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{{quote|'''Kerry:''' Did you even '''take''' the [[Actual Pacifist|Hippocratic Oath]]?
'''Romano:''' I had my fingers crossed.
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He's a very skilled doctor, so dedicated to his job he doesn't seem to have any other kind of life; but he appears to have little to no compassion, is often narcissistic, a maverick, rebuffs any friendly gesture, and speaks only in [[Deadpan Snarker|snide put-downs]] or irritable complaints about [[Humans Are Morons|how stupid human beings generally are]]. He's an amusing subversion of the image of doctors as saintly
His attitude is often explained by the notion that, in order to become such a good physician, he's had to make a habit of treating people as machines and "never letting his feelings get in the way". In his worldview, it would be unthinkable to cut another human being open and tinker with their insides, so he forces himself to view others as if they are ''not'' people. (Despite this he still admits [[It Never Gets Any Easier]]; he just suppresses it.) In many ways, he's often the ultimate [[Jerk
▲He's a very skilled doctor, so dedicated to his job he doesn't seem to have any other kind of life; but he appears to have little to no compassion, is often narcissistic, a maverick, rebuffs any friendly gesture, and speaks only in [[Deadpan Snarker|snide put-downs]] or irritable complaints about [[Humans Are Morons|how stupid human beings generally are]]. He's an amusing subversion of the image of doctors as saintly humanitarians -- but of course, he's so prevalent now that he's become a trope of his own. He is almost [[Always Male]].
This character's attitude towards patient care can go two different ways: Either he will do [[Knight in Sour Armor|anything within his power to heal the sick]], or else he's in [[Obstructive Bureaucrat|hospital administration]] and would shovel the patients into a furnace if it saved money. Either way, he's abnormally prone to [[Pet the Dog]] moments, so watch out. See also [[Morally
▲His attitude is often explained by the notion that, in order to become such a good physician, he's had to make a habit of treating people as machines and "never letting his feelings get in the way". In his worldview, it would be unthinkable to cut another human being open and tinker with their insides, so he forces himself to view others as if they are ''not'' people. (Despite this he still admits [[It Never Gets Any Easier]]; he just suppresses it.) In many ways, he's often the ultimate [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]], since he often demonstrates that he really does care about people deep down by doing whatever it takes to save their lives.
▲This character's attitude towards patient care can go two different ways: Either he will do [[Knight in Sour Armor|anything within his power to heal the sick]], or else he's in [[Obstructive Bureaucrat|hospital administration]] and would shovel the patients into a furnace if it saved money. Either way, he's abnormally prone to [[Pet the Dog]] moments, so watch out. See also [[Morally Ambiguous Doctorate]] and [[Mad Doctor]], when you have to question who in their right mind would give this person a license in the first place.
* In ''[[
▲{{examples|Examples}}
▲== Anime & Manga ==
▲* In ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'', Dr. Kureha, a [[Never Mess With Granny|tough, sarcastic old lady]], is the only doctor on a small island where the inhabitants all call her a witch for her strange, violent, and greedy behavior. She won't just ask for a set amount of bills, but 50% of your income for the month. If you tip her, she may lower it to 49%. She's also willing to ''injure'' patients who don't follow her orders.
** Dr. Hogback is a much better, being probably the best surgeon in the world and an actual villain. Even with the love of his life, he only cares about her body and thus patches her corpse up and lets her be revived with another person's soul.
* Dr. [[
** Probably the original trope namer, considering he purposely plays himself as a devil, but gets repeated [[Pet the Dog]] moments, including how much he beats himself up for his mistakes. (He treats his patients like crap, and manipulates them, but angsts over every single death.) Plus, the [[Diabolus Ex Machina
* Dr. [[
* ''[[Bleach]]'' has an interesting variety of medical personnel characters, but Ishida Ryuuken hits both the [[Jerk
* Dr. Knox from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (
* Tenma's boss in ''[[Monster (
* Dr. Shamal from ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]''. Only [[Chivalrous Pervert|towards men]], though. And unfortunately for him (and them), 99% of the cast is comprised of [[Bishonen]].
