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{{quote|'''Vlad Plasmius''': This can't be happening! You're an idiot! ''An idiot''!

 

At first glance, he's [[The Fool]]. She's [[The Ditz]]. And no, it's not [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]—they're really like that.

 

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

 

** For that matter, a ''lot'' of people in ''[[Tsukihime]]'' show this: Arc speaks and acts like a spoiled child, spends more time smiling and cheering than anything else, and is generally a really pleasant girl to be around ([[Weirdness Magnet|if you don't mind getting into trouble]])...but [[Laser Guided Tykebomb|when faced with Apostles she reveals her true nature as the single most badass vampire in the world]]. Ciel is more the [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] type, but it's still significantly upsetting how one can be a pleasant, curry-obsessed high school student by day and a ruthless Church Assassin by night.

* When Mic Sounders XIII of ''[[GaoGaiGar]]'' was initially introduced, he was a childish, goofy robot who looked like the bastard child of a walkie-talkie and a Speak'n'Spell. However, he had an alternate mode—a rocker who could kick ass and energize teammates with the power of music. This mode was locked to ensure that the AI wouldn't abuse its power—or, more specifically, so that he wouldn't accidentally ''destroy the world''—but came out on its own to protect Mic's friends (and in particular, the sister of the man his AI was based on). Later on, the limiter was released and Mic could change between modes at will.

** Ryōga at least is the main character's [[The Rival|rival]], and as such has to be just slightly weaker than him. Being slightly weaker than the main character pretty much requires that he be stronger than everyone else, he is portrayed as enormously strong and makes the [[Made of Iron]] characters look to be [[Made of Plasticine]]. Of course, Ryōga IS a bit of an idiot and a rather nice guy when not being overly paranoid, so this might still qualify.

*** It is generally thought by fans that Ryōga is physically stronger than Ranma (though the manga does not explicitly show this, it is possible that Ranma just has better control of his strength than Ryoga does), however Ranma is faster, better trained, and better at working out how to overcome any given opponent.

* Teletha Testarossa, a [[Genius Ditz]] teenage commander from ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'', despite usually being [[Dojikko|clumsy and tripping over her own feet]], when her subordinates are put in danger, can even recapture a submarine from a freak terrorist group. Also, her claims about not be able to use guns, turn out to be false at these moments.

** As a humorous example, she's capable of holding her breath underwater longer than her bodyguard Sōsuke realizes, considering her below-average performance in other athletic areas. She has to rescue ''him'' from drowning (and tries to smuggle in a [[Kiss of Life]] under Kaname's jealous eye) when he panics and dives in after her.

** {{spoiler|Though really how much of this is actually Shinji and how much is the Eva itself taking over is somewhat debatable. Certainly the most badass moments (such as Shinji's first battle) are all Yui-sama.}}

*** [[Neon Genesis Evangelion/Awesome|Then the last scenes of the second Rebuild film happen.]]

* [[Scott Pilgrim]]. Face it, you too though he was just a 23 year old hipster video gamer slacker without any shame or glory, hanging onto his gay roommate to pay for everything, and just being a bad bass player on a semi crappy band. Then, the first evil ex of Ramona came, and we learned that not only is he capable of fighting, he's the best fighter in the province. Dumb and with a little of OCD, yeah, but don't mess with his girlfriend or his friends.

* {{spoiler|Monchito}} from ''Negation''. Most of the time {{spoiler|he does little more than eat a lot and get underfoot}}, but in a highly stressful fight scene late in the series, {{spoiler|he hulks out and gets uber-powerful for a brief moment, clobbering one of the bad guys and expending all his power in one blow before reverting to normal}}. Even the bad guys were shocked.

 

* Takato and {{spoiler|Terriermon}} from Daneel Rush's ''[[Tamers Forever Series]]''.

* Wheatley in the ''[[Portal 2]]'' fic ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6953776/1/Test_Of_Humanity Test Of Humanity]''. He's normally a dim-witted [[Gentle Giant]]. But, push him too far, and he won't hesitate to punch you in the eye. {{spoiler|[[GLaDOS]]}} found this out the hard way.

* [[Stealth Pun|Thunderhead]] from ''[[Rise of the Galeforces]]''. [[A Worldwide Punomenon|His name pretty much sums it all up.]]

* Kasumi of all people managed to [[MacGyver]] a fuel-air bomb using the Dojo's oven, flour, spices, and a bottle of cooking spray to knock back a trio of Youma in ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7696140/1/ War in Tokyo]''. She comments that she used too much Cayenne in a complete normal tone of voice. Genma and Soun only stare at her.

 

== Film -- Animated ==