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* Jacen Solo from the [[Expanded Universe]] isn't thought of very highly, either, especially since his character crossed the line into unforgivable bastardry.
** Jacen was [[The Scrappy]] for being a [[God Mode Sue]], though. His being [[The Scrappy]] made him a bad guy so that he could be [[Alas, Poor Scrappy|killed]].
* Ahsoka Tano from ''[[Star Wars: theThe Clone Wars]]'' seems to already be hated within two days her first appearance, largely for ''daring'' to be a teenage girl in a cast of twenty year old men (ignoring the fact that she's technically as old as the average Republic soldier)... in a movie aimed at teenagers.
* Ewoks have a reputation of having plenty of people who regard them as a race of scrappys for the following two reasons:
### [[Flanderization]] turning the Stormtroopers into the [[Butt Monkey]] of ''[[Star Wars]]'' VS debates barring [[Expanded Universe]].
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* [[Dark Messiah|Anakin Skywalker]] in the prequels. Pretty disliked in the fandom either for being a whiny, poorly-acted kid in the [[The Phantom Menace|first prequel]], and for being a [[Wangst|Wangsty]], poorly-acted adult in the second [[Attack of the Clones|two]] [[Revenge of the Sith|prequels]] who just happened to contribute to said [[Romantic Plot Tumor]]. Most of his hate, however, comes from allegations of ruining the characterization of his future self [[Series Mascot|Darth Vader]], who otherwise seemed like (and might still be) an awesomely [[The Stoic|stoic]] and incredibly sinister megalomaniacal [[Badass]].
* There are two types of [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] fans, those who love Mara Jade and those who absolutely can't stand to read another mention of [[Heroes Want Redheads|red-gold hair]].
* There's also the midi-chlorians, the sentient microbes that allow beings to channel [[The Force]], which are widely seen as a [[Doing in Thethe Wizard|pointless "explanation" for how the Force works]], a subject that would probably have been better left mysterious.
 
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* ''[[Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (Film)|Indiana Jones and Thethe Temple of Doom]]'' has ''two'' of them: [[Ethnic Scrappy]] [[Tagalong Kid]] Short Round and [[The Load|largely useless]] [[Damsel Scrappy]] Willie Scott. Of course, there are also plenty of fans who actually ''love'' Shorty, especially for his funny interactions with Indy, not to mention being a brave young warrior with [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|foul mouth but a kind heart.]].
* Mutt from ''[[Indiana Jones and Thethe Kingdom of The Crystal Skull (Film)|Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of Thethe Crystal Skull]]'' achieves this status for being Indy's son and at least partly for being played by [[Shia La BeoufLaBeouf]].
** Really, almost any character introduced in ''Crystal Skull'' is likely to be hated for no other reason than appearing in ''[[Contested Sequel|Crystal Skull]]''.
* Heathcliff, the dismally unfunny comic relief in ''[[The Wild World of Batwoman]]''. He's a major reason why the movie is painful to watch, even with [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Mike, Tom and Crow]].
* Minya, a.k.a. the "Son Of [[Godzilla]]" is often panned by Godzilla fans of all ages due to his goofy nature, odd resemblance to a [[DiffrentDiff'rent Strokes|young Gary Coleman]], and the fact that he starred in '''Godzilla's Revenge''' which is considered the worst of the Japanese Godzilla films.
** There is the American Godzilla, but more on it in [[Replacement Scrappy]]
** Likewise, there's Jet Jaguar ("[[MST3KMystery Science Theater 3000|His crimefighting covers up a basic insecurity]]"). Think ''Ultraman'' + Jack Nicholson - the entertainment value of both.
* Abigail Whistler from ''[[Blade]]: Trinity''. Even if she's [[Ms. Fanservice|easy on the eyes.]]
* Many fans of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire strongly dislike Harriet Hoctor in ''Shall We Dance''.
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** This includes the Marx Brothers themselves, as not only was he a capable straight man, he could subtly suggest further improvisations without breaking character or drawing undue attention. In contrast, most of the non-sibling cast had difficulty dealing with the brothers without laughing or storming off angrily.
** Played with by ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', when they named Xander "The Zeppo".
* A lot of folks (fans and movie critics alike) who have watched ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Film)|Transformers Revenge of the Fallen]]'' really dislike Skids and Mudflap, mainly because their [[Jive Turkey]] mannerisms can easily be perceived as [[Uncle Tomfoolery|racist]]. Though there are some who just consider them ''intensely annoying'' rather than offensive. It's probably a bad sign when they appear way, way more often than Optimus Prime. Being unfunny comic relief in a movie already brimming with unfunny comic relief makes things even worse. Their designs look like racist caricatures than mockeries of racism, which hints more towards the former.
