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* Sakai Yuuji of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]''. The [[MacGuffin|Reiji Maigo]] is the only reason he even gets to remain in the world, and he tends to hide behind his semi-protective [[Hot Chick with a Sword|flaming swordswoman]] when push comes to shove. {{spoiler|Except in the last two arcs of the second season. And VERY MUCH not so for the third season.}}

* Hiro Hiyorimi of ''[[Princess Resurrection]]'' - much more so in the anime version, where he's generally completely incapacitated while Hime and the others take down the [[Monster of the Week]].

* Yukiteru of ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'' frequently slipped into this, often sitting back and letting [[:Category:Yandere|Yuno]] or someone else (like [[Ho Yay|Akise]]) solve his problems for him for entire arcs at a time. {{spoiler|He got better once he was [[Break the Cutie|broken]] and subsequently [[Took a Level In Badass]].}}

* Yukiteru of ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'' frequently slipped into this, often sitting back and letting [[:Category:Yandere|Yuno]] or someone else (like [[Ho Yay|Akise]]) solve his problems for him for entire arcs at a time. {{spoiler|He got better once he was [[Break the Cutie|broken]] and subsequently [[Took a Level in Badass]].}}

* [[Defied Trope|Defied]] in ''[[Fate/stay night]]'', where Shirou constantly tries to be important to combat even though [[King Arthur|Saber]] is clearly far stronger. {{spoiler|He eventually succeeds, and in one timeline becomes [[Future Badass|Archer]].}}

* The kids in ''[[Final Fantasy Unlimited]]''.

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* {{smallcaps|[[Puma Man]]}}! To the extent than [[Hypercompetent Sidekick|Vadinho the Aztec priest]] has to do anything more difficult that jumping around like an idiot or wrestling Donald Pleasance.

* Also from the realm of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''; Mark English, the protagonist of ''[[Devil Doll]]''. After spending the entire movie investigating the proceedings, the situation resolves itself without his help.

* Jason from ''[[The Forbidden Kingdom]]''. He's the protagonist of a Kung Fu film—starring alongside [[Jackie Chan]] and [[Jet Li]]—yet even after his [[Training ~~From~~ Hell]], he's only capable of beating enemy [[Mooks]].

* Jason from ''[[The Forbidden Kingdom]]''. He's the protagonist of a Kung Fu film—starring alongside [[Jackie Chan]] and [[Jet Li]]—yet even after his [[Training from Hell]], he's only capable of beating enemy [[Mooks]].

* [[Indiana Jones]], at least in ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]].'' While he does plenty of heroic stuff, his actions have ''absolutely no effect'' on the plot of the movie or its resolution. Remove him from the story and pretty much exactly the same things would have happened.

** Well, Marian would have been slowly and painfully tortured to death by Nazis without his intervention, so he's got that going for him.

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