Butt-Monkey

Butt-Monkey (aka "Megward the Wizard" (a term coined by TheMysteriousMrEnter), "Punching Bag", "Torture Victim", "Outcast", "Chew Toy", or "Laughing Stock") is a character who is always the butt of the demeaning joke, "put them through hell" plotline, and/or the only character to endure all the slapstick. For whatever reason, Butt-Monkeys seem to walk through life with a permanent "Kick Me" sign attached to their backs, invisible to them, but all too visible to the rest of the world. They are the opposite of Karma Houdinis.

Almost nothing ever goes right for this character, and if something bad is going to happen to someone, chances are it's going to happen to them, or somebody else (as a twist shock).

Keep in mind that some of them became popular because of this (e.g. Butters from South Park).

Notable "Butt-Monkeys"
NOTE: If highlighted in green it is positive
 * Xander Harris (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; the trope namer. Introduced the term with his line "I'm sick of being everybody's butt monkey!" in the Dracula episode. The term first appeared on TV in BtVS, but was heard "on the street" well before that.)
 * (Spongebob Squarepants); one of the three trope namer of "Megward the Wizard". He is especially a Butt-Monkey in Seasons 6-8.
 * Plankton (mostly in Seasons 6-8), Mrs. Puff, Gary, and Sandy also are punching bags.
 * SpongeBob can be considered one (especially in episodes that involves Patrick).
 * Anton ("The Amazing World Of Gumball")
 * Banana Joe ("The Amazing World of Gumball")
 * Larry Needlemeyer ("The Amazing World of Gumball")
 * Tobias Wilson ("The Amazing World of Gumball", sometimes)
 * Meg Griffin (Family Guy; one of the three trope namers of "Megward the Wizard")
 * Kyle the Wizard (Fanboy and Chum-Chum; one of the three trope namers of "Megward the Wizard")
 * Homer Simpson (Modern) (The Simpsons; one of the trope codifiers)
 * Daffy Duck (Looney Tunes; one of the trope codifiers)
 * Donald Duck (Disney; one of the trope codifiers)
 * (Tom and Jerry; one of the trope codifiers)
 * Brian Griffin (Family Guy; one of the trope codifiers; even though he deserves it for most of the time)
 * Butch the Irish Dog (Tex Avery; even though he usually deserves it)
 * Meathead Dog (Tex Avery)
 * Barney Bear (Barney Bear)
 * Starscream (Transformers; one of the trope codifiers)
 * Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)
 * Dad (Dexter's Laboratory; Seasons 3-4)
 * Apple (The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange)
 * (Looney Tunes; one of the trope codifiers)
 * Adam Lyon (My Gym Partner's a Monkey; he is commonly bullied by major bullies of the animal school, and he was also abused by many other ways as well)
 * Buttercup (Powerpuff Girls 2016)
 * Daria Morgendorffer (Beavis and Butt-Head; one of the trope codifiers)
 * Tom Anderson (Beavis and Butt-Head)
 * Principal McVicker (Beavis and Butt-Head)
 * Kate Ashby (Kate Ashby; one of the most notable examples of a "Butt-Monkey" in a British series, Kate is a terrible singer who is commonly beaten up by townspeople, just because she is bad at singing)
 * Kyle Broflovski (“South Park”; Get treated unfairly sometimes from his friends Stan, Butters and Kenny, but Eric Cartman treats Kyle like crap by calling him a Jew a lot all because he’s Jewish).
 * Eric Feeble (Stressed Eric; another notable example of a "Butt-Monkey" in a British series, Eric is a middle-class man who is always stressed because of his family, work, co-workers, etc., and is abused by many of his workplace relatives, such as his boss Paul Power and his secretary Alison Scabie. He is also abused by his next-door neighbors)
 * Claire Feeble (Stressed Eric; Claire is commonly abused by the rest of the cast of characters that are children on most of the series' episodes, though the character who abuses her the most is Heather)
 * Irwin (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
 * (Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
 * Nico Yazawa (Love Live! School Idol Project)
 * Riko Sakurauchi (Love Live! Sunshine!!)
 * Yoshiko Tsushima (Love Live! Sunshine!!)
 * Chloe (The Secret Life of Pets)
 * Benson (Regular Show)
 * Edgar (Full English)
 * Chuckie Finster (Rugrats)
 * Van Houten (The Simpsons)
 * (The Simpsons)
 * David (Hilda)
 * Ben Tennyson (Ben 10 2016)
 * Belson Noles (Clarence)
 * Larry (T.U.F.F. Puppy, is commonly mistreated by his boss Snaptrap by getting launched into Shark Tanks.)
 * Arthur Read (“Arthur”, His Sister D.W. Is unlikeable and annoying to him in the show and so his parents, his friends from School including Francine treats him Unfairly in most episodes.)
 * Bulma (Dragon Ball, original series)
 * Krillin (Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z  and Super)
 * Yamcha (Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Super)
 * Vegeta (Dragon Ball GT)
 * Mr. Satan/Hercule (Dragon Ball Z and Super)
 * Jaco (Jaco the Galactic Patrolman/Dragon Ball Super)
 * Charlie Brown (Peanuts; Is constantly being tormented by a lot of kids, mostly Lucy)
 * (South Park; Seasons 1-5)
 * (South Park; Season 6 onward, one example of a Megward The Wizard that is well-written)
 * Pip Pirrip (South Park)
 * No Watch Ben (Ben 10 Omniverse)
 * Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10 (2016))
 * Kratz (Harvey Beaks)
 * Melvin Sneedly (Captain Underpants; He deserves it)
 * Joshua (Clarence)
 * Jerry Smith (Rick and Morty)
 * Chuck (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt)
 * Tobias Wilson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Eugene (Hey Arnold!)
