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* In the anime ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'', the Host Club quickly gets rid of Haruhi's bookworm look to become a [[Bifauxnen]], but she still acts as The Snark Knight in the show.

* Chisame of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', though her snarks don't tend to have as much power over the other characters as those of some other Snark Knights on this list.

* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' has Asuka, who, at first, does her best to avoid this, but soon can't hold back her rage and angst. Finally, she loses it and has a tirade over why she hates everyone... including herself. Unfortunately, that's ''not'' rock bottom- {{spoiler|a [[Mind Rape|scarring encounter]] with Arael}} and learning {{spoiler|Kaji died}} ''[[Angst Coma|destroy]]'' her.

 

* Gert Yorkes of the comic book ''[[Runaways]]''.

* Enid Coleslaw (and possibly Rebecca Doppelmeyer) from ''[[Ghost World]]''.

* Kim Pine ruthlessly snarks about everything in both the comic and [[Scott Pilgrim Versus the World|film version]] of ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]''. Julie as well, before being [[Flanderization|Flanderized]] into a [[Jerkass]].

 

* In ''[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Series-722 Have Faith]'', a series of crossover [[fanfic]]s by Mediancat, Faith of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' is one, because ''she is really {{spoiler|[[Daria|Daria Morgendorffer]]}}''. This is a rare crossover by way of Multiple Personality Disorder, and it's [[Better Than It Sounds]].

* [http://dcnation.wetpaint.com/page/Green+Shield+Tara+Strong Green Shield/Tara Strong]{{Dead link}} of ''[[DC Nation]]''; her genius-level IQ, photographic memory and dedication to her medical studies fulfills the genius requirement and the ridiculously high standards. She's also quicker with the snark than she is with her bow.

 

* Rin in the English dub of ''[[Spirited Away]]''.

* Megara from [[Disney]]'s ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]''. She later becomes a [[Defrosting Ice Queen]].

* Hiccup in ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'' is a male example, taking advantage of his position at the bottom of the pecking order to dish out some beautiful snark.

{{quote|'''Hiccup:''' Thanks for nothing, you useless reptile.}}

* Kat Stratford from ''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]''.

* Juno from the movie ''[[Juno]]'', who seems to get snarkier as her pregnancy goes along.

* Tyler Durden in ''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]''.

 

* Lily in ''[[The Princess Diaries]]'' ([[Alternate Character Interpretation|not as much so in the movies]]).

* ''[[Discworld]]''

** And, of course, Adora Belle Dearhart.

* Thalia from ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians|Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]''.

* [[Author Avatar|The unnamed author]] in ''"Sideshow", and Other Stories'' by [[Thomas Ligotti]].

 

* Darlene Conner from ''[[Roseanne]]''.

* In ''[[Babylon 5]]'', Londo's first wife [[Sdrawkcab Name|Timov]] falls into this. Even though she's constantly (and justifiedly) berating him, he chooses to keep her over all his other wives. He's suspicious of all flattery, but he knows her contempt is genuine.

* DS Barbara Havers of ''[[The Inspector Lynley Mysteries]]''. That poor, dear girl.

 

* Huey from ''[[The Boondocks]]'', whose high standards for everything cause him tons of stress, since he's also a miniature [[Angry Black Man]].

 

* Squall Leonhart of ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]''. He's aloof, unfriendly, and periodically quite snarky, and if anything holds ''more'' disdain for himself than he does for others, mostly expressed via [[Inner Monologue]].

* Although there is never [[Alternate Character Interpretation|exactly one interpretation]] of a ''[[Touhou]]'' character, Patchouli Knowledge is usually portrayed as a Snark Knight. The games show her as completely deadpan and cynical (especially in her lines regarding Sakuya in Subterranean Animism or Immaterial and Missing Power), but nevertheless a good and caring friend of Remilia, and [[Fanon]] often shows her as having a crush on Marisa.

* Canach in ''[[Guild Wars 2]]'' has rapidly become a well-liked character for his many, many humorous, snark-ridden dialogues.

 

* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'': This ''is'' Church. He even crosses into outright ([[Failure Is the Only Option|attempts at]]) heroism sometimes, but never ceases pointing out how stupid everyone around him is, [[The Ditz|especially Caboose]]. He also has a strange sort of enduring optimism, in that he can be compelled to genuinely try to help people he likes. Washington from ''Reconstruction'' almost fits too, but...

 

* Aggie of ''[[Penny and Aggie]]'' starts off this way. Early storylines see her standing on the sidelines and aiming sarcastic comments and the occasional prank at [[Alpha Bitch|popular girl]] Penny for her apparent superficiality and snobbery, in contrast to Aggie's espoused (though not always upheld) progressive values. She's also initially something of a loner with only one friend, the bookwormish Duane. Eventually, she develops a wider circle of friends, {{spoiler|including Penny herself}}.

* Faye from ''[[Questionable Content]]'', big time.

* Sarna in ''[[Errant Story]]'' follows this trope all the way to {{spoiler|her death}}.

 

* [[The Nostalgia Chick]]. She's even ''more'' cynical than her counterpart (which is a pretty huge achievement) and can make Daria look fun-loving at times, but she's also a [[Broken Bird]] prone to [[Self-Deprecation]].

** Most imitating [[The Nostalgia Critic]] or the [[The Angry Video Game Nerd]] and [[Follow the Leader|taken up the mantle of internet reviewer]] invoke this trope. Ironically, The Nostalgia Critic himself has [[Characterization Marches On|become]] more of a pitiful [[Chew Toy]].

 

* ''[[Daria]]'': Daria Morgendorffer. Formerly a minor character on ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'', her derisive comments on the stupidity of the title characters made her popular enough with the fans' own sense of teenage world-weariness that she got her own show. She used to be the [[Trope Namer]].

* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''. Lisa Simpson alternates between this and [[Soapbox Sadie]], depending on the episode.

* A male example in Obi-Wan Kenobi of ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|Star Wars the Clone Wars]]''. Although already snarky in the movies, he takes it to a whole new level in the TV series.

 

* [[Dorothy Parker]] qualified, at least during her Vicious Circle period. Snarky, sour, misanthropic, cynical, self-flagellating... even if she did seem to have great sympathy for the Virgin Mary.

* [[Alfred Hitchcock]] seems to be this in his [[Alfred Hitchcock Presents|television persona]].