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This is used with deliberate irony, either a hero or a villain, to reprimand someone for doing something wrong, which is usually unintended, and they see the awful consequences of such. Typically, the person who did the wrong thing will be met with a phrase like "I hope you're happy/satisfied/proud of yourself," or "Thanks for nothing!" It is often used to warn that any victory they have will be a Pyrrhic one, that the villain's actions, though extreme, were well-intentioned (or maybe not-so-well-intentioned) and that his defeat will have even worse repercussions. It may or may not actually turn out to be the case. Usually, however, the problem that resulted can be fixed and probably will.
It is usually another way of asking "Was It Really Worth It?". It is also related to I Warned You and What the Hell, Hero?. Also compare Backhanded Apology. It could also cause the recipient of the well-wishing to say, "My God, What Have I Done?"... or simply reply with a Blunt "Yes" if they are really that callous and unrepentant.
One variant is wishing someone luck when the real hope is that the person fails in whatever they're trying to accomplish. It often shows up in a form of Trash Talk where the challenger is invited to try and beat someone who is confident in being unbeatable.
Not to be confused with making a sarcastic wish at a Wishing Well. For that, see Rhetorical Request Blunder and Be Careful What You Wish For.
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In Devil May Cry 5, Nero's possible line for the "Exploder" move (where he jams his Overture mech hand into the enemy's body, then detaches it, and then it explodes seconds later) has him saying "Happy birthday! Now make a wish!"
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The Simpsons: In the episode "Bart vs. Thanksgiving", this happens when Bart gets grounded for throwing Lisa's Thanksgiving centerpiece in the fireplace.
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In the 300th episode of his series Atop the Fourth Wall, Lewis "Linkara" Lovhaug talks about one of Frank Miller's most infamous works, Holy Terror. It is a Crowning Moment of Awesome for Linkara. When the Fixer begins torturing a terrorist, Linkara puts the book aside, takes off his glasses, and talks about his personal philosophy and why Camelot is his favorite film of all, because it encouraged his philosophy of goodness, decency, compassion and not always resorting to violence. And then he explains why he brings this up, because he hates Holy Terror more than any other comic book he's reviewed on the show, because it encourages the exact opposite philosophy. It teaches that you should be paranoid, violent, brutal and intolerant of those who are different. This is perhaps the greatest "The Reason You Suck" Speech he has ever given, and it is truly awesome to watch. In the process, Linkara points out Miller's little "Aesop" in the book, to give into your own fear and paranoia when confronted by terrorism, is pretty much the exact definition of what terrorism is. In conclusion...
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: In the extended play of "Strong Badia the Free", this is Strong Bad's response to Coach Z creeping over Marzipan.
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Classic Disney Shorts:
In Pluto's Judgement Day, Mickey Mouse, having physically separated Pluto and a kitten from fighting, admonishes his dog for being a bully, adding, "I suppose you're proud of yourself!"
The climax of the Donald Duck cartoon Grand Canyonscope has Donald, Ranger Woodlore and a mountain lion all destroying and filling in the Grand Canyon, resulting in a reaming-out of this kind by the Ranger.
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Wicked: At the beginning of "Defying Gravity", Elphaba and Glinda are furious at each other, and this exchange goes down:
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In Star Trek (2009), Spock is all set to join the Vulcan Science Academy until the headmaster congratulates him for overcoming the disadvantage of having a human mother. This prompts Spock, a huge Momma's Boy, to reject the VSA in favor of Starfleet, and he makes his Tranquil Fury clear with a very sarcastic farewell.
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The climax of the Donald Duck cartoon Grand Canyonscope has Donald, Ranger Woodlore and a mountain lion all destroying and filling in the Grand Canyon, resulting in a reaming-out of this kind by the Ranger.
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit:
When Jessica Rabbit learns that Eddie Valiant took some patty-cake pictures that somehow lead to Marvin Acme's murder, she slaps him in the face and says, "I hope you're proud of yourself and those pictures you took."
As Roger tries to explain to Eddie that he is being framed for murder, Eddie, who wants nothing to do with this, decides to call the cops on Roger, who responds in this manner...
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In DuckTales (2017), Scrooge chases his family away (again) after the boys learn about the Spear of Selene and blame Scrooge for Della's disappearance. Mrs. Beakley decides to take her vacation days at the same time, dropping one of these lines to him as she and Webby leave.
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In Pluto's Judgement Day, Mickey Mouse, having physically separated Pluto and a kitten from fighting, admonishes his dog for being a bully, adding, "I suppose you're proud of yourself!"
