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[[File:CalvinAndHobbes071387.gif|link=Calvin and Hobbes|frame|right|Strip from July 13, 1987<br/>Calvin and Hobbes © Bill Watterson.]]
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The [[Deadpan Snarker]] comes in many forms; it could be the [[Non-Action Snarker|non-action guy]], [[Snarky Non-Human Sidekick|the sidekick]], the [[Weasel Mascot]], and even [[Cats Are Snarkers|the cat]]. This trope deals with snark coming from a little girl.
The [[Deadpan Snarker]] comes in many forms; it could be the [[Non-Action Snarker|non-action guy]], [[Snarky Non-Human Sidekick|the sidekick]], the [[Weasel Mascot]], and even [[Cats Are Snarkers|the cat]]. This trope deals with snark coming from a little girl.
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== Anime and Manga ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Iris from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''.{{context}}

* Iris from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''.
* Kiri Koshiba from ''[[Beauty Pop]]''.{{context}}
* Kiri Koshiba from ''[[Beauty Pop]]''.
* Hoshino Ruri of ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'', whose [[Catch Phrase]] is "[[Baka]] bakka" ("I'm [[Surrounded by Idiots]]"). So much so that this trope used to be named after her.
* Hoshino Ruri of ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'', whose [[Catch Phrase]] is "[[Baka]] bakka" ("I'm [[Surrounded by Idiots]]"). So much so that this trope used to be named after her.
* Yurikasa Chika from ''[[Asagiri no Miko]]''.
* Yurikasa Chika from ''[[Asagiri no Miko]]''.{{context}}
* Morino Ichigo from ''[[Please Teacher]]'' and ''[[Onegai Twins]]'' (much more so in ''[[Onegai Twins]]'').
* Morino Ichigo from ''[[Please Teacher!]]'' and ''[[Please Twins!]]'' (much more so in ''Please Twins''). In ''Please Teacher!'', it's a defense mechanism ({{spoiler|she's [[Older Than She Looks]] and uses the snark to hide her loneliness}}); in ''Please Twins!'' she's [[Flanderized]] into the snarker role.
* To an extent, Yue Ayase from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''. Recent arcs Chisame takes this role, thanks to some liberal use of age changing pills so she's a bespectacled ([[The Glasses Come Off|or not]]) 10 year old. Before her abuse of age pills she didn't fit the body type requirement.
* To an extent, Yue Ayase from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' when combining being a bookworm with being the [[Only Sane Woman]] of her group. In later arcs, Chisame takes this role (being the [[Only Sane Woman]] of a group appears to induce snark in this setting), thanks to some liberal use of age changing pills so she's a bespectacled ([[The Glasses Come Off|or not]]) 10 year old. Before her abuse of age pills, she didn't fit the body type requirement.
* Kisaka Rui in ''[[Jinki Extend]]''.
* Kisaka Rui in ''[[Jinki Extend]]''.{{context}}
* Imai Hotaru in ''[[Gakuen Alice]]''.
* Imai Hotaru in ''[[Gakuen Alice]]''.{{context}}
* Karin Kurosaki from ''[[Bleach]]'', despite being older than Yuzu (but she's still way younger than Ichigo).
* Karin Kurosaki from ''[[Bleach]]'', despite being older than Yuzu (but she's still way younger than Ichigo).{{context}}
* Guu from ''[[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu|Haré+Guu]]'' is this trope taken to its ([[Gag Series|il]])logical extreme.
* Guu from ''[[Haré+Guu|Haré+Guu]]'' is a Little Miss [[Deadpan Snarker]] taken to its [[Gag Series|(il)logical]] extreme. It annoys or terrifies Haré (sometimes both at once), which appears to be why she does it.
* Kirino from ''[[Ai Kora]]''.
* Kirino from ''[[Ai Kora]]''.{{context}}
* Akira from ''[[Lucky Star]]'', once her [[Kawaiiko]] exterior [[Hates the Job, Loves the Limelight|cracks]], though she quickly does away with the "Deadpan" part and starts with the shouting and physically abuse.
* Akira from ''[[Lucky Star]]'', once her [[Kawaiiko]] exterior [[Hates the Job, Loves the Limelight|cracks]], though she quickly does away with the "Deadpan" part and starts with the shouting and physically abuse.
* Hinata from ''[[Amaenaideyo!!]]''. It says something about her that her pet is a miniature fire-breathing demon.
* Hinata from ''[[Amaenaideyo!!]]''. It says something about her that her pet is a miniature fire-breathing demon.{{context}}
* Kotoko in ''[[Chobits]]'', who's actually a super-intelligent robot about the size of a guinea pig.
* Kotoko in ''[[Chobits]]'', who's actually a super-intelligent robot about the size of a guinea pig. She uses the snark to lampshade her companions' illogical moments (of which there are many).
* Chiaki from ''[[Minami-ke]]''.
* Chiaki from ''[[Minami-ke]]''.{{context}}
* Rio in ''[[Spiral]]'' and its prequel.
