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** Makoto Nanaya seems to fill this role, being a GenkiGirl with a cute voice and a propensity to utter completely silly things during a fight such as WesternAnimation/The Tick's catchphrase "SPOOOON!!" It helps that she happens to be an expy of ComicBook/TheUnbeatableSquirrelGirl.

* WebAnimation/ADayWithBowserJr: Lemmy Koopa, like in the games, is carefree and boisterous.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'':
** [[CatGirl Taokaka]] is, despite her fearsome face, utterly adorable and possibly the only character without a hint of angst and tragedy. Her voice helps too. Not to mention the extra-strength LesYay with "Boobie Lady".

** Makoto Nanaya seems to fill this role, being a GenkiGirl with a cute voice and a propensity to utter completely silly things during a fight such as The Tick's catchphrase "SPOOOON!!" It helps that she happens to be an expy of ComicBook/SquirrelGirl.

->''"Enough with the doom and gloom, let's dance!"''
-->-- '''Tippy Toe''', ComicBook/SquirrelGirl

* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'': To wit: Episode 08: [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming "Isaac and Miria Unintentionally Spread Happiness Around Them"]].

* May and Faust from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' both have a little bit of angst revolving around May's Japanese heritage (the Japanese being incredibly rare in the game's setting) and Faust being a reformed SerialKiller, but are both the least serious characters in the series, with May regularly fighting with cartoonish dolphins and constantly pining after Johnny, while Faust is a living, [[RealityWarper reality-bending]] cartoon character with an Overdrive where he [[AssShove kanchos his opponent]] and an Instant Kill where he gives them impromptu plastic surgery.

** Gilgamesh. A LargeHam BoisterousBruiser with a ridiculous Noh theatre theme, multiple arms and high-top sneakers, he started out as a GoldfishPoopGang boss in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' but was banished to the Void between universes by the BigBad. Ever since, he's been popping up for silly cameos in other ''FF'' games, often as a BonusBoss or HiddenCharacter.

** One of the Saints, [[TheChick token girl]] Shaundi, fulfills this role. ReallyGetsAround combined with CloudCuckooLander combined with a New Age Hippy style set of interests makes her one of the most entertaining characters in the game. This characterization isn't kept in the next game.

* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': Pretty much everyone in the upbeat Mushroom Kingdom is this. The honorable mention goes to Mario, as he is such a cheerful, happy-go-lucky and energetic guy; he manages to see the fun in things, even in dangerous situations where he mostly sees the world as his personal playground as he jumps around happily pulling off all kinds of acrobatic moves while giving off excitable whoops of joy. He spends most of his time throwing the occasional community get-together, whether it's [[VideoGame/MarioParty building a life-sized board game and participating in wacky games,]] sporting events or [[VideoGame/MarioKart racing with karts]]. He is also pretty much game for any activity, no matter how childish they seem.

->''"Hey, you know what this calls for? A PARTY!"''
-->-- '''Pinkie Pie''', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''

* The Inklings (and [[VideoGame/Splatoon2 later]] [[HeelRaceTurn the Octolings]]) from ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' are an entire society based around this. While there are several who serve as secret agents defending Inkopolis, for the most part, they just want to relax, have fun, stay fresh, look fashionable, and participate in Splatfests.

* The Inklings (and [[VideoGame/Splatoon2 later the Octolings]]) from ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' are an entire society based around this. While there are several who serve as secret agents defending Inkopolis, for the most part, they just want to relax, have fun, stay fresh, look fashionable, and participate in Splatfests.

* For every badass monster in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', there is at least one other monster that's meant to be just cute or silly or have a "gimmick" to them. They usually end up as [[JokeCharacter Joke Characters]] or maybe as [[LethalJokeCharacter Lethal Joke Characters]] if they are lucky. Baby Pokémon are a great example. Perhaps the straightest example is Ludicolo: it's a [[BigFun big]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot pineapple-looking duck thing]] with a [[NiceHat lilypad sombrero]] that's known for [[DanceBattler Dance Battling]] (at least when used by [[VideoGame/PokemonColosseum Miror B]], who's an example himself).

* ''[[TabletopGame/{{Toon}} Toon: The Cartoon Role-Playing Game]]'' is this trope in game form. It's hard to stay serious when your character has just suffered [[DamageTyping "smacked in the face from a giant ceramic narwhale flying through the car window damage"]]. Taken UpToEleven in some of the supplements, most particularly the ''Tooniversal Tour Guide'' and its parodies of other (more serious) RPG genres.

%%** Marine is this UpToEleven.

* Hiro Nakamura of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' was originally written because the creator's wife pointed out that none of the heroes created so far actually ''enjoyed'' their powers. Since ''Heroes'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, that means loads and loads of "Having powers is AWESOME!" meant to be spread over a dozen or so people ended up condensed into one happy little Japanese man.

* FunPersonified/ComicBooks

-->-- '''[[GenkiGirl Pinkie Pie]]''', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''

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* Monkey D. Luffy from ''Manga/OnePiece''. [[AnimalMotifs He has Monkey in his name]]!

* Monkey D. Luffy from ''Manga/OnePiece''. [[AnimalMotifs He has]] [[EverythingIsBetterWithMonkeys Monkey]] [[MeaningfulName in his name]]!

* In ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo Tetris 2]]'', Marle is a dark take on this trope. She constantly wants to have fun and forces the other characters to fight her and each other to this end. [[spoiler:Her actions are actually from being mind controlled by Squares; once she's brought back to normal, it's revealed that, as a personification of the Will of the Worlds, she governs fun.]]

** Jade played this role, being fun and bouncy, having game-based fetch modi, and being designed as a parody of the MarySue concept. Would engage in wacky antics like fake-fighting her grandfather and dog respectively, mess around with time and space like it was nothing special, and be generally dorkily cute. Then she accidentally brought back her dead and severely traumatised dreamself, started talking to Karkat, and got stalked by Jack Noir. The fun, shall we say, toned down quite a bit.

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** Majin Buu is a rare evil example, a godlike being with the mentality of a five-year-old, He is by far the goofiest villain in the entire series. The fact that he looks like mutated bubblegum and has a beam that can turn people into candy and cookies really highlights this aspect of his personality. Despite all this, he is by far the most dangerous villain in all of the manga and the ''Z'' anime, especially his pure, original form.

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': The pro heroine Ms. Joke is an upbeat and energetic woman who is always trying to get a laugh out of people. Fittingly, her Quirk gives her the power to induce ContagiousLaughter on her foes to incapacitate them.
* This is the default outlook and personality of ''Manga/KotouraSan'''s Manabe. He lives in the moment, enjoys himself, seeks to humor and/or [[TheGadfly fluster]] others. However, he definitely knows [[LetsGetDangerous when to be serious]].

%%* Fred in ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6''.

%%* ''Film/TheMask''. (The original [[ComicBook/TheMask comic book version]], not so much.)

* The title character in ''Film/{{Arthur 1981}}''. He's obscenely wealthy by way of inheritance and can afford to have all the fun and [[TheAlcoholic drink all the booze he wants]], and he is ''constantly'' cracking jokes. But his old-money family, his fiance in an ArrangedMarriage, and her family aren't having any of it, rendering him a middle-aged LonelyRichKid at heart. He finally is spurred on to CharacterDevelopment and taking life more seriously (though not too much) when he falls in love with a working-class waitress who appreciates his lighthearted qualities, and risks his inheritance to be with her instead of the fiance.

* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Implied to be Finnick Odair's natural personality, when he's not in the midst of crippling depression or otherwise wearing one of his other masks. He's easygoing, likes to tease and play little jokes on people, but also prone to cracking jokes at his own expense, such as when he says he can't leave Mags because she actually ''likes'' him.

* ''Literature/GrandpaGray'': Grandpa Gray is stated to carry a big brown bag full of surprises and does tricks for people.

