History TheScrappy / YuGiOh

** Rebecca Hopkins/Hawkins gets a lot of flak for being a BrattyHalfPint who is quick to jump into conclusions and [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating having the nerve to brag about beating Yugi in a Duel]], even though the latter was in the position to ''win'' by drawing Soul Release[[labelnote:note]] A Spell card that Yugi would've used to banish five Monster Cards in either player's GY and weaken Shadow Ghoul's ATK by 500 points had the Duel continued.[[/labelnote]] but instead surrendered out of wanting to teach her respect for the cards. This only applies to her two-episode debut, however, and by the time [[TheBusCameBack she comes back]] after the events of Battle City, [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap she has already mellowed out]].

** While Vivian Wong was [[HateSink never meant to be liked in the first place]] due to her haughty and mean-spirited attitude, she's ''also'' considered as this for taking her {{Fangirl}} antics to PsychopathicManchild extremes by kidnapping, manipulating, and then [[WouldHarmASenior abusing poor Sugoroku/Solomon]] in an attempt to [[{{Yandere}} make Yugi "hers"]].

* Siegfried von / Zigfried Von Schroeder, the BigBad of the Grand Prix FillerArc, is widely regarded as a forgettable FillerVillain who recycles the traits of established characters (Pegasus being the most obvious). While he is meant to be [[SmugSnake shown to not be as clever as he thinks]], the fact that the audience sees [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption his plans were going to fail no matter what]] due to his lack of foresight causes him to be criticized as [[PlotIrrelevantVillain unnecessary for the plot]]. He is also hated for his overpowered deck and for knocking Jonouchi / Joey out of the tournament, meaning audiences never got to see a rematch with him and Yugi, while also contributing to the arc's {{Flanderization}} of Jonouchi / Joey into a StrawLoser.

** Eita Kyuando/Pierre L'Supériuere was orginally intended to be a HateSink character, but as far as the fans are concerned, he's blacklisted as this for how his Duel against Yuya played out: He doesn't have any direct interactions with Yuya and instead prefers to give "quizzes" in an attempt to make the latter look bad, mocking Yuya in shrill voice alongside whenever he fails. His two-parter was Season 1's only major dip in ratings on Nico Nico Douga. Unsurprisingly, he's not included in the MCS following his introduction, unlike Yuya's other opponents from the MCS qualifiers such as Michio/Reed and Mieru/Aura.

** Eita Kyuando/Pierre L'Supériuere was orginally intended to be a HateSink character, but as far as the fans are concerned, he's blacklisted as this for how his Duel against Yuya played out: He doesn't have any direct interactions with Yuya and instead prefers to give "quizzes" in an attempt to make the latter look bad. Unsurprisingly, he's not included in the MCS following his introduction, unlike Yuya's other opponents from the MCS qualifiers such as Michio/Reed and Mieru/Aura.

** Kotori/Tori is one of the most disliked characters in the franchise for being NeutralFemale, her [[MandatoryLine constant presence,]] [[FlatCharacter bland personality]], nonexistent development, and [[SpotlightStealingSquad taking the role of the female lead and the main character's love interest]] while the better received Anna and Rio were [[OutOfFocus seriously underused]]. It's gotten to the point that she caused Anzu/Téa to be [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap re-evaluated in a more positive light]] in some circles.

* ''Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries'': Toei's take on Miho is ''nothing'' like her original manga counterpart and has put off a lot of fans for stringing Honda/Tristan along despite having no interest towards him and being a SatelliteCharacter with a shallow taste for men.

** Dartz, the BigBad of the Doma FillerArc, is one of the most disliked villains in the ''Duel Monsters'' anime due to having one of the most broken decks in the entire franchise, with his Duel against Yami Yugi and Kaiba only being resolved with a DeusExMachina. It doesn't help that his [[CoDragons three subordinates]] are generally considered by fans to be more interesting than he is, since their motivations are explored better throughout the entire StoryArc. It says something that ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap rescued him from the scrappy heap]] by rewriting his character entirely as a {{cloudcuckoolander}} with a [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent wacky accent]].

** Dartz, the BigBad of the Doma FillerArc, is one of the most hated villains in the ''Duel Monsters'' anime due to having one of, if not ''the'' most broken Deck in the entire franchise. His Duel against Dark Yugi and Kaiba is only resolved with a DeusExMachina. It doesn't help that his [[CoDragons three subordinates]] are generally considered by fans to be more interesting than he is, since their motivations are explored better throughout the entire StoryArc. It says something that ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap rescued him from the scrappy heap]] by rewriting his character entirely as a {{cloudcuckoolander}} with a [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent wacky accent]].
** While Vivian Wong was [[HateSink never meant to be liked in the first place]] due to her haughty and mean-spirited attitude, she's ''also'' considered as this for taking her {{Fangirl}} antics to PsychopathicManchild extremes by kidnapping, manipulating, and then [[WouldHarmASenior abusing poor Sugoroku/Solomon]] in an attempt to [[{{Squick}} make Yugi "hers"]].

