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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Penny:''' I have to ask: what's Sheldon's deal? Is it girls...? Guys...? [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|Sock puppets]]...?
'''Leonard:''' Honestly, we've been operating under the assumption that he ''has'' no deal.
'''Penny:''' Come on, everyone has a deal.
'''Howard:''' Not Sheldon.
|''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''}}
In most fiction you encounter tropes involving sexuality. You run into occasions such as [[Everyone Is Gay]], [[No Bisexuals]], [[Everyone Is Bi]], [[Anything That Moves]], or even [[Extreme Omnisexual]]. You hear [[Silly Love Songs]] about [[Intercourse
What you ''don't'' seem to see are many characters who are of an age or situation to get sexually attracted - but aren't. You don't see many characters who aren't particularly interested in having sex or involving themselves in a relationship with anyone.
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It is difficult to showcase a lack of something, so it is understandable that this orientation is often ignored, especially in works with [[No Hugging, No Kissing]]. However, this also leads to the common assumption that ''everyone'' is interested in sex, which can lead to awkward feelings for the asexual audience when sex is shown to be something '''everyone''' does and wants.
It should be noted that asexuals are not incapable of sex or falling in love. Asexuality is often the lack of sexual ''attraction'' rather than sex drive or emotional attraction. As such, asexuals who are more indifferent to sex rather than actively averse to it may be quite capable of sex and [[A Date
It should also be noted that, simply because a person is asexual, it doesn't mean they don't enjoy a good hug, and some may even like kissing. It changes from person to person as it does in everything else to the point where some have decided to call themselves demisexual. Normally lumped in with asexuals, but they can be sexually attracted to certain people once they've emotionally bonded with them. Some asexuals are "aromantic",
Not to be confused with the biological term asexuality, which describes an organism that reproduces by itself without meiosis, ploidy reduction, or fertilization. See: [[Truly Single Parent]] for characters who are biological asexuals.
The direct opposite of [[Extreme Omnisexual]] and frequently a victim of the belief that [[Good People Have Good Sex]] and [[Sex Equals Love]]. See also [[Celibate Hero]] and [[Chaste Hero]]. A possible cause of [[Married to
'''Note:''' Only include someone if they are explicitly asexual, not assumed to be due to lack of shown attention. No [[Fanon]], please.
{{noreallife|we don't care, because it doesn't matter from a storytelling point of view.}}
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== Anime
* Surprisingly for a popular mainstream shonen protagonist, Luffy from ''[[
* Sawada from ''[[Tekkon Kinkreet]]'' states his lack of interest in women, and has commented "I'm frigid" and "never had an orgasm".
* The ''[[Weiss Kreuz]]'' [[All There in the Manual|short story "Ranjatai"]] implies that Aya is asexual, with the narration making something of a point of his lack of sexual attraction to Shizu.
* Ayuki from ''[[Kashimashi]]'' basically states that love is something she'd rather aesthetically appreciate from a distance. She's not interested in having relationships herself.
* Lloyd Asplund, of ''[[Code Geass]]'', resident [[Mad Scientist]], proposes to Milly Ashford within moments of meeting her, but because he wants her family's [[A Mech
* Naozumi Sudo from ''[[
* Mitsuya from ''Migite ni Juu, Hidarite ni Ai'' specifically states that he is neither straight nor gay and has no response in sexual situations.
* Sasaki from ''[[
* Count D from ''[[Pet Shop of Horrors]]'' is asexual in both the biological sense ''and'' the socio-psychological one. Due to being one of the last surviving members of a highly advanced race of supernatural beings that reproduce asexually to give rise to offspring that are identical to them in every way, D has no physical need for sex. Being [[Bishounen|quite attractive]], he is pursued by both [[Chick Magnet|women]] ''and'' [[Even the Guys Want Him|men]] (some of whom make their intentions ''glaringly'' obvious); but he treats all of them with indifference and sometimes outright cruelty, should they become too forceful for his liking.
* Ennis from ''[[Baccano
== Comic Books ==
* In ''[[Watchmen (
** However, the pre-amble to the film has a scene where he's among a group of flamboyantly-acting men. The film also shows a folder on Ozymandias' computer labeled "boys." In addition, Rorschach mentions a suspicion that Ozymandias may be a homosexual in both the graphic novel and film (not that Rorschach's suspicions should necessarily be taken seriously...).
* The title character of Devi is an asexual... [[Split Personality|part of the time]].
* Max from ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police]]'' openly states that he doesn't like girls. He doesn't seem to show any interest in guys either. At one point he even said that he views a sex drive as nothing more than a nuisance distracting him from his most favorite of things... violence. In one of the video games, a time traveling incident ends up reversing this and turning him into a [[Casanova Wannabe]], but he's soon back to normal.
