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** WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:(King Of Sorrow) The "Destroyer of Worlds" part comes full swing after he loses his cool...
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** WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:(King Of Sorrow) The "Destroyer of Worlds" part comes full swing after he loses his cool...cool...
* YMMV/HyruleConquest: Ganon. [[spoiler:Despite the atrocities he suffered and committed, he just wanted to create a better world for everyone.]]
* YMMV/HyruleConquest: Ganon. [[spoiler:Despite the atrocities he suffered and committed, he just wanted to create a better world for everyone.]]
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* YMMV/BloodReignCurseOfTheYoma: The entire main cast, really.
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* YMMV/BloodReignCurseOfTheYoma: The entire main cast, really.really.
* Characters/{{Klonoa}}:
**WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:(King Of Sorrow) The "Destroyer of Worlds" part comes full swing after he loses his cool...
* Characters/{{Klonoa}}:
**WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:(King Of Sorrow) The "Destroyer of Worlds" part comes full swing after he loses his cool...
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** TheWoobie: Poor, poor Georgie.
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** TheWoobie: Poor, poor Georgie.Georgie.
* YMMV/BloodReignCurseOfTheYoma: The entire main cast, really.
* YMMV/BloodReignCurseOfTheYoma: The entire main cast, really.
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* YMMV/AiNoKusabi: Riki. Is there any wonder with two {{Yandere}}s vying for his affection? Though he specifically qualifies for JerkassWoobie.
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* YMMV/AiNoKusabi: Riki. Is there any wonder with two {{Yandere}}s vying for his affection? Though he specifically qualifies for JerkassWoobie.JerkassWoobie.
* YMMV/{{It}}:
** JerkassWoobie: Henry Bowers starts the book as a vicious bully and ends it as an AxCrazy psychopath. But it's hard not to feel for him when we see he was raised by an abusive racist, and then It starts warping his mind.
* TheWoobie:
** Every one of the Losers qualifies, with the ''possible'' exception of Richie (as he has a good home life and he invites some of Henry & co.'s bullying by being unable to keep from making smartass comments to them).
** Poor, poor Dorsey Corcoran. And Georgie.
* YMMV/It2017:
** TheWoobie: Poor, poor Georgie.
* YMMV/{{It}}:
** JerkassWoobie: Henry Bowers starts the book as a vicious bully and ends it as an AxCrazy psychopath. But it's hard not to feel for him when we see he was raised by an abusive racist, and then It starts warping his mind.
* TheWoobie:
** Every one of the Losers qualifies, with the ''possible'' exception of Richie (as he has a good home life and he invites some of Henry & co.'s bullying by being unable to keep from making smartass comments to them).
** Poor, poor Dorsey Corcoran. And Georgie.
* YMMV/It2017:
** TheWoobie: Poor, poor Georgie.
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** JerkassWoobie: Simon is a self-centered, antagonistic, flirtatious... ButtMonkey.
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** JerkassWoobie: Simon is a self-centered, antagonistic, flirtatious... ButtMonkey.ButtMonkey.
* YMMV/AiNoKusabi: Riki. Is there any wonder with two {{Yandere}}s vying for his affection? Though he specifically qualifies for JerkassWoobie.
* YMMV/AiNoKusabi: Riki. Is there any wonder with two {{Yandere}}s vying for his affection? Though he specifically qualifies for JerkassWoobie.
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* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Guts. He never asked for any of the crap that's happened to him, from his horrific childhood to the Eclipse, but he utterly refuses to lay down and die, for ''anyone'', no matter what gets thrown at him.
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* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Guts. He never asked for any of the crap that's happened to him, from his horrific childhood to the Eclipse, but he utterly refuses to lay down and die, for ''anyone'', no matter what gets thrown at him.him.
* YMMV/CaptainNTheGameMaster
** JerkassWoobie: Simon is a self-centered, antagonistic, flirtatious... ButtMonkey.
* YMMV/CaptainNTheGameMaster
** JerkassWoobie: Simon is a self-centered, antagonistic, flirtatious... ButtMonkey.
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*** Egg of the Perfect World: Suffered at the hands of others through no fault of his own, to the point where he resented the world and lashed out.
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*** Egg of the Perfect World: Suffered at the hands of others through no fault of his own, to the point where he resented the world and lashed out.out.
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Guts. He never asked for any of the crap that's happened to him, from his horrific childhood to the Eclipse, but he utterly refuses to lay down and die, for ''anyone'', no matter what gets thrown at him.
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Guts. He never asked for any of the crap that's happened to him, from his horrific childhood to the Eclipse, but he utterly refuses to lay down and die, for ''anyone'', no matter what gets thrown at him.
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* YMMV/Berserk
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* YMMV/BerserkYMMV/{{Berserk}}
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*** Rosine. She snaps and becomes evil after years of abuse by her father.
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*** Rosine. She snaps and becomes evil after years of abuse by her father.father.
*** Rosine: Horribly mistreated by her cruel father, she mentally snapped from the abuse and accepted the Godhand's bargain, afterwards using her powers as an Apostle to lash out at the world.
*** Egg of the Perfect World: Suffered at the hands of others through no fault of his own, to the point where he resented the world and lashed out.
*** Rosine: Horribly mistreated by her cruel father, she mentally snapped from the abuse and accepted the Godhand's bargain, afterwards using her powers as an Apostle to lash out at the world.
*** Egg of the Perfect World: Suffered at the hands of others through no fault of his own, to the point where he resented the world and lashed out.
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** IronWoobie: Sploot is inexplicably cheerful and sweet considering how much abuse he gets from Dolly and the unpleasant situations he's put in from sticking by her.
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** IronWoobie: Sploot is inexplicably cheerful and sweet considering how much abuse he gets from Dolly and the unpleasant situations he's put in from sticking by her.her.
