History BunnyEarsLawyer / FanWorks

* In ''Fanfic/ThePartsWePlay'', while she initially resents Effie’s role in the Games, Katniss soon comes to realise that Effie does a lot more than just show up in odd outfits and read out names from a bowl when she sees just how much Effie does ‘behind the scenes’, musing that Effie probably has to take on more responsibility than most Capitol guides, considering Haymitch's alcoholism.

* Between his incompetence at the ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' card game, lack of experience, inability to make effective plans and shy nature, it's easy to write off Takato from the ''FanFic/TamersForeverSeries'' as weak excuse for a Tamer. but his outward awkwardness masks an astonishing degree of competence.

* A sidestory of the ExpandedUniverse of ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' reveals that Steven Stone, for all his credentials as the Hoenn Regional Champion and heir to the Devon Corporation, really ''dreads'' doing paperwork, and whenever he sees a chance to skip it, he takes it without hesitation.

* ''Fanfic/Team8'' has several jonin who are this trope, Might Guy in particular. Kurenai theorizes that they do it to cope with the stress of the job.

* Armani Dove, son of [[spoiler: Artemis]], in ''Fanfic/BrokenBow'' is a PopCulturedBadass, incredibly socially awkward, and DeadpanSnarker enough to go toe-to-toe with [[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians Percy Jackson]] in SnarkToSnarkCombat. He also has a self-taught PsychicBlockDefense and is a master archer, expert swordsman and hand-to-hand combatant, and has [[spoiler: all the powers of a Hunter, except more so, given his nature as the son of Artemis]].

* In ''Fanfic/ThePartsWePlay'', while she initially resents Effie’s role in the Games, Katniss soon comes to realise that Effie does a lot more than just show up in odd outfits and read out names from a bowl when she sees just how much Effie does ‘behind the scenes’, musing that Effie probably has to take on more responsibility than most Capitol guides considering how Haymitch tends to just get drunk as his Tributes die so early.
* In ''Fanfic/PleaseStopEatingTheHellButterflies'', among the Gotei 13 this is about the nicest thing you can say for a sizable amount of the members between the very few sane employees and the utterly horrible ones. They are all talented and skilled, (from Soifon's stealth skills allowing her to sneak crocodiles into baths undetected to Zarakai's fierce fighting abilities and ability to terrify the enemy) but are batshit insane and taxing to deal with at the best of times. Zaraki in particular is an interesting example, because in canon his personality is basically that of a murder hobo who got one of the top jobs because he is basically a one man army. In said fic he is ''still'' a murder hobo and also as motivated by lust as anyone else in story (I.e, everyone), but he's also, amazingly, one of the few captains who actually takes the war with Aizen seriously and actually hampers Gin and Aizen's antics. Yamamoto has probably praised Zaraki for actually doing his job more than half the other captains, even as he laments about getting blood soaked paperwork from Zaraki and telling Zaraki to stop bursting through walls instead of using doors.

* Sunny Breeze is absolutely this in ''Fanfic/RacerAndTheGeek'', even if he's relatively less quirky than many of the examples here. Switches constantly between the three languages he speaks, knows more about firearms than the rest of the bank security outfit put together, drinks spirits like water, personally owns enough gear to outfit a fire team, is afraid of talking to girls, and is a ShellShockedVeteran with an itchy trigger finger. He keeps his job for multiple reasons. First, he is one of the few who can do the job. Second, his boss is his longtime friend. Third, he is a very competent fighter with amazing instincts and a strong sense of honor. Fourth, he hasn't crossed the line so such an extent as to demand something be done about him. In one chapter, they discuss that Sunny is likely one single WhamEpisode away from being terminated, should anything happen that even being friends with the boss can't settle. Think of it this way: Sunny's idea of what to do if being a guard doesn't work out is to return to being a freelance mercenary! Being a BEL in this fic is not a good thing whatsoever.

* ''Fanfic/SpiderX'' features the more brutal example of Max Dillon; he's an abusive jerk who hits women, defies Mystique, and thinks he’s better than most of his ‘teammates’, but the Brotherhood tolerate him because of his raw power.

* ''Fanfic/Team8'' has several jonin, Might Guy in particular, like in canon. Kurenai theorizes that jonin act like this to cope with the stress of the job.

* ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'' has [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Trixie]] playing as the prosecutor; she goes to court in [[RobeAndWizardHat a magician getup]], [[ThirdPersonPerson refers to herself in third person constantly]] and [[SmallNameBigEgo has an ego bigger than the courtroom]] -- Yet she's well versed in ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' prosecutor tricks, and she's very capable of being a huge thorn on Phoenix Wright's side.
* The entirety of Stark Industries in ''Fanfic/TheWarIsFarFromOverNow'' from R&D who blow things up several times a day to Accounting which not only has a monopoly on drinking games, but also holds the company record for most alcohol consumed in one sitting. Former SHIELD agents who start working there quickly realize that as unusual and eccentric as Tony Stark is, his entire company is as well.
* Ichigo in ''Fanfic/TheWorldInBlackAndWhite''. He's a bizarrely child-like, candy-obcessed Hollow, who is up to something involving notebooks, while still being every bit as overprotective and capable of kicking ass as his canon self.

