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=== DC ===
* Superboy-Prime is a funny case in that the authors hate him personally, but like using him. He's their concentrated embodiment of the [[Straw Fan]] arguing that [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]], and is every bit as overpowered and irritating as a [[Fix Fic]] protagonist who destroys everyone's lives to [[Esoteric Happy Ending|make things go the way they "should]]." Those who see the insult and fit it are, of course, pissed. Those who see the insult and don't fit it are ''really'' pissed. Those who don't see or care about the insult [[Plot Tumor|wish he would stop interrupting the plot]] or at least [[Superpower Lottery|lose a little power]].
** They may have gotten the message after ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis]]'', which proved how poorly he was written ''because'' of the insult. ''[[Blackest Night]]'' seems to have tried to take steps to [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap|make him a little better]].
* Danny Chase from [[The DCU|DC Comics]]' ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|New Titans]]'' was universally loathed by fans within a few issues of his first appearance. He was a [[Cousin Oliver]] (he even ''looked'' like the original Cousin Oliver) introduced to make the team seem younger, as he was only in his early teens while everyone else was pushing 20. Despite his age, he constantly argued with the other members of the team, criticized them, was supposed to be a genius superspy teenager with telekinetic powers, but then totally went crazy with fear whenever an actual fight took place. The only person who didn't seem to grasp how loathed this character was was writer Marv Wolfman who, to this day, still insists it was the readers' fault for not "getting the character".
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