History Main / RealMenTakeItBlack

Compare RealMenHateSugar, the direct alternative to this. See also RealMenEatMeat, its culinary cousin.

This is a SubTrope of DrinkOrder with an [[RatedMForManly extra shot of manliness]]. Also see KlatchianCoffee, which explores the extremity of the coffee itself and its uses (e.g. a G-rated MushroomSamba or a hangover cure).

* Captain Janeway's DrinkOrder on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': "Coffee. Black." It's good stuff. [[RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun She beat the Borg with it.]]

* According to his profile, Hawke in [[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars]] likes his coffee black.

* The "third wave" coffee movement, with its commitment to high-quality, single origin beans, prefers drinking coffee without milk and sugar, though latte art is also appreciated.

* Female example: in the first chapter of ''Manga/NewGame'', when Rin asks Aoba if she wants anything to drink, Aoba asks for an orange juice at first, but quickly changes her mind and asks for black coffee because she thinks it's what she's supposed to drink as a "responsible adult". Kou takes Aoba's coffee by accident and spits it back out, preferring her cups with lots of sugar.

* Female example: in the first chapter of ''Manga/NewGame'', Aoba is asked by her Rin if she wants anything to drink. At first, Aoba asks for an orange juice, but quickly changes her mind and asks for black coffee because she thinks it's what she's supposed to drink as a "responsible adult". Kou takes Aoba's coffee by accident and spits it back out, preferring her cups with lots of sugar.

* Female example: in the first chapter of ''Manga/NewGame'', Aoba is asked by her Rin if she wants anything to drink. At first, Aoba asks for an orange juice, but quickly changes her mind and asks for black coffee because she thinks it's what she's supposed to drink as a "responsible adult".

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* Parodied during one of the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' [[WebOriginal/SonicTheHedgehogTwitter Twitter Takeover's]]. Shadow is so hardcore that he eats coffee beans.
-->'''Shadow:''' I eat the coffee beans straight. They're delicious... and crunchy.
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* In the epilogue to the collected edition of ''Comicbook/KingdomCome'', [[Comicbook/{{Superman}} Clark]], [[Comicbook/WonderWoman Diana]] and [[Comicbook/{{Batman}} Bruce]] meet up at Planet Krypton restaurant. While Clark has milk and Diana gets some water, Bruce's drink order is "Coffee. Black. And keep it coming."

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* Captain Janeway's DrinkOrder on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager:'' "Coffee. Black." It's good stuff. [[RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun She beat the Borg with it.]]
* Gibbs in ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' is also known for drinking black coffee. It comes with being a former marine. When Tony takes over Gibbs' position during his TenMinuteRetirement, Tony also starts drinking black coffee. [[NonActionGuy Non Action Girl]] Abbie prefers soft drinks.

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* ''WebComic/{{Hiimdaisy}}'' parodies the coffee scene in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}:''

'''Cream and sugar:''' What are you, '''Nanako'''? ('''Nanako:''' [[[FunnyBackgroundEvent in the background]]] Daddy, I want it black.)\\
'''Surprise me:''' (Throws it at your face).

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* Parodied during one of the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' [[WebOriginal/SonicTheHedgehogTwitter Twitter Takeover's]]. Shadow is so hardcore that he eats coffee beans.
-->'''Shadow':'' "I eat the coffee beans straight. They're delicious... and crunchy."
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* Parodied during one of the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' [[WebOriginal/SonicTheHedgehogTwitter Twitter Takeover's]]. Shadow is so hardcore that he eats coffee beans.

* ''VideoGame/AceAttorney''. Mixed in with MustHaveCaffeine, Godot always drinks his coffee pure black, which even provides one of many of his famous quotes "Blacker than a moonless night, hotter and more bitter than Hell itself... that is coffee." [[spoiler:Later on you learn that someone had once slipped poison into his coffee and put him in a coma for 5 years. It's understandable that he'd be wary of putting ''anything'' in his coffee after that, especially if the poison was disguised as cream or sugar]].

* Kyle Hyde in ''Hotel Dusk 2 (Last Window)''. Another cop example, Kyle likes to drink his coffee black, at least shown in Last Window at the cafe.

* ''WebComic/{{Hiimdaisy}}'' {{web comic}} parodies the coffee scene in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}:''

--->'''Ryuji:''' Blech! ''[chugs a glass of iced cola]'' It's so bitter! This has got to be CruelAndUnusualPunishment!

-->'''Ryuji:''' Blech! ''[chugs a glass of iced cola]'' It's so bitter! This has got to be CruelAndUnusualPunishment!

* ''Anime/YokaiWatch'': Puppiccino is a child yo-kai who desperately wants to be seen as a mature adult. While showing off his "maturity", he says that adults drink their coffee black and then sips some. He promptly starts gagging at the taste.

* ''Film/{{Airplane}}'': "I like my coffee black. Like my men." [[FromTheMouthsOfBabes Spoken by a six-year-old girl]] to the boy who sits next to her (for laughs, obviously.)

* Captain Janeway's DrinkOrder on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': "Coffee. Black." It's good stuff. [[RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun She beat the Borg with it.]]

* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'':

** ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'': There is a scene where Ryotaro Dojima asks the player how he wants his coffee:

* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'':

* ''WebComic/{{Hiimdaisy}}'' {{web comic}} parodies the coffee scene in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'':

-->'''Shadow''': "I eat the coffee beans straight. They're delicious... and crunchy."

* Parodied during one of the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' Twitter Takeover's. Shadow is so hardcore that he eats coffee beans.

* This tropes get invoked by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_Coffee Boss Coffee]] to the Japanese public.

* Ringabel along with his starting world counterpart Alternis Dim like coffee. Both being Dark Knights, it's only natural that they'd like it black.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Note]]: Not a [[BlackIsBiggerInBed sexual innuendo]], or referencing the joke made by the DeadpanSnarker when this is said, so [[HehHehHehYouSaidX stop giggling]].

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Note]]: Not a [[BlackIsBiggerInBed sexual innuendo]], or referencing the joke made by the DeadpanSnarker when this is said.

This is a SubTrope of DrinkOrder with an extra shot of manliness. Also see KlatchianCoffee, which explores the extremity of the coffee itself and its uses (e.g. a G-rated MushroomSamba or a hangover cure).

Note: [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not a sexual innuendo]], or referencing the joke made by the DeadpanSnarker when this is said.

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