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** Dorothy Spinner is one of the more overt examples. She didn't have the best childhood due to constantly being bullied and ostracized, her parents didn't care about her much to the extent that her mother told her to her face that she should've been aborted (which was made worse in retrospect when John Arcudi's run retroactively established that the Spinners were Dorothy's ''adoptive'' parents), the few times she appeared in public without anyone else in the Doom Patrol by her side had bystanders make insensitive remarks about her ape-like deformities while she was in earshot and she was rendered comatose before eventually TakenOffLifeSupport as part of John Arcudi's run fulfilling the Doom Patrol tradition of cleaning house for every new roster of the team.

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** Dorothy Spinner is one of the more overt examples. She didn't have the best childhood due to constantly being bullied and ostracized, her parents didn't care about her much to the extent that her mother told responded to her [[PeriodShaming being mocked by the other children for getting her first period]] by telling her to her face that she should've been aborted (which was made worse in retrospect when John Arcudi's run retroactively established that the Spinners were Dorothy's ''adoptive'' parents), the few times she appeared in public without anyone else in the Doom Patrol by her side had bystanders make insensitive remarks about her ape-like deformities while she was in earshot and she was rendered comatose before eventually TakenOffLifeSupport as part of John Arcudi's run fulfilling the Doom Patrol tradition of cleaning house for every new roster of the team.
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** Robotman has it pretty rough due to the limitations towards sensation his robotic body gives him and the fact that he's had to watch so many of his teammates die over the years by virtue of being the only member affiliated with every roster.

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** Robotman has it pretty rough due to [[SenseLossSadness the limitations towards sensation his robotic body gives him him]] and the fact that he's had to watch so many of his teammates die over the years by virtue of being the only member affiliated with every roster.
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* ComicBook/IronMan: Poor Tony Stark's never-ending train of life-suckitude is probably second only to that of ComicBook/SpiderMan, especially before UsefulNotes/{{the Modern Age|of Comic Books}}, living through kidnapping, torture, heart problems, evil girlfriends, murderous ex-friends, alcoholism, brainwashing, terrible luck, and dozens of plots to make his life a living hell that would put Daredevil's iconic torment by the Kingpin to shame, all sprinkled with SurvivorsGuilt. Oh, and once he was mind-controlled by Kang and forced to murder a whole bunch of innocent people and some Avengers teammates. And later he was mind-controlled and forced to blow up a commercial jet full of about 200 innocent people.\\\

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* ComicBook/IronMan: Poor Tony Stark's never-ending train of life-suckitude is probably second only to that of ComicBook/SpiderMan, especially before UsefulNotes/{{the MediaNotes/{{the Modern Age|of Comic Books}}, living through kidnapping, torture, heart problems, evil girlfriends, murderous ex-friends, alcoholism, brainwashing, terrible luck, and dozens of plots to make his life a living hell that would put Daredevil's iconic torment by the Kingpin to shame, all sprinkled with SurvivorsGuilt. Oh, and once he was mind-controlled by Kang and forced to murder a whole bunch of innocent people and some Avengers teammates. And later he was mind-controlled and forced to blow up a commercial jet full of about 200 innocent people.\\\
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** Robotman has it pretty rough due to the limitations towards sensation his robotic body gives him and the fact that he's had to watch so many of his teammates die over the years.

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** Robotman has it pretty rough due to the limitations towards sensation his robotic body gives him and the fact that he's had to watch so many of his teammates die over the years.years by virtue of being the only member affiliated with every roster.
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** Dorothy Spinner is one of the more overt examples. She didn't have the best childhood due to constantly being bullied and ostracized, her parents didn't care about her much to the extent that her mother told her to her face that she should've been aborted (which was made worse in retrospect when John Arcudi's run retroactively established that the Spinners were Dorothy's ''adoptive'' parents) and she was rendered comatose before eventually TakenOffLifeSupport as part of John Arcudi's run fulfilling the Doom Patrol tradition of cleaning house for every new roster of the team.

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** Dorothy Spinner is one of the more overt examples. She didn't have the best childhood due to constantly being bullied and ostracized, her parents didn't care about her much to the extent that her mother told her to her face that she should've been aborted (which was made worse in retrospect when John Arcudi's run retroactively established that the Spinners were Dorothy's ''adoptive'' parents) parents), the few times she appeared in public without anyone else in the Doom Patrol by her side had bystanders make insensitive remarks about her ape-like deformities while she was in earshot and she was rendered comatose before eventually TakenOffLifeSupport as part of John Arcudi's run fulfilling the Doom Patrol tradition of cleaning house for every new roster of the team.
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** Robotman has it pretty rough due to the limitations towards sensation his robotic body gives him and the fact that he's had to watch so many of his teammates die over the years.
** Dorothy Spinner is one of the more overt examples. She didn't have the best childhood due to constantly being bullied and ostracized, her parents didn't care about her much to the extent that her mother told her to her face that she should've been aborted (which was made worse in retrospect when John Arcudi's run retroactively established that the Spinners were Dorothy's ''adoptive'' parents) and she was rendered comatose before eventually TakenOffLifeSupport as part of John Arcudi's run fulfilling the Doom Patrol tradition of cleaning house for every new roster of the team.
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** Vargen (which is the original name of this character) doesn't end up with Virginia, no. But when Bamse gives him a chance to reform himself, he takes it and becomes more accepted in the local community. Though even then, he constantly gets constantly bullied — now mostly by the villains, such as the other wolves — and is usually the first one to be suspected by the community if something goes wrong.