* ''Series/WhoWantsToBeASuperhero''
** Season 1 had Major Victory, a flamboyant, over-the-top FlyingBrick type of character, who was eventually eliminated for not taking heroics seriously enough... oh, and for having once been a male stripper.
** Season 2 had Hyper-Strike, a hilariously endearing young man who was prone to doing martial arts (and circus) movements at random, not to mention over-the-top acting.
%%* ''Series/TheATeam'': H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock.
%%* ''Series/ICarly'': Spencer Shay.
* [[CloudCuckooLander Eric]] of ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld''. You never know what you're going to get caught up in with him but you know that at the end of the (very long) day you're going to look back and say "That was fun!"
* Vala of ''Series/StargateSG1''. Any angst she shows about anything (tragic past, constant danger, evil daughter) is within an episode trumped by her sense of humour and [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny lack of attention span]].

* Subverted in a sketch on ''Series/ImportantThingsWithDemetriMartin''. "Bruce the Funny Dog" gives a glimpse of what it might be like to actually live with Fun Personified. Every time the camera cuts to Bruce the basset hound, he's wearing a different wacky outfit. This doesn't go over so well while his owners are dealing with a family tragedy.

** Subverted by the Seventh Doctor, who was originally [[EnforcedTrope Enforced]] into this character type as a LighterAndSofter reaction against just how much BloodierAndGorier the show had got during the Sixth Doctor's run. He spent the first season playing the spoons, doing magic tricks, being a [[TheWonka figure of delight and whimsy]] and battling {{Camp}}tacular comedy enemies with the loosest continuity yet. After the manic rush of making his first season, both the actor and script editor had the opportunity to think about what they actually wanted to do with him, which resulted in things such as introducing 'comedy' monsters but playing their effects in a dark and serious way (like the Kandyman and the KillerClowns) and revealing the Doctor's apparent silliness was ObfuscatingStupidity, making Seven one of the most alien, manipulative, and dark Doctors of the lot. When the series got cancelled the ExpandedUniverse picked him up and used him to codify all of the "Dark Doctor" tropes that the revival series later handled on-screen - like a serious examination of the OmniscientMoralityLicense, AngstWhatAngst and the psychological profile of someone who'd do that much DirtyBusiness. In the ''[[Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures New Adventures]]'' books, there's even a line that he doesn't play the spoons any more because he's too busy toppling empires.

** AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho often uses Mel like this - the Sixth Doctor's relationship with Peri (and Evelyn) and the Seventh Doctor's relationship with Ace are both extremely complicated. Mel is played by an over-the-top actress who did mostly musicals and {{Panto}}, and has a sillier relationship with both her Doctors and TimeyWimeyBall writing that means her entire character makes no sense at all, so audios featuring her are usually {{Breather Episode}}s between grittier storylines featuring Peri or Ace.

%%* Fun Bobby from ''Series/{{Friends}}''. Well, when he's not sober or in mourning...

* Music/JamesBrown is a legend who's known for making songs with meaning but many of his biggest hits are about having a good time and dancing like Feel Good and [=SuperBad=]. We also can't forget his good dance moves - he liked to dance a lot, and he influenced many past and present great artists to do the same while they perform.

* This is more or less the gimmick for Percy Watson of ''Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}}'' season 2. He constantly dances, moves, laughs, poses and generally looks like he's out there to have a blast.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' has been a [[BlackComedy darkly humorous]] game since its inception, though the degree of zaniness tends to vary with the specific GM involved. In the latest version of the game, however, this is codified with the "Zap" game style, which specifically caters to FunPersonified players.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' attempts to emulate just about every comic trope there is (even destroying Detroit to make room for their Super City), and this trope is no exception. The most obvious example is Foxbat, an underpowered "super-normal" who seems to know he's living in a comic book and determines to live each cliche to the fullest. (Strangely, he thinks he's in a comic book but has no clue he's a non-player charactedr in a roleplaying game.) Oh, and remember -- there is no CLOWN. There was never CLOWN.

* Maria Renard of ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' is usually this, only being serious in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood'' she refers to Dracula as the "Bad Man", and basically treats defeating a man who rules Death as a walk in the park. In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'' she's a UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}} obsessed with breasts, and considers having large breasts a sacred gift.
* ''VideoGame/StarFox'': Panther Caroso is somewhat showing characteristics of this, at least when compared to Wolf or Leon. In fact, he's usually the subject used in various Japanese meme vids.

