ITT: Characters who suffer 24/7

>alcoholic
>depressed
>bad relationship with parents, left him an emotional wreck
>distrusted by the public
>despised by most supers
>revilled by mutants
>hated by the Government
>tons of blood on his hands
>gets cucked by his friend
>wife-to-be dies
>first wife-to-be leaves him so that he can still be Iron Man
>regarded as a mid-tier brain due to being a specialist
>regarded as both a sub-par businessman for his morals by the other businessfolk, and as a "capitalist pig" by the masses

And if you wanna go into recent developments

>is not even a billionaire
>all his friends are dead (even his University mentor)
>his legacy is being co-opted by a nobody and a villain
>he is actually adopted
>his brother is a genetically engineered super-genius

Why is being Tony such suffering? The guy has virtually nothing going for him at this point. He keeps struggling and the world keeps shitting on him.

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>only fights crime because of guilt complex
>ruins his family's legacy because the mission is too important
>pushes away everyone he loves because the mission is too important
>Doesn't watch movies/listen to music because the mission is too important
>spends most of his time cleaning up after crazy people
>his first kid moves out because he doesn't want to be as fucked as he is
>his kid dies, comes back to life, hates him, crazy
>his best friends daughter gets crippled by his arch enemy, becomes a bitter angry hacker
>third kid becomes loses his whole family because of the mission, becomes as paranoid as him
>Third kids girlfriend tries to impress him, sets off a massive gang war, get tortured to death, doctor won't save her, crazy
>has plans to kill all of his friends because he knows he lives in a world with telepaths/black kryptonite/parallax
>they all take it personally
>Mother of his child turns out to be crazy, horrible, kills his child
>childhood friend, is secretly crazy, hates him
>trapped in a cycle of reincarnation no heaven, only batman

>alcoholic
>chain-smoker
>depressed
>has cancer (cured now, but...)
>gets his closest ones killed all the time
>the heroes despise him
>the magic community consider him a charlatan
>the whole occult scene hates him
The worst thing about John is that he knows that he's a fuck-up,but deep down he can't change. He's a selfish prick who sometimes helps people, but he's rotten at the core and he knows it. He just cannot do anything about it. He saves someone, someday, on a whim, and that gets him through the bad times, but thing is, he's responsible for more deaths than savings. And the irony of it all is that he doesn't have a plan, or a "philosophy" or a reason for living. He just... does. What drives him is the primal instict for self-preservation with moments of humanity. He knows it, yet he cannot change it.

He got JUST'd pretty hard in his latest run.

>the magic community consider him a charlatan
What? I thought they were fucking terrified of him.
>the heroes despise him
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Depends on the story, but even if they are afraid of him because he’s cunning, they do consider him a sub-par magician. Kinda like how the Doctor is a boogeyman but by Timelord standards he’s a fuckup idiot.

As for the heroes, after getting folded in the main continuity, they have had meet up with the capes, and they’re always repulsed by him. Wonder Woman especially.

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At least half of that is extremely debatable and relies heavily on the writer.

>dad got fucked when he was only 9 years old
>spends entire life looking for the person responsible for fucking his dad
>turns out it was own mom
Probably the most tragic backstory in both Sup Forums and Sup Forums history.

This guy.
The universe hates him and he acknowledges it.

He lives in a city with no supervillains, why? Because they don't need them. The people are low key monsters - selfish and cruel. The city is bankrupt, even Gotham has a fire department. In Hub City you can't call 911 even if City Hall is on fire.

The homeless try to use corpses of children as a ploy to beg for money. The gangs are offered the reins of law enforcement, but the leaders would rather shank each other in the back of a pizza place.

And he's the only guy who remotely cares.

Which ones?

>depressed
>alcoholic
>bad relationship with parents
These are all canon for decades.

>distrusted by the public
Ever since Superior, at the very least.

>despised by most supers
Cap brings it up in Civil War II, and it was a constant theme in Fraction's run.

>revilled by mutants
That's been a constant in X-Books ever since Civil War.

