| 1 | %% Recently cleaned up via [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1348708863077800100 this thread]]. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | ->"''It's a hard-knock life for us!''" |
| 4 | -->-- ''Film/{{Annie|1982}}'' |
| 5 | |
| 6 | An index about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin characters who have had a hard life]], the things that happened to them, and how such things have affected and continue to affect them. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | See also MadnessTropes -- a tragic past ''can'' lead to mental disorder, but [[AngstWhatAngst not all characters who experience tragedy go mad]], and [[SingleIssuePsychology not all madness is the result of a tragic past]]. The former goes here, but the latter does not. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | May be overlapped with the SympatheticIndex. |
| 11 | ---- |
| 12 | !!Tropes: |
| 13 | [[index]] |
| 14 | [floatboxright: |
| 15 | '''Related indexes:''' |
| 16 | + AbuseTropes |
| 17 | ++ ChildAbuseTropes |
| 18 | ++ ATorturedIndex |
| 19 | + DysfunctionalFamilyIndex |
| 20 | + LoserArchetype |
| 21 | + OrphanedIndex |
| 22 | + PovertyTropes |
| 23 | + SympatheticIndex |
| 24 | + VictimhoodTropes |
| 25 | + TheWoobie |
| 26 | + TheUniverseHatesThisIndex |
| 27 | ] |
| 28 | * AbusiveParents: Being raised by a terrible father and/or mother can cause a lifetime of angst. |
| 29 | * AffairBlameTheBastard: Taking out your anger from your spouse's infidelity on the bastard child born of said infidelity. |
| 30 | * TheAloner |
| 31 | * AndIMustScream |
| 32 | * AngstWhatAngst: A character isn't shown to be bothered by a misfortune they've endured when realistically it should upset them at least a little. |
| 33 | * ArtisticLicenseChildLaborLaws: Kids are shown working despite being too young to work in real life. |
| 34 | * BadBedroomBadLife: The poor state of a character's bedroom reflects their difficult life. |
| 35 | * BadlyBatteredBabysitter |
| 36 | * BastardAngst: A child of unmarried parents faces a tough upbringing. |
| 37 | * BeingEvilSucks |
| 38 | * BeingGoodSucks |
| 39 | * BornIntoSlavery |
| 40 | * BreakTheBadass: The {{Badass}} breaks down when put up against odds that are too dangerous even for them. |
| 41 | * BreakTheBeliever: A devout believer is shocked when they realize that their beliefs are wrong. |
| 42 | * BreakTheCutie: [[TheCutie A sweet-natured, innocent character]] undeservedly suffers a misfortune. |
| 43 | * BreakTheHaughty: Someone gets their comeuppance from carrying their head too high. |
| 44 | * BreakTheScientist: A scientific expert loses all hope when their research is proven wrong. |
| 45 | * BrokenAce |
| 46 | * BrokenAngel |
| 47 | * BrokenBird |
| 48 | * BrokenHero |
| 49 | * BullyMagnet |
| 50 | * ButtMonkey: A character whose primary purpose is to suffer a constant string of bad luck. |
| 51 | * ByronicHero |
| 52 | * CaregiverAngst |
| 53 | * CartwrightCurse |
| 54 | * TheChainsOfCommanding |
| 55 | * TheChewToy: When their misfortune and suffering is usually PlayedForLaughs. |
| 56 | * ChildSoldiers: When very young people are forced to fight in wars, well needless to say it will ruin their childhoods. |
| 57 | * ConditionedToAcceptHorror |
| 58 | * CorruptTheCutie |
| 59 | * CosmicPlaything |
| 60 | * CripplingCastration |
| 61 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath |
| 62 | * CynicismCatalyst |
| 63 | * DarkAndTroubledPast |
| 64 | * DespairEventHorizon |
| 65 | * DeusAngstMachina |
| 66 | * DidNotGetTheGirl |
| 67 | * DomesticAbuse |
| 68 | * DoomMagnet |
| 69 | * DramaticSitDown |
| 70 | * DreadedKidsPartyEntertainerJob: People who work as entertainers at kids' parties suffer a lot. |
| 71 | * DreamCrushingHandicap |
| 72 | * DrivenToSuicide |
| 73 | * DrivenToVillainy |
| 74 | * DysfunctionJunction |
| 75 | * ElderAbuse |
| 76 | * EmptyShell |
| 77 | * FaceDeathWithDespair |
| 78 | * FallenHero |
| 79 | * FatalAttractor |
| 80 | * FateWorseThanDeath |
| 81 | * FictionalDisability |
| 82 | * FriendlessBackground |
| 83 | * FreudianExcuse: A villain, jerkass, or other dysfunctional character became the way they are because of something bad that happened to them in the past. |
| 84 | * FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Whatever happened to them sucked, but it's no excuse for them to not take responsibility for their own misbehavior, let alone a license to mistreat other people. |
| 85 | * {{Gayngst}} |
| 86 | * GenocideSurvivor: Someone who somehow managed to survive during a murderous campaign to exterminate their people. May suffer from severe PTSD or SurvivorGuilt. |
| 87 | * GothsHaveItHard: If someone's a goth, emo, or similar, that means that they've had bad experiences or have a serious psychological problem such as depression. |
| 88 | * HadToBeSharp |
| 89 | * HealTheCutie |
| 90 | * HellholePrison: A horrible place to be for the people who were imprisoned. |
| 91 | * HerHeartWillGoOn |
