History Main / DeadpanSnarker

** [[DeadpanSnarker/MyLittlePony So pastel horses have sharp wit. Whodathunkit?]]

** [[DeadpanSnarker/MarvelCinematicUniverse The MCU? I'd rather call it the Motherfucking Connected-my-ass Universe. And it's no longer a "universe", it's a Multivese.]]

** [[DeadpanSnarker/MarvelCinematicUniverse The MCU? I'd rather call it the Motherfucking Cucksocking Universe.]]

->''"[[HypocriticalHumor Wow, sarcasm. That's original]]."''

->''"Wow, sarcasm. That's original."''

->'''Comic Book Guy:''' Oh a Sarcasm Detector! That's a Really Useful Invention!
-->-- ''TheSimpsons''

A sub-trope of this is GradeSystemSnark. Compare TheSnarkKnight, LittleMissSnarker, {{Cuckoosnarker}}, WeaselMascot, TheMeanBrit, FirstPersonSmartass, ServileSnarker, GentlemanSnarker, SilentSnarker, DisabledSnarker, MentorInSourArmor. See also NonActionSnarker, SnarkyNonhumanSidekick, CatsAreSnarkers, TallDarkAndSnarky, SurroundedByIdiots, and SarcasticDevotee. Sometimes overlaps with GenreSavvy and NoSenseOfHumor. A common role for a StraightMan. May wear JadeColoredGlasses. Expect them to resort frequently to BrutalHonesty. If there are too many of these, you might be in a WorldOfSnark. Overdoing it on one character may result in a {{Jerkass}}. Expect plenty of SnarkToSnarkCombat if and when two of these meet. May result in OffingTheMouth. Try not to confuse the dialogue with BuffySpeak. It's common among narrators, making them into a LemonyNarrator.

* While Music/WeirdAlYankovic is [[LargeHam not always deadpan]], he usually tones down when the joke requires it ("A huge tyrannosaurus ate our lawyer\Well, I suppose that proves, [[EvilLawyerTrope they're really not all bad]]").

* [[DeadpanSnarker/NewspaperComics After a lot of bad news with slanted coverage, plus your favorite sports teams doing abysmally, I guess anything even REMOTELY humorous will crack you up.]]

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* In ''ComicStrip/{{Conchy}}'', the cynical Oom Paul is always ready to point out the foibles of his fellow islanders, or the world in general, in an extremely dry fashion.
* Will, Wheeler, and Cocoa from ''ComicStrip/DogsOfCKennel''.
* While ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' has always been a deadpan snarker, when his comic began, Jon Arbuckle was the original (human) snarker (being most notorious during the fall of 1978), with Dr. Liz Wilson taking that role when she was introduced the following year. (Jon at the turn of the eighties was not yet the StrawLoser he is today). Finally, by the mid-1990s the cast had been reduced to Garfield, Jon and Odie (apart from the unseen Ellen and Jon's various blind dates), and the fat cat took the deadpan persona he is today. Creator Jim Davis even noted how Lorenzo Music's voice acting Garfield in the cartoons worked well because “he had a way of throwing a line away and not really caring about it."
* Snoopy from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Rudi}}'' from the German comic of the same name. His sister also has this somewhat. When Rudi reprimands her for wearing a sexy LittleBlackDress, so all the guys on the street are staring at her:
-->'''Vicky:''' "Don't like it? Sorry, but my burqa is being dry-cleaned..."
* In ''ComicStrip/SallyForthWood'': two specialists are Wild Bill Yonder and Q. P. Dahl.
* In ''ComicStrip/AndyCapp'', ''every'' character is ready to make a sarcastic AsideComment as a punchline, or a jab directed at someone else.
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* A newspaper comic example: While ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' has always been a deadpan snarker, when his comic began, Jon Arbuckle was the original (human) snarker (being most notorious during the fall of 1978), with Dr. Liz Wilson taking that role when she was introduced the following year. (Jon at the turn of the eighties was not yet the StrawLoser he is today). Finally, by the mid-1990s the cast had been reduced to Garfield, Jon and Odie (apart from the unseen Ellen and Jon's various blind dates), and the fat cat took the deadpan persona he is today.

