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Possibly a slightly different thing, but I myself do wish that I could see more vengeance stories that don't involve torture, slavery and rape, but rather focus on remorse. My high school and junior high life was more than bad enough that I can appreciate the feeling of wanting to get back at one's tormentors. However, I've always found it far more satisfying to see the cruel characters come back sincerely regretting their actions and wanting to apologize. For extra emphasis, could even have them invite the hero to do to them things similar to what they'd done to him, or otherwise hurt them. Seeing a bully feel like they deserve to be punished just feels way better than seeing them actually punished.
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