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*** Deep down, this is Frieza's ultimate motivation for killing the Sayians-he's afraid that they'll produce a Super Sayian, which will be his undoing.
* Daemon Spade from ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' turns out to be one of these when facing someone who can actually defeat him. His "special move" is to bravely, bravely, run away to another dimension.
* ''[[One Piece]]''.
** Helmeppo
** Spandam is far worse though, he [[Moral Event Horizon|crosses the line]] to become [[Complete Monster|a more obvious asshole]] than he already was in the flashback, when he [[Kick Them While They Are Down|started to beat a defenseless]] [[Would Hit a Girl|Nico Robin]] and [[Evil Gloating|mocks her about a military operation against her home island, which resulted in the death of her family and friends]]. He also beats Cutty Flam/Franky, when he's down, but starts to scream and cry, when he manages to bite Spandam in the head couple of times.
** Also Demalo Black.
** York, from the Egghead Arc. When her plan is uncovered and she is cornered by the Straw Hats and CP0, she pleads to the World Government (whom she is in the process of making a deal with) for rescue in a disgraceful and pathetic display.
* Yuna Roma Seiran of ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]'' was a snivelling coward and wannabe [[Manipulative Bastard]] who got Orb into the war on the Earth Forces' side, takes command of the army at the front...and then proceeds to spend the entire campaign having one panic attack after another. He's totally incapable of standing up to Earth Forces Captain Neo Roanoke, who more or less takes over the campaign and uses the Orb forces as cannon fodder, and is ultimately killed when trying to escape from a losing battle. Lord Djibril, Blue Cosmos leader, is a much more dangerous example, as he combines this trope with [[Diabolical Mastermind]] and [[Complete Monster]]. When things go south for him, Djibril always bails, leaving his allies in the lurch...only to return soon after with his latest [[Weapons of Mass Destruction|Weapon Of Mass Destruction]] primed for combat. A [[Smug Snake|slimy]], cowardly [[The Bully|bully]] who nevertheless manages to cause hundreds of thousands of deaths through pure malice.
* Subverted with Taikobo in [[Houshin Engi]]. He ''pretends'' to be this early on but is actually a [[Chessmaster]], using how people see him to his advantage.
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