History Main / EmbarrassingRescue

* In the first Vanguard arc of ''CityOfHeroes'', you're sent to rescue missing operatives from rival organization Longbow. The nameless guy and Sefu Tendaji are grateful for the rescue, but Captain Dietrich insists that she didn't need help, and goes on to [[ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike complain about you ruining her operation]].

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* ''Anime/YuGiOh:'' Seto Kaiba was ''[[UngratefulBastard never]]'' happy about being rescued by Yugi, whether it was from being held captive in his own virtual reality RPG or turned to stone by a VirtualGhost. Eventually, someone (usually Jyonouchi) would question why Yugi kept bailing him out when he clearly didn't want it. Of course, he ''did'' once thank him for saving [[MoralityPet Mokuba]].

-->'''Tea''': Yugi took over when you and Mokuba were turned to stone. Then he combined your deck with his deck, and he beat Noah!
-->'''Kaiba''': [[SkewedPriorities He dueled using]] ''[[SkewedPriorities my cards]]''?!

-->'''Barnaby:''' It's been a while since I carried you like this. Have you gained weight?
-->'''Kotetsu:''' Shut up. Put me down.

--> '''Ranma:''' So, why'd you come, anyway? I could've gotten out by myself.
--> '''Akane:''' What?! You ungrateful, little...

--> "I didn't need a rescue! Especially not from a-"
--> "You ''will'' if you finish that sentence."
* How many times has SpiderMan had to rescue J. Jonah Jameson? Don't ask. This Trope applied ''every'' time it happened, and even Spidey got rather sick of it after a while.

-->'''Kiara:''' Why'd you bring me here? Who do you think you are?!
-->'''Kovu:''' I think I'm the one who just saved your life!
-->'''Kiara:''' Look, I had everything under control!
-->'''Kovu:''' Not from where I'm standing.

--> '''Bill Pardy''': Hey Kylie, why don't you tell Ms. Grant that story 'bout how I saved you from that deer?
--> '''Kylie Strutemyer''': (''unconvincinvly'') Oh yeah. Bill saved me from a deer.

--> '''Skulker''': I won't tell anyone about this if you won't.
--> '''Danny''': Deal.

-->'''Kaiba''': He dueled using ''my cards''?!

* Mary Jane was more than a little disgusted when {{Venom}} had to rescue her from Carnage in a nightclub during the ''ComicBook/MaxumimCarnage'' storyline. Venom told her to tell Peter they were "even" and then licked her with the costume's tongue before going back to resume the battle.

* After going through all sorts of trouble to locate Bastilla Shan and rescue her from a Tarisian swoop bike gang in ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic,'' she chooses the moment you're about to liberate her to suddenly break free during a huge fight, using this event as justification in stubbornly refusing to acknowledge that you did anything for her pretty much the entire rest of the game.

* ''Manga/InuYasha'': When Kagome risks her life to save Kikyo (or at least prolong her stay in the living world, as she's technically dead) despite being her rival for Inuyasha's affections, Kikyo says that she's not going to thank Kagome after Kagome makes it clear that it never occurred to her that there was any other option.
** Koga also has this with [=InuYasha=] after being rescued in Mt. Kurenai.

* On ''Manga/{{Dragonball}} Z,'' this trope is one of the reasons why Frieza's defeat at the hands of the hero, Goku, was so humiliating. Vegeta being rescued by Mr. Satan during the Buu arc counts as well.

** In ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal'', Gilag of the Barian Emperors seems to come up with a perfect plan to defeat Yuma when Yuma's friends are all angry at each other. He organizes a tournament that encourages teamwork, and convinces Yuma to throw a duel to Kotori and Cathy to give them more inspiration. Naturally, Gilag uses his powers to {{Brainwash}} the two girls, giving them a Chaos Xyz in order to take his Numbers. However, his plan blows up in his face by Shark quitting, forcing him to take over as Yuma's partner (a potentially lethal situation for him, as being defeated by a Chaos Xyz is fatal for a Barian, just as being defeated by a Number would be for Astral). He quickly finds that he can't abort the plan or save himself without telling Yuma who he is, and eventually, when Yuma finds out on his own that the two girls are under Barian control, he inadvertently saves them both, humiliating Gilag beyond belief.

* DangerMouse: In "Lost, Found And Spellbound," DM and Penfold travel to a tropical island to search for the missing Prof. Squawkencluck. After getting separated, DM deals with a mischievous witch doctor while Penfold winds up finding the Professor. In making their reports to Colonel K, DM gropes for an explanation of ''his'' attempts.

* In Manga/RisingXRydeen Takara's team are rescued by his rival since childhood, Mikan, who easily defeats two enemies the team was supposed to capture but instead almost got killed by. They don't even thank her, instead Takara ask why she was in the area to begin with. She tells him it's because their boss told her to assist with their mission when necessary which causes Takara get annoyed and state that they could have handled it on their own. The way the mission was going this couldn't be further from the truth.

