Sometimes life is hard but, even though games are often used as a form of pure escapism, game characters have a hard time as well from time to time. Whether by our orders or simply through a cruel twist of fate, here’s a list of the ten characters in gaming who seem to get the most amount of abuse thrown there way. This list may contain mild spoilers.

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Guybrush Threepwood – Monkey Island series

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Part of Guybrush's charm is how danger and misfortune seem to cling to him like a parasite. The following image shows him at the beginning of Monkey Island 2, where he recounts how he got into his situation, all whilst dangling over a deadly precipice. You can't get more unlucky than that.

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