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== [[Literature]] ==
* In the ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'' novel ''Deadhouse Gates'' the Chain of Dogs (a massive host of refugees marching across the continent) is constantly being attacked by enemy armies, but our viewpoint character for these sections of the story never gets more than a few glimpses of the enemy leaders. Without a face or personality to put to them, it's hard to dislike the armies of the Apocalypse on a personal level. Instead we're invited to vent our loathing upon a group of whiny nobles within the Chain of Dogs, who protest the [[Canon Sue]]'s actions at every turn, are openly cruel to their servants, and get a lot of their fellow refugees killed through incompetence.
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'' gives us [[Tyrant Takes the Helm|Dolores Umbridge]] in ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix|The Order of The Phoenix]]''. As the [[Big Bad]] Voldemort is laying low, she takes the stage as the main face of opposition, and is still the character most hated by many fans. While Voldemort was never seen as the slightest bit sympathetic, he is so cartoonishly evil and single-minded (and subsequently flawed) in his purposes that he's hard to take seriously on an adult level, more like an
** Aside from Dolores Umbridge, there’s Bellatrix Lestrange. Normally, it’s entirely possible to feel bad for somebody when they’re sent to Azkaban (even when they’re guilty), since they can no longer think happy thoughts, but all sympathy is thrown out the window when it’s revealed she’s proud of what she did to Neville’s parents, torturing them to the point where they can barely think anymore. And once she busts out, one of the first thing she does is {{spoiler|murder Sirius Black}}. Small wonder Harry Potter wants her dead afterwards. (Though because he’s driven by a desire to bring her to justice instead of true hatred, {{spoiler|using the Cruciatus Curse}} doesn’t work.)
* Since there's no real villain in ''Flight 116 Is Down'' by Caroline B. Cooney, the audience gets to focus their hatred on Darienne, a selfish passenger who ends up being completely unharmed in the crash. Heidi and Patrick work hard to save the passengers of the crashed plane while Darienne stands around doing nothing but complaining and being useless, yet she tries to take credit for saving people at the end. Even Patrick loses his cool when Darienne gets too much to handle.
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