History Main / WorldOfSnark

* ''Literature/AesirCrossWars'': Everybody snarks on a nearly regular basis. [[NiceGuy Az]][[OnlySaneMan ra]][[SurroundedByIdiots el]] is the current Snarker King, but everyone else is also a noteworthy snarker, except ''maybe'' Dante, the fish man who appears occasionally.

* Frequent in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' since the main character is a massive Deadpan Snarker and almost every other character has at least a few snarky moments. Even [[KnightInShiningArmor Michael]] gets a moment or two, particularly when borrowing [[TheNicknamer Harry's]] name for the Denarians. Harry claims that the Dresdenverse runs so strongly on this that badass immortals will be insulted if he doesn't snark at them, implying they're beneath his snarking. Take that with a bit of salt, because he was justifying mouthing off to two incredibly-dangerous beings to one of their lower-ranked (but still badass) coworkers.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', to the point where sarcasm itself is made fun of. "Sarcastaball" goes a step further and has Randy Marsh accidentally invent a sport by sarcastically suggesting it. Everyone involved with it in any way only speaks of it sarcastically, to the point that Randy temporarily loses his ability to speak of anything ''without'' sarcasm.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''. Mainly the title cat because CatsAreSnarkers, but ButtMonkey Jon (on the strip's early months), Deadpan Snarker Dr. Liz Wilson (during the 1980's) and SilentSnarker Odie (sometimes) have got plenty of it. Special mention goes to [[https://garfield.com/comic/1994/08/18 the bathroom scale]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAnimalsOfFarthingWood'' has the animal protagonists who can be sarcastic with each other,apart from [[TheHero Fox]] speaking in a sarcastic drawl and [[SociopathicHero Adder]] and [[TheSmartGirl Owl]]'s lines, pretty much everyone else gets a few chances at a snarky line or deadpan facial expression.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' is full of people who cope with their CrapsackWorld by snarking about it and each other. The full list of characters who ''don't'' snark at some point is [[TheCutie Donut]], who's too nice; [[TheDitz Caboose]], who's too stupid; and [[TheStoic the Counselor]], who's too creepy calm.

* Wiki/RationalWiki, which generally combines this trope with RuleOfFunny.

%% ** ''ComicBook/IncredibleHulk''

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'', by the same author as ''Fanfic/TheWizardInTheShadows'', takes this trope UpToEleven, on the grounds that the action and darkness are equally UpToEleven and it's [[StepfordSnarker a coping mechanism]]. And arch snarker Harry Dresden is an important cast member.
%% * ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'' [[UpToEleven to the extreme]].

** Both the Resistance humans and Prince Vladimir’s vampires. When a human talks to a vampire, it’s turned up to eleven.

* Creator/GeorgeRRMartin's epic fantasy ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. Fans have lovingly dubbed the Stark family [[{{Pun}} "House Snark"]]. The Lannisters generally take the lead, though Olenna and Renly could give them a run for their money, and the court is still out on whether or not Dolorous Edd is a master snarker, or just an incredibly serendipitous [[TheEeyore Eeyore]]. Taken UpToEleven in the [[Series/GameOfThrones HBO adaptation]].

** In one episode, it becomes a plot point that nobody dares to snark at Carla even when everyone in the hospital is stated as insulting everyone else. When Carla hears the others think she can't take a joke like the rest, she relents, after which the others proceed to make fun of her [[UpToEleven for two whole hours]] off-screen.

** ''Franchise/MassEffect'': Even the brightest Paragon Shepard is going to indulge in enough snark. Their crew members are usually ''worse!'' Taken [[UpToEleven into overdrive]] in the second and third games, where it seems to practically be a requirement for anyone wishing to join the ''Normandy''.

* ''Franchise/TombRaider'': All over the place, particularly from the Core Design era, where the majority of spoken dialogue consists of [[SnarkToSnarkCombat snarky back-and-forth]]. Taken UpToEleven in ''VideoGame/TombRaiderAngelOfDarkness'' where Lara's DialogueTree usually consists of a mean, snarky comment and a mean''er'' snarky comment, with the recipient usually giving as good as they get.

* ''Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses''. They already review things with as much bile as possible, but take it UpToEleven in a {{Crossover}} given the reviewers start taking shots at each other as well.

* Creator/DavidEddings: ''Literature/{{Belgariad}}'' isn't a comedy or very cynical, but you're lucky to go two pages in the series without two characters snarking at each other or nothing in particular.
%% ** ''Literature/TheElenium''. %%% If you add context, fix example indentation as well.

-->'''Tony:''' Up until this moment, I thought you were a Build-a-Bear.\\

** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' loses Whedon, but given it [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters combines everyone from the previous movies]], there are enough personality clashes for non-stop snark.