* Rio in ''[[Spiral]]'' and its prequel.{{context}}
* Miura from ''[[Yotsubato|Yotsuba&!]]'' has hints of this, though she's more likely to use her insights to manipulate others, rather than just snark.
* Miura from ''[[Yotsubato|Yotsuba&!]]'' has hints of this, though she's more likely to use her insights to manipulate others rather than just snark.
* The [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|eternal]] Vita of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', who takes the role of the prickly officer to the new recruits after she joins the [[Heroes-R-Us|Space-Time Administration Bureau]].
* The [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]] Vita of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', who takes the role of the prickly officer to the new recruits after she joins the [[Heroes-R-Us|Space-Time Administration Bureau]].{{context}}
* Anya Alstreim from ''[[Code Geass]]''. C.C.'s also a pretty good fit, not so much in the short or undeveloped part, but she does contrast child-like mannerisms (like playing with a stuffed animal) with being so snarky that ''Lelouch'' initially thinks of her as downright inhuman.
* Anya Alstreim from ''[[Code Geass]]''. C.C.'s also a pretty good fit, not so much in the short or undeveloped part, but she does contrast child-like mannerisms (like playing with a stuffed animal) with being so snarky that ''Lelouch'' initially thinks of her as downright inhuman.
* Momoka from ''[[Daa! Daa! Daa!]]'' is a three-year-old little girl whose first scene in the series has her berating the heroine, Miyu, for aiding global warming by not recycling. From the back of a tricycle. Her snarkiness only increases as the series goes on.
* Momoka from ''[[Daa! Daa! Daa!]]'' is a three-year-old little girl whose first scene in the series has her berating the heroine, Miyu, for aiding global warming by not recycling. From the back of a tricycle. Her snarkiness only increases as the series goes on.
* A [[Rare Male Example]] is Naota from ''[[FLCL]]''. The light novel explicitly mentions that his body hasn't kept up with his mental maturity. In the anime, his pajamas don't even fit a 12-year-old girl. He overuses '[[Japanese Pronouns|ore]]' to compensate.
* A [[Rare Male Example]] is Naota from ''[[FLCL]]''. The light novel explicitly mentions that his body hasn't kept up with his mental maturity. In the anime, his pajamas don't even fit a 12-year-old girl. He overuses '[[Japanese Pronouns|ore]]' to compensate.
* Likewise, Jin in ''[[Kannagi]]'' has...let's call them 'body issues'. He acts older than he is, and a lot older than he looks.
* Jin in ''[[Kannagi]]'' has... let's call them 'body issues'. He acts older than he is, and a lot older than he looks.
* Saki in ''[[Shikabane Hime]]''. She has a habit of speaking aloud her contracted monk's inner thoughts.
* Saki in ''[[Shikabane Hime]]''. She has a habit of speaking aloud her contracted monk's inner thoughts.
* Another [[Rare Male Example]]: Ryoma Echizen from ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]''.
* Another [[Rare Male Example]]: Ryoma Echizen from ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]''.{{context}}
* Loco in ''[[MAR]]''. Her aloof, gloomy attitude is sort of justified because {{spoiler|she's actually much older than she appears, a curse induced by her choice weapon keeps her adult self looking like a very coldhearted 10-year-old.}}
* Loco in ''[[MAR]]''. Her aloof, gloomy attitude is sort of justified because {{spoiler|she's actually much older than she appears, a curse induced by her choice weapon keeps her adult self looking like a very coldhearted 10-year-old.}}
* Felli Loss from ''[[Chrome Shelled Regios]]'' fits this rather well, with a bit of [[Emotionless Girl]] mixed in, which is promptly subverted in her introduction, where she is seen her screaming and shouting insults down one of the city's ventilation shafts to relieve some frustration.
* Felli Loss from ''[[Chrome Shelled Regios]]'' fits this rather well, with a bit of [[Emotionless Girl]] mixed in, which is promptly subverted in her introduction, where she is seen her screaming and shouting insults down one of the city's ventilation shafts to relieve some frustration.
* Mayuko from ''[[Sola]]''.
* Mayuko from ''[[Sola]]''.{{context}}
* Ai Haibara from ''[[Detective Conan]]'' fits this trope beautifully.
* Ai Haibara from ''[[Detective Conan]]''.{{context}}
* Ar from ''[[Iono the Fanatics]]''. "[[Lolicon|Pedophilia]] is a crime, you know."
* Ar from ''[[Iono the Fanatics]]''. "[[Lolicon|Pedophilia]] is a crime, you know."
* Eve from ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'' fits this trope to the "T".
* Eve from ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]''{{context}}
