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Often, this trope is what causes two people to become [[Arch Enemy|Arch Enemies]]. Differing goals can cause a hero and a villain to fight (after all, when one person wants to [[Save the World]] and the other wants to [[Take Over the World]], there's bound to be conflict), but the development of an unrelenting, personal hatred allows a great enmity, [[Foe Yay|just like a great romance]], to persist for years, turning fights into intensely [[It's Personal|personal]] clashes, inducing [[Motive Decay|obsession over one another even when they aren't actively fighting,]] and causing the villain (if blessed with [[Joker Immunity]]) to try to destroy their enemy again and again and again, no matter how many times their plans end in failure.
Often, this trope is what causes two people to become [[Arch Enemy|Arch Enemies]]. Differing goals can cause a hero and a villain to fight (after all, when one person wants to [[Save the World]] and the other wants to [[Take Over the World]], there's bound to be conflict), but the development of an unrelenting, personal hatred allows a great enmity, [[Foe Yay|just like a great romance]], to persist for years, turning fights into intensely [[It's Personal|personal]] clashes, inducing [[Motive Decay|obsession over one another even when they aren't actively fighting,]] and causing the villain (if blessed with [[Joker Immunity]]) to try to destroy their enemy again and again and again, no matter how many times their plans end in failure.


Like the power of love but with hate. It's the power that can fuel the [[Determinator]], the [[Big Bad|villain]], or even an [[Anti-Hero]].
Like the power of love but with hate. It's the power that can fuel the [[Determinator]], the [[Big Bad|villain]], or even an [[Anti-Hero]].


Contrast with [[The Power of Love]] and [[The Power of Friendship]]. See also [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]], which this trope more often than not leads to.
Contrast with [[The Power of Love]] and [[The Power of Friendship]]. See also [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]], which this trope more often than not leads to.
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* In the ''[[Monster Rancher (anime)|Monster Rancher]]'' [[Anime]], [[Big Bad]] Moo draws power from others' hatred. After revealing this to the Searchers, he then takes advantage of it by torturing {{spoiler|Pixie}} in front of them. {{spoiler|This backfires when the sheer force of their hatred ''drives him insane''.}}
* In the ''[[Monster Rancher (anime)|Monster Rancher]]'' [[Anime]], [[Big Bad]] Moo draws power from others' hatred. After revealing this to the Searchers, he then takes advantage of it by torturing {{spoiler|Pixie}} in front of them. {{spoiler|This backfires when the sheer force of their hatred ''drives him insane''.}}
* In ''[[Kurohime]]'', hate is a literal power source. The resident [[Our Angels Are Different|Angel]] holds on to her power and sanity by clinging to her hate of Kurohime. The eponymous heroine is literally powered by hate: she crystallizes {{spoiler|the anger of the ghosts of all of the people she's killed ([[Rage Against the Heavens|in her quest to kill the gods]])}} into a power source known as the Black God Tree. And, yes, it's pretty damn powerful.
* In ''[[Kurohime]]'', hate is a literal power source. The resident [[Our Angels Are Different|Angel]] holds on to her power and sanity by clinging to her hate of Kurohime. The eponymous heroine is literally powered by hate: she crystallizes {{spoiler|the anger of the ghosts of all of the people she's killed ([[Rage Against the Heavens|in her quest to kill the gods]])}} into a power source known as the Black God Tree. And, yes, it's pretty damn powerful.
* In ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'', it's explained that the only reason Gatomon was able to survive the years of abuse she suffered under Myotismon was by clinging to her hatred of him. What's more, the only logical explanation why {{spoiler|Myotismon has been able to return from the dead three times}} must be his hatred toward the Digidestined.
* In ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'', it's explained that the only reason Gatomon was able to survive the years of abuse she suffered under Myotismon was by clinging to her hatred of him. What's more, the only logical explanation why {{spoiler|Myotismon has been able to return from the dead three times}} must be his hatred toward the Digidestined.
* ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' is full of this. Hatred is so powerful that it infuses itself onto the Prince Ashitaka's arm and gradually consumes him to death. It is also what turns the merciful boar god Okkoto into a demon both by the hatred manifested by humans in a man-made bullet and ultimately Okkoto's own refusal to come to peace with the conflict.
* ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' is full of this. Hatred is so powerful that it infuses itself onto the Prince Ashitaka's arm and gradually consumes him to death. It is also what turns the merciful boar god Okkoto into a demon both by the hatred manifested by humans in a man-made bullet and ultimately Okkoto's own refusal to come to peace with the conflict.
* Vegeta attributes this to his reaching the level of Super Saiyan in ''[[Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball Z]]'', since it's noted that one needs a Pure Heart to achieve the level. [[Pure Is Not Good|Vegeta claims that his heart is pure evil]].
* Vegeta attributes this to his reaching the level of Super Saiyan in ''[[Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball Z]]'', since it's noted that one needs a Pure Heart to achieve the level. [[Pure Is Not Good|Vegeta claims that his heart is pure evil]].
* Guts from ''[[Berserk]]'' is loaded with this. Yes, yes. He's known as the poster child of [[Unstoppable Rage]] in some circles, and he justly has that too, but it would be best to describe his feelings toward the Godhand and Apostles in general as rage, since he'll slice and dice Apostles without much thought to it when he is in his [[The Berserker|berserker rage]], and his feelings toward Griffith - the man who betrayed Guts and took everything of value from him - as hatred, since his feelings about Griffith are on a more [[It's Personal|personal level]]. His hatred for Griffith and what he did to him {{spoiler|the number one reason being that Griffith brutally raped his lover, Casca, and [[Forced to Watch|forced Guts to watch]] after he [[Hope Spot|thwarted every attempt]] Guts made to save her in time - [[For the Evulz|and all out of pure spite]]}} is what drove Guts to go on his [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]], and his [[Enemy Within]], a [[Hell Hound]] beast, constantly fueled Guts' hatred. However, this was later deconstructed by [[The Obi-Wan|Godo]] when Casca turned up missing and Guts [[Never My Fault|started to blame everyone but himself]], [[What the Hell, Hero?|and was told that hate was where a man went when he was really sad and afraid.]] After some [[My Greatest Failure|self-reflection]], Guts finally put his hatred aside, as it was displaced by [[The Power of Love|the love he had for Casca]]. Guts' love for Casca and [[Find the Cure|his hopes of seeing her cured]] of her insanity is the driving force of the story now, and is the only thing that is preventing Guts from succumbing to his [[Enemy Within|darker]] [[Super-Powered Evil Side|nature.]]
* Guts from ''[[Berserk]]'' is loaded with this. Yes, yes. He's known as the poster child of [[Unstoppable Rage]] in some circles, and he justly has that too, but it would be best to describe his feelings toward the Godhand and Apostles in general as rage, since he'll slice and dice Apostles without much thought to it when he is in his [[The Berserker|berserker rage]], and his feelings toward Griffith - the man who betrayed Guts and took everything of value from him - as hatred, since his feelings about Griffith are on a more [[It's Personal|personal level]]. His hatred for Griffith and what he did to him {{spoiler|the number one reason being that Griffith brutally raped his lover, Casca, and [[Forced to Watch|forced Guts to watch]] after he [[Hope Spot|thwarted every attempt]] Guts made to save her in time - [[For the Evulz|and all out of pure spite]]}} is what drove Guts to go on his [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]], and his [[Enemy Within]], a [[Hell Hound]] beast, constantly fueled Guts' hatred. However, this was later deconstructed by [[The Obi-Wan|Godo]] when Casca turned up missing and Guts [[Never My Fault|started to blame everyone but himself]], [[What the Hell, Hero?|and was told that hate was where a man went when he was really sad and afraid.]] After some [[My Greatest Failure|self-reflection]], Guts finally put his hatred aside, as it was displaced by [[The Power of Love|the love he had for Casca]]. Guts' love for Casca and [[Find the Cure|his hopes of seeing her cured]] of her insanity is the driving force of the story now, and is the only thing that is preventing Guts from succumbing to his [[Enemy Within|darker]] [[Super-Powered Evil Side|nature.]]
