
He's an utter wackadoo who acts like his namesake to the point where he sleeps in holes he digs himself, but he is brilliant when it comes to geology, dirt in particular, and has developed or invented 62 independent mining and excavation vehicles, tools, or related equipment.

Sometimes you have incompetent characters that happen to be quirky and keep their jobs through means that have nothing to do with their competence. Remember: In order for a character to qualify he must keep his job through sheer unquestionable competence. (Not never.) For an ultra manly-man who pulls off some girly hobby and nobody minds, take a refresher in the fact that Real Men Wear Pink. Contrast Consummate Professional, who will care about his behavior and appearance as much as his work discipline and skill. Compare the Indispensable Scoundrel, who is extremely competent but is shady and disliked as opposed to quirky.

Not to be confused with the Ambulance Chaser, though they may overlap in some cases. Uniformed examples may overlap with the Military Maverick. For situations where the strange guy is the one in charge (and uses their strange behavior to run their business) see The Wonka. Smith" the Bunny-Ears Lawyer might not answer unless addressed as "Grand Duchess Abigail Chester Wilson Snapdragon Lemmywinks Brian Brain McFisticuffs the Negative 10 to the Fifth Power".Ī form of Ultimate Job Security. The Insufferable Genius might insist everyone address him as "sir" or " Dr.

Compare the Insufferable Genius, whose quirk is more often just being a Jerkass. Their quirks don't seem to be intrinsic to success, a la Success Through Insanity, and the unexpected quirks only tend to bother new characters who don't know them well. Much like the Ditzy Genius, it is a strange mixture of brilliant and bizarre.

In larger numbers, you'd have a case for a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits. This is a cost/benefit ordeal: if they weren't so good at their job or their quirks were too obstructive, no employer would consider them a necessary sacrifice for sanity. Coworkers, superiors, and friends find themselves willing to overlook these informalities (e.g., a hypothetical highly successful lawyer who happens to wear fuzzy pink bunny ears during all his cases) so long as the job gets done. Some characters have pervasive or extremely noticeable personality quirks, but remain steadily employed because they are just that good at what they do.