* ''[[Fruits Basket]]'' has Hatori, who's more of [[The Woobie]], but he's still grumpy.
* Caren Ortensia from ''[[Fate/kaleid
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Dr Allison Mann in ''[[Y:
== Comics ==▼
* Dr. Large McHuge from ''[[Empowered]]'',
▲* Dr Allison Mann in ''[[Y the Last Man]]'' spends much of her time either belittling Yorick or threatening his pet monkey with dire fates. When they finally part ways Yorick's last request is to see her smile for the first time in four years ? Mann's response is to break down in tears of frustration instead. She angrily denies that love is anything but a biological reaction, but is clearly desperate for love herself {{spoiler|eventually finding it with Australian spy Rose Copen.}}
▲* Dr Large McHuge from ''Empowered'', who the title character describes as '"Dr. House the size of a house", has a total lack of bedside manners and is quite adamant that Emp gets her [[Badass Normal|normal]] friend out of the suprahuman-specific wing ASAP so he can deal with more important cases.
* [[Doctor Strange|Dr. Stephen Strange]] was one before the car accident that crippled his hands. He was so hated that the only jobs he was offered were of the [[Kicked Upstairs]] variety, which he had too much pride to take. After becoming Master of the Mystic Arts, he mellowed out and lost most of his [[Jerkass]] qualities.
* Scarecrow, AKA Dr. Jonathan Crane of ''[[Batman]]'' fame. An accomplished psychiatrist and former college professor. Now a supervillain and part of Batman's [
* [[Spider-Man]] foe Doctor Otto Octavius was this before he became a villain. Regarded by his coworkers as arrogant, egotistical, and unfriendly, they often insulted him with the nickname "Dr. Octopus" behind his back, due to the forearmed mechanical harness he invented to handle radioactive material. He noticed this, but didn't care, and after the accident that fused the harness to his spine (giving him mental control over it) he would use the insult as his ''nom de guerre''.
== Film -- Animated ==▼
* In ''[[Doctor Strange]]: The Sorcerer Supreme'', Strange is very much this, albeit with a [[Dead Little Sister]] to make him slightly sympathetic. ▼
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* Downplayed as he's an orderly, Alfie presents himself as this, particularly towards [[Spice Girls| Melanie]] in the [[Real Person Fic]], ''[[Just Taken]]''. Alfie hates the fact Melanie has an attitude though he's called out for being disrespectful towards supporters of rivals of his beloved Manchester United. However, orders called Alfie out because he has some distrain of Scousers, which Melanie is.
* Dr. Lazarus in ''[[Outland (Film)|Outland]]'' (1981) is a rare female example.▼
* As is fitting for ''[[Lifetime Movie of the Week]]'', any [[The Unfair Sex|male]] doctor to ever walk in on screen will go out of his way to be a jerk, especially when it isn't beneficial for anyone, not even himself.▼
* Ken Jeong's Doctor Kuni in ''[[Knocked Up]]'' is a bit of a jerk, and the couple don't like him, but ultimately he's all there is when the big moment comes.▼
▲* In ''[[Doctor Strange]]: The Sorcerer Supreme'', Strange is very much this, albeit with a [[Dead Little Sister]] to make him slightly sympathetic.
