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* (Characters.TraumaCenter) TheChewToy: Let's see here: [[spoiler:He was almost hit by an arrow in Tomoe's storyline, got hit by a bus at a mall, his 'safe' landing got him in the trash at the last chapter, etc. And that's discounting the far more serious part about having to examine his own son and discovering he was not only relapsing but had an incredibly deadly and hard to cure disease.]] The developers surely '''love''' messing with him, and for our amusement, at least [[spoiler: when it doesn't come to his patient's fates.]]
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* (BearyFunny) Cartoons from Creator/{{MGM}} would typically display ursine characters in this manner. To wit:
** ''WesternAnimation/BarneyBear'' is an [[TheChewToy unlucky, long-suffering]] bear in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck''.
*** One short with Barney is called "Barney's Hungry Cousin", which involves another, skinnier, goofier-looking bear that goes to great lengths [[BigEater to steal Barney's picnic food.]]
* (IgnoredRaisedHand) In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' episode "Once Upon a Time", Kaeloo is telling a bedtime story but gives up halfway through and asks for someone else to take over. The only person who wants to is '''[[TheChewToy Stumpy]]''', and Kaeloo exasperatedly asks "Nobody?"
* (UsedToBeASweetKid) ''Roleplay/TheDoomyAdventuresOfIrkenDoominess'':
** Gar, who was normal as a smeet, got ridiculed by everyone, was singled out to be the tallest's personal [[TheChewToy Chew Toy]], started HearingVoices, and got a major SanitySlippage which resulted in her trying to kill the tallest.
* (Characters.Bunnicula) WeirdnessMagnet: Can be prone to this '''[[TheChewToy when suffering]]''' or out of his control like [[ShoutOut "Wag the Dog"]] where Harold's tail came to life to manipulate his body while Harold himself becomes the tail in a villainous manner, this was fortunately backfired.
* (Characters.ErinsTotalMagicalAdventureWiseSorcerers) TheChewToy: More often than not, he brings his pain upon himself.
* (Characters.{{Fred}} TheChewToy: The viewers are clearly supposed to be amused by the immense amount of hell and misfortunes he's subjected to.
* (Characters.JudgeDreddCivilians) TheChewtoy: Poor guy really can't catch a break, as the whole world seems intent on making his life miserable. Even ''Dredd'' treats him like crap, though in his case, it has nothing to do with Otto's looks, which Dredd couldn't care less about, and more that Otto is a constant headache that insists on acting like he and Dredd are old friends.
* (Characters.{{Kaeloo}} 1/4) {{Jerkass}}: As Bad Kaeloo. And, DependingOnTheWriter, sometimes even as "normal" Kaeloo.
** JerkassToOne: Kaeloo is a nice person who generally acts kind and caring to everyone except '''[[TheChewToy Stumpy]]''', to whom she does things like deliberately ignoring him as he is drowning, cruelly smiling as she watches him fall off a cliff, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking openly mocking him for losing a game.]]
* (Characters.{{Kaeloo}} 3/4) TheChewToy: Being [[AxCrazy Mr. Cat's]] main torture victim will do that to you.
* (Characters.{{Kaeloo}} 4/4) BrutalHonesty: When Mr. Cat actually bothers to be honest, it tends to be very negative. For example, when he gets invited to a dinner party by Kaeloo, the first thing he does is criticize the dining room's decor. He also tends to tell '''[[TheChewToy Stumpy]]''' to his face that he's ugly, stupid, [=and/or=] a loser.
* (Characters.KamenRiderGeatsKeiwaSakurai) TheChewToy: InUniverse, he's this to Kekera -- Kekera's firm belief that MiseryBuildsCharacter leads him to put Keiwa through constant suffering in an attempt to make Keiwa grow into his ideal type of hero.
* (Characters.KuberaHumanRealm 1/2) TheChewToy: Atera and Kalibloom do not have a good time. Whereas the other cities are attacked only once or twice (and often with minimal damage or focus), Atera and Kalibloom have been attacked no less than three times so far, and suffer quite a bit of destruction in the process.
* (Characters.LifeLessonsWithUramichiOniisan) TheChewToy: Uramichi is always beating him up, [[VitriolicBestBuds for good reason.]] The others will often get in on the bullying.
* (Characters.MonsterBlood) TheChewToy: Evan. When he's not being beaten up, he's being used by his obnoxious cousin Kermit for experiments or enduring something horrible thanks to Monster Blood, or just plain treated like crap by his parents, aunt or teacher.
** Evan becomes a ''literal'' chew toy in the third book. When the Monster Blood turns him into a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever giant]] he uses his cousins shrinking potion to be restored to his normal size. But later that night he wakes up and to his horror he sees that it worked too well; he's now shrunk to the [[IncredibleShrinkingMan size of a mouse.]] And to his greater horror, his dog Trigger notices him in his shrunken state. [[UncertainDoom The book ends with Trigger picking up the bite-sized boy in his mouth and carrying him away.]]
* (Characters.SurvivorBloodVsWater) TheChewToy: As of Episode 4, they have not won a single Immunity Challenge, even with the physical advantages.
* (Characters.TheBoys2019TheBoys) {{Foil}}:
** To A-Train. Hughie is a working-class tech store salesman, while A-Train is a famous super-athlete. Both men have killed people, but while A-Train put the blame on his victim to rationalize his kill (presumably because this is something he's likely to do again), Hughie came to terms with what he did and avoids killing anyone else. Both also have super girlfriends, but while A-Train hides his relationship with Popclaw out of cowardice and yields to Vought’s demands about their love, Hughie isn't the least bit ashamed of dating Starlight and furiously goes against Butcher for threatening her. [[spoiler:Also, while both have had moments of impairment due to being high on Compound V/V-24, Hughie retains better control of his faculties, and while Hughie does punch A-Train while the latter is offering a sincere apology for Robin's death, Hughie is still cognizant despite the high and refuses to go any further than a punch. Hughie's teleportation ability also makes him essentially an upgraded version of A-Train's speedster gimmick. Additionally, while A-Train is a complete kiss-up to Homelander, Hughie will challenge Butcher when the latter goes too far. Tellingly, A-Train later becomes TheChewToy for Homelander while Hughie is Butcher's MoralityPet]].
* (Characters.TheMostPopularGirlsInSchoolOverlandParkHighSchoolCheerSquad) ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
** [[spoiler:The team has been cut in half by Season 3. Ashley Katchadourian quit because she was TheChewToy, Jenna Darabond quit because of her evil schemes, and Jenna Dapananian finally quit because she was tired of being LockedOutOfTheLoop.]]
* (Characters.TrailsSeriesReanSchwarzer) TheChewToy: An In-Universe example. As much as he's adored by his companions, everyone in Class VII, his students, and his friends often take great pleasure in making fun of him for various things such as his ability to come up with dorky speeches on the spot or his ability to attract women. Best shown during ''Cold Steel IV'' where the story of his deeds aboard the Pantagruel (entering Duvalie and Altina's room unannounced, the latter while she was sleeping, and his daring rescue of Alfin) is revealed and results in everyone having something to say. Rean, for his part, can only facepalm as he says the following:
-->'''Rean:''' Instructor Sara, Towa. Requesting permission to burst in to tears.
-->'''Sara:''' Permission denied.
* (DirtyCoward.Literature) Rincewind from Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' series tries to play it straight (all he wants is to stay out of danger and doesn't particularly care what happens to anyone else), but subverts this because he's both TheChewToy (which means the world really ''is'' out to get him) and a CosmicPlaything of Lady Luck, doomed to repeatedly save the world by performing absurdly dangerous heroics.
