History ButtMonkey / ComicBooks

** The ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'' version of Cream the Rabbit is a PlayedForDrama example, as she debuts during the [[ZombieApocalypse Metal Virus Saga]]. In short order, Dr. Eggman's Metal Virus [[UnwillingRoboticization turns]] her pet Chao Cheese and Chocola, her mother Vanilla, and most of her friends into [[RoboticUndead "Zombots"]], with she herself following suit after a physically-abusive duel with Zeena of the Deadly Six.
*** Two comic-exclusive characters, [[CloserToEarth Jewel the Beetle]] and [[RobotGirl Belle the Tinkerer]], are also subjected to this trope. Jewel gets robbed and [[AccidentalKidnapping accidentally kidnapped]] by the Babylon Rogues and later falls victim to the Metal Virus, while Belle starts out as a [[TheKlutz clumsy]] [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer misfit]] with a [[DarkAndTroubledPast tragic past]] to face. Both girls also have to contend with the antics of their friend, [[PluckyComicRelief Tangle the Lemur]].

* Jon Arbuckle of ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} is an extreme example, as seen to the right.

* Tails in ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic''. He's frequently the victim of Sonic's "[[{{Jerkass}} strange sense of humour]]" and the people he rescues tend to complain that [[ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike they wanted to be saved by Sonic]].
* Nack The Weasel is also this in the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic Archie Comics]]. Building upon his characterization in [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogTripleTrouble Triple Trouble]] as an IneffectualSympatheticVillain by subjecting him to a multitude of [[HumiliationConga comedic and humiliating defeats]]. From being [[GroinAttack hit in the groin]] to other {{slapstick}} routines involving Knuckles or [[IWasBeatenByAGirl one of the female characters]].

* Nack The Weasel is also this in the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic Archie Comics]]. Building upon his characterization in [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogTripleTrouble Triple Trouble]] as an IneffectualSympatheticVillain by subjecting to a multitude of [[HumiliationConga comedic and humiliating defeats]]. From being [[GroinAttack hit in the groin]] to other {{slapstick}} routines involving Knuckles or [[IWasBeatenByAGirl one of the female characters]].

* Nack The Weasel is also this in the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic Archie Comics]]. Building upon his characterization in [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogTripleTrouble Triple Trouble]] as an IneffectualSympatheticVillain by subjecting to a multitude of [[HumiliationConga comedic and humiliating defeats]].

