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* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' gives us protagonist Kamijou Touma, who has a tendency to get into various scraps because of his ChronicHeroSyndrome. Compounded even worse because of his ability [[AntiMagic Imagine Breaker]], which is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] to even negate his [[CosmicPlaything luck]]! This ability also justifies the light novel's HaremGenre, as his Imagine Breaker is even thought to be able to cancel the Red String of Fate. No fated lover means plenty of available options...

* Ryuuji from ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}'' has the FaceOfAThug, but people seem to get over that early into the anime to instead spread the SheIsNotMyGirlfriend rumor.

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* Franchise/KamenRider has three unlucky everydudes, and they are all from shows written by the [[Creator/YasukoKobayashi same writer]]. [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Shinji Kido]] ([[NamesTheSame who shares the same first name as the]] the well-known Anime ButtMonkey) [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Ryotaro Nogami]] (who is so unlucky it makes WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck look like Lady Fortune's favorite boy) and [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Eiji Hino]] ([[HiddenDepths who hides a]] DarkAndTroubledPast).

The depth of his flaws varies wildly from series to series, and being an AudienceSurrogate, how likeable he is often depends on his chemistry with the other characters. In a MagicalGirlfriend series, his personality tends to be more moderate since he'll inevitably get together with the lead. But in a HaremSeries, his haplessness is turned UpToEleven to make him appealingly harmless to the girls. He will also [[LovingAShadow fill any basic role they project on him]]. His inexperience with girls is a constant source of humor, but since they usually won't have much experience with guys either (save the HardDrinkingPartyGirl, who finds him a source of amusement), the awkwardness is mutual.

* ComicBook/SpiderMan's first incarnation counts. A standard, if nerdy and weak high school student, who just happens be at the right place at the right time. Creator/SteveDitko forgot this and turned it into an Objectivist AuthorTract. Then he turned college-age Peter into a [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Badboy]]. It continues to fluctuate DependingOnTheWriter.

A poorly done case will result in MartyStu-his only flaws are informed ones and he fixes other people's problems easily.

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]]. But as unlucky as he is, he never quite reaches ButtMonkey status, remaining solidly TheEveryman. His exact problems vary quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series. He may be BookDumb, stuck in PerpetualPoverty, or just suffer from anxiety unrelated to his external circumstances. But by far the most common one is [[CannotTalkToWomen an inability to deal with women]].

* ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'': Kaoru Hanabishi had no real obvious issues (and was considered attractive) until his "unluckiness" was revealed as being the victim of orphanhood AND repeated [[AbusiveParents child abuse]] from his grandfather.

* ''LightNovel/TheTwelveKingdoms'' has Ikuya Asano (Youko's best friend), and Suzu as the RareFemaleExample. [[spoiler: Asano falls into despair, loses his sanity and dies, Suzu has to [[EarnYourHappyEnding earn her happy ending]].]]

* Makoto Naegi from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' presents himself as this, claiming his Super High School Level Good Luck is actually Bad Luck. [[spoiler: Until he gets re-titled as Super High School Level Hope, that is.]]

* Franchise/KamenRider has three unlucky everydudes, and they are all from shows written by the [[Creator/YasukoKobayashi same writer]]. [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Shinji Kido]] ([[NamesTheSame who shares the same first name as the]] the well-known Anime ButtMonkey) [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Ryotaro Nogami]] (who is so unlucky it makes DonaldDuck look like Lady Fortune's favorite boy) and [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Eiji Hino]] ([[HiddenDepths who hides a]] DarkAndTroubledPast).

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]]. But as unlucky as he is, he never quite reaches ButtMonkey status, remaining solidly TheEveryman. His exact problems vary quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series. He may be BookDumb, stuck in PerpetualPoverty, or just suffer from anxiety. But by far the most common one is [[CannotTalkToWomen an inability to deal with women]].

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]]. But as unlucky as he is, he never quite reaches ButtMonkey status, remaining solidly TheEveryman. His exact problems vary quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series. He may be BookDumb, stuck in PerpetualPoverty, or just overly anxious. But by far the most common one is [[CannotTalkToWomen an inability to deal with women]].

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]]. But as unlucky as he is, he never quite reaches ButtMonkey status, remaining solidly TheEveryman. His exact problems vary quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series. He may be BookDumb, stuck in PerpetualPoverty, or maybe dealing with something more in his head than his external circumstances. But by far the most common one is [[CannotTalkToWomen an inability to deal with women]].

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]]. But as unlucky as he is, he never quite reaches ButtMonkey status, remaining solidly TheEveryman. His exact problems vary quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series. He may be BookDumb, stuck in PerpetualPoverty, or maybe they're just in his head, not his external circumstances. But by far the most common one is [[CannotTalkToWomen an inability to deal with women]].

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]]. But as unlucky as he is, he never quite reaches ButtMonkey status, remaining solidly TheEveryman. His exact problems vary quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series. He may be BookDumb, stuck in PerpetualPoverty, or maybe they're even just in his head, not his external circumstances. But by far the most common one is [[CannotTalkToWomen an inability to deal with women]].

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, often BookDumb or stuck in PerpetualPoverty, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]]. But as unlucky as he is, he never quite reaches ButtMonkey status, remaining solidly TheEveryman. The extent of his problems varies quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series, but by far the most common one is [[CannotTalkToWomen an inability to deal with women]].