* For every badass monster in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', there is at least one other monster that's meant to be just cute or silly or have a "gimmick" to them. They usually end up as [[JokeCharacter Joke Characters]] or maybe as [[LethalJokeCharacter Lethal Joke Characters]] if they are lucky. Baby Pokémon are a great example. Perhaps the straightest example is Ludicolo: it's a [[BigFun big]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot pineapple-looking duck thing]] with a [[NiceHat lilypad sombrero]] that's known for [[DanceBattler Dance Battling]] (at least when used by [[VideoGame/PokemonColosseum Miror B]], who's an example himself).
* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Hawke with the Sarcastic Personality is a nigh-unstoppable screwball in charge of protecting Kirkwall, cheerfully snarking at everyone and everything in the game. Of course, we later see that this is mostly an act designed to cover up the fact they're really just a SadClown, particularly [[spoiler:after their mother's murder]].
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': Pretty much everyone in the upbeat Mushroom Kingdom is this. The honorable mention goes to Mario, as he is such a cheerful, happy-go-lucky and energetic guy; he manages to see the fun in things, even in dangerous situations where he mostly sees the world as his personal playground as he jumps around happily pulling off all kinds of acrobatic moves while giving off excitable whoops of joy. He spends most of his time throwing the occasional community get-together, whether it's [[VideoGame/MarioParty building a life-sized board game and participating in wacky games,]] sporting events or [[VideoGame/MarioKart racing with karts]]. He is also pretty much game for any activity, no matter how childish they seem.
* ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' has Disco Kid, who's always wearing an upbeat grin and doesn't seem to be totally serious about boxing (including ''jumping jacks'' in the middle of his matches!). There's also the huge, goofy, but ultimately quite friendly Bear Hugger, the game's BigFun, who interrupts his rounds occasionally to dance and shout random things related to fishing and hockey.

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series has Sanguine, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of [[ItAmusedMe Debauchery]] and [[TheHedonist Hedonism]]. Given [[AnthropomorphicPersonification the nature]] of most deities in the ''ES'' universe, Sanguine is ''literally'' this trope. His sphere includes both the good and bad aspects of debauchery, hedonism, revelry, and passion. He can most commonly be found trying to tempt mortals into sin using various vices. Additionally, his thousands of [[EldritchLocation realms of Oblivion]] reform to [[HappyPlace cater to the needs of whoever visits]].
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** Gilgamesh. A LargeHam BoisterousBruiser with a ridiculous Noh theatre theme, multiple arms and high-top sneakers, he started out as a GoldfishPoopGang boss in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' but was banished to the Void between universes by the BigBad. Ever since, he's been popping up for silly cameos in other ''FF'' games, often as a BonusBoss or HiddenCharacter.
** Bartz Klauser is used as this in ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy2015 Dissidia NT]]'', with a significantly more [[FightingClown goofy-looking fighting style]] based on taking RPG game mechanics and battle animations 1) literally, and 2) into the ''fighting'' genre.
* Felicia from ''VideoGame/DarkStalkers'' is the only genuinely ''good'' character on the entire cast, and this is best reflected with her character design being presented as less muscular and feral after the first game. While every character has their problems and baggage to carry, Felicia just wants to make the world a better place with her singing and dancing. She even opens an orphanage to take care of kids.

* May and Faust from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' both have a little bit of angst revolving around May's Japanese heritage (the Japanese being incredibly rare in the game's setting) and Faust being a reformed SerialKiller, but are both the least serious characters in the series, with May regularly fighting with cartoonish dolphins and constantly pining after Johnny, while Faust is a living, [[RealityWarper reality-bending]] cartoon character with an Overdrive where he [[AssShove kanchos his opponent]] and an Instant Kill where he gives them impromptu plastic surgery.

* In ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo Tetris 2]]'', Marle is a dark take on this trope. She constantly wants to have fun and forces the other characters to fight her and each other to this end. [[spoiler:Her actions are actually from being mind controlled by Squares; once she's brought back to normal, it's revealed that, as a personification of the Will of the Worlds, she governs fun.]]

* Breeze Rider from ''WebAnimation/DusksDawn'' cracks (bad) jokes many times in the short and tends to be a daredevil… if flying through a forest counts.