▲* As is fitting for ''[[Lifetime Movie of the Week]]'', any [[The Unfair Sex|male]] doctor to ever walk in on
▲* Ken Jeong's Doctor Kuni in ''[[Knocked Up]]'' is a bit of a jerk, and the couple
== [[Literature]] ==
* Ton Phanan of the ''[[X Wing Series]]'' is this, sort of, by the time we see him. He once wanted to do everything in his power as a doctor, but after an [[Emergency Transformation]] he found that his extensive [[Cybernetics Eat Your Soul|cybernetics ate his future]], so he dropped out of medicine and became a pilot hoping to get back at those who had hurt him. Assigned as squadron medic, he had no bedside manner and snarked a lot - once his commander told him to see himself after an injury, and Phanan said "Oh no, I'm far too lowly a person to see myself"
** Especially in The Reveal of his tragic past. {{spoiler|And his subsequent death, which includes pushing Face off Phanan's path.}}
* Dr. James "Mossy" Lawn of ''[[Discworld]]'' has elements of this, especially in his first appearance in ''[[
** According to Lawn, the Discworld version of Hippocrates is most famous for the quote "Am I going to get paid for this?"
* [[Smug Snake|Professor Nemur]] from ''[[
* O'Mara, the chief psychologist at [[Sector General]], is bad-tempered, cutting, and sarcastic to pretty much everyone he meets...except people he thinks are in actual need of his services, with whom he is quiet and considerate. The Dr. Jerk behavior is, therefore, sort of reassuring to the rest of the hospital staff, because they know that when he drops it, they're in serious trouble.
* Jayfeather, a ThunderClan medicine cat from ''[[
* Dr. Gregory [[House (TV series)|House]] is the poster boy for this trope. Or maybe even the [[Exaggerated Trope|exaggerated version]].▼
▲== Live Action TV ==
** ''House'' also has an excellent female version of this with "Cut Throat Bitch" Amber, who didn't make the final cut on House's team...but who was so memorable and delightful a character that when she returned as Wilson's girlfriend, and then cried when {{spoiler|she died}}, and then rejoiced again when she {{spoiler|returned as House's hallucination}}.
▲* Dr. Gregory [[House (TV)|House]] is the poster boy for this trope. Or maybe even the [[Exaggerated Trope|exaggerated version]].
▲** ''House'' also has an excellent female version of this with "Cut Throat Bitch" Amber, who didn't make the final cut on House's team...but who was so memorable and delightful a character that when she returned as Wilson's girlfriend, and then cried when {{spoiler|she died}}, and then rejoiced again when she {{spoiler|returned as House's hallucination}}.
* Dr. Romano in ''[[ER]]''. {{spoiler|Even though he died after [[Dropped a Bridge
▲*** And now he's got [[Body of Proof (TV)|another female version in the form of Dr. Megan Hunt]].
▲* Dr. Romano in ''[[ER]]''. {{spoiler|Even though he died after [[Dropped a Bridge On Him|a chopper crashed against him]], nobody even seemed to notice his absence until they were told so by the authorities.}} Dr. Corday was the only person who seemed to get along with him, and she was the only one who {{spoiler|[[Lonely Funeral|attended his memorial service]].}}
** It's almost as though they wanted him to become [[The Woobie]] though. The poor man {{spoiler|had his arm cut off by a helicopter in an earlier episode, spent some time trying to rehabilitate said arm, only to seriously burn it and need to have it properly amputated. And then the bloody chopper killed him. Probably the same helicopter, too. And they spent a long time showing him being afraid of it and putting him in a safer position out of fear. Where it managed to Crash. Then, when he gave all of his wealth to the Hospital in his will, they used it to fund the one thing he would not have wanted it spent on.}}
** Peter Benton was Cook County's resident jerk before Romano got there, but they spent years making the audience know he was a [[Jerk
* Dr. Jeffrey Geiger in ''[[
* Dr. Mark Craig in ''[[
** Also Dr. Victor Ehrlich, at least in the early seasons of the show, which makes sense as he's Craig's protege. Both characters softened somewhat as the series went on.
* ''[[Scrubs]]'' interestingly has both kinds: Dr. Cox is the un-sociable [[Deadpan Snarker|sarcastic]] [[Jerk
** Though not really the case, Turk does receive this exact nickname from his interns (mostly because it rhymes).
{{quote|
'''Dr. Turk:''' That's nothing, you should hear their nickname for Dr. Mickhead.
