History WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds / Film

-->'''Loki:''' My god. I've heard [[RageAgainstTheHeavens a rant like this]] before.

* Loki in ''Film/{{Thor}}''. He wanted to [[TheUnfavorite prove that he was just as good as Thor]], and then found out that he [[spoiler:was descended from Frost Giants, after being raised around Asgardians who hate Frost Giants. He's also Laufey's son. He believes that he never really had a chance because Odin would never want a Frost Giant on the throne. [[ParentalFavoritism He was passed over in favor of Thor]] [[TheResenter a lot]] during their childhood]]. He takes a more literal turn in the film's climax when he [[spoiler:tries to use the power of the Bifrost to destroy Jotunheim]].
** In the subsequent ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', Loki has become the [[BigBad main villain]] and attempts to subjugate the entire population of Earth.
*** And in the sequel to ''Thor'', Thor agrees to let Loki out of prison in exchange for his help against the new threat to Asgard.

* In ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', Andrew is bullied and made fun of constantly through the movie, in addition to a sick mother and an abusive father. [[spoiler: After he gets his superpowers, he begins to snap, and starts to get involved in crime to save his mother's life, stealing medicines and such. By the end of the movie, during the climax, [[UnstoppableRage he nearly destroys the city.]]]]

* Dr. Tolian Soran in ''Film/StarTrekGenerations''.

* Ramon from ''Film/{{Alligator}}'' counts as this to an extent.

* ''Film/EveOfDestruction'': EVE III is somewhat of a tragic villain in that she's mostly just confused and kills people who she thinks have either wronged or upset her while believing that she's the real Dr. Simmons. It's not even clear if the robot itself is aware that the nuclear device inside it has been triggered at all.

-->'''Loki:''' I've heard [[RageAgainstTheHeavens a rant like this]] ''before''.

* In ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', Andrew is bullied and made fun of constantly through the movie, in addition to a sick mother and an abusive father. [[spoiler: After he gets his superpowers, he begins to snap, and starts to get involved in crime to save his mother's life, stealing medicines and such. By the end of the movie, during the climax, [[UnstoppableRage he nearly destroys the city.]]Da]]

* From ''Film/{{Kill Bill}}'': O-Ren Ishii. At age seven, she saw her parents die horribly. At age eleven, she was a bitter {{Little Miss Badass}} skilled enough to kill the {{Yakuza}} lord who orphaned her. At age twenty, she was among the top female assassins in the world. Now, she's the [[FromNobodytoNightmare most powerful Yakuza leader]].

** In the subsequent ''Film/TheAvengers'', Loki has become the [[BigBad main villain]] and attempts to subjugate the entire population of Earth.

* In ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', Andrew is bullied and made fun of constantly through the movie, in addition to a sick mother and an abusive father. [[spoiler: After he gets his superpowers, he begins to snap, and starts to get involved in crime to save his mother's life, stealing medicines and such. By the end of the movie, during the climax, [[UnstoppableRage he nearly destroys the city.]]]]

* Davy Jones from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' doesn't seem to want to destroy ''everything'' - just everything that crosses his path. He's like this because his one true love, [[spoiler:the goddess Calypso]], betrayed him (presumably for another man, though it's never elaborated on) centuries ago. Jones' agony was unbearable, so he cut out his own heart to end it. When that failed, he adopted a different tactic - finding relief by sharing his pain with everyone he meets.

* [[TokenGoodTeammate Glen Ray]] from ''Film/SeedOfChucky'' briefly fell into this when [[DespairEventHorizon he saw his father, Chucky, murdering his mother, Tiffany]]. Despite being the kindest living doll that had the [[FaceOfAThug face of a demon, but the mind of an angel]], seeing his father murdering his mother hit him hard because of his love to life. It's no wonder why he snapped and killed Chucky for doing this. He's not like his sister, Glenda (who's just like Chucky), his love to his mother broke him down and seeing his father do such a thing eventually made him turn against him. He slices off Chucky's arms and legs and as he's doing this [[WellDoneSonGuy he asks his father if he's proud of who he is]] and then decapitates and kills him.

