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4->''"[[Literature/SherlockHolmes Holmes]] is as inhuman as a Babbage's Calculating Machine, and just about as likely to fall in love."''
5-->-- '''Creator/ArthurConanDoyle''', in a letter to Joseph Bell
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7In Fiction Land, being very smart can [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation damage your social prospects]]. This can hold particularly true in the area of [[NerdsAreVirgins sex and dating]]. However, ''this'' character doesn't care about driving off potential suitors with their intelligence or unusual interests. The Celibate Eccentric Genius knows that there are many more interesting and intellectually stimulating activities in this world than dating.
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9The Celibate Eccentric Genius is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin -- an intellectually brilliant, eccentric character who does not, in canon, engage in sexual or romantic entanglements. They may or may not be considered a potentially desirable partner by others, but to count as this trope, their celibacy must be, to some degree, voluntary -- an eccentric genius who just can't get a date does not qualify.
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11Possibly due to the influence of Literature/SherlockHolmes, these characters are usually introverts, often lack interest even in conventional social activities that ''don't'' involve the pursuit of romantic partners, and tend to suffer from IntelligenceEqualsIsolation.
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13These characters often lack a canonical sexual orientation but are often perceived as UsefulNotes/{{asexual}} or UsefulNotes/{{aromantic}} by the fandom, or, for the ones involved in close same-sex platonic friendships, AmbiguouslyGay. On that note it's not uncommon for gay characters in homophobic settings to invoke this by either merely presenting this image to the public (see Creator/AndyWarhol for a famous example in RealLife), or repressing their attraction in genuine aspiration to this trope. However, a heterosexual Celibate Eccentric Genius is possible.
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15Eccentric genius types are sometimes implied to have UsefulNotes/{{autism}}, and some evidence suggests higher-than-average levels of UsefulNotes/{{asexual}}ity among that population.
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17See also CelibateHero, ScienceHero, ConfirmedBachelor, and IntelligenceEqualsIsolation. Often overlaps with TVGenius, NerdsAreVirgins, NerdsAreNaive, and AbsentMindedProfessor.
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25* Lloyd from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' - an eccentric scientist known as the earl of pudding. He seems to show no interest in his fiancee [[spoiler:and doesn't seem to mind when his engagement is broken off. In fact, he outright admits that the only reason he agreed to marry her was solely so he could inherit the old ''Ganymede''-class Knightmare Frame her family owned.]]
26* L from ''Manga/DeathNote'' appears to be this. He avoids thinking about anything other than detective work, which honestly seems to be the only thing he's interested in. He's partly based on Literature/SherlockHolmes, which might explain this. Also played straight with [[spoiler:his successor]] Near. Possibly Mello, too, who although he licks chocolate bars in a provocative manner and dresses in revealing leather, [[IgnoreTheFanservice is never seen snuggling up with girls (like the other Mafia members do), and ignores Halle's attempts to seduce him]].
27** While his ArchEnemy [[Characters/DeathNoteLightYagami Light Yagami]] has at least two relationships in the series, both are based entirely on manipulation and usefulness, so he may qualify as this as well. It's not clear how far either girl "gets" with him, but the second isn't with him very long [[spoiler:before he murders her]] and as for the first, Misa, he only shows interest in ''her'' when he wants her to kill or otherwise do something for him; he also thinks about killing her on several occasions, and the only reason Misa lives is due to XanatosSpeedChess necessitating Light keeping her alive. It's established early on that Light is quite popular with the ladies but rarely showed interest in them even before becoming a SerialKiller.
28* ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate'''s Okabe Rintarou ''claims'' to be one of these, though mostly it's an excuse for his [[NerdsAreVirgins social and romantic inexperience]].
29* [[Characters/NarutoSasukeUchiha Sasuke Uchiha]] from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' seems to be this, since though he plans to eventually revive his dead clan, he shows zero interest in all of the InUniverse fangirls who have been throwing themselves at his feet since he was at least '''8'''. [[spoiler:This all changes by the end of the series, however, as he marries Sakura Haruno and has a daughter with her named Sarada.]]
30* Chao from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' is brilliant and one of the few girls who never engages in any kind of romantic behavior with anyone. Of course, given that the primary target of the story is [[spoiler:her great-grandfather]] Negi, things would get... [[TimeTravelRomance awkward pretty quickly]].
