History Main / LogicalLatecomer

--> '''Trunks''': ''(after everyone ignores his idea to give Goku a senzu bean mid-fight)'' OK guys, if you're bothered by cheating, either loosen your moral code or STOP HINGING THE FATE OF THE WORLD ON DEATH MATCHES!!

-->'''Minrah:''' [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1187.html I'm so confused.]]

* ''Manga/{{Wagnaria}}'': Early on, the series follows Souta, the new part-time waiter, as he discovers one after another the various quirks of his co-workers. Said quirks no other co-worker seems to be bothered by, no other co-worker seems to bother with, no other co-worker bothered to warn him of, and no other co-worker bothered to even mention. The restaurant turns out to be a DysfunctionJunction alright. But Souta himself does make quite a contribution.

* ''Fanfic/MrAndMrsGold'': When Emma first meets Rose, she sees her walking throughout the square with her nose in a book, every other pedestrian and driving car do not find it the least bit concerning or something to notice, as if she has been doing the same walk with them for years (for ''28 years'' even). Naturally, Emma is the only one to think this is strange.

* ''Fanfic/AProfessorAndAStudent'': Professor Kukui is completely astonished by all the crazy things Ash has been involved in.
* Averted in ''Fanfic/HellAndHighWater''. Human Twilight would have served this role, but no one is happy with the idea that they have to deal with bringing someone who may not even be all that helpful up to speed on the plot in addition to addressing all the story's recent revelations. So Aria quietly mindwipes her offscreen as soon as possible, so it isn't an issue.
* ''Fanfic/AKnightsTaleAsInquisitor'': Arturia finds herself having to deal with the Mages and Templars at war due to various circumstances...and eventually is the one to point out that ''both'' are at fault for allowing things to escalate to the point that they are in the present and both sides will have to deal with the repercussions of their choices no matter who wins the war.
* ''Fanfic/DoofenshmirtzHeroIncorporated'': While "logical" isn't the correct term to describe [[MadScientist Doof]], he points out several issues with the [=MHA=] world, like its stifling of innovation, its ignorance of pre-Quirk history, and how the hero school system is failing the emotional and psychological needs of its children.

* ''Film/HotFuzz:'' London cop Nicholas Angel is assigned to the village of Sandford and is utterly baffled by how the veteran cops there are quick to write off obvious homicides as freak accidents. This is because the murders have been going on for decades, and so most of the local cops have grown up with the impression that Sandford is a place where no one is ever murdered but that accidents happen all the time. As an outsider, Nicholas lacks that impression and sees the murders for what they are.

* ''{{Literature/Discworld}}'': This is something of a running gag concerning the Librarian of Unseen University: early on in the series a magical accident turned him from a human to an orangutan, but he adapted well to his new form and the rest of the university and the city of Ankh Morpork quickly got used to having him around. Newcomers and visitors to the city tend to be surprised by this, and it's mentioned that if someone were to tell the faculty that there's an ape on the grounds, they would probably go ask the Librarian if he's seen it.
--> ''The Bursar hesitated. There was always this trouble with the Librarian. Everyone had got so accustomed to him it was hard to remember a time when the Library was not run by a yellow-fanged ape with the strength of three men. If the abnormal goes on long enough it becomes the normal. It was just that, when you came to explain it to a third party, it sounded odd.''
* ''Literature/TheLostFleet:'' Captain Geary is a logical latecomer as a result of being a HumanPopsicle. He is trapped in cryo-sleep during the first battle of the Alliance-Syndic war and isn't found and woken up until a century later. Because he's the only member of the Alliance military who remembers how things worked before the war, Geary can see the flaws in the way things are run now when everyone else believes their own propaganda about how those methods are the best ones or that things have always been like that. For instance, every commander is a LeeroyJenkins in battle rather than fighting as a fleet. The Alliance indiscriminately kills civilians and prisoners, believing it's justice for the people the Syndics have killed and will demoralize the enemy (even though it hasn't in decades). The worst ship commanders are assigned to the ships that are the least likely to be destroyed due to notions about honor, while the talented commanders are used as cannon fodder. Geary works to change that way of thinking, and it doesn't take long for most of the other characters to begin realizing that his alternate methods are working.

* In ''[[Series/Charmed1998 Charmed]]'', neophyte witch Paige occasionally falls into this after joining Piper and Phoebe who, by that point, had three years worth of experience as Charmed Ones and had gotten used to quite a few things. When Piper turns into a Fury, Paige is quite shaken at how blasé Phoebe, Leo and Cole are when recalling some of the Sisters' past demonic transformations to try and predict Piper's behaviour.
--> '''Paige:''' "Is there some sort of spell I could do, you know, in advance so I could, uh, not become maybe a Banshee or..."\
'''Phoebe:''' ''[ignoring her while working on reversing a spell]'' "What word did you sub 'Demon' with?"