* Seymour Parrish (RobinWilliams) in ''Film/OneHourPhoto''. He starts out sympathetic, if a little deranged, then you find out [[ParentalIncest what]] [[AbusiveParents made]] [[FreudianExcuse him]] [[BrainBleach crazy]].

* Harvey Dent/Two-Face in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.

* Caesar in ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes''. He decides to lead a primate uprising partly because [[spoiler:he believes that the man who raised him doesn't love him anymore]].

* Franchise/{{Godzilla}}. [[Film/{{Gojira}} The original film]] shows him as a TragicVillain, just as much a victim of nuclear weaponry as anyone else. This is especially evident in the Heisei films, where he's portrayed as more of a "force of nature" rather than an outright villain.

* Film/KingKong.

* [[Film/{{Manhunter}} Francis]] [[Film/RedDragon Dolarhyde]]: actually lampshaded by Will Graham; he says that he feels a lot of sympathy for the child he once was, but thinks someone should put a bullet in the adult Francis' brain.

* Bartleby in ''{{Dogma}}'': he eventually snaps, realizing that God always favored man above angels like himself, gives up hope that "He" will never forgive him and Loki for their menial transgressions, and so decides to kill everything.

* Davy Jones from ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' doesn't seem to want to destroy ''everything'' - just everything that crosses his path. He's like this because his one true love, [[spoiler:the goddess Calypso]], betrayed him (presumably for another man, though it's never elaborated on) centuries ago. Jones' agony was unbearable, so he cut out his own heart to end it. When that failed, he adopted a different tactic - finding relief by sharing his pain with everyone he meets.

* Seymour Parrish (RobinWilliams) in ''OneHourPhoto''. He starts out sympathetic, if a little deranged, then you find out [[ParentalIncest what]] [[AbusiveParents made]] [[FreudianExcuse him]] [[BrainBleach crazy]].

* Grace in ''{{Dogville}}''. Made all the more ambiguous by the discussion just before the ending, where it suddenly becomes very clear that she's only a child.

* [[TokenGoodTeammate Glen Ray]] from [[Film/ChildsPlay Seed of Chucky]] briefly fell into this when [[DespairEventHorizon he saw his father, Chucky, murdering his mother, Tiffany]]. Despite being the kindest living doll that had the [[FaceOfAThug face of a demon, but the mind of an angel]], seeing his father murdering his mother hit him hard because of his love to life. It's no wonder why he snapped and killed Chucky for doing this. He's not like his sister, Glenda (who's just like Chucky), his love to his mother broke him down and seeing his father do such a thing eventually made him turn against him. He slices off Chucky's arms and legs and as he's doing this [[WellDoneSonGuy he asks his father if he's proud of who he is]] and then decapitates and kills him.
* Kim Jong Il from ''TeamAmericaWorldPolice''. He's plotting the destruction of society as we know it, but deep down, he's just "a rittre ronery" (read: little lonely).

* In ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', Andrew is bullied and made fun of constantly through the movie, in addition to a sick mother and an abusive father. [[spoiler: After he gets his superpowers, he begins to snap, and starts to get involved in crime to save his mother's life, stealing medicines and such. By the end of the movie, during the climax, he nearly destroys the city.]]

* ''{{May}}'' is a particularly heartbreaking-cum-vicious example.

* Sadako in ''{{Ringu}}'' and her counterpart, Samara, in the US remake, ''The Ring'', considering that both were mistreated and murdered.

* Eli in ''LetTheRightOneIn'', a vampire who is trapped not just physically in a 12 year old body but apparently emotionally as well, forced to kill to survive, whose only friend is an equally screwed up boy.

* Big Daddy from KickAss (film version) is a rare heroic version when you find out what Frank D'Amico did to his life.

** Magneto in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''. Could also qualify in the previous films.

* Jean Grey in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''.