A sub-trope of this is GradeSystemSnark. Compare TheSnarkKnight, LittleMissSnarker, {{Cuckoosnarker}}, WeaselMascot, TheMeanBrit, FirstPersonSmartass, ServileSnarker, GentlemanSnarker, SilentSnarker, DisabledSnarker. See also NonActionSnarker, SnarkyNonhumanSidekick, CatsAreSnarkers, TallDarkAndSnarky, SurroundedByIdiots, and SarcasticDevotee. Sometimes overlaps with GenreSavvy and NoSenseOfHumor. A common role for a StraightMan. May wear JadeColoredGlasses. Expect them to resort frequently to BrutalHonesty. If there are too many of these, you might be in a WorldOfSnark. Overdoing it on one character may result in a {{Jerkass}}. Expect plenty of SnarkToSnarkCombat if and when two of these meet. May result in OffingTheMouth. Try not to confuse the dialogue with BuffySpeak. It's common among narrators, making them into a LemonyNarrator.

[[caption-width-right:317:Ouch.]]

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* In ''Webcomic/{{Rascals}}'', Amanda towards Chrissy due to their history, as evident on this [[https://rascals.kemono.cafe/comic/rascals-pg-469/ page]].
* In ''Webcomic/VioletZombie'', the protagonist Penelopa [[PunnyName Mortinez]] is described in her promo as "sassy, but never salty". Being [[AttractiveZombie a teenage zombie]] probably has something to do with this.
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[[caption-width-right:317:[[ThisLoserIsYou Well, you could've just said no, but I guess being a bitch is another way to go about it.]]]]

[[caption-width-right:317:Ouch.]]

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* In ''ComicStrip/AndyCapp'', ''every'' character is ready to make a sarcastic AsideComment as a punchline, or as a jab directed at someone else.

A sub-trope of this is GradeSystemSnark. Compare TheSnarkKnight, LittleMissSnarker, {{Cuckoosnarker}}, WeaselMascot, TheMeanBrit, FirstPersonSmartass, ServileSnarker, GentlemanSnarker, SilentSnarker, DisabledSnarker. See also SnarkBait, NonActionSnarker, SnarkyNonhumanSidekick, CatsAreSnarkers, TallDarkAndSnarky, SurroundedByIdiots, and SarcasticDevotee. Sometimes overlaps with GenreSavvy and NoSenseOfHumor. A common role for a StraightMan. May wear JadeColoredGlasses. Expect them to resort frequently to BrutalHonesty. If there are too many of these, you might be in a WorldOfSnark. Overdoing it on one character may result in a {{Jerkass}}. Expect plenty of SnarkToSnarkCombat if and when two of these meet. May result in OffingTheMouth. Try not to confuse the dialogue with BuffySpeak. It's common among narrators, making them into a LemonyNarrator.

The Deadpan Snarker [[note]]"Snark" = portmanteau of "snide" and "remark"[[/note]] exists to deflate pomposity, [[LampshadeHanging point out the unlikelihood of]] [[ZanyScheme certain]] [[GambitRoulette plans]], and deliver funny lines. Typically the [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism most cynical]] [[SourSupporter supporting character]]. In most cases, it is implied that the snarker would make a good leader, strategist, or consultant given their ability to [[GenreSavvy instantly see the flaws in a constructed plan]]. More often than not, their innate snarkiness is the only thing preventing the other characters from comprehending this for themselves. In other cases, the Deadpan Snarker resorts to sarcasm because they're the OnlySaneMan. Tends to be shot a DeathGlare when they go too far (and probably isn't without one of their own, either). Note that due to the definition evolving, the "Deadpan" part of the title has gradually become TheArtifact and a deadpan delivery is no longer a necessary part of the trope.