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Because They're The Best: 1985!Jerry Dandrige (Fright Night). There is a tragic backstory behind this character and that backstory is that he lost his one true love, who resembles Amy Peterson..which is why in the scene where he seduces her he says that she reminds him of someone he knew a long time ago. It's the reason why Jerry turns Amy in the first place.
Because He Suffers From Loss: Bojack (Bojack Horseman). Bojack has lost his father AND his mother and also he lost someone very dear to him, it seems that he never seems to ever be able to keep someone for long and even though his parents weren't much to be desired - his mother Beatrice had a tragic childhood.
Because She's Abused: Carrie White (Carrie). I can sympathize with Carrie due to being an outsider myself and being viewed as some kind of freak by undesirable people. Having supernatural powers can be both a blessing and a curse, and unfortunately for her it was basically the latter since she couldn't control them.
Because He's Disabled: Pierce Hawthrone (Community). Pierce technically is sort of disabled because he has been seen in a wheelchair in a few episodes, and even though he comes across as a bitter jerk most of the time there is a soft side to him.
Because He Suffers From Guilt: Seth Gecko (From Dusk Till Dawn). Yes, he and his brother Richie are both criminals but he was the more level-headed one who tried to keep his psycho brother in check, and it wasn't easy, especially not once they got to the Titty Twister. Oh and he doesn't just suffer guilt but also loss, especially after he has to slay Richie once he becomes a vampire.
Because Of Subtext: Seth Brundle/Brundlefly (The Fly 1986). What started off as a humble experiment with teleportation transformed into a nightmare as this scientist slowly found himself grotesquely mutating into a human/insect hybrid, of course this movie being a David Cronenberg movie it doesn't fail in the Body Horror category. From a subtext stand-point the transformation can either be compared to the AIDS epidemic of the 80's, diseases in general, drug addiction/drug use or even aging, seeing someone you love fall apart right before your eyes is traumatizing and depressing at the same time.
Because He Can't Catch A Break: Courage (Courage The Cowardly Dog). For starters he lives with Eustace and Muriel in a place in the Middle Of Nowhere (that's seriously the town name, Nowhere) where all sorts of horrific creatures come after them. It would be a truly horrible place to live, you could be doing your laundry and all of a sudden a ghostly pair of arms could materialize out of one of your old shirts and make the clothing come alive, you could be doing the dishes and some mutant fish-beast would crawl out of the sink, you could be talking to your friends and some demon from another world would materialize and drain their souls out, and also nobody seems to believe him when something really horrible happens, and then...ugh, Eustace.
Because He's Misunderstood: Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin (Batman Returns). He may be a grotesque bird-person but he has feelings and he had a tragic upbringing, his own parents rejected him for being ugly so they threw him in the sewers, he grew up not knowing who they were.
Because He's Innocent: Michael Jackson. Leaving Neverland is a bunch of lies and no one should believe a word it says, it vilifies MJ and that to me is horrifying (I have been vilified myself) and I defend famous people that are often vilified. Michael was/is/always will be innocent and not guilty, why they waited until AFTER his death to make that awful documentary is beyond me, I will not stop listening to Michael Jackson or think differently of him because of a bunch of claims that have no evidence to back them up, the radio stations are stupid to think that not playing his songs is a good idea.
Because She's Desperate: Julie Walker (Return Of The Living Dead III). It's established zombies in the Return Of The Living Dead are different than most zombies, not only are these ones able to talk but also as opposed to traditional ones that just either eat flesh in general, these ones are the very first type of brain-eating zombie that has become synonymous with the undead sub-genre. When Julie gets turned she gets that awful Horror Hunger and for her the only way to keep it away is by poking herself, as established in the first film it is pain that keeps the hunger away and that's why she gets so many piercings. Who would have thought that being a zombie has a tragic side?
Because He Often Tries But Fails: Steven. Steven is a character created by rock icon Alice Cooper, he is either a child in a man's body or a man with a child's mind and he is often getting lost in his own nightmares, sometimes though even when it's almost over for him, the nightmare just continues and starts all over again...and the creatures come for him. The song Wind Up Toy on Hey Stoopid gives us even more insight into this tragic character, and then there's Along Came A Spider and Welcome 2 My Nightmare where the nightmare has resurfaced and come back to haunt him. Even when he thinks he has woken up and is safe in his bed, he still lays them wide-awake, afraid that the creatures from his nightmares are still there.
