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** And for the Greenskins, there's the Grots, aka Goblins [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE]]! Practically bullied around and used as slaves by the Orks, with very few actually serving on the battlefield as soldiers, and for a very good reason, since grots are extremely weak. Generally played for laughs.
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** And for the Greenskins, there's the Grots, aka Goblins [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE]]! Practically bullied around and used as slaves by the Orks, with very few actually serving on the battlefield as soldiers, and for a very good reason, since grots are extremely weak. Generally Those that ''do'' make it to the battlefield, when not manning a Mek Gun carrying stuff for an Ork, are used as [[SuicideAttack missile guidance systems]], minesweepers (disarming mines in the same way that sticks disarm bear traps), duck boards, footstools, throwing weapons, squig bait, [[CannonFodder bullet shields]] and emergency rations. Almost invariably played for laughs.
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*The fluff of ''TabletopGame/PsionicsTheNextStageInHumanEvolution'' gives us Ian and Tim.
** Ian gets zero respect from the espers around him (whom he resents and dislikes anyway), was the victim of frequent bullying in school, and his one shining moment of being cool was followed by an attempted kidnapping by the government that turned into a kidnapping by terrorists.
** Tim is bullied less often than Ian, but he's even less respected than him, suffered a humiliating rejection from a girl that he can't bring himself to stop liking, and receives an embarrassing, but justified, call out from another character before he [[spoiler: accidentally kills his crush by giving her a deadly drug.]]
** Ian gets zero respect from the espers around him (whom he resents and dislikes anyway), was the victim of frequent bullying in school, and his one shining moment of being cool was followed by an attempted kidnapping by the government that turned into a kidnapping by terrorists.
** Tim is bullied less often than Ian, but he's even less respected than him, suffered a humiliating rejection from a girl that he can't bring himself to stop liking, and receives an embarrassing, but justified, call out from another character before he [[spoiler: accidentally kills his crush by giving her a deadly drug.]]
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** The computer game adaptation's story mode features a game where you coach a Halfling team. Your goal is simply to make it through the game without the entire team dying, and this is treated as a feat of coaching as remarkable and praiseworthy as leading a non-halfling team to victory, if not morseo.
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** Even Relic treats IG players as the Butt Monkey. In ''DawnOfWar'', the guard is always the bottom tier faction. The only good thing about this is that if said guard player lives long enough, they get the Bane Blade. [[WhosLaughingNow Who's dying now?]]
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** Even Relic treats IG players as the Butt Monkey. In ''DawnOfWar'', ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'', the guard is always the bottom tier faction. The only good thing about this is that if said guard player lives long enough, they get the Bane Blade. [[WhosLaughingNow Who's dying now?]]
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* The humble ''[=UrbanMech=]'' of ''Tabletopgame/BattleTech'' is widely regarded InUniverse as a death trap that exists solely to be a distraction until it is inevitably swatted out of the way by a ''proper'' battlemech. The Urbanmech is a 30 ton light [[HumongousMecha battlemech]] that can't even keep up with an 100 ton assault mech like the ''Atlas'', only carries enough autocannon ammo for about two minutes of combat backed up with only one Small Laser as an RangedEmergencyWeapon, and it lacks arm actuators meaning that it cannot throw punches and struggles to right itself if fallen over. They tend to explode violently when they appear in the ''Franchise/BattleTechExpandedUniverse''. On the other hand, its autocannon allows it to deal significant damage to larger mechs and it carries a JumpJetPack to zip around in its ideal environment that it [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin gets its name from]].
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* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art, the very generic iconic Fighter Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.
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* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art, the very generic iconic Fighter Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.
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* Though each different setting uses them in different ways, the Goblins of ''MagicTheGathering'' are pretty much always some form of Butt Monkey. So much so that in a recent expansion, a goblin's greatest aspiration in life is to be eaten by a dragon.
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* Though each different setting uses them in different ways, the Goblins of ''MagicTheGathering'' ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' are pretty much always some form of Butt Monkey. So much so that in a recent expansion, a goblin's greatest aspiration in life is to be eaten by a dragon.
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* Fusilier Angus appears in many examples of play in the ''TabletopGame/{{Infinity}}'' free rules downloads. In most of them, he's being shot, falling off things, or otherwise having to make ARM rolls.
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* Fusilier Angus appears in many examples of play in the ''TabletopGame/{{Infinity}}'' free rules downloads. In most of them, he's being shot, falling off things, or otherwise having to make ARM rolls. The fluff for his special model in one of the Dire Foes packs is that coping with his incompetence has managed to make his partner, Fusilier Bipandra, an extremely competent field medic just from patching him up.
