History Main / BunnyEarsLawyer

* Wrestling/RandySavage had a crazy, boisterous personality (which was mostly how he really was) but when it came to his actual matches, he was a perfectionist who mapped out every single detail of his bigger matches and practiced them with his opponent until they were perfect. It was his idea at Wrestlemania VII for Wrestling/UltimateWarrior to calmly walk to the ring for their match rather than run like usual, and take a slower deliberate pace in the ring while Savage projected being completely thrown off and baffled by the change in style.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Some people enjoy their job. Moliere really [[{{Pun}} digs]] his.]]

There are lots of Bunny-Ears Lawyers out there (we had to make subpages because of how many), mainly because having the character be an expert allows the writers to plausibly put them in any situation they want while the quirks make the characters interesting and unique. It is also a form of WishFulfillment, especially in professional settings or societies that place a high value on conformity and "going by the book." There is some TruthInTelevision to this trope -- Authorities in educational or professional environments will sometimes ignore quirks, especially if they don't have any relevance to the degree or job at hand. Although you're unlikely to see something as extreme as an actual bunny ears-wearing lawyer, you ''will'' find plenty of examples of people who remain employed despite their personal peculiarities.

** Phoenix Wright is one of the ''least'' weird lawyers in the game, which says more about all of the other nutcases he works with than he himself. This ''is'' the man whose courtroom strategy is best summed up as 'fake it 'till you make it', gets most of his decisive evidence by [[KleptomaniacHero stealing it from crime scenes]], and who is willing to cross-examine everything from parrots to channeled ghosts to get his 'not guilty' verdict. It all tends to work out quite well for him and he's only really ever lost one case (plus one that was declared a mistrial).

** Sarge is a GeneralRipper and TheNeidermeyer who constantly comes up with dumb and bizarre ideas to beat the Blues. He's also skilled enough to make robots and turn people into cyborgs, ''deadly'' in a fight, and managed to outsmart and defeat [[FaceHeelTurn Agent]] [[SuperSoldier Washington]].

A form of UltimateJobSecurity. For situations where the strange guy is the one in charge (and uses their strange behavior to run their business) see TheWonka. Uniformed examples may overlap with the MilitaryMaverick. Not to be confused with the AmbulanceChaser, though they may overlap in some cases. Compare the IndispensableScoundrel, who is extremely competent but is shady and disliked as opposed to quirky. Contrast ConsummateProfessional, who will care about his behavior and appearance as much as his work discipline and skill.

Not to be confused with KangarooCourt. See also the ExoticDetective. A QuirkyDoctor might qualify if they are also competent.

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'': Kirito may be the most unbearable asshole that everyone stuck within ''SAO'' views as ''"The Crown Prince of Douchebags"'': the sort of player they do not want to associate with on a daily basis with a reputation of simply laughing at the misery of other players: at best. To the point that the games' very own Psychiatrist AI had classified Kirito as one of the two "most broken, Sociopathic players they ever laid eyes on". But at the same time, these same people are also quick to admit that Kirito's also [[TheAce one of the best players in the entire Game that knows what he is doing]] and has the skills to back up his attitude as more than an act [[spoiler:to the point that [[BigBad Kayaba]]; the Games' Designer, admitted that if Kirito had applied himself from the very beginning to start up a Guild of his own, he "could have been leading Armies, clearing floor-after-floor as ''The Great Savior of Aincrad''."]]

* ''WebVideo/ScreenRantPitchMeeting'': Screenwriter Guy is an obviously deranged man who has a creepy obsession with human-animal mating and keeps countless dangerous weapons in his car for unclear reasons, but he's also the mind behind many of the greatest movies ever made.

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[[caption-width-right:214:[[VisualPun Alan Shore for the defense, your Honor.]]]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', Po starts out as a humorous bumbling glutton prone to extremely awkward moments. By the end of the first movie, he becomes a kung fu master capable of plowing through hordes of {{mooks}} with ease and going toe-to-toe with other masters... and who is still a humorous bumbling glutton prone to extremely awkward moments. This is further shown in the sequels and animated series, where Po is still disobedient, undisciplined, gluttonous, and accident-prone, but can learn highly advanced techniques after seeing them one time and can even master techniques from reading about them that Master Shifu is unable to perform. He even masters one that blinds anyone who sees it performed... which he not once, but ''repeatedly'' after learning it, forgets to close his eyes so he doesn't blind himself.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': Kari [=McKeen=], the babysitter who watches Jack-Jack while the Parrs are off on their adventure. Her first scene shows her as somewhat ditzy, but ''Jack-Jack Attack'' shows that she really does know what she's doing, despite most ''certainly'' not having signed on for babysitting a superpowered infant.

* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', Po starts out as a humorous bumbling glutton prone to extremely awkward moments. By the end of the first movie, he becomes a kung fu master capable of plowing through hordes of {{mooks}} with ease and going toe-to-toe with other masters... and who is still a humorous bumbling glutton prone to extremely awkward moments. This is further shown in the sequels and animated series, where Po is still disobedient, undisciplined, gluttonous, and accident-prone, but can learn highly advanced techniques after seeing them one time and can even master techniques from reading about them that Master Shifu is unable to perform. He even masters one that blinds anyone who sees it performed... which he not once, but repeatedly after learning it, forgets to close his eyes so he doesn't blind himself.

Not to be confused with KangarooCourt. See also the ExoticDetective.

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'': Kirito may be the most unbearable asshole that everyone stuck within ''SAO'' has viewed as the sort of player they do not want to associate with on a daily basis with a reputation of simply laughing at the misery of other players: at best. To the point that the games' very own Psychiatrist AI had classified Kirito as one of the two "most broken, Sociopathic players they ever laid eyes on". But at the same time, these same people are also quick to admit that Kirito's also [[TheAce one of the best players in the entire Game that knows what he is doing]] and has the skills to back up his attitude as more than an act [[spoiler:to the point that [[BigBad Kayaba]]; the Games' Designer, admitted that if Kirito had applied himself from the very beginning to start up a Guild of his own, he "could have been leading Armies, clearing floor-after-floor as ''The Great Savior of Aincrad''."]]

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'': Kirito may be the most unbearable asshole that everyone stuck within ''SAO'' has viewed as the sort of player they do not want to associate with on a daily basis with a reputation of simply laughing at the misery of other players: at best. To the point that the games' very own Psychiatrist AI had classified Kirito as one of the two "most broken, Sociopathic players they ever laid eyes on". But at the same time, these same people are also quick to admit that Kirito's also [[TheAce one of the best players in the entire Game that knows what he is doing]] and has the skills to back up his attitude as more than an act [[spoiler:to the point that [[BigBad Kayaba]]; the Games' Designer admitted that if Kirito had applied himself from the very beginning to start up a Guild of his own, he "could have been leading Armies, clearing floor-after-floor as ''The Great Savior of Aincrad''."]]

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'': Kirito may be the most unbearable asshole that everyone stuck within ''SAO'' has viewed as the sort of player they do not want to associate with on a daily basis with a reputation of simply laughing at the misery of other players: at best. To the point that the games' very own Psychiatrist AI had classified Kirito as one of the two "most broken, Sociopathic players they ever laid eyes on". But at the same time, these same people are also quick to admit that Kirito's also [[TheAce one of the best players in the entire Game that knows what he is doing]] and has the skills to back up his attitude as more than an act [[spoiler:to the point that [[BigBad Kayaba]] admitted that if Kirito had applied himself from the very beginning to start up a Guild of his own, he "could have been leading Armies, clearing floor-after-floor as ''The Great Savior of Aincrad''."]]

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'': Kirito may be the most unbearable asshole that everyone stuck within ''SAO'' has viewed as the sort of player they do not want to associate with on a daily basis with a reputation of simply laughing at the misery of other players: at best. To the point that the games' very own Psychiatrist AI had classified Kirito as one of the two "most broken, Sociopathic players they ever laid eyes on". But at the same time, these same people are also quick to admit that Kirito's also one of the best players in the entire Game that knows what he is doing and has the skills to back up his negative behavior [[spoiler:to the point that [[BigBad Kayaba]] admitted that if Kirito had applied himself from the very beginning to start up a Guild of his own, he "could have been leading Armies, clearing floor-after-floor as ''The Great Savior of Aincrad''."]]

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'': Kirito may be the most unbearable asshole that everyone stuck within ''SAO'' has viewed as the sort of player they do not want to associate with on a daily basis with a reputation of simply laughing at the misery of other players to the point that the games' Psychiatrist AI had classified Kirito as one of the two "most broken, Sociopathic players they ever laid eyes on". But these same people are also quick to admit that Kirito's also one of the best players in the entire Game that knows what he is doing [[spoiler:To the point that [[BigBad Kayaba]] admitted that if Kirito had applied himself he "could have been leading Armies, clearing floor-after-floor as ''The Great Savior of Aincrad''."]]

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'': Kirito may be the most unbearable asshole that everyone stuck within ''SAO'' has viewed as the sort of player they do not want to associate with on a daily basis to the point that Yui had classified him as one of the two "most broken, Sociopathic players she ever laid eyes on". But these same people are also quick to admit that Kirito's also one of the best players in the entire Game that knows what he is doing [[spoiler:To the point that [[BigBad Kayaba]] admitted that if Kirito had applied himself he "could have been leading Armies, clearing floor-after-floor as ''The Great Savior of Aincrad''."]]

** Apollo Justice stays up until 5 in the morning doing voice training so that he can yell [[CatchPhrase '''OBJECTION''']] more impressively, carefully gels his hair every day in a way that makes it look like insect antennae (or rabbit ears, making him something close to a literal Bunny Ears Lawyer), and gets the truth out of witnesses by using a bracelet that enables him to mentally zoom in on them and point out their [[CharacterTics nervous habits]].