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' has an incredible number of snarkers. Team Arrow has [[GeniusDitz Felicity]] [[DeadpanSnarker Smoake]], [[DeadpanSnarker John Diggle]], [[DeadpanSnarker Oliver]] [[StepfordSnarker Queen]], [[DeadpanSnarker Sara Lance]], [[SnarkKnight Roy Harper]] and [[StepfordSnarker Laurel Lance]]. The series also has [[DeadpanSnarker Quentin Lance]], Slade Wilson, [[StepfordSnarker Thea Queen]], [[GeniusDitz Ray]] [[StepfordSnarker Palmer]] and [[TallDarkAndSnarky Malcolm Merlyn]]. As you might imagine, there is a ''lot'' of SnarkToSnarkCombat.

In a World of Snark, every character is either a DeadpanSnarker (who falsely believes themself to be the OnlySaneMan completely SurroundedByIdiots) or, rarely, a {{Ditz}} of any kind. These works usually lie far on the Cynical end of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, and most of their humor comes from the characters' reactions to what they perceive as their crappy lives and constant [[SnarkToSnarkCombat snarking matches]].

[[caption-width-right:280:Are you kidding me? This baby is [[ReadingsAreOffTheScale right off the charts]]!]]

* The gang of ''Series/CornerGas'', including most of the supporting characters, is a giant snark-fest.

%% * ''Series/CornerGas''

* As the characters of ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'' [[MediumAwareness know that they are in fact characters in a manga/anime]] it typically results in literally almost every character being sarcastic or witty if they have any lines at all. Nagi and Hinagiku tend towards snarking at villains and some of the more ridiculous weirdos that pop up, but the Student Council Rangers, Ayumu, Wataru, and even Maria all make remarks at the expense of the plot or craziness around them. Hayate himself probably takes the cake, especially in the manga where he is ''a lot'' more cynical than he usually appears and has had exasperated reactions to just about everything and everybody. The series is so full of snark that when Hayate and Hinagiku are inadvertently acting like a lovey-dovey couple with no other characters around it resorts to using nameless background characters, a pigeon, and even a potted plant to make sarcastic comments about them.

* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'': Especially in the English dub, with the somewhat simplistic dialogue replaced with witty and sarcastic comments/insults. Especially Hiei and Yusuke, but also Kurama, Genkai, Shizuru, Kaito, Koenma, Jorge Saotome, Koto (when the idiocy around her gets too much, especially towards Chu and Jorge), Shishiwakamaru (in the final season, at least), Sniper, Atsuko, Toya (when he's not being stoic), hell even Kuwabara shows this very rarely. The snark doesn't stop with the heroes and their supporters. Some of the major villains such as Sensui and Sakyo had their moments.

* The dub of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' gave basically everyone a few extra levels in snark, to the point where Duels are basically weapons-grade SnarkToSnarkCombat. You can tell that CerebusSyndrome hits hard in season 3 by the way people stop snarking, and even then, [[TheSnarkKnight Zane and Aster]] pick up the slack.

%% * Much of the Silver Age Creator/WarnerBros animation.
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%% * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' can be this at times, to the point it provides our page image.
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', to the point where sarcasm itself is made fun of. "Sarcastaball" goes a step further and has Randy Marsh accidentally invent a sport by sarcastically suggesting it. Everyone involved with it in any way only speaks of it sarcastically, to the point that Randy temporarily loses his ability to speak of anything ''without'' sarcasm.

%% * Teenage superhero team ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''
%% * ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''

%% * ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' is particularly notable for having ''Hulk'' be a DeadpanSnarker.
* Everything in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', whether it be human or otherwise, is prone to sarcasm.

* There are few characters in ''WesternAnimation/ObanStarRacers'' that don't get in a line of snark, even if they're one-shot characters. If they ''don't'', they're probably TheVoiceless.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'', to the point that most non-snarkers end up being snide by accident.

%%* On ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'', John, Paul and George are usually snarky to Ringo.
* This is an accurate description of ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries''. In rough descending order of deadpan-ness in [=MiB=] alone, you've got Zed, K, Elle, J, and the Worms, and that's without getting into the rest of the cast or the one-off characters.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle and Rarity are the three quick-witted snarkers of the Mane Six, though the other three have had their moments (yes, even [[CuckooSnarker Pinkie Pie]]). Spike, Princess Luna and Scootaloo also can't resist to slip in a good quip from time to time. [[CatsAreSnarkers Rarity's cat Opalescence]] also fits.
* Everyone in ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' has some sass on them. Examples include:
-->'''Amy:''' I still can't believe they asked ''you'' to speak on Career Day.\\
'''Sonic:''' And I stil can't believe they asked ''you'' to speak on Snide Comment Day.

* ''[[ComicStrip/SallyForthHoward Sally Forth]]'' was like this, back when Greg Howard was writing it. It was not seriously cynical, but the humor mostly took the form of wry, snarky jokes from the characters.

* ''[[ComicStrip/SallyForthHoward Sally Forth]]'' was like this, back when Greg Howard was writing it.

* ''[[ComicStrip/SallyForthHoward Sally Forth]]'' was like this, back when Greg Howard wrote it.

* ''ComicStrip/SallyForth'' was like this, back when Greg Howard wrote it.

** This continues into Chibnall's era. Even though Thirteen is a bubblier Doctor, she and team TARDIS can barely last an episode snipping at each other. Hell, Thirteen even snarks at her enemies in such a way that puts other Doctors to shame.