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{{quote|''"Hey! You can't be mean to my Waddle Dees! Only'' '''I''' ''can be mean to my Waddle Dees!"''|'''King Dedede,''' ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''}}
|'''King Dedede,''' ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''}}
 
{{quote|''"Nobody sucks the life from my penguins except '''me!'''"''|'''The Ice King,''' ''[[Adventure Time]]''}}
|'''The Ice King,''' ''[[Adventure Time]]''}}
 
A subtrope of [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]], and/or [[Friendship Moment]]. [[Alice and Bob]] are going out, and Alice never misses a chance to call Bob a jackass. Then, one day, Bob screws up big time in front of Charlie, who calls Bob a jackass. Cue [[Unstoppable Rage]] from Alice.
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== Anime &and Manga ==
* In ''[[Fruits Basket]]'', Rin gets physical with Tohru and ever since their first meeting e.g. grabbing her by the collar, roughly rubbing her head, etc. The moment Kagura [[Berserk Button|nails Tohru]] (and accidentally knocks her out) in frustration {{spoiler|that she won't confess her feelings to Kyo so that Kagura wouldn't have to think about him anymore}}, Rin gets the [[Unstoppable Rage|angriest]] anyone has seen her in the story.
* In ''[[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai!|Ore Imo]]'', Kyousuke constantly jabs Manami about how normal and plain she is, but when Kirino offhandedly makes a similar remark about her, Kyousuke has this to say:
{{quote|"I hate hearing someone other than me badmouthing her!"}}
* Shannon Casull teases his little sister Pacifica mercilessly in ''[[Scrapped Princess]]'', but he literally swears to oppose god itself in her defencedefense, even if it means the destruction of the world.
* In ''[[Psyren]]'', Fredrica often bullies Marie. However, when someone else threatens her, targets her, and/or makes her cry, she goes [[Unstoppable Rage|ballistic]].
** Inui, who cruelly beats his brother, Saburou, nearly constantly, claims the world is too cruel for his brother, spouting, "I'm the only one allowed to hurt him!" But since Inui is pretty much a [[Complete Monster]], it comes out creepy as opposed to heartwarming...
* ''[[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 ½]]'': Ranma and Akane are one of [[Rumiko Takahashi|Rumiko Takahashi's]]'s most famous fictional couples, known for their [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]], so it's no surprise that they've insulted each other more times than you can count. But when Kodachi's rival, Asuka, calls Ranma a fool, Akane gets ''pissed'' and actually has Ranma go out on a double date with Kodachi and Asuka to prove how handsome and cool he really is, despite being [[Clingy Jealous Girl|the jealous type]]. She even helps dress him up and follows them on the date to make sure everything goes smoothly! [[Hilarity Ensues|Which, of course, it doesn't.]]
* 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:
{{quote|''(heavy arguing between Touya and Shindou, Shindou storms off)''
'''Customer:''' That Shindou really needs to learn his place. A mere first dan shouldn't argue against the young master.
'''Akira (enraged):''' No matter how good you are, you're a first dan when you start off. Don't look down upon Shindou just because he's a first-dan! ''(strides away indignantly)'' }}
* [[Houou Gakuen Misoragumi]]
{{quote|'''Kei''': Why did you help me back there?
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* In ''[[The Sandman]]'', Cain goes absolutely berserk when {{spoiler|The Kindly Ones}} kill Abel. It should be pointed out that Abel dies a lot of times in the series... always killed by Cain, of course.
** On the flip side, Abel also takes the event very badly judging by his last words. Mind you, it's not like he ''likes'' Cain killing him on a near-constant basis, but that's the way their story has always gone. When {{spoiler|The Kindly Ones}} do it he gets upset, exclaiming that they don't even know him.
 
 
== Films ==
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* The scene from ''[[Animal House]]'' where [[The Neidermeyer|Neidermeyer]] is [[Drill Sergeant Nasty|riding roughshod]] on Flounder in ROTC training:
{{quote|'''Otter:''' He can't do that to our pledges!
'''Boon:''' Only we can do that to our pledges. }}
* In ''[[The Goonies]]'', there is a deleted scene where the bully [[Jerkass|Troy]] is going to punch [[The Hero|Mikey]] when [[Big Brother Mentor|Brand]] stops him, saying, "Nobody hits my brother except me."
* In [[Hot Shots]], Admiral Bensen beats up Lt. Cmr. Block when it becomes clear that he has needlessly endangered the other characters. "That's my job!"
 
