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The Ridiculously Average Guy is pretty much middle-of-the-road in all things. He's not ugly, but he's not particularly handsome (or pretty) either. He's not a moron, but he's not one of the best in his class either. (He will probably tend towards the low end on grades, possibly even failing his entrance exams, but he's not portrayed as aggressively stupid, either.) He has no special powers, even if the rest of the cast does pretty much as a rule. He's not a complete weakling, but nor does he excel in any physical ways. |
The '''Ridiculously Average Guy''' is pretty much middle-of-the-road in all things. He's not ugly, but he's not particularly handsome (or pretty) either. He's not a moron, but he's not one of the best in his class either. (He will probably tend towards the low end on grades, possibly even failing his entrance exams, but he's not portrayed as aggressively stupid, either.) He has no special powers, even if the rest of the cast does pretty much as a rule. He's not a complete weakling, but nor does he excel in any physical ways. |
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So why the hell is he the main character? |
So why the hell is he the main character? |
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** Somewhat similarly, in ''The [[Hardy Boys]] Casefiles,'' Frank and Joe's contact in the Network was a man who was only ever called "The Gray Man." He invokes this deliberately, making himself as dull and unremarkable as possible to make it easier to blend into a crowd and to be difficult to remember. |
** Somewhat similarly, in ''The [[Hardy Boys]] Casefiles,'' Frank and Joe's contact in the Network was a man who was only ever called "The Gray Man." He invokes this deliberately, making himself as dull and unremarkable as possible to make it easier to blend into a crowd and to be difficult to remember. |
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* In the short story "Null-P" by William Tenn, it is discovered that a man named George Abnego happens to be statistically average in every way. This makes him a celebrity of sorts, and he ends up becoming President. |
* In the short story "Null-P" by William Tenn, it is discovered that a man named George Abnego happens to be statistically average in every way. This makes him a celebrity of sorts, and he ends up becoming President. |
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* Part of the [[Backstory]] for ''The Freedom Trap'' by Desmond Bagley is that Alison Mackintosh's father raised her to be a |
* Part of the [[Backstory]] for ''The Freedom Trap'' by Desmond Bagley is that Alison Mackintosh's father raised her to be a superspy—licensed pilot, expert shot with pistol and rifle, karate, things like that. And then she fell in love with and married an accountant named—wait for it—John Smith. |
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* The hero of ''Zarkorr The Invader'' was apparently [[The Chosen One]] because, of all the people on Earth, he's dead average on every axis. [[Unfortunate Implications|He's a schlubby white middle-class American]]. |
* The hero of ''Zarkorr The Invader'' was apparently [[The Chosen One]] because, of all the people on Earth, he's dead average on every axis. [[Unfortunate Implications|He's a schlubby white middle-class American]]. |
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* ''Dreams of Yoghurt'' by Neil T Stacey features Average Man, whose characteristics at any given time reflect the average of the planet's makeup. At most times, he is an Asian woman named Mohammed Smith. He gets kidnapped by the CIA, who intend to interrogate him instead of collecting census data. |
* ''Dreams of Yoghurt'' by Neil T Stacey features Average Man, whose characteristics at any given time reflect the average of the planet's makeup. At most times, he is an Asian woman named Mohammed Smith. He gets kidnapped by the CIA, who intend to interrogate him instead of collecting census data. |
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