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Sorry if this has already been touched upon, but:
Anyone from the first Super Mario Brothers realm -- whether it be the brothers, Toad, or the princess. Look at it this way: what kind of fucked up world is the Mushroom Kingdom? It's riddled with obstacles and pipes, which may or may not contain man-eating (in later titles, fire-breathing) plants and bottomless pits. To top it all off, every living creature in the Mushroom Kingdom, whether it be a harmless-looking Koopa Troopa or a squat, toothy-faced Goomba, apparently emits some sort of deadly, topical toxin that inistantly kills or injurs you upon contact. The only way the man can stay sane is to binge on mushrooms and flora -- which, again, in later titles, may have adverse affects on Mario or Luigi.
Cloud from Final Fantasy VII -- faced with having to save the world whilst overcoming one fucked up identity crisis? The heroes from Contra, who have repeatedly been pent up with fighting off an alien invasion every five-or-so years? No. None of these guys have it as bad as Mario and Luigi. The only one who comes close would have to be Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden (NES) or Megaman; those games are hard as hell, but atleast they have weapons with which they can fend for themselves.
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