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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:

{{Quote|I have spent the best years of my life giving people the lighter pleasures, helping them have a good time, and all I get is abuse, the existence of a hunted man.|[[Al Capone]]}}

The opposite of a [[:Category:Karma Houdini|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.

*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 actually help others in some way or are well-intentioned, but are either misguided or people around them misinterpret 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).

*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. However, some scapegoats do manage to redeem themselves.

[[Category:Tragic]]

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-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:
+{{Quote|I have spent the best years of my life giving people the lighter pleasures, helping them have a good time, and all I get is abuse, the existence of a hunted man.|[[Al Capone]]}}
+The opposite of a [[:Category:Karma Houdini|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.
-*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 actually help others in some way or are well-intentioned, but are either misguided or people around them misinterpret 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).
-*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. However, some scapegoats do manage to redeem themselves.
+[[Category:Tragic]]