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|'''''[[Discworld/Eric|Eric]]'''''}}

In every [[Badass]]'s life, there may come a time when going berserk simply does not work. In this case, many people choose to turn to '''Tranquil Fury'''. This state of mind allows much whoop-ass to be uncanned without undue stress. When the time comes for the showdown between the [[The Hero|Hero]] and the [[Big Bad]], do not expect to see furious angry rage. Instead, expect [[The Hero]] (or [[Anti-Hero]])'s face to be serenely, eerily calm. They will not appear to be even slightly put out with the villain. Of course, that won't stop them from trying to hack the villain to hundreds of tiny pieces. A defeat by someone in the grip of Tranquil Fury is likely to be more comprehensive than others, as the job ''will'' [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|be done in a properly thorough fashion.]]

* ThisIn ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam]]'', this is said to be the highest state of mind for a fighter in ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam]],''- a serene calm that cannot be broken by the strongest of maelstroms. It is through thiscontrol ratherand thannot stemming of his trademark [[Unstoppable Rage]] that Domon Kasshu finally managesachieves tothis becomeand becomes truly worthy of his status.

* The eponymous Afro in ''[[Afro Samurai]]'' uses this to call upon his subconscious to come up with an on-the-fly fighting style to counter his ''[[Mirror Match]]'' robot double. It could also be argued that Afro is in a constant state of quiet rage for the entire series.

* If ''[[Change 123|]]'': If Motoko Gettou]] is in tranquil fury mode, then that means {{spoiler|[[Super-Powered Evil Side|Zero]] has come out to play.}} And if that said tranquil fury is directed at you, you had better start praying. ''Fast.''

* Though his signature reaction to most serious situations is [[Unstoppable Rage]], Guts from ''[[Berserk]]'' often starts out with Tranquil Fury. Before he [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|confronts]] the man who {{spoiler|tortured and mutilated Griffith for a year}}, Guts [https://web.archive.org/web/20131010020744/http://www.mangakong.com/manga/Berserk/048.058/139/ gives an expression that is on the same level of creepiness] as his signature [[Slasher Smile]], just to show how dangerously enraged he is inside.

* Jack From Jupiter is on the rough end of this trope on ''[[The Boys]]''.

* Turns out ''[[Transformers|Soundwave]]'': Turns out Soundwave is like this so much only he's immune to Frenzy's [[Brown Note|infrasonic manipulation]] (which doubles as turning everyone [[Axe Crazy]]).

* ''[[X Wing Series|]]'': Wedge Antilles]], in an arc where he confronts the man who [[You Killed My Father|killed his parents]] when he was younger, naturally [http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/1020778.html flashes back to their deaths]. When they were in the midst of their [[Heroic Sacrifice]] he was almost uncontrollable, understandably, but later he's scary calm. It slips a little, but he was still cold. Outside of the flashback and having to deal with the man, he's rigidly polite... until the guy has him locked up and [http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/1069/blz05dt3.jpg goads] him.

* This is how ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]''{{'}}s Rorschach operates. Unlike the other characters, who express fury through violent outbursts (The Comedian particularly), Rorschach is almost always calm and quiet in his violence. Even when pushed to his very limit in 1975, he didn't yell or lash out, he retained his quiet demeanor. Of course, Rorschach is emotionally withdrawn and during his adulthood he only makes a facial expression twice in the book (Panel 8 of Page 7 of Chapter 6, when he remembers a childhood incident, and when he {{spoiler|orders Manhattan to kill him}}. For the rest of the story his face is either covered by his mask or a blank stare.

* ''[[Enemy of My Enemy (Fanfic)|VtanEnemy of My Enemy]]'': [[Big Good|Vtan 'Arume]] goes into this {{spoiler|after his old friend Rukth is killed}}. Vtan's human friend Perry states that this is the first time he's ever been truly scared of Vtan. Torikus also had a moment during which he acted like a "calculating murderer".