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'': Magia Erebea runs on it. Well, all dark emotions, really.
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'': Magia Erebea runs on it. Well, all dark emotions, really.
* In ''[[Unico In The Island Of Magic]]'', the main antagonist Lord Kuruku is made of this trope and manages to play it straight to an almost scary level. He used to be a puppet who was abused and eventually thrown away by the children who owned him. After awhile, he became animate and became an evil sorcerer who would turn humans into puppets. Eventually, once all his hate is removed, he turns back into a lifeless child's toy as it was the only thing keeping him alive.
* In ''[[Unico In The Island Of Magic]]'', the main antagonist Lord Kuruku is made of this trope and manages to play it straight to an almost scary level. He used to be a puppet who was abused and eventually thrown away by the children who owned him. After awhile, he became animate and became an evil sorcerer who would turn humans into puppets. Eventually, once all his hate is removed, he turns back into a lifeless child's toy as it was the only thing keeping him alive.
* Lucia has a bone to pick with the whole planet in ''[[Rave Master]]''. Even though his main goal is to get to the original world, he's willing to take the chance he gets to destroy the world everyone lives in first. For bonus points, the final form of his sword is literally powered by his hatred.
* Lucia has a bone to pick with the whole planet in ''[[Rave Master]]''. Even though his main goal is to get to the original world, he's willing to take the chance he gets to destroy the world everyone lives in first. For bonus points, the final form of his sword is literally powered by his hatred.


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* [[Doctor Doom]]. His never-ending, all-consuming, obsessive hatred of [[Fantastic Four|Reed Richards]] is what gave him the drive to become [[Marvel]]'s most iconic supervillain of all time.
* [[Doctor Doom]]. His never-ending, all-consuming, obsessive hatred of [[Fantastic Four|Reed Richards]] is what gave him the drive to become [[Marvel]]'s most iconic supervillain of all time.
* [[Evil Albino|Nekra]], a regular enemy of ''[[Spider Woman]]'', uses hate to enhance her strength and resistance to injury to the point of beind [[Made of Diamond]].
* [[Evil Albino|Nekra]], a regular enemy of ''[[Spider Woman]]'', uses hate to enhance her strength and resistance to injury to the point of beind [[Made of Diamond]].
* Despero, [[Justice League]] and [[Martian Manhunter]] foe is driven by pure, unadulterated rage, tempered by a certain amount of cold cunning and pure hatred.
* Despero, [[Justice League]] and [[Martian Manhunter]] foe is driven by pure, unadulterated rage, tempered by a certain amount of cold cunning and pure hatred.
* After surviving being stripped to the bone by magical fires, Juggernaut stomps up to his attacker, saying that nothing could allow him to survive it normally. Nothing but hate.
* After surviving being stripped to the bone by magical fires, Juggernaut stomps up to his attacker, saying that nothing could allow him to survive it normally. Nothing but hate.
* [[Incredible Hulk|The Savage Hulk]] almost literally runs on this as he becomes proportionally more powerful as he becomes angrier. YMMV when you consider that despite this rage based increase in power he really only wants to be left alone and loved. On the other hand...[[Catch Phrase|HULK SMASH!!]]
* [[Incredible Hulk|The Savage Hulk]] almost literally runs on this as he becomes proportionally more powerful as he becomes angrier. YMMV when you consider that despite this rage based increase in power he really only wants to be left alone and loved. On the other hand...[[Catch Phrase|HULK SMASH!!]]
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* [[Major Payne]] attempts to foster this amongst the kids he's teaching as a [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]], telling Miss Walburne that hate keeps you strong. This gets him a [[What the Hell, Hero?]].
* [[Major Payne]] attempts to foster this amongst the kids he's teaching as a [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]], telling Miss Walburne that hate keeps you strong. This gets him a [[What the Hell, Hero?]].
