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* ''Webcomic/BatmanWayneFamilyAdventures'': In "[[Recap/BatmanWayneFamilyAdventuresEpisode79JustDesserts Just Desserts]]", Bruce's PTA nemesis Margie tricks him into bringing snacks rather than dessert to Duke's class party so she can "save the day" with homemade cupcakes. He counters by hiring a squad of ice cream trucks for the party. One wonders how she expected it to end when she tried to sabotage and upstage one of the richest men in the world. What's more, Duke and Bruce's conversation afterwards implies that it happens regularly.
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* The unarmed generic mooks in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' will actively taunt ''Batman'' if they see him but can't reach him. Made all the more hilarious when you hear prisoners comment about how the last time they met up with Batman, he left them with several broken bones.
* ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' has the Joker (who is pretty much a normal human) pushing Superman's (effectively a god in human form) buttons to the extreme by planting a nuclear bomb in Metropolis that would explode if Superman's wife, Lois Lane, dies. He achieves his goal by tricking Superman via fear gas that Lois was Doomsday, which got him to take Lois into outer space where she and her unborn child died instantly. Superman, wracked with guilt over the death of his wife, his unborn child, and the millions of citizens from the nuked Metropolis, goes after the Joker and can barely restrain himself from killing him. The Joker taunts Superman further by saying that maybe his next family won't blow up this time. This puts Superman over the edge, as he literally rips out Joker's heart and kills him. Why did the Joker even do all this? Because he got tired of always losing to Batman and decided to pick on Superman instead. Of course, in the end, the Joker did what he intended: causing Superman to snap and break his ThouShallNotKill oath.
* ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' has the Joker (who is pretty much a normal human) pushing Superman's (effectively a god in human form) buttons to the extreme by planting a nuclear bomb in Metropolis that would explode if Superman's wife, Lois Lane, dies. He achieves his goal by tricking Superman via fear gas that Lois was Doomsday, which got him to take Lois into outer space where she and her unborn child died instantly. Superman, wracked with guilt over the death of his wife, his unborn child, and the millions of citizens from the nuked Metropolis, goes after the Joker and can barely restrain himself from killing him. The Joker taunts Superman further by saying that maybe his next family won't blow up this time. This puts Superman over the edge, as he literally rips out Joker's heart and kills him. Why did the Joker even do all this? Because he got tired of always losing to Batman and decided to pick on Superman instead. Of course, in the end, the Joker did what he intended: causing Superman to snap and break his ThouShallNotKill oath.
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* The unarmed generic mooks in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' will actively taunt ''Batman'' ''[[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesBatman Batman]]'' if they see him but can't reach him. Made all the more hilarious when you hear prisoners comment about how the last time they met up with Batman, he left them with several broken bones.
* ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' has the Joker (who is pretty much a normal human) pushingSuperman's [[Characters/InjusticeSuperman Superman's]] (effectively a god in human form) buttons to the extreme by planting a nuclear bomb in Metropolis that would explode if Superman's wife, Lois Lane, dies. He achieves his goal by tricking Superman via fear gas that Lois was Doomsday, which got him to take Lois into outer space where she and her unborn child died instantly. Superman, wracked with guilt over the death of his wife, his unborn child, and the millions of citizens from the nuked Metropolis, goes after the Joker and can barely restrain himself from killing him. The Joker taunts Superman further by saying that maybe his next family won't blow up this time. This puts Superman over the edge, as he literally rips out Joker's heart and kills him. Why did the Joker even do all this? Because he got tired of always losing to Batman and decided to pick on Superman instead. Of course, in the end, the Joker did what he intended: causing Superman to snap and break his ThouShallNotKill oath.
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** In the first episode, Nelson taunts Terry for not being athletic enough (the classic "loser"). When a gang of Jokerz shows up and Terry turns out to have sufficient fighting skills to chase off the entire gang, Nelson's response is "I knew [=McGinnis=] was a freak." Fortunately for Nelson, Terry (pretty much perpetually) has bigger fish to fry. Nelson does have some brains, though, because when Terry stands up to him later in defense of helpless nerd Willie Watt, Nelson knows better than to pick that fight.
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** In the first episode, Nelson taunts [[Characters/DCAUTerryMcGinnis Terry McGinnis]] for not being athletic enough (the classic "loser"). When a gang of Jokerz shows up and Terry turns out to have sufficient fighting skills to chase off the entire gang, Nelson's response is "I knew [=McGinnis=] was a freak." Fortunately for Nelson, Terry (pretty much perpetually) has bigger fish to fry. Nelson does have some brains, though, because when Terry stands up to him later in defense of helpless nerd Willie Watt, Nelson knows better than to pick that fight.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' Harley kidnaps ComicBook/LoisLane in hopes of making Franchise/{{Superman}} her nemesis, oblivious to her crew's concerns that he's completely out of her league. Fortunately/unfortunately, both Superman and Lois are so used to this happening they treat it completely casually, and Superman doesn't even bother to fight her.
* ComicBook/LexLuthor's treatment of Superman in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. Granted, [[IdealHero Sup]][[TheCape er]][[NiceGuy man]] would probably never actually ''do'' anything -- but that doesn't change the fact that Luthor is harassing a guy who could kill him in any number of ways before he could even blink, let alone stop him. His [[KnightTemplar Justice Lord]] counterpart did just that.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':
** In an odd, "friendly" case, the episode, "[[Recap/TeenTitansS3E9TheBeastWithin The Beast Within]]". Specifically, Robin's um, "questioning" of a possibly unstable Beast Boy, and with predictably disastrous results.
** In the episode "[[Recap/TeenTitansS4E6Troq Troq]]", Val Yor openly belittles Starfire to her face with a racial epithet directed toward Tamaranians, despite her species' SuperStrength, [[MadeOfIron durability]], {{Flight}}, [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace ability to withstand vacuum]], [[EnergyBall energy attacks]] with occasional EyeBeams, and advanced technology being common knowledge. And apparently multiple aliens have this attitude toward Tamaranians. To be fair, however, while us lowly humans would no doubt be threatened by such a line up, Val Yor has powers nearly equal to hers (minus space breathing and somewhat weaker energy projection), so, from his perspective, the dragon isn't all that tough (though this does make you wonder why he treats the [[PunyEarthlings puny, primitive earthlings]] with respect while the alien princess from an advanced, superpowered society gets treated worse than dirt). Val Yor is apparently motivated by the Tamaranians' trait of allowing emotions guide their lives. Of course, by the end, Starfire not only saves his life, but the team kicks him off the PLANET. Even then, he has learned nothing, concluding that humans were 'just like them'.
*** Cyborg pretty much put it best when Starfire told him what "troq" meant. If Starfire ''had'' lashed out at him she would have proved he was right in his view of her species, something she wouldn't do because she wouldn't give him that satisfaction. (And if you want to look ''very'' deep into the episode, Cyborg, being a member of a minority himself, could probably understand.)
* ComicBook/LexLuthor's treatment of Superman in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. Granted, [[IdealHero Sup]][[TheCape er]][[NiceGuy man]] would probably never actually ''do'' anything -- but that doesn't change the fact that Luthor is harassing a guy who could kill him in any number of ways before he could even blink, let alone stop him. His [[KnightTemplar Justice Lord]] counterpart did just that.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':
** In an odd, "friendly" case, the episode, "[[Recap/TeenTitansS3E9TheBeastWithin The Beast Within]]". Specifically, Robin's um, "questioning" of a possibly unstable Beast Boy, and with predictably disastrous results.
** In the episode "[[Recap/TeenTitansS4E6Troq Troq]]", Val Yor openly belittles Starfire to her face with a racial epithet directed toward Tamaranians, despite her species' SuperStrength, [[MadeOfIron durability]], {{Flight}}, [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace ability to withstand vacuum]], [[EnergyBall energy attacks]] with occasional EyeBeams, and advanced technology being common knowledge. And apparently multiple aliens have this attitude toward Tamaranians. To be fair, however, while us lowly humans would no doubt be threatened by such a line up, Val Yor has powers nearly equal to hers (minus space breathing and somewhat weaker energy projection), so, from his perspective, the dragon isn't all that tough (though this does make you wonder why he treats the [[PunyEarthlings puny, primitive earthlings]] with respect while the alien princess from an advanced, superpowered society gets treated worse than dirt). Val Yor is apparently motivated by the Tamaranians' trait of allowing emotions guide their lives. Of course, by the end, Starfire not only saves his life, but the team kicks him off the PLANET. Even then, he has learned nothing, concluding that humans were 'just like them'.
*** Cyborg pretty much put it best when Starfire told him what "troq" meant. If Starfire ''had'' lashed out at him she would have proved he was right in his view of her species, something she wouldn't do because she wouldn't give him that satisfaction. (And if you want to look ''very'' deep into the episode, Cyborg, being a member of a minority himself, could probably understand.)
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* In ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' Harley [[Characters/HarleyQuinn2019TheCharacter Harley]] kidnaps ComicBook/LoisLane in hopes of making Franchise/{{Superman}} her nemesis, oblivious to her crew's concerns that he's completely out of her league. Fortunately/unfortunately, both Superman and Lois are so used to this happening they treat it completely casually, and Superman doesn't even bother to fight her.
*ComicBook/LexLuthor's [[Characters/DCAULexLuthor Lex Luthor's]] treatment of Superman [[Characters/DCAUSuperman Superman]] in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. Granted, [[IdealHero Sup]][[TheCape er]][[NiceGuy man]] would probably never actually ''do'' anything -- but that doesn't change the fact that Luthor is harassing a guy who could kill him in any number of ways before he could even blink, let alone stop him. His [[KnightTemplar Justice Lord]] counterpart did just that.
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''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'':
** In an odd, "friendly" case, the episode, "[[Recap/TeenTitansS3E9TheBeastWithin The Beast Within]]". Specifically,Robin's [[Characters/TeenTitans2003Robin Robin's]] um, "questioning" of a possibly unstable [[Characters/TeenTitans2003BeastBoy Beast Boy, Boy]], and with predictably disastrous results.