Because I've Been In His Place: Jay Leno. I've been unfairly picked on, insulted and treated badly by a lot of people specifically on forums and the like and in most cases it just happened by accident - my intentions were well but I got treated terribly. Leno just can't seem to catch a break, I mean all the gigs he had to do before becoming the host of The Tonight Show alone and then there's the whole OG late night war and the shrill she-demon that was his manager at the time and then there's the 2010 late night war. The story is basically according to the contract Leno was supposed to leave in 2004 but that didn't happen (he stayed) but then in 2009 he was scheduled to leave which he did thus leading to Conan O'Brien taking over briefly, but after NBC was not satisfied with Conan's Tonight Show run they wanted Jay back, so Jay got his own spin-off talk show at 10 pm at night which was short-lived and so after that NBC decided to give Jay back the Tonight Show which resulted in the infamous backlash (so in case you're wondering where all the Leno = Backstabber complaints originated, this is where it started) from fellow comedians and yes even Howard Stern (who had a grunge with him to begin with, apparently). Needless to say it was a terrible time for both Jay and Conan at the time but most of the blame seems to go to Leno and not the latter, for some unknown reason. Although Conan did rightly decline to have his show air at the after midnight time-slot and left, don't you worry Team CoCo Conan is fine, he doesn't need rescuing. After all these years, Leno and Conan have both spoken up about the whole ordeal and were able to move on from that. Leno got to be host up until early 2014 and Conan got his own show on TBS. And that's the gist of it. In my opinion, I feel awful for Leno and also for Conan too.
Because His Dreams Were Crushed: Prince Vlad/Dracula (Bram Stoker's Dracula)
Because Of His Cruel Fate: John Blaylock (The Hunger). Being a vampire sometimes isn't as fun as it is made out to be, yes you get to live forever and you get awesome superpowers but then there's the side of vampirism that really hurts you in the long run and that's the tragic side. John is immortal as a result of being turned by Miriam and well...after a while it begins to wear off and he starts looking his age, and it keeps getting worse for him. A word of warning for fans of David Bowie, you will get extremely heart-broken once you see him aging, the age makeup is extremely clever and also in hindsight it's eerie and depressing considering Bowie passed away when he was 69.
Because Nobody Helps Him: Johnny Smith (The Dead Zone). A car accident gives this man psychic powers, specifically the power of clairvoyance - he can see the future, but it happens everytime he makes contact with other people, specifically if he shakes hands or looks at them, the visions he has aren't pretty either as they mostly have people suffering grizzly fates. Nobody believes him and there's only one person who can help him.
Because No One Has Forgiven Him: John Landis. You know, it bugs me that years AFTER the infamous Twilight Zone accident that resulted in the deaths of Vic Morrow and the child actors (which by the way was the studio's fault for making Landis change the ending) that some people vilify Landis and think of him as a murderer. I'm not saying he was totally innocent, and yes he did violate labor laws but hey...we've all got to break a few rules sometimes, but these people tend to over-exaggerate this. It didn't damage his career in anyway and it's not a Polanski situation, but still...a lot of what they say is pure exaggeration. I hope that there are some people that can forgive him and also I am glad he is making some kind of a comeback.
Because She Has No One To Love: Grizabella (Cats). Listen to her song 'Memory', and you'll see why she's here.
Because Of His Performance: Edmund Blackadder (Blackadder). How did an intelligent and clever man like Edmund end up with Baldrick anyway? Granted in the first series he was a bit of a goofball himself but he wizened up and became more intelligent while Baldrick...just became who he was. Baldrick's 'cunning plans' often don't work, such as the escape plan - which was to 'do nothing until their heads have been cut off, then run around and around the farmyard, out the gate and escape' like a beheaded chicken and all Edmund has for company are him and George..and let's just say George is more than a little bit of a dunderhead. Of course Rowan Atkinson's portrayal of the character really adds to this.
Because Of People Who Hate Her: Dawn Bellwether (Zootopia). Dawn often gets looked down upon as a villain because to some she doesn't come across as anything but a power-mad diva (heck TVTropes has a trope known as The Napoleon applied to her. Even though a typical Napoleon type is a short character who is either greedy/cruel or has an attitude problem) and the fact that she's a 'twist villain', and at the very worst there's comparisons to serial killers like Charles Manson and also ISIS and even Donald Trump. I don't see Dawn as any of those, because to me there is a tragic and redeemable side to her that could be explored in a spin-off or origin story, and there are fan-art pics that portray her in a good light (including some of my own) and she is definitely a villain I feel could use with an in-depth backstory on.
Because Of His Setting's Impact: Jack Torrance (The Shining). He may not be the best father in the world but it's not easy for him, especially when you consider the Overlook and its history of being home to various odd goings on, in particular ghost sightings. And those particular spirits have a way of getting to him. It's like the old saying goes ' All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy'. And the mystery still continues to build up.
