History Woobie / InanimateInsanity

* Yin, considering his problems with Yang, and the abuse the latter has inflicted on him, as well as him [[TookALevelInCynic becoming more cynical]] in the third season.

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* Poor, poor Balloon. [[TheAtoner He tries to change himself into a better person]] once he joins Season 2, but almost none of the contestants trust him. He begins to develop a close relationship with Suitcase, [[spoiler: but Nickel attempts to exclude him from their alliance and treats him like garbage. Then Episode 11 comes and he gets pressured by Microphone prior to the challenge, accidentally causes his team to lose, and gets eliminated for that very reason. And one of his votes was from himself.

* Poor, poor Balloon. [[TheAtoner He tries to change himself into a better person]] once he joins Season 2, but almost none of the contestants trust him. He begins to develop a close relationship with Suitcase, [[spoiler: but Nickel attempts to exclude him from their alliance and treats him like garbage. Then Episode 11 comes and he gets pressured by Microphone prior to the challenge, accidentally causes his team to lose, and gets eliminated for that very reason. And one of his votes was from himself. FridgeHorror kicks in once you realize he gets sent to Hotel OJ once he is eliminated, where almost everyone residing there detests him, unfortunately including ''Nickel''. Although, according to the [[Heartwarming/InanimateInsanity heartwarming page]], [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/55977c9bee6afdcabe373b0e639fc2d8/tumblr_p2k5sfSTpa1w86bjco1_250.jpg there are apparently some who now got his back]]!]]
** Thankfully, the [[https://www.inanimateinsanity.com/comics-4 comics]] confirm the last part.

* Microphone. She's normally very outgoing, but her loudness causes her to mess up in challenges and get criticized by her teammates. Episode 9 is not kind to her, as [[spoiler: Soap, her first real friend, gets eliminated and Taco reads her previous diary entries out loud, putting pressure on her shoulders. Unfortunately, her sympathy level goes down after Episode 11 when [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil she starts working with Taco]] and [[ManipulativeBastard verbally pressures Balloon.]]]] Luckily, her [[spoiler: sudden murder of Test Tube and Fan in Episode 14 bring her back to this, as she quits the game for what it has done for the contestants remaining.]]

** Thankfully, the [[https://www.inanimateinsanity.com/comics comics]] confirm the last part.

* Microphone. She's normally very outgoing, but her loudness causes her to mess up in challenges and get criticized by her teammates. Episode 9 is not kind to her, as [[spoiler: Soap, her first real friend, gets eliminated and Taco reads her previous diary entries out loud, putting pressure on her shoulders. Unfortunately, her sympathy level goes down after Episode 11 when [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil she starts working with Taco]] and [[ManipulativeBastard verbally pressures Balloon.]]]]

** In season one, he is a bit more like this, being body shamed and forced to read books, even if that was PlayedForLaughs.

* Lightbulb is quirky, upbeat, and one of the most optimistic characters on the show. She does, however, get upset whenever Paintbrush gets mad at her, especially when [[spoiler:they tell her that they don’t want to work with her in Episode 12.]]

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* Paintbrush is a JerkassWoobie. While [[HairTriggerTemper violently short-tempered]], aggressive, and a CompetitionFreak, they try their utter hardest to lead the Bright Lights to victory, yet their teammates almost never cooperate or listen to them. [[spoiler: Episode 12 reveals that they are non-binary and that they don’t bring it up because they fear their gender won’t be acknowledged by the others. Fortunately, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Lightbulb accepts them for who they are]], and their elimination, unlike others, ends on a bittersweet note.]]

* Paintbrush is a JerkassWoobie. While [[HairTriggerTemper violently short-tempered]], aggressive, and a CompetitionFreak, they try their utter hardest to lead the Bright Lights to victory, yet their teammates almost never cooperate or listen to them. [[spoiler: Episode 12 reveals that they are non-binary and that they don’t bring it up because they fear their gender won’t be acknowledged by the others. Fortunately, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Lightbulb accepts them for who they are]], and their elimination, unlike others, ends on a bittersweet note.]]

