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%%* BadBoss* BadBoss: He's verbally abusive to his subordinates and tries to blackmail Hortense into getting rid Dan to leave by promising her a long-desired promotion.



%%* {{Jerkass}}

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%%* {{Jerkass}}* {{Jerkass}}: In spades. He refuses to admit a simple mistake was made, insisting Dan was the one in the wrong and having him thrown out for complaining. When Dan chains himself up in the store to protest, Jeff goes to increasingly obnoxious and underhanded lengths to win out.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After losing his perfect record, he snaps and attacks Jeremiah Burger. He then has this reaction.
* PlaceWorseThanDeath: If his perfect record is ruined, he'll have to go through retraining and that's in Maryland. Jeff considers it a truly awful place, desperately trying to avoid going back there.
* RageBreakingPoint: When Jeremiah Burger asserts that he is indeed in the wrong and will lose his precious perfect record, Jeff snaps and knocks him unconscious.



%%* FemmeFatale

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%%* FemmeFatale* FemmeFatale: In true noir fashion, she tries to get what she wants by playing to Dan's sympathies (which works) and trying to wow him with her looks (which he misses most of the time).



%%* HarmlessVillain

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%%* HarmlessVillain* HarmlessVillain: She's a pretty good manipulator, but she lacks the strength and resources to get her way. She needed a patsy (Dan) to get things done. When confronted over what she's done, she runs away and suffers a comical downfall.


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* RageBreakingPoint: With Dan submitting to her blackmail scheme, Chris decided to prove he was no pushover by deliberately littering the yard outside her classroom. She responded by getting a chainsaw and chasing Chris around.
-->'''Amber:''' I WILL MURDER YOU!\\
'''Dan:''' ''[chasing after her]'' [[{{Irony}} Amber, lets have some herbal tea and talk about this!]]


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* CastingGag: He's a Superman-like figure voiced by the guy behind the Franchise/{{DCAU}} ComicBook/LexLuthor.


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* SuperStrength: One of his main powers. [[spoiler:Being force-fed his only weakness causes him to lose this, though amusingly, he can still manhandle [[PatheticallyWeak Dan and Chris]] at the same time]].


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* WeirdTradeUnion: He briefly mentions belonging to one for superheroes. There are fines for hurting civilians and, in Dan's case, he's more than willing to pay it.
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* HaplessSelfHelp: In "Anger Management", Amber the anger management instructor turns out to [[StepfordSmiler hide a lot of anger beneath her smile and insistence that anger is your enemy.]] This becomes a big problem when Dan encourages her to embrace her rage and she begins to manipulate him.

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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: He wears a black t-shirt that says "Maniac" like Dan's "Jerk" shirt.
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->'''Voiced by:'''

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->'''Voiced by:''' Carlos Alazraqui
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: In his first episode, his plan to steal the identities of misanthropes with no support network is diabolically clever...but he forgot that someone with Dan's identity might also have to contend with past legal troubles. The real Dan foils him by failing to show up to court and then giving the police the location of the impostor.
-->'''Dan:''' Hey, you want to steal Dan's identity, you take the bad with the good.
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* ForeShadowing: Her office has plenty of demon/devil masks for decor, befitting [[spoiler:a disguised demon]].
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* HateSink: Someone who is surprising less unlikable than [[VillainProtagonist Dan]] of all people. His large Ego and treatment of his employees make it clear that he isn't meant to be liked.

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* HateSink: Someone who is surprising less more unlikable than [[VillainProtagonist Dan]] of all people. His large Ego and treatment of his employees make it clear that he isn't meant to be liked.
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* HateSink: Someone who is surprising less unlikable than [[VillainProtagonist Dan]] of all people. His large Ego and treatment of his employees make it clear that he isn't meant to be liked.
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* DiabolusExNihilo: The only backstory we get is that he took over Dan's life and that he did so because Dan has no support network. He is very skilled and presumably could live well on his own, but chose to thoroughly research Dan and steal his life, friends, and cat.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He was willing to steal Dan's identity completely and cites Dan's lack of friends as why. At one point, when he reads Dan's journal, he muses out loud with a concerned look that Dan is really mentally unwell.
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* TheAce: He steals Dan's life and quickly becomes beloved by the neighbors, various charities, and even Chris and Elise.

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* AICronym: Ilsa is an acronym for "Independent Logistics and Security Android."



* MeaningfulName: Ilsa is an acronym for "Independent Logistics and Security Android."
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Eccentric [=CEO=] of a major tech corporation with plans to take over the world.

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%%* AntiVillain



* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: When Elise reveals she knows about the mind control devices, Ditmer states that he prefers the term, "guiding synaptic processes from afar."
* HatesBeingTouched: Ditmer refuses to shake hands, citing "human contact of any kind" as his primary phobia.



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Seems to be a parody of Steve Jobs.

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* LevitatingLotusPosition: Ditmer spends the bulk of the episode in this position.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Seems to be Ditmer is a parody of Steve Jobs.
Jobs, running a large tech corporation and taking on many of the late [=CEOs=] idiosyncracies.



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%%* RobotGirl

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%%* HartmanHips
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* ActionGirl: While not quite on the level of Elise, Ilsa is able to put up a fight and even plant a mind control device on Elise.
* MeaningfulName: Ilsa is an acronym for "Independent Logistics and Security Android."
* RobotGirl: Ilsa is a security droid that takes the form of a human woman. She speaks in a rootic cadence and has various technological accessories.

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%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold



* VillainHasAPoint: He did make a good point about Dan's lifestyle.