* (DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale.Webcomics) Toyed with in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', though not so much in-story as in the fandom's interpretations of it. [[SmugSnake Vriska]] harasses and torments [[ExtremeDoormat Tavros]] from the very start of the troll's arc, having [[spoiler:paralyzed him]] and then [[spoiler:demanding he [[CrossesTheLineTwice apologize for being handicapped]]]] because he was ''weighing her down.'' This is all presented up-front without comment, since most of the trolls are somewhat [[BlueAndOrangeMorality morally dubious]] by human standards. But some fans have responded that Vriska's actions were justified, since she was [[CruelToBeKind 'only trying to help.']] But [[DoubleStandard if the genders were reversed]], most readers would find Vriska's psychological abuse to be outright unacceptable, opening up a whole minefield of UnfortunateImplications.
** Played ''sort of'' straight with Spades Slick and Snowman, but only because Slick is TheChewToy who suffers abuse from ''everyone''. Usually [[{{Jerkass}} bringing it upon himself]]. Not to mention Slick is just as capable of dealing out punishment as Snowman and [[spoiler: he ends up [[TheDogBitesBack shooting her dead]] at the end of Act 5 (though not because of her tormenting behavior)]].
* (FridgeBrilliance.PokemonTheSeries) The reason Team Rocket are able to survive so many encounters with Bewear, a Pokemon that's known for being dangerously strong even to its friends, is because they already have so much experience being [[TheChewToy pummeled to total oblivion]]. A bear that can knock down trees with a single swipe isn't actually all that much compared to the countless beatdowns they've experienced in previous series. '''Admittedly, Team Rocket's suffering is played for laughs, but it fits best here'''
* (Funny.EnterTheArenaAsYourAvatar) There's something oddly comical about [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13285#comment-332108 the Yamcha vs. Sarah fight]] (also featured on the Awesome page), from an OOC standpoint if not an in-universe one. Aside from the crazy premise of TheChewToy and the epitome of FutureBadass going ''completely toe-to-toe'', there's also the matter of [=KiriK=] choosing to play ''Bolded'''s near-signature boss fight theme, [[VideoGame/Persona5 Rivers In the Desert]], in exchange for Bolded playing [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Live and Learn]] later on in the fight.
* (MemeticMolester.AnimeAndManga) Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya. [[http://www.pic-upload.de/12.12.08/ku4yk.jpg Then again]], also sort of canon with her cosrape of '''[[TheChewToy Mikuru]]'''. In the novels, she actually reaches up Mikuru's skirt before Kyon intervenes. At one point in the 8th novel, Haruhi also wrestled Kyon to the ground and stripped his blazer off of him. The grappling techniques she used were [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Fm3-25-150combativesfig3-2frontmount.png mount]] and [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Closed_guard346.jpg guard]]. Kyon thought "Is stripping Asahina-san not enough for you, you perverted girl!?" and called it "reverse sexual harassment". It, of course, leads to a classic NotWhatItLooksLike [[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/images/c/c4/Sh_v08_c01_13.jpg scene]].
* (Music.DJJazzyJeffAndTheFreshPrince) HeroStoleMyBike: "Just One Of Those Days" has a scenario where Fresh Prince is on the verge of being late for work, and gets increasingly desperate to get there on time:
-->''I started hiking it\\
I wasn't liking it\\
I saw a little kid, I stole his bike and started biking it!''
** Of course, '''[[TheChewToy this being the Fresh Prince]]''', it immediately goes awry:
--->''I thought I got away,\\
But when I ducked around the corner, [[OhCrap there was twelve cop cars,\\
I said "Man, I'm a goner!"]]\\
Slammed on the brakes, did a 180 turn,\\
Peddled the bike so fast I heard the rubber burn!''
* (Series.TheDrewCareyShow 2/2) TheChewToy:
** The protagonist, Drew.
-->'''Drew:''' I'm gettin' screwed by the system. I'm ''always'' gettin' screwed by the system. That's my role in life: I'm the system's ''bitch''.
** Best described by BadBoss Mr. Wick
-->'''Mr. Wick''': "Oh look everybody, Carey's detected an irony! He's smart, smarter than me... and ''yet'', I make more money. ''*deadpans*'' Oh look, now ''I've'' detected an irony."
* (TheCinemaSnob.TropesAToH) {{Deconstruction}}: One-off joke "Cinema Bum" being him dressed in the usual WebVideo/BumReviews-style outfit... Being depressed about being homeless and having no comment on the movie. Thus the character '''[[TheChewToy only returns to be abused]]'''.
* (TheyKilledKennyAgain.WesternAnimation) ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': Peter, Meg, Chris, Brian, Stewie, Lois, Cleveland and Joe have all been killed at least once.
** Happens occasionally to Brian as his status as TheChewToy has been amped up. In "La Famiglia Guy", he is killed in three different ways.
* (UnstoppableRage.WesternAnimation) Happens when '''[[TheChewToy Cat]]''' from ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' snaps at a Monster Truck Rally, and proceeds to kick the shit out of everyone who has ever crossed him over the course of the series.
* (Webcomic.NanasEverydayLife) TheChewToy: Why yes, it can be counted with one hand the few times Nana does ''not'' get verbally or physically abused in this comic. Rico is also subjected to a lot of torture by Henrietta and Triella.
* (YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle.VideoGames) Lampshaded (along with everything else) by Mao in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 3|Absence of Justice}}'', where he pulls of his wicked theft of the Hero title from '''[[TheChewToy the hapless Almaz]]''', and apparently goes to face the final boss at the end of the first chapter. ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|APromiseUnforgotten}}'' does it so often it becomes a RunningGag, in how episode 7 ''and everything after it'' is labeled as the "Final Episode", and the stakes just keep getting raised every single time it appears that the heroes have won. The game doesn't actually end before episode 10, which is aptly labeled as the "Real Final Episode".
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* (BlackComedy) KafkaKomedy: A form of dark comedy where the humor is based more on people's constant misery and misfortune, rather than death or violence.
** TheChewToy: Especially if an [[BornUnlucky unfortunate]] [[ButtMonkey loser]]'s suffering is taken to extreme levels, and played more often for laughs than drama. '''Not misuse by the definition'''
* (InUniverse) ButtMonkey[=/=]TheChewToy -- MemeticLoser
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* (BrokenAesop) '''Inconsistently applied morals''':
** A '''[[TheChewToy character who's being put through unwarranted cruelty or annoyance]]'' by [[DesignatedHero the supposed heroes]] of the work is punished for standing up for themselves, even if they had to resort to more direct methods only to try to stop the other characters from ruining their day yet again. It's okay to make someone's life hell, but it's not okay if they give their tormentor a taste of their own medicine because... [[BecauseISaidSo because the writers said so, that's why!]]
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* ({{Chickification}}) The second season of ''Anime/CorrectorYui'' has both a straight example and a subversion.
** Played straight with Freeze, the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only female of the Corruptor team]], who was an extremely efficient DarkActionGirl with ice-based powers. When she switched sides for the second season, she walked the thin wire between ActionGirl and FauxActionGirl, with more emphasis given to her [[CuteClumsyGirl clumsiness outside of the battlefield]] and '''[[TheChewToy comical inability to keep a stable work in the Com.Net]]'', [[spoiler:which ultimately makes her liable to be manipulated by her more stable boss... who was working for the BigBad]]. '''GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity?'''
