History DysfunctionJunction / WebComics

** Everyone whose families are mentioned gets this. Roy's father is a {{Jerkass}} who dumped the responsibility for a BloodOath on his son when he got bored with trying to fulfill it, Elan has a vicious EvilTwin brother who actively tries to ruin Elan's life at every turn, Haley came from a family ''and'' city of criminals, her mother died when she was young, and her father is in prison, Hinjo's uncle was a {{Chessmaster}} [[ObfuscatingStupidity faking senility]] in order to control everyone, Hinjo included, who ended up being killed by an AxeCrazy KnightTemplar Paladin fellow.

** With the start of the Empire of Blood arc, we find that Elan's mom makes as many convoluted plans as Nale, although without the evilness, Elan's dad is an [[spoiler:AffablyEvil MagnificentBastard (yes really), who has been the ManBehindTheMan to a series of EvilOverlord wannabes for at least a decade or so, and already considers himself to have won by getting a decade of luxury]], and Haley's dad [[spoiler:is locked up in the Bloodstone Correctional Facility, the Empire of Blood's gladitorial arena]].
** One piece of dialogue sums up the main party's situation in regards to the trope:
--->'''Durkon:''' Tell tha truth, I been wantin' ta punch me own smug face in tha face fer '''days'''.\\
'''Minrah:''' Uh, OK. Does everyone in your group have weird emotional issues?\\
'''Durkon:''' Eh, tha cat's prob'ly fine.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Wigu}}'', Paisley Tinkle's tragic teenage trauma is not that her mother's a mildly selfish alcoholic, nor that her dad's constantly shirtless and is constantly trying to avoid or rebel against something he doesn't understand (when not doing his job as a porn music creator), but that she doesn't get to live in a family ruined by divorce.

** [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/08/13/episode-1162-semantics/ Also pointed out]] by JerkassGod Sarda:
-->"[[YouAndWhatArmy You and what ragtag band of adventurers with humorously conflicting personalities who learn the true meaning of friendship?]]

-->'''Black Mage''': ''This'' is why the dysfunctional hero trend needs to get over itself.

* ''Webcomic/{{Superego}}'''s characters all tend to be somewhat unusual, from boastful [[SmallNameBigEgo Rick]] to not-quite-there [[CloudCuckooLander Juliet.]] [[spoiler:[[HollywoodPersonalityDisorders They even each have a specific personality disorder theme.]]]]

** Everyone whose families are mentioned gets this. Roy's father is a JerkAss who dumped the responsibility for a BloodOath on his son when he got bored with trying to fulfill it, Elan has a vicious EvilTwin brother who actively tries to ruin Elan's life at every turn, Haley came from a family ''and'' city of criminals, her mother died when she was young, and her father is in prison, Hinjo's uncle was a {{Chessmaster}} [[ObfuscatingStupidity faking senility]] in order to control everyone, Hinjo included, who ended up being killed by an AxeCrazy KnightTemplar Paladin fellow.
** And while Vaarsuvius had a normal family at the start, s/he shot it to hell by going DrunkOnTheDarkSide, resulting in getting served with divorce papers. And that's just the beginning... [[spoiler: S/He made a [[DealWithTheDevil deal with a devil, demon and deamon]] to gain enough power to defeat the dragon that was about to torture hir family, and planning to kill them and steal their souls. ''That'' must have left an emotional mark on all involved.]]
** With the start of the Empire of Blood arc, we find that Elan's mom makes as many convoluted plans as Nale, although without the evilness, Elan's dad is an [[spoiler: AffablyEvil MagnificentBastard (yes really), who has been the ManBehindTheMan to a series of EvilOverlord wannabes for at least a decade or so, and already considers himself to have won by getting a decade of luxury]], and Haley's dad [[spoiler: is locked up in the Bloodstone Correctional Facility, the Empire of Blood's gladitorial arena]].