 * Leslie Noodman (Sanjay & Craig)
 * Jeff Randell (Clarence)
 * Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron)
 * Carl Wheezer (Jimmy Neutron)
 * Luigi (Mario, mostly in the Mario & Luigi RPG series, and Super Mario Bros Z)
 * Courtney and Gwen (Total Drama)
 * Lord Peel (Rocket Monkeys)
 * Ed (Ed, Edd n Eddy; he is commonly abused and hated by his bratty, short-tempered younger sister Sarah, gets neglected and doesn’t get much attention by his parents who favored Sarah over him and sides with her, usually its caused by his stupidity, and gets sexually harassed and tormented often by the Kanker sisters, especially May who has a creepy obsessed crush on him)
 * Edd/Double D (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
 * Eddy (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
 * Wontkins (Wilkins Coffee)
 * Edward Platypus (Camp Lazlo; he mostly deserves it)
 * Porky Pig (Looney Tunes/The Looney Tunes Show)
 * Elmer Fudd (Looney Tunes; even though he deserves it)
 * Sylvester (Looney Tunes; even though he deserves it)
 * Courage (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
 * Eustace Bagge (Courage the Cowardly Dog; even though he deserves it)
 * Laura Barns/"billie227" (Unfriended) (But she later gets revenge on her best friend Blaire, along with her boyfriend Mitch and her other friends Jess, Adam, Ken, and Val for posting the video that made her kill herself).
 * Carrie White (Carrie)
 * Levi Ackerman (Attack on Titan)
 * Yōichi Tsuitenai a.k.a Luckyman (Tottemo! Luckyman; is the unluckiest person in his town who faces a lot of troubles and abuse especially from his crush Mitchan when he is not in his Luckyman form)
 * Ricky Sprocket (Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy)
 * Benny Newford (Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy)
 * Oliver Oken (Hannah Montana)
 * Josh Nichols (Drake & Josh)
 * Walter Nichols (Drake & Josh)
 * Krader (Mixels)
 * Robert Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond)
 * Robbie Shapiro (Victorious)
 * Mr. Marion Moseby (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody/The Suite Life On Deck)
 * Steve Williams (Brickleberry)
 * Mickey Mouse (2013 Short's)
 * Geronimo Stilton (Geronimo Stilton)
 * Freddie Benson (iCarly)
 * Eric Needles (Sidekick)
 * Ned (The Misfortune of Being Ned)
 * Todd (Wayside)
 * Wreck-It Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph)
 * Zazu (The Lion King)
 * Jackson Stewart (Hannah Montana)
 * Guano (Kappa Mikey)
 * Henry Gobbleblobber (Mr. Pickles; he is highly considered insane by the public when he thinks that Mr. Pickles is "evil")
 * Cyril (Archer)
 * (Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends; is commonly treated like crap by Mr. Herriman)
 * (Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends; he is commonly abused and bullied by his older brother, Terrence, barely gets support from his workaholic mother, becomes unpopular in school with no friends and gets bullied there, gets sometimes manipulated and mistreated by his imaginary friend Bloo as well as putting up with his annoying and arrogant behavior and his shenanigans, and is often mistreated by many of the other characters and residents of the titular mansion)
 * Elder Mark (Craig of the Creek)
 * Elder Barry (Craig of the Creek)
 * Elder David (Craig of the Creek)
 * Bobby (Craig of the Creek; a notable running joke is where he would trip and fall on his face and say "My Candy!")
 * Miguel Santos (Maya & Miguel)
 * (The Loud House; is occasionally mistreated or automaticity blamed upon by most of his sisters, even when he's innocent. He is also frequently subjected to Luan's Pranks and Lynn Jr's bullying. He especially became a butt monkey since season 4.)
 * (The Loud House; To a some extent)
 * Rusty Spokes (The Loud House)
 * (The Casagrandes; Not as much as when he was in the main series The Loud House; before he, his sister Ronnie Anne and their mother moved away to Great Lakes City and is usually a victim of Sergio's bullying.)
 * Carlos Casagrande Sr. (The Casagrandes)
 * Carlino "Carl" Casagrande (The Casagrandes; he sometimes brings his treatment onto himself.)
 * Arturo Santiago (The Casagrandes)
 * Laird (The Casagrandes)
 * Brainy Smurf (The Smurfs;even though he usually deserves it)
 * Gargamel and Azrael also qualify as one because their plans always fail.
 * Zim (Invader Zim)
 * Dib (Invader Zim; he is highly unpopular at school and at home for his said obsession with the paranormal, and is often dismissed as "crazy" or "insane")
 * The Cabbage Merchant (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
 * Soos Ramirez (Gravity Falls)
 * Thompson (Gravity Falls)
 * BBlendin Blandin (Gravity Falls)
 * Otis (Back at the Barnyard)
 * Peck (Back at the Barnyard)
 * Luigi (KirbStomp; is constantly being abused by his crazy girlfriend, Daisy)
 * Chef Kawasaki (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!)
