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Despite their unchanging nature, [[Early Installment Weirdness]] is still a distinct a possibility; Static Characters are frequently the result of [[Flanderization]].

 

 

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

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* The titular character of ''[[Monk]]'' went through almost the entire show without much of a change, despite a dizzying array of both traumatic and hopeful events. It was only at the end that he overcame many of his difficulties.

* ''[[Star Trek Voyager]]''. Ensign Harry Kim starts off as [[Ensign Newbie]] and '''seven years''' later is still portrayed the same way, despite being one of the main characters and thus subject to all the traumatic events that befall a [[Star Trek]] character (including dying enough times it became a fan joke).

* All the main (and most of the supporting) characters from ''[[Seinfeld]]'', being the [[Sadist Show]] that it was. While the status quo did change, it mostly had to do with how much the characters could get away with rather than any actual [[Character Development]]. Kramer, being [[The Fool]], usually managed to [[Karma Houdini|avoid the consequences of his actions]] and, therefore, develop the least.

* Pretty much all the members of ''~The A-Team~'' were fairly rounded, but they never really developed, except for Face, possibly, who started out as a fairly generic [[Con Man]] and ended up a [[Handsome Lech]] who was in touch with his [[Hidden Depths|inner math/finance geek]] (and reveled in that).

* Gizmo from ''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]''. He didn't really get any [[Character Development]]. He just stayed Gizmo.

* Soundwave of ''[[Transformers]]'' fame, especially in the show ''[[Transformers Prime]]'', where his status as [[The Voiceless]] (not to mention [[The Faceless]]) and well nigh [[The Stoic|emotionless]] listener adds a lot to his creepy factor. Although [[Word of God]] states this might be subject to change.

* [[The Stoic|Sergeant Cosgrove]] from ''[[Freakazoid]]!'' is mostly this, until you realize that he is the sole character in the series capable of calming down the [[Cloudcuckoolander|manic superhero]].