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* VillainHasAPoint: He did make a good point about When questioned why he'd want to steal Dan's lifestyle.identity, the Imposter explains that his offputting and angry demeanor has left him isolated, and genuinely seems to believe he'd be better off in life if he didn't have a HairTriggerTemper. While the Imposter is obviously in the wrong for identity theft, Dan would certainly be better off with a more level-headed demeanor.
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* {{Jerkass}}- Stole from Chris (and various other people), humilated Dan and traumatized Elise when she was a child.

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* {{Jerkass}}- {{Jerkass}}: Stole from Chris (and various other people), humilated Dan and traumatized Elise when she was a child.



* {{JerkAss}}

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* {{JerkAss}}{{Jerkass}}
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%%* {{Jerkass}}

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%%* {{Jerkass}}* FieryRedhead: Downplayed. While [[spoiler: disguised as a human]], she seems to have a calm demeanor, but she won't hesitate to let any employees of hers (especially Dan) know that they're getting on her nerves and snap at them whenver she can.
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* AmbiguousGender: [[spoiler: Yes, her human and first demonic form seems are female, but her final demonic form looks very masculine, complete with a VoiceOfTheLegion that is equally masculine. Because of this, the Dan vs. Wiki refers to her as "it"]].

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* AmbiguousGender: [[spoiler: Yes, her human and first demonic form seems are look female, but her final demonic form looks very masculine, complete with a VoiceOfTheLegion that is equally masculine. Because of this, the Dan vs. Wiki refers to her as "it"]].
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* BadBoss: She likes to call her employees "monkeys", and acts as if they are by offering them bananas and rubbing their heads affectionately. Not only that, but when Dan wants to quit, she threatens to have him blackmailed from all temp jobs. [[spoiler:But when in her true and demonic form, she's willing to KILL her employees]].

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* BadBoss: She likes to call her employees "monkeys", and acts as if they are by offering them bananas and rubbing their heads affectionately. Not only that, but when Dan wants to quit, she threatens to have him blackmailed blacklisted from all temp jobs. [[spoiler:But when in her true and demonic form, she's willing to KILL her employees]].employees if they get in her way]].
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* NobleDemon: While she is cutthroat, she can be magnanimous toward people who impress her, taking Dan under her wing when he puts his talents to good use. [[spoiler: She becomes a literal example of this trope: a literal demon, but still graciously accepting a gift from Dan]].

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* BadBoss: She likes to call her employees “monkeys”, and acts as if they are by offering them bananas and rubbing their heads affectionately. [[spoiler:But when in her true and demonic form, she’s willing to KILL her employees]].

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* AmbiguousGender: [[spoiler: Yes, her human and first demonic form seems are female, but her final demonic form looks very masculine, complete with a VoiceOfTheLegion that is equally masculine. Because of this, the Dan vs. Wiki refers to her as "it"]].
* BadBoss: She likes to call her employees “monkeys”, "monkeys", and acts as if they are by offering them bananas and rubbing their heads affectionately. Not only that, but when Dan wants to quit, she threatens to have him blackmailed from all temp jobs. [[spoiler:But when in her true and demonic form, she’s she's willing to KILL her employees]].



* InkSuitActor: Her [[spoiler:human]] physical appearance looks a lot like Felicia Day’s physical appearance in real life.
* JerkassHasAPoint: She may be a petty and manipulative boss, but she’s right in calling out Dan for being such an irresponsible employee.

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* FourEyesZeroSoul: Has a pink pair of spectacles, and is utterly sadistic and ruthless.
* InkSuitActor: Her [[spoiler:human]] physical appearance looks a lot like Felicia Day’s Day's physical appearance in real life.
* JerkassHasAPoint: She may be a petty and manipulative boss, but she’s she's right in calling out Dan for being such an irresponsible employee.employee.
* NoNameGiven: No one calls her by any specific name, they just simply call her "the boss." [[spoiler: Considering that she turns out to be a demon, she might not even ''have'' a name]].
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* BadBoss: She likes to call her employees “monkeys”, and acts as if they’re monkeys by offering them bananas and rubbing their heads affectionately. [[spoiler:But when in her true and demonic form, she’s willing to KILL her employees]].

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* BadBoss: She likes to call her employees “monkeys”, and acts as if they’re monkeys they are by offering them bananas and rubbing their heads affectionately. [[spoiler:But when in her true and demonic form, she’s willing to KILL her employees]].
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The manager of Gym of the Future and Normal Nutrition. [[spoiler:Really a cyborg who enslaves the patrons of his gym to use as human batteries for himself and his fellow cyborgs.]]

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The manager of Gym of the Future and Normal Nutrition. [[spoiler:Really a cyborg an android who enslaves the patrons of his gym to use as human batteries for himself and his fellow cyborgs.robots.]]
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The former manager of Gym of the Future and recently the manager of Normal Nutrition.

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The former manager of Gym of the Future and recently the manager of Normal Nutrition.Nutrition. [[spoiler:Really a cyborg who enslaves the patrons of his gym to use as human batteries for himself and his fellow cyborgs.]]
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He steals Dan’s apartment, all his belongings, violates his privacy, steals his cat, and ultimately assumes his identity completely. Identity theft is not a joke, Jim, “Dan”s actions are horrifying.


* HarmlessVillain: In his first appearance he doesn't really do anything too bad.

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%%* BadBoss

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%%* BadBoss* BadBoss: She likes to call her employees “monkeys”, and acts as if they’re monkeys by offering them bananas and rubbing their heads affectionately. [[spoiler:But when in her true and demonic form, she’s willing to KILL her employees]].


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* InkSuitActor: Her [[spoiler:human]] physical appearance looks a lot like Felicia Day’s physical appearance in real life.
* JerkassHasAPoint: She may be a petty and manipulative boss, but she’s right in calling out Dan for being such an irresponsible employee.

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