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* Creator/GamesWorkshop, in the first of many entries, gives us ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl''. Halflings compete with Ogres as [[TierInducedScrappy the worst team in the game]] and they're certainly treated this way in the game fluff. Every halfling game mentioned in the rulebook usually results in the halfling team getting downright slaughtered (not as in they lose the game but as in most of their players are dead or horrifically wounded by the end of the game), and in one instance they lost to a team that ''didn't show up''. They're halflings, though, so it's hilarious.
* Fusilier Angus appears in many examples of play in the ''TabletopGame/{{Infinity}}'' free rules downloads. In most of them, he's being shot, falling off things, or otherwise having to make ARM rolls.
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** And the Space Marines' DistaffCounterpart the Sisters of Battle, especially when Matt Ward is involved. [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Sisters_of_Battle#Sisters_Snuff 1d4chan.org made a list.]] (Warning: NSFW.)
* Another Creator/GamesWorkshop game coming up: ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl''. Halflings compete with Ogres as [[TierInducedScrappy the worst team in the game]] and they're certainly treated this way in the game fluff. Every halfling game mentioned in the rulebook usually results in the halfling team getting downright slaughtered (not as in they lose the game but as in most of their players are dead or horrifically wounded by the end of the game), and in one instance they lost to a team that ''didn't show up''. They're halflings, though, so it's hilarious.
* Another Creator/GamesWorkshop game coming up: ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl''. Halflings compete with Ogres as [[TierInducedScrappy the worst team in the game]] and they're certainly treated this way in the game fluff. Every halfling game mentioned in the rulebook usually results in the halfling team getting downright slaughtered (not as in they lose the game but as in most of their players are dead or horrifically wounded by the end of the game), and in one instance they lost to a team that ''didn't show up''. They're halflings, though, so it's hilarious.
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** And the Space Marines' DistaffCounterpart the Sisters of Battle, especially when Matt Ward is involved. [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Sisters_of_Battle#Sisters_Snuff 1d4chan.org made a list.]] (Warning: NSFW.)
* Another Creator/GamesWorkshop game coming up: ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl''. Halflings compete with Ogres as [[TierInducedScrappy the worst team in the game]] and they're certainly treated this way in the game fluff. Every halfling game mentioned in the rulebook usually results in the halfling team getting downright slaughtered (not as in they lose the game but as in most of their players are dead or horrifically wounded by the end of the game), and in one instance they lost to a team that ''didn't show up''. They're halflings, though, so it's hilarious.)
* Another Creator/GamesWorkshop game coming up: ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl''. Halflings compete with Ogres as [[TierInducedScrappy the worst team in the game]] and they're certainly treated this way in the game fluff. Every halfling game mentioned in the rulebook usually results in the halfling team getting downright slaughtered (not as in they lose the game but as in most of their players are dead or horrifically wounded by the end of the game), and in one instance they lost to a team that ''didn't show up''. They're halflings, though, so it's hilarious.
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** And the Space Marines' DistaffCounterpart the Sisters of Battle, especially when Matt Ward is involved. [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Sisters_of_Battle#Sisters_Snuff 1d4chan.org made a list.]] (Warning: NSFW.)
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** And the Space Marines' DistaffCounterpart the Sisters of Battle, especially when Matt Ward is involved. [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Sisters_of_Battle#Sisters_Snuff 1d4chan.org made a list.]] (Warning: NSFW.))
* Another Creator/GamesWorkshop game coming up: ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl''. Halflings compete with Ogres as [[TierInducedScrappy the worst team in the game]] and they're certainly treated this way in the game fluff. Every halfling game mentioned in the rulebook usually results in the halfling team getting downright slaughtered (not as in they lose the game but as in most of their players are dead or horrifically wounded by the end of the game), and in one instance they lost to a team that ''didn't show up''. They're halflings, though, so it's hilarious.
* Another Creator/GamesWorkshop game coming up: ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl''. Halflings compete with Ogres as [[TierInducedScrappy the worst team in the game]] and they're certainly treated this way in the game fluff. Every halfling game mentioned in the rulebook usually results in the halfling team getting downright slaughtered (not as in they lose the game but as in most of their players are dead or horrifically wounded by the end of the game), and in one instance they lost to a team that ''didn't show up''. They're halflings, though, so it's hilarious.
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** This happens to the Ojamas a lot too; they are the butt of jokes on cards like [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Man-Thro%27_Tro%27 Man-Thro' Tro']], [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Filter Power Filter]], [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Harpie's_Hunting_Ground Harpie's Hunting Ground]], and [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Eliminating_the_League Eliminating the League]].
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** This happens to the Ojamas a lot too; they are the butt of jokes on cards like [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Man-Thro%27_Tro%27 Man-Thro' Tro']], [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Filter Power Filter]], [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Harpie's_Hunting_Ground Harpie's Hunting Ground]], and [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Eliminating_the_League Eliminating the League]].
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* In the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' game, [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Goblin_Attack_Force Goblin Attack Force]] appear to be the "designated stooge" of the game when a Spell or Trap Card needs on, as they are the butt of jokes on about 17 or so Spell and Trap Cards, being attacked or receiving a detrimental effect on most of them. This is likely a reference to the [[GlassCannon card's vulnerability after attacking.]]
