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{{quote|''It's true that it is always the winners that write history. But it is the [[You Suck|losers]] that do the [[Transformers]] Wikipedia entry.''
The term used for obsessive fans of a particular activity that goes a bit too far onto the creepy side. Unlike [[Fan Girl|fangirls]] (which usually refers to women obsessed with characters and their relationships with either other characters or themselves to the exclusion of the rest of the elements of the canon), the term "fanboy" is usually reserved for antisocial people with a self-inflated ego over their knowledge and/or mastery of the topic in question, often parading it around and belittling those around him. They are to fandoms what "[["Stop Having Fun!" Guys]]" are to tournament rules.
A major difference between fanboys and fangirls is how they approach the show in question. Fangirls are usually more attracted by the characters (both their looks and their personalities) than by any other aspect of the show, whereas fanboys often become obsessively attached to the show's ''creators''. Prime examples are ''[[South Park]]'' fanboys who can barely get a sentence out without repeating the phrase "Matt and Trey" six times over, and ''[[
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With the term [[Fan Girl]] having come into prominence, fanboy is starting to see itself get used in the same way. However, when the term fanboy is used this way, it's usually suggesting something even more base about their sexual obsession. Whereas a stereotypical [[Fan Girl]] will usually find some base element in the personality of the character to
In the original Japanese, the term [[Otaku]] is synonymous with this, but also implies an almost stalker-like attitude as well as personal hygiene deficits. The original (very pejorative) meaning got lost when it was adopted by English language fans of [[Anime]].
See also [[Ascended Fanboy]], [[Promoted Fanboy]], [[Fan Dumb]], [[Saw Star Wars
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== Fictional examples ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Graham Specter from ''[[Baccano
* Tamaki from ''[[
** And Diethard. So much that, {{spoiler|on his deathbed, he asks Lelouch to kill him with Geass.}}
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* [[Deadpool]] is a huge fan of [[Captain America (comics)]] and [[The Mighty Thor|Thor]].
* The ''[[X
=== [[Film]] ===
* [[Patton Oswalt]]'s character Paul in ''[[Big Fan]]''. Unlike most fanboys, Paul does not obsesses over Sci Fi, Fantasy, Comics, Anime, or Video Games, he is a football fan. He was beaten up by his sport hero, and does not press charges in order to support his favorite team The Giants.
* The film ''[[
* [[Free Enterprise]] is a whole film devoted to this. It follows two fanboys who fulfill the nerd dream of striking up a friendship with [[William Shatner]], only to find out he's as much of a loser (in-universe, mind you) as they are.
* [[Affectionate Parody|Affectionately parodied]] in ''[[
* Jimmie "The Rocketman" Zara is this to Troy Bolton in ''[[High School Musical]] 3.''
* Walt the Fanboy in [[The View Askewniverse]] movies (''[[Mallrats]], [[Chasing Amy]], [[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'').
=== [[Literature]] ===
* Colin Creevey is [[Harry Potter]]'s very eager fanboy.
=== [[Live Action Television]] ===
* You wont really see it in the show, but if you go to [[Sherlock The|Blog Of Dr. John H. Watson]] you can see comments from two fanboys (Jacob Sowersby and theimprobableone) in the comments sections of several posts.
* During the ''iStart A Fan War'' episode of ''[[
* Fanbot from ''[[VR Troopers]]''. Although mostly comic relief with his Hollywood fanboy personality and proved to be a bit clumsy, he was actually [[Not So Harmless|the most powerful monster of the week they faced all season]]. Before fighting the Troopers, he was assigned to destroy a traitorous ally's super powerful robot, which he did [[Curb Stomp Battle|fairly easily]]. JB's normal finishing move (the laser lance) was so ineffective that be it impalement, slashing, you name it, it only tickled to the point where he made a joke about it. JB actually had to hit him with the techno-bazooka to defeat him, [[Nigh Invulnerable|a weapon used against multiple aircraft]] (but repowered his laser lance and attacked the already defeated robot for some reason). His personality was lampshaded when JB said during the battle "sorry, no autographs" and "there's nothing worse than an angry fan". He actually wasn't a fanboy by designed but a giant industrial fan (he killed the other robot by sucking his parts through his blades), so his name was a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|pun on fan]].
