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** Cosmo in high school was not only bullied by the resident JerkJock, but was also so pathetic even his school's math club joined in the harassment.

* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'':
** Sophia has been under intense bullying because she's an {{albino|sarefreaks}}. It's at a point that she becomes a {{Hikikomori}} for at least several years.
** Maria is cruelly bullied by noblewomen for being a commoner with a [[LightEmUp rare magic affinity]], since the universe is one where [[SupernaturalElite magical powers very seldom manifest outside of nobility]]. In the game's timeline it was Catarina being the AlphaBitch, but even in alternate timelines she's been bullied by other nobles.

We know KidsAreCruel at times, but unfortunately for some kids, they're more susceptible to being picked on, teased and bullied. It could be how they dress, how they act, how they look, and possibly for bad actions in the past. In any case, it's only them that's singled out. TheBully or a GangOfBullies makes their school days a living hell. Their days at school are filled with wedgies, being stuffed in lockers, being subjected to cruel gossip and even worse. These characters usually project meekness and timidness which makes it easier for them to be targeted.

** In the first book, it's briefly mentioned that Harry was this trope at the Muggle school he attended before Hogwarts. His situation largely improves when he gets to Hogwarts, but then he gets the ire of Draco and Snape, his ''teacher''.

* ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'': Haruyuki Arita (Silver Crow) hasn't known a day of Junior High yet where he hasn't been bullied or threatened by the school tough Aria and his gang. It does not help that Haru actively cuts off any outside support from his friends to deal with the problem out of shame for not being able to himself. It's a sign of his character progression when [[TheSociopath Nomi]] tries to put him back in this situation that he doesn't just lie down and take it.

* As shown in the example image, Tomoki/[[DubNameChange Tommy]] from ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'' is bullied into the train to the Digital World by two older boys when we first meet him. It's indicated that it's due to him being ProneToTears, and throughout the anime he becomes braver and even saves his two bullies from danger.

* ''VideoGame/LostJudgment'' has Mitsuru Kusumoto and Toshiro Ehara, two victims of targeted bullying who eventually ended up taking their own lives (though the former was merely left in a coma), with the tragedies end up forming the catalyst for several characters' actions. In the modern day, Mami Koda was once an enthusiastic basketball fan until student teacher Hiro Mikoshiba (who also happened to be the bully who drove Toshiro to suicide) singled her out for abuse for the entire class and was implied to be dangerously close to sharing the two's fate until Yagami stepped up for her.

* ''Videogame/LostJudgment'' has Mitsuru Kusumoto and Toshiro Ehara, two victims of targeted bullying who eventually ended up taking their own lives (though the former was merely left in a coma), with the tragedies end up forming the catalyst for several characters' actions. In the modern day, Mami Koda was once an enthusiastic basketball fan until student teacher Hiro Mikoshiba (who also happened to be the bully who drove Toshiro to suicide) singled her out for abuse for the entire class and was implied to be dangerously close to sharing the two's fate until Yagami stepped up for her.

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->''Hey, wait a minute. I can't defend everything I did back in junior high, I mean who can? But let's face it, when you show up at school wearing a tweed blazer with elbow patches and carrying a valise, I mean, I think the guilt here is fifty-fifty.''

The BullyMagnet is usually a {{geek}}, {{nerd}}, or a [[LonersAreFreaks loner]] (oftentimes [[AlwaysMale a boy]]) and on the bottom of the PopularityFoodChain. A favorite target of the JerkJock or AlphaBitch.

* ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'': [[http://www.stickydillybuns.com/strips-sdb/Low_on_funds One strip]] implies that the {{nerd}}y, {{introver|sionTropes}}ted Ruby was something of a bully magnet in her schooldays, leading her to cut herself off from much human interaction. Like a lot of people of this type, she discovers that the big wide world sucks less than high school.

* ''Literature/TheAbsolutelyTrueDiaryOfAPartTimeIndian'': Arnold used to get beat up in the Rez by some kids who made fun at him due to the fact that he has Water in The Brian since he was born. When he attended at Reardon High School, he never got bullied there ever since.

