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Monster Sob Story is a disambiguation to the following tropes:

  • Cry for the Devil: For whatever reason, the audience feels sorry for the villain.
  • Driven to Villainy: Tragic circumstances drive a person to commit evil deeds.
  • Forced into Evil: A person who only does evil deeds under duress.
  • Freudian Excuse: A villain's propensity towards evil is shaped by childhood trauma.
  • Necromantic: The tragic death of a loved one drives a character to pursue questionable means to bring them back, even if it means dooming the rest of the world to achieve that.
  • Start of Darkness: The point which causes a person to start a path of descent towards villainy. It may or may not involve tragedy, trauma or other misfortune that makes them sympathetic.
  • Sympathy for the Devil: The heroes sympathize with the villain due to their circumstances.
  • Then Let Me Be Evil: The character isn't evil at first, but the difficulties they face after being accused and treated as one cause them to snap.
  • Tortured Monster: A monstrous being (or a group of them) that lashes out against the world because they are not in control of themselves.
  • Tragic Villain: A villain driven to his deeds by tragic circumstances.
  • Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: An Omnicidal Maniac who's been through enough misery, and now wants to take it out on the whole world as payback.

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