History Main / BrutalHonesty

* Both Harry and Luna share this trait in ''Fanfic/ForLoveOfMagic'', Luna due to NoSocialSkills (though she's gotten better over the years) and Harry because he can't be bothered to lie to spare someone's feelings. An example comes up when Ginny was asking about joining Harry's group before Molly interrupts and demands to know what they were talking about.
-->'''Ginny:''' Nothing important.\\

* [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Evelyn Trevelyan]] in ''FanFic/WalkingInCircles'' runs on this trope. If she's wrong about something, she'd apologize for it and if you're wrong or do something stupid, she'll call you out on it with no hesitation. Solas, [[NobleBigot being who he is]], often finds himself getting called out directly by her for his thoughtless comments.
** This trait of her only gets stronger after she gets the mark and recovered from [[spoiler: being Tranquil]].

* ''Fanfic/AProtectorsPride'': Orihime tells the rest of the gang she wants to help fight Aizen's army. [[DitzyGenius Urahara]] immediately shuts her down pointing out how her ActualPacifist nature would put everyone in danger and how she should stick to being TheMedic.

* ''Fanfic/{{Luminosity}}'': Bella enforces this on herself, complete with journals so she can make sure she's not tricking herself after the fact.
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Luna Lovegood, as per usual.

* A certain WisePrince from ''Fanfic/DragonAgeTheCrownOfThorns'' likes to use it, to far-reaching effect.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': While the Doctor is quite capable and willing to tell lies, one of his defining traits is that he's sometimes willing to say the truth when no one else wants to see it. Like many an eccentric, socially inept genius, social pleasantries are simply not his area. Special mention goes to his twelfth incarnation. For instance, from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E5FleshAndStone "Flesh and Stone"]]:

* Ichigo from the ''Anime/PleaseTeacher''/''Anime/PleaseTwins'' series. Amplified by her [[DeadpanSnarker snarkiness]] and [[ACupAngst social status]].

* In ''Manga/YugamiKunNiWaTomodachiGaInai,'' this, paired with his PrinciplesZealot mentality, is the reason [[LonersAreFreaks Yugami]] is avoided by his classmates and baseball club teammates whenever possible. The isolation doesn't faze Yugami one bit, though.

** ''{{Deconstructed|trope}}'' in Haruka's case. Haruka the {{telepath|y}} became TheCassandra because of this trope -- [[InnocentlyInsensitive her words]] made all the people around her seem like a [[CassandraTruth compulsive liar]], and for ''that'' reason ''she'' was labelled ''the'' compulsive liar. That's the reason why she can stand Manabe; he's one of the few people who actually speak what he thinks.

** In the English dub, this is the nature of Mimi's crest, Sincerity and as such her greatest virtue. Not only does it mean that she's honest, but it also is meant to mean that she always stays true to herself.

** Near alternates between being so honest people want to punch him, and so dishonest people want to punch him. L often roams a tactful middle ground, but Near seems completely inconsiderate with no intention to give consideration the old college try. [[spoiler: Until the very last chapter, where he makes gestures toward both the old task force and the memory of Mello. The implication is that Mello, who enabled his victory, demonstrated that [[Series/{{Sherlock}} caring can, in fact, be an advantage.]]]]
** However, L does have two moments when he first meets Light. The entire conflict between the two is about subtlety, as one screw up from either of them will expose their identity. Thus, Light is taken completely by surprise when his classmate, "Hideki Ryuga", bluntly admits that he's L. Light is then rendered speechless when L follows up by declaring he suspects that Light is Kira. Light later admits that this was [[{{Touche}} a very clever move]]: if L dies immediately after revealing his identity to Light, that's some very good evidence that Light ''is'' Kira.

* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/SnoopyComeHome'', Snoopy, in what is presumably a bad mood (he keeps a neutral expression through the whole scene), types up a letter to each of the major characters, then hands the letters to them directly, stating what they owe Snoopy. Needless to say, this frustrates everyone as they had just celebrated his return--everyone except for Charlie Brown, who is both accustomed to Snoopy's antics and is the one person whom Snoopy considers to not owe anything (which puts Lucy, who chooses to stick around rather than walk away in anger, in an even worse mood). Snoopy expresses a milder case of brutal honesty in the movie too: He cheerfully dances to express his happiness at a "No Pets Allowed" sign at the apartment where Lila, Snoopy's former owner, has been, and ''in Lila's face'' even though she had been waiting for years to see him again because that sign means Snoopy can return to Charlie Brown, which is what he actually wanted to do.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' [[AntiHero Yuri]] [[BadassNormal Lowell]] (almost) doesn't have tact at all. This includes when talking to ''incredibly'' important people like the future Emperor. When he needs to avoid being honest, he tends to rely on ExactWords and YouDidntAsk. [[BloodKnight Judith]] leans in this regard too, as does [[TeenGenius Rita]], for different reasons; Judith because she's a CloudCuckooLander who self admits to being bad at lying, Rita because she has NoSocialSkills.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' does this with Craig in "Pandemic", but Kyle also frequently veers in this territory.

* Commander Feral in ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats''. Diplomacy is ''not'' his strong suit.

* WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest gets this in one episode after a string of lies. His sisters mutate him so he has a second mouth; the mouth soon takes control of him, then aggressively tells the truth to everyone. Everything it says is hurtful and leave the victims angry at Johnny -- except for his sisters, who "conveniently forget" the remark he made about the fact that they are both chasing the same guy but can't both have him.

* Maria, the title "Devil" of ''Manga/ADevilAndHerLoveSong''. Granted, it's not just your simple truth that everybody pretends they don't notice, it's a ''sophisticated'' brutal honesty.

* This is practically [[InsufferableGenius Naru]]'s trademark in ''Manga/GhostHunt''.

->''When counseling her patients about the wisdom of truth-telling, my colleague Lisa Spiegel uses a simple and effective formula: Ask yourself, is it honest, is it helpful, and is it kind? Truth can also be irrevocably destructive and even aggressive, delivered with sadistic pleasure. On more than one occasion, I’ve seen honesty do more harm than good, leaving me to ask, Can lying sometimes be protective? […] Sometimes silence is caring. Before you unload your guilt onto an unsuspecting partner, consider, whose well-being are you really thinking of? Is your soul-cleansing as selfless as it appears? And what is your partner supposed to do with this information?''

--->'''Eugene:''' Why did you come to me about it?\\

* After the events of ''Comicbook/{{Axis}}'' Loki in ''Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' developed an intense distaste for falsehoods (maybe as a [[CannotTellALie side-effect of the inversion or the truth wave]], or [[WillNotTellALie just growing sick and tired of them]]) but they literally confessed their greatest sin [[spoiler:(they are a copy of past Loki, who [[Comicbook/JourneyIntoMystery killed and body snatched]] their Kid incarnation)]] without any prettifying or softening to their best friend Verity and more importantly Thor. Thor [[UnstoppableRage flipped]] and dragged Loki before Asgardian justice. In the same series [[CoolSword Gram]] was a weaponized version of this trope. A sword that if you got stabbed by it made you face the truths you denied. It wasn't lethal, most of the time, but hurt like hell, and freed people from {{Demonic Possession}}s.

** A comic spoofing the Chick Tracts has Jack Chick having died and coming face to face with God, who is not impressed with him.
-->'''Jack:''' But, God! I've spent all my life kissing Your ass!\\

--> '''Darcy:''' You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you. In declaring myself thus I'm fully aware that I will be going expressly against the wishes of my family, my friends, and, I hardly need add, my own better judgement.

-->'''Elizabeth''': I hope I never ridicule what is wise or good. Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can.

* Wind Runner from ''Literature/WarriorCats: Dawn Of The Clans'' does this for Bumble. While the other cats are wondering whether Bumble should join them or not, Wind Runner bluntly tells her that she can't because she doesn't know the ways of a wild cat.

* In the ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' episode "[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E6FracturedHouse Fractured House]]", when Hunter begins talking (well, venting) to May about his ex-wife [[Comicbook/{{Mockingbird}} Bobbi]], May shuts him up by reminding him that she ''doesn't like him'' and doesn't care what he has to say. Later in the same episode, Mack bluntly tells Simmons that her presence is making Fitz's (who's suffering due to brain damage) worse.