'''J.D.:''' ...What? }}
** This is frequently deconstructed, justified, and all
*** Indeed. Dr. Kelso is frequently shown to be [[Alternative Character Interpretation|doing the best he can with limited resources, and his personality is a result of having to deal with this every day.]] Once he retires he becomes more than a bit
*** Dr. Maddox on the other hand? A little bit more of type 2 than Kelso.
** The pediatrician Dr. Norris in one episode managed to out-jerk ''Cox'', although Cox gets him back. And he's played by [[Christopher Meloni]].
* Dr. Harris in ''Mercy''.
* Charles Emerson Winchester III in ''[[
** [[Jerkass|Frank Burns]] is a rare example of an asshole doctor who
*** He also openly admitted (during the series that is) that he was in it for the
*** He was worse in the original book. Burns was at the last era in history where a practicing physician could get a license ''without going to medical school''. In Frank's case, he served an apprenticeship under his father.
*** In the TV series, he once stated that he flunked out of two medical schools and took twice the normal time to become a doctor. He was also tricked into admitting that he paid $400 dollars (a large sum at the time) for the answers for a critical exam.
*** In the film, he is extremely religious in public, hypocritical about it (see Ms.
** In the spin-off ''[[
** On ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'', Dr. Stanley Riverside II fit the arrogant-but-dedicated mold.
* This trope is a daytime soap staple: David Hayward on ''[[All My Children]]'', Chris Ramsey on ''[[Port Charles]]'', probably lots of them on ''[[General Hospital]]''.
** Dr. Patrick Drake, son of Rick Springfield's character is the current one on GH.
* The Doctor on ''[[Star Trek
** Not helped by his social skills being [[The Blind Leading the Blind|programmed by]] [[Socially Awkward Hero|Reginald]] [[Ambiguous Disorder|Barclay]].
** His total lack of bedside manner may well have been justified - in the circumstances an EMH is usually required, the patients have bigger things to worry about than a bit of brusqueness, such as keeping at least one of their lungs.
* Before the Doctor, there was Dr. Pulaski on ''[[Star Trek:
** It's worst with Data. Spock could ''strike back'' at McCoy via his [[Deadpan Snarker]] expertise. Data, with all that knowledge but little understanding of emotion, really couldn't understand why (or sometimes even ''understand that'') he was being picked on, so Pulaski came off as an adult picking on a child who couldn't fight back (''in addition'' to being abrasive, arguing with everyone including Picard, and being about as fun as heart surgery.) As for the "[[Jerk
*** She even didn't understand why Data was correcting her about the correct pronunciation of his name (it's "Day-ta", not "Dah-ta"), when any normal person would take
* And of course, ''[[Star Trek:
** He certainly qualifies in "Friday's Child," where he persuades an obstinate, haughty patient to let him ease her pain... by slapping her in the face.
{{quote|
'''McCoy:''' It's in mine from now on. }}
** And in "This Side of Paradise."
{{quote|
'''Bones:''' Oh no? [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Would you like to see just how fast I can put you in a hospital?]] }}
*** To be fair, Bones had been under the influence of audio [[Applied Phlebotinum]]
** Bones is an interesting example of simultaneous fulfillment and aversion, because his role in the ''[[
* Even [[Deep Space Nine]] had the early Julian Bashir, though he was less mean and more completely tactless, calling Bajor 'the frontier' and 'wilderness' right to the face of the Bajoran who would be second in command of the station and didn't like the Federation being there. This was the first time they met. He gets better though.
* [[Enterprise]]'s Phlox is almost an aversion to this, being warm and friendly, and generally pleasant. The almost is to make room for the time he sorta committed genocide.
** Technically, [[The Captain|Archer]] made the final decision. Phlox had the option of not telling him, but that would go against his duty.
