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Nearly everyone has had an experience where they've dozed off, or almost dozed off, at an inopportune moment. However, a select few of us, both in real life and in fiction, raise this odd habit to an art form, becoming the official '''Sleepyhead''' of their social circle.

These characters have a habit of nodding off anywhere, at any time. They constantly end up at the last stop on the train/bus because they fell asleep on the journey, the teacher routinely throws things at them because their snoring is getting in the way of the lesson, and their friends spend half their lives prodding them awake...or at least hauling them into a vertical position so that no one notices that they're actually unconscious.

There are two main character types that are prone to having the sleepyhead trait. The first is the [[Cloudcuckoolander]], and it's part of their social inappropriateness schtick. They couldn't care less if they get caught sleeping, and may complain about being disturbed. Other characters, however, often yell at them and tell them to be more responsible.

The other sleepyhead is the hardworking-but-kinda-dim character, and unlike their more eccentric cousins, this is a source of major embarrassment for them. They'll blush and stammer when woken up, but by contrast, other characters usually see it as an endearing trait. Unlike the [[Cloudcuckoolander]], whose snoozle-fits reflect their dissatisfaction with/divorce from reality, the implication with an earnest character is that they put so much of themselves into everything they do that they wear themselves out.

Both types will have exaggerated reactions to the things that naturally cause sleepiness, like a full stomach or a warm day. In anime at least, this character tends to be female.

These characters actually seem to sleep pretty well at night. Characters who pull all-nighters and then go thwump at an inopportune time don't come under this trope — that's just exhaustion, while a sleepyhead will get a good eight hours and still doze off in Biology class. The sleepyhead really likes their bedtime, and under times of stress will usually be heard complaining that they're tired, or longing aloud for a pillow. Their bedroom is often filled with creature comforts, tons of stuffed toys, and the world's comfiest bed.

Occasionally they will actually have narcolepsy, or another real-life medical condition causing [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Excessive_daytime_sleepiness:Excessive daytime sleepiness|excessive daytime sleepiness]]. Usually not, though.

A Sleepyhead may or may not be a [[Heavy Sleeper]]. They're probably [[Not a Morning Person]] as well — the eccentric type will be grumpy, and the earnest type completely out of it when the alarm clock goes.

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Yuno in ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'' is the earnest variant of the trope. Her [[Genius Ditz]] neighbour Miyako is normally hyperactive, but she also dozes off frequently, especially in afternoon classes (post-lunch being tough on the [[Big Eater]] Miyako), making her the [[Cloudcuckoolander]] version.

* ''[[GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class]]'', also in a high school art setting, we have Kisaragi who, like Yuno, is an only-moderately-talented but hardworking sleepyhead.

* Mihoshi in ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' likes her naps.

* Osaka in ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'' is the definitive [[Cloudcuckoolander]] version, indulging in her bizarre dreams during class.

{{quote| '''Chiyo:''' Wow, she ''did'' fall asleep!}}

* Keiichi, the cellist of ''[[Kiniro no Corda|La Corda D'Oro]]'', seems to spend more time asleep than he does awake. He's a male [[Cloudcuckoolander]] (or, more accurately, [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]) version.

* Aoi Sakuraba from ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi (Manga)|Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' does this right at the start of the series when she meets with Kaoru. They board a train and needed to get off at the next stop, but Aoi was so exhausted that she fell asleep on Kaoru's shoulder and they ended up circling around back to the stop they originally boarded on. Kaoru woke her up by the time their destination came by again.

* In ''Marvel Adventures Avengers'', [[Iron Man]] was once caught sleeping during a [[Captain America (comics)]] movie. He wasn't caught until the end because of his helmet. The only reason that anyone noticed was because of his snoring.

* [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|Sleepy]], in ''[[Snow White and Thethe Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]'', is an obvious example.

* Lazy from ''[[Someone ElsesElse's War (Literature)|Someone Elses War]]'' is this trope [[Up to Eleven]]. It's implied that he ''does'' have narcolepsy, but that doesn't mean anyone takes him seriously.

* Sgt. Rizzo from ''[[MASHM*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'' was often observed under the carriage of a jeep; however, he was rarely working on them as using them as an excuse to get a secret nap in.

* ''[[Noob (TV series)|Noob]]'' has Ivy, who frequently falls asleep in front of her computer and always sounds tired when she's awake. A recent episode revealed that she acutally suffers from narcolepsy.

* [[Garfield]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110814174915/http://garfield.nfshost.com/?s=nap+attack has "nap attacks."]

* Cammy Meele of the ''[[Ace Attorney]]: Investigations'' game, has the horse-like ability to sleep while standing up, and has to be constantly prodded into consciousness when you interview her. This is particularly annoying, even more so when {{spoiler|you realize she's faking it}}. Yanni Yogi pulls this off as well {{spoiler|and again, he's faking it - Phoenix and Edgeworth seem to be able to summon faux-sleepyheads on command}}.

* The [[Hello, Insert Name Here|Main Character]] of ''[[Persona 3]]'' has the option of dozing off during a good portion of his classes. Upsides include improving your condition and recovering from sickness faster. Downsides include the possibility of missing information that comes up during exams (and don't think you can use the Internet to get the exam answers: if you didn't hear it in the game, you don't get the option of answering it).

* General Haar from ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius (Video Game)|Fire Emblem Tellius]]'', and also Treck from [[Fire Emblem Elibe]] and Forde from ''[[Fire Emblem: the Sacred Stones (Video Game)|Fire Emblem theThe Sacred Stones]]''.

* In [[Grey Is (Webcomic)...|Grey Is]] Black frequently calls White this. He sleeps in late(in comparison to Black) and is always ready to take a nap during the day if he can find the time.

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