* ''{{Series/Bones}}'': One episode deals with a murder connected to a group which practices radical honesty, a whole philosophy based on this trope. Cue a lot of blunt comments and answers to the investigators.

* In the pilot episode of ''Series/{{Selfie}}'', Henry Higgs is very straight-forward in his assessment of Eliza. He calls her vapid, self-obsessed, and a narcissist, and openly states he doesn't like her. And that's just their first meeting. When seeing her dressed to be his date to a wedding he's visibly impressed by her looks-but instead says she's wearing too much fragrance. And later says it was a mistake to help her, and that she's a lost cause.

** Paulo in 59 [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c59/p25.html failed at tact.]] [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c59/p16.html A few times.]] And Lucy [[MegatonPunch thanked]] him a few times.
** [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c41/p4.html Lucy]] does it, too.

* Done in ''The Pain -- When Will It End'' in a ({{NSFW}}) [[http://thepaincomics.com/weekly050420.htm comic]] about the reinventing of the Democrats as "The Sex Party". Confronted with charges of sexual impropriety, the Sex Party candidate responds:

* This is the premise behind ''Website/{{Cracked}}'''s article "[[http://www.cracked.com/article_15954_if-oscar-acceptance-speeches-told-truth.html If Oscar Acceptance Speeches Told the Truth]]", parodying the Oscar acceptance speeches of Creator/DenzelWashington for ''Film/TrainingDay'', Creator/AngelinaJolie for ''Film/GirlInterrupted'', Creator/TomHanks for ''Film/{{Philadelphia}}'', Creator/JamieFoxx for ''Film/{{Ray}}'', Creator/AlPacino for ''Film/ScentOfAWoman'', and Creator/BenAffleck and Creator/MattDamon for ''Film/GoodWillHunting''. Denzel Washington laments the fact that he won an oscar for portraying a role that could be described as a [[ScaryBlackMan black stereotype]], Angelina Jolie thanks {{Nepotism}} for getting her this far in Hollywood, Tom Hanks feels the need to [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday remind everyone that he is heterosexual]] after playing a gay character, Jamie Foxx thanks Ray Charles for dying just in time so it would create enough buzz for him to win the Oscar, Al Pacino accuses the Academy of overlooking his previous subdued performances and decides to go into LargeHam mode for the rest of his career, and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reveal that they didn't actually write the script, and originally conceived of it as an action movie.[[note]]Cracked is decidedly wrong on ''Good Will Hunting''. Affleck and Damon ''did'' write the script almost entirely by themselves, although it was indeed conceived as more of a spy thriller before they changed it to a straightforward drama.[[/note]]

* Many members of Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses won't pull any punches when it comes to their verdict on topics.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giu23Ii3PAA Here's what Cracked thinks jewelry commercials would look like if they were honest]].

* In the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Bugs Bunny]] cartoon "Hare Trigger," Yosemite Sam challenges Bugs to draw a gun, which he does--with pencil and sketchpad. Sam says he's capable with a pencil himself and proceeds to draw a gun on the pad. Bugs examines it carefully then says "It stinks!"

** In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames'', one of the Shadowbolts (the PsychoRangers of the Humane Six) is Sugar Coat. She's Applejack's counterpart, where she has the blunt honesty without any tact. There's also a dash of CaptainObvious, as she feels she has to tell Twilight she's "really bad at this" after the girl fails at archery.

* Elder Alessia in ''Literature/AnOutcastInAnotherWorld'' when explaining to Rob that [[spoiler:his aversion to killing people will get *him* killed]].

-->'''Kyle:''' Also, I'm having a sleepover at Ezra's and we were really bored.
-->'''Ezra:''' Thanks.

* In ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'', Akira will not mince words with others and will tell someone straight to their face if he considers them expendable or if they're TheLoad. He's surprised when Shiori calls him out on this when she asked him to evaluate Reina's abilities, as his [[{{Deconstruction}} inability to speak with nuance or subtlety does nothing but anger everyone around him]]. This nearly leads to s shootout between him, Shiori, and Reina. Alpha gently chides him over this, explaining that he could have avoided all of this conflict had he chosen his words more carefully.

** Anya's reputation for brutal honesty, being a DeadpanSnarker, and basically being an insensitive bitch lead to one of the most powerful and poignant TearJerker moments in the entire series: her emotional breakdown after the death of Joyce Summers in "The Body".

A form of BaitAndSwitch. Often employed in TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. A BluntYes typically is an expression of this. ArmorPiercingResponse may use this. If a character is brutally honest about why they don't want to do something, they're NotEvenBotheringWithAnExcuse. If the character is just brutal regardless of honesty, they're most likely your garden-variety {{Jerkass}}.

* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf: Joys of Seasons'' episode 82, the goats set up a surprise trap for their archenemy Wolffy and Jonie flat out tells him there's a trap. Paddi teaches her to be less honest about the trap next time, and she does, only to feel guilty about it later - so much so that she goes to ''apologize to Wolffy'' and gets captured by him. When Weslie tries to sneak into Wolf Castle to save her, Jonie is asked by Wolffy upon noticing Weslie's presence to tell him truthfully what's going on, and Jonie warns Weslie to run away, leading to Paddi and Tibbie having to bring her out of the castle.

** When little Robin Arryn reappears in season 4, this is one aspect of his CreepyChild behavior. He tells Sansa, "Mummy said they killed your mother and they chopped off your brother's head."

** Mance Rayder claims he managed to unite the wildlings because he told them the truth: that they will ''all'' die if they don't get south.

** In "Hardhome", Jon bluntly admits to fatally shooting Mance Rayder, which understandably enrages the wildlings until Tormund explains it was a MercyKill.

** In [[Recap/RevolutionS1E17TheLongestDay episode 17]], Captain Jeremy Baker engaged in this with General Monroe [[spoiler: before Monroe executed him out of paranoia]].

--> '''[[NiceGuy Bam]]''': Oh no, I don't think so. You must be talented in --

* Tinkerballa in ''WebVideo/TheGuild''. Emphasis on the brutal.
* Creator/SeanMalstrom. It's debatable just how much he actually tells the truth, but the sheer bluntness of his words that definitely ''are'' true.
* Dana in ''WebVideo/EchoChamber'' is certainly not afraid to let Tom know how much he, his work, and his webshow all [[CatchPhrase suck]].
* Pretty much the whole concept of ''WebVideo/HonestTrailers''. Though they do point out on occasion that being honest doesn't always mean AccentuateTheNegative.
-->'''Epic Voice Guy:''' ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. Experience the game critics tripped over themselves to shower with praise and was a near-unanimous choice for game-of-the-year, but... they were actually kind of right, the game is amazing! What? I got to be honest.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giu23Ii3PAA Here's what Cracked thinks jewelry commercials would look like if they were honest]].
* Many members of Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses won't pull any punches when it comes to their verdict on topics.
* Deandra The New Girl from ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'', and is not the least bit ashamed by it.
* Qrow in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' doesn't hold back on his opinions, which generally tend to be [[JerkassHasAPoint correct]]. He tears into Ironwood for bringing his army into Vale and going behind Ozpin's back which only incites fear in the population and draw in Grimm. He admonishes his nieces for thinking they are capable of defeating all crime in Vale. When Ozpin was telling Pyrrha why they need her help, Qrow is the one who flatly points out how bad the consequences for her would be if she chooses to accept.
** In ''Lost'' Mercury has a JerkassHasAPoint moment where he becomes the one to finally call out the fact that Emerald is deep in denial over the fact that Cinder is an abusive narcissist who doesn't care about her underlings. Emerald retaliates violently, refusing to believe anything Mercury says, despite it being one hundred percent the truth.
* ''WebVideo/StuartAshen'': "To be brutally honest with you..."

* In ''WebVideo/BackstrokeOfTheWest'', the very {{Engrish}} English to Chinese to English adaption of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', the D flat out tells Allah Gold, "The Presbyterian Church, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], enjoys you not."
* ''WebVideo/DreamMachine'': Derek has organized his whole personality around being this.

