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    Anime & Manga 
"Hey brat. Take a good look."
Ryomen Sukuna after using Itadori's body to kill thousands of innocent people and making him watch the aftermath, Jujutsu Kaisen

"I'll tell you one good thing, Fate. Ever since I made you, all this time... I've hated you!"

Just who... had the nerve... to put a puppy and baby seal in my path!!
Boa Hancock, One Piece

Give me a break. Why don't you stay down and grovel like a GOOD LITTLE DOGGY?!?
Sugou Noboyuki/Oberon, Sword Art Online, S1E24, The Gilded Hero, as he kicks Kirito back on the ground when he tries to stand up to him, just before impaling him to the floor with his sword.

"Too bad, Shield Hero. You must be upset about your loss. It really is such a shame that you'll have to go back to fighting all by yourself. (cue Noblewoman's Laugh)"
Malty "Myne" Melromarc, The Rising of the Shield Hero, S1E04, Lullaby at Dawn, after interfering with the duel to make Motoyasu win instead of Naofumi so that he loses his slave/companion, Raphtalia.

Kyo: (Evil Laugh offscreen)
Naofumi: That voice, it's... Kyo!
Kyo: That's right!! How ya doing, Shield Dumbass? I've been waiting for this moment! This awesome, awesome moment!
[...]
Naofumi: Kizuna, you have to call off the warp!
Kizuna: I can't! Once it starts, I'm unable to stop it!
(Naofumi gasps)
Kyo: She's right you know. Why do you think I sent you to the Infinite Labyrinth in the first place? Why do you think I let you keep the racoon demi-human? Why, WHY, why?!
Naofumi: So, this was your goal from the start.
Kyo: Yep! And it was all to see that dumb look on your face! A face twisted with rage and mangled in despair!
Naofumi: BASTARD!
Kyo: Oh, this is exactly what I wanted to see!
[...]
Kyo: (laughs as Raphtalia charges towards Kazuki, then says mockingly...) Oh, I'm dying! I'm dying of laughter!! (Sadistically laughs maniacally)
The Rising of the Shield Hero, S2E08, A Parting in the Snow, as Naofumi gets separated from Raphtalia

    Comic Books 
"Well then... off to count my money and eviscerate some kittens."
Alistair, Deadpool

Guy: Sir, what are you doing?
Wraith: (shooting Wolverine in a cell) The same thing we used to do every night when there was nothing good on TV. Remembers the laughs we used to have with that healing factor of yours, Wolverine? You could shoot him, stab him, crack his head open with an iron bar... his mutant healing ability meant that he could always just piece himself back together again. Hell, Big Jim Grant even doused him in gasoline and set him alight one time, and he was still up for Weapon X's operation in Nicaragua two days later!

    Fan Works 
My eyes were trained toward that little boy, shoulders drawn together, head tilted back as he sang furiously, sang for his life, sang with fists clenched at his sides and a voice wavering from effort. And watching him, watching the wide-eyed faces that turned toward him and the trembling hands that grasped at the bars... I felt it, that dangerous thing with the feathers. Swelling up inside me, filling me with warmth. Felt it in a way I hadn't in so many many months.
And that was what did it, that stirring behind my breastbone.
Essa 412 strode across the floor of the yeerk pool, shoving hork-bajir aside. My right hand grabbed the boy's shoulder and yanked him around. Before he had time to do more than cry out once in pain, my hands were around his throat. I could feel the pulse beating frantically under the skin. Could feel my own fingers trembling with the force with which they crushed cartilage and artery, cutting off that dangerous sound.
Tom's narration, Animorphs fanfic Ghost in the Shell

"Do you want to know why I even wasted my time with this? Because I'm sick of ignorant, idealistic morons trying to get in my way, and I just wanted to break you."
Hei Yinying to Po, Shen vs. Kai

    Film — Animated 

"Here make yourself a bed. "
Roc, the fat Orphan Alley bully throwing straw at Fievel, An American Tail

Ethical Bug: You're...you're not gonna shoot a puppy, are you Jack?
Jack Horner: (conversationally) Yeah, in the face, why?

