History Main / AccidentalPornomancer

Bob puts [[CelibateHero little to no effort toward sex]]. Maybe he DoesNotLikeWomen, maybe he's [[BadassAngster angsty]], maybe he's extremely narrow in what he's attracted to, maybe [[IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn he's clueless about what constitutes flirting]] or equally clueless about [[ObliviousToLove being flirted with]]. Maybe it's [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies not safe to be with him.]] Or maybe he is completely [[MarriedToTheJob dedicated to whatever cause/conflict/dream]] motivates him. By all rights, any one of these sounds like your recipe for a classic ChasteHero, right?

Except Bob ''[[ReallyGetsAround REALLY]]'' [[ReallyGetsAround Gets Around]].

Alice, upon meeting Bob, [[ChickMagnet just can't resist him]]. Sure, maybe [[{{Asexual}} he isn't really all that interested in sex to begin with]] (and since AllMenArePerverts, this will be decried as awkward and VERY alien). But when Alice started undressing him, for some reason, he didn't stop her. On top of that, two nights ago, Claire rocked his world, too. And so did Donna last week. And Emily the weekend before that. ''And'' Francine. And Gloria. ...[[TwinThreesomeFantasy and then there were the twins, Harriet and Irene, last month...]]

So yeah, it turns out that Bob is an AccidentalPornomancer.

This could occur in many ways. Perhaps the very qualities which [[KavorkaMan many girls would find unflattering about Bob]] are things which [[ButYourWingsAreBeautiful attract him to a rather large sub-demographic he's never encountered until now.]] Maybe Bob [[PowerIsSexy is extremely competent/influential in an area which attracts a number of women.]] Maybe he's got ChronicHeroSyndrome, and [[DistressedDamsel the girls]] [[StandardHeroReward (or their fathers)]] [[RescueRomance wanted to show their appreciation.]] Maybe he's just an ExtremeDoormat who allows women to [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale TAKE what they want from him]]. Or maybe, this guy is just [[CluelessChickMagnet one smooth operator who's totally oblivious to his own charms]]. Either way, Bob racks up more notches on his bedpost than most guys who are ''trying'' to get laid.

In theory, you get the best of both worlds: the hero isn't "perverted" because sex isn't something he was particularly after. He isn't womanizing...he just didn't (or couldn't) say no for any number of reasons. Thus, you get to write plenty of {{Power Fantasy}}, but still have an excuse for why EverybodyHasLotsOfSex. Because of this, he is nearly AlwaysMale. If you swap genders, this is may be PlayedForDrama or portrayed negatively due to UnfortunateImplications and DoubleStandards. While the guy will be admired or seen as "lucky", the rare [[DistaffCounterpart female version]] of this trope is usually an InnocentFanserviceGirl or a ditzy, "easy" {{Slut}}.

Also, while this trope can overlap with the UnwantedHarem, where it differs is that in most works in the {{Harem Genre}}, the hero is chaste...at least until near the end. This hero sees action almost non-stop, and usually [[InstantSeduction doesn't have to put in any work]].

* Dr Chase on ''Series/{{House}}''...sorta. It's been shown on occasion that he can't turn off even when he's ''trying''.

->'''{{Wolverine}}:''' [[ReallyGetsAround I've seen it. In bar after bar.]] [[MrFanservice Whatever women want]]'' [[ChickMagnet that guy's got it.]]\\

->'''{{Wolverine}}:''' [[ReallyGetsAround I've seen it. In bar after bar.]] [[MrFanservice Whatever women]] ''[[MrFanservice want,]]'' [[ChickMagnet that guy's got it.]]\\

-- ''The {{X-Men}} [[DiscussedTrope discuss this trope]] (and why it isn't always desired) in [[TheIncredibleHercules Herc #8]]''[[hottip:Note:See the context in the entry below.]][[hottip:Note 2: And keep in mind, this is ''[[TheCasanova Gambit]] and [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Wolverine]]'' talking. Just...think about that a bit.]]

Contrast {{Celibate| Hero}}/ChasteHero, which this subverts.