* ''[[The Lion King]]'': Holy shit, does Zira hold a grudge against Simba. [[Complete Monster|She is encouraging to]] raise her son, Kovu into hating all Pridelanders. Later in the film she stoops as low as [[Moral Event Horizon|threatening to kill her daughter, Vitani]] [[Even Evil Has Standards|which sickeningly causes]] [[Mook Face Turn|her former followers to turn against her and]] join Simba's pride. [[It Got Worse|Unfortunately]] [[Too Dumb to Live|she stubbornly refuses to let go of her hatred]] which causes her [[Karmic Death|to fall into the river]], even refusing to let Kiara, Simba's daughter, save her.
* ''[[The Lion King]]'': Holy shit, does Zira hold a grudge against Simba. [[Complete Monster|She is encouraging to]] raise her son, Kovu into hating all Pridelanders. Later in the film she stoops as low as [[Moral Event Horizon|threatening to kill her daughter, Vitani]] [[Even Evil Has Standards|which sickeningly causes]] [[Mook Face Turn|her former followers to turn against her and]] join Simba's pride. [[It Got Worse|Unfortunately]] [[Too Dumb to Live|she stubbornly refuses to let go of her hatred]] which causes her [[Karmic Death|to fall into the river]], even refusing to let Kiara, Simba's daughter, save her.
* ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'': The thing which gave Ratigan strength enough to free himself from the cogs of Big Ben.
* ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'': The thing which gave Ratigan strength enough to free himself from the cogs of Big Ben.
* ''[[Scarface]]'': It was hate, and the power of cocaine, that made Tony Montana so hard to kill in the endgame.
* ''[[Scarface]]'': It was hate, and the power of cocaine, that made Tony Montana so hard to kill in the endgame.
* "I am constantly amazed by the curative power of hatred."-Montrose, ''[[Rob Roy]]'', {{spoiler|commenting on Cunningham's swift recovery (regaining speech) after Rob gave him a throat wound}}.
* "I am constantly amazed by the curative power of hatred."-Montrose, ''[[Rob Roy]]'', {{spoiler|commenting on Cunningham's swift recovery (regaining speech) after Rob gave him a throat wound}}.
* A particularly effective tool in the Canadian film ''Nothing''.
* A particularly effective tool in the Canadian film ''Nothing''.
* [[Transformers Film Series|Bonecrusher]]. Most Decepticons get by just fine on greed or ambition, but not him. Bonecrusher is powered by sheer, unrelenting hatred of ''[[Memetic Mutation|everything and everyone in existence.]]''
* [[Transformers Film Series|Bonecrusher]]. Most Decepticons get by just fine on greed or ambition, but not him. Bonecrusher is powered by sheer, unrelenting hatred of ''[[Memetic Mutation|everything and everyone in existence.]]''
* Played with in ''[[Ben-Hur]]''. Judah's hatred allows him to survive, but finally letting go of his hate allows him to ''live.''
* Played with in ''[[Ben-Hur]]''. Judah's hatred allows him to survive, but finally letting go of his hate allows him to ''live.''
* Inigo Montoya from ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' spent twenty years in search of his father's killer. The look on Inigo's face (courtesy of Mandy Patinkin) and the tone in his voice when he finally catches up with the man is something to behold. He even gives the man wounds that mirror those inflicted upon him, in order from newest to oldest. (Scene available at end of video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3W5GDkgf2w here].)
* Inigo Montoya from ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' spent twenty years in search of his father's killer. The look on Inigo's face (courtesy of Mandy Patinkin) and the tone in his voice when he finally catches up with the man is something to behold. He even gives the man wounds that mirror those inflicted upon him, in order from newest to oldest. (Scene available at end of video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3W5GDkgf2w here].)
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* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', magic is powered by emotions and thanks to some really horrible villains Harry uses hate to fuel his spells on a few occasions.
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', magic is powered by emotions and thanks to some really horrible villains Harry uses hate to fuel his spells on a few occasions.
* Subverted in the ''[[Chronicles of Thomas Covenant]]''. Covenant tries to fight [[Big Bad|Lord Foul]] with hate, but it doesn't work, because Foul is the [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of hatred; hating him just makes him stronger. What finishes him in the end? ''Laughter''.