* YMMV/Berserk
** IronWoobie: Guts. Despite being a CosmicPlaything, he keeps on moving forward, even though he may sometimes FreakOut.
** JerkassWoobie:
*** Guts, given his backstory, it's understandable why he became a revenge-obsessed jerk.
*** Even TheScrappy Nina can technically count as this because her two-faced behavior seems to be driven by fear rather than outright malice. And given the CrapsackWorld she lives in, she is quite justified in being afraid. Also, she's aware of what a horrible person she is, which is quite sad.
** TheWoobie:
*** Both Guts and Casca qualify, especially post-Eclipse. [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment As mentioned before]], they just can't catch a break at all.
*** Jill. Let's see she has abusive parents, has to deal with her father's drunken friends, her best friend wants to turn her into an elf whether she likes it or not, and she lives in the Berserk Universe.
*** Theresia. Her mother was murdered. Her father become an evil demon and locked her in a room for most of her life. When she finally escaped her prison, it got even worse.
** WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:
*** Guts. ''Heavy'' emphasis on the "destroyer" part. He just wants to destroy every demon and [[spoiler:his former friend Griffith]] after years of suffering at their hands.
*** Rosine. She snaps and becomes evil after years of abuse by her father.
* YMMV/Berserk
** IronWoobie: Guts. Despite being a CosmicPlaything, he keeps on moving forward, even though he may sometimes FreakOut.
** JerkassWoobie:
*** Guts, given his backstory, it's understandable why he became a revenge-obsessed jerk.
*** Even TheScrappy Nina can technically count as this because her two-faced behavior seems to be driven by fear rather than outright malice. And given the CrapsackWorld she lives in, she is quite justified in being afraid. Also, she's aware of what a horrible person she is, which is quite sad.
** TheWoobie:
*** Both Guts and Casca qualify, especially post-Eclipse. [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment As mentioned before]], they just can't catch a break at all.
*** Jill. Let's see she has abusive parents, has to deal with her father's drunken friends, her best friend wants to turn her into an elf whether she likes it or not, and she lives in the Berserk Universe.
*** Theresia. Her mother was murdered. Her father become an evil demon and locked her in a room for most of her life. When she finally escaped her prison, it got even worse.
** WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:
*** Guts. ''Heavy'' emphasis on the "destroyer" part. He just wants to destroy every demon and [[spoiler:his former friend Griffith]] after years of suffering at their hands.
*** Rosine. She snaps and becomes evil after years of abuse by her father.
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** Leekah's only apparent purpose in the game is to get beaten up by a bokoblin at the Rebonae Bridge and then complain that you weren't quick enough to save her.
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** Leekah's only apparent purpose in the game is to get beaten up by a bokoblin at the Rebonae Bridge and then complain that you weren't quick enough to save her.
* YMMV/BimblesBucket:
** IronWoobie: Sploot is inexplicably cheerful and sweet considering how much abuse he gets from Dolly and the unpleasant situations he's put in from sticking by her.
* YMMV/BimblesBucket:
** IronWoobie: Sploot is inexplicably cheerful and sweet considering how much abuse he gets from Dolly and the unpleasant situations he's put in from sticking by her.
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* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes: Princess Styla, no question. She spends the majority of the first major trailer (when she isn't explaining the game mechanics) crying or reminiscing about a time when she wasn't cursed. Although...since her curse is all about not being able to wear a PimpedOutDress, some people claim she suffers from more {{Wangst}} than being a woobie. {{Fridge Horror}} still applies here though because not being able to take off the ugly leotard is more than just a crime against fashion.
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* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes: Princess Styla, no question. She spends the majority of the first major trailer (when she isn't explaining the game mechanics) crying or reminiscing about a time when she wasn't cursed. Although...since her curse is all about not being able to wear a PimpedOutDress, some people claim she suffers from more {{Wangst}} than being a woobie. {{Fridge Horror}} still applies here though because not being able to take off the ugly leotard is more than just a crime against fashion.fashion.
* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild
** Zelda is one, if her [[CryIntoChest breakdown over Hyrule being in ruin]] is of any indication.
** Mipha. She was Link's childhood friend and fellow Champion and had developed feelings for him, [[spoiler:even planning to marry him when Calamity Ganon was defeated]]. But she never gets the chance to profess her feelings to Link, as she ends up killed by one of Ganon's Blights.
** In a more humorous way, Bozai. He's running around the border of Gerudo Town trying to attract a lady using his awesome boots, but no one will give him the time of day. Disguised as a "[[DisguisedInDrag Hylian vai]]", Link can gold-dig him for both his sand boots ''and'' the snow boots he gets loaned for the sidequest. So after getting both pairs, Bozai of course thinks now's the time to make his move and ask the "cute girl" out. Link's response? [[spoiler:"Not a chance." He doesn't even let Bozai finish the question.]] And the poor guy never picks up on the facade. It doesn't stop there. Bozai is trying to pick up women in a warrior culture that's ''desperate'' to find suitable men to marry. Most Gerudo's standards for a man are simply: healthy, has a positive work ethic, not obviously desperate. 99% of the male Hylian population meets this requirement. Poor Bozai is in the 1% they automatically reject.
** King Rhoam of Hyrule. [[spoiler:The pressures of dealing with Calamity Ganon's return caused him to be strict and harsh towards Zelda, admonishing her for being unable to awaken Hylia's divine power. And though she finally manifested it, it was too late to save him and the kingdom. Now, as a spirit, he could do nothing but watch his beloved kingdom fall into decay.]]
** Mimos thinks he's at Lover's Pond when ''he actually isn't''. He's essentially doomed himself to wait on Ebon Mountain for the sweetheart that will never come.
** Leekah's only apparent purpose in the game is to get beaten up by a bokoblin at the Rebonae Bridge and then complain that you weren't quick enough to save her.
* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild
** Zelda is one, if her [[CryIntoChest breakdown over Hyrule being in ruin]] is of any indication.
** Mipha. She was Link's childhood friend and fellow Champion and had developed feelings for him, [[spoiler:even planning to marry him when Calamity Ganon was defeated]]. But she never gets the chance to profess her feelings to Link, as she ends up killed by one of Ganon's Blights.
