TMC
09-04-2020, 05:16 AM
In case you don't know what I'm referring (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheScrappy) to:
Unintentionally hated by the audience: If this character is supposed to be hated due to being a villain, idiot, or Jerkass, they're a Hate Sink. They can be well received by adding to the enjoyability of the work, if only for the satisfaction of them getting karma.Examples While such characters can overlap with The Scrappy, they have to be hated for different reasons than intended that detract from the work's enjoyability.Examples A character's story should be concluded, seeing if they were supposed to be hated or get due karma, before judging them as a Scrappy or not.
Hated by the majority of the audience: If they have about as many fans as detractors, even if the latter are more obvious, that's a Base-Breaking Character. Examples of Americans Hate Tingle and Germans Love David Hasselhoff similarly don't count, as they have fans somewhere. Someone not personally liking a character is not this (unless it's a Show Within a Show example). For a character to truly be considered a Scrappy, even the Silent Majority has to dislike this character.
A single hated character: The Scrappy, as an Audience Reaction, only applies to individual characters. Hated works or products do not count. Groups don't count either as they are not characters, and each character could vary in individual popularity (unless said group is small enough that all of its members can feasibly be judged Scrappies on their own).
Hated for narrative reasons: They're hated for the perception of being poorly written or detracting from the narrative. If the character is hated for gameplay reasons as opposed to narrative or character writing, that's a Tier-Induced Scrappy. If the character is hated because people hate the actor portraying the character, that's X-Pac Heat.
Hated by the fans of the work: They have to be hated by people who unironically enjoy the work otherwise. Hated by those who dislike the work to begin with don't count.Examples
Consistently hated: If a otherwise well-received character does something objectionable that's temporary or minor compared to their liked portrayals, or is likable depending on who's writing them, they normally have enough fans not to count as Scrappies.
In the case of Rhonda (https://happydays.fandom.com/wiki/Rhonda_Lee), doesn't she come across (https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/ilymzz/a_review_of_laverne_shirley_season_6/) as braggier version of Rosie Greenbaum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Z_QQqHURw), but without the wit or charm? Mostly, when she talks about how desired and lucky she is don't you want her to shut up?
Unintentionally hated by the audience: If this character is supposed to be hated due to being a villain, idiot, or Jerkass, they're a Hate Sink. They can be well received by adding to the enjoyability of the work, if only for the satisfaction of them getting karma.Examples While such characters can overlap with The Scrappy, they have to be hated for different reasons than intended that detract from the work's enjoyability.Examples A character's story should be concluded, seeing if they were supposed to be hated or get due karma, before judging them as a Scrappy or not.
Hated by the majority of the audience: If they have about as many fans as detractors, even if the latter are more obvious, that's a Base-Breaking Character. Examples of Americans Hate Tingle and Germans Love David Hasselhoff similarly don't count, as they have fans somewhere. Someone not personally liking a character is not this (unless it's a Show Within a Show example). For a character to truly be considered a Scrappy, even the Silent Majority has to dislike this character.
A single hated character: The Scrappy, as an Audience Reaction, only applies to individual characters. Hated works or products do not count. Groups don't count either as they are not characters, and each character could vary in individual popularity (unless said group is small enough that all of its members can feasibly be judged Scrappies on their own).
Hated for narrative reasons: They're hated for the perception of being poorly written or detracting from the narrative. If the character is hated for gameplay reasons as opposed to narrative or character writing, that's a Tier-Induced Scrappy. If the character is hated because people hate the actor portraying the character, that's X-Pac Heat.
Hated by the fans of the work: They have to be hated by people who unironically enjoy the work otherwise. Hated by those who dislike the work to begin with don't count.Examples
Consistently hated: If a otherwise well-received character does something objectionable that's temporary or minor compared to their liked portrayals, or is likable depending on who's writing them, they normally have enough fans not to count as Scrappies.
In the case of Rhonda (https://happydays.fandom.com/wiki/Rhonda_Lee), doesn't she come across (https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/ilymzz/a_review_of_laverne_shirley_season_6/) as braggier version of Rosie Greenbaum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Z_QQqHURw), but without the wit or charm? Mostly, when she talks about how desired and lucky she is don't you want her to shut up?