonic Adventure 2 and what the Black Arms learned the hard way in [[Shadow the Hedgehog]] (Black Doom's actions set off the chain of events that resulted in Maria's death) in one of his [[
** Do NOT tell [[Stalker
*** And whatever you do, do not attempt to kill him in front of her. She has a [[Death Glare]] that can paralyze a psyker; if that doesn't get the point across, she'll use her hammer instead.
* ''[[First Encounter Assault Recon]]'': "They took away her babies." For Alma, ''that'' Berserk Button ''never'' got [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|unstuck]].
* Narcis Prince in ''Super Punch Out!!'' admires his face a ton. If you even punch his beautiful face once, he'll get pissed off and will become more aggressive with his attacks. His berserk button is turned off if you manage to knock him down.
** Aran Ryan will go berserk on you if you hit him with a super punch...however, this also presents an opportunity to trap him in a loop that leads to a guaranteed TKO.
** In the Wii ''[[Punch
** In the [[Wii Ware]] game, Doc Louis's ''[[Punch
** 3 obvious berserk buttons were pressed by beating Don Flamingo, Super Macho Man & Mr. Sandman. Don tore up a poster of Little Mac before lifting weights. Super Macho Man put a Little Mac poster on the punching bag he was using after seeing his babes, paparazzi & other media start surrounding Little Mac. Mr. Sandman.....well just ask the RUBLE OF THE BUILDING that he destroyed with his BARE DAMN HANDS after he saw Little Mac's facial poster on it!
* Do not refer to ''[[Suikoden I]]'''s Ronnie Bell as "Giant Woman." She will beat your ass to a bloody pulp.
* Cirno, ''[[Touhou]]'''s resident [[The Ditz|ditzy]] ice fairy, reacts rather badly to anyone who calls her an idiot (she is, after all, [[
** Mystia, the "night sparrow" youkai, gets frightened or angry when someone talks about grilled/fried chicken around her.
** Tenshi reacts rather badly to anyone belittling her abilities, which involve beam spamming and Earth-based attacks.
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** [[Green Thumb|Yuuka Kazami]] is incredibly old and powerful even by Gensoukyou standards, but is more concerned with her flowers than fighting, and takes pride in being civil and courteous. Those who mess with her flowers, however, have a tendency to ''never be seen again''.
** The fandom in general has one in the form of the question "What anime is this?" It's because they hear it ''all the damned time'', and most are rather sick of having to explain things over and over again.
* ''[[
** Do ''not'' open a mass relay without knowing where it leads first. The Council... ''frowns'' upon such shenanigans.
** Kaidan Alenko may be one of the most mild-mannered Marines in the Alliance, but don't threaten his girlfriend. Bad idea.
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** Endangering the Migrant Fleet while Tali's around is a good way to get a shotgun to the face.
** Feel like getting a bullet (or several) to the chest? How about you try to threaten Miranda's sister?
** If Mordin finds out that you're [[Playing
** Don't hurt someone close to Liara, ''[[Undying Loyalty|especially Shepard]]''. For example, the Shadow Broker tried to {{spoiler|sell Shepard's body to the Collectors}}. [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|Liara tore through the Shadow Broker's men to recover it.]] She even hits the Shadow Broker's own [[Berserk Button]] by {{spoiler|speculating that he was taken from his homeworld by a trophy hunter who wanted a slave...or a pet}}.
** You may also wish to avoid even suggesting that Grunt is not a true krogan, unless you like walking around without a head.
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** Go on... {{spoiler|separate rachni offspring from their mother}}...I dare ya.
** While you're at it, why not [[Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?|ruin the millenia-in-the-making plan]] of an [[Cool Ship|awesomely powerful]], [[Eldritch Abomination|ominicidal]] Space Cthulhu. See what he does...
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** [[Badass|And, for the love of God]], [[Papa Wolf|don't hurt anyone in Shepard's crew.]] [[Mama Bear|You]] ''[[Mama Bear|will]]'' [[Mama Bear|regret it.]] {{spoiler|Kai Leng}} [[Karmic Death|learns this one]] [[Impaled
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* In ''Jericho'', don't call Billie "Wilhelmina." ONLY HER FATHER CALLS HER WILHELMINA.
** Also, don't damage Cole's computer. Cole does have a subversion of this as well, though. Ask her about maths, and she calms right down.
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** He also reacts poorly to messing with his stamp collection in ''DotT'', because it's his therapy for the hamster incident.
