History DumbMuscle / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': Stan Smith is a muscular hunk who often does fairly well in combat as a CIA agent, but he's otherwise quite dim-witted, [[{{Flanderization}} especially as the series goes on]].

* Both Jorgen Von Strangle and Francis from ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' qualify, but especially Francis.

* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': Stan Smith might be a muscular hunk who does fairly well in combat as a CIA agent, but he's otherwise quite dim-witted, [[{{Flanderization}} especially as the series goes on]].

* ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' 's older brothers. Probably because they're always banging their heads together...with no helmets.

* Mammoth, Cinderblock, Overload, and Soto in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''.
** Subverted with Cyborg and Monsieur Mallah, who use brute force the most of anyone on their respective teams, but are both [[GeniusBruiser highly intelligent as well]].

* From ''WesternAnimation/{{ReBoot}},'' we have Megabyte's henchmen, Hack & Slash. They're [[MinionWithAnFInEvil mostly incompetent]] and as dumb as a bowl of mice (not to mention constantly bickering), but can occasionally make up for it with SuperStrength, not to mention being MultiArmedAndDangerous.
** And a rare female example, Princess Bula of the Saucy Mare.
* In ''WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch'', Cousin Grimm, one of the [[HumanoidAbomination Super-Freaks]], was a pretty dumb bruiser. In the deciding match between him and [[AnthropomorphicFood Potato Khan]], his brutal clubbing caused Khan to split up into many small duplicates of himself; Grimm reacted by stomping on them and gloating, "One potato, two potato, three potato, four," then scratched his head and said, "What's after four?"

* Ned from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', who is actually mentally disabled.
** Not to mention Humongoloid, whose tremendous size comes at the apparent cost of having Down's Syndrome. At least until he gets shrunk, at which point he displays average intelligence.
* Mr. Larrity's son, Dean, from ''WesternAnimation/CodeMonkeys''. Though he's strong, he has the same type of mental weaknesses [[RuleOfFunny played for laughs]]. "I love Japan! Except for their Reggae music, cause it has the word 'gay' in it."
* Big Billy of the Gangreen Gang in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''.
** Also the [[spoiler: short-lived]] ''fourth'' Powerpuff Girl, Bunny.
** The [[EvilCounterpart Rowdyruff]] [[SpearCounterpart Boys]] are explicitly stated as actually being stronger than the Girls, which would make them some of the most physically powerful beings alive. They're also complete morons who can't handle ideas more complex than "Destroy!" or "Eww, cooties!"
* The Infraggable Crunk (and actually Val Halen and Major Glory as well, to some extent) from the ''Justice Friends'', the shorts from ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''. Incredibly strong, but with the psyche of a 5-year old... literally. "TV Puppet Pals! TV Puppet Pals! Lots of fun for boys and gals!"
** And Crunk's DistaffCounterpart, the supervillain She-Thing. She promises to write every day from prison, prompting Crunk to promise to learn how to read.
* Captain Hero, a ShallowParody of Franchise/{{Superman}} in ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether''.
* Several in ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002''. Ram Man makes an impressive showing for the good guys, but he's eclipsed easily by Clawful, whose voice alone comes on a little too strong about the fact that he's an utter moron. (He's so dumb that in one episode, he can't understand the non-verbal language of his own species.) As it happens, in the original series, he was actually a GeniusBruiser, a role that was taken by Tri-Klops... who was DumbMuscle in the original show, himself. Then there are guys like Beast Man and Grizzlor, who are frankly just bestial and have a lot of know-how related to their skills, and Spikor, who manages to be a SmallNameBigEgo LargeHam who strikes poses while boasting about his imminent victory in addition to being an idiot.
* Numbuh Four of the [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Kids Next Door]] is the idiot of the team, but also the most inclined to physical violence. His actual combat ability varies greatly between episodes, usually switching between RuleOfCool and RuleOfFunny.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', Broadway's clone Hollywood (and, indeed, the Clone Clan as a whole) is a straight example of this trope. Broadway himself at times seems like this compared to [[TheStrategist Brooklyn]] and [[GadgeteerGenius Lexington]], but he's too smart to be a completely straight example.
* Mammoth, Cinderblock, Overload, and Soto in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''.
** Subverted with Cyborg and Monsieur Mallah, who use brute force the most of anyone on their respective teams, but are both [[GeniusBruiser highly intelligent as well]].
* Ed from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''.
** May Kanker also qualifies. Despite being the most dimwitted out of the Kankers, she usually is willing to resort to physical violence along with her sisters, and is shown to be very strong.
* ''WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria'' himself, a pastiche of Conan minus the ingenuity and ambition.
* [[IronicNickname Pipsqueak]] from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.
* Torvald and Harold in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', who are both 13-year old fourth graders as a result of being held back several times. The best grade Torvald ever had in his life was a C- from kindergarten.
* Subverted with Red Menace from ''WesternAnimation/LeagueOfSuperEvil.'' He's shown to be of normal intelligence and quite resourceful at times. In one episode, he even scored higher on a computerized intelligence test than Voltar (whose intelligence was on the level of celery).
** Doctor Frogg became one after using a device to convert his brain power to strength, until they needed to disarm a self-destruct mechanism and needed someone smart to do it (when Red needed to "re-educate" him).
* Mimsy, Nathan's [[TheDragon subordinate]] from the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Crippled Summer"
* Beezy from ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes''.
* Cliff from ''WesternAnimation/CatDog''.
* Dean's prisoners from ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodeFamily''.
* Gene from ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers''.
* Ranger Stu from ''WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy''.
* Both Lok and Slog, the RareFemaleExample, from ''WesternAnimation/TakAndThePowerOfJuju''.

