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| Topic | Best of the Trope Season 2: Day 220 - The Woobie |
| GavsEvans123 07/28/19 3:35:49 PM #3: | Today's trope is the Woobie. Here is the link: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWoobie A "woobie" is a name for any type of character who makes you feel extremely sorry for them. Basically, the first thing you think to say when you see the woobie is: "Aw, poor baby!" Woobification of a character is a curious, audience-driven phenomenon, sometimes divorced from the character's canonical morality. And while it's technically a YMMV trope, it's hardly tough to spot the guy the writers intend them to be, considering all the bad stuff that tends to happen to them. A story with the Woobie allows the audience to vicariously experience relief from some pain by fantasizing about relieving the Woobie's pain. (No, not that way! Well, okay, sometimes.) Woobification can also tie into a disturbing hurt/comfort dynamic, in which fans enjoy seeing the Woobie tortured so they can wish the hurt away. This is often explored in Hurt/Comfort Fic. An important aspect of the Woobie is that their suffering must be caused by external sources. A character who suffers as the result of their own actions is a Tragic Hero and does not qualify. TL,DR: A pitiable character you feel sorry for. Nominations: Butters (South Park) Bruce Banner (Marvel Comics) Eponine (Les Miserables) ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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