** This happens to the Ojamas a lot too; they are the butt of jokes on cards like [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Man-Thro%27_Tro%27 Man-Thro' Tro']], [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Filter Power Filter]], [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Harpie's_Hunting_Ground Harpie's Hunting Ground]], and [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Eliminating_the_League Eliminating the League]].
** This happens to the Ojamas a lot too; they are the butt of jokes on cards like [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Man-Thro%27_Tro%27 Man-Thro' Tro']], [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Filter Power Filter]], [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Harpie's_Hunting_Ground Harpie's Hunting Ground]], and [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Eliminating_the_League Eliminating the League]].
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** From an InUniverse example, the Iron Warriors during the Great Crusade. They were stereotyped into being the Crusade's go-to guys for seigebreaking and fortifications, and eventually that was all they were allowed to do, the Legion being stretched thinner and thinner as fewer of them were expected to conquer and control more worlds. Even their rival seigebreakers, the Imperial Fists, were given more honor and respect than the Iron Warriors. It eventually resulted in them becoming the most bitter of all the traitor legions.
*** Making things worse is that, according to the novels detailing the Literature/HorusHeresy, their Primarch, Pertaurbo, was actually a very sensitive and artistic soul who had never wanted anything more than to make beautiful buildings -- all of his skills at designing fortifications and cracking defenses were side-effects of his love of crafting buildings. Even Fulgrim, by then fully corrupted to the worship of Slaanesh and eagerly pursuing daemonhood, seems [[CryForTheDevil genuinely to pity Pertaurbo when he finds out]].
*** Making things worse is that, according to the novels detailing the Literature/HorusHeresy, their Primarch, Pertaurbo, was actually a very sensitive and artistic soul who had never wanted anything more than to make beautiful buildings -- all of his skills at designing fortifications and cracking defenses were side-effects of his love of crafting buildings. Even Fulgrim, by then fully corrupted to the worship of Slaanesh and eagerly pursuing daemonhood, seems [[CryForTheDevil genuinely to pity Pertaurbo when he finds out]].
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** From an InUniverse example, the Iron Warriors during the Great Crusade. They were stereotyped into being the Crusade's go-to guys for seigebreaking and fortifications, and eventually that was all they were allowed to do, the Legion being stretched thinner and thinner as fewer ever smaller bands of them were expected to conquer and control more worlds. Even their rival seigebreakers, the Imperial Fists, were given more honor and respect than the Iron Warriors. It eventually resulted in them becoming the most bitter of all the traitor legions.
*** Making things worse is that, according to the novels detailing the Literature/HorusHeresy, their Primarch,Pertaurbo, Perturabo, was actually a very sensitive and artistic soul who had never wanted anything more than to make beautiful buildings -- all of his skills at designing fortifications and cracking defenses were side-effects of his love of crafting buildings. Even Fulgrim, by then fully corrupted to the worship of Slaanesh and eagerly pursuing daemonhood, seems [[CryForTheDevil genuinely to pity Pertaurbo when he finds out]].
*** Making things worse is that, according to the novels detailing the Literature/HorusHeresy, their Primarch,
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*** Making things worse is that, according to the novels detailing the Literature/HorusHeresy, their Primarch, Pertaurbo, was actually a very sensitive and artistic soul who had never wanted anything more than to make beautiful buildings -- all of his skills at designing fortifications and cracking defenses were side-effects of his love of crafting buildings. Even Fulgrim, by then fully corrupted to the worship of Slaanesh and eagerly pursuing daemonhood, seems [[CryForTheDevil genuinely to pity Pertaurbo when he finds out]].
*** Making things worse is that, according to the novels detailing the Literature/HorusHeresy, their Primarch, Pertaurbo, was actually a very sensitive and artistic soul who had never wanted anything more than to make beautiful buildings -- all of his skills at designing fortifications and cracking defenses were side-effects of his love of crafting buildings. Even Fulgrim, by then fully corrupted to the worship of Slaanesh and eagerly pursuing daemonhood, seems [[CryForTheDevil genuinely to pity Pertaurbo when he finds out]].
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** The Knights of The Templars of the Everlasting Light, the order is a well known knightly order that's also infamous for being cursed. Their knights fall of their horses unexpectedly, their swords breaks before a killing blow can be delivered, their grand master got dumped on a cart of manure, and their chapter house is swallowed up in a freak earthquake.
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* The ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' {{RPG}}s have a Butt Monkey trait in the form of the three-point Outcast drawback. Such characters have a -2 penalty to all Influence rolls, and automatically attract the attention of any cruel or abusive character. The descriptive text is pretty much textbook Butt Monkey: "Because of their interests, charisma (lack thereof), habits or mannerisms, these people seem to have a permanent 'Kick Me' sign taped to their backs. They are to the movers and shakers what porta-potties are to construction workers."
* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art, the very generic iconic Fighter Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.
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* The ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' {{RPG}}s have a Butt Monkey trait in the form of the three-point Outcast drawback. Such characters have a -2 penalty to all Influence rolls, and automatically attract the attention of any cruel or abusive character. The descriptive text is pretty much textbook Butt Monkey: "Because of their interests, charisma (lack thereof), habits or mannerisms, these people seem to have a permanent 'Kick Me' sign taped to their backs. They are to the movers and shakers what porta-potties are to construction workers."
* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art, the very generic iconic Fighter Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.
* [[{{Talislanta}} Marukans]], ''as a culture''.
* WarhammerFantasy has the Wood Elves. For the longest time, all you had was a PDF and some models that were difficult to find and harder to win with. Then they get an update and while they weren't too bad, they certainly were playable and a proper army. So why do they belong here you wonder? 8th edition. With a terrible magic lore (and only 1 Lord Choice that can access to others), overpriced and underpowered units and the vast majority of their units being skirmishers (which got hit hard under the 8th edition rules) Wood Elves are probably the weakest army in Warhammer Fantasy right now.
** Beastmen can get this too, especially for older players. For a while, they were a solid army, which access to Warriors of Chaos to overcome their problems. But as the book got older and the other armies got updated and Beastmen weren't allowed to use them anymore, Beastmen became weaker and weaker, to the point where they fell into last place. Then they got their pre-8th edition update, which fixed some of those problems, but created whole new ones. They still function now, but they're a boring and lifeless army to play, which many players feel is too much like the Orcs and Goblins book, instead of a unique army on it's own. Wood Elves may be weaker but at least they're true to their playing style.
* WarhammerFantasy has the Wood Elves. For the longest time, all you had was a PDF and some models that were difficult to find and harder to win with. Then they get an update and while they weren't too bad, they certainly were playable and a proper army. So why do they belong here you wonder? 8th edition. With a terrible magic lore (and only 1 Lord Choice that can access to others), overpriced and underpowered units and the vast majority of their units being skirmishers (which got hit hard under the 8th edition rules) Wood Elves are probably the weakest army in Warhammer Fantasy right now.
** Beastmen can get this too, especially for older players. For a while, they were a solid army, which access to Warriors of Chaos to overcome their problems. But as the book got older and the other armies got updated and Beastmen weren't allowed to use them anymore, Beastmen became weaker and weaker, to the point where they fell into last place. Then they got their pre-8th edition update, which fixed some of those problems, but created whole new ones. They still function now, but they're a boring and lifeless army to play, which many players feel is too much like the Orcs and Goblins book, instead of a unique army on it's own. Wood Elves may be weaker but at least they're true to their playing style.
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** And the Space Marines' DistaffCounterpart the Sisters of Battle, especially when Matt Ward is involved. [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Sisters_of_Battle#Sisters_Snuff 1d4chan.org made a list.]] (Warning: NSFW.)
* WarhammerFantasy has the Wood Elves. For the longest time, all you had was a PDF and some models that were difficult to find and harder to win with. Then they get an update and while they weren't too bad, they certainly were playable and a proper army. So why do they belong here you wonder? 8th edition. With a terrible magic lore (and only 1 Lord Choice that can access to others), overpriced and underpowered units and the vast majority of their units being skirmishers (which got hit hard under the 8th edition rules) Wood Elves are probably the weakest army in Warhammer Fantasy right now.
** Beastmen can get this too, especially for older players. For a while, they were a solid army, which access to Warriors of Chaos to overcome their problems. But as the book got older and the other armies got updated and Beastmen weren't allowed to use them anymore, Beastmen became weaker and weaker, to the point where they fell into last place. Then they got their pre-8th edition update, which fixed some of those problems, but created whole new ones. They still function now, but they're a boring and lifeless army to play, which many players feel is too much like the Orcs and Goblins book, instead of a unique army on it's own. Wood Elves may be weaker but at least they're true to their playing style.
* The ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' {{RPG}}s have a Butt Monkey trait in the form of the three-point Outcast drawback. Such characters have a -2 penalty to all Influence rolls, and automatically attract the attention of any cruel or abusive character. The descriptive text is pretty much textbook Butt Monkey: "Because of their interests, charisma (lack thereof), habits or mannerisms, these people seem to have a permanent 'Kick Me' sign taped to their backs. They are to the movers and shakers what porta-potties are to construction workers."
* [[{{Talislanta}} Marukans]], ''as a culture''.
* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art, the very generic iconic Fighter Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.