* In issue #4 of ''[[Johnny the Homicidal Maniac]]'', Johnny may as well have jumped out of the asexual closet. He implies there are multiple reasons that he avoids sexual intimacy altogether after being accused of rape, one of them being "See, I don't '''want''' to touch anything. I don't want to feel anyone because I don't care about anyone like that, and to touch it is disgusting for all of its emptiness".
* Shatterstar ''used'' to be portrayed as asexual before Peter David wrote for him, making him gay. Whether or not this was a good idea depends on who you ask.
** Woah woah he was being portrayed as attracted to someone (namely his teammate Rictor) long before Peter David started writing him. Jeph Loeb wrote him for a long time, intentionally setting up him and Rictor to eventually start dating, he just ended up leaving the book before he could have them seal the deal.
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** Other aversions include [[Joker]], in which Joker rapes Johnny's girlfriend, and {{spoiler|Arkham City, in which an [[Easter Egg]] you can find reveals that Harley may be pregnant.}}
== Fan Works ==
* Marvolo Riddle, the former [[Harry Potter|Lord Voldemort]] in ''[[Benefits of Old Laws]]''. After being rendered painfully sane by his resurrection, one of his concerns about himself is that he doesn't seem to feel attraction to anyone, male or female. He eventually encounters a prominent witch who feels much the same way, and they discuss the possibility of a marriage of convenience.
== Film ==
* In ''[[
* The Dutch drama ''Love Life'' (also known as ''Stricken'') has a serial womanizer named Stijn as its lead. Stijn narrates the film, and when introducing his best friend, Frank, notes that Frank's libido is exactly the opposite to his: "He's not interested in fucking. It exists."
* Alan of ''[[The Hangover]]'' series is asexual, according to [[Word of God]].
== Literature ==
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** Many copycats, "derived works" and even official adaptations, however, try to make this aspect of his personality questionable in order to appeal to a wider audience and introduce more drama into the equation.
** In most of the derived works, Irene Adler becomes Holmes' love interest. In the original story, however, this was never so. While it's true he was interested in her, it was purely because she was one of the very few people to ever outsmart him. It was more fascination with her than care of any kind.
*** In the original story also, Holmes and Adler only ever meet ''once'', and only very briefly. He hardly ever mentions her again in any other story either, except in passing as someone who beat him (he mentions that some men have beaten him too; she stood out not because he was especially attracted to or impressed by her, but because [[Values Dissonance|it was the Victorian era and women were thought to be not terribly bright.]] He is fascinated by her, but not really any more than any other clever or unusual person he meets.
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* Rudy Waltz in Deadeye Dick by [[Kurt Vonnegut]] fantasizes about organizing a pride march for asexuals like himself.
* Most (but not all) of the characters in Greg Egan's ''[[Diaspora]]'' are neuter by choice. (In his ''Oceanic'' and ''Schild's Ladder'', everyone is hermaphroditic – in two different ways.)
* Played for laughs in ''[[The Alphabet of Manliness]]'', where Asexuality is judged as popping a boner while doing your math homework.
* In [[The Culture]] novels, you have every variation of sexuality possible, including asexuality, present in the Culture citizens.
* The "glorifieds" of the [[Left Behind]] series are that way due to the nature of their new bodies and minds.
* The ''[[Halo]]'' books have the Spartans. One of the physical enhancements that the Spartans undergo at the age of fourteen suppresses their sex drive, and either the books don't really touch on it, or it's not important to Master Chief and his brothers and sisters. There is one Spartan named Maria who retired from the unit to raise a family, but still works as a beta tester for all their new equipment, so they probably aren't automatically aromantic.
* Robert E. Howard's puritanical swashbuckler [[Solomon Kane]], expressly stated multiple times that he has neither the time nor the motivation to pursue or desire anything romantically or sexually. He needs only his trusty blade and wrongs to right!
** Robert E. Howard's [[Kull]] is likewise said to have no interest in women (in contrast with Howard's otherwise similar character [[Conan the Barbarian]], who is very much interested in women).
* While the word "Asexual" was never used, [[
* Enjolras from ''[[Les Misérables (
* Red Grant from ''[[From Russia
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|Demons]] in ''[[The Bartimaeus Trilogy]]'' are asexual but certainly are aware that humans are ''not'' often asexual. They use this to their advantage as much as they possibly can, distracting or disturbing the magicians who summon them with various attractive forms that may or may not match the spirit's actual gender (insofar as they have one). Bartimaeus remarks at one point in ''The Ring of Solomon'' that his repertoire of forms is pretty well nothing but horrible monsters and pretty girls.
