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{{quote|''"You made me swallow my gum. It's going to be in my digestive tract [[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Heinous?|for SEVEN YEARS!]]"''|'''Gideon Graves''', ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Film)|Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]''}}
 
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In dramatic settings, no matter how much punishment a villain takes all that seems to really get them [[Berserk Button|riled up]] is [[ItsIt's All About Me|deliberate albeit minor injury]], especially across their face. Extremely potent with [[ItsIt's All About Me|egotists]], this tends to send the [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]] and [[The Fighting Narcissist]] into a foaming rage. Can also occur with characters who are [[Nigh Invulnerable]], where the overreaction is due to the fact that even inflicting a minor injury on the character is supposed to impossible; it might even be the first time that character has ''ever'' been injured.
 
Can (un)intentionally coincide with the [[Rant -Inducing Slight]] and/or [[Afraid of Needles]].
 
May lead to [[Disproportionate Retribution]], [[Irrational Hatred]] and [[House of Broken Mirrors]].
 
Contrast with [[Major Injury Underreaction]], and with [[After Action Patchup]], where the reaction tends to be [[Afraid of Needles|humanizing]]. Compare with [[Blood Upgrade]].
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== Anime ==
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* The primary tactic involved in fighting ''[[Punch Out|Super Punch-Out!!]]'' opponent Narcis Prince is first hitting him in the face, which enrages him and causes him to use a series of attacks that can be easily countered.
* The vain antagonist Vega from the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series is so afraid of this happening to him that he wears a protective mask in the ring (the mask is shown shattered in his loss scenes). This becomes a plot point in ''Street Fighter The Animated Movie'' where the only thing that really saves Chun-Li is a good set of injuries to Vega's face that send him into a [[Berserk Button|berserker rage]] she can counter.
* Yaga-Shura the fire giant in ''[[Baldurs Gate|Baldur's Gate]]: Throne of Bhaal'' will run away for even more [[Flunky Boss|reinforcements]] (there's already a [[The War Sequence|small army fighting you]]) the first point of damage he receives. This perfectly demonstrates his lack of [[Genre Blindness]] and his understanding of the threat the [[One -Man Army|player character]] poses, especially as the player succeeded has in removing his [[Nigh Invulnerability]] (of the instant regeneration kind).
* In the introductory video to ''[[Sid Meiers Pirates]] Live the Life'', the evil captain's slapping of the main character is what sets off mutiny. Of course, it's previously established that he's a complete bastard to his crew, so that was probably a Last Straw moment as much as anything else.
* Subverted with Kuja in ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''. When {{spoiler|Queen Brahne}} summons Bahamut to blow him to atoms, Kuja simply steps protectively in front of his dragon and takes [[No One Could Survive That|the full blast]]. He is smirkingly uninjured, until a trickle of blood runs down his forehead, causing him to react in shock for a moment... then immediately sing the praises of the powerful summon monster.
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