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* One ''ComicBook/{{Archie Comic|s}}'' had Mr. Lodge ask some of the kids what they would do if they won the lottery, expecting them to say they'd waste or squander it. However Dilton comes forward and begins listing off some ''very'' financially savvy and intelligent things like ensuring the taxes were paid to avoid interest and penalties and putting some away for future education and retirement, increasingly impressing Mr. Lodge with everything he says. And with what's left, he intends to buy a bumper car ride and install it in his basement -- cue FacePalm from Mr. Lodge.
* On the rare occasions ComicBook/{{Batman}} has displayed a sense of humor, the rest of the League find it unsettling.
* ComicBook/BlackPanther is typically depicted as a cold and calculating person who only somewhat lets his guard down around those closest to him, and maintains an attitude of being above silly and naive concepts. This even extended to things like joining the Avengers, which was so he could spy on potential threats to Wakanda... before he reveals the truth: He didn't join the Avengers to spy for Wakanda, he was spying for Wakanda so he could join the Avengers. He genuinely did want to join a heroic team of people.
* ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'s frequent tragedies don't leave him much reason to joke and laugh. During a mini-series by Paul Jenkins, Daredevil's criticism of ComicBook/SpiderMan's tendency to make jokes in even the most dire of situations caused the wall-crawler to in turn call him out on his lack of a sense of humor. The final scene of the story was Spider-Man swinging off into the night unaware of the "Kick Me" sign Daredevil had placed on his back.
* [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J'onn J'onzz]] often played TheStoic and TheComicallySerious in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational''. While it was a good act, it was just that, and he would occasionally break character.
-->'''Martian Manhunter''': I'm going to engage in an ancient Martian meditation technique.\\
'''ComicBook/CaptainAtom''': What's it called?\\
'''Martian Manhunter''': Screaming.
** And then there's the scene from Issue #3, with Batman making a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' joke to ComicBook/BlueBeetle. Even he finds it unusual for the Dark Knight to say that.
-->'''Blue Beetle:''' Hey everybody, Batman made a funny! ''[[MundaneMadeAwesome Batman made a funny!]]''\\
'''Batman:''' Don't push your luck, Beetle.\\
'''Blue Beetle:''' Sorry, Bats.
* ''WesternAnimation/KryptoTheSuperdog'': In the [[ComicBookAdaptation comic book]] story featuring an intergalactic mailman, Brainy Barker constantly berates the other dog stars for barking at the mere mention of the mailman. In the end, she can't help but bark as well.
* In the 6th and final issue of the ''[[Franchise/RatchetAndClank Ratchet & Clank]]'' [[ComicBook/RatchetAndClankComic comic miniseries]], the usually calm and logical Clank decides that the best way to keep President Qwark from causing trouble is to simply duct tape him to a chair. [[spoiler:In the end it actually ''was'' the right decision, as it not only held Qwark down when the comet shard opened a portal that started sucking everyone and everything into it, but it allowed him to [[NowThatsUsingYourTeeth hold onto Clank with his teeth]] preventing the robot from being sucked in as well.]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'', the normally quiet and polite Klara utterly pigs out when Molly and Karolina take her to a restaurant. In a later arc, she discovers video games and quickly becomes ruthlessly competitive.
* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'': [[spoiler:As much as Ramona Flowers prides herself on having the moral high ground compared to Scott, it's made clear that she too has skeletons in her closet; in fact, if anything she's done things way worse than Scott ever did. Scott spends a non-romantic night with another girl, one that was an old friend (even before Kim Pine)? She calls him out on it while hanging out with and even kissing an ex of hers. Scott starts dating her while dating another girl and going through with breaking up with her when he realises it’s wrong to pursue Ramona? She gets pissed at him even though she cheated on just about every single ex-boyfriend she had. Scott at least had no idea what an asshole he was until it was spelled out for him, but everything Ramona did before meeting Scott was intentional and for the fun of it.]]
* ''ComicBook/TheSimpsonsFuturamaCrossoverCrisis'': In New New York, Bart asks the Planet Express crew if he and his family can accompany them to make a delivery to an ice planet. Leela replies that it's up to his mother. Marge, who is known for being a WetBlanketWife, is quite interested to go into space when she's shown smirking and saying "Only if we all wear jackets."
