History JerkassWoobie / WebOriginal

* Tommy from the ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'' is loud, crass, self-centered and often steals or griefs other people's belongings for fun when he has nothing else to do. He's also been involved in multiple wars at age [[ChildSoldiers sixteen]], has his most prized possessions constantly dangled in front of his face or used as bargaining chips, been exiled from his own nation by a dictator, been forced to watch Wilbur, his surrogate brother and role model, go completely insane and blow up the nation they founded together before being [[MercyKill stabbed to death]] by his father, been exiled ''again'' by his best friend after pressure from Dream, been manipulated and [[{{Gaslighting}} gaslit]] to the point of [[DrivenToSuicide suicidality]] by Dream, returned to his home to find that everyone except Tubbo either does not care about him or actively ''hates'' him, then watched as his nation was destroyed again by Dream, his former ally Technoblade, and his surrogate father Philza, this time beyond repair. He was then dragged out into the wilderness with Tubbo to fight Dream, lost horribly, and [[ForcedToWatch almost had to watch Tubbo die in front of his eyes]]. Then, after finally getting a break for a few weeks, Tommy gets trapped in prison with Dream for a full week, only for Sam to come back after the week is up to tell him he has to stay there ''longer''. When Tommy angrily tells Dream that he doesn't believe he actually has the power to revive people, Dream ''beats him to death'', then brings him back to life just to prove that he can, inadvertently [[AndIMustScream trapping Tommy in a dark, soundless void with only Wilbur and Schlatt for company]] for what, to him, [[YearInsideHourOutside felt like two months]]. Tommy might not be the nicest person, but the kid's time on the server has just been one long TraumaCongaLine.

* Esau from ''{{Fanfic/Stray}}'', who could be described as Adamska's EvilCounterpart. He's a {{Tykebomb}} agent of the Patriots who initially comes across as a SmugSnake and does some rather cruel things in his efforts against the protagonists, but his back story is deeply unhappy. [[spoiler: And in true ''Franchise/MetalGear'' villain fashion, his death scene is [[AlasPoorVillain played for tragedy.]]]]

* Kirito from ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' is the best player in the game [[SmugSuper and loves to gloat about it]], considers himself SurroundedByIdiots and isn't shy about telling people how stupid they are, skipped out on a boss fight against [[KillerRabbit Sheeptar the Sheep King]] (in which twelve people died) so he could [[IntoxicationEnsues power-level his Alchemy]], got involved in a murder investigation purely to prove he was right about a game mechanic, and was once able to get a group of killers-for-hire to back off [[DoWrongRight by giving them business advice.]] He's also ''[[HurtingHero deeply]]'' scarred from [[MyGreatestFailure the death of his first friend]], and her last words ("It's not your fault") acts as a [[TraumaButton trigger]] for both a HeroicBSOD and his ChronicHeroSyndrome.

* Tommy from the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' is loud, crass, self-centered and often steals or griefs other people's belongings for fun when he has nothing else to do. He's also been involved in multiple wars at age [[ChildSoldiers sixteen]], has his most prized possessions constantly dangled in front of his face or used as bargaining chips, been exiled from his own nation by a dictator, been forced to watch Wilbur, his surrogate brother and role model, go completely insane and blow up the nation they founded together before being [[MercyKill stabbed to death]] by his father, been exiled ''again'' by his best friend after pressure from Dream, been manipulated and [[{{Gaslighting}} gaslit]] to the point of [[DrivenToSuicide suicidality]] by Dream, returned to his home to find that everyone except Tubbo either does not care about him or actively ''hates'' him, then watched as his nation was destroyed again by Dream, his former ally Technoblade, and his surrogate father Philza, this time beyond repair. He was then dragged out into the wilderness with Tubbo to fight Dream, lost horribly, and [[ForcedToWatch almost had to watch Tubbo die in front of his eyes]]. Then, after finally getting a break for a few weeks, Tommy gets trapped in prison with Dream for a full week, only for Sam to come back after the week is up to tell him he has to stay there ''longer''. When Tommy angrily tells Dream that he doesn't believe he actually has the power to revive people, Dream ''beats him to death'', then brings him back to life just to prove that he can, inadvertently [[AndIMustScream trapping Tommy in a dark, soundless void with only Wilbur and Schlatt for company]] for what, to him, [[YearInsideHourOutside felt like two months]]. Tommy might not be the nicest person, but the kid's time on the server has just been one long TraumaCongaLine.

* If you [[PerspectiveFlip stretch the definition]] of "{{woobie}}" quite a bit, and keep in mind that "{{jerkass}}" is a ''[[OmnicidalManiac gross]]'' understatement, [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP-682]] could be interpreted as one.

* The ''Website/{{Neopets}}'' character Sophie the Swamp Witch is a GrumpyBear SolitarySorceress, ready to cast spells on any who dare enter her shack and bother her. [[BreakTheCutie Her backstory]] explains why she is the way she is. When she was a little girl, her brother unwittingly brought a curse upon their hometown, which caused all the inhabitants (except her) to mutate into horrific monsters. She was forced to flee into the woods to escape an angry mob, was separated from her family, and lived in isolation for years afterward, all the while desperately trying to come up with a way to break the curse of the town.

** It's pretty mean of Eugene to threaten Matt with a [[Franchise/StarWars lightsaber]], but he doesn't deserve being looked down upon by Matt, all for his {{nerd}}iness.

* [[SmallNameBigEgo Bob]] from Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers may be a selfish asshole who often causes problems the others have to fix and his friends [[TheFriendNobodyLikes treat him like crap for this reason]]. But the only reason he behaves this way is because he's extremely lonely and has never felt loved.

* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic. He acts like a [[ManChild brat]], often goes [[CuteButCacophonic annoyingly screechy when pissy]], and fights with everyone. But he [[TheChewToy suffers so much]] from the movies he watches, gets [[ButtMonkey walked all over at least once by everyone on the site]], and is a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold good guy at heart]]. Taken UpToEleven in fanfiction where he's the [[LauncherOfAThousandShips fandom bike]], and they tend to do their very best to [[BreakTheCutie break him]] by humiliating him as much as they can.

** [[DistaffCounterpart Perhaps fittingly]], WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick too. She's not too fond of empathy, treats BFF Nella like crap (even though Nella is a ButtMonkey professionally, it still counts), and her reasons for trying to kill the [[TheCaligula Critic]] in ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}'' were purely for her [[TheStarscream own gain]] and had nothing to do with the others. However, she has awful self-esteem, had a [[HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood shitty childhood]], and there's been a few times where you can tell that she really does [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship love her best friend]].

** Quite a few specimens fall into this and other Woobie categories... To the point that it's been put up on the "Cliches to avoid unless you SERIOUSLY know what you're doing" list. Especially if "but is really a sad person inside coping by being overly cheery" is their [[MarySue only flaw]].

* Bob from Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers may be a selfish asshole who often causes problems the others have to fix and his friends [[TheFriendNobodyLikes treat him like crap for this reason]]. But the only reason he behaves this way is because he's extremely lonely and has never felt loved.

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* Tommy from the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' is loud, crass, self-centered and often steals or griefs other people's belongings for fun when he has nothing else to do. He's also been involved in multiple wars at age [[ChildSoldiers sixteen]], has his most prized possessions constantly dangled in front of his face or used as bargaining chips, been exiled from his own nation by a dictator, been forced to watch Wilbur, his older brother and role model, go completely insane and blow up the nation they founded together, watched Wilbur be [[MercyKill stabbed to death]] by their father, been exiled ''again'' by his best friend after pressure from Dream, been manipulated and [[{{Gaslighting}} gaslit]] to the point of [[DrivenToSuicide suicidality]] by Dream, returned to his home to find that everyone except Tubbo either does not care about him or actively ''hates'' him, then watched as his nation was destroyed again by Dream, his former ally Technoblade, and his father Philza, this time beyond repair. Tommy might not be the nicest person, but the kid's time on the server has just been one long TraumaCongaLine.

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* ''WebAnimation/{{Jiz}}'''s interpretation of [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Kimber]]. She's an annoying racist who is okay with Jiz's psychotic tendencies and even coherces a dry-ckeaning lady to be their new Aja, but she's bullied by her own sister and friends for being gay ([[HypocriticalHumor said sister regularly has sex with women, mind you]]).

* ''[[WebVideo/MyLittlePonyTheMentallyAdvancedSeries The Mentally Advanced Series]]'' version of Twilight, doesn't exactly have things much better. She is a [[FantasticRacism bigoted]], cynical, alcoholic, jerk, who often treats her adopted brother Spike like her own personnel slave and often treats her "friends" with a mixture of contempt and annoyance, often not even trying to actually bond with them, as she's supposed. But, she was also raised by '''[[TheCaligula Celestia]]''' and spent her childhood going through everything from [[HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood having her prized stuffed bumblebee torn open to being forced to dissect a dog, because she told Celestia she wanted a puppy.]] This is not only implied to be what molded her into the pony she is today, but has also left her so emotionally scared that she has a complete mental breakdown anytime she even thinks she might of let Celestia down and at one point breaks down ''crying'' after recounting the stories behind the above experiences, before asking her friends if they have any whiskey.. or paint thinner. And that's not even getting into the fact that she is the [[OnlySaneMan only sane mare]] in a land full of {{jerk ass}}es and at times seems to be the only one that even slightly cares about making better future.

* Kirito from ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' is the best player in the game [[SmugSuper and loves to gloat about it]], considers himself SurroundedByIdiots and isn't shy about telling people how stupid they are, skipped out on a boss fight against [[KillerRabbit Sheeptar the Sheep King]] (in which twelve people died) so he could [[IntoxicationEnsues power-level his Alchemy]], got involved in a murder investigation purely to prove he was right about a game mechanic, and was once able to get a group of killers-for-hire to back off [[DoWrongRight by giving them business advice.]] He's also ''[[HurtingHero deeply]]'' scarred from [[MyGreatestFailure the death of his first friend]], and her last words ("It's not your fault") acts as a [[TraumaButton trigger]] for both a HeroicBSOD and his ChronicHeroSyndrome.

* ''WebAnimation/{{Jiz}}'''s interpretation of [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Kimber]]. She's an annoying racist who is okay with Jiz's psychotic tendencies and even coherces a dry-ckeaning lady to be their new Aja, but she's bullied by her own sister and friends for being gay ([[HypocriticalHumor said sister regularly has sex with women, mind you]]) to the point that it arguably crosses the DudeNotFunny threshold.

* ''WebOriginal/DragonBallZAbridged'' has a lot of jerks, but there's some that people can feel sorry for:

* Kirito from ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' is the best player in the game [[SmugSuper and loves to gloat about it]], considers himself SurroundedByIdiots and isn't shy about telling people how stupid they are, skipped out on a boss fight against [[KillerRabbit Sheeptar the Sheep King]] (in which twelve people died) so he could [[IntoxicationEnsues power-level his Alchemy]], got involved in a murder investigation purely to prove he was right about a game mechanic, and was once able to get a group of killers-for-hire to back off [[DoWrongRight by giving them business advice.]] He's also ''[[HurtingHero deeply]]'' scarred from [[MyGreatestFailure the death of his first friend]], and her last words ("It's not your fault") acts as a {{Trigger}} for both a HeroicBSOD and his ChronicHeroSyndrome.