History Main / TallDarkAndSnarky

%%* Tsume of ''WolfsRain''.
%%* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Rob]] [[OnePiece Lucci]] is an explicitly villainous version, although everyone around him ''does'' tend to act like morons.

%%* Roderich/Austria from ''AxisPowersHetalia'' is more of a SugarAndIceGuy, but he approaches this when he's at his snarkiest.
%%* ''FullmetalAlchemist'''s [[ColonelBadass Roy Mustang]] has his moments.
%%* Izaya Orihara from ''{{Durarara}}'' is a bizarre cross between this and MagnificentBastard. Clad all in black, [[MrFanservice oh-so appealing]] [[DracoInLeatherPants to the fangirls]]...and an [[JerkAss arrogant jerk to boot.]]
%%* Nozomu "Mr. Despair" Itoshiki of ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei''.
%%* VillainProtagonist Alucard, BadassBookworm Walter Dornez, and JerkWithAHeartOfGold Pip Bernadotte of ''{{Hellsing}}''. Even LadyOfWar Integra Hellsing has her moments.
%%* TheDragon and CreepyMonotone user Legato Bluesummers from ''{{Trigun}}''.

%%* ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'': Agon Kongo.

* Tim from ''MarbleHornets'' becomes increasingly snarky throughout season 3, even engaging in the occasional SnarkToSnarkCombat with Jay. His distrust and irritability, however, are [[ProperlyParanoid perfectly]] [[MissingTime justifiable]].

* ''TheKingOfFighters'':

%%* Jack Skellington from ''TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' could be considered this, though he's nicer than most examples.

* [[NoNameGiven Beret Girl]] from ''AnExtremelyGoofyMovie'' is a charismatic, bold, beautiful beatnik, [[LoveTriangle loved by both]] the resident depressive ShrinkingViolet, PJ, and the resident manic AttentionWhore, Bobby, and very snarky. She is willing to get into an insult match with the PrivilegedRival JerkJock, Bradley, whose reputation is significantly higher than her own and to ''very'' [[BrutalHonesty bluntly reject]] Bobby's advances, even explicitly calling him a "fool." Her genuine compliments and interest directed at PJ cause him to [[CharacterDevelopment become significantly less depressive and shy.]]

%%* Snow in ''Lockout'' is paired with idealistic Emilie who wins his regard by making a tough decision under tough circumstances, causing him to have to go back for her.

%%* Loki in the 2011 ''{{Thor}}'' film is very much this in the beginning. This is to be expected, though, since he ''is'' TheTrickster: snark comes with the territory.
%%** Likewise, Tony Stark in the film version of ''IronMan.''
%%** So you can guess what happened when they met up in ''Film/TheAvengers''.

* ''DarknessVisible'': William Marsh starts out mostly TallDarkAndHandsome, but being paired with GentlemanSnarker Lewis causes him to slide ever further into this trope as the book progresses.
%% * ''ASongOfIceAndFire'' has numerous examples:

%%* Rhett from ''GoneWithTheWind'' is another example.

%%* Nick Ryves from ''TheDemonsLexicon'' is a fairly extreme example.

%%* To everyone else's confusion, Prof. Colette from ''ThePrincess99'' is in love with the embodiment of this trope, Prof. Marius.

%%* Childermass from JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell.

%% * InspectorJavert of ''LesMiserables'' - at least, the book version.

%%* ''{{Degrassi}}'': Has had a few over the years.

%%* ''NodameCantabile'': Chiaki Shinichi.
%%* ''OneTreeHill'': Dan Scott.

* ''{{Sanctuary}}'': NikolaTesla is quite good looking and never hesitates to remind everyone that he's a [[InsufferableGenius genius and they're not.]]

%%* ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'': Both siblings, Justin and Alex Russo, are this, even though they're a SiblingYinYang in all the other aspects.

* Jake from ''ResidentEvil6''. Tall and definitely snarky, he may not have dark hair, though he wears dark clothes.

%% ** This trope is one of the defining characteristics of House Lannister.
%% ** In spite of their golden hair; Jaime and Tywin are solid examples
%% ** Tyrion is short, blonde and snarky.
%% ** Cersei is a female variant.

%% ** Petyr is very short, but also quite handsome, thoroughly immoral, and has a practiced wit.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Tyrion (Creator/PeterDinklage) fits the ''description'' mentally, if not the ''name'' and by his appearance, being both extremely short, as a dwarf, and blonde, as a Lannister, but he has a very captivating, snarky personality.

[[caption-width-right:301:"Tell me, are you incapable of restraining yourself, or do you take pride in being an insufferable know-it-all?"]]

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[[caption-width-right:301: Not even a yawning puppy will [[TheStoic make him smile]]. He'll just howl back, "[[BigShutUp SILENCE!]]"]]

* Guts from ''{{Berserk}}'' isn't just tall (6'4") and [[TallDarkAndHandsome handsome]], he has quite a bit of [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] in him as well.

* Judas from VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny 2 fits as well, he snarks at everyone but [[TeamMom Nanaly]] and insists he only joined the party because [[SurroundedByIdiots it was]] [[ItAmusedMe entertaining to]] [[SourSupporter do so]]. Not so much the tall part, though, as an annoyed Loni points out that he [[OlderThanTheyLook looks younger than him.]]
%%* Yuri from ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', who has been noted as "Jade 2.0" by fans.

