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== Webcomics ==
* Gilgamesh Wulfenbach, of ''[[Girl Genius]]'',: couldGilgamesh beWulfenbach consideredis a variation; instead of having lost his Great Love, he just [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060217 thought he did.] Tarvek Sturmvoraus, however, had it [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20190213 bad]: despite rather devious efforts, he repeatedly failed to keep safe the few relatives whom he considered worth saving (his family [[Dysfunction Junction|provided many examples for contrast]], after all). Which is why he [[Extreme Melee Revenge|really flips out]] when something seriously threatens his sweetheart or [[Vitriolic Best Buds|best friend/rival]].
* Nigel Dantalian of ''[[Fey Winds]]'' is a war golem who failed to protect his master, the Alchemist, from the comic's resident [[Big Bad]]. The last order that the Alchemist gave Nigel was to find Sylphe and help her. He devotes himself to Kit because of the echoes of Sylphe's magic in her body.
* In ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' Kat suggests this as a possible motivation for the mysterious bird robots. Specifically, that their creator lost his lover on the bridge so he built the birds to defend court students trying to cross the bridge. It now looks unlikely that this is the case however.
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* Grace of ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-10-17 becomes one] after failing to stop Damien when he killed everyone at the lab she grew up in. Grace also [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-06-14 blames herself] for not being able to help Nanase stop Abraham. Abraham himself is one because he [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-08-16 failed his mentor in creating the Dewitchery Diamond] which compounded his already serious problems and resulted in the deaths of at least five people.
* Katia of ''[[Prequel (webcomic)|Prequel]]'' is this to everyone who is nice enough to be her friend, aside from random guards.
* In ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'', [[By-The-Book Cop|Murtaugh]], formerly a major in command of Sanctum Adroit company's rent-a-cop unit. At least, [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2013-03-17 according to] father of Captain Tagon:
{{quote|'''Karl Tagon''': I've got her pegged down as a knight errant, a ronin. She's a sullied paladin questing for redemption. }}