'''Marvel'''
* [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]] is the Butt Monkey for the Marvel superheroic community. In ''multiple'' universes. And it's carried over into the animated adaptations too, thanks to ''WesternAnimation/UltimateAvengers''.
** In the Ultimate comics, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica gave him a serious beatdown for beating up his wife. Just an example.
** This has gotten kind of ridiculous in recent years, perhaps epitomized by this quote from ''Mighty Avengers'' #23 (to give it a certain amount of context, Iron Man has showed up and told Hank he's going to now lead Hank's newly assembled team):
--->'''Hank Pym:''' ''You'' can take over from here? ''You''? Tony Stark? Mister Fought-against-Cap-in-the-civil-war, shot-Hulk-into-space-and-caused-World-War-Hulk, gave-the-Skrulls-everything-they-needed-to-invade-Earth. ''You're'' taking over? Come on, give me ''one'' good reason why--\\
'''ComicBook/IronMan:''' Three words. You're. Hank. Pym.
** Speaking of that, during the Skrull's infiltration, one Skrull impersonated Pym. Then he complained to the Queen why Pym got no respect, because by impersonating Pym, he's got the butt-end of jokes by many heroes. The Queen's response? "Nobody cares about Pym/Ant Man"
** Pym ''does'' have his moments of awesome. For example, the efforts he went to in redeeming himself after his period of psychosis that brought about the original Yellowjacket identity, and his current run with the Mighty Avengers. However, these come so few and far between that it's like every "badass" period is just set up as another grace for him to fall from.
*** [[http://media.comics.ign.com/articles/106/1061476/img_7463859.html Like this cover image of the final issue of Mighty Avengers, for example.]]
*** Dan Slott claimed in interviews that he was going to redeem Pym as a character, after he'd been handed ButtMonkey status for so long. Since that interview, the comic's taken a huge swerve where we've seen Pym reduced to an obsessive, useless jackass, whose only good work was adaptations of other people's discoveries, and who has apparently been using a sentient gynoid he previously treated as a friend/daughter as a stand-in for his ex while not telling her he was trying to revive said ex using all of the apparent upgrades he'd given her. And as of the latest issues, the team has fallen apart under the opinion that he's lost his goddamn mind, and Ultron and even the infamous slap have been brought back yet again as further proof of his failures. What was that about redeeming the character, again?
*** His ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies'' counterpart was fairly respected amongst his comrades.
** Hank Pym's ButtMonkey status was cemented when he met Eternity, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of everything. The first thing Eternity does after saying "Hi!" is punch Hank in the gut. That's right: the universe itself is literally hostile to Hank Pym.
** ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} and Franchise/SpiderMan had a "[[YourMom Yo Momma]]" battle and guess who was the punchline of the joke?
--->'''Deadpool:''' Your mother's so fat, Hank Pym had to beat her up in the back of a Quinn Jet.
** In the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, Hank and ComicBook/TheWasp were the only founding Avengers not featured in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' movie, and it's been confirmed that the upcoming ''Film/AntMan1'' movie is not about Hank, but instead features Scott Lang as the lead. That being said, it's {{Subverted}} this time around, as Hank is portrayed as a CoolOldGuy EccentricMentor to Scott.
* After the controversial ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' storyline in Marvel Comics, several heroes who were on the side of registering metahumans were very unpopular among the fans and turned into Butt Monkeys. Tony Stark, leader of the pro-regs, spent every guest appearance for a month or two afterwards being yelled at and slapped around by other heroes, including getting [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown beaten up]] by THOR; he was also sued (successfully) by She-Hulk (clearly, lying to someone about her cousin so she'd sleep with him and then arresting her is ''not'' a good idea, especially when said person is a lawyer). Tigra, who spied on the anti-regs while being pro-reg the entire time, was shot and beaten by the Hood while barely putting up a fight, constantly screaming "AIIEE", and being videotaped. She also joined [[ComicBook/YoungAvengers Stature]] in being kidnapped by Puppet Master, almost sold into slavery, and being forced to fight her rescuer, Ms. Marvel (and losing). Interestingly, she also has a relationship with Hank Pym around this time.
* Weasel, Bob Agent of Hydra.... Any of ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'s side-kicks really.
** With the possible exception of [[CoolOldLady Blind Al]], who dished it out as much as she took it.
*** [[WordOfGod The writers after Joe Kelly]] have all claimed that Blind Al was removed from the series, and won't be a fixture again, because of just how much she stole the show.
** Tryco Slatterus (a.k.a The Champion) in ''Deadpool Corps'' is also one. Considering he's always humiliated at the end of each issue he appears in.
** Deadpool himself is one too. Everyone hates him, He has awful luck with women and is subjected to all sorts of Slapstick.Oh and also , ya know being [[BlessedWithSuck living Stage 4]] and all.
*** However, Deadpool's status as a ButtMonkey is mainly his own doing, due to being scatterbrained, having a serious case of ADD, and pretty much refusing to take ''almost'' anything seriously. That being said, he's also been shown to be one of the most capable and deadliest mercenaries in the Marvel University when he sets aside the BS and gets right down to getting the job done. Whether or not his schtick is an act or not is hotly debated. The current consensus is that it's ''not'' a act, but when he switches it for LetsGetDangerous you'd better hope you're not his target. While many other characters regard him as a joke, those who know better understand how dangerous he is and ''don't'' make the mistake of dismissing or underestimating him.
* What's the most thankless job at Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}}'s biggest newspaper, the ''Daily Bugle'', the guy who has the biggest reason to shout DudeWheresMyRespect? The guy who writes obituaries! Seriously! His name is Dilbert Trilby, and in ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' #1 after ComicBook/DoctorOctopus was killed (and subsequently resurrected by the Hand) he had a meltdown that you just ''have'' to sympathize with at the prospect of having to retract an obituary of the villain that he claimed was Pulitzer material, ranting in despair to Ben Ulrich how he has files full of past ones he had written on guys like ComicBook/SpiderMan, [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]], and the ComicBook/FantasticFour. ("Don't even get me started on the ComicBook/XMen!" he moans). all of which he painstakingly worked on after researching the lives of the subjects, only to have to retract them. In a universe where DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist, someone like him just can't catch a break.
* Speedball of ComicBook/NewWarriors is a bit of a writers' punching bag simply for his ridiculous power. He's often referenced, at least in the Ultimate line of comics, where he doesn't even EXIST. And even though he temporarily became Penance, his angst was still treated as a joke in some appearances.
