Ungrateful Bastard: Difference between revisions

 

Contrast [[Grudging Thank You]]. Probably not related to the [[Inglourious Basterds]] kind. See also [[Entitled Bastard]].

 

* ''[[Mazinger Z]]'': [[The Hero]] Kouji Kabuto, his [[Tsundere]] [[Battle Couple]] and [[Love Interest]] Sayaka Yumi, their families and their friends risk their lives on a constant basis to protect humankind of a [[Mad Scientist]] and [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]] worked for Hitler and wants to [[Take Over the World]] and enslaving the whole humanity [[Freudian Excuse|to make them pay for all grievances he suffered in the past.]] How many "Thank you" they get? You guessed it, no one. Not only that but also people constantly blames them for the destruction and the deaths caused for the battles between Mazinger-Z and the [[Robeast|Mechanical Beasts]], [[Too Dumb to Live|apparently not realizing]] if Mazinger-Z did not exist, all of them would be corpses or slaves (or keeping in mind how Dr. Hell got his [[Mook]]s, they could become BOTH). And every time [[The Dragon]] Baron Ashura blackmails the Japanese Government, they demand the Government gives in their threats (episode 17 provides with a good example).

** ''[[Great Mazinger]]'': Tetsuya and Jun have the same kind of gratitude and regard. Or even worse. In the manga episodes penned by [[Gosaku Ota]] -one of the [[Go Nagai]] assistants-, [[The Dragon]] Great Marshall Of Hell {{spoiler|warned he would blow Tokyo up unless the [[Home Base]] and the [[Humongous Mecha]] of the heroes were destroyed. People demanded the Government yielded... And they did. The Fortress of Science was destroyed, and Tetsuya and his allies were forced to flee and lie low for a while.}} During that time they had absolutely NO help to try and keep defending the humankind. They got many insults, though.

* 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.

* [[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.