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* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: While escaping from a bank heist gone sour, a couple of robbers gun down anyone who gets in their way. One of the robbers spots a certain pimp he knows who was notoriously cruel to his prostitutes and recently managed to beat the rap for murdering one of them; [[Even Evil Has Standards|figuring this is as good a time as any for revenge]], he takes aim and shoots him.
 
See also [[Kick the Dog]], [[Take That, Scrappy!]], [[Asshole Victim]] (especially when the Son Of A Bitch in question ends up dead), [[Even Evil Has Standards]]. Compare with [[Alas, Poor Scrappy]], [[Poke the Poodle]], and [[Designated Villain]]. Also compare—but do not confuse—with [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]].
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*** Better yet, a ''female'' dark elf, where he offers to rape you on the spot.
* In ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]'', [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|King Zeppel]] of Mardra is constantly pursuing gaining magical might by any means; prior to your arrival, he used what power he'd already amassed to completely [[Curb Stomp Battle|decimate]] the neighboring kingdom of Raguraz. However, said kingdom was responsible for his [[Start of Darkness]], as they previously conquered Mardra and his Captain of the Guard {{spoiler|threw Zeppel's best friend Lucia off a cliff and mocked him, openly challenging him to try and do something about it. Both Zeppel and Lucia were only eight at the time}}.
* ''[[LA Noire|]]'': Jack Kelso]] gets a moment like this near the end of the game when he {{spoiler|shoots Leland Monroe, corrupt property tycoon and conspirator, in the leg. Then stomps on the wound to make a point.}}
* ''[[Strange Journey]]'': Jimenez landing the final blow on {{spoiler|Captain Jack}}, who you fight just before tackling the penultimate boss of Sector Fornax. {{spoiler|What, you're going for Neutral or Law, but don't want to stop Jimenez because Jack deserves it? No problem, the writers know how [[Complete Monster|horrible]] he is, because you get '''no''' alignment points for choosing to watch instead of intervening!}}
* In ''[[Portal 2]]'' {{spoiler|Wheatley}} pulls this during his descent into villainy when he {{spoiler|1=turns GLaDOS into [[It Makes Sense in Context|a potato]].}}
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== Web Comics ==
* In ''[[Sinfest]]'' The Devil turning resident holier-than-thou [[Jerkass]] Seymore into a demon-boy.
* ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'': Whether or not Vaarsuvius killing off the [[Exclusively Evil|Black Dragons]] qualifies is something that the forums are still arguing about it, opinions ranging from "[[Moral Event Horizon|unforgivable villainy]]" to "righteous retribution." To elaborate, it isn't much about the death of ''the'' Black Dragon, but rather the way s/heVaarsuvius handled it: {{spoiler|S/HeV used an epic spell called "Familicide" that killed all dragons related to that one, including unborn eggs and half-dragons, some of which proved to be good-aligned in a later comic - namely, the ''entire Draketooth clan''}}.
** It ties in to a more general moral question in ''D&D''-style world. What are the rules for dealing with a species that have [[Exclusively Evil]] as the alignment-entry in the monster manual? Are any creatures like that who aren't a threat (yet) fair game for good guys?
*** Plus you know, ''OotS'' is all about [[Deconstruction]] and [[Reconstruction]] of ''D&D'' character alignments. ''Start of Darkness'' and {{spoiler|regular comic [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0842.html #842]}} are prime examples of that.
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{{quote|'''Vaarsuvius:''' [[Beard of Evil|... that mustache did not do him any favors, either.]]}}
*** Okay, the first two [[Rule of Drama|perfectly added up]] to [[Obviously Evil]], but '''there was absolutely no way V could prove that!'''
** Also less ambiguous is Haley's murder of Crystal. Sure, cold-blooded murder is rarely a good thing, but it's hard to argue that she didn't have it coming. {{spoiler|Especially if you've read ''Don't Split the Party'', where Crystal was actively trying to kill Haley when they recovered Roy's body and made it absolutely clear that she would continue to do so. Rich Burlew explains in the commentary that, by dropping that sequence of strips from the online comic for pacing reasons, Haley's decision comes across a lot harsher but he didn't realise this at the time.}}
*** What's also interesting is Haley's discussion with Elan about this. Haley, who is "Chaotic Good...ish", decided to confess what she'd done to Elan, who is [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0445.html explicitly] [[Chaotic Good]], [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0069.html not good-"ish"]. Elan wasn't exactly approving, but he didn't condemn her for it, and he mentions that he feels better about it when Haley assures him she was ''really'' bad, and mentions she once saw Crystal [[Kick the Dog|headbutt an old woman into a coma]].
*** There'sFor a while, there was also the question of whether or not Crystal willwould be raised. Haley- seemsbut towhen thinkCrystal that Bozzok will spring for a ressurection spell, and that this is more of a "don't mess with me again" warning. Sure, it'sdid'' hardlyre-appear guaranteed,in andthe murder is still murderstory, butHayley ineventually amade D&Dher universe [[Death Is Cheap|death may not be cheap]], but it ''is''more affordablepermanent.
