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'''Tarfal:''' Or to speak to or worship Master Tarfal, Underlord of Pain, press three.|''[[Angel]]'', "Quickening"}}
Heroes tend to lead very... ''[[Weirdness Magnet|interesting]]'' lives, full of so many strange and fantastic sights and events that before long he's [[Seen It All]], or at least dealt extensively with one type of non-mundane creature/phenomenon. As a result of this, or coincidentally, the character now casually lives alongside or in close proximity with an alien, ghost, vampire, mutant and/or robot (though not necessarily [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|all in one character]]).
The nature of the arrangement varies. They might be allies of long standing, the monster came with the apartment as an unadvertised "bonus" and they've since hit it off, or both have made the completely mundane arrangement to share living space. It doesn't even have to be [[The Unmasked World]], any monster that can fool [[Muggles]] is going to have to pay the rent<ref>([[Hypnotic Eyes]] notwithstanding)</ref>, and it's sometimes convenient to share space and bills. If they're [[Vitriolic Best Buds]], expect them to claim they keep the other as a "pet".
The setting doesn't have to be a [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]] for this trope to happen, it just needs one difference that makes it [[Like Reality Unless Noted]], and the character has to live right next to that thing. For maximum effect however, the character's house might become a [[Cosmopolitan Council|full blown microcosm]] of the world's supernatural scene.
The "roomie" might be a [[Nice Guy]] ghost, a personable [[Fully-Embraced Fiend]] of a vampire, the hero's [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] [[Magical Girlfriend]], or one of the [[Mad Scientist]]'s [[Mascot Mook|Mascot Mooks]] that has been reprogrammed/retrained. If Tom develops an [[Unwanted Harem]], each girl will be from a different monster race. Mind the [[Fur Against Fang]].
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Expect a lot of [[Cross Cultural Kerfluffle|Cross Cultural Kerfluffles]] and humor. [[Two Gamers on a Couch]] frequently uses the Monster Roommate as a pet or one of the gamers.
Compare [[Pals with Jesus]], where the hero is friends with a powerful cosmic or mythical figure, and [[Pet Monstrosity]], where [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|a monster is kept as a pet]].
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* David and Nancy <ref>and [[Mother of a Thousand Young|Shubby]], [[Blob Monster|Shogga]], [[Jackass Genie|Narla]] and [[Starfish Aliens|Freddie]] </ref> in ''[[Ow, My Sanity]]''.
* In a side-comic of ''[[Too Much Information]]'', Maddie shares her room with what is, essentially, the larval form of a 'cosmic horror' type entity. He seems to exist mostly for the benefit of [[Fish Out of Water]] jokes.
* A variation in [[8-Bit Theater
* Tedd of ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' lives with Grace his part-human, part-alien, part-squirrel shapeshifting girlfriend.
* In ''[[Wapsi Square]]'', Tepoztecal, the Aztec god of alcohol, has spent much of the comic living at Monica's place.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Lilo and Nani from all the ''[[Lilo and Stitch]]'' movies and the television series.
* In ''[[Ugly Americans]]'', Mark lives with Randall, a zombie. Of course, this is a series where the monsters considerably outnumber the humans, so Mark doesn't see anything particularly strange about his living arrangements, even though Randall has brain cravings that seem reminiscent of a recovering alcoholic.
* ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'' once faced against an evil alien named Thrakkorzog, ruler of dimensio... Errr... ''Apartment'' 14-B. He was roommates with a man who was barely even aware that he was sharing rent with a [[Blob Monster]] from outer space.
{{quote|'''Arthur:''' Are you aware your roommate is a hideous monster from another dimension with evil plans for world domination?
'''Thrakkorzog's roommate:''' Listen, a good roommate relationship is based on a respect for privacy. }}
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