>hated by the Government
He blew it as Secretary of Defense, they always look into getting his tech, and Obama said it'd be bad if he ever held Office in Civil War II.

>tons of blood on his hands
Do I need to explain this?

>gets cucked by his friend
Ty Stone and Rumiko cucked him in order to hurt him.

>wife-to-be dies
Rumiko.

>first wife-to-be leaves him
It's during the era when he was in a wheelchair. A flashback reveals he was set to marry a socialite, but when she learned his secret she gave him up so that he'd continue being a super-hero.

>mid-tier brain
That was the case Pre-Extremis, and now with the Moon Girls and the Nadia Pyms, plus Blue Marvel, he's been getting shat on constantly.

>bussines image
Well, you do have the Ghosts and Firebrands, plus Hammer and Roxxon always looking to fuck him over, plus Osborn considering him a weak-willed cunt.

>not even a billionaire
As of Bendis' run, he's in the thousands now.

>all his friends are dead
True. Happy is dead, Maya is dead, Sal is dead, Rhodey is dead.

>legacy
True.

>adopted
True, silly as it is.

>Arno
True, and he's literally better at everything.

Batman is autistic.

He is an A-lister, status wuo dictates he will eventually be OK and get everything returned to him.

Besides ever since they started making him a jerk I have a hard time feeling sorry for him.

Wade caused his own recent misfortune, this time he deserved it. Especially after what he did to Preston and Coulson.

>These are all canon for decades.
Not that user, but the depression thing seems to be something that hasn't been touched on or given any emphasis for a long while. He's also suicidal, how many times has he nearly killed himself to save others?

>was going to allow himself to die, then decided to keep on living to save that one woman's baby
>actually managed to kill himself and stay dead for 30 something minutes to save Cap in Execute Program

I know I'm missing others but I can't recall exactly when they happen.

He mentions it in the Fraction run, but I don't remember when. It showed up in Bendis' run where he's close to relapsing so he goes to an AA meeting.

As for the suicidal bit, he did go against Thanos and the Cabal, all alone, in TRO. And he was willing to sacrifice himself to blow up the Shi'ar Armada. Technically every time he puts himself in danger is a result of his devil-may-care attitude and subconscious suicidal tendencies.

I don't think he wants to die per se, I think he dislikes himself and so he sees those actions as his way to make up for his sins. Like he said after getting rebooted, he wouldn't do any of the Civil War stuff differently. He sticks to his values, but he knows when he's fucked up, so he reacts by putting himself in danger. But then the "if I die, nobody will protect them" program kicks in and he "comes back".

Tony's more than a bit fucked up. Remember, he still has the memories of an alternate life, conflicting events of his youth, and murdering his teammates during the Crossing.

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>It showed up in Bendis' run where he's close to relapsing so he goes to an AA meeting.

Oh, right. I forgot about this.

>I don't think he wants to die per se, I think he dislikes himself and so he sees those actions as his way to make up for his sins.
>But then the "if I die, nobody will protect them" program kicks in and he "comes back"

I agree. There's been several instances where he's gone and put his life on the line without any hesitation because he see it as a chance to redeem himself for his sins or he just sees his life as momentarily dispensible and just less valued overall (Red Zone).

And as we've seen with Civil War and the Incursions he doesn't mind getting his hands dirty to remove others of the burden and taint even if it makes him less liked by others in the community. He pretty much takes the hard risks and saves a world who doesn't love him as long as others can keep on living in safety.

I don't think he considers himself disposable per se, he still has an ego. Otherwise he wouldn't be willing to be in charge and make the hard choices. It flactuates, really. Depression has different stages and depends on the moment. He has emotional problems in general, which manifest differently depending on the circumstances.

His problemis that he wants to be loved as a hero, but thinks he knows better than anyone, which he does to protect them from having to bloody their hands, while doing questionable things to both redeem himself for his sins and appease his ego, at least subconsciously.

He's fucked up, really.