* ''Videogame/LostJudgment'' has Mitsuru Kusumoto and Toshiro Ehara, two victims of targeted bullying who eventually ended up taking their own lives (though the former was merely left in a coma), with the tragedies end up forming the catalyst for several characters' actions. In the modern day, Mami Koda was once an enthusiastic basketball fan until student teacher Hiro Mikoshiba, who also happened to be the bully who drove Toshiro to suicide, singled her out for abuse for the entire class and was implied to be dangerously close to sharing the two's fate until Yagami stepped up for her.

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': It's established at the very beginning that [[TheHero Izuku Midoriya]] was bullied for ten years straight by his classmates (with [[EvilFormerFriend Katsuki Bakugo]] being the most relentless) because he is [[{{Unsorcerer}} Quirkless]] and the teachers allowed it because of FantasticRacism. Once he got a Quirk and made it to U.A., this disappeared.

* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'': Chloe Cerise is bullied by her entire class because she's seen as a CreepyLonerGirl for liking macabre stories and demons and not the "norm" that is Pokémon and girly stuff, not to mention her dad being a Pokémon Professor which is equated to "Easy path to being a trainer" (the irony being that it's her friend ''Goh'' who gets everything but he's getting away with it since he only goes to school for tests). It's later revealed that AlphaBitch Sara did this because she was jealous of Chloe and spun tales of Chloe being a jerk and the foolish Class 5-E (who were all implied to be angry that they can't be Trainers) joined in and the rest is history.
** When this is brought up in ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'', the classmates -- after finally realizing how much they ruined their lives for their pettiness -- admit that they should've been more aware as to ''who'' they bullied (the daughter of a ''Pokémon Professor''), Chloe asks them [[ArmorPiercingQuestion if it would have mattered if she wasn't one.]] She then tells them that in the end, what they desired was to bully ''someone'' because they just loved putting someone down. If not her, than someone else would've been their personal punching bag.

** One-off villain Sidney Poindexter, the ghost of a former student from Casper high who is legendary for the amount of bullying he endured in life. It was to the point that the principal had [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer the rest of the students]] ''bully him as a requirement to graduate''. He presently haunts the same locker he had in life (now Danny's) which is a portal that leads a ghostly version of Casper High where he relives his school life.

** One-off villain Sidney Poindexter, the ghost of a former student from Casper high who is legendary for the amount of bullying he endured in life. It was to the point that the principal had [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer the rest of the students]] ''[[UpToEleven bully him as a requirement to graduate]]''. He presently haunts the same locker he had in life (now Danny's) which is a portal that leads a ghostly version of Casper High where he relives his school life.

->''Hey, wait a minute. I can't defend everything I did back in junior high, I mean who can? But let's face it, when you show up at school wearing a tweed blazer with elbow patches and carrying a valise, I mean, I think the [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming guilt here is fifty-fifty]].''

** When this is brought up in ''Fanfic/IOnfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'', the classmates -- after finally realizing how much they ruined their lives for their pettiness -- admit that they should've been more aware as to ''who'' they bullied (the daughter of a ''Pokémon Professor''), Chloe asks them [[ArmorPiercingQuestion if it would have mattered if she wasn't one.]] She then tells them that in the end, what they desired was to bully ''someone'' because they just loved putting someone down. If not her, than someone else would've been their personal punching bag.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': Peter Parker is somewhat of an iconic case, as being bullied by Flash Thompson is such a core aspect of his character it's been represented in ''every'' adaptation, which is funny since he grew out of it in the 60s. However, even though he's long left high school, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome he's shown to still be greatly affected by it]], as it stifles his confidence and is a major reason he's a CluelessChickMagnet.

->''Hey, wait a minute. I can't defend everything I did back in junior high, I mean who can? But let's face it, when you show up at school wearing a tweed blazer with elbow patches and carrying a valise, I mean, I think the [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming guilt here is fifty-fifty.]]''