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* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "Beyond This Earthly Realm", Ice King is hinted to be this as he stares into the static on Finn and Jake's TV set (and eventually at the audience) while rambling:

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "Beyond This Earthly Realm", [[Characters/AdventureTimeIceKing Ice King King]] is hinted to be this as he stares into the static on Finn and Jake's TV set (and eventually at the audience) while rambling:



** Archer himself has been implied to be this a few times. In "Scorpio", Lana asks him "where'd you get that grenade?" to which he irritably replies "[[LampshadeHanging Hanging from the lampshade!]]". In "Skytanic" Archer recognizes that the bomb is a metaphor for Cyril and Lana's relationship problems. In the Season 2 finale, he comments that one fight scene is "not the explosive climax I was expecting". In "The Man From Jupiter", he notices that there are two identical sequences and asks "was that the same footage?". In one episode, he shouts "Trope alert!" after the Pope and Woodhouse are noted to be InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals. After a montage of scenes in "White Elephant" foreshadowing events of the fifth season, Archer whispers "Archer ''Vice''!", the title of the fifth season, and no one else knows what he's taking about. In "Achub Y Morfilod", he looks into the camera for no apparent reason and says "Glenngoulie. For the best of times."
* The Joker in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' occasionally becomes this:

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** Archer [[Characters/ArcherSterlingArcher Sterling Archer]] himself has been implied to be this a few times. In "Scorpio", Lana asks him "where'd you get that grenade?" to which he irritably replies "[[LampshadeHanging Hanging from the lampshade!]]". In "Skytanic" Archer recognizes that the bomb is a metaphor for Cyril and Lana's relationship problems. In the Season 2 finale, he comments that one fight scene is "not the explosive climax I was expecting". In "The Man From Jupiter", he notices that there are two identical sequences and asks "was that the same footage?". In one episode, he shouts "Trope alert!" after the Pope and Woodhouse are noted to be InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals. After a montage of scenes in "White Elephant" foreshadowing events of the fifth season, Archer whispers "Archer ''Vice''!", the title of the fifth season, and no one else knows what he's taking about. In "Achub Y Morfilod", he looks into the camera for no apparent reason and says "Glenngoulie. For the best of times."
* [[Characters/DCAUJoker The Joker Joker]] in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' occasionally becomes this:



* Stewie from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' frequently breaks the fourth wall; talking directly to the audience or being one of the most heavy abusers of ToonPhysics. It helps that most of the characters don't seem to understand him so his fourth wall breaking wouldn't seem odd to them anyway.

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* [[Characters/FamilyGuyStewieGriffin Stewie Griffin]] from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' frequently breaks the fourth wall; talking directly to the audience or being one of the most heavy abusers of ToonPhysics. It helps that most of the characters don't seem to understand him so his fourth wall breaking wouldn't seem odd to them anyway.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' has the main protagonist, Lincoln Loud, sometimes talk directly to the audience. Often narrating his daily life and situation. The sisters to a lesser extent sometimes give the audience a AsideGlance and sometime speak to them. Though it's not as frequent as Lincoln's narrations.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' has the main protagonist, [[Characters/TheLoudHouseLincolnLoud Lincoln Loud, Loud]], sometimes talk directly to the audience. Often narrating his daily life and situation. The sisters to a lesser extent sometimes give the audience a AsideGlance and sometime speak to them. Though it's not as frequent as Lincoln's narrations.



** {{Downplayed|Trope}} with Pinkie Pie. Unlike popular {{fanon}}, the show doesn't show her having real MediumAwareness, only moments of breaking the fourth wall. However, she's allowed to break the fourth wall way more strongly than any other character (and use more ToonPhysics). She's interrupted the IrisOut multiple times, [[CameraAbuse shaken the camera]], and directly addressed the audience. Her friends dismiss all her odd behavior as "Pinkie just being Pinkie" -- it never gets to the point that they have to ask AudienceWhatAudience -- with one episode's moral directly resulting from Twilight deciding to no longer question how the character works. WordOfGod says that Pinkie is allowed to do almost anything [[RuleOfFunny as long as it's funny]].
** Discord, unsurprisingly: he ''is'' a MadGod who's title is "Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony", after all. While Pinkie Pie usually sticks to making heavy use of toon physics, Discord regularly shows even greater MediumAwareness with his mischief, gives the odd AsideGlance or two, and occasionally addresses the audience directly. Still {{downplayed|Trope}} for the same kind of reasons, though: if he has real MediumAwareness, he refrains from showing definite proof of it.

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** {{Downplayed|Trope}} with [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPinkiePie Pinkie Pie.Pie]]. Unlike popular {{fanon}}, the show doesn't show her having real MediumAwareness, only moments of breaking the fourth wall. However, she's allowed to break the fourth wall way more strongly than any other character (and use more ToonPhysics). She's interrupted the IrisOut multiple times, [[CameraAbuse shaken the camera]], and directly addressed the audience. Her friends dismiss all her odd behavior as "Pinkie just being Pinkie" -- it never gets to the point that they have to ask AudienceWhatAudience -- with one episode's moral directly resulting from Twilight deciding to no longer question how the character works. WordOfGod says that Pinkie is allowed to do almost anything [[RuleOfFunny as long as it's funny]].
** Discord, [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicDiscord Discord]], unsurprisingly: he ''is'' a MadGod who's title is "Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony", after all. While Pinkie Pie usually sticks to making heavy use of toon physics, Discord regularly shows even greater MediumAwareness with his mischief, gives the odd AsideGlance or two, and occasionally addresses the audience directly. Still {{downplayed|Trope}} for the same kind of reasons, though: if he has real MediumAwareness, he refrains from showing definite proof of it.



* Rick from ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' regularly addresses his own antics as if he's a fictional character (such as referencing his "catch phrase" as such), mentions things like character arcs and show seasons, and of course takes Jerry on a [[IncomingHam "RICK AND JERRY EPISODE!!!"]]. One fan theory has it that he's aware that, in all the infinite parallel universes, he'd logically be a fictional character in half of them.

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* [[Characters/RickAndMortyRickSanchez Rick Sanchez]] from ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' regularly addresses his own antics as if he's a fictional character (such as referencing his "catch phrase" as such), mentions things like character arcs and show seasons, and of course takes Jerry on a [[IncomingHam "RICK AND JERRY EPISODE!!!"]]. One fan theory has it that he's aware that, in all the infinite parallel universes, he'd logically be a fictional character in half of them.
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* Not every character in ''Roleplay/WanyaKingdomVSAwoofyUnity'' is fourth-wall aware, but those who are will address the creators and make meta commentary with varying degrees of frequency.
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