* ''Series/PicketFences'': a recurring non-locals like Agent Morrell and Assistant U.S. Attorney Biel are outside observers of various bizarre events that the townspeople take in relative stride and are sometimes willing to tell them how weird they find it all.
--> '''Biel:''' The last time I was called to Rome, your hospital wanted to take the heart of an Alzheimer's patient and give it to somebody else. You denied that request, and since then, I've learned that the gentleman with Alzheimer's has been made, er, the mayor of this community. Now I've been dispatched again because you're endeavoring to turn a nine-year-old boy into a science experiment.

* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': In Chapter 2, Noelle becomes a GuestStarPartyMember at one point, teaming up with Kris to help them through Cyber City after they split up from Susie and Ralsei. However, the first time you enter a battle with Noelle in the party, she's confused by the combat interface and the concept of [=ACTing=]. Kris and the Virovirokun they're fighting have to put the battle on hold to explain the basics to Noelle.

* In ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'', Zenkichi acts as this to the Phantom Thieves, something emphasised by the TimeSkip since [[VideoGame/Persona5 the original game]]. Even after the Phantom Thieves take the time to explain the Metaverse to him, he still freaks out ''big time'' once they actually take him into it.

* Unlike the members of the main cast who have been around since the start of the comic's run, Ashley of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' isn't used to the constant stream of magic hijinks and monster attacks that has suddenly become part of her life. As such she tends to do things like [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/sister3-291 break down crying after being kidnapped]] or struggle not to freak out [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/party-203 after being transformed involuntarily]] when many of the other characters would just shrug and get ready for the next disaster.

--> '''Melody:''' Soos, these are children.

** "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E8GemHarvest Gem Harvest]]": Steven meets Greg's cousin Andy [=DeMayo=], who hasn't seen him in years and doesn't know about the Gems or Steven's adventures with them. Andy is baffled by the Gems' powers, and reacts with fear, concern, and AngerBornOfWorry when [[spoiler:he hastily tries to leave the family dinner in his biplane and Steven ''flies after him with Lapis's help, only to '''nearly fall into the ocean'''''.]] Interestingly (and hilariously), he actually [[FantasticallyIndifferent seems to immediately accept the fact that the Gems are extraterrestrial beings]]... but he's super mad that Greg has been harboring "illegal aliens."

* According to WordOfGod, this was the reason that the ComicBook/ScarletSpider's debut battle was against ComicBook/{{Venom}}. Venom was one of Franchise/SpiderMan's most dangerous and insane foes, but during this period of time, Spider-Man had entered a non-aggression pact with him, where the two would basically leave each other alone. Peter at this time was married and Venom was well aware of his true identity, so Peter was partly motivated by a desire to protect his family. Despite this, some writers felt that this was ''horribly out of character'' for Peter Parker, and [[ArmedWithCanon expressed their feelings through Scarlet Spider]], who is [[WhatTheHellHero very pissed off]] that Peter made this deal.
* ComicBook/{{Superboy}} and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} were this for the original ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes; as people from the present day, they understandably didn't know much of anything about life in the 30th century, nor what kind of crazy adventures the Legion got up to. This made them {{Audience Surrogate}}s who could ask relevant WorldBuilding questions, allowing the comic to avoid constant AsYouKnow moments.

* ''{{Literature/Discworld}}'': This is something of a running gag concerning the Librarian of Unseen University: early on in the series a magical accident turned him from a human to an orangutan, but he adapted to his new form quickly and the rest of the university and the city of Ankh Morpork quickly got used to having him around. Newcomers and visitors to the city tend to be surprised by this, and it's mentioned that whenever someone tells the faculty that there's an ape on the grounds they'll probably go ask the Librarian if he's seen it.

-> ''The Bursar hesitated. There was always this trouble with the Librarian. Everyone had got so accustomed to him it was hard to remember a time when the Library was not run by a yellow-fanged ape with the strength of three men. If the abnormal goes on long enough it becomes the normal. It was just that, when you came to explain it to a third party, it sounded odd.''

* ''Fanfic/DoofenshmirtzHeroIncorporated'':While "logical" isn't the correct term to describe [[MadScientist Doof]], he points out several issues with the [=MHA=] world, like its stifling of innovation, its ignorance of pre-Quirk history, and how the hero school system is failing the emotional and psychological needs of its children.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse: Luz's mother, Camila, is thrown into this role in the final season, when [[spoiler:she assists the teenagers in saving the Demon Realm from both Belos and the Collector]]. She tries to take everything in stride in order to make Luz happy -- who knows she's faking the enthusiasm, but appreciates it -- but is ultimately taken aback and confused by what is normal and not worth being concerned about and what is supposed to be treated as the horrifying results of [[spoiler:the Collector's child-like actions]].