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* [[Tintin]] in the eponymous comic series. Hergé, the author, was so aware of this trope that he grew uninterested in his lead character and began focusing more on sidekick Captain Haddock halfway through the series.
* Subverted ''hard'' with [[Les Legendaires|the Legendaries]]; despite the fact they have the reputation of being invincible heroes, they actually appear as [[Cool Loser|goofy and clumsy most of the time]], having trouble with quotidian tasks such as protecting a potion from an mere thief, only to [[Let's Get Dangerous|reveal]] [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|how badass they truly are]] when a ''real'' threat shows up. Even then, they are usually over-powered by said real threat and have to earn their victory, especially during the [[God of Evil|Anathos]] [[Darker and Edgier|Cycle]].
* Isca the Unbeaten from ''[[New Mutants]]'' is a very literal case, as her omega-level mutant power is that she cannot lose - at ''anything'', be it a game of ''[[Candy Land]]'' or multi-planetary [[Gladiator Games]]. Should she not have the skills needed for a contest, her powers will provide them, if any amount of luck is required, probability is altered in her favor, and should she be part of a group that is at risk of losing due to factors not concerning her (like say, a high-ranking general in an army making a stupid mistake or being assassinated) her powers compel her to defect to the winning side. To put this bluntly, if she threw down her weapon and surrendered, telling her foe to take her life and then kneeling down so he could do so, the foe would probably trip and impale himself on his weapon before he could. Isca has no control of her powers at all, and much like [[One-Punch Man|Saitama]], often regards it as a curse. The only way she could ever lose a contest or challenge is if the situation were manipulated in a way where winning would be more detrimental for Isca than losing would be. This does not, however, mean she could not be killed, as she herself admits, but it does assure that any [[Thanatos Gambit]] she would enact is certain to suceed.
== [[Fan Works]] ==
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