** Fluttershy in ''[[Ace Combat: The Equestrian War]]'', while fighting Razor. Until she deals the finishing blow.

* In ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5945419/1/A_Month_as_Naruto_Uzumaki A Month as Naruto Uzumaki]'', Sarutobi [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|spends a month as Naruto]] to see how bad the village really treats him. In less than 3three weeks he decides he's seen enough and recalls something the First Hokage told him, "A Hokage must never give into rage. But, should your anger be too much to contain, you must make sure that your anger be three things. Your rage must be cold. Your rage must be reasoned. And your rage must be legendary." In the end, Naruto owns roughly 30% of Konoha, the Uchiha clan is down to six children, and the entire main branch of the Hyuuga clan has been wiped out except for Hinata (Hiashi had told Hanabi about Sarutobi's law).

* Harry's entire fight with Voldemort at the end of ''[[Harry Potter and Thethe Deathly Hallows (novel)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' was a great example of this. In fact, if Mr. Potter isn't going out of his mind with rage—if he is in fact calm and collected—be afraid. Because you're about to get had.

** Also, Professor McGonagall's conversation with Umbridge in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (novel)|Order of the Phoenix]]''. Actually, everytime McGonagall's angry, you will see this trope.

*** Which is why, when she very uncharacteristically flies into a screaming rage at Fudge over the Dementor incident at the end of [[Harry Potter and Thethe Goblet of Fire (novel)|Book Four]], it really smacks the reader (especially a younger one) with just how colossal a trainwreck has been set in motion.

** This is Snape's default setting, along with [[Deadpan Snarker]]. Him snapping at Harry in a fury towards the end of ''[[Harry Potter and Thethe Half-Blood Prince (novel)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' makes the [[Wham! Line]] all the more potent.

* A trait of ''[[Elenium]]''{{'}}s Sparhawk. In fact, when {{spoiler|his wife}} is kidnapped, he acts so calm that one of the knights {{spoiler|(who's infatuated with her)}} actually tells him that he doesn't love her, or he would be angrier. Some very scared friends of Sparhawk have to stop him and basically describe this trope for him before something unfortunate happens.

** Captain Carrot, in ''[[Discworld/Men At Arms|Men Atat Arms]]'' dropped the [[Big Bad]] with barely a word. He would be just doing his duty... if it weren't for {{spoiler|the [[Big Bad]] having shot his girlfriend}}. Significantly, he does so by putting a sword into (well, through) a stone, which earlier in the book is described as vastly more impressive than [[King Arthur|drawing a sword out of a stone]].

** Vimes himself gets into one of these—most of his rages are barbaric, but at the end of ''[[Discworld/Night Watch (Discworld)|Night Watch]]'', facing Carcer, he calmly, carefully, and methodically disarms him, pins him against a wall, and {{spoiler|arrests him.}}

** Normally accompanied by Carrot calmly pointing out that "personal isn't the same as important." He really believes this too—in ''[[Discworld/Jingo|Jingo]]'' he manages to have a quiet sleep while sailing after his kidnapped girlfriend, because it won't do him any good if he's tired once he catches up to her.

*** It should be noted that the one time we see Carrot abandon this trope (When he chases after Angua in ''[[Discworld/The Fifth Elephant|The Fifth Elephant]]''), he ends up getting utterly pwned by Angua's [[Complete Monster]] brother.

* ''[[The A-Team|Murdock]]'': Murdock is the sweetest, friendliest, [[Cloudcuckoolander|insane guy]] you will ever meet. Unless you shoot his best friend. If you are stupid enough to do this, he will stare silently at you with a look that could kill, he will walk up to you, unarmed, while you are still holding a loaded gun, and he will calmly tell you that you are just one step away from being in the same condition as his best friend that you just shot. Then, when he and his other friends have regained control of the situation, he will pin you against a wall and pound you relentlessly until he is forcibly pulled off of you. [[Berserk Button|Do. Not. Hurt.]] [[Unstoppable Rage|Murdock's. Best. Friend.]]

* ''[[Starsky and Hutch|Starsky]]'': Starsky is generally the most impulsive of the Zebra Three pair. But the calmer he looks, the more worried you should be. In other words, if you mess with his partner, Starsky will hand it back to you in a silver platter.