%% * Judas from VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny 2 fits as well. Not so much the tall part, though, as an annoyed Loni points out that he [[OlderThanTheyLook looks younger than him.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' has Terry [=McGinnis=]. His mentor is [[DeadpanSnarker Bruce Wayne]], after all. It's taken UpToEleven in the ''Return of the Joker'' movie, where [[spoiler: snarking and taunting at TheJoker actually ''helps him defeat him''.]]

** Hijikata fits this trope nicely. Dark hair? Check. Popular with ladies? Check. Snarky? Check. Strict? So much so that his nickname is the demonic vice commander.

** Lord El-Melloi II, Rin's sponsor for study in London ([[spoiler:as well as the OlderAndWiser Waver Velvet, one of the few surviving magi of the [[FateZero fourth Holy Grail War]]]]), doesn't let being a very skilled and well-liked lecturer of magic get in the way of also being a surly MeanBrit.

* Webcomic/GirlGenius's Ardsley Wooster is increasingly this trope, what with being tall, dark, British, the ServileSnarker as Gil's manservant, and [[spoiler: spy for Her Undying Majesty's British government, prone to BadAss stunts like foiling Dolokov's plan to sway the Jaegergenerals and departing with a BondOneLiner. Out the window of an airship.]]
%%* Esther de Groot from ''ScaryGoRound''.
* Zombie from ''HannaIsNotABoysName'' counts. He's one of the tallest of the cast, a gentle but still pronounced snarker, and not too bad-looking for a green-skinned reanimated corpse. [[spoiler:Especially in his living form.]]

* In the 2013 West End musical ''Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', Willy Wonka qualifies when the icy side of his SugarAndIcePersonality is in play -- eccentric he may be, but he's also elegant, commanding, impatient, and obsessed with punctuality. (The sugary side of his personality, artistic, childlike, and wonder-filled, lies BeneathTheMask.) He also has black hair, which corresponds to his description in the source novel but often is dropped in other adaptations. Early in Act One, when Charlie's grandparents are recounting the legends of Mr. Wonka, Grandma Josephine actually declares that he "has a sex appeal what makes me feel young!" suggesting that before he became a recluse, he even had female admirers.

* In the 2013 West End musical ''Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', Willy Wonka qualifies when the icy side of his SugarAndIcePersonality is in play -- eccentric he may be, but he's also elegant, commanding, impatient, and obsessed with punctuality. (The sugary side of his personality, artistic, childlike, and wonder-filled, is the source of his HiddenDepths.) He also has black hair, which corresponds to his description in the source novel but often is dropped in other adaptations. Early in Act One, when Charlie's grandparents are recounting the legends of Mr. Wonka, Grandma Josephine actually declares that he "has a sex appeal what makes me feel young!" suggesting that before he became a recluse, he even had female admirers.

* Arvis Sharadel from ''Literature/DarkHeart'' has a soft spot for his ward Myrren, but otherwise fits this trope to a T.

%%* ''TheThickOfIt'': MagnificentBastard Malcolm Tucker.

* Series/{{WhiteCollar}}: Neal Caffrey.

* Series/{{WhiteCollar}}]]: Neal Caffrey.

* ''Series/{{Merlin}}'': The titular wizard is no longer a wizened old man with a beard, but an ''adorable'' young man with cheekbones to rival [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Sherlock's.]]

* ''SherlockHolmes'':
** BenedictCumberbatch from the [[Series/{{Sherlock}} 2010 BBC series]]. He probably picked it up off his AloofBigBrother Mycroft, who's raison d'etre seems to be to turn up and be snarky in a mysterious fashion. And Martin Freeman's Watson is ''utterly'' the "nice Lancer" described above.
%%** ''Series/{{Elementary}}'': Sherlock.

* Mr. Edmund Blackadder Esq. (from ''{{BlackAdder}} the Third'') is tall, brunet and has ''a lot'' of dry wit. {{Justified}} since he has to serve an UpperClassTwit (namely Prince George) and everyone around him is likely to be a CloudCuckooLander.

* Eiri Yuki from ''{{Gravitation}}'', despite his blond hair, is a perfect example of this. Not only is he exceedingly aloof on almost all occasions and attracts a lot of female attention (which is parodied in the ''{{OVA}}'' when he grabs the hand of a female fan at an autograph session and she blushes and actually skyrockets into the sky while he himself remains impassive), but he is romantically paired with Shuichi, who is as energetic and emotional as a {{Keet}} can get.

* Scar from ''Disney/TheLionKing''. It's the voice. Creator/JeremyIrons' voice. Scar's fur is darker that his brother King Mufasa's, and also the lionesses are of lighter tones. The quote "I am surrounded by idiots" is among his most famous ones. It was directed at the incompetent hyenas.

** BenedictCumberbatch from the [[Series/{{Sherlock}} 2010 BBC series]]. He probably picked it up off his AloofBigBrother Mycroft, who's raison d'etre seems to be to turn up and be snarky in a mysterious fashion. And Martin Freeman's Watson is ''utterly'' the "nice and/or idealistic Lancer" described above.

%%* Female example: Shego from ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''. If one were to describe her character in three words (well, technically four), these would be them.

* ''Film/XMen'': The Juggernaut from ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', in an almost TypeCasting kind of way.