31* Senku of ''Manga/DrStone'' is a TeenGenius who can't be bothered to care even one millimeter about intimate relationships. Don't get us wrong, he respects and appreciates the assistance he gets from his female cohorts, but don't expect any romantic vibes between them. He'd much rather focus on rebuilding a scientific society in the stone world (though it's implied that he ''might'' become more open to such relationships once he's accomplished his goal of restoring humanity back to how it was before the petrification event).
32* Sherlock Holmes of ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'', is just like his original: brilliant, very odd, and absolutely ''does not'' understand romance. He even asks John why he wants to get married at all.
33* ''Manga/FrankenFran'' is a female example— she is a brilliant mad scientist who can rebuild or redesign human bodies from scratch (as well as an experiment herself), but doesn't seem to care about sex or nudity at all, viewing it only as another biological function.
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37* Adrian "Ozymandias" Veidt from ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', maybe. In the original graphic novel, "the smartest man in the world" is shown totally devoid of any visible romantic or sexual interest (and doesn't appear to be repressing it ''a la'' Rorschach, either), despite being regarded as something of a celebrity sex god in-universe (reporter Doug Roth comments "[e]very girlfriend [he's] had in the last four years has wanted to lay this guy") and thus implicitly having his free pick of partners, if he wanted them. Rorschach believes he is "possibly homosexual", but this is never elaborated upon.
38** This is not the case, however, in ''ComicBook/BeforeWatchmen'' (which has a throwaway implication that he is bisexual and his later celibacy is a kind of permanent mourning for his [[StuffedInTheFridge dead girlfriend]] Miranda St. John) or the film version (which gave him what may or may not have been a [[PornStash collection of gay porn]] and -- in tie-in materials -- described him as having dated Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/StevieNicks, and Music/SheenaEaston). In the [[Series/Watchmen2019 2019 mini-series]] on Creator/{{HBO}}, he straight up says he’s never been with a woman when he finds out [[spoiler: Lady Trieu]] is his daughter and he’s right as [[spoiler:her mother stole some of his DNA and artificially inseminated herself]].
39* In the ''ComicBook/{{Grendel}}'' comics, Hunter Rose appears uninterested in sex or romance except for the memories he carries of his first and only love: Jocasta Rose (he was fourteen; she was thirty-six).
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43* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/AnExtendedPerformance,'' this is one of the reasons why [[TheAdjectivalSuperhero The Great and Powerful]] [[LargeHam Trixie]] is alone. At least if you ask ''her'' it is.
44* ''Sailor Moon: Legends of Lightstorm'': Jason Shepard possesses extreme intelligence (enough to completely memorize the entire inner workings of 3 long-dead superheroes and himself), yet never gives any indication of wanting a relationship, physical or otherwise. When Luna first takes Sailor Moon to see him, he is living a quiet (read: lonely) life far from Tokyo, yet evidence in the stories indicate that he preferred the isolation because it gave him peace. Combined with the fact that he seems to dislike the idea of intimacy, Jason seems to be quite celibate and no worse off because of it.
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48* ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'': Basil, who is based on Sherlock Holmes, is a brilliant BunnyEarsLawyer who has no interest in romance. He was also the only man at the bar who wasn't attracted to the sexy stripper Miss Kitty.
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52* In ''Film/{{Flash Gordon|1980}}'', Professor Zarkov, ''Half''-MadScientist is the ''only'' named character in the entire movie who doesn't express interest in anything romantic or sexual at any point. This is especially noticeable given that everyone around him is ''incredibly lustful'', and even TheHero is NotSoAboveItAll. This may be justified InUniverse. While his memories are being drained, one of the scenes is his beloved wife drowning in a pool accident and him mourning her. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e-V1YV3mLI#t=1m0s here]].
53* Emmett "Doc" Brown in ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' finds the notion of LoveAtFirstSight to be ridiculous, until he finally meets Clara Clayton in ''[[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII Part III]]''.
54* ''Franchise/GhostBusters'': Egon Spengler is TheSpock and a bit of an eccentric, though not nearly as eccentric as either Ray Stantz or [[DeadpanSnarker Peter Venkmann.]] Yet he's the one their SassySecretary, Janine, has the hots for. Too bad Egon's [[ForScience married to science.]] However, [[spoiler:in ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'', it's revealed that he had a daughter]].