* Dr. Randy Disaster of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' counts both because he teaches the most popular class in the school, ''and'' because of his fantastic entrance: He busts into a classroom (and into the story!) with no prior warning whatsoever, and drags everyone off into a ridiculous SpaceOpera simulator.
* Grace in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive''. Bubbly to the extreme, she is insanely happy for someone who was made in a lab and witnessed the entire research staff being murdered by someone who physically and emotionally abused her for several years before she ran away. She is capable of being serious (especially whenever any of those things are brought up), but for the most part she exists to be cute and funny, which is what makes her so endearing.

* Molly the Peanut Butter Monster from ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' A fuzzy pink girl-thing with a peppermint-striped tail, and pom-poms growing out of her head. Cheerful and childlike, she enjoys building impossible machines and writing [[CrackFic crack fanfics.]] She revels in the fact that she can run around naked because she's furry.
* While ''Super Mega Comics'' has never been serious, it does poke fun at this trope with [[http://supermegacomics.com/index.php?i=44 "Everybody Man"]].

* Spam from {{Webcomic/Zoophobia}} is this. He's silly, wacky, and lively, and is ''never'' serious.

%%* Tatjana in the Literature/ChaosTimeline (mostly).
%%* Menelaos from ''Literature/GreekNinja''.
* Regular Radio/TrueCapitalist Radio caller 213 AKA Ghetto Capitalist. He often calls in the middle of a party and brags about how they're eating ribs and drinking beer. Knowing how he funded the party, this angers TCR's host Ghost.

* From ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Aang started out as this - an interesting case, since he's the protagonist. He was bubbly fun personified - of course, as the series progressed, and the guilt mounted, this began to diminish.

* [[WebOriginal/The8BitDrummer The8BitDrummer’s]] friends won't deny that 8-Bit has naturally good energy that never turns off. It's hard to find a video where the guy ''isn't'' smiling or laughing.

->''"Hey, you know what this calls for? [-A PARTY-]!"''

* The title character in ''Film/{{Arthur}}''. He's obscenely wealthy by way of inheritance and can afford to have all the fun and [[TheAlcoholic drink all the booze he wants]], and he is ''constantly'' cracking jokes. But his old-money family, his fiance in an ArrangedMarriage, and her family aren't having any of it, rendering him a middle-aged LonelyRichKid at heart. He finally is spurred on to CharacterDevelopment and taking life more seriously (though not too much) when he falls in love with a working-class waitress who appreciates his lighthearted qualities, and risks his inheritance to be with her instead of the fiance.

