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* {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Despite their familial love is genuine, [[BigBadDuumvirate the Great Diamond Authority]] had regularly done this to each other for millennia, with [[MoralityPet Pink Diamond]] having suffered the worst from this. This led to her believing their love was false, especially in spite of everything she's done for them, [[spoiler:and also led to her hurting Pink Pearl and abandoning Spinel, which she heavily regretted and vowed to change into an AllLovingHeroine and treat others better as Rose Quartz. However, despite mourning her eventual death, the Diamonds did not learn from their mistakes and began mistreating her son, Steven, the same way in the final season]]. Steven confronting them on this longtime cycle of abuse is what finally gets them to realize the truth about everything they've done and atone for their crimes of universal genocide.
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* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' episode "Thanks to Them", where [[spoiler:Hunter mistreating Flapjack]] is a warning sign of him [[spoiler:being a victim of DemonicPossession]], as he'd otherwise never so much as think about hurting [[spoiler:Flapjack]] even at his absolute lowest.
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Times where someone [[KickTheMoralityPet Kicks the Morality Pet]] in WesternAnimation.
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* In the final season of ''[[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Airbender]]'''s SequelSeries,''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', [[BigBad Kuvira's]] fiance Baatar Jr. is kidnapped by the heroes, who use him to try and convince her to leave Republic City. Kuvira decides the city is more important than him and nukes the site with her spirit cannon instead.
* Kevin from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' tends to do this whenever he [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity goes insane due to absorbing alien energy]]. In the original series, Ben showed him kindness ''twice'', and both times [[TheFarmerAndTheViper his reaction was to attempt to backstab him]]. Later, after reforming over the course of ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Alien Force]]'', he gradually turns insane again, resulting in him hurting both Ben and Gwen, who have become his friends (and in Gwen's case, his LoveInterest) at this point. 10-year-old Ben calls him out for it:
-->"[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech You are a jerk. You always have been]]. [[JerkassWoobie People try being nice to you, but you don't care]]; [[ItsAllAboutMe you're too busy being sorry for yourself]]."
* A few episodes of ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' has Heloise backing out of whatever evil she was doing because it was hurting Jimmy.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Discord has always had an utter disregard for the feelings of anyone else, and doesn't get snapped out of it until [[spoiler:Fluttershy basically makes herself his MoralityPet by actually treating him as a friend. It's not until he realizes that his antics are driving her away that he finally grows some empathy]].
** [[spoiler:He did it again in the Season 4 finale, when he betrays Fluttershy to join Lord Tirek. Then he realizes how betrayed Fluttershy feels. This one has lasting ramifications, as Discord feels [[MyGreatestFailure so guilty about it]] that the prospect of making Fluttershy cry again is enough to plunge him into a HeroicBSOD]].
* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': When Catra reaches one of the lowest points in her VillainousBreakdown, she begins [[BadBoss abusing and mistreating]] Scorpia (her best and [[OnlyFriend only]] friend), culminating in threatening her with death for objecting to a FrameUp scheme against [[spoiler:Entrapta]].
* Happened in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' while he wore the black suit.
* Happened on an episode of ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' where a kid being remorselessly tormented by bullies brings a gun to school. Just as the kid was about to give up the gun the bully's idiot friends tackled him which made him accidentally squeeze the trigger and he winds up shooting Richie, one of the few people who had tried to be nice to him. The kid suffers a [[TearJerker massive]] MyGodWhatHaveIDone.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', an upgraded Prowl beats (clone) Starscream. Unfortunately, there's a lot of collateral damage - including a torn down tree and broken bird eggs that he earlier made an effort to protect. Seeing these, Prowl realizes what a total asshole he's being.
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Times where someone [[KickTheMoralityPet Kicks the Morality Pet]] in WesternAnimation.
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* In the final season of ''[[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Airbender]]'''s SequelSeries,''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', [[BigBad Kuvira's]] fiance Baatar Jr. is kidnapped by the heroes, who use him to try and convince her to leave Republic City. Kuvira decides the city is more important than him and nukes the site with her spirit cannon instead.
* Kevin from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' tends to do this whenever he [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity goes insane due to absorbing alien energy]]. In the original series, Ben showed him kindness ''twice'', and both times [[TheFarmerAndTheViper his reaction was to attempt to backstab him]]. Later, after reforming over the course of ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Alien Force]]'', he gradually turns insane again, resulting in him hurting both Ben and Gwen, who have become his friends (and in Gwen's case, his LoveInterest) at this point. 10-year-old Ben calls him out for it:
-->"[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech You are a jerk. You always have been]]. [[JerkassWoobie People try being nice to you, but you don't care]]; [[ItsAllAboutMe you're too busy being sorry for yourself]]."
* A few episodes of ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' has Heloise backing out of whatever evil she was doing because it was hurting Jimmy.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Discord has always had an utter disregard for the feelings of anyone else, and doesn't get snapped out of it until [[spoiler:Fluttershy basically makes herself his MoralityPet by actually treating him as a friend. It's not until he realizes that his antics are driving her away that he finally grows some empathy]].
** [[spoiler:He did it again in the Season 4 finale, when he betrays Fluttershy to join Lord Tirek. Then he realizes how betrayed Fluttershy feels. This one has lasting ramifications, as Discord feels [[MyGreatestFailure so guilty about it]] that the prospect of making Fluttershy cry again is enough to plunge him into a HeroicBSOD]].
* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': When Catra reaches one of the lowest points in her VillainousBreakdown, she begins [[BadBoss abusing and mistreating]] Scorpia (her best and [[OnlyFriend only]] friend), culminating in threatening her with death for objecting to a FrameUp scheme against [[spoiler:Entrapta]].
* Happened in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' while he wore the black suit.
* Happened on an episode of ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' where a kid being remorselessly tormented by bullies brings a gun to school. Just as the kid was about to give up the gun the bully's idiot friends tackled him which made him accidentally squeeze the trigger and he winds up shooting Richie, one of the few people who had tried to be nice to him. The kid suffers a [[TearJerker massive]] MyGodWhatHaveIDone.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', an upgraded Prowl beats (clone) Starscream. Unfortunately, there's a lot of collateral damage - including a torn down tree and broken bird eggs that he earlier made an effort to protect. Seeing these, Prowl realizes what a total asshole he's being.
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