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Basic Trope: A character who is constantly put through hell for laughs.

Straight: Bevis T. Monkey's day was unlucky: He got hit in the groin and was stung by bees.
Exaggerated:
- Bevis T. Monkey's day was unlucky: He got mugged and was stabbed.
- Generally, Iron Butt Monkey.
- Poor Bevis T. Monkey was hit on the groin by bees.
Justified:
- God likes to make Bevis T. Monkey's life miserable for kicks.
- Or for Bevis being a Jerkass to everyone, it was karmic retribution.
Inverted:
- Bevis T. Monkey's day was very lucky: He got a million dollars and was treated as a king soon afterward.
- Arguably, Mary Sue and God Mode Sue could be considered the polar opposite(s) of a Butt Monkey.
- Invincible Hero.
- Karma Houdini.
Subverted: A truck was about to hit Bevis T. Monkey when he was crossing the street but stopped at the last minute...
Double Subverted: It was the bus next to the truck that ran Bevis over.
Parodied: Pretty much everything Bevis T. Monkey does fails spectacularly. And his life is a seemingly endless chain of Disaster Dominoes and Humiliation Conga. He's got to have sanity (or faith) made of iron if he's not screaming Smite Me, O Mighty Smiter! by now.
Deconstructed:
- The constant unluckiness kept bothering Bevis with increasing levels of misfortune to the point of breakage.
- One day, Bevis gets a shotgun and, without hesitating, starts to chase the people who makes his life hell, killing them mercilessy.
- All the abuse Bevis goes through causes him to become very bitter and cynical to the point where he's afraid of being happy lest something bad happens as a result. Whenever anything goes his way, he becomes paranoid that its merely a set up for him to be knocked down in an exceptionally cruel way.
Reconstructed:
- Even after the breakage, the unluckiness kept happening.
- Alternatively, in spite of all his bad luck, Bevis is The Stoic or manages to keep a Stiff Upper Lip. Due to this mentality, he never sees his bad luck as anything more than a bother or annoyance (even if logic says he really should). His low key reaction to the bad stuff that happens to him only serves to enhance the comedy.
Zig Zagged: Bevis almost gets hit by a car, but the car stops. What does hit him is the baseball that rolls off the roof of a nearby building. But it turns it to be autographed, and worth thousands of dollars! Then he trips and falls down a hill. Into a river. But he finds a gold ring in the bottom of the stream! So he goes to the pawn shop... and gets mauled by a bear on the way.
Averted: Bevis T. Monkey is not particularly unlucky, nor is he especially lucky.
Enforced: The creators needed comedy relief so they created Bevis
Lampshaded: “Why do these bad things keep happening to me?”
Invoked: "I'm bored let's go pick on Bevis T. Monkey because that's always good for a laugh."
Defied: "Mock me will you? I'll kill you! I'LL KILL YOU ALL!"
Discussed: "Is it just me or does God seem to hate Bevis T. Monkey?"
Conversed: "Maybe we should cut Monkey some slack." Beat "Naaaaaahhhh..."
Played For Laughs: The Chew Toy
Played For Drama: The Woobie

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 * '''Subverted''': A truck was about to hit Bevis T. Monkey when he was crossing the street but stopped at the last minute...
 * '''Double Subverted''': It was the bus next to the truck that ran Bevis over.
-* '''Parodied''': Pretty much everything Bevis T. Monkey does [[Epic Fail|fails spectacularly]]. And his life is a seemingly endless chain of [[Disaster Dominoes]] and [[Humiliation Conga]]. He's got to have sanity (or faith) made of iron if he's not screaming [[Smite Me Oh Mighty Smiter]] by now.
+* '''Parodied''': Pretty much everything Bevis T. Monkey does [[Epic Fail|fails spectacularly]]. And his life is a seemingly endless chain of [[Disaster Dominoes]] and [[Humiliation Conga]]. He's got to have sanity (or faith) made of iron if he's not screaming [[Smite Me, O Mighty Smiter!]] by now.
 * '''Deconstructed''':
 ** The constant unluckiness kept bothering Bevis with increasing levels of misfortune to the point of [[Break the Cutie|breakage.]]
-** One day, Bevis gets a shotgun and, [[Whos Laughing Now|without hesitating]], starts to chase the people who makes his life hell, killing them mercilessy.
+** One day, Bevis gets a shotgun and, [[Who's Laughing Now?|without hesitating]], starts to chase the people who makes his life hell, killing them mercilessy.
-** All the abuse Bevis goes through causes him to become very bitter and cynical to the point where he's afraid of being happy lest something bad happens as a result. Whenever anything [[Throw the Dog A Bone|goes his way]], he becomes [[Properly Paranoid|paranoid]] that its merely a set up for him to be knocked down in an [[Yank the Dogs Chain|exceptionally cruel way]].
+** All the abuse Bevis goes through causes him to become very bitter and cynical to the point where he's afraid of being happy lest something bad happens as a result. Whenever anything [[Throw the Dog a Bone|goes his way]], he becomes [[Properly Paranoid|paranoid]] that its merely a set up for him to be knocked down in an [[Yank the Dog's Chain|exceptionally cruel way]].
 * '''Reconstructed''':
 ** Even after the breakage, the unluckiness kept happening.
 ** Alternatively, in spite of all his bad luck, Bevis is [[The Stoic]] or manages to keep a [[Stiff Upper Lip]]. Due to this mentality, he never sees his bad luck as anything more than a bother or annoyance (even if logic says he really should). His low key reaction to the bad stuff that happens to him only serves to enhance the comedy.
-* '''Zig Zagged''': Bevis almost gets hit by a car, but the car stops. What ''does'' hit him is the baseball that rolls off the roof of a nearby building. But it turns it to be autographed, and worth thousands of dollars! Then he trips and falls down a hill. Into a river. But he finds a gold ring in the bottom of the stream! So he goes to the pawn shop... [[Everythings Worse With Bears|and gets mauled by a bear on the way.]]
+* '''Zig Zagged''': Bevis almost gets hit by a car, but the car stops. What ''does'' hit him is the baseball that rolls off the roof of a nearby building. But it turns it to be autographed, and worth thousands of dollars! Then he trips and falls down a hill. Into a river. But he finds a gold ring in the bottom of the stream! So he goes to the pawn shop... [[Everything's Worse with Bears|and gets mauled by a bear on the way.]]
 * '''Averted''': Bevis T. Monkey is not particularly unlucky, nor is he especially lucky.
 * '''Enforced''': The creators needed comedy relief so they created Bevis
 * '''Lampshaded''': “Why do these bad things keep happening to me?”
 * '''Invoked''': "I'm bored let's go pick on Bevis T. Monkey because that's always good for a laugh."
-* '''Defied''': "[[Whos Laughing Now|Mock me will you? I'll kill you!]] [[Unstoppable Rage|I'LL KILL YOU ALL!]]"
+* '''Defied''': "[[Who's Laughing Now?|Mock me will you? I'll kill you!]] [[Unstoppable Rage|I'LL KILL YOU ALL!]]"
 * '''Discussed''': "Is it just me or does God seem to hate Bevis T. Monkey?"
 * '''Conversed''': "Maybe we should cut Monkey some slack." [[Beat]] "Naaaaaahhhh..."
 * '''Played For Laughs''': [[The Chew Toy]]
 * '''Played For Drama''': [[The Woobie]]
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