* ''ComicBook/TheInternship'': [[spoiler:River, in being a {{Foil}} to Cooper, constantly presents themselves as being cool, kind, outgoing, in control of themselves, and confident. As Volume 3 reveals however, River actually possesses multiple flaws of their own and their own actions can be pretty dubious, to the point where Cooper outright tells them, [[NotSoDifferentRemark "You're as messed up as I am!"]]. To elaborate, River is revealed to be a StepfordSmiler who's really a loner and has had issues with being an outcast due to identifying as a transgender individual. They reveal this to be part of why they wanted to get along with Cooper - not just because Fletcher basically demanded that River and Cooper work together, but also because they can empathize with him and ''want'' to genuinely connect with him. In terms of dubious actions, they give a cashier a blowjob to waive the costs of buying costumes and equipment for a performance, which...technically makes River a criminal. Later, during (yet another) argument with Cooper, River snaps that he has to trust them if the two are going to get along. They say this despite the fact that, earlier that day, River had A): admitted that they weren't being entirely honest with him earlier and B): [[{{Hypocrite}} openly lied to Cooper by saying that they didn't overhear him and Andy the night before, which confirmed Cooper's sexuality issues.]]]]
* ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'': while she and Jimmy are covering one of Superman's battles, Lois remarks that the populace is treating it "like a cheap prize fight" only to murmur, "Ooh, good one" with the next punch.
* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'':
** Ultra Magnus, a guy whose "smiling" mechanisms actually ''rusted over'', at one point {{Troll}}s some people who have just been released from stasis.
--->'''Magnus:''' Please present to our medical staff for a check-up and the details of your new beast mode.\\
'''Anode:''' Beast mode?!\\
'''Magnus:''' Joke. I've been practicing.
** [[TheStoic Cyclonus]] is a figure from Cybertron's past, who speaks ancient languages, remembers bits of Cybertronian culture that have been nearly forgotten, and tends to pipe up in order to tell old legends or deliver points of his personal philosophy. Except when he heads to Swerve's bar and starts singing "The Power of Love".
** Megatron is a blunt, grim figure, now with added guilt to add to the grimness...but that doesn't stop him from deciding to head back to Cybertron just to see the look on Starscream's face, or attempting banter with Ultra Magnus (admittedly, it doesn't go too well).
* From ''The Astonishing ComicBook/XMen'':
-->'''Agent Brand''': The Breakworld's psychics...hunted for the X-Man destined to destroy their world and Colossus got the nod. I'm assuming you're as mystified by this as the rest of us, Rasputin.\\
'''Colossus''': No. I'm not. I have been planning to destroy the Breakworld since I was a child.\\
'''(everyone gapes at him)'''\\
'''Colossus''': This is why I don't make so many jokes. I never know when is good.
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* One ''ComicBook/{{Archie Comic|s}}'' had Mr. Lodge ask some of the kids what they would do if they won the lottery, expecting them to say they'd waste or squander it. However Dilton comes forward and begins listing off some ''very'' financially savvy and intelligent things like ensuring the taxes were paid to avoid interest and penalties and putting some away for future education and retirement, increasingly impressing Mr. Lodge with everything he says. And with what's left, he intends to buy a bumper car ride and install it in his basement -- cue FacePalm from Mr. Lodge.
* On the rare occasions ComicBook/{{Batman}} has displayed a sense of humor, the rest of the League find it unsettling.
* ComicBook/BlackPanther is typically depicted as a cold and calculating person who only somewhat lets his guard down around those closest to him, and maintains an attitude of being above silly and naive concepts. This even extended to things like joining the Avengers, which was so he could spy on potential threats to Wakanda... before he reveals the truth: He didn't join the Avengers to spy for Wakanda, he was spying for Wakanda so he could join the Avengers. He genuinely did want to join a heroic team of people.
* ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'s frequent tragedies don't leave him much reason to joke and laugh. During a mini-series by Paul Jenkins, Daredevil's criticism of ComicBook/SpiderMan's tendency to make jokes in even the most dire of situations caused the wall-crawler to in turn call him out on his lack of a sense of humor. The final scene of the story was Spider-Man swinging off into the night unaware of the "Kick Me" sign Daredevil had placed on his back.
* [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J'onn J'onzz]] often played TheStoic and TheComicallySerious in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational''. While it was a good act, it was just that, and he would occasionally break character.
-->'''Martian Manhunter''': I'm going to engage in an ancient Martian meditation technique.\\
'''ComicBook/CaptainAtom''': What's it called?\\
'''Martian Manhunter''': Screaming.
** And then there's the scene from Issue #3, with Batman making a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' joke to ComicBook/BlueBeetle. Even he finds it unusual for the Dark Knight to say that.
-->'''Blue Beetle:''' Hey everybody, Batman made a funny! ''[[MundaneMadeAwesome Batman made a funny!]]''\\
'''Batman:''' Don't push your luck, Beetle.\\
'''Blue Beetle:''' Sorry, Bats.
* ''WesternAnimation/KryptoTheSuperdog'': In the [[ComicBookAdaptation comic book]] story featuring an intergalactic mailman, Brainy Barker constantly berates the other dog stars for barking at the mere mention of the mailman. In the end, she can't help but bark as well.
