History BewareTheSillyOnes / VideoGames

** WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck frequently served as comic relief throughout the series. Then in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' he casts the most powerful BlackMagic spell in existence Zettaflare unassisted, a feat only previously accomplished by a powered-up Airy in ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'', making Donald one of, if not ''the'' [[WorldsBestWarrior single most powerful mage]] in the Creator/SquareEnix multiverse. ''That'' is why the King appointed him as Royal Court Magician. He's ''goddamn dangerous''.

* Nugget from ''VideoGame/{{Kindergarten}}'' is generally just [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} a very odd little boy]] obsessed with [[TrademarkFavoriteFood chicken nuggets]] and [[TunnelKing digging holes]] who is, in his own words, "relatively harmless". Keyword being "relatively". He also considers using a PoisonAndCureGambit to get his prospective new OnlyFriend to poison the resident BarbaricBully to death an appropriate retaliation for said bully throwing food at him during lunch, and if you hit his BerserkButton by throwing something into the Nugget Cave, the ''very'' deep pit he dug in the sandbox, without his permission, he'll throw you in after it, causing you to fall to your death. And that's not even getting into how he [[spoiler:knowingly causes the apocalypse]] in the secret endings of both the first and [[VideoGame/Kindergarten2 second]] game.

* [[BigBad Purge]] from ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5'' Part 2. At first, he seems just as goofy and [[CampStraight camp]] as [[WidgetSeries everyone else in the game]]. He constantly {{giggl|ingVillain}}es, pelvic thrusts, and dons a ''sparkly purple disco suit'' for your penultimate dance-off. With Music/MichaelJackson and a giant laser at your side, all it should take is one attack to finish him off! ... "[[KaizoTrap Tch,]] [[DisneyDeath yeah]] [[HopelessBossFight right!]]"

* Steven Heck of ''VideoGame/AlphaProtocol'' is a very silly individual: He rambles on about conspiracy theories involving the Federal Reserve having UsefulNotes/WilliamMcKinley assassinated and the government tinkering with the price of strawberries to control people's minds, gives {{Word Salad Title}}s to every covert operation that occurs in Taipei, is willing to use the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique on someone to get him to remember where he put his car keys, and takes Time Cube quotes seriously. He is also, however, one of the most dangerous men alive, capable of wiping out entire rooms full of soldiers and elite intelligence operatives singlehanded. His method of dealing with the Chinese secret police agents who have Mike Thorton pinned down in the Taipei subway perfectly captures Heck's mix of silly and lethal:

* "John Doe" from ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries''. Granted, no fan would normally ''ever'' underestimate ''the Joker'', but this iteration of him seems much more innocent and much less capable and threatening than other iterations due to his lack of experience as a criminal. He's so childish with his obsession with selfies, wanting to settle differences over milkshakes, and naïve crush on Harley that he seems far too simple to be a threat. Emphasis on ''seems''. Throughout the game and sequel, he repeatedly shows himself to be much smarter and more capable than he looks: he repeatedly saves Bruce's skin with spur-of-the-moment thinking in Arkham Asylum and the Pact's Hideout; repeatedly escapes, fights off, and even kills armed Agency members; and of course [[spoiler:swiftly figures out that Bruce is Batman by using only very disparate clues]]. It's largely unclear though if he's intentionally ObfuscatingStupidity or if his mind is so broken that he himself doesn't even realize it.

