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{{quote|''"Well, Seymour, it's clear you've been falsely accused, because no one, anywhere, ''ever'', would pretend to be a 44-year-old virgin."''|'''Superintendant Chalmers''', ''[[The Simpsons (~~Animation~~)|The Simpsons]]'', "Grade School Confidential." }}

{{quote|''"Well, Seymour, it's clear you've been falsely accused, because no one, anywhere, ''ever'', would pretend to be a 44-year-old virgin."''|'''Superintendant Chalmers''', ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', "Grade School Confidential." }}

While teenagers [[Can't Get Away ~~With~~ Nuthin']], and characters in slasher films often suffer [[Death By Sex]], it is understood that the leading male must be sexually active. [[Unfortunate Implications|A guy who has never Done It, or even just does not Do It often, is simply Not Man Enough to save the day, solve the mystery or whatever.]] It doesn't matter whether sexual experience is in any way relevant to the skills needed in the plot, he just has to be Man Enough so he has to have Done It and preferably Do It Regularly. [[Double Standard|That's How It Is. Don't Argue.]]

While teenagers [[Can't Get Away with Nuthin']], and characters in slasher films often suffer [[Death by Sex]], it is understood that the leading male must be sexually active. [[Unfortunate Implications|A guy who has never Done It, or even just does not Do It often, is simply Not Man Enough to save the day, solve the mystery or whatever.]] It doesn't matter whether sexual experience is in any way relevant to the skills needed in the plot, he just has to be Man Enough so he has to have Done It and preferably Do It Regularly. [[Double Standard|That's How It Is. Don't Argue.]]

Establishing the character's sexual competence varies from seeing a beautiful blonde, who has nothing to do with the plot and no lines to speak, crossing or leaving his bedroom early on in the film, to references to his ex-wife or old flames. Generally, however, the more macho [[Action Hero|Action Heroes]] don't have wives or steady girlfriends when the adventure starts, because that would stop them from hooking up with the female lead. We just have to be made aware that [[Double Standard|she is far from being the first beautiful woman he's had]] (Direct-to-DVD movies often get much lazier about this and combine it with the requisite [[Fan Service|sex scene]], and will often have the male protagonist have sex with a few girls on screen while he's ''in the process'' of falling for the female protagonist).

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'''Popular sub-tropes:'''

* [[Sex As Rite-Of-Passage]]: The character is desperately trying to have sex to establish his manhood.

* [[Sex as Rite-Of-Passage]]: The character is desperately trying to have sex to establish his manhood.

* Sexually active sidekick: On the rare occasions that the lead character is sworn to chastity, or else so single minded that he has no time for sex, he will often have a sidekick who is, or wishes to be, sexually active. This seems to be so that the audience won't think the heroes are "queer".

* [[All Men Are Perverts]]: A man could never not want to have sex with a woman, NEVER EVER.

** [[Double Standard Rape (Female On Male)]]: Because of the above.

** [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]]: Because of the above.

** [[Black Comedy Rape]]: When the above is done for laughs.

* [[Sex Is Cool]]: Really, the underlying reason why this trope exists.

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* Ironically, it's the male leads of shonen and seinen anime and manga who are more likely to be virgins than the male leads of a shoujo or josei. Of course, shoujo and josei mangas tend to be more romantically focused than manga aimed at men.

** Also, shounen anime is, by definition, aimed at boys, usually aged 13-15. In general, few boys at that age have had any sexual experience whatsoever, so it makes the heroes easier to identify with if they haven't, either.

* Averted in [[Riding Bean]] and [[Gunsmith Cats]]. Even though creator Kenichi Sonada seemed to have a thing for lesbian (and [[Bi the Way|bisexual]]) ''female'' characters (see also: [[Bubblegum Crisis]]), his male leads were always far less ambiguous. Although Bean's sexuality was never addressed directly in either the ''Riding Bean'' OVA or ''Gunsmith Cats'' manga, he practically exudes physical and mental masculinity from his pores, and is one of the biggest [[Action Hero|antiheros]] in anime and manga. Not only doesn't he believe in using guns, he's [[Made of Iron|bulletproof (to the point of being practically indestructible)]]; has a keen, if somewhat skewed moral code; drives an [[Cool Car|impossibly cool car]] (which, we're told, he designed himself); and could probably outdrive and outperform [[Jason Statham]] as a [[The Transporter|courier of illicit goods]] on any day of the week. He's more than enough of a [[~~Badass|~~badass]] that we don't ''need'' to see him have [[Romantic Plot Tumor|onscreen sex]] to feel [[A Man Is Not a Virgin|secure in our own heterosexuality]].

* Averted in [[Riding Bean]] and [[Gunsmith Cats]]. Even though creator Kenichi Sonada seemed to have a thing for lesbian (and [[Bi the Way|bisexual]]) ''female'' characters (see also: [[Bubblegum Crisis]]), his male leads were always far less ambiguous. Although Bean's sexuality was never addressed directly in either the ''Riding Bean'' OVA or ''Gunsmith Cats'' manga, he practically exudes physical and mental masculinity from his pores, and is one of the biggest [[Action Hero|antiheros]] in anime and manga. Not only doesn't he believe in using guns, he's [[Made of Iron|bulletproof (to the point of being practically indestructible)]]; has a keen, if somewhat skewed moral code; drives an [[Cool Car|impossibly cool car]] (which, we're told, he designed himself); and could probably outdrive and outperform [[Jason Statham]] as a [[The Transporter|courier of illicit goods]] on any day of the week. He's more than enough of a [[badass]] that we don't ''need'' to see him have [[Romantic Plot Tumor|onscreen sex]] to feel [[A Man Is Not a Virgin|secure in our own heterosexuality]].

** In the opening scene of the OAV, when Bean is acting as a getaway driver for a group of bank robbers, {{spoiler|a naked female hostage is tossed from his car before it drives away. But since the video was made in the 1980s, when on-screen female nudity and/or a sex scene between the male and female leads were pretty much a prerequisite, especially in action flicks (and as stated above, Kenichi Sonada was rather fond of portraying his nibile young females in varying states of undress), there's very little reason to believe that there's any sexual significance to this}}. [[Bi the Way|Misty Brown]] finds herself filling a similar role at one point during the ''Gunmith Cats'' manga.

* ''[[Cyborg 009]]'' may be among the first anime/manga examples of this trope. There is a definite romantic relationship between 003 (Françoise Arnoul) and 009 (Joe Shimamura) and it has been strongly implied, at least, that this relationship is sexual (and thus, at the time, extremely controversial) in nature.

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* ''[[Hot Gimmick]]'': Averted with Ryoki, who is extremely ashamed that he still is.

** Or it could be considered Subverted; the philosophy that a man is not a virgin is still there, it's just that the character in question is "not a man".

* Averted in ''[[Gundam 00]]'' with Setsuna F. Seiei. He starts as a [[Chaste Hero]] who can't even understand why a girl would get scared when he gets in her room at night and then rejects another girl when she steals her first kiss, then becomes a [[Celibate Hero]] who thinks of the same first girl more as a sisterly/motherly figure and says it out loud. All around, however, [[Asexuality|he simply doesn't seem to be interested.]]

* Averted in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' with Setsuna F. Seiei. He starts as a [[Chaste Hero]] who can't even understand why a girl would get scared when he gets in her room at night and then rejects another girl when she steals her first kiss, then becomes a [[Celibate Hero]] who thinks of the same first girl more as a sisterly/motherly figure and says it out loud. All around, however, [[Asexuality|he simply doesn't seem to be interested.]]

* In ''[[Gundam Seed]]'', [[The Hero]] Kira Yamato loses his virginity to Flay Alster, [[Fallen Princess|his troubled crush and girlfriend]]. Said sex scene is actually quite important for their [[Character Development]]: {{spoiler|Flay manages to worm her way into Kira's heart and will through that, since it was comfort sex after a rather traumatic fight for Kira. Since Flay is a [[Yandere]] who blames Kira [[You Killed My Father|for "letting her father die"]], her intentions were anything but benevolent...}}

** This raised quite the [[Fan Wank]] among fans since it made him the first Gundam main lead to have sex onscreen. Also, much of the controversy over this scene was based on the fact that at the time Kira was 16 and Flay was in the year below him at school, which makes her 15.

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** Further explored with Michael; after he has sex with Fasalina, the narrator intones, "While no one was looking, a boy became a man"... but the narrator continues to ''call'' Michael "boy" afterwards, while he refers to Van as "man" throughout. One sex act doth not a man make.

* Averted by Vash of ''[[Trigun]]''. He has a [[Badass Longcoat]], [[Cool Shades]], not one but ''two'' [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|badass nicknames]] ("the Stampede, the Humanoid Typhoon,"), a ''60 billion-''double''-dollar'' bounty on his head, and a [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|very large gun]]. About the only thing he didn't have going for him was a [[Humongous Mecha|giant robot]]. Vash is OFFERED sex by two women following his saving the town by defeating the Nebraskas and allowing them to claim the reward. He acts drunk, and like he's passed out and they leave disappointed, while we are treated to a shot of an open eyed and completely sober Vash looking regretful but determined.

** Several manga [[Omake|Omakes]] might suggest that Nicholas D. Wolfwood is only active with his grotesque blow-up doll - which makes some sense since he's {{spoiler|actually in his late teens, much younger than in the anime}}, has been busy surviving with debilitating traumas and a spectacular lack of social skills, and is [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold|more than awkward with women (including Millie)]]. The anime suggests he has more experience and acts as a foil to Vash's obvious frustration. {{spoiler|And he gets killed off ''right'' after having off-screen sex with Millie, anyway.}}

** Several manga [[Omake|Omakes]] might suggest that Nicholas D. Wolfwood is only active with his grotesque blow-up doll - which makes some sense since he's {{spoiler|actually in his late teens, much younger than in the anime}}, has been busy surviving with debilitating traumas and a spectacular lack of social skills, and is [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|more than awkward with women (including Millie)]]. The anime suggests he has more experience and acts as a foil to Vash's obvious frustration. {{spoiler|And he gets killed off ''right'' after having off-screen sex with Millie, anyway.}}

** And Legato, though he gets explicitly noticed for his good looks, is much too obsessive a follower of Knives and his plans to have had any intimate encounters. Mostly he meets people and they die.

*** {{spoiler|Of course, in the manga he appears to have been the kept catamite of someone very ugly before Knives destroyed the whole town except for him. If his psychic powers had just awakened a little earlier...}} This tends to put people off sex.

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* Just name any [[Harem Anime]] or Shounen [[Romantic Comedy]] as it averts the trope in general, guy often remains a virgin to the very end of the series.