* Hellion of the ''Comicbook/{{New X Men|AcademyX}}''. His parents disinherit him for an incident which he didn't even start (and [[TheUnfavorite generally had a low opinion of him]] even ''before'' he manifested his powers). He loses his girlfriend shortly after M-Day (his own fault), and many of his friends are killed during Stryker's attacks, including one of his best friends and teammate. He does the right thing when Emma Frost tries to rig a contest to take out Comicbook/{{X 23}}, and just gets punished for his trouble. He's been gutted by Deathstrike, the Leper Queen turned him into a walking bomb with the Legacy Virus, Nimrods destroyed his hands (which have somehow never been healed despite the presence of powerful mutant healers like Elixir and Triage) while helping defend San Francisco from Bastion. He's punished for doing the only thing he could to stop Karima — ''at her own request no less'' — and treated like a monster by ''every'' senior X-Man despite them ''all'' having done far, ''far'' worse. Then his ''second'' girlfriend rebuffs him when he reaches out to her for help coping with what he's going through, and she coldly ''lies to his face'' about not caring about him anymore to break it off. ''Then'' he gets dumped into Spidey's remedial class because he's viewed as untrustworthy and likely to undergo a FaceHeelTurn. Most recently, he's revealed as one of the mutants who has somehow been overlooked by [[Comicbook/ExtraordinaryXMen Storm and her team sheltering in Limbo]], infected with the M-Pox, and nearly gets himself killed when he decides to [[TakingYouWithMe single-handedly attack Attilan]] reasoning he's dying anyway (fortunately Synapse manages to shut down his powers and saves his life). Pretty much any time he turns up, you can pretty much expect ''something'' bad to happen to him.
** For that matter, the New X-Men. Almost their entire generation was wiped out during the Decimation. Forty of their depowered number were murdered in a [[BusCrash bus bomb]] set by the Purifiers, while others were killed when Stryker attacked the Xavier school in the chaos afterwards. Despite their frequently {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d combat experience, they're ''still'' often treated as raw newbies by the experienced X-Men. If they're even remembered ''at all''. These days they rarely even appear as wallpaper despite their immense popularity, and when they ''are'' brought out of the background, it's usually to kill one of them off for shock value (usually Elixir, who, thanks to his powers, has suffered this ''several'' times!).
---> '''Surge:''' There's nothing you can teach us, "Prof".... We already know how to die.
* Detective Soap from the Garth Ennis era of ''ComicBook/ThePunisher''. Just a few of many examples; Assigned to a joke squad to catch the Punisher after the brass is blackmailed. Sleeps with a convict and his own mother, both of which could have been avoided if the one person he thought was his friend said anything. Intimidated by the Punisher into feeding him info on crooks to kill. Regularly gets splashed in bodily fluids. Gets blackmailed himself, left and right. His love interest turns out to be gay. As a CHILD... dropped on his head as a baby, avoided rape because the pastor thought he was ugly... In the end, though, he gets his just rewards. It [[spoiler:turns out he has a huge penis and is now a porn star.]].
* Some writers seem to think that the biggest appeal of ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' is that things constantly go wrong for him. As a result, we get countless stories of Peter suffering humiliation, lack of money, sickly aunt, girl trouble and just all around unpleasantness, to the point that reading the stories can actually get a little depressing. Note that after John Romita Sr started working on the title with Creator/StanLee, the book became much LighterAndSofter than it had been recently, a move which led most fans to label it as the golden age of Spider-Man.
** Originally, Peter Parker and Scott Summers of the ComicBook/XMen had something in common, their characters were supposed to be guys who things often tended go wrong for, but not ''just for the sake of that'', and they were impressive, each in his own way, in how they dealt with it. But too many writers just can't grasp the difference between that and 'kick them harder!'
** J. Jonah Jameson, the Shocker, the Jason Macendale Hobgoblin, and others have all shared this role at different times over the years. Jason Macendale had it worse as it seemed he couldn't do anything right, up to getting a power boost from a demon. He was ultimately put down by the Roderick Kingsley Hobgoblin, tired of his failures.
** In the ComicBook/MarvelNow Amazing Spider-Man, it hasn't even been ''ten minutes'' since being Spider-Man again before he has his suit unravel by a villan's power, and having him nude except for his mask being posted all over the internet. [[HesBack This convinces '''everyone''' that the real Spider-Man is back.]]
* This applies to various villain:
** Trapster, favored punchline of heroes (especially Spider-Man), despite being reasonably dangerous with his glue-based weaponry. He simply [[NeverLiveItDown can't live down]] his initial moniker of "Paste-Pot Pete" (or the costume he wore with it). Just [[BerserkButton calling him "Pete"]] usually puts the fight half in the bag.
** The Ringmaster flirts with this status as well; he was once beaten by ''Comicbook/HowardTheDuck''.
** The Wrecking Crew are the universe's punching bag, despite being super strong with reasonably threatening powers, they exist solely to be beaten up by every hero they are up against.
* The aforementioned Stature really deserves her own bullet. Her former team, the ComicBook/YoungAvengers, were anti-reg and the others stayed anti-reg after she left. It's possible that the popularity of other members over her and the former cohesiveness of the team made her betrayal seem particularly outrageous, which would explain her treatment in the later comics. Stature was kidnapped by Puppet Master, almost sold into slavery and had to fight Ms. Marvel. During this fight, she had a [[CarFu car hit her in the face]]. She joined a superhero boot camp some unspecified time after Civil War. Other instructors included former supervillains, including Taskmaster, who had fought Stature's superhero dad (Ant Man). New Ant Man [[JerkAss Eric O'Grady]] mocked the former Ant Man to ingratiate himself with Taskmaster. Stature promptly [[WhosLaughingNow tried to kill him]], only for O'Grady to grow to giant size and smack her with a bus. They both were taken down by Taskmaster without Stature hitting O'Grady once. Later at the camp, a clone gone wrong combined with an alien weapon ran around maiming and beating trainees, including her. When she was eventually sent home, she had a screaming fight with her mother and stepfather and accidentally crippled her stepfather during a fight with a supervillain. Just prior to the ''Siege'' crossover, she discovered that her teammate Scarlet Witch was really Loki in disguise, but was unable to reveal this potentially life-saving information to her teammates because of a magical mental gag that was placed on her. And then after the Avengers reformed, she tried out to become the nanny of [[ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire Luke Cage]] and ComicBook/JessicaJones' baby, and was even denied that. The only good things were off-screen reconciliations with the other Young Avengers and some EpiphanyTherapy. Keep in mind that the last time we were updated on her age, ''she wasn't even fifteen''.
** Though after she returned to the Young Avengers full time, things did finally start picking up for her. The biggest win for her? During the ''Children's Crusade'', she was able to reunite with her dead father after he was resurrected by the real Scarlet Witch. And then she died.

