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*** Yet another example is his very first appearance as an apparently quite amiable sheriff, willing to listen to a horse thief, who shot Bullock, in his attempt to bribe Bullock into releasing him. When a lynch mob turn up to get the guy, Bullock fends them off without raising his gun and offers mercy to the man by...hanging him a few hours early, having to jerk the man off a stool so his neck breaks -- but his death is legal.
**** Then there's the fact {{spoiler|he might be a quicker draw than Wild Bill -- in the pilot a shifty cowpoke tells the story of a family massacred out on the road. Bullock, Bill and a few others, ride out and end up rescuing a small girl. When they return, the cowpoke is now even shiftier (it later turns out he and his brother were behind the massacre) and Bullock and Wild Bill see fit to shoot him down. Bill has to ask if Bullock shot first even though they seemed to draw at the same time. While Bullock declares it was Bill who shot first, it's strongly implied Bullock is the quicker draw (though to be fair, by this point, Bill is older and drunker than he was in his heyday}}).
* ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|
** More consistent, yet less extreme, is Father Mulcahey. As expected of a sincere man of God, he strives to be compassionate, patient, and forgiving. Sometimes though, the right thing has to be done whether you like it or not, and if he can't convince you with wise words, a fist in your mouth makes an acceptable substitute.
*** And lets not forget the fact that before he was a priest, he was a boxer.
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** And while we're on the subject, Hurley himself. Generally treated as [[Big Fun|a big cuddly teddy bear]] at best or [[The Load]] at worst by the other castaways, he has shown himself capable of delivering a [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] to Sawyer (while screaming every unkind nickname Sawyer ever threw at him) and mowing down a bunch of Dharma thugs with his Winnebago van.
* Spock in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''. Generally a pacifist, but the very few times he loses his temper make it blatantly obvious ''why'' Vulcans keep such strong control over their emotions. And that's not even mentioning the times when something threatens Kirk and the pacifist Vulcan becomes rapidly ''un''pacifist.
** A key example would be
* Blair Sandburg in ''[[The Sentinel (TV series)|The Sentinel]].'' Anthropology grad student, raised by a mother who could be described as "the last flower child not gone to seed" -- but threaten (or even worse, ''hurt'') Jim and you'll wish you had left matters well enough alone.
* Doctor Parker, from ''[[Flanders Company]]'', is a very nice fellow, always calm and collected, happy to help his company and others in general... {{spoiler|Until his [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] takes control. Expect a lot of slaughters and massive quantity of blood.}}
* Eric Gotts from ''[[Wonderfalls]]'' was by far the nicest, least obnoxious and least ridiculous of the main characters, but when his cheating ex-wife turned up, he was downright vicious to her, including throwing a glass across the room, narrowly missing her head.
* Most, if not all, ''[[Power Rangers]]'' fit into this trope, with a special emphasis on the female rangers, but the best example would have to be Kimberly. A tiny wisp of a creature who doesn't appear to weigh 100 pounds, she acts like a 80s [[Valley Girl]] more times than not, but when threatened she becomes one of the toughest rangers ever. Made even more obvious with her weapon, The Power Bow. Her arrows have been shown to be able to turn corners and navigate through trees, meaning she has what amounts to a portable rocket launcher at her disposal.
* In ''[[Hawaii Five-
* Rommie in ''[[Andromeda]]''. A nice polite and considerate young woman who just happens to be able to blow up a planet.
* Betty White's character Rose of ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' fame, is the sweetest, most bubbly member of the foursome, if also the dimmest. But there is a very, ''very'' good reason why the others take great pains not to get on her bad side...
* ''[[Kamen Rider Kuuga]]''{{'}}s title character, Yuusuke Godai, is normally a kind-hearted guy who wants nothing more than to protect people's smiles, and is [[Friend to All Children|especially good with kids]]. But as one sadistic Grongi learned the hard way in episode 35, it is ''not'' a good idea to push him too far. Said Grongi ended up on the receiving end of one of the most frightening [[Unstoppable Rage|Unstoppable Rages]] of the entire franchise, a savage [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] that culminated with Godai finishing him off with a rage-fueled Rising Calamity Titan attack.
* Russell Glasser of ''[[The Atheist Experience]]'' is often seen by theist callers as the safest one to talk too. This is a misconception as his comments cut deeper and deeper as he slowly loses his patience with you.
* EADA Ben Stone of ''[[Law
** And in similar fashion, across the pond, we have [[Law and Order UK|DS Matt Devlin]], who's also basically a very [[Nice Guy]], and even manages to remain so while chasing and interrogating suspects. But push one of ''his'' buttons (child abuse, Alesha Phillips, Ronnie Brooks), and it'll take every ounce of his self-control to not wring your neck.
{{quote|(as he and Ronnie arrest Dr. Merrick, Alesha's rapist)
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** It's also a pretty bad idea to insult Sherlock in front of John. Just ask {{spoiler|the Chief Superintendent of Scotland Yard.}}
* Paladin of ''[[Have Gun — Will Travel]]'' is generally a fairly friendly guy, and even gentle to nice people, but can be a terrible enemy if you cross him/hurt innocents.
* Many many ''[[Super Sentai]]'' characters are perfectly friendly [[Nice Guy]], with some [[Jerkass|Jerkasses]] eventually be revealed [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|having a heart of gold]] along the way, but if they're pushed too far, massive ass-kicking ''will'' ensue. However, the one that claims this trope ultimately is Ryuuji Iwasaki/Blue Buster from ''[[Tokumei Sentai Gobusters]]''. He's a perfectly calm, genuine [[Nice Guy]] who serves as a [[Team Dad]], but his weak point is when he overheated... in which he becomes utterly ''scary'', has a much more brutal, sadistic fighting style, will not stop even if the [[Monster of the Week]] is begging for mercy, until the monster is dead, and does not differentiate between friends and foe. When Yoko/Yellow Buster found out the hard way and nearly got her head squished to the wall even after believing their bonds would save the day (which was proven ''wrong''), she [[Heroic BSOD|broke down crying in shock]].
* ''[[Mad Men
* The main cast of ''[[Leverage]]'' is more or less this ''all the time'': if you're their client, they'll move heaven and earth to help you; if you're their mark ... And heaven help you [[Fate Worse Than Death|if you make them mad]].
* The title character of the Korean series ''[[Strong Girl Bong-soon]]''. Born with a divine gift of [[Super Strength]], Bong-soon is sweet, calm, patient (though not infinitely so), and will put up with a remarkable amount of insults and abuse from gangsters, delinquents and other unpleasant people. Once you cross a certain line, though, she will ''destroy'' you. (Part of this patience, though, comes from her knowledge that if she misuses her strength it will be taken away. She almost never uses it impulsively or for her own benefit.) Played with in that she is anything but stoic or blandly smiling when someone is pushing her too far -- she can and will express her displeasure with their behavior with her facial expressions. The audience quickly learns which look means she's still going to hold back for a while, and which look means she's about to open the whoop-ass can.
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