Butt Monkey/Web Comics


 * Jake from PK Comic is a prime example of a Butt Monkey
 * Syphile from Drowtales. Also crosses into Woobie territory for some readers, since at least at the beginning comparatively little of it was her fault, while some of her later failures (and eventually ) were more due to her own malevolence or stupidity, especially her actions towards her own adopted sister.
 * And the kitten. Mostly the kitten.
 * Almost the entire cast of the webcomic Eight Bit Theater takes turns being the Butt Monkey. Black Mage takes center stage (Brian has even flat-out said "everything that happens, happens to hurt Black Mage"), but Fighter is being stabbed by him almost constantly. Red Mage gets his fair share of pain. White Mage is emotionally tortured by the utter lack of interest the chosen warriors have in their quest and the frequency with which they kill innocents or each other. Garland, the first boss, started as this before becoming just incompetent. The recurring Onion Kid character only even exists to have his new foster families casually slaughtered. Thief has to deal with Berserker attacking him at sight and being torched by Bahamut, and Black Belt got near-slaughtered by several encounters including Black Mage, . In a mild subversion, Black Mage actually deserves Butt Monkey status.
 * Also, recently, Sarda has revealed that he too is a Butt Monkey in a roundabout way --.
 * Davan of Something Positive. Within the last three years, his long-time girlfriend left him to pursue her dream job,, he's had a paternity scare (which the author admitted he almost made Davan the father just to spite some of his critics), and his acting career is a string of roles as rapists and psychos. All this doesn't even include the casual cruelties heaped upon him by his (so-called) friends.
 * Some might argue Mike is a bigger Butt Monkey, but it's clear that most of the stuff that happens to him is both deserved and self-inflicted.
 * And don't forget Kharisma, who was burned and disfigured and is currently serving a life sentence in prison for a murder that, ironically, she didn't even commit. Why is that ironic you ask? Because she was actively trying to kill the person whose murder sent her to jail.
 * The entire line of Boxbots from Gunnerkrigg Court. After only two appearances, it's become clear that nobody, not even the Cast Page, likes Boxbot.
 * And then there's this: an entire strip of nothing but Boxbot being a Butt Monkey.
 * In contrast, everyone loves Robox. Must be the legs.
 * The character Head-leg (a head on a leg, go figure) from Irritability was literally made by Evil Genius Exoth to be tortured and die in horrifying ways over and over again. Exoth just doesn't like poor Head-leg.
 * Hannelore from Questionable Content, with elements of The Woobie.
 * To a certain extent, Vaarsuvius from Order of the Stick, who in the recent arc keeps getting screwed over by the plot in painful and imaginative ways.
 * To an extent, the entire Order of the Stick. To quote V, "It is troubling that we can now recognize our failures by immediate auditory familiarity."
 * Riku in Ansem Retort is the target of countless acts of violence that should have killed him by now. He's been cut in half God knows how many times, burnt, blown up, electrocuted, stabbed, violated, tortured, and even had his heart removed. While he found a girlfriend in season 5, for the most part, even the comparatively friendly characters in the comic go out of their way to hate Riku.
 * Sometimes Marluxia fills in, as does Sora, who forgets it quickly.
 * Myrith McRain from Mortifer. It starts with Joey capturing him, chaining him to a desk near the breakroom, and forcing him to do hacking work to . But the crowning moment of this has to be when Alyce, who is revealed to have known him from childhood, finds out he's there... And, well, just look.
 * In the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Fan Web Comic by Q-Ice, being one of Nanoha's befriended ones automatically lands you in this role. Just ask Fate, Vita, and Teana.
 * Nodwick; one of the many Butt Monkeys to adopt the Deadpan Snarker path to make up for it. Even when he isn't shown "onscreen" to be suffering from fates ranging from being eaten by an ogre to being actively disintegrated by evil adventurers, well... the page quote is a pretty good indicator of the kind of things his employers put him through for a quick laugh. And then there's the henchapult....
 * Sore Thumbs: Fairbanks, the Strawman Political Republican, who at this point is even starting to actually resemble a monkey. (It's all about the ears and facial expressions!)
 * Jyrras Gianna from Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures never seems to get a break. He's frequently harassed by his family, choked by girls, teased by Abel, written into an embarrassing novel, and finally, . Good Lord!
 * He is also The Woobie for some fans.
 * Two Kinds: Poor, poor Keith...
 * Subverted in Tales of the Questor where the lead character, Quentyn, is the apparent Butt Monkey of the story. He is a runt, bullied and put down by many of his peers, the governing counsel of his town largely doesn't take him seriously, and he is unable to use the Lux power around him like almost everyone else. However, when he finally makes the big sacrifice that gets him hailed as a hero in his hometown, the chief bully, Rahan, drunkenly complains about how Quentyn actually has an unfair advantage. Rahan wails that since Quentyn is seems to be such a Butt Monkey to everyone, they always feel sorry for him and thus he has gotten away with a variety of antics that would have had anyone else run out of town. Quentyn comes close to believing that, but his friend Kestrel reminds him forcefully that he deserved that sympathy and he never abused it.
