Fake Tragic

A Hate Sink who either faked their own tragedy or actually presents a tragic past or an alleged Freudian Excuse but cannot qualify as truly tragic due their motivation having nothing to do with their so-called tragedy. The reason why their tragic past doesn't prevent them from being evils is due to how it doesn't affect them, with some using it as a flimsy excuse or lie for their actions. In some cases, they can fall under Debased if they once possessed redeeming qualities before becoming Hate Sinks.

Hate Sinks in this category include:

• Hate Sinks who use "tragedies" that are far too petty to be genuine (e.g. Jake, Tetta Kisaki, Barry, One Sentinel Prime, Lionel Starkweather, Professor Anders, Evelyn Claythorne and Princess Morbucks).
• Hate Sinks who brought their misery onto themselves while blaming it on someone, or worse, everyone else (e.g. Makoto Itou, Anna, Norman Snively, Lizbeth Sargant, Tom Cooper, Yoon Gwi-nam, Bob Ewell, Venom, and Animated Sentinel Prime).
• Hate Sinks who felt unloved or unappreciated but became unsympathetic due to the heinous nature of their actions (e.g. Ramsay Bolton, Patrick Bateman, Kanade Otonokoji, Dr. Frakes, Scarlet Spiker, Mizuki, “Resisilobus”, Kurt Kunkle and Hantengu).
• Hate Sinks who experienced genuine tragedies (e.g. losing their family or loved ones, experiencing prejudice, being bullied/abused, abandoned, tortured, rejected by society, living in poverty, having major health issues such as diseases, disorders, disabilities, etc.), but exaggerate how badly it affected them to make false excuses for their actions or simply aren't or no longer affected by what happened to them (e.g. Chloé Bourgeois, Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear, Kaigaku, Mary Kelley, Zack Powers, Chief Harold Kruel, Eddie Low, Alex and Junya Kaneshiro).
• Hate Sinks who were exposed to evil forces which brought out their darkest qualities, toxins that were slowly killing them, given powers that were difficult to appropriately use, etc. but instead of searching for help, seeking a proper way to incorporate their powers, or learning self-control, they used it as an excuse to take up villainy (e.g. Protoboy and Parasite).
• Hate Sinks whose excuse sounds good enough, but there's no in-universe proof it actually happened or if they're even affected by it, or it is completely made-up and never happened (e.g. Gary Smith, Sludge, Femme Fatale, King Aldrich, The Invisible Man, and Queen Ingrith).
• Hate Sinks who were already cruel and vile people to begin with before experiencing any form of trauma, whether it was genuine or not. As such, their tragedy is prevented from being a legitimate Freudian excuse in the first place (e.g. Jack Packton, Malty S. Melromarc, Brian Irons, Rip Blazkowicz, Dolores Umbridge, Isshiki Ōtsutsuki, Stella and Hector Salamanca)

Mere speculations or implications of a tragic past are not enough to qualify a character for this category (e.g. Wyald); they must have an established backstory which must come from an official and trustworthy source.

For Hate Sinks whose tragedies weakly hold up, they should be included in Minor Tragic.

There Opposites are Tragic Love Exalteds.