* King K.Rool of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' fame is easily one of Nintendo's goofiest villains; he's a [[AdiposeRex fat crocodile king]] with a MadEye who is obsessed with stealing DK's banana hoard, and is known for taking on multiple personas in relation to his plans. However, beneath the silly exterior lies one of Nintendo's most ruthless and unrepentant villains, whose plans escalated from stealing the Kong family's banana hoard in order to starve them, to eventually trying to ''wipe them out along with the entire island with the [[WaveMotionGun Blast-O-Matic]]''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'':
** It would be easy to dismiss the incredibly odd Goro Majima. Between the bad haircut, [[NoShirtLongJacket seeming allergy to shirts]], eyepatch, [[WholesomeCrossdresser occasional cross-dressing]], and constantly calling the incredibly intimidating Kiryu "[[TermsOfEndangerment Kiryu-chan]]", he doesn't seem a threat. He's also a high-ranking Yakuza captain, and has proven himself capable of dismantling entire rival yakuza families [[OneManArmy on his own]] when he's [[LetsGetDangerous pissed off]].
** The Hirose family in ''VideoGame/Yakuza6''. Their patriarch is a semi-senile old fart, and his four subordinates aren't exactly the sharpest knives in the drawer. However, said subordinates are more than capable of wiping the floor with dozens of competitors, and the patriarch [[spoiler:is a still-active assassin with a body count in the three digits who runs on ObfuscatingStupidity and is more than capable of scaring the living daylights out of a man half his age who holds a gun to his head, without raising his voice]].

* Mushroom Parents in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI''. They look hilarious with their stubby limbs, and their children are completely helpless cannon fodder, both of which has led many a player to allow one to get within striking distance and realize just how [[MadeOfIron absurdly durable they are]], right before they get [[http://i.imgur.com/hgWClgE.gif utterly destroyed in a single punch]].

* Dante from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' fits this trope incredibly well. He constantly messes around with the demons trying to kill him, such as pretending to fall for Dagon's AlluringAnglerFish trick by flirting with the Rusalkas, playfully sits on the flaming tail of Berial, treats the giant Cerberus like a puppy, and acts like the deadly Cavaliere Angelo is just [[spoiler:Trish]] in an oversized halloween costume. The reason he acts like this, however, is because he's just so powerful that none of these are an actual threat to him. [[ItAmusedMe He could easily defeat any demon that faces him, but that's not nearly as fun for him.]] Not to mention that, despite using conventional weapons such as swords, gauntlets, and guns, he also tends to use strange objects as weapons, including a guitar, a briefcase, a motorbike, and a cowboy hat. And these are just as powerful and useful to him as slicing demons up normally. However, should the situation get serious, Dante stops toying with his enemies and becomes deadly. The only times he does this are at the end of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1'' and ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'', and when facing [[spoiler:Urizen and Vergil]] in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5''.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

** There's also Joshua, a smug, spoilt 15-year-old {{Jerkass}} who becomes your partner in the second week. He's pretty weak for a while, with powers that include [[ImprobableWeaponUser dropping pianos from the sky with his cellphone]], constantly teases (and occasionally [[AmbiguouslyGay flirts with]]) Neku, is the only male character who can [[AgentPeacock wear girl's clothing]] the moment he becomes playable, and is the only person in the entire game who can use a mobile, apparently because he didn't get the message about them being banned. When it becomes apparent that the current situation is more dire than he thought, he stops playing around and becomes the most powerful partner of them all, raining huge beams of holy light down onto enemies with his cellphone rather than pianos. [[spoiler:He's also the BigBad. And {{God}}.]]

** Wario and Waluigi can be this at times. They're always involved in wacky plans when it comes to outdoing the competition, look (and act) pretty strange and bizarre for [[AmbiguouslyHuman a pair of humans]], and are always outdone by the Mario Bros. However, when push comes to shove, they can be more competent than people actually give them credit for: Wario's taken down plenty of [[EldritchAbomination bizarre and uncanny creatures/monstrosities]] in his [[VideoGame/WarioLand own series]], and in ''VideoGame/MarioParty3'', Waluigi takes on Bowser in a one-on-one fight and '''wins'''. They even [[TerrorismTropes BOMBED a tennis stadium]] during their failed attempt to [[SoreLoser get back at]] Mario and Luigi in the Mario Power Tennis Intro. Heck, in ''VideoGame/MarioSuperSluggers'', they probably would've even ''killed Mario'' with their Bullet Bill had [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Bowser not intervened]].

** Wario and Waluigi can be this at times. They're always involved in wacky plans when it comes to outdoing the competition, look (and act) pretty strange and bizarre for [[AmbiguouslyHuman a pair of humans]], and are always outdone by the Mario Bros. However, when push comes to shove, they can be more competent than people actually give them credit for: Wario's taken down plenty of [[EldritchAbomination bizarre and uncanny creatures/monstrosities]] in his [[VideoGame/WarioLand own series]], and in ''VideoGame/MarioParty3'', Waluigi takes on Bowser in a one-on-one fight and '''wins'''. Heck, in ''VideoGame/MarioSuperSluggers'', they probably would've even ''killed Mario'' with their Bullet Bill had [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Bowser not intervened]].