* In the 6th and final issue of the ''[[Franchise/RatchetAndClank Ratchet & Clank]]'' [[ComicBook/RatchetAndClankComic comic miniseries]], the usually calm and logical Clank decides that the best way to keep President Qwark from causing trouble is to simply duct tape him to a chair. [[spoiler:In the end it actually ''was'' the right decision, as it not only held Qwark down when the comet shard opened a portal that started sucking everyone and everything into it, but it allowed him to [[NowThatsUsingYourTeeth hold onto Clank with his teeth]] preventing the robot from being sucked in as well.]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'', the normally quiet and polite Klara utterly pigs out when Molly and Karolina take her to a restaurant. In a later arc, she discovers video games and quickly becomes ruthlessly competitive.
* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'': [[spoiler:As much as Ramona Flowers prides herself on having the moral high ground compared to Scott, it's made clear that she too has skeletons in her closet; in fact, if anything she's done things way worse than Scott ever did. Scott spends a non-romantic night with another girl, one that was an old friend (even before Kim Pine)? She calls him out on it while hanging out with and even kissing an ex of hers. Scott starts dating her while dating another girl and going through with breaking up with her when he realises it’s wrong to pursue Ramona? She gets pissed at him even though she cheated on just about every single ex-boyfriend she had. Scott at least had no idea what an asshole he was until it was spelled out for him, but everything Ramona did before meeting Scott was intentional and for the fun of it.]]
* ''ComicBook/TheSimpsonsFuturamaCrossoverCrisis'': In New New York, Bart asks the Planet Express crew if he and his family can accompany them to make a delivery to an ice planet. Leela replies that it's up to his mother. Marge, who is known for being a WetBlanketWife, is quite interested to go into space when she's shown smirking and saying "Only if we all wear jackets."
* ''ComicBook/TheInternship'': [[spoiler:River, in being a {{Foil}} to Cooper, constantly presents themselves as being cool, kind, outgoing, in control of themselves, and confident. As Volume 3 reveals however, River actually possesses multiple flaws of their own and their own actions can be pretty dubious, to the point where Cooper outright tells them, [[NotSoDifferentRemark "You're as messed up as I am!"]]. To elaborate, River is revealed to be a StepfordSmiler who's really a loner and has had issues with being an outcast due to identifying as a transgender individual. They reveal this to be part of why they wanted to get along with Cooper - not just because Fletcher basically demanded that River and Cooper work together, but also because they can empathize with him and ''want'' to genuinely connect with him. In terms of dubious actions, they give a cashier a blowjob to waive the costs of buying costumes and equipment for a performance, which...technically makes River a criminal. Later, during (yet another) argument with Cooper, River snaps that he has to trust them if the two are going to get along. They say this despite the fact that, earlier that day, River had A): admitted that they weren't being entirely honest with him earlier and B): [[{{Hypocrite}} openly lied to Cooper by saying that they didn't overhear him and Andy the night before, which confirmed Cooper's sexuality issues.]]]]
* ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'': while she and Jimmy are covering one of Superman's battles, Lois remarks that the populace is treating it "like a cheap prize fight" only to murmur, "Ooh, good one" with the next punch.
* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'':
** Ultra Magnus, a guy whose "smiling" mechanisms actually ''rusted over'', at one point {{Troll}}s some people who have just been released from stasis.
--->'''Magnus:''' Please present to our medical staff for a check-up and the details of your new beast mode.\\
'''Anode:''' Beast mode?!\\
'''Magnus:''' Joke. I've been practicing.
** [[TheStoic Cyclonus]] is a figure from Cybertron's past, who speaks ancient languages, remembers bits of Cybertronian culture that have been nearly forgotten, and tends to pipe up in order to tell old legends or deliver points of his personal philosophy. Except when he heads to Swerve's bar and starts singing "The Power of Love".
** Megatron is a blunt, grim figure, now with added guilt to add to the grimness...but that doesn't stop him from deciding to head back to Cybertron just to see the look on Starscream's face, or attempting banter with Ultra Magnus (admittedly, it doesn't go too well).
* From ''The Astonishing ComicBook/XMen'':
-->'''Agent Brand''': The Breakworld's psychics...hunted for the X-Man destined to destroy their world and Colossus got the nod. I'm assuming you're as mystified by this as the rest of us, Rasputin.\\
'''Colossus''': No. I'm not. I have been planning to destroy the Breakworld since I was a child.\\
'''(everyone gapes at him)'''\\
'''Colossus''': This is why I don't make so many jokes. I never know when is good.
