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* Brian from ''[[Family Guy]]''. The audience is obviously supposed to feel sorry for him since he's a [[Starving Artist]] [[Surrounded by Idiots|living in a world of idiots]], but he's so arrogant and [[Anvilicious|prone to dropping anvils]] that he just comes off as a [[Jerkass]].
** Ironically, when Quagmire called him out on everything in one episode, ''he'' became unintentionally unsympathetic, as many found it hypocritical for Quagmire to be saying these things to Brian and felt he had no right to. That his hatred for Brain got [[Flanderization|flanderized]] since then, with Brian coming out more sympathetic in their encounters, hasn't helped.
* Cree Lincoln from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' fits this ''perfectly''. While some people treat her like a [[Draco in Leather Pants]], she's [[The Scrappy|utterly loathed]] because of this. While is pretty clear she's a treacherous villain, we're supposed to sympathize with her because deep down loves her heroic little sister [[The Quiet One|Abby/Numbuh 5]] and wants to reconcile with her. Except she spends all the time [[Big Brother Bully|treating her like ''crap'']], [[Cain and Abel|tries to kill her]] ''[[Cain and Abel|numerous times]]'', and all her supposed [[Pet the Dog]] moments get ''destroyed'' [[Status Quo Is God|by the next episode]]. If ''that'' wasn't enough, she wants to reconcile with her ''[[It's All About Me|on her own terms]]'', meaning ''[[Manipulative Bastard|
** What makes her particularly loathsome is that her status as a villain does ''not'' excuse her abusive behavior towards her sister. Many other villains who are ''supposed'' to be worse than her ([[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Mr. Boss]], for example) treat their fellow family members [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones|with love and respect]], even if they're on the heroic side. Heck, it goes to the point '''[[Big Bad|Father himself]]''' is considered [[Draco in Leather Pants|far]] [[Unintentionally Sympathetic|more]] [[Jerkass Woobie|sympathetic]] by comparison!
** Chad Dickson in "Operation: T.R.E.A.T.Y" manages to surpass Cree in this department. {{spoiler|He's meant to be seen as a [[Jerkass Woobie|sympathetic]] [[Reverse Mole]] for the KND}}, and that reveal ''would'' have inspired sympathy had he not {{spoiler|tried to ''[[Moral Event Horizon|outright kill Nigel/Numbuh One out of petty jealousy]]'' (which was something that wasn't ordered by his superiors)}} and acted like a complete and utter [[Incredibly Lame Pun|dick]] throughout the whole series. While Nigel/Numbuh One is shown to be regretful over how their relationship had turned out, most of the audience only felt sorry for Nigel.
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