* WarhammerFantasy has the Wood Elves. For the longest time, all you had was a PDF and some models that were difficult to find and harder to win with. Then they get an update and while they weren't too bad, they certainly were playable and a proper army. So why do they belong here you wonder? 8th edition. With a terrible magic lore (and only 1 Lord Choice that can access to others), overpriced and underpowered units and the vast majority of their units being skirmishers (which got hit hard under the 8th edition rules) Wood Elves are probably the weakest army in Warhammer Fantasy right now.
** Beastmen can get this too, especially for older players. For a while, they were a solid army, which access to Warriors of Chaos to overcome their problems. But as the book got older and the other armies got updated and Beastmen weren't allowed to use them anymore, Beastmen became weaker and weaker, to the point where they fell into last place. Then they got their pre-8th edition update, which fixed some of those problems, but created whole new ones. They still function now, but they're a boring and lifeless army to play, which many players feel is too much like the Orcs and Goblins book, instead of a unique army on it's own. Wood Elves may be weaker but at least they're true to their playing style.
* The ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' {{RPG}}s have a Butt Monkey trait in the form of the three-point Outcast drawback. Such characters have a -2 penalty to all Influence rolls, and automatically attract the attention of any cruel or abusive character. The descriptive text is pretty much textbook Butt Monkey: "Because of their interests, charisma (lack thereof), habits or mannerisms, these people seem to have a permanent 'Kick Me' sign taped to their backs. They are to the movers and shakers what porta-potties are to construction workers."
* [[{{Talislanta}} Marukans]], ''as a culture''.
* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art, the very generic iconic Fighter Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.
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** And the Space Marines' DistaffCounterpart the Sisters of Battle, especially when Matt Ward is involved. [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Sisters_of_Battle#Sisters_Snuff 1d4chan.org made a list.]] (Warning: NSFW.)
* WarhammerFantasy has the Wood Elves. For the longest time, all you had was a PDF and some models that were difficult to find and harder to win with. Then they get an update and while they weren't too bad, they certainly were playable and a proper army. So why do they belong here you wonder? 8th edition. With a terrible magic lore (and only 1 Lord Choice that can access to others), overpriced and underpowered units and the vast majority of their units being skirmishers (which got hit hard under the 8th edition rules) Wood Elves are probably the weakest army in Warhammer Fantasy right now.
** Beastmen can get this too, especially for older players. For a while, they were a solid army, which access to Warriors of Chaos to overcome their problems. But as the book got older and the other armies got updated and Beastmen weren't allowed to use them anymore, Beastmen became weaker and weaker, to the point where they fell into last place. Then they got their pre-8th edition update, which fixed some of those problems, but created whole new ones. They still function now, but they're a boring and lifeless army to play, which many players feel is too much like the Orcs and Goblins book, instead of a unique army on it's own. Wood Elves may be weaker but at least they're true to their playing style.
* The ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' {{RPG}}s have a Butt Monkey trait in the form of the three-point Outcast drawback. Such characters have a -2 penalty to all Influence rolls, and automatically attract the attention of any cruel or abusive character. The descriptive text is pretty much textbook Butt Monkey: "Because of their interests, charisma (lack thereof), habits or mannerisms, these people seem to have a permanent 'Kick Me' sign taped to their backs. They are to the movers and shakers what porta-potties are to construction workers."
* [[{{Talislanta}} Marukans]], ''as a culture''.
* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art, the very generic iconic Fighter Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.)
* WarhammerFantasy has the Wood Elves. For the longest time, all you had was a PDF and some models that were difficult to find and harder to win with. Then they get an update and while they weren't too bad, they certainly were playable and a proper army. So why do they belong here you wonder? 8th edition. With a terrible magic lore (and only 1 Lord Choice that can access to others), overpriced and underpowered units and the vast majority of their units being skirmishers (which got hit hard under the 8th edition rules) Wood Elves are probably the weakest army in Warhammer Fantasy right now.
** Beastmen can get this too, especially for older players. For a while, they were a solid army, which access to Warriors of Chaos to overcome their problems. But as the book got older and the other armies got updated and Beastmen weren't allowed to use them anymore, Beastmen became weaker and weaker, to the point where they fell into last place. Then they got their pre-8th edition update, which fixed some of those problems, but created whole new ones. They still function now, but they're a boring and lifeless army to play, which many players feel is too much like the Orcs and Goblins book, instead of a unique army on it's own. Wood Elves may be weaker but at least they're true to their playing style.
* The ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' {{RPG}}s have a Butt Monkey trait in the form of the three-point Outcast drawback. Such characters have a -2 penalty to all Influence rolls, and automatically attract the attention of any cruel or abusive character. The descriptive text is pretty much textbook Butt Monkey: "Because of their interests, charisma (lack thereof), habits or mannerisms, these people seem to have a permanent 'Kick Me' sign taped to their backs. They are to the movers and shakers what porta-potties are to construction workers."
* [[{{Talislanta}} Marukans]], ''as a culture''.
* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art, the very generic iconic Fighter Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.