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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
** Miles Edgeworth. Badass prosecutor. Brilliant logician. Huge [[{{Toku}} Steel Samurai]] fanboy.
** Phoenix is usually the OnlySaneMan for the rest of the loony cast, but he has his moments, like obsessively scrubbing the toilet for no apparent reason. He gets more in the fourth game, partly because you can't be [[CloudCuckooLand CloudCuckooLand's]] best attorney for three years [[spoiler:and then fall from grace]] without letting a little of the madness get to you, and partly because by then Apollo is around to play StraightMan for him. In fact, it could be said that Phoenix, Edgeworth, and Apollo consistently toss around a single SanityBall between them, at least until it's time to [[LetsGetDangerous get dangerous]].
** In ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'', your level-headed and reliable assistant Susato is the player character for the first case of the second game. She spends most of the trial flopping about like a dying fish. It's understandable when you consider it's her only trial as lead defense attorney, she knows she'll be in serious trouble if she gets caught (women aren't allowed to be lawyers in the time period, and [[SweetPollyOliver she's disguised as a man to do it]]), and her best friend is being accused of murder.
* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'': Each protagonist of the main games are straightforward in their investigations. But whenever they hear of a {{fanservice}} event occurring, they completely go out of character just to gain a peek at the girls. Hajime in ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' lampshades his sudden change just to peep on Mahiru and Hiyoko in the shower.
-->'''Hajime:''' Huh? Was my characterization always this way? It feels like... I lost sight of myself.
* ''VisualNovel/TheFruitOfGrisaia'': While protagonist Yuuji usually sticks to his more [[TheStoic stoic]] demeanor, from time to time he still gets caught up in his classmates antics, or even his own wacky attempts to amuse himself.
* Yuri from ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' is typically portrayed as very shy, but she is not above having some fun or cracking a joke every now and then. She laughs after witnessing the player character catch Sayori attempting to mooch off of him, and also when Sayori gave Natsuki a hug so she could take a bite from a cookie that Natsuki was saving for herself. [[spoiler:In Act 3, Monika recalls that Natsuki and ''Yuri'', of all people, might have made fun of her for her tendency to say "Okay, everyone". That Natsuki would do it is understandable, but that Yuri would do this comes off as surprising]]. The side stories in the UpdatedRerelease also give us this gem:
-->'''Sayori:''' ''(to Natsuki)'' I always judge people so hard!\\
'''Monika:''' No you don't, Sayori.\\
'''Yuri:''' ''(deadpan, from the back of the room)'' Yes she does.
* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' has a mild example. Hisao wonders how lonely you'd have to be to come up with a game that involves stepping on the right tiles on the floor. In the very next line, he finds himself stepping only on the darker tiles.
** The same game gives us the example of Lilly Satou, a polite, proper ojousama who normally acts like everyone's mother. Having been born blind, she holds an intellectual interest in the concept of color. One time, she asks Hisao what his favorite color is and what things are it. When he responds that it's green, and almost immediately mentions army uniforms, she quietly laughs that boys are always thinking about such things... When asked what ''her'' favorite color is, she replies that it's white. Why? Because that's the color of vanilla ice cream, her favorite flavor. In fact, a lot of Lilly's route seems dedicated to showing that even the prim and proper her can act silly sometimes, such her famous insistence that she is isn't horny (having just finished having sex), she has [[InsistentTerminology a healthy adolescent sex drive.]]
* In ''VisualNovel/KindredSpiritsOnTheRoof'', Miyu Inamoto, vice-captain of the track team, initially seems like one of the more prim and proper characters, especially when contrasted with her girlfriend Matsuri Amishima. Miyu, who is a serious and disciplined individual as well as a good planner, sets rules for Matsuri to follow (e.g. no public displays of affection) [[SecretRelationship so Miyu's parents won't learn about her going out with Matsuri]], and is frustrated when the impulsive and free-spirited Matsuri does not follow them. However, Miyu is a rather eager top in her sex scene and {{troll}}s Matsuri by bringing up an underclassman who made a LoveConfession to her(since she was tired of Matsuri doing the same thing to her all the time). More seriously, Miyu brings their friend and underclassman Hina into an argument, resulting in the two having a competition over who can give Hina a better date at the SchoolFestival.
* Riki, the protagonist of ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', usually plays the part of the sweet StraightMan bemused by the [[CloudCuckooLander idiosyncrasies]] of the people around him. Every now and then, though, he proves he can be just as bad as them, such as in the various Play With Masato commands, which invariably involve Riki yelling 'Muscles! Muscles!' over and over and taking part in some weird muscle-themed activity.
* In ''VisualNovel/ShinraiBrokenBeyondDespair'', Raiko Shinpuku, the protagonist, is serious to the point of being borderline humorless and often acts as the OnlySaneMan of the group. Despite this, Raiko plays along with her friend Rie's prank despite realizing that Rie staged the blackout, simply because she feels the need to "come out on top," like how Mika wants to scare Raiko or Hiro wants to scare Raiko so he can beat Mika. Raiko lampshades this by noting that even though she fancies herself as being more mature than the others, she can still be rather childish.