* In ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal'', Gilag of the Barian Emperors seems to come up with a perfect plan to defeat Yuma when Yuma's friends are all angry at each other. He organizes a tournament that encourages teamwork, and convinces Yuma to throw a duel to Kotori and Cathy to give them more inspiration. Naturally, Gilag uses his powers to {{Brainwash}} the two girls, giving them a Chaos Xyz in order to take his Numbers. However, when his plan blows up in his face by Shark quitting, forcing him to take over as Yuma's partner (a potentially lethal situation for him, as being defeated by a Chaos Xyz is fatal for a Barian, just as being defeated by a Number would be for Astral) he can't abort the plan or save himself without telling Yuma who he is, and eventually, when Yuma finds out on his own that the two girls are under Barian control, he inadvertently saves them both, humiliating Gilag beyond belief.

* ''Disney/TheLionKing 2'': Kiara, who was thrilled about finally being able to prove herself on her first hunt, is none too happy that Kovu had to save her from a fire.

-->--'''Seto Kaiba''', ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''

* In the horror parody ''{{Slither}}'', Nathan Fillion's character is saved from a parasite deer by the whiny teen he's been carrying around, and tells her that if anyone asks, he saved her.

* ''PulpFiction'': Bruce Willis' character saves his adversary from unmentionable gimp rape. The adversary does thank him, but demands the event be kept an absolute secret.

** It's implied Londo actually knows, [[spoiler:seeing how she's the one of the three he actually kept after being permitted a divorce from the other two.]]
*** Londo flat out told Timov that he knew that she was the donor in the novel trilogy about his reign as Emperor.

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* ''Disney/TheLionKing 2'': Kiara, who was thrilled about finally being able to prove herself on her first hunt, is none too happy that Kovu had to save her from a fire.
-->'''Kiara:''' Why'd you bring me here? Who do you think you are?!
-->'''Kovu:''' I think I'm the one who just saved your life!
-->'''Kiara:''' Look, I had everything under control!
-->'''Kovu:''' Not from where I'm standing.

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* On ''{{Dragonball}} Z,'' this trope is one of the reasons why Frieza's defeat at the hands of the hero, Goku, was so humiliating. Vegeta being rescued by Mr. Satan during the Buu arc counts as well.

* ''InuYasha'': When Kagome risks her life to save Kikyo (or at least prolong her stay in the living world, as she's technically dead) despite being her rival for Inuyasha's affections, Kikyo says that she's not going to thank Kagome after Kagome makes it clear that it never occurred to her that there was any other option.

* In ''{{Naruto}}'', one of the primary reasons behind Sasuke's defection from Konoha.

* In ''{{Manga/Bleach}}'', Nnoitra has a flashback for one time when [[spoiler:Neliel]] saved his life to prevent the Espada from losing a member, partly because he was weaker than she was. Nnoitra, who hates being pitied more than anything, finds this extremely humiliating.
* Kasuga from ''SengokuBasara'' (picture above) becomes so flustered when rival {{Ninja}} Sasuke comes to her rescue that she ''falls out of a tree'' trying to get away from him!
* ''OnePiece'' has Zoro helping, amusingly, [[spoiler: Tashigi]]. [[spoiler: She and Sanji]] were not amused. The fans were though.
* In ''TigerAndBunny'', part of the reason Kotetsu is so antagonistic towards Barnaby at the start of their partnership is because of the [[BridalCarry humiliating rescue]] he had to endure upon their first meeting (though episode 22 shows that he's much less disapproving of it in hindsight). The second time it happens he's noticeably less embarrassed...until Barnaby decides to comment on the situation.

* ''RanmaOneHalf'': Ranma has been rescued by Akane a few times in the manga. He's never been too happy about it, either.

Does the rival or opponent thank the hero for saving them when he didn't have to? [[UngratefulBastard Rarely.]] They instead say that they could have escaped by themselves, and ''would'' have, if he hadn't swooped in and tried to play... well, [[ChronicHeroSyndrome the hero]]. Admitting that they [[IOweYouMyLife owe him one]] would be a great blow to their ego. At the very best, a patently insincere gratitude may be expressed before their speedy departure.

Contrast GrudgingThankYou, where however much he resents it, he does know that gratitude is due.

->--'''Seto Kaiba''', ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''

Does the rival or opponent thank the hero for saving them when he didn't have to? [[UngratefulBastard Rarely.]] They instead say that they could have escaped by themselves, and ''would'' have, if he hadn't swooped in and tried to play TheMessiah. Admitting that they [[IOweYouMyLife owe him one]] would be a great blow to their ego. At the very best, a patently insincere gratitude may be expressed.

If the hero's a true [[TheMessiah Messiah]], he'll shrug it off. If he's not, expect a "why did I even bother saving you" rant to ensue. Or at least, a bitter ThinkNothingOfIt.

A cross between UnwantedRescue and SaveTheVillain centering around TheRival or WorthyOpponent being bailed out of a surefire death by the hero.

If the hero's a true [[TheMessiah Messiah]], he'll shrug it off. If he's not, expect a "why did I even bother to save you" rant to ensue. Or at least, a bitter ThinkNothingOfIt.