You may or may not have noticed that in the last several years, nerd culture has been slowly overtaking the entertainment industry... Nearly every blockbuster film that comes out is either based on a comic book or a (sci-fi novelist) Philip K. Dick story, and is accompanied by a flurry of Internet debate over the “realism” and the adherence to the source material of each project. But to the common man or woman, the only real question is:

“Why is it that there are so many dorks dressed up in stupid homemade costumes every time I go to the movie theater?”

In order to help you better understand this confusing phenomenon, we have put together profiles on the five most common types of Fanboys that you may encounter in your daily life.

Star Wars Nerds

Not even weddings are off-limits for these people...

Star Wars nerds are easy to spot. Even if, on the off chance, they can resist the urge to dress up as their favorite Jedi/alien/Storm Trooper, you can bet that they will at the very least be packing a lightsaber somewhere on their person. And I’m not talking about “in the pants”, either. I mean an actual plastic toy lightsaber, or possibly even something as pathetic as a flashlight with buttons glued onto it or something along those lines.

Star Wars nerds are known for their love of trivia and furry mammals (wookies, ewoks, etc.) and may be at risk for furry-related behavior as a result. Star Wars nerds hate Star Trek nerds with the passion of 1,000 exploding suns and will engage them in verbal insults and slap fight upon sight. Star Wars nerds are easily distracted by the site of a women dressed in Princess Leia’s “slave garb”, no matter how heinous that women might actually appear in street clothes.