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Compare: [[The Everyman]]. See also: the female counterpart to [[Unlucky Everydude]], the [[Naive Everygirl]]. No connection to [[The Big Lebowski|The Dude]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Riiko in ''[[Absolute Boyfriend]]'' is an Unlucky Everydud''ette'', she has a string of rejections and doesn't seem to realize that her [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] has a crush on her (that or his teasing her simply puts her off).
* Keiichi Morisato in ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' had trouble with girls due to his short height, which affected his self-confidence, but he is otherwise a moderate character; he has friends, went to a decent college, and has a knack for auto mechanics.
* Similarly, Kaoru Hanabishi in ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi (Manga)|Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' had no real obvious issues (and was considered attractive) until his "unluckiness" was revealed as being the victim of orphanhood AND repeated [[Abusive Parents|child abuse]] from his grandfather.
* Another [[Rare Female Example]] is Minako Aino, better known as [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Venus]]. Especially in ''[[Codename Sailor V]]'' where her multiple crushes and rejections are a running joke {{spoiler|though not in the two cases where she has to kill said crushes, one of whom requited her affections.}}
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== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Xander Harris]] even.
* [[Kamen Rider]] has three unlucky everydudes, and they are all from shows written by the [[Yasuko Kobayashi|same writer]]. [[Kamen Rider Ryuki|Shinji Kido]] ([[
* Cory in [[Boy Meets World]] doesn't like being the middle child and he's insecure about his looks.
* Joe in [[Wishbone]]
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