History Main / RevengeIsSweet

->"''Man, revenge is underrated. That felt awesome!''"

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--> '''Cass''': Payback's a bitch, ladies, and between Gloria and Alice, that settles accounts, as far as I'm concerned. Hope they're in hell right now, blinking, trying to figure out where they fucked up.

--> '''Boone''': Whatever happens from here on out, we killed that prick in the middle of his fortress.

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends''

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* Despite being the TropeNamer of VengeanceFeelsEmpty, this trope is actually present in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV''. When choosing the choice of either taking revenge on [[spoiler:Dimitri Rascalov]] for being a backstabber who's tried to kill him throughout the game or forgiving him for the sake of a deal, Niko is noticeably happier if he takes revenge rather than the deal, with the latter option leaving Niko feeling angry at himself.

* ''VideoGame/TwistedMetalBlack'': In a game where [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor wishes go wrong]], the characters who wish for revenge are some of the few not screwed over in their endings and the act of taking vengeance itself is framed as a satisfying conclusion.

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'': Polnareff is filled with glee when he finally catches up to J. Geil, the man who raped and murdered his sister, stabbing him repeatedly though the body with his before throwing him in the air to be impaled on a spiky gate. While Polnareff does regret being too hasty in his desire for revenge caused [[spoiler:the seeming death of Avdol]], he has no regrets ending J. Geil's life.

* ''Literature/BeastTamer'': After being used and discarded by the Hero's party, all of whom are [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkasses]] who repeatedly insult insult and belittle him and his friends, only for them to try to bully him into becoming their dogsbody again when they find out that they are useless without him, Rein and his BattleHarem hand them a CurbStompBattle as well as their asses. Despite being an all-round NiceGuy, he is quite pleased to get all of his anger towards them out of his system, and his companions are pretty pleased as well.
--> '''Rein''': Why does revenge always get such a bad rap? I've got to say, it feels pretty good!

--> '''Whatever happens from here on out, we killed that prick in the middle of his fortress.'''

* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'': When Rose of Sharon Cassidy discovers that two companies were responsible for attacking Cassidy Caravans, her first instinct is to go after them violently. While the player can choose the less violent route of gathering evidence and leaving the NCR justice system to handle matters, killing Alice [=McLafferty=] and Gloria Van Graff (the leaders of the New Vegas branches of the companies that destroyed Cassidy Caravans) will still make Cass happy (although the ending slides state that NCR suffered from the two companies withdrawing their support). It also grants her the "Hand of Vengeance" perk, which increases her damage with guns.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E8IrrationalTreasure Irrational Treasure]]", while in the quest to find evidence that Pacifica's ancestor is a fraud after Mabel mocked her silliness by Pacifica, Mabel eventually decided she was satisfied with herself did not need to take revenge but her brother Dipper did not feel the same way, presenting the evidence that Pacifica's ancestor is a fraud right to her face, happy enough doing so to say the page quote.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': The franchise keeps telling again and again that revenge is, to quote David Xanatos, "a sucker's game" (which is why [[PragmaticVillainy never obsesses with getting even with anybody who hinders him]]), and other characters keep on showing it by [[WasItReallyWorthIt destroying their lives with their obsession]] (when they are able to get their revenge [[VengeanceDenied at all]]). However, one minor character named Vinnie (who had his life constantly inconvenienced by Goliath as a RunningGag) gets to pay back Goliath in the episode ''[[Recap/GargoylesS2Vendettas Vendettas]]'' and walks away as the only character in the entire franchise who got to enjoy his vengeance. His revenge? [[RestrainedRevenge Annoy Goliath]] by [[PieInTheFace bathing him with banana cream]]. And Goliath, if anything, [[UnknownRival is more puzzled than annoyed about that]].

Naturally, this trope is the [[OppositeTropes opposite]] of VengeanceFeelsEmpty, where one feels anything but satisfied from taking revenge. Contrast RestrainedRevenge, where the character forgives the target of their ire, but still indulges in a little retribution (as a treat). Compare with InUniverseCatharsis, a feeling a character will have when revenge is sweet. Related to AssholeVictim and KickTheSonOfABitch, especially when the target in question is the one responsible for the revenge-seeker's misery. Can include AngerIsHealthyAesop when revenge is portrayed as a good thing.

