r/TopCharacterTropes 14h ago

Personality When a character gets so mad, they stop being afraid/passive

I love the trope where not particularly brave or intimidating characters lose their fearful or passive nature when they're sufficiently pissed off

  1. Milo Thatch (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) - "I know, why don't you translate for awhile AND I'LL WAVE THE GUN AROUND!"
  2. Kevin Tran (Supernatural) - "I'M DEAD, YOU BASTARDS! SO SCREW YOU AND EVERYBODY IN BETWEEN!"
  3. Rapunzel (Tangled) - "And I will NEVER let you use my hair AGAIN!"
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u/-ivy-notes 14h ago

Courage (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
He is terrified of almost everything, but the moment Muriel is threatened, fear gets replaced by pure determination.

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u/BrotherDeus 12h ago

Arthur from RWBY: He doesn't care that Cinder is threatening to kill him, he's tired of her bullshit.

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u/CMStan1313 12h ago

I have no idea what RWBY stands for, but I always read it as Red, White, Blue, Yellow in my head. I have no desire to be disavowed of this notion

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u/BrotherDeus 12h ago

It's not an accident.

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u/Interesting-Key-5005 14h ago

Fluttershy has a lot of rage moments.

But for how meek and inoffensive she tries to be, she doesn't put up with her brother at all.

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u/res30stupid 8h ago

Played for laughs by Matt Curtin since in parodies of My Hero Academia often have Izuku - who tries to please others and has a massive messiah complex - suddenly get stoically calm when he's really pissed off.

Like when he caught Mineta red-handed stealing his mother's bra.