* (CueTheFlyingPigs 2/2) The 2016 [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball World Series]] ultimately came down to a [[TheChewToy Chew Toy]] showdown: UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}} Indians (last final: 1997; last title: 1948) and UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} Cubs (last final: 1945; last title: '''1908'''). [[https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151012/wrigleyville/will-hell-freeze-over-before-cubs-win-it-all-mayor-of-hell-mich-says-no While the mayor of Hell said the town only gets really cold by November]], jokes calling it the "Hell Freezes Over series" soon emerged. In the end, the world's longest championship drought was finally over as the Cubs won in extra innings on Game 7. '''EveryYearTheyFizzleOut or something else? Either way, their suffering was not played for laughs'''
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* (CueTheFlyingPigs 1/2) ''Creator/RankinBassProductions'': In the "It's the Truth" song in ''Pinnochio's Christmas'', Fox is trying to convince Pinnochio of his latest scam "Or may lightning strike me down!" Naturally, he spends the entire number narrowly dodging lightning bolts. To be fair, none of the lightning actually ''hits'' him- Cat, on the other hand, '''[[TheChewToy isn't so lucky.]]'''
* (TheBeautifulElite) ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Since this is a MediaTransmigration story taking place in an OtomeGame, protagonist Leon vocally resents the five dating sim capture targets for being this, while he's stuck poor and undesireable at the bottom of a FantasticCasteSystem in a school for nobles:
** The game's protagonist Olivia was a PennyAmongDiamonds amongst a ThemedHarem of KnightInShiningArmor ShelteredAristocrat boys who protect her from bullying and enemies. These guys have bad ItsAllAboutMe tendencies and are too InLoveWithLove to really listen to the object of their affection's needs, which makes Marie, who pulled a HijackedDestiny on Olivia, into TheChewToy, thanks to those boys being RichInDollarsPoorInSense and [[DisinheritedChild disinherited]]. As a group they and Marie serve as TheRival.
* (WriterRevolt) Sometimes, this can lead down a path nobody expected, as in the case of Waspinator. At the start of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', the writers ''hated'' Waspinator, feeling that his [[VerbalTic odd speech pattern]] was a pain in the ass to deal with and took up too much screen time. But Creator/{{Hasbro}} wanted Waspinator in the show due to {{merchandise|Driven}}, so the writers decided that if Waspinator had to show up, he'd show up ''in pieces'', and had him [[AmusingInjuries violently removed from the episode whenever he appeared]]. The fandom noticed this pattern... '''[[TheChewToy and thought it was hilarious]]'''. Because of this, the writers wound up ''increasing'' Waspinator's screen time rather than ''decreasing'' it, and even [[SavedByTheFans convinced Hasbro not to kill him off because the fans were so fond of him]].
* (Characters.DCEUBillyBatson) TheChewToy: Massive amounts of the humor in ''SHAZAM!'' come from the physical mishaps of the nearly-indestructible hero.
* (Characters.HenryStickminSeriesHenryStickmin 2/2) LaughablyEvil: A VillainProtagonist who's also TheChewToy thanks to all the amusing fails and deaths that can happen to him in the series.
* (Characters.HololiveHolostarsEnglishTempus) TheChewToy: Axel is on the receiving end of a lot of crude jokes from both his genmates (especially Magni) and girls from other branches like EN (Calli and Bae) or ID (Zeta, Kobo, and Ollie). For one he has been branded a dog and a furry, which he is not pleased about.
* (Characters.TheRailwaySeries) TheChewToy: Constantly gets reminded of his accidents, sometimes without others knowing.
-->'''Douglas:''' I heard tell aboot an engine an' some tar wagons.\\
[Gordon and Henry laugh]\\
'''James:''' Shut up! It's not funny.\\
'''Douglas:''' Weel, weel, weel. Shairly Jeames, it wasna you? Ye dinna say!
* (Characters.TraumaCenter) TheChewToy: Let's see here: [[spoiler:He was almost hit by an arrow in Tomoe's storyline, got hit by a bus at a mall, his 'safe' landing got him in the trash at the last chapter, etc. And that's discounting the far more serious part about having to examine his own son and discovering he was not only relapsing but had an incredibly deadly and hard to cure disease.]] The developers surely '''love''' messing with him, and for our amusement, at least [[spoiler: when it doesn't come to his patient's fates.]]
* (Series.TheDrewCareyShow 1/2) A ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}''-esque look at office life created by and starring Creator/DrewCarey, about a guy named [[TheDanza Drew Carey]] living in Cleveland, Ohio working middle management of the Winfred Louder department store as the Assistant Director of Personnel. There is no Director of Personnel, [[TheChewToy he has all the responsibility but none of the pay]]. As part of his job Drew has to deal with his MeanBoss Mr. Wick with a perpetually conniving secretary, Mimi, both of whom hate Drew's guts just because he's there. And that is all on top of general [[IncompetenceInc office bureaucracy]].
* (WebVideo.OnCinema) TheChewToy: '''Tim''', usually made worse by his embrace of alternative medicine:
** During Season 2, he gets several blood clots in his brain that he refuses to get an operation for, and ends the season visibly impaired and close to dying.
** In Season 3 he gets the operation in-between seasons, but prematurely returns to the show with bandages wrapped around his head and suffers various neurological problems.
** In Season 4, he develops diabetes and initially attempts to treat it with acupuncture from Dr. San, only to develop a facial infection from his unclean needles.
** In Season 5, he gets into a motorcycle accident while parked that temporarily blinds him and fractures his wrist.
** In Season 8, he gets hooked on the "nutritional vape system" developed by Dr. San consisting of various illegal drugs, consequently spending several episodes drugged out of his mind [[spoiler: before the vape explodes in his sleep, setting him and the VFA on fire, with Tim describing that his right hand was burnt "basically to the bone" and that his clothes have ''fused with his skin''.]]
** In Season 9, he stops taking the topical antibiotic for his face, leading to it starting to rot off, and eventually getting transplant skin from [[spoiler: Manuel's lower back and butt.]]
** In Season 10, he begins taking sponsor Rio-Jenesis' products meant to block germs, leading to his immune system basically shutting down.
** In Season 11, [[spoiler: he accidentally shoots himself in the neck with a shotgun while cleaning it, and spends the finale with it wrapped around a bandage.]]
** During the 8th Oscar Special, [[spoiler: he gets burns all over his face from putting on one of Toni's facial cleaner masks.]]
** In Season 12, Tim replaces his diet again with RJ's Shakes, but takes in so few nutrients that he has a stomach pump improperly installed to get more RJ's in, leading to both infection at the entry point [[spoiler: and causing septic shock thanks to it missing organs completely.]]
** In the 9th Oscar Special, Tim and the other characters are attacked by the locals near the HEI Ranch. While everyone else flees for safety, Tim stays behind to try and fight them, only to suffer from multiple broken ribs.
** In Season 13, Tim gets into a car accident, [[spoiler:later revealed in the 10th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special to be a BungledSuicide]] while driving Gregg's [[TheAllegedCar VFA Tours van]] for a Dekkar tour, knocking out his front teeth and giving him whiplash, [[EyeScream blinding Axiom]] and putting Manuel in a coma that causes him to lose his ability to speak and understand English. Tim, following an operation that incorrectly reset his teeth, later begins drinking "Grain Water" from the HEI Ranch, consisting of Lithium and "thousands of minerals" but [[IAteWhat implied to be sewage]] that causes him to [[VomitDiscretionShot repeatedly throw up live]] [[spoiler: and leaves him in his own weeks-long coma following a "lethal injection"[[note]] that the "Doctor" on site off-handedly states is simply saline solution.[[/note]] meant to prove Grain Water's effects of achieving immortality, after running the risk of developing meningitis and toxoplasmosis.]]
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* (Anime.TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime) TheChewToy: Poor, poor Takase... '''Found commented out, and based on how it's written may actually qualify for TheWoobie'''
* (Characters.ChalkZone) TheChewToy: His humiliation is satisfying because he otherwise isn't punished for his bullying. '''Also an audience reaction masquerading as an objective trope'''
* (Characters.HenryStickminSeriesHenryStickmin 1/2) TheChewToy: Almost all of the humor in this series stems from Henry's suffering.
