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This character is very likely to be a [[Goth]] or show noticeable Goth influences, both in style of dress and in personality. The Goth subculture is particularly well-suited to this character type because it's made up of [[Nightmare Fetishist|people who enjoy strange, morbid things]], on top of the fact that being different from the mainstream is one of the things that defines all countercultural subcultures. That last part means that it would also be quite reasonable for a Strange Girl to be a member of the punk or [[Emo]]<ref>The actual subculture, not the caricature of it that named the [[Emo Teen]] trope.</ref> subcultures, among others.

 

 

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** Sasaki might be vying for her position here. She seems far more normal, but is the one who actually does weird Kyon out due to always speaking with male pronouns when talking to boys, and the subject of most of her conversations being bizarre philosophical stuff.

* Urabe Mikoto, the titular character of the manga ''[[Mysterious Girlfriend X]]''. Urabe being really, really, ''really'' weird is pretty much the entire point of the manga—Urabe is [[The Stoic|somewhat unemotional]] and unsocial to the point of being a complete outcast, but seems to have some form of psychic powers—specifically, she knows without a doubt that she will lose her virginity to the main character, Tsubaki Akira (the thought causes her to enter hysterics out of the blue during class), and shares an empathic connection with him that is initiated by [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|spit]]—a common trick she uses on him when she suspects him of dirty thoughts is to stick her finger in his mouth and suck on it before he can react—she then instantly knows exactly what he was thinking. Similarly, Tsubaki is addicted to her spit, and has to have a dose a day or he suffers withdrawal. She can also cut things apart with superhuman speed and precision [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|with the craft scissors she carries around in the waistband of her panties]].

* Rei Ayanami, of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]].'' Right from the start, her [[Heroic Albino|albinism]], [[The Stoic|emotionlessness]] and [[Extreme Doormat]] personality make her a ''highly'' strange girl. It might have to do with her being a {{spoiler|[[Cloning Blues|clone]]}} with a {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid|hybrid mix of human and angel DNA]]}} who may or may not have a {{spoiler|[[Soul]].}}

** And then there's Mari Makinami from ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'', who [[Blood Knight|loves fighting]], is [[Nightmare Fetishist|fond of the smell of LCL]] and is socially awkward to the point that Rei could fit in better than her. Of course, she'll fit right in with the rest of the cast.

* ''[[Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl]]'' is one of the stranger Strange Girls. She was embalmed between 1905 and 1910, and has been "alive" since then. While she's not ''necessarily'' evil, Lenore lacks tact, "doesn't do guilt" and frequently, ''accidentally'' [[Sugar Apocalypse|massacres innocent bystanders]].

* ''[[Emily The Strange]]'' of Hot Topic fame is actually a cynical anarchist who doesn't like other people and sincerely wants to take over the world one day. She doesn't exactly have any plans for it, and kind of assumes that it'll happen through sheer force of attitude.

* Little Gloomy, of the comic of the same name. Kind of. She's the only non-monster in [[Monster Town|Frightsylvania]], which is pretty freaking bizarre. But she's also completely off in a few other ways (she has nails in her house, but no hammer. She needed the nails... but not a hammer.)

* Serenity Rose, one of only 50 witches in the world and a borderline [[MacGuffin Girl]] in her ''own'' series.

 

 

* ''[[Firefly]]'s'' River Tam is ''most'' definitely strange, though she's got [[Mind Rape|her]] [[Psychic Powers|reasons]] [[Go Mad from the Revelation|for]] [[There Are No Therapists|it.]]

* Zora from ''[[Sonny With a Chance]]''.

* [[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark]] has made a career out of this.

* Harper Finkle from ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]''.

* Parker from ''[[Leverage]]'', with many characters asking what is wrong with her or that she is nuts.

* Topanga Lawrence from ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' was one of these in the first season, before her character was retooled to be more normal.

* In the ''[[Pokémon]]'' games, this Trope often overlaps with female Trainers who use Psychic, Ghost, or Fairy Pokémon. [[Pokémon Red Blue and Yellow|Kanto Gym Leader Sabrina]], [[Pokémon Black and White|Unova Elite Four members Shauntal and Caitlin]], [[Pokémon X and Y|Kalos Gym Leaders Valerie and Olympia, and many rank and file Trainers, like the Hex Maniacs and Fairy Tale Girls in Generation III.]]

** Sabrina goes from "strange" [[Nightmare Fuel|to "terrifying"]] in the ''[[Pokémon Let's Go!]]'' games, as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_brUc_X_DM this video of the Gym Battle shows.]

 

== [[Visual Novels]] ==

* Ririko in [[Sharin no Kuni]] is ''weird.'' I... she just... Ahem. Her 'interactions' with Touka when she was a child, her apparent ''liking'' of 'teasing' Kenichi, difficulty holding a train of though together and other random bizarre attributes are just the start of it.

** To underscore how weird (and [[Badass]]) she is, for years she undergoes a punishment that is intended to essentially [[Go Mad From the Isolation|drive people insane]] and [[Driven to Suicide|into suicide]]. You'd think, at the very least, her personality would be severely twisted by what she went through, like some of the other heroines, right? Heh, nope. Ririko goes back to acting pretty much the same way she always has after one day more or less deciding she's not gonna put up with it anymore.

* Rin from [[Katawa Shoujo]], who [[Mad Artist|paints strange murals which even she can't explain]], [[Cryptic Conversation|speaks in a cryptic manner]], and [[Cloudcuckoolander|usually has her head in the clouds]]. She was also born [[Armless Biped|without arms]], but since the game takes place in an academy for disabled students, [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight|this isn't seen as that unusual]].

 

* Millie from ''[[Ozy and Millie]]''.

* ''[[Honeydew Syndrome]]'' has the 1950's-obsessed Odette.

* Molly from ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]].''

* Toni Ipres from ''[[Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name]]''. She is fashionable, talented, upbeat and friendly, but sports some rather strange behavior due to being {{spoiler|a werewolf.}}

 

== Western Animation ==

* ''[[Growing Up Creepie]]'' has Creepie, an orphan ''[[Raised by Wolves|raised by insects]]''. All things considered, her down to earth attitude is either a flying contrast to her upbringing or a completely logical result.

* ''[[Ruby Gloom]]'' fits this trope perfectly, being bright, cheerful and friendly in every situation. The only thing that can get her down is bright colors. The strange thing is that the merchandise on which the show was based kind of gave Ruby a very melancholic feel, but whatever.

 

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