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* ''[[String Theory (webcomic)|String Theory]]'' has Dr. Schtein, who is an absolute [[Jerkass]]. The revelation that his mother abused him, his emotional failings, and the fact that he spends the majority of chapters 2 and 3 either ill or beaten up launch him into [[Jerkass Woobie]] territory.
* [[Tsunshun|Yuudai]] from ''[[Sakana]]'' may be an absolute [[Jerkass]] who makes his coworkers' lives as awful as possible (especially poor [[Loser Protagonist|Jiro]]), but Good Lord, does his life ''suck!'' Between having a sick mom, a harsh relationship with his dad, having grown in poverty all his life, and ''especially'' {{spoiler|being subjected to a five year long [[Domestic Abuse|abusive relationship]] by a particularly awful [[Bastard Boyfriend]], which only ended recently when the bastard [[Moral Event Horizon|slammed a bottle into his face]] (which explains how he got his scar)}}; many fans just want to give him a hug. Thankfully, he gets better when he meets [[Nice Guy|Taisei]], whose [[Because You Were Nice to Me|unrelenting kindness]] causes him to [[Defrosting Ice King|defrost a little]] {{spoiler|and even [[Ho Yay|gain a huge crush on him]].}}
** While not as extreme, "Angry Lady" {{spoiler|aka Mori Yamamoto}} also fits. She [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]], until {{spoiler|she caught her fiancé [[Your Cheating Heart|cheating on her]], and the breakup was so awful she had to move in with her little sister Chie.}} The trauma led her to become the [[Jerkass|rude]], [[Grumpy Bear|antisocial]] woman seen in the present day. It's made clear she's a [[Broken Bird|deeply wounded woman]] [[Tsunshun|underneath all her anger]], as seen when she explains why of her affinity to flowers
** And then there's the brothers' [[Jerkass]] cousin Genji, who suffers from an astounding case of [[No Social Skills]], has a [[Trapped by Gambling Debts|gambling addiction]], and definitely doesn't deserve being screwed over by [[Yakuza|Nishimura and his gang]].
* Similarly, [[The Bully|Mitch]] [[Knife Nut|Mueller]] from ''Long Exposure''. While this hasn't come up much in the comic proper, [[Word of God]] confirms he has an horrid [[Dark and Troubled Past]]. {{spoiler|He comes from a broken home, with his mom and him suffering at the hands of an abusive stepfather, which only ended when he stabbed his stepfather to save his mom, landing him into juvie. This led to him suffering severe PTSD and eating disorders, which he tries to cover behind his fearsome reputation.}} Worse, his bullying of [[Lovable Nerd|Jonas]] is because [[Straight Gay|he]] [[Loving Bully|has a crush on him]] but [[No Social Skills|doesn't know]] how to express it properly. And the origin of said crush? [[Because You Were Nice to Me|Jonas told him he liked him in one of his lowest moments, being the only one to do so]]. With all that trainwreck, he's lucky he and Jonas becoming an [[Official Couple]] is a [[Foregone Conclusion]].
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''
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