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Compare [[Cast Calculus]], [[Morality Kitchen Sink]], [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]], [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]], [[Three Plus Two]], [[Five-Man Band]].

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* ''[[Black Lagoon]]'': Revy as Cynic, Rock as Optimist, Dutch as Realist, Benny as Apathetic.

** A subversion later on, as all four of them are or become Cynics.

* ''[[.hack//Sign]]'': Tsukasa is the Cynic, Mimiru is the Optimist, Bear is the Realist, BT is the Apathetic, Subaru is the Conflicted.

* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'': Nozumo is the Cynic, Kafuka is the Optimist.

* ''[[Ciel: The Last Autumn Story]]'': Yvienne is the Apathetic, Lariatte is the Realist, Daughter is the Cynic, and January is the Optimist.

* ''[[Weiss Kreuz]]'': Aya is the Cynic, Ken is the Optimist. Yoji starts off as the Realist and becomes the Conflicted, while Omi starts as the Conflicted and becomes the Realist.

* ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]:'' Hiei is the Cynic, Kuwabara is the Optimist, Yusuke is the Realist (though sometimes he's a lighter Cynic), and Kurama is the Apathetic.

* ''[[Haikyuu!!]]'': The first-year students of Karasuno. Hinata as the Optimist, Kageyama as the Realist, Tsukishima as the Cynic, Yamaguchi as the Apathetic and Yachi as the Conflicted

 

== [[Card Games]] ==

 

* ''[[Empowered]]'': Emp (Optimist), Ninjette (Cynic), Thugboy (Realist) and Caged Demonwolf (Apathetic). Sistah Spooky probably counts as a second Cynic.

* ''[[Fantastic Four]]'': Reed is the Optimist (science can fix it!), Ben the Cynic (that never works, Stretcho), Sue the Realist (will you boys stop arguing?) and Johnny the Apathetic (...sorry, what did you say?)

** It can also be noted that on the rare occasions when they have nothing to do and no one to fight, they usually slide out of these roles (and become utterly dysfunctional): Johnny is the Optimist (Let's go out and have some ''fun'' guys!), Sue is the Cynic (This blows. I hate everything. Why is everyone around me a jackass?), Ben is the Realist (We need to fight someone or we're all going to kill each other, Stretch!), and Reed is the Apathetic (''Do Not Disturb. Deep In Thought'').

 

== [[Film]] ==

** The prequels have [[Badass Princess|Padme]] as the Optimist ,[[The Mentor|Obi-Wan]] as the Realist,[[Dark Messiah|Anakin]] as the Cynic, and sadly enough [[The Scrappy|Jar-Jar]] as the Apathetic

* The four main adults in ''[[Mary Poppins]]'': Mary Poppins is the Realist, George Banks is the Cynic, Winifred Banks is the Optimist, and Bert is the Apathetic.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

** Ravenclaw: The Apathetic

** Hufflepuff: The Realist

 

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* ''[[Babylon 5]]'': Ivanova is the Cynic; Dr. Franklin is the Optimist; Garibaldi is the Realist; Sheridan is the Conflicted. Marcus is the Apathetic.

** [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Alternatively]] Marcus is the Optimist and Franklin is the Apathetic.

** Optimist: Blake

** Cynic: Avon

* ''[[Torchwood]]'': Jack is The Realist, Owen is The Cynic, Gwen is The Optimist and Toshiko and Ianto are Twin Apathetics.

* ''[[Charmed]]'': Although Prue and Paige never appeared together, the Charmed ones all qualify. Prue is the Realist, Piper is the Cynic, Phoebe is the Optimist, and Paige is the Apathetic.

** Optimist: Zack, Black Ranger

** Cynic: Billy, Blue Ranger

** Apathetic: Kimberly, Pink Ranger.

** Conflicted: Jason, Red Ranger.

** Optimist: Rocky, Red Ranger II

** Cynic: Kat, Pink Ranger II

* [[The Beatles]]: [[John Lennon]] as the Cynic, [[Paul McCartney]] as the Optimist, [[George Harrison]] as the Realist, and [[Ringo Starr]] as the Apathetic.

 

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'': Hope as Cynic, [[The Determinator|Snow]] as Optimist, Lightning as the Realist, Fang as the Apathetic, Vanille and Sazh as Conflicted.

* ''[[Half-Life 2]]'': Barney Calhoun as Cynic, Alyx Vance as Optimist, Dr Kleiner as Realist, Dr Mossman as Apathetic.

* ''[[Last Scenario]]'': [[Idiot Hero|Hilbert]] as Idealist, [[Sergeant Rock|Matilda]] as Cynic, Thorve as Realist, and Lorenza as Conflicted. The other three party members are all Apathetic for some reason or another; [[Cool Old Guy|Randolph]] is the "just along for the ride" variety, Ethan mostly [[The Quiet One|keeps his thoughts to himself]], and {{spoiler|Zawu (and later Ethan as well)}} has a different set of goals and priorities.

* ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' has [[Cloudcuckoolander|Merrill]] (sweet and naive, wants to help her people) and [[Warrior Prince|Sebastian]] (deeply religious) as Idealists, [[Team Mom|Aveline]] (protector, group conscience) and [[The Storyteller|Varric]] (savvy, level-headed merchant prince) as Realists, [[Phlebotinum Rebel|Fenris]] (traumatized, bitter, and snarky warrior) as Cynic, and [[Pirate Girl|Isabela]] (flighty hedonist) as Apathetic. [[Byronic Hero|Anders]] straddles the line between Cynic and Idealist, being a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] who combines self-sacrificing loyalty to his ideals with hostility and ruthlessness.

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* ''[[Homestuck]]'': John (Optimist), Rose (Cynic), Dave (Realist) and Jade (initially a second Optimist, but [[Break the Cutie|quickly becomes Conflicted]]).

** The four patron trolls: Kanaya (Optimist), Terezi (Cynic), Karkat (Realist) and Vriska (Apathetic). Tavros (though not a patron troll) fits in as Conflicted.

* ''[[Something*Positive]]'': Vanessa as Optimist, Peejee as Realist, Aubrey as Apathetic and Davan as Cynic.

* ''[[The Word Weary]]'': Jason as the Cynic, John as the Optimist, Sam as the Realist and Yorick as the Apathetic.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==