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** The Horned King from ''[[The Black Cauldron]]'' was one of the scariest villains in Disney history, but he sure wasn't one the smartest. If he had simply told a small fraction of the undead horde he had created to guard the eponymous cauldron, things might well have turned out differently. Instead, he leaves it completely unguarded, letting poor Gurgi get close enough to [[Heroic Sacrifice| throw himself into it]] and destroy its evil power.
** In ''[[Frozen (Disney film)|Frozen]]'', Hans is delighted when Anna shows up at the castle, having nearly frozen to death, blaming her condition on Elsa - once Anna perishes, he can (legitimately) blame Anna's death on Elsa, dispose of her, and becoming King with ease. But [[Bond Villain Stupidity| he makes a rookie mistake]] - not making sure Anna dies before leaving to tell everyone she is dead. He doesn't even post a guard at the door, and Olaf of all people is able to break in and free her.
** In ''[[Pocahontas]]'', gold obsessed Governor Ratcliffe thinks the natives are hiding some giant horde. While most of his troops aren't too keen on the whole “wealth is worth genocide” idea, Ratcliffe does convince them to attack the tribe after the chief sentences John Smith to die. However, when the attack is halted after the heroine persuades her father not to kill Smith, Ratcliffe decides to... shoot Smith. He probably wasn't ''aiming'' at Smith (more likely, he was aiming at the chief, only for Smith to dive in front and [[Taking the Bullet|take the bullet]]) but shooting the man you had claimed you were intending to save, in front of his fellow soldiers... suffice to say he may as well have shot himself in the foot.▼
▲While most of his troops aren't too keen on the whole “wealth is worth genocide” idea, Ratcliffe does convince them to attack the tribe after the chief sentences John Smith to die. However, when the attack is halted after the heroine persuades her father not to kill Smith, Ratcliffe decides to... shoot Smith. He probably wasn't ''aiming'' at Smith (more likely, he was aiming at the chief, only for Smith to dive in front and [[Taking the Bullet|take the bullet]]) but shooting the man you had claimed you were intending to save, in front of his fellow soldiers... suffice to say he may as well have shot himself in the foot.
* In most settings with superheroes, the cape is a common fashion accessory; however, in the setting of ''[[The Incredibles]]'', this accessory is often a lethal hazard for the occupation. Costume designer Edna Mode refuses to add this feature to any of her designs, sternly warning Mr. Incredible by describing the ugly deaths of supers who ignored this warning. Despite this, Syndrome - an [[Evil Genius]] who builds technology bordering on [[Applied Phlebotinum]] - puts one on his villain-costume, and in the climax of the movie, fares no better.
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** Larry however seemed to have learned from this, even lampshading in the new episode that he wasn't letting Michael out of his sight because he knew he would do something to sabotage his plan.
* In ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' Jeremy catches Annie breaking into his house to steal a necklace he bought after she had had to pawn it (the necklace is a key part of the contested inheritance Jeremy's grandmother left to Annie in her will and she needs it to prove she deserves the money). Rather than simply call the cops and have Annie arrested there and then (he hadn't broken any laws while she definitely had) Jeremy locks her in his bedroom and indulges in [[Evil Gloating]] about how he hated his grandmother allowing Annie to [[Engineered Public Confession|record him on her Blackberry and send the message to her lawyers.]]
* Kim Jang-hyun from the Korean TV series ''[[Strong Girl Bong-soon]]'' not only carries the villain ball everywhere he goes, he's got it mounted on a stick and is waving it about so everyone can see. He's addicted to [[Bond Villain Stupidity]], is so convinced he's smarter than the cops (and anyone else) that he actively taunts them ''in person'', and when he engineers a situation that causes Bong-soon to lose her divinely-granted [[Super Strength]], he can't be satisfied with just [[De-Power]]ing her -- he has to kidnap her and put her in a [[Death Trap]] to rub his victory in that much more, ''while on the run from a nationwide dragnet searching for him''. [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain|And all that accomplishes is restoring her strength and making her ''that'' much more determined to bring him down]].
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