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* In ''VideoGame/GrimFandango'', Grim Reapers are driven to the world of the living by demons who are born to do one thing; drive, or at least, maintain vehicles. Manny Calavera ends up with Glottis, a BigFun demon with a need for speed. In fact, when Glottis is kept from driving or doing anything vehicle-related for a year, he becomes deathly ill.
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* On ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', originally all the Ghostbusters took turns driving until the consulting firm Q5 had Winston made the designated driver of the team, despite the original writers pointing out the obvious racist implications to them.
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* Rocky in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOFGumball'' is the bus driver for Elmore Junior High on top of working at the school's janitor and in the cafeteria.
* Asami Sato in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendofKorra'' is the driver for Team Avatar; given that she's the chief executive officer of a automobile company and an engineer.

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* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' has two. Vice Granscenic is the helicopter of Riot Force 6 and brings the cast to their missions. The reason he's a pilot? He was once a [[FriendlySniper sniper]], who accidentally shot a hostage, his little sister Laguna, in the eye and that event traumatized him to quit his sniper career. He also serves as [[TheGunslinger Teana Lanster]] and [[BridgeBunnies Alto Krauetta's]] BigBrotherMentor and is a friend of [[LadyOfWar Signum]]. But when he's hospitalized after the destruction of the Long Arch, he's replaced by his [[SenpaiKohai kohai]] Alto, a member of the BridgeBunnies who always wanted to be a helicopter pilot. She's a good friend of Subaru and the other Forwards and later becomes one of [[Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce Thoma Avenir's]] many CoolBigSis figures. Vice gets better during the GrandFinale of ''[=StrikerS=]'' and he not only continues his helicopter pilot career, but also his sniper career, and Alto has become an official helicopter pilot as well and serves as Special Duty Section 6's helicopter pilot.

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* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' has two. Vice Granscenic is the helicopter of Riot Force 6 and brings the cast to their missions. The reason he's a pilot? He was once a [[FriendlySniper sniper]], who accidentally shot a hostage, his little sister Laguna, in the eye and that event traumatized him to quit his sniper career. He also serves as [[TheGunslinger Teana Lanster]] and [[BridgeBunnies Alto Krauetta's]] BigBrotherMentor and is a friend of [[LadyOfWar Signum]]. But when he's hospitalized after the destruction of the Long Arch, he's replaced by his [[SenpaiKohai kohai]] kohai Alto, a member of the BridgeBunnies who always wanted to be a helicopter pilot. She's a good friend of Subaru and the other Forwards and later becomes one of [[Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce Thoma Avenir's]] many CoolBigSis figures. Vice gets better during the GrandFinale of ''[=StrikerS=]'' and he not only continues his helicopter pilot career, but also his sniper career, and Alto has become an official helicopter pilot as well and serves as Special Duty Section 6's helicopter pilot.
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* [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Several of the Cids, with airships instead of cars.]]

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* [[Franchise/FinalFantasy ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': Several of the Cids, with airships instead of cars.]]



* Lost Wages' apparently only cabbie in ''VideoGames/LeisureSuitLarry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards'' whom you usually need to get anywhere. He drives his clunky taxi at break-neck speeds, seems to charge Larry whatever he pleases, and beats him to pulp if he dares to get out of the cab without paying. Oh, and he runs over Larry immediately whenever stepping onto the street.

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* Lost Wages' apparently only cabbie in ''VideoGames/LeisureSuitLarry ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards'' whom you usually need to get anywhere. He drives his clunky taxi at break-neck speeds, seems to charge Larry whatever he pleases, and beats him to pulp if he dares to get out of the cab without paying. Oh, and he runs over Larry immediately whenever stepping onto the street.
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* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheIslandOfMiraclesAnimalAdventure'' humorously casts Gonsuke from ''Manga/TwentyOneEmon'', an otherwise unrelated manga besides being a Fujiko Fujio work, as the driver to Dr. Kelly whose job is to ferry passengers around the titular island. Gonsuke in fact spends 80% of his screentime behind the wheel.
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* Falco in ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'' is David's crew's main wheelman, reliably getting them wherever they need to go. During the final few episodes, he demonstrates his true skills; [[spoiler: he easily evades both NCPD and [=MaxTac=] getting the crew to Arasaka Tower, then gets Lucy away from [[TheDreaded Adam Smasher]].]]
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* If you're in the Franchise/DCUniverse and you're stranded anywhere in the Milky Way, who ya gonna call? [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Cabbie Space Cabbie]]!

