What an Idiot!/Western Animation/Justice League (animation)

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  • In Justice League, rather then a specific moment, it's a re-occurring theme for J'onn J'onzz. He'll see a missile/blast/laser or some other projectile heading towards him. He has no time to dodge; but enough time to gasp in surprise.
    You'd Expect: He'll turn ethereal to avoid the attack. Or morph into something so the blast would miss him. He's been shown to do both in the blink of an eye.
    Instead: He forgets about his own superpowers and gets shot in the face - again.
    Of Course: Jonn has done the intangible trick before, so this is more a case of Worf-Induced Stupidity
    • In the Justice League Unlimited episode "Grudge Match", Lex Luthor finds a way to mind control the members of the Justice League.
      You'd Expect: He'd use it to make the JLU members help conquer Earth, defeat other superheroes, rob banks, etc.
      Instead: He forces female JLU members to fight in underground cage matches.
      Then Again: Traditionally, one of the fastest ways to snap a superhero out of mind control is to order them to do something they find morally repugnant, such as aid in world conquest attempts. On the other hand, superheroes are entirely willing to (non-lethally) beat the crap out of other superheroes.
    • Another one from JLU - Downpour, a pastiche of Zan from the Wonder Twins, gets into a fight. With Aquaman.
      You'd Expect: He'd run like freakin' hell, never looking back, because of his powers. Which loosely translate to "I lose against Aquaman."
      Instead: He fills the room with water. Attempting to drown Aquaman. AQUAMAN. This works as well as it sounds: "King of the seas, remember?"
      In Fairness: While Downpour's actions are mind meltingly stupid, the episode both acknowledges the stupidity and provides an in-story reason for it; Downpour's metabolism is catastrophically failing due to the circumstances of his creation, so he is literally brain-damaged during this scene.
    • In the JLU episode "The Balance", the spirit of the sorcerer Felix Faust has taken over Tartarus with the Annihilator armor, imprisoned Hades and has him tortured by vultures in a cold, frozen part of Tartarus. While Faust is satisfying his thirst for knowledge in Hades' library, he is encountered by Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl, who have been sent by the gods to restore Hades to power.
      You'd Expect: That Faust would fight them, or somehow use his magic to... GAH, just anything but what he actually does!
      Instead: Faust teleports them away into the aforementioned cold, frozen part of Tartarus... you know, the exact same place where he has chained up Hades! Once they're there, there was absolutely nothing preventing them from setting Hades free, which they do. Hades proceeds to teleport them back to Faust, and then helps them defeat him. What... an... idiot!
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