[[folder:Comic Books]]
!!Marvel
* ComicBook/SpiderMan is one of Marvel's light-hearted and prominent cheerful {{Nice Guy}}s, and the most upbeat of [[ComicBook/TheAvengers the Avengers]]. Despite his angsty and troubled life, Peter Parker most of the time takes serious and depressing situations and turns them into amusing cracks at people and humorous antics at any given time.
** So is his LoveInterest Mary Jane Watson, before it was later revealed that this was all to cover up her insecurities and troubled life at home.
** And don't forget [[ComicBook/SpiderHam Peter Porker, the Amazing Spider-Ham]].
* Although ComicBook/SheHulk is more prominent, [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Marvel's]] flagship character for this trope is Doreen Green, better known as ComicBook/SquirrelGirl, whose silly powers and low actual presence in comics nonetheless have helped her beat a number of supervillains. She actually defeated Dr. Doom once, which lead one writer to {{retcon}} that as being ActuallyADoombot which led another writer to have her defeat Thanos offscreen and then have [[TheWatcher Uatu the Watcher]] show up to officially proclaim it as "not a robot, clone, or simulacrum."
** Just to show how the feud continues, subsequent comics have had Thanos reveal that he has perfected a means of creating weaker copies of himself that could fool The Watchers.
** Both She-Hulk's current comic and all of Squirrel Girl's recent appearances are written by Dan Slott, who pretty much epitomizes the "comics should be fun!" attitude. Slott wrote both the above mentioned items, thus feuding with himself!
* Squirrel Girl is infatuated with Robert Baldwin, the superhero known as Speedball, who was also one of these for most of his career -- prior to turning DarkerAndEdgier as Penance. He's Speedball again now, but he's still not quite his old fun-loving self.
* Marvel's ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} started out as Rob Liefeld's [[CaptainErsatz stand-in]] for DC's Deathstroke the Terminator. Nearly every other writer since has used him as a comedy character, particularly in the areas of MediumAwareness and various [[NoFourthWall attacks on the fourth wall]]. His Ultimate Marvel counterpart is (almost) entirely serious, but there are hints that might not have actually been him.
* Irving Forbush (also known as his "superhero" persona, Forbush-Man) is an earlier Marvel character (circa 1967) who fits this trope. He was the main character of ''Not Brand Echh'', a '60s superhero parody comic, and ''What The--!?'', an '80s/'90s superhero parody comic.
** Which makes the [[spoiler:evil psychic clone of him]] in ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}'' all the funnier.
** Well ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}'' is a Fun Personified ''series''.
* ''ComicBook/TheAwesomeSlapstick'': A Marvel series where the title character is called a "living cartoon", and carries a HyperspaceMallet. In one issue of ''[[ComicBook/AvengersTheInitiative Avengers: The Initiative]]'', he was shown brutally attacking Camp Hammond instructor, Gauntlet, for using the ComicBook/NewWarriors name as an insult, nearly killing him in the process. This has been seen by some as an OutOfCharacterMoment, though others see it as not really being far off from his normal cartoon-ish prankster nature and shows his loyalty to his teammates, who he even tried admitting the act to, before getting interrupted. For now it seems that ComicBook/IronMan villain Ghost has been blamed for the act.
* Iceman, in an early issue of ''Comicbook/XMen: First Class'', calls himself "The Bringer of Fun", and throughout the series generally acts like a lovable dork.
** In ''New X-Men'' this role is taken by both Santo (Rockslide) and Megan (Pixie). Megan who is just ''too cute'' and causes hallucinations of teddy bears and unicorns... to '''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'''. And Santo is the kind of jerk you gotta laugh at, roasting marshmallows over his classmate's head, or scaring his classmate worried about being killed by EXPLODING next to him on the sofa randomly.
* Marvel has yet another fun personified character in the from of Morph from the ''Comicbook/{{Exiles}}''.
* Comicbook/{{Nightcrawler}} of the ComicBook/XMen was originally goofier, liked having fun, and played pranks all the time. Some later versions of him downplay this quality or remove it entirely, [[DependingOnTheWriter depending on who is writing it]].
* The original Marvel ''Comicbook/{{Excalibur}}'' was an example of this trope until being reimagined as just another Dark Ages X-book. The original idea was the most "fun" members of the X-Men (Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde) form their own team of European superheroes when it appears the other X-Men are killed. They were joined by other Fun Personified characters in the process.
* [[Characters/NewMutants Warlock]] of the ''ComicBook/NewMutants'' was (and since his recent resurrection, probably will be again) basically a walking scribble made of semi-organic circuitry, prone to bizarre behavior and random shapeshifting (the "can turn into anything" brand of shapeshifters are heavily represented in this trope).
* ''ComicBook/MiniMarvels'' are notable in that ''their universe'' is this [[LighterAndSofter compared to the mainstream]] Franchise/MarvelUniverse. The kicker is, all the superheroes are ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''-esque kids, SecretIdentity is ''not a problem whatsoever'', and most surprisingly, TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin. In particular, their versions of most {{Crisis Crossover}}s always end up as [[SelfParody self-parodies]], like ''Civil Wards'', which pokes fun at the unneeded [[ConflictBall conflict]] present in the ''ComicBook/CivilWar''.

