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{{quote|''Revenge is sweeter than life itself. So think fools.''|'''[[
{{quote|"''And I... will make them '''pay''' for what they've done!''"|'''Captain Picard''', ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''}}
{{quote|"''I'll have my reveeeengeeeeee!''"|'''Juri''', ''[[Street Fighter|Super Street Fighter 4]]'' (Repeatedly)}}
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* [[Honor-Related Abuse]]: When parents [[Offing the Offspring|off their offspring]] because they somehow "stained" the family's honor. Often comes with a heaping helping of [[Values Dissonance]] and [[Unfortunate Implications]], particularly when a woman is targeted for this.
* [[The Hunter Becomes the Hunted]]: Someone who is pursued decides to stop running and turn the tables on their pursuers.
* [[I Ate What?]]: Character eats or drinks something that's not intended to be food, usually prepared by someone wanting to get back at them. Ew.
* [[
* [[Misplaced Retribution]]: Revenge directed against those who cannot reasonably be blamed for the crime, save by some extremely shaky justification.
* [[Opposites Attract Revenge]]: When a [[Love Triangle]] leads to a vendetta between the two rival love interests.
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* [[Revenge Against Men]]: A woman seeks to avenge herself against men in general or a particular man who done her wrong.
* [[Revenge Before Reason]]: When someone pursues revenge over more sensible goals, often leading to ruin.
* [[Revenge
** [[Forced to Watch]]: [[Exactly What It Says
** [[Would You Like to Hear How They Died?]]: The ''other'' way the perpetrator of [[Revenge
* [[Revenge Fic]]: [[Fanfic]] where the author is out to kill a character he or she hates or make his or her life a living hell.
* [[Revenge Myopia]]: Seeking retribution against someone who may have acted in self-defence, or on behalf of someone who is [[Grey and Gray Morality|less than pure]].
* [[Revenge of the Nerd]]: A unbelievably hot woman seduces the guy who made fun of her in school as a nerdy wallflower, then rejects and humiliates him.
* [[Revenge SVP]]: When someone isn't invited to a party, the snubbed one seeks revenge.
* [[Revenge Through Corruption]] - Villain does [[Revenge
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Revenge that dispenses with Machiavellian plotting and goes straight for the violence.
* [[Sins of Our Fathers]]: Children are punished for what their parents have done.
* [[The Chain of Harm]]: Evil you do to one person doesn't stop there, it messes up their entire family.
* [[Then Let Me Be Evil]]: The character gives up on trying to be good and decides to do unto others as has been done unto him.
* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]: As a way of expressing his/her desire for revenge on someone for pushing him/her too far or doing something horrible to those close to him/her, one character announces that what the other character did was unforgivable and therefore he/she must pay for what he's/she's done.
* [[This Means War]]: Similarly to [[This Is Unforgivable!]] above, in order to avenge their loved ones who were killed or the fact that they got pushed around too much, a character declares war against the other character before proceeding to kick their ass and get revenge for said loved ones.
* [[Vehicular Sabotage]]: Taking revenge on someone by damaging the car they know and love... possibly in a way that will get them killed in the process.
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* [[Woman Scorned]]: She's been done wrong by her man, and she wants revenge.
* [[You Killed My Father]]: If a character's father has been killed, it will be that character who kills the guy responsible.
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