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** And there ''is'' the gravedigger theory.[[note:*:''A Feast For Crows'' has Brienne run into a man digging graves at an isolated church, somewhat matching the Hound's description (he's unusually tall, and she can't really see his face.) The Hound's horse is also present at the church. If it really ''is'' him, it suggests he's managed to find a fresh start of quiet repentance.]]

* Luna Lovegood from ''HarryPotter'' is a quiet, unpopular, bullied CloudCuckoolander, and even the few who like her seem to find her more than a bit strange. Among the fandom, she's probably the only character just about everyone likes. Of course, she becomes quite popular in-story during Book 7, where she ends up one of the BigDamnHeroes alongside the likes of Neville Longbottom and Ginny Weasley.

*** It helps that the fandom hates a lot of the people he puts down, such as Joffrey and Cersei. ''Especially'' his Imp-slapping of Joffrey.

** However, he's only popular [[BigInJapan outside Japan]], making this slightly more justified.

** This has gotten to the point that Nintendo has declared 2013 to be "the Year of Luigi" to celebrate [[VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon three games]] [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU Luigi]] [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam stars in]].

* Both Bruce Wayne and Batman are often not well perceived by the people of Gotham in ''TheDarkKnightSaga''. The viewers see him in a much more positive light.

* Tomoko Kuroki from ''Manga/ItsNotMyFaultImNotPopular''. A [[ShrinkingViolet shy]] {{Otaku}} girl with NoSocialSkills who gets into many [[CringeComedy humiliating situations]] because she, well, as the title may indicate, wants to be popular. Got quite the following on [[{{Imageboards}} /a/]], [[ThisLoserIsYou primarily for how close to home it hits]]. [[TheWoobie And how huggable the character is]].

* Eridan Ampora of Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} falls under this. He is a [[FantasticRacism land-dwweller hating]], [[LargeHam over-reacting]] hipster with [[HopelessSuitor romance issues]] and a [[JerkAss nasty disposition]]. Not evven the other trolls can stand him. And yet evven after he crosses the [[MoralEventHorizon Moral Evvent Horizon]] by [[spoiler:killing [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Feferi]] and [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires Kanaya]], seriously injures [[TheCracker Sollux]] and effectively [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds dooms the troll race]] by destroying the Matriorb]], most of the fandom adore this pile of wwangst and scarves.

* [[LovableRogue Argit]] from Ben10AlienForce. The guy is a ConMan, a DirtyCoward, has a big ChronicBackstabbingDisorder and would sell his grandma for lunch money (actually, Kevin stated he did it). He seems to have everywhere in the galaxy people who want him dead or he owe money to. And even the protagonists despise him, allowing to go around only because he isn't that much of a treath. The only reason someone as obnoxious as him could survive so far is because he has the ability to stop his pulse to [[PlayingPossum play the dead]]. Yet, fans adore him because they find him hilarious, and even Derrick J. Wyatt, the producer of Ben10Omniverse, admitted he thinks he is the best thing that came up from the Alien Force / Ultimate Alien era.

** {{Averted| Trope}} with Bender, he's a thief who wants to kill all humans and actually wants to be evil. Yet most of the main characters like him while still acknowledging that how he evil and rude can be.

** {{Averted| Trope}} with Bender, he's thief who wants to kill all humans and actually wants to be evil. Yet most of the main characters like him while still acknowledging that how he evil and rude can be.

** {{Averted| Trope}} with Bender, he's thief who wants to kill all humans and actually wants to be evil. Yet most of the main characters like him while still acknowledging that he is evil and rude.

* TheHeroesOfOlympus: For much of the series [[{{SadClown}} Leo]] is the only lead without a love interest and is treated as an annoyance by all his friends. Especially [[{{DesignatedProtaganist}} Jason]]. Listen to the fans and he's the best thing about the new series. He's also got a line of fangirls a mile long.

* HeroesOfOlympus: For much of the series [[{{SadClown}} Leo]] is treated as an annoyance by most of the characters, is the only lead without a love interest, and is well-aware people don't want him around. Especially [[{{DesignatedProtagonist}} Jason]]. Listen to the fans and he's the best thing about the new series. He's also got a line of fangirls a mile long.