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** Nebula is also implied to be one over the course of the movies because of Thanos treating her as TheUnfavorite until she finally blows up at her adopted sister Gamora about the latter treating her like this as well.

* Touko Fukawa from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''. Due to her traumatic childhood at the hands of her AbusiveParents, bullying by her classmates, and the fact that she's never had any loving relationships, she's developed an acerbic attitude along with strong paranoia that causes her to worry that everyone either hates her or is out to hurt or bully her. To make matters worse, [[spoiler: the aforementioned trauma and abuse she endured growing up led her to develop a SplitPersonality, a SerialKiller named Genocider Syo; being conscious of Syo's crimes deeply distresses Fukawa, so much so that she rarely bathes so she doesn't have to see the KillTally that Syo carves into her thigh with each new victim.]] Thankfully, in ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'' she's befriended and treated with genuine kindness and love by Komaru, who [[TookALevelInKindness she slowly manages to warm up to and trust.]] She eventually comes to truly care for and trust Komaru in return, and she sports her first genuine smiling sprite in the whole series -- by the end, she proudly declares that she's found her "hope" in Komaru.

* ''Webcomic/CheckPlease'' has Jack Zimmermann, in the beginning, since he was kind of mean to Bittle even after everybody on the team receive him with open arms. His story is revealed early on in the comic, as a recovered addict with anxiety and a deep need for his father's approval (no matter the fact that his father is actually very caring and supporting). He gets better after that, especially after he and Bittle take classes together.

* ''Webcomic/LongExposure'' has Mitch. He is a SmugSmiler [[TheBully Bully]] and is known around school for his time in a reformatory after stabbing his stepdad, what's hardly any information to many is that [[spoiler:said stepdad was abusive towards him and his mother, and the stabbing only happened after he started getting physical and Mitch tried to defend his mother. He also has deep-seated self-loathing issues and disorder eating beside, all of that on top of being in love with his favorite victim due to having NoSocialSkills and said victim hates him.]]

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Paula von Gunther seemed like a cruel and sadistic Nazi spy until Diana forced her to tell her story with the magic lasso, at which point Paula revealed that she hated the Nazis and was only working for them because they'd murdered her husband right in front of her for her refusal to work for them and then taken her daughter hostage. Her apparent sadism was a result of her feeling she had no other way to help her daughter, but no hope of actually rescuing or seeing her little girl again, so she hardened her heart and felt furious with those who seemed to be living happy or meaningful lives.

* Wrestling/{{ECW}}'s PerpetualFrowner Wrestling/{{Raven}}. A man of apparent wealth and intelligence that focuses on many destructive distracting pursuits that have little to do with winning title belts. He's the old party boy Scotty The Body with a hopeless case of depression, who really can't drive himself to do anything other than hurt people, much as he may try to or claim otherwise.

* [[TheBully Hiyoko]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Saionji]] from ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair''. It's clear behind her sunny yet extremely sour personality that Hiyoko is a deeply sad girl who just wants a friend but can't make any because of her trust issues and tendency to push others away because of her past of being abused and neglected by pretty much everyone, she finally does make a friend in [[NiceGirl Mahiru Koizumi]] [[spoiler: only for Mahiru to end up dead days later which only adds to Hiyoko's deeply routed sadness and self hatred. While it doesn't excuse her behaviour it's utterly depressing that Hiyoko never really had a chance to show others that she had a good heart deep down because of how often others hurt her and that her one chance of happiness was cruelly taken away from her.]]

** Yuudai is an angry, loud-mouth jerk who claims to "hate everybody"...except he actually doesn't. WordOfGod confirms that Yuudai suffered some pretty hardcore abuse not too long ago, and in reality is so afraid of being hurt again that he pushes everyone away. Due to this, he is very sad and lonely but maintains a sour exterior to hide his feelings-- which works remarkably.

* Miu Iruma from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' is, simply put, a hot mess. She is extremely abrasive and prickly, hurling insults at her classmates, getting angry at them for wasting her time, and generally being a nuisance, making her TheFriendNobodyLikes. Underneath all these are [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex a lot of insecurities]]. She did [[FriendlessBackground not have anyone she could call a friend]] before participating in the Killing Game, something she is embarrassed to admit, and [[IJustWantToBeLoved she tries very hard to get people to like her because of her beauty and genius]], but she falls apart very quickly whenever these attempts fail (which is more often than not). [[spoiler:She does not trust her classmates enough to work with them, and as the Killing Game progresses, she ends up attempting to kill Kokichi so that she can escape.]] Her Love Suite Event suggests that Miu has severe abandonment issues, making her loneliness worse; in the middle of an otherwise pleasant ChildhoodFriendRomance, Miu invokes a BabyTrap plan, believing it is the only sure way that her childhood friend would not abandon her. Lastly, taking her friendless background into consideration, she will [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe quickly fall in love with anyone who shows her even a small amount of affection]].

