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{{quote|''"Didn't you know that you don't hit a woman? You. Will. See."'' [[Dynamic Entry|*THUD*]]|'''Takeshi Momoshiro''', ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]''.}}

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There are men who [[Would Not Hit a Girl]], and then there are ''these'' men amongst men who take this ideal to its logical, vengeful conclusion.

More often than not, these men are [[Gentle Giant|Gentle Giants]] and/or mild mannered [[Nice Guy~~|Nice Guys~~]] who either are raised with traditional values of kindness and chivalry, or are scarred by childhoods of watching their mothers being beaten or worse.

More often than not, these men are [[Gentle Giant|Gentle Giants]] and/or mild mannered [[Nice Guy]]s who either are raised with traditional values of kindness and chivalry, or are scarred by childhoods of watching their mothers being beaten or worse.

Either way, the results are the same [[Berserk Button|when he sees a woman being struck]]. The gentleman [[Unstoppable Rage|explodes into a roaring mass of homicidal fury]] and proceeds to pursue the offending coward with the relentless stamina of a wild beast; and should the brute be caught, he ''will'' be [[No Holds Barred Beatdown|pounded into a bloody mess]] to the best of the Wife Basher Basher's ability. All cries for mercy and personal injuries will be ignored by the possessor of this trope, such is his unbound and righteous primal rage. ''Usually'', murder is not the intent; the basher in question instead wants to ''humiliate'' the coward, and let him have a taste of what it's like to be the helpless one for a change.

Either way, the results are the same [[Berserk Button|when he sees a woman being struck]]. The gentleman [[Unstoppable Rage|explodes into a roaring mass of homicidal fury]] and proceeds to pursue the offending coward with the relentless stamina of a wild beast; and should the brute be caught, he ''will'' be [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|pounded into a bloody mess]] to the best of the Wife Basher Basher's ability. All cries for mercy and personal injuries will be ignored by the possessor of this trope, such is his unbound and righteous primal rage. ''Usually'', murder is not the intent; the basher in question instead wants to ''humiliate'' the coward, and let him have a taste of what it's like to be the helpless one for a change.

This brutal form of chivalry generally earns a ~~LOT~~ of brownie points with the audience, especially women. Nevertheless; friends of this normally gentle person would find these [[Beware the Nice Ones|righteous outbursts]] quite disconcerting, if not downright [[Nightmare Fuel|chilling]] to witness. Not to mention the [[Broken Aesop]] of solving violence with more violence, although this one only gets invoked if a child is present nearby, to provoke a [[He Who Fights Monsters]] revelation from the hero temporarily. Occasionally, this can backfire against the [[Wife Basher Basher]] himself in order to present another [[Broken Aesop]] of "[[No Good Deed Goes Unpunished]]."

This brutal form of chivalry generally earns a ''lot'' of brownie points with the audience, especially women. Nevertheless; friends of this normally gentle person would find these [[Beware the Nice Ones|righteous outbursts]] quite disconcerting, if not downright [[Nightmare Fuel|chilling]] to witness. Not to mention the [[Broken Aesop]] of solving violence with more violence, although this one only gets invoked if a child is present nearby, to provoke a [[He Who Fights Monsters]] revelation from the hero temporarily. Occasionally, this can backfire against the [[Wife-Basher Basher]] himself in order to present another [[Broken Aesop]] of "[[No Good Deed Goes Unpunished]]."

This trope is often invoked by female villains as [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]] if they are attacked by male heroes in public. They know there are usually a few chivalrous big men ready to dish out [[Disproportionate Retribution]], even if she started it, because most people with this mindset are seen to believe that [[Abuse Is Okay When It Is Female On Male]].

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See also [[Bully Hunter]], [[Even Evil Has Standards]], [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil]], [[Disproportionate Retribution]], and [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]].

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== Anime and Manga ==

* Quoted above: Takeshi Momoshiro from [[Prince of Tennis]] catches a [[Jerk Jock]] bullying [[Fragile Flower]] Sakuno ''and'' [[Kick the Dog|pushing]] [[Cool Big Sis]] An [[Kick the Dog|to the ground for defending her]], and before even introducing himself he's laying the smackdown on said jerk, physically and verbally.

* Quoted above: Takeshi Momoshiro from ''[[Prince of Tennis]]'' catches a [[Jerk Jock]] bullying [[Fragile Flower]] Sakuno ''and'' [[Kick the Dog|pushing]] [[Cool Big Sis]] An [[Kick the Dog|to the ground for defending her]], and before even introducing himself he's laying the smackdown on said jerk, physically and verbally.

* Miyagi Ryota of ''[[Slam Dunk]]'', upon witnessing a delinquent backhand his long-time crush Ayako, leapt upon the significantly taller brute and beats him until he is disfigured and unconscious.

** And he started the beatdown by [[Dynamic Entry|delivering]] a flying kick to the guy's head! Seriously, it was awesome.