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* Roger and Lily Pepitone in ''[[College Roomies from Hell]]''
* Roger and Lily Pepitone in ''[[College Roomies from Hell]]''
* Every single character (save for Jame and maybe Liln) in ''[[Terror Island]]''. Sid and Stephen (the main characters) are especially bad, what with the groceries and all that.
* Every single character (save for Jame and maybe Liln) in ''[[Terror Island]]''. Sid and Stephen (the main characters) are especially bad, what with the groceries and all that.
{{quote| '''Stephen:''' It's strange how we have an invisible postal worker who delivers the mail by altering history so it was always here.<br />
{{quote|'''Stephen:''' It's strange how we have an invisible postal worker who delivers the mail by altering history so it was always here.
'''Sid:''' We don't. We have a normal mailman who comes by before you're awake.<br />
'''Sid:''' We don't. We have a normal mailman who comes by before you're awake.
'''Stephen:''' Same thing. }}
'''Stephen:''' Same thing. }}
* ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del|Ctrl Alt Del]]''.
* ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del|Ctrl Alt Del]]''.
** Ethan
** Ethan
** Chef Brian.
** Chef Brian.
{{quote| '''Chef Brian:''' Yes, Clancy! My existential shell is filled with the dreams of wild chipmunks! Thank you for asking!}}
{{quote|'''Chef Brian:''' Yes, Clancy! My existential shell is filled with the dreams of wild chipmunks! Thank you for asking!}}
:: Chef Brian has been seen in the sillies, reciting a haiku: "Lemon pie puppet. In love with his socks with teeth. I am made of beef." Riiiiiight.
:: Chef Brian has been seen in the sillies, reciting a haiku: "Lemon pie puppet. In love with his socks with teeth. I am made of beef." Riiiiiight.
* Cube, from the [[Stick Figure Comic]] ''[[Stickman and Cube]]'', occasionally drifts into this territory. For instance, on Talk Like A Pirate Day 2007:
* Cube, from the [[Stick Figure Comic]] ''[[Stickman and Cube]]'', occasionally drifts into this territory. For instance, on Talk Like A Pirate Day 2007:
{{quote| '''Cube:''' Pirates give me gas.}}
{{quote|'''Cube:''' Pirates give me gas.}}
* ''[[Questionable Content]]''
* ''[[Questionable Content]]''
** Ellen, but Raven seems to have officially taken over that role recently.
** Ellen, but Raven seems to have officially taken over that role recently.
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* Richard of ''[[Looking for Group]]'' is a combination of [[Heroic Sociopath|Heroic Sociopathy]] in the vein of Black Mage from 8-Bit Theater and Cloudcuckoolander tendencies, bearing most of the humor of the comics currently due to [[Cerebus Syndrome]].
* Richard of ''[[Looking for Group]]'' is a combination of [[Heroic Sociopath|Heroic Sociopathy]] in the vein of Black Mage from 8-Bit Theater and Cloudcuckoolander tendencies, bearing most of the humor of the comics currently due to [[Cerebus Syndrome]].
* Fluffmodeus, aka Little Blue Friend, in ''[[Something Positive]]'', especially his first appearance.
* Fluffmodeus, aka Little Blue Friend, in ''[[Something Positive]]'', especially his first appearance.
{{quote| "And and and and this other time? I was at the zoo and the man at the zoo was all 'You can't feed animals here' And I was all 'But why not?' And he was all 'Cause there's no one to feed 'em to.' HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA It's funny, new friend! It's so funny! ...it only takes [[American Customary Measurements|seven pounds]] [[Unit Confusion|of pressure]] to crack open a man's head... from the inside. Kisses now!"}}
{{quote|"And and and and this other time? I was at the zoo and the man at the zoo was all 'You can't feed animals here' And I was all 'But why not?' And he was all 'Cause there's no one to feed 'em to.' HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA It's funny, new friend! It's so funny! ...it only takes [[American Customary Measurements|seven pounds]] [[Unit Confusion|of pressure]] to crack open a man's head... from the inside. Kisses now!"}}
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'''s Lieutenant Pibald turns into one of these when he forgets to take his medication, acquiring delusions of having hyperbolically exaggerated status or talents which he doesn't. This wouldn't be as serious a problem as it is if his hobby wasn't ''homemade explosives''... that ''[http://schlockmercenary.com/d/20080306.html metastasize]'' and form ''[http://schlockmercenary.com/d/20080307.html colonies]''.
