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* In ''HomeAlone'', Kevin attempts to say this, only to be terrified of the nightmarish furnace. Later, after he's gotten over his fear, he successfully tells the furnace to shut up.

* In ''Home Alone'', Kevin attempts to say this, only to be terrified of the nightmarish furnace. Later, after he's gotten over his fear, he successfully tells the furnace to shut up.

-->- '''Ariel, ''{{Drowtales}}'' [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=471 chapter 8]]'''

Compare FaceYourFears. See also CallingTheOldManOut for a specific variant of this. Not to be confused with [[{{ptitle515wm5nq}} I'm Not Afraid Of You]], when a threat loses its power (or [[PuffOfLogic disappears entirely]]) once a character is no longer afraid of it.

* ''{{Labyrinth}}''

See also CallingTheOldManOut for a specific variant of this. Not to be confused with [[{{ptitle515wm5nq}} I'm Not Afraid Of You]], when a threat loses its power (or [[PuffOfLogic disappears entirely]]) once a character is no longer afraid of it.

* ''{{Wicked}}''

* In the fifth episode of the first series of ''BeingHuman'', Annie gives an incredible NotAfraidOfYouAnymore speech to [[spoiler: her fiancee/murderer Owen, in which she confronts him over her murder, then tells him the [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow Secret Only The Dead Know]], causing him to GoMadFromTheRevelation]].

* In the episode "Profiler, Profiled" on ''CriminalMinds'', Derek Morgan has a scene at the end where he tells off the unsub [[spoiler: Carl BuFord, the man who raped him repeatedly when he was young]] in what is essentially just one big moment of this. Eventually, Buford gets so desperate that he unintentionally reveals his crimes to the police, exposing himself as the monster he truely is. As he gets taken away, Derek tells him to go to hell while Buford can only beg desperately.

-->'''Jon Stewart''': Let me tell you why I'll eat it: ''Karl Rove can't hurt me anymore.'' eats cookie]

* In the ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' series, Anthy's walking out on [[spoiler:her brother Akio]] is one of these, and doubles as her CrowningMomentOfAwesome as well.
* There is a supernatural variety of this in ''{{Mnemosyne}}'': the protagonist Rin is an immortal, and immortals fall into uncontrollable sexual drive when a creature called "angel" is nearby. The villain, who is an angel himself, uses this many times throughout the series to humiliate Rin but in the very end, [[spoiler:Rin evolves into an immortal angelic being herself and sends the villain himself into uncontrollable sexual lust for her in their final confrontation]]. It's also her personal CrowningMomentOfAwesome.
* In ''{{Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai}}'', Satoko, with support from Keiichi, Rika, and oh yeah ''the entire village'', [[CallingTheOldManOut confronting her]] [[EvilUncle abusive uncle Teppei]], screaming that she hates him and for him to "GET OUT!!", despite being beaten while doing so. Yes, we have another CrowningMomentOfAwesome. Just when he goes to attack again, [[BigDamnHeroes the police bust in and capture him]].

* The titular ''{{Anastasia}}'' says this before [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome unleashing her fury]] on Rasputin.

* ''FantasticFour: Rise Of The Silver Surfer'' has a variation of this. The Surfer turns against his master, Galactus, and says "I no longer wish to serve you".

--> '''Elphaba:''' I'm not afraid... [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome It's the Wizard who should be afraid of me.]]

* In ''{{Warcraft}} LordOfTheClans'', Thrall experiences this when he confronts Blackmore, his abusive foster father. He reflects on how he had been afraid of him and worshiped him, when in the end he was only a miserable wreck.
* In ''[[{{Starcraft}} Uprising]]'' Kerrigan confronts Rumm, the officer who had abused her for a decade. She escapes captivity and deep fries his brain with her powers giving him a long overdue KarmicDeath

-->'''Jon Stewart''': Let me tell you why I'll eat it: ''Karl Rove can't hurt me anymore.'' [[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome eats cookie]]]
* The powerfully telekinetic girl in ''{{Angel}}'' broke down when confronted with her abusive father, but she then managed to overcome her fear and in a personal CrowningMomentOfAwesome [[spoiler: throw him out a window and catch him a few feet from the pavement.]]

* In the fifth episode of the first series of ''BeingHuman'', Annie gives an [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome incredible]] NotAfraidOfYouAnymore speech to [[spoiler: her fiancee/murderer Owen, in which she confronts him over her murder, then tells him the [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow Secret Only The Dead Know]], causing him to GoMadFromTheRevelation]].

* The end of ''[[ABugsLife A Bug's Life]]'' has the ants realizing they kind of outnumber the grasshoppers a million to one, and suddenly they're not so afraid anymore and ZergRush the grasshoppers.
* At the end of ''TheAntBully'' Lucas is not afraid of the bully anymore after his experiences with the ants.
* In ''MonstersInc'', Boo confronts Randall, the monster in charge of scaring her, when he [[spoiler:tries to push Sulley off a door suspended hundreds of feet in the air.]]
--> "She's not afraid of you anymore. Looks like you're out of a job."

* ''FullmetalAlchemist'': [[spoiler:When the cowardly Dr. Marcoh finally decides to go face to face with his tormentor Envy, a homunculus full of philosopher's stones, and shows why its a bad idea to screw with a guy who -made- those stones for a living.]]

** Later, in more recent comic books, Craig does turn out to be more dangerous. Then, so does Wolsbane. She [[spoiler: while utterly brainwashed, mind you, kills and EATS HIM]].

* In Starcraft Uprising Kerrigan confronts Rumm, the officer who had abused her for a decade. She escapes captivity and deep fries his brain with her powers giving him a long overdue KarmicDeath

* In Warcraft LordOfThe Clans, Thrall experiences this when he confronts Blackmore, his abusive foster father. He reflects on how he had been afraid of him and worshiped him, when in the end he was only a miserable wreck.

* {{Fantastic Four Rise Of The Silver Surfer}} has a variation of this. The Surfer turns against his master, Galactus, and says "I no longer wish to serve you".

* Inverted in ''{{World of Warcraft}}'' at the climax of the battle with the Lich King in Icecrown Citadel. Arthas, who is indeed a terrifying threat to all of Azeroth, has just [[spoiler:had the cursed sword Frostmourne shattered by Tirion Fordring, releasing the souls it has stolen and breaking his power]]. As he floats, helpless against the [[FinishHim finishing blow]], he utters these immortal words.

* In ''MonstersInc'', Boo confronts Randall, the monster in charge of scaring her, when he [[spoiler:tries to push Sulley off a door suspended hundreds of feet in the air.]] "She's not afraid of you anymore. Looks like you're out of a job."

-->- '''Ariel, ''{{Drowtales}}'' [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=497&overview=1&chibi=1&cover=1&extra=1&page=1&check=1 chapter 8]]'''

* In the episode "Profiler, Profiled" on ''CriminalMinds'', Derek Morgan has a scene at the end where he tells off the unsub [[spoiler: Carl BuFord, the man who raped him repeatedly when he was young]] in what is essentially just one big moment of this.