* Anju from [[Karin]], who is a near-epitome of [[Emotionless Girl]] as well.
* Anju from [[Karin]], who is a near-epitome of [[Emotionless Girl]] as well.{{context}}
* Coco from ''[[Basquash]]''.
* Coco from ''[[Basquash]]''.{{context}}
* Rika from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' fits the trope {{spoiler|since she's [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|actually centuries old]] if you count the years she was stuck in the time loop}}. She also fits into the [[Oracular Urchin]] category.
* Rika from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' fits the trope {{spoiler|since she's [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|actually centuries old]] if you count the years she was stuck in the time loop}}. She also fits into the [[Oracular Urchin]] category.{{context}}
* [[Cute Witch]] [[Umineko no Naku Koro ni|Bernkastel]] also fits this, since she sort of ''is'' Rika, [[Mind Screw|almost]]-[[Expy|ish]].
* [[Cute Witch]] [[Umineko no Naku Koro ni|Bernkastel]] also fits this, since she sort of ''is'' Rika, [[Mind Screw|almost]]-[[Expy|ish]].{{context}}
* Rima in ''[[Shugo Chara]]''.
* Rima in ''[[Shugo Chara]]''.{{context}}
* Micchon in ''[[Eden of the East]]''.
* Micchon in ''[[Eden of the East]]''.{{context}}
* Saki Amano from ''[[Kanamemo]]'', who, despite being in elementary school, knows when the employees at her office act out of line and isn't afraid to tell them so.
* Saki Amano from ''[[Kanamemo]]'', who, despite being in elementary school, knows when the employees at her office act out of line and isn't afraid to tell them so.
* Ciel Phantomhive of ''[[Black Butler]]'' is another male example.
* Ciel Phantomhive of ''[[Black Butler]]'' is another male example.{{context}}
* Played with in ''[[The Twelve Kingdoms]]'' where the local Little Miss Snarker is Shushou, a child queen who is actually [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]], since she became sovereign ''and'' stopped aging when she was 12.
* Played with in ''[[The Twelve Kingdoms]]'' where the local Little Miss Snarker is Shushou, a child queen who is actually [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]], since she became sovereign ''and'' stopped aging when she was 12.
* Shokatsuryou Koumei from ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' lives and breathes this trope, which is to be expected from an eight year old reincarnation of [[The Strategist|Zhuge Liang]].
* Shokatsuryou Koumei from ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' lives and breathes this trope, which is to be expected from an eight year old reincarnation of [[The Strategist|Zhuge Liang]].{{context}}
* Pan in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''.
* Pan in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''.{{context}}
* Luna/Luka from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' fits this to an extent, especially when it comes to her [[Half-Identical Twins|Half-Identical twin brother's]] schemes.
* Luna/Luka from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' fits this to an extent, especially when it comes to her [[Half-Identical Twins|Half-Identical twin brother's]] schemes.
* Kotori Makino from ''[[Koe de Oshigoto!]]'', with a good amount of [[Emotionless Girl]] thrown in.
* Kotori Makino from ''[[Koe de Oshigoto!]]'', with a good amount of [[Emotionless Girl]] thrown in.{{context}}
* Saori from ''[[Wandering Son]]'' became this around volume 4 of the manga.
* Saori from ''[[Wandering Son]]'' became this around volume 4 of the manga.{{context}}
* Kana from ''[[Soul Eater Not]]'' is a [[Fortune Teller]] who snarks with Tarot cards.
* Kana from ''[[Soul Eater Not!]]'' is a [[Fortune Teller]] who snarks with Tarot cards.
* Rokujo Miharu from ''[[Nabari no Ou]]'' fits this one, at least in the beginning of the series.
* Rokujo Miharu from ''[[Nabari no Ou]]'' fits this one, at least in the beginning of the series.{{context}}
* ''[[Hanaukyo Maid Tai]]''. The maid Grace does this a lot.
* ''[[Hanaukyo Maid Tai]]'': The maid Grace does this a lot.
* Chibiusa from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''
* Chibiusa from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' during ''Sailor Moon R'', when she's trying to put herself between Usagi and Mamoru.
* [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Wy]] from [[Axis Powers Hetalia]] is this as the [[Only Sane Man]] [[Women Are Wiser|Woman]] of the [[I Just Want to Be Special|micronations]].
* [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Wy]] from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' is this as the [[Only Sane Man]] [[Women Are Wiser|Woman]] of the [[I Just Want to Be Special|micronations]].{{context}}