* In ''[[Wet]]'', the main trigger for [[Dark Action Girl|Rubi]]'s Rage Mode is getting blood on her face. When that happens, it's ''not going to be pretty'' for anyone in her general vicinity.
* Aww, isn't [[The Legend of Zelda
* In ''[[Okami]]'', Susano spends most of the game being (if often hilariously) useless. But when [[Orochi]] tries to eat his girlfriend...
* In ''[[Backyard Sports]]'', Maria Luna says she is like this whenever Kimmy Eckman destroys her pony dolls.
* Warning: Activating [[World of Warcraft|Mimiron]]'s lab's [[Self-Destruct Mechanism]] makes him angry. You won't like him when he's angry. (You may on the other hand like his loot.)
** And destroying XT-002's [[Morality Chip|Heart]] is generally foolish as well.
* NO ONE rejects [[Henry Hatsworth in
* In the ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]'' series, if you don't wanna by hated and / or severly maimed, avoid '''at all costs''' pressing the following Berserk Buttons with the following people:
** [[The Ace|Shiori Fujisaki]]: Telling her she's sexy (she doesn't want to be seen as a sex object).
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** [[Culture Clash|Kotoko]] [[Tsundere|Minaduki]]: Talking or showing her anything related foreign culture, especially curry (she's passionate about traditional Japanese culture). Also, doing anything that could hurt her best friend Hikari.
** [[Tomboy|Homura Akai]]: [[Japanese Honorifics|Calling her with the wrong honorifics]], AND calling the school headmaster "Kazumi-chan" (she's best friends with him, and she wants to be the only one to call him like this).
** Wataru Hibiya: Calling him "bouzu" or "kouzu" (aka "kid"
** [[Hot for Student|Ikkaku Amanohashi]]: Calling him "oochan" (aka "gramps").
* In ''[[
** Sophia Robelingue: [[Daddy's Girl|Do not talk ill of her father]], or prepare for an [[Armor-Piercing Slap]].
** Linda Zakroid: [[Rags to Riches|Do not call her a "nouveau riche."]] {{spoiler|She's an hard worker, and want people to respect her for it}}.
** Lesley Lopicana: [[Big Brother Instinct|Doing anything that could hurt]] [[Token
** Gene Petromolla: [[Friend to All Living Things|Do not do anything that could hurt animals or nature]]. Especially since she's a [[Badass]] with a formidable [[Megaton Punch]].
** Carol Palecki: [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Pulling her a prank with slugs]]. [[Unwinnable|She'll straight away break]] [[Lost Forever|all ties with you if you do so]].
** Johan Elites: Telling him he's [[Momma's Boy|a Mother]][[Oedipus Complex|Con]]. [[No
* Do not, I repeat DO NOT steal [[Kirby]]'s food. He will go on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] throughout the whole dream land and devour/beat up everything in his way.
* The [[Starfish Aliens|Orz]] in ''[[Star Control]]'' will get angry and attack you for asking too much about {{spoiler|the Androsynth}}.
** '''Orz captain''': Nnnggggaaaahhhhh!!!!!! It is *dancing*!!!!
* Never try to steal from the shopkeeper's in the game called ''[[Spelunky]]''. [[Izchaks Wrath|They can kick your ass]] - in spite of their age. This is an obvious example of the fact they are [[Made of Iron]].
* If you kill [[
* [[Prototype (
** To put it into perspective, Alex is a nigh-indestructible murderer/terrorist/monster with Lovecraftian powers, who spends his time fighting [[Eldritch Abomination|Eldritch]] horrors. He can kill everyone within certain radius, take down tanks with his bare hands, throw cars off the Empire State Building, kick helicopters out of the sky, and {{spoiler|survive a nuclear explosion to the face}}. So... yeah. Don't touch his sister.
** The kicker is that {{spoiler|Dana Mercer isn't actually his sister. The real Alex Mercer didn't give a shit about Dana, and died after [[Complete Monster|releasing a deadly virus in a crowded station, thus killing millions of people, out of spite]], and said virus ended up reanimating his body. In other words, [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|a virus reanimating a corpse cares more about Mercer's sister]] [[Humans Are
* ''[[Assassin's Creed
** The same can be said of [[Assassin's Creed II
*** ''Revelations'' had {{spoiler|Prince Ahmet}} threaten {{spoiler|Ezio's girlfriend Sofia Sartor}}, who Ezio had fallen for, and compound it with the death of {{spoiler|Yusuf Tazim during the abduction of Sofia}}... a terrible idea.