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'''s Lieutenant Pibald turns into one of these when he forgets to take his medication, acquiring delusions of having hyperbolically exaggerated status or talents which he doesn't. This wouldn't be as serious a problem as it is if his hobby wasn't ''homemade explosives''... that ''[http://schlockmercenary.com/d/20080306.html metastasize]'' and form ''[http://schlockmercenary.com/d/20080307.html colonies]''.
* Eddie from ''[[Emergency Exit]]'' is nothing "but" this. He is obsessed with traffic cones, thinks chickens are out to take over the world, collects distractions, and just generally acts like a insane seven-years-old on an eternal sugar rush. He also wields a [[Hyperspace Mallet]], and uses a "coolness enhancer" that enhances whatever it's attached too. Anything. He also has a fully stocked Mad scientist laboratory, although the whether the stuff he makes is powered by science, magic, or some combination of the two is anyone's guess.
* Eddie from ''[[Emergency Exit]]'' is nothing "but" this. He is obsessed with traffic cones, thinks chickens are out to take over the world, collects distractions, and just generally acts like a insane seven-years-old on an eternal sugar rush. He also wields a [[Hyperspace Mallet]], and uses a "coolness enhancer" that enhances whatever it's attached too. Anything. He also has a fully stocked Mad scientist laboratory, although the whether the stuff he makes is powered by science, magic, or some combination of the two is anyone's guess.
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* Snooch from ''[[Two Lumps]]'', although alcohol is often a factor.
* Snooch from ''[[Two Lumps]]'', although alcohol is often a factor.
* Hugh, the CEO of ''[[Angst Technology]]'' fits this trope quite well, mistaking a monkey for a small child, singin hilarious mangled lyrics of songs during karaoke, and playing make-believe space cadet and western characters with the office supplies of canned air.
* Hugh, the CEO of ''[[Angst Technology]]'' fits this trope quite well, mistaking a monkey for a small child, singin hilarious mangled lyrics of songs during karaoke, and playing make-believe space cadet and western characters with the office supplies of canned air.
{{quote| "We are men of vision. Like when Magellan crossed the Sahara, or when the Persians first made cheese in a can. We are living in an advanced age where man can look to the stars and walk on Uranus. I foresee a future for this company when our products are as popular as Frogger, or even... dare I say... Burger Time. It is our destiny, gentlemen, to forge ahead like Marcel Marceau and to take charge like that fellow Charles... who was apparently in charge. Look to the future men, for we may never see it again!"}}
{{quote|"We are men of vision. Like when Magellan crossed the Sahara, or when the Persians first made cheese in a can. We are living in an advanced age where man can look to the stars and walk on Uranus. I foresee a future for this company when our products are as popular as Frogger, or even... dare I say... Burger Time. It is our destiny, gentlemen, to forge ahead like Marcel Marceau and to take charge like that fellow Charles... who was apparently in charge. Look to the future men, for we may never see it again!"}}
* iddy pop (not to be confused with a certain Stooges singer) from ''[[My Life in Blue]]'' lives and breathes this trope.
* iddy pop (not to be confused with a certain Stooges singer) from ''[[My Life in Blue]]'' lives and breathes this trope.
* In the ''[[Triquetra Cats]]'' spinoff ''[[Polonian Tales]]'', the character of Nalaynee was specifically modeled after Osaka.
* In the ''[[Triquetra Cats]]'' spinoff ''[[Polonian Tales]]'', the character of Nalaynee was specifically modeled after Osaka.