    Film — Live-Action 
"He wasn't exactly the bogeyman. He was the man you sent to kill the fucking bogeyman. John is a man of focus... commitment... sheer will. Something you know very little of. I once saw him kill three men in a bar fight with a pencil. With a fucking... pencil. One day, he tells me he wants out. It was over a woman, of course. So I gave him an impossible task, a job no one could pull off. The bodies he buried that day laid the foundation of who we are now. And now, my son, a few days after his wife dies, you steal his car... and kill his fucking dog!"
Viggo, to Iosef, John Wick, regarding John and how Iosef's done fucked up.

"I'm getting five hundred phone calls a day asking what the hell is going on, that our police force is brutalizing women and misplacing children. Christ, all this picture needs now is for someone to kick a puppy for the cameras."
Mayor Cryer, Changeling

"Give me the amulet, you BITCH!"
Dracula to a five-year-old girl, The Monster Squad

Grand Moff Tarkin: Ah. you see, Lord Vader? She can be reasonable. [turns to the Death Star gunner] Continue with the operation. You may fire when ready.
Princess Leia: What?!
Grand Moff Tarkin: You're far too trusting. Dantooine is too remote to make an effective demonstration. But don't worry — we will deal with your rebel friends soon enough!
Star Wars: A New Hope, moments before the Death Star destroys Alderaan

"I want you to live... with the knowledge that you have lost everything that you hold dear. I want you to suffer as I have suffered, knowing that your child should've been mine."
Don Rafael Montero to Diego de la Vega after incapacitating him before stealing his infant daughter, Elena, The Mask of Zorro

"I torched all the evidence that proves you're you, okay? So, wow! Looks like you're gonna be in here for (in a mocking singsong tone) THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS!! Now, I have got to go. I've got a government job to abuse and (whispers into Archer's ear) a lonely wife to fuck. Oh, I'm sorry...make love to!"
Caster Troy to Sean Archer after stealing the latter's identity, Face/Off

The High Evolutionary: We have the peaceful creatures we always sought, ready to inhabit the new world.
Rocket: We're going to the new world?
The High Evolutionary: (coldly, with a smidge of amusement) Oh. "We?" Look at you, as if you were cobbled together by fat-fingered children. How could you be part of a perfect species? You're simply a medley of mistakes we could learn from and apply to the creatures that truly mattered. Batch 89 was never meant for the new world, P-1-3. You could figure out the complex workings of cytoplasmic filtration systems, but you couldn't figure out that?

"'AWAAH! AWAAAAH! AWAAAAAUGH!' All right, P-1-3! You win the crying contest! Now back in the cage!"
The High Evolutionary to Rocket after killing his best friend right in front of him, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Literature 
"It was an axiom that evil men kicked dogs, and if you wanted to be accepted as truly evil, you had to kick a lot of dogs. It sounds old-fashioned today, I know, but the guilds were quite strict about it. It was no easy feat. Sometimes I'd have to chase a dog for half a league before I could get a good kick in, and often as not I'd collect a bite on the ankle. But I kept at it until I met my quota each month, then exceeded it."
Lord Voltmeter, Heroics for Beginners by John Moore

When he had nothing else to do, Cox shot at things. Birds, flying fish, monkeys, anything. One day a large blue butterfly, blown from one of the islands, landed on the deck. Cox shot it so neatly that there were just two wings left, and then gave Daphne a wink, as if he'd done something clever.
Nation

"But these tender passages, sacred though their fervour, did not pass unobserved by profane eyes; for crouched in the bushes and gritting his teeth was the dastardly 'Squire Hardman! When the lovers had finally strolled away he leapt out into the lane, viciously twirling his moustache and riding-crop, and kicking an unquestionably innocent cat who was also out strolling."

