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* In ''[[Portal 2]]'', Wheatley is ''literally'' an Idiot Ball. {{spoiler|1=And an example of the trope too; in a desperate attempt to keep GLaDOS under control, Aperture Science engineers created Wheatley for the sole purpose of making him the best moron in existence. When attached to GLaDOS he dampened her intelligence by supplying a constant stream of bad ideas.}}

** He does manage to come up with a good idea or two now and then, but even when he does ([[G La DOS]] comments on the success of {{spoiler|the trap in "The Part Where He Kills You}}) he still manages to hold the idiot ball (if he {{spoiler|just wanted to kill you, why bother with such an elaborate death trap? His plan would have worked much better if he'd simply made the spike-plates move quicker and killed you as soon as you landed, or at least plugged up the Conversion Gel.}})

* The Allied powers in ''[[Command ~~and~~ Conquer Red Alert]]'' can be handed one for their actions between the first and the second game. In ''Red Alert 1'' the Soviet Union under [[Joseph Stalin]] has caused a massive war that embraced all of Europe and is responsible for millions of deaths, numerous war crimes, and the development of atomic weapons, and is only barely defeated by the European allies. You'd think that after a war this horrific they would completely dismantle the Soviet communist state structure, but unstead they leave it completely intact albeit under a nominal puppet ruler, and allow it to form a new ComIntern of sorts (called the "World Socialist Alliance" [[All There in the Manual|in the game manual]]). The US even barely bats an eye when the Soviets stage a military intervention in Mexico (a member of said alliance), providing them with a staging ground for their invasion of the continental US. In that case there wouldn't be any sequels at all, so this is more than justified.

* The Allied powers in ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]'' can be handed one for their actions between the first and the second game. In ''Red Alert 1'' the Soviet Union under [[Joseph Stalin]] has caused a massive war that embraced all of Europe and is responsible for millions of deaths, numerous war crimes, and the development of atomic weapons, and is only barely defeated by the European allies. You'd think that after a war this horrific they would completely dismantle the Soviet communist state structure, but unstead they leave it completely intact albeit under a nominal puppet ruler, and allow it to form a new ComIntern of sorts (called the "World Socialist Alliance" [[All There in the Manual|in the game manual]]). The US even barely bats an eye when the Soviets stage a military intervention in Mexico (a member of said alliance), providing them with a staging ground for their invasion of the continental US. In that case there wouldn't be any sequels at all, so this is more than justified.

* In ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', Snake and Meryl are walking down a corridor, when a red dot begins to shine on Meryl. Instead of automatically deducting that it's from a sniper and taking cover, both Snake and Meryl proceed to stare at the beam and make confused noises for several seconds until she is shot.

* ''[[Fate/stay night]]'', Heaven's Feel example. Rin, what on EARTH possessed you to taunt {{spoiler|[[Super-Powered Evil Side|Dark Sakura]]'s}} [[Rape as Backstory|'family life']]