** Kotori/Tori is not only the worst character in ''ZEXAL'', but also one of the most, if not the most loathed female character in the ENTIRE franchise, for being NeutralFemale, her [[MandatoryLine constant presence,]] [[FlatCharacter bland personality]], nonexistent development, status as {{Lolicon|AndShotacon}} {{Fanservice}}, and [[SpotlightStealingSquad taking the role of the female lead and the main character's (questionable) love interest]] while the much cooler, more interesting, and more likeable Anna and Rio were [[OutOfFocus seriously underused]]. She tends to receive the nickname of "Yuma.wav", after [[SayMyName the majority of her dialogue]]. It's gotten to the point that she caused Anzu/Téa to be [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap re-evaluated in a more positive light]] in some circles, as if to say "THIS is what a useless character looks like!".
** Tokunosuke/Flip is also notorious for being a [[CheatersNeverProsper cheating]] DirtyCoward who [[EasilyForgiven gets pardoned quickly]] after [[NiceJobBreakingItHero making a big mess]] multiple times. One must wonder why they decided to make an {{Expy}} of [[HateSink Insector Haga/Weevil Underwood]], then treat him as a hero while changing almost nothing about him.
** A lot of fans got sick of [[BigBad Don Thousand]] for [[GenericDoomsdayVillain lacking motivation]] other than being the mastermind behind the seven Barian Emperors' StartOfDarkness to the the point where they're EasilyForgiven [[TheWoobie Woobies]] and having an overpowered broken deck that takes an AssPull + TheMagicPokerEquation combo to finally finish him off.

** Dartz, the BigBad of the Doma FillerArc, is one of the worst villains in the ''Duel Monsters'' anime due to having one of, if not ''the'' most broken Deck in the entire franchise. His Duel against Dark Yugi and Kaiba is only resolved with a DeusExMachina. It doesn't help that his [[CoDragons three subordinates]] are generally considered by fans to be more interesting than he is, since their motivations are explored better throughout the entire StoryArc. It says something that ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap rescued him from the scrappy heap]] by rewriting his character entirely as a {{cloudcuckoolander}} with a [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent wacky accent]].

** The Doktor. While he was [[HateSink intended to be despised by the audience]] for his [[{{Sadist}} sadism]] and brainwashing of Yuzu and her counterparts with Parasite Fusioners, his antics resulted in Yuzu and co. being DemotedToExtra despite their popularity and heavy buildup, his design is ''hideous'', and [[TheUnfought he didn't even get a chance to Duel Yuya, Yusho, or the Lancers]] due to [[DroppedABridgeOnHim being unceremoniously sealed off in a card by Leo]], ironically because Leo had come to hate him not unlike the viewer. Quite a number of people have declared that he feels more like a character from a R-18+ manga than a ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' villain.

** Chancellor Samejima/Sheppard is this for combining AdultsAreUseless, UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom, and HorribleJudgeOfCharacter multiple times over the course of the series, to the point of being directly responsible for the villain's plot multiple times over. To whit: making the arrangements that allowed Kagemaru's plan to work, leaving the school in the hands of Chronos/Crowler and Napoleon/Bonaparte who were out of their depth and allowed the Light to get a foothold, making a plan to redeem Ryo/Zane that failed miserably, organizing a tournament that didn't accomplish any of its goals and gave Saiou/Sartorius access to a KillSat, giving the ObviouslyEvil Professor Cobra/Viper free reign of the school, and then ''taking a vacation'' when things started going wrong. To make matters worse, he is treated as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure and [[IdiotHoudini he never receives any comeuppance for all the trouble he caused]]. Even Napoleon, who was a HateSink for the entire second season, has more fans than he does.

** While the Gladiator Beast archetype is fairly popular, the same cannot be said for its user, the Battle Beast, mainly due to [[TrappedByMountainLions wasting enough time in the Fusion arc]] and being UnintentionallyUnsympathetic despite being presented as a TragicVillain.

* ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS'': Go Onizuka/George Gore was initially seen as a BaseBreakingCharacter[[note]]While he had his problems, most notably his obsession of surpassing Playmaker, it only really sticks briefly in Season 1 and in between his wrestling gimmick and his reasons for being a Charisma Duelist being to be a hero to the kids, he was a fairly well liked character[[/note]], but his actions in Season 2 have landed him on most viewers hated characters list. [[spoiler:Performing a FaceHeelTurn for petty reasons, in that he's angry at Yusaku for being more popular than him, and the lengths he'll go just to try and one up him, going as far as to implant an AI in his brain. It doesn't help that he trivializes the Lost Incident as the reason for Yusaku and Takeru/Theodore's strength rather than see it as a tragedy, is the catalyst for [[EnsembleDarkhorse Earth's]] CruelAndUnusualDeath, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking switching from the popular Gouki deck to the less popular Dinowrestlers]].]] Primarily though, he's hated for seemingly being completely superfluous to the narrative. The worse thing was, up until Season 2, he was apart of the show's PowerTrio alongside Yusaku and Aoi/Skye.

