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[[File:out-of-character-moment 3920.jpg|link=Jesus Christ|frame|Bitch, don't make me get my [[God|father]].]]
{{quote|''"Batman does not eat nachos!"''
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{{quote|"[[You Go, Girl!|Come on Angewomon! Knock that witches block off!]]"}}
* In the Bikochu [[Filler]] arc, there was a [[Running Gag]] of [[Naruto]] [[Took a Level In Dumbass|being]] [[Flanderization|unable]] [[Idiot Ball|to]] [[Too Dumb to Live|differentiate]] [[Character Exaggeration|insects.]] This even gets on [[Shrinking Violet|Hinata's]] nerves. This was the only moment where Hinata ever raises her voice at Naruto.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'':
**
** Lampshaded in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Abridged Series]].''
{{quote|'''Kaiba:''' I instantly forgive you.
'''Mokuba:''' Wait, big brother, why are you acting so out of character? }}
:* In the Battle City semi-finals, Yami's strategy for defeating Bakura's Destiny Board/Dark Sanctuary lockdown strategy involves using Collected Power to force the Ghost of Dark Sanctuary to possess his Kuriboh, and then destroy Kuriboh using Exile of the Wicked; in effect, he has to kill his own monster on purpose. It is feasible that he'd be willing to do this (he was in a Shadow Duel against a demon who had threatened to kill him and his friends before, and this time, [[Artifact of Doom|Osiris]] was being wagered) but Yami's indifferent reaction to it was really out of character seeing how he scolded Rebecca for treating monsters like that and condemned Arkana for such actions in previous episodes. Not to mention that he was visibly upset about having to do it in the manga version of the story.
* Many ''[[Trigun Maximum]]'' fans thought the ending was ''extremely'' out of character when {{spoiler|Knives turned "good", presumably put his last energy into healing Vash and growing a tree and asked the kid to take care of Vash}}. Arguably, {{spoiler|Livio}} had an out-of-character moment in his "I now realize I love kids!" speech. This may be more of an invoked trope due to him taking up {{spoiler|Wolfwood}}'s mantle regarding kids.
* In the ''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes]]'' side story ''Shirogin no Tani'' where Fugenberch is badly wounded and pleading for his life, and ''Kircheis'' advocates killing him. Even though Fugenberch was sent to kill them, and even though he did [[Berserk Button|call Annerose a whore]], shooting a man in cold blood is something Kircheis would usually object to. Of course, Fugenberch was effectively [[Doomed by Canon]] anyway...
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* In the third season finale of ''[[True Blood]]'', Sookie, the sweet-natured protagonist, is left alone to guard Russell Edgington, the season's main villain as well as the most powerful vampire ever seen on the show, while he is rendered completely harmless. When she finds out he was clinging on the destroyed remains of his vampire lover, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCwwC3eaMbY she decides to taunt him by flushing the remains down the sink and making him listen to it]. And follows it up with a [[Evil Laugh|maniacal laugh]]. Many fans consider this to be the most outright Out of Character moment in the entire show, as well as one of the few times [[Anna Paquin]] was ever truly terrifying.
** [[It Makes Sense in Context]], if you consider {{spoiler|Sookie was a fairy}}, and then add that {{spoiler|fairies can be horrifying}}, as proven by the first episode of season 4.
* In the miniseries of [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|the rebooted ''
* A comedic example happens in ''[[Sex and the City]]'', where during one of their brunches, the topic of the day is rimming, because Miranda's date did it to her rather unexpectedly. There was a general reaction "ew, guys ''do'' that?" from everyone, though sweet, prudish Charlotte was like "What's the big deal?". Then when Miranda asked if that meant she would have to reciprocate, open minded Samantha said something "Oh, I would never do that!" and Charlotte replies casually "Why wouldn't one reciprocate?" Might be a play off the idea that the quietest ones are secretly the most freaky, but it still comes out of nowhere and isn't mentioned again.
* In ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'':
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* A week-long storyline in ''[[FoxTrot]]'' from 1990 had Jason trying to fix Paige's sweater after Quincy chews on it, and even trying to apologize to Paige when she finds out about it. This is particularly odd since his frequent tormenting her was already an established facet of his character.
* ''[[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]]'' actually [https://web.archive.org/web/20111112050820/http://garfield.nfshost.com/1979/05/28/ said that he likes Mondays] well after "I hate Mondays" had been established as his [[Catch Phrase]]. It's also parodied in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130402123346/http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=1981 this] strip
* In ''[[Blondie]]'', Dagwood is typically a lazy slacker at work; however, in one Sunday strip, he starts working hard, actually getting his assignments in ''before'' they're due. Mr. Dithers quickly notices, and asks him if he's feeling okay. When Dagwood replies by saying he ''does'' think he has a small case of the flu, Dithers drags him into the common room - where ''everyone else'' is slacking - and tells him to spread it around.
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* For a time, [[
* During his short stint as a commentator on WWF Sunday Night Heat, [[
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFPkz7RUcLw&feature=feedrec_grec_index This celebration after an RKO] by [[Randy Orton]].
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** In ''[[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]]'', one of the characters recruitable after the storyline is {{spoiler|[[Phantom Brave|Marona]], who acts like a total brat and is prone to violence when your party first come across her, which is a drastically stark contrast to her [[The Messiah|messianic]] [[Technical Pacifist]] personality. This is somewhat justified because her innocent heart was stolen by [[Final Boss|Baal]], but since Baal hasn't stolen anything, it's implied that something else is going on}}.
