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{{quote|"Now you see that Evil will always triumph, because [[Good Is Dumb]]."|'''Dark Helmet''', ''Spaceballs''}}
It's the third act, and Brent [[The Hero|McHeroman]] has [[Morally
Oh, that's right, he's holding the [[Hero Ball]].
This is the hero-specific form of the [[Idiot Ball]], which causes its holder to make downright moronic decisions solely because the plot demands it. Unlike the [[Villain Ball]], the [[Hero Ball]] almost never leads to its holder's permanent defeat; it merely delays the hero's inevitable victory, ratcheting up the dramatic tension in the meantime (at least, until the [[Fridge Logic]] kicks in). Of course, once victory is assured, the Hero Ball will prevent its holder from killing or permanently incapacitating the
If he carries the [[Hero Ball]] long enough, one almost gets the impression that the hero is more interested in padding the plot than in actually defeating the [[Big Bad]]. This can be particularly frustrating when we've been shown [[Informed Ability|(or at least told)]] that the hero [[Ping
Heroes who are likely to carry the Hero Ball:
* [[The Cape (trope)]]
* [[Designated Hero]]
* [[Ideal Hero]]
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* [[Lawful Stupid]]
* [[The Messiah]]
* [[Technical Pacifist]]
* [[Stupid Good]]
Plot and devices resulting from the Hero Ball:
* [[Alone
* [[Balance Between Good and Evil]]
* [[Cardboard Prison]]
* [[Dudley Do
* [[Dumb Is Good]]
* [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him]]
* [[
* [[I Work Alone]]
* [[Joker Immunity]]
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* [[Kill Him Already]]
* [[MacGuffin Delivery Service]]
* [[Out of Sight, Out of Mind]]
* [[Plot
* [[Redemption Demotion]]
* [[Save the Villain]]
* [[Sealed Evil in
** [[Sealed Inside a Person
* [[Slave to PR]]
* [[Stupidity Is the Only Option]]
* [[This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself]]
* [[What Measure Is a Mook?]]
* [[Villains Blend in Better]]
* [[Villain Exit Stage Left]]
Note that some of these tropes are mutually contradictory; for example, a [[Lawful Stupid]] character carries the Hero Ball all the time, but would sooner die than [[Save the Villain]]. Apparently, there's only so many ways to be smart, but idiocy is Legion.
Modern, Western action movies usually combine the Hero Ball with some form of [[Karmic Death]]. The hero can't actually be shown executing the villain, but that doesn't mean the villain can't fall to his death, be [[Self
Compare with the [[Villain Ball]] and [[Holding Back the Phlebotinum]]. Contrast [[Flaw Exploitation]] for when an antagonist exploits a heroes' flaws. Contrast [[No
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