What’s Your Spirit Animal When You're Angry?

By: Ian Fortey

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

Do you know how many species of animals there are in the world? Don't feel bad if you don't know the answer because technically no one does. New species are being discovered all the time.

We do know that there are well over 8 million species of animals out there. Think about that. 8 million! With that huge number of beasts out in the world, is it possible that there isn't one that perfectly encapsulates different aspects of your personality? There is absolutely an animal out there that represents you when you're sad, which might be a panda. There's also an animal that serves as your spirit animal when you're happy and if we had to guess, it'd be a penguin. But what are you when the rage takes over? What animal lurks beneath the surface when you start seeing red? There's no room for pandas and penguins here: this is the real deal.

With 8 million animals to choose from, this is going to require some help. You can't be expected to pick out your rage spirit animal on your own. Instead, you should just answer some questions for us about your anger and let us do all the work. We'll tell you what your anger spirit animal is, and you'll have a name for that rage. Take the quiz and see!

If you're going to insult someone, what's your zing of choice?

I'm just tossing out swear words.

Their physical appearance.
I'll turn their own words against them.

Their personality.

Have you ever thrown the first punch in anger at someone?

I usually toss out words, not fists.

A few times.
I don't strike without warning.

I try not to get physical.

Have you ever been cut off in traffic? How did you react?

Loud, extensive swearing.

I caught up and flipped them off.
Mad honking on that horn.

I shamed them online.

What would you do if you found out someone had ripped you off?

I'm having a full freak out.

I'll find them and we'll have words.
I might have to get a little salty.

Rip them off right back.

What would you do if you found out someone had stolen a package from Amazon off of your porch?

I might end up breaking something.

Find some witnesses and track down who did it.
Set up security cameras.

Get in touch with Amazon to find out what could be done.

You're walking down the street in the middle of winter and slip on some ice. What do you do?

Swear to the heavens.

Get to my feet quickly and act like nothing happened.
Take a minute to wallow in my hatred of the winter.

Destroy the ice.

If you have plans to go out on a date and they cancel at the last minute, how would you react?

I might blow up a little bit.

Be cool but extremely unamused.
Make sure they know not to bother calling next time they're free.

Wait until your next date and cancel on them.

When you feel some rage bubbling up, do you do anything to control it?

I let it loose.

I walk away and try to cool off.
I put out a vibe to make people leave me alone.

I take some deep breaths and try to rationalize why I need to chill out, if I can.

Has your anger ever gotten you in trouble?

More than once.

It's happened.
There have been some close calls.

Not yet.

Have you ever had to handle a bully at school or at work?

I went up one side of them and down the other.

I have. I dealt with it.
I've told one off before.

I found a way to get revenge on them.

If someone starts giving you the gears online, how do you respond?

I flame war the heck out of them.

I'll let it slide until such time as I can lay waste to them.
I'll post something passive-aggressive.

I'll block them.

How long are you going to hold a grudge for?

Until the end of days.

As long as I have to.
I try to get things over with quickly.

All depends on why I have a grudge.

Have you ever intentionally tried to intimidate someone else?

I've had to do it a few times.

Yep.
Not really.

It's not my style.

Which horror movie villain do you most relate to?

Freddy Krueger.

Michael Myers.
Jason.

Jigsaw.

Is there an action star you feel like you kind of channel sometimes?

The Rock.

Jason Statham.
Liam Neeson.

Bruce Lee.

What would you say is your biggest pet peeve?

People who chew loudly.

Litterers.
People who don't return calls.

Empty toilet paper rolls.

What would you do if you were having dinner at a restaurant and there were loud, unruly children at the next table?

Ask the parents to chill them out.

Cold, angry staring.
I'd complain to restaurant management.

I'm filming that and putting it online.

What do you do if someone at work steals your lunch from the office fridge?

I will call out the entire office.

I'm going to check security footage.
My next lunch is being locked up.

I'm making something revolting and putting it in my next lunch as revenge.

What would you do if you were on an elevator and it got stuck between floors?

I'm going to flip out.

I'll patiently wait for it to get moving again.
Call for help until someone shows up.

Live-stream my suffering.

Say you're at work and one of your co-workers messes up big time, then blames it on you. What now?

Everyone will learn why that's a bad idea.

I'm going to set the boss straight in very clear terms.
I'll defend myself as best as I can.

That co-worker just made my enemies list.

Do you believe there are any kind of rules to a street fight?

All's fair in love and war.

You need some kind of rules to keep it fair.
One on one is the way to do it.

Keep it one on one, but if you can get a below the belt hit in, so be it.

Do you have any method of dealing with annoying telemarketers?

I will curse them out if they won't leave me alone

They're getting blocked.
I'll tell them to leave me alone.

I will drag out a call as a prank.

What would you do if someone you were interested in ghosted you?

Demand an explanation.

Be annoyed but move on.
Let them know what I think and just drop it.

I might get a little saucy in some online posts.

If you're stopped at a red light and you get rear-ended, what are you going to do?

There's going to be a freak out.

Take a deep breath and just get their info.
I'm going to need a minute with this.

Snap some pics and get all the relevant info.

How do you handle working with someone you don't like?

I'll let them know.

I avoid them.
I'll get passive-aggressive.

I'll devise a way to keep as far from them as possible.

What happens if the delivery guy brings you the wrong pizza?

Dude better bring me the right pizza.

I'll call the store and get it fixed.
I'll let the guy knows it's messed up so he can fix it.

I'll keep it if I don't have to pay.

What happens if you're in the middle of a text conversation and the other person just stops responding?

I'll keep texting until they get back to me.

Ask what's up once and then drop it.
Just ignore it.

Complain to someone else.

Are you OK with spending holidays with your family?

I try to avoid that.

If it's just the holidays, sure.
As long as no one causes drama.

Sure.

What do you like to do to relax?

Party.

Swim.
Just chill at home.

Watch movies.

What animal would you say is your spirit animal when you're happy?

Kangaroo.

Penguin.
Turtle.

Puppy.

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