History Main / ZeroPerCentApprovalRating

** Tolkien once said ''Sauron had many slaves, but no servants'', implying no one would have served Sauron willingly.

* If there is one thing ''literally everyone'' in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' agrees on, it's that the Joker needs to die. [[AttentionWhore Frost]] refuses to be his lackey, [[CardCarryingVillain Kano]] refuses to hire him, [[TheJuggernaut Geras]] wants to crush him into powder, [[OnlyInItForTheMoney the Kollector]] wants to flay his hide, [[EvilSorceror Shang Tsung]] threatens to steal more than his looks and not even [[TheEmperor Shao Kahn]] can bear his existence. Keep in mind that this is just the ''villains''; the actual heroes don't want him either and even secondhand reports of his exploits is evidence enough for Jacqui and Cassie to put him into the ground. Lampshaded by [[IFightForTheStrongestSide Sheeva]], who outright tells Joker that his evil alone is enough to unite all the realms against him, which should be impossible.

* Lelouch does this in ''Anime/CodeGeass R2'', since taking over as Emperor, he's alienated the nobility of Britannia by dismantling the aristocracy and alienated everyone else by barging his way into the UFN and kidnapping everyone, making it seem for all intents and purposes that he's out to TakeOverTheWorld. Which he then does. Strangely, due to his actions, the common Britannians love him. His master plan is [[spoiler:to make himself into the [[ZeroApprovalGambit enemy of the world]]. When Suzaku, disguised as Zero, kills him, the entire world will be united in their hatred of the now-dead Emperor]].

** After [[Characters/AmphibiaKingAndrias King Andrias]] true intentions have been revealed, it seems no one in Amphibia will willingly serve him after that. The citizens of Wartwood aren't going to stop until the tyrant is brought down, especially after he destroyed their homes, and have installed a [[DartboardOfHate piñata in his image]] in the meeting room, ready to be lowered at a moment's notice for them to beat him up in effigy. In "Olivia & Yunan", there's almost not a single loyal newt around the capital, not to mention his [[TheDragon Dragon]] and royal advisor have rescinded their fealty to their king out of disgust for his horrible actions and his strip-mining and destruction of Amphibia's natural ecosystem. Bartley, Branson, and Blair do show up later on serving him, but given everything he does and their reactions to his possible wrath/annoyance, it's apparently only because they're too afraid of him to defect. Any newts and toads serving him were likely coerced under the threat of being brainwashed, which is what will happen to those who are noncompliant. Everyone on Earth cheers when Anne finally defeats him.
** After [[Characters/AmphibiaTheCore The Core's]] true nature and intentions have been revealed, it seems no one in Amphibia will willingly serve it after that; even King Andrias himself started to develop second thoughts during the Core's invasion of Earth. Following its failure to conquer Earth and being severed of its link with Marcy, the Core furiously plans to destroy Amphibia out of spite against everyone (including King Andrias) for their defiance against it. In the end, everyone in Amphibia cheers when Anne finally destroys the Core; even Andrias himself is relieved by this, considering the fact that it has been gaslighting him into the tyrant that he was known to all of Amphibia.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': In "[[Recap/GravityFallsS2E14TheStanchurianCandidate The Stanchurian Candidate]]", [[Characters/GravityFallsGrunkleStan Stan]] starts with one when he decides to run for mayor, and it gets worse after his first interview.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': From the glimpses we get at Fire Nation soldiers' and citizens' conversations, it's clear that most are more loyal to the title of "Fire Lord" than to [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderFireLordOzai Ozai]] as a person. The Yu Yan archers use the term "Fire Lord propaganda" derisively, and their General regards his hunt for the Avatar as out-of-touch with the ground troops fightinf the real war. Outside of the mainland, the people indigenous to the Earth Kingdom colonies (outside of a few individuals) don't respect him OR his title. It says something when Zuko is permitted to take the throne while Ozai is still technically alive. It's not technically ''zero'', because the New Ozai Society forms in effort to place him back on the throne; but they're a decidedly fringe group, and even they're more interested in restoring the Empire than in Ozai himself.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Wilson Fisk works hard to maintain an image of a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity well meaning philanthropist falsely accused of horrible crimes]]. Problem is, [[BadBoss his style of running things]] means he invariably alienates those who actually work for or with him through his behavior (with the notable exception of James Wesley, who dies early on anyway) to the point that some of his closest underlings are only there because he's bullied, blackmailed or manipulated them. [[spoiler:This is especially notable in season 3 where he gets his entire FBI detail in his pocket by digging up dirt on them and / or threatening their families, leading to them testifying against him once he is actually arrested anyway, and ''especially'' with Dex who turns on him the moment he learns that Fisk had Julie killed just to undermine his sanity further]]. The public at large alternates between loving him and loathing him depending on what they think about him is true, and at the end of the day he's just plain unable and unwilling to invest in genuine loyalty rather than mere obedience, basically giving his own men every reason to ''want'' him to somehow fail.