** Subverted twice by Elan. The first time when he catches up to his evil brother after being skewered by him, and his brother is left hanging off a ledge over a pit of monsters. After struggling to decide, he helps him up and captures him. The second time was just after Daimyo Kubota had given Elan every justification to kill him, then calmly says "I surrender," just before Elan carries through with that. Elan is visibly enraged by Kubota worming his way out of his comeuppance, but he can't bring himself to kill the man because Elan is strictly ''good''. He ''does'' punch Kubota in the face, however.
** And then ''Start of Darkness'' gave this to {{spoiler|Xykon}} of all people. Rich didn't want to give him any kind of sympathetic background, but for all the evil {{spoiler|Xykon}}he embraces with reckless abandon, it's hard not to cheer for him when he really gets on a roll, {{spoiler|considering Wizards take a high-handed attitude towards Sorcerers just because their genetically-earned magic doesn't come with any means of control beyond self-control. Every Wizard Xykon takes down for the sake of being a [[Evil Is Petty|petty, spiteful dick]] took just as bad an attitude towards him first, even considering him an idiot because he didn't learn his magic -- he didn't even ''have to'' learn magic to use it, so taking the high ground on that ''is'', frankly, being an absurdly petty jerk.}}
** {{spoiler|Redcloak killing Tsukiko}} is thoroughly cold, callous and brutal, and makes it clear that the former is a ruthless villain... but really, the latter had it coming.
* The webcomic ''[[Footloose (webcomic)|Footloose]]'' has the [[Alpha Bitch]] Sparkle set up by faerie pirate Captain Kitty (after having been kidnapped by her and used as a serving wench), then Kitty shoots her with a magical gun, and has a gay male pirate watch over her so that when she tries to seduce/flirt her way out, she's humiliated even further. Oh, and Kitty plans on seducing Sparkle's ex-boyfriend just to drive the knife in deeper... and Sparkle's pretty much a nobody to Kitty so the ongoing [[Humiliation Conga]] is just for giggles.
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* [http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990107.html This] ''[[Bruno the Bandit]]'' strip: the eponymous criminal robs an old wizard, who has just spent ten minutes getting on the nerves of everyone else in the room. Instead of anyone trying to stop him, he gets applauded.
* In ''[[General Protection Fault]]'', Fred takes over Trent's body, forces him to sexually harass Sharon, go into a meeting almost completely naked while pretending to be a superhero named Wiley Wombat, and go out and expose himself in public, getting him arrested. While the cast [[What the Hell, Hero?|complains about this]] and it comes back to haunt Fred when he's in court defending himself against Trent's libel lawsuit, Trent is a [[Smug Snake]] [[Jerkass]] so no one feels much sympathy for him.
* In ''[[Girl Genius]]'', after {{spoiler|caging a copy of The Other within herself}}, nearly killing {{spoiler|Zeetha}}, escaping Violetta and Higgs, and beating down {{spoiler|Tarvek}}, {{spoiler|Zola}} makes the mistake of hitting Agatha with a potentially lethal wound to the chest. Cue an [[Unstoppable Rage]]-fueled [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] by {{spoiler|Tarvek}}. Nearly every poster in the comic's fan communities hoped he'd kill {{spoiler|her}}, and the groans of frustration were so loud they practically echoed through the internet when {{spoiler|Gil interfered.}}
* [http://www.smbc-comics.com/?db=comics&id=145#comic This] one from ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]''.
* In ''[[Suicide for Hire]]'', some of the customers of our [[Heroic Sociopath]] "heroes" come under this trope... {{spoiler|The "asshole," and [[Domestic Abuser]] Tybalt Montlet.}} The deaths of the particularly deserving are not at all pretty.
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** When Sentinel was captured by Ramjet(Liar Starscream) the Autobots attempt to subdue him but they wind up hitting Sentinel in the process.
* In ''[[Superman: Doomsday]]'', the {{spoiler|clone}} Superman murders [[Complete Monster|the Toyman]] shortly after capturing him, as revenge for his murder of a young girl.
* In ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' episode ''Bane'' Batman reveals to Rupert Thorne that his aide was planning to kill him by playing a recording of her discussing it with Bane. Candance was also an arrogant bitch who played a fairly significant role in Harvey Dent's fall so she more than earned it.
* In ''[[The Incredibles]]'', Mr. Incredible hurls his boss, Mr. Huph, through several walls, severely injuring him. But prior to that, they were watching a man get mugged, and Mr. Huph said "Let's hope we don't cover him!", threatening to fire Mr. Incredible if he tried to help, thereby ensuring that nobody would feel too sorry for him.
* In ''[[American Dad]]'', Steve gets back at his father by giving him a taste of his own medicine...calling in his old bully to beat the crap out of him. It's pretty much the one shining moment in an otherwise very disturbing episode.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' is one of the few rare heroic examples. In the episode [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E19 Putting Your Hoof Down|"Putting Your Hoof Down"]], Fluttershy begins her descent to [[Took a Level in Jerkass]] by splashing Mr. Green Hooves, her gardener who flooded her garden. She goes on to smack around a bunch of other [[Jerkass]] ponies who took advantage of her or abused her.
 
 
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