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* Most of the original ''[[Street Fighter]]'' characters have deeper motivation for fighting. Zangief, on the other hand, is a bear wrestler in a speedo who dances with Gorbachev in his ending.
* Most of the original ''[[Street Fighter]]'' characters have deeper motivation for fighting. Zangief, on the other hand, is a bear wrestler in a speedo who dances with Gorbachev in his ending.
** Regarding ''[[Street Fighter]]'', by the time of Alpha, Blanka seems to have solidly taken over that role. Among other things, he has become [[The Unintelligible]] in the storyline, he befriended Dan, and one of his super moves is shaking fruit from a tree.
** Regarding ''[[Street Fighter]]'', by the time of Alpha, Blanka seems to have solidly taken over that role. Among other things, he has become [[The Unintelligible]] in the storyline, he befriended Dan, and one of his super moves is shaking fruit from a tree.
** In ''[[Street Fighter (Franchise)|Street Fighter]]'' we also have El Fuerte, a [[Chef of Iron]] / [[Masked Luchador]] and Rufus, a loud mouth, obese American who may be a [[Shout Out]] to [[Beverly Hills Ninja]].
** In ''[[Street Fighter (Franchise)|Street Fighter]]'' we also have El Fuerte, a [[Chef of Iron]] / [[Masked Luchador]] and Rufus, a loud mouth, obese American who may be a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Beverly Hills Ninja]].
** Dan started out as a [[Joke Character]] with occasional hints of [[Lethal Joke Character]], but since he was made more balanced in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'' he's been leaning more towards a [[Fighting Clown]].
** Dan started out as a [[Joke Character]] with occasional hints of [[Lethal Joke Character]], but since he was made more balanced in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'' he's been leaning more towards a [[Fighting Clown]].
* In ''[[Tatsunokovs Capcom (Video Game)|Tatsunokovs Capcom]]'' there are ''four'' of these characters. One in the [[Tatsunoko Production|Tatsunoko]] side, and three in the [[Capcom]] side. In the Tatsu side we have [[Hakushon Daimao]], a fat, comical [[Genie in A Bottle|genie]] that comes from a comedy anime instead of an action/mecha one, [[Non Standard Character Design|looks much more cartoonier]] than his other fellow Tatsunoko characters, fights with [[Improbable Weapon User|a hand on a stick]], and one of his supers involves [[Fartillery|farting on the enemy]]. In the [[Capcom]] side we have [[Viewtiful Joe]], [[Mega Man (Video Game)|Roll]], a robot modeled after a little girl who fights with a [[Improbable Weapon User|broom]], and [[Dead Rising|Frank West]], a photographer whose attacks involve baseball bats, supermarket carts, zombies, among many other things.
* In ''[[Tatsunokovs Capcom (Video Game)|Tatsunokovs Capcom]]'' there are ''four'' of these characters. One in the [[Tatsunoko Production|Tatsunoko]] side, and three in the [[Capcom]] side. In the Tatsu side we have [[Hakushon Daimao]], a fat, comical [[Genie in A Bottle|genie]] that comes from a comedy anime instead of an action/mecha one, [[Non Standard Character Design|looks much more cartoonier]] than his other fellow Tatsunoko characters, fights with [[Improbable Weapon User|a hand on a stick]], and one of his supers involves [[Fartillery|farting on the enemy]]. In the [[Capcom]] side we have [[Viewtiful Joe]], [[Mega Man (Video Game)|Roll]], a robot modeled after a little girl who fights with a [[Improbable Weapon User|broom]], and [[Dead Rising|Frank West]], a photographer whose attacks involve baseball bats, supermarket carts, zombies, among many other things.
** ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' brings [[Deadpool]] into the mix. While his moves are only slightly unorthodox, the voice clips that accompany them are hilarious. As of ''[[Updated Rerelease|Ultimate]]'', we also have Frank West returning, and lastly [[Ace Attorney|Phoenix Wright]], who doesn't do anything you would expect from a fighting game character. All of his attack animations are of lawyery stuff, like reading documents. Even his level 3 hyper is merely accusing the opponent of a crime. They still do damage, though, and in the case of the latter it's the single most damaging move ''in the game''.
** ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' brings [[Deadpool]] into the mix. While his moves are only slightly unorthodox, the voice clips that accompany them are hilarious. As of ''[[Updated Rerelease|Ultimate]]'', we also have Frank West returning, and lastly [[Ace Attorney|Phoenix Wright]], who doesn't do anything you would expect from a fighting game character. All of his attack animations are of lawyery stuff, like reading documents. Even his level 3 hyper is merely accusing the opponent of a crime. They still do damage, though, and in the case of the latter it's the single most damaging move ''in the game''.
* [[The Joker]] in ''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]''. Literal example and a good match. He fights using all kind of [[Improbable Weapon User|weird gadgetry]], like boxing-glove-in-a-box-es and [[BANG Flag Gun|BANG Flag Guns]].
* [[The Joker]] in ''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]''. Literal example and a good match. He fights using all kind of [[Improbable Weapon User|weird gadgetry]], like boxing-glove-in-a-box-es and [["BANG!" Flag Gun|BANG Flag Guns]].
* In ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' we have Bo'Rai Cho (a [[Punny Name|pun]] on the Spanish word "borracho", [[Meaningful Name|which means "drunkard"]]), a pudgy [[Old Master]] who [[Drunken Master|gets drunk in order to fight well]] and is [[Toilet Humour]] personified. He has an attack where he [[Vomit Indiscretion Shot|vomits on the enemy]], and a fatality where he, yup, you guessed it, ''[[Overly Long Gag|farts]]'', only this time he [[Farts On Fire|lights his fart]], which is so massive it engulfs the opponent in fire.
* In ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' we have Bo'Rai Cho (a [[Punny Name|pun]] on the Spanish word "borracho", [[Meaningful Name|which means "drunkard"]]), a pudgy [[Old Master]] who [[Drunken Master|gets drunk in order to fight well]] and is [[Toilet Humour]] personified. He has an attack where he [[Vomit Indiscretion Shot|vomits on the enemy]], and a fatality where he, yup, you guessed it, ''[[Overly Long Gag|farts]]'', only this time he [[Farts On Fire|lights his fart]], which is so massive it engulfs the opponent in fire.
** There's also Mokap, a guy in a motion capture suit who attacks by throwing little white balls at people.
** There's also Mokap, a guy in a motion capture suit who attacks by throwing little white balls at people.
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Literal example.


This is not the Joke Character, as those are characters that are purposefully bad, nor is it the Lethal Joke Character, which is when a Joke Character utimately has some hidden utility. This is simply a character that just look and act silly without being a bad character. They may look wacky, have cartoonish attacks, and a goofy voice, but otherwise they play as well as any other fighter.

Keep in mind that, in order to be considered a fighting clown, a character has to be either: A) in a serious fighting game, a normally silly character. B) In a silly fighting game full of wacky characters, a character even wackier than the other fighters.

If a game runs on Rule of Cool, this guys run on Rule of Funny. Basically, fighting clowns are those fighting game characters that stand out from the roster because they're sillier than the rest of the cast without being a Joke Character. Look for them in any fighting game, you'll usually find at least one character that stands out due to this (unless the role of the game's silly character is already filled by the Joke Character).

Many a fighting clown uses Confusion Fu as his/her/its fighting style and/or is an Improbable Weapon User.

See also Lethal Joke Character.

Examples of Fighting Clown include: