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*** Though it's not the fact {{spoiler|Tarantulas betrayed him yet again}} that Megatron was angry with, but that he failed. "I can suffer your treachery, Lieutenant, BUT NOT YOUR ''INCOMPETENCE''!" |
*** Though it's not the fact {{spoiler|Tarantulas betrayed him yet again}} that Megatron was angry with, but that he failed. "I can suffer your treachery, Lieutenant, BUT NOT YOUR ''INCOMPETENCE''!" |
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*** It is expected of Predacons to attempt to depose their leaders and take their place. A leader who allows himself to be betrayed doesn't deserve to be in charge. |
*** It is expected of Predacons to attempt to depose their leaders and take their place. A leader who allows himself to be betrayed doesn't deserve to be in charge. |
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* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'': |
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* Homer |
** Homer after getting a crayon removed from his brain, experiences a dramatic surge in intelligence: his IQ skyrockets to 105, making him markedly more intelligent than everyone except Lisa. He quickly becomes resented and isolated due to this, eventually opting to have the crayon re-inserted. |
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** Lisa herself often qualifies to this as well. |
** Lisa herself often qualifies to this as well. |
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** All the characters who make up the [[Mensa]] group of Springfield were this. Oddly, with the exception of perhaps Comic Book Guy, this was a break away from their usual characterizations. |
** All the characters who make up the [[Mensa]] group of Springfield were this. Oddly, with the exception of perhaps Comic Book Guy, this was a break away from their usual characterizations. |
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** Martin Prince was this right from his [[Establishing Character Moment]] in the second episode, not only tattling on Bart for spray-painting "Skinner is a weiner" on the wall, but pointing out that Bart had misspelled "wiener" in the process. And thirty-something seasons later, he hasn't changed much. |
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* AJ from ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''. |
* AJ from ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''. |
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* Braniac 5 from the ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' cartoon. He mentions his twelth level intelligence practically every episode. "You're good...but you don't have a twelth level intelligence." "A twelth level intelligence has no need for improvisation, Bouncing Boy." Gaaaah. |
* Braniac 5 from the ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' cartoon. He mentions his twelth level intelligence practically every episode. "You're good...but you don't have a twelth level intelligence." "A twelth level intelligence has no need for improvisation, Bouncing Boy." Gaaaah. |