History Main / TheEeyore

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* Literature/WinnieThePooh: Eeyore the trope namer first appears here.
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* Marvin the Paranoid Android from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''. According to the biography of Douglas Adams written by Neil Gaiman, Marvin was originally based on a friend of his, a manic-depressive named Marshall who could only ever be cheered up by his long-suffering wife; he changed the name from "Marshall" to "Marvin" out of kindness. However, after talking about this in an interview, Adams was called by his mother, who claimed that he was totally wrong - Marvin was Eeyore. Adams went to look at some older copies of ''Winnie the Pooh'', "...and blow me down, so he was!" Adams also said that the story he based Marvin on Andrew Marshall was one he'd told so often he no longer remembered if it was true or not. Marshall, he claimed, really was like that, but this proved nothing because ''all'' [[SadClown comedy writers are Eeyores]].
** Andrew Marshall co-wrote ''Radio/TheBurkissWay'', the big radio rival to [=h2g2=]. His persona as "Marvin" was part of a running rivalry between the two hit shows, although people who met him in pubs could confirm he really ''was'' a gloomy pessimist hovering on the brink of depression. He responded by writing an impenetrably boring genius called ''Different Adams'' into his radio show. He went on to write ''2point4Children'' and the TV series, later movie, about WW3, ''WhoopsApocalypse''.

%% * Wartime [=SitCom=] ''{{ITMA}}'' had [[PunnyName Mona Lott]], whose CatchPhrase was "It's being so cheerful that keeps me going".

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* Piro of ''WebComic/MegaTokyo'' could be accused of being this when he's not caught up in the middle of somebody else's drama, though never so much as AuthorAvatar source Fred Gallagher himself.

* Greyview the worg in ''WebComic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' is always ready to respond to anything from the most negative perspective possible. ("Do you even ''have'' fruit in the arctic?" '''Greyview''': "Have bitter fruit of eternal despair.") He also has a very cynical view of his relationship with his master Oona: "Is futile to argue. Nod. Get treat. Only certainty in life: When icy jaws of death come, you will not have had enough treats."

Compare GrumpyBear. ThePollyanna is the polar opposite of this trope.

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* Strong Sad from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''; notable in so far as he really ''is'' the ButtMonkey of the entire universe... or at least his brothers' most readily available ChewToy. His 1936 counterpart, Sickly Sam, is like this trope times two. Or more.

** ''I don't like food anymore!''

* There's a ''color'' dedicated to this trope in Website/{{Neopets}}, and it's gray. The Gray Faerie usually is portrayed with a cloud over her head, and never, ever says anything cheerful. Fandom has determined that both the faerie, pets and items are just all emo, as there's no reason to do so in such utopic setting.

* Creator/RaphaelSanzio: Among the brightly colored geniuses of ''The School of Athens'' sharing their learnings in excitement, the pessimist philosopher Heraclitus bends over a piece of marble, covering his face in shadow, as he looks away from the writing he seems to get no joy from completing.

* WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} gives us the "long-lost third [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Mario brother]]" Sponge, who possesses the power to absorb the sadness of those around him. [[BlessedWithSuck Unfortunately, this only forces him to feel that sadness instead]]. Even aside from this, he hasn't exactly lived the happiest life - a fan-created ROM hack has him trying to rescue his own princess, [[spoiler:only to find that she died waiting for him, because he couldn't reach her fast enough.]] [[PerpetualFrowner No wonder he refuses to smile]].

* ''Angry Little Girls'': Xyla, the gloomy girl.

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* ''Angry Little Girls'': Xyla, the gloomy girl.

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->''"Thanks for noticing me."''
-->-- '''[[TropeNamers Eeyore]]''', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh''

%%* Porky Pine from ''ComicStrip/{{Pogo}}''. His most famous line is probably, "Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent."

* In the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII movie ''Film/AWalkInTheSun'', a soldier gripes constantly (right up to his FamousLastWords) that they're stuck in a ForeverWar and will be fighting all the way to Tibet.

If written a certain way, The Eeyore can easily become a [[TheWoobie Woobie.]] In a FourTemperamentEnsemble, this character is almost always Melancholic.

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* ''ComicStrip/TheBoondocks'' protagonist Huey Freeman is a cynical, pessimistic young boy who often rants about whatever (real or perceived) life's problems are on his mind. In one strip, Huey's Granddad asks him how making himself miserable all the time will help, to which he replies:
-->'''Huey:''' I ''hate'' wisdom.

%%* Bad Bill from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}''.
* Sadness from ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' definitely qualifies. Every memory she touches turns sad too (though it's noted that this is a recent development). When Joy asks her to think of something happy, Sadness thinks of rain and [[DownerEnding the ending to]] ''Film/OldYeller''. [[spoiler:Eventually, the other emotions learn how to use her in positive ways.]]

* In ''Film/CanyonPassage'', Logan's clerk Clenchfield is constantly predicting ruin and disaster. In the end, he is proved right (but Logan doesn't care as it just means he gets to start all over again).
* "The Prophet" from ''Film/OperationPetticoat'', who does things like singing "You can't win, my friend, you can't win...", at least until [[spoiler: he survives an attempted strafing.]]

* Johann of ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'' is always sad and speaks in a droopy voice. Given that he's best bard to have ever live but his job ensures that no one will ever hear his compositions, it's hard to blame him.

%% * Wartime [=SitCom=] ''{{ITMA}}'' had [[PunnyName Mona Lott]], whose CatchPhrase was "It's being so cheerful that keeps me going".
* The Happy Postman, played by Creator/MelBlanc on [[TheGeorgeBurnsAndGracieAllenShow The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]. His [=catchphrase=], always done in a sobbing voice of deep despair: "Well, good-bye, Mrs. Burns. And remember: Keep smiling!"
** Blanc uses the Happy Postman voice (and catchphrase) for a JerkassWoobie Easter Bunny in the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' "WesternAnimation/EasterYeggs''.

