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** Shakuntala is a beautiful princess who is so nice she is adored by her maids and every man is in love with her. She is also capable of killing men with her bare hands and does it on one occasion.
** Rajiv Sanga though a prince, is an amiable teenager who is nice to everyone, even a stable boy. He is also fanatically protective of his siblings and on one occasion he manages to kill three trained soldiers with a pickaxe and shovel.
* ''Farmer Boy'' by Laura Ingalls Wilder. A [[Gang of Bullies]] was wanting to give the teacher [[Curb Stomp Battle|a one-sided beatdown]] like they did with the other teachers before him, killing one of them. Those boys from Hardscrabble Hill didn't think that ''one [[Badass Teacher|teacher]]'' was [[Crazy Prepared|ready for them]], and handed out a ''literal'' ass-whipping... courtesy of a blacksnake ox-whip with a
* [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[Carrie]]'', who on top of all the abuse heaped on her [[All of the Other Reindeer|at school]] and [[Abusive Parents|by her mother]], has [[Break the Cutie|one too many things go wrong]] on prom night, and thus goes on a killing spree.
** [[Stephen King]] excels at this trope; ''[[Cujo]]'' was another example, and Jack Torrance (though he did have a history) in ''[[The Shining]]''.
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** Despite all that Harry went through he is still a nice guy, just don't call his deceased Mom a bitch or you will end up like his aunt Marge.
*** And when Harry finds out how horribly the Carrows treated their students, and witnesses one Carrow spit on Professor he cares about, he [[Batman Grabs a Gun]] and fires one [[Agony Beam|Cruciatus bullet]] at each offender.
** [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|Neville]]. Just...[[Took a Level in Badass|Neville]].{{who}}
** And let's not forget that [[Eccentric Mentor|Dumbledore]] is about the nicest old professor you could hope to meet as well as being [[Old Master|the single most powerful wizard on Earth]].
** Hagrid is a [[Gentle Giant]] until you insult Albus Dumbledore or threaten someone he cares about. Then he becomes a [[Nigh Invulnerable]] half-giant who can concuss ordinary men with a single blow.
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