* (Characters.HowIMetYourMotherOtherCharacters) TheChewToy: She seems to get hurt a lot at [=MacLaren=]'s, often because of the gang.
* (Characters.MightyMorphinMechaRangers) TheChewToy
* (Characters.WelcomeToBeaconSchool) TheChewToy '''Found commented out'''
* (Fanfic.ThePrinceOfDeath) TheChewToy: Malum Norio. '''Found commented out'''
* (Series.DropTheDeadDonkey) TheChewToy: Dave, and ''especially'' Jerry.
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* (Characters).{{Kaeloo}} 2/2[TheAce Super-talented]] duck covered in stitches and obsessed with [[TrademarkFavoriteFood yogurt]]. The only word he ever says is "[[MeaningfulName quack]]", though [[IntelligibleUnintelligible everyone seems to understand what he means by that]]... [[ZigZaggedTrope or sometimes they don't]]. The stitches all over his body are explained by the fact that he is actually [[NighInvulnerability indestructible]], and thus [[TheyKilledKennyAgain able to survive]] '''[[TheChewToy any injury]]'''. He is Stumpy's best friend, Eugly's boyfriend [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and Mr. Cat's favorite punching bag.]]
* (Funny.TheNostalgiaCritic) The video opens with the Critic waking up, having breakfast and eagerly going to play this game. Ten minutes later, however, he is practically a wreck from playing this game. It leads to his opening lines, [[BreakingTheFourthWall which acknowledge this is a DVD bonus item]]:
-->'''Critic:''' Well, you did it. You bought the DVD; good for you. I guess that means we have to give you something extra, don't we? [[SarcasmMode How about a review? Yes, we all enjoy reviews, don't we? Now, what should it be? Hmm... I know! How about a video game that]] [[SuddenlyShouting REALLY PISSES ME THE FUCK OFF??!]] '''[[TheChewToy 'CAUSE THAT'S ALL YOU WANNA SEE, ISN'T IT?! You just wanna see me be angry!]]''' ''(raises his arms in the air)'' DANCE, MONKEY, DANCE!
* (WebVideo.AlternateRealityDBZ) CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[ButtMonkey Gohan]], '''[[TheChewToy who can]]''' [[YankTheDogsChain never win a fight]]. But, if you [[BerserkButton mispronounce manga or add a widescreen feature on the Dragon Ball Z DVDs]], he can kick anyone's ass.
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* (Characters.KuberaHumanRealm 2/2) TheChewToy: A rather sad example. Everything she's known and loved has been destroyed, and her primary protector, Asha, doesn't show the least bit of respect for her. She knows at some level that Asha is not trustworthy, but she's so desperate to avoid being abandoned that she keeps playing the ditz act and suffers whatever criticism comes her way. To top it off, seven years spent in the sura realm meant she ended up being the target of several powerful suras.
** There is a high chance that [[spoiler: her soul is that of the Agni's and Ancient Brilith's unborn child]], which was cursed to live a profoundly unhappy existence much like her mother. [[spoiler: The other strong possibility for this souls current residence is Asha.]]
* (Memes.{{Twig}} Poor Duncan. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Duncan, a latter addition to the Lambs, found himself in a unique position of being {{the Chew Toy}} ''both'' In-Universe and for the readers. Coined by Helen.[[/labelnote]]
* (Recap.FudencioESeusAmigosS1E13CotasDeCocotas) TheChewToy: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]].After being verbally abused by his father for not getting money for his poor family, Conrado is thrown out of home. Now extremely upset, he starts walking by a rainy street and looks at a rich couple dining by the window of a restaurant. He then proceeds to grief remembering all the bad things that happened to him in the previous episodes, to the point of crying. After that, Fudêncio steals his already empty money box.
* (Series.AnimalPlanetHeroes) TheChewToy:
** Literally, and some of the worst cruelty cases involve "bait dogs," dogs used as bait and "practice" for fighting dogs.
** Small dogs left in the company of larger ones with little or no food tend to catch the worst of it from their competitors.
* (TearJerker.DragonBallZAbridged) Just like in the source material, the BadFuture Trunks comes from. Especially [[TheChewToy Yamcha]]'s [[DrivenToSuicide fate]]. This fate is the picture at the top of the page.
** A DeletedScene separately posted by TFS suggested ''Puar'' was the rope.
* (TearJerker.TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh) In "A Day for Eeyore", the red balloon Piglet brought for Eeyore's birthday pops. [[TheChewToy Eeyore can't catch a break]] ''[[TheChewToy at all]]''!
* (Wrestling.SgtSlaughter) TheChewToy: From mid-[[TurnOfTheMillennium oughties]] to this date, every time you see him wearing his fatigues and walking down the aisle, he is heading to a [[SquashMatch 6 minutes-or-less beat-up]] in order to put over some new talent (Your heel of the week, more often than not).
** Averted when he's helping out another brand's legend like himself.
* (YMMV.DasSporking) UnintentionallySympathetic:
** The sporkers feel deep sympathy for [[TheChewToy Gwen]] in the ''Literature/TheMistsOfAvalon'' sporking, seeing her as a mentally ill woman who's being constantly tormented by the narrative and the people around her for the crime of [[DieForOurShip not being Morgaine]]. They even start the "I Didn't Vote For You" counter for whenever she's treated unfairly.
* (YouHaveFailedMe.WesternAnimation) In ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', Emperor Zarkon eventually does this to [[spoiler: Commander Prorok. He strips him of his rank and has Witch Haggar [[AFateWorseThanDeath turn him into a Robeast]], than flings him at the Paladins as cannon fodder. Zarkon claims it was because Prorok was the prime suspect for being TheMole, but the investigation to find the mole continues after Prorok dies. Zarkon actually wanted to punish and get rid of an incompetent commander, and the mole thing just happened to be a good excuse.]]
** This also ends up happening to [[TheChewToy Throk]]; [[spoiler: after he fails to defend his base against an assault, Haggar tortures the poor guy to near-death.]] An interesting and especially cruel example, as the "you have failed" angle turns out to be a pretense; [[spoiler: the base attack that got Throk punished was staged as part of a XanatosGambit by Prince Lotor and Throk had previously been considering overthrowing Lotor. The torture was just to ensure Lotor's plan worked while removing a potential rival for the throne.]]
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* (Characters.{{Yatterman}}) TheChewToy: They are continuously victim of every type of AmusingInjuries, both from the heroes and their sadist boss.
* (WesternAnimation.ZigAndSharko) TheChewToy: Being a slapstick cartoon, basically everyone will get hit with AmusingInjuries.
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* (WsternAnimation.JungleCubs) TookALevelInBadass: Happens to [[TheChewToy Arthur and Cecil]] of all characters in “The Great Kaadinii” after [[HypnoFool accidentally getting hypnotized]] by Kaa into thinking they are “great hunters” (Kaa was trying to do that to himself). They proceed to cause mayhem in the jungle and attack all the other cubs, including Hathi (an elephant) and send ''Shere Khan'' packing.
* (YMMV.DaffyDuck) FandomRivalry: Unlike WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Mickey Mouse]], who despite being from rival companies are shown to actually get along in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', Daffy doesn't get along with WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck at all.
** Though in an earlier draft of the screenplay, their intense battle on the piano proves to be only a stage act, and the two Ducks are revealed as quite good buddies off-stage.
*** An even earlier draft written by Creator/ChuckJones involved a "Show Biz Bugs" type scenario with Daffy and Donald battling for audience appeal, while Donald is met with applause and roses, Daffy is met with the usual cricket chirps. Daffy was apparently such a StrawLoser he made even Disney's biggest [[TheChewToy Chew Toy]] and UnpopularPopularCharacter look like a winner.