** Even Sauron's two big-name allies are openly against him. Saruman has a (loose) alliance with him to crush the Fellowship but is also independently seeking the ring so he can use its powers for him. Shelob seems to work on Sauron on the surface, but it's soon revealed to be just a convenient arrangement between the two and she couldn't give two shits if he wins as long as she keeps getting fed.
** Sauron largely gets around the issue of loyalty through the use of psychic domination. The ability to command entire armies psychically is a huge part of his power, and it's why his forces immediately fall apart when the One Ring's destruction brings an end to him too. The Nazgul are even more enslaved to his will since their Rings of Power were specifically created to reduce their willpower.

** The Tisroc of Calomen, during ''The Horse and his Boy'': from what we're shown of the [[{{Qurac}} Middle East-esque]] Calormen, it's impossible to say what his approval rating is. Everyone except the rich provincial Calormene lords has ''reason'' to hate him, but it appears that at least some of the peasants revere him -- the protagonist, Shasta, briefly fantasizes about being this guy's son without actually knowing anything about him, for example -- while the rich lords envy him and plot to rise to his position.

* Drefan Justes, a character from [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb0rAio6-MHvXXocxGePL1A Lore of Terra]] (a set of musical albums and stories created by Yoomah) is the prince of the wretched [[CrapsackWorld Justes Kingdom]] and wants to make things better and break the status quo. Unfortunately due to having a human appearance (90% of the population is composed of lizardmen and [[FantasticRacism they're prejudiced towards humans]]) and his increasing insanity, he's despised by almost everyone. To the point that despite his good intentions, the townsfolk prefer his relative [[RoyalBrat Lunalarich]] over him, just because he's a full lizardman.

* ''LetsPlay/{{Mahu}}'': In "Second Chance", hating the Biluan Mind is the one thing all of the realms, republics, kingdoms and empires in the galaxy seem to have in common. It helps that the Mind is a horde of always-hungry drones who will feast on themselves once the rest of the galaxy's species are gone.
* In ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms,'' Sun Chen is offed "by popular demand." He's definitely a JerkAss but probably doesn't crack the top ten most evil characters (although that may be mostly due to lack of screentime).
* ''WebVideo/VesterAndFriends'' has Link, Vester, Waluigi, King Dedede and Woody have the title of the most hated people in Vesterland. Link due to his grating voice, Vester due to his laziness, Waluigi because they think his dancing stinks and King Dedede and Woody are both hated by the other characters due to their CloudCuckooLander tendencies.
* The ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'' has Jschlatt, President of Manburg. He wasn't popular to begin with (he won with 16% of the popular vote), but over the course of his tenure as president, he manages to make some very powerful enemies and loses every ally he had. [[LaResistance Wilbur and Tommy]] were exiled by him, [[DefiantStoneThrow Niki]] ''despises'' him for exiling her friends and destroying many historic symbols, [[TheAtoner Eret]] sees him as a tyrant, [[TheMole Tubbo and Fundy]] are both working as spies in his administration, [[EvenEvilHasStandards Dre]][[TheEmperor am]] views him as completely incompetent yet is afraid he'll follow through on his promise to expand the borders (which would soon lead to the invasion of land that Dream owns), [[EnemyMine doing whatever he can to help overthrow him]], and even [[TheDragon Quackity]] leaves him to join Wilbur and Tommy after Schlatt tears down the White House and insults him one time too many.

** House Bolton aren't particularly loved by the Northern Houses, especially when they become the new Wardens of the North. Even Littlefinger calls them the most despised family in the North, in particular Ramsay. Must have something to do with all the flaying and torturing...
** [[TheCaligula Joffrey Baratheon]]. '''Nobody''' likes him. Even his own family members are no exception, except maybe Cersei, and even ''she'' wouldn't mind him being subjected to some of his grandfather's "discipline" by this point. Same goes for the audience. That may have something to do with the fact that he's a bullying little shit who just uses his powers as king to torment people for his amusement: the most prevalent example is at his wedding with his ultra-humiliating "reenactment" of the War of the Five Kings. [[spoiler:When he's poisoned at that wedding, the list of suspects is "anyone other than Cersei who had the opportunity" and nobody is in a hurry to try to find out.]]

