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*** Plucky Duck of ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', as the [[Spiritual Successor]] to Daffy, is also a victim to this, especially around Buster and Babs Bunny, whenever he gets [[Anvil on Head|crushed by an Anvil]], shot out of a cannon, [[Anvil on Head|crushed by an Anvil]], beaten up over treasure, [[Anvil on Head|crushed by an Anvil]], flatten by a monster, lose the money he made in a boxing match, and lose an award to another monster. [[Department of Redundancy Department|Did I mention he gets]] [[Anvil on Head|crushed by an Anvil?]]
**** Hamton and Furrball also qualify as well.
**Goofy as well especially during the ''How to'' cartoons, though not as bad as Donald.
* Wile E. Coyote, in ''Road Runner'' cartoons. The sheer unfairness of the clever, inventive Coyote always losing to an idiot bird capable of exactly one act in the most bizarre of ways makes it physically painful to watch. According to Chuck Jones, the "rules" of Road Runner cartoons are actually built to keep this theme lighthearted—the major one being that the Coyote [[Determinator|could give up at any time but doesn't]], making it partly his own fault.▼
**Mickey's loyal dog; [[Designated Monkey|Pluto]] can be this at times, though usually played more dramatically with him rather than with Donald and Goofy, and it’s hard not to sympathize for the poor [[The Woobie|dog]].
▲* Wile E. Coyote, in ''Road Runner'' cartoons. The sheer unfairness of the clever, inventive Coyote always losing to
** [[Chuck Jones]] seemed to have a perverse fondness for Chew Toys: his version of Daffy, Wile E Coyote, Claude Cat, the nameless and hapless guy in ''[[One Froggy Evening]]''...
** Sylvester the Cat is usually one of these, even his luck got much worse on [[The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries]].
** Porky Pig can be this at times, mainly when pitted against Daffy whenever he’s a screwball or Charlie Dog.
** Then there’s Snafu from the ''[[Private Snafu]]'' shorts who has died a lot of times due to his carelessness and obliviousness.
* Tom from ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' is much the same way as Wile E. Coyote, and in an even more agonizing fashion: A large number of episodes have Tom chasing Jerry strictly so that Jerry will not mess up the house he's living in, thus resulting in not only Tom not getting dinner, but being beaten with whatever is handy by his owner. He never, ever succeeds. No matter how much one might come to the conclusion that that
** Actually, Tom did [[Throw the Dog a Bone|win]] a few times. Those victories may be outnumbered by Jerry's victories, but they did occur. They occur particularly when Jerry initiates the fight with Tom - which is [[Captain Obvious|rare]].
* [[They Killed Kenny|Kenny]] from ''[[South Park]]''. Later was supposed to be replaced by Butters, but most audiences did ''not'' enjoy watching Butters suffer, so Kenny was brought back.
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