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** Minotaurs, to the point that [[https://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/217 three]] [[http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/436 separate]] [[http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1274 articles]] on ''Magic'''s website detail the various bad things that have happened to Minotaurs on cards over the years. What's more jarring is that "Minotaur" isn't a particularly common creature type in the game, so they appear on kill spells almost as often as the appear as cards in their own right.
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* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art, the very generic iconic Fighter Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.
** Ingame, the bard. Versatile yet incompetent, extremely average as a melee fighter, with sub-par hit dice, his spells being limited to 6th level (which hold no water against the 9 levels of real caster classes), with semi-decent group buffs, but lacking the very useful class feats the thief has.
** Ingame, the bard. Versatile yet incompetent, extremely average as a melee fighter, with sub-par hit dice, his spells being limited to 6th level (which hold no water against the 9 levels of real caster classes), with semi-decent group buffs, but lacking the very useful class feats the thief has.
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* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art, the very generic iconic Fighter Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.
** Ingame, the bard. Versatile yet incompetent, extremely average as a melee fighter, with sub-par hit dice, his spells being limited to 6th level (which hold no water against the 9 levels of real caster classes), with semi-decent group buffs, but lacking the very useful class feats the thief has.artwork.
** Ingame, the bard. Versatile yet incompetent, extremely average as a melee fighter, with sub-par hit dice, his spells being limited to 6th level (which hold no water against the 9 levels of real caster classes), with semi-decent group buffs, but lacking the very useful class feats the thief has.
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* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art, the very generic iconic Fighter Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.
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* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art, the very generic iconic Fighter Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.artwork.
** Ingame, the bard. Versatile yet incompetent, extremely average as a melee fighter, with sub-par hit dice, his spells being limited to 6th level (which hold no water against the 9 levels of real caster classes), with semi-decent group buffs, but lacking the very useful class feats the thief has.
** Ingame, the bard. Versatile yet incompetent, extremely average as a melee fighter, with sub-par hit dice, his spells being limited to 6th level (which hold no water against the 9 levels of real caster classes), with semi-decent group buffs, but lacking the very useful class feats the thief has.
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*** Examples of an old, painful joke regarding the IG - "Due to budget cuts, we've decided to replace your flak armour with cardboard and your lasguns with flashlights - the latter options being much cheaper and just about as effective. Remember! Faith is your shield, fiath is your sword, just like it is for the Space Marines. What? No, no, the Power Armour and automatic 100cal gyrojet AP grenade launcher are just ceremonial...". And let's not get started on the Commissar jokes...
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*** Examples of an old, painful joke regarding the IG - "Due to budget cuts, we've decided to replace your flak armour with cardboard and your lasguns with flashlights - the latter options being much cheaper and just about as effective. Remember! Faith is your shield, fiath faith is your sword, just like it is for the Space Marines. What? No, no, the Power Armour and automatic 100cal gyrojet AP grenade launcher are just ceremonial...". And let's not get started on the Commissar jokes...
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** And the Space Marines' DistaffCounterpart the Sisters of Battle, especially when Matt Ward is involved. [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Sisters_of_Battle#Sisters_Snuff 1d4chan.org made a list.]]
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** And the Space Marines' DistaffCounterpart the Sisters of Battle, especially when Matt Ward is involved. [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Sisters_of_Battle#Sisters_Snuff 1d4chan.org made a list.]]]] (Warning: NSFW.)
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* The ''{{Buffy}}'' and ''{{Angel}}'' {{RPG}}s have a Butt Monkey trait in the form of the three-point Outcast drawback. Such characters have a -2 penalty to all Influence rolls, and automatically attract the attention of any cruel or abusive character. The descriptive text is pretty much textbook Butt Monkey: "Because of their interests, charisma (lack thereof), habits or mannerisms, these people seem to have a permanent 'Kick Me' sign taped to their backs. They are to the movers and shakers what porta-potties are to construction workers."
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* The ''{{Buffy}}'' ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'' and ''{{Angel}}'' ''Series/{{Angel}}'' {{RPG}}s have a Butt Monkey trait in the form of the three-point Outcast drawback. Such characters have a -2 penalty to all Influence rolls, and automatically attract the attention of any cruel or abusive character. The descriptive text is pretty much textbook Butt Monkey: "Because of their interests, charisma (lack thereof), habits or mannerisms, these people seem to have a permanent 'Kick Me' sign taped to their backs. They are to the movers and shakers what porta-potties are to construction workers."
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** And the Space Marines' DistaffCounterpart the Sisters of Battle, especially when Matt Ward is involved. [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Sisters_of_Battle#Sisters_Snuff 1d4chan.org made a list.]]
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* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art , the very generic 3rd iconic Fighter Redgar, is always seen getting killed in artwork.
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* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art , art, the very generic 3rd iconic Fighter Redgar, Regdar is always seen getting killed in artwork.
