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|caption =Sam Winchester (Supernatural) gains bad luck immediately after losing the rabbit's foot
 
|caption =Sam Winchester (Supernatural) gains bad luck immediately after losing the rabbit's foot
 
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{{Quote|I'm not in good hands, I'm in no hands! Like a bad neighbor, no one is there!|Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)}}
 
{{Quote|I'm not in good hands, I'm in no hands! Like a bad neighbor, no one is there!|Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)}}
 
{{Quote|My aunt is in a coma, I'm a fugitive from the law, and I can't help but feel something bad is about to happen to my marriage... damn this Parker Luck!|Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)}}
 
{{Quote|My aunt is in a coma, I'm a fugitive from the law, and I can't help but feel something bad is about to happen to my marriage... damn this Parker Luck!|Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)}}
{{Quote|My luck ranges from barely tolerable to cataclysmic. Master Lucien says I’m living proof the Force has a sense of humor!|Zayne Carrick (Star Wars Legends)}}
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{{Quote|My luck ranges from barely tolerable to cataclysmic. Master Lucien says I’m living proof the Force has a sense of humor!|Zayne Carrick (Star Wars Legends)}}{{Quote|You want to whine about Curses, Hindsight? You're talking to the wrong f**king cowboy.|Kenny McCormick/Mysterion to Captain Hindsight (South Park)}}
 
{{Quote|I'm starting to think I may never know peace again...|Seri Koyuki (A Destructive God Sits Next to Me)}}
 
{{Quote|I'm starting to think I may never know peace again...|Seri Koyuki (A Destructive God Sits Next to Me)}}
 
The ability to '''be constantly unlucky'''. Sub-power of [[Curse Inducement]] and [[Probability Manipulation]]. Opposite to [[Luck]].
 
The ability to '''be constantly unlucky'''. Sub-power of [[Curse Inducement]] and [[Probability Manipulation]]. Opposite to [[Luck]].
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*Parker Luck (''Marvel Comics'')
 
*Parker Luck (''Marvel Comics'')
 
*Unlucky
 
*Unlucky
*Unluck (''Undead x Unluck'')
 
*Murphy's Law
 
   
 
==Capabilities==
 
==Capabilities==
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==Limitations==
 
==Limitations==
 
*Countered by [[Luck]].
 
*Countered by [[Luck]].
*May be unpredictable.
 
 
*[[Luck Erasure]] can completely remove the user's bad luck.
 
*[[Luck Erasure]] can completely remove the user's bad luck.
 
*[[Probability Manipulation]] can modify/remove.
 
*[[Probability Manipulation]] can modify/remove.
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''See Also: [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BornUnlucky Born Unlucky] and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CosmicPlaything Cosmic Plaything]''.
 
''See Also: [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BornUnlucky Born Unlucky] and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CosmicPlaything Cosmic Plaything]''.
   
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{{Scroll_box|* Larry Lynx (''Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog'')
 
*Becky Sharpe (''Arrowverse'')
 
* Reiner Braun (''Attack on Titan'')
 
* Reiner Braun (''Attack on Titan'')
 
* Carl Brutananadilewski (''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'')
 
* Carl Brutananadilewski (''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'')
 
* Calamity James (''Beano'')
 
* Asebi Inoue (''Ben-To'')
 
* Asebi Inoue (''Ben-To'')
 
* Bernard (''Bernard'')
 
* Guts (''Berserk'')
 
* Guts (''Berserk'')
 
* Kurenai Rin (''Big Order'')
 
* Kurenai Rin (''Big Order'')
* Karkat Vantas (''Homestuck'')
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* Grayson Hunt (''Bulletstorm'')
 
* Saleel (''Charmed'')
 
* Saleel (''Charmed'')
 
* Max (''Dani's House''); one off via Ben's medallion
 
* Dani (''Dani's House''); one off via Ben's medallion
 
* Human users of the Death Note (''Death Note'')
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* Greg Heffley (''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'')
 
* Donald Duck (''Disney'')
 
* Donald Duck (''Disney'')
* Qrow Branwen (''RWBY'')
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* Nobita Nobi (''Doraemon'')
 
* Chris (''Everybody Hates Chris'')
 
* Meg Griffin (''Family Guy'')
 
* Meg Griffin (''Family Guy'')
 
* Arthur (''Fire Emblem Fates'')
* Peter Parker/Spider-Man (''Marvel Comics'')
 
 
* Futz (''Futz'')
 
* Hasagawa Taizou (''Gintama''); as The MADAO
 
* Hasagawa Taizou (''Gintama''); as The MADAO
 
* Spindleshanks (''Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids'')
 
* Defense of the Dark Arts teacher post (''Harry Potter'')
 
* Defense of the Dark Arts teacher post (''Harry Potter'')
 
* Hayate Ayasaki (''Hayate No Gotoku'')
 
* Hayate Ayasaki (''Hayate No Gotoku'')
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* Henry Stickmin (''Henry Stickmin series'')
* Human users of the Death Note (''Death Note'')
 
 
* Eugene Horowitz (''Hey Arnold!'')
 