** In a more humorous way, Bozai. He's running around the border of Gerudo Town trying to attract a lady using his awesome boots, but no one will give him the time of day. Disguised as a "[[DisguisedInDrag Hylian vai]]", Link can gold-dig him for both his sand boots ''and'' the snow boots he gets loaned for the sidequest. So after getting both pairs, Bozai of course thinks now's the time to make his move and ask the "cute girl" out. Link's response? [[spoiler:"Not a chance." He doesn't even let Bozai finish the question.]] And the poor guy never picks up on the facade. It doesn't stop there. Bozai is trying to pick up women in a warrior culture that's ''desperate'' to find suitable men to marry. Most Gerudo's standards for a man are simply: healthy, has a positive work ethic, not obviously desperate. 99% of the male Hylian population meets this requirement. Poor Bozai is in the 1% they automatically reject.
** King Rhoam of Hyrule. [[spoiler:The pressures of dealing with Calamity Ganon's return caused him to be strict and harsh towards Zelda, admonishing her for being unable to awaken Hylia's divine power. And though she finally manifested it, it was too late to save him and the kingdom. Now, as a spirit, he could do nothing but watch his beloved kingdom fall into decay.]]
** Mimos thinks he's at Lover's Pond when ''he actually isn't''. He's essentially doomed himself to wait on Ebon Mountain for the sweetheart that will never come.
** Leekah's only apparent purpose in the game is to get beaten up by a bokoblin at the Rebonae Bridge and then complain that you weren't quick enough to save her.
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** JerkassWoobie: Shadow Link.
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** JerkassWoobie: Shadow Link.Link.
* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess:
** Midna. Starts off as a JerkassWoobie, but after she travels with Link for a while, she eases up on him.
** Prince Ralis, coping with [[spoiler:his mother's tragic death]].
** Colin, before he TookALevelInBadass.
* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword:
** IronWoobie: Link and Zelda, but ''especially'' Zelda. Events throughout the game will make you want to hug the both of them.
** JerkassWoobie: Scrapper. The last one of his kind (excluding Skipper and his crew, [[spoiler:fully aware of living literally on borrowed time]]), unaware of the fate of his people during the ages, and hopelessly in love with Fi. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold He's also kind of a dick,]] especially to the player, but it still sucks to be him, poor Scrapper.
** TheWoobie: Peatrice. She [[InLoveWithLove just wants someone to love and understand her]].
* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes: Princess Styla, no question. She spends the majority of the first major trailer (when she isn't explaining the game mechanics) crying or reminiscing about a time when she wasn't cursed. Although...since her curse is all about not being able to wear a PimpedOutDress, some people claim she suffers from more {{Wangst}} than being a woobie. {{Fridge Horror}} still applies here though because not being able to take off the ugly leotard is more than just a crime against fashion.
* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess:
** Midna. Starts off as a JerkassWoobie, but after she travels with Link for a while, she eases up on him.
** Prince Ralis, coping with [[spoiler:his mother's tragic death]].
** Colin, before he TookALevelInBadass.
* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword:
** IronWoobie: Link and Zelda, but ''especially'' Zelda. Events throughout the game will make you want to hug the both of them.
** JerkassWoobie: Scrapper. The last one of his kind (excluding Skipper and his crew, [[spoiler:fully aware of living literally on borrowed time]]), unaware of the fate of his people during the ages, and hopelessly in love with Fi. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold He's also kind of a dick,]] especially to the player, but it still sucks to be him, poor Scrapper.
** TheWoobie: Peatrice. She [[InLoveWithLove just wants someone to love and understand her]].
* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes: Princess Styla, no question. She spends the majority of the first major trailer (when she isn't explaining the game mechanics) crying or reminiscing about a time when she wasn't cursed. Although...since her curse is all about not being able to wear a PimpedOutDress, some people claim she suffers from more {{Wangst}} than being a woobie. {{Fridge Horror}} still applies here though because not being able to take off the ugly leotard is more than just a crime against fashion.
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** WoobieSpecies: The people of Termina in general. [[CrapsackWorld Almost anybody and everybody you might come across during the course of the game is a woobie.]]
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** WoobieSpecies: The people of Termina in general. [[CrapsackWorld Almost anybody and everybody you might come across during the course of the game is a woobie.]]]]
* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures:
** JerkassWoobie: Shadow Link.
* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures:
** JerkassWoobie: Shadow Link.
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*** Prince Derek. He's probably the least mean-hearted character on the show, but he lives with a DysfunctionalFamily; his parents really don't get along with each other, and he's not very close to his half-sister Bean, who occasionally bullies him.
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*** Prince Derek. He's probably the least mean-hearted character on the show, but he lives with a DysfunctionalFamily; his parents really don't get along with each other, and he's not very close to his half-sister Bean, who occasionally bullies him.him.
* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask:
** JerkassWoobie: Skull Kid. His pranks frequently cross the line between a fun joke and an unfunny one, but he does it because he has hardly any friends, and because the mask he's wearing is gradually taking control of his actions.
** WoobieSpecies: The people of Termina in general. [[CrapsackWorld Almost anybody and everybody you might come across during the course of the game is a woobie.]]
* YMMV/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask:
** JerkassWoobie: Skull Kid. His pranks frequently cross the line between a fun joke and an unfunny one, but he does it because he has hardly any friends, and because the mask he's wearing is gradually taking control of his actions.
** WoobieSpecies: The people of Termina in general. [[CrapsackWorld Almost anybody and everybody you might come across during the course of the game is a woobie.]]
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*** Movie: Ai is thoroughly woobified throughout much of fall and winter.
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*** Movie: Ai is thoroughly woobified throughout much of fall and winter.winter.
