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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~Taniguchi_2415_229~~Taniguchi 2415 229.jpg\|link=Lucky Star ~~(Anime)~~\|~~right~~frame\| You made me climb Mt. Fuji for this, [[Rant -Inducing Slight\|AND YOU SAY IT'S TOO WARM FOR YOU?!]]]] {{quote\|''"Beware the fury of a patient man."''\|'''John Dryden'''}} ~~<!-- %% -->~~ ~~<!-- %%One quote per page please. The others can go on the quotes page. -->~~ ~~<!-- %% -->~~ Sometimes, trying to [[Break the Cutie]] can have consequences. Sometimes, the nicest person in the story gets pushed to the limit of what they can take. And the results? Are ''not'' pretty. The sweeter, gentler, more polite, more peaceful, and overall [[Nice Guy\|nicer]] a character is, the worse it will be for whomever is in the vicinity when they're subjected to one too many rounds of [[Break the Cutie]], or [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]], a [[Rant -Inducing Slight]], or hitting their [[Berserk Button]] or [[Rage Breaking Point]]. What was once a sweet and nice individual suddenly ''snaps'' and becomes something far worse than the [[Big Bad]] could have expected. It's called [[Unstoppable Rage]] for a reason, you know. Things get even worse if they're a [[Technical Pacifist]], and worse still if they're an [[Actual Pacifist]], since outright villains will only ''kill'' you. If a sweet, gentle soul snaps, [[Fate Worse Than Death\|all you can do is pray for a ~~[[A Fate Worse Than Death\|~~quick death]]. This is also why pushing the [[Gentle Giant]] too far is generally a bad idea, and why [[Teach Him Anger\|Teaching Him Anger]] is a ''suicidal'' idea. To an extent [[Truth in Television]] - [~~http://en.~~[wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Deferred_gratification~~:Deferred gratification\|deferring gratification]] with regards to expressing one's anger tends to lead to the end result being... [[Curb Stomp Battle\|less than pretty]]. Also, it's generally more frightening when a more mellow person starts acting up because it's so unexpected. See also [[Good Is Not Soft]], when a normally nice character realizes that nice will not get things done in a situation. They can coincide, if the realization and the outrage are triggered at the same time. The results are quite similar if they [[Madden Into Misanthropy]], the difference being the new misanthrope isn't so much a violent dynamo as a care free [[Jerkass]]. This is not to be confused with a character being a [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]. While the latter trope's 'nice' image is usually just a facade for their genuinely callous personality, [['''Beware the Nice Ones]]''' involves a genuinely nice character submitting to a rare act of malice. Repeated subjection of a nice character to this trope, though, may result in [[Flanderization\|Flanderizing]] them to such a degree that it's impossible to tell the difference. The polar opposite of [[Is This What Anger Feels Like?]]. Subtropes included [[Let's Get Dangerous]], [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]], [[Minored in Asskicking]], [[The So -Called Coward]], and [[~~Whos~~Who's Laughing Now?]]. Compare [[Yandere]], [[Cute and Psycho]], [[Mama Bear]], [[Killer Rabbit]], [[Did You Think I Can't Feel?]] [[~~Action~~Badass Santa]], [[Rage Breaking Point]]. A [[This Means War]] declaration may be delivered as a result of it. For a common aftermath of this trope, see [[Cruel Mercy]]. Compare/contrast [[Knight Templar]]. Compare [[Beware the ~~Quiet Ones\|Beware The~~ Quiet Ones]] if they are known for their silence more than their kindness. Compare [[Beware the Silly Ones]] when they're known for clowning around. 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