* In ''VisualNovel/YoJinBo'', BloodKnight Ittosai grimly resists the wacky antics of the other five bodyguards, insisting he's only on board to kill people. After a dip in a hot spring, however, when Sayori reties Jin's loose belt for him and all the other guys suddenly need help with theirs as well, Ittosai can be heard quietly complaining that he can't get his belt to come loose. Later in the game he reluctantly begins setting the other guys up with straight lines, because -- as he explains when Mon-Mon compliments him on it -- splitting up the party means they're running out of designated straight-men and ''someone'' has to do it.
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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
** Miles Edgeworth. Badass prosecutor. Brilliant logician. Huge [[{{Toku}} Steel Samurai]] fanboy.
** Phoenix is usually the OnlySaneMan for the rest of the loony cast, but he has his moments, like obsessively scrubbing the toilet for no apparent reason. He gets more in the fourth game, partly because you can't be [[CloudCuckooLand CloudCuckooLand's]] best attorney for three years [[spoiler:and then fall from grace]] without letting a little of the madness get to you, and partly because by then Apollo is around to play StraightMan for him. In fact, it could be said that Phoenix, Edgeworth, and Apollo consistently toss around a single SanityBall between them, at least until it's time to [[LetsGetDangerous get dangerous]].
** In ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'', your level-headed and reliable assistant Susato is the player character for the first case of the second game. She spends most of the trial flopping about like a dying fish. It's understandable when you consider it's her only trial as lead defense attorney, she knows she'll be in serious trouble if she gets caught (women aren't allowed to be lawyers in the time period, and [[SweetPollyOliver she's disguised as a man to do it]]), and her best friend is being accused of murder.
* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'': Each protagonist of the main games are straightforward in their investigations. But whenever they hear of a {{fanservice}} event occurring, they completely go out of character just to gain a peek at the girls. Hajime in ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' lampshades his sudden change just to peep on Mahiru and Hiyoko in the shower.
-->'''Hajime:''' Huh? Was my characterization always this way? It feels like... I lost sight of myself.
* ''VisualNovel/TheFruitOfGrisaia'': While protagonist Yuuji usually sticks to his more [[TheStoic stoic]] demeanor, from time to time he still gets caught up in his classmates antics, or even his own wacky attempts to amuse himself.
* Yuri from ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' is typically portrayed as very shy, but she is not above having some fun or cracking a joke every now and then. She laughs after witnessing the player character catch Sayori attempting to mooch off of him, and also when Sayori gave Natsuki a hug so she could take a bite from a cookie that Natsuki was saving for herself. [[spoiler:In Act 3, Monika recalls that Natsuki and ''Yuri'', of all people, might have made fun of her for her tendency to say "Okay, everyone". That Natsuki would do it is understandable, but that Yuri would do this comes off as surprising]]. The side stories in the UpdatedRerelease also give us this gem:
-->'''Sayori:''' ''(to Natsuki)'' I always judge people so hard!\\
'''Monika:''' No you don't, Sayori.\\
'''Yuri:''' ''(deadpan, from the back of the room)'' Yes she does.
* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' has a mild example. Hisao wonders how lonely you'd have to be to come up with a game that involves stepping on the right tiles on the floor. In the very next line, he finds himself stepping only on the darker tiles.
** The same game gives us the example of Lilly Satou, a polite, proper ojousama who normally acts like everyone's mother. Having been born blind, she holds an intellectual interest in the concept of color. One time, she asks Hisao what his favorite color is and what things are it. When he responds that it's green, and almost immediately mentions army uniforms, she quietly laughs that boys are always thinking about such things... When asked what ''her'' favorite color is, she replies that it's white. Why? Because that's the color of vanilla ice cream, her favorite flavor. In fact, a lot of Lilly's route seems dedicated to showing that even the prim and proper her can act silly sometimes, such her famous insistence that she is isn't horny (having just finished having sex), she has [[InsistentTerminology a healthy adolescent sex drive.]]
* In ''VisualNovel/KindredSpiritsOnTheRoof'', Miyu Inamoto, vice-captain of the track team, initially seems like one of the more prim and proper characters, especially when contrasted with her girlfriend Matsuri Amishima. Miyu, who is a serious and disciplined individual as well as a good planner, sets rules for Matsuri to follow (e.g. no public displays of affection) [[SecretRelationship so Miyu's parents won't learn about her going out with Matsuri]], and is frustrated when the impulsive and free-spirited Matsuri does not follow them. However, Miyu is a rather eager top in her sex scene and {{troll}}s Matsuri by bringing up an underclassman who made a LoveConfession to her(since she was tired of Matsuri doing the same thing to her all the time). More seriously, Miyu brings their friend and underclassman Hina into an argument, resulting in the two having a competition over who can give Hina a better date at the SchoolFestival.
