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I have no desire at all to hug Spike, squeeze him, or Call him George. The Spike in my mind would rip my throat out if I tried. I hate what he turned into.
I've long since stopped caring about Smallville so I don't care about Lex.
Sawyer....little kid Sawyer yes, adult Sawyer. No.
Wes...nope.
Aeryn does not need a cuddle! Aeryn needs to shoot things.
See, I always figured she could use a bit of both.
If you are, you're in good company. I also think Destruction is woobie-esque, as is Delirium. I could be over-woobiefying, though. Or perhaps The Endless lend themselves to woobieness.If Delirium is not a woobie, no one is. Toward the end of Brief Lives when she gives her speech to Morpheus... you want nothing so bad as to hug her poor, damaged self.
I define woobie a little differently from that definition (though in line with the, I think, implied definitions of most of the examples)
Character you want to wrap up in a blanket, take home, and feed soup to. Possibly followed by having lots of sex. The character badly needing a hug is a big part of it.
I can totally see Morpheus. Not crazy. (omgJustReadSandmanVol1!IAmGaiman'sBitch)
I think Aeryn, but she would be far too likely to kick the crap out of anyone who tried.
See, I always figured she could use a bit of both.
Well, maybe if you interpret "cuddle" as "athletic sex."
I think a woobie does need to be both kickass and damaged. It's the conflicted nature that sells it. The fact that they need a hug so badly but would never deign to ask for one.
I also think Destruction is woobie-esque, as is Delirium. I could be over-woobiefying, though. Or perhaps The Endless lend themselves to woobieness.
Hmmm. I don't get a sense of woobieness from Destruction or Delirium. Del has Barnabas to keep an eye on her, and Destruction ... I just don't see him needing a hug, a blanky, and some hot soup. Or someone petting his head.
Morpheus has the emotionally-crippled-and-needs-a-hug-and-a-bowl-of-soup thing down cold, but when I think "woobie," I think of someone who needs protecting from the harsh uncaring world, not from his own choices.
But he makes those choices 'cos he doesn't quite understand the world around him, poor baby.
I sense another round of re-reading Sandman in my future. Oh darn.
Well, maybe if you interpret "cuddle" as "athletic sex."
I'm good with that. The "[Male Character X] is a woobie that needs teh healing sex" subculture could use a female version.
Hey, Broomy, you should buy me all of Sandman for my birthday. I'm just saying.
Maybe it's a term that can only apply to people that try to give off an image of strong or scary, but don't back it up and make you want to hug them anyway.
Batgirl could fit that, I'd imagine. So could Aeryn, perhaps (haven't watched, am speculating, don't shoot me.) Buffy, even, perhaps, only I don't think she generally does, or Willow-trying-to-kill-Glory, maybe. Maybe it happens in Dark Angel at some point, if they ever develop characters beyond hot boy and hot girl. Might could happen with Rebecca in The Inside, too. I think Clarice Starling has it a bit.