* Within the limits of a child friendly game, [[Spyro the Dragon]] tends to get rather vicious if [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=663_KUa4HRQ you hurt his friends in front of him.]
** Likewise Mega Man Geo-Omega from [[Mega Man Star Force]] is the same way as Hollow found out the hard way when he tricked Harp Note to turn against Geo-Omega and then again in when Joker decided to [[Buffy-Speak|datafy]] Luna in the third game. Needless to say the result wasn't pretty.
** It is a bad idea to try to hurt Lan in the presence of Mega Man.EXE as the darkloids found out the hard way as he rips Shademan.EXE to shreds and then then he tries to strangle his dark counterpart.
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* Don't endanger the city of London, don't threaten to harm innocent people, don't mess with Luke Triton and ''do not'' abduct Flora Reinhold. [[Professor Layton]] may seem harmless, but he's also a [[Memetic Badass]] for a reason, and he becomes quite the relentless [[Determinator]] if anyone poses a threat to his city, his neighbors, his apprentice or his daughter.
** Also, though it's a bit milder than the above, don't call Professor Layton a detective. He is a professor of archaeology.
* From ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'', Steven Heck's [[Crazy Awesome|a pretty fun guy]], and plenty friendly for a highly talented super-spy. Still, ''don't'' call him "Steve". [[Kill It
** And for ''god's sake'' don't make him think you took his keys. Even if you didn't do it, he'll tie you up, beat the crap out of you, possibly make you ''drink laundry detergent'', and then when that's not enough, he ''might'' decide to implicate you in the assassination of a world leader to take heat off another he may like more. Poor Wen.
** Conrad Marburg despises unprofessionalism. By taking advantage of this (and doing some research) Mike can actually goad Marburg into fighting to the death rather than simply retreating.
** Albatross is quite sensitive about anything to do with his bodyguard Sis. Asking questions will tick him off and {{spoiler|killing her will put Mike on his shitlist.}}
* [[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]] Whatever you do, do ''not'' let yourself get caught posing as Raikov by Volgin, or else he will give you hell to pay before torturing you, or attack you even faster than before.
* [[Dead Or Alive 4]] Do ''not'' gleefully reveal that you killed Helena Douglas' mother with Helena as the target to Helena's face.
* When [[Kingdom Hearts|Lexaeus]] says "Don't mock me," he ''means'' it.
* ''[[Dead Rising 2]]'' has a host of psychopaths, same as the original game. One of them is the tamer of the casino's ''tiger'', a mentally handicapped man named Ted. When captured by Ted, Chuck tries to talk his way out of it, but makes the mistake of saying they should take things "nice and ''slow''." An unfortunate choice of words that ruins any chance of peaceful solutions.
* ''[[Rosenkreuzstilette]]'' has Zorne Sepperin, who is willing to mop the floor with anyone who hits her [[Berserk Button]] by either calling her a [[Baka]] or messing with Father.
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'''Zorne''': What!? Who are you calling an idiot!? Damn it! I won't let you get away with that! }}
** Zorne will even go berserk on anyone who has defeated Trau, accusing them of brainwashing her.
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** Whatever you do, don't humiliate Zorne, unless you want her close friend Trauare Wrede to come at you with her Chaos Spear Leviathan and "seal that impudent mouth of yours once and for all."
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** Also, there's Grolla Seyfarth, who will stop at nothing to bathe Grollschwert's blade in the blood of anyone who presses her [[Berserk Button]] in any way. For example, if her friend Sichte has already been defeated, Grolla threatens to cut Tia down as punishment for Sichte's defeat.
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'''Lilli''': Hey! Tia's doing what she thinks is right! The Empire's got nothing to do with it!
'''Spiritia''': Grolla, I'm not siding with the Empire. Even so, there's got to be a better way to make everyone happy...
'''Grolla''': Silence, traitor! Grollschwert's blade shall be bathed in your blood! }}
*** Also, Grolla's [[Berserk Button]] gets pressed when {{spoiler|Iris reveals that she arranged for her father to disrupt her grandfather's peaceful slumber by resurrecting him as [[The Grim Reaper]].}}
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** In Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert, Tia's [[Berserk Button]] gets pressed when Grolla speaks of killing {{spoiler|Iris}}.
