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He is a [[Comedic Sociopathy|sociopath]] who mocks the idealistic rest of the cast and the villains alike and always has the last word. His popularity ranges from [[The Scrappy]] to fan favourite in the same fandom.

* [[Spell Book|Marchosias]] from ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'' is this to [[Bottle Fairy|Margery]], with [[No Indoor Voice]]. Frequent target of a [[Dope Slap]] from Margery herself as he continues to [[The Hyena|crack jokes]] at her expense.

* Chamo from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', the [[Dirty Old Man]] ermine (technically an "ermine cat elf fairy"). He's quite eager to get the hero Negi as much tail as possible. He likes to comment on all the [[Fetish Fuel]] and [[Fan Service]] that tends to go on around them.

* Mao from ''[[Darker Than Black]]'' seems to fit. He's a human trapped in a cat's body and is snarky toward both Hei and Huang. He's also at least technically a sociopath (since Contractors are all supposed to suffer from [[Lack of Empathy]]). He becomes an even better example later on {{spoiler|when he ends up in the body of a [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]] in the second season, which increases the contrast between his body and his personality}}].

== Comics ==

* Dogbert from ''[[Dilbert]]'', except for the "sidekick" part. He still lives with Dilbert, but he hasn't really been a pet in any sense since the earliest days of the strip.

* The Darklings in ''[[The Darkness]]''.

* Hobbes from ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''.

== Films -- Animation ==

* Possibly Zazu from ''[[The Lion King]]'', who is definitely snarky to Simba although respectful to Mufasa.

* Diego in ''[[Ice Age]]'', although it's more "snarky predator sidekick", and Manfred himself is rather snarky.

== Literature ==

* While droids in [[Iain M Banks|Iain M. Banks']] [[The Culture]] aren't at a HK-47 level of sociopathy, they are all [[Deadpan Snarker]] types who can be quite casual about using sentient knife-missiles against their enemies.

* Loiosh, Vlad's familiar in Steven Brust's ''[[Dragaera]]'' novels, although Vlad's equally snarky.

* Ozymandias, from [[Simon R Green]]'s ''[[Deathstalker]]'' series.

* The ''[[Polity Series]]'' has a definite debt to the [[The Culture]], as is seen in its own snarky artificial intelligences. ''The Skinner'' also has a snarky [[Hive Mind]] of sapient wasps.

* Bob the Skull from ''[[The Dresden Files]]''. He's not really a skull, he's just anchored to it. He's actually a [[Magical Computer|supernatural library of the laws of magic]] that constantly evolves as the laws of reality do. He's also a [[Dirty Old Man|complete lech]], a [[Deadpan Snarker]] to rival Harry, and something of a [[Lovable Coward]]. He also has a [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|conscience]] under there, [[True Neutral|on occasion.]] Of course, [[Super Powered Evil Side|other]] [[A God Am I|times]], he's [[Nightmare Fuel|less]] [[Complete Monster|so]].

* Bartimaeus from The Bartimaeus Trilogy [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheBartimaeusTrilogy\]could be called this. He does take over from the main character a lot of the time (Nathaniel would've died in the first book without him) but he is, technically, the sidekick and he has the snarky part down pat.

* In a similar vein, [[Robot Buddy]] Clank of ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'', though Clank is the thoughtful member of the duo rather than a [[Large Ham]].

** "Mr. Zurkon is not here to satisfy your pathetic need for comic relief. Mr. Zurkon is only here to kill you."

* Gouto-douji from ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]] : [[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army|Devil]] [[Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon|Summoner]].''

** In the English Dub, this is compounded as he is played by [[Liam O Brien]] in full [[Valkyrie Profile|Lezard Valeth]] mode. If you didn't expect to have to fight Weiss at some point, you weren't paying attention. {{spoiler|However, this never happens, and Nier and Weiss become something more like [[Vitriolic Best Buds]].}}

* ''[[Banjo Kazooie]]'': Banjo might be a bear, but he's much more anthropomorphic than his snarky bird companion, Kazooie.

