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** Of course, Belloq is more a glorified thief than an “expert archaeologist", as Indy would attest: though he makes a token attempt to dress like a priest, he's not even Jewish, ''let alone'' a Kohen Levite - [[Only the Worthy May Pass|they are the only ones among the priesthood permitted to even carry the Ark]], and as the [[Book of Numbers]] detailed, even ''they'' would die if they touched it. Without any actual Kohanim present, any attempt to open the Ark is a fool's game. On that note, as the Nazis are a genocidal regime bent on exterminating the Jewish people, any attempt to use their artifacts - much less a Biblical artifact of ''this'' nature - as a [[Weapon of Mass Destruction]] easily registers as a ludicrous idea.
* The Purgers in ''[[The Purge]]''. (First movie, that is.) While [[This Troper]] is no expert on the subject, one would assume that gangs intending to invade a home and murder the occupants on the day of the year it is most likely to happen would expect some level of resistance. Nobody wants to be dragged out of bed and murdered in the middle of the night by people wearing horrendous-looking masks, right? Yet, the Purgers in this movie aren’t exactly up for the task. Despite this movie occurring in America, [[Never Bring a Knife to A Gun Fight| they carry surprisingly little in the way of firearms]]. Plus two of them they literally act like children (sociopathic murderous children, that is) [[Giggling Villain| giggling wickedly]] and giving each other piggyback rides, actions [[Obviously Evil| that make them seem like evil lunatics]], right up to the part where the much savvier homeowner James blows their brains out with a shotgun. The rest fare little better, easily ambushed and killed by the Sanders’ neighbors, seemingly forgetting that when you go out on Purge Night, [[The Hunter Becomes the Hunted| you are not the only ones purging]].
* Poppy Adams in ''[[Kingsman: The Golden Circle]]'', head of Poppy’s Pharmaceuticals, which is, in fact, a front for [[The Cartel| the eponymous cartel]]. Her scheme to gain a monopoly on illicit drugs and near-infinite wealth is to poison her wares with a toxin that causes paralysis, mania, and ''agonizing'' death to whoever uses them, offering the antidote if the President of the United States ends the country’s war on drugs and grants her and her cartel legal immunity, broadcasting her demands ''publicly''. This plan fails because there’s a [[President Evil]] in office who feels the only good drug user is a dead one. Still, even if he had caved to her demands, this plan was absurd for more than one reason. Assuming the U.S. even ''could'' grant her full legal immunity (doubtful, as she marketed her drugs globally) she’d never be able to assure that they wouldn’t renege on such a deal. Plus publicly announcing that you’ve poisoned the drugs you are selling is not likely to gain customers. Even the most desperate of addicts are likely to look elsewhere or even seek treatment rather than buy from her afterwards.
* [[Superman]]’s [[Arch Enemy]] [[Lex Luthor]]’s competence as a villain (or lack thereof) is very much [[Depending on the Writer]], the whole “destroy California as part of a real estate scam” in the [[Superman (film)|| original movie]] not the brightest idea, but without a doubt, the dumbest version of Lex was in ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]''. His plan goes as follows:First he frames Superman for murder by planting a bomb at a congressional hearing, building up anti-superhero sentiment among the public, angering Bruce Wayne, who then, as [[Batman]], breaks into a museum and steals kryptonite to build a weapon to bring Superman down. Then Lex kidnaps Martha Kent, [[I Have Your Wife|ordering Superman to kill Batman in exchange for her life]]. So far, so good, Lex is playing both sides like a [[Chessmaster]] who… Clearly cannot play chess. Sure, the two heroes fight ([[Let's You and Him Fight|that’s what heroes do, after all]]) but only for about five minutes, before they figure out who the real enemy is and Lex now has ''two'' angry superheroes after him. To his credit, Lex has a backup plan, but it’s no less dumb, releasing Doomsday (who in this version is a genetically enhanced clone made from his own and General Zod’s DNA) to sic on the two heroes, with absolutely no way to control this living weapon. By now, the destruction and carnage is so widespread that [[Wonder Woman]] shows up, with Lex and Doomsday now having ''three'' heroes to deal with, practically cementing an alliance between all three. Long story short, if this movie was supposed to portray Lex as an evil genius, it failed miserably, making Lex the type whose plan relied on the heroes being dumb, the plan itself making him look double-dumb. [[What the Hell, Casting Agency?|Oh, and he wasn't even bald in this version.]]
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