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'''Grolla''': Hmph. I knew it would come to this. I have always desired a serious match with you. This may just be the perfect opportunity.
'''Spiritia''': I won't let anyone hurt {{spoiler|Iris}}... and I don't want you carrying that sin! I'll stop you if it takes everything I've got!
'''Grolla''': So be it. Come at me with all you have, Spiritia! }}
** Telling from her quote in her profile, Dolis Warmind doesn't take too well to being called small.
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** {{spoiler|Iris reacts rather badly when Grolla says, "I don't care if [[A God Am I|you're a God]], a human, or even an insect -- I will rip you apart just the same."}}
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*** {{spoiler|Iris}} also doesn't take too well to any interference with her plans.
** Rink Refraktia also has a [[Berserk Button]] that will be pressed if anyone threatens her twin sister Lecht in any way, leading her to stop at nothing to remove the threat.
* {{spoiler|[[Fire Emblem|Nino's]] [[Berserk Button]] gets pressed when Sonia gleefully admits in front of her that she killed her parents before adopting her.}}
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* Sol Badguy in ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' has one particular [[Berserk Button]]: '''That Man'''.
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** May also has a [[Berserk Button]] that can be pressed when someone messes with any of her crewmates, especially if it's Johnny.
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'''May''': [[This Is Unforgivable!|I'll never forgive you! Never!!!]] }}
*** And again for May? Don't be bald. She hates baldies so much that she'd attack any bald person in sight.
** Similarly, Dizzy has her own [[Berserk Button]] as well, as shown in her win quote against Venom. Threatening her friends at the May Ship is not good for your health unless you want some butt-whoopin' from her and her guardian wings Undine and Necro.
* Several characters from ''[[
** Don't be Noel Vermillion in front of Jin Kisaragi (both from ''[[
** Speaking of Noel, whatever you do, don't insult her small bosom or call her stupid, or she'll blast you to smithereens.
*** When Noel accidentally extracts a boobytrapped memory of Terumi from Tsubaki's head - and figures he orchestrated their conflict - she was seriously angry at him from that moment onward. {{spoiler|Sadly, [[All According to Plan|that's what he wanted]].}}
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*** Tsubaki ends ''Continuum Shift'' {{spoiler|[[Brainwashed and Crazy]] courtesy Terumi and Phantom}}. If that particular detail gets out or, worse, she dies, there will be blood{{spoiler|<ref>that's ''four'' people emotionally invested in ''one'' girl</ref>}}. Still worth it, buckos?
** Carl's winquote against Hakumen: "Don't call my sister Nirvana." Also:
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*** Also it's the best interest to not be a manipulating, self-serving adult in front of Carl (unless you're Bang or Litchi, and they're generally not). Or better yet, ''don't be [[Abusive Parents|Relius Clover]]''.
** In Rachel's Gag Reel, Noel, Litchi, and Kokonoe flip out when Luna, one of Platinum the Trinity's personalities, calls them old hags.
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'''Kokonoe''': Oh, I better not have heard what I just think I heard!
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** On the subject of Rachel, you ''will'' treat her with respect. Unless your plot armor is particularly thick, attacking her is prone to getting smacked around by an umbrella or thoroughly electrocuted... in the best possible cases. If she attempts to summon Valkenhayn in response or he's already on site after you hurt her, then save yourself a world of pain and ''kill yourself now''.
** And that brings us to Hazama. He isn't too keen on others lying to him or implying they're toying with him. However, he is known to have a sizable [[Chessmaster]] complex (with the [[Spanner in
** For Arakune, please don't mention about Kokonoe or how 'inferior' he is in front of him. Dude's already crazy to begin with, those two things dials his craziness [[Up to Eleven]].
** Surprisingly, even a kind and compassionate one like Litchi has one, although it wasn't so much 'Berserk' but more like 'Driven-To-Rant' button. Attempting to sway her from saving Arakune is one thing, flat out telling that it's stupid and worthless is enough for her to drop whatever niceness she had and start attacking you.
** Earlier, [[Running Gag|being Jin Kisaragi]] <ref>Why is 'Being X' is a common [[Berserk Button]] in the [[
** And as of Kokonoe, her [[Berserk Button]] are either belittling science under magic, [[Overly Long Gag|being Terumi]] or even worse, implying that they're going to claim the frag of Terumi's head, she won't have it, [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You|she had to be the one doing the frag]], [[Nuke'Em|even if she has to resort to nukes]].
