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Misery
Misery-holding-lantern-staff
Species: Banshee
Occupation: Singer, filmmaker, dancer
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black and white
Likes: Tea, dolls, puppets, family heirlooms, sweets, dust bunnies, ice cream, history of disasters
Voiced by: Emily Hampshire (speaking)
Jeen O'Brien (singing)
"I like to think of everyday as the third day of the rest of my life. I always like to leave the first and second open for damage and repair."
— Misery

Misery is a young banshee girl appearing in the Ruby Gloom franchise. She serves as the franchise's comic relief.

From constantly being struck by lightning to catching various diseases to being chased by tornadoes, Misery is a walking disaster, owing to clumsiness and a curse of bad luck that runs in her family. At least she is skilled in being prepared for disasters and misfortunes. However, Friday the 13th inverts Misery's family's curse. Misery is also knowledgeable about great disasters and misfortunes in history.

Despite her bad luck, Misery has actually been revealed to be an incredibly gifted singer. However, this talent only shines through whenever she's asleep. Otherwise, her singing just comes out as banshee-like shrieks. This made Frank and Len recruit her as lead singer for their rock band, R.I.P., during a major concert event. Their performance was a huge success. The music video for Misery's lullaby, "Train Wreck", was heard again in the opening sketch of the episode, "Skull in the Family".

Misery's family is surprisingly large, considering how often they find themselves in or responsible for disasters, and when the entire family meets, the destruction can be impressive. Also, in the episode "I'll Be Home For Misery", when Misery's family comes to call, only her female relatives come (with the exception of "Cousin Murky", Skull Boy's persona during the episode). This is because all of her male relatives died in quicksand. Family appears to be important to Misery, as she often talks about her relatives and ancestors.

Physical appearance[]

Misery has big, sad, dark eyes with a constant flow of tears, and very long black hair with a blue veil that she drags around the ground. Her veil is held in place by two sunflower clips. She wears a long purple dress with long fringed sleeves, and a green brooch with a spider on it pinned to the frilly neck.

Personality[]

Misery is clumsy, naive, loyal, and gloomy, though she sometimes has moments of pure happiness. She is usually melancholy, but the bad things that happen to her don't make her bitter, or even truly depressed. Every time misfortune strikes, she brushes it off and goes on with her day. She is actually sometimes shown to look on the bright side like Ruby, though Misery is obviously an off-beat optimist.

Quotes[]

  • "Ow."
  • "Oops."
  • "I can't sleep for fear that more sheep will be harmed!"
  • "I'd like to thank my agent, my manager, and the high lead count in my blood."
  • "I hate surprises. The last time I was surprised, that pack of wolves was ruthless."
  • "Hey, look, at me! I'm a bridge to nowhere!"

Episode appearances[]

Misery appears in every episode of the show except for "Seeing Eye to Eyes". Not counting Ruby, Misery appears in the most episodes out of all of the main characters. This is probably because of her status as a fan favorite.

Gallery[]

Main article: Misery/Gallery

Trivia[]

  • She is allergic to her own dust bunnies in "Pet Poepulation". In "Iris Springs Eternal", however, she doesn't show any sign of allergies.
  • Misery's singing voice was provided by Jeen O'Brien, who also wrote and performed the show's theme song.
  • Misery's presence causes cloudy weather.
  • Misery is believed by some fans to be the youngest of the show's cast due to her naive nature and her ability to get hyped up on sweets (as seen in "Unsung Hero"). Her age is often speculated to be around nine years old.
    • However, she is shown to be taller than the other girls, pointing to the possibility of her being a little older than them.
  • Misery's signature dance is jumping from side to side (to avoid being struck by lightning).
  • Misery is shown to like rain, despite claiming to hate it in "Gloomer Rumor", since she feared lightning would strike her. This may be an example of the trope "early-installment weirdness", or it could be explained in that Misery likes rain but not lightning storms.
  • Misery's signature laugh is a heart-meltingly soft giggle.
  • Misery’s body is magnetic, as seen in “Out of This World:” “My body is rich in iron. Not so much in riboflavin. It’s a family thing.”
  • Misery’s hairbrush has the same spider on it as her broach (seen in “Quadrogloomia.”)
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