* The character of "Whizzkid" in the ''[[
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* The Adoring Fan of ''[[The Elder Scrolls]] IV: Oblivion'' was a character who would appear after you became the Arena Grand Champion and follow you everywhere. His obsessive devotion to your character has led many people to try to kill him by any means necessary, and his tendency to respawn only made him more annoying.
* Elder Xelpud in ''[[La
* Dr. Hal Emmerich, in the ''[[Metal Gear]] Solid'' universe, is a brilliant scientist...who self-identifies as an Otaku. His code name, Otacon, is derived from Otakon, the Otaku Convention. (This was done with the con's permission; in return, their program each year lists "Dr. Hal Emmerich" as their "Scientific Adviser.")
* The [[Show Within a Show|fictional TV show]] ''Steel Samurai'' in the ''[[Phoenix Wright]]'' games has a few of these, as well as its spin-offs like the Nickle Samurai and the Pink Princess and rival show Jammin' Ninja. Maya is a huge fan of all of these and is always dragging Phoenix into the mix, and in the third case of the first game, we meet Cody Hackins, a kid who obsesses over the show so much that he photographs all of the Steel Samurai's finishing moves and refuses to believe that the Steel Samurai would lose a fight/get murdered.
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** The biggest Steel Samurai fanboy in the series, however, is Miles Edgeworth. It's subtle enough in the other games, but it's [[Turned Up to Eleven]] in Edgeworth's own spin-off game. At one point he even tells someone they're not fit to call themselves a true fan of the Steel Samurai because {{spoiler|they claim to have gone to the bathroom during the climactic scene of the play.}}
*** And oh, does the [[Hilarity Ensues]] when Edgeworth finds out {{spoiler|the guy under the Steel Samurai costume who he's been fanboying all evening? It's Larry Butz.}}
* Francis in ''[[
* Jewel Man's subtitle in ''[[Rockman 6: Unique Harassment]]'' is "Admiring [[Super Mario RPG|Culex]]". To prove that, he even copies Culex's elemental crystals for his first phase.
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* In ''[[Sinfest]]'':
** Seymour to God
** Lil' E to Satan
** [
* In ''[[The Specialists]]'', [http://thespecialistscomic.com/page-81/ Max to Captain Victory]. Poor Max.
* ''[[Mr. Brilliant's Reviews]]'':
** Mr. Brilliant is a fan of [[K-On!]] to the point of gushing on and on about the anime during the review without giving it any criticism at all.
** Mr. Brilliant is a huge fan of Tattletale<ref>Tien</ref> because he's bald like him and Breakfast<ref>Launch</ref> because she's his "girlfriend" even though they're known to be pretty bland and thus tend to be unmemorable.
=== [[Web Original]] ===
* Captain Hammer from ''[[
* [[That Guy With
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Darth on ''[[
* On ''[[Almost Naked Animals]]'', Howie is so obsessed with a stuntman named Dirk Danger that he hangs out in Dirk Danger's cave and tries to coax him out of retirement.
* In ''[[
* [[Fan Nickname|Fan-named]] Frothy on ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' counts, although personality-wise he's almost more of a male fangirl.
* [[Fanboy and Chum Chum]] were clearly meant to be this, but aside from wearing superhero costumes and occasionally being seen reading comic books, they don't exhibit typical fanboy behaviour. Oz, their acquaintance and the owner of the local comic book shop, is a textbook example.
* [[Exactly What It Says
* Mellvar from ''[[
** To the point of hosting his own ''[[
* Syndrome of ''[[The Incredibles]]'' used to be this.
* Irving, in ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''.
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* ''[[The Simpsons]]''' Comic Book Guy: While often being used for [[Take That]] gags, [[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Lynda Carter]] has a restraining order on him and he was almost married with a [[Star Trek
** Of the three ''Star'' franchises, ''[[Star Trek
* Control Freak of ''[[Teen Titans (
* One episode of ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'' has Cleveland get into an [[Edit War]] with someone over the grams of fat content of a microwave snack. The war escalates when the other fan in question slanders Cleveland's image. When Cleveland finally meets the person slandering him, the person is revealed to be an obese pre teen who admits to eating the snack 5 times a day because he loves the snack and is a true fan.
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