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A character with a hair-trigger temper flies into a rage at the slightest provocation. Masters of Disproportionate Retribution, they react explosively to the slightest annoyance. Unlike someone with a Berserk Button, who is generally calm unless their specific button is pressed, characters with a hair-trigger temper can be set off by anything. This makes them far less predictable -- and far more dangerous to any poor sod who doesn't know what they're dealing with. Compare Drama Queen (who acts dramatic at the drop of a hat). Examples of Hair-Trigger Temper include:

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  • A character with a hair-trigger temper flies into a rage at the slightest provocation. Masters of Disproportionate Retribution, they react explosively to the slightest annoyance. Unlike someone with a Berserk Button, who is generally calm unless their specific button is pressed, characters with a hair-trigger temper can be set off by anything. This makes them far less predictable -- and far more dangerous to any poor sod who doesn't know what they're dealing with. Compare Drama Queen (who acts dramatic at the drop of a hat). Examples of Hair-Trigger Temper include:
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  • A character with a hair-trigger temper flies into a rage at the slightest provocation. Masters of Disproportionate Retribution, they react explosively to the slightest annoyance. Unlike someone with a Berserk Button, who is generally calm unless their specific button is pressed, characters with a hair-trigger temper can be set off by anything. This makes them far less predictable -- and far more dangerous to any poor sod who doesn't know what they're dealing with. Characters with a hair-trigger temper are generally grumpy to everybody, but they usually have a favorite victim for their rampages -- often a Naive Newcomer who doesn't understand how they keep managing to offend the guy. This can be harmful to the victim's health -- while heroic characters generally restrain themselves to verbal abuse, Anti-Villainous ones can get physically violent, and out-and-out Villainous ones may even kill people for annoying them. However, such characters are essentially bullies -- if someone tougher or higher ranked than them tells them to knock it off, they probably will. Some of these characters are sufferers of Intermittent Explosive Disorder, a mood disorder characterized by disproportionate and often extreme levels of anger. Others deliberately act this way because they want to bully and intimidate others or are spoiling for a fight. The very worst of them have even worse problems than poor anger management. Compare Drama Queen (who acts dramatic at the drop of a hat). Contrast Extreme Doormat (who will not respond angrily to anything), Passive-Aggressive Kombat, Rage Breaking Point. Examples of Hair-Trigger Temper include:
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