* YMMV/{{Disenchantment}}
** JerkassWoobie:
** Luci. Despite some of the meaner things he's done to his friends, he's still completely and genuinely loyal to Bean and Elfo. [[spoiler:Even he is truly saddened by Elfo's death at the end of Season 1.]]
** In-universe, this is intentionally invoked (but more PlayedForLaughs) regarding the fate of Prince Merkimer, Bean's [[PrinceCharmless obnoxious]], [[TheCasanova womanizing]] fiance who [[BalefulPolymorph accidentally turns himself]] [[{{Animorphism}} into a pig]]. Several episodes later, it's shown that Merkimer has fallen into a deep depression and wallows in self-pity over his transformation, due to no longer being able to woo women as a sad, fat pig.
** TheWoobie:
*** Elfo, [[spoiler:after the poor guy gets shot to death by arrow fire from one of the knights attacking his village]].
*** Prince Derek. He's probably the least mean-hearted character on the show, but he lives with a DysfunctionalFamily; his parents really don't get along with each other, and he's not very close to his half-sister Bean, who occasionally bullies him.
* YMMV/{{Disenchantment}}
** JerkassWoobie:
** Luci. Despite some of the meaner things he's done to his friends, he's still completely and genuinely loyal to Bean and Elfo. [[spoiler:Even he is truly saddened by Elfo's death at the end of Season 1.]]
** In-universe, this is intentionally invoked (but more PlayedForLaughs) regarding the fate of Prince Merkimer, Bean's [[PrinceCharmless obnoxious]], [[TheCasanova womanizing]] fiance who [[BalefulPolymorph accidentally turns himself]] [[{{Animorphism}} into a pig]]. Several episodes later, it's shown that Merkimer has fallen into a deep depression and wallows in self-pity over his transformation, due to no longer being able to woo women as a sad, fat pig.
** TheWoobie:
*** Elfo, [[spoiler:after the poor guy gets shot to death by arrow fire from one of the knights attacking his village]].
*** Prince Derek. He's probably the least mean-hearted character on the show, but he lives with a DysfunctionalFamily; his parents really don't get along with each other, and he's not very close to his half-sister Bean, who occasionally bullies him.
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YMMV/{{Wario}} JerkassWoobie: Wario himself, if you take the [[AllThereInTheManual Nintendo Power]] ''Mario vs. Wario'' comic as canon; his beef with Mario is over Mario being a giant {{Jerkass}} to Wario when they were kids, and nothing else.
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YMMV/{{Wario}} JerkassWoobie: Wario himself, if you take the [[AllThereInTheManual Nintendo Power]] ''Mario vs. Wario'' comic as canon; his beef with Mario is over Mario being a giant {{Jerkass}} to Wario when they were kids, and nothing else.else.
* YMMV/AnimalCrossing:
** JerkassWoobie: Phyllis. She may come off as a {{Jerkass}} with some of her scathing comments made to the player character. However, you can't help but feel sorry for her when villagers in Wild World say that they saw her crying from dealing with the failed relationship with Pete and her sister, Pelly.
** TheWoobie:
*** In ''City Folk'', Lyle the insurance-hawking otter went from the most [[TheScrappy annoying and despicable character in the game]], constantly hounding the player to buy his policies, to a chronically depressed sulker in a job he despises, playing a StepfordSmiler for everyone who walks through the doors. Ouch. He was like that in ''Wild World'' as well--try running into him at The Roost to see just how world-weary he is when not in "trying to sell the player insurance" mode.
*** Sable's backstory is just as woobie-tastic, if not more so.
** After hearing Tom Nook's backstory, portraying him as a poor and idealistic boy broken by the realities of business and a failure to become successful, his best friend and possible love interest Sable being unable to see him as the cheerful child he once was... some just find it impossible to hate him.
*** [[CuteKitten Katie, though her annoyingly slow speed may bug some people.]]
*** Shrunk is seen as this by some; not only does he have a hard time pursuing his passion in comedy (due to being a terrible comedian), but given the implications that his jokes are true stories, he seems to be quite the ButtMonkey. [[AwfulWeddedLife His relationship with his wife doesn't seem very happy either.]]
*** Movie: Ai is thoroughly woobified throughout much of fall and winter.
* YMMV/AnimalCrossing:
** JerkassWoobie: Phyllis. She may come off as a {{Jerkass}} with some of her scathing comments made to the player character. However, you can't help but feel sorry for her when villagers in Wild World say that they saw her crying from dealing with the failed relationship with Pete and her sister, Pelly.
** TheWoobie:
*** In ''City Folk'', Lyle the insurance-hawking otter went from the most [[TheScrappy annoying and despicable character in the game]], constantly hounding the player to buy his policies, to a chronically depressed sulker in a job he despises, playing a StepfordSmiler for everyone who walks through the doors. Ouch. He was like that in ''Wild World'' as well--try running into him at The Roost to see just how world-weary he is when not in "trying to sell the player insurance" mode.
*** Sable's backstory is just as woobie-tastic, if not more so.
** After hearing Tom Nook's backstory, portraying him as a poor and idealistic boy broken by the realities of business and a failure to become successful, his best friend and possible love interest Sable being unable to see him as the cheerful child he once was... some just find it impossible to hate him.
*** [[CuteKitten Katie, though her annoyingly slow speed may bug some people.]]
*** Shrunk is seen as this by some; not only does he have a hard time pursuing his passion in comedy (due to being a terrible comedian), but given the implications that his jokes are true stories, he seems to be quite the ButtMonkey. [[AwfulWeddedLife His relationship with his wife doesn't seem very happy either.]]
*** Movie: Ai is thoroughly woobified throughout much of fall and winter.
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* YMMV/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas(Animated Special): Max gets treated pretty badly by the Grinch for much of the story, almost bordering on KickTheDog.
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* YMMV/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas(Animated Special): Max gets treated pretty badly by the Grinch for much of the story, almost bordering on KickTheDog.KickTheDog.