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* (YMMV.GranTurismo) MemeticLoser:
** [[TheScrappy The notorious Ford GT40]] that spawns in the Rome Circuit during the "[[ThatOneLevel Historic Car Cup]]" event gets this treatment as ''2'' playerbase's '''[[TheChewToy punching-bag]]''.
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* (BearyFunny) Cartoons from Creator/{{MGM}} would typically display ursine characters in this manner. To wit:
** ''WesternAnimation/BarneyBear'' is an [[TheChewToy unlucky, long-suffering]] bear in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck''.
*** One short with Barney is called "Barney's Hungry Cousin", which involves another, skinnier, goofier-looking bear that goes to great lengths [[BigEater to steal Barney's picnic food.]]
* (IgnoredRaisedHand) In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' episode "Once Upon a Time", Kaeloo is telling a bedtime story but gives up halfway through and asks for someone else to take over. The only person who wants to is '''[[TheChewToy Stumpy]]''', and Kaeloo exasperatedly asks "Nobody?"
* (UsedToBeASweetKid) ''Roleplay/TheDoomyAdventuresOfIrkenDoominess'':
** Gar, who was normal as a smeet, got ridiculed by everyone, was singled out to be the tallest's personal [[TheChewToy Chew Toy]], started HearingVoices, and got a major SanitySlippage which resulted in her trying to kill the tallest.
* (Characters.Bunnicula) WeirdnessMagnet: Can be prone to this '''[[TheChewToy when suffering]]''' or out of his control like [[ShoutOut "Wag the Dog"]] where Harold's tail came to life to manipulate his body while Harold himself becomes the tail in a villainous manner, this was fortunately backfired.
* (Characters.ErinsTotalMagicalAdventureWiseSorcerers) TheChewToy: More often than not, he brings his pain upon himself.
* (Characters.{{Fred}} TheChewToy: The viewers are clearly supposed to be amused by the immense amount of hell and misfortunes he's subjected to.
* (Characters.JudgeDreddCivilians) TheChewtoy: Poor guy really can't catch a break, as the whole world seems intent on making his life miserable. Even ''Dredd'' treats him like crap, though in his case, it has nothing to do with Otto's looks, which Dredd couldn't care less about, and more that Otto is a constant headache that insists on acting like he and Dredd are old friends.
* (Characters.{{Kaeloo}} 1/4) {{Jerkass}}: As Bad Kaeloo. And, DependingOnTheWriter, sometimes even as "normal" Kaeloo.
** JerkassToOne: Kaeloo is a nice person who generally acts kind and caring to everyone except '''[[TheChewToy Stumpy]]''', to whom she does things like deliberately ignoring him as he is drowning, cruelly smiling as she watches him fall off a cliff, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking openly mocking him for losing a game.]]
* (Characters.{{Kaeloo}} 3/4) TheChewToy: Being [[AxCrazy Mr. Cat's]] main torture victim will do that to you.
* (Characters.{{Kaeloo}} 4/4) BrutalHonesty: When Mr. Cat actually bothers to be honest, it tends to be very negative. For example, when he gets invited to a dinner party by Kaeloo, the first thing he does is criticize the dining room's decor. He also tends to tell '''[[TheChewToy Stumpy]]''' to his face that he's ugly, stupid, [=and/or=] a loser.
* (Characters.KamenRiderGeatsKeiwaSakurai) TheChewToy: InUniverse, he's this to Kekera -- Kekera's firm belief that MiseryBuildsCharacter leads him to put Keiwa through constant suffering in an attempt to make Keiwa grow into his ideal type of hero.
* (Characters.KuberaHumanRealm 1/2) TheChewToy: Atera and Kalibloom do not have a good time. Whereas the other cities are attacked only once or twice (and often with minimal damage or focus), Atera and Kalibloom have been attacked no less than three times so far, and suffer quite a bit of destruction in the process.
* (Characters.LifeLessonsWithUramichiOniisan) TheChewToy: Uramichi is always beating him up, [[VitriolicBestBuds for good reason.]] The others will often get in on the bullying.
* (Characters.MonsterBlood) TheChewToy: Evan. When he's not being beaten up, he's being used by his obnoxious cousin Kermit for experiments or enduring something horrible thanks to Monster Blood, or just plain treated like crap by his parents, aunt or teacher.
** Evan becomes a ''literal'' chew toy in the third book. When the Monster Blood turns him into a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever giant]] he uses his cousins shrinking potion to be restored to his normal size. But later that night he wakes up and to his horror he sees that it worked too well; he's now shrunk to the [[IncredibleShrinkingMan size of a mouse.]] And to his greater horror, his dog Trigger notices him in his shrunken state. [[UncertainDoom The book ends with Trigger picking up the bite-sized boy in his mouth and carrying him away.]]
* (Characters.SurvivorBloodVsWater) TheChewToy: As of Episode 4, they have not won a single Immunity Challenge, even with the physical advantages.
* (Characters.TheBoys2019TheBoys) {{Foil}}:
** To A-Train. Hughie is a working-class tech store salesman, while A-Train is a famous super-athlete. Both men have killed people, but while A-Train put the blame on his victim to rationalize his kill (presumably because this is something he's likely to do again), Hughie came to terms with what he did and avoids killing anyone else. Both also have super girlfriends, but while A-Train hides his relationship with Popclaw out of cowardice and yields to Vought’s demands about their love, Hughie isn't the least bit ashamed of dating Starlight and furiously goes against Butcher for threatening her. [[spoiler:Also, while both have had moments of impairment due to being high on Compound V/V-24, Hughie retains better control of his faculties, and while Hughie does punch A-Train while the latter is offering a sincere apology for Robin's death, Hughie is still cognizant despite the high and refuses to go any further than a punch. Hughie's teleportation ability also makes him essentially an upgraded version of A-Train's speedster gimmick. Additionally, while A-Train is a complete kiss-up to Homelander, Hughie will challenge Butcher when the latter goes too far. Tellingly, A-Train later becomes TheChewToy for Homelander while Hughie is Butcher's MoralityPet]].
* (Characters.TheMostPopularGirlsInSchoolOverlandParkHighSchoolCheerSquad) ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
** [[spoiler:The team has been cut in half by Season 3. Ashley Katchadourian quit because she was TheChewToy, Jenna Darabond quit because of her evil schemes, and Jenna Dapananian finally quit because she was tired of being LockedOutOfTheLoop.]]
* (Characters.TrailsSeriesReanSchwarzer) TheChewToy: An In-Universe example. As much as he's adored by his companions, everyone in Class VII, his students, and his friends often take great pleasure in making fun of him for various things such as his ability to come up with dorky speeches on the spot or his ability to attract women. Best shown during ''Cold Steel IV'' where the story of his deeds aboard the Pantagruel (entering Duvalie and Altina's room unannounced, the latter while she was sleeping, and his daring rescue of Alfin) is revealed and results in everyone having something to say. Rean, for his part, can only facepalm as he says the following:
-->'''Rean:''' Instructor Sara, Towa. Requesting permission to burst in to tears.
-->'''Sara:''' Permission denied.
* (DirtyCoward.Literature) Rincewind from Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' series tries to play it straight (all he wants is to stay out of danger and doesn't particularly care what happens to anyone else), but subverts this because he's both TheChewToy (which means the world really ''is'' out to get him) and a CosmicPlaything of Lady Luck, doomed to repeatedly save the world by performing absurdly dangerous heroics.
* (DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale.Webcomics) Toyed with in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', though not so much in-story as in the fandom's interpretations of it. [[SmugSnake Vriska]] harasses and torments [[ExtremeDoormat Tavros]] from the very start of the troll's arc, having [[spoiler:paralyzed him]] and then [[spoiler:demanding he [[CrossesTheLineTwice apologize for being handicapped]]]] because he was ''weighing her down.'' This is all presented up-front without comment, since most of the trolls are somewhat [[BlueAndOrangeMorality morally dubious]] by human standards. But some fans have responded that Vriska's actions were justified, since she was [[CruelToBeKind 'only trying to help.']] But [[DoubleStandard if the genders were reversed]], most readers would find Vriska's psychological abuse to be outright unacceptable, opening up a whole minefield of UnfortunateImplications.
