History CaptainObvious / FanWorks

* ''Fanfic/TalesoftheUndiscoveredSwords'': [[EmotionlessBoy Sasanoyuki]] has a tendency to state the obvious due to his lack of emotion. For example, his reaction when Izuminokami gives him a cabbage and asks him to chop it:

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1029773 Tales of the Undiscovered Swords]]'': [[EmotionlessBoy Sasanoyuki]] has a tendency to state the obvious due to his lack of emotion. For example, his reaction when Izuminokami gives him a cabbage and asks him to chop it:

-->'''Rei:''' (staring at a watermelon) "This melon... is very green. Green."

-->'''Ritsuko''':''"Anyway, she...she can't think about it! And if an Angel attacks late in her term, she won't be able to pilot Unit 02!"''\\
'''Misato''':''"Oh, you found that out by yourself?"''

* Krysta from ''Fanfic/MyLittleUnicorn''. Upon meeting Rhymey, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a character who speaks entirely in rhyme]], she remarks "Wow, he sure does love rhyming." Not long after, she wanders into a restaurant and remarks upon how hungry everybody is.

* [[http://catwoman-cattales.com/ Chris Dee's Cat Tales]], one of the better-known Batman fanfiction stories, features this moment when Catwoman is [[ItMakesSenseInContext regaling a theater audience]] with the tale of how she first met Batman:

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10784770/1/Harry-Potter-Geth Harry Potter: Geth]]'' Harry is about to shoot a heretic when their [[YourHeadASplode head explodes]].

* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9261943/9/Knives-in-the-Dark Knives in the Dark]]'' the following exchange took place.

* In ''Fanfic/{{Infinity}}'', Chrono's response being told that criminals are running away is "we should catch them, then." This earns him some snark from his recently adopted little sister.

* In ''Fanfic/{{Infinity}}'', Chrono's response being told that criminals are running away is "we should catch them, then." This earns him some snark from his little sister.

* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': In chapter 48 a thug pistol-whipped one of his drunk goons across the face with his gun. The goon's answer? ''"You hit me,"''

* Characters' reactions to developments in Fanfic/TwilightSparklesAwesomeAdventure are frequently this, sometimes mixed with DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment.

* This exchange between Sergeant Kanril Eleya and Colonel Karryn Retta in ''Fanfic/FromBajorToTheBlack'', regarding Eleya's career options.
--> '''Karryn:''' Door number three? An inter-service transfer order.\\
'''Eleya:''' ''({{beat}})'' Starfleet?\\
'''Karryn:''' No, the Dominion. Of course, Starfleet.

* In the ''{{Psych}}'' fic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4207524/3/Hero Hero]]'', there is the following exchange when a man who's taken a high school class hostage reveals he's got a bomb strapped to his chest:

* ''Fanfic/TheChildOfLove'':Ritsuko was hit hard with this in the first chapter when she and Misato are arguing possible consequences of Asuka being pregnant:

* In FanFic/DaveStdiderPokemonTraner, Will Turner is probably the biggest offender, but Dave himself can get pretty bad too.

* In ''Fanfic/TheLionKingAdventures'', Nala has a pretty funny moment in ''The Curse of Death'':
-->'''Nala:''' I hate sandstorms. They're really... sandy.
-->'''Haiba:''' Well, duh! They're not gonna be banana-y, are they?
* In FanFic/DaveStdiderPokemonTraner, Will Turner is probably the biggest offender, but Dave himself can get pretty bad too.
* In the ''{{Psych}}'' fic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4207524/3/Hero Hero]]'', there is the following exchange when a man who's taken a high school class hostage reveals he's got a bomb strapped to his chest:
-->'''Billy:''' Hey, that's a bomb!
-->'''Shawn:''' Thank you, Captain Obvious.

* A RunningGag throughout one episode of ScriptFic ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'': Calvin keeps having to be this to Hobbes.

* Characters' reactions to developments in Fanfic/TwilightSparklesAwesomeAdventure are frequently this, sometimes mixed with DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment.
** [[spoiler: Becomes a NinjaProp when Admiral Awesome pretends to be dying in a fashion so similar to previous meaningless appearances of CaptainObvious that it can easily fool the readers too.]]
** [[spoiler: Enemy Boss Leader]] reveals that the way to kill Admiral Awesome is to shoot him in the head. [[spoiler: Subverted when it turn out not to actually work though.]]
* Krysta from ''Fanfic/MyLittleUnicorn''. Upon meeting Rhymey, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a character who speaks entirely in rhyme]], she remarks "Wow, he sure does love rhyming." Not long after, she wanders into a restaurant and remarks upon how hungry everybody is.
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8538742/14/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Kneazles Teenage Mutant Ninja Kneazles]]'' after Neville helpfully mentioned that the "cannot sing above the ground" part of the clue for the Second Task meant it would take place underwater and Harry and Hermione gave him scornful looks he commented "Fine, see if I point out the obvious next time."