The Loser

The sad trumpet eternally plays for the Loser.

The one the audience likes to laugh at. The Loser is completely oblivious to the fact that they are the Loser, which makes it easier to laugh at them. The Loser almost always gets the short end of the stick, unless the Wiener is involved. The Loser is guaranteed to at least be part of the Main Cast if they aren't the Main. In spite of their terrible misfortune, the Loser is usually the one who can keep a smile on their face even as others treat them like garbage.

The Loser, if they go to school, will have a small amount of friends, be picked on by at least one person, almost never score with the opposite gender, have average grades (unless it's a Bad Grades plot), be subpar in sports, and is rarely negatively affected by all of this emotionally for a long time. Note that not any of this is guaranteed — it's only common with Losers.

If the Loser is the Main, the show they're in likely centers around their multiple hopeless attempts at achieving greatness or good things, like fame or love from their interest. The closest they may ever get to having their way is a sour victory, where they succeed at a goal, but they quickly tire of it and want to undo it, ultimately rendering their victory more of a bad thing than a good one.