* Averted in ''[[Full Metal Panic]]'' with Sousuke. Despite being through many horrible wars, being a military man, and being at the age where he ''should'' be going through puberty, Sousuke has as much understanding about sex as a 5 year old. It's pretty safe to assume he's a virgin when he thinks that condoms are for storing water, "kissing" is a synonym for CPR, and "flirting" is trapping girls in cages and holding them captive at gunpoint. Seriously, you don't get [[Chaste Hero|chaster]] than him. As a matter of fact, [[Genre Savvy|Kurz]] even mocks him for it, insulting him by calling him a "gutless virgin."

* In ''[[Tenjou Tenge]]'' and ''[[~~Air Gear (Manga)|~~Air Gear]]'', most of the male protagonist's friends has have sex, the guy however is still a virgin.

* In ''[[Tenjou Tenge]]'' and ''[[Air Gear]]'', most of the male protagonist's friends has have sex, the guy however is still a virgin.

* Pazu from ''[[Ghost in ~~The~~ Shell Stand Alone Complex]]'' claims that he "never sleeps with the same woman twice".

* Pazu from ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' claims that he "never sleeps with the same woman twice".

** Also, [[Smug Snake]] Gouda claims that he is a virgin at one point, explaining that such a state plays an important part with his schemes. Looking at him, you can see why he hasn't gotten laid.

* ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' had Akito and Yurika had sex once in Prince of Darkness. They are also a [[Official Couple|married by then]], so its fine.

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** Though it's sometimes still [[Played for Laughs]].

* Ultimately averted in ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'', {{spoiler|when Yukiteru loses his virginity to his [[Action Girlfriend]] Yuno. Basically, chapter 52 of the manga was a whole [[Their First Time]] set up... until the huge [[Mind Screw]] that came afterwards.}}

* [[Played for Laughs]] in ''[[~~Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|~~Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', since Japan (who is hilariously awkward in regards to intimacy) is strongly hinted to have had sex with his friend/possible suitor Greece (who ''isn't'' a virgin and is very laidback about it). [[That Didn't Happen|But Japan still claims it never happened.]]

* [[Played for Laughs]] in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', since Japan (who is hilariously awkward in regards to intimacy) is strongly hinted to have had sex with his friend/possible suitor Greece (who ''isn't'' a virgin and is very laidback about it). [[That Didn't Happen|But Japan still claims it never happened.]]

** And with France. Dear ''God'', France.

* ''[[~~School Days (Visual Novel)|~~School Days]]'' has Itou Mokoto tuned up his [[Jerkass]] Level potential of the original game [[Up to Eleven|Up To Maximum]]. The guy has sex with EVERY teenaged girls that are story-related and leaves the two main heroines in sympathic [[Yandere]] statements. Poor Kotonoha.

* ''[[School Days]]'' has Itou Mokoto tuned up his [[Jerkass]] Level potential of the original game [[Up to Eleven|Up To Maximum]]. The guy has sex with EVERY teenaged girls that are story-related and leaves the two main heroines in sympathic [[Yandere]] statements. Poor Kotonoha.

** Basically, Makoto is your average [[Unlucky Everydude]] in the beginning. The moment he gives in and has sex with Sekai, however, is the very moment [[It Gets Worse]].

* Averted by about half the cast of ''[[~~Baccano (Light Novel)|~~Baccano]]!'', though not for lack of trying by some. Justifications range from crippling anxiety (yes, he's [[Beware the Nice Ones|still badass]]) to waiting for a certain girl to massive social ineptitude.

* Averted by about half the cast of ''[[Baccano]]!'', though not for lack of trying by some. Justifications range from crippling anxiety (yes, he's [[Beware the Nice Ones|still badass]]) to waiting for a certain girl to massive social ineptitude.

** Claire, despite being one of the aforementioned virgins, does put some stock in this trope though. Upon discovering that Firo's been [[Innocent Cohabitation|living with a woman for over a year and hasn't gotten even as far as first base]], he starts doubting that Firo's even human. {{spoiler|The 2002 books show that Firo manages to remain a virgin ''into his nineties'', much to the amusement of the rest of the Martillo family.}}

* Hinted and then Confirmed in ''[[Macross Frontier]]'', during Sheryl's stay with Alto in episode 22, both of them finally spent the night together which was proven in a Macross Magazine and later in the light novels.

** Considering the huge kerfuffles about false interviews and other sources, link please?

* A G-rated version occurs in ''[[Pokémon (~~Anime~~)|Pokémon]]''. While Ash doesn't seem to show much interest in ladies (and has been shown to be completely oblivious on more than one occasion), his friend and traveling partner Brock has made a habit of sidling up to women he just met and flirting with them.

* A G-rated version occurs in ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''. While Ash doesn't seem to show much interest in ladies (and has been shown to be completely oblivious on more than one occasion), his friend and traveling partner Brock has made a habit of sidling up to women he just met and flirting with them.

** The same thing can be found in ''[[~~Inuyasha (Manga)|~~Inuyasha]]''; it's never stated outright in the anime that Miroku is sexually active (he may in fact ''be'' a virgin), but he manages to at least flirt with (read: propose marriage to, sometimes with a little bit of innocent fondling thrown into the mix) virtually every woman that he encounters.

** The same thing can be found in ''[[Inuyasha]]''; it's never stated outright in the anime that Miroku is sexually active (he may in fact ''be'' a virgin), but he manages to at least flirt with (read: propose marriage to, sometimes with a little bit of innocent fondling thrown into the mix) virtually every woman that he encounters.

* In ''[[~~Kanokon (Light Novel)|~~Kanokon]]'', in the the final volume of the manga, Kouta does it with Chizuru before she was captured. Since this was their first time, it was awkward for both of them.

* In ''[[Kanokon]]'', in the the final volume of the manga, Kouta does it with Chizuru before she was captured. Since this was their first time, it was awkward for both of them.

* In ''[[Mad Bull 34]]'', weak-willed rookie cop Eddie Daizaburo is pretty embarrassed about the fact that he's a virgin - especially considering the fact that his partner, "Sleepy" John Estes, is a [[Dirty Cop]] running a prostitution racket and a well known lothario. Sleepy tries to get a bunch of his girls to show Eddie a good time, but he's not having it because it's just not what he's looking for. Thereafter, Sleepy occasionally broaches the subject to annoy Eddie.

* In ''[[Holyland]]'' Izawa is constantly switching girlfriends, this is however justified since it's a manga about teenagers street-fighting and we all know women just love bad guys, right?

* Somewhat averted in [[Space Battleship Yamato]]; the show gave a little background on the resident [[Smart Guy]] Shiro Sanada (Sandor). All we know is that he knew Alex Wildstar (Mamoru Kodai) from the space academy. And that Sandor lost his limbs during a childhood accident. We know little about his personal life. And unlike the other key characters, he wasn't given a love interest. They even gave Homer (Aihara) one. For all we know, the only reason the issue doesn't come up is because while Sandor isn't exactly "old", he is a few years older than the majority of the other crewmen/women aboard Yamato and it was probably decided that he works best in a [[Big Brother Mentor]] role. That of course, doesn't rule out off-screen romances. Better than the American Star Blazers comic which ridiculously suggests that he lost more than his limbs in that childhood accident.

* Averted hard in Sun-ken Rock. The protagonist Ken lead a very powerful(but small) mafia through shear force of personality, and has beaten up nearly every male in the series. Ken, even with many women literally throwing themselves at him, maintains his virginity as part of his devotion to Yumin, even though they have yet to do anything either.

* Averted by Major "Iron Klaus" Heinz von dem Eberbach in [[From Eroica ~~With~~ Love]], possibly because he's [[Asexuality|just not interested]].

* Averted by Major "Iron Klaus" Heinz von dem Eberbach in [[From Eroica with Love]], possibly because he's [[Asexuality|just not interested]].

* The ''[[Weiss Kreuz]]'' drama CD ''Fight Fire With Fire'' goes out of its way to reveal that Aya lost his virginity at the age of sixteen, two years before his traumatic backstory kicked in. This stands out because Aya otherwise shows no interest in sex or romance at any point throughout the series, in contrast to the other main characters.

* Discussed in one chapter of the shoujo manga ''Men's Highschool'', practically lampshading this trope [http://www.mangareader.net/mens-kou/23/10 in this page].

* Discussed in ''TSF Monogatari'', where Takumi comments that, since he's been [[Gender Bender|turned into a girl]], her virginity is [[Double Standard|now an asset as opposed to a stigma]]...which she loses not ten minutes later.

* Averted with Issei Hyodou in ''[[High School ~~DXD~~]]'' although he really wants to lose his virginity already but somehow can't. It's then revealed that the reason why he can't just lose his virginity to his harem who are ''[[If It's You It's Okay|totally willing]]'' for Issei is because {{spoiler|of trauma when he was killed by Reynalle all the way back when the plot starts.}}

* Averted with Issei Hyodou in ''[[High School DxD]]'' although he really wants to lose his virginity already but somehow can't. It's then revealed that the reason why he can't just lose his virginity to his harem who are ''[[If It's You It's Okay|totally willing]]'' for Issei is because {{spoiler|of trauma when he was killed by Reynalle all the way back when the plot starts.}}

* ''Kodomo no Jikan'' subverts it. At first, Aoki seems like the posterboy for this trope, however he grows out of the stereotypical problems a virgin has. He's still a virgin years later (and involved in two love triangles at once).

== Comic Books ==

* In ''[[Fritz the Cat (~~Comic Book~~)|Fritz the Cat]]'' (and [[Fritz the Cat (~~Animation~~)|both]] [[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat ~~(Animation)~~|films]]), Fritz has sex with pretty much every female character he meets. Even [[Brother-Sister Incest|his sister]].

* In ''[[Fritz the Cat (comics)|Fritz the Cat]]'' (and [[Fritz the Cat (animation)|both]] [[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat|films]]), Fritz has sex with pretty much every female character he meets. Even [[Brother-Sister Incest|his sister]].

* Averted in ''[[Sin City]]'', in which it is implied that Marv -- the big, tough, near-invincible badass -- was having "the night of his life" with Goldie, and lost his virginity to her. Marv specifically says that not even any of the city's numerous prostitutes would come near him due to his enormous stature, tough looks, and violent reputation, the implication being that certainly no non-prostitute would come within a mile of him.

* Also averted in ''[[Watchmen (~~Comic Book~~)|Watchmen]]'' with Rorschach. He's either asexual or is very repressed. Either way, with sexual issues ranging back to his childhood, his fear of women and his trouble mingling with people in general, it's pretty obvious that Rorschach is a virgin.

* Also averted in ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'' with Rorschach. He's either asexual or is very repressed. Either way, with sexual issues ranging back to his childhood, his fear of women and his trouble mingling with people in general, it's pretty obvious that Rorschach is a virgin.

