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* ButtMonkey - A character who serves as a target for the others' jokes. There are a few tropes that could make the Band's ButtMonkey; TheDitz, the ExtremeDoormat or others. This member has remarkably less charisma than his friends or is a better target for jokes. The others will pick on him frequently and make him the target of practical jokes. Sometimes, however, this character may [[WhosLaughingNow get one over]] on his bandmates, and this will thoroughly humiliate the others.

||TheSmartGuy||Ritchie Valensl||

||The ButtMonkey||Tasuku Shinguji, a tactless {{ditz}} who earns his punishment by saying the wrong things.||

* GenericGuy - Or maybe just [[OnlySaneByComparison the guy who comes the ''closest'' to being sane]] most often. Every zany gang must have a StraightMan, and the other three leads have to share one. While his (or her, although the role is usually male) friends act out, the Only Sane Man's role is to Lampshade and be embarrassed by their behaviour. He will be more successful with the opposite sex than his friends, notably The CasanovaWannabe.

* OnlySaneMan - Or maybe just [[OnlySaneByComparison the guy who comes the ''closest'' to being sane]] most often. Every zany gang must have a StraightMan, and the other three leads have to share one. While his (or her, although the role is usually male) friends act out, the Only Sane Man's role is to Lampshade and be embarrassed by their behaviour. He will be more successful with the opposite sex than his friends, notably The CasanovaWannabe.

* The CasanovaWannabe - This guy has a perverted mind. He usually takes one of two common forms - the LovableSexManiac whose high sex drive is his most memorable trait, or the ComedicSociopath, who has bursts of hilarious violence. In lighter examples, certain concepts may be PlayedForLaughs, whereas in darker examples the character may draw on BlackComedyRape.
* The ButtMonkey - A character who serves as a target for the others' jokes. There are a few tropes that could make the Band's ButtMonkey; TheDitz, the ExtremeDoormat or others. This member has remarkably less charisma than his friends or is a better target for jokes. The others will pick on him frequently and make him the target of practical jokes. Sometimes, however, this character may [[WhosLaughingNow get one over]] on his bandmates, and this will thoroughly humiliate the others.

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[[caption-width-right:320:From L to R: [[TheSmartGuy Donatello]], [[CasanovaWannabe Leonardo]], [[ButtMonkey Raphael]], [[OnlySaneMan Michelangelo]].]]

||OnlySaneMan||Jack, The one with the most common sense, often highlighting flaws in Joe's plan ||
||TheSmartGuy||Both Joe and William, although Joe is convinced he is the definitive brains of the group. William is too, but it's not as arrogant as Joe about it.||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Joe, although he is not a Casanova Wannabe himself, he strandes into ComedicSociopathy territory, and William, who behaved in a flirtious way with Miss Betty||

||OnlySaneMan||Jack (The closest member to be one of these)||
||TheSmartGuy||William||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Joe, (though not a Casanova Wannabe himself, he strandes into ComedicSociopathy territory)||
||The ButtMonkey||Averell||

''Animation/Larva''

* OnlySaneMan - Or maybe just the guy who comes the ''closest'' to being sane most often. Every zany gang must have a StraightMan, and the other three leads have to share one. While his (or her, although the role is usually male) friends act out, the Only Sane Man's role is to Lampshade and be embarrassed by their behaviour. He will be more successful with the opposite sex than his friends, notably The CasanovaWannabe.

''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''
||OnlySaneMan||Stan||
||TheSmartGuy||Kyle||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Cartman (ComedicSociopath)||
||The ButtMonkey||Kenny||

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