!!DC
* Franchise/TheDCU's ComicBook/AmbushBug qualifies as well. He first appeared as a fairly standard supervillain, but within just a couple appearances had jumped into outright comedy, making fun of the fan obsessions of the day.
* After Franchise/{{Superman}} came BackFromTheDead, ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}} stopped being as much of a {{Jerkass}} and became more of this type of character, until of course he became... [[DarkerAndEdgier you guessed it.]]
* Keith Giffen and J.M. [=DeMatteis=]'s run on ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League International/America]]'' veered between humorous and serious; this led to both ComicBook/BlueBeetle and ComicBook/BoosterGold taking on this role permanently.
** It's rumored that Creator/DanDiDio, DC's current Editor-in-Chief, dislikes "silly" comics, which is why many ex-JLI members have died under his reign (well, the ''lucky'' ones died, anyway); it's more likely due to the fact that most of them haven't been in the public eye for years, leading them to becoming CListFodder.
** Meanwhile, Gold and Rip Hunter are actively exploiting Booster's reputation as a second-rate hero to let him fight time-traveling opponents who would smother Booster in his cradle if only they figured out he was the problem.
** Keith Giffen also fathered Lobo with Roger Slifer, which is a BadassBiker coupled with professional wrestling {{camp}} and biker humor. The plot is always silly, including Lobo working as a mascot in a crappy amusement park, or the time the writer is wired to a jokes detector shocking him for each "adult joke", turning Lobo into Superbo, a [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] Superman ripoff to make him family-friendly, or other nonsensical stuff as the crossover ''Lobo vs ComicBook/TheMask'', or the mini-series Lobo's Back, about his failed resurrections.
* ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'':
** Chameleon Boy, who goes back and forth between the two extremes depending on who's writing them. The same is also true for Matter Eater Lad.
** Bouncing Boy also counts. When he first joined the Legion, he became the team's self-appointed "Morale Officer".
* The original ComicBook/RedTornado, Ma "Hit 'em with a Frying Pan" Hunkel.
* DC also had a character called 'Mazing Man who fit this.
* ComicBook/PlasticMan was the ''original'' Fun Personified character, back in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks. The man's powers are essentially to be a Creator/TexAvery cartoon.
* Franchise/{{Superman}}'s inventors, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, also invented ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnyman_%28comics%29 Funnyman,]]'' which ran for six issues.
** One of Golden Age Superman's few recurring villains was Funny Face, a villain with a newspaper gag comic strip gimmick.
* [[ComicBook/{{Impulse}} Bart Allen, aka Impulse]], later Kid Flash, who even in his more serious Kid Flash incarnation was still epically hilarious.
** His ComicBook/YoungJustice teammate [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Kon-El/Superboy]] also fit into this trope, back before his backstory was {{Retconned}} to be DarkerAndEdgier.
* Stephanie Brown aka Spoiler / Robin / [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Batgirl]] is generally regarded as this amongst the Batfamily, beating out Dick Grayson as the most optimistic, least angst-ridden member.
* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans''
** A subversion of this kind of character comes in the form of Kid Devil. Joining DC's Teen Titans after Kid Flash left, he was made to seem like the comic relief member of the team. However, unlike most of these characters, he was neurotic, envious, and very self-conscious. He projected a fun, optimistic attitude to hide his insecurities and the fact that he had sold his soul to get his powers. These shortcomings did a lot to make him more than just Kid Flash's replacement. His teammate Miss Martian comes closer to the spirit of the trope.
** Miss Martian was from the evil white martian race, but rejected that entirely to be one of the most bubbly characters in comics. At one point she got an evil side in her head, who she fought off via happy thoughts of puppies.
** Joker's Daughter as well as her ''actual'' father Jokester. Both [[CListFodder unceremoniously slaughtered]] for shock value in ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis.''
* Misfit of the ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' (who, in one possible future, ends up as ''Batgirl''). '''[[NoIndoorVoice DARK VENGEANCE!]]'''
* ComicBook/TheCreeper. Imagine the Joker in one of his wacky phases... ''as a good guy.'' Including the part where [[BewareTheSillyOnes wackiness doesn't mean not being good at what you do]].
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Even when talking about his past of being enslaved and helping lead a slave revolt "Glitch" manages to be upbeat. This attitude does not wane when his people's former enslavers show back up and he joins the fight against them, only sounding a bit stressed when he thinks he's put himself in a spot where he has to die in order to save his new human friends.

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* And when you have ''only'' these characters, you get something like ''ComicBook/TheTick''.
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