* Subverted in the ''[[Chronicles of Thomas Covenant]]''. Covenant tries to fight [[Big Bad|Lord Foul]] with hate, but it doesn't work, because Foul is the [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of hatred; hating him just makes him stronger. What finishes him in the end? ''Laughter''.
* In ''Perelandra'', from CS Lewis' ''[[Space Trilogy]]'', there's a moment when the hero Ransom is physically battling the evil Dr. Weston {{spoiler|who just happens to be possessed by the Devil}} discovers not just a moment of Perfect Hate, but also just what to do with that hate, which allows him to actually overcome a far stronger enemy. Or to put it another way: knowingly, Yes He Did Just Punch Out Cthulhu.
* In ''Perelandra'', from CS Lewis' ''[[Space Trilogy]]'', there's a moment when the hero Ransom is physically battling the evil Dr. Weston {{spoiler|who just happens to be possessed by the Devil}} discovers not just a moment of Perfect Hate, but also just what to do with that hate, which allows him to actually overcome a far stronger enemy. Or to put it another way: knowingly, Yes He Did Just Punch Out Cthulhu.
* In ''Waylander'', by [[David Gemmell]], Waylander originally runs on this before reverting to [[The Stoic|stoicism]].
* In ''Waylander'', by [[David Gemmell]], Waylander originally runs on this before reverting to [[The Stoic|stoicism]].
* AM from ''[[I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream]]'' lives this trope. Check out the quotes page.
* AM from ''[[I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream]]'' lives this trope. Check out the quotes page.
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* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': The Pratt/Beevers version of the Master (the one that looks like a corpse), was once quoted as saying that hate was the only thing keeping him alive.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': The Pratt/Beevers version of the Master (the one that looks like a corpse), was once quoted as saying that hate was the only thing keeping him alive.
{{quote|''You do not understand hatred as I understand it. Only hate keeps me alive. Why else should I endure this pain?''}}
{{quote|''You do not understand hatred as I understand it. Only hate keeps me alive. Why else should I endure this pain?''}}
* Morgana in season three of ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' is driven entirely by hate, some of it understandable (toward Uther and Merlin) and some of it inexplicable (the writers never give us a reason why she suddenly loathes Arthur and Guinevere).
* Morgana in season three of ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' is driven entirely by hate, some of it understandable (toward Uther and Merlin) and some of it inexplicable (the writers never give us a reason why she suddenly loathes Arthur and Guinevere).
* The [[Monster of the Week]] of one episode of ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' was a sorcerer who could drain all the goodness out of a person to feed himself, turning the victim to stone in the process. One character is immune to this, and he explains to Xena that he concentrated on negative emotions like hate, so the sorcerer couldn't feed on him. Xena does the same thing in order to fight the sorcerer.
* The [[Monster of the Week]] of one episode of ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' was a sorcerer who could drain all the goodness out of a person to feed himself, turning the victim to stone in the process. One character is immune to this, and he explains to Xena that he concentrated on negative emotions like hate, so the sorcerer couldn't feed on him. Xena does the same thing in order to fight the sorcerer.


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== Videogames ==
== Videogames ==
* This is stated to be the reason [[Stringy Haired Ghost Girl]] Alma is still around (along with her [[Psychic Powers]]) and boiling people into bloody skeletons in ''[[F.E.A.R.]]''. {{spoiler|Being left to drown to death by your own father in a sealed lab after being impregnated at a young age and having the children taken away will upset people like that.}}
* This is stated to be the reason [[Stringy Haired Ghost Girl]] Alma is still around (along with her [[Psychic Powers]]) and boiling people into bloody skeletons in ''[[F.E.A.R.]]''. {{spoiler|Being left to drown to death by your own father in a sealed lab after being impregnated at a young age and having the children taken away will upset people like that.}}
* The [[Pokémon]] attack Frustration deals more damage if the user dislikes its owner.
* The [[Pokémon]] attack Frustration deals more damage if the user dislikes its owner.