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* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** Subtlety is [[NoSocialSkills one of those things Goku's grandfather forgot to teach him]] before the events of ''Manga/DragonBall''.
** Piccolo. Best exemplified before Vegeta's HeroicSacrifice against Majin Buu in ''Anime/DragonBallZ''; when Vegeta asks him if he'll be able to see Goku in the Other World, Piccolo tells him point-blank that Vegeta, having spent most of his life being an evil, mass-murdering {{Jerkass}}, is most likely going to Hell and one selfless act isn't enough to make up for it. Though Vegeta probably wanted a straight answer anyway.
* Luffy from ''Manga/OnePiece'' seems to do this deliberately, such when [[spoiler:he broke Tama's heart in pieces by telling her that Ace died (though given that he personally witnessed this, well...) when she was awaiting him to return to Wano]]. Zoro and usually Sanji tend to follow suit, what with Zoro admiting his gripes on fighting Tashigi (she reminds him of his dead childhood friend) and Sanji declaring he WouldntHitAGirl even if it kills him, not to mention his chivalrous disposition with females.
* Ichigo from the ''Anime/PleaseTeacher''/''Anime/PleaseTwins'' series. Amplified by her [[DeadpanSnarker snarkiness]] and [[ACupAngst social status]].
* Manga/InuYasha. He seemed to be about six when he was orphaned and seems to have survived for the next one hundred and forty-six years rejected by both human and {{Youkai}}, no surprise he forgot what tact he'd learned from his mother.
* In ''Manga/KOn'', Yui watches the light music club's first performance and tells them outright that they aren't very good.
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'''s Haruhi is usually a DeadpanSnarker and sometimes it's because of this. Often times she's just stating the honest truth without realizing it might actually hurt someone's feelings.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Sai was raised as an assassin and spy by Root, an organization where all emotion is stamped out. As a result, he can't predict whether his words will hurt others, and many problems are created or solved because Sai, unlike the other teenage protagonists, doesn't pussyfoot around delicate issues like "The promise your best friend made you when he was twelve is killing him" or "Sasuke is too dangerous to be left alive".
** Also Tobirama Senju, aka. The Second Hokage. He has no problem saying [[InTheBlood exactly]] [[PowerBornOfMadness what]] [[ThePowerOfHate he]] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity thinks]] [[LoveMakesYouEvil about]] [[FantasticRacism the]] Uchiha Clan, even if one of the last surviving members is the one asking him.
* Maria, the title "Devil" of ''Manga/ADevilAndHerLoveSong''. Granted, it's not just your simple truth that everybody pretends they don't notice, it's a ''sophisticated'' brutal honesty.
* In ''Anime/PlasticMemories'', Isla's diary is filled with this. While Tsukasa notes that the entries seem kind of generic, Isla says that their job is to rip apart the bonds formed by humans and their Giftia. He sees this firsthand with Chizu and Nina.

* Ranma Saotome from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' tells the brutal truth, but he tells BlatantLies almost as often. Sometimes he tells the truth even when toning it down or lying may have served him better, especially when confronted with [[{{Tsundere}} Akane]] -- this can easily be seen as early as the first MartialArtsAndCrafts story, where he proclaims Ryōga's declaration of Akane's progress to be nothing but the lovestruck [[NoSenseOfDirection Eternally Lost Boy]] lying through his teeth for Akane's sake. On the other hand, especially in the manga, Ranma will lie without a second thought if it suits his purposes and is in fact one of the most [[DesignatedHero deceitful, false-tongued, insincere members of the cast]].
* The "Magical Cooking" one-shot of the ''Magical Girl Franchise/LyricalNanoha Comic à la Carte'' official anthology book presented a dilemma for Nanoha and Fate. [[HasTwoMommies Their daughter]], Vivio, had just proudly baked some cookies on her own. Unfortunately, the cookies were awful. After taking one bite, Fate ran through various thoughts on what's the best way to say this to her daughter without breaking her 9-year old heart. Nanoha, on the other hand, demonstrates the exact difference between her and Fate's [[GentleTouchVsFirmHand opposed approaches to parenting]]:
-->'''Nanoha:''' ''[while brightly smiling at Vivio]'' [[http://postimg.org/image/y2gtdlsoj/ It's terrible.]][[note]]It isn't quite as mean as it seems, because Nanoha then goes on to explain why the previous batch of cookies were much better, so her overall assessment is constructive criticism with an especially blunt lead-in.[[/note]]

** Terriermon from ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' even more so--his first line towards Takato is pointing out how bad a Tamer he is for losing his Digimon.

* The eponymous character in ''Manga/SoulEater''. He consistently and bluntly tells his partner, Maka, that's she's flat and lacks sex appeal; he doesn't dislike Maka, though, sharing several heartwarming moments with her. This comes back into light during the Book of Eibon arc in the Lust chapter [[spoiler:where one's innermost lust reflects itself as a gender swap.]] Soul [[spoiler:becomes a dead ringer for Maka]].
* ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'':
** Takahama goes before Sasaki, the editor in chief of Shonen Jump to ask to get a new editor because he believes that his editor, Miura, won't let him draw what he wants. Sasaki responds that saying that is the same as admitting his own lack of talent, and that no artists, whether veterans or rookies, can change editors. He suggests that Takahama go elsewhere if he's dissatisfied, but Takahama, chastened, withdraws his request and apologizes. Mashiro and Takagi note that what the editor said was harsh, but he had a point and they should stop blaming Miura.
** In Sasaki's first appearance, he tells Mashiro and Takagi that their youth isn't what's keeping them from being published- it's that their manga submissions aren't good enough.
** Aoki Ko had this before her CharacterDevelopment. She would often tell authors that she disliked their manga or that she doesn't think it has its place in a Shonen Magazine. After [[TookALevelInKindness taking a level in kindness]], she remains honest but is far less cold about it.
* ''Manga/DeathNote'':
** Near alternates between being so honest people want to punch him, and so dishonest people want to punch him. L often roams a tactful middle ground, but Near seems completely inconsiderate with no intention to give consideration the old college try. [[spoiler: Until the very last chapter, where he makes gestures toward both the old task force and the memory of Mello. The implication is that Mello, who enabled his victory, demonstrated that [[Series/{{Sherlock}} caring can, in fact, be an advantage.]]]]
** However, L does have two moments when he first meets Light. The entire conflict between the two is about subtlety, as one screw up from either of them will expose their identity. Thus, Light is taken completely by surprise when his classmate, "Hideki Ryuga", bluntly admits that he's L. Light is then rendered speechless when L follows up by declaring he suspects that Light is Kira. Light later admits that this was [[{{Touche}} a very clever move]]: if L dies immediately after revealing his identity to Light, that's some very good evidence that Light ''is'' Kira.

* Shiho's mother in ''Manga/PsychicSquad'' adopts this as something of a coping mechanism due to Shiho's {{psychometry}} powers, which enable mind-reading with any physical contact. So as to not try to hide things from Shiho, she simply speaks her mind, with no regard as to ''what'' she's about to say.

