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{{quote|'''Helen:''' It's just that sometimes you judge people's behavior by a pretty rigid set of standards. Not everyone can live up to them.<br />
'''Daria:''' That's what's wrong with the world.<br />
'''Helen:''' Not even ''you'' live up to them all the time. |''[[
This character has a world-weary disdain for ''everyone'', themselves included. They typically suffer from a healthy dose of [[Intelligence Equals Isolation]], and are the type to stand aside at parties and quietly drink beer while making [[Deadpan Snarker|cold-hearted quips]] about the [[Surrounded
To the "herd followers" they deprecate, this makes them a [[Jerkass]]. The sympathetic see their antisocial behavior as a sort of personal crusade against idiocy. The [[Alpha Bitch]] and [[Jerk Jock]] are their mortal enemies. If they have any positive interaction with the [[Big Man
One key element that differentiates the Snark Knight from a [[Deadpan Snarker]] is that a Snark Knight holds themselves to their own impossibly high standards. Sometimes the Snark Knight ends up as a [[Sidekick]] or one third of a [[Power Trio]] with the main protagonist, providing the role of the cynical commentator and [[Meta Guy]]. Expect less personal [[Angst]] and more [[Plucky Comic Relief]] in these cases.
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== Anime & Manga ==
* In the anime ''[[
* Chisame of ''[[
* Nagisa of ''[[
* Ayase of ''[[Midori Days]]'', which she has to overcome for her to truly love Seiji.
* ''[[
** Professor Hwan actually fits this trope obnoxiously well. Always standing around with her fellow scientists in the lab, constantly leaving snide remarks on their part whilst also pointing out their densely inappropriate behavior with nonstop sarcasm.
** Nii would probably be more accurate, really; Hwan is more often the victim of the Snark Knight. She's the butt of his jokes most of the time, and generally only manages to comment on their behaviour until he retaliates.
* ''[[
* Miyako of ''[[
* Spike Spiegel of ''[[
* [[Aloof Big Brother|Sesshomaru]] of ''[[
* Haruko Hasegawa of ''[[
* In ''[[
* ''[[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.
== Comic Books ==
* Gert Yorkes of the comic book ''[[
* 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 ''[[
== Fan Works ==
* In ''[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Series-722 Have Faith]'', a series of crossover [[Fanfic|fanfics]] by Mediancat, Faith of ''[[
* [http://dcnation.wetpaint.com/page/Green+Shield+Tara+Strong Green Shield/Tara Strong] of ''[[DC Nation (Roleplay)|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.
== Films -- Animation ==
* Rin in the English dub of ''[[
* Megara from [[Disney]]'s ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]''. She later becomes a [[Defrosting Ice Queen]].
** She's also voiced by the same actress who does Rin (see above) in the English dub of ''Spirited Away''. Coincidence? We think not.
* Hiccup in ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (
{{quote| '''Hiccup:''' Thanks for nothing, you useless reptile.}}
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* Kat Stratford from ''[[Ten Things I Hate About You]]''.
* Juno from the movie ''[[Juno]]'', who seems to get snarkier as her pregnancy goes along.
* Wednesday Addams, in the big-screen ''[[The Addams Family
* Veronica Sawyer in ''[[Heathers]]''.
* Janis Ian from the film ''[[Mean Girls]]''.
* Denise Fleming in ''Can't Hardly Wait''.
* Agnes in ''[[Show Me Love|Fucking Åmål]]''.
* Brigitte and Ginger Fitzgerald from the ''[[
* Enid and Rebecca (mainly Enid) from ''[[Ghost World]]''.
* Kim Pine from ''[[
* Tyler Durden in ''[[Fight Club (
== Literature ==
* Lily in ''[[The Princess Diaries]]'' ([[Alternate Character Interpretation|not as much so in the movies]]).