** Played ''sort of'' straight with Spades Slick and Snowman, but only because Slick is TheChewToy who suffers abuse from ''everyone''. Usually [[{{Jerkass}} bringing it upon himself]]. Not to mention Slick is just as capable of dealing out punishment as Snowman and [[spoiler: he ends up [[TheDogBitesBack shooting her dead]] at the end of Act 5 (though not because of her tormenting behavior)]].
* (FridgeBrilliance.PokemonTheSeries) The reason Team Rocket are able to survive so many encounters with Bewear, a Pokemon that's known for being dangerously strong even to its friends, is because they already have so much experience being [[TheChewToy pummeled to total oblivion]]. A bear that can knock down trees with a single swipe isn't actually all that much compared to the countless beatdowns they've experienced in previous series. '''Admittedly, Team Rocket's suffering is played for laughs, but it fits best here'''
* (Funny.EnterTheArenaAsYourAvatar) There's something oddly comical about [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13285#comment-332108 the Yamcha vs. Sarah fight]] (also featured on the Awesome page), from an OOC standpoint if not an in-universe one. Aside from the crazy premise of TheChewToy and the epitome of FutureBadass going ''completely toe-to-toe'', there's also the matter of [=KiriK=] choosing to play ''Bolded'''s near-signature boss fight theme, [[VideoGame/Persona5 Rivers In the Desert]], in exchange for Bolded playing [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Live and Learn]] later on in the fight.
* (MemeticMolester.AnimeAndManga) Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya. [[http://www.pic-upload.de/12.12.08/ku4yk.jpg Then again]], also sort of canon with her cosrape of '''[[TheChewToy Mikuru]]'''. In the novels, she actually reaches up Mikuru's skirt before Kyon intervenes. At one point in the 8th novel, Haruhi also wrestled Kyon to the ground and stripped his blazer off of him. The grappling techniques she used were [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Fm3-25-150combativesfig3-2frontmount.png mount]] and [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Closed_guard346.jpg guard]]. Kyon thought "Is stripping Asahina-san not enough for you, you perverted girl!?" and called it "reverse sexual harassment". It, of course, leads to a classic NotWhatItLooksLike [[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/images/c/c4/Sh_v08_c01_13.jpg scene]].
* (Music.DJJazzyJeffAndTheFreshPrince) HeroStoleMyBike: "Just One Of Those Days" has a scenario where Fresh Prince is on the verge of being late for work, and gets increasingly desperate to get there on time:
-->''I started hiking it\\
I wasn't liking it\\
I saw a little kid, I stole his bike and started biking it!''
** Of course, '''[[TheChewToy this being the Fresh Prince]]''', it immediately goes awry:
--->''I thought I got away,\\
But when I ducked around the corner, [[OhCrap there was twelve cop cars,\\
I said "Man, I'm a goner!"]]\\
Slammed on the brakes, did a 180 turn,\\
Peddled the bike so fast I heard the rubber burn!''
* (Series.TheDrewCareyShow 2/2) TheChewToy:
** The protagonist, Drew.
-->'''Drew:''' I'm gettin' screwed by the system. I'm ''always'' gettin' screwed by the system. That's my role in life: I'm the system's ''bitch''.
** Best described by BadBoss Mr. Wick
-->'''Mr. Wick''': "Oh look everybody, Carey's detected an irony! He's smart, smarter than me... and ''yet'', I make more money. ''*deadpans*'' Oh look, now ''I've'' detected an irony."
* (TheCinemaSnob.TropesAToH) {{Deconstruction}}: One-off joke "Cinema Bum" being him dressed in the usual WebVideo/BumReviews-style outfit... Being depressed about being homeless and having no comment on the movie. Thus the character '''[[TheChewToy only returns to be abused]]'''.
* (TheyKilledKennyAgain.WesternAnimation) ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': Peter, Meg, Chris, Brian, Stewie, Lois, Cleveland and Joe have all been killed at least once.
** Happens occasionally to Brian as his status as TheChewToy has been amped up. In "La Famiglia Guy", he is killed in three different ways.
* (UnstoppableRage.WesternAnimation) Happens when '''[[TheChewToy Cat]]''' from ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' snaps at a Monster Truck Rally, and proceeds to kick the shit out of everyone who has ever crossed him over the course of the series.
* (Webcomic.NanasEverydayLife) TheChewToy: Why yes, it can be counted with one hand the few times Nana does ''not'' get verbally or physically abused in this comic. Rico is also subjected to a lot of torture by Henrietta and Triella.
* (YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle.VideoGames) Lampshaded (along with everything else) by Mao in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 3|Absence of Justice}}'', where he pulls of his wicked theft of the Hero title from '''[[TheChewToy the hapless Almaz]]''', and apparently goes to face the final boss at the end of the first chapter. ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|APromiseUnforgotten}}'' does it so often it becomes a RunningGag, in how episode 7 ''and everything after it'' is labeled as the "Final Episode", and the stakes just keep getting raised every single time it appears that the heroes have won. The game doesn't actually end before episode 10, which is aptly labeled as the "Real Final Episode".
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* (BlackComedy) KafkaKomedy: A form of dark comedy where the humor is based more on people's constant misery and misfortune, rather than death or violence.
** TheChewToy: Especially if an [[BornUnlucky unfortunate]] [[ButtMonkey loser]]'s suffering is taken to extreme levels, and played more often for laughs than drama. '''Not misuse by the definition'''
* (InUniverse) ButtMonkey[=/=]TheChewToy -- MemeticLoser
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* (BrokenAesop) '''Inconsistently applied morals''':
** A '''[[TheChewToy character who's being put through unwarranted cruelty or annoyance]]'' by [[DesignatedHero the supposed heroes]] of the work is punished for standing up for themselves, even if they had to resort to more direct methods only to try to stop the other characters from ruining their day yet again. It's okay to make someone's life hell, but it's not okay if they give their tormentor a taste of their own medicine because... [[BecauseISaidSo because the writers said so, that's why!]]
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* ({{Chickification}}) The second season of ''Anime/CorrectorYui'' has both a straight example and a subversion.
** Played straight with Freeze, the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only female of the Corruptor team]], who was an extremely efficient DarkActionGirl with ice-based powers. When she switched sides for the second season, she walked the thin wire between ActionGirl and FauxActionGirl, with more emphasis given to her [[CuteClumsyGirl clumsiness outside of the battlefield]] and '''[[TheChewToy comical inability to keep a stable work in the Com.Net]]'', [[spoiler:which ultimately makes her liable to be manipulated by her more stable boss... who was working for the BigBad]]. '''GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity?'''
* (CueTheFlyingPigs 2/2) The 2016 [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball World Series]] ultimately came down to a [[TheChewToy Chew Toy]] showdown: UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}} Indians (last final: 1997; last title: 1948) and UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} Cubs (last final: 1945; last title: '''1908'''). [[https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151012/wrigleyville/will-hell-freeze-over-before-cubs-win-it-all-mayor-of-hell-mich-says-no While the mayor of Hell said the town only gets really cold by November]], jokes calling it the "Hell Freezes Over series" soon emerged. In the end, the world's longest championship drought was finally over as the Cubs won in extra innings on Game 7. '''EveryYearTheyFizzleOut or something else? Either way, their suffering was not played for laughs'''
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[[folder:Character suffers misfortune, seemingly played for laughs, maybe enough context (10/69)]]
* (CueTheFlyingPigs 1/2) ''Creator/RankinBassProductions'': In the "It's the Truth" song in ''Pinnochio's Christmas'', Fox is trying to convince Pinnochio of his latest scam "Or may lightning strike me down!" Naturally, he spends the entire number narrowly dodging lightning bolts. To be fair, none of the lightning actually ''hits'' him- Cat, on the other hand, '''[[TheChewToy isn't so lucky.]]'''
