The Worm Guy: Difference between revisions

== [[Film]] ==

* The trope's namesake, Niko Tatopoulos from the 1998 ''[[Godzilla (film)|Godzilla]]''. He was researching the growth rate of earthworms, by himself, out in the field, and suggests Godzilla was created from nuclear fallout on absolutely no evidence. He also gets cross when ignored about his {{spoiler|Godzilla eggs nest site}} theory, which then turns out to be correct. The quintessential worm guy.

* Alan Grant in ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' - taken from his paeleontological dig for a preview of living dinosaurs, as [[The Powers That Be]] wanted a paelontologist to endorse them.

** However, he wasn't making hypotheses based on little to no evidence. That was Malcolm's job.

* The aforementioned Daniel Jackson is taken further in the show: ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' turns him into a full-on case of [[You Have to Believe Me]]. Apparently, he's been ranting about aliens all along, and, [[What an Idiot!|shockingly and surprisingly]], he's been met with disbelief.

* The [[Too Good to Last|short-lived]] series ''[[Threshold]]'' concerned an entire ''task force'' of Worm Guys, taking on an [[Alien Invasion]] via [[The Virus|Infection]].

* Another 2008 series, ''[[Sanctuary]]'' features forensic psychiatrist Dr. Will Zimmerman. In the pilot, he discovers evidence that a mysterious boy is linked to a murder case. When his own colleagues refuse to listen, Zimmerman ends up being hired by the titular organization.

* This happens in ''[[Lost]]'' when associates of the rich and powerful Charles Widmore are sent out to round up a team which is meant to {{spoiler|travel to the island and capture Benjamin Linus}}. This team includes a physicist who spent his whole life studying time travel and a paranormal investigator.