** Nite Owl II has similar issues, although he's probably not a virgin, and has difficulty his first time having sex with {{spoiler|Silk Spectre II. But not the second time.}}

* [[Batman]] has a habit of being irresistibly sexy to women, both in and out of costume. Seeing as his alter ego (or day-job) is that of a playboy billionaire, it's safe to say he's done a fair bit of boning on a regular basis, though whether he enjoys it or not depends on the writer.

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** [[Fanon]] states that Peter lost his virginity during the first Clone Saga with Mary Jane Watson. After this, all bets are off.

** He recently had a one-night stand with his roommate, which serves no purpose other than to have Peter get some (and complicate his life even more).

** Again, averted with ''[[Ultimate Spider Man]]'', where Peter, again only 15-16 years old, discusses the topic of sex with [[Will They or Won't They?|on again/off again girlfriend]] Mary Jane Watson, who [[My Girl Is Not a Slut|doesn't feel ready]]. Sort of played straight in that Peter implies that, if MJ were willing, he would do it.

** Again, averted with ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', where Peter, again only 15-16 years old, discusses the topic of sex with [[Will They or Won't They?|on again/off again girlfriend]] Mary Jane Watson, who [[My Girl Is Not a Slut|doesn't feel ready]]. Sort of played straight in that Peter implies that, if MJ were willing, he would do it.

* The ''[[The Punisher|Punisher]]'' story arc "Valley Forge, Valley Forge," contains excerpts from a fictitious book written by the younger brother of a Vietnam soldier who died in combat. The writer reveres his brother's memory, describing him as "Clark Kent played by Jimmy Stewart," and in one passage the writer notes how glad he is that his brother lost his virginity before enlisting:

{{quote| "I'm also reliably informed he didn't go to Vietnam a virgin... I was relieved to hear it. In light of what eventually befell him, learning otherwise would have killed me just a little bit more."}}

* [[~~Scott Pilgrim (Comic Book)|~~Scott Pilgrim]] had slept with several girls (Kim being his first) before getting to date Ramona, with whom he almost had sex in the first issue but went on to have drunken sex with in the fifth issue.

* [[Scott Pilgrim]] had slept with several girls (Kim being his first) before getting to date Ramona, with whom he almost had sex in the first issue but went on to have drunken sex with in the fifth issue.

** Due to the {{spoiler|memory damage by Gideon}} it may be that Ramona or Envy may have been his firsts or that Ramona may have even been his first in volume 5.

* Possibly averted in ''[[Irredeemable]]''. The Plutonian can't have sex with anyone due to "Man of Steel, Woman Of Kleenex" concerns, but is still a strong-willed and upright manly man with the adoration of millions. When he uses a magic candle to briefly remove his powers, he has very passionate, very rough sex with one of his team mates. On the other hand, this was noted as the first time he was "unchained" and left his partner deeply shaken afterward. It's implied this taste of freedom may or may not have had something to do with him turning evil, or have been a glimpse at the fact that he was really a sociopath.

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* Aversion; Gallant is a virgin in this amazing Goofus and Gallant slash fiction: http://community.livejournal.com/verywrongslash/507.html That's right, Rule 34 strikes again!

* Averted with Minato in ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5645686/1/The_Girl_From_Whirlpool The Girl From Whirlpool]''. Because of this, some of his friends tried to get him to go to a brothel, where {{spoiler|an assassin disguised as a prostitute from the Hidden Mist tried to kill him.}}

* The adult Takeru Takaishi in the ''[[~~Tamers Forever Series (Fanfic)|~~Tamers Forever Series]]'' is a Subversion of this trope. Despite being one of the biggest [[Badass|Bad Asses]] in the series, he is specifically stated to be a virgin and while this ''does'' cause a brief awkward moment, it's not seen as important. In fact it actually ends up being part oh his [[Chick Magnet|appeal]] with Rumiko calling men like him a "dying breed".

* The adult Takeru Takaishi in the ''[[Tamers Forever Series]]'' is a Subversion of this trope. Despite being one of the biggest [[Badass|Bad Asses]] in the series, he is specifically stated to be a virgin and while this ''does'' cause a brief awkward moment, it's not seen as important. In fact it actually ends up being part oh his [[Chick Magnet|appeal]] with Rumiko calling men like him a "dying breed".

* ''[[~~Fill the Moon (Fanfic)|~~Fill the Moon]]'' plays with this. Xaldin is twenty-nine and has never had sex (up to chapter 50, anyway). He is still as canonically [[Badass]] as he is in the game, but the others occasionally tease him for it.

* ''[[Fill the Moon]]'' plays with this. Xaldin is twenty-nine and has never had sex (up to chapter 50, anyway). He is still as canonically [[Badass]] as he is in the game, but the others occasionally tease him for it.

* While not directly called to attention, this is implied to be ironically subverted in [[Fallout Equestria]]. Calamity lived alone in a shack for years, acting as the lone defender of New Appleloosa but never actually living their. He remarks that, because none of the mares back in {{spoiler|the Enclave}} shared his ideals, he saw no reason to pursue them romantically. Yet he loves meat, fixes things, and nopony would deny that he's a grade A [[Badass]] at the start of the story and only becomes more so throughout! All things considered, {{spoiler|chapter 32 with Velvet Remedy may very well be his fist time!}} Calamity, never very good with words, nonetheless assure both Velvet and Little pip that it wasn't just out of convenience and he intends to take the relationship seriously.

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* Aversion: In ''[[The Graduate]]'', it's pretty clear that Ben, the protagonist, is a virgin before he sleeps with Mrs. Robinson. He acts so horribly awkward she outright asks him, and he unsuccessfully tries to deny it, so she basically dares him to prove himself. "Just because you happen to be inadequate in one way..." To his...credit?...Dustin Hoffman, 30 years old at the time, does a great job of playing a nervous, shy virgin.

* Averted in ''Pleasantville,'' in which the title town is based on a 50s TV show, and thus no one ever has sex, until the protagonists show up...

* Averted in ''[[Twilight (~~Literature~~)|Twilight]]''. Edward has been a virgin for all his 114 years, and refuses to sleep with Bella before marriage, though she's [[Incredibly Lame Pun|dying to]]. Also Jacob is probably a virgin (nothing indicates otherwise) but then he's only 17.

* Averted in ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]''. Edward has been a virgin for all his 114 years, and refuses to sleep with Bella before marriage, though she's [[Incredibly Lame Pun|dying to]]. Also Jacob is probably a virgin (nothing indicates otherwise) but then he's only 17.

* Averted in ''[[Blast ~~From~~ the Past]]'' due to the plot, which concerns a man who has spent his entire life in a bomb shelter with his family.

* Averted in ''[[Blast from the Past]]'' due to the plot, which concerns a man who has spent his entire life in a bomb shelter with his family.

* Averted (one hopes) in all movies in which a young boy magically instantly grows up, the most famous being ''Big''.

** Then again the point is he's not a real man, he's a boy. (He does get offered some though, and they make it perfectly clear that though he's young he's definately hetero.)

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* The trope was averted in ''[[The Wicker Man]]'' (1973), where the hero's religiously inspired chastity is a major part of the plot.

** The 2006 remake entirely omits the hero's religion and chastity. Apparently Neil [[La Bute]] couldn't believe [[Nicolas Cage]] as a virgin.

* [[Sean Connery]] plays a very [[Sherlock Holmes]]-like monk in ''[[~~The Name of the Rose (Film)|~~The Name of the Rose]]'' who, after learning that his young Watson-like protégé recently had sex for the first time, casually mentions that he can't offer much advice on that subject since it's beyond his experience.

* [[Sean Connery]] plays a very [[Sherlock Holmes]]-like monk in ''[[The Name of the Rose]]'' who, after learning that his young Watson-like protégé recently had sex for the first time, casually mentions that he can't offer much advice on that subject since it's beyond his experience.

** Sean Connery, eh? Talk about [[Playing Against Type]]!

* '''[[James Bond]]'''. [[The Casanova|Enough said.]]

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* Oddly enough, averted in the "Star Wars" films (though this troper can't speak to the Expanded Universe.) Though it's never explicitly stated, Luke's general demeanor and the massive dearth of women on Tatooine imply that he's still a virgin, and remains so throughout the movies. Furthermore, Anakin, a thoroughly non-virginal Jedi, sends the whole Republic down the crapper and ushers in a new era of darkness.

* Thoroughly, thoroughly averted in the early [[Jim Carrey]] film ''Once Bitten'', in which the only reason the vampire's interested in the protagonist at all is because it's so hard to find a male virgin these days: [[Our Vampires Are Different|she has to bite a virgin to retain her youth]], isn't interested in girls, and is having a tough time finding a boy over puberty who hasn't had sex yet. Not so averted, considering the day is finally saved when {{spoiler|he has sex with his girlfriend, making him useless to the vampire.}}

* ''[[The 40-Year-Old Virgin]]'' was all about [[Sex As Rite of Passage|the hero's attempts to lose his virginity]]. In a minor subversion, however, his male friends -- who had all had sex and were eagerly egging him on -- were in many ways much bigger losers than he was, and were certainly far more infantile and immature about sex, compared to the affable and handsome hero. One critic pointed that even his "unmanly" preference for bike riding rather than using a car or a motorcycle works to the hero's favor since it helps keep him in great shape and attractive to women.

* ''[[The 40-Year-Old Virgin]]'' was all about [[Sex as Rite-Of-Passage|the hero's attempts to lose his virginity]]. In a minor subversion, however, his male friends -- who had all had sex and were eagerly egging him on -- were in many ways much bigger losers than he was, and were certainly far more infantile and immature about sex, compared to the affable and handsome hero. One critic pointed that even his "unmanly" preference for bike riding rather than using a car or a motorcycle works to the hero's favor since it helps keep him in great shape and attractive to women.

* In ''[[Hocus Pocus]]'', a candle with a black flame is prophecized to resurrect a trio of witches if a virgin were to light it. Initially one would suspect that [[Little Miss Snarker|the little girl]] [[Bratty Half-Pint|in the witch's costume]] would light it. But no, it was the main, '''male''' character Max who lit the candle. The [[Talking Animal|cursed-as-an-immortal-cat Binx]] spelled this fact out in case the viewers forgot the virgin clause, as did [[Little Miss Snarker|the little girl]].

** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in the conversation with the cop on the motorcycle. "I'll get it tattooed on my forehead, all right!?"

** All of this joking and other general obsession about Max's lack of a sex life is made just a mite [[Squick|squicky]], since ''he's only fifteen, at the very oldest!''

{{quote| '''[[~~The Nostalgia Chick (Web Video)|~~The Nostalgia Chick]]''': "After all, what are you doing if you're still in high school and still a virgin?"}}

{{quote| '''[[The Nostalgia Chick]]''': "After all, what are you doing if you're still in high school and still a virgin?"}}

* Averted in ''Hitman''. Despite Nika's constant advances, 47 still turned her down. Naturally, this has started a rumor that 47 is gay.