* (TheBeautifulElite) ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Since this is a MediaTransmigration story taking place in an OtomeGame, protagonist Leon vocally resents the five dating sim capture targets for being this, while he's stuck poor and undesireable at the bottom of a FantasticCasteSystem in a school for nobles:
** The game's protagonist Olivia was a PennyAmongDiamonds amongst a ThemedHarem of KnightInShiningArmor ShelteredAristocrat boys who protect her from bullying and enemies. These guys have bad ItsAllAboutMe tendencies and are too InLoveWithLove to really listen to the object of their affection's needs, which makes Marie, who pulled a HijackedDestiny on Olivia, into TheChewToy, thanks to those boys being RichInDollarsPoorInSense and [[DisinheritedChild disinherited]]. As a group they and Marie serve as TheRival.
* (WriterRevolt) Sometimes, this can lead down a path nobody expected, as in the case of Waspinator. At the start of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', the writers ''hated'' Waspinator, feeling that his [[VerbalTic odd speech pattern]] was a pain in the ass to deal with and took up too much screen time. But Creator/{{Hasbro}} wanted Waspinator in the show due to {{merchandise|Driven}}, so the writers decided that if Waspinator had to show up, he'd show up ''in pieces'', and had him [[AmusingInjuries violently removed from the episode whenever he appeared]]. The fandom noticed this pattern... '''[[TheChewToy and thought it was hilarious]]'''. Because of this, the writers wound up ''increasing'' Waspinator's screen time rather than ''decreasing'' it, and even [[SavedByTheFans convinced Hasbro not to kill him off because the fans were so fond of him]].
* (Characters.DCEUBillyBatson) TheChewToy: Massive amounts of the humor in ''SHAZAM!'' come from the physical mishaps of the nearly-indestructible hero.
* (Characters.HenryStickminSeriesHenryStickmin 2/2) LaughablyEvil: A VillainProtagonist who's also TheChewToy thanks to all the amusing fails and deaths that can happen to him in the series.
* (Characters.HololiveHolostarsEnglishTempus) TheChewToy: Axel is on the receiving end of a lot of crude jokes from both his genmates (especially Magni) and girls from other branches like EN (Calli and Bae) or ID (Zeta, Kobo, and Ollie). For one he has been branded a dog and a furry, which he is not pleased about.
* (Characters.TheRailwaySeries) TheChewToy: Constantly gets reminded of his accidents, sometimes without others knowing.
-->'''Douglas:''' I heard tell aboot an engine an' some tar wagons.\\
[Gordon and Henry laugh]\\
'''James:''' Shut up! It's not funny.\\
'''Douglas:''' Weel, weel, weel. Shairly Jeames, it wasna you? Ye dinna say!
* (Characters.TraumaCenter) TheChewToy: Let's see here: [[spoiler:He was almost hit by an arrow in Tomoe's storyline, got hit by a bus at a mall, his 'safe' landing got him in the trash at the last chapter, etc. And that's discounting the far more serious part about having to examine his own son and discovering he was not only relapsing but had an incredibly deadly and hard to cure disease.]] The developers surely '''love''' messing with him, and for our amusement, at least [[spoiler: when it doesn't come to his patient's fates.]]
* (Series.TheDrewCareyShow 1/2) A ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}''-esque look at office life created by and starring Creator/DrewCarey, about a guy named [[TheDanza Drew Carey]] living in Cleveland, Ohio working middle management of the Winfred Louder department store as the Assistant Director of Personnel. There is no Director of Personnel, [[TheChewToy he has all the responsibility but none of the pay]]. As part of his job Drew has to deal with his MeanBoss Mr. Wick with a perpetually conniving secretary, Mimi, both of whom hate Drew's guts just because he's there. And that is all on top of general [[IncompetenceInc office bureaucracy]].
* (WebVideo.OnCinema) TheChewToy: '''Tim''', usually made worse by his embrace of alternative medicine:
** During Season 2, he gets several blood clots in his brain that he refuses to get an operation for, and ends the season visibly impaired and close to dying.
** In Season 3 he gets the operation in-between seasons, but prematurely returns to the show with bandages wrapped around his head and suffers various neurological problems.
** In Season 4, he develops diabetes and initially attempts to treat it with acupuncture from Dr. San, only to develop a facial infection from his unclean needles.
** In Season 5, he gets into a motorcycle accident while parked that temporarily blinds him and fractures his wrist.
** In Season 8, he gets hooked on the "nutritional vape system" developed by Dr. San consisting of various illegal drugs, consequently spending several episodes drugged out of his mind [[spoiler: before the vape explodes in his sleep, setting him and the VFA on fire, with Tim describing that his right hand was burnt "basically to the bone" and that his clothes have ''fused with his skin''.]]
** In Season 9, he stops taking the topical antibiotic for his face, leading to it starting to rot off, and eventually getting transplant skin from [[spoiler: Manuel's lower back and butt.]]
** In Season 10, he begins taking sponsor Rio-Jenesis' products meant to block germs, leading to his immune system basically shutting down.
** In Season 11, [[spoiler: he accidentally shoots himself in the neck with a shotgun while cleaning it, and spends the finale with it wrapped around a bandage.]]
** During the 8th Oscar Special, [[spoiler: he gets burns all over his face from putting on one of Toni's facial cleaner masks.]]
** In Season 12, Tim replaces his diet again with RJ's Shakes, but takes in so few nutrients that he has a stomach pump improperly installed to get more RJ's in, leading to both infection at the entry point [[spoiler: and causing septic shock thanks to it missing organs completely.]]
** In the 9th Oscar Special, Tim and the other characters are attacked by the locals near the HEI Ranch. While everyone else flees for safety, Tim stays behind to try and fight them, only to suffer from multiple broken ribs.
** In Season 13, Tim gets into a car accident, [[spoiler:later revealed in the 10th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special to be a BungledSuicide]] while driving Gregg's [[TheAllegedCar VFA Tours van]] for a Dekkar tour, knocking out his front teeth and giving him whiplash, [[EyeScream blinding Axiom]] and putting Manuel in a coma that causes him to lose his ability to speak and understand English. Tim, following an operation that incorrectly reset his teeth, later begins drinking "Grain Water" from the HEI Ranch, consisting of Lithium and "thousands of minerals" but [[IAteWhat implied to be sewage]] that causes him to [[VomitDiscretionShot repeatedly throw up live]] [[spoiler: and leaves him in his own weeks-long coma following a "lethal injection"[[note]] that the "Doctor" on site off-handedly states is simply saline solution.[[/note]] meant to prove Grain Water's effects of achieving immortality, after running the risk of developing meningitis and toxoplasmosis.]]
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* (Anime.TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime) TheChewToy: Poor, poor Takase... '''Found commented out, and based on how it's written may actually qualify for TheWoobie'''
* (Characters.ChalkZone) TheChewToy: His humiliation is satisfying because he otherwise isn't punished for his bullying. '''Also an audience reaction masquerading as an objective trope'''
* (Characters.HenryStickminSeriesHenryStickmin 1/2) TheChewToy: Almost all of the humor in this series stems from Henry's suffering.
* (Characters.HowIMetYourMotherOtherCharacters) TheChewToy: She seems to get hurt a lot at [=MacLaren=]'s, often because of the gang.
