History Main / FirstPersonSmartass

-->I don't have a secretary. Sometimes I flip on a phone voice-changer I got for five bucks on Website/EBay and pretend to be my own secretary. It is very sad.

* ''Manga/TheDisastrousLifeOfSaikiK'' runs almost entirely on this trope, with all the wackiness of the cast acting as a backdrop for Saiki's constant snark.

* Yukito in ''Manga/HotarubiNoTomoruKoroNi'' alternates between normal narration and some distinctly blasé inner comments towards the members of his family - including his stepsister.

* Calling the mild-mannered Ao of ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'' a smartass might be a misnomer. However, since eventually she becomes the OnlySaneMan of the [[ClubStub Earth Sciences Club]], the combination of that trope and her [[TheQuietOne reluctance in speaking]] means she often points out the odd things in {{inner monologue}}s.
* ''Manga/TheDisastrousLifeOfSaikiK'' runs almost entirely on this trope, with all the wackiness of the cast acting as a backdrop for Saiki's constant snark.

* This has become a fairly common practice in ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comic books.

%%* ''Series/VeronicaMars''.
* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' is just as much a smart-ass on TV as in the books, if not more so. There's even a subversion in one episode where Dex's internal monologue becomes external for a line; the only one who notices, of course, is [[SecretChaser Doakes]].

* ''Series/CrocodileHunter'' split the narration between Creator/SteveIrwin and his wife Terri. While Steve's narration was typically... Steve Irwin, Terri could get ''quite'' snarky. Case in point: in "Wild in the USA", she remarks, "Congratulations, Steve! We only circled the Sheraton [Grand Hotel] for one hour."

%%* The main character of ''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Discworld Noir]]''.

* Garret from the ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'' series is at least an FPS smartass.
%%* ''VideoGame/TouchDetective'''s heroine, Mackenzie.

* [[DefrostingIceKing Neku Sakuraba]] in ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' often has snide insults for the various people and situations he has to deal with, which he keeps to himself a lot of the time.
-->'''Shiki:''' My name's Shiki Misaki. Call me Shiki.\\
'''Neku:''' (I call this wack.)

* Even Mario's bro [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion Luigi]] gets in on this when you examine objects with the Game Boy Horror.
* ''VideoGame/{{Descent}}'''s [[PlayerCharacter Material Defender]].
-->'''Bureaucrat:''' You will have multiple objectives on this mission.\\
'''Material Defender:''' You mean contradictory objectives, don't you? Destroy all infected mines. Keep the invading force from spreading further. But be sure to rescue any survivors. Destroy as many robots as possible. And each one of these objectives is the most important. Why did they have to design this mission by committee?\\
'''Material Defender:''' Translation from bureaucratese: they're hosed, and I'm the only one that can cut their loses.
* ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'' was made by the same people behind ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', so of course its protagonist is like this. The only difference is that everyone can actually hear him being a smartass because he's a ghost and ghosts communicate through telepathy, a fact that he keeps forgetting.

* ''VideoGame/LiveALive'': The Near Future chapter in the remake has its loading screen tips and item descriptions written from the perspective of the chapter's protagonist, Akira Tadokoro, [[DeadpanSnarker usually with snarky commentary on his part]].

* Kyle Hyde from ''VisualNovel/HotelDuskRoom215'' is a quite a smartass - and it even seeps into his dialogue with other characters, but he's also arguably the OnlySaneMan in the titular Hotel.

* Tomoya from ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'', as you'd expect when the narrator is TheGadfly.

* The player character of ''VisualNovel/HavenfallIsForLovers'' uses snark at least in part as a coping mechanism to deal with her dissatisfaction with her circumstances and with being out of her depth. Since she's very frequently out of her depth once the supernatural side of her HatedHometown starts intruding into her life, her narration and inner monologue provide a steady stream of snark and self-deprecation.

* ''Fanfic/Fanfic/{{The End of the World|FernWithy}}'' and it's sequels give quite a bit of this from Haymitch (albeit sometimes as a coping mechanism) whenever he snarks about the Capitol, the victors he has issues with or just the nature of their CrapsackWorld. Two examples (both from [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10602244/17/The-Last-Tribute "The Last Tribute"]] when Katniss and Peeta or Cato and Clove being allowed to both win is brought up);

* Hilariously subverted in ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'', where ghosts communicate through telepathy, so Sissel keeps forgetting that everyone can hear his private thoughts.