* This is Emi's defining character trait in the "Little Army" prequel manga of ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer''. Her willingness to speak her mind regardless of how the listener will take it causes much of the conflict early on in the story, but it also helps Miho speak honestly about her troubles later on.
-->'''Emi''': I hate lies and flattery. There's no point in wasting praise on the selfish.
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' has numerous examples of this trope. Given the grim, and oftentimes cruel, setting that the story takes place in, the ability to deliver hard, verbal slaps to the face is almost a necessity.
** The guy who stands out the most in this area has got to be Captain Levi of the Survey Corps; he says whatever's on his mind when he sees fit, politeness or dangerous circumstances be damned.
** Jean is also notorious for being unflinchingly honest with his opinions.
** Commander Erwin flat out tells the new recruits that the probability of them dying is 50% and most of them will die within the next year. This is actually sensible because the Survey Corps needs recruits that would volunteer despite knowing the terrible odds. And later on, when Erwin is questioned about his role in [[spoiler: the two Titan shifters battling each other and destroying part of Stohess]], he stated it was his responsibility and made no excuses for it.
** When Floch is asked about [[spoiler:Marlowe's]] death in a suicidal charge against the Beast Titan by someone who knew the person in question, he mentions how [[spoiler:Marlowe]]'s bravery inspired the new recruits... and how [[spoiler:Marlowe]] probably died regretting that he'd ever sacrificed himself.
* ''Manga/KotouraSan'' deals with this in a few ways.
** ''{{Deconstructed|trope}}'' in Haruka's case. Haruka the {{telepath|y}} became TheCassandra because of this trope--[[InnocentlyInsensitive her words]] made all the people around her seem like a [[CassandraTruth compulsive liar]], and for ''that'' reason ''she'' was labelled ''the'' compulsive liar. That's the reason why she can stand Manabe; he's one of the few people who actually speak what he thinks.
** Manabe's case is more LighterAndSofter than his girlfriend does as he at least can't read others' minds. He [[PlayingWithATrope plays it]] for both [[PlayedForLaughs laughs]] and [[PlayedForDrama drama]].
* Tomoe from ''Manga/KamisamaKiss.'' He will tell just about anybody what he really thinks about the situation whether they asked him to or not and he will usually do it in the rudest possible way. We do see on occasion that he does know how to be tactful, but most of the time he chooses not to be. This also means when he dodges around things (like the fact he [[BodyguardCrush likes Nanami]]) it's painfully obvious. This actually results in a heartwarming moment when [[spoiler: Tomoe finally admits to loving Nanami]], as his honesty and complete lack of censorship make it {{Squee}} inducing.
* Saya of ''Manga/ServantXService'' is prone to this, and her InnocentlyInsensitive hurt people even more. It was even lampshaded by the local CosplayOtakuGirl Chihaya.
-->'''Chihaya:''' She's perfect for Hydrangea [Blue, one of the heroines of ''[[ShowWithinAShow Magical Flowers]]'']... Because hydrangea... its ''[[FlowerMotifs hanakotoba]]'' is "brutal".

* This is practically [[InsufferableGenius Naru]]'s trademark in ''Manga/GhostHunt''.

* Due to being raised on an isolated island, Kajika from ''Manga/HanasakeruSeishounen'' is like this. She always says what she means and does not sugarcoat it. At one point ''she calls out and slaps a prince''. She says this to [[TheCasanova Eugene]] after asking him for advice (about love):
--->'''Eugene:''' Why did you come to me about it?\\
'''Kajika:''' [[ReallyGetsAround Well, out of all my friends... there's only one who's really, really, reeeeeeeally knowledgeable about this stuff.]] And that's you [[InUniverseNickname Mustafa]]!\\
'''Eugene:''' I won't deny it, but...
* ''Manga/TonariNoKashiwagiSan'':
** When Yuuto asks for it, Kazuki will respond bluntly, who can also be as direct to his girlfriend.
** Sayaka, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold being who she is]], won't spare feelings either.
* ''Manga/GourmetGirlGraffiti'':
** Shiina does this towards Kirin in episode 7, when she suggests to Ryou that they'll do the cooking. She then points out how she saw how Kirin freeloads off her cousin and doesn't even lift a finger to help her at all, even washing the dishes afterwards. Though these statements hit her pretty hard, Kirin is swayed after Shiina tells her Ryou might enjoy their cooking too.
** Tsuyuko gives a harsh critique of Kirin's and Shiina's cooking in episode 6. However, she also says it tastes good. This in stark contrast to Ryou's review, where she liked it quite a bit.
* ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' has Rin. NoSocialSkills and a child-like demeanor towards most relationships (due to having not HAD any real friendships before high school) results in him being honest about things that most wouldn't be. Like admitting he's a half-demon to someone terrified of demons...
* In ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'', Miyu straight up tells Illya and her friends that she only likes Illya and doesn't care about them at all.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
** Early in the series, when the Quirkless Izuku asks All Might if he could ever be a hero, All Might, fearing for Izuku's safety and using his GameBreakingInjury as an example of how dangerous the life of a hero was, stated that Izuku could never be a hero. This hits Izuku ''hard'', but only for a short time, as Izuku's selflessly trying to save a friend from a villain in spite of his powerless nature convinces All Might that Izuku could be a hero after all, leading to Izuku being named All Might's successor.
** When asked to give her opinion of the training between Izuku, Uraraka, Bakugo, and Iida, Yaoyorozu pointed out and scrutinized all the flaws of each person. Namely, Bakugo was not a good team player and was destructive, Uraraka lost focus halfway through the training and both Bakugo and Izuku allowed their emotions/personal feelings get in the way of their original goal (to secure/protect the weapon). Iida was the only one she praised who did his part effectively. Regardless she said a lot more than what All Might wanted, resulting in an awkward silence from the rest of the class and All Might to think she was being a little ''too'' honest.
** Tsuyu Asui's brutal honesty is acknowledged in-universe as her general M.O. ("I always say all that's in my mind", as she freely admits to Izuku when she starts talking to him) She has no filter and says what she thinks about others, frequently snarking at the antics of her zanier classmates and rarely letting personal feelings or sentiment get in the way of her judgment.
* ''Manga/FoodWars'': Soma's skill rests on his ability to see things exactly as they are. He is brutally honest about everything, including his own shortcomings, which, in turn, makes him completely unafraid of supposedly "unbeatable" opponents. He can often come across as arrogant, but things will always show that he is ''exactly'' as good as he thinks.
* ''Manga/BloomIntoYou'':
** This is one of Yuu's defining traits- she doesn't hesitate to say what's on her mind or do so in an often blunt or [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] way. It's also what Touko finds so appealing about her.
** Zig-zagged with Sayaka, who's Touko's best friend. While she often bottles up her feelings and lets certain opinions go unspoken, especially when it comes to her unrequited love for Touko, she generally doesn't hold back when she chooses to express herself. There's some unspoken tension between her and Yuu at first, but after they share some brutally honest observations about each other and discuss Touko, they achieve a better understanding.
** In the SchoolPlay, the main character, who lost her memories in an accident, hears various people who knew her tell her about herself. Her younger half-brother's account is by far the least complimentary and portrays her as being [[AloofBigSister distant from him]] and the rest of her family. That said, he does hold out hope that she could start over and mend her relationship with her family.
* In ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' Catarina attracts the attention of fourth prince Alan by saying he's boring and unappealing if he has to complain to someone that she's hogging his fiancee's attention. If he was so great his fiancee would be paying attention to him no matter what Catarina did. Of course, the joke here is that Alan is actually ''right'' and that Catarina ''has'' been (accidentally) seducing his fiancee.
* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'':
** Shingo Tsukino. He's a DeadpanSnarker who often criticizes Usagi, but just about anything he ever says is the truth or at least his honest opinion. Keep in mind that even though he annoys Usagi and says some pretty harsh things, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he does care about his sister]].
** Yaten Kou of the Sailor Starlights doesn't believe in sugarcoating and will tell you exactly what she thinks no matter how blunt it is.
* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': [[GhostInTheMachine Kaguya's cold side]] is far more honest than her main personality and is at least willing to admit she's attracted to Shirogane and states, "she has an insatiable craving for his ..." before regular Kaguya cut her off. [[spoiler: This seems to also apply to her interactions with anyone other than Shirogane, as unlike her usual self her cold side is incredibly blunt while asking Kashiwagi for advice, outright admitting that she is in love with Shirogane, that she wants to be kissed by him, and that if he wanted to she would probably let him have sex with her. Unfortunately, she is unable to be honest when she is actually faced with him, something she is fully aware of.]]
* ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'': Yu Narukami has practically no filter when it comes to honesty. In one example, when Rise Kujikawa tries to make an origami crane and botches it, he says, completely nonchalantly, "You suck."
* ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'': Yuu "Nana" Nanami, a first-year who joins the Earth Sciences club midway through the series, almost immediately tells her new clubmates what she thinks the shortcomings of the club's SchoolFestival exhibit are. Unlike the other members, who are interested in geology or astronomy (the club is formed by the Astronomy and Geology clubs in the previous year, owing to both of them being ClubStub), Nana is interested in meteorology and bluntly says that she thinks it's more useful than the other two fields of earth science.

