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A "woobie" is a name for any type of characters who make you feel extremely sorry for them. Basically, the first thing you think to say when you see the woobie is: "Aw, poor baby!" Woobification of a character is a curious, audience-driven phenomenon, sometimes divorced from the character's canonical morality. And while it's technically a [[YMMV/HomePage YMMV]] trope, it's hardly tough to spot the guy the writers intend them to be, considering all the bad stuff that tends to happen to them.

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A "woobie" is a name for any type of characters character who make makes you feel extremely sorry for them. Basically, the first thing you think to say when you see the woobie is: "Aw, poor baby!" Woobification of a character is a curious, audience-driven phenomenon, sometimes divorced from the character's canonical morality. And while it's technically a [[YMMV/HomePage YMMV]] trope, it's hardly tough to spot the guy the writers intend them to be, considering all the bad stuff that tends to happen to them.
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If the character is a [[TheChewToy Chew Toy]], {{Jerkass}} or HateSink, he is not the Woobie ([[JerkassWoobie unless the character is also meant to be sympathetic]]). If the character [[IronWoobie doesn't let bad events faze him,]] he is not the Woobie. A small, one-off bad event does not make the character the Woobie, though it may qualify as a TearJerker.

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If the character is a [[TheChewToy Chew Toy]], {{Jerkass}} {{Jerkass}}, or HateSink, he is not the Woobie ([[JerkassWoobie unless the character is also meant to be sympathetic]]). If the character [[IronWoobie doesn't let bad events faze him,]] he is not the Woobie. A small, one-off bad event does not make the character the Woobie, though it may qualify as a TearJerker.
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* StoicWoobie: An miserable character who tries their hardest [[TheStoic to hide]] how much they're really hurting on the inside.

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* StoicWoobie: An A miserable character who tries their hardest [[TheStoic to hide]] how much they're really hurting on the inside.
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A "woobie" is a name for any type of characters who make you feel extremely sorry for them. Basically, the first thing you think to say when you see the woobie is: "Aw, poor baby!" Woobification of a character is a curious, audience-driven phenomenon, sometimes divorced from the character's canonical morality. And while it's technically a YMMV trope, it's hardly tough to spot the guy the writers intend them to be, considering all the bad stuff that tends to happen to them.

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A "woobie" is a name for any type of characters who make you feel extremely sorry for them. Basically, the first thing you think to say when you see the woobie is: "Aw, poor baby!" Woobification of a character is a curious, audience-driven phenomenon, sometimes divorced from the character's canonical morality. And while it's technically a YMMV [[YMMV/HomePage YMMV]] trope, it's hardly tough to spot the guy the writers intend them to be, considering all the bad stuff that tends to happen to them.
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A story with the Woobie allows the audience to vicariously experience relief from some pain by fantasizing about relieving the Woobie's pain. (No, not ''[[IntimateHealing that]]'' way! Well, okay, [[RuleThirtyFour sometimes]]) Woobification can also tie into a disturbing hurt/comfort dynamic, in which fans enjoy seeing the Woobie tortured so they can wish the hurt away. This is often explored in HurtComfortFic.

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A story with the Woobie allows the audience to vicariously experience relief from some pain by fantasizing about relieving the Woobie's pain. (No, not ''[[IntimateHealing that]]'' way! Well, okay, [[RuleThirtyFour sometimes]]) Woobification can also tie into a disturbing hurt/comfort dynamic, in which fans enjoy seeing the Woobie tortured so they can wish the hurt away. This is often explored in HurtComfortFic.
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* TheWoobie/Mythology

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* TheWoobie/Mythology{{Woobie/Mythology}}
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