The Pitied

''Featuring The Pitied, everyone's favorite emotional punching bag! You can do anything you want to him and he doesn't fight back!''

This guy can't get a break. Every single day of his life is just misery, failure, and humiliation. But, some unrealistic way, he's not (visibly) depressed. Everyone around him treats him like he's nothing, he's always in the wrong place at the wrong time, and there is no escape in sight. The worst part? He doesn't deserve it in the slightest. When you watch him go through his day-by-day basis, you can't help but root for him and hope that, for once, he gets that taste of success and the sweet moment of victory he just so direly needs.

Examples of The Pitied
Peanuts - Charlie Brown. Being probably the most unwanted kid in his town, being relentlessly tormented by the other children. His seemingly only true friend is his pet beagle, Snoopy, who somehow is more respected by the kids than his owner.

SpongeBob SquarePants - Squidward Tentacles. Gradually over the years, Squidward has to endure more and more of the stupidity of the people around him and daily dosages of general displeasure. Starting out as The Jerk everyone loved to hate who got his proper comeuppance for his dirty actions against SpongeBob and Patrick, Squidward eventually became a Pitied after his "comeuppance" was more of God's punishment for being the only sensible person in all of Bikini Bottom, retaliating against the moronic acts of its residents who inadvertently ruin his day. Squidward is one of the prime examples of The Pitied as he is suffering from day to day without reason.