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* In ''Shadowrun'' we have Clockwork, a hobgoblin rigger and probably the most hate-filled, paranoid jackass on Jackpoint. At least his paranoia (the kind that isn't shared by every other Shadowrunner, of course) is relatively contained to technomancers, but it still was enough to make him try to sell [[Net Cat]] (a technomancer and fellow Jackpoint user) to the megacorps when he knew they'd perform horrific experiments on her and was practically freaking out when he learnt she was pregnant. When he mentions the child's eye colour at one point, [[Net Cat]], Slamm-0! (the child's father) and their friends are suitably disturbed.

 

* Freddie, the American champion in the musical "[[Theater/Chess|Chess]]," certainly fits the bill. Throughout the plot, Freddie engineers offensive publicity stunts to get more money, constantly abuses Russia and his opponent, mocks/manipulates his second, generally acts like a whiny little child, and eventually breaks down after he loses the championship. Moreover, he's also violent and sensitive, making him easily provoked. Yet, oddly enough, he [[Your Mileage May Vary|(arguably)]] doubles as [[The Woobie]], considering he sings an entire song called "Pity the Child."

* Bertram, Count of Rousillon, in ''[[Shakespeare|All's Well That Ends Well]]''. Because he is married to a peasant girl (in the [[Distaff Counterpart]] of the [[Standard Hero Reward]]), he rebuffs her, saying he will only bed her when she can prove he has gotten her pregnant. Then he goes off to fight in one of the wars between Italian states.

* Stanley in ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''.