Do you know what I did when I finally caught you and your little band of Animorphs? Do you know what I did? I gave each of you to a trusted lieutenant. And once you belonged to us, once you were MINE, I killed your bird friend here, and we roasted his body. He was tough and stringy, but we added a sauce you humans have. Barbecue, I believe it's called. And then your friend Tobias was delicious. You had a leg, as I recall. You ate it and laughed.
Future Visser Three, Animorphs #7: The Stranger

Baron Harkonnen: And now, we will go down to the slave quarters, we two. And I will watch while you, with your own hands, kill all the women in the pleasure wing.
Feyd-Rautha: Uncle!
Baron Harkonnen: There will be other women, Feyd. But I have said that you do not make a mistake casually with me.
Dune

He was a repulsive man, vile and obese, and he stood strangling a kitten in the shadows of an office decorated in poor taste. Nearby, lounging insolently on a thermofax suspensor couch, sat a youth of sixteen, sullen of eye and round of face.
...
Damn him! raged the youth in thought. He's strangling all the best kittens himself!
...
A slim, youthful-looking servant appeared in the doorway. "Bring us more kittens, Duane," the Baron said. "Then have sent to my chambers two young boys, a pumpkin, and the schnauzer. After this meeting I shall wish to be depraved."

    Live-Action TV 
"I watched Jane die. I was there, and I watched her die. I watched her overdose and choke to death. I could have saved her... but I didn't."
Walter White to Jesse Pinkman, Breaking Bad

Barry Allen: Why did you kill my mother?
Eobard Thawne: Because I hate you.

Chidi: So your job was to defraud the elderly. Sorry, the sick and elderly.
Eleanor: But I was very good at it. I was the top salesperson five years running.
Chidi: Okay, but that's worse. You do get how that's worse, right?

"Who holds a dog hostage!? Were you guys sitting around in your caves thinking, 'you know what, people don't think we're big enough assholes, lets kidnap a dog!'"
The Colbert Report 2/10/14 (a report about the Taliban kidnapping a dog)

"Pick up that coffee. Throw it in your face."

Zeller: Found [the cat] behind the Jacobis' garage. Flower between its paws and wrapped in a dishtowel, strangled.
Price: (sighs) Son of a bitch.
Zeller: (offended) Okay, seems you're a little more upset about the cat than you were about the children, but... (shrugs)
Price: I'm particularly fond of cats. I'm not particularly fond of children.
(Zeller throws a look at Price)
Graham: What about the Leeds' dog?
Zeller: It was punctured in the abdomen, the vet worked on him, should be okay. They thought he was shot, but couldn't find a bullet; they thought he was stabbed with an icepick or an awl.
Price: (shaking head) The son of a bitch.
(Zeller glares at Price)

"Killed a few puppies today?"
Tyrion to King Joffrey, Game of Thrones

"I'll take the catalyst... and your powers too, Hiro."
Arthur Petrelli, Heroes

"(gasps) And I killed Sparky, too. (cue Evil Laugh)"
Agnes/Agatha Harkness at the end of her Villain Song, "Agatha All Along", WandaVision, "Breaking the Fourth Wall"

"I don't want to hurt your feelings, but the truth is, you've never mattered all that much to me."
Chuck to his little brother Jimmy, Better Call Saul

"Curtis put the kitchen off to a bad start. You know, I could slide over and help, but, uh, that's not my problem; let him sink."
Robert "Rob" McCue, on refusing to help teammate Lewis Curtis on the sushi station during the second service of Season 8, Hell's Kitchen

"Thanks. Now I can find my team, and destroy them. Love you, Mama Bear!"
Ollie Akana, confirming to his mother that she did not break the mind control spell and he's just tricked her into revealing key intel, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury

    Music 
"You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need.
You gotta sleep on your toes, and when you're on the street,
You gotta be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed.
And then moving in silently, down wind and out of sight,
You gotta strike when the moment is right without thinking."
"And after a while, you can work on points for style.
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile.
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in."

