History Main / TragicBigot

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''. Teryn Logain hates Orlais because of the years Ferelden spent subjugated under them and his experiences in the war that won his country's independence. It gets to the point that he would rather [[spoiler:betray King Cailan and become the BigBad]] than accept their help in fighting the Darkspawn. It's tragic because he genuinely believes he's protecting his beloved homeland.

This also, however, can make a Tragic Bigot far more hurtful. Since the Tragic Bigot is often an otherwise good person, this gives their remarks far more sting because the characters who are the subjects of their bigotry can't simply dismiss them as a JerkAss and a lost cause they should just ignore. In fact, depending on how tragic the Tragic Bigot is and just how many of that group took part, it can sometimes cause characters in that group to doubt themselves and maybe even fear that the Tragic Bigot could be right about them (this rarely if ever lasts very long).

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', the Al Bhed are societal outcasts due to their use of machina technology, which the world-wide religion Yevon teaches are blasphemous and anger Sin, the EldritchAbomination that roams the world. Wakka hates the Al Bhed because his brother was killed by Sin trying to fight alongside them using machina weapons.

* Redcloak from ''WebComic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. Initially he hated both humans (especially Paladins) because his village was wiped out by a group of LawfulStupid paladins (since they were mechanically an AlwaysChaoticEvil race and [[RPGMechanicsVerse literally]] only existed to serve as a source of XP) and Hobgoblins (because he and other goblins were bullied by their more martially inclined brethren). He got over the latter, but not the former.

* Derek from ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'' became a neo-nazi after his father, a fireman, was murdered by black drug dealers when he tried to extinguish a fire.

* In ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', [[TheLancer Major Kira]] bared quite a strong grudge against Cardassians thanks to her time as a member of the Bajoran resistance. Driven home when she has a few NotSoDifferent moments (given the Cardassians were basically [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Space Nazis]]).

* It could be argued that [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] is these toward Daleks. Of course, they're also AlwaysChaoticEvil [[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Maniacs]] who represent such a terrible threat to all other sapient life that his entire ''species'' pulled a "TakingYouWithMe" on them, so you can't really call his hatred of them irrational. Especially since the aforementioned mass HeroicSacrifice ''didn't work''.

* It could be argued that [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] is these toward Daleks. Although they're AlwaysChaoticEvil [[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Maniacs]] who represent such a terrible threat to all other sapient life that his entire ''species'' pulled a "TakingYouWithMe" on them, so you can't really call his hatred of them irrational. Especially since the aforementioned mass HeroicSacrifice ''didn't work''.

* It could be argued that [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] is these toward Daleks. Although they're AlwaysChaoticEvil {{OmnicidalManiac}}s who represent such a terrible threat to all other sapient life that his entire ''species'' pulled a "TakingYouWithMe" on them, so you can't really call his hatred of them irrational. Especially since the aforementioned mass HeroicSacrifice ''didn't work''.

** Tragic bigotry toward Cetagandans is not an uncommon attitude in Barrayar because of the brutal occupation and because bigotry is a common vice(if less fashionable in Gregor's reign then in earlier times)among Barryarans anyway. Komarrans are often bigoted toward Barrayarans for conquering them as well.

* It could be argued that the Doctor is these toward Daleks. Thus leading to his Woobie, Destroyed of Gallifrey status.

* {{WebAnimation/RWBY}}: Weiss Schnee has a strong distrust of [[LittleBitBeastly faunus]] due to the actions of a group of them, called The White Fang, and their continuous attacks on her grandfather's company.

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* RWBY: Weiss Schnee has a strong distrust of [[LittleBitBeastly faunus]] due to the actions of a group of them, called The White Fang, and their continuous attacks on her grandfather's company.

--> '''Roger Rabbit:''' ''What could have possibly happened to you to turn you into such a sourpuss?''
--> '''Eddie Valiant:''' ''You really want to know? I'll tell you. A toon killed my brother.''
--> '''Roger Rabbit:''' ''A toon? No!''
--> '''Eddie Valiant:''' ''Yes, a toon.''

