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I think we had this thread back on Buffyworld but it was in the Buffy section, and since it got quite a lot of talk going I thought it'd be interesting to bring onto these forums and into a section of the site in which both Angel and Buffy characters can be talked about.
The thread is about, who do you think out of the characters had the hardest time in life? Who struggled the most, who had the most horrible things done to them, who had to deal with the most crap? Why?
In my opinion Angel has to win hands down. I'd be inclined to say Buffy because I'd say she is second, but the more I think about it, Angel really did have the hardest time. I think he pretty much trumps everybody on the "my life has sucked" list when he endured 100 years of torture. Imagine spending a 100 years, that is more than most of us will live for, being tortured. The fact he regained his character is amazing to me, and I agree with Giles it would take someone of extreme character and determination to come out of that and regain any sense of self.
If the 100 years of torture wasn't enough for anybody, I guess you could say having to give up the love of your life because you can't give them the life they deserved, remembering all the horrible things Angelus did, having your son stolen from you and loosing all those childhood plans, giving your son up and having to watch him with a new family finally being happy, spending three months under the ocean in a tiny box thanks to your son, being betrayed by the first human you tried to connect with, loosing your closest friends (Wes, Cordy, Doyle) and not being able to go out into the daylight and enjoy life pretty much shows Angel has had to deal with some serious crap.
I think other characters have been dealt some pretty bad hands as well, don't get me wrong, I especially think Buffy has had to really face some horrible crap, but the 100 years of endless torture and spending three months locked in a box under the ocean by your own son makes me think Angel has easily had it the worst out of all the characters in either show.
So who do you think has had it the worst and why?
Vampmogs

I think we had this thread back on Buffyworld but it was in the Buffy section, and since it got quite a lot of talk going I thought it'd be interesting to bring onto these forums and into a section of the site in which both Angel and Buffy characters can be talked about.
The thread is about, who do you think out of the characters had the hardest time in life? Who struggled the most, who had the most horrible things done to them, who had to deal with the most crap? Why?
In my opinion Angel has to win hands down. I'd be inclined to say Buffy because I'd say she is second, but the more I think about it, Angel really did have the hardest time. I think he pretty much trumps everybody on the "my life has sucked" list when he endured 100 years of torture. Imagine spending a 100 years, that is more than most of us will live for, being tortured. The fact he regained his character is amazing to me, and I agree with Giles it would take someone of extreme character and determination to come out of that and regain any sense of self.
If the 100 years of torture wasn't enough for anybody, I guess you could say having to give up the love of your life because you can't give them the life they deserved, remembering all the horrible things Angelus did, having your son stolen from you and loosing all those childhood plans, giving your son up and having to watch him with a new family finally being happy, spending three months under the ocean in a tiny box thanks to your son, being betrayed by the first human you tried to connect with, loosing your closest friends (Wes, Cordy, Doyle) and not being able to go out into the daylight and enjoy life pretty much shows Angel has had to deal with some serious crap.
I think other characters have been dealt some pretty bad hands as well, don't get me wrong, I especially think Buffy has had to really face some horrible crap, but the 100 years of endless torture and spending three months locked in a box under the ocean by your own son makes me think Angel has easily had it the worst out of all the characters in either show.
So who do you think has had it the worst and why?
Vampmogs

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