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{{quote|''"I'm '''always''' pissed off."''|'''[[The Punisher]]''', ''Dark Wolverine #89''}}
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A character with a hair-trigger temper flies into a rage at the slightest provocation. Masters of [[Disproportionate Retribution]], they react explosively to the slightest annoyance. Unlike someone with a [[Berserk Button]], who is generally calm unless their specific button is pressed, characters with a hair-trigger temper can be set off by ''anything''. This makes them far less predictable -- and far more dangerous to any poor sod who doesn't know what they're dealing with.
Characters with a hair-trigger temper are generally grumpy to everybody, but they usually have a favorite victim for their rampages -- often a [[Naive Newcomer]] who doesn't understand ''how'' they keep managing to offend the guy. This can be harmful to the victim's health -- while heroic characters generally restrain themselves to verbal abuse, [[Anti
Some of these characters are sufferers of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent_explosive_disorder Intermittent Explosive Disorder], a mood disorder characterized by disproportionate and often extreme levels of anger. Others deliberately act this way because they want to bully and intimidate others or are spoiling for a fight. The very worst of them have [[Ax Crazy|even worse problems]] than poor anger management.
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Compare [[Drama Queen]] (who acts dramatic at the drop of a hat).
Contrast [[Extreme Doormat]] (who will not respond angrily to ''anything''), [[Passive
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* Ryoga from ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma ½]]'' can often be this way if he ever finds someone insulting Akane.
{{quote| '''Ryoga''': "NO MAN SHALL INSULT AKANE'S LEGS!"}}
** Akane Tendo can sometimes come off as this around Ranma Saotome, mainly in the earlier parts of the anime and manga. At least one [[Dark Fic]]
* Daigo Ikari from ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' will always get angry when someone mentioned Ojou High School or White Knights (the football team) in bad light; the problem is that every time he hears anything, he always quick to ''assume the worst''.
** This leads to a running gag that Ikari never actually gets to play in a game until the second time Oujou plays Daimon, at least a dozen games into their season. The reason is because he always attacks someone and gets himself ejected before the game even starts. His teammates try to prevent this by ''binding him with chains''. It doesn't work.
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