 
== Literature ==
* The picture book ''Julius the Baby of the World'' by Kevin Henkes is built around this trope: the jealous older sister, Lily, comes to terms with her new baby brother when she hears her cousin insult him and springs to his defense.
* In the third ''[[Harry Potter]]'' book, Ron ends up getting detention from Professor Snape, after criticisingcriticizing Snape for calling Hermione a know-it-all when she answers a question. It is mentioned that Ron calls Hermione a know-it-all about twice a week. The rest of the class is also shown to be annoyed at Snape for that, though unlike Ron it's less about [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]], and more about just not liking Snape.
** In Ron's defense, it ''is'' a legitimately far more serious offense for a teacher to publicly use derogatory language towards one of their own students than it is for two schoolchildren to call each other names. The adult in a position of authority operates under a far different set of expectations.
* In the Witches series of ''[[Discworld]]'', the members of the Ogg family really hate one another, but if one member ever hears a stranger badmouth a member of the family, then the Oggs will forget their differences and unite to punish the troublemaker.
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*** There's nothing hypocritical about that. Detritus is a free citizen, but he's also a member of the City Watch. Vimes ordering him to shut up has nothing to do with Detritus' species or citizenship status, and everything to do with the fact that Vimes is Detritus' commanding officer. Furthermore, Detritus was not drafted; he used his free citizen status to choose to enlist in the first place.
** Archchancellor Riddicully has a similar view to his people.
{{quote|'''Ridicully:'''' 'How dare you, sir! Continue, Mr. Collabone!'
'''Collabone:'''' 'I, I, I—'
'''Ridicully:'''' 'That is an order, Dr. Collabone!'*<ref>Archchancellor Ridcully was a great believer in retaliation by promotion. You couldn’t have civilians criticizing one of his wizards. That was his job.</ref> }}
* The book series "Cut & Run" has main characters Ty and Zane insult and annoy each other and, as a trigger for beginning a romantic (but dysfunctional) relationship, attack each other in a full-blown physical brawl, Ty even attempting to break Zane's nose. The rest of the series involves the two defending each other from various antagonists while consistently pissing each other off.
* In the [[Vorkosigan Saga]] Miles and his cousin Ivan ''continually'' insult each other, not only to each other's faces but also behind their backs. Phrases such as 'you idiot' and 'hyperactive megalomaniac dwarf' fly back and forth between them so often that even their own parents don't bother noticing it any longer. At the same time, either Miles or Ivan would die for the other without hesitation, and any ''non''-family member they overheard slanging the other one even half as badly as they did is likely to suffer a painful and humiliating revenge.
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* In ''[[Firefly]]'', Mal calls Inara a whore all the time. But he's also the first to defend her if anyone else calls her (or implies she is) a whore. He later states that that while he loathes and insults her job, he's not insulting the woman herself and actively tries to protect her professional reputation (just never to her face). On the other hand, the person who triggered his Hypocritical Heartwarming was treating Inara herself (instead of her job) like a whore, and even a slave. And mutually, their [[Volleying Insults]] could range from [[In Harm's Way|overprotect]][[Secretly Dying|iveness]], a defensive mechanism against rejection, or just an act to annoy each other.
* In ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', [[The McCoy|McCoy]] is always trying to get an emotional rise out of [[The Spock|Spock]], but in the episode "[[Star Trek/Recap/S3/E10 Plato's Stepchildren|Plato's Stepchildren]]," McCoy jumps to Spock's defense when powerful aliens force him to cry and to laugh. And in other episodes he's usually the first to jump to Spock's defense any time ''anyone'' attacks or insults him, possibly because his issues with Spock are more of a giant angry moral debate while other people tend to be full racism.
* ''[[The A-Team]]'': Although it's never expressly stated, it's pretty obvious that [[The A-Team|B.A.]] is the only one who's allowed to be mean to Murdock and Face. He frequently verbally abuses them and threatens them with physical violence (Murdock is his main target, but Face gets quite a bit of this too, at times). And then you'll get a scene where the team is facing the [[Villain of the Week|slimeballs of the week;]] Murdock and Face, the physically weaker half of the team, frequently find themselves fighting a [[Mook]] who's too big for them to handle. Cue B.A., who proceeds to knock the sucka's lights out. Five minutes later he's back to insulting Murdock and Face and threatening to beat them up himself. Happens every few episodes.
* In ''[[Even Stevens]]'' Ren never hesitates to call Louis an idiot. However, after failing a band audition (big time) the guy judging it called Louis an idiot. Ren then told him that the only person allowed to call him an idiot is her.
