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* The main cast of ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' has elements of this. Fakir might be the most tragic example, considering he's fated to die unable to protect Mytho, not to mention the fact that {{spoiler|his powers lead to the accidental death of his parents, and the girl he loves is really a duck--and unable to return to her girl form at the end of the series}}. Rue has a dark, sad backstory as well but she's often not as popular with fans--sometimes because they thing she needs to get over it, and sometimes because {{spoiler|[[Die for Our Ship|she got Mytho instead of Ahiru]].}} |
* The main cast of ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' has elements of this. Fakir might be the most tragic example, considering he's fated to die unable to protect Mytho, not to mention the fact that {{spoiler|his powers lead to the accidental death of his parents, and the girl he loves is really a duck--and unable to return to her girl form at the end of the series}}. Rue has a dark, sad backstory as well but she's often not as popular with fans--sometimes because they thing she needs to get over it, and sometimes because {{spoiler|[[Die for Our Ship|she got Mytho instead of Ahiru]].}} |
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* ''[[RahXephon]]'' has a few, but the one that stands out most is Hiroko Asahina. The episode that focuses on her is some kind of deluxe [[Tear Jerker]] supreme, with a side order of [[Dramatic Irony]]. |
* ''[[RahXephon]]'' has a few, but the one that stands out most is Hiroko Asahina. The episode that focuses on her is some kind of deluxe [[Tear Jerker]] supreme, with a side order of [[Dramatic Irony]]. |
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* Depending on both versions and your own opinions, any of the main teen characters from [[Ranma |
* Depending on both versions and your own opinions, any of the main teen characters from [[Ranma ½]] fit this trope. The anime versions of the majority of the cast tend to be more sympathetic- Mousse is the only one who looks better in the manga, and whether manga-Ryoga or anime-Ryoga is more sympathetic is a matter of personal opinion. For some setting-neutral examples of reasons for Woobiedom... |
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** Ranma: [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|a deep psychological trauma that makes him afraid of a common pet]], [[Abusive Parents|abusive parental figures]] (not only his mother and father, but both potential fathers-in-law, the grandmaster of his style, and his potential great-grandmother-in-law), a [[Unwanted Harem|quartet]] of [[Clingy Jealous Girl|Clingy Jealous Girls]] who are perfectly fine with manipulating, deceiving and pounding him despite their proclaimed intent to marry him, a [[Gender Bender|curse]] that earns the lecherous intentions of anyone who isn't aware of his true nature (and one opponent who knows and can't care less), and absolutely no friends whatsoever beyond his rivals and his fiancees. |
** Ranma: [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|a deep psychological trauma that makes him afraid of a common pet]], [[Abusive Parents|abusive parental figures]] (not only his mother and father, but both potential fathers-in-law, the grandmaster of his style, and his potential great-grandmother-in-law), a [[Unwanted Harem|quartet]] of [[Clingy Jealous Girl|Clingy Jealous Girls]] who are perfectly fine with manipulating, deceiving and pounding him despite their proclaimed intent to marry him, a [[Gender Bender|curse]] that earns the lecherous intentions of anyone who isn't aware of his true nature (and one opponent who knows and can't care less), and absolutely no friends whatsoever beyond his rivals and his fiancees. |
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** Ryoga: [[No Sense of Direction|he literally can't go to the bathroom without getting lost]], he turns into a small and delicious-looking piglet, the girl he loves is not only engaged to his worst enemy but completely unaware of his feelings, said girl would also likely tear him apart if she discovers he's been masquerading as her pet, he has almost no friends except for the aforementioned girl and [[Friendly Enemy|enemy]], and one of his most powerful attacks is fueled by ''how unbelievably depressed he is'' about all of the above. The only true bright spot in the miserable darkness that is his life is a quasi-[[Relationship Sue]] who not only ''adores'' his piglet form ('cause she raises pigs in her farm), she tried to make herself ''hate pigs'' when she realized he hated his curse. |
** Ryoga: [[No Sense of Direction|he literally can't go to the bathroom without getting lost]], he turns into a small and delicious-looking piglet, the girl he loves is not only engaged to his worst enemy but completely unaware of his feelings, said girl would also likely tear him apart if she discovers he's been masquerading as her pet, he has almost no friends except for the aforementioned girl and [[Friendly Enemy|enemy]], and one of his most powerful attacks is fueled by ''how unbelievably depressed he is'' about all of the above. The only true bright spot in the miserable darkness that is his life is a quasi-[[Relationship Sue]] who not only ''adores'' his piglet form ('cause she raises pigs in her farm), she tried to make herself ''hate pigs'' when she realized he hated his curse. |
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