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Some characters with NoSenseOfHumor maintain their seriousness by sheer force of will. Others might have a conceptual understanding of humor, but simply treat it as an odd curiosity or with a clinical detachment. Oftentimes, such a character is [[TheUnfunny placed in absurd situations to elicit laughs from the audience.]]

A subtrope of NoSocialSkills. May overlap with EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor and StopHavingFunGuys. Also see LateToThePunchline, DontExplainTheJoke and CannotTellAJoke.

A subtrope of NoSocialSkills. May overlap with EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor and StopHavingFunGuys. Also see DontExplainTheJoke and CannotTellAJoke.

->'''Data:''' I know! I just got it!

* Adult Ben, as seen in the ''Ben10'' episode "Ben 10,000".

* The HornedKing from Disney's ''TheBlackCauldron''.

* From {{Animorphs}} - Andalites. All of them besides Ax.

* From [[Animorphs]] - Andalites. All of them beside Ax.

* A common trait for the villains on ''DoctorWho''.

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* Light from ''DeathNote'' lacks any sort of sense of humor.
* Touya Akira and Touya Majin in ''HikaruNoGo''.
* In the ''HoushinEngi'' manga, the ultimate Big Bad, Jyoka, has absolutely ''no'' sense of humor. Lampshaded by Taikoubou at one point.
* Almost all of the big villains in ''{{Berserk}}''.
* In ''FushigiYuugi'', just try to name one of the Seiryu Seishi that had ''any'' sort of sense of humor, or even any funny moments. All of them are always dead serious and never find humor in any situation.
* Juubei Kakei from ''GetBackers''.
* Creed Diskenth of ''{{Blackcat}}''

** Data from ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' repeatedly attempts to understand humor as part of his quest to become more human.

Some characters with No Sense Of Humor maintain their seriousness by sheer force of will. Others might have a conceptual understanding of humor, but simply treat it as an odd curiosity or with a clinical detachment. Oftentimes, such a character is [[TheUnfunny placed in absurd situations to elicit laughs from the audience.]]

* Germans are often stereotyped as having No Sense Of Humour. In reality, GermanHumour is a bit more complicated.
* [[NunsNRosaries Nuns]] can fall under this, depending on the nun.

* The warship AI Tag from ''SchlockMercenary'' was originally created with no sense of humor, but has tried to learn it to better understand his opponents.

** Death also has NoSenseOfHumor, being an anthropomorphic personification who doesn't understand human emotions. His brief attempts to inject humor into his work [[CannotTellAJoke failed spectacularly]].

* Adult Ben, as seen in the ''Ben10'' episode "Ben 10,000".

* [[HarryPotter Percy Weasley]] "wouldn't recognize a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing Dobby's tea cozy." He does have a bit of a harshly sarcastic moment in ''DeathlyHallows,'' though, which is remarked upon with astonishment by his siblings.

* [[HarryPotter Percy Weasley]] "wouldn't recognize a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing Dobby's tea cozy." He does have a bit of a harshly sarcastic moment in ''Deathly Hallows,'' though, which is remarked upon with astonishment by his siblings.

* From MercedesLackey's ''SERRATed Edge'' novels, Unseleighe psychics have absolutely No Sense Of Humor, along with little comprehension of allegory and the imaginations of bricks. In one novel, they were driven insane trying to comprehend the lyrics of TheyMightBeGiants.

A subtrope of NoSocialSkills. May overlap with EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor. Also see DontExplainTheJoke and CannotTellAJoke.

Some characters with No Sense Of Humor refuse to respond by sheer force of will. Others might have a conceptual understanding of humor, but simply treat it as an odd curiosity or with a clinical detachment. Oftentimes, such a character is [[TheUnfunny placed in absurd situations to elicit laughs from the audience.]]

A subtrope of NoSocialSkills. Also see DontExplainTheJoke and CannotTellAJoke.

A character with NoSenseOfHumor is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin incapable of enjoying jokes, comedy, or humor]] of any sort. Maybe the character is TheStoic turned UpToEleven, or an otherworldly being with no notion of comedy, or the victim of a traumatizing accident -- whatever it is, this person will not (or ''cannot'') respond to humor, tell jokes, or even recognize when something is funny at all.

At best, the character might have a conceptual understanding of humor, but will simply treat it as an odd curiousity or with a clinical detachment. Oftentimes, a character with NoSenseOfHumor is [[TheUnfunny placed in absurd situations to elicit laughs from the audience.]]