Because Of His Society's Impact: Sherman Klump (The Nutty Professor 1996). In today's society appearances mean everything and you probably know more than a few people who have either tried radical diets to try and lose weight or go through odd exercise programs to gain muscles, and that's what the moral of this updated remake of the 60's film tell us...that we should love ourselves for what we are and that it's normal to feel embarrassed about your body. From the beginning we see that Sherman is embarrassed about being overweight, he comes from a family of overweight people and he really takes a liking to Carla (a student at the college he works in), the only problem though is that he doesn't think she'll like him as he is and so he makes a potion that enables him to lose weight, only it makes things worse once he gets a loudmouthed super-trim alter-ego named Buddy Love and both of them start to fight over Carla. In the end though, Sherman manages to return to normal and is loved for who he is.
Because He Can't Handle It All: David Kessler (An American Werewolf In London). You may think that being a werecreature is awesome and it is but then there's the side of it you don't want to know about. Put yourself in David's shoes, you're an American tourist and you're travelling with your best friend through the London moors (even though you've been warned about it), and both of you get attacked by a savage wolf-like creature. You end up being bitten and sent to the hospital, while your friend ends up dead. You're in hospital and you start having freaky nightmares and even nightmares within dreams, and to make things worse your best friend has come back from the dead and he or she looks freaking terrible. He/she warns you that you have been bitten by a werewolf and you will become one yourself on the night of the next full moon, of course you don't believe them at first but then your transformation happens while you're over at the nurses's apartment and it hurts like hell. Now isn't that horrible and tragic? Indeed it is.
Because His Struggle Feels Real: Andrew (Bicentennial Man). We have all pondered what it feels like to be truly human and if we are truly human on the inside as we are on the outside, and Andrew's tale is just like that. Andrew is an android who decides to become a human, but even when does become a human he isn't treated as one or declared one because of his immortality factor. The court of congress refuses to recognize him as human because he is immortal and that would cause jealously among other things so he is given blood which in turn makes him age, and he lives up to the age of 200 years old when he is officially recognized as a human, as he and Portia (the female android turned human he falls in love with) both die hand and hand. This is particularly depressing in hindsight considering Robin Williams's passing in 2014.
Because I Can: Ash Williams (Evil Dead franchise).

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Because They're The Best: 1985!Jerry Dandrige (Fright Night). There is a tragic backstory behind this character and that backstory is that he lost his one true love, who resembles Amy Peterson..which is why in the scene where he seduces her he says that she reminds him of someone he knew a long time ago. It's the reason why Jerry turns Amy in the first place.
Because He Suffers From Loss: Bojack (Bojack Horseman). Bojack has lost his father AND his mother and also he lost someone very dear to him, it seems that he never seems to ever be able to keep someone for long and even though his parents weren't much to be desired - his mother Beatrice had a tragic childhood.
Because She's Abused: Carrie White (Carrie). I can sympathize with Carrie due to being an outsider myself and being viewed as some kind of freak by undesirable people. Having supernatural powers can be both a blessing and a curse, and unfortunately for her it was basically the latter since she couldn't control them.
Because He's Disabled: Pierce Hawthrone (Community). Pierce technically is sort of disabled because he has been seen in a wheelchair in a few episodes, and even though he comes across as a bitter jerk most of the time there is a soft side to him.
Because He Suffers From Guilt: Seth Gecko (From Dusk Till Dawn). Yes, he and his brother Richie are both criminals but he was the more level-headed one who tried to keep his psycho brother in check, and it wasn't easy, especially not once they got to the Titty Twister. Oh and he doesn't just suffer guilt but also loss, especially after he has to slay Richie once he becomes a vampire.
Because Of Subtext: Seth Brundle/Brundlefly (The Fly 1986). What started off as a humble experiment with teleportation transformed into a nightmare as this scientist slowly found himself grotesquely mutating into a human/insect hybrid, of course this movie being a David Cronenberg movie it doesn't fail in the Body Horror category. From a subtext stand-point the transformation can either be compared to the AIDS epidemic of the 80's, diseases in general, drug addiction/drug use or even aging, seeing someone you love fall apart right before your eyes is traumatizing and depressing at the same time.
Because He Can't Catch A Break: Courage (Courage The Cowardly Dog). For starters he lives with Eustace and Muriel in a place in the Middle Of Nowhere (that's seriously the town name, Nowhere) where all sorts of horrific creatures come after them. It would be a truly horrible place to live, you could be doing your laundry and all of a sudden a ghostly pair of arms could materialize out of one of your old shirts and make the clothing come alive, you could be doing the dishes and some mutant fish-beast would crawl out of the sink, you could be talking to your friends and some demon from another world would materialize and drain their souls out, and also nobody seems to believe him when something really horrible happens, and then...ugh, Eustace.
