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Not to be confused with the other type of [[She Is All Grown Up|all grown up now]]. See also [[Kids Are Cruel]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2048837/1/Reminiscence Reminiscence]'' averts this superbly. Moe and Calvin reunite {{spoiler|at Suzie's funeral}}. The moment is gut wrenchingly tragic and heartwarming at the same time, to the point where you can never look at Moe the same way again.
** Similarly, the classic [[Fanon]] theory that [[Fight Club]] is the future of [[Calvin and Hobbes]] states that Bob Paulson is an adult Moe looking to be [[The Atoner]] for his history with Calvin.
* In ''[[Ultimate Spider Woman (Fanfic)|Ultimate Spider-Woman: Change With The Light]]'', high school student Harvey Broxtel was a violent, bullying thug who beat people up with everything from his fists to baseball bats. His attitude was that [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|his wealthy father's money]] and [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections|his father's connections]] would allow him to beat the rap. He was wrong, and he was eventually arrested and jailed. Unfortunately, he tried to escape from prison, and in the process got doused with an experimental superheated plasma that gave him [[Playing With Fire|the ability to manipulate and control fire.]] Now, as the flaming, psychotic Firebrand, Harvey is now a full-blown [[Pyromaniac|Pyro Maniacal]] psychopath. Oh, and his [[Hair -Trigger Temper]] combines with the fact that [[You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry|his fires become hotter and deadlier as his rage increases.]]
 
 
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* An episode of ''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]'' focuses on a memorable time in Sam Winchester's life when he went to a nice school for a handful of weeks. It was only marred by a bully who {{spoiler|came back as a homicidal rule-breaking ghost who was killing bullies. The bully ''himself'' thought he was the victim because he was teased after Young!Sam beat him up defending himself}}. The bully probably ''was'' bullied after Sam left, with a new the nickname and everyone knowing he was weak.
* Used a lot in ''[[Cold Case (TV)|Cold Case]]''. Naturally, the bullies tend to become [[Future Loser|Future Losers]].
* In ''[[Twenty One Jump Street|21 Jump Street]]'', the main characters recount the bullies who have plagued them in their youth. When Doug Penhall recounts his particularly bitter memories of such a tormentor, a friend suggests he seek the bully out and confront him. However, when Penhall does just that by finding the bully's current home, he learns that the bully is now a pathetic unemployed loser with an unhappy marriage to a shrewish wife. Delighted at this turn of events, Penhall decides not to speak to him and returns home quietly gloating how he got the classic best revenge by living well.
* In an episode of ''[[The West Wing]]'', a lawyer trying to get his client's death sentence commuted needs to talk to the White House. His connection is Sam, whom he says he used to beat up in high school.
* [[Married With Children|Al Bundy]] is a rare protagonist example.
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* [[John Bradshaw Layfield]] admitted in a promo that he was this.
* Many of the fans' signs will accuse heel wrestlers of being this.
* [[The Miz]]'s apprentice [[Battle Butler|Alex Riley]] has this and being a [[Jerk Jock]] as his gimmick, he [[Narm Charm|pulls it off very well]], because he's inherited his pros mic skills and has a [[So Bad ItsIt's Good|Letterman Jacket as part of his ring attire]]. It gets weird once you realize that his pro is a disrespected guy that [[From Nobody to Nightmare|started]] as a bit of a loser. And was in fact bullied in [[Real Life]] but aforementioned [[Jerkass]] JBL.
 
 
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