History Main / XenophobicHerbivore

In certain situations, these herbivores may [[AscendedToCarnivorism outright kill the predatory species and eat their carrion]].

* ''VideoGame/LonelyWolfTreat'': The rabbit village, led by [[TheParanoiac Juju]], definitely qualify as this, even going so far as to [[spoiler:[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything build a wall around the village]] to keep it rabbits-only]].

* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'': A downplayed example. [[OurCentaursAreDifferent Andalites]] are herbivorous aliens and ostensibly the "good guys" in the war against the Yeerks, but as the series goes on and shifts into BlackAndGrayMorality we learn that their involvement is anything but altruistic, and they look down on "less advanced" species like humans.

Oftentimes, fiction will portray plant-eating species as being rather [[HerbivoresAreFriendly friendly]], but many more recent works have taken to subverting that trope and depicting intelligent herbivores as irrationally xenophobic, [[FantasticRacism particularly towards intelligent carnivores and omnivores]]. In these settings, humanity is usually absent and replaced with a WorldOfFunnyAnimals. However, should humanity still be present, it is very likely that it will be considered a predator species by these herbivores, and dealt with accordingly. Some such treatments happen to [[CruelElephant elephants]], [[RhinoRampage rhinoceroses]], [[AngryAngryHippos hippopotamuses]] and formerly [[KillerGorilla gorillas]], whose their great power and tremendous size make them dangerous to most smaller predatory animals.

* It's common for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanworks to depict ponies -- a herbivorous species who cares for and often develops strong bonds with other animals -- as possessing an instinctive fear of carnivores or a general revulsion towards the idea of eating flesh.

* ''WebOriginal/{{Serina}}'': The woodcrafters are a species of deer-like herbivores that evolved sapience as a result of being hunted by the also sapient trap-making gravediggers. Their social nature allowed them to turn the tables on the gravediggers and drive them from their forest refugia, and their origin as prey resulted in a cultural loathing of predators that led them to kill or drive off any other carnivores living in the refugia. Because they targeted all carnivores, including the small ones that feed on pest animals, this had the side effect of causing these pests to explode in number and damage their tree homes and crops. After the carnivores were all driven out, they started becoming bolder and warriors began venturing out of their territories to slaughter predators for sport, including the gravediggers who explicitly avoided targeting them at that point. This practice was stopped when [[spoiler:one young woodcrafter discovered the gravedigger's tree art and came to the realization that they were murdering fellow sapient beings and adopted a young gravedigger who was orphaned in one such hunt]]. They also drive away large herbivores, since these compete with them for and damage the trees they rely on for food and shelter, with the main exception being the mammoth trunko, which they view with spiritual reverence.

* Season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' introduces Mama Binturong's porcupine henchmen for the first villainous herbivores in the series.

%%* ''LightNovel/TheUnexploredSummonBloodSign'': This trope is one of the ways that Kyousuke's title of Rabbit is [[AnimalMotifs meaningful]]. Having been trained in an abusive household, his strategic brilliance is fueled wholly by his fear of/for everyone alive, including the girl who has saved his life twice and constantly reiterates that all she wants is to be with him. He can't even bear to watch the tense parts of ''movies''.

** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter2004'': Monoblos and Diablos are truck-sized [[OurWyvernsAreDifferent wyverns]] known for their massive horns and even more massive tempers. They are among the most aggressive and territorial beasts you can fight. They are also herbivores. In ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'', you can sometimes find a Diablos happily munching on cactus.

* ''LightNovel/TheUnexploredSummonBloodSign'': This trope is one of the ways that Kyousuke's title of Rabbit is [[AnimalMotifs meaningful]]. Having been trained in an abusive household, his strategic brilliance is fueled wholly by his fear of/for everyone alive, including the girl who has saved his life twice and constantly reiterates that all she wants is to be with him. He can't even bear to watch the tense parts of ''movies''.
-->'''Shigara:''' It’s like how a kitten learns. When a kitten hops up onto the stove and gets burned, it will never approach the stove again.

->''"Damn carnivores... To you, we're just vulnerable prey. You're the inferior species. You carnivores are nothing but monsters."''