** A good example of how pleasant and friendly Phlox was? When one of his wives came aboard the ''Enterprise'', she immediately started hitting on Trip. Being a [[Southern Gentleman]], he went to Phlox to tell him the truth. Phlox immediately encouraged Trip to go for a roll in the hay with ''his own wife''. Of course, all Denobulans are polygamous, so it's natural for him. Trip is raised differently, though (so much for embracing alien cultures).
* Dr. Cottle from the [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|2004 ''
** Gaius Baltar could also count as this, the best example being his blunt attitude towards Sharon Valerii while testing to see if she's a Cylon sleeper agent. "So now we'll find out whether you're a human or [[Tomato in
{{quote|
'''Baltar''': Yes well given the patient's current condition, I'm not sure I can see the downside. }}
*** There's also [[Fan Nickname|Nurse Bedside Manner]], who {{spoiler|informs Chief that he can't give blood to his son because he's not the biological father, and gets irritated when Starbuck is talking to her unconscious husband because brain dead people can't hear.}} I've heard she was originally a [[The Medic|field medic]] and doesn't like being cooped up in Galactica's sickbay.
* Jack Shepherd from ''[[Lost]]'' has a terrible bed-side manner and often brutally honest with his patients about their chances, but otherwise is a miracle-worker. His father Christian, on the other hand, was a snarky, condescending drunk that got a patient killed.
** In one instance, Jack actually tells a paralyzed woman that she has absolutely no chance of regaining the use of her limbs. Then he attempts surgery and cures her anyway. She later becomes his wife. {{spoiler|Who leaves him, I think, because of his "heroism addiction".}}
* Dr. Owen Harper in ''[[
* Dr. Martin Ellingham in ''[[Doc Martin]]'', a top Harley Street surgeon who, after developing a fear of blood, retrains as a local G.P and moves to Cornwall. He's a brilliant doctor, but he's also a sour, pompous and miserable git almost entirely lacking in charm and bedside manner.
* Dr. Jerome on ''[[Ed]]'' was one of the nastiest examples. In a way, he's a lesser-known precursor of both [[Scrubs|Cox]] and [[House (TV series)|House]], with none of their redeeming qualities. His cruelty to Dr. Burton was as over-the-top as anything on that show, which made over-the-top a regular feature.
* Heston Carter in ''[[Doctors]]'' is of the pompous and arrogant variety, though [[Character Development|he got better]].
* ''Grey's Anatomy'': Hahn, Yang, Karev, Stark...
* ''[[Firefly]]'': In "Ariel", Mal and Zoe met a Dr. Jerk while looking for the "payment" for Simon's Burglary-with-good-intentions. Of course, under the circumstances, he had reason to be jerky. He just didn't know it.
** Simon himself starts out like this before he trusts Reynolds.
* Sort of deconstructed on ''[[Golden Girls]]''. One episode has Dorothy convinced there's something wrong with her. She goes to a doctor but he can't figure what's wrong with her specifically and brushes her off, writing her claims as "you're old and senile." After a visit to another doctor or two, it's revealed that she was right, something IS wrong and it's treatable
** The doctor in question was played by the same actor who played [[Cheers|Sumner Sloane]]. It's [[Typecasting|not the least bit surprising]] that he's so unsympathetic.
* Dr. Harry Harper of ''[[Casualty]]''.
* Dr. Connie Beauchamp of ''Holby City'' is a rare female version.
* Dr. John Becker of ''[[Becker]]''.
** He's a [[Jerk
** Personality-wise, Becker pretty much ''is'' House in a sitcom.
* In the [[And Now for Something Completely Different]] ''[[JAG]]'' episode "Each of Us Angels", the Actor that normally plays Bud plays as this.