Because He's Misunderstood: Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin (Batman Returns). He may be a grotesque bird-person but he has feelings and he had a tragic upbringing, his own parents rejected him for being ugly so they threw him in the sewers, he grew up not knowing who they were.
Because He's Innocent: Michael Jackson. Leaving Neverland is a bunch of lies and no one should believe a word it says, it vilifies MJ and that to me is horrifying (I have been vilified myself) and I defend famous people that are often vilified. Michael was/is/always will be innocent and not guilty, why they waited until AFTER his death to make that awful documentary is beyond me, I will not stop listening to Michael Jackson or think differently of him because of a bunch of claims that have no evidence to back them up, the radio stations are stupid to think that not playing his songs is a good idea.
Because She's Desperate: Julie Walker (Return Of The Living Dead III). It's established zombies in the Return Of The Living Dead are different than most zombies, not only are these ones able to talk but also as opposed to traditional ones that just either eat flesh in general, these ones are the very first type of brain-eating zombie that has become synonymous with the undead sub-genre. When Julie gets turned she gets that awful Horror Hunger and for her the only way to keep it away is by poking herself, as established in the first film it is pain that keeps the hunger away and that's why she gets so many piercings. Who would have thought that being a zombie has a tragic side?
Because He Often Tries But Fails: Steven. Steven is a character created by rock icon Alice Cooper, he is either a child in a man's body or a man with a child's mind and he is often getting lost in his own nightmares, sometimes though even when it's almost over for him, the nightmare just continues and starts all over again...and the creatures come for him. The song Wind Up Toy on Hey Stoopid gives us even more insight into this tragic character, and then there's Along Came A Spider and Welcome 2 My Nightmare where the nightmare has resurfaced and come back to haunt him. Even when he thinks he has woken up and is safe in his bed, he still lays them wide-awake, afraid that the creatures from his nightmares are still there.
Because I've Been In His Place: Jay Leno. I've been unfairly picked on, insulted and treated badly by a lot of people specifically on forums and the like and in most cases it just happened by accident - my intentions were well but I got treated terribly. Leno just can't seem to catch a break, I mean all the gigs he had to do before becoming the host of The Tonight Show alone and then there's the whole OG late night war and the shrill she-demon that was his manager at the time and then there's the 2010 late night war. The story is basically according to the contract Leno was supposed to leave in 2004 but that didn't happen (he stayed) but then in 2009 he was scheduled to leave which he did thus leading to Conan O'Brien taking over briefly, but after NBC was not satisfied with Conan's Tonight Show run they wanted Jay back, so Jay got his own spin-off talk show at 10 pm at night which was short-lived and so after that NBC decided to give Jay back the Tonight Show which resulted in the infamous backlash (so in case you're wondering where all the Leno = Backstabber complaints originated, this is where it started) from fellow comedians and yes even Howard Stern (who had a grunge with him to begin with, apparently). Needless to say it was a terrible time for both Jay and Conan at the time but most of the blame seems to go to Leno and not the latter, for some unknown reason. Although Conan did rightly decline to have his show air at the after midnight time-slot and left, don't you worry Team CoCo Conan is fine, he doesn't need rescuing. After all these years, Leno and Conan have both spoken up about the whole ordeal and were able to move on from that. Leno got to be host up until early 2014 and Conan got his own show on TBS. And that's the gist of it. In my opinion, I feel awful for Leno and also for Conan too.
Because His Dreams Were Crushed: Prince Vlad/Dracula (Bram Stoker's Dracula)
Because Of His Cruel Fate: John Blaylock (The Hunger). Being a vampire sometimes isn't as fun as it is made out to be, yes you get to live forever and you get awesome superpowers but then there's the side of vampirism that really hurts you in the long run and that's the tragic side. John is immortal as a result of being turned by Miriam and well...after a while it begins to wear off and he starts looking his age, and it keeps getting worse for him. A word of warning for fans of David Bowie, you will get extremely heart-broken once you see him aging, the age makeup is extremely clever and also in hindsight it's eerie and depressing considering Bowie passed away when he was 69.
Because Nobody Helps Him: Johnny Smith (The Dead Zone). A car accident gives this man psychic powers, specifically the power of clairvoyance - he can see the future, but it happens everytime he makes contact with other people, specifically if he shakes hands or looks at them, the visions he has aren't pretty either as they mostly have people suffering grizzly fates. Nobody believes him and there's only one person who can help him.
