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* JamesHerbert's ''Literature/TheRats'' subverts expectations by not letting a hero-figure arise to save the day. Without exception, ''all'' the human characters in the book are flawed, limited, rather depressingly seedy and completely out of their depth.

[[BeingHumanSucks Humans suck]]. Their narcissism knows no bounds, their moral sense is hazy at best, their physical prowess is a joke, they're all paradoxically [[TooCleverByHalf too stupid to handle their vast intelligence]], and to top it all off, they don't [[HumansAreSmelly smell too good]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking either]].

** Lucifer believes this, calling us "broken, flawed abortions." When God asked all of his angels to bow down before humans, Lucifer refused. "Father, I can't! These human beings are flawed! Murderous!"

* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' is filled with flawed humans. One example being [[TheScrappy Kyousuke]], an [[JerkAss annoying]] and [[ObliviousToLove clueless]] teen who angsts over his broken hand and takes his childhood friend's care and her "miracle" which fixes his hand for granted.
** Of course, it isn't like he knew said childhood friend was responsible for the "miracle" in question. Because of the {{Masquerade}}.

[[BeingHumanSucks Humans suck]]. Their narcissism knows no bounds, their moral sense is hazy at best, their physical prowess is a joke, they're all paradoxically [[TooCleverByHalf too stupid to handle their vast intelligence]], and to top it all off, they don't [[HumansAreSmelly smell too good]] either.

-->--'''Lucifer argues with Gabriel over humanity's worth''', ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''

* In ''FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos'' Episode 75, Shadow the Hedgehog (of all people) uses this as his ShutUpHannibal when Maledict gives him a WeCanRuleTogether HannibalLecture. When Maledict tells him that the "monkeys" are nothing but mongrels who corrupted his perfect design, Shadow retorts in a very neat ContinuityNod to the show's ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' arc:

->'''Gabriel:''' Damn right their flawed! But a lot of them try..to be good..to forgive.

->'''Gabriel:''' Damn right their flawed! But alot of them try..to be good..to forgive.

-->--'''Lucifer''', ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''

->'''Lucifer:'''They are broken, flawed abortions!
->'''Gabriel:'''Damn right their flawed! But alot of them try..to be good..to forgive.

->''"And then God created...''you''. The little...[[SonOfAnApe hairless apes]]. And then He asked all of us to bow down before you. To love you more than Him. And I said 'Father! I can't!' I said 'These humans beings are flawed. Murderous!'\\
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'They are broken, flawed abortions!'"''

* While ''SoraNoWoto'' ends on a fairly ambiguous note, Rio's ending narration works toward this trope.

* This is discussed in {{Black Butler}}, by Ciel and Sebastian [[spoiler: shortly after Ciel has ordered the murder of a large number of children.]] Ciel degrades humans for being weak and fundamentally evil and curses himself for being one, but Sebastian notes that it is this constant struggle and their lofty goals that makes them interesting.

* This is very apparent in ''LANoire'', what with the scores of less-than perfect people Cole encounters. This trope is even {{invoked|Trope}} by [[DirtyCop Roy Earle]], of all people ("Everyone has their vices, even you, Cole."). Even [[ByTheBookCop Cole]] ends up [[spoiler:having an affair and leaving his wife and kids]], and even then, his past was hardly spotless.

* In ''FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos'' Episode 75, Shadow the Hedgehog (of all people) uses this as his ShutUpHannibal when Maledict gives him a WeCanRuleTogether HannibalLecture. When Maledict tells him that the "monkeys" are nothing but mongrels who corrupted his perfect design, Shadow retorts in a very neat ContinuityNod to the show's ''SonicAdventure2'' arc:

[[BeingHumanSucks Humans suck]]. Their narcissism knows no bounds, their moral sense is hazy at best, their physical prowess is a joke, they're all paradoxically [[TooCleverByHalf too stupid to handle their vast intelligence]], the 20th century shows how cruel they are to each other, and to top it all off, they don't [[HumansAreSmelly smell too good]] either.

[[BeingHumanSucks Humans suck]]. Their narcissism knows no bounds, their moral sense is hazy at best, their physical prowess is a joke, they're all paradoxically [[TooCleverByHalf too stupid to handle their vast intelligence]], and to top it all off, they don't [[HumansAreSmelly smell too good]] either.

->''"And then God created... you. The little... hairless apes. And then He asked all of us to bow down before you. To love you more than Him. And I said 'Father! I can't!' I said 'These humans beings are flawed. Murderous!'\\

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* This is a major theme of ''Franchise/{{Bioshock}}.'' No matter what kind of [[{{Utopia}} ideal society]] a person tries to create -- an Objectivist city of laissez-faire capitalism, a culture based on altruism, or even just [[GoldenMeanFallacy an attempt at overthrowing institutionalized racism]] -- human flaws inevitably doom it.

* While it first appears to set up a HumansAreTheRealMonsters message, ''EienNoAselia'' in the end opts for this. You have your instantly nice and understanding characters like Yuuto and Lesteena, your neutralish characters like Kouin and the populace at large and finally the evil people like Shun and Soma. The populace eventually grows to accept Yuuto and the spirits and see them as heroes, while Shun gets a decent motivation in a NewGamePlus and a SympathyForTheDevil moment.

* ''{{Transmetropolitan}}''. A lot. Especially towards the end, where Spider constantly drops that, despite being a bastard and some sort of weird figure for the masses, he's still human like everyone else, along with all the great and the extra-evil that humanity does on a daily basis.

* In ''{{Supergod}}'', Morrigan Lugus claims that the very concept of [[GodIsFlawed "God" is flawed]] because it was formed by "stupid monkeys" who need religion like junkies need their stash.

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* In Fanfic/PerfectionIsOverrated, a large part of the plot involves the characters of ''Anime/MaiHime'' dealing with their personal problems, with the point being that by being imperfect and having to struggle against their flaws and improve themselves, they are stronger people than the "perfect" [[ParodySue SUEs]], who remain complacent.

* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5642845/1/Deleted_scene This]] ''Film/District9'' fanfic, explores the relationship between Christopher and Wikus. Christopher Johnson, despite having to endure humanity's cruelty and affronts, is also aware of humanity's capacity for good, why he is willing to tolerate [[IdiotHero Wikus]].

--> '''Christopher's thoughts''': The man was most certainly not the nicest of his kind. If it wasn't because Christopher knew better, he would give him away to the MNU right away. But the prawn had seen, on his first weeks on this planet, the softer, more generous side of this race. Had they not given them food and shelter instead of killing them all? Had they not provided a home once they knew they would never be able to leave, granted that
home was not as cozy or as welcoming as one could hope? Maybe this human could still prove his worth. And gazing at the human's new
arm he got the feeling the human would at least give it a try, since now he had no choice but to adapt, like he himself, along with all his
people, had had to learn to adapt once on a strange new world. Christopher understood the man, because he knew well what it was like to
be trapped in a world in which you don't seem to belong