You know who I'm talking about. Characters like this:
Or this
Or this
Or even this:
Question is though: Which characters that fit this trope/archetype actually push past being an annoying joke into actually likable characters? Which ones have meaningful growth? Which ones are the best?
![GilbertDS.jpg](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/7/7f/GilbertDS.jpg)
Or this
![ef97b28f8358d077dbbedaed7a7ae488.jpg](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/ef/97/b2/ef97b28f8358d077dbbedaed7a7ae488.jpg)
Or this
![Vanille.png](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/6/68/Vanille.png)
Or even this:
![Riki_pic.png](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/xenoblade/images/2/2b/Riki_pic.png)
Question is though: Which characters that fit this trope/archetype actually push past being an annoying joke into actually likable characters? Which ones have meaningful growth? Which ones are the best?