** While not as hated as her son Joffrey, the commonfolk of King's Landing don't like Cersei much at all. Her haughty, crappy treatment of the subjects and the rumors of incest certainly don't do a lot to change that. Later, [[spoiler:her destruction of the Sept of Baelor -- which killed hundreds if not thousands of people, including Margery, Loras, Mace, and Kevan -- and her grab for the Iron Throne after Tommen's subsequent suicide]] cemented her position as the most hated person in Westeros. At least, in theory... [[InvincibleVillain in practice]], she somehow manages to not only maintain her position, but actually ''gain'' allies afterwards.
** Stannis lacks the charm both his brothers possess and thus hasn't been able to attract many noble houses to his cause through diplomacy. Several characters insist that his rigid and unpopular personality would make him a terrible ruler, though most of these people are rivals for the throne and corrupt schemers like Littlefinger. Somewhat subverted, however: Many people (e.g. Davos, Ned) who know him personally admire him for his honesty, military abilities, and a strong sense of duty. While he may not be loved, he is certainly respected.

* In near-future dystopian thriller ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'', the [[OppressiveStatesOfAmerica villainous]] United States Government gradually becomes this during the second Civil War, due to a combination of badly failed economic policies and ideological insanity. Mobs and militias fight the police openly in the streets, domestic terrorism is rampant, judges are lynched, state governments begin to secede, and toward the end even the military is experiencing massive defections and passive-aggressive sabotage.

* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14171719/1/New-Stars New Stars]]: Due to their creation and enslavement of the clones, the entire ''Orville'' crew has an intense dislike for the Republic.

* It's quite possible to literally have this in ''VideoGame/ShadowPresident'', with the easiest route being [[NukeEm nuclear weapons]] (especially nuking allies or countries that can't strike back). Once you hit this level, assassination is the most likely end result.

Subtrope to HatedByAll, which deals with any character, not just authority figures, being hated by everyone else in the story. Compare HateSink, where a character is solely designed to be hated by the audience and KarmicShunning, when a person's loved ones no longer want anything to do with them. Contrast UniversallyBelovedLeader, for an authority figure who is beloved by all.
. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do]] with the [[MedalOfDishonor certain films]] that get this unlucky score on a ''[[Website/RottenTomatoes certain website]]'', though it ''might'' be [[TropeNamers named]] by it.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': In "The Stanchurian Candidate", Stan starts with one when he decides to run for mayor, and it gets worse after his first interview.

** In "The Return of Harmony," Discord was a rare example of an EvilOverlord who came to power without the aid of an army of EvilMinions. Because [[TheOmnipotent his powers have no clearly established limit]], he was able to step in by himself and effortlessly convert Equestria into his personal WorldGoneMad where he would use the terrified and miserable ponies as playthings for his own amusement.
** Queen Chrysalis is obviously this to the rest of the changelings and enacted her plan to absorb [[EmotionEater love to enhance her power]] since nopony really likes her when she initiates a scheme that will eventually [[OmnicidalManiac cause nothing but being driven to insanity]]. This all started when Chrysalis mistakenly thought her subjects also use love as a power source, so she decided to force her beliefs on them.
** "The Crystal Empire" shows that SorcerousOverlord King Sombra used his incredibly powerful BlackMagic to [[SlaveRace oppress and enslave]] [[SugarApocalypse the population]] directly, [[TheDreaded earning the hate and fear of literally everyone]]. Even a thousand years after he has been defeated, the crystal ponies shiver at the mere memory of life under his rule.

** When Mr. Burns starts out in his campaign for mayor, he initially has a 0% approval rating.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', Bender's mercifully brief tenure as the Pharaoh of Osiris-4 ended with him being the victim of a ConspicuouslyPublicAssassination that [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing was wildly celebrated by all]]. Given that this was right after he directed his slaves and priests, upon the completion of a one-billion-cubit-high memorial statue of him, to "tear it down and try again, but this time, don't embarrass yourselves," it's little wonder that they started cheering.

Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease'''. Not only is it near impossible for any political figures to have a ''zero'' percent popularity rating (no, not even the most contentious ones), as they would've been removed or overthrown ''long'' before they hit the 0% mark, we aren't here to discuss how hated real-life people are. In fact, there is [[https://newsbreakapp.onelink.me/2115408369?pid=mp_1599872&msource=mp_1599872&docid=0kGNyfYL&af_dp=newsbreak%3A%2F%2Fopendoc%3Fdocid%3D0kGNyfYL&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsbreak.com%2Faf-landing%3Fdocid%3D0kGNyfYL a study that shows someone needs at least 3.5% of the population]] to control the government of a region, so a zero percent popularity would be impossible even in theory.

. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do]] with the [[MedalOfDishonor certain films]] that get this unlucky score on a ''[[Website/RottenTomatoes certain website]]'', though it ''might'' be [[TropeNamers named]] by it. [[noreallife]]

. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do]] with the [[MedalOfDishonor certain films]] that get this unlucky score on a ''[[Website/RottenTomatoes certain website]]'', though it ''might'' be [[TropeNamers named]] by it. [[noreallife]]

. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do]] with the [[MedalOfDishonor certain films]] that get this unlucky score on a ''[[Website/RottenTomatoes certain website]]'', though it ''might'' be [[TropeNamers named]] by it.