History Characters / AmericanDadRogerSmith

* AllTakeAndNoGive: He expects others to bend other backwards to do things for him, yet he is often unwilling to perform even simple tasks or small favors for them without getting something in return.

* HookersAndBlow: Immediately offers the other show producers cocaine, then realizes "it's not [[TheEighties like that]] anymore"

* MoralMyopia: Even more so than Stan, comparing his nonchalant abuse and manipulation of every being around him to the insane lengths of retribution he takes towards any minor slight inflicted onto him.

* VillainProtagonist: More so than anyone else in the family, he goes far beyond the line of a mere UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist into this. Among his many crimes include enslaving orphans, killing numerous innocent people and casually destroying people's lives for very [[EvilIsPetty petty]] and immature reasons. He's even tried to outright kill the Smiths at one point.

* SplitPersonality: Even more so than normal since Roger is completely unaware of what Dudley does. The chemicals Roger uses to make himself look like a puppet mess with his head cause a genuine alternate personality rather than a new persona to take over.

%%* NiceGuy

* FatSlob: He constantly lays around in the house, eats junk food, drinks alcohol, and takes all sorts of drugs. Stan even refers to him as a "gross bowling pin"].

* LazyBum: He prefers to drink, eat, do drugs, or watch TV rather than do anything productive [[BrilliantButLazy unless he actually feels like it]].

* KnightTemplarParent: In the one episode he was the legal guardian of Steve he killed 3 teachers who bullied Steve (who to be fair Steve was mean to first).

* LazyBum: He prefers to drink, eat, or take drugs than do anything productive unless he actually feels like it.

* FatSlob: He's a lazy, slovenly, gluttonous, and hedonistic alcoholic.

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: As revealed in "Frannie 911", Roger is such a Jerkass because his species needs to be for their own survival; as he explains, he needs to let out his "bitchiness" or it will turn to bile and poison him to death. That being said, the Smiths seem to agree it still doesn't excuse most of his heinous actions and continue to call him out on them after this reveal, with that very episode ending with Stan beating the living shit out of Roger. There's a fine line between being rude and bitchy, and just being an immoral sociopath, and Roger crosses that line more often than not; his "Ricky Spanish" persona alone has done such things as defecating in the chest of a person undergoing open heart surgery to killing Avery Bullock's wife, all just For the Evulz. Additionally, that same episode displays that Roger was willing to die beloved while keeping his need to be mean a secret, only started dying from being excessively nice for a prolonged period of time, and went from his deathbed to full health just by insulting Steve's dancing.

* SpoiledBrat: He always expects things to go his way no matter what. When he doesn't, he throws massive fits. {{Lampshaded|Trope}} in "One Little Word", where he starts behaving like a spoiled, obnoxious four-year-old.

* TheSociopath: Self-confessed, no less. When he becomes a DirtyCop (after being on the force for 3 hours) he says that
-->"Plus I'm a sociopath so all this fits me like a glove."

* HateSink: He is the most blatant example in this show and one of the most blatant examples of this trope in the history of western animation because there is an overwhelming amount of evidence that proves that the writers of the show have been trying to mold him into an intentional target of hate as the show progressed. While Roger was originally not hated in the first few episodes and the earlier seasons, the later seasons showed that he is a very arrogant and selfish Jerkass who has so many personality flaws that he shows numerous signs of both narcissism and sociopathy and has committed almost every single kind of crime in the book. Most of the episodes featuring Roger as the main point of focus are episodes where it's made obvious that the writers were trying to make Roger as despicable and evil as possible, all while stripping him of any positive qualities he had on him. Some examples include "Virtual Insanity" (where he neglects puppies, kills teenagers for not paying their fare to him with a limo and in the process blows up a plane filled with innocent people), and "Love, A.D Style" (where he shoots and abducts Hayley after getting a crush on her and then threatens to skin her alive but ends up skinning Jeff instead so he could feel close to her). “Frannie 911” revealed that Roger was designed in-universe to get people to despise him because kindness and altruism are so toxic to him that it would literally kill him to be nice. It’s also worth noting that in most of the conflicts Roger has with the Smith Family (especially with Stan), it is the Smith family who almost always come out on top and win, which strongly implies that the writers made Roger loathsome in these situations to get viewers to root for characters like Stan more in the conflicts. Even more convincing is that as of Season 8, most of the Smith family (especially Stan) hate Roger with every fiber of their well-being, yet they still allow him to live in their house.

