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Comedic Hero
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The Comedic Hero is a less-than-competent protagonist who nevertheless succeeds despite his best efforts. He might have dumb luck on his side, or a Hypercompetent Sidekick might be watching his back with or without his knowledge. Alternatively he might good at weaponising his eccentricities into his own special brand of competence at just the right time. The Fool is a specific variant of this character type. Might be a Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass. For the superhero version, see Super Zeroes. For a goof who is more competent than people would like to admit see Let's Get Dangerous!. A Heroic Comedic Sociopath is this with Comedic Sociopathy. Examples |
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The original Red Tornado, a hefty housewife who crossdresses as a superhero with a cooking pot over her head and beats up gangsters. She was a member of the Justice Society of America. | |
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Daffy Duck, primarily in certain Chuck Jones cartoons where he was constantly trying (and failing) to take on the more dramatic hero role: Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, The Scarlet Pumpernickel, Robin Hood Daffy, etc. In earlier takes Daffy was still comical, but far better at weaponising his own brand of craziness. | |
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Milfeulle Sakuraba of Galaxy Angel, a ditz of epic proportions, actually survives by the most improbable luck in the universe. | |
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Bink in A Spell for Chameleon and other novels. His magical talent renders him immune to harm from magic, but it does so by making him seem to escape through pratfalls, coincidence, and sheer luck. | |
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Inspector Gadget (a spiritual successor to Get Smart and voiced by Don Adams, no less!) is nowhere near the hypercompetent inspector he thinks he is. His niece, Penny, and his dog, Brain, would be the ones who typically stopped whatever evil plot Dr Claw had going on while Gadget remained oblivious, though Gadget would occasionally save the day by pure accident. | |
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Stanley and His Monster, a little boy who pals around with a demon who was kicked out of Hell for being too darn nice. | |
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The title character from Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Bobobo. Not so much because of luck, but because his brand of insanity is perfect for dealing with the insanity around him. | |
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Bertie Wooster, Jeeves and Wooster. Hilariously incompetent, "mentally negligible", and the epitome of the Upper-Class Twit — but so ridiculously nice that you can't help but root for him. | |
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Ralph mostly fulfills this role on The Greatest American Hero, simply because he doesn't know how his suit works. | |
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Maxwell Smart, lead CONTROL Agent in Get Smart, is a lovable doofus most of the time, though not without his moments of heroism. | |
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Bullwinkle, Rocky and Bullwinkle, mainly gets through life with the aid of his Hypercompetent Sidekick Rocky (though Rocky has his moments too). | |
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Angel and the Ape: She's a private eye with brains and beauty to spare. He's a comic-book artist who happens to be a talking gorilla. | |
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Bullshot (1983). Bullshot Crummond, a spoof of British hero Bulldog Drummond. | |
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The title character of The Tick is a Cloud Cuckoolander of the first order, but he still manages to get the job done. | |
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