 * Doug from Fletcher Apts, but only when Bill is involved.
 * In Misfile Rumisiel started out as a Butt Monkey, however as he has become (marginally) more competent, the job of Butt Monkey has fallen more and more to resident Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain Cassiel who has sunk to the point where she has been defeated by a caterer.
 * A Game of Fools: Neeg. Poor, poor Neeg.
 * And, to a lesser degree, Joey.
 * Penny Arcade's Safety Monkey. Don't tell me you don't have one.
 * Also count Tycho, one of the core characters. Among other mishaps, gets abused by his "friend" and fellow main character Gabe. Questionable, though. He gives Gabe as good as he gets.
 * Nothing ever goes right for Miles. And if something actually does, it will likely end up backfiring horribly for him, and amusingly for the readers.
 * Mike in Bittersweet Candy Bowl. There are times even Charlie Brown would feel sorry for him.
 * Dr. Schtein in String Theory - although, he is a Jerk Ass most of the time, so it evens out.
 * Matt from Murphy's Law.
 * Quine from Starslip.
 * The Dreamer: Poor Nathan. He gets beat up when trying to apologize to Alan, has to escort Bea back to Boston, his Colonel doesn't think he's competent enough, and he's never even been in a single battle.
 * Pembroke from Femmegasm fits this trope perfectly. He's had his hand cut off accidentally, lives in a cardboard box, and been date raped all for laughs. Poor guy.
 * Moloch Von Zinzer from Girl Genius. He does start by bringing it on himself,  but given his brother , getting taken prisoner by Baron Wulfenbach under the misaprehension he's a Spark, getting sent to Castle Heterodyne when it's discovered he's not, winding up as   rather unwilling minion, having the Castle near-miss him with death traps for shits and giggles, and having   seems like somewhat disproportionate retribution by the universe.
 * Conrad. The author herself has stated that her favorite pairing is Conrad/Misery.
 * Lenny from Our Little Adventure. He's the one who has to lug the group's treasure swag around, and Angelika and Rocky are often pretty mean to him. Some of their treatment towards Lenny might be due to his passive nature.
 * A-san from Overlord Academy.
 * Gary in Ménage à 3.
 * Although he does have his small victories such as Lita (Zii's cat, who hates everyone) seeming to prefer his company over anyone else, and Yuki is slowly starting to like him, even giving him a kiss on the cheek after he does her a favor (though right after that, she left him as soon as she saw Zii before convincing her to have "her pearl polished" and screaming for a good part of the night, making it impossible for Gary and Dillon to sleep).
 * Luke from Freak Angels. He was recently healed after a bullet through the head, and had a penis drawn over the spot of new, whole flesh on his forehead where the bullet entered, chemically castrated by the doctor without his knowledge, and know people are considering wiping his memory. Granted, he is a psychic rapist...
 * In El Goonish Shive, Amanda is this as the eternal victim of Dr Germahn's experiments.
 * Label Buddy of Comic Shorts was created for the sole purpose of being "the stupid character that gets hurt and/or dies all the time."
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 * Zoe from Sluggy Freelance is this in a mountain of spades. One has to wonder, being that several characters in the series are based on people the author knows, if Zoe is based off some one he hates.
 * On Zoe's first appearance, very first panel in fact, she got locked out of her car with the engine running and then (two panels later) promptly ignored by the people she was asking for help in favor a chick with a pair of three-of-the-letter-that-comes-after-Cs. Shortly after she gets her arm twisted by the same guys because of an armada of other multiply-barely-passing-grade-letter endowed women. A few minutes later she meets Bun-Bun... 'nuff said. Then, minutes later as she is sitting, minding her own business, recovering from her previous wounds, she gets hit in the head by a frisbee thrown by one of the previously mentioned improperly-counter-weighted women... then immediately trampled by torg, riff, and the entire Keeping-the-Plastic-Surgeons-in-Business Association... And then immediately trampled again... and then, just to ice the cake with a layer of frozen Zoe blood, she get's meated by Bun-Bun again... as her INTRODUCTION!
 * But that's not even the worst of it. Since then she has been I'm sure I missed a few... dozen.
 * At which point, when it was revealed it was somehow still an improvement.
 * Rick from Basic Instructions almost borders on Cosmic Plaything, the way the universe and everyone has it in to make sure he's never happy. Even his best friend insults him quite often.
 * Greg from Greg, has had it so bad, that he considers stepping on dog poop a considerable improvement over the events that occur in his life.
 * Igor in Vinigortonio. If something bad's gonna happen, it's bound to happen to him, and it becomes even worse when he finds out the leader of an evil organization needs to destroy his building in order to conquer the world.
 * Estonia from Scandinavia and The World
 * Efengi from The Snail Factory is constantly put through various types of torment and nearly fatal disfigurement. He may also be considered a chew toy, depending on how you look at it.
 * Cucumber in Cucumber Quest will never have his way.