** In ''[[Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten]]'', most of the main characters end up experiencing a few of these {{spoiler|as a result of the A-Virus causing them to think and behave like Axel}}. Downright hilarious in the case of the normally calm and collected Fenrich, {{spoiler|who suddenly explodes into a fit of [[Hot-Blooded]] yelling in the middle of a conversation, then politely apologizes immediately after as though nothing happened to him at all}}.
** In ''[[Phantom Brave]]'', Marona herself has an out of character moment in the post-game content {{spoiler|when she meets up with [[Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure|Myao]], which stated that Marona's chest is much flatter than hers, which in turns [[Beware
* In ''[[Da Capo II]]'''s Koko route, due to a lack of anything dramatic, Yoshiyuki is forced to create a meaningless conflict between himself, Wataru, Nanaka and Koko. The details of it seem rather unnatural at the time, including {{spoiler|starting to date Nanaka though both know he doesn't like her, and then actually rubbing it in Koko's face out of spite since he thinks she started going out with Wataru.}}
* In the first ''[[Pajama Sam]]'' game, Otto is normally a dimwitted character who is on a low scale of [[Too Dumb to Live]]. However, he seems to know a lot about geysers.
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* In the commentary for ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'', Dini, Timm and the gang would admit that occasionally Batman had to be slightly out of character in order for the plot to progress, most notably "Harlequinade" (where he's constantly [[Idiot Ball|played for a sap throughout the entire story]]) and "Bane". ("He trashed my car, Alfred. Between two guys, that's ''real'' personal.")
** With the ensemble cast of ''[[Justice League]]'', Batman would usually be a lot [[Deadpan Snarker|more snarky]] if [[The Flash]] wasn't around.
* ''[[The Batman]]'':
*
** In "Call of the Cobblepot", Alfred breaks his usual deadpan delivery, as Cobblepot - and memories of his grandfather working for that family, who were atrocious employers - causes him to show genuine anger that he rarely exhibits.
* Titanium Chef of ''[[Sushi Pack]]'' has had a few moments in recent episodes that were quite out of character, mostly to show the lesson that the Pack was supposed to be learning. Didn't make it any less annoying, though, especially considering there were other recurring villains that would have fit those lessons better.
* On ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', Homer intermittently [[Smart Ball|becomes highly knowledgeable]] about certain things in order to make a joke work.
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** What became of Marge in the episode "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge" how she just seems to be insane and [[Ax Crazy]] rather than [[Closer to Earth]] or worst [[Not So Above It All]]. Marge never before and after went after any potential suitor for Homer with a broken glass cone, her treatment of Becky was very much unlike her.
** In "Das Bus", Sherri defends her (and Terri's) nemesis Lisa when Bart knocks Lisa during the Model UN Conference, but even as it's an equivalent of if Nelson defended Bart (though Nelson stayed in character in this scene), it was probably done for the sake of starting a fight with everybody. Curiously, later when the Springfield kids are stranded on an island, Sherri blames Lisa for the crash, but Nelson blames Milhouse, who rolled a grapefruit on the bus floor, which accidentally jammed the brake pedal, causing the bus to crash.
** A well known [[Running Gag]] in the series is Mr. Burns having to be reminded (usually by Smithers) who Homer is. However, in "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder", he does ''not'' have to be reminded.
** It may be non-canon, but Lisa has one in "Treehouse of Horror XIII" where she's duped by the epitaph of a man named William Bonney into unleashing zombies upon the town. You'd think someone as book-smart as her would recognize Billy the Kid's real name. Disregarding, of course, the biggest thing wrong with the story, which is ''how in the world'' did Billy and the other outlaws get interred in Springfield?
* Spoofed in ''[[American Dad]]'' episode "Bullocks for Stan": throughout the episode, Klaus has been narrating things, explaining that he's [[Painting the Fourth Wall|pretending he's recording a]] [[DVD Commentary]] for his life. At the end of the episode, when Stan says that [[Glurge|his daughter is more important to him than a promotion and they hug]], Klaus' narration cuts in, bemoaning how terribly out-of-character that line is for Stan and saying that [[Executive Meddling|the network made them do it]].
** Played straight when Haley the [[Hollywood Atheist]] [[Granola Girl]] prays and eats lobster.
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** The "Batman does not eat nachos" quote (and meme) that appears in this episode is only a partial example. It's somewhat out-of-character for this show's Batman, but it's actually a reference to Batman's [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] in ''[[The Batman]]'' - specifically his [[Totally Radical]] personality - and the fan reaction to it.
* In ''[[Blinky Bill|The Adventures Of Blinky Bill]]'', [[Cute Shotaro Boy|Shifty]] [[Shrinking Violet|Dingo]] has had a couple times where he has acted like a [[Jerkass]] but for the most part, he's one of the sweetest characters in the whole show. The times where he acted like a [[Jerkass]] he was most likely trying to impress his big brother Danny.
* In ''[[Futurama]]'', whenever Farsworth says, "Good news, everyone!" it means he's about to send them on a very dangerous mission. Thus, in "The Sting", when he says, "Bad news, everyone!" followed by, "You are ''not'' good enough to go on this mission!" they're happy because it means they won't be putting their lives at risk today.
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