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* If you're in the Franchise/DCUniverse Franchise/TheDCU and you're stranded anywhere in the Milky Way, who ya gonna call? [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Cabbie Space Cabbie]]!



* John Constantine's friend Chas Chandler from ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'' and the film adaptation, ''Film/{{Constantine}}''

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* John Constantine's friend Chas Chandler from ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'' and the film adaptation, ''Film/{{Constantine}}''''Film/Constantine2005''.



* For the first few issues of the ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'' Alfred drives Tim around Gotham so Robin can get to various locations before Tim gets his license. Alfred slots into his more traditional role in Bat-books as the series progresses.

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* For the first few issues of the ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'' ''ComicBook/Robin1993'', Alfred drives Tim around Gotham so Robin can get to various locations before Tim gets his license. Alfred slots into his more traditional role in Bat-books as the series progresses.



* Happy Hogan, Tony's chauffeur, in the ''Film/IronMan'' films.

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* Happy Hogan, Tony's chauffeur, chauffeur in the ''Film/IronMan'' films.''Film/IronManFilms''.



* ''Film/Deadpool2016'' and ''Film/Deadpool2'' have Dopinder, a taxi driver Wade frequently recruits to transport him to his sketchier jobs within the city. By the sequel Dopinder has realized that he finds being just a cab driver unfulfilling and wants to become a badass.

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* ''Film/Deadpool2016'' and ''Film/Deadpool2'' have Dopinder, a taxi driver who Wade frequently recruits to transport him to his sketchier jobs within the city. By the sequel sequel, Dopinder has realized that he finds being just a cab driver unfulfilling and wants to become a badass.
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* The taxi driver from ''Anime/{{Canaan}}''.

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* %%* The taxi driver from ''Anime/{{Canaan}}''.%%"People drive in cars" ZCE
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* In ''Series/{{ThePlotAgainstAmerica}}'' the Washington, DC guide/driver from Wabash, Indiana gives Herman a reason to allow his son Sandy to participate in the "Just Folks" program.

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* In ''Series/{{ThePlotAgainstAmerica}}'' ''Series/ThePlotAgainstAmerica'' the Washington, DC guide/driver from Wabash, Indiana gives Herman serves as a reason for Herman to allow his son Sandy to participate in the "Just Folks" program.
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* In ''Series/{{ThePlotAgainstAmerica}}'' the Washington, DC guide/driver from Wabash, Indiana gives Herman a reason to allow his son Sandy to participate in the "Just Folks" program.
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* In the early episodes of ''Series/{{Sliders}}'', whenever the group arrived on a new parallel world and ended up taking a taxi anywhere, the same bearded Russian guy was always the driver.
-->'''Rembrandt:''' So.. you enjoy driving a taxi?
-->'''Driver:''' What is to enjoy? It is my destiny.
-->'''Rembrant:''' You don't know the half of it.
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* This is how Giovanna is introduced during ''VideoGame/GuiltyGearStrive'''s prologue, serving as the driver of the US president.
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Drivers who fall short of this trope, and ''don't'' have a personality to speak of, are at high risk of becoming a DisposablePilot.

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Drivers who fall short of this trope, and ''don't'' have a personality to speak of, are at high risk of becoming a DisposablePilot. See also BadassDriver and GetawayDriver.
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* In ''Film/TheArtist'', [[WhiteDwarfStar fading silent film star George Valentin]] has one in the form of Clifton, [[OldRetainer a kind old chauffer]] who remains [[UndyingLoyalty astonishingly loyal to Valentin]] even after his time in the spotlight had expired and [[RichesToRags he's become steadily more broke]]. [[spoiler:Valentin ends up firing him after being unable to pay him in over a year [[CruelToBeKind (and also because he knows that otherwise, Clifton will refuse to leave him for a better job)]], and gives his car to him as consolation. However, fate has a funny sense of humor, and Clifton ends up being hired by [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Peppy]], who tries her best to help Valentin get his act back together again.]]