== Comic Books ==
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Jubilee of the ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' began as one of these. Boom Boom tended this way as well.{{context}}
* Earlier example: [[Mafalda]]{{context}}
* Molly from ''[[Runaways]]'' is one of these when she's not [[Deliberately Cute Child|intentionally acting more innocent and naive to lower people's defenses.]]{{context}}
* Several ''[[Love and Rockets]]'' characters as kids, especially Carmen, Casimira, and Luba's niece Angel.{{context}}
* Amelia McBride from ''[[Amelia Rules]]''.{{context}}


== [[Fan Works]] ==
* Jubilee of the ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' began as one of these. Boom Boom tended this way as well.
* This is what you get when you [[Gender Flip]] [[Suzumiya Haruhi no Seitenkan|Kyon]].{{context}}
* Earlier example: [[Mafalda]]
* Molly from ''[[Runaways]]'' is one of these when she's not [[Deliberately Cute Child|intentionally acting more innocent and naive to lower people's defenses.]]
* Several ''[[Love and Rockets]]'' characters as kids, especially Carmen, Casimira, and Luba's niece Angel.
* Amelia McBride from ''[[Amelia Rules]]''.

== Fanfic ==
* This is what you get when you [[Gender Flip]] [[Suzumiya Haruhi no Seitenkan|Kyon]].
* ''[[ToyHammer]]'''s shrunk-down, [[Fun Size]] -ified {{spoiler|[[Gender Flip]]ped God Emperor of Mankind}} is a deadpan loli. [[Better Than It Sounds]] and [[It Makes Sense in Context]] here.
* ''[[ToyHammer]]'''s shrunk-down, [[Fun Size]] -ified {{spoiler|[[Gender Flip]]ped God Emperor of Mankind}} is a deadpan loli. [[Better Than It Sounds]] and [[It Makes Sense in Context]] here.
{{quote|Michael: "Can we all behave like adults here?"
{{quote|Michael: "Can we all behave like adults here?"
Emma: "No, I'm still ten years old, remember?" }}
Emma: "No, I'm still ten years old, remember?" }}


== Film ==
== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[Beautiful Girls]]'' a young [[Natalie Portman]] plays one of these.{{context}}

* [[Dakota Fanning]]'s characters in the movies ''[[Push]]'' and ''[[Uptown Girls]]''{{context}}
* In ''[[Beautiful Girls]]'' a young [[Natalie Portman]] plays one of these.
* [[Dakota Fanning]] portrays another snarky little girl as the voice of [[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]].{{context}}
* Dakota Fanning's characters in the movies ''[[Push]]'' and ''[[Uptown Girls]]'' pretty much fit this to a T.
* Drew Barrymore's character in ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' is Gertie, Elliott's mischievous five-years-old sister. She makes several snarky remarks throughout the film that nobody remarks upon.
* [[Dakota Fanning]] portrays another snarky little girl as the voice of [[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]].
* Drew Barrymore's character in ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|ET the Extraterrestrial]]'' is Gertie, Elliott's mischievous five-years-old sister. She makes several snarky remarks throughout the film that nobody remarks upon.
* 10-year-old Devon from ''[[Lawn Dogs]]''. Snark is [[Troubling Unchildlike Behavior|by far the most wholesome of her methods]] for dealing with the artificial, stuck-up, pretentious world she inhabits.
* 10-year-old Devon from ''[[Lawn Dogs]]''. Snark is [[Troubling Unchildlike Behavior|by far the most wholesome of her methods]] for dealing with the artificial, stuck-up, pretentious world she inhabits.
* Dani from ''[[Hocus Pocus]]''.
* Dani from ''[[Hocus Pocus]]''.{{context}}
* Addie from ''[[Paper Moon]]''.
* Addie from ''[[Paper Moon]]''.{{context}}
* Ironically, [[Shirley Temple]] becomes a bit of a Little Miss Snarker in the film ''Little Miss Marker'', after hanging around the gangsters who've unofficially taken her in, after she was left with them by her suicidal father.
* Ironically, [[Shirley Temple]] becomes a bit of a Little Miss Snarker in the film ''[[Little Miss Marker]]'', after hanging around the gangsters who've unofficially taken her in, after she was left with them by her suicidal father. (Punning from this film's title gets us this trope's name.)
* Mattie Ross from ''[[True Grit]]''.
* Mattie Ross from ''[[True Grit]]''.{{context}}
* Sarah Altman from ''[[Panic Room]]''.
* Sarah Altman from ''[[Panic Room]]''.{{context}}
* In [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'']], despite Snow White's motherly and gentle nature, not having a mean bone in her body, she does possess a sense of sassiness and sarcasm, such as when she recognises Grumpy and announces it mockingly, "Oooh, you must be Grumpy" in a deep voice. Not buying the dwarfs' bluffs upon being asked whether they washed their hands for dinner, she sarcastically responds "Oh, recently". And after Grumpy bumps into a wall, Snow snarkily asks him, "Did you hurt yourself?"
** A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7lk0B7HLNI deleted scene] of the dwarfs' bedroom argument scene has Snow intervene during a fight that ensues, later blackmailing the dwarfs into letting her stay much to Grumpy's chagrin.


== Live Action TV ==
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* Dr. K in ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]''. A little old at nineteen or so.{{context}}

* Stephanie Tanner, and Michelle as well in later seasons, in ''[[Full House]]''.{{context}}
* Dr. K in [[Power Rangers RPM]]. A little old at nineteen or so, but the trope fits like a glove.
* ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'': Julie Mayer when she was young.{{context}}
* Stephanie Tanner, and Michelle as well in later seasons, in ''[[Full House]]''.
* Shannon Clemens from ''[[Rita Rocks]]''.{{context}}
* [[Desperate Housewives|Julie Mayer]] when she was young.
* Shannon Clemens from ''[[Rita Rocks]]''.
* Alex from ''[[Modern Family]]''.{{context}}
* Alex from ''[[Modern Family]]''.
* Bridgette DuBois from ''[[Medium]]''.{{context}}
* Iris, the little girl in the ''[[Dollhouse]]'' episodes "Epitaph One" and "Epitaph Two" {{spoiler|once she's been imprinted with Caroline's personality.}}
* Bridgette DuBois from ''[[Medium]]''.
* The little girl on ''[[Friends]]'' (played by Dakota Fanning) that lived in the house that Monica and Chandler were going to buy.{{context}}
* Iris, the little girl in the [[Dollhouse]] episodes "Epitaph One" and "Epitaph Two" {{spoiler|once she's been imprinted with Caroline's personality.}}
* The little girl on [[Friends]] (played by Dakota Fanning) that lived in the house that Monica & Chandler were going to buy.
** There was a little girl, but she died 20 years ago. (spooky music)
** There was a little girl, but she died 20 years ago. (spooky music)
* Raj's little sister Dee on ''[[What's Happening]]''.
* Raj's little sister Dee on ''[[What's Happening]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' episode "Harmony", the eponymous heroine fulfills this trope because she is a [[Royal Brat]].
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' episode "Harmony", the eponymous heroine fulfills this trope because she is a [[Royal Brat]].
* Katie Knight from ''[[Big Time Rush]]'' can occasionally fit this trope.
* Katie Knight from ''[[Big Time Rush]]'' can occasionally fit this trope.{{context}}
* Megan on [[Drake and Josh]].
* Megan on ''[[Drake and Josh]]''.{{context}}
* Morgan Matthews from ''[[Boy Meets World]]''.
* Morgan Matthews from ''[[Boy Meets World]]''.{{context}}
* Zuri Ross is a little girl version from ''[[Jessie]]''.
* Zuri Ross is a little girl version from ''[[Jessie]]''.{{context}}