This could occur in many ways. Perhaps the very qualities which [[KavorkaMan many girls would find unflattering about Bob]] are things which [[ButYourWingsAreBeautiful attract him to a rather large sub-demographic he's never encountered until now.]] Maybe Bob [[PowerIsSexy is extremely competent/influential in an area which attracts a number of women.]] Maybe he's got ChronicHeroSyndrome, and [[DistressedDamsel the girls]] [[StandardHeroReward (or their fathers)]] [[RescueRomance wanted to show their appreciation.]] Maybe he's just an ExtremeDoormat who allows women to [[RapeIsOkayWhenItIsFemaleOnMale TAKE what they want from him]]. Or maybe, this guy is just [[CluelessChickMagnet one smooth operator who's totally oblivious to his own charms]]. Either way, Bob racks up more notches on his bedpost than most guys who are ''trying'' to get laid.

* Itou Makoto of ''SchoolDays''. He suddenly gets the attention of all the female main characters, and while he does ''want'' the attention and gives in, he never really does anything to actually ''get'' their attention. [[spoiler:Eventually deconstructed and subverted when his refusal to support Sekai's supposed pregnancy ends in the girls rejecting him just as easily and ultimately his death.]]

-- ''The {{X-Men}} [[DiscussedTrope discuss this trope]] (and why it isn't always desired) in [[TheIncredibleHercules Herc #8]]''[[hottip:*:See the context in the entry below.]][[hottip:**: And keep in mind, this is ''[[TheCasanova Gambit]] and [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Wolverine]]'' talking. Just...think about that a bit.]]

-- ''The {{X-Men}} [[DiscussedTrope discuss this trope]] (and why it isn't always desired) in [[TheIncredibleHercules Herc #8]]''[[hottip:**:See the context in the entry below.]][[hottip:**: And keep in mind, this is ''[[TheCasanova Gambit]] and [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Wolverine]]'' talking. Just...think about that a bit.]]

-- ''The {{X-Men}} [[DiscussedTrope discuss this trope]] (and why it isn't always desired) in [[TheIncredibleHercules Herc #8]]''[[hottip:*: Keep in mind, this is ''[[TheCasanova Gambit]] and [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Wolverine]]'' talking. Just...think about that a bit.]]

* Brittany in ''Glee''. It is implied that she had slept with nearly every guy in the school, yet you never see her trying, and she doesn't seem to realize how unusual this is.

* Brittany in [[''Glee'']]. It is implied that she had slept with nearly every guy in the school, yet you never see her trying, and she doesn't seem to realize how unusual this is.

* Brittany in ''Glee''. It is implied that she had slept with nearly every guy in the school, yet you never see her trying, and she doesn't seem to realize how unusual this is.

* The ''{{X-Men}}'' character Longshot is all about this, thanks to his bizarre mix of naivete and willingness to try anything twice. Everyone from Rogue to Dazzler has thrown themselves at him at least once, to his puzzled acceptance.

* Dr Chase on ''{{House}}''...sorta. It's been shown on occasion that he can't turn off even when he's ''trying''.

Bob puts [[CelibateHero little to no effort toward sex]]. Maybe he DoesNotLikeWomen, he's maybe he's [[BadassAngster angsty]], maybe he's extremely narrow in what he's attracted to, maybe [[IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn he's clueless about what constitutes flirting]] or equally clueless about [[ObliviousToLove being flirted with]]. Maybe it's [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies not safe to be with him.]] Or maybe he is completely [[MarriedToTheJob dedicated to whatever cause/conflict/dream]] motivates him. By all rights, any one of these sounds like your recipe for a classic ChasteHero, right?

* [[TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]] fits under this trope as well, when he isn't being an ''actual'' {{Pornomancer}}. Take, for example, ''Herc #8'', in which Hercules is enslaved by The Queen Of Spider-Island and receives the powers of {{Spider-man}} as well as the ability to transform into a [[OneWingedAngel Spider-centaurid]]. As a BrainwashedAndCrazy Herc battles the {{X-Men}}, the mythological woman Arachne (who is half-spider) comes to Herc's rescue . . . and [[EatingTheEyeCandy then realizes that his new form is exactly what she needs . . .]]