'''DC'''
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':
** While Killer Moth had a ridiculously bright costume when he first appeared, he was treated as a threat, an EvilCounterpart to Batman. Then, they made the mistake of having him be the first foe for the newest addition to the Bat-Family, ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}, the end result was turning him from a threat to a laughingstock instantly. No one took him seriously anymore. During ''ComicBook/UnderworldUnleashed'', they tried to save his character by turning him into the monstrous Charaxes and he was still ignored even when he managed to ambush Tim in ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}'', only to be killed by Superboy-Prime in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''.
** Kite Man is the butt of many jokes because of his ridiculous-looking gimmick. Even in the late 2010's when Kiteman got a boost in popularity and a catch phrase ("Kite Man. Hell yeah") he still was derided.
* Wally West is kind of the go-to Butt Monkey for ''Franchise/TheFlash'' writers. However bad any other speedster has it, they can always look at Wally and thank their lucky stars they're not ''him''.
* The poor ComicBook/JimmyOlsen when was a constant target of SuperDickery.
* The Jokester, a heroic doppleganger of ComicBook/TheJoker from [[MirrorUniverse Earth-3]]. The entire multiverse really has it in for this guy, which makes sense, if the Joker is a terrifying villain who [[JokerImmunity never suffers any consequences]], his exact opposite would be a FailureHero who constantly takes it in the teeth. A brief synopsis of his life story:
** He was a friendless, bullied loser throughout his childhood;
** When he grew up, he found love with Evelyn Dent, the future Three-Face, who abruptly left him while pregnant with their daughter;
** He became a successful standup comedian by mocking [[EvilTwin Owlman]], only for Owlman to murder his manager[=/=]OnlyFriend and disfigure his face;
** He then became a vigilante hero and reunited with his daughter and Evelyn, only to learn that she had remarried and had left him because she had developed Multiple Personality Disorder and two out of her three personalities hated him;
** He began to build a relationship with his daughter and even managed to woo Evelyn's other personalities, only for the Crime Syndicate to attack their hideout, leaving Jokester as seemingly the sole survivor;
** Deciding he had no reason to stay on Earth-3, he joined up with [[ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis Donna Troy, Kyle Rayner and Jason Todd]], stepping through an inter-dimensional portal just in time for Evelyn, who was alive and [[RaceForYourLove racing]] to get to him, to tearfully watch him disappear;
** On his first dimension hop he was [[DroppedABridgeOnHim unceremoniously shot in the back]], and died on a world that was not his own, far away from anyone who ever loved him, unmourned and never spoken of again, having achieved nothing.
* Garryn Bek from ''[[ComicBook/LEGIONDCComics L.E.G.I.O.N.]]'' is almost always the most picked on member of the cast. Nobody in the whole galaxy takes as much punishment and humiliation as Garryn Bek, at least for the first forty issues or so.
* Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} in ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade'' is convinced that her new homeworld hates her. Her schoolmates mock her, her teachers are sadistic jerks, and her powers malfunction at the most inopportune times.
-->'''Supergirl:''' This planets hates me.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Virginia True is one of the Holliday Girls, but unlike the others never really gets a chance to shine while fighting bad guys. She gets knocked out and nearly drowns during an underwater fight, kidnapped and replaced by an agent of the Saturnian Empire without her friends even discovering the deception and then knocked out of the fight during her escape.