== Literature ==


== [[Literature]] ==
* Elva from the ''[[Inheritance Cycle]]''.
* Adah in ''[[The Poisonwood Bible]]''.
* Elva from the ''[[Inheritance Cycle]]''.{{context}}
* Adah in ''[[The Poisonwood Bible]]''.{{context}}
* Jenny Wren in [[Charles Dickens|Dickens']] ''Our Mutual Friend''. She has a good reason for being so jaded, since her father's irresponsibility and severe alcholism leave her, at the age of about thirteen, to be the responsible adult of the household.
* Jenny Wren in [[Charles Dickens|Dickens']] ''Our Mutual Friend''. She has a good reason for being so jaded, since her father's irresponsibility and severe alcoholism leave her, at the age of about thirteen, to be the responsible adult of the household.
* Elani from ''[[Broken Sky]]''.
* Elani from ''[[Broken Sky]]''.{{context}}
* Several child characters in Dean Koontz's works would definitely qualify. Lelani Klonk from One Door Away From Heaven and Regina from Hideaway, to name a couple.
* Several child characters in [[Dean Koontz]]'s works would definitely qualify. Lelani Klonk from ''One Door Away From Heaven'' and Regina from ''Hideaway'', to name a couple.{{context}}
* Ginny Weasley from ''[[Harry Potter]]''.
* Ginny Weasley from ''[[Harry Potter]]''.{{context}}
** Hermione also gets her moments.
** Hermione also gets her moments.{{context}}
* Ivy aka The Archive from ''The Dresden Files'' makes an attempt at this on behalf of the incapacitated protagonist. He notes that she's not very good at it yet, but he gets choked up nonetheless.
* Ivy (aka The Archive) from ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' makes an attempt at this on behalf of the incapacitated protagonist. He notes that she's not very good at it yet, but he gets choked up nonetheless.{{context}}
* While her childish curiousity or perceived psychological instability are the character traits usually played up in adaptations, [[Alice in Wonderland]] could be surprisingly sarcastic and was never one to suffer fools gladly.
* While her childish curiosity or perceived psychological instability are the character traits usually played up in adaptations, Alice from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' could be surprisingly sarcastic and was never one to suffer fools gladly. Her opinion of the Queen of Hearts is a prime example.
* [[Percy Jackson|Artemis, Zoë Nightshade and Thalia.]] Also subverted, since Artemis and Zoë turned out to be [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]].
* ''[[Percy Jackson]]'': Artemis, Zoë Nightshade and Thalia. Also subverted, since Artemis and Zoë turned out to be [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]].{{context}}
* Rachel from the ''[[Sword of Truth]]'' series. Has no problem calling out [[Badass|Chase]] when he complains about the poultice he's forced to apply by telling him that if he'd just listened to her in the first place, he probably wouldn't have been hurt by the [[Eldritch Abomination]] he was surprised by and he wouldn't have to take the burning medicine.
* Rachel from the ''[[Sword of Truth]]'' series. Has no problem calling out [[Badass|Chase]] when he complains about the poultice he's forced to apply by telling him that if he'd just listened to her in the first place, he probably wouldn't have been hurt by the [[Eldritch Abomination]] he was surprised by and he wouldn't have to take the burning medicine.
* The Cadpig from "The Hundred and One Dalmations" and "The Starlight Barking" by Dodie Smith. Okay, so she's a [[Precious Puppies|puppy]], but that just adds to the cuteness.
* The Cadpig from ''[[The Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' and ''The Starlight Barking'' by Dodie Smith. Okay, so she's a [[Precious Puppies|puppy]], but that just adds to the cuteness.{{context}}
* ''[[Pippi Longstocking]]'' combines this with being a [[Genki Girl]] and [[Cloudcuckoolander]]. Her snarky moments are most frequent in the original books, but she has her moments in most of the adaptations as well.
* ''[[Pippi Longstocking]]'' combines this with being a [[Genki Girl]] and [[Cloudcuckoolander]]. Her snarky moments are most frequent in the original books, but she has her moments in most of the adaptations as well.
* [[Young Wizards|Dairine Callahan]] is practically this trope's poster child.
* ''[[Young Wizards]]'': Dairine Callahan.{{context}}


== Newspaper Comics ==
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* Heart Lamarr, the title character of ''[[Heart of the City]]''.{{context}}
* Susie Derkins from ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' provides the page image.


== [[Radio]] ==
* Heart Lamarr, the title character of ''[[Heart of the City]]''.
* Baby Alice in ''[[The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show]]''{{context}}
* Susie Derkins, from [[Calvin and Hobbes]], provides the page quotation.