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58* ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' in the original novels by Arthur Conan Doyle, may very well be the TropeCodifier, despite what most later, non-Doylean, adaptations will have you believe. Sherlock's brother, Mycroft Holmes, is another example.
59* Literature/NeroWolfe. The "celibacy" part is due to being rather unsociable and [[HeManWomanHater not fond of women]]. It's come out over the course of the books that Wolfe was married before immigrating to America, and that he discovered his wife was attempting to slowly poison him (her fate is officially unknown, although the author once said he assumed Wolfe murdered her and got away with it). Both Wolfe and Goodwin have made comments to the effect that Wolfe ''does'' have a continued interest in women but is determined to avoid showing it; he's certainly celibate from the first novel on but has at times tolerated a woman's presence - or even residence - to a degree that makes ''Goodwin'' uncomfortable.
60* Arguably, Granny Weatherwax in the Literature/{{Discworld}} novels is a variation of this trope. Celibacy: her known romantic history consists of an unconsummated youthful romance with Ridcully, and as an old woman she's still capable of [[VirginPower attracting unicorns]]. Eccentricity: she's proud, intimidating, solitary, would have made an impressive WickedWitch under different circumstances, and rides [[TheAllegedCar an alleged broomstick]]. Genius: she's a powerful witch and accomplished GuileHero.
61** Interestingly, both Weatherwax and Sherlock Holmes are thin and wiry, have intense light-colored eyes, and are interested in apiculture.
62** Downplayed with Lord Vetinari. While there are some implications as to a long-running relationship with Lady Margolotta, there doesn't seem to be much of a physical component given that they live hundreds of miles apart and mostly communicate by the equivalent of telegrams. Vetinari is also eccentric in a cold-blooded sort of way, noted for his habits like reading music off the sheet so it can't be spoiled by the flaws of mere human musicians, and is shown to be a genius in the field of politics whose departure from a position of power [[VetinariJobSecurity wouldn't so much shake up the board as take an axe to the table]].
63** Wizards are mostly required to be celibate, at least when it comes to women (the prohibition is mainly to prevent anyone from giving birth to unexpected [[RealityWarper sourcerers]]), and are consistently expected to be eccentric. Genius is less common, and indeed the system of Unseen University tends to discourage too much of it by directing wizards' minds away from great breakthroughs and towards big dinners, but Ponder Stibbons's research ''has'' produced some legitimately impressive discoveries and [[ObfuscatingStupidity Mustrum Ridcully is much, much smarter than he acts]].
64* This trope is [[DiscussedTrope discussed briefly]] in ''Literature/StrangerInAStrangeLand''. [[AuthorAvatar Jubal Harshaw]] explains that [[{{Ubermensch}} Great Men]], particularly the great founders or reformers of religions, are either completely celibate, like UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}, or the complete opposite of celibate, like UsefulNotes/TheProphetMuhammad and Joseph Smith.
65* The title character of the Literature/MediochreQSethSeries is one of these. The genius is [[InsufferableGenius natural]], the eccentricity is implied to be a coping mechanism, and he forces the celibacy on himself because he's [[MayflyDecemberRomance functionally immortal]] and [[{{Ephebophile}} trapped in the body of a fifteen-year-old]], so things would be too confusing otherwise.
66* ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' reveals that [[spoiler:Severus Snape]] remained celibate due to a failed relationship in his youth. WordOfGod confirms that [[spoiler:Albus Dumbledore]] became this as well, also due to a failed relationship in ''his'' youth.
67* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' gives us Lord Varys (as does [[Series/GameOfThrones the TV adaptation]]). Celibacy? Check (he's a eunuch, so that's kind of a given). Eccentricity? Check (due to his creepy, effeminate appearance and mannerisms). Genius? ''Check'' (he's TheSpymaster, so all the tropes related to {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry and [[TheChessmaster Chessmastery]] would naturally apply).