People who say Tony is "alcoholic" or think that's part of his character flaws reveal themselves as having no knowledge past the silver age or Wikipedia ariches because it hasn't been one of Tony's concerns in decades.

He literally was close to relapsing in Bendis' run. He poured himself a bunch of shots and was starring at them to show he was strong enough when the Illuminati backed off from blowing up the oncoming Earth and thought they were gonna die (thankfully Namor and the Cabal stepped up). In Fractions' run there is a whole issue dedicated to him going to an AA meeting. In Civil War he mentions resisting the urge to drink again. In Busiek's run where Carol shows up drunk he mentions his mouth getting watery. It seems you need to read some stuff user.

Besides, you never stop being an alcoholic, a smoker or a drug-addict. The urge is always there, creeping up at you.

>I don't think he considers himself disposable per se, he still has an ego. Otherwise he wouldn't be willing to be in charge and make the hard choices. It flactuates, really. Depression has different stages and depends on the moment. He has emotional problems in general, which manifest differently depending on the circumstances.

As someone with similar emotional and mental health issues (but undiagnosed because I don't have the means to get looked at by a professional). I go through stages of where I feel disposable, have lows, and my self-destructive and suicidal tendencies are higher than usual. Also go through highs where I have delusions of self-importance and sometimes narcissim and feel the need for control/being in charge. Obviously, it isn't the same as Tony's situation and I'm not a professional that's well-versed in this kind of field so it's just a bunch of speculation based on personal experience.

I forgot exactly which series it was but one of the first Deadpool runs really did hit the nail on the head with making Wade sympathetic despite being a dick.

The dude lost everything he cared about and is suicidal but can't kill himself. To the point where he literally falls in love with Death and lives every day just wanting to be with her. He fantasizes about one day being with fucking Death. He hates himself, he hates his life, but he just can't end it. His life is hell.

Same exact thing here user. Worst thing is, it interferes with my studies. It's even worse since I'm lying, and saying that "yeah, I'm on chapter 7/13 of Electromagnetism, I've got Physics III for sure" when in reality I'm still stuck at 2/13. There are days where I blow through exercises, and days where I get stuck at simple ones, and waste the whole day on them. Weird thing is,when I'm feeling "high", I'm optimistic and y'know, feel as if I'mgonna do something actually important. On the other days, I feel as if everything is for naught. I mean, Feynman was fixing radios when he was 8, and Von Newman was speaking Ancient Greek when he was 5 or so. What hope do I, a Yuropoor have?

I'm not suicidal, but there have been days where I thought how easy it'd be to just end it. Then I think about my family, how selfish it'd be, and that I'd never see what the future holds, whatever it may be, so I get back on track. I doubt it's anything, but tons of people in my family have mental dissorders, so I am worried.

I can't say I've found anything that helps with that, not fully. I mostly watch old Star Trek episodes, some tributes on YT, and the uplifting tone helps a bit. Same with Mass Effect or old Iron Man issues. If those folks can push through, maybe I can too. Who knows, maybe tomorrow will be better.

>I can't say I've found anything that helps with that, not fully. I mostly watch old Star Trek episodes, some tributes on YT, and the uplifting tone helps a bit. Same with Mass Effect or old Iron Man issues. If those folks can push through, maybe I can too. Who knows, maybe tomorrow will be better.

This is starting to get off-topic from the thread, but same here. I don't have much of anything in my life that I love or cherish besides for little Sup Forums material, even Sup Forums and Sup Forums stuff has become slowly and slowly more unappealing over the years. The only thing that has managed to stay is my love for Iron Man so a lot of the time I just immerse my stuff in things related to it to keep myself afloat during the lows and it helps.

I wish you good luck in your studies, user.

Thanks user, and good luck to you too!

what a guy

Dunno why that makes him evil user. Seems to me as if he carries a lot of guilt for not being as perfect as he'd like to be.

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Goddamn man

I was about to say the same, since I read planet Hulk and Planet Hulk, I feel for Banner so much