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* In ''[[Something
* In ''[[True Magic]]'', one character is repeatedly mistaken for a "gentleman of the evening."
* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'' absolutely ''revels'' in this trope.
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'''Gil''': Well... ''yes'', that goes without ''saying''. }}
** [[It Makes Sense in Context|In this universe being completely crazy is often considered to be a POSITIVE sign of leadership potential and intelligence given how prevalent mad scientists are.]] Except in the lands of an[[God-Emperor|Immortal God-Queen]], where the local [[Mad Scientist]]s as a rule don't act up — as Dr. Mittelmind pointed out, they become much less competitive and aggressive when there's no doubt whatsoever as to who's the boss.
* Schlock in ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' escaped punishment for spying on his commanding officers from the air vents by [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20060906.html being utterly shameless about it] and exploiting the fact there [[Aint No Rule]].
** Tagon [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-06-09 shot] all of his employer's attorney drones, then followed it up with:
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* [[Jerkass|Mike]] of the [[Walkyverse]]. Nearly all of his actions are played for laughs. So much so that you almost feel bad for Mike when he's blackmailed twice by two different woman into dating him when they find out that he is a nicer person when drunk.
** In the latest Shortpacked! arcs, Amber has begun to delve into [[Refuge in Audacity]] territory. The fanbase is split on whether she's [[Rule of Funny|hilarious]] or in the too-realistic offensive category.
* ''[[
{{quote|''For three years [my sponsors]'ve put up with all the sick and twisted stuff I've done in this strip but missionary position sex [for procreation] is appearently when I'm crossing the line.
* In ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'', Haley passionately complains of the injustice of suspecting her of theft because she is a rogue -- [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0008.html while she is holding the thing she stole].
** {{spoiler|Stealing the diamond from the character page to pay for Roy's resurrection, which people had been complaining about having been neglected. Better still, the character page was changed to reflect the gag.}}
* ''[[Looking for Group]]'', ''[[Ansem Retort]]'', and ''[[8-Bit Theater]]'' give us... well everything.
** Some shining examples from [[8-
{{quote|'''Richard''': Listen, like I told your Captain, that orphanage attacked ''me''. It was ''self-defense''.}}
** Zexion is into this in ''Ansem''; his stint as governor of Pennsylvania has been marked by, among other things, emails to tell everyone "I'm stealing your tax dollars and there ain't jack you can do!", looking after American interests abroad by chanting "AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!", and leaving an android version of himself sitting on TV shouting random phrases like "Fuck Tibet!" Similarly, his good friend Axel has his entire life and most of his hobbies, such as claiming that he couldn't be responsible for some murders because he was busy murdering some other people at the time.
* ''[[Polk Out]]'' runs on this.
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100822154737/http://www.cvrpg.com/comics/comic.php?arch=comic&page=977 This] ''CVRPG'' comic shows the aftermath of a character's attempt to invoke this trope.
* ''[http://www.redmeat.com/ Red Meat]'' likes this trope. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131020123822/http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/1999-06-28/index.html This], for example.
* [[Invoked Trope|Invoked]] by Unwinder of ''[[Unwinder's Tall Comics]]'' [http://tallcomics.com/?id=45 here].
* Buwaro and Kieri of ''[[Slightly Damned]]'' at one point decide to drop their disguises and walk around Riverside City as the angel and demon that they are. This ends up being a ''more'' effective way of blending in with the Medians than what they had going: (most) everyone refused to believe an angel and a demon would willingly hang out with each other, so they assumed they were a couple of kids wearing elaborate costumes for some publicity stunt. Hey, it beats being mistaken for a pimp and prostitute.
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{{quote|TT: He eventually came to be regarded as the third and final Antichrist.
TT: No other human in history was responsible for more death and suffering. }}
* In ''[[Chasing the Sunset]]'' Ayne stopped [http://www.fantasycomic.com/index.php?p=c514 the guards] from arresting Leaf who escaped from their prison by loudly taking offense.
{{quote|'''Ayne''': Oh, yes, I know how it goes! 'All em elves look alike' eh? And they all look pretty dodgy too eh? Any old excuse to bother foreigners I bet! I should complain to the King!}}
* ''[[Nichtlustig|Notfunny Cartoons]]'' lives and breathes this one. Examples include a guy testing a plane engine whenever he can't sleep, a killer robot teacher (no, not "reprogrammed"), an [[Ax Crazy]] guy living in somebody's wall, a man losing his track of thought and ''accidentally puppeting and turning into a butterfly'' when trying to fetch cigarettes... they not only take refuge in audacity, they crank it up to [[Serial Escalation|incredible extremes]]. Oh, and naturally, nobody [[Apathetic Citizens|gives the goings-on more than a curious glance]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131118145136/http://notfunnycartoons.com/main.html It really has to be seen to be believed] (although they're pretty slow with translating from the original German, sadly).
* [http://thomas-sibley.com/stalin-hitler/1.html Alexey Lipatov's comic ''Stalin vs. Hitler''], which features [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Stalin and Hitler battling each other]]......with ''magic and superpowers''. The fact that there's historical basis for some of the scenes and dialogue makes this even better.
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