** Izzy's nephew Max and his group of friends prove to be no better in this regard. Max is an [[LonersAreFreaks anti-social]], [[AxCrazy occasionally violent]] delinquent with a [[ClusterFBomb potty mouth]] and [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness a strange/disturbing perception of the world around him]], Bee's an [[GenkiGirl overly energetic girl]] with [[WingdingEyes purple]] [[ComicallyCrossEyed spirals]] for eyes and [[AbhorrentAdmirer little care for boundries when she crushes on someone]], Vanitas is [[{{Jerkass}} an insufferable]] [[PerkyGoth Goth kid]] obsessed with trying to appear edgy, has an annoying VerbalTic and is [[TheSymbiote bonded to a sentient mass of congealed regret]] and Calixta's a ShrinkingViolet with a slight [[SpeechImpededLoveInterest stutter]] who tends to [[LoveAtFirstPunch express her feelings through physical assault]] and even shown to be [[InLoveWithYourCarnage arosed by violence in general]]. The [[OnlySaneMan sanest one among these kids]] is Cricket, who copes with the insanity of his friends by being a DeadpanSnarker.

** Izzy's nephew Max and his group of friends prove to be no better in this regard. Max is an [[LonersAreFreaks anti-social]], [[AxCrazy occasionally violent]] delinquent with a [[ClusterFBomb potty mouth]] and [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness a strange/disturbing perception of the world around him]], Bee's an [[GenkiGirl overly energetic girl]] with [[WingdingEyes purple]] [[ComicallyCrossEyed spirals]] for eyes and [[AbhorrentAdmirer little care for boundries when she crushes on someone]], Vanitas is [[{{Jerkass}} an insufferable]] [[PerkyGoth Goth kid]] obessessed with trying to appear edgy, has an annoying VerbalTic and is [[TheSymbiote bonded to a mass of congealed regret]] and Calixta's a ShrinkingViolet with a slight [[SpeechImpededLoveInterest stutter]] who tends [[LoveAtFirstPunch express her feelings through physical assault]] and even shown to be [[InLoveWithYourCarnage arosed by violence in general]]. The [[OnlySaneMan sanest one among these kids]] is Cricket, who copes with the insanity of his friends by being a DeadpanSnarker.

* ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'': When you see a group of friends that include [[EccentricMillionaire a hedonistic, drug-addled billionaire]] with a DarkAndTroubledPast (Izzy), a [[BrainsAndBondage personal assistant who's]] ''[[BrainsAndBondage really into]]'' [[BrainsAndBondage bondage]] (Renee), [[TheDreaded a fearsome]], [[AmazonianBeauty buff]], [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower borderline superhuman]] [[LadyInAPowerSuit businesswoman]] who [[ThirdPersonPerson speaks in the third person]] (Darcy), an [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} almost legally insane]] ConspiracyTheorist (Len), an [[ThrillSeeker andrenaline junkie]] who looks like he belongs in a ''[[ShonenDemographic Shonen]]'' manga/anime (Hashim), [[TheProfessor an astrophysicist]] with [[HairTriggerTemper rage issues]] (and [[GagPenis a huge schlong]]) (Noah) [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[NonIronicClown an actual clown]] (Sarah), then you know they are definitely this trope. Really, you could count on one hand [[OnlySaneMan the only members of this group who are somewhat stable]] (Tanya) and even ''they'' have some odd quirk to them, like being a [[{{Sleepyhead}} narcoleptic]] for instance (Hiro).

** Izzy's nephew Max and his group of friends prove to be no better in this regard. Max is an [[LonersAreFreaks anti-social]], [[AxCrazy occasionally violent]] delinquent with a [[ClusterFBomb potty mouth]] and [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness a strange/disturbing perception of the world around him]], Bee's an [[GenkiGirl overly energetic girl]] with [[WingdingEyes purple]] [[ComicallyCrossEyed spirals]] for eyes and [[AbhorrentAdmirer little care for boundries when she crushes on someone]], Vanitas is [[{{Jerkass}} an insufferable]] [[PerkyGoth Goth kid]] obessessed with trying to appear edgy, has an annoying VerbalTic and is [[TheSymbiote bonded to a mass of congealed regret]] and Calixta's a ShrinkingViolet with a slight [[SpeechImpededLoveInterest stutter]] who tends [[LoveAtFirstPunch express her feelings through physical assault]] and even shown to be [[InLoveWithYourCarnage arosed by violence in general]]. The [[OnlySaneMan sanest person among these kids]] is Cricket, who copes with the insanity of his friends by being a DeadpanSnarker.

* ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'': When you see a group of friends that include [[EccentricMillionaire a hedonistic, drug-addled billionaire]] with a DarkAndTroubledPast (Izzy), a [[BrainsAndBondage personal assistant who's]] ''[[BrainsAndBondage really into]]'' [[BrainsAndBondage bondage]] (Renee), [[TheDreaded a fearsome]], [[AmazonianBeauty buff]], [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower borderline superhuman]] [[LadyInAPowerSuit businesswoman]] who [[ThirdPersonPerson speaks in the third person]] (Darcy), an [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} almost legally insane]] ConspiracyTheorist (Len), an [[ThrillSeeker andrenaline junkie]] who looks like he belongs in a ''[[ShonenDemographic Shonen]]'' manga/anime (Hashim), an astrophysicist with [[HairTriggerTemper rage issues]] (and [[GagPenis a huge schlong]]) (Noah) [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[NonIronicClown an actual clown]] (Sarah), then you know they are definitely this trope. Really, you could count on one hand [[OnlySaneMan the only members of this group who are somewhat stable]] (Tanya) and even ''they'' have some odd quirk to them, like being a [[{{Sleepyhead}} narcoleptic]] for instance (Hiro).

* ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'': When you see a group of friends that include [[EccentricMillionaire a hedonistic, drug-addled billionaire]] with a DarkAndTroubledPast (Izzy), a [[BrainsAndBondage personal assistant who's]] ''[[BrainsAndBondage really into]]'' [[BrainsAndBondage bondage]] (Renee), [[TheDreaded a fearsome]], [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower borderline superhuman]] businesswoman who [[ThirdPersonPerson speaks in the third person]] (Darcy), an [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} almost legally insane]] ConspiracyTheorist (Len), an [[ThrillSeeker andrenaline junkie]] who looks like he belongs in a ''[[ShonenDemographic Shonen]]'' manga/anime (Hashim), an astrophysicist with [[HairTriggerTemper rage issues]] (and [[GagPenis a huge schlong]]) (Noah) [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[NonIronicClown an actual clown]] (Sarah), then you know they are definitely this trope. Really, you could count on one hand [[OnlySaneMan the only members of this group who are somewhat stable]] (Tanya) and even ''they'' have some odd quirk to them, like being a [[{{Sleepyhead}} narcoleptic]] for instance (Hiro).

* ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'': When you see a group of friends that include [[EccentricMillionaire a hedonistic, drug-addled billionaire]] with a DarkAndTroubledPast (Izzy), a [[BrainsAndBondage personal assistant who's]] ''[[BrainsAndBondage really into]]'' [[BrainsAndBondage bondage]] (Renee), [[TheDreaded a fearsome]], [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower borderline superhuman]] businesswoman who [[ThirdPersonPerson speaks in the third person]] (Darcy), an [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} almost legally insane]] ConspiracyTheorist (Len), an [[ThrillSeeker andrenaline junkie]] who looks like he belongs in a ''[[ShonenDemographic Shonen]]'' manga/anime (Hashim), an astrophysicist with [[HairTriggerTemper rage issues]] (and [[GagPenis a huge schlong]]) (Noah) [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[NonIronicClown an actual clown]] (Sarah), then you know they are definitely this trope. Really, you could count on one hand [[OnlySaneMan the only members of this group who are actually sane]] (Tanya) and even ''they'' have some odd quirk to them, like being a [[{{Sleepyhead}} narcoleptic]] for instance (Hiro).

* ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'': When you see a group that includes [[EccentricMillionaire a hedonistic, drug-addled billionaire]] with a DarkAndTroubledPast (Izzy), a [[BrainsAndBondage personal assistant who's]] ''[[BrainsAndBondage really into]]'' [[BrainsAndBondage bondage]] (Renee), [[TheDreaded a fearsome]], [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower borderline superhuman]] businesswoman who [[ThirdPersonPerson speaks in the third person]] (Darcy), an [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} almost legally insane]] ConspiracyTheorist (Len), an [[ThrillSeeker andrenaline junkie]] who looks like he belongs in a ''[[ShonenDemographic Shonen]]'' manga/anime (Hashim), an astrophysicist with [[HairTriggerTemper rage issues]] (and [[GagPenis a huge schlong]]) (Noah) [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[NonIronicClown an actual clown]] (Sarah), then you know they are definitely this trope. Really, you could count on one hand [[OnlySaneManthe only members of this group who are actually sane]] (Tanya) and even ''they'' have some odd quirk to them, like being a [[{{Sleepyhead}} narcoleptic]] for instance (Hiro).