* Eugene Horowitz (''Hey Arnold!'')
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* Karkat Vantas (''Homestuck'')
 
* Steve Henry (''How I Met Your Mother''); Curse of the Blitz
 
* Steve Henry (''How I Met Your Mother''); Curse of the Blitz
 
* Jerry Windheim (''How I Met Your Mother''); Curse of the Blitz
 
* Jerry Windheim (''How I Met Your Mother''); Curse of the Blitz
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* Barney Stinson (''How I Met Your Mother''); Curse of the Blitz
 
* Barney Stinson (''How I Met Your Mother''); Curse of the Blitz
 
* Yurika Nijino (''Invaders of the Rokujouma'')
 
* Yurika Nijino (''Invaders of the Rokujouma'')
*Becky Sharpe (''Arrowverse'')
 
 
* Dennis Reynolds (''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'')
 
* Dennis Reynolds (''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'')
 
* Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds (''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'')
 
* Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds (''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'')
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* Wile E. Coyote (''Looney Tunes'')
 
* Wile E. Coyote (''Looney Tunes'')
 
* Yosemite Sam (''Looney Tunes'')
 
* Yosemite Sam (''Looney Tunes'')
* Charlie Brown (''Peanuts'')
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* Peter Parker/Spider-Man (''Marvel Comics'')
* Milo Murphy (''Milo Murphy's Law'')
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*The Males of the Murphy Family (''Milo Murphy's Law'')
* Martin Murphy (''Milo Murphy's Law'')
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**Milo Murphy
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**Martin Murphy
* Nobita Nobi (''Doraemon'')
 
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*Orgaluth (''Milo Murphy's Law'')
 
* Emma (''MisFits''); removed by Alex.
 
* Emma (''MisFits''); removed by Alex.
 
* Sarah (''MisFits''); bestowed by Alex after he took ecstacy.
 
* Sarah (''MisFits''); bestowed by Alex after he took ecstacy.
 
* Monk (''Monk Little Dog'')
 
* Selina Pereira-Matias (''[[Wikipedia:Mula Sa Puso|Mula Sa Puso]]'')
 
* Selina Pereira-Matias (''[[Wikipedia:Mula Sa Puso|Mula Sa Puso]]'')
 
* Olivia "Via" Pereira/Ella Peralta (''[[Wikipedia:Mula Sa Puso|Mula Sa Puso]]'')
 
* Olivia "Via" Pereira/Ella Peralta (''[[Wikipedia:Mula Sa Puso|Mula Sa Puso]]'')
 
* Charlie Brown (''Peanuts'')
 
* Charlie Brown (''Peanuts'')
 
* Misery (''Ruby Gloom'')
 
* Misery (''Ruby Gloom'')
* Grayson Hunt (''Bulletstorm'')
 
 
* Misery's cousins and ancestors (''Ruby Gloom'')
 
* Misery's cousins and ancestors (''Ruby Gloom'')
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* Qrow Branwen (''RWBY'')
 
* Alsha (''Sekai Maou'')
 
* Alsha (''Sekai Maou'')
 
* Alba (''Senyuu'')
 
* Alba (''Senyuu'')
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* Zayne Carrick (''Star Wars Legends'')
 
* Rei Kinoshista (''Sgt. Frog'')
 
* Rei Kinoshista (''Sgt. Frog'')
 
* Sgt. Kerero (''Sgt. Frog'')
 
* Sgt. Kerero (''Sgt. Frog'')
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*[[w:c:supernatural:Dean Winchester (Anime)|Dean Winchester]] (''Supernatural: The Animation''); while having his [[Luck Absorption|luck drained]] by the god [[w:c:supernatural:Binbōgami|Binbōgami]]
 