* ''Fanfic/TheEndOfTheWorld'' and it's sequels give quite a bit of this from Haymitch (albeit sometimes as a coping mechanism) whenever he snarks about the Capitol, the victors he has issues with or just the nature of their CrapsackWorld. Two examples (both from [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10602244/17/The-Last-Tribute The Last Tribute]] when Katniss and Peeta or Cato and Clove being allowed to both win is brought up);
--> Crane manages to look offended at the very thought that the games could be rigged, which must qualify him for some kind of acting award.
--> Brutus looks utterly worried by this idea. His idea of a narrative is ''kill them all''.
* ''Fanfic/TheVictorsProject'' and the companion stories have revolving first person narrators, whenever the narration ''is'' first person but most of the non-Capitol ones apply.
--> The boy from 1, Link, is one of the cockiest, most self-absorbed individuals I have ever seen, which is saying something considering I went to school in the same class as [[BarbaricBully Connell and Tobin]].

->''"You sure are talkative… IN YOUR HEAD!"''

* Ichika Orimura from LightNovel/InfiniteStratos when it comes to [[SpartanSibling his sister.]]

* "[[NoNameGiven Watashi]]" from ''Literature/HumanityHasDeclined''. Though a fairly standard trait for a LightNovel protagonist, she stands out for her ''incredible cynicism''.

* "[[NoNameGiven Watashi]]" from ''LightNovel/HumanityHasDeclined''. Though a fairly standard trait for a LightNovel protagonist, she stands out for her ''incredible cynicism''.

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* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' fanfic ''FanFic/PokemonTakeTwo'' has two narrators. Raion, a standard DeadpanSnarker, and Narrator-tan, a very... ''cheerful'' example. [[AmbiguousGender S/he]] only takes up the narrator role when Raion isn't present in a scene, though, mostly appearing in {{Omake}}s.

%%* Araragi from ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}''.
* Kinji Tohyama of Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo, especially in the light novels. Dude always has a quip for each weird thing he encounters in his life.
* Issei in ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'' has shades of this, however it's [[TheMentor Azazel]] who's a lot more of a smart ass narrator whenever he discusses things in his point of view.

* Creator/CTPhipps has a tendency to do this with his ''Literature/RedRoom'' and ''Literature/TheSupervillainySaga'' series. All of his protagonists tend to speak in nonstop sardonicism and pop culture references.

* ''Literature/HollowKingdom2019'': S.T. the crow's internal monologue is bursting with crass language and his opinions on everything he comes across, aided by his genral disdain for any form of life that isn't human. The snark gets dialed back a few notches after he finds himself in charge of rescuing domestic animals [[spoiler:and his broken wing necessitates him working with others to travel swiftly]].

* Creator/JimButcher used this trope for his ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' novel, ''Literature/SpiderManTheDarkestHours'', casting Peter Parker as the narrator.

* Kinji Tohyama of LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo, especially in the light novels. Dude always has a quip for each weird thing he encounters in his life.

* Kyon, the viewpoint character of ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''; a variation of the character type, as even though he's very [[FauxlosophicNarration intelligent]] and [[LittleProfessorDialog literate]], he's BookDumb and rarely gets anything more than a B+.
%%* Lina Inverse from ''{{LightNovel/Slayers}}''.
* Ichika Orimura from LightNovel/InfiniteStratos when it comes to [[SpartanSibling his sister.]]
%%* Araragi from ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}''.
* Kinji Tohyama of LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo, especially in the light novels. Dude always has a quip for each weird thing he encounters in his life.
* Issei in ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'' has shades of this, however it's [[TheMentor Azazel]] who's a lot more of a smart ass narrator whenever he discusses things in his point of view.
* "[[NoNameGiven Watashi]]" from ''LightNovel/HumanityHasDeclined''. Though a fairly standard trait for a LightNovel protagonist, she stands out for her ''incredible cynicism''.

* Saki Watanabe from ''Literature/FromTheNewWorld'', more so in the novels than in the anime.

* ''Machinima/FreemansMind'' turns the SilentProtagonist of ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' into a snarky, sarcastic sociopath.

* [[TheMeanBrit Shaun Hastings]] from the ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' series has a strong tendency to enter his entries into the Animus database in this manner. Expect him to painfully show you how obviously inferior you are to him. What else would you expect if you have a professional DeadPanSnarker maintain a digital encyclopedia?

* ''VideoGame/LiveALive'': The Near Future chapter in the remake has its loading screen tips and item descriptions written from the perspective of the chapter's protagonist, Akira Tadokoro, [[DeadpanSnarker usually with snarky commentary]].

* And, to pull off the trifecta, ''[[Fanfic/EakinsHardReset Hard Reset]]'' and its sequels feature Twilight's perspective. While not overloaded, she still has her moments.

* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'':
** The eponymous Percy Jackson. It's probably common amongst [[HalfHumanHybrid Half-Bloods]], as a coping mechanism extension of their diagnosed-as-[=ADHD=] battle instincts. After all, if you find yourself standing before Hades, God of the Dead, who's cloaked in a robe sewn together from souls of the damned, then wondering what some poor saps must've done to get themselves assigned [[ImagineTheAudienceNaked to being his boxer shorts]] has got to be better than having your mind lock up in fear.