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** Vargen (which is the original name of this character) doesn't end up with Virginia, no. But when Bamse gives him a chance to reform himself, he takes it and becomes more accepted in the local community. Though even then, he constantly gets constantly bullied — now mostly by the villains, such as the other wolves — and is usually the first one to be suspected by the community if something goes wrong.

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* Swedish Children's comic ''ComicBook/{{Bamse}}'' has [[HeelFaceTurn reformed villain]] known simply as "The Wolf". Let's just say that after a life of abuse and mistreatment, with only a single person ever being kind to him... In the end, he [[DidNotGetTheGirl does not get the girl]].
** Vargen (which is the original name of this character) doesn't end up with Virginia, no. But when Bamse gives him a chance to reform himself, he takes it and becomes more accepted in the local community.

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* Swedish Children's comic ''ComicBook/{{Bamse}}'' has [[HeelFaceTurn reformed villain]] known simply as "The Wolf". Let's just say that after Orphaned as a cub, raised by three alcoholic stepfathers — who didn't even bother to give him a name — into life of abuse and mistreatment, with only a single person ever being kind crime, tries to him... reform when said stepfathers end up in prison. Only to be repeatedly fired because of his reputation. In the end, he [[DidNotGetTheGirl does not get the girl]].
girl]], and the fact that he lives alone in a rundown old hut in middle of nowhere is constant reminder of his woobie factor.
-> ''"Once a thief, always a thief."''
--> -- Vargen, pushed back into the life of crime
** Vargen (which is the original name of this character) doesn't end up with Virginia, no. But when Bamse gives him a chance to reform himself, he takes it and becomes more accepted in the local community. Though even then, he constantly gets constantly bullied — now mostly by the villains, such as the other wolves — and is usually the first one to be suspected by the community if something goes wrong.
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** It can also be confirmed that if you have "Spider" as your superpower moniker in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, you're in for TheWoobie train. The first "DistaffCounterpart" of Spidey, ComicBook/SpiderWoman (Jessica Drew) suffers this as well. Let's see, early childhood, she is infected with radiation and thus must be injected with a serum that gives her super power and put in a tub, but separated from her parents and ages very quickly. When she woke up, she was raised by beastmen, had a first love, but then accidentally killed him, causing her to be branded heretic and witch, hunted down, and was given refugee in the HYDRA, which trains her to be a mindless killer, which she realizes and eventually spent her time being some sort of AntiHero. Oh, and she finds out her father is dead. Then, she got her soul and body separated, and when she came back, she lost her powers, but it slowly came back in a way of fluctuating. And the worst part? She is the first "lucky" superheroine to be captured by the Skrull and specifically impersonated by the Skrull Queen herself, spending a good chunk of five years imprisoned by the Skrull while the Queen took her identity and participates in events such as ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' and ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk''. And when she was rescued, some of her old friends are ''still'' suspicious on her...

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** It can also be confirmed that if you have "Spider" as your superpower moniker in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, you're in for TheWoobie train. The first "DistaffCounterpart" of Spidey, ComicBook/SpiderWoman (Jessica Drew) suffers this as well. Let's see, early childhood, she is infected with radiation and thus must be injected with a serum that gives her super power and put in a tub, but separated from her parents and ages very quickly. When she woke up, she was raised by beastmen, had a first love, but then accidentally killed him, causing her to be branded heretic and witch, hunted down, and was given refugee in the HYDRA, which trains her to be a mindless killer, which she realizes and eventually spent her time being some sort of AntiHero. Oh, and she finds out her father is dead. Then, she got her soul and body separated, and when she came back, she lost her powers, but it slowly came back in a way of fluctuating. And the worst part? She is the first "lucky" superheroine to be captured by the Skrull and specifically impersonated by the Skrull Queen herself, spending a good chunk of five years imprisoned by the Skrull while the Queen took her identity and participates in events such as ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' ''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}'' and ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk''. And when she was rescued, some of her old friends are ''still'' suspicious on her...
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*** Things seemed to be looking up for him after Shatterstar returned and they attempt a proper relationship, but with Star's interest in AnythingThatMoves and Rahne telling him that he's the father of her baby when he's not, promise for some delayed angst in Ric's future. And then he was the first mutant to get his powers back when the penitent ComicBook/ScarletWitch attempted to reverse her spell...

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*** Things seemed to be looking up for him after Shatterstar returned and they attempt a proper relationship, but with Star's interest in AnythingThatMoves philandering ways and Rahne telling him that he's the father of her baby when he's not, promise for some delayed angst in Ric's future. And then he was the first mutant to get his powers back when the penitent ComicBook/ScarletWitch attempted to reverse her spell...

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