YOU SAID:

They don't have to be the source of their own misfortunes, but the character in general should be too assholish and too stupid to elicit sympathy.

INTO JAPANESE

登場人物自身が不幸の原因である必要はありませんが、登場人物は全体的に同情を誘うにはあまりにも卑劣で愚かである必要があります。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The characters themselves don't have to be the cause of misfortune, but they do need to be too vile and stupid to elicit sympathy overall.

INTO JAPANESE

登場人物自体が不幸の原因である必要はありませんが、全体的に同情を引き出すにはあまりにも下劣で愚かである必要があります。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The characters themselves don't have to be the cause of misfortune, but they do need to be too vile and stupid to elicit sympathy overall.