68* Jasnah Kholin of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' is portrayed as this. Despite being a gorgeous woman of high status, she has remained unmarried her entire life, which is seen as odd in the Alethi culture. She prefers to spend her time focused on her studies of Roshar's history [[spoiler:and discovering how to prevent the coming [[ApocalypseHow Desolation]]]]. She is canonically asexual, and in a chapter focused on her viewpoint, she expresses that she finds "mental stimulation" far more interesting than physical. [[spoiler:Even when she enters a romantic relationship with Wit, she seems more interested in his knowledge of the Shards and history of the Cosmere.]]
69* The ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures'' largely follows the series in this, at least as far as the Seventh Doctor goes. (At one point, when a woman is hitting on him so blatantly that even ''he'' can't ignore it, he outright tells her that he makes a point of missing or misunderstanding such things, because it's simpler.) The single Eighth Doctor NA, however, follows up his kiss with Grace by [[spoiler: strongly implying he bonked Benny Summerfield]].
70* Vanyel Ashkevron, the hero of the ''Literature/LastHeraldMageTrilogy'', is gay, but by the third book of the trilogy he's become extremely FamedInStory for his powers and dedication to his country. Most people think of him as asexual and a kind of marble icon of power and duty. It's LonelyAtTheTop and he's had no lovers for many years and cuts himself off from most other people - he has a ''few'' friends, but most of them including his nephew are really closer to friendly acquaintances, kept at arm's length. Said nephew becomes determined to pair him off with an openly gay young Bard thinking it will help them both.
71* ''Literature/TheWolfDenTrilogy'''s portrayal of Pliny the Elder falls into this trope. True to real life, Pliny never married or had children (though he adopted his nephew), but in the books he is not even interested in having sex with a hired concubine (he actually hired her so he could examine her body and have her read to him). His single-minded focus on his work causes others to perceive him as eccentric. Still, he is a very intelligent and insatiably curious man who is compiling his Natural History when he and the protagonist Amara first meet.
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75* ''Franchise/SherlockHolmes'':
76** The title character of ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' considers himself [[MarriedToTheJob married to his work]], though that doesn't stop an intense - but brief - relationship from blossoming between him and Irene Adler in ''A Scandal in Belgravia'', the exact romantic/sexual nature of which is not discussed; and then there's the HoYay between him and [[HeterosexualLifePartner John Watson]] that certain fans claim to see all over the place (and which is occasionally referenced in-universe, to John's annoyance).
77** Subverted by the Sherlock in ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' (the [[DuelingWorks American show]]), who has lots of sex. (It's ''emotional attachments'' he tries to avoid, and he doesn't see why the two things should be related.) It's ([[GenderFlip Joan]]) ''Watson'' who isn't getting any (most of the time). A fact regarding which [[{{Jerkass}} Sherlock]] is entirely too happy to {{troll}} her.
78* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'':
79** ZigZagged by Dr. Sheldon Cooper and Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler:
80*** Initially played straight in their first meeting and the first half of Season 4. Ironically, it's the very thing that brought them so close together - they understand each other's disdain for sex better than anyone else, but appreciate each others' intelligence enough to still be pseudo-boyfriend-girlfriend. Amy in particular uses Sheldon to convince her mother she has a dating life.
81*** Later subverted by Amy -- as CharacterizationMarchesOn, the more time Amy spends with Penny and Bernadette, she does begin presenting the desire for more intimacy in her relationship and it's implied some of her celibacy at least was from suppression rather than lack of desire.
82*** This puts her in conflict with Sheldon, who continues to be either oblivious or averse to her attempts to get more physical for a long time (though does decide, reluctantly, to call her his girlfriend). Downplayed, however, when Penny and Leonard asked him if he would ever become intimate with Amy like that, he paused to think about it before mentioning it is a possibility, showing CharacterDevelopment on his part. [[spoiler: Sheldon and Amy do finally engage in coitus a few episodes after they get back together in Season 9, and would go on to marry and, according to Sheldon's narration in ''Series/YoungSheldon'', have children together.]]
83** In one telling of his backstory, Leonard's highly-intelligent parents only had sex in order to procreate. Once that was done, they were done. However, this seems to have been more because of Leonard's mother than his father, who would go on to cheat on her.
