The Scientist

A Nerd who gets paid for being a Nerd.

The one who does things with science, often for the betterment of the world in some way or just to learn more about a field in science. The stereotypical Scientist wears a long, white lab coat, always speaks with a Mind-Boggling Vocabulary even when it's least appropriate, has varying laboratory equipment laying around their home, Ain't Got No Friends, and is always creating some Quirky Gadgets. A Role Habit that Scientists have is pour contained multicolored liquids into other liquids to cause some sort of reaction (fizzing, lights, explosions) even though this is hardly how science works in real life. Because the Scientist is an intelligence-based role, it's typical to see them wear glasses as Glasses Equal Smartness. In non-adventurous franchises, the Quirky Gadgets the Scientist invents (as they're always considered inventions) may either be the focal point or cause that focal point, which often takes the form of a Technology-Caused Issue the Main Cast must fix by the plot's end.