** The Doktor. Aside from shoving Parasite Fusioners on Yuzu and her counterparts (resulting in them being DemotedToExtra despite their popularity and heavy buildup), his design is ''hideous'' and [[TheUnfought he didn't even get a chance to Duel Yuya, Yusho, or the Lancers]] due to [[DroppedABridgeOnHim being unceremoniously sealed off in a card by Leo]], ironically because Leo had come to hate him not unlike the viewer. Quite a number of people have declared that he feels more like a character from a R-18+ manga than a ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' villain.

** Dartz, the BigBad of the Doma FillerArc, is one of the worst villains in the ''Duel Monsters'' anime due to having one of, if not ''the'' most broken Deck in the entire franchise. His Duel against Dark Yugi and Kaiba is only resolved with a DeusExMachina. It doesn't help that his [[CoDragons three subordinates]] are generally considered by fans to be more interesting than he is, since their motivations are explored better throughout the entire StoryArc. It says something that ''WebAnimation/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap rescued him from the scrappy heap]] by rewriting his character entirely as a {{cloudcuckoolander}} with a [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent wacky accent]].

** Dartz, the BigBad of the Doma FillerArc, is one of the worst villains in the ''Duel Monsters'' anime due to having one of, if not ''the'' most broken Deck in the entire franchise. His Duel against Dark Yugi and Kaiba is only resolved with a DeusExMachina. It doesn't help that his [[CoDragons three subordinates]] are generally considered by fans to be more interesting than he is, since their motivations are explored better throughout the entire StoryArc.

** Rebecca Hopkins/Hawkins gets a lot of flak for being a BrattyHalfPint who is quick to jump into conclusions and [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating having the nerve to brag about beating Yugi in a Duel]], even though the latter was in the position to ''win'' by drawing Soul Release[[labelnote:note]] A Spell card that Yugi would've used to banish five cards in Rebecca's GY and weaken Shadow Ghoul's ATK by 500 points had the Duel continued.[[/labelnote]] but instead surrendered out of wanting to teach her respect for the cards. This only applies to her two-episode debut, however, and by the time [[TheBusCameBack she comes back]] after the events of Battle City, [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap she has already mellowed out]].

** While most "legacy characters" are controversial, the ''ARC-V'' version of Edo/Aster has the fewest defenders: He's "Edo InNameOnly" relative to his ''GX'' counterpart (the only thing they have in common is using Destiny [=HEROes=], and even then, the aesthetics and playstyle are completely off), he has an abysmal win record (the closest thing to a victory he gets is a draw), and his characterization even on its own is [[EasilyForgiven abruptly written]] and unintentionally hilarious (most notably the "ripped Smile World" plot point). He's considered so lackluster and underwhelming as a character that a good number of fans saw him as an outright ''insult'' to ''GX'' and his original incarnation, not helped by the fact that his final post-HeelFaceTurn ace monster is heavily designed after ''[[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds 5D's]]''.

** Rebecca Hopkins/Hawkins gets a lot of flak for being a BrattyHalfPint who is quick to jump into conclusions and [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating having the nerve to brag about beating Yugi in a Duel]], even though the latter was in the position to ''win'' by drawing Soul Release[[labelnote:note]] A Spell card that Yugi would've used to banish five cards in Rebecca's GY and weaken Shadow Ghoul's ATK by 500 points had the Duel continued.[[/labelnote]], but instead surrendered out of wanting to teach her respect for the cards. This only applies to her two-episode debut, however, and by the time [[TheBusCameBack she comes back]] after the events of Battle City, [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap she has already mellowed out]].

** Rebecca Hopkins/Hawkins gets a lot of flak for being a BrattyHalfPint who is quick to jump into conclusions and [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating having the nerve to brag about beating Yugi in a Duel]], even though the latter was in the position to ''win'' by drawing Soul Release[[labelnote:Explanation]] A Spell card that Yugi would've used to banish five cards in Rebecca's GY and weaken Shadow Ghoul's ATK by 500 points had the Duel continued.[[/labelnote]], but instead surrendered out of wanting to teach her respect for the cards. This only applies to her two-episode debut, however, and by the time [[TheBusCameBack she comes back]] after the events of Battle City, [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap she has already mellowed out]].