84* This was essentially Gil Grissom for the first few seasons of ''Series/{{CSI}}''; he did make a few remarks to Sara that ship fans now adore, but he really didn't seem interested in romance at all up until it was revealed he was with Sara in the season 6 finale. We don't know the exact time they became an item, but we know it wasn't the entire series. In fact, he gets divorced offscreen and then doesn't reconcile with Sara until the end of TheMovie.
85* In ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', men become more intelligent when they stop having sex, because [[AllMenArePerverts most of their brains are always obsessed with sex]], and that part begins to function properly when sex is no longer a factor in their lives. Meanwhile, the reverse happens to women. Because men are obsessed with sex so much, women can get it so easily they barely ever have to think about it at all, so when sex is no longer a factor in ''their'' lives, they become stupider because now a part of their brain that would normally function properly has devoted itself to thinking about sex instead.
86* The Doctor in ''Series/DoctorWho'', depending on his regeneration. Five and Seven were extremely celibate, which became a plot point with some frequency in the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse. From his Eighth regeneration onwards, the Doctor starts getting more and more intimate with his companions (though Creator/TomBaker loves to imply that this started way back with Four, who, on the other hand, also gave us the line "You're a beautiful woman, probably"). And of course, the First Doctor had a granddaughter and even got engaged to a GirlOfTheWeek.
87** Eleven certainly fit this trope for a while, though it went away somewhere between the Battle of Demons Run and when he got married.
88** For Five, WordOfGod was a strong influence. Producer John Nathan Turner was famous for saying that "There is no hanky panky aboard the TARDIS". To stress this, he also went as far as to forbid Peter Davison and his female co-stars from any physical contact.
89** While this is a male-tending trope, Thirteen shows more signs of it than any of the other post-2005 Doctors. She sparks intellectually with UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla, who appears to be one of these himself, but ignores Creator/LordByron, who hits on her every two minutes. [[spoiler:She also seems surprised when told that companion Yaz has feelings for her.]]
90* ''Series/{{Atlantis}}'' has Pythagoras, who is explicitly more interested in his triangles than women. [[spoiler:Subverted when it's revealed that's because he's interested in men.]]
91* ''Series/Watchmen2019'': Adrian Veidt reveals himself to be one, saying he's never been with a woman as sex is a distraction from his work.
92* ''Series/WinterBegonia'': Given Chinese censorship laws, Shang Xirui with his [[{{Ambiguously Gay}} zero interest in women]] has been adapted to pretty much be one of these.
93* ''Series/TheOutpost'': Janzo is a brilliant scientist, while also being ''very'' socially awkward, to the point he'd never kissed a woman when the series starts, let alone ever had sex. Then, after he gets into a relationship with Naya, [[spoiler:it's revealed she's his ''sister'']] (luckily before they'd done anything ''more'' than kiss). However, he finally loses his virginity to Wren in Season 3. They're a couple after that [[spoiler:and Janzo even gets her pregnant]].
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97* Played with and Deconstructed in [[Music/{{Hawkwind}} Hawkwind's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYVx178VlZ8 ''Quark, Strangeness, and Charm,'']]. The song pokes fun at certain acclaimed scientists throughout history, such as Einstein and Galileo, as being lovelorn through missing that one [[{{Pun}} titular]] piece of discovery (and if you're wondering, no, [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Lemmy]] was not involved).
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101* In ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', the linguist Henry Higgins has ''two'' whole musical numbers about how much he hates women and loves being a confirmed bachelor.
102* In ''Theatre/{{Chess}}'', Freddie prefers to get his kicks "above the waistline" (which may be a reference to his [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed inspiration]] Bobby Fischer claiming chess is BetterThanSex). He's also the second-best chess player in the world. He's also ''freaking insane''.
103* In the Theatre/MrsHawking play series, the deductive genius titular character Victoria Hawking is, according to WordOfGod, [[http://www.mrshawking.com/our-ace-heroine/ an aromantic asexual]].
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107* Prof. Mordin from the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series. Eccentric genius: double check. Celibate: because his entire species has very little sexual drive.
108* Jade Curtiss, the party's reformed MadScientist in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', has [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove enough trouble grasping friendship]] as a concept that might apply to his own relationships with others, let alone romance. He seems for the most part to regard emotional closeness as something that [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation happens to other people]], although [[CharacterDevelopment he does get a bit better about this]] as the game progresses.
