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* In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', Martin Li is a teenaged Hero known as the Wraith. He's a GradeSkipper who became a Pro Hero at 16 when most aspiring Heroes are just starting their education, a wealthy businessman, and a philanthropist who runs the highly successful F.E.A.S.T. Centers. He also happens to be a hyperactive GenkiGuy and an AttentionWhore who won't stop singing his own praises.
* The fanfic ''Fanfic/AshesOfThePast'' has the Team Rocket trio viewed as this by their boss, Giovanni, who acknowledges that despite their oddity they're very effective. This is also true in reality as well, they're as badass (and odd) as they appear.
* Armani Dove, son of [[spoiler: Artemis]], in ''Fanfic/BrokenBow'' is a PopCulturedBadass, incredibly socially awkward, and DeadpanSnarker enough to go toe-to-toe with [[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians Percy Jackson]] in SnarkToSnarkCombat.
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'':
** Tony Stark, who's frankly rather odd and usually up to something strange, but also one of the most brilliant scientists the world has ever seen.
** 12 years of Azkaban have left Sirius a little bit unhinged, but he's also a clever man and a very talented duelist.
** Doctor Strange seems to cultivate an aura of weirdness, making pop-culture references at the oddest of moments (sometimes to quite poignant effect), dresses like a fairy tale wizard and has a sense of humour that could only be described as odd. He is also by far the most dangerous character in the setting, an exceptionally ruthless MagnificentBastard with ill-defined abilities as a {{Seer|s}} and/or a time traveler (Harry Dresden opines that it's a little from column A and a little from column B - this turns out to be [[spoiler: completely correct. He was a seer to begin with, then got altered by the Time Stone]]), a master of the ButterflyEffect who conducts the colossal GambitPileUp like a symphony and can duel [[GodOfEvil Gravemoss]] on even footing... ''while multitasking''.
** [[Creator/NimbusLlewelyn The author]] himself seems to fit into this category, being a total MotorMouth who seems to be completely aware of his slightly off-beat view of the world and sees it as an advantage.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9474142/6/The-Circle The Circle]]'' Xenophilius Lovegood is considered an excellent political tutor despite such personal quirks as sniffing the top of Harry's head and asking Neville if he likes pudding as much as Luna does.
* [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Unlike in canon,]] where they're [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain incompetent]], [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Team Rocket]] in ''Fanfic/CommonSense'' is presented in this light, being silly, but dangerous and professional when there's a mission.
* ''Fanfic/CrimsonAndEmerald'': Camie states that if Hawks wasn't such a good and talented student, Shiketsu would have expelled him for his general irreverence.
* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': Daniel is the GodEmperor of Avalon, an Empire which spans a chunk of TheMultiverse. He is the BigGood of his realm, powerful, ancient, and ever-concerned with protect his subjects and help people in need. He is also "quirky" to say the least. It's deliberately invoked, however, since interacting with people in a friendly and lighthearted manner helps him keep in touch with humanity; that, and anytime Shinji and Asuka see him he is usually "off duty", making culture pop jokes or wearing Hawaiian shirts while sunbathing.
* ''Manga/Evangelion303'': Mari is ''nuts''. She is an Music/ElvisPresley fangirl, sings and makes "Pew, pew" noises during the battles and she will forget about an ongoing mission to try to beat a strong [[TheRival rival]]. And still she is good enough to give the base's [[AcePilot top pilot]] a run for her money.
* In the ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'', Italy [[ObfuscatingStupidity seems]] to be oblivious to just about everything. He also is a ''genius'' in art and literature in addition to matching [[{{Samurai}} Japan]] in swordplay.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' fanfic ''Fanfic/GirlDays'' states that the Kunō Clan was full of Bunny Ears Lawyers, such as a WWII fighter pilot who wore a sailor fuku, or a samurai who fought with a live rabbit strapped to the top of his head... but the Nerima branch aren't crazy awesome but just crazy.
* ''Fanfic/JusticeLeagueTheSpider'' has Spider-Man. He may come across as a light-hearted jokester, but the League swiftly recognizes his skills when he manages to escape Batman, trap the Flash with his webbing and evade them for some time in their own headquarters, to say nothing of his genetics expertise being far above anything the rest of the heroes on the team are capable of.