** Rebecca Hopkins/Hawkins gets a lot of flak for being a BrattyHalfPint who is quick tp jump into conclusions and [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating having the nerve to brag about beating Yugi in a Duel]], even though the latter was in the position to ''win'' by drawing Soul Release and instead surrendered out of wanting to teach her respect for the cards. This only applies to her two-episode debut, however, and by the time [[TheBusCameBack she comes back]] after the events of Battle City, [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap she has already mellowed out]].

** Otogi/Duke's cheerleaders from the DDM arc got this treatment for acting like bullies instead of doing their job as cheerleaders: Aside from booing Yugi/Dark Yugi, they're not above badmouthing and beating up Jonouchi/Joey (who is forced to wear a dog costume after losing to Otogi in a Duel) in every chance they get, even though it was ''supposed'' to be PlayedForLaughs. Not helped by the fact that [[KarmaHoudini they got away scot-free]] after Dark Yugi bested Otogi in a DDM game.
** Dartz, the BigBad of the Doma FillerArc, is one of the worst villains in the ''Duel Monsters'' anime due to having one of, if not ''the'' most broken Deck in the entire franchise. His Duel against Dark/Yami Yugi and Kaiba is only resolved with a DeusExMachina. It doesn't help that his [[CoDragons three subordinates]] are generally considered by fans to be more interesting than he is, since their motivations are explored better throughout the entire StoryArc.

** Otogi/Duke's cheerleaders from the DDD arc got this treatment for acting like bullies instead of doing their job as cheerleaders: Aside from booing Yugi/Dark Yugi, they're not above badmouthing and beating up Jonouchi/Joey (who is forced to wear a dog costume after losing to Otogi in a Duel) in every chance they get, even though it was ''supposed'' to be PlayedForLaughs

** While Vivian Wong was [[HateSink never meant to be liked in the first place]] due to her haughty and mean-spirited attitude, she's ''also'' considered as this for taking her {{Fangirl}} antics to PsychopathicManchild extremes by kidnapping, manipulating, and then [[WouldHarmASenior abusing poor Sugoroku/Solomon]] as part of her sick scheme to [[{{Squick}} make Yugi "hers"]].

** While Vivian Wong was [[HateSink never meant to be liked in the first place]] due to her haughty and mean-spirited attitude, she's ''also'' considered as this for taking her {{Fangirl}} too far by kidnapping, manipulating, and then [[WouldHarmASenior abusing poor Sugoroku/Solomon]] as part of her sick scheme to [[{{Squick}} make Yugi "hers"]].

* ''[[Anime/YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters]]'': Dartz, the BigBad of the Doma FillerArc, is one of the worst villains in the ''Duel Monsters'' anime due to having one of, if not ''the'' most broken Deck in the entire franchise. His Duel against Dark/Yami Yugi and Kaiba is only resolved with a DeusExMachina. It doesn't help that his [[CoDragons three subordinates]] are generally considered by fans to be more interesting than he is, since their motivations are explored better throughout the entire StoryArc.

* ''[[Anime/YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters]]'': Dartz, the BigBad of the Doma FillerArc, is one of the worst villains in the NAS anime due to having one of, if not ''the'' most broken Deck in the entire franchise. His Duel against Dark/Yami Yugi and Kaiba is only resolved with a DeusExMachina. It doesn't help that his [[CoDragons three subordinates]] are generally considered more interesting than he is, since their motivations are explored better throughout the entire StoryArc.

* ''[[Anime/YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters]]'': Dartz, the BigBad of the Doma FillerArc, is one of the worst villains in the NAS anime due to having one of, if not ''the'' most broken Deck in the entire franchise. His Duel against Dark/Yami Yugi and Kaiba is only resolved with a DeusExMachina. It doesn't help that his {{Mooks}} are generally considered more interesting than he is, since their motivations are explored better throughout the entire StoryArc.

** The Doktor. Aside from shoving Parasite Fusioners on Yuzu/Zuzu and her counterparts (resulting in them being DemotedToExtra despite their popularity and heavy buildup), his design is ''hideous'' and [[TheUnfought he didn't even get a chance to Duel Yuya, Yusho, or the Lancers]] due to [[DroppedABridgeOnHim being unceremoniously sealed off in a card by Leo]], ironically because Leo had come to hate him not unlike the viewer. Quite a number of people have declared that he feels more like a character from a R-18+ manga than a ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' villain.
** Yuzu/Zuzu is generally a BaseBreakingCharacter in the anime, but her manga counterpart gets a lot of flak for being [[AdaptationalWimp yet another useless female lead]] and [[AdaptationPersonalityChange her unhealthy obsession with pretty boys and money]] aren't even amusing at all, and that was ''before'' the ending of the manga.