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* An example of this trope played seriously is in ''{{Warhammer 40000}}''. The Imperial Guard tends to be Games Workshop's favorite punching bag as the guard tends to get picked on the most in other faction's battles in their respective codex. For a while, this extended to Imperial Guard players as well as they have had to play with an underpowered codex for 14 years spanning across 3 editions with half of their units being useless, and during 5th edition actually had a game type that was literately unwinnable because Annihilate was obviously not play tested with Imperial Guard. Forge World however sees the guard as TheFavorite. IG players eventually got [[ThrowTheDogABone the bone tossed in a big way during the last few years]] as they got the mother load of Apocalypse releases and the new guard codex not only resolves the Annihilate problem but also allows guard players to use their Forge World goodies in normal games. Everyone else is scared that guard players are going to enter WhosLaughingNow mode.
** Even Relic treats IG players as the Butt Monkey. In ''{{Dawn of War}}'', the guard is always the bottom tier faction. The only good thing about this is that if said guard player lives long enough, they get the Bane Blade. [[WhosLaughingNow Who's dying now?]]
** Even Relic treats IG players as the Butt Monkey. In ''{{Dawn of War}}'', the guard is always the bottom tier faction. The only good thing about this is that if said guard player lives long enough, they get the Bane Blade. [[WhosLaughingNow Who's dying now?]]
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* An example of this trope played seriously is in ''{{Warhammer ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. The Imperial Guard tends to be Games Workshop's favorite punching bag as the guard tends to get picked on the most in other faction's battles in their respective codex. For a while, this extended to Imperial Guard players as well as they have had to play with an underpowered codex for 14 years spanning across 3 editions with half of their units being useless, and during 5th edition actually had a game type that was literately unwinnable because Annihilate was obviously not play tested with Imperial Guard. Forge World however sees the guard as TheFavorite. IG players eventually got [[ThrowTheDogABone the bone tossed in a big way during the last few years]] as they got the mother load of Apocalypse releases and the new guard codex not only resolves the Annihilate problem but also allows guard players to use their Forge World goodies in normal games. Everyone else is scared that guard players are going to enter WhosLaughingNow mode.
** Even Relic treats IG players as the Butt Monkey. In''{{Dawn of War}}'', ''DawnOfWar'', the guard is always the bottom tier faction. The only good thing about this is that if said guard player lives long enough, they get the Bane Blade. [[WhosLaughingNow Who's dying now?]]
** Even Relic treats IG players as the Butt Monkey. In
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** Beastmen can get this too, especially for older players. For a while, they were a solid army, which access to Warriors of Chaos to overcome their problems. But as the book got older and the other armies got updated and Beastmen weren't allowed to use them anymore, Beastmen became weaker and weaker, to the point where they fell into last place. Then they got their pre-8th edition update, which fixed some of those problems, but created whole new ones. They still function now, but they're a boring and lifeless army to play, which many players feel is too much like the Orcs and Goblins book, instead of a unique army on it's own. Wood Elves may be weaker but at least they're true to their playing style.
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** Beastmen can get this too, especially for older players. For a while, they were a solid army, which access to Warriors of Chaos to overcome their problems. But as the book got older and the other armies got updated and Beastmen weren't allowed to use them anymore, Beastmen became weaker and weaker, to the point where they fell into last place. Then they got their pre-8th edition update, which fixed some of those problems, but created whole new ones. They still function now, but they're a boring and lifeless army to play, which many players feel is too much like the Orcs and Goblins book, instead of a unique army on it's own. Wood Elves may be weaker but at least they're true to their playing style.
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** Homunculi processed by the Afriel Strain process are blessed by inheriting the genes of the Imperium's greatest "heroes", possessing many skills related to the bloodline...they also have the absolute WORST luck...EVER. An example of this is Lorii, an OppositeSexClone of [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Macharius]] who ended up in the Last Chancers for neglecting orders to save her brother, and got into her CO's bad side and was literally butchered alive.
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* [[{{Talislanta}} Marukans]], ''as a culture''.
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* [[{{Talislanta}} Marukans]], ''as a culture''.culture''.
* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art , the very generic 3rd iconic Fighter Redgar, is always seen getting killed in artwork.
* In 3rd edition ''DungeonsAndDragons'', due to his origin in ExecutiveMeddling which also required him to be prominent in art , the very generic 3rd iconic Fighter Redgar, is always seen getting killed in artwork.
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*** About to be rectified as Dark Eldar have been CONFIRMED to be one of the next two codices coming out along with Grey Knights (who have also been REALLY hurting for the new update). The DE model range is getting a full update done by Jes Goodwin himself, you know they're going to look good. The book is rumored to be written by Phil Kelly (author of the Space Wolf and Ork codex). Make of it what you will.
