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If the audience sympathizes with them, they become [[The Woobie]]. If, however, the character's suffering is [[Played for Laughs]] and the reason the audience loves them is ''because'' of all the crap they get put through, they're generally [[The Chew Toy]]. On the other hand, if the audience begins to resent the "unfair" treatment of the character, they can become the [[Designated Monkey]]. The joke can also be dragged too far in other ways - to make a character a Butt Monkey of fate is one thing; to have them constantly taking the punishment for the misdeeds of an unsympathetic cast is another.
If a female
If someone is [[Giving the Sword to A Noob]], nine times out of ten this person is the noob. On the other hand, if someone in the cast other than [[The Hero]] is going to [[Took a Level In Badass|Take a Level in Badass]], its almost invariably the
See also: [[Bumbling Sidekick]], [[The Unfavourite]], [[Guilt by Association Gag]], [[Humiliation Conga]], [[Iron Butt Monkey]]. Is nearly always on the receiving end of [[Comedic Sociopathy]].
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