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If the character himself is not convinced that they are just hallucinating -- and some of them are -- they become set on getting proof to [[They Called Me Mad|show everyone else]] that [[The Cuckoolander Was Right|they were right all along]] -- only to [[Butt Monkey|fail every time]]. Sometimes the neighbor fancies herself an [[Amateur Sleuth]], going so far as [[Nosy Neighbor|to spy and snoop]] whenever visiting the "undercover" character. They may even set traps to expose the character's [[Masquerade]]. Usually though they have no idea -- or care -- about the trouble they are getting themselves into around the protagonist, so typically the hero will need to save them when they get ''too'' involved.
This character is usually a [[Muggle|normal human]] in the vicinity from their [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save The World|civil life]] who has noticed that something is odd or amiss with them -- a [[Nosy Neighbor]] or a [[Snooping Little Kid]]. If the masquerading subject is in school, the character is quite likely to be a teacher at that school, or a [[School Newspaper Newshound]]. If the show is a [[Work Com]], it can be a co-worker, often a rival or the subject's immediate manager.
Occassionally, the character will have had an obsession with the supernatural ''before'' they meet the protagonist. They may be a danger that comes from the outside -- [[The Hunter]], an [[Inspector Javert]] or the [[Intrepid Reporter]].
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Often there is a character around who could give weight to their claims, an authority to present their proof to who views with bemused indifference their ranting insistence that something is strange about the main character -- a husband if the character is the neighbour, the school principal if they are a teacher, a more senior manager in a [[Work Com]]. Sometimes a [[Sidekick]] whom they [[The Drag Along|drag into helping them]] -- usually an underling, such as a school janitor if or an intern -- is also present.
Contrast/compare [[Secret Keeper]]. See also [[Not
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== Anime ==
* ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'': Sayoko noticed how there is something off about Belldandy, and goes to great lengths to uncover her secret. Of course, since Belldandy is a Goddess who [[Can Not Tell a Lie]], she simply tells Sayoko the truth. Sayoko never believes her and continues her schemes.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== Video Games ==
* The sushi chef seems to be the only one who can see through [[Octodad]]'s [[Paper
* Bob Copper in ''[[Mega Man Star Force (Video Game)|Mega Man Star Force]]'' has this as, quite literally, his job description. When he's not trying to find out who Mega Man is, it's because the police force has tasked him to discover the roots of something weirder.
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* Hans Rotwood from ''[[American Dragon Jake Long]]''. A teacher of the titular hero, he has an interest in supernatural creatures and is set on proving that Jake is one to the world once he has found out.
* Candace from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', the older sister of her two [[Child Prodigy]] brothers whose crazy inventions only she witnesses: by the time she fetches their mom, it always disappears by some crazy coincidence.
* Mandy from ''[[Totally Spies]]'' has acted like this a few times, though the situation is usually solved by [[Laser
* Lt. Mitch Kellaway in ''[[The Mask (Film)|The Mask]]'' movie and the animated series is both this and the [[Inspector Javert]]. (Not so much in the movie where Stanley ''does'' do illegal things with the mask, such as robbing a bank (he just happened to do so just in front of the goons).)
* Every [[Animaniacs (Animation)|Chicken Boo]] segment contains exactly one character who is aware that the titular character is in fact [[Phrase Catcher|A CHICKEN I TELL YOU! A GIANT CHICKEN!]] This guy/gal tends to get ridiculed throughout the episode (or sometimes kicked out) until Boo's masquerade is stripped away somehow. If the wolf-crier was sent away, he/she returns at this point to say, "I told you he was a giant chicken."
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