** Same with the games (kinda), but 47 is a clone [[Super Soldier]] so he probably has no sex drive.

*** Not so much a lack of a biological sex drive: simply that 36 years of conditioned upbringing in an underground Romanian laboratory would leave one on a little on the funny side. It's also suggested throughout the series that 47 is starting to soften his ways: in the first game, he grimaces with disgust after Lei Ling kisses him, but in the [[The Rashomon|alternate interpretation version]] of the same mission which 47 experiences a flashback of four years later, he reacts more with simple surprise and bemusement. Additionally, his relationship with his handler Diana has become increasingly cordial over the course of the series.

* It's implied, though never outright stated, that Billy was a virgin in ''[[One Flew Over the ~~Cuckoos Nest|One Flew Over The~~ Cuckoo's Nest]]'' {{spoiler|until he slept with Candy.}} However, in the novel though not the film, [[Mc Murphy]] claims to have lost his at the age of TEN. Though that may be macho bragging.

* It's implied, though never outright stated, that Billy was a virgin in ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' {{spoiler|until he slept with Candy.}} However, in the novel though not the film, [[Mc Murphy]] claims to have lost his at the age of TEN. Though that may be macho bragging.

* In ''National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj'', Taj joins the [[Mile-High Club]] within the first two minutes of the film's beginning, for no particular reason other than [[Rule of Funny|comedy]] and demonstrating that although he's a [[Bollywood Nerd]], he's not a virgin.

* Totally subverted in ''[[Born On the Fourth of July]]'' where the protagonist (played by [[Tom Cruise]]) is a wrestling star in high school who loses his final match, much to the disappointment of his parents, goes off to Vietnam to prove his manhood, and gets his legs blown off. He then loses his high school sweetheart, who he had been saving himself for (who remains his friend and gets him involved in the anti-war movement). In a fit of despair, he moves to a whorehouse in Mexico frequented by boozy, PTSD'd Vietnam War paraplegics and attempts to lose his virginity (more or less) to an attractive girl there. He doesn't enjoy it much.

* Alex O'Connell in ''[[The Mummy Trilogy|The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' tells his mother that he has had numerous romantic affairs right before he proceeds to botch a conversation with his love interest.

* Subverted in ''[[Weekend ~~At Bernies (Film)|Weekend At~~ Bernies]] 2''. One of the characters will die from a poison unless a voodoo potion with "the blood of a virgin" is made as an antidote. The poisoned character laments that he's going to die, but his friend gets up and begrudgingly holds out his finger, saying "take my blood". The potion is made from his blood and works, leading the now cured character in the final scene to razz his buddy by saying "thanks for keeping yourself a virgin for me."

* Subverted in ''[[Weekend at Bernies]] 2''. One of the characters will die from a poison unless a voodoo potion with "the blood of a virgin" is made as an antidote. The poisoned character laments that he's going to die, but his friend gets up and begrudgingly holds out his finger, saying "take my blood". The potion is made from his blood and works, leading the now cured character in the final scene to razz his buddy by saying "thanks for keeping yourself a virgin for me."

* Parodied in ''[[Rustlers Rhapsody]]''. Rex O'Herlahan, the singing cowboy, finds himself facing down (dramatic pause) another Good Guy. They both figure the most good good guy will win. In the end, Rex backs down, because a good guy has to be a "confident heterosexual," and Rex has never Done It ([[Sex As Rite of Passage|He "fixes this" later on with the female lead]])

* Parodied in ''[[Rustlers Rhapsody]]''. Rex O'Herlahan, the singing cowboy, finds himself facing down (dramatic pause) another Good Guy. They both figure the most good good guy will win. In the end, Rex backs down, because a good guy has to be a "confident heterosexual," and Rex has never Done It ([[Sex as Rite-Of-Passage|He "fixes this" later on with the female lead]])

* In ''[[Revenge of the Nerds]]'', pains are taken to show that the Nerds are not asexual or sexually inept, but rather simply misunderstood sexual experts, and that the beautiful girls don't know what they're missing by dating jocks.

* Played arrow-straight in [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s 1954 ''[[Seven Samurai]]''. The youngest, most naive samurai, Katsushiro, falls for a village girl and the two have a little liaison while the village is threatened by bandits. They are eventually discovered, and things go very badly for the girl. On the other hand, before battle the other samurai clap Katsushiro on the back and remind him (depending on translator), "Katsushiro, fight bravely, for now you've become a man." This amuses every villager except the girl's father.

* Averted in ''[[~~Zombieland (Film)|~~Zombieland]]''. Maybe. Columbus just says that speculation on whether or not he's still a virgin is justified. {{spoiler|Even when he gets the girl, he only gets as far as first base onscreen.}} Also, he's a [[Bad Liar]] when he discusses his supposed sex life when first meeting Tallahassee, and he gets really excited at the prospect of so much as stroking a girl's hair. He's an obvious virgin.

* Averted in ''[[Zombieland]]''. Maybe. Columbus just says that speculation on whether or not he's still a virgin is justified. {{spoiler|Even when he gets the girl, he only gets as far as first base onscreen.}} Also, he's a [[Bad Liar]] when he discusses his supposed sex life when first meeting Tallahassee, and he gets really excited at the prospect of so much as stroking a girl's hair. He's an obvious virgin.

* Played very straight in ''[[An Officer and A Gentleman]]'', where Zack and his sidekick Sid merrily have sex with their girlfriends every weekend.

* Played very straight in ''[[An Officer and a Gentleman]]'', where Zack and his sidekick Sid merrily have sex with their girlfriends every weekend.

* Averted in the first two ''[[Back to ~~The~~ Future (~~Film~~)|Back to The Future]]'' movies. Marty has a girlfriend, but he doesn't even get to kiss her {{spoiler|until the third movie}} because he's so busy fixing the timeline. {{spoiler|Although Future Marty is married to her and they have kids.}} And there's no implication that he's slept with her or anyone else before. Of course these are family-friendly movies, but they wouldn't be the first to get crap past the radar. As for Doc Brown, he gets a love interest in the third movie, but in the first two he's bordering on [[Chaste Hero]].

* Averted in the first two ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to The Future]]'' movies. Marty has a girlfriend, but he doesn't even get to kiss her {{spoiler|until the third movie}} because he's so busy fixing the timeline. {{spoiler|Although Future Marty is married to her and they have kids.}} And there's no implication that he's slept with her or anyone else before. Of course these are family-friendly movies, but they wouldn't be the first to get crap past the radar. As for Doc Brown, he gets a love interest in the third movie, but in the first two he's bordering on [[Chaste Hero]].

** In the first film, Marty was planning a secret camping trip with Jennifer. The obvious implication was that this was when they were going to do it. With the rest of the movie series taking place over the course of a weekend in 1985 (for Marty it was about two weeks of time-travel), it just ends up never happening.

* Interestingly averted in ''[[The Matrix]]''. We don't know anything about Neo's supposed love life, but it doesn't matter because he was actually in the Matrix and his body was lying in a tube the whole time. When he gets freed, he only kisses Trinity (at least in the first movie). This may have to do with the "Neo is the Messiah" interpretation.

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* Averted in ''[[Terminator|The Terminator]]'': Badass future soldier Kyle Reese is a virgin. While he loses his virginity in the course of the film, it's also pretty clear that if Sarah hadn't initiated it, nothing would have happened.

* Averted in ''[[Mystery Team]]''. Duncan and Charlie haven't kissed a girl by the end of the story, and Jason's first kiss {{spoiler|occurs at the end}}.

* Also averted in [[Captain America ~~the~~ First Avenger]]. Pre-Transformation Steve Rogers is terribly intimidated by women (owing to his small stature), even afraid to ask girls to dance with him. His apprehension remains after receiving the Super Soldier serum, even when women throw themselves at him. {{spoiler|His brief macking with Peggy Carter may very well be his first kiss.}}

* Also averted in [[Captain America: The First Avenger]]. Pre-Transformation Steve Rogers is terribly intimidated by women (owing to his small stature), even afraid to ask girls to dance with him. His apprehension remains after receiving the Super Soldier serum, even when women throw themselves at him. {{spoiler|His brief macking with Peggy Carter may very well be his first kiss.}}

** {{spoiler|Well, that's not counting when a enamored female Army private lays one on him after he wins the Medal of Honor.}}

* In ''[[~~Blade Runner (Film)|~~Blade Runner]]'', Deckard is pretty clearly not a virgin as his aggressive seduction of Rachael shows. However, [[Single-Target Sexuality|he doesn't seem to be interested in any woman (replicant or not) but her.]]

* In ''[[Blade Runner]]'', Deckard is pretty clearly not a virgin as his aggressive seduction of Rachael shows. However, [[Single-Target Sexuality|he doesn't seem to be interested in any woman (replicant or not) but her.]]

* ''[[Twins]]'' :

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'''Julius''': That's private.

'''Vincent''': A 230-pound virgin. }}

* It is heavily implied that Billy from ''[[Buffalo 66]]'' is a virgin since he claims to have never had a girlfriend. He's not very manly, although he tries to act like it.

* It is heavily implied that Billy from ''[[Buffalo '66]]'' is a virgin since he claims to have never had a girlfriend. He's not very manly, although he tries to act like it.

* In [[Police Academy]] 2, Tackleberry (after unsuccessfully attempting to get the point across subtly) ends up shouting in a crowded restaurant, "Mahoney, I'm a virgin!" However, he eventually {{spoiler|sleeps with Kirkland and later marries her}}.

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* Dr. Watson mentioned at several times that [[Sherlock Holmes]] has [[Asexuality|no interest in women]]. However, in the tradition of a sexually active sidekick, Watson boasts that he has had experience of the women of five continents! He marries the heroine at the end of ''The Sign of Four'', marries again some time before ''The Lion's Mane'', and shows interest in ladies at various other points. As Holmes puts it, "Watson, the fair sex is your department."

** It's also indicated that Holmes' drug-usage and intense intellectual pursuits may have induced impotence. Watson likewise started out as something of a Sidekick Stu for Doyle.

** All of a sudden The ''[[Star Trek ~~the~~ Next Generation]]'' Holmes and Watson holodeck scenario seems a lot more ironically amusing for Geordi.

** All of a sudden The ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' Holmes and Watson holodeck scenario seems a lot more ironically amusing for Geordi.

*** That might qualify as Fridge Brilliance.

** Watson's reputation as a ladies' man didn't stop publication of the [[Fanfic|pastiche]] ''My Dearest Holmes'', in which our heroes are a gay couple.

** Partly played straight and partly averted in the [[Sherlock Holmes (~~Film~~)|2009 film]]. While there's much flirtation and some hint of a sexual history between Holmes and Irene Adler, their de rigueur sex scene in the original script (complete with literal [[Slap Slap Kiss]] foreplay) was mercifully cut from the finished film. Except for a kiss forced on him while drugged, Holmes never sees any action during the movie. Neither does Watson, though he does have a fiancée.