->'''{{Wolverine}}:''' [[ReallyGetsAround I've seen it. In bar after bar.]] [[EstrogenBrigadeBait Whatever women]] ''[[EstrogenBrigadeBait want,]]'' [[ChickMagnet that guy's got it.]]\\

'''Gambit:''' What the ''hell'' are they--AAGH!
-->--''The {{X-Men}} [[DiscussedTrope discuss this trope]] (and why it isn't always desired) in [[TheIncredibleHercules Herc #8]]''[[hottip:*:Keep in mind, this is ''[[TheCasanova Gambit]] and [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Wolverine]]'' talking. Just...think about that a bit.]]

* Deconstructed in ''Manga/OkaneGaNai''. Ayase is SoBeautifulItsACurse, which leads to him becoming a SexSlave. He struggles with his feelings about it throughout the series.

* Deconstructed in ''OkaneGaNai''. Ayase is SoBeautifulItsACurse, which leads to him becoming a SexSlave. He struggles with his feelings about it throughout the series.

'''Storm:''' [[{{Squick}} Ugh! And he can ''keep'' it!]]\\

-->--''The {{X-Men}} [[DiscussedTrope discuss this trope]] (and why it isn't always desired) in [[TheIncredibleHercules Herc #8]]''[[hottip:*:Keep in mind, this is ''[[TheCasanova Gambit]] and [[AllWomenWantBadBoys Wolverine]]'' talking. Just...think about that a bit.]]

-->--''The {{X-Men}} [[DiscussedTrope discuss this trope]] (and why it isn't always desired) in [[TheIncredibleHercules Herc #8]]''[[hottip:*:Keep in mind, this is ''[[TheCasanova Gambit]] and [[WomenWantBadBoys Wolverine]]'' talking. Just...think about that a bit.]]

->'''{{Wolverine}}:''' [[ReallyGetsAround I've seen it. In bar after bar.]] [[EstrogenBrigadeBait Whatever women]] ''[[EstrogenBrigadeBait want]]'' [[ChickMagnet that guy's got it.]]\\

-->--''The {{X-Men}} [[DiscussedTrope discuss this trope]] (and why it isn't always desired) in ''[[TheIncredibleHercules Herc #8]]''[[hottip:*:Keep in mind, this is ''[[TheCasanova Gambit]] and [[WomenWantBadBoys Wolverine]]'' talking. Just...think about that a bit.]]

'''{{Wolverine}}:''' [[ReallyGetsAround I've seen it. In bar after bar.]] [[EstrogenBrigadeBait Whatever women]] ''[[EstrogenBrigadeBait want]]'' [[ChickMagnet that guy's got it.]]
'''Storm:''' [[{{Squick}} Ugh! And he can ''keep'' it!]]

--''The {{X-Men}} [[DiscussedTrope discuss this trope]] (and why it isn't always desired) in ''[[TheIncredibleHercules Herc #8]]''[[hottip:*:Keep in mind, this is ''[[TheCasanova Gambit]] and [[WomenWantBadBoys Wolverine]]'' talking. Just...think about that a bit.]]

Bob puts [[CelibateHero little to no effort toward sex]]. Maybe he DoesNotLikeWomen, he's maybe he's [[BadassAngster angsty]], maybe he's extremely narrow in what he's attracted to, maybe [[IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn he's clueless about what constitutes flirting]] or equally clueless about [[ObliviousToLove being flirted on]]. Maybe it's [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies not safe to be with him.]] Or maybe he is completely [[MarriedToTheJob dedicated to whatever cause/conflict/dream]] motivates him. By all rights, any one of these sounds like your recipe for a classic ChasteHero, right?

* This seems to be the default programming of Andrew's sexbots on ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer.''

* TheHulk. Ho-LEE crap. The Hulk [[{{Catchphrase}} "just wants to be left alone"]], but to date, the guy has had three wives, three offspring, several casual flings (including being ''raped'' by an [[EldritchAbomination Extradimensional Queen]]/EldritchAbomination ''on two separate occasions''), and many more women who [[AllAmazonsWantHercules value him]] [[StalkerWithATestTube for his strength]], {{If You Know What I Mean}}.