* ''Fanfic/LightingCandles'': At first, Tadashi views Jack Frost as the most incompetent Guardian, as he's brash, irresponsible, constantly disrespects Tadashi, and makes fun of him whenever possible...but as they get to know each other Tadashi realizes that, while he and Jack are very different people (er, spirits), they are equally capable of and dedicated to their mission of protecting the children of the world.
* ''FanFic/MortalKombatKhronicles'' portrays master Bo' Rai Cho as this among the White Lotus, during the celebration of Liu Kang being chosen to represent them at the tournament. His [[TheAlcoholic drunken]], [[BigEater gluttonous]], and generally boorish behavior does ''not'' really gel with the more reserved demeanor of the other members of the order, but [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass his skill and knowledge in martial arts]] and as a teacher simply make him too valuable for the others to make a fuss over it.
* ''Fanfic/OldManHenderson'': The eponymous character from a ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu'' session (arguably being played by another BEL). A half-insane habitual drug user with a stuffed parrot permanently affixed to his shoulder who starts investigating the various eldritch cults because he thinks they stole his lawn gnomes, but by campaign's end he [[spoiler: ''kills Hastur'']].
* ''FanFic/PacificWorldWarIIUsNavyShipgirls'' has Maury, Chester, and Helena. The first is a Captain America {{expy}} who carries around an American flag everywhere she goes, the second a WomanChild who treats other peoples' weapons like toys, and the third [[GoingCommando doesn't even bother to wear underwear]] [[TheTease when going around.]] Yet all three of them are some of the most skilled among the American ship girls.
* In ''Fanfic/ThePartsWePlay'', while she initially resents Effie’s role in the Games, Katniss soon comes to realise that Effie does a lot more than just show up in odd outfits and read out names from a bowl when she sees just how much Effie does 'behind the scenes', musing that Effie probably has to take on more responsibility than most Capitol guides, considering Haymitch's alcoholism.
* In ''Fanfic/PleaseStopEatingTheHellButterflies'', many of members of the Gotei 13 are this. They are all talented and skilled, (from Soifon's stealth skills allowing her to sneak crocodiles into baths undetected to Zaraki's fierce fighting abilities and ability to terrify the enemy) but are batshit insane and taxing to deal with at the best of times. Zaraki in particular is an interesting example, because in canon his personality is basically that of a murder hobo who got one of the top jobs because he is basically a one man army. In said fic he is ''still'' a murder hobo and also as motivated by lust as anyone else in story (I.e, everyone), but he's also, amazingly, one of the few captains who actually takes the war with Aizen seriously and actually hampers Gin and Aizen's antics. Yamamoto has probably praised Zaraki for actually doing his job more than half the other captains, even as he laments about getting blood soaked paperwork from Zaraki and telling Zaraki to stop bursting through walls instead of using doors.
* Dr. Kaminko from ''Fanfic/PokeWars: The Pokémon They Carried'' has a habit of naming his military hardware after Pokémon. Command lets him keep doing this because ''he's just that damn good'' at designing weapons.
* ALL of the scientists in the ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/ProjectTatterdemalion'' fall under this trope: Urahara, Yoruichi, Tessai, Isshin, Masaki. The only reason they're still employed after all their insane prank wars, bizarre personal quirks, and failure to obey military protocol is that their scientific work is unimpeachable. Shunsui does a much better job of keeping it under wraps but he's pretty eccentric for a high-ranking security officer.
* Sunny Breeze is absolutely this in ''Fanfic/RacerAndTheGeek'', even if he's relatively less quirky than many of the examples here. Switches constantly between the three languages he speaks, knows more about firearms than the rest of the bank security outfit put together, drinks spirits like water, personally owns enough gear to outfit a fire team, is afraid of talking to girls, and is a ShellShockedVeteran with an itchy trigger finger. He keeps his job for multiple reasons. First, he is one of the few who can do the job. Second, his boss is his longtime friend. Third, he is a very competent fighter with amazing instincts and a strong sense of honor. Fourth, he hasn't crossed the line so such an extent as to demand something be done about him. In one chapter, they discuss that Sunny is likely one single WhamEpisode away from being terminated, should anything happen that even being friends with the boss can't settle. Apparently his idea of what to do if being a guard doesn't work out is to return to being ''a freelance mercenary''.
* Oobleck, Qrow and Glynda in ''Fanfic/RubyAndNora''. Drug addicts and alcoholics respectively, still very good at what they do.
