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[[Cloudcuckoolander|Bob is a bit off.]] He might be a [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|helpful]] member of the [[True Companions]], but his habit of breaking into song and dance for no reason, or his obsession with rulers, or insisting that he carry a carrot of no less than 6.12 millimeters (and no longer) in length at all times, or saluting whenever the air temperature drops below... well, you get the idea. Put quite simply, he's hard for anyone to understand, talk to, or otherwise work with. Everyone except his ([[Vitriolic Best Buds|long suffering, but inexplicably loyal]]) childhood friend Alice, that is.
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Related tropes include [[Straight Man]], [[Beleaguered Assistant]], [[Nerd Nanny]], [[Battle Butler]], [[Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl]], [[Old Retainer]], [[Only Sane Man]], [[Only Sane Employee]], [[The Caretaker]] (who looks after someone who wouldn't look after themselves), [[Living Emotional Crutch]], [[Translator Buddy]] (a friend who translates for him), [[The Reliable One]], and [[The Friend Nobody Likes]] (if watching over that person is a chore).
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* [[Tortall Universe|Tamora Pierce]] seems fond of this trope. Daine needs to watch Numair, (despite his being the most powerful mage in Tortall), Nawat needs Aly to explain the inexplicable to him, and Qiom, who needs Fadal{{spoiler|a}} to do the same, what with his being a former tree. It's even worse with Qiom, as some of the instinctive things an animal would do don't come naturally to him. His Minder needs to make sure he doesn't burn himself eating food too soon, or getting hauled up at the local temple for something equally (but obviously more disastrously) stupid.
* The whole premise of ''[[Of Mice and Men]]'' revolves around Lennie and George as (mentally handicapped) [[Cloudcuckoolander]] and minder, respectively. While Lennie's quirks land them both in hot water and drive long-suffering George up the wall, George cares deeply about Lennie and ends up {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Dog|shooting him dead rather than let him die at the hands of a lynch mob]]}}.
* [[The Jeeves|Jeeves]] to [[Upper Class Twit|Bertie]] in ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (novel)|Jeeves and Wooster]]''. His mission in life is to make sure that the young master stays unmarried and out of trouble and doesn't leave the house wearing anything ''too'' ridiculous. For all his oddities, however, Bertie is fond of "[[Idle Rich|the quiet life]]", and if anyone's the king of [[Zany Scheme
* In [[Harry Potter]], Ginny sometimes ends up as this for Luna - notably during Luna's first appearance, where Ginny convinces everyone that Luna's okay, just rather odd.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[Warhammer
** There is also the Necron commander Nemessor Zandrekh, and his long-suffering aide-de-camp and enforcer Vargard Obyron. Zandrekh is a consummate tactical genius who was instrumental in promoting his dynasty's fortunes during the ancient Necron civil wars. Unfortunately his cognitive processing circuits were damaged during his long hibernation into modern times, and while his genius is undimmed he can't tell the difference between the present and the past anymore, believing he's still fighting the civil wars against rival dynasties whatever new enemy he comes up against. Obyron, on the other hand, is perfectly aware of the situation, but as an indentured subordinate he was programmed for absolute loyalty to Zandrekh and so has to make the best of things and sort out any anomalies caused by Zandrekh's delusions. Usually this involves making sure that "honoured prisoners" kept alive by Zandrekh according to ancient rules of engagement are conveniently disposed of via "little accidents" or "while they were trying to escape".
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* A more serious version appears in ''[[The Suffering]]'' where there's an [[Escort Mission]] (optional, but you'll need to complete it to get the best ending) that involves guiding around a drugged up, traumatised teenager who's so out of it he thinks you're his father.
* In ''[[Fallout 3]]'' you essentially serve as this to Moira Brown when you're doing her (exceptionally long) quest chain to gather data for writing a survival guide. You can even talk her out of pursuing said dream (but only [[Break the Cutie|if you're feeling cruel]]).
* At least some of the cast of ''[[
* Herren from ''[[Dragon Age|Dragon Age: Origins]]'' is one to his boyfriend Wade.
* In ''[[Dragon Age 2]]'', Varric serves this role for his older brother Bartrand, who lacks social skills. Later on, he also serves this role for Merrill as she tries to adapt to life in the city.
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== Web Originals ==
* Apollo believes he is this to Thalia in ''[[Thalia's Musings]]''. Thalia disagrees.
* [[Megatokyo]]: Piro is this to Largo, translating his l33t sp34k when necessary and trying to rein him in from trouble. Lately, however, Erika has been taking over the
* Church could be seen as this to Caboose in [[Red vs. Blue]]. He's entered Caboose's mind a few times, and also seems to be the only one who knows how to get results from Caboose, either through manipulation or genuinely getting through to him.
* Being the only person who gives him any change, [[The Nostalgia Critic]] has basically put himself in charge in [[Bum Reviews|Chester]]. Seeing as how Critic [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny|isn't]] [[Strange Girl|all]] [[Genius Ditz|there]] [[Cute but Psycho|either]], this can cause problems.
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