YMMV/{{Wario}} JerkassWoobie: Wario himself, if you take the [[AllThereInTheManual Nintendo Power]] ''Mario vs. Wario'' comic as canon; his beef with Mario is over Mario being a giant {{Jerkass}} to Wario when they were kids, and nothing else.
YMMV/{{Wario}} JerkassWoobie: Wario himself, if you take the [[AllThereInTheManual Nintendo Power]] ''Mario vs. Wario'' comic as canon; his beef with Mario is over Mario being a giant {{Jerkass}} to Wario when they were kids, and nothing else.
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* YMMV/KMemoryOfRed: Though Eric Surt acted like an ass to everyone and [[spoiler:tried to kill Mikoto and Tatara, his backstory is quite sad.]]
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* YMMV/KMemoryOfRed: Though Eric Surt acted like an ass to everyone and [[spoiler:tried to kill Mikoto and Tatara, his backstory is quite sad.]]]]
* YMMV/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas(Animated Special): Max gets treated pretty badly by the Grinch for much of the story, almost bordering on KickTheDog.
* YMMV/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas(Animated Special): Max gets treated pretty badly by the Grinch for much of the story, almost bordering on KickTheDog.
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** Warcraft: Runty from the Blackrock Caverns dungeon, mainly due to his buff [[http://www.wowhead.com/spell=77783 Almost Ferocious]]. He's trying his best.
** ''[[VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}} Xenoblade Chronicles]]'': Two more examples are Dunban and especially our hero, Shulk. Both have lost someone very dear to them, [[spoiler: Fiora]]. Dunban was nearly crippled from using the Monado, and Shulk's [[spoiler: an orphan who was taken in by TheDragon. Not to mention he constantly suffers through both his friends who have lost many comrades and carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders since only he can wield the Monado after Dunban is crippled. Later on, it turns out he was a puppet for the BigBad and is shot in the back and killed by Dickson, the one man who was like a father to him. He's brought back to life, but ''damn''. The BigBad proceeds to attempt to destroy the entire world because he's [[JerkassGod god]] and he can do what he wants. Shulk finally ends up making everything right in the end by wishing for a world without gods.]]
** ''[[VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}} Xenoblade Chronicles]]'': Two more examples are Dunban and especially our hero, Shulk. Both have lost someone very dear to them, [[spoiler: Fiora]]. Dunban was nearly crippled from using the Monado, and Shulk's [[spoiler: an orphan who was taken in by TheDragon. Not to mention he constantly suffers through both his friends who have lost many comrades and carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders since only he can wield the Monado after Dunban is crippled. Later on, it turns out he was a puppet for the BigBad and is shot in the back and killed by Dickson, the one man who was like a father to him. He's brought back to life, but ''damn''. The BigBad proceeds to attempt to destroy the entire world because he's [[JerkassGod god]] and he can do what he wants. Shulk finally ends up making everything right in the end by wishing for a world without gods.]]
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** TheWoobie: Fienna, for being bound to her town and the medium between people and the Dragons no matter what; and later... [[spoiler: LYCORIS!]]
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** TheWoobie: Fienna, for being bound to her town and the medium between people and the Dragons no matter what; and later... [[spoiler: LYCORIS!]]LYCORIS!]]
* YMMV/KMemoryOfRed: Though Eric Surt acted like an ass to everyone and [[spoiler:tried to kill Mikoto and Tatara, his backstory is quite sad.]]
* YMMV/KMemoryOfRed: Though Eric Surt acted like an ass to everyone and [[spoiler:tried to kill Mikoto and Tatara, his backstory is quite sad.]]
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* StoicWoobie: [[spoiler: Childman]], due to his emotional baggage and noble heart; not ever showing how it hurts him inside [[spoiler: and how deeply he blames himself for the deal with Azalie.]]
* TheWoobie: Fienna, for being bound to her town and the medium between people and the Dragons no matter what; and later... [[spoiler: LYCORIS!]]
* TheWoobie: Fienna, for being bound to her town and the medium between people and the Dragons no matter what; and later... [[spoiler: LYCORIS!]]
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** Ticy in the First Chronicle.
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** Ticy in the First Chronicle.Chronicle.
* YMMV/SorcererStabberOrphen:
** IronWoobie: Orphen, whose quests bring him terrible pain but he refuses to give in; Stephanie, [[spoiler: due to the DealWithTheDevil]]
** JerkassWoobie: Cleao, since she can be annoying and pushy but has a heart of gold underneath.
* StoicWoobie: [[spoiler: Childman]], due to his emotional baggage and noble heart; not ever showing how it hurts him inside [[spoiler: and how deeply he blames himself for the deal with Azalie.]]
* TheWoobie: Fienna, for being bound to her town and the medium between people and the Dragons no matter what; and later... [[spoiler: LYCORIS!]]
* YMMV/SorcererStabberOrphen:
** IronWoobie: Orphen, whose quests bring him terrible pain but he refuses to give in; Stephanie, [[spoiler: due to the DealWithTheDevil]]
** JerkassWoobie: Cleao, since she can be annoying and pushy but has a heart of gold underneath.
* StoicWoobie: [[spoiler: Childman]], due to his emotional baggage and noble heart; not ever showing how it hurts him inside [[spoiler: and how deeply he blames himself for the deal with Azalie.]]
* TheWoobie: Fienna, for being bound to her town and the medium between people and the Dragons no matter what; and later... [[spoiler: LYCORIS!]]
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** ''[[VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}} Xenoblade Chronicles]]'': Two more examples are Dunban and especially our hero, Shulk. Both have lost someone very dear to them, [[spoiler: Fiora]]. Dunban was nearly crippled from using the Monado, and Shulk's [[spoiler: an orphan who was taken in by TheDragon. Not to mention he constantly suffers through both his friends who have lost many comrades and carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders since only he can wield the Monado after Dunban is crippled. Later on, it turns out he was a puppet for the BigBad and is shot in the back and killed by Dickson, the one man who was like a father to him. He's brought back to life, but ''damn''. The BigBad proceeds to attempt to destroy the entire world because he's [[JerkassGod god]] and he can do what he wants. Shulk finally ends up making everything right in the end by wishing for a world without gods.]]