* Riki, the protagonist of ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', usually plays the part of the sweet StraightMan bemused by the [[CloudCuckooLander idiosyncrasies]] of the people around him. Every now and then, though, he proves he can be just as bad as them, such as in the various Play With Masato commands, which invariably involve Riki yelling 'Muscles! Muscles!' over and over and taking part in some weird muscle-themed activity.
* In ''VisualNovel/ShinraiBrokenBeyondDespair'', Raiko Shinpuku, the protagonist, is serious to the point of being borderline humorless and often acts as the OnlySaneMan of the group. Despite this, Raiko plays along with her friend Rie's prank despite realizing that Rie staged the blackout, simply because she feels the need to "come out on top," like how Mika wants to scare Raiko or Hiro wants to scare Raiko so he can beat Mika. Raiko lampshades this by noting that even though she fancies herself as being more mature than the others, she can still be rather childish.
* In ''VisualNovel/YoJinBo'', BloodKnight Ittosai grimly resists the wacky antics of the other five bodyguards, insisting he's only on board to kill people. After a dip in a hot spring, however, when Sayori reties Jin's loose belt for him and all the other guys suddenly need help with theirs as well, Ittosai can be heard quietly complaining that he can't get his belt to come loose. Later in the game he reluctantly begins setting the other guys up with straight lines, because -- as he explains when Mon-Mon compliments him on it -- splitting up the party means they're running out of designated straight-men and ''someone'' has to do it.
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* ''Webcomic/BatmanWayneFamilyAdventures'': Bruce is at first nonplussed at his kids fighting each other over a cookie. But when it lands onto his coffee cup, he's more than willing to leap into action to defend it.
* From ''Webcomic/TheDreamlandChronicles'': Nicole, as well as determined to explain any and all supernatural elements with science, is very much stoic and reasonable. Then she starts spending time with the two main characters and gradually [[DefrostingIceQueen loosens up a little]]. The first instance would be when she starts giggling about the SickeninglySweet name she had for her pretend horse when she was a kid.
* ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'': Minmax accuses [[ThePaladin Big Ears]] of enjoying seeing him land painfully when he cut him down from the ceiling. Big Ears [[https://www.goblinscomic.com/comic/08242015-2 denies it]], and when he's accused of lying, he claims that paladins never lie, or they lose all their paladin levels. Moments later, he admits to Thaco that he ''was'' lying and that he ''did'' enjoy Minmax getting hurt.
* Maxima of ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'' is a bright gold statuesque superhero with a no-nonsense military attitude...but she admits to having been a nerd as a kid, and can keep up with geek girl Sydney when it comes to comic book trivia.
* Jones in ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' is usually an EmotionlessGirl coupled with literally centuries to cultivate indifference. But some of her more "human" traits come out in "The Stone".
-->'''Antimony:''' Jones, are you able to smile?\\
'''Jones''': I can mimic the facial movements for a smile, but I tend to avoid it, as it often leaves the onlooker somewhat unnerved.\\
'''Antimony:''' May I see?\\
'''Jones:''' If you wish.\\
''[later]''\\
'''Kat:''' [[TheUnSmile You okay?]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has Rose Lalonde. [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/906 Wear the scarf. Be the Rider.]]
** Also Spades Slick, [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/1165 notorious]] [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/1303 gang leader]].
** [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/1778 And the Authority Regulator]].
* ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound'': When delving into Revolver Ocelot's mind, the group sees a [[{{Narm}} notoriously bizarre]] scene from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' where Ocelot meows like a cat to summon reinforcements. Psycho Mantis, an AxCrazy mass murderer who loathes Ocelot and would gladly murder him given the chance, not only finds this just as funny as everyone else but rewinds the memory so they can all watch it repeatedly.
* This is basically all over the place in ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}''. At one point, a member of the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil attempts to make an offer Max can't refuse, only to be refused. Most of the page consists of the council member being intimidating and ominous and threatening, and then ''this'' happens.
-->'''Max''': Sorry, dude. [[Franchise/StarWars Han Solo and Darth Vader]] don't team up.\\
'''Serge''': That would be sick though.
* Invoked in ''Webcomic/{{PvP}}'': when the gang discovers that Jade is a FormerTeenRebel, Francis considers that this brings her down to their level and everyone immediately starts chanting "One of us! One of us!" (which is exactly what Jade feared would happen).
* Happens over and over in ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'' -- anyone who is introduced as a StraightMan will eventually be revealed to be insane in some way. Ethan and Leslie managed to keep up the illusion of being the OnlySaneMan for a good long time but their neuroses gradually overwhelmed their personalities and pushed them away from this role. Jacob was introduced to be their replacement in that capacity but was revealed to have an addictive personality in short order. As a rule, Ethan's LoveInterest[=s=] tend to occupy this role, but Thad got written out, and Drew became as obsessively ''against'' Ethan's toy collection as Ethan was with maintaining it. By the end of the strip the OnlySaneMan was Historic Jesus.
