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* Hell, the whole [[Marvel Universe]] as a whole are filled with ungrateful bastards, quick to turn on the heroes for no good reason or if they make a mistake despite getting their asses saved from Galactus, Magneto, [[Dr. Doom]], etc., ''[[Civil War]]'' demonstrating that behavior. Then again, Marvel citizens are [[Too Dumb to Live|pretty much dumbasses]] so it's not really surprising. That said, the occasional moments when ordinary people actually show gratitude to the heroes are all the more satisfying, and can serve as [[Pet the Dog]] moments to make them likable to the readers.
** The assholishness of the Marvel universe inhabitants is so pronounced that, when the Avengers hopped to the DC Universe in ''JLA/Avengers'', they were flabbergasted when cheering civilians mobbed them with grateful thanks (and autograph requests) for saving them from a disaster, and upon seeing how much positive media attention the JLA got for their heroics, became suspicious that the DC Superheroes were tyrants demanding worship from humans.
* [[Aquaman]] has the "I don't get no respect." shtick to a tee. Even after his makeover in the New 52 & DC Rebirth run just about everybody both above the shoreline and below still make their indecent jabs at the lame fish hero.
** In Grant Morrison's JLA run when the mad bull host angel Asmodel laid siege to the mortal plain. Aquaman was there to help with the relief efforts in rescuing civilians trapped under buildings, how do a couple of beat cops respond to his saving them. They're thankful... in that they recognize their rescuer as Fish-Man.
** The recent Rebirth run stipulates transgressions by the surface world treading upon an Atlantean embassy Arthur; as then king of Atlantis. With a particularly [[Obstructive Bureaucrat|moronic and disrespectful politician]] escalating transgressions with Atlantis due to manipulations by the oceanic themed terrorist organization known as N.E.M.O.
** In either case; continuity shows how much a bunch of [[Humans Are Morons|idiotic]] and hideously [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|belligerent xenophobes]] the Atlantean peoples well and truly are. Condescending and bigoted towards the surface dweller population, they are constantly making up excuse after excuse to depose Arthur and make war on the Surface world despite the problem of [[Mutually Assured Destruction]] if and when they do.
*** This is both in lieu and in spite of how the [[Gullible Lemmings]] defer to their regularly exploited idiot laws in order to choose their next dully elected next power abusing douche-bag whom Arthur has to defeat in order to save the world. Every leader his undeserving parent race replaces him with always turns out to be a worse fit for power that the throne entails than he ever ways. Yet they constantly defer to tyrants and isolationism every time.
** Even a lot of the jerks in his hometown of amnesty bay, despite their keeping his sanctity safe, are kind of standoffish and disrespectful from time to time. This is made abundantly clear both by the crims and local law enforcement of the city whenever he comes onto the scene to save the day. Either laughing or wondering what he'll do with no water or fish around to help him.
* [[Superman]] can save the whole frakking universe over and over again, and the government will still create [[Cape Busters]] to attack him. Supe's son, Chris Kent (Nightwing), and his girlfriend, Thara Ak-Var (Flamebird), almost always to get attacked the second after they finish a rescue.
** Was even worse in the beginning of ''Superman''. From time to time he would lose his powers for a few days or so and would get a replacement. In this time of course, everyone simply forgets all his deeds he has done, there would be parades for the replacement for things Superman did every day and sometimes people would even insult him for becoming useless.
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* As befitting a [[Sociopathic Hero]] and [[Villain Protagonist]], [[The Punisher]] is this trope to the extreme. Not just to criminals who even risk their lives to save his own (it won't even buy you a decent death), but also to his friends. Even for the innocent, getting even a thank you out of Frank requires you to go above and beyond the call of duty.
* In one story in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Tales of the Slayers]]'', a medieval Slayer saves her town from a horrific vampire attack..and is ''[[Burn the Witch|burned as a witch]]'' for it. Her stricken Watcher, [[Forced to Watch]] as she burned, goes to the city gates and lets the vampires in.
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