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%% * Henrik in ''Theatre/ALittleNightMusic''.

* George Washington in ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''. He never actually appears on stage, but his dispatches from the field (read to the Congress) are gloomy to the point of despair. As delegate Thomas [=McKean=] puts it, "Och! The man would depress a hyena!"

%%* "Sad Larry" of ''WebAnimation/CyanideAndHappiness'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

%% * Petitus from ''Webcomic/OneOverZero''. In fact... [[http://www.undefined.net/1/0/?strip=549 see for yourself]].

%% * The main character of [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Boxdog/4851001/ Boxdog]]. Although considering the [[ShootTheShaggyDog setting]]...
* ''Webcomic/{{Follower}}'': Geedy is this at the beginning of the comic due to his isolation. He's slowly improving after meeting Dia.

* Petitus in ''Webcomic/OneOverZero'', especially in his earliest days. Tailsteak directly tells him in a later strip that he was created to be The Eeyore of the series.
* Greyview the worg in ''WebComic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' is always ready to respond to anything from the most negative perspective possible. ("Do you even ''have'' fruit in the arctic?" '''Greyview''': "Have bitter fruit of eternal despair.") He also has a very cynical view of his relationship with his master Oona: "Is futile to argue. Nod. Get treat. Only certainty in life: When icy jaws of death come, you will not have had enough treats."
* ''Webcomic/TheBirdFeeder'' has Lewis, who is a crow, and who is definitely quite the downer. At the very least, he always ''looks'' sad. When any of the other characters become sad or morose, they are assumed to have been hanging around Lewis too much.
* Piro of ''WebComic/MegaTokyo'' could be accused of being this when he's not caught up in the middle of somebody else's drama, though never so much as AuthorAvatar source Fred Gallagher himself.

* There's a ''color'' dedicated to this trope in Website/{{Neopets}}, and it's gray. The Gray Faerie usually is portrayed with a cloud over her head, and never, ever says anything cheerful. Fandom has determined that both the faerie, pets and items are just all emo, as there's no reason to do so in such utopic setting.

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* Sadness from ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' definitely qualifies. Every memory she touches turns sad too (though it's noted that this is a recent development). When Joy asks her to think of something happy, Sadness thinks of rain and [[DownerEnding the ending to]] ''Film/OldYeller''.[[spoiler: Eventually, the other emotions learn how to use her in positive ways.]]

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[[folder:New Media]]

* Website/{{Reddit}} has its cheerful little subreddit r/2meirl4meirl, which is mostly reposting suicidal, extremely self-loathing, and nihilistic reposts from Tumblr and elsewhere, mixed in with pleas to kill them. It's like Shinji Ikari, Marvin the Paranoid Android, and Eeyore ruining all your favorite tumblr posts.
* There's a ''color'' dedicated to this trope in Website/{{Neopets}}, and it's gray. The Gray Faerie usually is portrayed with a cloud over her head, and never, ever says anything cheerful. Fandom has determined that both the faerie, pets and items are just all emo, as there's no reason to do so in such utopic setting.

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* Charlie Brown from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' is frequently, though thankfully not always, like this.
%%* Porky Pine from ''ComicStrip/{{Pogo}}''. His most famous line is probably, "Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent."
* Ted's mom from ''ComicStrip/{{Sally Forth|Howard}}'': She's always worrying and complaining even if nothing's wrong; Sally implies that her mother-in-law enjoys complaining:
-->'''Ted's Mom:''' Was the flight dreadful?\\
'''Ted:''' Actually it was pretty smooth.\\
'''Ted's Mom:''' Yeah, air travel is always a nightmare.
** Ted's tween daughter Hilary was like this when she met her boyfriend Jon. To be fair, her knowledge of relationships comes from "[[SoapOpera bad]] [[{{sitcom}} television]]":
---> '''Hilary:''' So I guess we're going to make a lot of mistakes then, huh?\\
'''Jon:''' Or we'll have a great time together.\\
'''Hilary:''' Oh. Right. I like your way of thinking much better.
* ''ComicStrip/TheBoondocks'' protagonist Huey Freeman is a cynical, pessimistic young boy who often rants about whatever (real or perceived) life's problems are on his mind. In one strip, Huey's Granddad asks him how making himself miserable all the time will help, to which he replies:
-->'''Huey:''' "I ''hate'' wisdom."
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* In ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', one of the Inquisitors accompanying Karamazov turns into besaddened doomsday prophet when they're [[spoiler:sent into the Warp]].
* "Sad Larry" of ''WebAnimation/CyanideAndHappiness'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

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%% --> '''Karl''':I don't like fun.

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** Blanc uses the Happy Postman voice (and catchphrase) for a JerkassWoobie Easter Bunny in the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' ''Easter Yeggs''.

* ''{{Trolls}}'': The Bergens are an entire race of Eeyores. They're perpetually depressed and grouchy, with a Bergen being shown hardheartedly burying himself alive. Eating Trolls is the only way a Bergen can feel happiness, and they only do that once a year. [[spoiler: Eventually the Trolls convince the Bergens that they can feel happiness on their own, thanks to a little bit of the PowerOfLove for the king.]]

* Creator/RaphaelSanzio: Among the brightly colored geniuses of ''The School of Athens'' sharing their learnings in excitement, the pessimist philosopher Heraclitus bends over a peace of marble, covering his face in shadow, as he looks away from the writing he seems to get no joy from completing.

%% * StevenWright