Because No One Has Forgiven Him: John Landis. You know, it bugs me that years AFTER the infamous Twilight Zone accident that resulted in the deaths of Vic Morrow and the child actors (which by the way was the studio's fault for making Landis change the ending) that some people vilify Landis and think of him as a murderer. I'm not saying he was totally innocent, and yes he did violate labor laws but hey...we've all got to break a few rules sometimes, but these people tend to over-exaggerate this. It didn't damage his career in anyway and it's not a Polanski situation, but still...a lot of what they say is pure exaggeration. I hope that there are some people that can forgive him and also I am glad he is making some kind of a comeback.
Because She Has No One To Love: Grizabella (Cats). Listen to her song 'Memory', and you'll see why she's here.
Because Of His Performance: Edmund Blackadder (Blackadder). How did an intelligent and clever man like Edmund end up with Baldrick anyway? Granted in the first series he was a bit of a goofball himself but he wizened up and became more intelligent while Baldrick...just became who he was. Baldrick's 'cunning plans' often don't work, such as the escape plan - which was to 'do nothing until their heads have been cut off, then run around and around the farmyard, out the gate and escape' like a beheaded chicken and all Edmund has for company are him and George..and let's just say George is more than a little bit of a dunderhead. Of course Rowan Atkinson's portrayal of the character really adds to this.
Because Of People Who Hate Her: Dawn Bellwether (Zootopia). Dawn often gets looked down upon as a villain because to some she doesn't come across as anything but a power-mad diva (heck TVTropes has a trope known as The Napoleon applied to her. Even though a typical Napoleon type is a short character who is either greedy/cruel or has an attitude problem) and the fact that she's a 'twist villain', and at the very worst there's comparisons to serial killers like Charles Manson and also ISIS and even Donald Trump. I don't see Dawn as any of those, because to me there is a tragic and redeemable side to her that could be explored in a spin-off or origin story, and there are fan-art pics that portray her in a good light (including some of my own) and she is definitely a villain I feel could use with an in-depth backstory on.
Because Of His Setting's Impact: Jack Torrance (The Shining). He may not be the best father in the world but it's not easy for him, especially when you consider the Overlook and its history of being home to various odd goings on, in particular ghost sightings. And those particular spirits have a way of getting to him. It's like the old saying goes ' All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy'. And the mystery still continues to build up.
Because Of His Society's Impact: Sherman Klump (The Nutty Professor 1996). In today's society appearances mean everything and you probably know more than a few people who have either tried radical diets to try and lose weight or go through odd exercise programs to gain muscles, and that's what the moral of this updated remake of the 60's film tell us...that we should love ourselves for what we are and that it's normal to feel embarrassed about your body. From the beginning we see that Sherman is embarrassed about being overweight, he comes from a family of overweight people and he really takes a liking to Carla (a student at the college he works in), the only problem though is that he doesn't think she'll like him as he is and so he makes a potion that enables him to lose weight, only it makes things worse once he gets a loudmouthed super-trim alter-ego named Buddy Love and both of them start to fight over Carla. In the end though, Sherman manages to return to normal and is loved for who he is.
Because He Can't Handle It All: David Kessler (An American Werewolf In London). You may think that being a werecreature is awesome and it is but then there's the side of it you don't want to know about. Put yourself in David's shoes, you're an American tourist and you're travelling with your best friend through the London moors (even though you've been warned about it), and both of you get attacked by a savage wolf-like creature. You end up being bitten and sent to the hospital, while your friend ends up dead. You're in hospital and you start having freaky nightmares and even nightmares within dreams, and to make things worse your best friend has come back from the dead and he or she looks freaking terrible. He/she warns you that you have been bitten by a werewolf and you will become one yourself on the night of the next full moon, of course you don't believe them at first but then your transformation happens while you're over at the nurses's apartment and it hurts like hell. Now isn't that horrible and tragic? Indeed it is.
Because His Struggle Feels Real: Andrew (Bicentennial Man). We have all pondered what it feels like to be truly human and if we are truly human on the inside as we are on the outside, and Andrew's tale is just like that. Andrew is an android who decides to become a human, but even when does become a human he isn't treated as one or declared one because of his immortality factor. The court of congress refuses to recognize him as human because he is immortal and that would cause jealously among other things so he is given blood which in turn makes him age, and he lives up to the age of 200 years old when he is officially recognized as a human, as he and Portia (the female android turned human he falls in love with) both die hand and hand. This is particularly depressing in hindsight considering Robin Williams's passing in 2014.
Because I Can: Ash Williams (Evil Dead franchise).