 * Arnold (Bubsy pilot)
 * Chicken Little (Chicken Little)
 * Kevin McCallister (Home Alone)
 * Harry and Marv (Home Alone; They do deserve it after all)
 * Cameron Parks (A.N.T. Farm)
 * Charlotte Page/ Jasper Dunlop (Henry Danger/The Adventures of Kid Danger)
 * Ernie Cooper (K.C. Undercover)
 * Mark (Cheaper by the Dozen)
 * Sam Parker (Beethoven's Treasure Tail)
 * Oscar Proud (The Proud Family)
 * Felix Boulevardez and Puff (Suga Mama's poodle) could also qualify as punching bags because for Puff, he gets tortured by the twins, while Felix recieves the same amount of torture Oscar suffers in episodes featuring both of them/episodes that show them together.
 * Stacy Dillsen (Zoey 101; is commonly outcasted by everyone in Pacific Coast Academy because of her lisp and she's accident-prone)
 * Stressed Eric; (mh:terribletvshows:Stressed Eric, He is constantly the massive punching-bag and pushover towards everyone and is full of misfortunes, not to mention his family are also miserable.)
 * Greg Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
 * Timmy Turner (The Fairly Oddparents)
 * Leonard Hofstadter (The Big Bang Theory)
 * Mr. Nesmith (mh:terribletvshows:Planet Sheen)
 * Dorkus (mh:terribletvshows:Planet Sheen)
 * Logan Mitchell (Big Time Rush')
 * Test ( ; Constantly forced out of his sisters lab using a trapdoor and abused by his father)
 * Dukey (Johnny Test)
 * Susan Test (Johnny Test) constantly gets harassed by Bling-Bling Boy, some of her and Mary's inventions not working or getting destroyed by Johnny, gets bugged by Johnny at times.
 * Hugh Test (Johnny Test; Was the punching bag in the season 5 premiere "Johnny Goes Nuts/Johnny Daddy Day" and "Johnny Irresistable". In the first-mentioned episode, he has trouble with his nut costume when his body accidentally switches sides from the side with the two holes for his eyes to see to the backside, which prevented him from looking where he was going, thus leading to him bumping into many things. Hugh also ends up in the Porkbelly Nut Fields, only to get attacked by squirrels. In the sister episode, most of the things the entire family did for Hugh on Fathers Day caused him to get injured in many ways, such as inviting an old friend of his, only to reveal that his old friend became his rival because Hugh stole his girlfriend (who could've been the one currently known as Lila, Johnny's mom) and have him assaulted as well as listening to loud music, leading him to end up in the hospital injured. And in "Johnny Irresistable", there is a scene where Hugh got trampled by a bunch of people who wanted Johnny thanks to his irresisableness from his sister's invention.)
 * Dice Corleone (Sam & Cat)
 * Triple G (Game Shakers)
 * Victor and Monty (Power Rangers (Super) Ninja Steel)
 * Cosmo Royale (Power Rangers (Super) Ninja Steel)
 * Ripcon (Power Rangers Ninja Steel)
 * Walter Nichols (Drake & Josh)
 * George Costanza (Seinfeld)
 * Coach Kreeton (All That)
 * (The Simpsons)
 * Stu Pickles (Rugrats)
 * Lucius Henious VII (Jimmy Two Shoes)
 * Dr. Zoidberg (Futurama)
 * Dr. Jhatka (Motu Patlu; whenever his inventions fail, he gets often beaten up by Motu and Patlu)
 * Ghasitaram (Motu Patlu; he often gets beaten up as well)
 * Kenzie Bell (Game Shakers)
 * Chris Rock (Everybody Hates Chris)
 * Mr. Gullible (The Amanda Show)
 * Bernie Barges (Corneil and Bernie (Watch My Chops))
 * Robot Default (Robot and Monster)
 * Monster Krumholtz (Robot and Monster)
 * Perry (Robot and Monster)
 * Baljeet Tjinder (Phineas and Ferb)
 * Victor Volt (The Secret Show)
 * Changed Daily (The Secret Show)
 * Scrat (Ice Age franchise)
 * Warwick (Knight Squad)
 * Neil (The Young Ones)
 * Crescent (Funny Pets; is continuously ignored and abused by Funny.)
 * Robin (Teen Titans Go!; he deserves it most of the time)
 * Eric Matthews (Boy Meets World)
 * Adam Young (Mr. Young)
 * Bertram Winkle (Jessie)
 * Max Thunderman (The Thundermans)
 * Carl Montclaire (Wingin' It)
 * Rabbit (Winnie the Pooh)
 * Mike Wazowski (Monsters, Inc. franchise)
 * George Sanderson (Monsters, Inc.)
