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On occasion, this is done intentionally, to indicate the event is not merely surprising, but genuinely incomprehensible, to the point that characters have no faintest idea how to react. This usage typically precedes or is preceded by a [[Flat What]].

 

== Anime & Manga ==

* Done intentionally with Ichiro in ''[[Nerima Daikon Brothers (Anime)|Nerima Daikon Brothers]]''--he's so calm and sedate that he reacts to almost everything with a blank, slack-jawed expression. Actually, it seems like most of the guys at the Host Club behave this way for some reason.

* Shortly after the [[The Other Darrin|voice cast change]] on ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]'', many of the new actors were subpar for a while, having been picked for their ability to mimic the previous voice cast rather than to perform for themselves. Some (most notably Team Rocket and Brock) adjusted relatively quickly. Others spent the next two seasons locked in a perpetual state of [[Dull Surprise]] before they figured out how to act. Unfortunately, ''the protagonist'' was one of the latter.

* Every character [[Tsutomu Nihei]] has ever drawn. His most famous stoic is [[The Stoic|Killy]] from ''[[Blame]]''!, who is quite well known for having the emotional range of a broken toaster.

* Gaara of [[Naruto]], after his [[Heel Face Turn]], tends to embody this trope for the most part. Even when {{spoiler|Kimimaro nearly succeeded in ''shoving a bone-turned-drill through Gaara's face'' in the Sasuke Retrieval arc. It wasn't until Kimimaro's kill-you-with-my-last-breath attack that the Kazekage at last showed shock and fear that was on-par with the other characters of the series.}}

* Clive Owen wears the same dully surprised face for the entirety of ''[[King Arthur]]''.

** [http://roflrazzi.com/2008/09/30/clive-owen-clive-owen-facial-expression-1-of-1/ Not just in that movie.]

* [[Steven Seagal]]. In Italy, and possibly, elsewhere, TV advertised a series of Steven Seagal films with this line (translated):

{{quote| "His facial muscles are firm, but leg and arm muscles moves like lightning".}}

* Melina Perez as a [[Face]]. As a [[Heel]], not so much. You'd think your [[Just for Pun|face]] would be more expressive.

* Announcer Scott Stanford has yet to sound not monotonous even when he's annoyed.

* Many people would argue that Randy Orton's "[[Tranquil Fury|Going to that other place]]" expression is like this.

* John Laurinaitis reacted to [[CM Punk]]'s GTS the same way he does everything, by staring blankly at what's directly in front of his face.

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