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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>
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
Expect a lot of [[Cross Cultural Kerfluffle
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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== Webcomics ==
* David and Nancy <ref>and [[Mother of a Thousand Young|Shubby]], [[Blob Monster|Shogga]], [[Jackass Genie|Narla]] and [[Starfish Aliens|Freddie]]
* 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|Eight Bit Theater]], where it's heavily implied that [[Idiot Hero|Fighter]] and [[Omnicidal Maniac|Black Mage]] have been traveling and living together for a ''very'' long time (they met up after the both got kicked out of their respective schools (Black Mage [[Complete Monster|for giving an entirely new meaning to the word Evil]], and Fighter for [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny|having the attention span of a rock]]) and they've [[Vitriolic Best Buds|been together ever since]]). It may have contributed to Black Mage's frequent bouts of omnicidal mania. [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2005/03/15/episode-527-imprisoned-with-the-fools/ Exhibit A].
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** Tick himself can also be considered an example, a [[Nigh Invulnerable]] [[Cloudcuckoolander]] superhero rooming with a mild-mannered former accountant (who wears a moth costume, but that's neither here nor there).
* ''[[Futurama]]'': Human Fry lives with Bender, who, for those not familiar with the show, is a robot.
** Specifically, Fry lives in Bender's apartment. Fry is Bender's
*** More than that. He lives in Bender's closet. (Which is as large as a 1 1/2 apartment), while the apartment itself is as large as, well, a closet.
* ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'''s Master Shake moves in temporarily with the legendary Dirtfoot.
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