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** ''[[VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}} Xenoblade Chronicles]]'': Two more examples are Dunban and especially our hero, Shulk. Both have lost someone very dear to them, [[spoiler: Fiora]]. Dunban was nearly crippled from using the Monado, and Shulk's [[spoiler: an orphan who was taken in by TheDragon. Not to mention he constantly suffers through both his friends who have lost many comrades and carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders since only he can wield the Monado after Dunban is crippled. Later on, it turns out he was a puppet for the BigBad and is shot in the back and killed by Dickson, the one man who was like a father to him. He's brought back to life, but ''damn''. The BigBad proceeds to attempt to destroy the entire world because he's [[JerkassGod god]] and he can do what he wants. Shulk finally ends up making everything right in the end by wishing for a world without gods.]]]]
* YMMV/{{Freezing}}:
** [[JerkassWoobie Holly]]
** Satellizer. Kazuya is pretty much the only person who treats her like a human being rather than a wild animal, and because of that, he sees the adorable, softy side to her.
** The E-Pandoras. One signed on to the project to avoid starving to death and one was sold by her parents. The rest of them are implied to have even worse pasts.
** Ticy in the First Chronicle.
* YMMV/{{Freezing}}:
** [[JerkassWoobie Holly]]
** Satellizer. Kazuya is pretty much the only person who treats her like a human being rather than a wild animal, and because of that, he sees the adorable, softy side to her.
** The E-Pandoras. One signed on to the project to avoid starving to death and one was sold by her parents. The rest of them are implied to have even worse pasts.
** Ticy in the First Chronicle.
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** Latios, too. He gets curbstomped by the aforementioned Pokémon to protect his sister, is put through ColdBloodedTorture by Annie and Oakley to power a superweapon, and [[spoiler:ends up dying to protect Alto Mare.]]
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** Latios, too. He gets curbstomped by the aforementioned Pokémon to protect his sister, is put through ColdBloodedTorture by Annie and Oakley to power a superweapon, and [[spoiler:ends up dying to protect Alto Mare.]]
** Warcraft: Runty from the Blackrock Caverns dungeon, mainly due to his buff [[http://www.wowhead.com/spell=77783 Almost Ferocious]]. He's trying his best.
** ''[[VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}} Xenoblade Chronicles]]'': Two more examples are Dunban and especially our hero, Shulk. Both have lost someone very dear to them, [[spoiler: Fiora]]. Dunban was nearly crippled from using the Monado, and Shulk's [[spoiler: an orphan who was taken in by TheDragon. Not to mention he constantly suffers through both his friends who have lost many comrades and carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders since only he can wield the Monado after Dunban is crippled. Later on, it turns out he was a puppet for the BigBad and is shot in the back and killed by Dickson, the one man who was like a father to him. He's brought back to life, but ''damn''. The BigBad proceeds to attempt to destroy the entire world because he's [[JerkassGod god]] and he can do what he wants. Shulk finally ends up making everything right in the end by wishing for a world without gods.]]
** Warcraft: Runty from the Blackrock Caverns dungeon, mainly due to his buff [[http://www.wowhead.com/spell=77783 Almost Ferocious]]. He's trying his best.
** ''[[VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}} Xenoblade Chronicles]]'': Two more examples are Dunban and especially our hero, Shulk. Both have lost someone very dear to them, [[spoiler: Fiora]]. Dunban was nearly crippled from using the Monado, and Shulk's [[spoiler: an orphan who was taken in by TheDragon. Not to mention he constantly suffers through both his friends who have lost many comrades and carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders since only he can wield the Monado after Dunban is crippled. Later on, it turns out he was a puppet for the BigBad and is shot in the back and killed by Dickson, the one man who was like a father to him. He's brought back to life, but ''damn''. The BigBad proceeds to attempt to destroy the entire world because he's [[JerkassGod god]] and he can do what he wants. Shulk finally ends up making everything right in the end by wishing for a world without gods.]]
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** JerkassWoobie: The Coppelion antagonists shown so far may oppose Ibara and want to blow things up, but do have their tragic reasons for doing so and aren't really evil.[[note]]This doesn't include the three unnamed scientists.[[/note]][[/note]]
* YMMV/PokemonHeroes:
** Latias. She's beaten up by Espeon, Ariados and Aerodactyl, nearly drowned, and [[spoiler:loses her brother]] in less than twelve hours.
** Latios, too. He gets curbstomped by the aforementioned Pokémon to protect his sister, is put through ColdBloodedTorture by Annie and Oakley to power a superweapon, and [[spoiler:ends up dying to protect Alto Mare.]]
* YMMV/PokemonHeroes:
** Latias. She's beaten up by Espeon, Ariados and Aerodactyl, nearly drowned, and [[spoiler:loses her brother]] in less than twelve hours.
** Latios, too. He gets curbstomped by the aforementioned Pokémon to protect his sister, is put through ColdBloodedTorture by Annie and Oakley to power a superweapon, and [[spoiler:ends up dying to protect Alto Mare.]]
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* Diana in ''VideoGame/SakuraWars: [[VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove So Long, My Love]]'', though her initial self-pity can keep people from feeling sorry for her in some cases. She quickly sheds her Woobie status once she joins the party, though.
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* Diana in ''VideoGame/SakuraWars: [[VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove So Long, My Love]]'', though her initial self-pity can keep people from feeling sorry for her in some cases. She quickly sheds her Woobie status once she joins the party, though.though.
* Characters/Coppelion:
** WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Kanon Ozu, Shion Ozu, Mana Tsuburaya, Meisa Ichikawa, Chimera
** TheWoobie: The Coppelion. All their life they have been training for this one mission, knowing little else. They know that without the situation in the Old Capital, they don't have anything to live for.