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* ''[http://www.fletcherapts.com Fletcher Apts]'': Kia is the cute ditzy girl who seems to be in her own world all the time, and any jokes told to her or aimed at her just fly right over her head.
* ''[http://www.fletcherapts.com Fletcher Apts]'': Kia is the cute ditzy girl who seems to be in her own world all the time, and any jokes told to her or aimed at her just fly right over her head.
* Sylvester from ''[http://www.agameoffools.com A Game of Fools]'':
* Sylvester from ''[http://www.agameoffools.com A Game of Fools]'':
{{quote| "Pfft, it's not aliens you should be worried about. It's the carrot people."}}
{{quote|"Pfft, it's not aliens you should be worried about. It's the carrot people."}}
* Tesrin Stepford-Brown from ''[[All Over the House]]'':
* Tesrin Stepford-Brown from ''[[All Over the House]]'':
{{quote| "I'm going to upload my brain onto the Internet and live in perpetual electronic bliss."}}
{{quote|"I'm going to upload my brain onto the Internet and live in perpetual electronic bliss."}}
* Franky, from ''[[The Life of Nob T. Mouse]]'':
* Franky, from ''[[The Life of Nob T. Mouse]]'':
{{quote| "Have you tried [[Counting Sheep]]? When I couldn't sleep, I walked all the way to the nearest farm to count the sheep. By the time I got there I was so tired, I nodded off right away!"}}
{{quote|"Have you tried [[Counting Sheep]]? When I couldn't sleep, I walked all the way to the nearest farm to count the sheep. By the time I got there I was so tired, I nodded off right away!"}}
* Summer Glau's recent portrayal in ''[[Xkcd]]''. Sample dialogue: "I can extrude hair, but I can't retract it."
* Summer Glau's recent portrayal in ''[[Xkcd]]''. Sample dialogue: "I can extrude hair, but I can't retract it."
** [[Shout-Out|Does that seem right to you?]]
** [[Shout-Out|Does that seem right to you?]]
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* Coyote from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' shows signs of this and [[Large Ham]]. Annie also has elements of this, often seeming to occupy a separate world to her classmates, and the pair ''definitely'' rub off on one another.
* Coyote from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' shows signs of this and [[Large Ham]]. Annie also has elements of this, often seeming to occupy a separate world to her classmates, and the pair ''definitely'' rub off on one another.
* David from ''[[Bittersweet Candy Bowl]]'' is all the way up there, as his first conversation with his admirer, Kizuna, shows:
* David from ''[[Bittersweet Candy Bowl]]'' is all the way up there, as his first conversation with his admirer, Kizuna, shows:
{{quote| '''Lucy:''' Ready for the games, David?<br />
{{quote|'''Lucy:''' Ready for the games, David?
'''David:''' Am I ever!<br />
'''David:''' Am I ever!
''(Floating hearts, [[Bishie Sparkle]])''<br />
''(Floating hearts, [[Bishie Sparkle]])''
'''Kizuna:''' Ah... um... <br />
'''Kizuna:''' Ah... um...
'''Kizuna:''' H- Hi!<br />
'''Kizuna:''' H- Hi!
''(More Bishie Sparkle)''<br />
''(More Bishie Sparkle)''
'''David:''' Ovaries. }}
'''David:''' Ovaries. }}
* Sensei Greg of ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' seems to be one. Being an anime-style martial arts instructor, he has obviously watched way too much anime, and it seems to effect his behavior. His first appearance had him attempting to go [[Dragonball Z|Super Saiyan]], and later after learning one of his male students could [[Gender Bender|turn into a girl]], attempted to make it happen by [[Ranma ½|dumping a bucket of cold water on his head]].
* Sensei Greg of ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' seems to be one. Being an anime-style martial arts instructor, he has obviously watched way too much anime, and it seems to effect his behavior. His first appearance had him attempting to go [[Dragonball Z|Super Saiyan]], and later after learning one of his male students could [[Gender Bender|turn into a girl]], attempted to make it happen by [[Ranma ½|dumping a bucket of cold water on his head]].