-->'''Hank Pym:''' ''You'' can take over from here? ''You''? Tony Stark? Mister Fought-against-Cap-in-the-civil-war, shot-Hulk-into-space-and-caused-World-War-Hulk, gave-the-Skrulls-everything-they-needed-to-invade-Earth. ''You're'' taking over? Come on, give me ''one'' good reason why--\\

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' villain Killer Moth. Oh, boy. While Killer Moth had a ridiculously bright costume when he first appeared, he was treated as a threat, an EvilCounterpart to Batman. Then, they made the mistake of having him be the first foe for the newest addition to the Bat-Family, ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}, the end result was turning him from a threat to a laughingstock instantly. No one took him seriously anymore. During ''ComicBook/UnderworldUnleashed'', they tried to save his character by turning him into the monstrous Charaxes and he was still ignored even when he managed to ambush Tim in ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}'', only to be killed by Superboy-Prime in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''.
** Similarly Kite Man is a silver age villain who very much remains a silver age villain even in later periods of time and is the butt of many jokes. Even in the late 2010's when Kiteman got a boost in popularity and a catch phrase (Kite Man. Hell yeah) he still remained, well, Kite Man.
* Wally West is kind of the go-to ButtMonkey for ''Franchise/TheFlash'' writers. However bad any other speedster has it, they can always look at Wally and thank their lucky stars they're not ''him''.