** Partly played straight and partly averted in the [[Sherlock Holmes (film)|2009 film]]. While there's much flirtation and some hint of a sexual history between Holmes and Irene Adler, their de rigueur sex scene in the original script (complete with literal [[Slap Slap Kiss]] foreplay) was mercifully cut from the finished film. Except for a kiss forced on him while drugged, Holmes never sees any action during the movie. Neither does Watson, though he does have a fiancée.

** Actually, this trope is frequently subverted or entirely averted in detective fiction in general, probably because of Sherlock Holmes. [[The Dresden Files]] 's romantically hopeless title character is a good example of this, as is Nicholson's character from Chinatown. Bonus points if being bad with women is related to a Chauvinist or outright misogynist attitude of the "Women are nothing but trouble/a distraction" variety.

* In [[The Dresden Files]] book ''White Night'', {{spoiler|the young and talented Carlos Ramirez, self-styled Casanova, is actually a virgin. Harry spends the entire climactic fight scene teasing him about it.}} Seeing as how Harry has gone over four years without sex at this point, this character is just about the only person he *can* tease on this point. Even the polka-obsessed forensic pathologist Butters has had sex more recently than he has.

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** Which might seem surprising--given that the narrator John is a fairly ordinary-looking young man--while Owen is so short he requires hand controls to drive and has an almost indescribable voice, one which could peel paint. But John is passive; Owen is brilliant, arrogant and--at least apparently--fearless. Perhaps "insolent" would better describe his attitude (a quality which can be sexy, and is perhaps ''more'' striking in one so physically aberrant). In school--and in other realms of life--John would fall apart, without Owen's help. BTW it's not only because of the Christmas pageant that {{spoiler|metaphors tangentially related to virgin birth are...well, apt (even if only because Owen's parents are quietly yet extravagantly insane)}}.

* Subverted in William Faulkner's ''The Sound and the Fury'' with Quentin, who {{spoiler|remains a virgin until he commits suicide}}. At one point [[Dysfunction Junction|his sister]] asks him if he's ever had sex but knows that he's lying when he says yes. He even tries to tell his father that he has had sex with his sister - [[True Art Is Incomprehensible|to save her]] - and his father doesn't believe him.

* Averted in ''[[~~The Obsidian Trilogy (Literature)|~~The Obsidian Trilogy]]'': the hero is not only a virgin but is expected to remain so for a year and a day in order to repay a unicorn who saves his life.

* Averted in ''[[The Obsidian Trilogy]]'': the hero is not only a virgin but is expected to remain so for a year and a day in order to repay a unicorn who saves his life.

* Averted in ''[[~~Kushiels~~ Legacy]]'', which describes Imriel losing his virginity in great detail. Imriel had previously been a sex abuse survivor, so it was a big deal for him to overcome his old fears.

* Averted in ''[[Kushiel's Legacy]]'', which describes Imriel losing his virginity in great detail. Imriel had previously been a sex abuse survivor, so it was a big deal for him to overcome his old fears.

* Averted in Mary Stewart's trilogy about the life of Merlin; the feared and powerful enchanter is a virgin {{spoiler|until he hands over his powers, and his virginity, to his successor}}. In fact, the one time he tries to have sex with a woman, [[The Loins Sleep Tonight|he fails]]. He states that he had to choose between his powers and sexual prowess.

* Inverted in [[Tad Williams]]'s ''[[Memory ~~Sorrowand~~ Thorn]]'', in which the hero, Simon, manages to get all the way to the [[Last-Minute Hookup]] with [[Rebellious Princess]] Miriamele without losing his virginity, although it was a close call. Miriamele, on the other hand, ''did'' sleep with someone else (albeit not entirely willingly), causing a [[My Girl Is Not a Slut|great deal of angst]] before the two make up.

* Inverted in [[Tad Williams]]'s ''[[Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn]]'', in which the hero, Simon, manages to get all the way to the [[Last-Minute Hookup]] with [[Rebellious Princess]] Miriamele without losing his virginity, although it was a close call. Miriamele, on the other hand, ''did'' sleep with someone else (albeit not entirely willingly), causing a [[My Girl Is Not a Slut|great deal of angst]] before the two make up.

* ''[[The Princess Bride (~~Literature~~)|The Princess Bride]]'': Westley. Possibly. The man who spends all his life, all his time doing nothing but singlemindedly laboring to be able to be with Buttercup, whom he loves in a mysteriously perfect way for whatever reason. In "Buttercup's Baby," the fragment continuing the story of ''[[The Princess Bride (~~Literature~~)|The Princess Bride]]'' a little bit, it's implied that he's not a virgin when they have their first time. Well, if it were someone else, it would be pretty clear, but knowing him and thereby that it makes no sense, room is left for doubt. Referring to his knowing there's more they could do than kissing, the narrator casually mentions that "he had been the King of the Sea for several years, and, well, things happened." She, of course, doesn't even know whether they should be standing up or lying down to do it.

* ''[[The Princess Bride (novel)|The Princess Bride]]'': Westley. Possibly. The man who spends all his life, all his time doing nothing but singlemindedly laboring to be able to be with Buttercup, whom he loves in a mysteriously perfect way for whatever reason. In "Buttercup's Baby," the fragment continuing the story of ''[[The Princess Bride (novel)|The Princess Bride]]'' a little bit, it's implied that he's not a virgin when they have their first time. Well, if it were someone else, it would be pretty clear, but knowing him and thereby that it makes no sense, room is left for doubt. Referring to his knowing there's more they could do than kissing, the narrator casually mentions that "he had been the King of the Sea for several years, and, well, things happened." She, of course, doesn't even know whether they should be standing up or lying down to do it.

* Averted on Edward Cullen from ''[[Twilight (~~Literature~~)|Twilight]]''. He is a 114 year old vampire virgin that never had a sexual urge before meeting the leading lady and insists on getting married before giving it up.

* Averted on Edward Cullen from ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]''. He is a 114 year old vampire virgin that never had a sexual urge before meeting the leading lady and insists on getting married before giving it up.

** Expanded upon and teased in the parody fanwork ''[[Growing Up Cullen]].''

* Inverted in ''Blue Moon Rising'', where the prince who rides forth to battle a dragon is able to do so on a unicorn, having been ''forced'' to live chastely so he won't father a child who might one day contest his older brother's throne. The princess he brings back with him, conversely, can't ride the unicorn.

* Inverted with Liquidon Ethereteel from ''[[Stationery Voyagers]]''. He must ''not'' give in to his urge to consummate his relationship with Cindy. [[Death By Sex|Ever]]. Kelday is also proudly celibate, though not truly [[Asexuality]].

* Inverted with Liquidon Ethereteel from ''[[Stationery Voyagers]]''. He must ''not'' give in to his urge to consummate his relationship with Cindy. [[Death by Sex|Ever]]. Kelday is also proudly celibate, though not truly [[Asexuality]].

** Averted with the other Voyagers. It takes a [[Aliens Made Them Do It|wizard spell]] and some [[Love Potion|Eros gas]] to convince them to reconsider their chaste ways. Even then, only one male Voyager, {{spoiler|Marlack}}, gets any nookie.

* In ''Darkly Dreaming Dexter'', the titular [[Serial Killer Killer]] has avoided sex until that point, mostly because he finds the very idea of intercourse to be undignified. Only when his girlfriend presses the issue does he lose his virginity, and even then, his sociopathic mindset initially goes through with it merely to preserve his facade as a regular guy.

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** Prince Leopold from the same book plays it straight, as do many of the other Princes in the series.

* Averted in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Frodo Baggins remains a bachelor his whole life, as does his uncle (and adoptive father) Bilbo. The total lack of interest that he shows in romance [[Fan Dumb|hasn't stopped the fans]] from shipping him with every character imaginable, of course.

* In the web-novel ''[[~~Domina (Literature)|~~Domina]]'', Derek and Adam are specifically noted to be virgins (well, we only find out about this after Adam sleeps with Lily). Derek doesn't seem to find it important, but Adam is embarrassed.

* In the web-novel ''[[Domina]]'', Derek and Adam are specifically noted to be virgins (well, we only find out about this after Adam sleeps with Lily). Derek doesn't seem to find it important, but Adam is embarrassed.

* The novel ''[[~~Youth in Sexual Ecstasy (Literature)|~~Youth in Sexual Ecstasy]]'' deconstructs this.

* The novel ''[[Youth in Sexual Ecstasy]]'' deconstructs this.

* Initially averted and later played straight with Ambrosio in ''[[The Monk (Literature)|The Monk]]'' when he breaks his vow of chastity with Matilda.

* In Richard Wright's famous autobiography ''Black Boy,'' he recalls a co-worker who had a bad case of gonorrhea, and actually acts ''proud'' of it because it's proof he's had sex, and is therefore a real man. Richard doubts he's as proud of it as he acts, however, when he sees him urinate one day, with his teeth clenched, tears streaming out of his eyes and with a hand on the beam above him to keep from falling over in agony.

* Averted in [[~~Tales of Kolmar (Literature)|~~Tales of Kolmar]]. The king of the dragons is virginal, because sex is painful and the desire to mate rarely happens for his kind, and anyway he wants to find someone he can have deep mutual love with. Several human characters just plain aren't interested later, though to be fair Will ''could'' have had sex and never mentioned it, he just was supremely uninterested in anyone except [[Single-Target Sexuality|Aral]].

* Averted in [[Tales of Kolmar]]. The king of the dragons is virginal, because sex is painful and the desire to mate rarely happens for his kind, and anyway he wants to find someone he can have deep mutual love with. Several human characters just plain aren't interested later, though to be fair Will ''could'' have had sex and never mentioned it, he just was supremely uninterested in anyone except [[Single-Target Sexuality|Aral]].

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** Averted in the 2006 episode "The Satan Pit": after being possessed, the Ood freak out the cast by listing their various secrets, which range from something Mr Jefferson's wife never forgave him for to Toby being a virgin.

* The episode of ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]'' quoted above.

* ''[[~~I Carly~~]]'': "iKiss" is basically a toned down for kids version of this.

* ''[[ICarly]]'': "iKiss" is basically a toned down for kids version of this.

* ''[[The Young Ones]]'', episode "Time," includes a long fight occasioned by Vyvyan mocking Rick's virginity. Another episode of the same show, "Nasty", shows the whole cast reluctant to confess virginity in the face of a vampire who drinks virgin blood.

{{quote| '''Rick:''' What, me? Rick? A virgin? Ha, ha, ha! Just try telling that to some of the foxy chicks who owe me favours!

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** Simon is so awkward with women that it can safely be assumed he is a virgin until {{spoiler|his first time with Kaylee.}}

*** No it can't. He was used to his kind of women - the upper class, it was just the situation he was in and the girl in question weren't what he was used to. From the sound of it, while studying to be a doctor he had some pretty crazy times. It's possible - even probable - he's had sex before.

