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* [[Adorkable]] |
* [[Adorkable]] |
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* Bishounen / Bifauxnen |
* Bishounen / Bifauxnen |
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* [[Four |
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]] |
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** Phlegmatic: Literature |
** Phlegmatic: Literature |
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** Choleric: Journalism |
** Choleric: Journalism |
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* [[Impoverished Patrician]]: At points in history, he becomes this. |
* [[Impoverished Patrician]]: At points in history, he becomes this. |
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* [[Mr. Imagination]]: He likes to [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway|imagine]] and [[Reality Warper|can materialize]] [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|weapons]] [[Physical God|and climate conditions with ease]] |
* [[Mr. Imagination]]: He likes to [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway|imagine]] and [[Reality Warper|can materialize]] [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|weapons]] [[Physical God|and climate conditions with ease]] |
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* [[Non |
* [[Non-Action Guy]] |
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* [[Older Than They Look]]: Looks like a 40-something-that-looks-young-for-his-age |
* [[Older Than They Look]]: Looks like a 40-something-that-looks-young-for-his-age |
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* [[Only Sane Man]] |
* [[Only Sane Man]] |
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* [[Team Dad]]: To the Prints, [[Parental Substitute|particularly to Journalism]]. To his actual son, however... |
* [[Team Dad]]: To the Prints, [[Parental Substitute|particularly to Journalism]]. To his actual son, however... |
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* [[Time Abyss]]: He has no stated age and is implied to be very old. |
* [[Time Abyss]]: He has no stated age and is implied to be very old. |
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* [[What Do You Mean |
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Didactic?|What do you mean, he's not didactic?]] |
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== '''Print Journalism—Jimmy Pulitzer''' == |
== '''Print Journalism—Jimmy Pulitzer''' == |
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* [[Sequential Artist]] |
* [[Sequential Artist]] |
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* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]: Under his jacket, his shirt has no sleeves. |
* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]: Under his jacket, his shirt has no sleeves. |
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** [[Fun T |
** [[Fun T-Shirt]]: Said shirt has a word balloon on it. |
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* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Supposed to evoke this, for some reason. |
* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Supposed to evoke this, for some reason. |
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* [[The Unfavorite]]: Treated as a bastard by his own father. |
* [[The Unfavorite]]: Treated as a bastard by his own father. |
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Characterized by their adherence to the [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|simultaneous use of audio and visual equipment]], usually for broadcast or home consumption. |
Characterized by their adherence to the [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|simultaneous use of audio and visual equipment]], usually for broadcast or home consumption. |
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* [[Big Screwed |
* [[Big Screwed-Up Family]] |
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* Executive Meddling: A recurring theme |
* Executive Meddling: A recurring theme |
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* [[Old Media Are Evil]]: Many of them are [[Jerk Asses]] |
* [[Old Media Are Evil]]: Many of them are [[Jerk Asses]] |
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** [[Big Brother Mentor]] |
** [[Big Brother Mentor]] |
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** [[Big Brother Instinct]] |
** [[Big Brother Instinct]] |
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** [[Bread Eggs Milk Squick|and]] [[Big Brother Is Watching]] |
** [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|and]] [[Big Brother Is Watching]] |
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* [[Blue Eyes]] |
* [[Blue Eyes]] |
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: He's essentially a huge [[Take That]] to television networks in general. But not all the time. |
* [[Butt Monkey]]: He's essentially a huge [[Take That]] to television networks in general. But not all the time. |
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* [[Slasher Smile]] |
* [[Slasher Smile]] |
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* [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]: He does this to a lot of the media. |
* [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]: He does this to a lot of the media. |
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* [[ |
* [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|TV Tropes is ruining his life]] |
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* [[Violent Glaswegian]]: He's from Scotland, [[Truth in Television|as television was invented there.]] |
* [[Violent Glaswegian]]: He's from Scotland, [[Truth in Television|as television was invented there.]] |
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* Yandere |
* Yandere |
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* [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]]: Of Radio |
* [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]]: Of Radio |
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* [[Non |
* [[Non-Indicative Name]]: She isn't a [[Mary Sue Classic]], nor is she |
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* Yandere |
* Yandere |
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* [[Papa Wolf]]: To Music Video |
* [[Papa Wolf]]: To Music Video |
