| 1 | Monster Sob Story is a disambiguation to the following tropes: |
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| 3 | * CryForTheDevil: For whatever reason, the audience feels sorry for the villain. |
| 4 | * DrivenToVillainy: Tragic circumstances drive a person to commit evil deeds. |
| 5 | * ForcedIntoEvil: A person who only does evil deeds under duress. |
| 6 | * FreudianExcuse: A villain's propensity towards evil is shaped by childhood trauma. |
| 7 | * {{Necromantic}}: The tragic death of a loved one drives a character to pursue questionable means to bring them back, even if it means dooming the rest of the world to achieve that. |
| 8 | * StartOfDarkness: The point which causes a person to start a path of descent towards villainy. It may or may not involve tragedy, trauma or other misfortune that makes them sympathetic. |
| 9 | * SympathyForTheDevil: The heroes sympathize with the villain due to their circumstances. |
| 10 | * ThenLetMeBeEvil: The character isn't evil at first, but the difficulties they face after being accused and treated as one cause them to snap. |
| 11 | * TorturedMonster: A monstrous being (or a group of them) that lashes out against the world because they are not in control of themselves. |
| 12 | * TragicVillain: A villain driven to his deeds by tragic circumstances. |
| 13 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: An OmnicidalManiac who's been through enough misery, and now wants to take it out on the whole world as payback. |
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