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You'd be wrong.
 
Heroes don't always [[Hundred-Percent100% Heroism Rating|get gratitude]], [[Dude, Where's My Respect?|recognition]], or even a basic [[Complaining About Rescues They Don't Like|"thank you"]] for their efforts, and sometimes, any [[Think Nothing of It|thanks are patently insincere]]. Rivals and enemies in particular tend to treat these saves with the same gratitude for the air they breathe (read, none). And that's if they aren't actively angry at being put through [[Embarrassing Rescue|the ignominy of being saved]] by [[You Rebel Scum|those filthy]] ''[[All of the Other Reindeer|freaks]],'' they'll usually [[The Farmer and the Viper|betray]] such mercy at the first opportunity. Ungrateful Bastards.
 
This is true even if it's a forced [[Enemy Mine]] situation, and he never even acknowledges the service rendered or is grateful, much less gets [[Character Development]] or a change in their relationship to [[Reset Button]]. This might be done either to show how utterly evil (or at least callous) the enemy is, and [[Status Quo Is God|avoid having the show's formula change]] with the [[Big Bad]] growing unable to kill or hate someone who has saved them so often.
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* One episode of ''[[Lois and Clark]]'' had Superman facing a [[Frivolous Lawsuit|lawsuit after rescuing a rock musician who claimed Superman injured his hand in the process and that he couldn't play guitar anymore]]. Turns out the guy had history of suing people at the slightest provocation.
* As shown in the above quote, in the ''[[Victorious]]'' special ''Locked Up!'', Tori protects Jade from a prisoner who was threatening her. Jade's response: "I didn't need your help!" Which is an interesting perspective considering that said prisoner just knocked Jade to the ground with one blow.
* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S18 E3/E03 Full Circle|Full Circle]]'', one character doubles back and pulls another free from the marsh men, and is caught himself. The rescued one takes one look at his rescuer and runs off without even trying to help.
* In ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' Garret Macy found out that a dead victim is alive and paralyze near death, said victim happens to be his old friend who sets his life in ruining the entire cast. When he was paralyze he said in his mind that he would change as a better man if they saved his life. But when he got out of the hospital he decides to sue the team for negligence. On the way to his car he was killed for real when he was hit by an ambulance.
* Ingrid in ''[[Young Dracula]]'', especially in season three. She's trying to distract {{spoiler|her brother}} so one of her vampires can kill him. She decides the appropriate distraction is to thank him for when he saved her life the previous episode.
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