* Cynthia in ''Fanfic/SecretDreamer'' is just as eccentric as she is in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]],'' but she shows herself to be a capable commander during an unexpected skirmish with the Risen, deftly managing the recruits and striking more than a few decisive blows of her own.
* In ''FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos'', this trope is the pretty much the only reason Sonic and friends even let Eric anywhere near them. Despite being an IdiotSavant CloudCuckoolander, he's got the technical skills of Tails with the fighting skills of Sonic - and he's genuinely good (most of the time) under all his insanity. This is also the reason why Sonya deeply loves him despite his craziness.
* ''Fanfic/SpiderX'' features the brutal example of Max Dillon; he's an abusive jerk who hits women, defies Mystique, and thinks he’s better than most of his ‘teammates’, but the Brotherhood tolerate him because of his raw power.
* Between his incompetence at the ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' card game, lack of experience, inability to make effective plans and shy nature, it's easy to write off Takato from the ''FanFic/TamersForeverSeries'' as weak excuse for a Tamer, but his outward awkwardness masks an astonishing degree of competence.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* ''Fanfic/Team8'' has several jonin who are this trope, Might Guy in particular. Kurenai theorizes that they do it to cope with the stress of the job.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/3447101/chapters/7559090 the woman behind the queenly mask]]'', a private corporation offered renowned boxer Akihiko a college scholarship on the condition he wear clothes. That's not a figure of speech- he was going around shirtless (and wearing a cape) before.
* In ''FanFic/TiberiumWars'', GDI Commander Karrde finds Lieutenant Kirce James to be pretentious, self-important, and overly dramatic, which annoys him to no end. At the same time, she's able to whip up squadrons of Firehawks, an Ion Cannon, an entire division of GDI Marines, and [[spoiler: a ''thousand'' Mammoth Tanks]] for him on short notice, so he doesn't complain at ''all'' when it comes to the results.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TruePotential'', Doku Sugita, the director of the Kiri rebellions medical corps, is very passionate about wounds, examining each wound to try to find out how it happened. He also believes that a person's blood type reflects their personality and compatibility with others. However, he's also shown to be an exceptional healer.
* ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'' has [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Trixie]] playing as the prosecutor; she goes to court in [[RobeAndWizardHat a magician getup]], [[ThirdPersonPerson refers to herself in third person constantly]] and [[SmallNameBigEgo has an ego bigger than the courtroom]] -- yet she's well versed in ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' prosecutor tricks, and she's very capable of being a huge thorn in Phoenix Wright's side.
* The entirety of Stark Industries in ''Fanfic/TheWarIsFarFromOverNow'' from R&D (who blow things up several times a day) to Accounting (which has not only a monopoly on drinking games, but also the company record for most alcohol consumed in one sitting). New employyes quickly realize that Tony Stark's company is as unusual and eccentric as he is.
* ''Fanfic/WitchesWizardsShadowsAndSouls'': Dumbledore, the eccentric magic school headmaster with a preference for bright colours and terrifying skill in magic gets along ''swimmingly'' with Pegasus, who is the equally eccentric creator of Duel Monsters with a love for cartoons and overly fancy clothes. It gets even more bizarre when it's revealed that Pegasus has been teaching Dumbledore how to play the game, and his deck of choice is Elemental Heroes of all things.
* Ichigo in ''Fanfic/TheWorldInBlackAndWhite''. He's a bizarrely child-like, candy-obsessed Hollow, who is up to something involving notebooks, while still being every bit as overprotective and capable of kicking ass as his canon self.
* {{Discussed}} in ''Fanfic/TheWrongReflection''. Prior to the fic Eleya avoided being cashiered for gross insubordination (cussing out Rear Admiral Tuvok and several dignitaries) because she helped save Earth Spacedock and Qo'noS from the Undine immediately after that. She kept her command and even got a medal, but she also ended up with a black mark on her service record that means she'll probably never make admiral (not that she wants to). [[http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=19317651&postcount=96 The author explains the thought process here.]]
* In ''Fanfic/ZimTheWarlordIrkenReversion'', it's noted by several Irkens that Todog is probably the best Elite in the Empire. However, he's also the laziest and most unambitious, completely refusing to act on his potential, which is why he's never made it to Invader status. Zim believes that he'll probably be one of the most successful [[GalacticConqueror Warlords]] due to his ability to get results, despite his laziness.
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