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No intentional/in-universe examples, ala the Nominal Hero.
Adam Malkovich became this in Metroid: Other M as he had Samus go through an area of intense heat without letting her use the Varia Suit until a boss fight and later shot her in the back.
The Garbage Pail Kids in the movie terrorize the town on a daily basis with non-formulaic antics and irritating behaviour for no good reason and treat Dodger poorly even when he tries to make sense of them.
Now for a set of unlisted examples:
Leena Toros from Zoids: New Century might be this as to quote the Scrappy Page for Anime:
"She attacks Bit for the slightest infraction, from breaking his back for setting her up on a date with Harry to attacking Bit with her Zoid for accidentally walking in on her in the shower, and attacking her own teammates so that she is the sole winner of the fight."
◦ Who's to say this trope could apply to tsundere characters(who were supposed to be considered heroic) when they take their actions to unheroic reaches(like Minami from Baka and Test).
Kaiser from the banned episode "The Legend of Dratini" could qualify, I mean seriously, who would aim guns at kids who just catch Pokemon with Pokeballs in order to protect a Dratini.
I consider Andy Panda's portrayal in "The Painter and the Pointer" to be this as result of a poor attempt at reinventing the character as a jerk(Would you really shoot someone for not holding still for a painting?), as a result, Walter Lantz never allowed this interpretation of the character to be used again.
Here's this from the Scrappy Page for Ads:
"Welsh pop singer Duffy became Scrappy to viewers all over Britain when she appeared in an infamous and widely mocked advert for Diet Coke. The ad showed her stealing a bicycle and riding through a supermarket while singing a horrible tuneless version of a Sammy Davis Jr hit. Duffy was meant to have been the face of Diet Coke throughout its "Hello You" campaign, but the advert was so poorly received that she was dropped."
General George Armstrong Custer from the infamous Custer's Revenge.
The Stargate from Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time might qualify due to the horrible way he treated Luigi.
Part of the reason Corporal Capeman from Inspector Gadget is hated is because he was a HUGE JERK towards brain.
From Disney's Chicken Little(2005):
Buck acted like a neglectful bum who only came to his son's(Chicken Little) aid when it seemed to be beneficial to him.
Runt of the Litter for allowing the distortion of Foxy's mind to be intact.
No intentional/in-universe examples, ala the Nominal Hero.
Adam Malkovich became this in Metroid: Other M as he had Samus go through an area of intense heat without letting her use the Varia Suit until a boss fight and later shot her in the back.
The Garbage Pail Kids in the movie terrorize the town on a daily basis with non-formulaic antics and irritating behaviour for no good reason and treat Dodger poorly even when he tries to make sense of them.
Now for a set of unlisted examples:
Leena Toros from Zoids: New Century might be this as to quote the Scrappy Page for Anime:
"She attacks Bit for the slightest infraction, from breaking his back for setting her up on a date with Harry to attacking Bit with her Zoid for accidentally walking in on her in the shower, and attacking her own teammates so that she is the sole winner of the fight."
◦ Who's to say this trope could apply to tsundere characters(who were supposed to be considered heroic) when they take their actions to unheroic reaches(like Minami from Baka and Test).
Kaiser from the banned episode "The Legend of Dratini" could qualify, I mean seriously, who would aim guns at kids who just catch Pokemon with Pokeballs in order to protect a Dratini.
I consider Andy Panda's portrayal in "The Painter and the Pointer" to be this as result of a poor attempt at reinventing the character as a jerk(Would you really shoot someone for not holding still for a painting?), as a result, Walter Lantz never allowed this interpretation of the character to be used again.
Here's this from the Scrappy Page for Ads:
"Welsh pop singer Duffy became Scrappy to viewers all over Britain when she appeared in an infamous and widely mocked advert for Diet Coke. The ad showed her stealing a bicycle and riding through a supermarket while singing a horrible tuneless version of a Sammy Davis Jr hit. Duffy was meant to have been the face of Diet Coke throughout its "Hello You" campaign, but the advert was so poorly received that she was dropped."
General George Armstrong Custer from the infamous Custer's Revenge.
The Stargate from Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time might qualify due to the horrible way he treated Luigi.
Part of the reason Corporal Capeman from Inspector Gadget is hated is because he was a HUGE JERK towards brain.
From Disney's Chicken Little(2005):
Buck acted like a neglectful bum who only came to his son's(Chicken Little) aid when it seemed to be beneficial to him.
Runt of the Litter for allowing the distortion of Foxy's mind to be intact.
Name a character you consider to be...
...a not-so-well-intentioned extremist: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist
Listed:
"Clank: There must be another way to make a home for your people!
Chairman Drek: You think that's what this is about? Who do you think polluted our last world? I did! This is about one thing and one thing only: cash, and lots of it. See, I've been paid for every square inch of my new world. Once the new inhabitants move in, I'll begin polluting this world as well, and the whole thing starts all over again. Ah... brilliant.
— Ratchet & Clank (2002)"
"Kingdom Hearts: Master Xehanort once believed that the universe w
Name events that wouldn't help your case
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotHelpingYourCase
Unlisted:
Browbeating people into liking something they hate( https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheScrappy ), which only escalates it into creator's pet territory( https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CreatorsPet ) at the expense of a work's quality.
If anyone wanted people to like something, they should address the problems with it( https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap ).
I don't think insisting the Scrappy trope to be a character flaw would help anyone's case at all.
In fact I don't think leaving a problem people have with a w
Name a case of Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MistreatmentInducedBetrayal
Listed:
"According to the backstory of Donkey Kong 64, K. Lumsy disliked K. Rool's plan to destroy the island where the Kongs live. In response, K. Rool imprisoned him. Conveniently enough, all of the Kongs' progress occurs as a direct result of K. Lumsy's intervention. Way to antagonize the guy who's about as big as the island you're trying to destroy, K. Rool."
" •Kyle Schneider and Dr. Drago Pettrovich Madnar's reasons for defecting to Zanzibar Land in Metal Gear 2. In regards to Kyle Schneider, he initially supported NATO/FOXHOUND in regards to taking down Out
Name times where a character was...
...disappointed by the motive of another: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisappointedByTheMotive
Listed:
"Clank: There must be another way to make a home for your people!
Chairman Drek: You think that's what this is about? Who do you think polluted our last world? I did! This is about one thing and one thing only: cash, and lots of it. See, I've been paid for every square inch of my new world. Once the new inhabitants move in, I'll begin polluting this world as well, and the whole thing starts all over again. Ah... brilliant.
Clank: Why, you... you evil little...
—Ratchet & Clank (2002)"
"Sly: So, before we finish this,
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I don't know whether this is a designated hero example or a nominal hero example (I believe that Shylock is supposed to be sympathetic), but I'm going to say it anyway. The Christians in the Merchant of Venice are designated heroes. They steal Shylock's daughter, abuse him and make him life a living hell before he tries the pound of flesh bond. However, that bond is denied him because he's a Jew, and then he loses everything. Finally, they decide to force him to convert to Christianity too, making sure that he doesn't even keep his religion.