* Tissues. Minor as he is, he's been perpetually ill with a disease known as the "condi-SHAWN" as long as he can remember, and is often held back by it. [[{{Squick}}As gross as it is]], you can't help but feel sorry for him sometimes.
* [=MePhone4=] also qualifies as a JerkassWoobie. "Mine Your Own Business" reveals that [[spoiler: in his early days he was often physically and emotionally abused by Steve Cobs, and it was bad enough that [=MePhone=] eventually [[RepressedMemories suppressed all of his memories of him entirely]].]]

* Paintbrush is a JerkassWoobie borderline WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds. While [[HairTriggerTemper violently short-tempered]], aggressive, and a CompetitionFreak, this mostly stems from the fact that they prefer to do things their own way. [[spoiler: Episode 12 reveals that they are non-binary and that they don’t bring it up because they fear their gender won’t be acknowledged by the others. Fortunately, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Lightbulb accepts them for who they are]], and their elimination, unlike others, ends on a bittersweet note.]]
* How could ''any'' of you forget Tissues?! Minor as he is, he's been perpetually ill with a disease known as the "condi-SHAWN" as long as he can remember, and is often held back by it. As gross as it is, you can't help but feel bad..

* Paintbrush is a JerkassWoobie borderline WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds. While [[HairTriggerTemper violently short-tempered]], aggressive, and a CompetitionFreak, this mostly stems from the fact that they prefer to do things their own way. [[spoiler: Episode 12 reveals that they are non-binary and that they don’t bring it up because they fear their gender won’t be acknowledged by the others. Fortunately, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Lightbulb accepts them for who they are]], and their elimination, unlike others, ends on a bittersweet note.]]

* Poor, poor Balloon. [[TheAtoner He tries to change himself into a better person]] once he joins Season 2, but almost none of the contestants trust him. He begins to develop a close relationship with Suitcase, [[spoiler: but Nickel attempts to exclude him from their alliance and treats him like garbage. Then Episode 11 comes and he gets pressured by Microphone prior to the challenge, accidentally causes his team to lose, and gets eliminated for that very reason. And one of his votes was from himself. FridgeHorror kicks in once you realize he gets sent to Hotel OJ once he is eliminated, where almost everyone residing there detests him, unfortunately including ''Nickel''. Although, according to the [[Heartwarming/InanimateInsanity heartwarming page]], [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/55977c9bee6afdcabe373b0e639fc2d8/tumblr_p2k5sfSTpa1w86bjco1_250.jpg There are apparently some who now got his back]].]]

* Poor, poor Balloon. [[TheAtoner He tries to change himself into a better person]] once he joins Season 2, but almost none of the contestants trust him. He begins to develop a close relationship with Suitcase, [[spoiler: but Nickel attempts to exclude him from their alliance and treats him like garbage. Then Episode 11 comes and he gets pressured by Microphone prior to the challenge, accidentally causes his team to lose, and gets eliminated for that very reason. And one of his votes was from himself. FridgeHorror kicks in once you realize he gets sent to Hotel OJ once he is eliminated, where almost everyone residing there detests him, unfortunately including ''Nickel''.]]

* Paintbrush is a JerkassWoobie. While [[HairTriggerTemper violently short-tempered]], aggressive, and a CompetitionFreak, this mostly stems from the fact that they prefer to do things their own way. [[spoiler: Episode 12 reveals that they are non-binary and that they don’t bring it up because they fear their gender won’t be acknowledged by the others. Fortunately, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Lightbulb accepts them for who they are]], and their elimination, unlike others, ends on a bittersweet note.]]

* Crossing over to IronWoobie territory is Microphone. She's normally very outgoing, but her loudness causes her to mess up in challenges and get criticized by her teammates. Episode 9 is not kind to her, as [[spoiler: Soap, her first real friend, gets eliminated and Taco reads her previous diary entries out loud, putting pressure on her shoulders. Unfortunately, her sympathy level goes down after Episode 11 when [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil she starts working with Taco]] and [[ManipulativeBastard verbally pressures Balloon.]]]]

* [[IronWoobie Lightbulb]] is quirky, upbeat, and one of the most optimistic characters on the show. She does, however, get upset whenever Paintbrush gets mad at her, especially when [[spoiler:they tell her that they don’t want to work with her in Episode 12.]]