* ''[[
** Susan Sto Helit in the novel ''[[Discworld
** And, of course, Adora Belle Dearhart.
* Thalia from ''[[Percy Jackson
* Melinda Sordino from ''[[Speak]]''.
* Bastille from ''Alcatraz and the Evil Librarians'' is, in fact, a knight. With snark.
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* 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.
* ''[[
** April Ludgate the college intern is another prime example. Season 2 has April starting to get over it, though, beginning to distance herself from her irony-loving friends and getting more involved in the department. She still provides a healthy dose of snark, particularly towards Jerry, the office [[Butt Monkey]].
** April's sister Natalie.
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
** Odo started this way.
** Major {{spoiler|(later Colonel)}} Kira Nerys was the heavy-handed embodiment of this trope, just like [[Expy|Ro Laren]] before her. Almost to a [[Can't Argue
* Jaye Tyler of ''[[Wonderfalls]]''.
* Claire Fisher on ''[[Six Feet Under]]''.
* Georgia Lass of ''[[Dead Like Me]]''.
* ''[[Veronica Mars]]'': Veronica takes this role but unlike most, only after she's been pushed into it by her ostracization for standing by her father. Note her moral principles fall into a sense of justice and not letting the wealthy get away with crimes but she's loose on using deception to get her way. Such is the way of most [[Private Detective]] characters.
* ''[[3rd Rock
** August Leffler, Tommy's ex. August either went through character decay (or development; as a teenager, such a change in personality isn't unrealistic), becoming rather hypocritical and just liking to look down at everyone. Her initial apperance portrayed her as a more well-adjusted and pleasent person (At least, as well adjusted as The Snark Knight can get).
** Tommy himself could be considered a male Snark Knight, although to a much lesser degree than August.
* Kerry from ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' usually fits, though it can depend on the episode.
* Naomi from the second generation of ''[[Skins]]'' characters; arguably Jal has flashes of this in the first two seasons too.
* The season 3 ''[[
* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''. If House weren't a [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|genius diagnostician]], he'd fall into [[Loners Are Freaks]] territory.
* Kat Warbler from the short-lived sitcom ''[[The Class]]''.
{{quote| "I'd rather have a bitter cake."<br />
"You ARE a bitter cake." }}
* In ''[[
* ''[[Degrassi]]'' rotates this trope around through the years. Ellie is the first notable example during her goth years, Jimmy gains this along with [[Disabled Snarker]] title, Clare being the latest holder of this title.
* Toby Ziegler from ''[[The West Wing]]'' -- he's accurately described as "prickly" and "sad, angry and not warm," and he has a uniquely tense relationship with the president due to his constant frustration and disappointment at Bartlet's failure to fully live up to his genius, and his willingness to voice them.
* Ashley Jeurgens from ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]''.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': The Doctor has a very [[Darker and Edgier|dark and twisted]] version of this in the Dream Lord, from ''Amy's Choice''. Even as he traps the heroes in a dream and toys with them, he snipes at all of their character flaws, with particular venom reserved for the Doctor. {{spoiler|He's actually an extension of the Doctor's psyche, particularly his darkness and self-loathing, which qualifies him, and possibly the Doctor, for this trope.}}
* [[
{{quote| '''Sherlock:''' Look at you lot, you're all so vacant. Is it nice not being me? It must be so relaxing.}}
* Dan from ''[[Nathan Barley]]'' is a [[Deconstruction]] of the trope, penned by [[Charlie Brooker]] (himself arguably a [[Real Life]] example). He's a caustic depressive who writes withering articles about "the idiots" (who themselves respect him as "the Preacher Man"), growing more and more cutting and vicious as he falls in with them. However, when he's offered a job for a more reputable magazine, he realises he cannot write anything ''but'' cheap sarcasm, and it's hinted that his self-deprecation forms a self-destructive cycle; the show offers him plenty of get-outs, but he never ends up taking them.
