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So, this character is on a noble crusade, talks big, and [[Believing Their Own Lies|believes all his own hype]]. In his mind, he is a [[Knight in Shining Armor|great and noble hero]]. However, to everyone else (maybe except a loyal [[Sidekick]] or newbie) he's a buffoon or idiot who probably [[You Watch Too Much X|Watches Too Much X]].
 
He's [[Lord Error -Prone]] -- a [[Knight in Shining Armor]] or [[Knight Templar]] whose ineptitude and lack of common sense makes him more of a nuisance rather than a real threat to whatever he is fighting against. Which is probably good, given his [[Lawful Stupid|fanatical mindset.]]
 
Possessing extremely poor judgment, [[Lord Error -Prone]] can often be seen charging against an opponent he has no chance of winning against (which, given his general clumsiness and lack of true combat skills, means almost everyone), oppressing minorities/static objects (surely servants of evil!) and punishing evildoers for such hideous crimes as jaywalking and littering. Often bizarrely [[Genre Savvy]], but this generally [[Reality Ensues|backfires]] (because [[This Is Reality]]) -- [[Refugee From TV Land|extreme cases]] may simply be [[Genre Savvy]] for the ''[[Wrong Genre Savvy|wrong genre]]''.
 
If he does manage to accomplish something good, it's usually through [[The Fool|sheer luck rather than skill]]. If he gets lucky enough times to actually get people to believe in him, he may become a [[Fake Ultimate Hero]]. If he's very lucky, he may have a [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]] watching his back.
 
If [[Lord Error -Prone]] is meant to be a sympathetic character, he is often portrayed as a well-meaning, but [[The Ditz|clueless]] [[Wide -Eyed Idealist]]. Otherwise, he is a laughable excuse for a knight at best and a pathetic hypocrite or bully at worst.
 
Usually played for laughs, but there is something disturbing when one thinks about what might happen if such a character had any real influence.
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