== Radio ==
== [[Theatre]] ==
* Little Mary in ''[[The Women]]''.{{context}}

* Baby Alice in ''[[The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show]]''

== Theatre ==

* Little Mary in ''[[The Women]]''.
* Little Red in ''[[Into the Woods]]''.
* Little Red in ''[[Into the Woods]]''.
{{quote|''"Ahahaha, you can talk to birds?!"''}}
{{quote|''"Ahahaha, you can talk to birds?!"''}}


== Video Games ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Vanilla H. of ''[[Galaxy Angel (video game)|Galaxy Angel]]'', though in the anime, she is a bit more nonsensical than most deadpan snarkers.{{context}}

* Etna from ''[[Disgaea]]''. She's almost never without a snarky comment about her traveling companions.
* Vanilla H. of ''[[Galaxy Angel (video game)|Galaxy Angel]]'', though in the anime, she is a bit more nonsensical than most deadpan snarkers.
* Etna from ''[[Disgaea]]''.
* Setsuna Kiyoura from ''[[School Days]]''.{{context}}
* Setsuna Kiyoura from ''[[School Days]]''.
* Shiori Momono in ''[[11eyes]]'', a returnee from Italy who spends most of her time reading. The other part of her time is spent berating Tadashi. Everyone berates Tadashi, but she does it in a manner that hits him where it hurts.
* Shiori Momono in ''[[11eyes]]'', a returnee from Italy who spends most of her time reading. The other part of her time is spent berating Tadashi. Everyone berates Tadashi, but she does it in a manner that hits him where it hurts.
* [[Enfant Terrible|Lieselotte]] of ''[[Arcana Heart]]'', especially in her story route.
* [[Enfant Terrible|Lieselotte]] of ''[[Arcana Heart]]'', especially in her story route.
{{quote|'''[[Idiot Hero|Heart:]]''' Hey-o! Miss Kidnapper-Person! [[Big Damn Heroes|Are you ready for an awesome rescue]]~? ♪
{{quote|'''[[Idiot Hero|Heart:]]''' Hey-o! Miss Kidnapper-Person! [[Big Damn Heroes|Are you ready for an awesome rescue]]~? ♪
'''Lieselotte:''' [[Funetik Aksent|(...zat girl is very odd...)]] }}
'''Lieselotte:''' [[Funetik Aksent|(...zat girl is very odd...)]] }}
* Jacqli of ''[[Ar tonelico]] 2'' serves this purpose. {{spoiler|Also [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]], and the [[Big Bad]] of the previous game}}.
* Jacqli of ''[[Ar tonelico]] 2''. {{spoiler|Also [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]], and the [[Big Bad]] of the previous game}}.{{context}}
* Anise from ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]''.
* Anise from ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]''.{{context}}
** Presea fills this role in ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'' as well, when the situation requires it.
** Presea fills this role in ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'' as well, when the situation requires it.{{context}}
** Suzu does this in ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'', though this only becomes obvious in later remakes of the title/Tales of Fandom II.
** Suzu does this in ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'', though this only becomes obvious in later remakes of the title/Tales of Fandom II.{{context}}
** Jay from ''[[Tales of Legendia]]'' could be considered a Deadpan Shota.
** Jay from ''[[Tales of Legendia]]'' could be considered a Deadpan Shota.{{context}}
** Beryl from ''[[Tales of Hearts]]'' combines a [[Hurricane of Puns]] with a great deal of bemoaning the [[Hot-Blooded|hotbloodedness]] of her companions.
** Beryl from ''[[Tales of Hearts]]'' combines a [[Hurricane of Puns]] with a great deal of bemoaning the [[Hot-Blooded]]ness of her companions.{{context}}
** Rita from [[Tales of Vesperia]].
** Rita from [[Tales of Vesperia]].{{context}}
* Oh, [[The Legend of Zelda|Tetra]], how sensible of you to put Link down for being a [[Knight Templar Big Brother]] with [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]] on every given oportunity. {{spoiler|Probably also the only Princess Zelda to ever point out to Ganondorf that an [[Evil Laugh]] doesn't exactly make you seem sane. }}
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'': Oh, Tetra, how sensible of you to put Link down for being a [[Knight Templar Big Brother]] with [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]] on every given opportunity. {{spoiler|Probably also the only Princess Zelda to ever point out to Ganondorf that an [[Evil Laugh]] doesn't exactly make you seem sane. }}
** [[Twilight Princess|Midna]] is also this.
** [[Twilight Princess]]: Midna is also this.{{context}}
* Shantotto is this in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]''. Technically she isn't a little girl, she's 35, but as a Tarutaru she's diminutive. And almost ''all'' of her battle quotes are insults, specially her greetings to the other characters:
* Shantotto is this in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]''. Technically [[Older Than They Look|she isn't a little girl, she's 35]], but as a Tarutaru she's diminutive. And almost ''all'' of her battle quotes are insults, specially her greetings to the other characters:
{{quote|'''To Exdeath:''' Inside your head is the Void!
{{quote|'''To Exdeath:''' Inside your head is the Void!
'''To Cloud:''' Your hair is a distraction!
'''To Cloud:''' Your hair is a distraction!
'''To Kuja:''' Narcissists are so last Windsday! }}
'''To Kuja:''' Narcissists are so last Windsday! }}
* Sheba from ''[[Golden Sun]]''.
* Sheba from ''[[Golden Sun]]''.{{context}}
* Dinah from ''[[Summon Night]]: Swordcraft Story 2'' is both this and a [[Noble Demon]]. She makes a good foil to the sensitive and kinda ditzy [[Player Character]].
* Dinah from ''[[Summon Night]]: Swordcraft Story 2'' is both this and a [[Noble Demon]]. She makes a good foil to the sensitive and kinda ditzy [[Player Character]].{{context}}
* [[Blaz Blue|Rachel]] is this in spades. And when she sees a spade, she simply calls it as such.
* ''[[BlazBlue]]'': Rachel is this in spades. And when she sees a spade, she simply calls it as such.