 * Sheriff Woody/Rex/Mr. Potato Head/Ken (Toy Story)
 * Principal Tater (Mr. Young)
 * Any character from an Annoying Orange video (Gets knifed, blended, baked, etc. Pear and Little Apple are the worst offenders)
 * Deuce Martinez (Shake it Up)
 * Sheldon Cooper (Young Sheldon)
 * Poe Dameron (Star Wars; constantly gets antagonized by Admiral Holdo despite Poe Dameron's right doings)
 * Rudy Gillespie (Kickin' It)
 * Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)
 * Doktor Frogg (League of Super Evil)
 * Simon Seville (ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks)
 * Fletcher Quimby (A.N.T. Farm)
 * X (Battle For Dream Island)
 * Ice Cube (Battle For Dream Island)
 * Woody (Battle For Dream Island; became less of a Butt-Monkey in season 4)
 * Toilet (Inanimate Insanity)
 * Tissue (Object Overload)
 * Rafe Khatchadorian (Middle School series)
 * Logan Reese (Zoey 101)
 * Trina Vega (Victorious)
 * Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter)
 * Prince Charming (Shrek The Third)
 * Private (Madagascar)
 * RJ (Over the Hedge)
 * Verne (Over the Hedge)
 * Roddy St. James (Flushed Away)
 * Spike (Flushed Away)
 * Alan Harper (Two and a Half Men)
 * Joey Rooney (Liv & Maddie)
 * Sinjin Van Cleef (Victorious)
 * Mark Taylor (Home Improvement ((Seasons 1-3)); is constantly used as a torture device in Brad and Randy's pranks.
 * Kaori (Akira; Gets abused throughout the film/manga.)
 * Frank Murphy (F is for Family)
 * Foxie/Bhukkad (Eena Meena Deeka)
 * Moxxie (Helluva Boss)
 * Tidus (Final Fantasy X)
 * Romio Inuzuka (Boarding School Juliet; Despite being arrogant when it comes to protecting Persia, he gets abused by his classmates throughout the anime/manga.)
 * Zig (Zig and Sharko Season 2)
 * Dee Dee, Marky, and Joey (Oggy and the Cockroaches)
 * Handsome Pig (Angry Birds Stella Toons)
 * Buddy (Kick the Buddy; even if he enjoys it)
 * Whitey Duvall (Eight Crazy Nights; All of the abuse he gets is undeserved.)
 * Nagasumi Michishio (My Bride is a Mermaid)
 * Stephanie "Steph" Dola (No Game No Life; Sometimes gets mocked by both Shiro and Sora.)
 * Ken Kaneki (First half of Tokyo Ghoul)
 * Aqua (KonoSuba)
 * Yunyun (KonoSuba)
 * Satania (Gabriel Dropout)
 * Deandra Reynolds (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
 * Brandy and Mr. Whiskers (Brandy and Mr. Whiskers; both are constantly almost getting killed in almost every episode, regardless if it was Brandy or Mr. Whiskers whose at fault, they would usually get into serious danger)
 * Rickety Cricket (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
 * Buzz (Cyberchase)
 * Delete (Cyberchase)
 * Mordecai (Regular Show)
 * Rigby (Regular Show)
 * Benson (Regular Show)
 * Shino Aburame (Naruto Shippuden and Boruto: Naruto The Next Generations)
 * Kiyoshi Fujino (Prison School; gets abused by 3 of the third-year-old girls along with his 4 friends)
 * Ayumu Aikawa (Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka?)
 * Ravi Ross (Jessie/Bunk'd)
 * Harper Finkle (Wizards of Waverly Place; only in Season 4)
 * Tori Vega (Victorious)
 * Bernie Schotz (Bizaardvark)
 * Sheep (Sheep in the Big City)
 * Keitarō Urashima (Love Hina)
 * Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia)
 * Mikuru Asahina (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
 * Tsuna Sawada (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
 * Saitama (One Punch Man)
 * Minoru Mineta (My Hero Academia)
 * Gloria (Big City Greens)
 * Rollo Tookus (Timmy Failure)
 * Nate Wright (Big Nate series)
 * Chad Applewhite (Big Nate Series)
 * Francis Pope (Big Nate Series)
 * Breckenridge Puffington III (Big Nate Series)
 * Michael (PottyMouth and Stoopid)
 * David (PottyMouth and Stoopid)
 * Robot Jones (Whatever Happened to Robot Jones)
 * Raku Ichijo (Nisekoi)
 * Jaime Thompson (Berrybrook Middle School series)
 * Jensen Graham (Berrybrook Middle School series)
 * Yato (Noragami)
 * Touma Kamijou (A Certain Series)
 * Shiage Hamazura (A Certain Series)
 * Lambo (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
 * Skull (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
 * Kon (Bleach)
 * Marechiyo Omaeda (Bleach)
 * Shige Shige, The Shogun (Gintama)
 * Shinpachi Shimura (Gintama)
 * Taizou Hasegawa (Gintama)
 * Kondou Isao (Gintama)
 * Rito Yuuki (To Love-Ru)
 * Jun Manjoume (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)
 * Akari Akaza (YuruYuri, the world is against her in hilarious ways.)
 * Canada (Hetalia)
 * China (Hetalia)
 * T.J. Detweiler (Recess)
 * Mikey Blumberg (Recess)
 * Gus Griswald (Recess)
 * Randall Weems (Recess)
 * Kuki Urie (Tokyo Ghoul:re)
 * Renji Yomo (Tokyo Ghoul:re; Did a lot of embarrassing things in the manga.)
 * Kōsei Arima (Your Lie in April)
 * Itsuki Minami (Air Gear)
 * Inuyasha (Inuyasha)
 * Subaru Natsuki (Re:Zero)
 * Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
 * Hayate Ayasaki (Hayate the Combat Butler)
 * Sena Kobayakawa (Eyeshield 21)
 * August Pullman (Wonder)
 * Piggy (Power Rangers S.P.D.)
