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Line 8: * [[Hollywood Dateless]] * [[Jerkass]]: What his character has become. He's learned what his coworkers are like and will openly call out their failings to let them know he's factored them into his plans. * [[Literal -Minded]]: At times, especially while dating. * [[Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds]]: Dilbert has killed about half a dozen people, and crushed a microscopic inhabited planet, all by accident. * [[Nerd Glasses]] * [[No Mouth]]: Though the cartoon establishes that his mouth appears only when he's using it (and it has made an appearance in the occasional strip as well). Line 20: Dilbert's [[Funny Animal\|anthropomorphic dog]] and [[Foil]]. An [[Evil Genius]], [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]] and [[The Barnum]] who constantly exploits everyone with consummate ease. He is bent on [[Take Over the World\|Taking Over The World]] and succeeded a few times, but relinquished his power because [[Victory Is Boring]]. * [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: [[Word of God]]: "Ultimately, Dogbert will always rescue Dilbert." * [[The Barnum]] * [[The Chessmaster]] Line 42: === Bob the Dinosaur === [[The Artifact]] from before the strip began devoting itself to office humor. Used to have a mate named Dawn and a son named Rex, but they fell prey to [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]. * [[The Artifact]] * [[The Ditz]] * [[~~Everythings~~Everything's Better ~~With~~with Dinosaurs]]: Scott Adams has admitted that he was operating on this principle. * [[Laser -Guided Karma]]: His job at the office is to give people wedgies. Sometimes, they ''really'' deserve it. == Dilbert's company == === Pointy-Haired Boss === His [[Pointy -Haired Boss\|own namesake trope]] pretty much sums it up. Dilbert's [[No Name Given\|nameless]] boss is [[Stupid Boss\|dumb]], sometimes descending to [[The Ditz\|ditz]] levels, and <s> borderline</s> ''utterly'' [[Comedic Sociopathy\|sociopathic]]. * [[Bad Boss]] Line 60: ** Not that they ain't trying. People just tend to end up interrupted or start screaming before they manage to utter the name. * [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] * [[Pointy -Haired Boss]]: The [[Trope Namer]]. * [[Stupid Boss]] * [[Turing Test]]: He has failed at least three of them. Line 74: * [[Dismotivation]] * [[Establishing Character Moment]]: [http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/1991-10-21 This strip]. * [[Gas Hole]]: If there's [[Potty Humour\|a flatulance joke]], [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1994-07-16/ he's] [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2007-06-21/ the] [[http://search.dilbert.com/search?p=R&srid=S3-~~[[USCDR 02]]~~USCDR02&lbc=dilbert&w=gas&url=http~~<!-- 3a2f~~%3a%2f%2fdilbert.com%2fstrips%2fcomic%2f2009-10-01%2f&rk=2&uid=617491875&sid=2&ts=custom&rsc=pEwaq:tye6mUD2XY&method=and&af=chara%3awally&isort=date&view=list&filter=type%3acomic source.]~~] -->~~ * [[Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow]]: In an episode of the TV series, Wally appeared with hair in a flashback to his days as a young engineer. * [[Jerkass]] * [[Lazy Bum]] Line 82: * [[The Slacker]] * [[Ultimate Job Security]]: And he knows it. * [[Wants the Work Done for Them]]: Wally is a master of wanting people to do his work for him. Alice [[Lampshade Hanging\|lampshades]] his attitude in [https://dilbert.com/strip/2018-08-20 this strip] when she mentions "all of your ideas make everyone but you work harder." === Alice === Line 87 ⟶ 88: * [[Ascended Extra]]: Much like Wally, Alice started off as a generic employee. Her name fluctuated for a few years. * [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: Just wants recognition for all her hard work * [[Hair -Trigger Temper]] * [[Honor Before Reason]]: Alice largely refuses to game the system like Dilbert and Wally despite the utter futility of actually trying to do their jobs. * [[Megaton Punch]] Line 104 ⟶ 105: === Catbert === The [[Card -Carrying Villain\|evil]] Director of Human Resources. * [[Arch Enemy]]: Wally's. * [[Card -Carrying Villain]] * [[Cats Are Mean]] * [[Cute Is Evil]]: His cuteness is actually one of the reasons he was hired. Line 113 ⟶ 114: * [[Faux Affably Evil]] * [[For the Evulz]]: {{quote\| '''Alice:''' How many of your policies are designed solely to satisfy your own sadistic tendencies?~~<br />~~ '''Catbert:''' All of them. Some are just more obvious than others. }} * [[Obviously Evil]]: He's always called "the evil H.R. director" by everybody. * [[Soft -Spoken Sadist]]: On the TV show. === Carol === Line 132 ⟶ 133: * [[Ascended Extra]]: In the TV adaptation * [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin]]: His sole distinguishing characteristic is that he is extremely loud. * [[No Indoor Voice]] Line 140 ⟶ 141: * [[The Chick]] * [[Foil]]: For Alice. * [[Hair -Trigger Temper]]: Her main schtick, especially in earlier strips. * [[Insistent Terminology]]: Tina will tell anyone who regards her as an [[Office Lady]] (that's pretty much everyone, by the way) that she's an "experienced technical writer". * [[Straw Feminist]] Line 161 ⟶ 162: An extremely intelligent man who seems to be something of a mentor to Dilbert. * [[Almighty Janitor]] * [[Mentors]]: He appears every time that Dilbert needs some kind of help.