* Walter The Softy and Cuthbert Cringeworthy from ''ComicBook/TheBeano'' have to undergo torment, harassment and bullying that would destroy any normal boy their age.
** To say nothing of Calamity James!

** Deadpool himself is one too. Everyone hates him, He has awful luck with women and is subjected to all sorts of Slapstick.Oh and also , ya know being [[BlessedWithSuck living Stage 4 and all.

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* Hellion of the Comicbook/{{New X Men|AcademyX}}. His parents disinherit him for an incident which he didn't even start (and [[TheUnfavorite generally had a low opinion of him]] even ''before'' he manifested his powers). He loses his girlfriend shortly after M-Day (his own fault), and many of his friends are killed during Stryker's attacks, including one of his best friends and teammate. He does the right thing when Emma Frost tries to rig a contest to take out Comicbook/{{X 23}}, and just gets punished for his trouble. He's been gutted by Deathstrike, the Leper Queen turned him into a walking bomb with the Legacy Virus, Nimrods destroyed his hands (which have somehow never been healed despite the presence of powerful mutant healers like Elixir and Triage) while helping defend San Francisco from Bastion. He's punished for doing the only thing he could to stop Karima — ''at her own request no less'' — and treated like a monster by ''every'' senior X-Man despite them ''all'' having done far, ''far'' worse. Then his ''second'' girlfriend rebuffs him when he reaches out to her for help coping with what he's going through, and she coldly ''lies to his face'' about not caring about him anymore to break it off. ''Then'' he gets dumped into Spidey's remedial class because he's viewed as untrustworthy and likely to undergo a FaceHeelTurn. Most recently, he's revealed as one of the mutants who has somehow been overlooked by [[Comicbook/ExtraordinaryXMen Storm and her team sheltering in Limbo]], infected with the M-Pox, and nearly gets himself killed when he decides to [[TakingYouWithMe single-handedly attack Attilan]] reasoning he's dying anyway (fortunately Synapse manages to shut down his powers and saves his life). Pretty much any time he turns up, you can pretty much expect ''something'' bad to happen to him.
** For that matter, the New X-Men. Almost their entire generation was wiped out during the Decimation. Forty of their depowered number were murdered in a [[BusCrash bus bomb]] set by the Purifiers, while others were killed when Stryker attacked the Xavier school in the chaos afterwards. Despite their frequently {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d combat experience, they're ''still'' often treated as raw newbies by the experienced X-Men. If they're even remembered ''at all''. These days they rarely even appear as wallpaper despite their immense popularity, and when they ''are'' brought out of the background, it's usually to kill one of them off for shock value (usually Elixir, who, thanks to his powers, has suffered this ''several'' times!).
---> '''Surge:''' There's nothing you can teach us, "Prof".... We already know how to die.

* This apply to various villain:
** Trapster, favored punchline of heroes (especially Spider-Man), despite being reasonably dangerous with his glue-based weaponry. He simply [[NeverLiveItDown can't live down]] his initial moniker of "Paste-Pot Pete" (or the costume he wore with it). Just [[BerserkButton calling him "Pete"]] usually puts the fight half in the bag.
** The Ringmaster flirts with this status as well; he was once beaten by ''Comicbook/HowardTheDuck''.
** The Wrecking Crew are the universe's punching bag, despite being super strong with reasonably threatening powers, they exist solely to be beaten up by every hero they are up against.
* Speedball of ComicBook/NewWarriors is a bit of a writers' punching bag simply for his ridiculous power. He's often referenced, at least in the Ultimate line of comics, where he doesn't even EXIST. And even though he temporarily became Penance, his angst was still treated as a joke in some appearances.

** Similarly Kite Man is a silver age villain who very much remains a silver age villain even in later periods of time and is the butt of many jokes. Even in the late 2010's when Kiteman got a boost in popularity and a catch phrase (Kite Man. Hell yeah) he still remained, well, Kite Man
* Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} in ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade'' is convinced that her new homeworld hates her. Her schoolmates mock her, her teachers are sadistic jerks, and her powers malfunction at the most inopportune times.
-->'''Supergirl:''' This planets hates me.