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* In ''Film/TheArtist'', [[WhiteDwarfStar [[WhiteDwarfStarlet fading silent film star George Valentin]] has one in the form of Clifton, [[OldRetainer a kind old chauffer]] who remains [[UndyingLoyalty astonishingly loyal to Valentin]] even after his time in the spotlight had expired and [[RichesToRags he's become steadily more broke]]. [[spoiler:Valentin ends up firing him after being unable to pay him in over a year [[CruelToBeKind (and also because he knows that otherwise, Clifton will refuse to leave him for a better job)]], and gives his car to him as consolation. However, fate has a funny sense of humor, and Clifton ends up being hired by [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Peppy]], who tries her best to help Valentin get his act back together again.]]
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* In ''Film/TheArtist'', [[WhiteDwarfStar fading silent film star George Valentin]] has one in the form of Clifton, [[OldRetainer a kind old chauffer]] who remains [[UndyingLoyalty astonishingly loyal to Valentin]] even after his time in the spotlight had expired and [[RichesToRags he's become steadily more broke]]. [[spoiler:Valentin ends up firing him after being unable to pay him in over a year [[CruelToBeKind (and also because he knows that otherwise, Clifton will refuse to leave him for a better job)]], and gives his car to him as consolation. However, fate has a funny sense of humor, and Clifton ends up being hired by [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Peppy]], who tries her best to help Valentin get his act back together again.]]
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* The pope gets a new limousine and decides to go out for a ride in it. After awhile, he asks his chauffeur if he can take the wheel. The chauffeur pulls over and gets into the back seat of the limousine, while the pope gets into the driver's seat. The pope takes the limousine out on the freeway and then decides to see how fast it will go. After speeding up to 120 miles per hour, he sees a cop car with flashing lights behind him. He pulls over and the cop comes up to the car. The minute the cop sees the pope behind the wheel, he tells him to wait a minute while he calls in to his supervisor. He goes back to his cop car and calls in, saying, "I just pulled over somebody really important and I don't know what to do!" The supervisor says, "Well, how important is he? Is he the mayor?" The cop says, "No, more important than that!" The supervisor says, "Is he the governor?" and the cop replies, "No, more important than that!" "Is he the PRESIDENT?" says the supervisor. "No, more important than that!" says the cop. "Well, who IS he?" demands the supervisor. The cop replies, "I don't know, but the pope is his chauffeur!"
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* The Bus Driver, [[spoiler:Nurari]], from ''Manga/RosarioToVampire''. Although this is seemingly just one of his roles, mostly what he does is drive the students around so they can have their own adventures. (As good as [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] at least a couple times with "Huh? Why did he just drive us here and then leave?" reaction.)

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* The Bus Driver, [[spoiler:Nurari]], from ''Manga/RosarioToVampire''.''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire''. Although this is seemingly just one of his roles, mostly what he does is drive the students around so they can have their own adventures. (As good as [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] at least a couple times with "Huh? Why did he just drive us here and then leave?" reaction.)
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* Tanner, TK and Ray from the ''[[VideoGames/Driver]]'' series, for obvious reasons.
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* Tanner, TK and Ray from the ''[[VideoGames/Driver]]'' series, for obvious reasons.
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-->-- '''[[AlmightyJanitor Cab Driver]]'''[[note]]A.K.A [[BiblicalBadGuy Caine]], [[MonsterProgenitor The Dark Father]][[/note]], ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines''

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-->-- '''[[AlmightyJanitor Cab Driver]]'''[[note]]A.K.A [[BiblicalBadGuy Caine]], [[MonsterProgenitor The Dark Father]][[/note]], Driver]]''', ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines''

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