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Monsters, Inc., when Waternoose's plan to save the company (and thus all of Monstropolis) by enslaving children for their screams is exposed for all to see, he is arrested for what is considered a crime, but he does not go quietly; he gives Sulley a well-wishing of this kind as he is led out:
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Two moments in The Honeymooners, and both directed at Ralph by Alice, when he does something that involves trying to avoid his dreaded mother-in-law which ultimately backfires on him in such a way that relationships with others are threatened.
In one episode, when he learns that "Mother" is coming to visit, he naturally assumes it's his mother-in-law and becomes so determined to avoid her that he decides to move in with the Nortons for the duration. When Trixie learns what's going on, she asks him to go back down, and even Ed agrees, saying that his mother-in-law is even worse than Ralph's, leading to a rift between Ed and Trixie that results in the latter going to spend the night with Alice. The next morning, when Ralph returns to his apartment to get his bus uniform, Alice wastes no time calling him out on his behavior. Ironically, it turns out that it wasn't Alice's mother coming after all, but rather Ralph's mother.
The second episode has a member of the Raccoon Lodge, Stanley leaving the lodge to marry Alice's sister, Agnes, and move in with her parents. Ralph, of course, is not happy about the prospect of a lodge brother having to live with his hated mother-in-law and asks that after the wedding, he demand he not move in with Agnes' parents and that he wear the pants in the family. Needless to say, it causes a rift between them, with Agnes moving in with the Kramdens, while everyone tries to figure out what caused the whole thing, since Stanley is usually The Quiet One. Eventually, Agnes and Stanley make up when the latter comes clean about himself, saying that Ralph put him up to it. Of course, everyone is ready to ream Ralph out over what he did when he comes home from work that day, ending with Alice telling him: "Well, Ralph, I hope you're satisfied."
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In The Sword in the Stone, Arthur/Wart becomes Kay's squire, but Merlin, disappointed with the boy's decision to choose war games over education, chastises the boy for wearing "a fine monkey suit for polishing boots" and culminates his rant with a sarcastic commendation:
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In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, this comes up when Link succeeds in stealing something from the store. Thus, for the rest of the game, Link (or whatever the player names him) is renamed "THIEF".
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In one episode of Garfield and Friends, Jon buys a new (hideous-looking) sportcoat to wear on a date with Liz, but Garfield develops an allergic reaction to something. The cat accompanies Jon on the date (to the movies), but he lets out such a huge sneeze in the theater that is causes a major uproar, Liz walking out on Jon, and Jon (sans coat) and Garfield being thrown out of the theater. Jon blames Garfield for this.
It turns out, however, that it was the sportcoat that made Garfield sneeze.
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In Attack of the Clones, this is Obi-Wan Kenobi's reaction to Anakin and Padmé getting caught:
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Star Trek: Lower Decks: "Live long and prosper" is again featured as an insult. First by Mariner, with a rather flippantly delivered salute, and then by actual Vulcan T'Lyn when she is reassigned to Starfleet after saving her Vulcan ship in a battle because she was seen as too emotional.
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Regular Show: The episode "Over The Top" has Mordecai giving Skips this line after the latter accidentally kills Rigby for pranking him in arm wrestling:
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Ninjago: This exchange in the Season 4 episode "The Forgotten Element", combined with Badass Boast when Garmadon tells Lloyd to go save the other ninja from Chen while he gears up to fight Clouse:
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In Hamilton, Angelica's What the Hell, Hero? to Hamilton concludes with "God, I hope you're satisfied!", a nod to her song "Satisfied". The Cut Song "Congratulations" is dripping with this as well, with Angelica sarcastically commenting that Hamilton's redefined his legacy by writing the Reynolds Pamphlet.
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Two examples from SpongeBob SquarePants:
In "Band Geeks", after the last day of band rehearsals ends in a big fight, Squidward gives them a piece of his mind.
"The Camping Episode" shows a subversion: When both SpongeBob and Patrick invite Squidward to join them camping in their front yard, he rebuffs him to which the former replies, "Okay. Have fun inside!" While he likely didn't mean anything by it, Squidward angrily mistook his remark as being flip and insisted on joining them.
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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic:
In "Look Before You Sleep", Twilight Sparkle interrupts yet another argument between Rarity and Applejack, telling them "I hope you're happy, both of you! You've ruined my very first slumber party!"
In "Rarity Takes Manehattan", a hysterical Rarity tells her friends "Congratu-pony-lations!" when she thinks they'd rather go see Hinny of the Hills than help her make new outfits for the fashion show.
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In one episode of Barney Miller, a prostitute who works in a sexy supper club accuses Wojo of harassing her and spying on her, which ultimately leads to her being let go. Naturally, she blames him.
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In the climax of A Few Good Men, Col. Jessup finds he is being charged with Santiago's death, and then after he lunges, screaming, at Kaffee ("YOU FUCKED WITH THE WRONG MARINE!"), he continues with as much restraint he can muster...
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