* In ''Manga/TheUselessSenpaiAndTheTalentedKouhai'', Hiromi Tsukioka, the eponymous kouhai, is rather blunt when it comes to her senpai Shiori Ochiai and her many shortcomings. This is presented positively since unlike the rest of the team, which badmouths Ochiai behind her back, Tsukioka respects Ochiai enough to be honest with her.
* Nacht from ''Manga/BlackClover'' doesn't mince his swords. When he first meets Asta, Nacht tells him that he has no chance defeating any of the Dark Triad and that going would be stupid and reckless, later calling him a fool. He also lists of all of Yami's negative qualities to Asta to show his familiarity with him. Later, he states the Black Bulls' members' flaws to their face, all of which are true, and the fact that they were good-for-nothings caused more damage than exploits when mentioning that he can't stand them.
* ''Do Chokkyuu Kareshi x Kanojo'' ("Extremely Straightforward Boyfriend and Girlfriend") milks a lot of comedy from the HotBlooded protagonist Shinichiro Honda saying what's on his mind.

* ''[[Comicbook/NewXMenAcademyX New X-Men]]'': When questioned by Surge concerning what happened to her boyfriend David during a demonic attack on the X-Mansion, [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/GnMJkUaqze1erpB26CxbJYEIvDZCiXUmwtnF5-wm94BXt66ojzpaILRXpzyFKNYnyWOn6mkv79ho=s1600 most of the team made evasive and inconsistent references to minor injuries.]] ComicBook/{{X 23}} provided a detailed report on how the demon lord Belasco ripped his heart out through his chest and noted [[NoSocialSkills (presumably in an attempt at reassurance)]] that [[HealingHands Elixir]] restored it before anoxia-induced brain damage could have set in. This is pretty much X-23 in general due to her difficulties with normal social interaction. It's ''not'' that she CannotTellALie, (her training and previous role as an assassin for hire certainly requires this ability) she just generally ''doesn't''.
* The elves in ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'' practice this, in a rare positive example. It makes communication within the tribes very effective.

* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'': During a battle in the ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'' arc, Supergirl tells a girl to run and hide. Since the girl hesitates because she refuses to abandon her mother's body, Supergirl's teammate points out that her mother is dead.
-->'''Supergirl:''' You. Find someplace to hide.\\
'''Girl:''' But my mom --\\
'''Skallox:''' Your mother is dead! Now run for your life.\\
'''Supergirl:''' You couldn't put that more gently?\\
'''Skallox:''' Seriously, new girl? Gently?
* In ''Superman'' Volume 1 #176, Franchise/{{Superman}} and Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} celebrate a Kryptonian holyday called the Day of Truth in where Kryptonians honor the memory of a hero by speaking nothing but the truth, no matter the cost. The thing is, both cousins may be incredibly, astonishingly, rudely ''blunt''. Superman judges a baby contest and a mother asks what he thinks of her little darlings? He tells: "Frankly, this is the worst collection of misbehaved brats I've ever seen! And you tried to flatter me, dressing your babies like me, hoping I'd pick them as winners!" When Lois censures his bluntness he retorts he is not a hypocrite. Supergirl's fan club gives Kara a lunch and the girls ask how she liked the food? She tells: "Er... You meant well, kids But frankly, the salad tasted like moldy hay, and the chicken wasn't fried... It was burned!" When the poor girls cry, Supergirl protests: "But, girls... You asked for the truth... and you got it!"

* Lacking much in the way of emotional filters between his brain and his vocalizer, [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Whirl]] is [[NotGoodWithPeople Cyclonus]]' confidant in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' precisely ''because'' he has no reason to sugarcoat anything, and will say uncomfortable things in people's face with zero thought for tact. Cyclonus both needs and respects this kind of honesty, and it's one of the things that leads to their eventual OddFriendship.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': in the DC finale "Smart and Smarter," Blossom's insufferable smugness (after being promoted to school for smart children) rankles Bubbles and Buttercup, who let her know it. But it's Mojo Jojo's ShutUpKirk speech that cheeses Blossom off enough for a fight.

* Kristofferson in ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox'' has a tendency towards this.
-->'''Ash:''' I can fight my own fights.\\
''[{{beat}}]''\\
'''Kristofferson:''' ...No, you can't.
* [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Kristoff]] of ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' has no problem telling the Princess of Arendelle that he doesn't trust her judgment because she became engaged to a guy on the first day they met. Even Elsa says the same thing to Anna before she ran away.

* Done in a serious manner in ''Film/TheGrey''. After a plane crash, one of the characters is badly injured and bleeding internally, and the rest don't seem to know what to do or say. Liam Neeson's character appears, and instead of the usual "you are going to be okay", he calmly explains to him that he is about to die and nothing can be done about it and that he should spend those final moments of life thinking about the people he loved. It works.
* ''Film/TheInventionOfLying'' features a ''world'' based around this. And note that it's not just that people don't lie, they don't even have a ''concept'' of it. Taken to the ultimate extreme in that not only do they have no concept of lying, they have no concept of withholding the truth. Many times a character would not have had to lie simply by not saying anything but this doesn't seem to be an option either. Apparently this also means never using tact, as a character invariably blurts out the worst possible answer to anything.
* ''Film/{{Ladyhawke}}'' gives us this example:
-->'''Soldier #1:''' Where is Navarre?\\
'''Phillipe:''' Navarre? Navarre? Ah, yes. Big man, black horse. I thought I saw him ride south, toward Aquila.\\
'''Soldier #2:''' Ha, then we ride north.\\
'''Phillipe:''' It isn't polite to assume that someone is a liar when you've only just met them.\\
'''Soldier #1:''' And yet you knew we would. We ride south.\\
'''Phillipe:''' (''talking to God'') I told the truth, Lord. How can I learn any moral lessons when You keep confusing me this way?

* ''Film/LiarLiar'' has this as a result of the wish, even to Fletcher himself. To clarify, Fletcher is a sleazy lawyer who makes a living on lying. He's not even able to argue his case without lying or asking a question that he knows will be answered with a lie. He almost manages to convince the judge to postpone the hearing for 24 hours (when the wish will expire)... until the judge asks if Fletcher can continue. Fletcher can.
-->'''Fletcher:''' All right, now let me tell you something. ''I'm a bad father.''... [[HeelRealization I mean... I'm a ''bad'' father...]]
* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing'':
-->'''Faramir:''' [[YouShouldHaveDiedInstead You wish now that our places had been exchanged. That I had died and Boromir had lived]].\\
'''Denethor:''' [[BluntYes Yes]]. I wish that.
* This is what gets David Smith in trouble in ''[[Film/MrAndMrsSmith1941 Mr. and Mrs. Smith]]''.
* In ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' Rick's lunch with his new talent agent ends with the agent bluntly declaring that Rick's recent string of bad guy cameos in other rising stars' shows is irreparably damaging his already fading career and the only recourse left to him is to leave Hollywood and film knock-off Italian pictures. Rick leaves the lunch in tears and his friend Cliff tries to console him, but Rick admits that while the agent's words were brutal, they were what he needed to hear.
* In ''Film/{{SOB}}'', Tim Culley asks Felix Farmer "Have I ever lied to you?" and Felix replies "No". Tim goes on to say "Well I have, repeatedly. But the fact that I just admitted I have lied to you in the past means you can believe me now".
* In ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'', Lone Starr pulls this repeatedly when he's sneaking aboard ''Spaceball One'' to destroy it. He grabs one guard by the neck and when the guard asks him what he's doing, he replies, "The Vulcan neck pinch." The guard then tells him the proper way to do it. Lone Starr only gets away with it because the average Spaceball is TooDumbToLive (said Spaceball ''complimented'' him for doing it right before collapsing). Next, he grabs a can of shaving cream from another guard and when he asks what Lone Starr's doing with it, Lone Starr replies, "This!", sprays the shaving cream in the guard's mouth and eyes before giving him the pinch.
* The BigBad in ''Film/WaterWorld'' likes children when he's asking for someone's opinion since they tell the truth rather than what they think you want to hear. Notably, a couple entries in the EvilOverlordList run off of the same principle.
* The protagonist of ''Film/{{Adam}}'' can't help but be brutally honest because of his UsefulNotes/AspergerSyndrome.