* Though he does fall in love with Elizabeth Bathory, Vlad Tepes in ''[[
* Clarissa Oakes, of the [[Aubrey
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▲== Live Action TV ==
** Although...
▲* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'': Sheldon, whose asexuality is made explicit within the series. In the season three finale {{spoiler|Sheldon was set up by Raj and Howard by way of a dating site with a female version of himself. Sheldon seemed interested in her (granted, they only had one scene together), but she clearly stated that sex is not an option and Sheldon was quite happy with this.}}
▲** Although... {{spoiler|Sheldon does mention the curse of having sexual interest, so this may vary [[Depending On the Writer]].}}
** Confirmed even further at the beginning of the fourth season... for both Sheldon and his date Amy. {{spoiler|Upon Sheldon mentioning that he'd like to carry on his genes, they're asked about how exactly they'd do that. In vitro fertilization, of course... with Penny as a surrogate mother.}}
** Amy seems to have warmed to the idea of intimacy over the series, bringing the idea of sex up with Sheldon (albeit when [[Drowning My Sorrows|drunk]]) and having a certain amount of [[Les Yay]] with Penny. Sheldon, however, still has enough trouble with cuddling.
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** However, according to the comic he has an ex-wife named Cloris.
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* Castiel from ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' appears to fall into this category, though his sole remark on the matter ("I've never had occasion, all right?") and his behavior when Dean takes him to a whorehouse to remedy the situation leaves it open to question whether he's actually interested or not. While he seems reluctantly willing to humor Dean by going along with it, he's clearly very apprehensive and certainly doesn't act disappointed when they wind up getting kicked out of the brothel. Though he displays some curiosity about sex, he ultimately would rather focus on other more important things, such as God and Heaven and humanity.
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* Patrick McGoohan deliberately invoked the trope for his
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* Poppy from the show ''[[Huge]]'' comes out as asexual to George.
* Kevin in ''[[The Black Donnellys]]''
* In ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'', Sam Troughton once stated that he envisioned his character Much as being asexual, even though the writers gave him a couple of [[Love Interest
* In an episode of ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', a female patient specifically describes herself and her husband as asexual. It turns out that
* [[Benedict Cumberbatch]]
== Music ==
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== Newspaper Comics ==
* Zonker in [[Doonesbury]] has consistently been portrayed as avoiding romantic or physical attachments to the opposite sex like the plague, partly from fear and partly out of his immaturity and naivete. He had one sustained platonic dating relationship with a woman who, in one strip, humorously demonstrated to Mike and J.J. how even her most blatant and obvious "come on" lines flew over Zonker's head and didn't even register. ("It's like dating an elf!")
== Religion ==
* Jesus' teachings in [[The Bible
** Sometimes used by Bible students to argue the case that the "sons of God" in Genesis chapter 6 could not be angels, but rather be the children of Seth's lineage marrying those of Cain's lineage (the "daughters of men").
== Tabletop Games ==
* Space Marines in ''[[Warhammer
** Other examples include: Orks, who are technically genderless and reproduce through spores; Necrons, who are robots; and Tyranids, most of whom are mindless drones with no ''digestive system'' much less hormones and sex organs. Additionally, servants of the [[Machine Worship|Adeptus Mechanicus]] are often seen to be asexual, either by natural temperament or implants.
* The Computer of [[Paranoia (
== Video Games ==
* [[Metal Gear|Psycho Mantis]], who expresses a general disdain of sexuality. And, being a mind reader, is somewhat disgusted to find how often people think of it. Played with and [[Flanderized]] in [[The Last Days of Foxhound]], where Mantis is not only disgusted by sexuality, but females as a whole (going so far as to vigorously scrub any area a woman touches with a special soap). He also calls certain women (like Sniper Wolf) "Slutbucket".
** Though, specifically, it is the desire for procreation that disgusts him, not the desire for sex in and of itself, calling it (procreation) a "selfish and atavistic desire" that leads to war, and being horrified that nearly every living thing on the planet has been programmed by nature to want it, since from his point of view that means everything is a mindless drone. He might be speaking in broader terms as it being a symptom of a desire for immortality through ones works or children, since he thinks that he and Snake are [[Not So Different]] because they "have no past, no future. We live in the moment. Thats our only purpose.", and is somewhat relieved that Snake is unlike others in this regard.
** Invoked with Meryl. When Snake is hitting on her, she claims that she's had psychological conditioning to suppress romantic feelings and sexuality. Either she was lying to get him to back off or [[The Power of Love|they didn't do a very good job]], considering she hooks up with him in the end.
* Ryu from [[Street Fighter]]. He is completely and 100% dedicated to fighting. This is something that Sakura simply doesn't ever get.