*** Gholdengo, which can best be described as "golden string cheese man." It may look as goofy as the description sounds, but not only does its Good as Gold ability make it immune to any status moves that target it, it also has a monstrous Special Attack base total of 135, putting it directly behind ''Chandelure'' as the most powerful non-Mega Ghost-type. On top of that, it can learn Metal Sound and Nasty Plot to boost its special attacks as well as Recover to guarantee that its wide-spreading signature move, Make It Rain, hits hard.

*** Alolan Raichu, which looks like a fluffy, cutesy version of Raichu with an oversized tail. It's said to have evolved because it... "ate too many sweet and fluffy round pancakes". It still has the same stat total as its Kantonian counterpart, and apart from a slight redistribution of points from Attack to Special Attack and Defense to Special Defense, its stat spread remains widely the same. That being said, Alolan Raichu has an ability called Surge Surfer that doubles Speed on Electric Terrain, meaning it goes from an already-good speed of 110 to a whopping '''220'''. It also has access to a wide range of moves, including decently powered attacks with STAB such as Volt Switch, Psyshock, Psychic, and Rising Voltage. A well-statted, well-played Alolan Raichu can tear through enemy Pokemon with ease, boosting its stats with Nasty Plot, throwing out a Substitute to hide and rain down hell from behind, and retreating with Volt Switch if things get dire.

** It would be easy to dismiss the incredibly odd Goro Majima. Between the bad haircut, [[NoShirtLongJacket seeming allergy to shirts]], eyepatch, [[WholesomeCrossdresser occasional cross-dressing]], and constantly calling the incredibly intimidating Kiryu "Kiryu-chan", he doesn't seem a threat. He's also a high-ranking Yakuza captain, and has proven himself capable of dismantling entire rival yakuza families on his own when he's pissed off.

** Wario and Waluigi can be this at times. They're always involved in wacky plans when it comes to outdoing the competition, look (and act) pretty strange and bizarre for [[AmbiguouslyHuman a pair of humans]], and are always outdone by the Mario Bros. However, when push comes to shove, they can be more competent than people actually give them credit for: Wario's taken down plenty of [[EldritchAbomination bizarre and uncanny creatures/monstrosities]] in his [[VideoGame/WarioLand own series]], and in ''VideoGame/MarioParty 3'', Waluigi takes on Bowser in a one-on-one fight and '''wins'''. Heck, in ''VideoGame/MarioSuperSluggers'', they probably would've even ''killed Mario'' with their Bullet Bill had [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Bowser not intervened]].

* A heroic example: Tyrell from ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn'' is blatantly set up as the bumbling sidekick. He starts the game by getting into trouble over his head and breaking valuable equipment, he makes fun of the bad guys' names, he identifies an extinct settlement as such by the [[BigEater lack of food]], and he [[LetsGetDangerous flips out and attempts]] a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on [[TheEvilGenius Arcanus]]. Wait, what?

** Sans is introduced as a terrifying presence stalking you through the woods... up until he lets loose with a ridiculous "whoopee cushion in the hand" gag. From that point on, he presents himself as a lazy, laid-back comic relief character who'd rather hang out with you at the local restaurant than actually do his job. As he eventually confesses, he even promised [[spoiler:Toriel]] that he'd watch over and protect you... [[spoiler:and if it hadn't been for that promise, [[MoodWhiplash he would have killed you when he first laid eyes on you]]]]. It's implied that he knows ''far'' more about the situation than he lets on, and even Flowey, in certain lines, admits that he's terrified of Sans and considers him the most dangerous monster in the Underground. [[spoiler:If you kill absolutely everyone you run across, you find out why. ''Painfully''. Sans will decide that he can't ignore such a threat and fight you himself. He is, by a wide margin, the most difficult challenge in the game.]]