*[[w:c:supernatural:Dean Winchester (Anime)|Dean Winchester]] (''Supernatural: The Animation''); while having his [[Luck Absorption|luck drained]] by the god [[w:c:supernatural:Binbōgami|Binbōgami]]
 
* Seina Yamada (''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'')
 
* Seina Yamada (''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'')
* Hans Moleman (''The Simpsons'')
 
* Nobita Nobi (''Doraemon'')
 
 
* Kamijou Touma (''To Aru Majutsu No Index'')
 
* Kamijou Touma (''To Aru Majutsu No Index'')
* Larry Lynx (''Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog'')
 
* Elijah Price (''[[Wikipedia:Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'')
 
 
* Anti-Fairies (''The Fairly OddParents'')
 
* Anti-Fairies (''The Fairly OddParents'')
* Greg Heffley (''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'')
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* Hans Moleman (''The Simpsons'')
* Arthur (''Fire Emblem Fates'')
 
* Monk (''Monk Little Dog'')
 
* Futz (''Futz'')
 
 
* Victor Volt (''The Secret Show'')
 
* Victor Volt (''The Secret Show'')
 
* Elijah Price (''[[Wikipedia:Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'')
 
* Alex King (''Worst Year of My Life Again''); via time resetting
 
* Alex King (''Worst Year of My Life Again''); via time resetting
 
* Ataru Moroboshi (''Urusei Yatsura'')
 
* Ataru Moroboshi (''Urusei Yatsura'')
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*Jackson Wells (''Zoophobia'')
* Spindleshanks (''Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids'')
 
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*Knuckles the Echidna (''Sonic Boom''; formerly)
* Max (''Dani's House''); one off via Ben's medallion
 
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*Miles "Tails" Prower (''Sonic Boom'')}}
* Dani (''Dani's House''); one off via Ben's medallion
 
* Bernard (''Bernard'')
 
* Chris (''Everybody Hates Chris'')
 
* Calamity James (''Beano'')
 
*Fuuko Izumo (''Undead x Unluck'')}}
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
A Death Note.gif|It is said any human who uses a Death Note (Death Note) will have nothing but misfortune...
 
A Death Note.gif|It is said any human who uses a Death Note (Death Note) will have nothing but misfortune...
File:Light_Yagami.jpeg|...Light Yagami, a bright young man who lost his sister's mental health, his father's life, and ultimately his own life...
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Light Yagami.jpeg|...Light Yagami, a bright young man who lost his sister's mental health, his father's life,...
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Light's End.gif|...and ultimately his own life...
Misa_lost_memories.png|...Misa Amane, a famous model and actress, but after using the Death Note she was briefly confined and when she lost her memories after relinquishing the notebook twice she ended up losing permanently that also lead to her suicide after hearing Light's death...
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Misa lost memories.png|...Misa Amane, a famous model and actress, but after using the Death Note she was briefly confined and when she lost her memories after relinquishing the notebook twice she ended up losing permanently that also lead to her suicide after hearing Light's death...
File:Kyosuke_Higuchi_Shinigami_Eyes.jpg|...Kyosuke Higuchi, a successful (albeit only with the Death Note) businessman who fell apart into a desperate car chase and then assassinated by Light...
 
DEATH_NOTE_-_35_-_Large_19.jpg|...even though Kiyomi Takada, a famous NHN news reporter, was using pages from the Death Note, she ended up being kidnapped by Mello and later assassinated by Light to avoid loose ends after she killed her captor...
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Kyosuke Higuchi Shinigami Eyes.jpg|...Kyosuke Higuchi, a successful (albeit only with the Death Note) businessman who fell apart into a desperate car chase and then assassinated by Light...
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DEATH NOTE - 35 - Large 19.jpg|...even though Kiyomi Takada, a famous NHN news reporter, was using pages from the Death Note, she ended up being kidnapped by Mello and later assassinated by Light to avoid loose ends after she killed her captor...
File:31DNHeader.jpg|...and Teru Mikami, a successful attorney who was driven increasingly insane that ultimately led him to end his own life in prison.
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31DNHeader.jpg|...and Teru Mikami, a successful attorney who was driven increasingly insane that ultimately led him to end his own life in prison.
 
Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother).JPG|Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother)
 
Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother).JPG|Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother)
Elijah_Price.jpg|Elijah Price (Unbreakable) theorizes that if he is frail at one extreme, then perhaps there is someone strong at the opposite extreme (which pertains to David Dunn).
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Elijah Price.jpg|Elijah Price (Unbreakable) theorizes that if he is frail at one extreme, then perhaps there is someone strong at the opposite extreme (which pertains to David Dunn).
51Vi2KuJDSL._SX500_.jpg|Tim (The Life & Times of Tim) can never catch a break.
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51Vi2KuJDSL. SX500 .jpg|Tim (The Life & Times of Tim) can never catch a break.
 
Juicy.jpg|No matter what hair brain scheme the gang of Philadelphia (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) comes up with it will always backfire.
 
Juicy.jpg|No matter what hair brain scheme the gang of Philadelphia (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) comes up with it will always backfire.
 
5x17P31.png|The Charmed Ones (Charmed) Obtained bad luck temporarily until they learned gradually counteract it
 
5x17P31.png|The Charmed Ones (Charmed) Obtained bad luck temporarily until they learned gradually counteract it
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Kamijou Novel.jpg|Touma Kamijou (To Aru Majutsu No Index) possesses horrible luck as a side effect of his Imagine Breaker.
 
Kamijou Novel.jpg|Touma Kamijou (To Aru Majutsu No Index) possesses horrible luck as a side effect of his Imagine Breaker.
 
FairlyOddBaby283.jpg|Anti-Fairies (The Fairly OddParents)
 
FairlyOddBaby283.jpg|Anti-Fairies (The Fairly OddParents)
File:Donald_duck_born_unlucky2.jpg|Donald Duck (Disney) has practically supernatural levels of misfortune.
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Donald duck born unlucky2.jpg|Donald Duck (Disney) has practically supernatural levels of misfortune.
File:Ataru_Moroboshi_lum_electricity.gif|Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura) was born on Friday the 13th, in the middle of an earthquake, on Butsumetsu (the day Buddha died), considered the unluckiest day in the Japanese calendar.
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Ataru Moroboshi lum electricity.gif|Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura) was born on Friday the 13th, in the middle of an earthquake, on Butsumetsu (the day Buddha died), considered the unluckiest day in the Japanese calendar.
 
Jinx by Spider-Man.jpg|Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) possesses his family's infamous ''Parker Luck'', where small victories are overshadowed by crushing demoralizing setbacks.
 
Jinx by Spider-Man.jpg|Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) possesses his family's infamous ''Parker Luck'', where small victories are overshadowed by crushing demoralizing setbacks.
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Milo Murphy's Law.jpg|Milo Murphy (Milo Murphy's Law)
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File:Jack-Zoophobia.jpg|Jack (ZooPhobia) is cursed with perpetual bad luck and immortality.
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== Videos ==
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The Poor, Friendless, Lone Padawan Who Literally EVERYONE Was Tricked Into Trying To Kill|''The Force… does not want me dead. It does not want me happy, but it does not want me dead.''
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File:ZooPhobia - "Bad Luck Jack" (Short)
 
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[[Category:Powers]]
 
[[Category:Powers]]

Revision as of 20:12, 6 January 2021

"I'm not in good hands, I'm in no hands! Like a bad neighbor, no one is there!"
― Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
"My aunt is in a coma, I'm a fugitive from the law, and I can't help but feel something bad is about to happen to my marriage... damn this Parker Luck!"
― Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
"My luck ranges from barely tolerable to cataclysmic. Master Lucien says I’m living proof the Force has a sense of humor!"
― Zayne Carrick (Star Wars Legends)
"You want to whine about Curses, Hindsight? You're talking to the wrong f**king cowboy."
― Kenny McCormick/Mysterion to Captain Hindsight (South Park)
"I'm starting to think I may never know peace again..."
― Seri Koyuki (A Destructive God Sits Next to Me)

The ability to be constantly unlucky. Sub-power of Curse Inducement and Probability Manipulation. Opposite to Luck.

Also Called

  • Accident Causation (MisFits)
  • Bad Mojo
  • Bad Luck
  • Blitzed
  • Cursed
  • MADAO (Gintama)
  • Misfortune
  • Parker Luck (Marvel Comics)
  • Unlucky

Capabilities

The user is constantly unlucky causing to go through a series (unless temporary) their whole life such as diseases, susceptibility to permanent injuries, bankruptcy, etc.

People even the user's closest friend and family may react or treat user differently or negatively, maybe picking a fight with them for no reason, doing terrible things to them, or just making their life more miserable than it already is.