** IronWoobie: Ibara, who is a Coppelion SuperSoldier.
** JerkassWoobie: The Coppelion antagonists shown so far may oppose Ibara and want to blow things up, but do have their tragic reasons for doing so and aren't really evil.
* Characters/Coppelion:
** WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Kanon Ozu, Shion Ozu, Mana Tsuburaya, Meisa Ichikawa, Chimera
** TheWoobie: The Coppelion. All their life they have been training for this one mission, knowing little else. They know that without the situation in the Old Capital, they don't have anything to live for.
** IronWoobie: Ibara, who is a Coppelion SuperSoldier.
** JerkassWoobie: The Coppelion antagonists shown so far may oppose Ibara and want to blow things up, but do have their tragic reasons for doing so and aren't really evil.
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* ''Literature/AGiantSuckingSound'': [[spoiler: President Ann Richards]] struggles with school violence, a chaotic foreign policy, terrorism, and partisan politics, and feelings of illegitimacy due to her [[spoiler: opponent, Paul Wellstone, being assassinated]], with a calm face and a cigarette in her mouth.
* [[DeadpanSnarker Noah]] from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' gets severely injured in almost every episode he appears in, has a HUGE family in which he's the youngest kid, is generally ignored and made fun of, and yet never complains about it.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': Ferb comes off this way any time you get the feeling he's sad.
--> '''Phineas:''' Hey, Ferb, where's [[PrecociousCrush Vanessa]]?\\
'''Ferb:''' She went off with someone else.
* Optimus Prime in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' doesn't show a lot of emotion and he has had a ''lot'' of bad stuff happen to him.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'':
** Mr. Cat never shows any signs of sadness any time something bad happens to him. In one episode when Kaeloo (who he has a crush on) refuses to kiss him, he nonchalantly turns away and pretends not to care.
** Almost everything that happens to Quack Quack is terrible (even though he's said to be "lucky").
* ''Anime/BlackRockShooter'''s Kagari counts as more along the lines of a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds. Did we mention that there's no medical reason why she can't walk? She just became codependent on her friend, Yomi.
* Hayate Yagami from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'', though she gets better, both in terms of mobility and life situation, by the third season. Also qualified as a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds for a short while at the end of ''A's''.
* [[{{Manga/Naruto}} Rock Lee]] ends up heavily injured by Gaara during the exam and has to use crutches. The others fear that he may be permanently crippled, which would destroy his dream of ever becoming a ninja. [[spoiler:He gets better.]]
* Subverted in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' Part 7 by Johnny Joestar. He's shown as a somewhat frail and even effeminate boy but he's still determined enough to take part in the Steel Ball Run horse race even without working legs to follow [[BigBrotherMentor Gyro Zeppeli]] and to find out the secret of his [[ItMakesSenseInContext steel balls]].
* Subverted in ''Anime/CrossAnge''. Ange's sister Sylvia is wheelchair-bound and seems to hit all the aspects of the trope... until later episodes show her to terribly cruel and hateful toward her Norma sister, losing her any audience sympathy she might have had. And in the end, [[spoiler:it turns out her paralysis was psychosomatic in nature, as a terrified-out-of-her-mind Sylvia is able to stand up and run away in the final episodes, and is shown standing without assistance in the epilogue.]]
* [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/1378808.html#cutid1 This DC Superfriends story.]] It uses this trope for the younger audience.
* In ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'', ComicBook/JimmyOlsen in "Yesterday's Man of Tomorrow". He was crippled by crossfire [[ForWantOfANail because Superman had exiled himself as Superboy.]]
* Ramon from ''MarAdentro'' is an extreme example in that he is quadriplegic and confined to his bed for most of the film, becoming a WheelchairWoobie only towards the end.
* Crutchie from ''{{Film/Newsies}}''.
* Vriess in ''Film/AlienResurrection''. Complete with a scene where Johner [[KickTheDog throws a knife into one of his numb legs]], just to be an ass!
* Subverted in ''Film/NottingHill'': The story of how Bella ended up in a wheelchair is tragic, and tragic elements continue to unfold, but overall Bella is cheerful, emotionally stable and quite a forceful personality, to the point that she doesn't hesitate to give several other characters a well-needed boot up the arse on occasion.
* ''Film/TheChangeling'': [[spoiler: The film's ghost is the soul of a tortured little child named Joseph who could not find peace before being vindicated and revealing to the public that he was murdered by his own father because of his crippling sickness.]]
* In ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'', Tiny Tim is a sad little boy who has a bad leg and can only walk with a crutch.
* Briarlight from ''Literature/WarriorCats'', after breaking her spine. Being a cat, however, she doesn't have a wheelchair, making her even ''more'' of a woobie.
* Orson from ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' after the plane crash during season 6 leaves him paralyzed. He even takes advantage of his condition in order to get his revenge against Bree.
* On ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', Maeby tries to invoke this trope with her false identity of wheelchair-bound, dying Shirley.
* Artie from ''{{Series/Glee}}'' drifts into this on occasion.
* When Music/SnoopDogg hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', he played a mediocre, wheelchair-bound rapper who continually wins battles by reminding the audience that he's in a wheelchair - until he goes up against a blind rapper.
* John Locke from ''{{Series/Lost}}''.
* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'':
** Matthew is seen by many as this.
** Bates, who uses a cane due to an injury he got while serving in the military.
* ''Friday Night Lights/TV Series'': Jason Street
* The Clockworker's Doll in the Franchise/EvilliousChronicles. Even though the wheelchair has no bearing in her woobie-ness, she's still a major example. [[spoiler: Although she did get out of it as of Capriccio Farce.]]
* The subject of Music/TomWaits' seemingly carefree ChildhoodNostalgiaSong "Kentucky Avenue" is revealed to be one in the final verse after the narrator spends the whole song planning all the fun things they're going to do all summer.
-->''I'll take the spokes from your wheelchair and a magpie's wings\\
And I'll tie 'em to your shoulders and your feet\\
I'll steal a hacksaw from my dad and cut the braces off your legs\\
And we'll bury them tonight out in the cornfield...''