* Even ''[[
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** When fighting against the fifth lord of Chaos, Wolfwing, when his HP starts to bottom out and therefore a message appears saying "Wolfwing goes berserk! End this before he ends you!" it means you've pressed his [[Berserk Button]], and his attacks will be dished out twice as fast as usual.
** The same goes for the eighth lord of Chaos, Tibicenas, when his HP drops low enough and a message appears saying "Tibicenas goes berserk! Kill him quickly!"
** Maximilian Lionfang doesn't approve of the Great Truce between Good and Evil because - yep, you guessed it - he doesn't take too well to Evil.
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*** Lionfang ends up on the wrong end of this trope when, in his second appearance, he {{spoiler|burns down the Frostval gifts meant for the people of Lore in a major [[Kick the Dog]] moment}}, putting the hero into [[This Is Unforgivable!]] mode.
** Mess with Andre Jr., Andre the giant's giant son, especially by putting him to sleep with a knock-out potion, and you've hit Andre's [[Berserk Button]] and he'll therefore stop at nothing to crush you into dust. That is, until you can beat up all of his body parts and grab the key from his giant necklace.
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* This is a key element of demon conversations in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' games. Making wrongful conversation choices can cause the demon to do anything from ending the conversation, to [[Rage Quit|leaving in disgust]], to outright getting a free attack.
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''. Sora is usually the [[Love Freak|Friendship Freak]] of the series, but you do '''not''' harm his [[Love Interest]] Kairi unless you have a death wish.
** Terra and Aqua have the same button - namely, trying to hurt their friends. {{spoiler|It's not just villains who can trigger it in Terra's case, as Master Eraqus could attest.}}
* In ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', if you kill Cook-Cook's favorite brahmin, Queenie, he goes in a frenzy and starts attacking everybody.
** In the Old World Blues DLC, Dr. 0 despises Mr. House and anything designed by RobCo, which includes your Pip-Boy. You can even find [[Dartboard of Hate|a picture of House with knives stabbed all over it]] in his house in Higgs Village.
* ''[[Rule of Rose]]'': Hurt Jennifer's loyal [[Canine Companion]] Brown and you'll regret it. And this from a girl who, until this point, used to faint over the smallest things.
* [[Donkey Kong]] will show no mercy to those who are stupid enough to steal his Banana Hoard, just ask K. Rool and more recently the Tikis.
* Threaten [[Ace Attorney|Phoenix Wright's]] loved ones and you are in for a world of hurt. Nearly invincible scary German prosecutors and {{spoiler|[[Complete Monster]] actors with possible split personalities}} beware- YOU ARE DOOMED.
* May God have mercy on the souls of any ETs who [[Duke Nukem Forever
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* In ''[[
* In ''[[Battlefield
* Survival tip: Don't threaten [[Ratchet and Clank|Ratchet's]] home planet of Veldin. Just trust me on this one. Other dictators didn't and got metric tons of RYNO missiles thrown at them. This is not something you want to happen to you. Just... leave the place alone. Seriously. Insulting Veldin is also unwise, especially when Drek referred to it as a "pathetic lump" that "no one will miss."
** See that [[Robot Buddy|tiny robot]]? That's Clank. He's [[Heterosexual Life Partners|very important]] to Ratchet. For your own safety, do ''not'' attempt to harm the tiny robot.
* In the ''[[Command
* [[Edutainment Game]] ''[[Eagle Eye Mysteries|Eagle Eye Mysteries in London]]'' gives us Nigel Eagle, who'll chow down on fish and chips at every opportunity, plays cricket like any English chap, and is usually very cheery and chummy. He will not, however, take it very well if you cheat at chess, which he considers a royal game.
* Luigi from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' has one: ''Don't'' make fun of his mustache, ''don't'' call him a pushover, and, if you value your life, DO NOT call him a pushover and make fun of his mustache. The only person who dared to do both was a psychotic jester who could warp time and space. His [[Never Say "Die"|game is over]].
** Luigi was the one person in the party who DIDN'T help end his game, for obvious reasons.
** And don't harm or kidnap his brother. Sure, he didn't ''show'' any anger, but he hunted down and captured a small army of Boos including their King, dooming them to be trapped in a small space for all eternity, when they kidnapped Mario.
* Never betray the [[Saints Row|Boss]], you can be an undercover cop or a snitch. But try to betray the Boss and you will not live to regret it.