* The wife of the coroner (both black) in ''Series/{{Copper}}'' hates the Irish because her brothers were lynched by TheIrishMob. This causes issue, as the main character and the coroner's top client, Kevin Cochran, is an Irish immigrant.

--> '''Eddie Valiant:''' ''Yes, a toon. We were investigating a robbery at the First National Bank of Toontown. Back in those days, me and Teddy liked working Toontown, thought it was a lot of laughs. Anyway, this guy got away with a zillion simoleons. We trailed him to a little dive down on Yukster Street. We went in. Only he got the drop on us, literally. Dropped a piano on us from fifteen stories. Broke my arm, Teddy never made it. I never did find out who that guy was. All I remember was him standing over me laughing, with those burning red eyes, and that high, squeaky voice. He disappeared into Toontown after that.''

* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' Plays this straight and also defies it. It's played straight for Dracula, who hated the humans after they took his (also human) wife, Lisa, and burned her alive because they thought she was a witch. However Alucard, Dracula and Lisa's {{Dhampyr}} son, was there when they killed her, and her last words [[DefiedTrope made sure that he at least would not go down the same path]]:
--> ''Do not hate the humans. If you cannot live with them, at least do them no harm. For theirs is already such a hard lot.''

* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', the Fire Nation has waged a century-long war against the Water Tribes and the Earth Kingdom, committed genocide against the Air Nomads, and has implemented a brutal occupation of all foreign lands they have conquered. Try to find a single person in the initial series or the subsequent comics who hates firebenders and isn't this trope. You will fail.

** Many fishmen, such as Fisher Tiger, hate humans because of how humans have treated them--they made him a slave, and it is implied that most fishmen hate humans for this reason. [[spoiler:This is subverted when Hody Jones, the BigBad, describes what humans have done to him to make him hate them: "Nothing."]]
** Jinbe and Hatchan think Nami is this, since she has a bad childhood with Arlong (their former comrade). However, thanks to Hatchan's general kindness and Jinbe's story (as well as the incident in Sabaody involving Camie the mermaid), Nami has lost any kind of bad opinions towards fishmen. She still hates Arlong, though and the likes of Hody for their personal actions not because of their species.

* Rosie in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'' is revealed in a bonus chapter to have lost her family to the Darcsen hunts, after her home was burned to the ground by the hunters thinking there were Darcsens inside it. She ultimately concluded from this that if there had been no Darcsens around her, her family would be alive. By the time in the story this has been revealed, she's gotten over it from her experiences with Darcsen injustice throughout the war[[note]]such as the famously dark scene where Squad 7 witnesses a concentration camp they knew was holding many Darcsens including children burned to the ground by the Imperials, something Rosie found disgusting[[/note]]. One possible story-concept had her song, "A Love Passed On" turning out to be a re-arranged traditional Darcsen song given to her by a robbed person that turned out to be Darcsen themselves.

** [[spoiler:Hiroshi Sato]] also turns out to be one of these, surprisingly enough; it's because his beloved wife was murdered by firebenders.

** Many fishmen, such as Fisher Tiger, hate humans because of how humans have treated them--they made him a slave, and it is implied that most fishmen hate humans for this reason. This is subverted when Hody Jones, the BigBad, describes what humans have done to him to make him hate them: "Nothing."
** Jinbe and Hatchan think Nami is this, since she has a bad childhood with Arlong (their former comrade). However, thanks to Hatchan's general kindness and Jinbe's story (as well as the incident in Sabaody involving Camie the mermaid), Nami has lost any kind of bad opinions towards fishmen (she still hates Arlong, though).

* Most Hunters in ''Series/Supernatural'' start because someone they loved was killed by a supernatural creature. The Winchesters because [[spoiler: the Yellow Eyed Demon]] killed their mother.
* In ''Series/Merlin'', Uther Pendragon hates sorcerers because [[spoiler: Nimue used magic to get his sterile wife pregnant with Arthur, not knowing that to give birth to Arthur her life would be traded]]. This one is made worse due to the fact it's emphasized it was completely unintentional on her part.

--> ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''