109* Fumi Kanno in ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2''. She isn't above jokingly flirting with the protagonist, but as a whole shows little interest in love or romance.
110* Prosecutor [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Miles Edgeworth]] is certainly a genius in his own field and appears to be at least above-average in general intelligence. He has no sort of romantic inclinations at any point in the series; in fact, he seems genuinely astonished that the ladies find him irresistible (or, in the case of people like [[AbhorrentAdmirer Oldbag]], flat-out horrified). Any advances from the opposite sex he generally ignores, choosing to expend his energy on his work instead.
111-->'''Edgeworth:''' D-do I really inspire this sort of frothing desire from the female masses?
112* In ''VideoGame/MyTimeAtPortia,'' Merlin is like this, even though her friendship meter is heart-shaped like the other romanceable characters. As part of a quest, she asks you out on a date to [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove try and understand the idea of romance.]] She quickly decides that does nothing for her and never gets romantically involved again.
113* Racter from ''VideoGame/ShadowrunReturns: Hong Kong'' is an OmnidisciplinaryScientist with a specialty in robotics. Speaking to him enough reveals that he has practically no interest in human sexuality, [[spoiler:and was that way even before a workplace accident led to him [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe being sawed in half]] and everything below the waist replaced with cybernetics.]]
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117* At the beginning of ''Webcomic/Chester5000XYV'', [[NoNameGiven The Scientist]] is so uninterested in sex that he builds his wife a {{sexbot}} so she'll stop pestering him. Later, he has a GreenEyedEpiphany and tries to confiscate the robot and sell it to someone else. Drama Ensues.
118* Professor Twiggit, from ''Webcomic/EerieCuties'', is another female example of the trope. She's in her early 30s and fairly attractive, but has yet to show any interest in romance. And calling her eccentric, [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/being_picky would be putting it mildly.]]
119* Frank from ''Webcomic/TwoGuysAndGuy'' has admitted to [[http://www.twogag.com/archives/852 "...[turning] down romance in favor of science."]] His lack of a love life is later addressed in [[http://www.twogag.com/archives/3338 this]] GuestStrip.
120-->'''Wayne:''' Frank, how come you don't go out on dates?\
121'''Frank:''' Dating takes away from my important [[BuffySpeak sciencing]] time.
122* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Tedd, despite having a girlfriend and normally being very receptive to her advances, sometimes [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2011-08-01 exhibits shades]] [[http://egscomics.com/egsnp/shs-07 of this]]. Attempts to exploit this, however, [[http://egscomics.com/egsnp/shs-10 can fail]].
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126* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': For a value of "genius" that includes "villainous schemer", [[Characters/DCAUJoker The Joker]] is too focused on his schemes to care that ComicBook/HarleyQuinn is throwing herself at him. Disturbingly, this series includes probably one of the most brutal (halfway realistic) depictions of DomesticAbuse ever put to western animation.
127* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': Much like the film entry, Egon is still in it ForScience and still oblivious to Janine's affections. It's eventually subverted when he finally notices and reciprocates; likely helped by the fact that, here, Janine is a SexySecretary. Whereas her film counterpart is just {{sassy| Secretary}}.
128* William "Master Billy Quizboy" Whalen from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is this, although he's BrilliantButLazy and [[spoiler:''does'' end up getting laid]].
129* In ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', The Author [[spoiler: [[Characters/GravityFallsTheAuthor Stanford Pines]]]] turns out to be like this. He's a brilliant scientific and paranormal researcher [[spoiler: and built an interdimensional portal]], he's at least as eccentric as the rest of the generally quirky cast (among other things, he shaves with ''fire''), and unlike almost every other major human character, he never gets a canonical love interest or crush. (The Author is also a fan of Nikola Tesla, a real-life example of this trope.)
130* [[Characters/RickAndMortyRickSanchez Rick Sanchez]] from ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' isn't himself an example, having been in a relationship with [[HiveMind Unity]] and being married long enough to someone that he has grandkids, but he encourages Morty to be one in "Rick Potion #9".
131-->"What people call "love" is just a chemical reaction that compels animals to breed. It hits hard, then it slowly fades, leaving you stranded in a failed marriage. I did it. Your parents are gonna do it. Break the cycle. Rise above. Focus on science."
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