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* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With TV, his brother in law. |
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With TV, his brother in law. |
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* [[Well Done Son Guy]] / [[Happily Adopted]]: He and his adoptive father have been split with the whole mainstream thing. |
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]] / [[Happily Adopted]]: He and his adoptive father have been split with the whole mainstream thing. |
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== '''Music Video''' == |
== '''Music Video''' == |
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* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Very protective of his little sister Podcast |
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Very protective of his little sister Podcast |
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* [[Bratty Half Pint]]: A teenager, as opposed to the other media who are between 20 and 40. |
* [[Bratty Half Pint]]: A teenager, as opposed to the other media who are between 20 and 40. |
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* [[Cute Kitten]]: [[ |
* [[Cute Kitten]]: [[LOLcats|He has one as a pet]] |
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]] |
* [[Deadpan Snarker]] |
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* [[Extraverted Nerd]] |
* [[Extraverted Nerd]] |
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* [[Foolish Sibling Responsible Sibling]]: The "foolish" one. |
* [[Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling]]: The "foolish" one. |
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* [[Genius Ditz]] |
* [[Genius Ditz]] |
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* [[No Girls In The Internet|The Internet is not a girl]] |
* [[No Girls In The Internet|The Internet is not a girl]] |
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* [[Jerkass]] |
* [[Jerkass]] |
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* [[The Keet]]: At his least jerkish, he comes off as this. |
* [[The Keet]]: At his least jerkish, he comes off as this. |
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* [[Know |
* [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]] |
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* [[Military Brat]] |
* [[Military Brat]] |
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* [[Mouthy Kid]] |
* [[Mouthy Kid]] |
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* [[New Media Are Evil]]: He gets accused of this often; while not unjustified, he sometimes feels it goes too far. |
* [[New Media Are Evil]]: He gets accused of this often; while not unjustified, he sometimes feels it goes too far. |
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* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]: The aforementioned cat |
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* [[Tagalong Kid]] |
* [[Tagalong Kid]] |
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* [[Teens Are Short]]: Averted. He's taller than his father and is as tall as TV. |
* [[Teens Are Short]]: Averted. He's taller than his father and is as tall as TV. |
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* [[Teen Genius]] |
* [[Teen Genius]] |
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== '''Intranet—[[ |
== '''Intranet—[[Everything's Better With Bob|Robert]] Licklider Bell''' == |
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Represents Internet-like localized internal networks. Dressed similarly to his identical twin brother Internet. |
Represents Internet-like localized internal networks. Dressed similarly to his identical twin brother Internet. |
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* [[The Dutiful Son]] |
* [[The Dutiful Son]] |
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* [[ |
* [[Everything's Better With Bob]] |
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* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: A reclusive, level-headed, but kind of limited in knowledge as opposed to his brother who is extraverted, mouthy, and ludicrously knowledgeable. |
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** [[Foolish Sibling Responsible Sibling]]: The "responsible" one. |
** [[Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling]]: The "responsible" one. |
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* [[Twin Telepathy]]: Representing the interplay between intranets in real life and the Internet. |
* [[Twin Telepathy]]: Representing the interplay between intranets in real life and the Internet. |
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* [[The Workaholic]] |
* [[The Workaholic]] |
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* [[Awesome Backpack|Awesome]] [[Hammerspace]] [[Awesome Backpack|Backpack]]: Wouldn't be Animation without it. |
* [[Awesome Backpack|Awesome]] [[Hammerspace]] [[Awesome Backpack|Backpack]]: Wouldn't be Animation without it. |
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* [[Crazy Prepared]] |
* [[Crazy Prepared]] |
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* [[Four-Fingered Hands]]: Everyone else has five. |
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* [[Friend to All Children]]: He'd hate to admit this, but yeah. |
* [[Friend to All Children]]: He'd hate to admit this, but yeah. |
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* [[Goggles Do Nothing]] |
* [[Goggles Do Nothing]] |
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* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: A [[Nice Guy]], but way into [[Dead Baby Comedy]] and [[Naughty Tentacles]]. |
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: A [[Nice Guy]], but way into [[Dead Baby Comedy]] and [[Naughty Tentacles]]. |
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** [[Covert Pervert]] |
** [[Covert Pervert]] |
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* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: The blue to his half-brother's red. |
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The blue to his half-brother's red. |
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* [[The Stoner]]: Has shades of this |
* [[The Stoner]]: Has shades of this |
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* [[Totally Radical]] |
* [[Totally Radical]] |