| 92 | * HeroicBSOD: The hero goes into an emotional breakdown. |
| 93 | * HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood |
| 94 | * HopeIsScary |
| 95 | * IdentityBreakdown: A character has a mental break because of issues and revelations regarding who or what they are |
| 96 | * ILetGwenStacyDie |
| 97 | * ImmortalityHurts |
| 98 | * IronButtMonkey: A character suffers tons of physical injuries, but manages to get through all of them unscathed. |
| 99 | * IronWoobie: Despite how much their life sucks, this character [[{{Determinator}} refuses to give up and just keeps carrying on]]. |
| 100 | * ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne |
| 101 | * JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife |
| 102 | * JerkassWoobie: Despite their bad behavior, we still end up feeling sorry for a jerk or villain because of all the bad things they've been through. |
| 103 | * LastOfHisKind |
| 104 | * TheLostLenore: For the person who lost the love interest. |
| 105 | * MadeASlave |
| 106 | * MentorInSourArmor |
| 107 | * NeverBeHurtAgain |
| 108 | * OutOfTheClosetIntoTheFire |
| 109 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: A parent suffers the tragedy of outliving their child(ren). |
| 110 | * ParentalAbandonment |
| 111 | * PlaguedByNightmares: A character has consistent nightmares, hinting at deeper issues. |
| 112 | * RapeAsDrama |
| 113 | * RedemptionEqualsAffliction |
| 114 | * ReducedToRatburgers |
| 115 | * ResurrectionDeathLoop |
| 116 | * RevengeIsNotJustice: Whatever happened to them is wrong, but it's no excuse for them to take no responsibility for their own behavior during their revenge quest. |
| 117 | * ShellShockedVeteran: A soldier is deeply traumatized by [[WarIsHell all the horrors they experienced from the war they fought in]]. |
| 118 | * SoullessBedroom: Someone who lacks emotions has an unnaturally clean bedroom with few or no personal possessions. |
| 119 | * SourOutsideSadInside |
| 120 | * StandardCopBackstory |
| 121 | * StoicWoobie: An miserable character who [[TheStoic tries their hardest to hide how much they're really hurting on the inside]]. |
| 122 | * StoppedCaring |
| 123 | * StrugglingSingleMother |
| 124 | * SurvivorGuilt |
| 125 | * SympatheticMurderer |
| 126 | * SympatheticSentientWeapon |
| 127 | * TooBrokenToBreak |
| 128 | * TookALevelInCynic: An idealistic or optimistic person lost their positive outlook and became seriously disillusioned after experiencing the harsher aspects of life. |
| 129 | * TorturedMonster |
| 130 | * TragicAbandonedToy: A sentient toy grieves after being lost, abandoned, or forgotten. |
| 131 | * TragicBigot |
| 132 | * TragicDropout |
| 133 | * TragicHero |
| 134 | * TragicIceCharacter |
| 135 | * TragicMonster: A character is transformed into a dangerous monster and is miserable because of it. |
| 136 | * TragicTimeTraveler: A time traveler whose travels through time have brought them no end of misery. |
| 137 | * TragicVillain: Someone feels they have no choice but to be evil and is miserable because of it. |
| 138 | * TransTribulations |
| 139 | * TrappedInVillainy |
| 140 | * TreatedWorseThanThePet: Someone's status in their family is so low that even animals are treated better or valued more than they are. |
| 141 | * TroubledAbuser |
| 142 | * TroubledButCute |
| 143 | * TroubledSympatheticBigot |
| 144 | * TykeBomb |
| 145 | * TheUnfavorite |
| 146 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: A villain or jerk was a lot nicer when they were younger, but something happened that caused them to grow up to be the bad person they are today. |
| 147 | * UsedToBeMoreSocial |
| 148 | * TheVietnamVet: American veterans of UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar are especially stereotyped as being sufferers of PTSD. |
| 149 | * VillainousBreakdown: The villain reacts to defeat by having a psychotic meltdown. |
| 150 | * VillainousBSOD: The villain becomes paralyzed by sudden pangs of conscience. |
| 151 | * WarRefugees: WarIsHell, especially for unarmed civilians who get in caught in it, being forced to flee far away from their ruined homes in order to try and survive the bloody chaos. |
| 152 | * WheelchairWoobie: A character's mental or physical disability is played for sympathy points. |
| 153 | * TheWoobie: A character whom the audience feels sorry for because of all the misery and misfortune that's happened to them. |
| 154 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: When someone's misery drives them towards a path of evil and destruction. |
| 155 | * WoobieFamily: An entire family full of miserable people who've been through a lot of pain together. |
| 156 | * WoobieOfTheWeek: A one-shot character who needs the hero's help to resolve their personal distress. |
| 157 | * WoobieSpecies: A whole ''species'' full of beings that have suffered a lot in a world out to get them. |
| 158 | [[/index]] |
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