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== Literature ==
* Gilderoy Lockhart in ''[[Harry Potter
** However, the one thing Lockhart ''is'' good at, [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|Memory Charms]], is something he is ''very'' good at. He's also pretty good at locating people with stories of interesting magical exploits. He's just not good at any of the things he actually ''claims'' to be good at.
** {{spoiler|[[Hoist by His Own Petard|And the one thing he's good at becomes his karmic retribution]].}}
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** Also, the retranslated GBA versions seemed indicated that their version of Edgar was a bit more successful with the ladies.
{{quote|'''Locke''': ...And watch out for a certain lecherous young king who shall remain nameless. The guy moves in like a hawk!}}
* Subverted in ''[[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories]]''. Against all odds, it turns out that talking frog and resident [[Butt Monkey]] Tink ''wasn't'' lying when he claimed his un-cursed form was a total [[Bishonen]]. Really, we swear!
** Also subverted in the [[Disgaea Hour of Darkness|first Disgaea]]: as it turns out, Vyers/Mid-Boss {{spoiler|has been playing at [[Stealth Mentor]] and feigning incompetence for pretty much the entire game. Of course, it's implied that while the buffoonery was faked, the ''[[Insufferable Genius|ego]]'' was genuine. Turns out Laharl really ''does'' [[Luke, I Am Your Father|take after his father]]}}.
{{quote|'''Vyers:''' Why am I so awesome?}}
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** Surprisingly, Daffy went through a bit of a deconstruction of this trope in ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]''; in one scene, he actually acknowledges his lack of success relative to Bugs, lamenting his position at Warner Brothers and the fact that all Bugs has to do is "munch on a carrot" for everyone to love him. Not quite enough to qualify as [[Big Ego, Hidden Depths]], since it only lasts the one scene, and throughout the movie there is every indication that the [[Small Name, Big Ego]] personality is the true one.
* Disney's ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' brings another main (and title) character example. He does have [[Let's Get Dangerous|genuine competence lurking beneath surface]], though.
* Gaston from Disney's ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''. His [[Villain Song]] suggests he might even be [[Compensating for Something]], [[
** In ''[[House of Mouse]]'' Gaston is a recurring character, often saying...."No one (verb)s like Gaston!".
*** Also a [[Memetic Mutation|recurring character]] on the internet in many forums and imageboards alike. Parodied in one ban message where he says "NO ONE SHUTS U-" followed by a beat panel where he realises this means he'll have to stop talking, then he tells the viewer "Eh, I think I'll let you have that one."
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