* Paintbrush is a JerkassWoobie. While [[HairTriggerTemper violently short-tempered]], aggressive, and a CompetitionFreak, [[spoiler:Episode 12 reveals that they prefer to do things their own way, which may be the result of their overly competitive and somewhat bossy nature. Said episode also reveals that they are non-binary and that they don’t bring it up because they fear their gender won’t be acknowledged by the others. Fortunately, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Lightbulb accepts them for who they are]], and their elimination, unlike others, ends on a bittersweet note.]]

* Baseball. [[spoiler: When Nickel and Suitcase get into an argument in Episode 10, he begins to have doubts as a leader. It gets worse the following episode, when Suitcase destroys his alliance by voting out Nickel, his closest friend since the beginning of the series.]]
* Lightbulb is very quirky and positive and has yet to be affected by the show's CerberusSyndrome. However, she seems to have [[ShipTease taken a liking to Paintbrush]], and has yet to have won their respect thanks to their overly competitive nature. Whenever Paintbrush gets upset with her, note that her expression usually changes into a sadder one.

* Apple is one as well. After making up with her in Episode 2, she becomes very clingy towards Marshmallow, [[spoiler: but come Episode 6 and their friendship gets destroyed again. Why? She was possessed by Bow, so it wasn't even her fault-and yet she still treats Marshmallow like they're friends.]]

* Crossing over to IronWoobie territory is Microphone. She's normally very outgoing, but her loudness causes her to mess up in challenges and get scorned by her teammates. Episode 9 is not kind to her, as [[spoiler: Soap, her first real friend, gets eliminated and Taco reads her previous diary entries out loud, putting pressure on her shoulders. Unfortunately, her sympathy level goes down after Episode 11 when [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil she starts working with Taco]] and [[ManipulativeBastard verbally pressures Balloon.]]]]

* Lightbulb is a minor example. In Episodes 4, 6, and 11, she gets visibly upset when Paintbrush gets annoyed with her.

* Poor, poor Balloon. [[TheAtoner He tries to change himself into a better person]] once he joins Season 2, but almost none of the contestants trust him. He begins to develop a close relationship with Suitcase, [[spoiler: but Nickel attempts to exclude him from their alliance and scorns him at every opportunity. Then Episode 11 comes and he gets pressured by Microphone prior to the challenge, accidentally causes his team to lose, and gets eliminated for that very reason. And one of his votes was from himself. FridgeHorror kicks in once you realize he gets sent to Hotel OJ once he is eliminated, where almost everyone residing there detests him, unfortunately including ''Nickel''.]]
* Microphone, although she's more of an IronWoobie. She's normally very outgoing, but her loudness causes her to mess up in challenges and get scorned by her teammates. Episode 9 is not kind to her, as [[spoiler: Soap, her first real friend, gets eliminated and Taco reads her previous diary entries out loud, putting pressure on her. Unfortunately, her sympathy level goes down after Episode 11 when [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil she starts working with Taco]] and [[ManipulativeBastard verbally pressures Balloon.]]]]

* Lightbulb is a minor example. In Episodes 4, 6, and 11, she gets visibly upset when Paintbrush turns her down.
* Marshmallow. Early in Season 1, she is treated like TheChewToy by Knife, and while he does stop bullying her, her dilemmas don't get any better. [[spoiler: She indirectly kills Bow, her close friend, in the finale and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone shows clear regret about it afterward.]] Then Apple, whom she made amends with in Episode 2, claims she was using her to get farther into the game. Episode 11 then reveals she doesn't like competing on the show-she believes it destroys relationships and causes drama for the contestants.]]

* Microphone. She's normally very outgoing, but her loudness causes her to mess up in challenges and get scorned by her teammates. Episode 9 is not kind to her, as [[spoiler: Soap, her first real friend, gets eliminated and Taco reads her previous diary entries out loud, putting pressure on her. Unfortunately, her sympathy level goes down after Episode 11 when [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil she starts working with Taco]] and [[ManipulativeBastard verbally pressures Balloon.]]]]