Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: Difference between revisions

* The Lobe, archnemesis of the titular character in ''[[Freakazoid!]]''. Despite being fiendishly brainy (quite literally - pretty much his entire head is made up of brain), he's extremely sensitive and insecure, and Freakazoid was once able to defeat him with nothing more than some harsh verbal criticism of his scheme.

* Dr. Reginald Bushroot of ''[[Darkwing Duck]]''. He mutated himself in an attempt to impress a girl. When that went [[Failure Is the Only Option|about as well as expected]], most of schemes throughout the series involved trying to grow a companion or feed his plants. He certainly seemed like a nice enough guy most of the time, only turning violent when Darkwing tried to stop his plans.

* Skeletor in ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'' was so ineffective that the writers felt sorry for him. One stated in an interview that part of the reason they wrote a few [[Enemy Mine]] episodes was that it was the only way they were allowed to have Skeletor come out ahead for once.

** His 2002 incarnation, on the other hand, was every bit as powerful, terrifying, and evil as he claimed to be.