* Even though he [[Not That Kind of Doctor|isn't a medical doctor]], [[Jerkass|Dr. Rush]] from ''[[
** Same with Dr. McKay from ''[[
* Doctor Franklin of ''[[Babylon 5]]'' becomes more and more of a jerk as his personal story arc plays out over the first few seasons. Of course, he was also battling a stimulant addiction
* The [[The Nth Doctor|first and sixth incarnations]] of the Doctor in ''[[
* Doc Cochran in ''[[Deadwood]]'' is an alcoholic, partially shell-shocked [[Frontier Doctor]] who is as abrasive as he is intelligent. His conduct so alienates Alma Garret that he must beg her to accept his help in spite of his "defects of character" when her life is at risk.
* [[Insistent Terminology|Professor]] Richard Craig of ''[[All Saints]]''. Thanks to his world-class surgical skills, he is able to get away with habitually disregarding the opinions of the nurses in spite of their proven diagnostic abilities, criticising his protege Luke for being willing to listen to them, regularly antagonising patients when they decide against his (usually experimental) treatment suggestions, and in one case lying to a patient about his wife surviving their car accident. It's hardly surprising that Bron conceals the fact that he's her father, especially after he blackmails her into leaving the hospital in exchange for him saving the life of a friend. (To his credit, it's actually Bron that holds herself to this agreement, even though Bob died in surgery and Craig left at the same time.)
* ''[[
* Dr. Simon Hill in ''[[
* Dr. Wu from the first season of ''[[Glee]]'' comes off as a this, though it's probably because his patience with Terri and Kendra (who ''are'' batshit crazy) is wearing thin.
* Dr. Bykov in the Russian show ''Interny'' ("Interns") is an [[Expy]] of [[House (TV series)|House]] and [[Scrubs|Cox]]. He's a complete jerk to his patients and interns, as well as his boss and best friend. He often punishes the interns for slightest offences or even for no reason at all (this usually involves being given impromptu night shifts, especially if they have plans). Like House, he has a strenuous (sometimes romantic) relationship with his female boss, who only tolerates his antics because he does the job well. Also, for a bit of irony, Bykov is played by a priest, who took time off from the church to do the show.
* ''[[Northern Exposure]]''{{'}}s Joel can be this, especially at the beginning of the series, but can also be very caring.
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* Penelope from ''[[Vigor Mortis]]'' is a cross between [[White Mage]] and [[Deadly Doctor]] who regularly belittles her teammates and thinks people just regard others as tools.
* Victor Niguel, of the ''[[Trauma Center (Video Game)|Trauma Center]]'' series. He's genuinely dedicated to his medical research (as his character description in the manual and his reactions during the Pempti operations show); but he also apparently hates everybody, and is the only one to curse in written or spoken dialogue. Consider his description of Paraskevi: ''"This one is fibrous... which basically means it's a pain in the ass"''. Conveniently, that's what the player [[Nintendo Hard|will be probably thinking in the following seconds]].▼
* Dr. Turner Grey from ''[[Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All]]''. One of his nurses is accused of malpractice, and dies in an auto accident a few weeks later. Upset that business at his clinic is bad, he wants to commission a spirit medium to call her back from the dead, so she signs a note admitting the incident was her fault. Oddly, neither Phoenix nor anyone at the medium's village sees anything wrong with this.▼
== [[Video Games]] ==
* [[The Medic]] class in ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]''. He may be the team healer, but a vast majority of his lines include a word meant to insult the addressee, be it in English or [[Gratuitous German|German]]. Not only that, but apparently the healing is an unintended side-effect of his own morbid curiosity and an eagerness to rip apart people's chests. To top it off, it's heavily implied that he got his medical degree in [[Those Wacky Nazis|Nazi Germany]], though [[Word of God]] has explicitly stated that "he is not, and has never been, a Nazi". He can be friendly to his teammates (unless he thinks they're being stupid like ignoring the mission objective), though he still uses them for experiments. He also, to no one's surprise, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36lSzUMBJnc lost his medical license.]▼
▲* Victor Niguel, of the ''[[Trauma Center (
▲* Dr. Turner Grey from ''[[Ace Attorney
▲* [[The Medic]] class in ''[[
* In ''[[Myst|Myst: The Book of Ti'ana]]'', Jarl of the Guild of Healers actually tells Ti'ana that it would be better for Gehn, who is only half Ronay, to die.