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Klaus Wulfenbach is an EmperorScientist who rules large swathes of Europe with an iron fist (though pretty well), [[ToBeLawfulOrGood always chooses Lawful over Good]] and isn't afraid to PayEvilUntoEvil. Beneath is a man who had his idealism shot off in the war in a very spectacular way, who doesn't know if his best friends are alive or dead, who hasn't seen his wife in years, and who constantly worries about his son's safety, and in general just wishes people could be a little better so he didn't have to be an iron-fisted dictator and could spend more time on the scientific pursuits that are his real passion.

* Wrestling/{{ECW}}'s PerpetualFrowner Wrestling/{{Raven}}. A man of apparent wealth and intelligence that focuses on many destructive distracting pursuits that have little to do with winning title belts. He's the old party boy Scotty The Body with a hopeless case of depression, who really can't drive himself to do anything other than hurt people, much as he may try to or claim otherwise.[[/folder]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'': One of the Fairy Godmothers speculates that [[WickedWitch Maleficent]] is this.
-->'''Fauna:''' Maleficent doesn't know anything about love, or kindness, or the joy of helping others. You know, sometimes I don't think she's really very happy.

[[caption-width-right:209:That's not to say it's always sadness. [[https://shencomix.tumblr.com/post/728440676697636864 Sometimes, it's a Pikmin.]]]]

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!!Examples:

* Whitley Schnee from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' is antagonistic towards his older sister Weiss, and manipulated events to ensure Jacques saw him as the sole heir since he behaves like the perfect son. But Whitley is, in fact, just as much a victim of their father's abuse as Weiss and Winter are. When Weiss points out her strained relationship, Willow points out that it was because she left him alone with two terrible parents, an abusive father and a negligent mother. To drive the point home, when Jacques is arrested and taken away by the Atlas police, Whitley is shown sitting by himself on the stairs looking forlorn and confused, a reminder that Whitley is simply just a scared, lonely boy desperate for someone to genuinely love him.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Tyler seems to like bullying Mei just because he doesn't like her but secretly he is jealous of her close friend group.

* Miu Iruma from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' is, simply put, a hot mess. She is extremely abrasive and prickly, hurling insults at her classmates, getting angry at them for wasting her time, and generally being a nuisance, making her TheFriendNobodyLikes. Underneath all these are [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex a lot of insecurities]]. She did [[FriendlessBackground not have anyone she could call a friend]] before participating in the Killing Game, something she is embarrassed to admit, and [[IJustWantToBeLoved she tries very hard to get people to like her because of her beauty and genius]], but she falls apart very quickly whenever these attempts fail (which is more often than not). [[spoiler:She does not trust her classmates enough to work with them, and as the Killing Game progresses, she ends up attempting to kill Kokichi so that she can escape.]] Her Love Suite Event suggests that Miu has severe abandonment issues, making her loneliness worse; in the middle of an otherwise pleasant ChildhoodFriendRomance, Miu invokes a BabyTrap plan, believing it is the only sure way that her childhood friend would not abandon her. Lastly, taking her friendless background into consideration, she will [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe quickly fall in love with anyone who shows her even a small amount of affection]].

* Miu Iruma from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' is, simply put, a hot mess. She is extremely abrasive and prickly, hurling insults at her classmates, getting angry at them for wasting her time, and generally being a nuisance, making her TheFriendNobodyLikes. Underneath all these are [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex a lot of insecurities]]. She did [[FriendlessBackground not have anyone she could call a friend]] before participating in the Killing Game, something she is embarrassed to admit, and [[IJustWantToBeLoved she tries very hard to get people to like her because of her beauty and genius]], but she falls apart very quickly whenever these attempts fail (which is more often than not). [[spoiler:She does not trust her classmates enough to work with them, and as the Killing Game progresses, she ends up attempting to kill Kokichi so that she can escape.]] Her Love Suite Event suggests that Miu has severe abandonment issues, making her loneliness worse; in the middle of an otherwise pleasant ChildhoodFriendRomance, Miu invokes a BabyTrap plan, believing it is the only sure way that her childhood friend would not abandon her. Lastly, taking her friendless background into consideration, she will [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe quickly fall in love with anyone who shows her even a small amount of affection]].