He has a redeeming feature, though: He almost always has a deep sense of decency--typically what gets him involved in the plot in the first place--often alloyed with a level of persistence that borders on inappropriate. He will try to help people, and keep helping long after everyone else has given up on them. In anime, especially, this can make him a CluelessChickMagnet, which is why he's a staple in BishoujoSeries, especially love/[[HaremComedy harem comedies]]. Although you could argue that anybody who's the focus of a [[HaremGenre harem]] is [[WishFulfillment the opposite of unlucky]].

He has a redeeming feature, though: He almost always has a deep sense of decency--typically what gets him involved in the plot in the first place--and it's often alloyed with a level of persistence that borders on inappropriate. He will try to help people, and keep helping long after everyone else has given up on them. In anime, especially, this can make him a CluelessChickMagnet, which is why he's a staple in BishoujoSeries, especially love/[[HaremComedy harem comedies]]. Although you could argue that anybody who's the focus of a [[HaremGenre harem]] is [[WishFulfillment the opposite of unlucky]].

He has a redeeming feature, though: He almost always has a deep sense of decency--typically what gets him involved in the plot in the first place--and it's often alloyed with a level of persistence that borders on inappropriate. He will try to help people, and keep helping long after everyone else has given up on them. In anime, especially, this can make him a CluelessChickMagnet, which is why he's a staple in BishoujoSeries, especially love/[[HaremComedy harem comedies]]--although you could argue that anybody who's the focus of a [[HaremGenre harem]] is [[WishFulfillment the opposite of unlucky]].

He has a redeeming feature, though: He almost always has a deep sense of decency, which is typically what brings him into the plot in the first place, often alloyed with a level of persistence that borders on inappropriate. He will try to help people, and keep helping long after everyone else has given up on them. In anime, especially, this can make him a CluelessChickMagnet, which is why he's a staple in BishoujoSeries, especially love/[[HaremComedy harem comedies]]--although you could argue that anybody who's the focus of a [[HaremGenre harem]] is [[WishFulfillment the opposite of unlucky]].

He has a redeeming feature, though. His most common good quality is a deep sense of decency, which is typically what brings him into the plot in the first place, often alloyed with a level of persistence that borders on inappropriate. He will try to help people, and keep helping long after everyone else has given up on them. In anime, especially, this can make him a CluelessChickMagnet, which is why he's a staple in BishoujoSeries, especially love/[[HaremComedy harem comedies]]--although you could argue that anybody who's the focus of a [[HaremGenre harem]] is [[WishFulfillment the opposite of unlucky]].

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, often BookDumb or stuck in PerpetualPoverty, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]]. But as unlucky as he is, he never quite reaches ButtMonkey status, remaining solidly TheEveryman. The extent of his problems varies quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series: sometimes they're even much more in his head than his external circumstances. But by far the most common one is [[CannotTalkToWomen an inability to deal with women]].

But his most common trait is a deep sense of decency, which is typically what brings him into the plot in the first place, alloyed with a level of persistence that sometimes crosses over into intrusiveness. He will try to help people, and keep helping long after everyone else has given up on them. In anime, especially, this can make him a CluelessChickMagnet, which is why he's a staple in BishoujoSeries, especially love/[[HaremComedy harem comedies]]--although you could argue that anybody who's the focus of a [[HaremGenre harem]] is [[WishFulfillment the opposite of unlucky]].

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, often BookDumb or stuck in PerpetualPoverty, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]]. The extent of his problems varies quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series. By far the most common one is [[CannotTalkToWomen an inability to deal with women]]. But as unlucky as he is, he doesn't quite reach ButtMonkey level, remaining solidly TheEveryman. Sometimes his lack of luck is more in his head than his external circumstances.

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, often BookDumb or stuck in PerpetualPoverty, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]]. The extent of his problems varies quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series. By far the most common one is an inability to deal with women. But as unlucky as he is, he doesn't quite reach ButtMonkey level, remaining solidly TheEveryman. Sometimes his lack of luck is more in his head than his external circumstances.

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, often BookDumb or stuck in PerpetualPoverty, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]]. The extent of his problems varies quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series. The most common one is an inability to deal with women. But as unlucky as he is, he doesn't quite reach ButtMonkey level, remaining solidly TheEveryman. Sometimes his lack of luck is more in his head than his external circumstances.

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, often BookDumb or stuck in PerpetualPoverty, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]], pointing it out in the first episode. The extent of his problems varies quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series. The most common one is an inability to deal with women. But as unlucky as he is, he doesn't quite reach ButtMonkey level, remaining solidly TheEveryman. Sometimes his lack of luck is more in his head than his external circumstances.

The Unlucky Everydude is the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, grown up and with [[AdultFear adult problems]]. He is not so much average as ''below'' average in some notable way, often BookDumb, and [[GenreSavvy aware of his mediocrity]], pointing it out in the first episode. The extent of his problems varies quite widely depending on the comedic or dramatic mood of the series. The most common one is an inability to deal with women. But as unlucky as he is, he doesn't quite reach ButtMonkey level, remaining solidly TheEveryman. Sometimes his lack of luck is more in his head than his external circumstances.