* Garryn Bek from ''[[ComicBook/LEGIONDCComics L.E.G.I.O.N.]]'' is almost always the most picked on member of the cast. Nobody in the whole galaxy takes as much punishment and humiliation as Garryn Bek, at least for the first forty issues or so.

* Cacofonix the bard in ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' is the village punching bag. He gets beaten up whenever he tries to [[DreadfulMusician sing]], and quite often when he doesn't even try to sing, such as when Obelix accidentally uprooted his house. At the end of most stories he's BoundAndGagged. He tends to do better when he saves the day in some way (like in ''Asterix and the Normans''), or when the village is doing badly - a particularly sad sequence in ''The Roman Agent'' shows Cacofonix, who has not been involved in the events of the story so far, sitting at the feast table like he rarely gets to but, because the village is now consumed with suspicion and paranoia, feeling like he's on his own. Though, at the same time, when Cacofonix is under threat of the Romans, like in ''Asterix the Gladiator'' and ''The Mansion of the Gods'' the villagers do everything to rescue and/or defend him.

* Filler Bunny from various Creator/JhonenVasquez comics was created purely to entertain the audience by being tortured. Appropriately enough, at one point he has a monkey climb up his butt.
** Don't forget Todd (Squee) from Jhonen's comic ''{{Squee}}''; throughout the series, he gets frequently harassed by space aliens who want to probe him, a gigantic dust mite, and his cyborg-Grandpa; his parents continuously ignore him, the worst offender being his dad, who constantly says stuff like, "I haven't smiled since the day you were born" (at one point he's even seen watching a video of Squee's birth being played in reverse); his classmates constantly pick on him and laugh at him for no apparent reason whatsoever; his only real friends are Shmee (his stuffed bear), Pepito (the son of Satan), and Johnny (Nny); heck, [[spoiler:at the end of the series, his parents place him in a mental institution!]]

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': Virginia True is one of the Holliday Girls, but unlike the others never really gets a chance to shine while fighting bad guys. She gets knocked out and nearly drowns during an underwater fight, kidnapped and replaced by an agent of the Saturnian Empire without her friends even discovering the deception and then knocked out of the fight during her escape.

** Hank Pym's ButtMonkey status was cemented when he recently met Eternity, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of everything. The first thing Eternity does after saying "Hi!" is punch Hank in the gut. That's right: the universe itself is literally hostile to Hank Pym.
** ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} and Franchise/SpiderMan recently had a "Yo Momma" battle and guess who was the punchline of the joke?

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' villain Killer Moth. Oh, boy. While Killer Moth had a ridiculously bright costume when he first appeared, he was treated as a threat, an EvilCounterpart to Batman. Then, they made the mistake of having him be the first foe for the newest addition to the Bat-Family, ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}, the end result was turning him from a threat to a laughingstock instantly. No one took him seriously anymore. During ''ComicBook/UnderworldUnleashed'', they tried to save his character by turning him into the monstrous Charaxes and was still ignored, only to be killed by Superboy-Prime in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''.

* Even ''Franchise/TheTransformers'' has a few in its setting. The {{Adorkable}} Autobot psychologist Rung is first introduced being as a friendless model-ship-building nerd getting beat up in a bar and thrown across a table. He's been mugged in an alleyway for effectively no reason by Brainstorm, threatened by Fortress Maximus, shot in the face by Swerve, forced to listen to Swerve apologize for 147 straight hours while in a coma, picked up by Swerve to beat an enemy spy unconscious, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking everyone forgets his name.]] The Decepticons get Nautilator, whose who is a both a complete loser and subject to a lot of comical mistreatment thanks to the fact that he's an underwater excavation specialist and part of the Decepticon aquatic strike force who both rusts and swims like an AMC Gremlin. He fulfills his function by accidentally sinking himself to the bottom of the ocean and stumbling across useful salvage while begging to be rescued by a team that would rather forget he exists. Both the [=TFWiki=] and our own have compared Nautilator to [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Doctor Zoidberg]], which says a lot.