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* [[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).
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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]]
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* [[The Artifact]]
* [[The Ditz]]
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better 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]]
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** 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.
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* [[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]]
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=== 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.
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* [[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]]
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