Not So Above It All: Difference between revisions

'''[[The Stoic|Martian]]''' '''[[Martian Manhunter|Manhunter]]''': I was only going to ask if you wanted to play Brawlin' Bots.

'''Flash''': [[Man Child|Dibs on the green one]]! ''*dashes off*''

 

The [[Straight Man]] takes a fall. His usual position is far above the prevailing attitude of his crew, [[Wacky Guy|wackiness]], pettiness, or just general [[The Slacker|slacker-itis]].

 

Sometimes related to an [[Idiot Ball]] moment. Contrast [[Smart Ball]], when their dimmer co star may have a moment of clarity or tact.

 

== Anime and Manga ==

 

** Master Oogway is so calm and relaxed and zen that there are no bad news to him - there is no good and bad, there are only news. His comment on hearing that Tai-Lung escaped: "That IS bad news."

* From ''[[The Legend of Korra]],'' Tenzin ''tries'' to be the stoic Airbending master that he really is. The problem is that the universe simply will ''not'' let him stay stoic for long. Whether it's Korra using his mother against him in an argument, or his youngest (baby) son using a potted plant as a restroom, the stoicism is never around for long.

* Despite being the stoic, even the titular character of ''[[Daria]]'' sometimes relaxes her attitude and joins in on some antics.

** "The Teachings of Don Jake", the family goes on a camping trip to help Jake with his stressed induced health problems. In the beginning, Daria tells Quinn to get the camera. Daria cracks a joke about the congress asking Jake for 250 billion a year for the military, causing a blood vessel in Jake's eye to burst. At the end of the episode, {{spoiler|Jake's blood vessel in his eye bursts again upon seeing the bill for their rescue after eating wild berries. Daria again tells Helen to get Jake's medicine and Quinn to get the camera.}}