** In the episode "[[Recap/TeenTitansS4E6Troq Troq]]", Val Yor openly belittlesStarfire [[Characters/TeenTitans2003Starfire Starfire]] to her face with a racial epithet directed toward Tamaranians, despite her species' SuperStrength, [[MadeOfIron durability]], {{Flight}}, [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace ability to withstand vacuum]], [[EnergyBall energy attacks]] with occasional EyeBeams, and advanced technology being common knowledge. And apparently multiple aliens have this attitude toward Tamaranians. To be fair, however, while us lowly humans would no doubt be threatened by such a line up, Val Yor has powers nearly equal to hers (minus space breathing and somewhat weaker energy projection), so, from his perspective, the dragon isn't all that tough (though this does make you wonder why he treats the [[PunyEarthlings puny, primitive earthlings]] with respect while the alien princess from an advanced, superpowered society gets treated worse than dirt). Val Yor is apparently motivated by the Tamaranians' trait of allowing emotions guide their lives. Of course, by the end, Starfire not only saves his life, but the team kicks him off the PLANET. Even then, he has learned nothing, concluding that humans were 'just like them'.
***Cyborg [[Characters/TeenTitans2003Cyborg Cyborg]] pretty much put it best when Starfire told him what "troq" meant. If Starfire ''had'' lashed out at him she would have proved he was right in his view of her species, something she wouldn't do because she wouldn't give him that satisfaction. (And if you want to look ''very'' deep into the episode, Cyborg, being a member of a minority himself, could probably understand.)
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* ''Series/TheSandman2022'', "[[Recap/TheSandman2022S01E06TheSoundOfHerWings The Sound of Her Wings]]": Lady Johanna Constantine hears rumors that the Devil and the Wandering Jew meet at the White Horse Tavern every hundred years, so she crashes their next meeting with two street toughs in an attempt to beat their arcane secrets out of them. It goes about as well as you'd expect trying to mug two immortal beings to go.
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** ''Film/Aquaman2018''
*** On a field trip to an aquarium, two of Arthur's classmates start picking on him while he's standing next to an enormous "habitat" type tank. It brings a reaction from inside the tank: [[ThreateningShark an angry great white shark]] that rams the tank wall ''hard''. [[OminousCrack The tank wall starts to crack]], but Arthur uses his telepathy to stop the shark before it can deliver the final blow as everyone stares in awe.
*** Subverted later on when Arthur has grown up to become a famous superhero. A group of bikers see Arthur drinking with his father and it seems they are about to challenge the "fish boy from the TV" to a fight. However, it turns out they're local fans who just want to take selfies with their hero.
** ''Film/ManOfSteel'':
*** Even if you aren't aware he's a godlike alien, is it really a wise move to antagonize the man easily a foot taller than you and built like a brick shithouse, {{Jerkass}} trucker guy?
*** And earlier in Clark's life: "Hey look, it's that freak who ''pushed a school bus out of a river''. Let's goad him into a fistfight." Those bullies are ''lucky'' Clark has such self-restraint.
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*** On a field trip to an aquarium, two of Arthur's classmates start picking on him while he's standing next to an enormous "habitat" type tank. It brings a reaction from inside the tank: [[ThreateningShark an angry great white shark]] that rams the tank wall ''hard''. [[OminousCrack The tank wall starts to crack]], but Arthur uses his telepathy to stop the shark before it can deliver the final blow as everyone stares in awe.
*** Subverted later on when Arthur has grown up to become a famous superhero. A group of bikers see Arthur drinking with his father and it seems they are about to challenge the "fish boy from the TV" to a fight. However, it turns out they're local fans who just want to take selfies with their hero.
** ''Film/ManOfSteel'':
*** Even if you aren't aware he's a godlike alien, is it really a wise move to antagonize the man easily a foot taller than you and built like a brick shithouse, {{Jerkass}} trucker guy?
*** And earlier in Clark's life: "Hey look, it's that freak who ''pushed a school bus out of a river''. Let's goad him into a fistfight." Those bullies are ''lucky'' Clark has such self-restraint.
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** Even if you aren't aware he's a godlike alien, is it really a wise move to antagonize the man easily a foot taller than you and built like a brick shithouse, {{Jerkass}} trucker guy?
** And earlier in Clark's life: "Hey look, it's that freak who ''pushed a school bus out of a river''. Let's goad him into a fistfight." Those bullies are ''lucky'' Clark has such self-restraint.
** Even if you aren't aware he's a godlike alien, is it really a wise move to antagonize the man easily a foot taller than you and built like a brick shithouse, {{Jerkass}} trucker guy?
** And earlier in Clark's life: "Hey look, it's that freak who ''pushed a school bus out of a river''. Let's goad him into a fistfight." Those bullies are ''lucky'' Clark has such self-restraint.
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** One could argue that this is the case for a lot of Superman's less powerful enemies, but special mention has to go to the Prankster. Here's a [[{{Muggles}} guy with no superpowers]] whose only real goal is to pull the biggest practical jokes on the largest number of people possible... and his favorite target is the most powerful being on Earth. And he never stops trying! Then again, everyone is aware of Superman's ThouShaltNotKill policy -- and Superman isn't physically abusive towards non-powered villains who don't try to accost him.
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** One could argue that this The Prankster is the case for a lot of Superman's less powerful enemies, but special mention has to go to the Prankster. Here's a [[{{Muggles}} guy with no superpowers]] superpowers whose only real goal is to pull the biggest practical jokes on the largest number of people possible... and his favorite target is the most powerful being on Earth. And he never stops trying! Then again, everyone is aware of Superman's ThouShaltNotKill policy -- and Superman isn't physically abusive towards non-powered villains who don't try to accost him.
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** "ComicBook/LuthorUnleashed": After one battle, Lex realizes that his scalating violence is finally exhausting Superman's last bits of patience when his nemesis comments that it must be Luthor's lucky day, since he has never been so tempted to cut loose on anybody, but a sudden emergency breaking out means he must leave right now instead of pummelling Lex.
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*** In one part, Bane arrives in Gotham and picks up a female sidekick, and is quickly accosted by a gang who demand he turn over everything he has. That's right, these guys actually try to mug a huge, masked muscleman. (And he's carrying a ''chain gun'' now.) Suffice to say, they quickly regretted it.
*** In some interludes to the story there was a RunningGag of a criminal trying to rob people with an empty gun, with everyone knowing there's no ammunition left in Gotham. The ''last'' of these interludes has him try it on the Joker.
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*** In one part, Bane arrives in Gotham and picks up a female sidekick, and is quickly accosted by a gang who demand he turn over everything he has. That's right, these guys actually try to mug a huge, masked muscleman. (And he's carrying a ''chain gun'' now.) Suffice to say, they quickly regretted it.
***it. In some interludes to the story there was a RunningGag of a criminal trying to rob people with an empty gun, with everyone knowing there's no ammunition left in Gotham. The ''last'' of these interludes has him try it on the Joker.
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** In "ComicBook/SupergirlsBigBrother", a conman called Biff Riggs learns Supergirl's secret identity and attempts to blackmail her, clearly not realizing what she has at least one dozen of ways to get rid of him without killing him (and both Kara and his cousin have mindwiped people for much less).
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** In "Infamous", [[MakingASplash Linda]] [[MeaningfulName Lake]] is dumb enough to try doing this to [[spoiler:Davis Bloome a.k.a. ''Doomsday''. The latter is quick to KickTheSonOfABitch.]]
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** In "Infamous", [[MakingASplash Linda]] [[MeaningfulName Lake]] is dumb enough to try doing this to [[spoiler:Davis Bloome a.k.a. ''Doomsday''. The latter is quick to KickTheSonOfABitch.retaliate.]]
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* After growing fat off of the despair the damned provide, Despondeo in ''ComicBook/HellblazerRiseAndFall'' got it in his head to challenge [[{{Satan}} Lucifer Morningstar]] for the throne of Hell. It ended with him getting his neck torn open as he was choked with his own spilt entrails before being caged for his insolence. If it weren't for a young John Constantine summoning him, he would have faded away into nothing eventually.
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** In "ComicBook/GirlPower", Batman's villain Clayface challenged and taunted Supergirl. Someone who is essentially a shape-shifting mud-man taunted a girl who can punch moons. Great idea. In ''ComicBook/Supergirl2005'' #33 he did it again. Out of patience, Kara froze him solid, took him up, up, UP and dropped him.
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** In "ComicBook/GirlPower", Batman's villain Clayface challenged and taunted Supergirl. Someone who is essentially a shape-shifting mud-man taunted a girl who can punch moons. Great idea. In ''ComicBook/Supergirl2005'' #33 "ComicBook/WayOfTheWorld" he did it again. Out of patience, Kara froze him solid, took him up, up, UP and dropped him.
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** In ''Comicbook/ManyHappyReturns'' super-villain Rebel ambushes and taunts Kara. Kara warns him she can kill him as soon as she looks at him. He wisely runs away.
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** In ''Comicbook/ManyHappyReturns'' ''ComicBook/ManyHappyReturns'' super-villain Rebel ambushes and taunts Kara. Kara warns him she can kill him as soon as she looks at him. He wisely runs away.
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** Back in the Bronze Age, 'Nasty' Luthor tried to bully Linda when both girls attended classes in Stanhope College, and was constantly putting her down and trying to humilate her when both worked as junior photographers for San Francisco station K-SFTV. And she ''knows'' that Linda is Supergirl... and short-tempered. In ''Comicbook/DemonSpawn'' Linda is so fed up with Nasty that she punches a wall.
** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Supergirl (Volume 5)]]'' issue #0, Batman's villain Clayface challenged and taunted Supergirl. Someone who is essentially a shape-shifting mud-man taunted a girl who can punch moons. Great idea. In issue #33 he did it again. Out of patience, Kara froze him solid, took him up, up, UP and dropped him.
** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Supergirl (Volume 5)]]'' issue #0, Batman's villain Clayface challenged and taunted Supergirl. Someone who is essentially a shape-shifting mud-man taunted a girl who can punch moons. Great idea. In issue #33 he did it again. Out of patience, Kara froze him solid, took him up, up, UP and dropped him.
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** Back in the Bronze Age, 'Nasty' Luthor tried to bully Linda when both girls attended classes in Stanhope College, and was constantly putting her down and trying to humilate her when both worked as junior photographers for San Francisco station K-SFTV. And she ''knows'' that Linda is Supergirl... and short-tempered. In ''Comicbook/DemonSpawn'' ''ComicBook/DemonSpawn'' Linda is so fed up with Nasty that she punches a wall.
** In''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Supergirl (Volume 5)]]'' issue #0, "ComicBook/GirlPower", Batman's villain Clayface challenged and taunted Supergirl. Someone who is essentially a shape-shifting mud-man taunted a girl who can punch moons. Great idea. In issue ''ComicBook/Supergirl2005'' #33 he did it again. Out of patience, Kara froze him solid, took him up, up, UP and dropped him.
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* During the ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' / ''ComicBook/WildCatsWildstorm'' crossover, [[SmugSuper Mr. Majestic]] threatens Superman that if he tries scanning anyone with his powers, Majestic will tear off his head. Next panel is an almighty boom, followed by Majestic going flying. ''Then'' Superman calmly replies he understands.
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* ''Film/{{Supergirl}}'': Shortly after reaching Earth, ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' ran into two truck drivers. She quickly identifies herself as Franchise/{{Superman}}'s cousin... and the pair of truckers decide to harass her. Then she proves she has Kryptonian powers... and the idiot duo attacks her rather than backing off. Suffice it to say, they regret it.
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* ''Film/{{Supergirl}}'': ''Film/Supergirl1984'': Shortly after reaching Earth, ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' ran into two truck drivers. She quickly identifies herself as Franchise/{{Superman}}'s cousin... and the pair of truckers decide to harass her. Then she proves she has Kryptonian powers... and the idiot duo attacks her rather than backing off. Suffice it to say, they regret it.
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** In ''ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay'' the Elite repeatedly antagonize Superman while mocking his refusal to kill and proclaiming their MightMakesRight philosophy, building up to a brawl where they do their best to kill him, confident Superman's morals will prevent him from returning the effort. When he ''does'', the team is slaughtered and their leader left impotently protesting that Superman's not supposed to act like this. [[spoiler: And Superman was still holding back and didn't kill his teammates, he was just giving them and the world a glimpse at how horrifying it would be if he came around to their way of thinking.]]
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* It was established in the original Damage's series that his "parents" were actually employees set to watch him until the superpowers he'd been genetically engineered for showed up. Given that, later retcons that his foster-father physically and sexually abused him -- according to one comic, badly beating him directly after he'd ''accidentally blown a friend's hand off'' -- make the guy look ''extremely stupid''.
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* ''Damage'': It was established in the original Damage's series that his the titular character's "parents" were actually employees set to watch him until the superpowers he'd been genetically engineered for showed up. Given that, later retcons that his foster-father physically and sexually abused him -- according to one comic, badly beating him directly after he'd ''accidentally blown a friend's hand off'' -- make the guy look ''extremely stupid''.
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* ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'': In the tie-in comic series, made-of-diamond villain Facet spends months trying to ruin [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]]'s life until Kara loses patience, takes her to the upper atmosphere and lets her go. Supergirl lampshades how dumb is to taunt someone who can ''fly'':
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* ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'': In the ''ComicBook/AdventuresOfSupergirl'' tie-in comic series, made-of-diamond villain Facet spends months trying to ruin [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]]'s life until Kara loses patience, takes her to the upper atmosphere and lets her go. Supergirl lampshades how dumb is to taunt someone who can ''fly'':
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** ''ComicBook/TheLeperFromKrypton'': After getting Superman infected with an incurable disease, and conning one miliion dollars out of people who were foolish enough to believe he would freely give one cure to his worst enemy, Luthor boasts that he has gotten away with everything to Superman's face. Superman feels incredibly tempted to reach out, touch him and get him infected, but he trastrains himself because it would be murder.
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** ''ComicBook/TheLeperFromKrypton'': After getting Superman infected with an incurable disease, and conning one miliion dollars out of people who were foolish enough to believe he would freely give one cure to his worst enemy, Luthor boasts that he has gotten away with everything to Superman's face. Superman feels incredibly tempted to reach out, touch him and get him infected, but he trastrains restrains himself because it would be murder.
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** In ''Comicbook/KryptonNoMore'', common sense should advise super-villain Protector against antagonizing and pissing off Superman. Still he defies him openly, constantly attacks him and even breaks into his home. And he manages to get Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} pissed off, too!
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** In ''Comicbook/KryptonNoMore'', ''ComicBook/KryptonNoMore'', common sense should advise super-villain Protector against antagonizing and pissing off Superman. Still he defies him openly, constantly attacks him and even breaks into his home. And he manages to get Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} pissed off, too!
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** ''ComicBook/TheLeperFromKrypton'': After getting Superman infected with an incurable disease, and conning one miliion dollars out of people who were foolish enough to believe he would freely give one cure to his worst enemy, Luthor boasts that he has gotten away with everything to Superman's face. Superman feels incredibly tempted to reach out, touch him and get him infected, but he trastrains himself because it would be murder.
--->'''Lex Luthor:''' ''"See? I conned your friends out of a million bucks! And you're stilll a candidate for a coffin!"''\\
'''Superman:''' (thinking) ''"I could pierce this protective suit...touch Luthor...and he'd get the virus! But-- I can't break my code against murder!"''
--->'''Lex Luthor:''' ''"See? I conned your friends out of a million bucks! And you're stilll a candidate for a coffin!"''\\
'''Superman:''' (thinking) ''"I could pierce this protective suit...touch Luthor...and he'd get the virus! But-- I can't break my code against murder!"''
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** ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand'': In one part, Bane arrives in Gotham and picks up a female sidekick, and is quickly accosted by a gang who demand he turn over everything he has. That's right, these guys actually try to mug a huge, masked muscleman. (And he's carrying a ''chain gun'' now.) Suffice to say, they quickly regretted it.
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*** In yet another move where doing this to the Joker backfires, this comic is kicked off by a doctor trying to scare the Joker by faking a cancer diagnosis. Needless to say, the doctor comes to regret lying to the Joker real quickly.
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*** In yet another move where doing this to the Joker backfires, this comic is kicked off by a doctor trying to scare the Joker by faking a cancer diagnosis. Needless to say, the doctor comes to regret lying to the Joker real quickly.
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*** In one part, Bane arrives in Gotham and picks up a female sidekick, and is quickly accosted by a gang who demand he turn over everything he has. That's right, these guys actually try to mug a huge, masked muscleman. (And he's carrying a ''chain gun'' now.) Suffice to say, they quickly regrettedit.
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** ''ComicBook/SupermanSupergirlMaelstrom'': Even after Superman gets rid of her with insulting ease, and even though everybody warns she is out of a Kryptonian's league, Maelstrom keeps believing she can kill him easily, and she happily agrees to go back to Earth to antagonize him again.
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* ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' has the Joker (who is pretty much a normal human) pushing Superman's (effectively a god in human form) buttons to the extreme by planting a nuclear bomb in Metropolis that would explode if Superman's wife, Lois Lane, dies. He achieves his goal by tricking Superman via fear gas that Lois was Doomsday, which got him to take Lois into outer space where she and her unborn child died instantly. Superman, wracked with guilt over the death of his wife, his unborn child, and the millions of citizens from the nuked Metropolis, goes after the Joker and can barely restrain himself from killing him. The Joker taunts Superman further by saying that maybe his next family won't blow up this time. This puts Superman over the edge, as he literally rips out Joker's heart and kills him. Why did the Joker even do all this? [[WhatAnIdiot Because he got tired of always losing to Batman and decided to pick on Superman instead.]] Of course, in the end, the Joker did what he intended: causing Superman to snap and break his ThouShallNotKill oath.
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* ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' has the Joker (who is pretty much a normal human) pushing Superman's (effectively a god in human form) buttons to the extreme by planting a nuclear bomb in Metropolis that would explode if Superman's wife, Lois Lane, dies. He achieves his goal by tricking Superman via fear gas that Lois was Doomsday, which got him to take Lois into outer space where she and her unborn child died instantly. Superman, wracked with guilt over the death of his wife, his unborn child, and the millions of citizens from the nuked Metropolis, goes after the Joker and can barely restrain himself from killing him. The Joker taunts Superman further by saying that maybe his next family won't blow up this time. This puts Superman over the edge, as he literally rips out Joker's heart and kills him. Why did the Joker even do all this? [[WhatAnIdiot Because he got tired of always losing to Batman and decided to pick on Superman instead.]] instead. Of course, in the end, the Joker did what he intended: causing Superman to snap and break his ThouShallNotKill oath.
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** Catherine Grant insults, mocks and taunts Supergirl the whole time. In "Day of the Dollmaker" she does do it to her face. She doesn't seem bothered by the fact that she's goading someone who can rip her in half and hurl her remains out of the planet in less than a second.
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** Catherine Grant insults, mocks and taunts Supergirl the whole time. In "Day of the Dollmaker" ''ComicBook/DayOfTheDollmaker'' she does do it to her face. She doesn't seem bothered by the fact that she's goading someone who can rip her in half and hurl her remains out of the planet in less than a second.
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* Beast Boy of the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' spent most of his life enduring this kind of bullying, which has had a profoundly negative effect on his self-esteem; so much so that he's afraid to let anyone know that he can make multiples of himself.
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** In ''ComicBook/ThePhantomZone'', a riot is caused in Gotham City by the threat of a nuclear war. As Batman is stopping a pack of looters, one thug pulls out a knife and points it at him. Batman is not impressed -or amused-, and he easily slaps the man away.
