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Some retaliation [[Disproportionate Retribution|exceeds what's being retaliated to in its severity]]. But some retaliation isn't even along the same line; it's directed at those who can't reasonably be blamed for what you're retaliating for, [[From a Certain Point of View|except according to exceedingly shaky justifications]]. Whether it is worse than what is retaliated to or milder, the point remains that it is still indefensibly directed at the wrong targets.
Closely related to [[Misblamed]], and a [[Sister Trope]] to [[Revenge by Proxy]] and [[Sins of Our Fathers]]. Often overlaps with [[Revenge Before Reason]]. It's one of the many ways in which a [[Cycle of Revenge]] can get ugly. [[Avenging the Villain]] is also related, since [[The Hero]] (or whoever killed the villain) is usually either [[Self-Disposing Villain|blameless or justified]]. Can often result in a character having an [[Unknown Rival]].
[[Truth in Television]], of course. From a psychoanalytic point of view, this is called displacement, and occurs when someone who feels under attack emotionally retaliates against someone who is a better victim than the aggressor - for some reason, it is more viable to emotionally attack this new target than the aggressor.
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* A particularly bad example in the case of the anime-exclusive villain Valgaav from ''[[Slayers]]''; he was subservient to Gaav, one of the world's five Dark Lords, and he goes on an all-out vendetta against Lina and her comrades for killing him. Problem? Another Dark Lord, Phibrizo, killed Gaav, whereas it took a massive effort for Lina and co. to stand against him.
* [[Ax Crazy|Sasuke]] [[Disproportionate Retribution|Uchiha]] of ''[[Naruto]]'' is aiming for this, which really shouldn't be a surprise, considering he's a master of [[Revenge Before Reason|Revenge That Surpasses Any Basic Reasoning]].
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