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[[The Fool]] is a specific variant of this character type. Might be a [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]. For the superhero version, see [[Super Zeroes]]. For a goof who is more competent than people would like to admit see [[Let's Get Dangerous]]
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== [[Anime]] ==
* Milfeulle Sakuraba of ''[[Galaxy Angel (
* The title character from ''[[Bobobo-Bo
** Not so much because of luck, but because [[Cloudcuckoolander|his brand of insanity]] is perfect for dealing with the insanity around him.
* The [[Irresponsible Captain Tylor]]. Maybe.
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** Johnny Thunder, a hopeless twit who has an all-powerful genie at his command and doesn't even know it.
** Super-Hip, aka Tadwaller Jutefruce, Bob Hope's nerdy nephew who turns into a super-powered mod crooner whenever he gets angry. His battle-cry? "Bleck to Lawrence Welk!"
** [[Angel and
** [[Stanley and His Monster]], a little boy who pals around with a demon who was kicked out of Hell for being too darn nice.
* Zayne Carrick, main character of ''[[Star Wars]]: Knights of the Old Republic'' (no, not [[Knights of the Old Republic|that one]], I'm talking about the comic series) started out as this, a walking catastrophe who couldn't even hold onto one lowlife criminal once captured (my apologies to Gryph). However, after the first story-arc, he settled into a more heroic mold, and his proneness to accidental carnage degenerated to an [[Informed Attribute]].
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== Literature ==
* Bertie Wooster, ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Maxwell Smart, ''[[
* Chespirito's ''[[El Chapulin Colorado]]''
* ''The Greatest American Hero''
* [[NBC]]'s ''Captain Nice'', and [[CBS]]'s ''Mr. Terrific'', two very short-run (half season) series which tried to ride the "camp superhero" wave started by the Adam West ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' series.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* Peter Griffin from ''[[Family Guy]]''.
* ''[[George of the Jungle]]''
* ''[[The Tick (animation)]]''
* [[Daffy Duck]], primarily in certain [[Chuck Jones]] cartoons: "[[Duck Dodgers in
* Coop of ''[[Megas XLR]]''
* Fry of [[Futurama]]
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Dirk the Daring of ''[[
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