== Web Comics ==

* Burble from ''[http://brokenspacecomic.com Broken Space]'' is a short, surly alien with a needlessly large rifle.

* Myhrad the drageling (young dragon) from [http://www.fantasycomic.com/ Chasing The Sunset] is such an articulate pessimist he could give Marvin a run for his money. And he's absolute adorable to boot.

* Ezekiel (Zeke), the X-box robot of ''[[Ctrl Alt Del]]''.

* Mildly Subverted in ''Cwen's Quest'', where the Snarky Non-Human Sidekick is female, well behaved and generally well-adjusted. [http://www.drunkduck.com/Cwens_Quest/index.php?p=395293 Of course this doesn't stop her from snarking].

* Spark, a cat, from ''[[Dominic Deegan]]''. One of the least snarky examples on this page. Mostly he's here [[Hurricane of Puns|for the puns]].

* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' has Krosp, Agatha's cat(king!).

{{quote| '''Krosp:''' Is this one of those situations that involves "ethics"? 'Cause I'm a ''cat'', you know. I've never been very ''good'' at those.}}

* ''[[Girls With Slingshots]]'' has McPedro the Talking Cactus.

** It is worth noting that Reynardine can shift into a large, dignified-looking white wolf form, and is not nearly as snarky or foul-mouthed. His snark is apparently dependent on his mascot status, and there is some serious confusion regarding what he actually thinks about others (at least, anyone he doesn't regard with snarky apathy).

* Although she fits the qualification of being the resident [[Non Human Sidekick]]-in-a-Webcomic, Molly the Monster in ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' is innocent and naive rather than snarky -- but she is nonetheless a source of much comic relief. And she certainly takes the cuteness option.

{{quote| '''Artie:''' I'm I fuzzy little animal who talks too much! I'm ''comic relief!''<br />

'''Zeta:''' Congrats. You got promoted. }}

* Ennesby in ''[[Schlock Mercenary (Webcomic)|Schlock Mercenary]]'', with eponymous sociopathic (and sometime [[I'm a Humanitarian|humanitarian]]) amorph Schlock himself in second place.

* Nick Zerhakker from ''[[Skin Horse]]''. He does have a human brain, but two out of three ain't bad. As a military combat helicopter (albeit unarmed) he is also the biggest member of the cast until Gavotte starts swarming. His snark is somewhat hampered by the speech synth censoring his swearing.

* Choo-Choo Bear from ''[[Something Positive]]''. To be fair, he is only snarky in the rare moments when he is given a voice, none of which definitively take place.

** Creator Randy Milholland's own comic ego has a mascot in [[Refuge in Audacity|Rippy the Razor]], who is himself occasionally shadowed by [[Grotesque Cute|Fluffmodeus]] and the Misery Monkey

* Effex and Aihok, the [[Our Fairies Are Different|fairies]] in ''[[Arthur King of Time and Space]]'', aren't exactly sociopathic, although they do work with a woman who wants to [[Take Over the World]]. They just don't have much idea of consequences. They're more snarky (and even less sociopathic) in the modern arc, where they're [[Show Within a Show|fictional]] aliens.

* Subverted and [[Lampshaded]] in ''[[Unintentionally Pretentious]]'' with [http://www.unintentionallypretentious.com/index.asp?c=67 Aibo], Mia's robotic guide dog.

* Custard becomes one of these to ''[[Strawberry Shortcake]]'' in the 2003 series.

* Rubilax, a [[Talking Weapon]] from ''[[Wakfu (Animation)|Wakfu]]''. Actually a [[Sealed Evil in A Can|sealed demon]], and definitely a sociopath -- if freed, his main occupation is ''senseless carnage''. He compensates for his imprisonement by ruthlessly snarking at his idealistic guardian.

* Porkchop, Doug's dog from ''[[Doug]]''. While Porkchop can't speak, his expressions and body movements can show his snarkiness at times. Especially when his owner starts drifting into [[Cloudcuckoolander]] territory.