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* In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', Ruby Rose is hilariously awkward, especially when it comes to introducing herself to new people. She has to be forced to interact with other people when she's first enrolled at Beacon (although it probably doesn't help that the people she's forced to interact with happen to be [[TheQuietOne Blake]] and [[AlphaBitch Weiss]]), and her reaction to being informed that she'll have to find a partner during the initiation borders on "OhCrap" Really, the only people she's able to engage with to any degree are Yang (who's her older sister, so naturally) and Jaune (who's just as clueless in social situations as she is, so presumably there's common ground). By season 3, Ruby seems to have gotten fairly comfortable around her own team and Jaune's, but when we see her trying to socialize with someone outside of her comfort zone (Weiss's sister Winter) the result is a hilariously inappropriate attempt to sound sophisticated while Weiss tries and fails to cue Ruby to shut up.

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* In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', [[Characters/RWBYRubyRose Ruby Rose Rose]] is hilariously awkward, especially when it comes to introducing herself to new people. She has to be forced to interact with other people when she's first enrolled at Beacon (although it probably doesn't help that the people she's forced to interact with happen to be [[TheQuietOne Blake]] and [[AlphaBitch Weiss]]), and her reaction to being informed that she'll have to find a partner during the initiation borders on "OhCrap" Really, the only people she's able to engage with to any degree are Yang (who's her older sister, so naturally) and Jaune (who's just as clueless in social situations as she is, so presumably there's common ground). By season 3, Ruby seems to have gotten fairly comfortable around her own team and Jaune's, but when we see her trying to socialize with someone outside of her comfort zone (Weiss's sister Winter) the result is a hilariously inappropriate attempt to sound sophisticated while Weiss tries and fails to cue Ruby to shut up.
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** Liz is a social disaster, completely lacking filters or empathy and with a rather short fuse.
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** Sage, though, seems to genuinely not understand that he's a MadScientist (mad mage, technically, but it's the attitude that counts) with all the social unskills this entails. He does catch himself and apologise occasionally.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'': Rapunzel has spent eighteen years in a tower with no one but Gothel and Pascal to talk to. Thus, she doesn't have the best social skills, being a bit of an over-sharer at times and not always understanding social cues (although her [[LovedByAll natural charm]] and an insane amount of luck tend to keep people from taking this the wrong way). She also appears to be a bit too trusting, which Gothel took advantage of for years to control her.
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Someone with no social skills is not necessarily ''stupid'' -- just unfamiliar with how human beings act around each other. Consequently, they will tend to be blunt, straightforward, and BrutallyHonest. They will expect everyone else to be totally honest, too. From a writing point of view they are an asset: they say things that everyone is thinking but no one would dare say out loud.

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Someone with no social skills is not necessarily ''stupid'' -- just unfamiliar with how human beings act around each other. Consequently, they will tend to be blunt, straightforward, and BrutallyHonest.[[BrutalHonesty brutally honest]]. They will expect everyone else to be totally honest, too. From a writing point of view view, they are an asset: they say things that everyone is thinking but no one would dare say out loud.
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An extreme form of FishOutOfWater, milder cases may result in CloudCuckooLander, CreepyChild, InnocentFanserviceGirl or NoSenseOfHumor. HomeschooledKids are usually portrayed this way. If they stay this way, they may become TheHermit, TheShutIn, or {{Hikikomori}}.

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An extreme form of FishOutOfWater, milder cases may result in CloudCuckooLander, {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, CreepyChild, InnocentFanserviceGirl or NoSenseOfHumor. HomeschooledKids are usually portrayed this way. If they stay this way, they may become TheHermit, TheShutIn, or {{Hikikomori}}.
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* ''WebVideo/PiratesSMP'': Whenever she meets someone new, the first thing Guqqie, the resident RichBitch, asks them usually relates to how much money they have in their bank account, to her love interest Aimsey's dismay.
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* Eggs from ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'', was raised by Boxtrolls. Due to this, social skills are completely alien to him (i.e licking a person's hand while doing a handshake), and overall comes across as socially awkward.
* Mater from the Pixar ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'' films. He's socially awkward and socially inept. He has a hard time communicating his thoughts and feelings to others and doesn't know what topics to talk about in front of other people. He has a hard time with others' opinions too, either not understanding them or thinking that if they don't like his friend [=McQueen=] they must be bad people. He sometimes says inappropriate things at the wrong times and unintentionally embarrasses his friends in public places when talking to new people. It's been speculated that he might be on the autism spectrum.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'': Eggs from ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'', was raised by Boxtrolls. Due to this, his social skills are completely alien to him (i.e e, licking a person's hand while doing a handshake), and handshake); he overall comes across as socially awkward.
* ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'': Mater from the Pixar ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'' films. He's is socially awkward and socially inept. He has a hard time communicating his thoughts and feelings to others and doesn't know what topics to talk about in front of other people. He has a hard time with others' opinions too, either not understanding them or thinking that they must be bad people if they don't like his friend [=McQueen=] they must be bad people.[=McQueen=]. He sometimes says inappropriate things at the wrong times and unintentionally embarrasses his friends in public places when talking to new people. It's been speculated that he might be on the autism spectrum.



* Princess Peach in ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', ironically for an otherwise-competent authority figure - she's demonstrably out of practice when it comes to [[BetterWithNonHumanCompany socializing with other humans]], getting [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace right up in Mario's personal space]] as soon as she meets him, being a [[InnocentlyInsensitive little too honest]] about his chances of rescuing Luigi from Bowser, and flubbing her attempts to sell him a white lie to help him feel better about his training (it still works).

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Princess Peach in ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', Peach, ironically for an otherwise-competent authority figure - -- she's demonstrably out of practice when it comes to [[BetterWithNonHumanCompany socializing with other humans]], getting [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace right up in Mario's personal space]] as soon as she meets him, being a [[InnocentlyInsensitive little too honest]] about his chances of rescuing Luigi from Bowser, and flubbing her attempts to sell him a white lie to help him feel better about his training (it still works).



* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Ming is clearly a successful businesswoman and is quite at ease dealing with the temple visitors, but when it comes to personal relationships she seems completely at a loss. She swings back and forth between "overbearing helicopter parent" and "helpless bystander" with nothing in-between. The most glaring example of this is when she tells Mei that "we'll face this (meaning Mei's panda problem) together", but never offers any support or advice on how to control the panda transformations--not even when poor Mei is [[spoiler:slamming herself against the walls of her bedroom hard enough to make the whole house shake]] in her desperate attempts to make the panda ''go away''.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': Ming is clearly a successful businesswoman and is quite at ease dealing with the temple visitors, but when it comes to personal relationships relationships, she seems completely at a loss. She swings back and forth between "overbearing helicopter parent" and "helpless bystander" with nothing in-between. The most glaring example of this is when she tells Mei that "we'll face this (meaning Mei's panda problem) together", but never offers any support or advice on how to control the panda transformations--not transformations -- not even when poor Mei is [[spoiler:slamming herself against the walls of her bedroom hard enough to make the whole house shake]] in her desperate attempts to make the panda ''go away''.
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* ''Film/{{Pixels}}'': Ludlow is absolutely terrible with people, with others' reactions to him ranging from "what the hell is wrong with this guy?" to "uh, get him away from me!"

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* ''Film/{{Pixels}}'': Ludlow is absolutely terrible with people, with others' reactions to him ranging from "what "What the hell is wrong with this guy?" to "uh, "Uh, get him away from me!"

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