--->'''Looter:''' Batman--!! L-Lemme go-- I mean it-- Or I'll cut ya--!\\
'''Batman:''' Your hand is shaking, scum.
* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'': Beast Boyof the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' spent most of his life enduring this kind of bullying, which has had a profoundly negative effect on his self-esteem; so much so that he's afraid to let anyone know that he can make multiples of himself.
--->'''Looter:''' Batman--!! L-Lemme go-- I mean it-- Or I'll cut ya--!\\
'''Batman:''' Your hand is shaking, scum.
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* Beast Boy of the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' spent most of his life enduring this kind of bullying, which has had a profoundly negative effect on his self-esteem; so much so that he's afraid to let anyone know that he can make multiples of himself.himself.
!!Films
* In ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'':
** Hung with a lampshade in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''. Also falls under DidntThinkThisThrough, as when he has this explained to him, he immediately backs down, the OhCrap look on his face growing with each word Lucius speaks.
--->'''Lucius Fox''': "Let me get this straight: You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands. And your plan is to blackmail this person? Good luck."
** Also in Film/TheDarkKnight, the clown gang don't realize they're RobbingTheMobBank until the manager shoots one of them in the back ''with a'' '''''shotgun'''''.
---> '''Manager:''' ''([[DramaticGunCock cocking his shotgun]])'' Do you have ''any idea'' who you're stealing from?!? You and your friends are '''''dead'''''!
** In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' [[spoiler: John Daggett's plans to absorb Wayne Enterprises by having Bane attack the stock exchange to bankrupt Bruce have gone sour, so he thinks it's a good idea to chew out Bane. Protip: don't try chewing out a muscular man with fists of steel and a frightening gas mask, as Bane ever-so-calmly lays one gigantic hand on Daggett's shoulder and asks, "Do you feel in charge?" Daggett then realizes that shit has hit the fan and very meekly states, "But I've paid you a small fortune." Bane then promptly breaks Daggett's neck.]]
* ''Film/ManOfSteel'':
** Even if you aren't aware he's a godlike alien, is it really a wise move to antagonize the man easily a foot taller than you and built like a brick shithouse, {{Jerkass}} trucker guy?
** And earlier in Clark's life: "Hey look, it's that freak who ''pushed a school bus out of a river''. Let's goad him into a fistfight." Those bullies are ''lucky'' Clark has such self-restraint.
* ''Film/{{Supergirl}}'': Shortly after reaching Earth, ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' ran into two truck drivers. She quickly identifies herself as Franchise/{{Superman}}'s cousin... and the pair of truckers decide to harass her. Then she proves she has Kryptonian powers... and the idiot duo attacks her rather than backing off. Suffice it to say, they regret it.
* ''Film/SupermanReturns'': Granted he has that "boy scout" reputation, and Lex has kryptonite present, but wouldn't you think, that if he possibly survived, especially considering his luck in the past, beating up one of the most powerful superheroes in the DC Universe would have some kind of repercussions? Of course it did.
* ''Film/{{Watchmen}}''
** Rorschach finds himself getting threatened in prison by the very same inmates that he beat up and put there. After stomping one of them, he proclaims. [[https://youtu.be/B3lsJmwNO40?t=11 "None of you seem to understand.]] I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with ''me''!"
** There was also that guy who kept begging various costumed adventurers to "[[TooKinkyToTorture punish]]" him. And then he did it to Rorschach, who promptly [[DisproportionateRetribution tossed him down an elevator shaft]].
** The anti-vigilante protesters in front of Studio 54. One of them hits the Comedian in the head with [[GrievousBottleyHarm a beer bottle]] and he [[BerserkButton flips out]], beating them up and firing tear gas at them ''[[InTheBack as they're trying to flee]]''. Worse in the movie adaptation. In the comic, he "only" fires tear gas, whilst in the film adaptation he is clearly shown firing an actual shotgun into the fleeing crowd.
!!Live-Action TV
* In ''Series/TheFlash2014'', Eddie Thawne wants to assemble a police task force to capture the Flash, who he sees as responsible for the dangerous events in Central City. Problem is, The Flash has SuperSpeed. Eddie quickly realizes how out of his depth he is when he's beaten senseless by the speedster under the control of another metahuman, but he puts together his task force ''anyway''. It's only after The Flash saves him from the Reverse-Flash does he warm up to a partnership.
* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' had Penguin's stepmother and stepsiblings tormenting him endlessly after the death of his father. This was despite the fact they knew he was a supposedly reformed criminal mastermind who had killed many people previously. [[spoiler: Oswald eventually snaps and kills them all in a particularly sadistic way, even for him, and they were so awful you don't even blame him.]]
** In Season 4, Penguin is on the other side of this. Penguin, Barbara, Tabitha and Butch decide to threaten [[ComicBook/TheJoker Jeremiah Valeska]] in order to force him to hold the city ransom for fifty million dollars with his bombs. Sure, he is new to being a criminal at that point, and doesn't seem to be as unhinged as [[AxCrazy his brother]] at first, but by the time they decide to threaten him, he's already destroyed several skyscrapers and forced the evacuation of a major city. They really should have known that threatening him wouldn't go well for them. He simply pretends to go along with their demands before summarily attacking them with a rocket launcher.
** In Season 5, Jeremiah is again the target of this trope, but this time, it's because he's [[spoiler: apparently]] injured and unable to defend himself for awhile. [[spoiler: To clarify, he fell into a vat of chemicals and spent ten years locked up in Arkham pretending to be comatose due to his injuries. Edward Nygma, who was a patient in Arkham during the same time period, encouraged other patients to draw on and stab Jeremiah just for the fun of it, and did it himself. It is therefore not surprising that after Jeremiah stops pretending to be comatose, he breaks Ed out of Arkham (while making him think that [[VillainousFriendship Oswald]] is responsible), and tricks him into committing a high profile crime so that the police will be too distracted to stop [[MadBomber his own planned crimes.]] Since Ed was in the building where Jeremiah's bombs were supposed to go off, Jeremiah probably intended him to die with the heroes.]]
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'':
** Clark Kent was often bullied despite that fact that even without powers, he is still very buff and capable of punching people out.
** In the episode "Rogue", a DirtyCop who sees Clark using his powers uses that knowledge to blackmail him. Sure, Clark's ThouShaltNotKill philosophy prevents him from easily killing the guy with said powers, but he doesn't know that. All he knows is that Clark is tough enough to stop an out-of-control bus by stepping in front of it and strong enough to toss a generator across a room like a wad of paper. And yet, he keeps on provoking him and even threatening his family. [[spoiler:KarmicDeath took care of him.]]
** In "Infamous", [[MakingASplash Linda]] [[MeaningfulName Lake]] is dumb enough to try doing this to [[spoiler:Davis Bloome a.k.a. ''Doomsday''. The latter is quick to KickTheSonOfABitch.]]
* ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'': In the tie-in comic series, made-of-diamond villain Facet spends months trying to ruin [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]]'s life until Kara loses patience, takes her to the upper atmosphere and lets her go. Supergirl lampshades how dumb is to taunt someone who can ''fly'':
-->'''Supergirl:''' But here's the thing about messing with people who can fly when you can't... They choose how you land.
* ''Series/{{Wonder Woman|1975}}'': One of the Nazis' favorite pastimes in the WWII era of the show and a [[IdiotBall phenomenally bad idea]]. One of many, many examples comes from "The Richest Man in the World". Wonder Woman has finally figured out [[BigBad Dunfield]]'s plan and cornered his gang in their warehouse. She closes the door on them, smiles and expects them to give up. Instead, they shoot at her. Whereupon she lays down one of the biggest [[CurbStompBattle beatdowns]] in the entire series.
-->'''Wonder Woman:''' You weren't really planning on leaving were you? ''[closes the door]'' I didn't think so.\\
''[Dunfield's [[{{Mooks}} thug]] pulls a gun and shoots at her to no effect]''\\
''[Wonder Woman steps forward visibly annoyed, and [[CurbStompBattle in under 2 minutes, she beats, rounds up, and captures the entire gang]]]''
!!Video Games
* The unarmed generic mooks in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' will actively taunt ''Batman'' if they see him but can't reach him. Made all the more hilarious when you hear prisoners comment about how the last time they met up with Batman, he left them with several broken bones.
* ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' has the Joker (who is pretty much a normal human) pushing Superman's (effectively a god in human form) buttons to the extreme by planting a nuclear bomb in Metropolis that would explode if Superman's wife, Lois Lane, dies. He achieves his goal by tricking Superman via fear gas that Lois was Doomsday, which got him to take Lois into outer space where she and her unborn child died instantly. Superman, wracked with guilt over the death of his wife, his unborn child, and the millions of citizens from the nuked Metropolis, goes after the Joker and can barely restrain himself from killing him. The Joker taunts Superman further by saying that maybe his next family won't blow up this time. This puts Superman over the edge, as he literally rips out Joker's heart and kills him. Why did the Joker even do all this? [[WhatAnIdiot Because he got tired of always losing to Batman and decided to pick on Superman instead.]] Of course, in the end, the Joker did what he intended: causing Superman to snap and break his ThouShallNotKill oath.
!!Western Animation
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'':
** In the first episode, Nelson taunts Terry for not being athletic enough (the classic "loser"). When a gang of Jokerz shows up and Terry turns out to have sufficient fighting skills to chase off the entire gang, Nelson's response is "I knew [=McGinnis=] was a freak." Fortunately for Nelson, Terry (pretty much perpetually) has bigger fish to fry. Nelson does have some brains, though, because when Terry stands up to him later in defense of helpless nerd Willie Watt, Nelson knows better than to pick that fight.
