History CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass / VideoGames

** Dick Gumshoe isn't exactly the man to go to when it comes to complex trains of logic, which is a bit of a problem for him, considering [[CluelessDetective he's a detective]]. But when someone he cares about is in danger, he gains a drastic burst of competence. In 3-3, he's a surprisingly accurate source of information for Phoenix, gives the more important pieces of evidence to him and stands up to [[{{Yakuza}} Tigre]] without even blinking, saving Wright and Maya from a possibly gruesome conclusion. All for his crush, Maggey. He has fought of members of both a Yakuza crime boss and a group of Mafia thugs, showing up the next day completely uninjured. In the third case ''Investigations'' he repeatedly breaks away from Lang's men in order to give Edgeworth an important piece of information and in the fifth he pulls out another BigDamnHeroes moment (though [[RunningGag everyone was doing it by that point]]). In the second game [[spoiler:he was part of an investigation where armed SWAT teams tracked an assassin, led them to his hideout and stole vital evidence from there while there was a firefight going on, then drove top speed to the courtroom through the busy LA streets, only stopping when he crashed, and even then, he was conscious and determined to keep going for a few seconds. He later turns up with little more than a bandaged head.]] There's a reason his leitmotif in ''Investigations'' is called "I Can Do It When It Counts, Pal!"
** While you don't see it onscreen, [[spoiler: the wimpy and easily-ignored Ron [=DeLite=] is also the GentlemanThief Mask [=DeMasque=].]]
** Phoenix Wright himself. He does double duty as the world's StraightMan and ButtMonkey; is often behest to the whims of his immature sidekicks; and in the first two years of his career defeated three of the best prosecutors out there--including one who had not lost a single case in forty years of practicing law. And the head of the State Police force, and a man who can blackmail Presidents. He's also MadeOfIron, bouncing back from a host of bizarre accidents with minimal injuries including, but not limited to: falling from a burning bridge into a raging, freezing cold river and only getting a ''cold,'' or getting hit by a car and flung thirty feet ''headfirst into a pole'', then walking away with only a sprained ankle.
** This is taken to insane extremes in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''. As a fighter, Wright starts out with a pretty limited moveset with bad mobility, but once he gains enough evidence, he enters Courtroom mode, and then can activate [[SuperMode Turnabout Mode]] where he temporarily becomes insanely overpowered, plus having ''the'' most damaging Level 3 Hyper Combo in the game.

** WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck [[BewareTheSillyOnes 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''.

** This is taken to insane extremes in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''. As a fighter, Wright starts out with a pretty limited moveset with bad movility, but once he gains enough evidence, he enters Courtroom mode, and then can activate [[SuperMode Turnabout Mode]] where he temporarily becomes insanely overpowered, plus having ''the'' most damaging Level 3 Hyper Combo in the game.

** If not even Vaan takes your directions seriously, then you go ahead and snipe Chaos you're probably this.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

** The [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime manga adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' seems to interpret Link this way, in contrast to his very serious and stoic appearance in the game. He's very sweetly boyish and mischievous, at times outright silly and clumsy, up through a large part of the manga - at least until the BadFuture elements of the adult section start to sink in.

** Also, Flandre Scarlet, a CheerfulChild who loves to play with the humans who visit her home, and has [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength absolutely no control]] over her [[PersonOfMassDestruction ridonkulous levels of magical power]]. Even Marisa, who has faced all of those mentioned above and then some, makes it a point to avoid Flandre whenever she goes to the Scarlet Devil Mansion to [[KleptomaniacHero steal books]], not-so-subtly implying that Flan scares the crap out of her.

* ''VideoGame/HiFiRush'' has protagonist Chai. He isn’t the [[IdiotHero sharpest pick in the guitar case]], with more dreams than sense, he possesses a drastically overinflated sense of self-importance, can’t seem to walk two steps without crashing into something or getting into an accident and is, in universe, described as a slacker. He is also capable of effortlessly cutting through hordes of robots with nothing but a guitar ''made of scrap metal''. He also turns out to be a surprisingly effective leader.

* ''VideoGame/HiFiRush'' has protagonist Chai. He isn’t the [[IdiotHero sharpest pick in the guitar case]], with more dreams than sense, possesses a drastically overinflated sense of self-importance, can’t seem to walk two steps without crashing into something or getting into an accident and is, in universe, described as a slacker. He is also capable of effortlessly cutting through hordes of robots with nothing but a guitar ''made of scrap metal''. He also turns out to be a surprisingly effective leader.

* ''VideoGame/HiFiRush'' has protagonist Chai. He is a [[IdiotHero moron]] with more dreams than sense, possesses a drastically overinflated sense of self-importance, can’t seem to walk two steps without crashing into something or getting into an accident and is, in universe, described as a slacker. He is also capable of effortlessly cutting through hordes of robots with nothing but a guitar ''made of scrap metal''. He also turns out to be a surprisingly effective leader.

* ''VideoGame/HiFiRush'' has protagonist Chai. He is a [[IdiotHero moron]] with more dreams than sense, possesses a drastically overinflated sense of self-importance and is, in universe, described as a slacker. He is also capable of effortlessly cutting through hordes of robots with nothing but a guitar ''made of scrap metal''. He also turns out to be a surprisingly effective leader.

* ''VideoGame/HiFiRush'' has protagonist Chai. He is an [[IdiotHero]] with more dreams than sense, a drastically overinflated sense of self-importance and is, in universe, described as a slacker. He is also capable of effortlessly cutting through hordes of robots with nothing but a guitar ''made of scrap metal''. He also turns out to be a surprisingly effective leader.

* ''VideoGame/Hi-FiRush'' has protagonist Chai. He is an [[IdiotHero]] with more dreams than sense, a drastically overinflated sense of self-importance and is, in universe, described as a slacker. He is also capable of effortlessly cutting through hordes of robots with nothing but a guitar ''made of scrap metal''. He also turns out to be a surprisingly effective leader.

** Sheogorath, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of [[MadGod Madness]]. Just because he is [[CloudCuckoolander insane]] ([[MadHatter and proud of it]]) ''does not'' mean that he is stupid. He is extremely fond of the BatmanGambit, and can be every bit of the ManipulativeBastard that any other Daedric Prince can be. The ''16 Accords of Madness'' series details how he managed to trick three other Daedric Princes ([[EgomaniacHunter Hircine]], [[YourWorstNightmare Vaermina]], and [[AllTheOtherReindeer Malacath]]) into losing bets with him by defeating ''themselves''. And he does all of this mostly [[ItAmusedMe because it amuses him]].

** The [[Manga/TheLegendOfZelda Manga adaptation]] of ''Ocarina of Time'' seems to interpret Link this way, in contrast to his very serious and stoic appearance in the game. He's very sweetly boyish and mischievous, at times outright silly and clumsy, up through a large part of the manga - at least until the BadFuture elements of the adult section start to sink in.

* ''VideoGame/LieOfCaelum'': On the Astral route, Kado and Mai attempt to challenge Elysion to a card game despite how combat has been authorized for the Souen Forest contest. Predictably, it ends with Elysion defeating them in one hit. On the True route, they hack Elysion's computer to immobilize her and challenge Kyou and Miyu to a DualBoss fight, where they prove to be the strongest bosses of the dungeon. Kado is also aware of the mysterious voice directing Kyou, and the duo's mental world prevents that voice from assisting Kyou in the boss battle.