You Got Spunk: Difference between revisions

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These days, this isn't strictly a man-to-woman trope. It has a much darker and creepier connotation when used in the middle of [[Rape Tropes|a rape scene]]. It may also be used in less extreme situations by someone who's not a villain, merely a [[Grumpy Bear]], in which case they'll make it a backhanded compliment by adding "[[Its XI Hate X|I hate spunk.]]" Not that real villains can't hate spunk, too.

For the non-rapey version, please see "[[I Love You Because I Can't Control You]]". "[[You Got Spunk]]" is more "''I '''will''' love you because it is hard to control you''", and [[Captain Obvious|unsurprisingly]], has the [[Unfortunate Implications|less pleasant implications]]. Compare [[Will Not Be a Victim]] (for the [[Action Girl]]'s perspective) and [[I Have You Now My Pretty]] (for the villain's perspective). Contrast [[No Guy Wants an Amazon]] and [[No Guy Wants to Be Chased]].

For the non-rapey version, please see "[[I Love You Because I Can't Control You]]". "[[You Got Spunk]]" is more "''I '''will''' love you because it is hard to control you''", and [[Captain Obvious|unsurprisingly]], has the [[Unfortunate Implications|less pleasant implications]]. Compare [[Will Not Be a Victim]] (for the [[Action Girl]]'s perspective) and [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]] (for the villain's perspective). Contrast [[No Guy Wants an Amazon]] and [[No Guy Wants to Be Chased]].

== Anime & Manga ==

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** A werewolf says this to Chloe when she asks about his leg, which she stabbed with a switchblade a few days earlier.

{{quote| '''Liam:''' Don't worry. I forgive you for the leg. I like a little spirit in my fillies. Makes them more fun to break.}}

** And reiterates, when she tries to block him from finding (and killing) her [[Love Interest|friend]] [[Huge Guy Tiny Girl|Derek]], who is currently completely defenseless.

** And reiterates, when she tries to block him from finding (and killing) her [[Love Interest|friend]] [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl|Derek]], who is currently completely defenseless.

{{quote| '''Liam:''' You ''do'' have spunk. We're gonna have fun, just as soon as I take care of your boyfriend.}}

* Mariel of ''[[Redwall]]'': The title character is cornered by three searats and kicks one in the throat, killing him. The others don't use the exact usual words of this trope, but they come close. "A warrior maid, eh?"

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* ''[[Vorkosigan Saga]]'': Ges Vorryter mentioned that women with spirit (meaning Cordelia) should be more fun to break. Fortunately for her, [[Off With His Head|he never got to test that]].

* The goblin kings of the ''[[Hollow Kingdom Trilogy]]'' admire a [[Abduction Is Love|kidnapped bride]] who utterly detests them and tries her best to escape, because it shows that she has the strength of spirit to carry a strong king for the next generation.

** In the first book, Kate manages to one-up them all by outwitting Marak repeatedly, agreeing to marry him ''on her own terms'' (a previously unheard-of occurrence), and then getting past the heavy enchantments to keep the King's Wife bound to the kingdom in the second half. Marak is of course delighted, and not just because [[Aw Look They Really Do Love Each Other|she did the last to rescue him]].

** In the first book, Kate manages to one-up them all by outwitting Marak repeatedly, agreeing to marry him ''on her own terms'' (a previously unheard-of occurrence), and then getting past the heavy enchantments to keep the King's Wife bound to the kingdom in the second half. Marak is of course delighted, and not just because [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other|she did the last to rescue him]].

** Averted in [[Belisarius Series]]. Venandekatra the Vile was to cowardly to like spunk. He had no idea that Shakuntala would have killed him if he had been allowed to try to rape her.

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* In Disney's ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'', a gangster mouse says this followed by "I hate spunk."

* ''[[The Batman (Animation)|The Batman]]'', "Two of a Kind": [[The Joker]] brings Dr. Harleen "Harley" Quinzel back to his lair, were she proposes writing a tell-all book. He responds, "You've got moxy! I feed moxy to the hyenas." He sics the hyenas on her, only to have her yell "SIT!", causing them to... well, sit.

* On ''[[Batman ~~the~~ Animated Series (Animation)|Batman the Animated Series]]'', the villain tells Zatanna, while holding her at knife point, "You are most ''engaging'', my dear -- beautiful, impetuous... I could be persuaded to spare you if ''properly implored''..." ''CRUNCH'' Cut to Zatanna's heel crushing his foot.

* On ''[[Batman: The Animated Series (Animation)|Batman the Animated Series]]'', the villain tells Zatanna, while holding her at knife point, "You are most ''engaging'', my dear -- beautiful, impetuous... I could be persuaded to spare you if ''properly implored''..." ''CRUNCH'' Cut to Zatanna's heel crushing his foot.

* ''[[Ben 10 Ultimate Alien]]'': When Captain Nemesis arrives to kidnap Julie, she (futilely) whacks him in the head with her tennis racket.

{{quote| '''Captain Nemesis:''' That's good. Fight back. I like that.}}