* ''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]'': While Sam has his [[Cartwright Curse]] (although it doesn't stop him from having [[Fan Service|hot werewolf sex]]), Dean sleeps with anything that has a pulse (or doesn't, considering his necrophilia comments). However, it's been [[Deconstruction|implied that this might not be such a good thing]], with Sam finding it hard to believe that he could even manage a long-term relationship and thinking he's a slut with no standards - see [[The Rashomon|Tall Tales]] - Dean thinking the same thing, as suggested by his ouch-worthy "Yeah, that sounds like me" in "What Is And Should Never Be" when Alt!Sam confronts him on having slept with his girlfriend on prom night, one of the seven sins calling him a "walking billboard of lust and gluttony", fans calling him pretty much a whore (not always nicely, either) and his actor teasing that he might have to be a hooker to pay their bills.

* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'': While Sam has his [[Cartwright Curse]] (although it doesn't stop him from having [[Fan Service|hot werewolf sex]]), Dean sleeps with anything that has a pulse (or doesn't, considering his necrophilia comments). However, it's been [[Deconstruction|implied that this might not be such a good thing]], with Sam finding it hard to believe that he could even manage a long-term relationship and thinking he's a slut with no standards - see [[The Rashomon|Tall Tales]] - Dean thinking the same thing, as suggested by his ouch-worthy "Yeah, that sounds like me" in "What Is And Should Never Be" when Alt!Sam confronts him on having slept with his girlfriend on prom night, one of the seven sins calling him a "walking billboard of lust and gluttony", fans calling him pretty much a whore (not always nicely, either) and his actor teasing that he might have to be a hooker to pay their bills.

** Subverted and invoked, when, {{spoiler|after his return from Hell}} Dean says he's been "re-hymenated" and talks about wanting to "pop his cherry" as soon as possible. Sam's response? Yeah, not even {{spoiler|an angel}} could do that.

** Averted by Castiel. He may be a virgin, but he's a ''badass'' virgin who has saved the sexually-active brothers on several occasions.

*** And it was almost played straight. When Dean first learns that Castiel is a virgin, he decided that ''apocalypse'' could wait until Cas has that particular problem fixed. Of course, put an angel in a brothel, [[Hilarity Ensues]].

* Averted in ''[[~~Lois and Clark (TV)|~~Lois and Clark]]'', where Superman is revealed to be a virgin. He had some legitimate concerns (see [http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html the essay] that named the trope [[Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex]].

* Averted in ''[[Lois and Clark]]'', where Superman is revealed to be a virgin. He had some legitimate concerns (see [http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html the essay] that named the trope [[Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex]].

* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' TV show, the first scene we see of grown-up Harry starts with him waking up in bed with a nameless blonde who we never hear from again. It's especially striking considering his character in the books...

* Averted in ''[[~~The Prisoner (TV)|~~The Prisoner]]'' where Number 6 is deliberately never shown to possess any kind of sexual desire, in deliberate contrast to the James Bond-inspired spy image of the time. Naturally, theories about his sexuality abound, with much being made of the fact that the one time he even goes so far as to kiss a woman, he's in another man's body.

* Averted in ''[[The Prisoner]]'' where Number 6 is deliberately never shown to possess any kind of sexual desire, in deliberate contrast to the James Bond-inspired spy image of the time. Naturally, theories about his sexuality abound, with much being made of the fact that the one time he even goes so far as to kiss a woman, he's in another man's body.

** This was likely at Patrick McGoohan's behest. He is thought to have turned down the role of [[James Bond]] on moral grounds, with the reasoning that real spies don't have extensive dealings with guns and girls. After he made a similar case to the producers of ''[[~~Danger Man (TV)|~~Danger Man]]'', his contract specified that McGoohan would not be called on to do even a kissing scene.

** This was likely at Patrick McGoohan's behest. He is thought to have turned down the role of [[James Bond]] on moral grounds, with the reasoning that real spies don't have extensive dealings with guns and girls. After he made a similar case to the producers of ''[[Danger Man]]'', his contract specified that McGoohan would not be called on to do even a kissing scene.

*** To be a little more specific, McGoohan supposedly didn't feel comfortable playing a womanizing secret agent because of his Roman Catholic faith.

*** In addition at least two scripts submitted for the series - Chimes of Big Ben and A Change of Mind - originally contained romance subplots for No. 6. [[Mc Goohan]] vetoed the subplot in A Change of Mind completely, while in Chimes the relationship with No. 8 actually became ''more'' romantic in nature as it was rewritten to be more flirtatious. Despite [[Mc Goohan]]'s efforts, however, not all romance was eliminated from the series. Aside from the body-changing episode which introduces his fiancee, "The Schizoid Man" has No. 6 being very friendly with a female prisoner (to the extent of even spending time with her in his home, nudge-nudge) and in "Dance of the Dead" it is made explicit that his observer has fallen in love with him. The continuation novel ''Think Tank'' by Roger Langley -- unlicensed but published by the officially sanctions Prisoner Appreciation Society -- is the only professionally published ''Prisoner'' story to outright affirm the trope by having No. 6 go to bed with a woman.

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** He never explicitly denied being a ''virgin''. The spoilered incident above had him use the words "intimate relations," which could mean anything.

** In one episode it's mentioned that he invented "contraptions" to enable him to have some sort of sex life with Chuck, so by the end of the series he is either a [[Technical Virgin]] or not a virgin, depending on just what they did and how you look at it.

* ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'': Given that the Vorta are cloned, and given that they have no family, one can assume that they have no need for sex, and therefore do not ''have'' sex... and given that Weyoun is quite the badass... I'm gonna call this one ''averted''.

* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'': Given that the Vorta are cloned, and given that they have no family, one can assume that they have no need for sex, and therefore do not ''have'' sex... and given that Weyoun is quite the badass... I'm gonna call this one ''averted''.

* [[Star Trek ~~the~~ Original Series|Captain Kirk]]. In a specific example, the episode "Bread and Circuses" has the bad guys give Kirk a hot female slave for the night who must do whatever he commands. It is implied that they have sex, of course, and the next morning the [[Big Bad]] tells Kirk that he decided to let him "be a man" before [[Bread and Circuses|executing him]].

* [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Captain Kirk]]. In a specific example, the episode "Bread and Circuses" has the bad guys give Kirk a hot female slave for the night who must do whatever he commands. It is implied that they have sex, of course, and the next morning the [[Big Bad]] tells Kirk that he decided to let him "be a man" before [[Bread and Circuses|executing him]].

** But, by implication, averted with Spock in the same series. Vulcan sexual desire is manifested as ''pon farr'' every seven years; Spock goes through his first ''pon farr'' during the series, and it is defused not through sex but through physical combat. Therefore, it appears that Spock remains a virgin for the entirety of the series' run.

*** Though he's ''implied'' to have sex in both "This Side of Paradise" and "All Our Yesterdays". (The former case is arguable, but in the latter it's as heavily implied as any of Kirk's encounters.)

** ''[[Star Trek ~~the~~ Next Generation|TNG]]'' made a bit of a deal out of Geordi La Forge not being able to get a date with a woman (even though he did, on several occasions, even if one of them ''was'' a hologram).

** ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|TNG]]'' made a bit of a deal out of Geordi La Forge not being able to get a date with a woman (even though he did, on several occasions, even if one of them ''was'' a hologram).

** And lets not forget Commander Riker, who's sexploits rival or exceed those of Kirk's (who might as well be the [[Trope Namer]]) Riker also functions as something of a sexual sidekick to the more restrained Captain Picard (especially in the first season). Of course, Picard gets his fair share of action over the run of TNG.

** Ironically enough, the record holder for most tail in ''TNG'' might actually be [[Creator's Pet|Wesley Crusher]].

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** Not sure I buy this one, as Monk goes so far as to sing showtunes for the rest of a therapy session to avoid answering his shrink's question about his and Trudy's sex life. Considering how many other humiliating quirks Adrian is content to unload on his therapists, surely he was concealing something besides "We didn't ''have'' a sex life", this time. Additionally, when a childhood crush visits, Monk urges Natalie to tell her that he and Trudy "went all the way."

* The only point of the scene with Peter in bed with a blonde in ''[[Warehouse 13]]'''s pilot.

* The ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer ~~(TV)~~|Buffy]]'' episode "Teacher's Pet": A shape shifting preying mantis only preys on virgin boys, and captures Xander and another boy who we had previously seen boasting about his sexual exploits. Neither he, nor Xander, is pleased when they learn that they were chosen for their virginity, and the guy threatens to sue, if they tell anyone.

* The ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]'' episode "Teacher's Pet": A shape shifting preying mantis only preys on virgin boys, and captures Xander and another boy who we had previously seen boasting about his sexual exploits. Neither he, nor Xander, is pleased when they learn that they were chosen for their virginity, and the guy threatens to sue, if they tell anyone.

** The aforementioned Xander spent two and a half seasons proving his [[Badass Normal]] credentials while hanging onto his virginity (his relationship with Cordelia was unconsumated). When he helps out [[Action Girl|Faith]] in season 3, she thanks him (& burns off extra agression) by seducing him. Xander has sex, but it's not the most remarkable or manly thing he does even that night, making it a bit of a subversion of this trope.

** The trope is completely [[Played Straight]] when it comes to Liam/Angel, Giles, Spike, and Oz, though.

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*** The joyous occasion becomes short lived, however, once Carlton realizes the woman he slept with was married a few days later. Despite slight regret for deceiving him, she treated the incident as a one night stand. For Carlton, he thought he found his one true love (which was why he was willing to have sex with the woman), and it made him feel lower than dirt for participating. Later on, Will admits to Carlton that, despite Carlton's bad luck, waiting for the special someone isn't such a bad thing, since he ruined a few too many relationships rushing towards sex instead of getting to know his girlfriends better.

* Deconstructed in an episode of ''[[Family Matters]]'' in which Steve reveals Eddie's virginity to an entire men's locker room, inadvertently causing all the guys to make fun of Eddie. Later on in the episode, Eddie stands up to them with a speech about how real men value women as human beings and not as conquests.

* In ''[[~~Red Dwarf (TV)|~~Red Dwarf]]'', even Arnold Rimmer -- who is uptight, utterly inept socially, and completely clueless with the opposite sex -- had sex once during his lifetime (at age 31 with the ship's female boxing champion Yvonne [[Mc Gruder]], who had a concussion at the time and apparently thought he was someone called "Norman"). Possibly a subversion in that it would be more consistent with Rimmer's character for him to be a virgin (when Cat finds out that Rimmer has had sex one time only, he exclaims "That many?!") and his experience with [[Mc Gruder]] is treated by everyone, including him, as a freak occurrence.