== Web Comics ==
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Rose from ''[[Homestuck]]'' has this as a major part of her personality.
* Rose from ''[[Homestuck]]'' has this as a major part of her personality.{{context}}
* Tycho's niece Anne from [[Penny Arcade]] has her moments.
* Tycho's niece Anne from ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' has her moments.
{{quote|'''Galahad:''' You're breaking up with me?
{{quote|'''Galahad:''' You're breaking up with me?
'''Anne:''' I just have a lot going on right now. With school, and, you know, ''zombies''. }}
'''Anne:''' I just have a lot going on right now. With school, and, you know, ''zombies''. }}


== [[Web Original]] ==
* Marie Swanson in ''[[Erika's New Perfume]]'', post [[Fountain of Youth|regression]]. There's something to be said about the most snarky (and for that matter, arguably most clever) character in the series being three years old.{{context}}<!-- go ahead and say it -->


== Web Original ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Toph of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''.{{context}}

** Jinora from the [[Sequel Series]] ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' has also shown shades of this too.{{context}}
* Marie Swanson in ''[[Erikas New Perfume]]'', post [[Fountain of Youth|regression]]. There's something to be said about the most snarky (and for that matter, arguably most clever) character in the series being three years old.
* Fang from ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]''.{{context}}

* Gosalyn from [[Darkwing Duck]]{{context}}
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'':

** Lisa Simpson.{{context}}
* Toph of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', oh so much.
** Arguably Maggie as well, though Maggie is more so of the [[Silent Snarker]] variety.{{context}}
** Jinora from the [[Sequel Series]] ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' has also shown shades of this too.
* Kimi Finster from ''[[Rugrats]]'' would eventually become this in [[All Grown Up!]], contradictory to her lovable self in the original series (with the exception of the newspaper comic strips), more less towards her brother, Chuckie Finster (and sometimes the other "Rats") on separate occasions.{{context}}
* Fang from ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]''.
* Gwen Tennyson from the original ''[[Ben 10]]'', frequently.{{context}}
* Gosalyn from [[Darkwing Duck]]
* Tanya Mousekewitz in the direct-to-video sequels of ''[[An American Tail]]''.{{context}}
* Lisa [[The Simpsons (animation)|Simpson]].
* Mandy of ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]''.
** Arguably Maggie as well, though Maggie is more so of the [[Silent Snarker]] variety.
* Kimi Finster from [[Rugrats]] would eventually become this in [[All Grown Up!]], contradictory to her lovable self in the original series (with the exception of the newspaper comic strips), more less towards her brother, Chuckie Finster (and sometimes the other "Rats") on separate occasions.
* Gwen Tennyson from the original ''[[Ben 10]]'', frequently.
* Tanya Mousekewitz in the direct-to-video sequels of ''[[An American Tail]]''.
* Mandy of ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'' lives and breathes this.
{{quote|"Power tools in the dark? Darwin should be paying you two goons royalties."}}
{{quote|"Power tools in the dark? Darwin should be paying you two goons royalties."}}
* Heloise of ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''
* Heloise of ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''{{context}}
* June from ''[[Ka Blam!]]!''.
* June from ''[[KaBlam!]]!''.{{context}}
* Wendy Darling's daughter Jane in the [[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]] sequel ''Return to Neverland'', contrasting with Wendy's [[Team Mom]].
* Wendy Darling's daughter Jane in the ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]]'' sequel ''Return to Neverland'', contrasting with Wendy's [[Team Mom]].{{context}}
* Helga from ''[[Hey Arnold!]]!''.
* Helga from ''[[Hey Arnold!]]!''.{{context}}
* Upon being virtualized into the real world, Aelita developed into this in ''[[Code Lyoko]]''.
* Upon being virtualized into the real world, Aelita developed into this in ''[[Code Lyoko]]''.{{context}}
** Also, [[Lovable Alpha Bitch|Sissi.]]
** Also, [[Lovable Alpha Bitch|Sissi.]]{{context}}
* Stacy Stickler from ''[[Stickin' Around]]''.
* Stacy Stickler from ''[[Stickin' Around]]''.{{context}}
* Cadpig from ''[[101 Dalmatians|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]: The Series''.
* Cadpig from ''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]''.{{context}}
* Beebe Bluff from ''[[Doug]]'', of the [[Rich Bitch]] variety.
* Beebe Bluff from ''[[Doug]]'', of the [[Rich Bitch]] variety.{{context}}
* Anais from ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]''.
* Anais from ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]''.{{context}}
* Spinelli from ''[[Recess]]''
* Spinelli from ''[[Recess]]''{{context}}


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Latest revision as of 04:24, 17 January 2022

Strip from July 13, 1987
Calvin and Hobbes © Bill Watterson.

The Deadpan Snarker comes in many forms; it could be the non-action guy, the sidekick, the Weasel Mascot, and even the cat. This trope deals with snark coming from a little girl.

