Designated Villains

[Alucard]

I can't think of any other good examples in the anime I've seen but I use to read a lot of X-Men comics and fan fiction and Wolverine got raped as a designated villian. Arguably the most popular X-Man and hero it seems fans only want to see him go psycho and kill half of his fellow X-Men before they manage to kill him.

I even read one particulairly bad story in which Wolverine goes insane, kidnaps Professor X (whose powers are ineffective on Wolverine's now totally messed up mind), and forces the X-Men to kill Magento in return for Professor X's safety. Then he kills Professor X anyway and half of the X-Men before they can stop him.

And this was all based on Wolverine's one bad character trait as a hero!

[Ebiris]

"Same with her relationship with Goku.  It's an absurdity, not meant to be viewed in an incredibly serious light or exaberated further past funny into sadistic."

Heh. I'm reminded of a fic I read based on the part where Goku was arrested for spousal abuse after the incident where he accidentally knocked Chi Chi through the wall and into a tree...

[Anastasia]

Worrying about the safety of her son who could nuke half the world without breaking a sweat.  Same with her relationship with Goku.  

In fairness, they face opponents that are generally much stronger than them. *Shrugs*

And maybe I just didn't like Chi Chi, but I never found her to be funny. Bitchy at times, but never funny.

[Dracos]

I did not find her to be funny either, but it was clear what they were going for.  It's the same with a lot of dragon ball z humor for me.  It's pathetic, low brow, and less than amusing.

Fearless Leader