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* ''[[Skip Beat]]!'' invokes this trope in chapter 88 of the manga. Sho and Kyouko ''were'' once friends, but no one could call their ''current'' relationship "friendly." Yet when Sho's position as a top musician is threatened by a new band, Kyouko lashes out at the face of the band, and yells "I am the only one allowed to defeat him!" He can fall to the darkest depths, sure, but ''she'' has to be the one to put him there.
* A rather dark version of this happens in ''[[X 1999]]''. {{spoiler|Despite murdering Subaru's beloved sister Hokuto as well as constantly trying to kill Subaru himself, Seishiro gives Subaru one of his eyes upon his death to replace the one he lost to Fuuma/Dark Kamui. The reason given is that he didn't want a mark left on Subaru that he himself didn't make.}}
* ''[[Ranma
* In ''[[Nabari no Ou]]'', Raikou physically abuses Gau on a regular basis. When an unnamed mook hurts Gau, Raikou kills him and ''[[Disproportionate Retribution|mutilates his dead body]]''.
* In the later episodes of ''[[Hikaru no Go]]'', Touya frequently employs this in regards to Shindou:
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