Butt-Monkey

Megward The Wizard (aka "Butt Monkey", "Punching Bag", "Torture Victim", "Outcast" or "Chew Toy") 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, Megward The Wizards 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.

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 "Megward the Wizards"

 * Squidward Tentacles (Spongebob Squarepants; one of the three trope namers)
 * Meg Griffin (Family Guy; one of the three trope namers)
 * Kyle the Wizard (Fanboy and Chum-Chum; one of the three trope namers)
 * Homer Simpson (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 (Tom and Jerry; one of the trope codifiers)
 * Brian Griffin (Family Guy; one of the trope codifiers)
 * Dad (Dexter's Laboratory; Seasons 3-4)
 * Apple (The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange)
 * 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)
 * Kate Ashby (Kate Ashby; one of the most notable examples of a "Megward the Wizard" in a British series, Kate is a terrible singer who is commonly beaten up by townspeople, just because she is bad at singing)
 * Eric Feeble (Stressed Eric; another notable example of a "Megward the Wizard" 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)
 * Benson (Regular Show)
 * Chuckie Finster (Rugrats)
 * Milhouse Van Houten (The Simpsons)
 * Belson Noles (Clarence)
 * Krillin (Dragon Ball Z and Super)
 * Yamcha (Dragon Ball Z and Super)
 * Vegeta (Dragon Ball GT)
 * Charlie Brown (Peanuts)
 * Kenny McCormick (South Park; Seasons 1-5)
 * Butters Stotch (South Park; Season 6 onward)
 * No Watch Ben (Ben 10 Omniverse)
 * Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10 (2016))
 * Kratz (Harvey Beaks)
 * Jerry Smith (Rick and Morty)
 * Tobias Wilson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Eugene (Hey Arnold!)
 * Jeff Randell (Clarence)
 * Luigi (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Nick Dean (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
 * Ricky Sprocket (Ricky Sprocket: Showiaz Boy)
 * Benny Newford (Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy)
 * Josh Nichols (Drake & Josh)
 * Robbie Shapiro (Victorious)
 * Freddie Benson (iCarly)
 * Ned (The Misfortune of Being Ned)
 * Todd (Wayside)
 * Guano (Kappa Mikey)
 * Cyril (Archer)
 * Frankie Foster (Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends; is commonly treated like crap by Mr. Herriman)
 * Miguel Santos  (Maya & Miguel)
 * Lincoln Loud (The Loud House; is commonly mistreated by most of his sisters)
 * 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)
 * Marvin (Making Fiends)
 * Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls)
 * Soos Ramirez (Gravity Falls)
 * Peck (Back at The Barnyard)
 * Mario (SuperMarioLogan)
 * Arnold (Bubsy pilot)
 * Chicken Little (Chicken Little)
 * Kevin McCallister (Home Alone; is commonly neglected and abused by his family)
 * Charlotte Page/ Jasper Dunlop (Henry Danger/The Adventures of Kid Danger)
 * Oscar Proud (The Proud Family)
 * Stacy Dillsen (Zoey 101; is commonly outcasted by everyone in Pacific Coast Academy because of her lisp and she's accident prone)
 * Greg Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
 * Timmy Turner (The Fairly Oddparents; is commonly neglected by his idiotic parents, fails every test, and gets bullied by Francis and his evil babysitter, Vicky)
 * Mr. Nesmith (Planet Sheen)
 * Dice Corleone (Sam & Cat)
 * Triple G (Game Shakers)
 * Coach Kreeton (All that)
 * Hans Moleman (The Simpsons)
 * Stu Pickles (Rugrats)
 * Dr. Zoidberg (Futurama)
 * 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 (Phineas and Ferb)
 * Victor Volt (The Secret Show)
 * Changed Daily (The Secret Show)
 * Scrat (Ice Age)
 * Neil (The Young Ones)
 * Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic X)
 * Robin (Teen Titans Go!)
 * Scratch and Grounder (The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)