- "Damn. I thought 4th grade was gonna be different."
- ― Kyle Broflovski (South Park, "Trapper Keeper")
- "How come all the weird stuff always happens to us? I mean, we were just minding our own business, when WHAM, that time lady fell out of the sky, right on top of us! Now we're stuck here AND we've gotta go to that creepy-looking place! It just doesn't seem fair!"
- ― Michelangelo (TMNT 2003, "Time Travails")
- "You know, it's times like this where I think, if I didn't talk and you were a normal baby, we wouldn't have any of these problems."
- ― Brian Griffin to Stewie Griffin (Family Guy, "Papa Has a Rollin' Son")
- "I'm livin' in a cuckoo clock!"
- ― Homer Simpson (The Simpsons, "A Streetcar Named Marge")
- "Okay, Hank, you are taking this way too well."
"Well, gee, Dad, we've seen a lot of strange stuff over the years. Last week, we were fighting a giant dinosaur."
"Granted, but I wasn't the dinosaur. Can't you see where this is maybe different?" - ― Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture and Henry Allen "Hank" Venture (The Venture Bros., "Mid-Life Chrysalis")
- "I swear to God, Barry, my life was somewhat normal before I met you."
- ― John Diggle (Arrowverse/The Flash, "Invasion! Part 1")
- "This could literally not get any weirder."
"It CAN get weirder!" - ― Peter B. Parker and Spider-Ham (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
- "We can still be attacked by some giant exploding Fire Nation spoon. Or find out the city's been submerged in an ocean full of killer shrimp."
"You been hitting the cactus juice again?"
"I'm just sayin', weird stuff happens to us." - ― Sokka and Toph (Avatar: The Last Airbender, "City of Walls and Secrets")
- "Giant snakes, overlords, and now this? Why do people insist on living in this city?"
- ― Jay (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, "Green Destiny")
- "Oh, man, like he doesn't get enough of this stuff when he's awake!"
- ― Iago about Aladdin's giant eye dream. (Aladdin: The Animated Series, "As the Netherworld Turns")
- "Do you guys see that too?"
"Yes. We see all the weird stuff you see!" - ― Tetsujin and Kitsune (Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles, "Yokai")
- "We are, without a doubt, the weirdest ship in the fleet."
- ― Gordon Malloy (The Orville, "A Happy Refrain")
A trait to attract weird and strange events. Not to be confused with Weirdness Inducement.
Also Called[]
- Abnormality/Bizarreness/Freakiness/Oddity/Paranormal/Preternatural/Strangeness/Supernatural Magnet
Capabilities[]
The user of this trait is a person, place, or thing that attracts bizarre, supernatural, or inexplicable events or phenomena. A weirdness magnet may be unaware of their own role in attracting such occurrences, or may actively seek them out for curiosity, thrill, or profit. Some examples of weirdness magnets are paranormal investigators, haunted houses, ancient artifacts, or protagonists of related speculative fiction.
Associations[]
- Abnormal Embodiment
- Eldritch Location Manipulation
- Ghost Magnet
- Jinxed
- Preternatural Studies Mastery
- Unpredictability
- Weirdness Manipulation
Limitations[]
- Only supernatural, paranormal or preternatural events are relevant to attract.
- Defies normalcy of everyday life unless someone has Normalcy Inducement.
Known Users[]
See Also: Weirdness Magnet.
- The Addams Family (The Addams Family)
- Main Cast (Adventure Time)
- Main Cast (Aladdin franchise)
- The Wattersons (The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Smith Family (American Dad!)
- The Aqua Teens (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
- The Legends of Tomorrow (Arrowverse)
- Team Avatar (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Tennyson Family (Ben 10 franchise)
- Bobobo (Bobobo-Bobo-Bobo)
- Playtech Stuff (Bored)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Casca (Berserk)
- Todd Chavez (BoJack Horseman)
- The Freeman Family (The Boondocks)
- Courage (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Main Cast (Close Enough)
- Ichimura Tamito (Criminale!)
- Dan (Dan Vs.)
- John Constantine (DC Comics)
- Doom Patrol (DC Comics)
- Jimmy Olsen (DC Comics)
- Rac Shade/Shade the Changing Man (DC/Vertigo Comics)
- The Doctor (Doctor Who)
- Dominic Deegan (Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire)
- Duck/McDuck Family (Ducktales franchise)
- Griffin Family (Family Guy)
- Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers)
- Special Fire Force (Fire Force)
- Gorillaz (The Gorillaz)
- Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters franchise)
- Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
- The Pines Family (Gravity Falls)
- Fernando (Greasy Moose)
- Gooseman (Greasy Moose)
- Bob Smithson (The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob!)
- Jackie Chan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Various Characters (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series)
- Quest Team (Jonny Quest franchise)
- The cast of LilyMu (Kappa Mickey)
- Kim Possible (Kim Possible)
- Fantastic Four (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Ms. Frizzle's class (The Magic School Bus franchise)
- The Murphy Family (Milo Murphy's Law)
- Mr. Bean (Mr. Bean franchise)
- Victor Meldrew (One Foot In The Grave)
- Orville crew (The Orville)
- The Powerpuff Girls (The Powerpuff Girls franchise)
- Proud Family (The Proud Family)
- Main Cast (Regular Show)
- Demigods (Riordanverse)
- Lee Meadows (Roundhouse)
- Rupert Bear (Rupert TV series)
- Sailor Guardians/Sailor Scouts (Sailor Moon franchise)
- Mystery Inc. (Scooby-Doo franchise)
- Various Characters (Screaming Soup)
- Simpson Family (The Simpsons)
- The Boys (South Park)
- Winchester Family (Supernatural)
- Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- ENA (ENA)
- The Hargreeves Siblings (The Umbrella Academy)
- Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo)
- Team Venture (The Venture Bros.)
- Lisa (Weird Science)
- Jinnai Household (The Zashiki Warashi of Intellectual Village)
Known Locations[]
- Riverdale (Archie's Weird Mysteries)
- Playtech (Bored)
- Nowhere (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Gravity Falls (Gravity Falls)
- Ninjago City (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Townsville (The Powerpuff Girls franchise)
- New York City (Various Media)
- The Park (Regular Show)
- South Park (South Park)
Gallery[]
Gravity Falls (Gravity Falls) is a weirdness magnet so strong that Bill Cipher can't leave the town.
Kim Possible (Kim Possible)
Kusuo Saiki (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) often finds himself surrounded by eccentric people, odd events, and even other Espers.