* Dr. Kaufmann in ''[[Silent Hill]]''.
** Actually, serving as a supplier for a drug
*** The Dr. Kaufmann in "Silent Hill: Shattered Memories" fits this trope much better. He's an abrasive, condescending, manipulative ''therapist'' who is nonetheless trying to help the patient.
* The possibly prejudiced Dr. Borville in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
** If it's about the injured Zora, it's far more likely that the Doctor refused to treat Ralis because he was a quack who didn't know anything about Zora physiology, not because he was prejudiced.
*** Quack? The dude was Hylian and he was mostly around humans and other Hylians. Not understanding the biology of a species he probably doesn't interact with often, much less treat on very many occasions (if at all), does not make him a quack.
** He still doesn't really care about Ralis' condition. He also has a tendency to charge large sums for his services and was planning to sell an important statue he stole from Ilia, which was only so he could pay the huge bar tab that he hadn't bothered with until Telma started pressuring him.
*** He's the only doctor in town, so he seems to be getting away with bad bedside manner, unethical practices, and general quackery through supply-and-demand alone.
* Anders of ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' is an excellent Spirit Healer mage who goes out of his way to provide free medical care for the poor of Kirkwall despite his own fugitive status. He's also snarky, self-righteous, and always ready to go on insulting tirades against anybody who does not completely agree with his sometimes radical opinions. What's interesting about Anders, though, is that, unlike a typical example, he is ''never'' a jerk to his patients, to the point that many of the residents of Darktown are willing to risk their lives for him. Everyone else, though...
▲== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Lucid TV]]'' is an entire series of this, played for laughs. [[Dead Baby Comedy|Very dark, very evil laughs]]. Think ''[[Scrubs]]'' [[X Meets Y|in the style of]] ''[[The Perry Bible Fellowship]]''.▼
== Web Comics ==▼
* ''[[
▲* ''[[Lucid TV]]'' is an entire series of this, played for laughs. [[Dead Baby Comedy|Very dark, very evil laughs]]. Think ''[[Scrubs]]'' [[X Meets Y|in the style of]] ''[[Perry Bible Fellowship]]''.
** In the story that recently{{when}} finished, when heading out to do plot instead of treating the patients who had appointments, he tells his patients, "There's a man outside who was murdered because he was a patient of mine," naturally causing all of his patients to hastily leave. Also, he is known to get very irate at anyone who questions his more outlandish diagnoses (such as the mother who was incredulous about "Paul Bunyan's Disease." Incredulous right up until her son transformed into a giant lumberjack).▼
▲* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'': Dr. McNinja is normally a very good doctor, though he does occasionally punch out his patients. He has made fun of a diabetic, and on other occasions ignored his patients while possessed.
* ''[[Hanna Is Not a
▲** In the story that recently finished, when heading out to do plot instead of treating the patients who had appointments, he tells his patients, "There's a man outside who was murdered because he was a patient of mine," naturally causing all of his patients to hastily leave. Also, he is known to get very irate at anyone who questions his more outlandish diagnoses (such as the mother who was incredulous about "Paul Bunyan's Disease." Incredulous right up until her son transformed into a giant lumberjack).
** The good Doc actually subverts this a bit, since [[Word of God|Tessa]] likes to point out that he is in fact ''not'' a skilled doctor - he's probably a mediocre one at best. Or he would be, if he had ever finished med school and actually become a doctor.
▲* ''[[Hanna Is Not a Boys Name]]'' features Doc Worth, a chain-smoking med-school dropout who operates out of an alley and enjoys tormenting and shouting at anyone who makes him angry. However, he is solidly in the [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] category, since he seems pretty laid back when he's not screaming in Conrad's face, genuinely cares for Hanna, and doesn't appear to charge him for his frequent visits.