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' the most obvious example, by far, is Grace, who had an arc devoted to her warped past and the trauma it caused her. Then there's also Tedd, who has MommyIssues from his mother abandoning him [[spoiler:and for a long time unrecognized gender-fluidity]] Justin and Nanase have {{Gayngst}}, Ellen has to deal with CloningBlues from her status as an OppositeSexClone of Elliot, who himself has to deal with his new magic [[GenderBender requiring him to become a girl for part of the day]], Susan's trauma from [[HarmfulToMinors seeing her father with an undressed woman]] [[YourCheatingHeart who was NOT her mother]] at a young age, and even Sarah, by far the most normal of the group, is resentful of her lack of magic compared to her friends.

'''Big Boss:''' Is that a fact.\\

** The depressing bit is that the "Dead Cell" unit somehow manages to be ''worse'', consisting as they do of a MadBomber, a DepravedBisexual with a vampire fixation, a hundred-and-six year old ex-Nazi, and a Vietnamese scuba diver and special effects expert who for some godforsaken reason picked "The Chinaman" as his codename. Say what you will about FOXHOUND, at least they can generally walk in straight lines without hurting themselves.

** Eridan - A [[TheCaligula genocidal]], [[EntitledToHaveYou over-entitled]], stuck-up RoyalBrat douchebag who's [[CasanovaWannabe always hitting on everyone in sight]]. He's ''also'' a SerialKiller having worked with Vriska to keep Ferei's lusus fed. [[spoiler: later outright [[FromNobodyToNightmare snaps]] and [[FaceHeelTurn goes on a killing spree]]]].

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'s Hivebent'' arc is composed of twelve [[OurTrollsAreDifferent trolls from another universe]], all of which are ''very'' screwed up, even by their [[ValuesDissonance own culture's standards.]] Going down the list:
** Karkat - A [[HairTriggerTemper perpetually-angry]] JerkassWoobie extraordinaire who hates himself to an astonishing degree (which he releases through ridiculous levels of IHatePastMe) and [[spoiler:considers himself a freak because of his mutant "candy-red" blood]] and covers it up by bossing everyone else around.
** Aradia - An apathetic MadOracle who hears the voices of the dead. [[spoiler:DeadAllAlong, courtesy of Vriska, who mind-controlled Sollux into killing her; upon getting a robot body, she went on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge and beat Vriska to death. She got better.]].
** Tavros - A massively-insecure WheelchairWoobie and [[TokenEvilTeammate Vriska's]] personal ButtMonkey.

** Nepeta - Massive unrequited crush on [[spoiler:Karkat]]. Other than that, she seems harmless and cute until you remember that she kills wild animals with nothing more than her teeth and claws, eats their corpses, and sometimes wears their pelts for fun.
** Kanaya - The Alternian equivalent of a {{goth}} - which means she loves bright, varied colours and the sun (''creepy''). Despite her obsession with [[OurVampiresAreDifferent rainbow drinkers]] and [[GirlWithPsychoWeapon fondness for]] [[ChainsawGood chainsaws]], the OnlySaneMan.
** Terezi - MagnificentBastard AmoralAttorney BlindSeer who loves to mess with people and [[TheHyena laughs at almost everything]].
** Vriska - Thirteen-year-old SerialKiller, thanks to her [[AbusiveParents lusus's]] [[HorrorHunger refusal to eat anything but young trolls]]. {{Munchkin}}, {{Jerkass}}, TokenEvilTeammate, and [[spoiler:hiding some surprisingly tragic emotional insecurities]] She makes fun of Tavros [[UnacceptableTargets for being disabled]], despite being the one who injured him in the first place.
** Equius - Has an unsettlingly large collection of creepy {{fetish}}es and an obsession with the FantasticCasteSystem.

** Eridan - A genocidal, over-entitled, stuck-up douchebag who's [[CasanovaWannabe always hitting on everyone in sight]].

** The depressing bit is that the "Dead Cell" unit somehow manages to be ''worse'', consisting as they do of a MadBomber, a DepravedBisexual with a vampire fixation, a hundred-and-six year old ex-Nazi, and a Vietnamese scuba diver and special effects expert who for some godforsaken reason picked "The Chinaman" as his codename. Say what you will about FOXHOUND, at least they can generally walk in straight lines without hurting themselves.

