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* The Pakleds were intentionally designed to fit this Tropetrope when they first appeared in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''; when they started appearing as recurring villains in ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'', the [[Denser and Wackier]] nature of the series let the writers have a ''lot'' of fun with their buffoonery, like say, one of them mistaking an airlock for a rest room (and having to be rescued by the heroes) and testing a bomb, only to discover bombs are not reusable. Often they can be so [[Laughably Evil]] they're [[Dumb Is Good| almost lovable]].

* Adam, the [[Big Bad]] from ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]''. Granted, he is a decent fighter and field leader, and a dire threat to demon-kind, but that is clearly not due to his intellect. Sure, he managed to convince Sera (with [[The Dragon| Lute’s]] help) that it was in her best interests to continue the annual purges, but his big problem is, this is marred by his arrogant, impulsive, egotistical attitude. In layman's terms, he wants to solve every problem ''immediately'' as it comes up, and ''always'' the way ''he'' believes he should, reasons and possible consequences be damned. In episode 6, when he sees Charlie and Vaggie and in Heaven, he wants to assault them right then and there, [[Straight Man| Lute]] having to hold him back while reminding him of [[Captain Obvious| the possible consequences of assaulting two guests in front of dozens of witnesses]]. Even worse, later in the same episode, his big mouth reveals the entire conspiracy to the rest of Heaven, which is specifically what Sera had told him ''not'' to do just a few scenes earlier. Eventually, this impulsiveness is what does him in when, during the season one finale, he decides to attack the hotel itself, breaking a deal made with Lucifer, and enabling the now-angry King of Hell to come after him with no restraint.