** For that matter, don't think of touching any Saints lieutenants or their friends either. The Boss thrives on [[Disproportionate Retribution]], which drives much of the plot of ''[[Saints Row 2]]''.
* Despite [[God of War (
** Ghost of Sparta gave us a third: {{spoiler|killing his long lost brother in front of him. You almost feel bad for Thanatos...}}
* While Mitsunari of ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' is always some form of pissed off, insulting his precious Lord Hideyoshi, allying with Ieyasu or worse, the act of betraying him redirects all of his rage towards ''you'' for the moment before going back to Ieyasu.
* If you hurt Dimitri of ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops
* Don't bring up the Mexicantown Massacre in front of [[Deus Ex: Human Revolution
* As a well known berserk button instory, everyone in ''[[
* San Oko, the track team captain from ''[[
* [[Red Dead Redemption]]: You can push around John Marston all you want, push around men while John Marston is present, but do NOT and I mean ''do NOT'' threaten John Marston's family or a defenseless woman. He ''will not'' hesitate to put a bullet in your skull for that woman's sake.
* [[
* In one cutscene in [[
* [[Fatal Fury|Mai]] [[The King of Fighters|Shiranui]] is mostly a [[Stripperiffic]] yet rather friendly [[Genki Girl]], but there are three things that absolutely set her off.
** One, if she asks you where her beloved Andy Bogard is, do NOT give her an answer that doesn't sound like his whereabouts, for she is most devoted to Andy ever since she was a child. (Not even his older brother Terry can get away with that one.)
** Second: do NOT mock or question [[Ms. Fanservice|her clothes]] [[Stripperiffic|or lack thereof]] in any way. Even if you merely ''insinuate'' that she shall change her looks, Mai will take it VERY badly. ([[Hilarity Ensues|Actually, do it, since]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|it will ALWAYS bring up the hilarity]])
** Third (and arguably the biggest of them all): don't you ever '''''dare''''' question her position as [[Yamato Nadeshiko|the number 1 Japanese woman]], since she takes HUGE pride in her own worth and insinuating that she can't do something or win a fight will have her go [[Hot
* Similarly, never remind [[The King of Fighters|Kyo Kusanagi]] that he didn't finish highschool. And obviously, neither be Iori Yagami, nor harm his friends and partners.
** And don't tell Kula Diamond that she's [[Just a Kid]], either.
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* While Ryu from [[Street Fighter]] isn't exactly a social person, he ''does'' have close friends and allies, '''who are not to be harmed in front of him.''' Seeing Bison injure {{spoiler|Sakura}} in ''Alpha 3'' was a trigger strong ewnough to {{spoiler|snap Ryu out of a [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] state}}, and Crimson Viper found this out the hard way as well in ''The Ties That Bind''.
** Similarly, you do NOT harm children in front of one [[Mama Bear|Chun-Li.]] Specially pre-teen or teenage girls. Witnessing the horrible effect that {{spoiler|Bison's brainwashing brought to Cammy and the Dolls}} in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'' and having one of her adopted daughters kidnapped in ''Third Strike'' sent this [[Action Girl]] in an utter '''rage'''.
** Also, if you harm '''any''' of [[Amazon Brigade|the Dolls]]
** Please don't be a threat to the security of either Hong Kong or Shanghai. Neither Yun nor Yang will have mercy on you.
*** And if you ''are'' Yun and/or Yang, don't leave home without telling [[Tsundere|Hou]][[Hot
** Vega will go absolutely BATSHIT if his beautiful face is ever touched, double if you '''damage''' it, and '''triple''' [[Effeminate Misogynistic Guy|if the one who damaged it was a young woman]]. In the Animated Movie, Vega threatens to kill Chun-Li after she repels his attacks and rearranges his face with her foot. In the comics, he goes straight into kill mode when Eliza (then Ken's fiancé) so much as slaps him in the face (she's not a fighter like Chun-Li). If it wasn't for Ken arriving just in time, she'd be torn to shreds.
** Are you dumb enough to mock/question El Fuerte's [[Cool Mask]]? Or his cooking skills? Or his idol Rainbow Mika? Um, he may be a [[Joke Character]], but it doesn't mean he won't try hurting you with [[Lethal Joke Character|a certain "infinite combo"]]...
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** And in the case of Adon... '''don't be Sagat'''.
* Earlier in ''[[Persona 4]]'', Kanji Tatsumi doesn't take being called "strange"
* In ''[[
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