Applications

Associations

Limitations

  • Countered by Luck.
  • Luck Erasure can completely remove the user's bad luck.
  • Probability Manipulation can modify/remove.
  • The right attitude may be able to turn the luck around.
  • May only manifest with physical contact.

Known Users

See Also: Born Unlucky and Cosmic Plaything.

  • Larry Lynx (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Becky Sharpe (Arrowverse)
  • Reiner Braun (Attack on Titan)
  • Carl Brutananadilewski (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
  • Calamity James (Beano)
  • Asebi Inoue (Ben-To)
  • Bernard (Bernard)
  • Guts (Berserk)
  • Kurenai Rin (Big Order)
  • Grayson Hunt (Bulletstorm)
  • Saleel (Charmed)
  • Max (Dani's House); one off via Ben's medallion
  • Dani (Dani's House); one off via Ben's medallion
  • Human users of the Death Note (Death Note)
  • Greg Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
  • Donald Duck (Disney)
  • Nobita Nobi (Doraemon)
  • Chris (Everybody Hates Chris)
  • Meg Griffin (Family Guy)
  • Arthur (Fire Emblem Fates)
  • Futz (Futz)
  • Hasagawa Taizou (Gintama); as The MADAO
  • Spindleshanks (Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids)
  • Defense of the Dark Arts teacher post (Harry Potter)
  • Hayate Ayasaki (Hayate No Gotoku)
  • Henry Stickmin (Henry Stickmin series)
  • Eugene Horowitz (Hey Arnold!)
  • Karkat Vantas (Homestuck)
  • Steve Henry (How I Met Your Mother); Curse of the Blitz
  • Jerry Windheim (How I Met Your Mother); Curse of the Blitz
  • Davey Beaterman (How I Met Your Mother); Curse of the Blitz
  • Matt Blitz (How I Met Your Mother); Curse of the Blitz
  • Ted Mosby (How I Met Your Mother); Curse of the Blitz
  • Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother); Curse of the Blitz
  • Yurika Nijino (Invaders of the Rokujouma)
  • Dennis Reynolds (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
  • Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
  • Ronald "Mac" McDonald (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
  • Charlie Kelly (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
  • The Murphys (Jinxed)
  • Jake Hardin (Just My Luck)
  • Yuna Konnyaku (Kage Kara Mamoru)
  • Tim (Life and Times of Tim)
  • Daffy Duck (Looney Tunes)
  • Wile E. Coyote (Looney Tunes)
  • Yosemite Sam (Looney Tunes)
  • Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
  • The Males of the Murphy Family (Milo Murphy's Law)
    • Milo Murphy
    • Martin Murphy
  • Orgaluth (Milo Murphy's Law)
  • Emma (MisFits); removed by Alex.
  • Sarah (MisFits); bestowed by Alex after he took ecstacy.
  • Monk (Monk Little Dog)
  • Selina Pereira-Matias (Mula Sa Puso)
  • Olivia "Via" Pereira/Ella Peralta (Mula Sa Puso)
  • Charlie Brown (Peanuts)
  • Misery (Ruby Gloom)
  • Misery's cousins and ancestors (Ruby Gloom)
  • Qrow Branwen (RWBY)
  • Alsha (Sekai Maou)
  • Alba (Senyuu)
  • Zayne Carrick (Star Wars Legends)
  • Rei Kinoshista (Sgt. Frog)
  • Sgt. Kerero (Sgt. Frog)
  • Butters Stotch (South Park)
  • Kenny McCormick (South Park)
  • Squidward Tentacles (SpongeBob SquarePants)
  • Ashton Anchors (Star Ocean Ex)
  • Sam Winchester (Supernatural); after losing the rabbit's foot.
  • Wayne (Supernatural); after losing the rabbit's foot.
  • Grossman (Supernatural); after losing the rabbit's foot.
  • Bella Talbot (Supernatural); after losing the rabbit's foot.
  • Dean Winchester (Supernatural: The Animation); while having his luck drained by the god Binbōgami
  • Seina Yamada (Tenchi Muyo! GXP)
  • Kamijou Touma (To Aru Majutsu No Index)
  • Anti-Fairies (The Fairly OddParents)
  • Hans Moleman (The Simpsons)
  • Victor Volt (The Secret Show)
  • Elijah Price (Unbreakable)
  • Alex King (Worst Year of My Life Again); via time resetting
  • Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura)
  • Jackson Wells (Zoophobia)
  • Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic Boom; formerly)
  • Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic Boom)

Gallery

Videos