    Theatre 
Is nibbling grass without a care
He's so delightful as he hops for you
You say, "Hi, bunny", and he stops for you
Hello, rabbit stew!
Mister Cladwell, "Don't Be The Bunny", Urinetown

    Video Games 
He always seemed the kind of man who enjoyed kicking stray dogs.
Arl Eamon on Arl Rendon Howe, Dragon Age: Origins

I WANT IT TO BE CLEAR! THAT ANYONE — ANYONE! — WHO HELPS THOSE SAVAGES OUT IN THE WOODS! WILL END UP LIKE OUR FRIENDS HERE! IS MY POINT COMING ACROSS!? (to hostage) YOU! RUN!! ( fires a machine gun into the air, scaring the three captives into running across a minefield. Only one of them doesn't step on a land mine, and carries on running) POINT MADE! (to his men) HAVE FUN, BOYS!

Your friend died. For you. Now I must find another... and you must choose again.
Khotun Khan, right after beheading Taka the blacksmith, Ghost of Tsushima

"I laughed when I head that Roman was dead. HA!!!"
Dimitri Rascalov, in the Deal ending, Grand Theft Auto IV

I'd clip that bitch again if I had the chance.
Jimmy Pegorino talking about Kate in the Revenge Ending, Grand Theft Auto IV

"I see now why they left you behind. You were weak... and the gods must be strong."
The Prophet of Truth to Sergeant Johnson after killing Miranda Keyes, Halo 3

If I was your uncle, I would've jumped in front of a bullet, too!
—A hallucination of Scorpion to Spider-Man, Spider-Man (PS4)

Something really strange happened today: all of the speakers in the Clubhouse turned on and a voice started talking. It called itself John. It told us things about what was happening out there. To our friends. To our families. Horrible things.
Shoji started screaming for the voice to stop. He grabbed a corkscrew from the bar and jammed it into his ear. He wouldn't stop twisting it. I can still see him screaming on the floor as blood fountained from his ear, twisting and twisting. When it was over, some of the others dragged his body into a corner.
John laughed.

We have so much ground to cover, and I simply cannot do it with all this rabble in the way! Now, let me see here... Ever see the effects of purified narcotics on the human brain? Best to have a look while they're still alive...
Dr Killjoy, The Suffering: Ties That Bind

During surveillance, I actually witnessed him kick a puppy, twice!
Bentley describing his surveillance of General Tsao Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves

Just 'cause this isn't going to change the grander outcome doesn't mean it can't hurt like a bitch.
Yuuki Terumi about to administer a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown to Valkenhayn, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift

Yes, you were that child. I took you from Damas hoping to harness your eco powers for my experiments. Then I lost you to the Underground. You seem upset. Did I tell you too late? You were the son of the great warrior Damas. Oh... and he never knew... how delightful.
Count Veger to Jak in one of the game's most infamous scenes, Jak 3

"That metal thing up there is rather mean. He kicks everyone he sees."
Bouncy, Hoa

    Visual Novels 
Sabine: I'm afraid you are not well-liked by the common people of Nova. I've even heard rumors about you kicking a puppy down the stairs.
Elodie: [with a Psychotic Smirk] (Well...)

    Web Animation 
Ethical Bug: So... Jack, what do ya do for fun? What are your personal hobbies?
Jack Horner: Well, I like to spread the good word of atheism!
Ethical Bug: W-Well, we are all entitled to our own beliefs. Even as a cricket of Christ myself, I can show some respe—
Jack Horner: Oh, to clarify: I only like to spread it at a very specific time! You see, I wait for children to just watch their parents die and then I make sure to emphasize as much as possible that they are never going to see them again, 'cause this is a godless universe with no afterlife!
[Beat]
Ethical Bug: And... you find enjoyment in this?
Jack Horner: Oh, no, I feel absolutely nothing as I'm saying it. I actually just like the idea of being the guy that does that. It's the reputation and the concept. I am completely unfeeling as I do it!
Ethical Bug: How do you even look for children going through tha—?
Jack Horner: How do you think the parents die? I do it, duh!