 * Boom (Power Rangers S.P.D.)
 * Ned Bigby (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide)
 * Simon Nelson-Cook (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide)
 * Coconut Head (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide)
 * Shoya Ishida (A Silent Voice)
 * Shoko Nishimiya (A Silent Voice)
 * Kayo Hinazuki (Erased)
 * Kyo Sohma (Fruit Baskets)
 * Elizabeth Liones (The Seven Deadly Sins)
 * Ryuu Yamada (Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches)
 * Nene Odagiri (Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches)
 * Nobita Nobi (Doraemon)
 * Doraemon (Doraemon)
 * Keroro (Sgt. Frog)
 * Giroro (Sgt. Frog)
 * Dororo (Sgt. Frog, he's mostly mistreated by the Keroro Platoon, except for Koyuki, Giroro and Pururu)
 * Nepgear (Only in Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory, she often gets treated like a punching bag in this game. Thankfully, she's no longer a Butt-Monkey in Megadimension Neptunia VII)
 * Noire (Hyperdimension Neptunia; She's occasionally a Butt-Monkey here and there, depending on the game)
 * Sheldon Lee (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
 * Ray Borealis (All That)
 * Giyuu Tomioka (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
 * Zenitsu Agatsuma (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
 * Nana Ebina (My Two-Faced Little Sister!)
 * Miyako Hoshino (An Angel Flew Down On Me)
 * Jonathan Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
 * Guido Mista (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind)
 * Bocchi Hitori (Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu)
 * Aru Honshou (Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu)
 * Black Rabbit (Mondaiji Tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru So Desu Yo?)
 * Yuuko Yoshida (Demon Girl Next Door)
 * Amane Katagiri (Senryu Girl)
 * Tao Hanakai (Senryu Girl)
 * Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)
 * Jake Collins (The Troop)
 * Louie (DuckTales (2017))
 * Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom)
 * Jack Fenton (Danny Phantom)
 * Larry Needlemeyer (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Schnitzel (Chowder)
 * Foxxy Love (Drawn Together)
 * Iago (Aladdin)
 * Sebastian (The Little Mermaid)
 * Kaa (The Jungle Book)
 * Bagheera (The Jungle Book)
 * Cogsworth (Beauty and the Beast)
 * Pleakley (Lilo and Stitch)
 * Gantu (Lilo and Stitch)
 * Charles and Mary (Lilo and Stitch: The Series)
 * Philoctetes (Hercules)
 * Johnny Bravo (Johnny Bravo)
 * Pink Panther (Pink Panther)
 * Big Nose (Pink Panther)
 * Blue Aardvark (The Ant and the Aardvark/Pink Panther and Pals; even though he deserves it)
 * Ned Needlemeyer (Nightmare Ned)
 * Charlotte (Making Fiends)
 * Vendetta (Making Fiends)
 * Marvin (Making Fiends)
 * Meat Boy (Meat Boy series)
 * Bandage Girl (Meat Boy series)
 * Wally Warbles (Cuphead)
 * Kazooie (Banjo-Kazooie series)
 * Bottles (Banjo-Kazooie series)
 * Gobi the Camel (Banjo-Kazooie series)
 * Johnny Turbine (Freaky Flyers)
 * Shiek Abdul (Freaky Flyers)
 * Sammy Wasabi (Freaky Flyers)
 * Professor Gutentaag (Freaky Flyers; Despite He was abusing his robot partner: SVEN-209 in the backstory but it was shown 1 time onscreen.)
 * Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot series)
 * Dr. Neo Cortex (Crash Twinsanity)
 * N.Gin (Crash Bandicoot series)
 * Nitrous Oxide (Crash Nitro Kart; In some of the loading screens.)
 * Scratch and Grounder (The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic X)
 * Agent Stone (Sonic the Hedgehog The Movie)
 * Orhime Inoue (Bleach)
 * Taiyo Asano (Mission: Yozakura Family)
 * Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
 * Asta (Black Clover)
 * Johnny Sasaki (Metal Gear Solid series)
 * Raiden (Metal Gear series)
 * Robo-Ky (Guilty Gear series)
 * Ragna the Bloodedge (BlazBlue series)
 * Noel Vermillion (BlazBlue series)
 * Bang Shishigami (BlazBlue series)
 * Makoto Nanaya (BlazBlue series)
 * Iron Tager (BlazBlue series)
 * Kagura Mutsuki (BlazBlue series)
 * Junpei Iori (Persona 3)
 * Fuuka Yamagishi (Persona 3)
 * Yosuke Hanamura (Persona 4)
 * Kanji Tatsumi (Persona 4)
 * Ren Amamiya/Akira Kurusu/Joker (Persona 5)
 * Ryuji Sakamoto/Skull (Persona 5)
 * Ann Takamaki/Panther (Persona 5)
 * Yusuke Kitagawa/Fox (Persona 5)
 * Futaba Sakura/Oracle (Persona 5)
 * Yuuki Mishima (Persona 5)
 * Hyde Kido (Under Night In-Birth)
 * Carmine Prime (Under Night In-Birth)
 * Mika Returna (Under Night In-Birth)
 * Londrekia Light (Under Night In-Birth)
 * Dan Hibiki (Street Fighter series)
 * Remy (Street Fighter series)
 * Joe Higashi (Fatal Fury/The King of Fighters series)
 * Sie Kensou (The King of Fighters series)
 * Chang Koehan (The King of Fighters series)