--->'''Terry''': Lay off him, Nash.\\
'''Nelson''': You think I'm afraid of you, [=McGinnis=]?\\
'''Terry''': [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder I dunno]]. ''(lifts an eyebrow)'' Are you?\\
'''Nelson''': ''(pushes Willy out of the way)'' He's not worth it. But you are, [=McGinnis=]...some day. ''(gets in his car and drives off)''
** Speaking of which, in a later episode, the former typical nerd Willie has just broken out of Juvenile Hall using his newfound [[PsychicPowers telekinetic powers]] and goes after everyone at school who made fun of him, including Nelson and his cheerleader girlfriend. Even after seeing what Willie can do, and the fact that Willie is no longer a wimp, having extensively used the gym while he was locked up, he still taunts the guy. Willie even agrees to a one-on-one fight without telekinesis, but goes back on his word once Nelson starts winning.
** Another incident from the first episode: After Terry's fight with the Jokerz, some reinforcements show up and chase Terry to an isolated spot that turns out to be the grounds of Wayne Manor. Bruce tells them to get lost, and they decide to start harassing the "helpless old man". Bruce is still a good enough fighter to take down several of the Jokerz, though he [[PostVictoryCollapse needs Terry's help to get back to the manor afterwards]].
* ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'': [[MadScientist the Science Director’s]] “brilliant”, last resort plan to defeat [[TheJuggernaut the Anti-Monitor]]? Fly up right in front of it then ''order it to stop, insult it, and use some flashy telekinetic powers on it''. It’s as [[SmallNameBigEgo unbelievably arrogant]] as it is stupid; the Anti-Monitor is completely unphased and simply [[spoiler:tries to vaporize the Director, who only survives [[DirtyCoward because she teleports away the second it attacks her]]]]. Especially bad because she tries this ''after'' watching the Anti-Monitor devour an entire Red Lantern fleet with zero effort.
* In ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' Harley kidnaps ComicBook/LoisLane in hopes of making Franchise/{{Superman}} her nemesis, oblivious to her crew's concerns that he's completely out of her league. Fortunately/unfortunately, both Superman and Lois are so used to this happening they treat it completely casually, and Superman doesn't even bother to fight her.
* ComicBook/LexLuthor's treatment of Superman in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. Granted, [[IdealHero Sup]][[TheCape er]][[NiceGuy man]] would probably never actually ''do'' anything -- but that doesn't change the fact that Luthor is harassing a guy who could kill him in any number of ways before he could even blink, let alone stop him. His [[KnightTemplar Justice Lord]] counterpart did just that.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':
** In an odd, "friendly" case, the episode, "[[Recap/TeenTitansS3E9TheBeastWithin The Beast Within]]". Specifically, Robin's um, "questioning" of a possibly unstable Beast Boy, and with predictably disastrous results.
** In the episode "[[Recap/TeenTitansS4E6Troq Troq]]", Val Yor openly belittles Starfire to her face with a racial epithet directed toward Tamaranians, despite her species' SuperStrength, [[MadeOfIron durability]], {{Flight}}, [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace ability to withstand vacuum]], [[EnergyBall energy attacks]] with occasional EyeBeams, and advanced technology being common knowledge. And apparently multiple aliens have this attitude toward Tamaranians. To be fair, however, while us lowly humans would no doubt be threatened by such a line up, Val Yor has powers nearly equal to hers (minus space breathing and somewhat weaker energy projection), so, from his perspective, the dragon isn't all that tough (though this does make you wonder why he treats the [[PunyEarthlings puny, primitive earthlings]] with respect while the alien princess from an advanced, superpowered society gets treated worse than dirt). Val Yor is apparently motivated by the Tamaranians' trait of allowing emotions guide their lives. Of course, by the end, Starfire not only saves his life, but the team kicks him off the PLANET. Even then, he has learned nothing, concluding that humans were 'just like them'.
*** Cyborg pretty much put it best when Starfire told him what "troq" meant. If Starfire ''had'' lashed out at him she would have proved he was right in his view of her species, something she wouldn't do because she wouldn't give him that satisfaction. (And if you want to look ''very'' deep into the episode, Cyborg, being a member of a minority himself, could probably understand.)
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!!Films
* In ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'':
** Hung with a lampshade in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''. Also falls under DidntThinkThisThrough, as when he has this explained to him, he immediately backs down, the OhCrap look on his face growing with each word Lucius speaks.
--->'''Lucius Fox''': "Let me get this straight: You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands. And your plan is to blackmail this person? Good luck."
** Also in Film/TheDarkKnight, the clown gang don't realize they're RobbingTheMobBank until the manager shoots one of them in the back ''with a'' '''''shotgun'''''.
---> '''Manager:''' ''([[DramaticGunCock cocking his shotgun]])'' Do you have ''any idea'' who you're stealing from?!? You and your friends are '''''dead'''''!
** In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' [[spoiler: John Daggett's plans to absorb Wayne Enterprises by having Bane attack the stock exchange to bankrupt Bruce have gone sour, so he thinks it's a good idea to chew out Bane. Protip: don't try chewing out a muscular man with fists of steel and a frightening gas mask, as Bane ever-so-calmly lays one gigantic hand on Daggett's shoulder and asks, "Do you feel in charge?" Daggett then realizes that shit has hit the fan and very meekly states, "But I've paid you a small fortune." Bane then promptly breaks Daggett's neck.]]
* ''Film/ManOfSteel'':
** Even if you aren't aware he's a godlike alien, is it really a wise move to antagonize the man easily a foot taller than you and built like a brick shithouse, {{Jerkass}} trucker guy?
** And earlier in Clark's life: "Hey look, it's that freak who ''pushed a school bus out of a river''. Let's goad him into a fistfight." Those bullies are ''lucky'' Clark has such self-restraint.
* ''Film/{{Supergirl}}'': Shortly after reaching Earth, ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' ran into two truck drivers. She quickly identifies herself as Franchise/{{Superman}}'s cousin... and the pair of truckers decide to harass her. Then she proves she has Kryptonian powers... and the idiot duo attacks her rather than backing off. Suffice it to say, they regret it.
* ''Film/SupermanReturns'': Granted he has that "boy scout" reputation, and Lex has kryptonite present, but wouldn't you think, that if he possibly survived, especially considering his luck in the past, beating up one of the most powerful superheroes in the DC Universe would have some kind of repercussions? Of course it did.
* ''Film/{{Watchmen}}''
** Rorschach finds himself getting threatened in prison by the very same inmates that he beat up and put there. After stomping one of them, he proclaims. [[https://youtu.be/B3lsJmwNO40?t=11 "None of you seem to understand.]] I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with ''me''!"
** There was also that guy who kept begging various costumed adventurers to "[[TooKinkyToTorture punish]]" him. And then he did it to Rorschach, who promptly [[DisproportionateRetribution tossed him down an elevator shaft]].
** The anti-vigilante protesters in front of Studio 54. One of them hits the Comedian in the head with [[GrievousBottleyHarm a beer bottle]] and he [[BerserkButton flips out]], beating them up and firing tear gas at them ''[[InTheBack as they're trying to flee]]''. Worse in the movie adaptation. In the comic, he "only" fires tear gas, whilst in the film adaptation he is clearly shown firing an actual shotgun into the fleeing crowd.
!!Live-Action TV
* In ''Series/TheFlash2014'', Eddie Thawne wants to assemble a police task force to capture the Flash, who he sees as responsible for the dangerous events in Central City. Problem is, The Flash has SuperSpeed. Eddie quickly realizes how out of his depth he is when he's beaten senseless by the speedster under the control of another metahuman, but he puts together his task force ''anyway''. It's only after The Flash saves him from the Reverse-Flash does he warm up to a partnership.
* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' had Penguin's stepmother and stepsiblings tormenting him endlessly after the death of his father. This was despite the fact they knew he was a supposedly reformed criminal mastermind who had killed many people previously. [[spoiler: Oswald eventually snaps and kills them all in a particularly sadistic way, even for him, and they were so awful you don't even blame him.]]
** In Season 4, Penguin is on the other side of this. Penguin, Barbara, Tabitha and Butch decide to threaten [[ComicBook/TheJoker Jeremiah Valeska]] in order to force him to hold the city ransom for fifty million dollars with his bombs. Sure, he is new to being a criminal at that point, and doesn't seem to be as unhinged as [[AxCrazy his brother]] at first, but by the time they decide to threaten him, he's already destroyed several skyscrapers and forced the evacuation of a major city. They really should have known that threatening him wouldn't go well for them. He simply pretends to go along with their demands before summarily attacking them with a rocket launcher.
** In Season 5, Jeremiah is again the target of this trope, but this time, it's because he's [[spoiler: apparently]] injured and unable to defend himself for awhile. [[spoiler: To clarify, he fell into a vat of chemicals and spent ten years locked up in Arkham pretending to be comatose due to his injuries. Edward Nygma, who was a patient in Arkham during the same time period, encouraged other patients to draw on and stab Jeremiah just for the fun of it, and did it himself. It is therefore not surprising that after Jeremiah stops pretending to be comatose, he breaks Ed out of Arkham (while making him think that [[VillainousFriendship Oswald]] is responsible), and tricks him into committing a high profile crime so that the police will be too distracted to stop [[MadBomber his own planned crimes.]] Since Ed was in the building where Jeremiah's bombs were supposed to go off, Jeremiah probably intended him to die with the heroes.]]
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'':
** Clark Kent was often bullied despite that fact that even without powers, he is still very buff and capable of punching people out.
** In the episode "Rogue", a DirtyCop who sees Clark using his powers uses that knowledge to blackmail him. Sure, Clark's ThouShaltNotKill philosophy prevents him from easily killing the guy with said powers, but he doesn't know that. All he knows is that Clark is tough enough to stop an out-of-control bus by stepping in front of it and strong enough to toss a generator across a room like a wad of paper. And yet, he keeps on provoking him and even threatening his family. [[spoiler:KarmicDeath took care of him.]]
** In "Infamous", [[MakingASplash Linda]] [[MeaningfulName Lake]] is dumb enough to try doing this to [[spoiler:Davis Bloome a.k.a. ''Doomsday''. The latter is quick to KickTheSonOfABitch.]]
* ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'': In the tie-in comic series, made-of-diamond villain Facet spends months trying to ruin [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]]'s life until Kara loses patience, takes her to the upper atmosphere and lets her go. Supergirl lampshades how dumb is to taunt someone who can ''fly'':
-->'''Supergirl:''' But here's the thing about messing with people who can fly when you can't... They choose how you land.
* ''Series/{{Wonder Woman|1975}}'': One of the Nazis' favorite pastimes in the WWII era of the show and a [[IdiotBall phenomenally bad idea]]. One of many, many examples comes from "The Richest Man in the World". Wonder Woman has finally figured out [[BigBad Dunfield]]'s plan and cornered his gang in their warehouse. She closes the door on them, smiles and expects them to give up. Instead, they shoot at her. Whereupon she lays down one of the biggest [[CurbStompBattle beatdowns]] in the entire series.
-->'''Wonder Woman:''' You weren't really planning on leaving were you? ''[closes the door]'' I didn't think so.\\
''[Dunfield's [[{{Mooks}} thug]] pulls a gun and shoots at her to no effect]''\\
''[Wonder Woman steps forward visibly annoyed, and [[CurbStompBattle in under 2 minutes, she beats, rounds up, and captures the entire gang]]]''
!!Video Games
* The unarmed generic mooks in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' will actively taunt ''Batman'' if they see him but can't reach him. Made all the more hilarious when you hear prisoners comment about how the last time they met up with Batman, he left them with several broken bones.
* ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' has the Joker (who is pretty much a normal human) pushing Superman's (effectively a god in human form) buttons to the extreme by planting a nuclear bomb in Metropolis that would explode if Superman's wife, Lois Lane, dies. He achieves his goal by tricking Superman via fear gas that Lois was Doomsday, which got him to take Lois into outer space where she and her unborn child died instantly. Superman, wracked with guilt over the death of his wife, his unborn child, and the millions of citizens from the nuked Metropolis, goes after the Joker and can barely restrain himself from killing him. The Joker taunts Superman further by saying that maybe his next family won't blow up this time. This puts Superman over the edge, as he literally rips out Joker's heart and kills him. Why did the Joker even do all this? [[WhatAnIdiot Because he got tired of always losing to Batman and decided to pick on Superman instead.]] Of course, in the end, the Joker did what he intended: causing Superman to snap and break his ThouShallNotKill oath.
!!Western Animation
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'':
** In the first episode, Nelson taunts Terry for not being athletic enough (the classic "loser"). When a gang of Jokerz shows up and Terry turns out to have sufficient fighting skills to chase off the entire gang, Nelson's response is "I knew [=McGinnis=] was a freak." Fortunately for Nelson, Terry (pretty much perpetually) has bigger fish to fry. Nelson does have some brains, though, because when Terry stands up to him later in defense of helpless nerd Willie Watt, Nelson knows better than to pick that fight.
--->'''Terry''': Lay off him, Nash.\\
'''Nelson''': You think I'm afraid of you, [=McGinnis=]?\\
'''Terry''': [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder I dunno]]. ''(lifts an eyebrow)'' Are you?\\
'''Nelson''': ''(pushes Willy out of the way)'' He's not worth it. But you are, [=McGinnis=]...some day. ''(gets in his car and drives off)''
** Speaking of which, in a later episode, the former typical nerd Willie has just broken out of Juvenile Hall using his newfound [[PsychicPowers telekinetic powers]] and goes after everyone at school who made fun of him, including Nelson and his cheerleader girlfriend. Even after seeing what Willie can do, and the fact that Willie is no longer a wimp, having extensively used the gym while he was locked up, he still taunts the guy. Willie even agrees to a one-on-one fight without telekinesis, but goes back on his word once Nelson starts winning.
** Another incident from the first episode: After Terry's fight with the Jokerz, some reinforcements show up and chase Terry to an isolated spot that turns out to be the grounds of Wayne Manor. Bruce tells them to get lost, and they decide to start harassing the "helpless old man". Bruce is still a good enough fighter to take down several of the Jokerz, though he [[PostVictoryCollapse needs Terry's help to get back to the manor afterwards]].
* ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'': [[MadScientist the Science Director’s]] “brilliant”, last resort plan to defeat [[TheJuggernaut the Anti-Monitor]]? Fly up right in front of it then ''order it to stop, insult it, and use some flashy telekinetic powers on it''. It’s as [[SmallNameBigEgo unbelievably arrogant]] as it is stupid; the Anti-Monitor is completely unphased and simply [[spoiler:tries to vaporize the Director, who only survives [[DirtyCoward because she teleports away the second it attacks her]]]]. Especially bad because she tries this ''after'' watching the Anti-Monitor devour an entire Red Lantern fleet with zero effort.
* In ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' Harley kidnaps ComicBook/LoisLane in hopes of making Franchise/{{Superman}} her nemesis, oblivious to her crew's concerns that he's completely out of her league. Fortunately/unfortunately, both Superman and Lois are so used to this happening they treat it completely casually, and Superman doesn't even bother to fight her.
* ComicBook/LexLuthor's treatment of Superman in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. Granted, [[IdealHero Sup]][[TheCape er]][[NiceGuy man]] would probably never actually ''do'' anything -- but that doesn't change the fact that Luthor is harassing a guy who could kill him in any number of ways before he could even blink, let alone stop him. His [[KnightTemplar Justice Lord]] counterpart did just that.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':
** In an odd, "friendly" case, the episode, "[[Recap/TeenTitansS3E9TheBeastWithin The Beast Within]]". Specifically, Robin's um, "questioning" of a possibly unstable Beast Boy, and with predictably disastrous results.
** In the episode "[[Recap/TeenTitansS4E6Troq Troq]]", Val Yor openly belittles Starfire to her face with a racial epithet directed toward Tamaranians, despite her species' SuperStrength, [[MadeOfIron durability]], {{Flight}}, [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace ability to withstand vacuum]], [[EnergyBall energy attacks]] with occasional EyeBeams, and advanced technology being common knowledge. And apparently multiple aliens have this attitude toward Tamaranians. To be fair, however, while us lowly humans would no doubt be threatened by such a line up, Val Yor has powers nearly equal to hers (minus space breathing and somewhat weaker energy projection), so, from his perspective, the dragon isn't all that tough (though this does make you wonder why he treats the [[PunyEarthlings puny, primitive earthlings]] with respect while the alien princess from an advanced, superpowered society gets treated worse than dirt). Val Yor is apparently motivated by the Tamaranians' trait of allowing emotions guide their lives. Of course, by the end, Starfire not only saves his life, but the team kicks him off the PLANET. Even then, he has learned nothing, concluding that humans were 'just like them'.
*** Cyborg pretty much put it best when Starfire told him what "troq" meant. If Starfire ''had'' lashed out at him she would have proved he was right in his view of her species, something she wouldn't do because she wouldn't give him that satisfaction. (And if you want to look ''very'' deep into the episode, Cyborg, being a member of a minority himself, could probably understand.)
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** In the beginning of ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', ''SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}'' picks a fight with Supergirl. Knowing he can't go toe-to-toe with her, he mocks her, taunts her, presses her {{Berserk Button}}s... so she gets angry and fights more sloppily. She certainly got angry. And then she proceeded to pummel him savagely.
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** In the beginning of ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', ''SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}'' ''ComicBook/{{Lobo}}'' picks a fight with Supergirl. Knowing he can't go toe-to-toe with her, he mocks her, taunts her, presses her {{Berserk Button}}s... so she gets angry and fights more sloppily. She certainly got angry. And then she proceeded to pummel him savagely.
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** In yet another move where doing this to the Joker backfires, this comic is kicked off by a doctor trying to scare the Joker by faking a cancer diagnosis. Needless to say, the doctor comes to regret lying to the Joker real quickly.
** In some interludes to the story there was a RunningGag of a criminal trying to rob people with an empty gun, with everyone knowing there's no ammunition left in Gotham. The ''last'' of these interludes has him try it on the Joker.
** In yet another move where doing this to the Joker backfires, this comic is kicked off by a doctor trying to scare the Joker by faking a cancer diagnosis. Needless to say, the doctor comes to regret lying to the Joker real quickly.
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** ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand'':
** In one part, Bane arrives in Gotham and picks up a female sidekick, and is quickly accosted by a gang who demand he turn over everything he has. That's right, these guys actually try to mug a huge, masked muscleman. (And he's carrying a ''chain gun'' now.) Suffice to say, they quickly regretted it.
** In yet another move where doing this to the Joker backfires, ''ComicBook/JokersLastLaugh'' was kicked off by a doctor trying to scare the Joker by faking a cancer diagnosis. Needless to say, the doctor comes to regret lying to the Joker real quickly.
** In one part, Bane arrives in Gotham and picks up a female sidekick, and is quickly accosted by a gang who demand he turn over everything he has. That's right, these guys actually try to mug a huge, masked muscleman. (And he's carrying a ''chain gun'' now.) Suffice to say, they quickly regretted it.
** In yet another move where doing this to the Joker backfires, ''ComicBook/JokersLastLaugh'' was kicked off by a doctor trying to scare the Joker by faking a cancer diagnosis. Needless to say, the doctor comes to regret lying to the Joker real quickly.
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** In yet another move where doing this to the Joker backfires,''ComicBook/JokersLastLaugh'' was this comic is kicked off by a doctor trying to scare the Joker by faking a cancer diagnosis. Needless to say, the doctor comes to regret lying to the Joker real quickly.
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!!Franchise/TheDCU
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':
** In ''Batman: Devil's Advocate'' ComicBook/TheJoker is sent to a regular prison, for a crime he was framed for. Another prisoner is displeased with some of the Joker's actions. He starts threatening him, boasting that he has killed over thirty people. This is an extremely unimpressive number to someone like ''The Joker'' and it predictably ends badly for him. In his defense though, he may have thought that while Joker was an AxCrazy mass-murderer he was an unskilled fighter. The Joker's level of combat skill largely [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]]. That being said, pissing off a psychotic mass-murderer is still a dumb move.
** ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand'':
** In one part, Bane arrives in Gotham and picks up a female sidekick, and is quickly accosted by a gang who demand he turn over everything he has. That's right, these guys actually try to mug a huge, masked muscleman. (And he's carrying a ''chain gun'' now.) Suffice to say, they quickly regretted it.
** In yet another move where doing this to the Joker backfires, ''ComicBook/JokersLastLaugh'' was kicked off by a doctor trying to scare the Joker by faking a cancer diagnosis. Needless to say, the doctor comes to regret lying to the Joker real quickly.
** In some interludes to the story there was a RunningGag of a criminal trying to rob people with an empty gun, with everyone knowing there's no ammunition left in Gotham. The ''last'' of these interludes has him try it on the Joker.
* It was established in the original Damage's series that his "parents" were actually employees set to watch him until the superpowers he'd been genetically engineered for showed up. Given that, later retcons that his foster-father physically and sexually abused him -- according to one comic, badly beating him directly after he'd ''accidentally blown a friend's hand off'' -- make the guy look ''extremely stupid''.
* Happened in an issue of Creator/JackKirby's ''[[ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} Demon]]'' series, where a creature like Frankenstein's monster created by a mad scientist was subject to a street gang throwing bricks at him and taunting him. When they captured a girl who had been in psychic communication with him (don't ask), all he had to do was stand up and the gang quickly retreated.
* ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'' Some people oddly think it's a good idea to insult or threaten her, even though it's implied to be common knowledge that she's crazy and dangerous. Such people are lucky if all they get is [[TalkToTheFist a punch in the face.]]
* Two lesser supervillains (the Warlock of Ys and Kudlak the Sorcerer) have the brilliant idea of attacking the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica building. This would already be a monumentally stupid idea. To make it worse, it was a mixer ''with the Justice League''. And to add the cherry to their sundae of idiocy, their entrance ruined the teams' Thanksgiving dinner.
* In ''ComicBook/SecretSix'', a handful of carnies attack Bane during his date, which goes as well you'd expect. But instead of retreating when the 7-foot giant takes out half their number casually, [[TooDumbToLive they try to kill his girlfriend]].
** Likewise, the Nazi idiots who keep trying to fight Deadshot, who found them intensely irritating but NotWorthKilling... which means he merely went for EyeScream. When they attacked him and his girlfriend, Deadshot only refrained from killing them because he had promised not to kill anyone that night. His girlfriend happily stepped in, and that was the end of the mess.
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':
** One could argue that this is the case for a lot of Superman's less powerful enemies, but special mention has to go to the Prankster. Here's a [[{{Muggles}} guy with no superpowers]] whose only real goal is to pull the biggest practical jokes on the largest number of people possible... and his favorite target is the most powerful being on Earth. And he never stops trying! Then again, everyone is aware of Superman's ThouShaltNotKill policy -- and Superman isn't physically abusive towards non-powered villains who don't try to accost him.
** ComicBook/LexLuthor's favorite sport. Granted, Superman would probably never actually do anything - but that doesn't change the fact that Luthor is harassing a guy who could kill him in any number of ways before he could even blink, let alone try to stop him. At least Lex is wise enough to pack kryptonite but he bets a lot on Superman not vaporizing him from a distance no matter what he does.
** In ''Comicbook/KryptonNoMore'', common sense should advise super-villain Protector against antagonizing and pissing off Superman. Still he defies him openly, constantly attacks him and even breaks into his home. And he manages to get Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} pissed off, too!
** In an issue of ''ComicBook/KryptoniteNevermore'' a corrupt bussinessman threatens Superman and even orders his men to shoot at the Man of Steel. He has no powers, abilities or anti-metahuman technology whatsoever and menaces someone who can vaporize him at a glance.
** In ''ComicBook/TheThirdKryptonian'', Amalak's non-powered minions are confident that their weaponry can take several Kryptonians out. It never crosses their minds that their arms were adequate enough to hunt down desperate stragglers on the run, but now they're going to face several long-experienced heroes accustomed to dealing with anti-Kryptonian weapons and enemies more powerful than themselves. The result is a one-sided curbstomp.
** At the beginning of ''ComicBook/WhoTookTheSuperOutOfSuperman'', a band of pirates is raiding the Metropolis Bay. When Superman shows up they actually try to scare him away. After taking care of them, Superman wonders why crooks keep bothering him.
--->'''Superman:''' I may never understand why every bunch of cheap, grimy thugs with no thought and even less chance of success continues to waste my time with petty, ambitious greed!
** Since her creation, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} has run into many idiots who thought picking a fight with the cousin of Superman was a good idea:
** Back in the Bronze Age, 'Nasty' Luthor tried to bully Linda when both girls attended classes in Stanhope College, and was constantly putting her down and trying to humilate her when both worked as junior photographers for San Francisco station K-SFTV. And she ''knows'' that Linda is Supergirl... and short-tempered. In ''Comicbook/DemonSpawn'' Linda is so fed up with Nasty that she punches a wall.
** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Supergirl (Volume 5)]]'' issue #0, Batman's villain Clayface challenged and taunted Supergirl. Someone who is essentially a shape-shifting mud-man taunted a girl who can punch moons. Great idea. In issue #33 he did it again. Out of patience, Kara froze him solid, took him up, up, UP and dropped him.
** Catherine Grant insults, mocks and taunts Supergirl the whole time. In "Day of the Dollmaker" she does do it to her face. She doesn't seem bothered by the fact that she's goading someone who can rip her in half and hurl her remains out of the planet in less than a second.
** In the beginning of ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', ''SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}'' picks a fight with Supergirl. Knowing he can't go toe-to-toe with her, he mocks her, taunts her, presses her {{Berserk Button}}s... so she gets angry and fights more sloppily. She certainly got angry. And then she proceeded to pummel him savagely.
** In ''Comicbook/ManyHappyReturns'' super-villain Rebel ambushes and taunts Kara. Kara warns him she can kill him as soon as she looks at him. He wisely runs away.
--->'''Rebel:''' So whattaya say we just finish this off with one final dance?\\
'''Supergirl:''' Don't you get it, Rebel? You're not '''important'''! You '''never''' were! You were just -- something to '''do'''! Something for Supergirl and me to bounce off of for a while until people and events of '''real consequence''' came along! Look -- Here's the problem. You've done some bad things, but I'm really, really upset right now. So much so that, honestly, I don't trust myself. And if you attack me or I attack you... I will '''hurt''' you. I'll hurt you worse than you've ever been hurt in your whole life. I can carve you up as soon as look at you. I can break you, boil you, freeze you. I can do things you can't '''imagine'''. Things '''I''' can't imagine, until I have to. And then I'll improvise. Part of me is hoping you '''will''' attack. And part of me is praying -- for your sake, and my '''own''' peace of mind -- that you don't. It's up to '''you'''.
** In ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'', Lex Luthor spent a good while insulting, mocking and taunting Kara after she found out about his DarkSecret. Yup, he taunted an enraged Kryptonian who wanted him dead.
** ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton'': [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Simon Tycho]] correctly guesses that Supergirl is a Kryptonian, and even so he wants to keep her imprisoned after capturing her by sheer luck. She gets broken out and stomps all over his soldiers, and he decides to blackmail her. She destroys his space station and tells him to ''not'' bother her again, and he sends his hired goons after her. At the end, [[spoiler:his mercenaries have been crushed, his space base has been blown up, his body has been half-burned as a result of his satellite's explosion]] and he is still determined to capture her and force her to work for him.
** In ''ComicBook/SuperSons'', the League of Assassins try to pick a fight with Jon, a flying kid wearing the trademark "S" of the most famous and powerful superhero on Earth. Their weapons shatter against his skin and he can knock any of them out with one punch. They continue to try to attack him and only last a short while by dog-piling him.
** In ''ComicBook/AMindSwitchInTime'', a biker is complaining about Superman arresting his gang when his bike suddenly gets turned into a flying bike armed with a ray cannon. He immediately gets to deface every Superman statue he finds until he runs into Superman, shoots one energy beam at him... and becomes frightened when his blast gets shrugged off. Then, because he whined about Superman's bantering, Superman says he banters during fights to vent his annoyance at having to deal with time-wasting idiots.
** It happens in ''ComicBook/TheKillersOfKrypton'' when Supergirl goes to a space bar to find clues on Rogol Zaar, and several of his followers start mocking and taunting the obvious Kryptonian by openly praising Zaar's genocidal actions and dissing Krypton. Kara beats all of them up, and she did not even need to be fully powered.
** ''ComicBook/StrangersAtTheHeartsCore'': The Visitors really should have called it quits when they found out the scientist they were coercing into working for them was Supergirl's adoptive father. They certainly should have run away when they sneaked into her office and found out their weapons could barely hurt her. They assuredly should have understood they should leave her family alone when she easily hurled their car bomb out of the planet. They definitely should have surrended when she found and burst into their secret lair. Instead, they shoot her father and ''threaten'' her ''and her mother''. Result? She melts their weapons, wraps a steel beam around them, and has to be talked out of punching them into atoms.
** In ''ComicBook/StarfiresRevenge'', a bunch of bank robbers rushes at Supergirl just after she has knocked their getaway car over.
--->'''Narrator:''' Startled, the occupants of the wrecked car emerge to face what they thought was an immobilized, weak Supergirl...\\
'''Crook 1:''' Supergirl! I thought Starfire said she was finished!\\
'''Crook 2:''' Well, there's one way to find out-- Let's go get her!\\
'''Narrator:''' ...Only to find out differently-- as the Maid of Might slams into them...
* Beast Boy of the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' spent most of his life enduring this kind of bullying, which has had a profoundly negative effect on his self-esteem; so much so that he's afraid to let anyone know that he can make multiples of himself.
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':
** In ''Batman: Devil's Advocate'' ComicBook/TheJoker is sent to a regular prison, for a crime he was framed for. Another prisoner is displeased with some of the Joker's actions. He starts threatening him, boasting that he has killed over thirty people. This is an extremely unimpressive number to someone like ''The Joker'' and it predictably ends badly for him. In his defense though, he may have thought that while Joker was an AxCrazy mass-murderer he was an unskilled fighter. The Joker's level of combat skill largely [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]]. That being said, pissing off a psychotic mass-murderer is still a dumb move.
** ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand'':
** In one part, Bane arrives in Gotham and picks up a female sidekick, and is quickly accosted by a gang who demand he turn over everything he has. That's right, these guys actually try to mug a huge, masked muscleman. (And he's carrying a ''chain gun'' now.) Suffice to say, they quickly regretted it.
** In yet another move where doing this to the Joker backfires, ''ComicBook/JokersLastLaugh'' was kicked off by a doctor trying to scare the Joker by faking a cancer diagnosis. Needless to say, the doctor comes to regret lying to the Joker real quickly.
** In some interludes to the story there was a RunningGag of a criminal trying to rob people with an empty gun, with everyone knowing there's no ammunition left in Gotham. The ''last'' of these interludes has him try it on the Joker.
* It was established in the original Damage's series that his "parents" were actually employees set to watch him until the superpowers he'd been genetically engineered for showed up. Given that, later retcons that his foster-father physically and sexually abused him -- according to one comic, badly beating him directly after he'd ''accidentally blown a friend's hand off'' -- make the guy look ''extremely stupid''.
* Happened in an issue of Creator/JackKirby's ''[[ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} Demon]]'' series, where a creature like Frankenstein's monster created by a mad scientist was subject to a street gang throwing bricks at him and taunting him. When they captured a girl who had been in psychic communication with him (don't ask), all he had to do was stand up and the gang quickly retreated.
* ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'' Some people oddly think it's a good idea to insult or threaten her, even though it's implied to be common knowledge that she's crazy and dangerous. Such people are lucky if all they get is [[TalkToTheFist a punch in the face.]]
* Two lesser supervillains (the Warlock of Ys and Kudlak the Sorcerer) have the brilliant idea of attacking the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica building. This would already be a monumentally stupid idea. To make it worse, it was a mixer ''with the Justice League''. And to add the cherry to their sundae of idiocy, their entrance ruined the teams' Thanksgiving dinner.
* In ''ComicBook/SecretSix'', a handful of carnies attack Bane during his date, which goes as well you'd expect. But instead of retreating when the 7-foot giant takes out half their number casually, [[TooDumbToLive they try to kill his girlfriend]].
** Likewise, the Nazi idiots who keep trying to fight Deadshot, who found them intensely irritating but NotWorthKilling... which means he merely went for EyeScream. When they attacked him and his girlfriend, Deadshot only refrained from killing them because he had promised not to kill anyone that night. His girlfriend happily stepped in, and that was the end of the mess.
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':
** One could argue that this is the case for a lot of Superman's less powerful enemies, but special mention has to go to the Prankster. Here's a [[{{Muggles}} guy with no superpowers]] whose only real goal is to pull the biggest practical jokes on the largest number of people possible... and his favorite target is the most powerful being on Earth. And he never stops trying! Then again, everyone is aware of Superman's ThouShaltNotKill policy -- and Superman isn't physically abusive towards non-powered villains who don't try to accost him.
** ComicBook/LexLuthor's favorite sport. Granted, Superman would probably never actually do anything - but that doesn't change the fact that Luthor is harassing a guy who could kill him in any number of ways before he could even blink, let alone try to stop him. At least Lex is wise enough to pack kryptonite but he bets a lot on Superman not vaporizing him from a distance no matter what he does.
** In ''Comicbook/KryptonNoMore'', common sense should advise super-villain Protector against antagonizing and pissing off Superman. Still he defies him openly, constantly attacks him and even breaks into his home. And he manages to get Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} pissed off, too!
** In an issue of ''ComicBook/KryptoniteNevermore'' a corrupt bussinessman threatens Superman and even orders his men to shoot at the Man of Steel. He has no powers, abilities or anti-metahuman technology whatsoever and menaces someone who can vaporize him at a glance.
** In ''ComicBook/TheThirdKryptonian'', Amalak's non-powered minions are confident that their weaponry can take several Kryptonians out. It never crosses their minds that their arms were adequate enough to hunt down desperate stragglers on the run, but now they're going to face several long-experienced heroes accustomed to dealing with anti-Kryptonian weapons and enemies more powerful than themselves. The result is a one-sided curbstomp.
** At the beginning of ''ComicBook/WhoTookTheSuperOutOfSuperman'', a band of pirates is raiding the Metropolis Bay. When Superman shows up they actually try to scare him away. After taking care of them, Superman wonders why crooks keep bothering him.
--->'''Superman:''' I may never understand why every bunch of cheap, grimy thugs with no thought and even less chance of success continues to waste my time with petty, ambitious greed!
** Since her creation, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} has run into many idiots who thought picking a fight with the cousin of Superman was a good idea:
** Back in the Bronze Age, 'Nasty' Luthor tried to bully Linda when both girls attended classes in Stanhope College, and was constantly putting her down and trying to humilate her when both worked as junior photographers for San Francisco station K-SFTV. And she ''knows'' that Linda is Supergirl... and short-tempered. In ''Comicbook/DemonSpawn'' Linda is so fed up with Nasty that she punches a wall.
** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Supergirl (Volume 5)]]'' issue #0, Batman's villain Clayface challenged and taunted Supergirl. Someone who is essentially a shape-shifting mud-man taunted a girl who can punch moons. Great idea. In issue #33 he did it again. Out of patience, Kara froze him solid, took him up, up, UP and dropped him.
** Catherine Grant insults, mocks and taunts Supergirl the whole time. In "Day of the Dollmaker" she does do it to her face. She doesn't seem bothered by the fact that she's goading someone who can rip her in half and hurl her remains out of the planet in less than a second.
** In the beginning of ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', ''SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}'' picks a fight with Supergirl. Knowing he can't go toe-to-toe with her, he mocks her, taunts her, presses her {{Berserk Button}}s... so she gets angry and fights more sloppily. She certainly got angry. And then she proceeded to pummel him savagely.
** In ''Comicbook/ManyHappyReturns'' super-villain Rebel ambushes and taunts Kara. Kara warns him she can kill him as soon as she looks at him. He wisely runs away.
--->'''Rebel:''' So whattaya say we just finish this off with one final dance?\\
'''Supergirl:''' Don't you get it, Rebel? You're not '''important'''! You '''never''' were! You were just -- something to '''do'''! Something for Supergirl and me to bounce off of for a while until people and events of '''real consequence''' came along! Look -- Here's the problem. You've done some bad things, but I'm really, really upset right now. So much so that, honestly, I don't trust myself. And if you attack me or I attack you... I will '''hurt''' you. I'll hurt you worse than you've ever been hurt in your whole life. I can carve you up as soon as look at you. I can break you, boil you, freeze you. I can do things you can't '''imagine'''. Things '''I''' can't imagine, until I have to. And then I'll improvise. Part of me is hoping you '''will''' attack. And part of me is praying -- for your sake, and my '''own''' peace of mind -- that you don't. It's up to '''you'''.
** In ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'', Lex Luthor spent a good while insulting, mocking and taunting Kara after she found out about his DarkSecret. Yup, he taunted an enraged Kryptonian who wanted him dead.
** ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton'': [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Simon Tycho]] correctly guesses that Supergirl is a Kryptonian, and even so he wants to keep her imprisoned after capturing her by sheer luck. She gets broken out and stomps all over his soldiers, and he decides to blackmail her. She destroys his space station and tells him to ''not'' bother her again, and he sends his hired goons after her. At the end, [[spoiler:his mercenaries have been crushed, his space base has been blown up, his body has been half-burned as a result of his satellite's explosion]] and he is still determined to capture her and force her to work for him.
** In ''ComicBook/SuperSons'', the League of Assassins try to pick a fight with Jon, a flying kid wearing the trademark "S" of the most famous and powerful superhero on Earth. Their weapons shatter against his skin and he can knock any of them out with one punch. They continue to try to attack him and only last a short while by dog-piling him.
** In ''ComicBook/AMindSwitchInTime'', a biker is complaining about Superman arresting his gang when his bike suddenly gets turned into a flying bike armed with a ray cannon. He immediately gets to deface every Superman statue he finds until he runs into Superman, shoots one energy beam at him... and becomes frightened when his blast gets shrugged off. Then, because he whined about Superman's bantering, Superman says he banters during fights to vent his annoyance at having to deal with time-wasting idiots.
** It happens in ''ComicBook/TheKillersOfKrypton'' when Supergirl goes to a space bar to find clues on Rogol Zaar, and several of his followers start mocking and taunting the obvious Kryptonian by openly praising Zaar's genocidal actions and dissing Krypton. Kara beats all of them up, and she did not even need to be fully powered.
** ''ComicBook/StrangersAtTheHeartsCore'': The Visitors really should have called it quits when they found out the scientist they were coercing into working for them was Supergirl's adoptive father. They certainly should have run away when they sneaked into her office and found out their weapons could barely hurt her. They assuredly should have understood they should leave her family alone when she easily hurled their car bomb out of the planet. They definitely should have surrended when she found and burst into their secret lair. Instead, they shoot her father and ''threaten'' her ''and her mother''. Result? She melts their weapons, wraps a steel beam around them, and has to be talked out of punching them into atoms.
** In ''ComicBook/StarfiresRevenge'', a bunch of bank robbers rushes at Supergirl just after she has knocked their getaway car over.
--->'''Narrator:''' Startled, the occupants of the wrecked car emerge to face what they thought was an immobilized, weak Supergirl...\\
'''Crook 1:''' Supergirl! I thought Starfire said she was finished!\\
'''Crook 2:''' Well, there's one way to find out-- Let's go get her!\\
'''Narrator:''' ...Only to find out differently-- as the Maid of Might slams into them...
* Beast Boy of the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' spent most of his life enduring this kind of bullying, which has had a profoundly negative effect on his self-esteem; so much so that he's afraid to let anyone know that he can make multiples of himself.