* TookALevelInKindness: In the few most recent seasons, Roger is a lot nicer and has a conscience.

* PsychopathicManchild: A rare one indeed. He's a hybrid of the types B, C and E and arguably D too. Being an alien and all he possesses a supernatural intellect [[DependingOnTheWriter and on some occasions physical aptitude (strength and/or speed]], yet he uses these assets for very childish and simple purposes. He also possesses a lot of childish traits as well: such as his sweet tooth, his juvenile whining and complaining and on a lot of episodes Roger has been called a [[ManChild spoiled brat despite being a grown up]]. While he is very knowledgable about this world or better yet life in general he has committed a lot of heinous deeds during his unnaturally long lifespan and doesn't really see it as a big deal, committing a felony is the same as spilling a glass of water in his book (of course, [[MoralMyopia until it's inflected onto]] ''[[HypocriticalHumor him]]''), and while Roger might not appear as much he is really a force to be reckoned with to say the least.

* DitzyGenius: He is one of the smartest characters on the show, being a good planner in his schemes and having multiple professions with the help of his personas. He is also incredibly airheaded, gullible, lacking in common sense, and even TooDumbToLive on occasion. He [[CannotTellFictionFromReality cannot tell fiction from reality]], either.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Frequently plays this trope to its most extreme. One notable example being when he conspires to make Steve's life a living hell and tricks him into thinking he was adopted by the Smiths after Steve ate his cookie and said: "You snooze, you lose." For whatever reason, when Roger reveals what he did, Steve thinks it was an awesome trick rather than cruel.

* LaughablyEvil: He shows little, if any, thought for his family and friends' we'll-being and has committed all sorts of heartless or outright murderous acts for the [[DisproportionateRetribution most trivial]] [[EvilIsPetty and petty reasons]]. So it goes without saying he is a fan favorite, as he's often considered '''the''' funniest and most popular character in the series.

* LaughablyEvil: He shows little, if any thought for his family and friends' well being, and committed all sorts of heartless or outright murderous acts for the [[DisproportionateRetribution most trivial]] [[EvilIsPetty and petty reasons]] and so it goes without saying he is a fan favorite, as he's often considered '''the''' funniest and most popular character in the series.

* AliensAreBastards: His race ''needs'' to act like jerks, though it does depend on what person he is portraying with his costumes. Though to be fair, the only members we actually see act like bastards are Roger, the Emperor and his guards. In fact, the civilians are absolutely furious when they find out the emperor has been lying to them about the existence of true love, and join the slaves in a [[SlaveLiberation slave revolt]].

* TerritorialComicRelief: In "Whole Slotta Love", Roger decides to become a comedic air stewardess. However, his jokes end up falling flat, while another stewardess' jokes get big laughs. This infuriates Roger, to the point where he eventually [[DisproportionateRetribution tries to crash the plane out of spite]].

* CorruptPolitician: Uses dirty politics to bribe the homeowner association, disbands the neighborhood watch and generally make new ordinances to make Stan life a living hell.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: This persona was made cause Roger couldn't take Stan various rules anymore, with the breaking point being Stan refusing to buy grenadine that Roger needed to make his drink, a [[{{Foreshadowing}} roy rogers]]. This in turn cause Stan and Hayley to form a constructive vandalism group to combat him.

* CrazyPrepared: Her purse comes equipped with a crossbow, fake hymens, and surgical gear. After Steve gets his chest slashed open by Valik, Jeannie immediately has the wound sewn up, bandaged, and disinfected in the space of a minute before casually telling Steve "Don't go into shock, today's not about you."

* OverprotectiveDad: Surprisingly without crossing into abusive territory when he becomes Steve's legal guardian.

* AxCrazy: To the point that even ''Roger'' seems scared of him. Case in point: killing Avery Bullock's wife for seemingly no reason.

* PokeThePoodle: His actions range from genuinely awful things like pooping in the chest of someone undergoing open-heart surgery and [[DiedOnTheirBirthday killing Bullock's wife with a samurai sword]] on her birthday (it even provides the page image) to minor, [[EvilIsPetty petty]] things like stealing candy from a little girl and refusing to hold the elevator for someone.