* In an episode of ''[[Family Matters]]'', Laura dumps a boyfriend because he starts making fun of her brother the same way she does.
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*** The easiest way to identify bad guys is that they are people who call him "Sammy." Even [[Satan|Lucifer]] was [[Your Mileage May Vary|somewhat]] sympathetic until he called Sam "Sammy." After that, he had to die.
* In ''[[That '70s Show]]'', Hyde didn't like Jackie at all earlier into the series and would often insult her. But when a guy Jackie shows interest in to make Hyde jealous calls her a "bitch," Hyde punches the guy in the face.
* In ''[[Glee]]'', Rachel is tricked by her boyfriend Jesse into getting egged by [[Opposing Sports Team|Vocal Adrenaline]] - genuinely upsetting for Rachel, since 1) she's a vegan and 2) Jesse took the opportunity to break up with her. The boys from New Directions immediately mobilisemobilize to go kick Vocal Adrenaline's asses - including [[The Rival|Kurt]], who angrily insists that "Rachel is one of us! ''We're'' the only ones who get to humiliate her."
** And then there's the moment when all the Glee guys, even the ones who used to bully Kurt, defends him in front of Karofsky.
* ''[[NCIS|Tony]]'': Tony gets to insult [[Nerd|McGee]]. You don't get to insult McGee. Tony does. ''Not you.''
** Pretty much the whole team can be like this. It is part of what makes them a Nakama.
* On ''[[Blake's 7|Blakes Seven]]'', despite claiming to [[Vitriolic Best Buds|despise]] Vila, when Avon finds out that Tarrant is likely to get him killed, Avon threatens to ''kill him''.
* On ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' brothers Damon and Stefan Salvatore may hate each other and mess with each other all the time, but woe betide anyone else who tries to hurt or kill the other.
* On ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', Michael gets this way when his new girlfriend/PR manager insults the other Bluths. Subverted in that he only defends her until [[Papa Wolf|she picks on his son]], at which point he leaves her at the mercy of his sister and his mother.
* In one ''[[Bones]]'' episode, Booth is watching Cam argue with her sister. When the sister turns on him, he raises his voice at her, and Cam snaps at him and the two leave for lunch while Cam comments that he needs to calm down.
* ''[[Black Books]]'' has a half-dying Bernard (having had to look after himself for a whole day) snap out of it when he hears that Manny is being bullied by his new boss. "[[Who Dares?|How]] ''[[Who Dares?|DARE]]'' [[Who Dares?|you?]] Don't you touch a hair on that boy's head! Have you no respect? He's mine! Get your ''own'' human plaything, you quartz-brained little cream puff!"
* On ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'', Brad and Randy say that anyone who calls Mark a dork for wearing glasses will have to answer to them, because they are the only ones allowed to call him a dork.
* While [[Frasier]] Crane will happily mock, belittle and humiliate his little brother Niles all day long, he hates Niles's wife Maris with a burning passion because of ''her'' abusive treatment of her husband. Occasionally expressed by Frasier [[Hypocritical Humor|encouraging Niles to stand up for himself, and then yelling at him and bossing him around while telling him precisely how to do so.]]
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'''Mrs. Hudson:''' Thank you.
'''Sherlock:''' Though do in fact shut up. }}
* In the ''[[Scrubs]]'' episdodeepisode "My New Suit", Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso have a brief moment of camaraderie, and then Kelso hates Cox more than ever. Dr. Cox can't understand what happened.
{{quote|'''Cox''': All I remember is we were both making fun of our kids, and bam, he stuck me with Ted.
'''Jordan''': No, you made fun of your kid, he made fun of his kid ... and then ''you'' made fun of his kid. }}
** Also, while Cox is ''always'' insulting and belittling JD and Elliot, he smacks down any strangers who try to do the same thing, and consistently defends them against Kelso. However, he doesn't care when their other superiors torment them (or in JD's case, [[Arch Enemy|the Janitor]]).
* In ''[[Community]]'', [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Jeff]] declares that "Greendale is our toilet, and no one craps in it but us!" at one point to get the rest of the study group riled up to save the day. Also, the study group declaring Britta "the worst" or otherwise making fun of her is very common, but when Mr. Rad, the glee club teacher, yells it at her, the entire group snaps out of their [[It Makes Sense in Context|gleeful musical haze]] to defend her.
{{quote|'''Jeff''': HEY!
'''Troy''': You do ''not'' get to call Britta the worst! }}
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* ''[[Andy Capp]]'' once heard his friend Chalkie tell Andy's wife, "Shaddup, woman, yer don't know what yer talkin' about." He promptly ran to confront Chalkie, telling him, "Don't you talk t' '''my''' wife like that, mate — she's entitled to 'er ridiculous opinion!"
 