* In ''Film/{{Rush 2013}}'', Niki Lauda will speak his mind, no matter what and no matter who is present.
* ''Film/IntoTheStorm2009'' has ample examples from UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill spitting the truth in people's faces.
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ''Film/XMen1'':
--->'''Rogue:''' Are you going to kill me?\\
'''Magneto:''' Yes.
** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'':
--->'''Beast:''' In the future, do I make it?\\
'''Wolverine:''' No.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'': Though Cliegg Lars mourns deeply for his wife Shmi Skywalker after she is captured by Tusken Raiders, he also very bluntly and matter-of-factly tells Anakin that his mother is dead already and he needs to accept that. Anakin ignores him, tries to rescue Shmi from the Tuskens, and succeeds only in getting there just in time to watch her die in his arms.
** Likewise in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Yoda's attempt to counsel Anakin [[DeconstructedTrope goes over badly because of his Brutal Honesty]]; rather then take a more gentle approach, he tells Anakin quite frankly that his attachments to his loved ones can very easily lead him to TheDarkSide, and that he has learn to let go and move on with his life. Anakin misinterprets this blunt speech as [[LackOfEmpathy Yoda simply not caring about his feelings]] and it does nothing to soothe his growing anxiety over his wife and unborn children, pushing him even further into [[ManipulativeBastard Palpatine's]] arms.
** K-2SO in ''Film/RogueOne''. A reprogrammed Imperial battle droid, K-2 tends to just say whatever pops out of his faintly scrambled processor, leading to some hilarious moments and some ''very'' awkward [[BadLiar attempts to pass himself off as an ordinary, un-reprogrammed droid]].
-->'''K-2SO:''' Jyn - I'll be there for you. Cassian said I had to.
* In ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', due to being LiteralMinded, Drax continues to have no sense of how to talk about negative aspects of his friends without at some point sounding horrible.
-->'''Drax:''' You just need to find a woman who is pathetic. Like you.

* ''Film/HighAndTight'''s Sara Harvey lives her life being blunt and honest about everything.

* Film/DoctorDolittle, partly due to him being NotGoodWithPeople. Emma calls him "very rude" because of what he said about her uncle, but she follows up with "Of course, I wouldn't mind so much except everything he said was true."
* ''Film/WonderWoman2017'': When Diana asks "Chief" why he's not fighting with the Allies, he quite bluntly tells her that Steve's people wiped his out.
* In ''Film/ZombiesZombiesZombies'', Dakota believes in always stating things as they are and never sugarcoating anything, even though she knows this makes her come across as a bitch. This extends to be being brutally honest about how sucky her own life is.

* Ian tells Dave his songs suck in ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', apparently as a form of ToughLove:
-->'''Ian:''' I wanted to like that song, but you heard it. Not that good. If I wasn't your friend, I'd say: Dave, you go right back out of this office, and you keep writing music. You'll get there someday. But I am your friend, so I'm going to tell you that there is no sense in writing songs that no one is ever, ever going to sing.

* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': Denethor saying that [[YouShouldHaveDiedInstead Faramir should have died instead of Boromir]] is even worse in the book than in the film. In the film, Denethor at least seems aware of what a terrible thing he's saying and says it with some solemnity. In the book, Denethor replies with "Certainly I wish it, for Boromir was loyal to me, and no wizard's pupil." And then has the fact that he was ultimately responsible for Boromir's death thrown brutally (and truthfully) back in his face since Denethor overrode Faramir's desire that he be the one to go to the meeting in Rivendell and sent Boromir instead.
* A number of characters from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** Sandor Clegane, an embittered StrawNihilist who's perfectly willing to shatter people's fancy delusions into powder.
** Ser Davos Seaworth, a common smuggler raised above his station that's so loyal to his king that he makes a point of avoiding the ass-kissing behavior others display. His boss appreciates this so much he's repeatedly ''promoted'' for it without asking, as his advice gets more valued than any of the other advisors.
** Stannis Baratheon, Davos's boss, seems incapable of sparing anyone's feelings even if he ''tries''. His most heartwarming gestures ''still'' crash into the recipients with unpleasant truths attached.
** Tyrion Lannister is also adept at using this for his own purposes. Especially noticeable in his treatment of Jon Snow, who incidentally is one of the few people Tyrion calls 'friend'. One of the things he likes about TheDragon Bronn is the latter's lack of pretension, and tendency to be completely open about what he thinks of their CrapsackWorld. On the other hand, when Tyrion makes the mistake of CallingTheOldManOut and demanding to know why he is denied his rightful inheritance, Lord Tywin responds with a truly vicious (and totally undeserved) TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, spelling out everything he hates about his dwarf son.
** Bronn is also a dab hand at this. The best example is this one: he warns Tyrion upfront that, should a better offer come along, he will give him a chance to meet or improve on it. If that's not possible, he's out the door and on to the next job. [[spoiler: And, he does exactly that: ThePowerOfFriendship doesn't get a look in.]] He's a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors sellsword]]. If he doesn't live up to his word, he's likely to be dead.

* Wallace Wallace of ''Literature/NoMoreDeadDogs'' practices this because his father told him about fighting in the Vietnam conflict, making his son very proud of him. Wallace is disappointed to find out that his father was lying about the whole thing (he was too young to have even been in the army during the Vietnam conflict.) His incredibly harsh but entirely honest book report on "[[DeathByNewberyMedal Old Shep,]] [[ClicheStorm My Pal]]" leads to his English teacher (who's directing the school play of the book) to believe that he never read it.
* In ''Literature/MyFairGodmother'', the main character tells her sister that she has to go back in time to rescue the guy who disappeared from his home in the present. It's safe to say that her sister didn't believe her. However, it might be inverted because she cannot lie without having to spit up a frog or something.

* [[Characters/DisgaeaNovels Ozonne]] from the the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' [[LightNovel/DisgaeaNovels novels]]. When [[Characters/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Laharl]] asks her what she thinks of him the first time they meet, she says she thinks he is "a weak and incompetent brat". Later, after she falls for him, she asks him casually to marry her.
* Christopher, the main character from ''Literature/TheCuriousIncidentOfTheDogInTheNightTime'', is autistic and ''can't'' lie. He explains this by saying that if he said he ate Corn Flakes for breakfast when in fact he had Cheerios, he would be thinking about something that hadn't happened; but then he'd think of other things that hadn't happened, for example, that there hadn't been a scuba diver at the table, or an elephant, and so on, and would get so wrapped up in thinking about what didn't happen that he'd forget the lie he'd told in the first place. It goes so far that he considers ''anything'' that didn't really happen a lie, even fiction (the one exception is ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' novels, which he enjoys). It's not just lying, either - he can't pick up on social cues, so he doesn't know what's appropriate to say and what isn't, and so has to be told not to say that one of his classmates is so stupid he would eat pound notes, coins, and his own poop. This is TruthInTelevision for many people with autism.
* Sasha in ''Literature/GreekNinja'' never hesitates to tell the truth even when it's devastating.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** Brutha from ''Literature/SmallGods'' isn't so much incapable of lying as he is unable to understand the concept. Given his perfect memory (the first thing he remembers is a bright light followed by someone hitting him), he doesn't get why people would go around saying things that didn't happen.
** The Ghost [[spoiler: specifically, Walter]] in ''{{Literature/Maskerade}}'' has this as a predominant feature of his personality. He isn't trying to be cruel, but he can be ''viciously'' accurate - as Agnes finds out when, while imitating Christine under cover of darkness to find out his game (and his offer to teach 'Christine') and pulling a ButHeSoundsHandsome. The reply is that this is true, but musical ability can be trained (though he later concedes that Christine will never be ''quite'' as good). The difference in looks (slim, pretty, blonde vs BrawnHilda) and grace, however, can't.
** This is one of the responsibilities of Professor John Hix from Unseen University's Department of [[{{Necromancer}} Necroman]]... er, that is, [[InsistentTerminology Department of Post-Mortem Communications]]. As UU's resident "evil" wizard, he is expected to make tasteless remarks anyway and so it falls to him to say the things no one else wants to say, but must be said regardless.
%% * In ''Literature/{{Divergent}}'', the Candor hold this trope as a personal creed.
* In ''Literature/ThoseThatWake'', Man in Suit weaponizes this.
-->'''Man in Suit:''' I will answer any question you have, because by merely being honest, I will defeat you.
* Wind Runner from ''Literature/WarriorCats: Dawn Of The Clans'' does this for Bumble. While the other cats are wondering whether Bumble should join them or not, Wind Runner bluntly tells her that she can't because she doesn't know the ways of a wild cat.
* Rose Hathaway from ''Literature/VampireAcademy'' isn't shy to speak her mind, regardless of how inappropriate the situation.
* The Houyhnhnms in ''Literature/GulliversTravels'' are completely honest by nature, to the extent that their language ''has no word for a lie.''

* Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/RejectionSlips": "Gruff", the second letter, is a poem that uses short rhyming couplets to declare the submission is terrible, and that anything else can and should be sent instead.

* ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'': In the second book, Greg makes a promise to always be truthful to his mom. Unfortunately, this new "honest" Greg would go on to say insensitive things, like that a short boy could never become a basketball player and that Rowley's grandfather may die before ever having another birthday. Greg is also this in general when it comes to his opinions. His grandpa is even bigger, as he will just straight up say who his favorite is.
* ''Literature/{{Uprooted}}'': Alosha the Witch is [[WizardsLiveLonger very old]], very wise, and utterly blunt when talking to Agnieszka -- even when saying that she wanted Agnieszka's dearest friend executed to protect TheNeedsOfTheMany or telling Agnieszka that she accidentally started a war. She also bluntly tells Agnieszka that she's [[InnocentProdigy far too powerful for her age]] and needs to grow up ''fast'' so her innocent mistakes won't cost lives.
* In James Morrow's ''Literature/{{City of Truth}}'' the main character lives in a city in which everyone has been psychologically conditioned to be unable to lie at all. The book opens with him enjoying driving his new Plymouth Adequate (which replaced his old Honda Cheap) on his way to pick up his son who has been unexpectedly taken ill at Camp Ditch the Kids. But there is a dark quandary waiting for them both, for it turns out that his son has contracted a rare disease which has only ever been cured [[spoiler: with the placebo effect]].
* ''Literature/RavellingWrath'': Rinn rarely holds back from saying what's on her mind – especially to Morrow. After Morrow [[spoiler:falls too far under the Seeking God's influence and starts attacking everyone with his magic powers, and the others have to work together to stop him,]]
--> '''Morrow:''' I did something wrong… didn’t I?
--> I sized him up, deciding how to answer that. Alchemist would probably have wanted me to soften the truth. But if I did that, I would feel like I was bullshitting him. And even if I did, he would probably just keep digging until he got the truth out of me.
--> “You pretty much did,” I said. “You fucked up real bad, and you hurt all three of us. And it could’ve been a lot worse if we hadn’t all worked together to save you. But –” I grabbed his shoulder and made him look at me. “– it’s over now. You don’t have to hurt anyone anymore.”
* ''Literature/{{DFZ}}'': After Opal and her father have mostly reconciled, they have to dress up as part of a plan. Yong bluntly tells Opal exactly how the dress he got her covers up all her physical flaws. He doesn't understand why she could possibly be upset; doesn't she want to correct her flaws?
-->'''Opal:''' Haven't you ever heard of tact?\\
'''Yong:''' Tact is for enemies. Family deserves the truth.
* ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'':
** Mr. Darcy's tendency to share his honest opinions (because he's rich, proud, and socially awkward) ends up giving him a bad reputation in Longbourn, particularly with Elizabeth Bennet, and breaks up the romance between his best friend and Elizabeth's sister. Even when trying to ''propose marriage to Elizabeth'', he ends up insulting her and her family. Thankfully, he [[TookALevelInKindness takes a level in kindness and humility]] by the novel's end.
--> '''Darcy:''' You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you. In declaring myself thus I'm fully aware that I will be going expressly against the wishes of my family, my friends, and, I hardly need add, my own better judgement.
** Darcy's aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourg, is all of the above UpToEleven.
** Elizabeth herself has moments of this, particularly when turning down Darcy's first proposal. Downplayed, however, since she has significantly more tact and wit than the first two examples, and tends to be blunt only when speaking truth to foolishness or when other niceties have failed.
-->'''Elizabeth''': I hope I never ridicule what is wise or good. Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can.

** The season 3 episode "Earshot" reveals via telepathy that Cordelia quite literally does always say ''exactly'' what she's thinking.

* ''Series/TheWestWing'' usually shies away from this trope, being a political drama. Senator Arnold Vinnick, however, develops something of a reputation for this: in a presidential debate between Congressman Santos and Senator Vinnick, however, Vinnick is challenged by the moderator to say how many jobs his new administration will create - Santos having just given such a number. Vinnick bluntly explains that his administration won't make any new jobs... because it's not the responsibility of the federal government to create jobs, it's the entrepreneurs'. Vinnick also takes a popularity hit in Iowa when he refuses to recant his opposition to ethanol-based fuel additives - Iowa being the primary producer of such additives.

* ''VideoGame/SuikodenTactics'' has Wendel, who asks Kyril why he didn't help out during the last war. When he tells her why (Heroic BSOD lasting three years), she calls him weak, then adds that at least he's strong now.

* Coming from the same maker, you get a few of these in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' from your party members. Carth has absolutely ''no'' filter when it comes to expressing how much of a decaying rat he smells in the setup. Mission is a teenager with even ''less'' of a filter between her mind and her mouth. Jolee and Canderous? ScrewPolitenessImASenior. In the Obsidian made [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords second game]], most of Kreia's words are positively dripping with poison as she treats ''everyone'' with contempt.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'':
** Jade Curtiss flips regularly between this and DeadpanSnarker. What frustrates the rest of the cast so much about him is that it's [[StepfordSmiler very nearly impossible to tell which is which]].
** Luke tends to do this too, though this is the result of the fact that he's [[spoiler:actually a 7-year-old kid too young and naive to have anything resembling tact.]]
* ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' [[AntiHero Yuri]] [[BadassNormal Lowell]] (almost) doesn't have tact at all. This includes when talking to ''incredibly'' important people like the future Emperor. When he needs to avoid being honest, he tends to rely on ExactWords and YouDidntAsk. [[BloodKnight Judith]] leans in this regard too, as does [[TeenGenius Rita]], for different reasons; Judith because she's a CloudCuckooLander who self admits to being bad at lying, Rita because she has NoSocialSkills.
* Many merchants of ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' and ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' are quite upfront about their wares being looted from dead bodies. Sometimes they'll even tell you that they're looking forward to ''your'' death, [[RefugeInAudacity so they can take back what they just sold you and sell it to someone else]]!
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'':
** Reimu Hakurei is, quite simply, a very honest person. To such an extent, in fact, that the option of lying often never even occurs to her. In addition to this, she also treats everyone the same, be they humans, saints, youkai or gods; with vague disrespect. As a result, she'll bluntly and unabashedly say exactly what she thinks no matter who she's talking to or what the situation may be, and only a rudimentary sense of social etiquette, her responsibility and duties as [[FantasticNatureReserve Gensoukyou's]] [[TheMasquerade warden]] and the fact that she's a SlaveToPR occasionally makes her opt to keep her mouth shut.
** Marisa Kirisame, being Reimu's {{foil}}, is an [[ConsummateLiar unabashed mythomaniac]], but whenever she's not lying, she's, in fact, ''even more'' outspoken in her honesty than Reimu is. [[WordOfGod According to ZUN himself]], this makes Marisa a very bothersome character to write for since her lack of concern for common social etiquette and readiness to just plain say things outright makes her very "un-Touhou like."
** Suika Ibuki is an oni, a race that hates lies and is known to do nasty things to liars. As such, ''she'' won't lie to you. No matter how harsh the truth is going to be. This makes some of her conversations rather... vicious. Doesn't help she's [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl drunk off her ass]] at all times.

