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{{quote|One time—just one time—she had gotten merely satisfactory results, and this was her state. ''How much of a perfectionist can you be?''|Lergen's POV|[[Saga of Tanya the Evil]]}}
A character that ''has'' to be perfect at what they do, or at everything they do.
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In a [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]], this character is Melancholic.
Compare and contrast [[Super OCD]], as well as the [[Ultimate Lifeform]], who ''is'' "perfect". Also compare the [[Broken Ace]], who often overlaps with this character. In academics, this may result in a [[The "B" Grade]] situation.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Mentioned by the Navy psychiatrist as one of Lt. Queeg's faults in ''[[The Caine Mutiny]]''.
* In ''[[Saga of Tanya the Evil]]'', when Tanya is unable to see his (and his unit's) performance in their first at sea search and destroy mission as satisfactory, Lergen sees Tanya as a someone that demands perfection. This is a bit distinct from the conventional view of a perfectionist, which is typically someone that demands perfection only of themselves (and even then probably not perfection in everything). It was like [[The "B" Grade]], but
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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