History Main / GeniusSweetTooth

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', [[SuperpowerfulGenetics Crests]] are said to dispose of their bearers towards sweet foods, and while not necessarily indicative of "genius" in the standard sense they do impart superhuman talents. This trait manifests in several characters but the clearest example is Lysithea, a [[TeenGenius magical prodigy]] with two Crests who ''adores'' sweets [[spoiler:to the point of renouncing her noble status to open a sweet shop in several of her endings]].

** With ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'', ItRunsInTheFamily. After the climatic fight, [[GenerationXerox Phoebe]] perks up visibly when her mom mentions making a batch of hot chocolate.

** With ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'', ItRunsInTheFamily. After the climatic fight, [[IdenticalGrandson Phoebe]] perks up visibly when her mom mentions making a batch of hot chocolate.

* According to an interview conducted by the BBC in the 1990s, if Creator/StephenHawking were [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0093xb2/Desert_Island_Discs_Stephen_Hawking/ stranded on a deserted island with a very limited selection of luxuries and amusements]], one of them would be [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A8me_br%C3%BBl%C3%A9e crème brûlée]].

* ''VideoGame/NEOTheWorldEndsWithYou'' has GeniusBruiser Sho Minamimoto, whose favorite foods include parfaits, ice cream, and pancakes.

* Erika from ''DigimonStoryCyberSleuthHackersMemory'' is one, being an expert hacker with a cerebral affliction that requires sugar to give her boosts of energy. Unfortunately, she developed such an extreme fascination with sugar that she tends to overflow tea with it. It causes Keisuke to pass out on the first sip, but her brother Ryuji takes it all like normal so she doesn't feel bad...even though Keisuke notes how Ryuji's knees tremble uncontrollably for doing so.

* Both L--a world-class detective--and Mello--his successor candidate--from ''Manga/DeathNote'' ate sweets ''constantly''. (In Mello's case, he was always ominously biting into chocolate.)

This is actually TruthInTelevision. The brain [[https://hms.harvard.edu/news-events/publications-archive/brain/sugar-brain uses glucose as its primary source of energy]], with half the sugar you consume going straight to that organ; as such, ''anyone'' doing a task that requires a lot of mental energy will inevitably start craving something sweet to eat, be it candy, baked goods, or even some fruit.

This is actually TruthInTelevision to some degree. The brain [[https://hms.harvard.edu/news-events/publications-archive/brain/sugar-brain uses glucose as its primary source of energy]], with half the sugar you consume going straight to that organ; as such, ''anyone'' doing a task that requires a lot of mental energy will inevitably start craving something sweet to eat, be it candy, baked goods, or even some fruit.

This is TruthInTelevision, to some extent: the brain uses glucose as its primary source of energy, with half the sugar you consume going straight to that organ. As such, if you're doing a lot of thinking, you'll inevitably start craving something sweet to munch on. Of course, this doesn't mean that geniuses are immune to getting diabetes, with too much sugar also hastening the development of cognitive issues later on in life.

This is TruthInTelevision: the brain uses glucose as its primary source of energy [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoglycemia and not getting enough is bad]]. Therefore, if you need to make your brains work a lot, you may need ''at least'' some sweet food...

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'': In the episode "Skooled", Flapjack discovers that he can get candy (a task around which the entire show is centered) for correctly answering questions that the teacher asks. Despite never having been depicted in any sort of educational setting before then (he was raised by a whale), Flapjack is able to answer the vast majority of the questions the teacher asks and it isn't long before he's so stuffed with the candy he can't eat anymore and is unable to move. This does not deter him. After answering yet another question correctly, he instructs the teacher to place the candy on his cheek, declaring that he'd get to it later.

-->-- ''Kokonoe''' ordering coffee, ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift EXTEND''

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[[caption-width-right:350: Pink frosted donuts, the ideal snack to have while deciphering ancient scrolls.]]

-->--'''Kokonoe''' ordering coffee, ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift EXTEND''

* Kokonoe of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' is a MadScientist DeadpanSnarker who is usually drawn holding a lollipop. Her lab, when the player finally sees it, has a few sweets laying around, too.

-->--'''[[MadScientist Kokonoe]]''' [[DrinkBasedCharacterization orders coffee]], ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift [[CapcomSequelStagnation EXTEND]]''

* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'': Leslie Knope is a determined woman with brilliant political knowhow who puts whipped cream and sugar on basically everything, including pasta.

** On at least one occasion, he enjoyed a Monte Cristo, a ham and turkey sandwich dipped in egg batter and pan-fried like French toast, topped with powdered sugar and served with preserves or maple syrup.

* Professor Rowan from ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', although it isn't obvious. You first find out that he has a thing for candy if you check out the refrigerator in his lab at the beginning of the game. (It's ''full'' of sweets.) Later, when after you beat the game, you can find him in the lower floor of the Veilstone City Department Store; if you speak to him, he complains about the Rage Candy Bars still being out of stock before he speaks to you.

* ''LightNovel/TheCaseFilesOfJewelerRichard'' has Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, who speaks now fewer than seventeen languages fluently, has a Master's degree and a jeweler's license, seems to know something about nearly everything...and is also entirely helpless when it comes to sweets. So much so that his employee, Seigi, saved his autumnal sweets from Japan while Richard was out of the country for the season and missed the chance to sample them and Seigi can bribe Richard into doing almost anything for him with the offer of special snacks and Richard's favorite pudding.

* Tobey from ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'' is a robotics ChildProdigy who adores sweets, especially ice cream. RealityEnsues when he gets a cavity in "[[TheDentistEpisode WordGirl vs. Tobey vs. the Dentist]]".