* Zoe is usually the StraightMan in ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'', but, at least when it comes to sorting through a love triangle, [[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=010403 she can get pretty crazy herself]]. The reason she became the Stormbreaker (and thus targetted by various demons, at least one of whom has used a cult to try to do Zoe in) was because she feared she was "boring", and thus leapt at a chance to participate in one of the guys' more than usually harebrained schemes. She's exceptionally gung-ho about going back in time to save beer... at least until they end up in the wrong time period without a way back.
* In ''Webcomic/WelcomeToThePharmacy'', when Elena’s second day at the pharmacy gets off to a boring start with next to no customers, she tries to get away from Jean-Luc & Jessica gawking at her old social media posts, and notices that Matt, who always acts serious and dignified, is doing his work while reading a goofy internet article about wether pandas and red pandas are related. Shortly after that, we see in a flashback/explanation from Jessica about how he is from Mauritius[[note]]an African island country[[/note]], and is very knowledgeable about his homeland, the computer he is looking at has another goofy article, this time about wether a rhino or a hippo would win a fight against each other.
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* ''Webcomic/BatmanWayneFamilyAdventures'': Bruce is at first nonplussed at his kids fighting each other over a cookie. But when it lands onto his coffee cup, he's more than willing to leap into action to defend it.
* From ''Webcomic/TheDreamlandChronicles'': Nicole, as well as determined to explain any and all supernatural elements with science, is very much stoic and reasonable. Then she starts spending time with the two main characters and gradually [[DefrostingIceQueen loosens up a little]]. The first instance would be when she starts giggling about the SickeninglySweet name she had for her pretend horse when she was a kid.
* ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'': Minmax accuses [[ThePaladin Big Ears]] of enjoying seeing him land painfully when he cut him down from the ceiling. Big Ears [[https://www.goblinscomic.com/comic/08242015-2 denies it]], and when he's accused of lying, he claims that paladins never lie, or they lose all their paladin levels. Moments later, he admits to Thaco that he ''was'' lying and that he ''did'' enjoy Minmax getting hurt.
* Maxima of ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'' is a bright gold statuesque superhero with a no-nonsense military attitude...but she admits to having been a nerd as a kid, and can keep up with geek girl Sydney when it comes to comic book trivia.
* Jones in ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' is usually an EmotionlessGirl coupled with literally centuries to cultivate indifference. But some of her more "human" traits come out in "The Stone".
-->'''Antimony:''' Jones, are you able to smile?\\
'''Jones''': I can mimic the facial movements for a smile, but I tend to avoid it, as it often leaves the onlooker somewhat unnerved.\\
'''Antimony:''' May I see?\\
'''Jones:''' If you wish.\\
''[later]''\\
'''Kat:''' [[TheUnSmile You okay?]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has Rose Lalonde. [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/906 Wear the scarf. Be the Rider.]]
** Also Spades Slick, [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/1165 notorious]] [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/1303 gang leader]].
** [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/1778 And the Authority Regulator]].
* ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound'': When delving into Revolver Ocelot's mind, the group sees a [[{{Narm}} notoriously bizarre]] scene from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' where Ocelot meows like a cat to summon reinforcements. Psycho Mantis, an AxCrazy mass murderer who loathes Ocelot and would gladly murder him given the chance, not only finds this just as funny as everyone else but rewinds the memory so they can all watch it repeatedly.
* This is basically all over the place in ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}''. At one point, a member of the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil attempts to make an offer Max can't refuse, only to be refused. Most of the page consists of the council member being intimidating and ominous and threatening, and then ''this'' happens.
-->'''Max''': Sorry, dude. [[Franchise/StarWars Han Solo and Darth Vader]] don't team up.\\
'''Serge''': That would be sick though.
* Invoked in ''Webcomic/{{PvP}}'': when the gang discovers that Jade is a FormerTeenRebel, Francis considers that this brings her down to their level and everyone immediately starts chanting "One of us! One of us!" (which is exactly what Jade feared would happen).
* Happens over and over in ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'' -- anyone who is introduced as a StraightMan will eventually be revealed to be insane in some way. Ethan and Leslie managed to keep up the illusion of being the OnlySaneMan for a good long time but their neuroses gradually overwhelmed their personalities and pushed them away from this role. Jacob was introduced to be their replacement in that capacity but was revealed to have an addictive personality in short order. As a rule, Ethan's LoveInterest[=s=] tend to occupy this role, but Thad got written out, and Drew became as obsessively ''against'' Ethan's toy collection as Ethan was with maintaining it. By the end of the strip the OnlySaneMan was Historic Jesus.
