The Casanova: Difference between revisions

* [[Iron Man|Tony Stark.]]

** Lampshaded in Extremis:

'''Maya Hansen''': Some classy ladies you know. }}

* Another ''Marvel'' example is Gambit, who is largely considered to be a reformed example, having given up his whoring ways since meeting Rogue. Until they broke up anyway.

* [[The Hulk]]. No, really! Have you seen how many children he has with multiple women? ''Three'', so far, with a suspected fourth running around.

** As Red She-Hulk {{spoiler|who is actually Betty Ross Banner}} commented after learning the Hulk had been married to not one, but two [[Green-Skinned Space Babe|hot alien]] [[Hot Amazon|warrior queens]];

* Dorian Gray, not only in ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' but even moreso in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie.

* Pavi Largo from ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]'' is close to being the epitome of this trope. As he says himself in 'Mark It Up':

* Duke of Rochester from ''The Libertine''.

** And Don Juan de Marco, as well.

* Barney from ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''. There's barely been an episode in the series where he hasn't hit on at least one woman, and uses a number of bizarre means to seduce them (which are surprisingly successful).

** Slightly deconstructed -- for the most part, he only does well with bimbos and desperate women.

'''Barney''': Ted, the question is do they ever ''not'' work for me? Either way the answer is about half the time. }}

** In a recent episode Barney was revealed to have slept with 200 women (and counting). Marshall, while disgusted, decided to crunch the numbers based on the number of women Barney hits on on average every week and calculated (albeit with quite a bit of leeway) that based on that information and his years of sexual activity, Barney's success rate with women works out at a little over 1%. There's no telling if that is anywhere near accurate though.

* Latka's alter ego Vic Ferrari from ''[[Taxi]]'', introduced at the end of Season 3 and the catalyst for a [[Split Personality]] problem that unfolded over much of the following season. This climaxed when he had to win back his old girlfriend Simka from Vic (whom he referred to as "a two-bit [[Malaproper|bossa nova"]]). Once he managed to convince her that Vic wouldn't actually love her, she was able to convince Vic to leave for good.

* Sam Malone of ''[[Cheers]]''.

'''Sam:''' Hey, I always buy 'em breakfast, don't I? }}

* Bulldog from ''[[Frasier]]''.

** Roz Doyle was always played as a female version of ''this'' trope in particular, rather than just [[Really Gets Around]]. While the characters often cracked jokes about her promiscuity, they nearly always implied a predatory and perpetually lustful person who loved the chase and would jump through ridiculous hoops (including construct elaborate lies and hook her friends into facilitating hook-ups) in order to get laid, rather than misogynistic jokes indicative of a cheap slut, as would be expected in a comedy featuring a promiscuous woman. Also, Roz was always portrayed in a far better light than Bulldog because while Roz would sleep with loads of guys, she also had very clear standards that she rarely compromised (which is perhaps the reason her dates were so often men who required her to come up with hilarious schemes in order to get them to put out).

* Samantha of ''[[Sex and the City]]'' arguably is more of a female version of this than [[The Vamp]] or [[Femme Fatale]], as her motivations are lust rather than being a "bad girl".

* An episode of ''[[The Equalizer]]'' had a handsome chronic womaniser get kidnapped by industrial spies who keep insisting that "she said she gave it to you" and [[Mistaken for Spies|refuse to believe his claims of innocence]]. Realising he's going to be tortured he quickly "confesses" and promises to get "it" to them in 24 hours -- he then has to hire the Equalizer to help him sort though the multitude of women he's dated to find the right one. "It" turns out to be {{spoiler|a microdot on a matchbook handed to him with a girl's phone number written on the inside.}}

* Before Nathan of ''[[One Tree Hill]]'' fell in love with Haley, he was most definitely one of these, even if he was taken at the time. Haley is ''not'' happy when, in Season 4, after they are married and pregnant, she finds out that Nathan made a sex tape with their friend Brooke (though it was before he even knew her).

'''Haley:''' Yes! And here. I'll make it easy for you. Take the phone book and just cross off the name of every girl you haven't been with. }}

* Sam Axe of ''[[Burn Notice]]'' seems to make his ''living'' "sponging off every rich divorcee in the greater Miami area."

* ''[[Star Trek]]'''s Captain James T. "Jim" Kirk and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation's]]'' Commander William T. Riker.

** A [[YouTube]] user's summary of Kirk's philosophy of life:

* Jake Doyle from ''[[Republic of Doyle]]''.

* Dan Fielding of ''[[Night Court]]''.

== Music ==

* Cowboy Casanova, by Carrie Underwood.

Gives you feelings that you don't wanna fight, you better run for your life. }}

* [[Supertramp]]'s Lover Boy

* [[Selena Gomez]] Outlaw

''In you rear-view mirror'' }}

== Theater ==

* In [[Spring Awakening]], handsome, creepy, and arrogant Hanschen Rilow is mostly played for laughs, though it's a little sad when he seduces his classmate Ernst. The scene they share is tragically unbalanced, given all the power Hanschen has over Ernst:

'''Hanschen''': And so you should. }}

* Even older than the original Casanova was the character [[Don Juan]], whose first recorded appearance was in the 17th century Spanish play ''The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest''.

* Goto, from [[Mana Khemia]] 2, is seen going on dates with various students ''in groups'' (as well as some one on one time with the Chairman). When the main cast doubt his claims of natural desirability they take a school-wide poll, only to find out that 100% of the girls want him as well as [[Even the Guys Want Him|1/3 of the guys]], and the only reason the members of Ulrika's workshop aren't effected is he's purposefully toning down his charm around them. Then things get a bit complicated when the son of one of his old flings shows up looking for revenge...

* To some extent, the protagonists in ''[[Persona 3]]'' and ''[[Persona 4]]'' can be this, depending on the player's decisions. If you're dating more than one girl and they discover what's happening, chances are you'll have to deal with some VERY pissed off girls and generally put the situation right. This is less so in ''Persona 4'' where you won't be penalised as much, but you can still date/flirt with nearly every girl '''in the game''' {{spoiler|(except for Hanako and Nanako, thankfully)}}, AND you even get called an emotional heartbreaker during the cross-dressing pageant:

* ''[[Assassin's Creed]] 2'' has beat-up missions, which usually revolve around a woman looking for a random dude to beat up their cheating bastard husband. [[Hilarity Ensues]] when they are caught with their lovers, then beaten the shit out of.

** You also meet Casanova himself who has you deliver love letters to two women at the same time.

* Zach, of ''[[Girls with Slingshots]]'' is arguably a subversion. Sure, he's slept with hundreds of women, but he sees it as a community service thing. He gives virgins a good first time and helps service the elderly to make them feel loved again.

* Tip Wilkin from ''[[Skin Horse]]''. The other characters refer to it as his "superpower". Even more remarkable because he [[Wholesome Crossdresser|likes wearing women's clothing in public]]. Borders on a [[Kavorka Man]], in fact, despite being ''utterly'' charming- his success record is just too supernatural.

** When Tip was turned into a wolf in one story arc, all the genetically engineered battledogs who were female were suddenly drastically attracted to him.

* Ian, of ''[[What Birds Know]]'', is the town Casanova, making bets with his friends about how quickly he can date and bed girls. He's also oblivious to the crush his sister's friend Elia has on him.