* The main team in ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFOXHOUND''. The eponymous team consists of a blood-drinking shapeshifter who's lost most of his self-image (Decoy Octopus), an amnesiac idiot (Liquid Snake), an insomniac sniper with some weird personal issues (Sniper Wolf), a misanthropic mass-murdering psychic with deep-seated gynophobia (Psycho Mantis), and the TropeNamer for ChronicBackstabbingDisorder (Revolver Ocelot). Vulcan Raven, an enormous, [[WalkingShirtlessScene perpetually shirtless]] Inuit shaman who guns people down for calling him an "Eskimo", is the ''[[OnlySaneMan voice of reason]]''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Wigu}}'', Paisley Tinkle's tragic teenage trauma is not that her mother's a mildly selfish alcoholic, nor that her dad's constantly shirtless and is constantly trying to avoid or rebel against something he doesn't understand (when not doing his job as a porn music creator), but that she doesn't get to live in a family ruined by divorce.

* ''Webcomic/CollegeRoomiesFromHell!!!'' Welcome to college, Dave, neurotic loser with a [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend crush on the girl you knew in high school]] [[spoiler:that led you to witness her parents' murders]]! Meet your [[WackyCollege wacky new roommates]]:

* Everyone in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' whose families are mentioned gets this. Roy's father is a JerkAss who dumped the responsibility for a BloodOath on his son when he got bored with trying to fulfill it, Elan has a vicious EvilTwin brother who actively tries to ruin Elan's life at every turn, Haley came from a family ''and'' city of criminals, her mother died when she was young, and her father is in prison, Hinjo's uncle was a {{Chessmaster}} [[ObfuscatingStupidity faking senility]] in order to control everyone, Hinjo included, who ended up being killed by an AxeCrazy KnightTemplar Paladin fellow, and while Vaarsuvius had a normal family at the start, s/he shot it to hell by going DrunkOnTheDarkSide, resulting in getting served with divorce papers. And that's just the beginning...
** [[spoiler: S/He made a [[DealWithTheDevil deal with a devil, demon and deamon]] to gain enough power to defeat the dragon that was about to torture hir family, and planning to kill them and steal their souls. ''That'' must have left an emotional mark on all involved.]]

-->'''Durkon:''' Tell tha truth, I been wantin' ta punch me own smug face in tha face fer '''days'''.
-->'''Minrah:''' Uh, OK. Does everyone in your group have weird emotional issues?
-->'''Durkon:''' Eh, tha cat's prob'ly fine.

* ''{{Superego}}'''s characters all tend to be somewhat unusual, from boastful [[SmallNameBigEgo Rick]] to not-quite-there [[CloudCuckooLander Juliet.]] [[spoiler:[[HollywoodPersonalityDisorders They even each have a specific personality disorder theme.]]]]

** One piece of dialogue sums up the main party's sitaution in regards to the trope:

** Vriska - Thirteen-year-old SerialKiller, thanks to her [[AbusiveParents lusus's]] [[HorrorHunger refusal to eat anything but young trolls]]. {{Munchkin}}, {{Jerkass}}, TokenEvilTeammate, and [[spoiler:hiding some surprisingly tragic emotional insecurities]] She makes fun of Tavros [[UnnaceptableTargets for being disabled]], despite being the one who injured him in the first place.

** Karkat - A [[HairTriggerTemper perpetually-angry]] JerkassWoobie extraordinaire who hates himself to an astonishing degree and [[spoiler:considers himself a freak because of his mutant "candy-red" blood]] and covers it up by bossing everyone else around.
** Aradia - An apathetic MadOracle who hears the voices of the dead. [[spoiler:DeadAllAlong, courtesy of Vriska, who mind-controlled Sollux into killing her; upon getting a robot body, she went on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge and beat Vriska to death]].

** Vriska - Thirteen-year-old SerialKiller, thanks to her [[AbusiveParents lusus's]] [[HorrorHunger refusal to eat anything but young trolls]]. {{Munchkin}}, {{Jerkass}}, TokenEvilTeammate, and [[spoiler:hiding some surprisingly tragic emotional insecurities]].

* Lampshaded in [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1196 this guest comic]] by John Campbell for ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent''.
--->'''Female character:''' Hey guys, [[OnlySixFaces which female character am I]]? Am I the one with the crippling psychological problems\\

:: Among the major female characters, Faye has intimacy issues stemming from a childhood trauma (not the one you're thinking of), Hannalore has severe OCD, Dora has massive trust issues that torpedoed her relationship with Marten and Marigold is a borderline {{hikikomori}} with no self-esteem. Raven and Penelope have yet to reveal any major neuroses.