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Wadanohara}} Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea]]'': The Post-Gull Nekoyama employs this in his casual conversation, particularly when he gets [[spoiler:Samekichi]] to admit that he loves Wadanohara; [[EveryoneCanSeeIt Nekoyama proceeds to declare his crush "appallingly obvious", and then says everyone in the ocean knows]]. [[ObliviousToLove Except the girl herself.]]
* ''[[VideoGame/{{ARMA}} ARMA 3]]''[='=]s single-player campaign ''The East Wind'' has a brief exchange during the Adapt episode where [[spoiler:Sgt. Ben Kerry had to go to ground as a guerrilla]] following the conclusion of the Survive episode, and at one point while heading up to a military checkpoint he's told by his passenger just ''why'' he's the driver:
-->'''[[spoiler:FIA Guerrilla]]''': You are the one they will shoot first.

* You can make Link as this in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask''. At one point in a sidequest, Kafei asks Link if he can keep a secret, and Link can answer "No." That aside, Kafei rejects that answer, tells Link that "yes" is the socially acceptable answer, and proceeds to tell Link his secret anyway.

* Most ''VideoGame/{{DJMAX}}'' games have the announcer telling you "You need more practice! Never give it up!" when you fail a song. ''DJMAX Technika 2'' and ''3'' just coldly tell you that "YOU FAILED. [[GameOver GAME OVER.]]"
* In ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasyOperaOmnia'', Krile of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' tends to say exactly what her opinion is, regardless of how many people are there, or if the person she's expressing that opinion about [[ImStandingRightHere is among them]]. This is true in both serious discussions and lighthearted ones; at one point she teases Zack by announcing that his supposed arguing with Seifer is really to make sure Seifer doesn't feel alone.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'': The Prince of Cannock is said to be good-hearted, even if lazy and absent-minded, but he does not mince his words at all. If you go back to Cannock and talk to his sister after recruiting him:
--->'''Princess of Cannock:''' "Oh, older brother! Please, take me with you!"\\
'''Prince of Cannock:''' "You're useless."\\
'''Princess of Cannock:''' "What?! Why do you have to be like that all the time!"
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVII'': Hadeed is brusque and cold, though not without reason, and always speaks his mind.
* From ''[[Webcomic/MegamanSpriteComic Megaman Sprite Game]]'':
-->'''Little Girl:''' ''[spinning]'' I'm going to be a dancer someday!!\\
'''Megaman:''' You're really bad at it and you should stop.

* Kyou from ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'' has no problems at all with telling Tomoya exactly what she thinks, in contrast to her more timid and soft-spoken twin sister. For example, when Tomoya asks whether she cares more about her bike's tires or his life, she replies 'Tires' almost before he can finish asking the question. On the other hand, Tomoya can be like this himself at times, so it's not a one-sided deal.

* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Kiritsugu, upon meeting with a young and recently orphaned Shirou in the hospital after the Fuyuki city fire, offers him a choice- be adopted by someone he's never met before or go to an orphanage. While this doesn't seem like much of a choice, Shirou accepts Kiritsugu's offer to adopt him, and [[HappilyAdopted considers his time with Kiritsugu to be the happiest years of his life]].

* Morgan Fischer from ''VisualNovel/HeartOfTheWoods'', has a tendency to be rather blunt, from often giving BluntYes answers to questions to telling Tara that she and her best friend Madison would make a terrible couple.

* ''Webcomic/PixieAndBrutus'': In their first meeting, Brutus very quickly points out that [[CuteKitten Pixie]] is small, weak, and unable to protect herself. She doesn't get offended.
* Used in ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', and probably [[ObviousRulePatch inspired]] a rule [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-09-06 about air vents]].
-->'''Captain Tagon:''' Sergeant, what are you doing in the ventilation system?\\
'''Schlock:''' Listening to you guys.\\
'''Tagon:''' You can't just...\\
'''Tagon:''' I mean...\\
'''Kevyn:''' It's hard to find fault with someone so blunt.

* Headon's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Rachel in ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod''.

* {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in both ''Rock, Paper, Cynic'' and ''Webcomic/ASofterWorld''. Brutal honesty isn't always the best policy.

* ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl'':
** [[DeadpanSnarker Alec]] [[TheSnarkKnight McCain]].
** Paulo in 59 [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c59/p25.html failed at tact.]] [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c59/p16.html A few times.]] And Lucy [[MegatonPunch thanked]] him a few times.
** [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c41/p4.html Lucy]] does it, too.
* Vashiel of ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'' is actually incapable of lying, so gets some moments like this:
-->'''Dr. Upton:''' Vashiel, tell me, how incompetent is your brother?\\
'''Vashiel:''' Oh, very incompetent sir, most of the time!
* Done in ''The Pain - When Will It End'' in a ({{NSFW}}) [[http://thepaincomics.com/weekly050420.htm comic]] about the reinventing of the Democrats as "The Sex Party". Confronted with charges of sexual impropriety, the Sex Party candidate responds:
-->'''Candidate:''' Yes. I fucked that woman eight ways to Sunday. I fucked her like I was Paul Bunyan and she was a flapjack the size of Lake Tahoe. I intend to fuck her again immediately after this press conference. Next question?
* ''Webcomic/{{IJDC}}'': Devin has a few of these moments.
* While Tina of ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'' is usually extremely positive and has been known to, in the words of the other characters, "Blow sunshine up your ass," she considers it her duty to be brutally honest with those she considers friends.
* ''Webcomic/{{Subnormality}}'': Exemplified by a great many of the characters in "[[http://www.viruscomix.com/page466.html The Service]]".

* In ''Webcomic/TheDragonDoctors'', [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-2-page-21 after Sarin confesses her romantic interest in Mori]] in the wake of their respective {{Gender Bender}}s, Mori invokes this trope to let her know that [[SubvertedTrope he's interested, too]].
* ''Webcomic/ElectricWonderland'' did this on [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/electricwonderland/index.php?issue=13&page=1 the first page of "Valentine's Day Massacre"]]. After Trawn and NJ read a comic from Shroomy, Trawn tells Shroomy that it was a nice try, but not what she was looking for. NJ, who had already scolded Shroomy for not having a clever enough joke, adds, "Also, it wasn't a nice try!"
* Andy from ''Webcomic/{{Bomango}}''. While he's Gogo's friend, he isn't afraid to call out her on her behavior or tell her that she needs to take a bath. Gogo is usually unaffected by this. But after Gogo says to Andy that she'll let him gawk at her as a birthday gift, he tells her that she isn't as good-looking as she thinks. She spends some time wondering why he'd say that, only to realize she's too big (read: {{musc|le angst}}ular) and not thin enough.
* In ''Webcomic/BetweenFailures'', [[{{Jerkass}} Reggie]] has approximately zero patience for [[http://betweenfailures.com/comics1/1355-ceremonies Evrina's power play at the furry club meeting.]] [[http://betweenfailures.com/comics1/1357-hammer-time And his counterattack is devastating.]]
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Ellen calls Elliot out on his [[spoiler: [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-03-12 motives behind his failed relationship with Sarah]].]]

* ''Webcomic/{{Outsider}}'': The Loroi cannot lie in their telepathy, which means they get used to never lying in any shape or form, whether in telepathy or spoken word. It's implied that their [[ProudWarriorRace rich warrior history]] is caused primarily by absolutely none of them bothering with ''tact''. They seem to have gotten better since meeting other races, but they still tend to be pretty blunt.
* ''WebComic/TowerOfGod'', episode 30:

* ''Webcomic/SweetHome'': One of the main reasons why Hyuk is disliked is that he doesn’t sugarcoat anything. He tells Hyun right off the bat that he is going to go on dangerous missions or be kicked out, doesn’t hesitate to refer to the kids as dead weight, and tells Hyun that he is going to be bait in their next mission. It almost serves as a deconstruction, since while honesty is usually a good thing in a leader, Hyuk is too honest and makes everyone hate him in the process. [[spoiler: Later on, as a result of this honesty, the other flat survivors are more willing to believe the lies of the criminals who arrived on the bus.]]