 * Choi Bounge (The King of Fighters series)
 * Jhun Hoon (The King of Fighters series)
 * Juzoh Kanzaki (The Last Blade series)
 * Shura (World Heroes series)
 * Kuma II (Tekken series)
 * Lucky Chole (Tekken series)
 * Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney)
 * Maya (Ace Attorney)
 * Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)
 * Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney)
 * Athena Cykes (Ace Attorney)
 * Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes series)
 * Black Baron (MadWorld/Anarchy Reigns)
 * Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
 * Black Star (Soul Eater)
 * Issei Hyoudou (High School DxD)
 * Jean (Queen's Blade/Gate: Spiral Chaos)
 * Tomoki Sakurai (Heaven's Lost Property)
 * (Buddy Thunderstruck; he is known for being treated unfairly by Buddy despite him being his best friend)
 * Deputy Hosienberry (Buddy Thunderstruck)
 * Leroy (Buddy Thunderstruck)
 * Mr. Weaselbrat (Buddy Thunderstruck)
 * Tex Akrana Jr. (Buddy Thunderstruck)
 * Ichika Orimura (Infinite Startos)
 * Junpei Yoshino (Jujutsu Kaisen)
 * Marco Diaz (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
 * Banana Joe (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Anton (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Manny Delgado-Pritchett (Modern Family)
 * Mitchell Pritchett (Modern Family)
 * Mr. Lancer (Danny Phantom)
 * Stephanie Knightleigh (Edgar and Ellen)
 * Irina Jelavić (Assassination Classroom)
 * Junpei Manaka (Strawberry 100%)
 * Rikiya Komiyama (Strawberry 100%)
 * Arisa Ichigaya (BanG Dream!)
 * Himari Uehara (BanG Dream!)
 * Misaki Okusawa (BanG Dream!)
 * Marina Tsukishima (BanG Dream!)
 * Chiyo Mihama (Azumanga Daioh)
 * Sakaki (Azumanga Daioh)
 * Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga (Azumanga Daioh)
 * Rebecca "Becky" Miyamoto (Pani Poni Dash!)
 * Himeko Katagiri (Pani Poni Dash!)
 * Kurumi Momose (Pani Poni Dash!)
 * Mesousa (Pani Poni Dash!)
 * Shu Momose (Pani Poni Dash!)
 * Otome Akiyama (Pani Poni Dash!)
 * Grizz (We Bare Bears)
 * Panda (We Bare Bears)
 * Ice Bear (We Bare Bears)
 * Willy Zilla (My Dad The Rock Star)
 * Ian Lightfoot (Onward)
 * Mr. Gus (Uncle Grandpa)
 * Harley Quinn (Batman)
 * Alan (Sleepaway Camp)
 * Onari Yamanouchi (Kamen Rider Ghost)
 * Yuusuke Onodera (A.R. Kuuga) (Kamen Rider Decade)
 * Fuuka Igasaki (Shuriken Sentai Ninninger)
 * Haru Tokashiki (Ressha Sentai ToQger)
 * Rachel Berry (Glee; even though she mostly deserves it)
 * Caillou (Caillou Gets Grounded)
 * Arthur & D.W Read (Arthur/D.W Gets Grounded)
 * Dora The Explorer (Dora Gets Grounded)
 * Little Bill (Little Bill Gets Grounded)
 * Widget (Wow Wow Wubbzy!; None of her inventions work correctly)
 * Rick (Unikitty!; Constantly Ignored and/or Called Boring)
 * Daddy Pig (Peppa Pig; Constantly being fat-shamed by his family)
 * Master Frown (Unikitty!)
 * Mina Beff (Grojband; due to being abused by Trina's bossiness, until she later stands up against her in "Hear Us Rock, Part 2" as for revenge on her.)
 * Kamina (Gurren Lagann; later died)
 * Roy (Orson's Farm; deserves it most of the time)
 * Garfield (Garfield; whether he deserves it or not depending on The Episode/Strip)
 * Jon, Nermal, Odie, and The Mailman are also punching bags.
 * Wubbzy (Wow Wow Wubbzy!; Depends on the episode)
 * AP (Atomic Puppet)
 * Joey Felt (Atomic Puppet)
 * Bingo (The Banana Splits)
 * Fleegle (The Banana Splits)
 * Drooper (The Banana Splits)
 * Snorky (The Banana Splits)
 * Red And Yellow (Larva; Seasons 1-3)
 * Chuck (Larva Island)
 * Orson (Orson's Farm)
 * McGee (Camp Lakebottom)
 * Les (Viva Piñata)
 * Arthur Fleck (Joker)
 * Kurochan (Cyborg kuro-chan)
 * Clone Gandhi (Clone High)
 * Clone JFK (Clone High)
 * Clone Abe (Clone High)
 * Principal Scudworth (Clone High)
 * Brendon Small (Home Movies)
 * Jason Penopolis (Home Movies)
 * Walter and Perry (Home Movies)
 * Coach John McGuirk (Home Movies)
 * Numbuh 2 (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Numbuh 3 (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Numbuh 4 (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * James the Cat
 * Mr. Bump (Mr. Men; also on the 2008 series for The Mr. Men Show)
 * Mr. Quiet (The Mr. Men Show)
 * Mr. Pernickity/Persnickity/Fussy (The Mr. Men Show)
 * Max (Max & Ruby)
 * Ruby (Max & Ruby)
 * Franklin
 * Bear (Franklin)
 * Beaver (Franklin)
 * Goose (Franklin)
 * Snail (Franklin)
 * Aya Asagiri (Magical Girl Site)
 * Pretty much any Happy Tree Friends character except Splendid, Cro-Marmot, Mr. Pickels, The Ants and to a lesser extent Flippy/Fliqpy (all of them, except The Ants, do die occasionally); They often get killed and/or injured in violent and brutal ways.