* ''LightNovel/TheHeroLaughsWhileWalkingThePathOfVengeanceASecondTime'': The entire story revolves around this. "The Evil Adventuring Party" were originally good people who had suffered horribly at the hands of society because of discrimination, enslavement, and betrayal from people they thought they could trust. Becoming sadistic vigilantes who seek revenge on the ones who wronged them, the Sword of Vengeance compels them to take revenge on their targets lest they feel the pain of death. The party's righteous vengeance is considered equally cathartic on both sides of the fourth wall, and while it's unknown what will happen if they run out of {{Asshole Victim}}s, it's implied they will ''never'' run out of {{Asshole Victim}}s.

** In Act V, the Nephalem finds out that one of their allies that pulled a FaceHeelTurn, [[spoiler:the witch Adria to be specific, who sacrificed her own daughter Leah to be the vessel of Diablo's rebirth as the Prime Evil]], has resurfaced, and is searching for where Malthael is hiding. Most of the Nephalem (with the possible exception of the Necromancer) see this as their chance to hunt this traitor down and take vengeance for [[spoiler:Leah's death]], with Lorath Nahr having to remind them repeatedly about how their mission is to find out where Malthael is ''before'' killing [[spoiler:Adria]]. When it is finally finished, none of the Nephalem have any regrets whatsoever about putting [[spoiler:the evil witch]] down.

** In Act V, the Nephalem finds out that one of their allies that pulled a FaceHeelTurn, [[spoiler:the witch Adria to be specific, who sacrificed her own daughter Leah to be the vessel of Diablo's rebirth as the Prime Evil]], has resurfaced, and is searching for where Malthael is hiding. Most of the Nephalem (with the possible exception of the Necromancer) see this as their chance to hunt this traitor down and take vengeance for [[spoiler:Leah's death]], with Lorath Nahr having to remind them repeatedly about how their mission is to find Malthael ''before'' killing [[spoiler:Adria]]. When it is finally finished, none of the Nephalem have any regrets whatsoever about putting [[spoiler:the evil witch]] down.

** In Act V, the nephilim find out that one of their allies that pulled a FaceHeelTurn, [[spoiler:the witch Adria to be specific, who also sacrificed her own daughter Leah to Diablo]], is nearby. The very idea of getting revenge on the traitor is too much for the nephilim to resist, and they race off to kill their target. Once the target is dead, the nephilim revel in getting revenge for the betrayal.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': The franchise keeps telling again and again that revenge is, to quote David Xanatos, "a sucker's game" (which is why [[PragmaticVillainy never obsesses with getting even with anybody who hinders him]]), and other characters keep on showing it by [[WasItReallyWorthIt destroying their lives with their obsession]] (when they are able to get their revenge [[VengeanceDenied at all]]). However, one minor character named Vinnie (who had his life constantly inconvenienced by Goliath as a RunningGag) gets to pay back Goliath in the episode ''[[Recap/GargoylesS2Vendettas Vendettas]]'' and walks away as the only character in the entire franchise who got to enjoy his vengeance. His revenge? [[RestrainedRevenge Annoy Goliath]] by [[PieInTheFace bathing him with banana cream]]. Goliath, if anything, [[UnknownRival is more puzzled than annoyed about that]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': The franchise keeps telling again and again that revenge is, to quote David Xanatos, "a sucker's game" (which is why [[PragmaticVillainy never obsesses with getting even with anybody who hinders him]]), and other characters keep on showing it by [[WasItReallyWorthIt destroying their lives with their obsession]] (when they are able to get their revenge [[VengeanceDenied at all]]). However, one minor character named Vinnie (who had his life constantly inconvenienced by Goliath as a RunningGag) gets to pay back Goliath in the episode ''[[GargoylesS2Vendettas Vendettas]]'' and walks away as the only character in the entire franchise who got to enjoy his vengeance. His revenge? [[RestrainedRevenge Annoy Goliath]] by [[PieInTheFace bathing him with banana cream]]. Goliath, if anything, [[UnknownRival is more puzzled than annoyed about that]].