The humor here is that we don't usually think of an adorable little kid as being sarcastic, and this character type is both smart and perceptive, capable of pointing out exactly what other characters keep concealed - often their feelings for one another.

Expect her to be Wise Beyond Their Years. Compare The Snark Knight.

Examples of snarky little kids include:

Anime and Manga

Comic Books

Fan Works

Michael: "Can we all behave like adults here?"
Emma: "No, I'm still ten years old, remember?"

Film

  • In Beautiful Girls a young Natalie Portman plays one of these.[context?]
  • Dakota Fanning's characters in the movies Push and Uptown Girls[context?]
  • Dakota Fanning portrays another snarky little girl as the voice of Coraline.[context?]
  • Drew Barrymore's character in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is Gertie, Elliott's mischievous five-years-old sister. She makes several snarky remarks throughout the film that nobody remarks upon.
  • 10-year-old Devon from Lawn Dogs. Snark is by far the most wholesome of her methods for dealing with the artificial, stuck-up, pretentious world she inhabits.
  • Dani from Hocus Pocus.[context?]
  • Addie from Paper Moon.[context?]
  • Ironically, Shirley Temple becomes a bit of a Little Miss Snarker in the film Little Miss Marker, after hanging around the gangsters who've unofficially taken her in, after she was left with them by her suicidal father. (Punning from this film's title gets us this trope's name.)
  • Mattie Ross from True Grit.[context?]
  • Sarah Altman from Panic Room.[context?]
  • In Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, despite Snow White's motherly and gentle nature, not having a mean bone in her body, she does possess a sense of sassiness and sarcasm, such as when she recognises Grumpy and announces it mockingly, "Oooh, you must be Grumpy" in a deep voice. Not buying the dwarfs' bluffs upon being asked whether they washed their hands for dinner, she sarcastically responds "Oh, recently". And after Grumpy bumps into a wall, Snow snarkily asks him, "Did you hurt yourself?"
    • A deleted scene of the dwarfs' bedroom argument scene has Snow intervene during a fight that ensues, later blackmailing the dwarfs into letting her stay much to Grumpy's chagrin.

Live-Action TV

Literature

  • Elva from the Inheritance Cycle.[context?]
  • Adah in The Poisonwood Bible.[context?]
  • Jenny Wren in Dickens' Our Mutual Friend. She has a good reason for being so jaded, since her father's irresponsibility and severe alcoholism leave her, at the age of about thirteen, to be the responsible adult of the household.
  • Elani from Broken Sky.[context?]
  • Several child characters in Dean Koontz's works would definitely qualify. Lelani Klonk from One Door Away From Heaven and Regina from Hideaway, to name a couple.[context?]
  • Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter.[context?]
    • Hermione also gets her moments.[context?]
  • Ivy (aka The Archive) from The Dresden Files makes an attempt at this on behalf of the incapacitated protagonist. He notes that she's not very good at it yet, but he gets choked up nonetheless.[context?]
  • While her childish curiosity or perceived psychological instability are the character traits usually played up in adaptations, Alice from Alice in Wonderland could be surprisingly sarcastic and was never one to suffer fools gladly. Her opinion of the Queen of Hearts is a prime example.
  • Percy Jackson: Artemis, Zoë Nightshade and Thalia. Also subverted, since Artemis and Zoë turned out to be Really Seven Hundred Years Old.[context?]
  • Rachel from the Sword of Truth series. Has no problem calling out Chase when he complains about the poultice he's forced to apply by telling him that if he'd just listened to her in the first place, he probably wouldn't have been hurt by the Eldritch Abomination he was surprised by and he wouldn't have to take the burning medicine.
  • The Cadpig from The Hundred and One Dalmatians and The Starlight Barking by Dodie Smith. Okay, so she's a puppy, but that just adds to the cuteness.[context?]
  • Pippi Longstocking combines this with being a Genki Girl and Cloudcuckoolander. Her snarky moments are most frequent in the original books, but she has her moments in most of the adaptations as well.
  • Young Wizards: Dairine Callahan.[context?]

Newspaper Comics

Radio

Theatre

"Ahahaha, you can talk to birds?!"

Video Games

  • Vanilla H. of Galaxy Angel, though in the anime, she is a bit more nonsensical than most deadpan snarkers.[context?]
  • Etna from Disgaea. She's almost never without a snarky comment about her traveling companions.
  • Setsuna Kiyoura from School Days.[context?]
  • Shiori Momono in 11eyes, a returnee from Italy who spends most of her time reading. The other part of her time is spent berating Tadashi. Everyone berates Tadashi, but she does it in a manner that hits him where it hurts.
  • Lieselotte of Arcana Heart, especially in her story route.

Heart: Hey-o! Miss Kidnapper-Person! Are you ready for an awesome rescue~? ♪
Lieselotte: (...zat girl is very odd...)

To Exdeath: Inside your head is the Void!
To Cloud: Your hair is a distraction!
To Kuja: Narcissists are so last Windsday!

Web Comics

Galahad: You're breaking up with me?
Anne: I just have a lot going on right now. With school, and, you know, zombies.

Web Original

  • Marie Swanson in Erika's New Perfume, post regression. There's something to be said about the most snarky (and for that matter, arguably most clever) character in the series being three years old.[context?]

Western Animation

"Power tools in the dark? Darwin should be paying you two goons royalties."

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