 * Beavis and Butthead (Beavis and Butthead)
 * Zeke McBongo (Billy Dilley)
 * Maggie Pesky (The Buzz on Maggie, Though she deserves it when she's being insensitive)
 * Joseph (SML, though he can deserve it when he's being a jerk, depending on the video)
 * Bowser Junior (SML, he sometimes deserves it when he's being a jerk, depending on the video)
 * Cody (SML, he's commonly picked on by Junior and Joseph most of the time)
 * Madison Rocca (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
 * Xander Bly (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
 * Clare Langtree (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
 * Marsha Dwanelle (Billy Dilley)
 * Kai (Ninjago; occasionally a butt-monkey)
 * Jay Walker (Ninjago)
 * Cole (Ninjago; also occasionally a butt-monkey)
 * Zane (Ninjago; has sacrificed himself, been beaten up, and even managed to get manipulated by Vex)
 * Lloyd (Ninjago; occasionally a butt-monkey)
 * Ernest Penfold (Danger Mouse)
 * Stiletto Mafiosa (Danger Mouse)
 * Ted Mosby (How I Met Your Mother; occasionally)
 * Marshall Erikson (How I Met Your Mother)
 * Robin Scherbatski (How I Met Your Mother)
 * Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother)
 * Lily Aldrin (How I Met Your Mother; occasionally)
 * Ethan Johnson (RandomMarioDude 2004 Unleashed; He USED to get bullied as a kid, up until he was at College, when he chose his new career as a purely evil villain, despite the first part of his backstory being an excuse)
 * Dark Vegan (Johnny Test)
 * Sonic The Hedgehog (MugiMikey, He does Deserve it)
 * Yō Takami (Deadman Wonderland)
 * Leopold Slikk (Angry German Kid)
 * Escargoon (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!; he can deserve it or not, depending on the episode)
 * Stan (Hamtaro; He's commonly seen to be getting caught by his sister Sandy whenever he flirts with some Ham-Ham girls)
 * Depending on your view, Boss, Howdy and Dexter can also be considered punching bags.
 * Gordie LaChance (The Body/Stand By Me; occasionally)
 * Vern Tessio (The Body/Stand By Me)
 * Zack (Gacha Wow Studios)
 * Matt (Rebecca Zamolo)
 * The Ferocious Beast (Maggie and the Ferocious Beast)
 * Hamilton (Maggie and the Ferocious Beast)
 * Spencer (Power Rangers Operation Overdrive)
 * Norg (Power Rangers Operation Overdrive)
 * Pecola
 * Zorori (Kaiketsu Zorori; anime)
 * Mr. Magoo
 * Quack (Peep and the Big Wide World)
 * Nature Cat
 * Hal (Nature Cat)
 * Squeeks (Nature Cat)
 * Maisie MacKenzie (Meeow!)
 * Jelly (Jelly's Day; Oh Yeah! Cartoons)
 * Camille (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
 * Fran (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
 * Little Lulu (sometimes she was in the old 1940s shorts and The Little Lulu Show)
 * Tubby (Little Lulu)
 * Frank Grimes (The Simpsons episode "Homer's Enemy", he was even a butt-monkey due to he was crazy, also he got killed by a high voltage to death)
 * Kipper
 * Tiger, Pig, Arnold, Jake, and Mouse sometimes they're punching bags.
 * Olie Polie (Rolie Polie Olie)
 * Zowie, Percy, Billy, Pappy, and others sometimes are butt-monkeys.
 * Matthew Corbett (Sooty franchise; 1976-1998)
 * Harry Corbett (1952-1976) was also a Megward the Wizard.
 * SELOZAR (Roblox; He's always abused and treated like garbage by AloneTreveler)
 * ULEANRA (Roblox; Same as SELOZAR, except he got straight-up murdered by AloneTraveler on purpose and got his death set up as a suicide)
 * Angelica Pickles (Rugrats; She usually deserves it).
 * Lisa Simpson (The Simpsons; She has no friends and most of her ideas and suggestions are ignored or rejected).
 * Loser (The BFB Message To Loser Music Video )
 * Dave (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * Alex (Madagascar; He is a Butt-Monkey well written.)
 * Bolo (Shantae; He is a Butt-Monkey well written.)
 * Bob Bobowski (SMG4; Seasons 6-8)
 * Jub Jub Boopkins (SMG4)
 * Toad (SMG4; Can deserve it depending on the episode.)
 * Mario (SMG4; He sometimes gets abused for no reason.)
 * Usopp (One Piece)
 * Pica (One Piece)
 * Naruto (Naruto Part I; since he got rejected by the village as a child)
 * Axzyte (Axzyte)
 * Ben (Axzyte; Although he really deserves it)
 * Finn (Star Wars)
 * Boy (Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese)
 * Girl, Dog, Cat, Mouse, and Cheese are also butt-monkeys.