* ''[[Fetch Quest
▲** The good Doc actually subverts this a bit, since [[Word of God|Tessa]] likes to point out that he is in fact ''not'' a skilled doctor - he's probably a mediocre one at best. Or he would be, if he had ever finished med school and actually become a doctor.
▲* ''[[Fetch Quest Saga of the Twelve Artifacts (Webcomic)|Fetch Quest Saga of the Twelve Artifacts]]'': Dr. Lindsay Troy crosses this with [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]; she is perpetually ill-tempered and shockingly efficient, yet she knows just what the purpose of a doctor is.
* Doctor Sun of ''[[Girl Genius]]'' is a [[Deadpan Snarker]] who is infamous for his "[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110204 Sun-ny bedside manner]". He's also perfectly willing and able to ''beat his own patients unconscious'' if that is what it takes to get them some bedrest.
* A few doctors pop up in [[
* [[Ask That Guy With
* In ''Ragged Edges'' by Mr-Culexus, "despondent medic" Toomaga Colton from Armageddon Steel Legion. Behold the [[Fourth Wall Mail Slot]] when someone tries to compliment her: [https://mr-culexus.deviantart.com/art/It-merits-response-714345811 part 1], [https://mr-culexus.deviantart.com/art/Think-of-it-as-a-loooooong-term-preview-I-guess-715348574 part 2]. Also, [https://earltheartist.deviantart.com/art/Despondant-Medic-715389492 fanart].
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▲* A few doctors pop up in [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]]'s show to treat him when he's sick or wants to kill himself, but they always end up forcing him to keep going with the review.
▲* [[Ask That Guy With the Glasses (Web Video)|Ask That Guy With the Glasses]] doesn't like any doctors because he trusted "[[Meaningful Name|Dr. Love]]" and ended up being raped.
▲* Dr. Hofschneider in ''[[The Oblongs (Animation)|The Oblongs]]''.
* Ratchet, in almost every incarnation of the ''[[Transformers]]'' franchise.
** ''[[Transformers Generation 1|G1]]'' Ratchet is portrayed, especially in fanon, as a talented doctor who was also grouchy, constantly threatening his patients with various punishments, although some lore described him as something of a party animal who's known for making the best [[Frothy Mugs of Water|high-grade]] around.
** ''Micron Legend'' (''[[Transformers Armada|Armada]]'') Ratchet, known to Western fans as ''Red Alert'', is [[The Spock]] and thus seemed to be emotionally detached from his patients in the first episodes.
** ''[[Transformers (
** ''[[Transformers Animated|Animated]]'' Ratchet is a crotchety old man due to his [[Shell Shocked Senior]] status. He's also the resident medic.
** ''[[Transformers Prime|Prime]]'' Ratchet also has the old and crotchety thing going on ("My pistons may be rusty, but my hearing is as sharp as ever!"), in addition to being a snarky scientist type who gets ''extremely'' annoyed whenever any of his equipment is damaged. Unfortunately for him, that tends to happen a lot. [[Defrosting Ice King|He starts to mellow out, but it's a slow process]].
* Dr. Ball on the second ''[[Star Wars]] [[Robot Chicken]]'' special.
* One episode in ''[[King of the Hill]]'' has Bill be diagnosed with diabetes by a very cruel and uncaring doctor. The doctor tells the nurse that he has a medical degree while she has a lesser degree, thus he is more intelligent and important than she is and the doctor just blatantly assumes that Bill, like many other patients before him, is someone that just doesn't
* ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'' has Dr. T'Ana who combines this with [[Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!]] Tends to be the [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] type.
== [[Real Life]] ==
* As ''[[Cracked.com]]'' explained in [http://www.cracked.com/article_18822_5-famous-scientists-dismissed-as-morons-in-their-time.html
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