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* Shuutaro Mendo (from ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]''), possibly Kuno's literary ancestor, is much the same. He's incredibly wealthy, carries a sword everywhere he goes, and generally acts the cool sophisticate, an act for which the local girls fawn over him in adoration. Scratch the gloss, however, and he's really no better than [[Loveable Sex Maniac]] Ataru Moroboshi himself. In fact, he's debateably worse, given that he's utterly afraid of the dark, claustrophobic, and a [[Dirty Coward]], while Ataru is capable of [[Determinator|insane acts of bravery and determination]].
* Leo from ''[[Scrapped Princess]]''.
* An episode of the ''[[Kirby]]'' [[Kirby:
* America in [[Axis Powers Hetalia]] is always loudly declaring that he's "The Hero" but in reality he's rather clueless and he only annoys the other countries. In fanfiction, this tralslates to him being anything from a hopeless idiot obsessed with superheroes to a genuinely well-intentioned but incompetent idealist.
* ''[[Darker than Black]]'''s Gai Kurosawa (not his real name; [[Awesome McCoolname|he chose it to sound cool]]) likes to think he's a gritty, badass gumshoe P.I. in the style of a [[Raymond Chandler]] novel, that he was kicked out of the police force for thinking outside the box, and his [[Perpetual Poverty]] is all part of the romance of his lifestyle. In actuality, his hardships are a result of being a [[Clueless Detective|pretty piss-poor investigator]] who jumps to whatever conclusion seems the most [[Film Noir|dramatic]], and [[Wrong Genre Savvy|the only connection he has to what's really going on is proximity.]]
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** ...''"in his way"?'' He takes a detour into the courtyard to slaughter ''the dancers''.
*** And after he understands the real situation and befriends the king, he almost does it a ''second'' time before being stopped.
* The second Buzz Lightyear figure in ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] 2''—especially since he doesn't realize that he's a toy.
** The first Buzz was also like this for a good part of the first movie- it's even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in the second when an exasperated Buzz, faced with his other self's antics, mutters to himself "Tell me I wasn't this deluded..."
** And in the third movie {{spoiler|original Buzz again, now used as a gulag guard by the evil daycare cabal. Apparently being returned to factory settings causes you to imprint on the first bossy people you talk to, if you're a military type.}} Although his acrobatics are freaking ''awesome''.
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== Live Action TV ==
* Group Captain Rodney Crittendon from ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'', so incompetent that Hogan feels the best place for him to serve the Allied war effort is in a German prisoner of war camp. Just ''not'' Stalag 13.
* Inspector Sledge Hammer from the cop drama spoof ''[[Sledge Hammer!]]!'', who resorts to [[Crosses the Line Twice|over-the-top brutal methods]] for the smallest of crimes (like tying a speeder to the hood of his car as an ornament), and using lethal force at the drop of a hat while at the same time having the common sense of a slightly moldy fairy cake. There's the time he blew up an entire building with a rocket launcher to get the sniper on the roof (though at least he asked whether it'd been evacuated first), and the incident that provoked this exchange:
{{quote|'''Sledge Hammer:''' The two men then pointed their shotguns at the clerk, so I took out my magnum and shot and killed them both. I then bought some eggs, and milk, and some of those little cocktail weenies.
'''Reporter:''' Inspector, was what you did in the store absolutely necessary?
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*** The easiest method of keeping Farwil alive is to leave him behind. NPCs only fight when they're in the same area as you; leaving one behind a loading screen keeps them safe from everything ever, and unlike other NPCs Farwil can be saved ''without meeting him again'' as he's in the Oblivion Gate, which will throw him out when you close it.
*** Just to note, NPCs actually have a relatively complicated procedure for determining whether to run or fight based on their level, the opponent's level, their health, and their own aggression. So, while Farwil and Viranus are artificially stupid, they were ''designed'' to be that way.
* [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!|Princess]] [[Genki Girl|L'Arachel]] [[White Magician Girl|of Rausten]], from ''[[Fire Emblem]] 8'', combines this with [[Genki Girl]] and [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!]]. Unlike others, she ''does'' [[Took a Level
** {{spoiler|Actually, they were legitimately good rulers since they went out saving people from monsters, and other people spoke quite highly of them.}}
* [[Street Fighter|Dan Hibiki.]] He got kicked out of the dojo he was training at for his vengeful motives and thus created his own style, Saikyo (Strongest), which is anything but, yet Dan foolhardily believes himself to be Number 1 no matter how often or hard he gets his ass handed to him by the other, more competent fighters.
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* [[Hong Kong Phooey]], the "Number One Super-Guy" who can't even go into his disguise cabinet to change without incident.
* [[Dudley Do-Right]], of course.
* Subverted slightly by Lord Bravery, of ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' fame, who seems to be aware that he's this sort of character, but [[Stiff Upper Lip|plays it out the best he can anyway.]]
* [[DuckTales|Gizmo Duck]] has a rather capable [[Powered Armor|mechanical suit of armor]] and he's a quick thinker. Unfortunately all of his plans are absurd overkill and have drawbacks he never thought of because he went too far.
* [[Inspector Gadget]]. Believes his own hype (and everyone else does, too), but in reality couldn't deduce his way out of a wet paper bag, or figure that the criminals surrounding him wearing the logo of his archenemy might in fact be enemies. (He gets a pass on not recognising his dog in disguise, since no-one else there can.)
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