* Ripcord from ''[[G.I. Joe: theThe Rise of Cobra]]'' is generally hated because of his [[Gary Stu]] tendencies coupled with the fact that he seems to have a [[Stalking Is Love|completely inappropriate]] relationship with Scarlett, an established character who already has a relationship with fan-favorite Snake-Eyes in canon.
** Or Duke, depending on which canon you subscribe to.
* ''[[Attack of the The Eye Creatures]]''. Culver, the the [[Covert Pervert]], was labeled by [[MST3KMystery Science Theater 3000|Tom Servo]] as one of the the most instantly unlikeable characters in film history.
* Anna Valerious of ''[[Van Helsing]]''. She even has a fanlisting for people that hate her character.
* Snails, the thief from the first ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (Filmfilm)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'' movie was hated for being an incredibly aggravating [[Ethnic Scrappy]], so much so that Ridley's [[Big No]] following his death at the hands of evil head minion Damodar was considered the height of [[Narm]].
* Rachel from the recently made ''[[War of the Worlds]]'' movie is hated for being [[The Load]] who does absolutely nothing but scream and, even though she's 10, get carried around for the entire movie.
** It might have something to do with her being played by [[Dakota Fanning]], who is known for being (and playing characters who are) [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]. And then they cast her in a generic "helpless child" role which could have been played by any child actress. Arguably, it was a monumental waste of her talent.
** Her brother Robbie gets a bit of it too for his [[Hair-Trigger Temper]] and his surviving a gigantic explosion with no explanation.
* The kids from ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', specifically Lex. The Spinosaurus in the third film has status as the [[Replacement Scrappy]].
* An adaptation of ''[[The Dunwich Horror (Literature)|The Dunwich Horror]]'' from [[The Seventies]] gives Wilbur Whateley a love interest. Most Lovecraft fans consider her everything wrong with Hollywood.
* ''[[The World Is Not Enough (Film)|The World Is Not Enough]]'' somehow managed to create both the least popular [[James Bond (Filmfilm)|Bond]] woman ''and'' least popular Bond henchman! The former, Dr. Christmas Jones, is hated for being a terrible actress ([[Denise Richards]]), [[WTH? Casting Agency|having an improbable job]] (nuclear physicist), an ''incredibly'' disgusting pun made when she and Bond consummate their relationship, and generally existing only so that Bond has a backup girl when the infinitely-more-interesting primary love interest, Elektra King, {{spoiler|turns out to be evil}}. The latter, Mr. Bullion, is hated for being an obnoxious "gangsta" stereotype and a [[Dirty Coward]]; thankfully, he gets {{spoiler|gunned down by [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Valentin Zukovsky]]}}.
** Another, older Bond example: Sheriff J.W. Culpepper, the obnoxious redneck sheriff comic relief from ''[[Live and Let Die (Filmfilm)|Live and Let Die]]''. They also managed to shoehorn him in to ''[[The Man With the Golden Gun (Film)|The Man Withwith the Golden Gun]]'' by having him [[Contrived Coincidence|touring Bangkok]] AND he's around for the infamous scene where the awesome car jump is ruined by a slide-whistle sound effect and him rolling around in the back of the car yelling. How irritating is Sheriff Culpepper? On [[Topless Robot]]'s countdown of obnoxious comedic sidekicks he ''beat out Jar-Jar''.
** And then there are two Bonds themselves. Roger Moore's Bond is hated by a good portion of the fans for being the Bond that saw the series get campier and more comedic, as well as starring in some of the worst Bond films of the series. Timothy Dalton's Bond meanwhile has a bit of a [[Broken Base]] between fans who see his [[Darker and Edgier]] Bond as a breath of fresh air from Moore's camp antics and those who see his Bond as being way too serious and brutal.
*** Dalton's portrayal of Bond has been [[Vindicated Byby History]] thanks to [[Daniel Craig]]'s similar portrayal.
* ''[[The Legend of Zorro]]'' dumped the young Joaquin into the mix, adding a needless (and quite annoying) child element when all people were wanting was to see Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones kick any asses they might have missed from the first movie.
* Ruby Rhod from ''[[The Fifth Element (Film)|The Fifth Element]]''. He's supposed to be the comic relief, but the only thing he does is dress like Lady Gaga's aerobics instructor, scream like a little girl and complain about everything in a grating, high-pitched voice. Not only that, he is ''completely useless'' and does nothing to help the plot or the other characters.
* The [[Transformers (Filmfilm)|Transformers]] films by [[Michael Bay]] offer quite a few Scrappies:
** In the series, you have Sam Witwicky. Mainly because he's, well, played by [[Shia La BeoufLaBeouf]], and because he and the other humans are a [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]].
** Both the lead females - Mikaela and Carly - have their fair share of detractors, mainly because they're rather poor actresses casted solely because [[Ms. Fanservice|they fit the common idea of "sexy"]].
** Sam's mom is widely hated for how ''annoying'' she was in the second movie, which despite promises to focus more on the robots, ''focused even more on Sam and company than the first movie''.
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