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** [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Hilariously]], he can't even shoot a disobedient soldier standing ''right in front of him'', despite emptying an entire clip of ammo at him. Eventually, he just has his more loyal [[Mooks]] do the killing for him.
* ''[[One Piece]]''
** Spandam is the leader of the Cipher Pol 9, an elite group of government assassins. He's also physically weaker than a single common fodder soldier. He actually does have a Cool Sword: The Elephant Sword. The problem is that he ''can hardly use it properly''. When he unleashes it on Franky, Franky {{spoiler|convinces the Elephant to squish SPANDAM}}
** The World Nobles; while they do have authority to sic the Marines on anyone who offends, insults, or assaults them, almost all of them are [[Muggles]] who can't fight worth squat, and act like groveling cowards should the Marines be unable to get to them in time.
** Possibly the case of the Five Elder Stars, the council that is presumed to rule the World Government. One does have a sword and two have some scars, indicating they might have combat experience, but they have yet to get involved in any conflict. Of course, they haven't been seen onscreen much.
*** Eventually, this is downplayed in the Egghead Arc, as one member - Jaygarcia Saturn - is ''very'' dangerous once he finally decides to get involved, and should the others be anything like him, the Trope would be subverted completely.
** ''Might'' be the case {{spoiler| for Im, [[The Man Behind The Man| the ''true'' ruler of the World Government]], but Im has been seen even less than the Five Elder Stars, so it's impossible to tell. It is known to carry a rapier, however.}}
* Nagi dai Artai in ''[[Mai-Otome]]'', albeit largely because males can't become Otomes.
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** ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]'' has a [[Big Bad Ensemble]] of [[Complete Monster|Lord Djibril]] and [[Dark Messiah|Gilbert Durandal]]. Both have more than enough resources (and [[Axe Crazy|madness]]/[[Manipulative Bastard|manipulative ability]]) to make up for their lack of frontline combat skills, with Djibril heading a world-wide network of hate-groups, and Durandal as ZAFT's new [[President Evil]].
** Chancellor Wong in ''[[G Gundam]]'' is the bad guy in the second act- he's super manipulative (he even has literal chess-pieces in the shape of the Gundams), is the De-Facto leader of everything and even holds control over [[Old Master|Master]] [[Rated "M" for Manly|Asia]]... However, he hardly stands up from his floaty chair, only sets up fights for Domon, and has an [[Death Note|L]]-Level sweet tooth. Surface to say, {{spoiler|He's almost vaporized by collateral damage, and when he actually gets in a Gundam, he lasts all of two minutes. And most of those two minutes are spent talking.}}
* ''[[The Rising of the Shield Hero]]'' has many major antagonists who are non-combatants:
** Zigzagged with [[Sinister Minister|Pope Bisca T. Balmus]]. Despite looking like a weak old man, he was able to fight, but ''only'' because he had replicas of the four cardinal weapons. Without these replicas (or without the prayer of a near-army of followers to supply the astronomical amount of mana required to fuel them), he is exactly what he appears to be - a weak old man.
** Malty Melromarc. Not quite the Big Bad but clearly one of the most hated of villains in anime, she is the result of a [[Spoiled Brat]] and [[Rich Bitch]] gaining actual influence in government. As in, she cannot fight worth squat, turning into a [[Dirty Coward]] shamelessly pleading for her life the moment the situation turns against her.
** More competent than Malty is her father King Aultcray. He does have an impressive history as a general when he was younger, but is now and old man and has let his martial skills wane.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* [[Lex Luthor]] most of the time. He does have a battlesuit, but he tends to get in fistfights a lot less than he uses his [[Manipulative Bastard]] and [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] aspects.
* ''[[Spider-Man]]'' villains:
** [[
** The Kingpin is interesting in that he is a very strong and skilled fighter but is usually in the mob boss role. In his earliest appearances, he had legitimate [[Super Strength]] and could fight guys like Spider-Man and even overpower them. Once he became a [[Daredevil]] villain, he was brought down a peg or two and less likely to fight Spider-Man. Instead, when he shows up in Spidey's books now, he is usually employing supervillains to do his dirty work for him.
** Fortunado is a crime boss who, at one time, filled the [[Evil Power Vacuum]] left by the Kingpin. While [[flashback]] stories portray him as a competent fighter in his youth, he's an old man at present whose physical skills have degenerated.
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* Sauron from ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' film series is a partial case. He does come out, and he DOES do some major damage in the prologue against the Last Alliance. But he never comes out to play again during the main story arc; in the film explicitly because his form is just an eye on his tower.
* Grand Moff Tarkin from ''[[Star Wars]] Episode IV - [[A New Hope]]''
** Jabba the Hutt from ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', although some comic book adaptations show otherwise.
* Karl Stromberg from ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me]]''. One of the least physical Bond villains, he prefers to let [[Mooks|his]] [[Femme Fatale|empl]][[The Dragon|oyees]] deal with his enemies while he kicks back and [[Wicked Cultured|listens to some Bach]].
* Christo from ''[[Act of Valor]]'' doesn't even try to resist when his yacht is boarded.
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** Explicitly averted in one of his later ([[Flash Back|but chronologically earlier]]) appearances. One of Thrawn's intricate plans includes a requirement for an elite bounty hunter's involvement. The bounty hunter is the linchpin of the plan, and would have to be given more information than such an inherently mercenary individual should be trusted with. Thus, Thrawn simply puts on a suit of Mandalorian armor and assumes the role himself.
* Lord Straff Venture in the second ''[[Mistborn]]'' book- he's a thoroughly evil man, but is middle-aged, out of shape, and a Tineye (meaning that he has magical abilities, but they involve [[Super Senses]] rather than anything physical). As such, he prefers to work through his army and his [[Ax Crazy]] [[The Dragon|Dragon]] {{spoiler|and illegitimate son}} Zane.
* Lord de Worde in ''[[
* The [[Villain Protagonist|title character]] of ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'', largely because he's [[Teen Genius|twelve years old]]
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* [[Arc Villain]] Don Corneo from both versions of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. An overweight, out of shape mobster, he can't fight the heroes at all, and is in fact a [[Dirty Coward]].
* In ''[[Deception]]'', the [[Villain Protagonist]] is a [[Squishy Wizard]], and getting too close to your intended victim will likely result in getting killed quickly. The sixth game has a feature where you can kick them - possibly to push them towards a trap or as a coup de grace move - but this is still not advisable unless they're already stunned.
* Spooky in ''[[Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion]]''. While the game is full of monsters that the player must avoid, fight, or outsmart, Spooky never attacks the player, only showing up to congratulate him upon reaching certain milestones, often playing harmless (or moderately harmless) jokes in the process. She is definitely the [[Big Bad]], however, desiring the player's death in order to recruit him into her army of ghostly soldiers.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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