* In ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', even Arnold Rimmer -- who is uptight, utterly inept socially, and completely clueless with the opposite sex -- had sex once during his lifetime (at age 31 with the ship's female boxing champion Yvonne [[Mc Gruder]], who had a concussion at the time and apparently thought he was someone called "Norman"). Possibly a subversion in that it would be more consistent with Rimmer's character for him to be a virgin (when Cat finds out that Rimmer has had sex one time only, he exclaims "That many?!") and his experience with [[Mc Gruder]] is treated by everyone, including him, as a freak occurrence.

** Later in the series, Rimmer as a hologram has an afternoon of sex with holoship crew member Nirvanah Crane. And later still, the resurrected human Rimmer goes through "the first 23 pages of the Kama Sutra" with [[Mc Gruder]] after deliberately contracting the [[Love Potion|Sexual Magnetism Virus]], as well as almost all the women at the Captain's Supper {{spoiler|or so he thinks -- it turns out to be an artificial reality simulation.}}

** Averted with Cat, who is a virgin simply because he is the [[Last of His Kind]] on a ship where there are no women (or, later on in the series, no women who are interested in him). An episode where Cat would have finally lost his virginity was written for Series VII but never produced.

*** Considering that {{spoiler|he is his own perfect companion, his virginity may not count.}}

* Averted by ''[[Glee]]'', which portrays high school students' sex lives very accurately--or at least, more accurately than most shows. Kurt and Artie (unpopular) are both virgins at their introductions, as are Finn and Blaine (popular). Over the course of three seasons {{spoiler|all four of them}} lose their virginity, as do most of the virginal female characters. Special mention goes to Kurt, who explicitly states on two separate occasions that either he isn't ready for sex (to the point of ''literally'' sticking his fingers in his ears and going "la la la" in order to avoid talking about it), or that he wants his first time to be meaningful. On a smaller scale, however, played straight in "The Power of Madonna", when Finn is the only one who sleeps with his intended (in his case, [[Bi the Way|Santana]]) during the "Like a Virgin" number (Emma and Rachel [[My Girl Is Not a Slut|do not]]). It becomes [[Sex As Rite of Passage]], and he "doesn't feel any different."

* Averted by ''[[Glee]]'', which portrays high school students' sex lives very accurately--or at least, more accurately than most shows. Kurt and Artie (unpopular) are both virgins at their introductions, as are Finn and Blaine (popular). Over the course of three seasons {{spoiler|all four of them}} lose their virginity, as do most of the virginal female characters. Special mention goes to Kurt, who explicitly states on two separate occasions that either he isn't ready for sex (to the point of ''literally'' sticking his fingers in his ears and going "la la la" in order to avoid talking about it), or that he wants his first time to be meaningful. On a smaller scale, however, played straight in "The Power of Madonna", when Finn is the only one who sleeps with his intended (in his case, [[Bi the Way|Santana]]) during the "Like a Virgin" number (Emma and Rachel [[My Girl Is Not a Slut|do not]]). It becomes [[Sex as Rite-Of-Passage]], and he "doesn't feel any different."

* In an early episode of ''[[The OC]]'', Seth suggests to Ryan that they "hire some hookers and lose our virginity", and Ryan gives a look that suggests he most likely isn't a virgin. This is probably to highlight the difference between sheltered, nerdy Seth and [[Troubled but Cute]] Ryan.

* Subverted in ''[[Smallville]]''. For the first several seasons Clark was the epitome of the innocent male virgin, to the point that it'd become somewhat of an in-joke amongst fans, who coined the term "Supervirgin." In one episode, a witch who needs the hair of two virgins for a spell successfully uses Clark's, just in case there was any doubt.

* Constantly used for humor on ''[[Married ~~With~~ Children]]''. [[Jaded Washout|Al Bundy]] was the [[Big Man On Campus]] in high school not only because he was a football hero, but because he made it with every hot girl in his class...at least before he got married and his life went down the crapper. His son Bud has the opposite problem, constantly trying (and failing) to score with women, something for which the rest of his family teases him mercilessly.

* Constantly used for humor on ''[[Married... with Children]]''. [[Jaded Washout|Al Bundy]] was the [[Big Man on Campus]] in high school not only because he was a football hero, but because he made it with every hot girl in his class...at least before he got married and his life went down the crapper. His son Bud has the opposite problem, constantly trying (and failing) to score with women, something for which the rest of his family teases him mercilessly.

** Hilariously enough, they're always pairing Bud with different women. He has sex with at least four in the series run.

* Atia on ''[[Rome]]'' is very determined her son becomes a man. Which she emphasises with this comment:

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** Somewhat [[Truth in Television]] and less about sex for sex's sake than ticking off the boxes for things a Proper Roman Male needs to be known to do to BE a man--Octavian was at/approaching legal age, he needed to demonstrate it. (Also, note that the point is less sexual intercourse than penetration--man or woman, so long as Octavian is on top, it would "count". For Romans, male sexuality was not about the gender of the partner/target but very much about who was on top.)

* Played straight in ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''. {{spoiler|Cameron actually pops John Connor's cherry (sort of) in a scene that's an extremely thinly-veiled metaphor for awkward, nervous first-time sex. Immediately after this begins a series of events that culminate in John leaving his mother behind, travelling to the future and going off to war...}}

* Averted in ''[[~~3rd Rock From the Sun|~~3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', which concerns aliens who take on human form. It's not clear what forms they had as aliens, but one assumes they don't have sex like humans do. When their leader Dick loses his virginity (at least, human virginity) he declares "Oh, Dr. Albright! That was the greatest thirty seconds of my life!"

* Averted in ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', which concerns aliens who take on human form. It's not clear what forms they had as aliens, but one assumes they don't have sex like humans do. When their leader Dick loses his virginity (at least, human virginity) he declares "Oh, Dr. Albright! That was the greatest thirty seconds of my life!"

* On one episode of ''[[M*A*S*H ~~(TV)~~|M* A* S* H]]'', Frank Burns tells the other doctors a story about how a girl from the debate team hit on him in high school, but he turned her down because he was saving himself for marriage. Our heroes react with disbelief, and even the [[Cool Old Guy|usually fair-minded]] Col. Potter dubs Frank a "creep" as a result. Granted, they're all prone to dislike Frank due to him being a [[Holier Than Thou]] [[Jerkass]], but this particular instance seems to reveal more about the era's mores regarding masculinity than the characters.

* On one episode of ''[[M*A*S*H|M* A* S* H]]'', Frank Burns tells the other doctors a story about how a girl from the debate team hit on him in high school, but he turned her down because he was saving himself for marriage. Our heroes react with disbelief, and even the [[Cool Old Guy|usually fair-minded]] Col. Potter dubs Frank a "creep" as a result. Granted, they're all prone to dislike Frank due to him being a [[Holier Than Thou]] [[Jerkass]], but this particular instance seems to reveal more about the era's mores regarding masculinity than the characters.

** Averted with the [[Characterization Marches On|innocent version]] of Radar. While he worries about it a fair bit, anytime he does someone (usually Hawkeye) will tell him that a girl he wants to bring home to his mother is worth waiting for.

*** In the episode "Springtime", when Klinger gets married, after a date with a nurse, Radar walks into the room where the ceremony is held, all crumbled up saying "I think I've just been slaked".

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* In the slasher movie-themed episode of ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', [[Genre Savvy]] Shawn points out that only virgins survive slasher movies. Eric and Jack proudly accept they're going to die. Eric & Shawn then realize that Feeny had just been killed, so they start dancing in his memory.

* Averted in ''[[~~Sherlock (TV)|~~Sherlock]]''. Sherlock Holmes claimed in the first episode that neither girlfriends nor boyfriends were his area and he was [[Married to ~~The~~ Job|married to his work]]. In Season 2, it was explicitly stated that he was a virgin.

* Averted in ''[[Sherlock]]''. Sherlock Holmes claimed in the first episode that neither girlfriends nor boyfriends were his area and he was [[Married to the Job|married to his work]]. In Season 2, it was explicitly stated that he was a virgin.

* [[Invoked Trope|Invoked]] in ''[[~~Bomb Girls (TV)|~~Bomb Girls]]'' by James to Gladys to justify his infidelity. She loses no time in pointing out the double standard.

* [[Invoked Trope|Invoked]] in ''[[Bomb Girls]]'' by James to Gladys to justify his infidelity. She loses no time in pointing out the double standard.

* In ''[[The Amazing Race]]'' 4, Millie & Chuck had dated for 12 years but said they never consummated. This was apparently notable enough that where most teams are labled "Dating", "Married", "Best Friends" or the like, the show labeled these two "The Virgins".

* Deputy Enos Strate on The Dukes of Hazzard was identified as the the only virgin in Hazzard County.

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** Fenris in ''[[Dragon Age 2]]'' also admits to being probably a virgin (before [[Optional Sexual Encounter|Hawke]] or [[Pair the Spares|Isabela]]), as he has no memory of his life before receiving the lyrium markings, and knows he hasn't done it since. While there was some implication of sexual abuse while a slave, Fenris doesn't seem to count that.

* Averted in ''[[Star Control]] II''. During the Talana/Captain sex scene, it's obvious that the captain is a virgin.

* Averted hard in ''[[~~Agarest Senki (Video Game)|~~Agarest Senki]]''. The game revolves that you need multiple generations to fight the same kind of evil and serves as a [[Gameplay and Story Integration]] where, in a [[Dating Sim]] style, the protagonist of that generation must choose his soulmate and, well, mate with her so he has an offspring to continue the fight.

* Averted hard in ''[[Agarest Senki]]''. The game revolves that you need multiple generations to fight the same kind of evil and serves as a [[Gameplay and Story Integration]] where, in a [[Dating Sim]] style, the protagonist of that generation must choose his soulmate and, well, mate with her so he has an offspring to continue the fight.

** The sequel takes it to another level where you literally strap her to a soul pillar naked before you have sex with her if your relationship level is low enough

* In ''[[~~Assassin's Creed II (Video Game)|~~Assassin's Creed II]]'', Ezio spends a night with a girl named Christina (and escapes via window) as the game starts, then later gets to spend some time with [[Values Dissonance|four prostitutes]] as [[Rescue Sex]].

* In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', Ezio spends a night with a girl named Christina (and escapes via window) as the game starts, then later gets to spend some time with [[Values Dissonance|four prostitutes]] as [[Rescue Sex]].

** Ezio also gets some [[Reward Sex]] after winning a horse race. But then again, [[Handsome Lech|that's the kind of guy Ezio is.]]

* Averted in ''[[Ben Jordan]]'' case three. The witch coven reveals that they chose Ben because they needed to sacrifice a virgin. When Ben denies it, the coven leader says that they "can tell these things".