* In ''Fanfic/ZimTheWarlordIrkenReversion'', it's noted by several Irkens that Todog is probably the best Elite in the Empire. However, he's also the laziest and most unambitious, completely refusing to act on his potential, which is why he's never made it to Invader status. Zim believes that he'll probably be one of the most successful [[GalacticConqueror Warlords]] due to his ability to get results despite his laziness.

** Tony Stark, who's close to being outright insane and usually up to something strange, but also one of the most brilliant scientists the world has ever seen.
** 12 years of Azkaban have left Sirius a bit unhinged at the best of times, but he's also a clever man and a very talented duelist.

* ''FanFic/MortalKombatKhronicles'' portrays master Bo-Rai-Cho as this among the White Lotus, during the celebration of Lui Kang being chosen to represent them at the tournament. His [[TheAlcoholic drunken]], [[BigEater gluttonous]], and generally boorish behavior not really gelling with the more reserved demeanor of the other members of the order. But his skill and knowledge in martial arts and as a teacher, simply make him too valuable for the others to make a fuss over it.

* ''MortalKombatKhronicles'' portrays master Bo-Rai-Cho as this among the White Lotus, during the celebration of Lui Kang being chosen to represent them at the tournament. His [[TheAlcoholic drunken]], [[BigEater gluttonous]], and generally boorish behavior not really gelling with the more reserved demeanor of the other members of the order. But his skill and knowledge in martial arts and as a teacher, simply make him too valuable for the others to make a fuss over it.

* ''Fanfic/JusticeLeagueTheSpider'' has Spider-Man. He may come across as a light-hearted jokester, but the League swiftly recognises his skills when he manages to escape Batman, trap the Flash with his webbing and evade them for some time in their own headquarters, to say nothing of his genetics expertise being far above anything the rest of the heroes on the team are capable of.

* [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Unlike in canon,]] where they're [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain incompetent]], [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Team Rocket]] in ''Fanfic/CommonSense'' is presented in this light, being silly, but dangerous and professional when there's a mission.

** Doctor Strange seems to cultivate an aura of weirdness, making pop-culture references at the oddest of moments (sometimes to quite poignant effect), dresses like a fairy tale wizard and has a sense of humour that could only be described as odd. He is also by far the most dangerous character in the setting, an exceptionally ruthless MagnificentBastard with ill-defined abilities as a {{Seer}} and/or a time traveler (Harry Dresden opines that it's a little from column A and a little from column B - this turns out to be [[spoiler: completely correct. He was a seer to begin with, then got altered by the Time Stone]]), a master of the ButterflyEffect who conducts the colossal GambitPileUp like a symphony and can duel [[GodOfEvil Gravemoss]] on even footing... ''while multitasking''.

* In the fanfic ''Fanfic/AshesOfThePast'' has the Team Rocket trio viewed as this by their boss, Giovanni, who acknowledges that their oddity they're very effective. This is also true in reality as well, they're as badass (and odd) as they appear.

* In the ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'', Italy [[ObfuscatingStupidity seems]] to be oblivious to just about everything. He also is a ''genius'' in art and literature in addition to matching [[{{Samurai}} Japan]] in swordplay.

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Tony Stark, who's close to being outright insane and usually up to something strange, but also one of the most brilliant scientists the world has ever seen.

* In ''Fanfic/ZimTheWarlordIrkenReversion'', it's noted by several Irkens that Todog is probably the best Elite in the Empire. However, he's also the laziest and most unambitious, completely refusing to act on his potential, which is why he's never made it to Invader status.

* In ''Fanfic/ZimTheWarlordIrkenReversion'', it's noted by several Irkens that Todag is probably the best Elite in the Empire. However, he's also the laziest and most unambitious, completely refusing to act on his potential, which is why he's never made it to Invader status.

** Doctor Strange seems to cultivate an aura of weirdness, making pop-culture references at the oddest of moments (sometimes to quite poignant effect), dresses like a fairy tale wizard and has a sense of humour that could only be described as odd. He is also by far the most dangerous character in the setting, an exceptionally ruthless MagnificentBastard with ill-defined abilities as a {{Seer}} and/or a time traveler (Harry Dresden opines that it's a little from column A and a little from column B), a master of the ButterflyEffect who conducts the colossal GambitPileUp like a symphony and can duel [[GodOfEvil Gravemoss]] on even footing.

* ''Fanfic/Team'' has several jonin, Might Guy in particular, like in canon. Kurenai theorizes that jonin act like this to cope with the stress of the job.

* Dr. Kaminko from ''[[Fanfic/PokeWars The Pokémon They Carried]]'' has a habit of naming his military hardware after Pokémon. Command lets him keep doing this because ''he's just that damn good'' at designing weapons.

* The ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' fanfic ''Fanfic/GirlDays'' revealed that the Kunō family was full of Bunny Ears Lawyers, such as a WWII fighter pilot who wore a sailor fuku, or a samurai who fought with a live rabbit strapped to the top of his head. The current generation, though, are simply nuts.

* The entirety of Stark Industries in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/10799406/chapters/24213654#workskin The War is Far from Over Now]]'' from R&D who blow things up several times a day to Accounting which not only has a monopoly on drinking games, but also holds the company record for most alcohol consumed in one sitting. Former SHIELD agents who start working there quickly realize that as unusual and eccentric as Tony Stark is, his entire company is as well.