* Acro from the second ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' game. [[spoiler:He lost his brother and his ability to walk to an accident that should have been just an innocent prank! He's one of the series' very few {{Sympathetic Murderer}}s.]]
* Diana in ''VideoGame/SakuraWars: [[VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove So Long, My Love]]'', though her initial self-pity can keep people from feeling sorry for her in some cases. She quickly sheds her Woobie status once she joins the party, though.
* [[DeadpanSnarker Noah]] from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' gets severely injured in almost every episode he appears in, has a HUGE family in which he's the youngest kid, is generally ignored and made fun of, and yet never complains about it.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': Ferb comes off this way any time you get the feeling he's sad.
--> '''Phineas:''' Hey, Ferb, where's [[PrecociousCrush Vanessa]]?\\
'''Ferb:''' She went off with someone else.
* Optimus Prime in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' doesn't show a lot of emotion and he has had a ''lot'' of bad stuff happen to him.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'':
** Mr. Cat never shows any signs of sadness any time something bad happens to him. In one episode when Kaeloo (who he has a crush on) refuses to kiss him, he nonchalantly turns away and pretends not to care.
** Almost everything that happens to Quack Quack is terrible (even though he's said to be "lucky").
* ''Anime/BlackRockShooter'''s Kagari counts as more along the lines of a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds. Did we mention that there's no medical reason why she can't walk? She just became codependent on her friend, Yomi.
* Hayate Yagami from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'', though she gets better, both in terms of mobility and life situation, by the third season. Also qualified as a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds for a short while at the end of ''A's''.
* [[{{Manga/Naruto}} Rock Lee]] ends up heavily injured by Gaara during the exam and has to use crutches. The others fear that he may be permanently crippled, which would destroy his dream of ever becoming a ninja. [[spoiler:He gets better.]]
* Subverted in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' Part 7 by Johnny Joestar. He's shown as a somewhat frail and even effeminate boy but he's still determined enough to take part in the Steel Ball Run horse race even without working legs to follow [[BigBrotherMentor Gyro Zeppeli]] and to find out the secret of his [[ItMakesSenseInContext steel balls]].
* Subverted in ''Anime/CrossAnge''. Ange's sister Sylvia is wheelchair-bound and seems to hit all the aspects of the trope... until later episodes show her to terribly cruel and hateful toward her Norma sister, losing her any audience sympathy she might have had. And in the end, [[spoiler:it turns out her paralysis was psychosomatic in nature, as a terrified-out-of-her-mind Sylvia is able to stand up and run away in the final episodes, and is shown standing without assistance in the epilogue.]]
* [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/1378808.html#cutid1 This DC Superfriends story.]] It uses this trope for the younger audience.
* In ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'', ComicBook/JimmyOlsen in "Yesterday's Man of Tomorrow". He was crippled by crossfire [[ForWantOfANail because Superman had exiled himself as Superboy.]]
* Ramon from ''MarAdentro'' is an extreme example in that he is quadriplegic and confined to his bed for most of the film, becoming a WheelchairWoobie only towards the end.
* Crutchie from ''{{Film/Newsies}}''.
* Vriess in ''Film/AlienResurrection''. Complete with a scene where Johner [[KickTheDog throws a knife into one of his numb legs]], just to be an ass!
* Subverted in ''Film/NottingHill'': The story of how Bella ended up in a wheelchair is tragic, and tragic elements continue to unfold, but overall Bella is cheerful, emotionally stable and quite a forceful personality, to the point that she doesn't hesitate to give several other characters a well-needed boot up the arse on occasion.
* ''Film/TheChangeling'': [[spoiler: The film's ghost is the soul of a tortured little child named Joseph who could not find peace before being vindicated and revealing to the public that he was murdered by his own father because of his crippling sickness.]]
* In ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'', Tiny Tim is a sad little boy who has a bad leg and can only walk with a crutch.
* Briarlight from ''Literature/WarriorCats'', after breaking her spine. Being a cat, however, she doesn't have a wheelchair, making her even ''more'' of a woobie.
* Orson from ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' after the plane crash during season 6 leaves him paralyzed. He even takes advantage of his condition in order to get his revenge against Bree.
* On ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', Maeby tries to invoke this trope with her false identity of wheelchair-bound, dying Shirley.
* Artie from ''{{Series/Glee}}'' drifts into this on occasion.
* When Music/SnoopDogg hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', he played a mediocre, wheelchair-bound rapper who continually wins battles by reminding the audience that he's in a wheelchair - until he goes up against a blind rapper.
* John Locke from ''{{Series/Lost}}''.
* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'':
** Matthew is seen by many as this.
** Bates, who uses a cane due to an injury he got while serving in the military.
* ''Friday Night Lights/TV Series'': Jason Street
* The Clockworker's Doll in the Franchise/EvilliousChronicles. Even though the wheelchair has no bearing in her woobie-ness, she's still a major example. [[spoiler: Although she did get out of it as of Capriccio Farce.]]
* The subject of Music/TomWaits' seemingly carefree ChildhoodNostalgiaSong "Kentucky Avenue" is revealed to be one in the final verse after the narrator spends the whole song planning all the fun things they're going to do all summer.
-->''I'll take the spokes from your wheelchair and a magpie's wings\\
And I'll tie 'em to your shoulders and your feet\\
I'll steal a hacksaw from my dad and cut the braces off your legs\\
And we'll bury them tonight out in the cornfield...''
* Acro from the second ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' game. [[spoiler:He lost his brother and his ability to walk to an accident that should have been just an innocent prank! He's one of the series' very few {{Sympathetic Murderer}}s.]]
* Diana in ''VideoGame/SakuraWars: [[VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove So Long, My Love]]'', though her initial self-pity can keep people from feeling sorry for her in some cases. She quickly sheds her Woobie status once she joins the party, though.