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* The Tranquil from ''[[Dragon Age Origins]]'' sever themselves from the realm of dreams (and magic), meaning that they feel no emotion, including sexual desire.
* Razah from the ''[[Guild Wars]]'' MMO could be considered asexual. He doesn't understand the complexities of human emotions like love and probably wouldn't be interested in relationships other than friendships. But since he was created out of the Mists, he doesn't have genitalia or a belly button, so his really being asexual could be debatable. Asexuals are usually people who have fully functioning genitalia but have no desire to use them with other people.
* Miles Edgeworth in the ''[[
* Somewhat suggested with Virginia in [[Magical Diary: Horse Hall]] - she repeatedly insists she's not interested ''that way'' in anyone, male or female. Even if you manage to enter into a romantic relationship with her (which [[Guide Dang It|isn't easy]]), at the end it comes out that she'd really rather just cuddle.
* {{spoiler|The player character, Yuuichi,}} from ''[[Visual Novel/Wanko To Kurasou|Wanko To Kurasou]]''.
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** The possibility that [[Deadpan Snarker|Susan]] is asexual was brought up in the Q&A sessions in-comic. [[Shrug of God|Board's still out on that though.]]
* Ellipsis in the [[Web Comic]] ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070705042710/http://www.spacecoyote.com/comics/sat/ Saturnalia]'' is asexual, although she prefers calling herself a nonsexual. "I don't like using the word 'asexual'... It makes me sound like a sea-sponge or a lizard of some sort."
* Grey from ''[[Inhuman]]'' is described by the author as asexual. It's probably something to do with the military conditioning.
** Or maybe the ''paranoid schizophrenia''? The author actually had to point out that Grey is ''clinically insane'' to keep fans from [[Ho Yay|shipping]] him and [[Bi the Way|Kyo]].
*** [[The Woobie|Psshh!]] [[Fan-Preferred Couple|As if]] [[I Can Change My Beloved|that]] [[Love Redeems|would]] [[Draco in Leather Pants|stop]] [[Rule of Romantic|anybody!]] It wouldn't be shipping if it responded to logic!
* Collin in ''[[Friendly Hostility]]'' has described himself as asexual (particularly while he was a ''[[Boy Meets Boy]]'' character), but it turned out he was wrong (and gay, instead). He just dislikes people.
* ''[[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures]]'': After years of [[Ambiguously Gay|fan speculation]],
* Featured in [http://muertitos.comicgenesis.com/d/20080515.html Muertitos].
* Juni in ''[[Unity]]'' (as well as the cartoonist).
* ''[[Dinosaur Comics]]'': [[Word of God|Ryan North]] has said of
* Initially ambiguously implied and later confirmed of Erin in ''[[Girls
* The creator of ''[[The Dreamer]]'' has stated that Samuel Warren is asexual.
* Darrel Grey in ''[[Superego]]'' is [[Word of God|confirmed]] to be asexual.
* Both main characters of ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210509053018/http://ignitionzero.com/ Ignition Zero]'' are asexuals.
* Skull (and by extension, all trolls) from ''[[
== Web Original ==
* In the web-novel ''[http://www.fictionpress.com/secure/story/story_preview.php?storyid=2718227&chapter=1 Fragile]'',{{Dead link}} Severin is asexual (although not aromantic, as the story is about him falling in love). We find out in its sequel, ''Perpetual Change'', that {{spoiler|it may be the result of being sexually abused by his sadistic aunt as a child.}} One of the other characters in the story, Helen, turns out to be asexual as well (and aromantic too, according to her).
* In the [[Furry Basketball Association]], Xau Xian-Xu of the Montana Howlers takes
* Hestia in ''[[
* Several over the past seasons of ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'': Kristey Burrowell, Adrian Staib, Remi Pierce, and Aston Bennett are all the most notable examples.
* The main character of the web series ''[[Chapel]]'' seems to be. Discussed and somewhat confirmed in [http://vimeo.com/18047687 "Handcuffed."]
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'''Chapel:''' I don't like ''anybody,'' man! }}
* The vlogger who posts ''[[
* Tori de Guevera, teenaged protagonist of the [[Reincarnation Fantasy|isekai]] web novel ''[[Tori Transmigrated]]'', gives every indication of being asexual, uninterested in boys, girls or marriage. This may simply be because she's the new incarnation of Tori Felix, a 40-year-old woman who has no interest in romance with partners so much younger than herself -- but then again, the details of her "first life" make her earlier incarnation sound asexual, too.
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[
** The implication that he has a crush on Sandy can mean a number of things; he might be [[Camp Straight]], heteroromantic asexual, [[If
* ''[[Futurama]]'' had an episode in which the characters were turned into asexuals (both in biology and orientation).
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