* Very averted with Sasha Nein of ''[[~~Psychonauts (Video Game)|~~Psychonauts]]''. Despite being an ''international psychic secret agent superhero,'' he is almost certainly a virgin. {{spoiler|Seeing a mental picture of his mother having sex from his father's perspective}} probably gave him a few intimacy issues. Of course, he sometimes acts [[Camp Straight]] ("So... tacky... can't... look... directly... at... it...") but still.

* Very averted with Sasha Nein of ''[[Psychonauts]]''. Despite being an ''international psychic secret agent superhero,'' he is almost certainly a virgin. {{spoiler|Seeing a mental picture of his mother having sex from his father's perspective}} probably gave him a few intimacy issues. Of course, he sometimes acts [[Camp Straight]] ("So... tacky... can't... look... directly... at... it...") but still.

** However, some memories belonging to Milla (another agent who works with Sasha a lot,) suggest that there is some level of romantic/sexual tension between them. However, since these are her memories, it is entirely possible that this [[Unreliable Narrator|is just wishful thinking on her part.]]

* Averted in ''[[Final Fantasy II (Video Game)|Final Fantasy II]]''. The [[Never Live It Down|infamous]] scene where [[The Hero|Firion]] is seduced by a [[Cute Monster Girl|lamia queen]] masquerading as the rebel princess practically cements it, given Firion's hilarious reactions during. Even more interestingly, fandom has embraced this (unusual, considering what most fans are most interested in), Firion's [[Fan Nickname]] in Japanese is, quite literally, "virgin." <ref> It's ''doutei'', and was probably also chosen because it rhymes with ''koutei'', a Japanese word for "emperor" and the title of the game's [[Bishonen]] [[Big Bad]].</ref>

* In ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', a deleted scene had a female prostitute ask Cloud if "this is his first time", to which he can only answer "Yeah" or "I don't remember" (which triggers the flash that indicates he's {{spoiler|recalling one of Zack's memories}}). This rather implied Cloud is a virgin (and {{spoiler|Zack wasn't}}). Doesn't count as an aversion, though, because the scene was deleted, and also because Cloud's status as a man ''pretending'' to be a "real man" as an affectation is a key point of his character.

* Luka in ''[[~~Monster~~ ~~Girl~~ ~~Quest~~ ~~(Video~~ ~~Game)~~|Monster Girl Quest]]'' is a [[Technical Virgin]] until the end of the second game. The game also features one of the ridiculously rare ''gender-flipped'' aversions: Alice, as the Monster Lord in a world where the monster girls rape human males on a regular basis (long story, blame the human goddess), was assumed to be very emphatically not a virgin. Turns out, she was.

* Luka in ''[[Daily Life with Monster Girl|Monster Girl Quest]]'' is a [[Technical Virgin]] until the end of the second game. The game also features one of the ridiculously rare ''gender-flipped'' aversions: Alice, as the Monster Lord in a world where the monster girls rape human males on a regular basis (long story, blame the human goddess), was assumed to be very emphatically not a virgin. Turns out, she was.

* Played straight in ''[[~~Xeno Gears~~]]''. A naive Fei-Fong Wong is teased about sex by a the village prostitute at the beginning of the game. By the climax of the game {{spoiler|Fei-Fong Wong and Elly begin a sexual relationship, which eventually will bring about the birth of Emeralda.}}

* Played straight in ''[[Xenogears]]''. A naive Fei-Fong Wong is teased about sex by a the village prostitute at the beginning of the game. By the climax of the game {{spoiler|Fei-Fong Wong and Elly begin a sexual relationship, which eventually will bring about the birth of Emeralda.}}

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* In ''[[Pandect]]'', Noah is told his true love will be a male "mature lizard Ace who is also a virgin." Since Aces are animals with human souls and bodies, a virgin Ace has never had sex as an animal or a human, and a mature Ace is at least 100 years old, it genuinely shocks Noah when he finally meets one.

* Inverted in ''[[Misfile]]'', where the originally male protagonist was not only a virgin but hadn't even had a girlfriend, only to discover post-[[Gender Bender|misfile]] that ''she'' had already surrendered ''her'' virginity to his best friend and mentor, permanently ruining that relationship.

* In ''[[~~Girl Genius (Webcomic)|~~Girl Genius]]'', Gilgamesh Wulfenbach becomes embarrassed if not outright enraged by the idea that anything has happened between himself and Agatha. Other characters don't understand his anger in the least.

* In ''[[Girl Genius]]'', Gilgamesh Wulfenbach becomes embarrassed if not outright enraged by the idea that anything has happened between himself and Agatha. Other characters don't understand his anger in the least.

** Amused by his outrage, his father exclaims "Great fire, boy, didn't you ''date'' in Paris?" However we find out later, {{spoiler|at least according to the possibly biased Tarvek Sturmhalten, that Gil did quite a bit more than dating in Paris.}}

** apparently something of a retcon, since when they went back to colorize the early pages, the line becomes {{spoiler|"red fire boy, what kind of women did you associate with at school", which fits in better with how Travek said gil acted in paris.}}

* Inverted in ''[[General Protection Fault]]'', Nick, despite never having been on a date until his mid to late 20s, chooses to [[Let's Wait A While|abstain from sex with Ki]] until marriage. Then again, when they are married, they seem to [[Insatiable Newlyweds|have sex almost constantly on their honeymoon]]. Hey, they had to wait long enough, what would you do in their place?

* Inverted in ''[[General Protection Fault]]'', Nick, despite never having been on a date until his mid to late 20s, chooses to [[Let's Wait a While|abstain from sex with Ki]] until marriage. Then again, when they are married, they seem to [[Insatiable Newlyweds|have sex almost constantly on their honeymoon]]. Hey, they had to wait long enough, what would you do in their place?

* Averted in ''[[Dominic Deegan]]''. Gregory, despite being a virgin for the first several hundred strips, is a very powerful white mage, as noted by his brother when his magic first shows as white fire.

** He was crippled by the blight, which would also explain why no girl wanted him. {{spoiler|Ironically, his virginity is not only unrelated to being a white mage, he actually gets some after truly "becoming" one, once the blight is removed.}}

* Touched upon in ''[[~~The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|~~The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'' where Gordito asks the Doctor after {{spoiler|1=the motorcycle Sparkle Lord was a Unicorn and apparently Unicorns only approach virgins. [http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=73&issue=15 Seen here]}}

* Touched upon in ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'' where Gordito asks the Doctor after {{spoiler|1=the motorcycle Sparkle Lord was a Unicorn and apparently Unicorns only approach virgins. [http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=73&issue=15 Seen here]}}

* [[Sonichu]] is about the titular character for the first issue, and he embodies this trope. After the second issue [[Demoted to Extra|Sonichu fades into the background]] and the comic recenters around the twenty-five-year old [[Author Avatar]] trying to lose his virginity.

* Ivan from ''Oglaf'' manages to be a [[Technical Virgin]] despite frequently "having sex done to me" (unwillingly).

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* There are at least three examples in ''[[~~Doctor~~ Horrible's Sing-Along Blog ~~(Web Video)~~|Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog]]'':

* There are at least three examples in ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog]]'':

** Billy/Dr. Horrible - it's not mentioned whether he's a virgin or not, but he ruminates uncomfortably on Penny and Captain Hammer's relationship. "They're probably going to ...French kiss...or something." This could be virginity or simple deep denial. (The wide-eyed, [[Beavis and Butthead|Beavis-like]] reaction he has to accidentally picking up one of Penny's underthings in his prequel comic might suggest the former is most likely, though.)

** Billy's evil moisture buddy Moist has a double date in Act I, and a hot date in Act III.

** Captain Hammer himself has a line in Act III about how he just might sleep with the same girl twice, and then goes on to announce how he "totally had sex" with Penny.

* A seriously rare gender inversion comes from [[~~The Nostalgia Chick (Web Video)|~~The Nostalgia Chick]]. She lies through her teeth that she got a lot of booty in college and needed to have loads and loads of condoms.

* A seriously rare gender inversion comes from [[The Nostalgia Chick]]. She lies through her teeth that she got a lot of booty in college and needed to have loads and loads of condoms.

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*** Given that the volcano ''rejected'' him as a sacrifice and destroyed the entire island in disgust, it's heavily implied he ''was'' telling the truth.

**** [[Unfortunate Implications|Which brings up the question of what exactly he would have lost it to that would cause a supernatural spirit to reject him so disgustedly.]]

* ''[[~~American Dad (Animation)|~~American Dad]]'': In the James Bond movie parody "Tearjerker":

* ''[[American Dad]]'': In the James Bond movie parody "Tearjerker":

{{quote| '''Francine''': Oh my god, you really ARE a virgin!

'''Stan''': What... isn't that good?

'''Francine''': No. It's awful. }}

** In case you didn't realize, this dialogue was ''during'' sex.

* [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] in the [[Family Guy]] episode "Peter's Daughter", where a [[Suicide Attack|suicide bomber]] gets to Paradise expecting to get his 72 virgins, only to be very surprised that they are [[Nerds Are Virgins|male nerds]] playing [[Magic ~~the~~ Gathering]].

* [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] in the [[Family Guy]] episode "Peter's Daughter", where a [[Suicide Attack|suicide bomber]] gets to Paradise expecting to get his 72 virgins, only to be very surprised that they are [[Nerds Are Virgins|male nerds]] playing [[Magic: The Gathering]].

* Reverend Putty of ''[[~~Moral Orel (Animation)|~~Moral Orel]]'' was a virgin, despite ''having a daughter.'' The girl's mother used semen from [[A Date ~~With~~ Rosie Palms|tissues in his trash can]] to get pregnant. That's right, the man's ''trash can'' got more action than he did.

* Reverend Putty of ''[[Moral Orel]]'' was a virgin, despite ''having a daughter.'' The girl's mother used semen from [[A Date with Rosie Palms|tissues in his trash can]] to get pregnant. That's right, the man's ''trash can'' got more action than he did.

** He eventurally gets better though, and it goes hand in hand with the softening of his character later on

* ''[[The Simpsons (~~Animation~~)|The Simpsons]]'' - Skinner's argument that he didn't have sex with Mrs. Krabappel because he hasn't had sex with anyone is considered undeniable. The citizens of Springfield think that ''no'' man would admit to being a 45-year old virgin if he didn't have to, let alone pretend to be one if he wasn't.

* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' - Skinner's argument that he didn't have sex with Mrs. Krabappel because he hasn't had sex with anyone is considered undeniable. The citizens of Springfield think that ''no'' man would admit to being a 45-year old virgin if he didn't have to, let alone pretend to be one if he wasn't.

** Also the Comic Book Guy was a virgin {{spoiler|until his forties when he slept with Agnes Skinner.}}

* Zapp Brannigan from Futurama was a virgin {{spoiler|until he slept with Leela. Before that, he was the [[Casanova Wannabe]].}}