 * Pelswick Eggert (Pelsick; he was a butt-monkey since he is paralyzed on a wheelchair.)
 * Kate, Gram-Gram, Mr. Jimmy, Ace, Goon, and Boyd are also even sometimes they're butt-monkeys.
 * Jerry (The Three Friends and Jerry)
 * Frank (The Three Friends and Jerry)
 * Eric (The Three Friends and Jerry)
 * Thomas (The Three Friends and Jerry)
 * Tess (The Three Friends and Jerry)
 * Dirge (Transformers; Has died in every single continuity with the exception of the IDW comic universe)
 * Waspinator (Transformers Beast Wars; Literally gets beaten up in every episode)
 * Carapar (Bionicle; He used to be one of the smartest warlords, but then allowed Takadox to manipulate him and then Carapar became stupid. During the federation of fear arc, all he serves to do is to get killed by Trenn Kromm)
 * Hunter the Cheetah (Spyro the Dragon)
 * Jon Arbuckle (Garfield)
 * Kaput and Zösky (Kaput and Zösky)
 * Furball (Tiny Toon Adventures)
 * Lauren Shiba (Power Rangers Super Samurai)
 * Jim Morales (Code Lyoko)
 * Thomas "Tom" Lancaster DuBois (The Boondocks)
 * Mr George Wilson (Dennis the Menace (American); He always gets into a lot of trouble because of Dennis' antics)
 * Jenine Buller (Ferris Buller's Day Off)
 * Ed Rooney (Ferris Buller's Day Off)
 * Jake Holling (Power Rangers (Super) Megaforce)
 * Luigi (Mario Fables)
 * Wario (Mario Fables)
 * Panda (WerBopBop)
 * Ape (George of the Jungle 2007 TV Series)
 * T-Midi (Breadwinners)
 * Ted/The Man With The Yellow Hat (The Curious George film series, most notably the first film since he got into a heap of trouble at many times.)
 * Kedamono (Popee the Performer; while he is treated right sometimes, he is mostly a punching bag)
 * Coop Burtonburger (Kid vs. Kat; constantly gets bullied by Mr. Kat and gets framed for things he didn't do while Kat gets away with it scot-free. He is also deemed as a fool when trying to prove/expose Kat's true colours when his evidence is destroyed.)
 * Mario (SML; There are a lot of videos dedicated to Jeffy, Rosalina, or some other character making Mario miserable or ruining his life)
 * Chef Pee Pee (SML; Bowser Junior, Joseph, and Cody constantly insult him and his cooking)
 * Wario (Wario Dies)
 * Matthew Littlemore (CartoonMania)
 * Reggie (Archie Comics; He deserves it most of the times since he can be an unlikable jerk)
 * Jughead Jones can also qualify as one because he sometimes gets into trouble and is stalked and harassed by Ethel Muggs, who is romantically obsessed with him.
 * Mario (Super Mario 2018-present; He became one ever since John Bowser became CEO of Nintendo of America)
 * Pesto (Crash & Bernstein)
 * Alan Diaz (Mighty Med)
 * Dawn Buckets (Kirby Buckets)
 * Tooteroo (Tickety Toc)
 * Nahuel (Nahuel and the Magic Book/Nahuel y el Libro Magico; he is commonly bullied by Calfunao and Rorro, getting ignored by his father because he's afraid of the sea and every creature, except Ruende and Fresia, laughed at him in the tavern because he wanted to take a stand against Kalku.)
 * Crescent (Funny Pets)
 * Ren Höek (The Ren & Stimpy Show; Seasons 3-5)
 * Ed Bighead (Rocko’s Modern Life; He usually deserves it)
 * Benatar (Your Favorite Martian: The Animated Series)
 * Nanny Plum (Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom; at times)
 * The Wise Old Elf can sometimes qualify as one too.
 * Hiroshi Nohara (Crayon Shin Chan)
 * Akane Tendo (Ranma 1/2, Sometimes, She usually deserves it)
 * Shinnosuke (Shin-chan) could qualify at times.
 * Zak (Dragon Tales)
 * Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2, He Gets Abused By Akane.)
 * Boxing Glove (Object Overload)
 * Bumblebee Man (The Simpsons)
 * MC (DDLC: Loser MC)
 * Hubie (The Pebble and the Penguin; he gets bullied by Drake)
 * Other Sophie (The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants)
 * Hippolyte/Ignatius (FloopaLoo, Where Are You?)
 * Chris Quantum (Superbook(2011))
 * Jia Wei (Superbook (2011))
 * Bob the Tomato (VeggieTales)
 * Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)
 * Tamaki Kotatsu (Fire Force)
 * Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes; sometimes)
 * Yūki Sohma (Fruits Basket)
 * Chris Quantum (Superbook(2011))
 * Jia Wei (Superbook (2011))
 * Bob the Tomato (VeggieTales)
 * Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)
 * Tamaki Kotatsu (Fire Force)
 * Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes; sometimes)
 * Yūki Sohma (Fruits Basket)

The Overall Reason Why This Trope Sucks

 * Basically, this trope serves as tiresome character development, where characters you love or root for suffer through all kinds of the pain they don't deserve when Karma-Houdinis always get off scot free from what they actually deserve more than these punching-bags do.