* Zoe is usually the StraightMan in ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'', but, at least when it comes to sorting through a love triangle, [[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=010403 she can get pretty crazy herself]]. The reason she became the Stormbreaker (and thus targetted by various demons, at least one of whom has used a cult to try to do Zoe in) was because she feared she was "boring", and thus leapt at a chance to participate in one of the guys' more than usually harebrained schemes. She's exceptionally gung-ho about going back in time to save beer... at least until they end up in the wrong time period without a way back.
* In ''Webcomic/WelcomeToThePharmacy'', when Elena’s second day at the pharmacy gets off to a boring start with next to no customers, she tries to get away from Jean-Luc & Jessica gawking at her old social media posts, and notices that Matt, who always acts serious and dignified, is doing his work while reading a goofy internet article about wether pandas and red pandas are related. Shortly after that, we see in a flashback/explanation from Jessica about how he is from Mauritius[[note]]an African island country[[/note]], and is very knowledgeable about his homeland, the computer he is looking at has another goofy article, this time about wether a rhino or a hippo would win a fight against each other.
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* Tendai of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresInZambezia'' is seen happily dancing at the end of the movie, despite not showing any sort of actions previously in the movie. His son, Kai, is understandably bewildered.
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* Tendai of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresInZambezia'' ''Animation/AdventuresInZambezia'' is seen happily dancing at the end of the movie, despite not showing any sort of actions previously in the movie. His son, Kai, is understandably bewildered.
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** [[TheGunslinger Moxxie]] is usually presented as [[MurderInc I.M.P's]] OnlySaneEmployee who tries to keep [[ConsummateProfessional an air of professionalism]] about him. The key word here is ''"tries"''; His bouts of [[TheKlutz clumsiness]] and [[NobleDemon his moral compass]] sometimes getting the better of him notwithstanding, he's repeatedly shown to be a man who, ultimately, wears his heart on his sleeve and easily gets wrapped up in his own emotions, and the episode "Unhappy Campers" in particular shows that he can act just as childish and selfish as his {{CloudCuckoolander}} boss under certain circumstances.
** Moxxie's {{Foil}}, [[TheAce Striker]], is presented as a cool-headed pro and GeniusBruiser... Who is also such a massive {{Narcissist}} that he turns out to keep [[ShrineToSelf a statue of himself]] [[GagPenis with a raging boner]] in his hideaway.
** [[TheGunslinger Moxxie]] is usually presented as [[MurderInc I.M.P's]] OnlySaneEmployee who tries to keep [[ConsummateProfessional an air of professionalism]] about him. The key word here is ''"tries"''; His bouts of [[TheKlutz clumsiness]] and [[NobleDemon his moral compass]] sometimes getting the better of him notwithstanding, he's repeatedly shown to be a man who, ultimately, wears his heart on his sleeve and easily gets wrapped up in his own emotions, and the episode "Unhappy Campers" in particular shows that he can act just as childish and selfish as his {{CloudCuckoolander}} boss under certain circumstances.
** Moxxie's {{Foil}}, [[TheAce Striker]], is presented as a cool-headed pro and GeniusBruiser... Who is also such a massive {{Narcissist}} that he turns out to keep [[ShrineToSelf a statue of himself]] [[GagPenis with a raging boner]] in his hideaway.
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* While Colonel Matthews from ''Film/NoKidding'' takes his job on the council just as seriously as Mrs. Spicer does, he isn't against sharing a laugh with Cook during his inspection of Chartham House and finds it highly amusing when Angus calls Mrs. Spicer an "interfering old trollop".
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* ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'':
** While Sir Lancelot does not approve of how Simon, Tony, Grimsdyke, and Taffy behaved after the rugby match, he still pays their fines for them so they won't be thrown out of St. Swithin's.
** Back in his student days, the bitter old Dean got a nurse to ride naked on a large white cart horse.
** While Sir Lancelot does not approve of how Simon, Tony, Grimsdyke, and Taffy behaved after the rugby match, he still pays their fines for them so they won't be thrown out of St. Swithin's.
** Back in his student days, the bitter old Dean got a nurse to ride naked on a large white cart horse.
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* ''LetsPlay/JohnWolfe'' is unique among horror-focused {{Lets Play}}ers in that he tends to have subdued reactions to scares, favoring reacting to such things with [[DeadpanSnarker sardonicism]], [[SarcasmMode sarcasm]], and [[TheComicallySerious dry calm humor]] as opposed to the LargeHam [[SuddenlyShouting overreactions]] that many others play up. It takes a ''lot'' to rattle him, but that said, he ''does'' occasionally get rattled with games like ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', and (much to his regret for how bad a game it was) ''Tall Poppy'' managing to get outbursts out of him to rival the likes of ''WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}''.