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*** About to be rectified Rectified as they have a new codex. They new models look amazing and while the Dark Eldar have been CONFIRMED to be one of still aren't the next two codices coming out along with Grey Knights (who have also been REALLY hurting for easiest to play (do the new update). The DE model range is getting a full update done by Jes Goodwin himself, you know they're going words Glass Hammer mean anything to look good. The book is rumored to be written by Phil Kelly (author of you?) they are definitely a workable and competitive army, especially in the Space Wolf and Ork codex). Make of it what you will.right hands.
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* WarhammerFantasy has the Wood Elves. For the longest time, all you had was a PDF and some models that were difficult to find and harder to win with. Then they get an update and while they weren't too bad, they certainly were playable and a proper army. So why do they belong here you wonder? 8th edition. With a terrible magic lore (and only 1 Lord Choice that can access to others), overpriced and underpowered units and the vast majority of their units being skirmishers (which got hit hard under the 8th edition rules) Wood Elves are probably the weakest army in Warhammer Fantasy right now.
** Beastmen can get this too, especially for older players. For a while, they were a solid army, which access to Warriors of Chaos to overcome their problems. But as the book got older and the other armies got updated and Beastmen weren't allowed to use them anymore, Beastmen became weaker and weaker, to the point where they fell into last place. Then they got their pre-8th edition update, which fixed some of those problems, but created whole new ones. They still function now, but they're a boring and lifeless army to play, which many players feel is too much like the Orcs and Goblins book, instead of a unique army on it's own. Wood Elves may be weaker but at least they're true to their playing style.
** Beastmen can get this too, especially for older players. For a while, they were a solid army, which access to Warriors of Chaos to overcome their problems. But as the book got older and the other armies got updated and Beastmen weren't allowed to use them anymore, Beastmen became weaker and weaker, to the point where they fell into last place. Then they got their pre-8th edition update, which fixed some of those problems, but created whole new ones. They still function now, but they're a boring and lifeless army to play, which many players feel is too much like the Orcs and Goblins book, instead of a unique army on it's own. Wood Elves may be weaker but at least they're true to their playing style.
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* An example of this trope played seriously is in ''{{Warhammer 40000}}''. The Imperial Guard tends to be Games Workshop's favorite punching bag as the guard tends to get picked on the most in other faction's battles in their respective codex. For a while, this extended to Imperial Guard players as well as they have had to play with an underpowered codex with half of their units were useless, and during 5th edition actually had a game type that was literately unwinnable because Annihilate was obviously not play tested with Imperial Guard. Forge World however sees the guard as TheUnFavorite. IG players eventually got [[ThrowTheDogABone the bone tossed in a big way during the last few years]] as they got the mother load of Apocalypse releases and the new guard codex not only resolves the Annihilate problem but also allows guard players to use their Forge World goodies in normal games. Everyone else is scared that guard players are going to enter WhosLaughingNow mode.
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* An example of this trope played seriously is in ''{{Warhammer 40000}}''. The Imperial Guard tends to be Games Workshop's favorite punching bag as the guard tends to get picked on the most in other faction's battles in their respective codex. For a while, this extended to Imperial Guard players as well as they have had to play with an underpowered codex for 14 years spanning across 3 editions with half of their units were being useless, and during 5th edition actually had a game type that was literately unwinnable because Annihilate was obviously not play tested with Imperial Guard. Forge World however sees the guard as TheUnFavorite.TheFavorite. IG players eventually got [[ThrowTheDogABone the bone tossed in a big way during the last few years]] as they got the mother load of Apocalypse releases and the new guard codex not only resolves the Annihilate problem but also allows guard players to use their Forge World goodies in normal games. Everyone else is scared that guard players are going to enter WhosLaughingNow mode.
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** Also the Iron Warriors during the Great Crusade. It eventually resulted in them becoming the most bitter of all the traitor legions.
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* The ''{{Buffy}}'' and ''{{Angel}}'' {{RPG}}s have a Butt Monkey trait in the form of the three-point Outcast drawback. Such characters have a -2 penalty to all Influence rolls, and automatically attract the attention of any cruel or abusive character. The descriptive text is pretty much textbook Butt Monkey: "Because of their interests, charisma (lack thereof), habits or mannerisms, these people seem to have a permanent 'Kick Me' sign taped to their backs. They are to the movers and shakers what porta-potties are to construction workers."
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* The ''{{Buffy}}'' and ''{{Angel}}'' {{RPG}}s have a Butt Monkey trait in the form of the three-point Outcast drawback. Such characters have a -2 penalty to all Influence rolls, and automatically attract the attention of any cruel or abusive character. The descriptive text is pretty much textbook Butt Monkey: "Because of their interests, charisma (lack thereof), habits or mannerisms, these people seem to have a permanent 'Kick Me' sign taped to their backs. They are to the movers and shakers what porta-potties are to construction workers.""
* [[{{Talislanta}} Marukans]], ''as a culture''.
* [[{{Talislanta}} Marukans]], ''as a culture''.
