Crapsack World

A Crapsack World is a term used to describe a particularly brutal and/or dark place to live. In general, a Crapsack World is a dystopia that offers little to no hope for the characters involved and embodies the nature of their setting; such worlds tend to be Hell on Earth, and can vary, depending on the creator, from comedic yet violent (such as Happy Tree Friends and, arguably, South Park) to outright sadistic and without hope (Warhammer and the comic book canon of Judge Dredd).

List of Crapsack World Universes
The following is a list of universes and franchises that can be classified as "Crapsack Worlds".


 * Watchmen: Although superheroes exist in this setting, it rivals (perhaps even surpasses) a lot of Batman settings in terms of brutality and general pessimism (though, again, the presence of superheroes shows there is at least some hope left in the otherwise pitiless environment).
 * Robot Chicken: The entire premise of this show is to twist popular media into nightmarish, disturbing, or offensive parodies; many of its inhabitants are incredibly stupid, violent, or ignorant to boot.
 * Happy Wheels: An exceedingly violent (if comical) universe that, whilst lacking an ongoing plot, is definitely a Crapsack World for its many inhabitants, who exist mainly to die in horrific circumstances and have little to no respect for the lives of others.
 * Street Fighter: At least in the animated movies, where rampant violence and disregard for life is extremely common; perhaps countered somewhat by the fact that heroes in this setting fight against this trend. Still, for the average man or woman on the street, life is suggested to be extremely cheap, dangerous, and violent, with people willing to brutally beat you for even the most minor of offenses.
 * Batman: Some versions of Batman go under this archetype, especially settings such as Arkham Asylum/Arkham City were even victory for Batman seems bittersweet at best