    Webcomics 
If you're going to have your bad guy do something despicably evil by destroying something huge, make it something that the PCs care about. Something they've fought for and made sacrifices to save.

"Something they've actually heard of before.

Casual animal violence is the new mustache twirl. You get down to some petty cruelty.
Homestuck RPG thread at Bay 12 Games Forum

"You chard monster!"
Mai, in an attempt at this trope marred by a couple of factors, How I Became Yours

Jodie: Damn it! Could I be any more of a bad guy in this situation?
Eric: Well, you could have punched a puppy.

    Websites 
Killing a dog is sort of cinematic short of hand — no matter what you will instantly hate the killer of said dog. It's an easy way to characterize a villain, and thus it is used often.
Horror Movie a Day review of Red (2010)

Yes, in this version not only does Scrooge belittle Cratchit, he sends him to the soup line.

    Web Videos 
"Ayo! A butterfly?! She turned a butterfly into stone. What was that butterfly ever doing to you? That's all I needed to see. She's evil."

Nostalgia Critic: You have no reason for doing any of this, do you?
Black Willy Wonka: Nope. Sometimes, it's fun to be an asshole for no reason. [a bird flies up to BWW, who shoots it] See?

"I think they should've had a scene in Episode III where Anakin stormed a retirement home, and kills a bunch of oldlings."
Mr. Plinkett, RedLetterMedia, riffing on The Phantom Menace

Screenwriter: He's gonna be one of the most hated villains ever! Just instantly despicable, this guy!
Producer: Musta been tough to write a villain that's just instantly despicable..
Screenwriter: Actually it was super easy; barely an inconvenience! Yeah see, I developed this strategy that causes instant hatred in audiences; check this out! [holds up a drawing of a puppy]
Producer: Awww! A puppy!
Screenwriter: Uh huh, uh huh! [punches the drawing twice]
Producer: [Beat] ...I'll KILL YOU.

Jotaro Kujo: Hm, there's only an old woman and a dude and a dog.
Yoshikage Kira: Ah? Huh huh huh huh?
(Kira looks around and spots Pokky in between the legs of the disguised Rubber Soul.)
Pokky: Bow bow bow bow!
Jotaro: What. This old lady's nec... uh, legs, there's a dog's head poking out between them.
[the disguised Rubber Soul devours the dog]
Kira: My Pokky!
[Killer Queen appears in the background for a brief moment]

    Western Animation 
"You will learn respect. And suffering will be your teacher."

"That guy sucked!"
—- Squirrel, after kicking Brian, who was run over by a car, Family Guy

Porky: I gave you everything I had! I'm completely broke!
Daffy: The fact that you're not more financially successful is not my fault.
[Porky facepalms]

Lloyd: Mom!
Misako: Lloyd? She's crazy. She wants to bring back your father.
Harumi: I've been so looking forward to this... family reunion.
Lloyd: Let her go. This is between us.
Harumi: No, Lloyd. There was never anything between us. It hurts, doesn't it? There's nothing more powerful than a blow to the heart. We found her after she tracked down young Wu. Helpful of her. Prepare the ceremony. We begin at nightfall.
Lloyd: I won't let you get away with this.
Ultra Violet: [laughs] Or what? You'll cry? [pretends to whimper]

"What was I laughing about? Oh, yes, the crippled Irishman!"
Mr. Burns giving us a more comedic example, The Simpsons.

"What kind of cold, heartless person would break apart such a loving relationship? [pulls out a crowbar] I would!"
Plankton, hanging a lampshade on this trope, SpongeBob SquarePants

    Real Life 
Our humanity isn't measured by how we treat other people, our humanity is measured by how we treat animals.


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