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== Newspaper Comics ==
* Huey from ''[[
== Video Games ==
* Squall Leonhart of ''[[
* Although there is never [[Alternate Character Interpretation|exactly one interpretation]] of a ''[[
* Jacqli of ''[[Ar Tonelico]]'' at first appears to be a [[Jerkass]] willing to betray anyone to accomplish her mysterious goals, and bitingly sarcastic towards everyone, especially the protagonist (also a [[Deadpan Snarker]]) but over time, as she comes to trust the heroes, she reveals her goals truly are noble that are simply hidden behind a hostile exterior because she is embarrassed to be working towards such goals, and distrustful of others.
* Shadow the Hedgehog from the ''[[
* ''[[Bully (
* This is an option in the ''[[Mystery Case Files]]'' PC game ''Dire Grove.'' On the main menu, you can toggle whether you want the [[Player Character]]'s internal monologues to be Normal, Motivational, or Snarky.
== Web Animation ==
* ''[[
== Web Comics ==
* Aggie of ''[[
* Faye from ''[[
* Beth from ''[[Better Days]]'' is portrayed this way, not in the comic itself, but in the first couple pages of the pornfolio "Beth's Night In".
* Half the cast of ''[[
* [[Deadpan Snarker|Susan/Tiffany Pompoms]] from ''[[
* Tristan of ''[[
* Haley Starshine of ''[[
{{quote| '''Haley:''' You look like I did as a teenager.<br />
'''Mistress Shadowgale:''' How else would you expect your self-loathing to look?<br />
'''Haley:''' Good point. }}
* The main idea behind this is explained in [http://www.rockpapercynic.com/index.php?date=2009-11-06 this] ''Rock Paper Cynic'' comic.
* ''[[
** Karkat hates everyone, including himself. (At one point he thought he was his own hate-soulmate. [[It Makes Sense in Context|It's a troll thing.]]) He insults everyone mercilessly, again including himself. His ability to rag on himself is aided by the time travel tomfoolery that all the trolls are up to their [[Bizarre Alien Biology|bulge]] in; he constantly gets into arguments with his [[I Hate Past Me|past]]/[[Future Me Scares Me|future]] self. And while he's a huge [[Jerkass]] about expressing it, he usually does have a valid point when he flames the other characters. Although sometimes he really is just verbally abusing them for no good reason. He also happens to be the Knight of Blood.
** Rose. Pretty much 90%+ of everything she says is sarcastic, either playfully so or biting. Part of this comes from a childhood of passive-aggressive antagonism with her mother -- except even that may have been one-sided and an illusion caused by Rose viewing her attempts to bond through [[Jade-Colored Glasses]].
* Tycho from ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'' is frequently shown to be like this.
* Counselor Charles from ''[[
* Sarna in ''[[
== Web Original ==
* [[
** Most imitating [[
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[
* ''[[The Simpsons (
* Sam(antha) from ''[[
* Raven from the animated incarnation of ''[[Teen Titans (
{{quote| '''Raven:''' This party is pointless.}}
* Mandy from ''[[
* Lydia Deetz in ''[[Beetlejuice (
* Cassandra from the ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]'' TV series, even more so than Megara.
* ''[[
** Kyle can be another male example.
** Craig also qualifies, perhaps moreso. Snarking makes up the majority of his dialogue, especially in "Pandemic".
{{quote| '''Craig:''' This is fun. Let's walk for miles through a spooky jungle. It just keeps getting better and better.}}
* Nikki from ''[[Sixteen
* June from ''[[Ka Blam!
* ''[[
** Noah definitely falls into this category, since that was his only distinctive trait in season one, with Duncan coming in at a close second. Now that it's been 3 seasons, Noah's fleshed out more, but is still definitely a snarker when he wants to be.
** Gwen also qualifies, especially in the first season.
* Brendon Small of ''[[
* Mai of ''[[
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* A male example in Obi-Wan Kenobi of ''[[Star Wars:
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