Darth Trocious

Darth Trocious is a small, single-scene presence in Futurama's sprawling universe of background gags, a name that announces itself as a Star Wars pun before the character even opens his mouth. Whatever role he plays, it's brief, silly, and built entirely around that joke.

The character works because the name does the work: David Herman, one of the show's reliable utility voices, sells the bit with total commitment rather than winking at the audience, which is the house style of Futurama's endless background one-liners and throwaway cameos.