Socially Awkward Hero: Difference between revisions

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'''Billy Hodge:''' Uh, pretty much, [[Blunt Yes|yeah]].|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZy-wcQIsRU#t=1m9s This trailer] for ''[[The Guardian]]''.}}

 

* In ''[[The Sea Hawk]]'': "Him what's taken whole fleets of Spanish ships, can't say a word to a slip of a girl."

* ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'': Ladies and Gentlemen...''Sam Witwicky''. He has a habit of putting his foot in his mouth, and [[Ms. Fanservice|the girls]] [[Give Geeks a Chance|seem to dig that about him]]. [[Word of God|The writers]] did state they're inspiration for Sam's character was basically [[Back to The Future|Marty]] [[Michael J. Fox|McFly]]-''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|on crack]]''. Also helps that Sam is played by [[Adorkable|Shia LaBeouf]].

* Steve Rogers from ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'', even after receiving the [[Super Soldier]] serum. Due to his pre-transformation small statue, Steve was very shy and intimidated by women and his apprehensiveness remains as Captain America, even as women throw themselves at his feet.

* Melvin of ''[[Film/The Big Hit|The Big Hit]]'' is this in spades. Shooting up a room full of armed men is easy. Entertaining your in-laws... that makes him chug Maalox.

** Other incarnations have elements of this as well. Sometimes, it's because he's not human. Other times, it's because he's just ''like'' that. Usually, he gets by deftly on the few social skills he has. In [[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S4 E10 Midnight|Midnight]], however, they backfire on the Tenth Doctor {{spoiler|in a chilling way that nearly kills him}}.

* [[Seinfeld]]

* Doctor Gregory [[House (TV series)|House]].

* ''[[Criminal Minds]]'': Dr. Spencer Reid. He can rattle out an impromptu profile to a dangerous serial killer, but always finds himself stumbling words around a pretty girl.