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The opposite of a | |||
The opposite of a Karma Houdini, a Scapegoat is a villain who is punished much more harshly than he/she would actually deserve. Good examples of scapegoats are: | |||
*political pawns, who are wrongfully blamed for acts or laws passed ([[King George III]] of England was not responsible for the taxes on the colonies; Parliament was) by his/her government. | *political pawns, who are wrongfully blamed for acts or laws passed ([[King George III]] of England was not responsible for the taxes on the colonies; Parliament was) by his/her government. | ||
*villains who actually help others in some way or are well-intentioned, but are either misguided or people around them | *villains who actually help others in some way or are well-intentioned, but are either misguided or people around them misinterpet their actions/plans as harmful. | ||
*villains who, while categorized as villains, do not do anything especially evil or monstrous but face a punishment that would be considered harsh by today's standards ([[Marie Antoinette]] neglected her subjects, but never outright oppressed or purposely tormented them). | *villains who, while categorized as villains, do not do anything especially evil or monstrous but face a punishment that would be considered harsh by today's standards ([[Marie Antoinette]] neglected her subjects, but never outright oppressed or purposely tormented them). | ||
*political leaders who are wrongly blamed for a crisis that occurs in their country during their term in power (Czar [[Nicholas II]] of Russia is blamed for "Bloody Sunday"; in reality, he never ordered it and was appalled by it when he found out). | *political leaders who are wrongly blamed for a crisis that occurs in their country during their term in power (Czar [[Nicholas II]] of Russia is blamed for "Bloody Sunday"; in reality, he never ordered it and was appalled by it when he found out). | ||
*[[:Category: Remorseful|remorseful villains]] who wanted to [[:Category: Redeemed|redeem]] themselves, but either was rejected or [[:Category: Deceased|died]] before they could do so | *[[:Category: Remorseful|remorseful villains]] who wanted to [[:Category: Redeemed|redeem]] themselves, but either was rejected or [[:Category: Deceased|died]] before they could do so, But some Scapegoats managed to Redeem themselves | ||
[[Category:Tragic]] | [[Category:Tragic]] | ||
[[Category:Insecure]] | |||
[[Category:Grey Zone]] | |||