* ''[[The West Wing]]'': "[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|I am not frightened. I'm gonna blow them off the face of the earth with the fury of God's own thunder.]]" Don't mess with anyone who [[The West Wing|President Bartlet]] likes. In fact, don't mess with Americans, period.

* ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles|Cameron]]'': Cameron, being an almost [[Emotionless Girl|emotionless]] [[Robot Girl|robot]], can ''only'' enter Tranquil Fury when she gets angry - usually when someone [[Berserk Button|lies to her.]]

* This is what ''[[The Daily Show|]]'': This is what Jon Stewart]] goes into when [[Beware the Nice Ones|he is truly angry]]. See his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE slaughter of Crossfire] for an example.

* Vulcans in every incarnation of ''[[Star Trek]]'' are pictures of perfect tranquility, even when fighting. Whether they take someone out with a nerve pinch, fight hand-to-hand or blast it out with phasers, they always have a blank look of complete calm. Sometimes that calm slips a bit, and we get a glimpse of the Hot Green Blood that made them choose this path as an alternative to ''completely destroying themselves.''

* ''[[Silent Hill 4]]'': Even though he may yell from the force of his attacks, don't expect [[Silent Hill 4|Henry Townsend]] to have much, if any, expressed anger or fear.

* Do ''not'' let [[Magical Diary: Horse Hall|Ellen]]'' Do ''not'' let Ellen find out that you decided to forgive [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Da]][[Bastard Boyfriend|mi]][[Noble Demon|en]]. She will quietly, emphatically back Virginia up as the born-witch kicks you out of the room, stating that you can come back at night to sleep, but otherwise they don't want to see your face. She will then wait until the final exam where she will attempt to blackmail you into dumping Damien, threatening to throw the exam if you refuse to comply. Think you can just break your [[Magically-Binding Contract|promise]]? {{spoiler|Doing so gives you the absolutely darkest ending in the game, as you lose your magic and would lose your memories of all your time in the magical world if not for Damien carrying you off to safety as he promises you he'll help you regain your powers...netting you the "Walking in Darkness" achievement, as his methods are strongly implied to be less than morally pure.}}

* Pit in ''[[Kid Icarus]]: Uprising'' is prone to throwing out one-liner'sliners, snarky comments, and even manages a few [[In the Name of the Moon]] speeches. But when [{{spoiler: |Hades mockingly presents the very real possibility that Pit may be forced to kill his Goddess, Lady Palutena, when she is possessed by an evil force]}} all Pit manages is an oddly calm, very blunt, "Go home."

** Vegeta temporarily passes through this phase in ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]'' after losing his tail - and coming off the other end of a previous lapse into [[Unstoppable Rage]] ("That's IT, ''EVERYBODY DIES!''") - and finds himself bemused by it all.

{{quote|"Spaceflight will never tolerate carelessness, incapacity, and neglect. Somewhere, somehow, we screwed up. It could have been in design, build, or test. Whatever it was, we should have caught it. We were too gung ho about the schedule and we locked out all of the problems we saw each day in our work. Every element of the program was in trouble and so were we. The simulators were not working, Mission Control was behind in virtually every area, and the flight and test procedures changed daily. Nothing we did had any shelf life. Not one of us stood up and said, 'Dammit, stop!' I don't know what Thompson's committee will find as the cause, but I know what I find. We are the cause! We were not ready! We did not do our job. We were rolling the dice, hoping that things would come together by launch day, when in our hearts we knew it would take a miracle. We were pushing the schedule and betting that the Cape would slip before we did. From this day forward, Flight Control will be known by two words: 'Tough' and 'Competent.' Tough means we are forever accountable for what we do or what we fail to do. We will never again compromise our responsibilities. Every time we walk into Mission Control we will know what we stand for. Competent means we will never take anything for granted. We will never be found short in our knowledge and in our skills. Mission Control will be perfect. When you leave this meeting today you will go to your office and the first thing you will do there is to write 'Tough and Competent' on your blackboards. It will never be erased. Each day when you enter the room these words will remind you of the price paid by Grissom, White, and Chaffee. These words are the price of admission to the ranks of Mission Control."}}