I'd contend that the O'Brien one needs to be changed slightly.

O'Brien foolishly believes there is something which cannot be taken from him. It is taken away from him while forcing him to endure incomprehensible levels of psychological and emotional torment.

There's a post I saw ages ago which said a lot of O'Brien episodes can also be summarized as "Watch the Irishman suffer" and that has never really left my brain. Just living there rent free.