* (Characters.MightyMorphinMechaRangers) TheChewToy
* (Characters.WelcomeToBeaconSchool) TheChewToy '''Found commented out'''
* (Fanfic.ThePrinceOfDeath) TheChewToy: Malum Norio. '''Found commented out'''
* (Series.DropTheDeadDonkey) TheChewToy: Dave, and ''especially'' Jerry.
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* (Characters).{{Kaeloo}} 2/2[TheAce Super-talented]] duck covered in stitches and obsessed with [[TrademarkFavoriteFood yogurt]]. The only word he ever says is "[[MeaningfulName quack]]", though [[IntelligibleUnintelligible everyone seems to understand what he means by that]]... [[ZigZaggedTrope or sometimes they don't]]. The stitches all over his body are explained by the fact that he is actually [[NighInvulnerability indestructible]], and thus [[TheyKilledKennyAgain able to survive]] '''[[TheChewToy any injury]]'''. He is Stumpy's best friend, Eugly's boyfriend [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and Mr. Cat's favorite punching bag.]]
* (Funny.TheNostalgiaCritic) The video opens with the Critic waking up, having breakfast and eagerly going to play this game. Ten minutes later, however, he is practically a wreck from playing this game. It leads to his opening lines, [[BreakingTheFourthWall which acknowledge this is a DVD bonus item]]:
-->'''Critic:''' Well, you did it. You bought the DVD; good for you. I guess that means we have to give you something extra, don't we? [[SarcasmMode How about a review? Yes, we all enjoy reviews, don't we? Now, what should it be? Hmm... I know! How about a video game that]] [[SuddenlyShouting REALLY PISSES ME THE FUCK OFF??!]] '''[[TheChewToy 'CAUSE THAT'S ALL YOU WANNA SEE, ISN'T IT?! You just wanna see me be angry!]]''' ''(raises his arms in the air)'' DANCE, MONKEY, DANCE!
* (WebVideo.AlternateRealityDBZ) CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[ButtMonkey Gohan]], '''[[TheChewToy who can]]''' [[YankTheDogsChain never win a fight]]. But, if you [[BerserkButton mispronounce manga or add a widescreen feature on the Dragon Ball Z DVDs]], he can kick anyone's ass.
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* (Characters.KuberaHumanRealm 2/2) TheChewToy: A rather sad example. Everything she's known and loved has been destroyed, and her primary protector, Asha, doesn't show the least bit of respect for her. She knows at some level that Asha is not trustworthy, but she's so desperate to avoid being abandoned that she keeps playing the ditz act and suffers whatever criticism comes her way. To top it off, seven years spent in the sura realm meant she ended up being the target of several powerful suras.
** There is a high chance that [[spoiler: her soul is that of the Agni's and Ancient Brilith's unborn child]], which was cursed to live a profoundly unhappy existence much like her mother. [[spoiler: The other strong possibility for this souls current residence is Asha.]]
* (Memes.{{Twig}} Poor Duncan. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Duncan, a latter addition to the Lambs, found himself in a unique position of being {{the Chew Toy}} ''both'' In-Universe and for the readers. Coined by Helen.[[/labelnote]]
* (Recap.FudencioESeusAmigosS1E13CotasDeCocotas) TheChewToy: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]].After being verbally abused by his father for not getting money for his poor family, Conrado is thrown out of home. Now extremely upset, he starts walking by a rainy street and looks at a rich couple dining by the window of a restaurant. He then proceeds to grief remembering all the bad things that happened to him in the previous episodes, to the point of crying. After that, Fudêncio steals his already empty money box.
* (Series.AnimalPlanetHeroes) TheChewToy:
** Literally, and some of the worst cruelty cases involve "bait dogs," dogs used as bait and "practice" for fighting dogs.
** Small dogs left in the company of larger ones with little or no food tend to catch the worst of it from their competitors.
* (TearJerker.DragonBallZAbridged) Just like in the source material, the BadFuture Trunks comes from. Especially [[TheChewToy Yamcha]]'s [[DrivenToSuicide fate]]. This fate is the picture at the top of the page.
** A DeletedScene separately posted by TFS suggested ''Puar'' was the rope.
* (TearJerker.TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh) In "A Day for Eeyore", the red balloon Piglet brought for Eeyore's birthday pops. [[TheChewToy Eeyore can't catch a break]] ''[[TheChewToy at all]]''!
* (Wrestling.SgtSlaughter) TheChewToy: From mid-[[TurnOfTheMillennium oughties]] to this date, every time you see him wearing his fatigues and walking down the aisle, he is heading to a [[SquashMatch 6 minutes-or-less beat-up]] in order to put over some new talent (Your heel of the week, more often than not).
** Averted when he's helping out another brand's legend like himself.
* (YMMV.DasSporking) UnintentionallySympathetic:
** The sporkers feel deep sympathy for [[TheChewToy Gwen]] in the ''Literature/TheMistsOfAvalon'' sporking, seeing her as a mentally ill woman who's being constantly tormented by the narrative and the people around her for the crime of [[DieForOurShip not being Morgaine]]. They even start the "I Didn't Vote For You" counter for whenever she's treated unfairly.
* (YouHaveFailedMe.WesternAnimation) In ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', Emperor Zarkon eventually does this to [[spoiler: Commander Prorok. He strips him of his rank and has Witch Haggar [[AFateWorseThanDeath turn him into a Robeast]], than flings him at the Paladins as cannon fodder. Zarkon claims it was because Prorok was the prime suspect for being TheMole, but the investigation to find the mole continues after Prorok dies. Zarkon actually wanted to punish and get rid of an incompetent commander, and the mole thing just happened to be a good excuse.]]
** This also ends up happening to [[TheChewToy Throk]]; [[spoiler: after he fails to defend his base against an assault, Haggar tortures the poor guy to near-death.]] An interesting and especially cruel example, as the "you have failed" angle turns out to be a pretense; [[spoiler: the base attack that got Throk punished was staged as part of a XanatosGambit by Prince Lotor and Throk had previously been considering overthrowing Lotor. The torture was just to ensure Lotor's plan worked while removing a potential rival for the throne.]]
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* (Characters.{{Yatterman}}) TheChewToy: They are continuously victim of every type of AmusingInjuries, both from the heroes and their sadist boss.
* (WesternAnimation.ZigAndSharko) TheChewToy: Being a slapstick cartoon, basically everyone will get hit with AmusingInjuries.
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* (WsternAnimation.JungleCubs) TookALevelInBadass: Happens to [[TheChewToy Arthur and Cecil]] of all characters in “The Great Kaadinii” after [[HypnoFool accidentally getting hypnotized]] by Kaa into thinking they are “great hunters” (Kaa was trying to do that to himself). They proceed to cause mayhem in the jungle and attack all the other cubs, including Hathi (an elephant) and send ''Shere Khan'' packing.
* (YMMV.DaffyDuck) FandomRivalry: Unlike WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Mickey Mouse]], who despite being from rival companies are shown to actually get along in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', Daffy doesn't get along with WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck at all.
** Though in an earlier draft of the screenplay, their intense battle on the piano proves to be only a stage act, and the two Ducks are revealed as quite good buddies off-stage.
*** An even earlier draft written by Creator/ChuckJones involved a "Show Biz Bugs" type scenario with Daffy and Donald battling for audience appeal, while Donald is met with applause and roses, Daffy is met with the usual cricket chirps. Daffy was apparently such a StrawLoser he made even Disney's biggest [[TheChewToy Chew Toy]] and UnpopularPopularCharacter look like a winner.
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* (YMMV.GranTurismo) MemeticLoser:
** [[TheScrappy The notorious Ford GT40]] that spawns in the Rome Circuit during the "[[ThatOneLevel Historic Car Cup]]" event gets this treatment as ''2'' playerbase's '''[[TheChewToy punching-bag]]''.
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