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His old squad insist that he is pure even after being tormented for every waking moment for years by the foulest traitor-genius Chaos ever spawned, and their new sergeant points out they feel guilty about abandoning him.
Source: Incorruptible Pure Pureness - Informed Ability: Honey is supposed to be a genius, but she doesn't even pick up on Ams speaking Pig Latin (though she was waking up after undergoing what was essentially massive genetic manipulation at the time).
Source: Webcomic / Sailor Sun -
Gilgamesh Wulfenbach in Girl Genius spends his every waking moment (when not obsessing over Agatha) trying to live up to his Machiavellian father's expectations (who pushes Gil to the breaking point so that Gil won't go through what he did).
Source: "Well Done, Son!" Guy
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Waking and Genius. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/genius/waking
Genius & Waking. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/genius/waking>.
Waking or Genius. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/genius/waking.
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