== Video Games ==
 
== Videogames ==
* In ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' The Sacred Stones, Colm repeatedly tells his childhood best friend she's useless and getting in the way on the battlefield, causing her to cry. Which is something nobody else is allowed to do, [[Berserk Button|only he is allowed to make her cry]].
* In ''[[Costume Quest]]'', your character doesn't exactly agree that their twin is their best friend. But when that twin is kidnapped by monsters, you go straight after them(admittedly, part of that is not wanting to be grounded), and at one point declare that your sibling is, while smelly, annoying, and wearing an embarrassing costume, "MINE to terrorize, not yours!"
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* It might be more out of jealousy, but Bowser is the ''only'' one allowed to kidnap Peach if he has anything to say about it. If someone else does it - like Grodus does in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' - he's going to try to rescue her himself.
 
== WebcomicsWeb Comics ==
* Most of the core cast of ''[[Something*Positive]]'' do this at some point, especially Davan, Aubrey and PeeJee.
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'': Ellen's typical approach to Elliot, largely because [[Opposite Gender Clone|she used to 'be' Elliot]]. Elliot actually feels worse when Ellen ''doesn't'' tease him because he counts on it to help him through the craziness that has taken over his life (as in "It can't be that bad if we're joking about it.")
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* In ''[[Cheap Thrills]]'', Jeordie is angry that Bruce's little brother threw a rock at his little brother, since if anyone's going to throw rocks at Faris [http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/comics/comic156.html it'd better be him].
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' has Elf correcting a reference to her "mad scientist boyfriend" [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2015-11-01 here]. Granted, there's the whole "Elf struggles to keep it professional" aspect... but then, there's also the whole "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-02-27 Elf is being tsundere with 'Pipsqueak' too]" aspect.
 
 
== Web Originals ==
* In ''[[A Very Potter Musical]]'', Draco insults Ginny, causing [[Big Brother Instinct|Ron]] Toto say "She may be a pain in the ass, but she's my pain in the ass."
* Michael Buckly, in his webseriesweb series ''[[What the Buck]]'', said something of this nature after reading harsh criticisms of [[Selena Gomez]].
* fromFrom ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' Season 2:
{{quote|'''Church''': From now on, if anyone makes my girlfriend cranky and psychotic, it's going to be me.
'''Tex''': Aww, that's sweet.
'''Church''': Shut up, bitch.
'''Tex''': Asshole. }}
* In ''[[There Will Be Brawl]]'', Captain Falcon gets an epic moment when Pit is harmed. He says something similar to, "The only hand allowed to harm my angel's face is mine!" Cue Falcon Punch.
** "I may have held mercy for you, but there is only one fist that may bruise the face of my angel."
 
 
== Western Animation ==
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