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep]]''
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep]]''
** The Unversed feed on negative emotions and {{spoiler|are eventually revealed to be extensions of Vanitas's hatred.}}
** The Unversed feed on negative emotions and {{spoiler|are eventually revealed to be extensions of Vanitas's hatred.}}
** {{spoiler|Pure hatred for [[Complete Monster|Master]] [[Badass Grandpa|Xehanort]] is what reanimated Terra's armor to fight him once MX committed [[Grand Theft Me]] on his body.}}
** {{spoiler|Pure hatred for [[Complete Monster|Master]] [[Badass Grandpa|Xehanort]] is what reanimated Terra's armor to fight him once MX committed [[Grand Theft Me]] on his body.}}
** After Scar was killed by his own nephew Simba, it turned that his hatred was so strong that it not only bought him back immediately from the dead but it turned him to a [[The Heartless|Heartless]] as well, and yet he kept his original form. So far only Xehanort had been able to do that when he turned into a heartless, and usually only those individuals with a enormous set of darkness in their hearts and an extremely strong will can do that. Lampshaded by Pete of all people.
** After Scar was killed by his own nephew Simba, it turned that his hatred was so strong that it not only bought him back immediately from the dead but it turned him to a [[The Heartless|Heartless]] as well, and yet he kept his original form. So far only Xehanort had been able to do that when he turned into a heartless, and usually only those individuals with a enormous set of darkness in their hearts and an extremely strong will can do that. Lampshaded by Pete of all people.
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* ''[[Live a Live|Live-A-Live]]'': "[[As Long as There Is Evil|As long as there is hatred]], anyone can become a demon." And how...
* ''[[Live a Live|Live-A-Live]]'': "[[As Long as There Is Evil|As long as there is hatred]], anyone can become a demon." And how...
* [[Big Bad|Clock]][[Complete Monster|werk]] from ''[[Sly Cooper]]'' actually made himself immortal through, in his own words, "a steady diet of jealousy and hate." That, and making himself into a giant [[Clockwork Creature|mechanical]] [[Owl Be Damned|owl]].
* [[Big Bad|Clock]][[Complete Monster|werk]] from ''[[Sly Cooper]]'' actually made himself immortal through, in his own words, "a steady diet of jealousy and hate." That, and making himself into a giant [[Clockwork Creature|mechanical]] [[Owl Be Damned|owl]].
* In ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'', even after Zemus dies, his hate is so powerful that it was able to materialize and [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb stomp]] the two who had just killed him. Proceeding to become the most powerful boss in the game.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'', even after Zemus dies, his hate is so powerful that it was able to materialize and [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb stomp]] the two who had just killed him. Proceeding to become the most powerful boss in the game.
* After being defeated in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', Sephiroth was only able to maintain his sense of self in the Lifestream by focusing on his hatred of Cloud at the expense of everything else. As a result he is completely obsessed with taking revenge on Cloud in ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children|Advent Children]]''.
* After being defeated in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', Sephiroth was only able to maintain his sense of self in the Lifestream by focusing on his hatred of Cloud at the expense of everything else. As a result he is completely obsessed with taking revenge on Cloud in ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children|Advent Children]]''.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', [[Tragic Villain]] Gabranth is fueled not just by his loyalty to Arcadia, but also his hatred towards {{spoiler|his twin brother Basch, whom he believes fled their original homeland Landis, and their own mother, in an act of cowardice (its a bit more complicated then that). By the end of the game, after being given a ''brutal'' [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] by Cid about how he's only useful as [[Big Bad|Vayne's]] lapdog and isn't even worth that, Gabranth loses his loyalty to the Arcadians, leaving only his hated for Basch to motivate him towards anything.}}
* In ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', [[Tragic Villain]] Gabranth is fueled not just by his loyalty to Arcadia, but also his hatred towards {{spoiler|his twin brother Basch, whom he believes fled their original homeland Landis, and their own mother, in an act of cowardice (its a bit more complicated then that). By the end of the game, after being given a ''brutal'' [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] by Cid about how he's only useful as [[Big Bad|Vayne's]] lapdog and isn't even worth that, Gabranth loses his loyalty to the Arcadians, leaving only his hated for Basch to motivate him towards anything.}}
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