* Miu Iruma from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' is, simply put, a hot mess. She is extremely abrasive and prickly, hurling insults at her classmates, getting angry at them for wasting her time, and generally being a nuisance, making her TheFriendNobodyLikes. Underneath all these are [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex a lot of insecurities]]. She did [[FriendlessBackground not have anyone she could call a friend]] before participating in the Killing Game, something she is embarrassed to admit, and [[IJustWantToBeLoved she tries very hard to get people to like her because of her beauty and genius]], but she falls apart very quickly whenever these attempts fail (which is more often than not). [[spoiler:She does not trust her classmates enough to work with them, and as the Killing Game progresses, she ends up attempting to kill Kokichi so that she can escape.]] Her Love Suite Event suggests that Miu has severe abandonment issues, making her loneliness worse; in the middle of an otherwise pleasant ChildhoodFriendRomance, Miu invokes a BabyTrap plan, believing it is the only sure way that her childhood friend would not abandon her. Lastly, taking her friendless background into consideration, she will [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe quickly fall in love with anyone who shows her even a small amount of affection]].

** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': Rocket is a perfect example. In the second movie, Yondu, [[spoiler:who knows exactly what he's talking about since he's an example of this too and he knows it]], says it best:

[[folder:Web Comics]]
* ''WebComic/CheckPlease'' has Jack Zimmermann, in the beginning, since he was kind of mean to Bittle even after everybody on the team receive him with open arms. His story is revealed early on in the comic, as a recovered addict with anxiety and a deep need for his father's approval (no matter the fact that his father is actually very caring and supporting). He gets better after that, especially after he and Bittle take classes together.
* ''WebComic/GirlGenius'': Klaus Wulfenbach is an EmperorScientist who rules large swathes of Europe with an iron fist (though pretty well), [[ToBeLawfulOrGood always chooses Lawful over Good]] and isn't afraid to PayEvilUntoEvil. Beneath is a man who had his idealism shot off in the war in a very spectacular way, who doesn't know if his best friends are alive or dead, who hasn't seen his wife in years, and who constantly worries about his son's safety, and in general just wishes people could be a little better so he didn't have to be an iron-fisted dictator and could spend more time on the scientific pursuits that are his real passion.

* Miu Iruma from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' is, simply put, a hot mess. She is extremely abrasive and prickly, hurling insults at her classmates, getting angry at them for wasting her time, and generally being a nuisance, making her TheFriendNobodyLikes. Underneath all these are [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex a lot of insecurities]]. She did [[FriendlessBackground not have anyone she could call a friend]] before participating in the Killing Game, something she is embarrassed to admit, and [[IJustWantToBeLoved she tries very hard to get people to like her because of her beauty and genius]], but she falls apart very quickly whenever these attempts fail (which is more often than not). [[spoiler:She does not trust her classmates enough to work with them, and as the Killing Game progresses, she ends up attempting to kill Kokichi so that she can escape.]] Her Love Suite Event suggests that Miu has severe abandonment issues, making her loneliness worse; in the middle of an otherwise pleasant ChildhoodFriendRomance, Miu invokes a BabyTrap plan, believing it is the only sure way that her childhood friend would not abandon her. Lastly, taking her friendless background into consideration, she will [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe quickly fall in love with anyone who shows her even a small amount of affection]].

* Miu Iruma from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' is, simply put, a hot mess. She is extremely abrasive and prickly, hurling insults at her classmates, getting angry at them for wasting her time, and generally being a nuisance, making her TheFriendNobodyLikes. Underneath all these are [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex a lot of insecurities]]. She did [[FriendlessBackground not have anyone she could call a friend]] before participating in the Killing Game, something she is embarrassed to admit, and [[IJustWantToBeLoved she tries very hard to get people to like her because of her beauty and genius]], but she falls apart very quickly whenever these attempts fail (which is more often than not). [[spoiler:She does not trust her classmates enough to work with them, and as the Killing Game progresses, she ends up attempting to kill Kokichi so that she can escape.]] Her Love Suite Event suggests that Miu has severe abandonment issues, making her loneliness worse; in the middle of an otherwise pleasant ChildhoodFriendRomance, Miu invokes a BabyTrap plan, believing it is the only sure way that her childhood friend would not abandon her. Lastly, taking her friendless background into consideration, she will [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe quickly fall in love with anyone who shows her even a small amount of affection]].

-->'''Flora:''' Maleficent doesn't know anything about love, or kindness, or the joy of helping others. You know, sometimes I don't think she's really very happy.