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[[File:paper tiger 1985.jpg|link=Magic: The Gathering|frame|But it still loses to the [[Rock-Paper-Scissors|Scissor Lizard]]]]
{{quote|''"In appearance it is very powerful but in reality it is nothing to be afraid of; it is a paper tiger. Outwardly a tiger, it is made of paper, unable to withstand the wind and the rain."''|'''[[Mao Zedong]]'''}}
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The phrase is an ancient one in Chinese culture, but sources differ as to when it entered the English vocabulary. It is found translated to English as early as 1836, in a work by John Francis Davis.
* [[Face of a Thug]] Because [[Good Is Impotent]] in fiction, they are likely to be this.
* [[Fake Ultimate Hero]] or [[Big Bad Wannabe]] If they are supposed to to be a mighty hero or a formidable villain respectively.
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* [[Miles Gloriosus]] or [[Small Name, Big Ego]] If they brag about being a badass but are not really one.
Contrast this to [[Badass on Paper]], where the character isn't very impressive in person but actually performed all the impressive feats that are the basis for his or her reputation, [[Mugging the Monster]] for the complete opposite (finding that a weak looking individual is much more dangerous than they seem) and the [[Worf Effect]], as it seems that this applies to the Worf him/herself in context, whereas [[Worf Effect]] refers to the over-arching phenomenon of "stock 'tough' character handed ass by tougher one."▼
▲Contrast this to [[Badass on Paper]], where the character isn't very impressive in person but actually performed all the impressive feats that are the basis for his or her reputation, [[Mugging the Monster]] for the complete opposite (finding that a weak looking individual is much more dangerous than they seem) and the [[Worf Effect]], as it seems that this applies to the Worf him/herself in context, whereas [[Worf Effect]] refers to the over-arching phenomenon of "stock 'tough' character handed ass by tougher one."
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== Anime ==
* Bellamy the Hyena in ''[[One Piece]]'' bullies other pirates on the island of Jaya and has spring-based powers with enough concussive force to destroy buildings. Protagonist Monkey D. Luffy and his first mate Roronoa Zoro let themselves get beat up by him under the idea that he has not wronged them. Once he does, however, Luffy challenges him, and Bellamy {{spoiler|gets stopped cold with a single punch}}.
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