Almighty Janitor: Difference between revisions

* Despite the "no universal canon" nature of the [[SCP Foundation]], a character named Wilhelm Grungkok starred in exactly one tale written a few years ago.{{when}} He's still brought up now and then, is one of the longest-surviving members of the Foundation that hasn't been augmented in some way (mostly because he knows when to duck), and between cleaning up the messes of the various "detainees" and overhearing conversation, the man's brain probably contains half the database of a multinational shadow organization for whom the phrase "knowledge is power" is a quaint starting point. And the poor slob still can't even get employee of the month.

 

* In ''[[Class of the Titans]]'', the school janitor [[Sdrawkcab Name|Mr. Suez]] turns out to be Zeus, King of the Gods.

* "Yohnny the Yanitor" from ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' gets so fed up with the title character staying behind to work after school, forcing him to stay late as well, that he turns the whole school into an obstacle course to get revenge. Though he lost, so to speak, he had some [[Badass Normal|badass]] skills for a janitor.

* ''[[Flying Rhino Junior High]]'' has Buford, a former CIA agent, now custodian of the titular school. His expertise is usually called upon to help the students deal with "The Phantom's" latest reality-warping attack on the school. In one episode, a running ''shoutout'' to James Bond, he gets to supply the four main students with spy gadgets.

* ''[[Futurama]]'': "Scruffy. The Janitor." Who is really not almighty at all, but just as lazy and incompetent as the rest of the crew, but owns three times as much stock in Planet Express as any other employee except for Dr. Zoidberg—who, while not a janitor, also fits this trope because he is considered worthless by his coworkers and yet actually owned 51% of the company until he traded his stock to "That Guy" (Steve Castle) for a sandwich.

* ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]'': "Is it Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? Could be!"

** Though, in HKP's case, he's not so much an Almighty Janitor as he is an [[Idiot Hero]] with a [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]].

* Agent Dark Booty from ''[[Invader Zim]]'' is a borderline example. He's a high-ranking member of a secret society dedicated to protecting humanity from paranormal threats, and Dib's contact in the group. We never actually got to see him in action before the series ended, but the indications up to that point are that he really is or was as much of a [[Badass]] as that indicates. His day job? Janitor at a NASA facility.

* One episode of ''[[Kim Possible]]'' featured the school janitor who was actually Canada's greatest secret agent, working undercover. The ending implied that [[Here We Go Again| his replacement was Sweden's equivalent]].

* ''Moville Mysteries'' features a school janitor who is a former archeologist and adventurer. He devoted his life to keep contained an evil elder god named ''Polipotanaketl'' which he accidentally released some years before.

* ''[[ReBoot]]''. After becoming an adult and surviving the games, Enzo becomes an incredibly strong fighter, both physically and mentally. However he is still technically a Guardian cadet because he never had the chance to attend the Guardian academy.

* While not exactly as low as a Janitor and technically high ''ranking'', Optimus Prime of ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' is in charge of a group of lowly Space Bridge repairmen after screwing up somehow when he was applying for the Elite Guard, respected only by his team. He lacks self-esteem and wants to be a hero more than anything. He's working on it. This has led some to call him "Maintenance Prime", after an insult given to him by [[Jerkass|Sentinel]] [[The Neidermeyer|Prime]].

** Also Prowl, another member of Prime's crew, who happens to be one of the most badass Ninjas on Cybertron. His reasons for being held back were a combination of {{spoiler|early life pacifism, and a [[Heroic BSOD]] after his master died.}}

** Also Ratchet, a vet of the Great War and is bonded to the single most powerful Autobot weapon in existence. Which is also their ship. Seriously, outside of Bumblebee, the entire "lowly maintenance crew" are absurdly overqualified for their low station.

* ''[[Fanboy and Chum Chum]]'' has Janitor Poopatine, who as you may have guessed is a parody of [[Star Wars|Emperor Palpatine]].

* ''[[Swat Kats]]: The Radical Squadron'' fits this pretty well. Due to them getting screwed over by their superior officer, Jake "Razor" Clawson and Chance "T-Bone" Furlong are given a life sentence of tending to a military junkyard. Ironically, this job gives them ample access to most of the technology they need to build their crime-fighting arsenal.

* ''[[Ben 10]]''. The first few seasons (and associated live action films) established that there is a powerful alien fighting force that takes cover identies such as school teachers, mailmen and phone repair people.

** Hell, they even call themselves The Plumbers, a job most would consider as low or lower than the janitor!

 

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