The Friend Nobody Likes: Difference between revisions

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[[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]. In a group of otherwise good friends, there is one character who is an unrepentant [[Jerkass]] to everyone else. Or, if they aren't downright mean or cruel, just may be so [[The Ditz|stupid]] or [[Cloudcuckoolander|just plain weird]] that it's embarrassing to be seen with them. In either case, someone asking "Why are they even friends?" is a perfectly legitimate question. One that is usually answered by one of several reasons:

#Seniority -- They've known this person the longest. They may be the [[~~Cloudcuckoolanders~~ Minder]].

#Seniority -- They've known this person the longest. They may be the [[Cloudcuckoolander's Minder]].

#Proximity -- They're neighbours and simply can't be rid of.

#Necessity -- He's worth keeping around because he's useful or can provide something no one else can.

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It's not even that their friends aren't aware of their behavior, either. They're perfectly well aware the person is a jerk, or a geek, or a ditz, and will frequently treat them as such based on their behavior. They still get included in the group nonetheless.

Compare [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] and [[With Friends Like These]], where this kind of attitude is usually limited to one or two select members of the group as opposed to being the opinion of the group as a whole. Can be the group's [[Butt Monkey]]. If The Friend Nobody Likes is a protagonist or otherwise portrayed sympathetically, he may instead become [[The Woobie]]. The Friend may also be [[The Gadfly]] if they aren't an up-and-out [[Jerkass]]. See also [[My Friends and Zoidberg]], where Zoidberg is usually [[The Friend Nobody Likes]], [[No Accounting for Taste]], when the "Why are they together" question is asked of a romantic couple and [[Token Evil Teammate]], which is this trope with the Jerkass taken up to outright evil.

Compare [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] and [[With Friends Like These...]], where this kind of attitude is usually limited to one or two select members of the group as opposed to being the opinion of the group as a whole. Can be the group's [[Butt Monkey]]. If The Friend Nobody Likes is a protagonist or otherwise portrayed sympathetically, he may instead become [[The Woobie]]. The Friend may also be [[The Gadfly]] if they aren't an up-and-out [[Jerkass]]. See also [[My Friends and Zoidberg]], where Zoidberg is usually [[The Friend Nobody Likes]], [[No Accounting for Taste]], when the "Why are they together" question is asked of a romantic couple and [[Token Evil Teammate]], which is this trope with the Jerkass taken up to outright evil.

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** {{spoiler|Stan's}} diagnosis of cynicism causes him to become this in "You're Getting Old."

** Craig points out that the whole group are seen like that by the rest of the 4th Graders. Technically, they are still friends, but their [[Weirdness Magnet]] antics are getting old in the eyes of the rest.

** [[Token Wholesome|Butters]], to an extent (or just [[Depending On the Writer]]), though in this case it's because he's an overly-cheerful loser. This is especially evident while he was "the new Kenny" and the others [[With Friends Like These|constantly abused him]]. [[Nervous Wreck|Tweek]] suffered from this for a while after replacing him.

** [[Token Wholesome|Butters]], to an extent (or just [[Depending On the Writer]]), though in this case it's because he's an overly-cheerful loser. This is especially evident while he was "the new Kenny" and the others [[With Friends Like These...|constantly abused him]]. [[Nervous Wreck|Tweek]] suffered from this for a while after replacing him.

* Bloo in ''[[Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends]]''.

* [[Daffy Duck]].

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