Category:Scapegoats

Scapegoats are characters who are being subjected to upsetting situations more unfairly than they usually deserve. However, these characters are submitted to other circumstances that can be harsh, unfair, or even downright cruel, and because of this it could cause them to become a villain. They can be:
 * The Butt Monkey: Characters who are constantly on the receiving end of jokes, such as being awfully abused/humiliated in an unusual or slapstick manner.


 * The Cosmic Plaything: Characters that have a terrible life that rarely improves or gets even worse.
 * The Love Martyr: Characters who stay with their loved one in spite of their major personality flaws.
 * The Hurt Immortal: Characters who are killed and constantly revived just to be killed all over again.
 * The Hero with Bad Publicity: Characters who are viewed with contempt by the public in spite of all the good deeds they do, usually due to someone smearing their reputation.
 * The Rudolph: Characters who are viewed with contempt or fear by everyone around them just for being different.
 * The Designated Victim: Characters who are constantly targeted or kidnapped by the villains.
 * The Disaster Inventor: Scientists who create and use inventions to benefit themselves or others, but their creations usually backfire, causing unintended consequences.
 * The Disposable Pawn: Pawns that are unjustly mistreated or killed by their cruel leader/master or other villains for their disobedience or once they have outlived their usefulness.
 * The Woobie: Tragic Characters that from traumatic experiences that could cause them to fall in Despair Event Horizon as it caused the audience to feel pity for them.
 * The Tykebomb: Characters who were raised for combat from a very early age and so had no chance to live a normal life. Often, these heroes worked for villains before defecting to the good side. It usually takes another hero to bring out the good in them.
 * The Black Sheep: Characters who, for some completely unfair and often ridiculous reason, are regarded as a disgrace by their family, to the point that they might even get disowned by them.