* The Bullnerds, Thor Thort and Brick Buster in ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone''.
* Susan Strong, in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', is almost a rare female example, but actually could be considered a subversion. She can't speak English right off the bat and is very confused about life on the surface, but that doesn't make her dumb; she learns very quickly.
* Rico in ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' is the strongest and toughest member of the team, but he's also a bit of a CloudCuckoolander and talks exclusively in garbled grunts.
* ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' 's older brothers. Probably because they're always banging their heads together...with no helmets.
* Rock Bottom from the TV ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat'' cartoons. As he launches the Professor from a cannon:
-->'''Rock Bottom:''' Ten...nine...eight....uh, what comes after eight, Professor?
-->'''Professor:''' Seven, stupid!
-->'''Rock Bottom:''' Seven...stupid...six...five...four...two...one...
* Bioborg, Grenader from ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce'' is a sentient grenade man, but is often the first borg defeated by the Skysurfers.
* Texas and Tooley in ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}''.
* Edwin "Meat" Kapinski in ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan.'' The other school jocks could count.
* Krusha in ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry''. However, he isn't dimwitted at all in the episode "Bad Hair Day".
* Penny, the ShallowParody to Franchise/DonkeyKong from ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB''.
* Scarface had a huge, hulking henchman named Rhino in both ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' ''and'' ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' who fit the description. (One of the few times a villain's henchman appeared in both adaptations.)
* The one-shot wrestler "Mongo" from ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' with a HulkSpeak voice to match.
* Nicolas from ''Westernanimation/CodeLyoko.'' More emphasis on the dumb part of the description though.
* The titular character of ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian''.
** Candy became one was well in one episode, where eating magic broccoli gives her big muscles, but also causes her intelligence to drop to Neanderthal levels.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' has Knuckles the Echidna who, at the best of times, is not all there to being a full-on ditz. But even he still has moments of clarity when anyone else acts stupid or when he shows off one of his skills like playing piano and he's a beast when it comes to fighting.
* ''WesternAnimation/ActionLeagueNOW'' has The Flesh who's "super strong and super naked" as well as having the "honor" of being the dimmest of a team of brain-dead two-bit super "heroes".
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', in her [[OneWingedAngel Bad Kaeloo]] form.
* Nelson from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is a bully, who should not underestimated. In a episode, he even managed to beat three other bullies. But he is not the smartest.
* Bulk Biceps in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', as {{lampshaded}} by his name and his dumbbell Cutie Mark, is easily the bulkiest pony in Ponyville, and certainly not the brightest. In "Rainbow Falls" he fails a RhetoricalQuestionBlunder, and in "The Fault in Our Cutie Marks" the [[KidAppealCharacter CMC]] have to explain to him that his talent might not be limited to lifting dumbbells.
* Tyler and Lightning from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''.
* The ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons'' short "Planet Kate" has this demonstrated by Bolivar. Of the five alien dogs seen in the short, Bolivar is physically the strongest and is also much dumber than the other four.
* Miguel in ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBunch'' is not very smart. In fact, he refers to himself [[ThirdPersonPerson by his name]]. However, he is really strong, and acts as The Jungle Bunch's muscle.
* Soren from ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'' is the best fighter at the king's court, and can even compete with trained elves assassins. However, it quickly becomes apparent that he is anything but smart. This is eventually deconstructed. Soren may lack in book smarts, but he is far from stupid, and he questions his father's orders to kill the princes. However, years of being treated as "the dumb one" has taken a toll on his self-confidence, and even when he feels that his father is wrong, he does what he's told because he thinks he's too dumb to know any better.
* The RareFemaleExample is Scorpia from ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', who is one of the physically beefiest characters in the show, a very friendly and AffablyEvil sort, and is generally shown to be pretty far from the sharpest tool in the box...especially when [[LoveMakesYouDumb her infatuation with Catra starts interfering with her other mental processes]] in episodes like "Roll With It".
* Greta from ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'' is another rare female example. She's not very bright, but Dr. Emilia keeps her around because she's capable of tearing through rope and pulling doors off their hinges with her bare hands.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangbone}}'': The episode "The Helmit of Durling" features the eponymous cursed artifact, which transforms anyone who wears it into an example of the trope.
* ''WesternAnimation/AngeloRules'': The resident bully Manetti is physically strong and a slow thinker who is also BookDumb. Angelo takes advantage of his lack of intelligence several times.

* Rico in ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' talks exclusively in garbled grunts.

* WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo.

** The [[EvilCounterpart Rowdyruff]] [[DistaffCounterpart Boys]] are explicitly stated as actually being stronger than the Girls, which would make them some of the most physically powerful beings alive. They're also complete morons who can't handle ideas more complex than "Destroy!" or "Eww, cooties!"

* Kronk from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove''. However, he ''is'' an excellent chef, and he does occasionally bring out closer to Earth insight. WordOfGod says he's not stupid, he's just [[CloudCuckooLander not always focused on the same thing everyone else is at the time]].
* Also from Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon, in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': No one exemplifies this trope like Gaston! He's decent at manipulating people, but besides that, he's brutish, illiterate, and uncultured -- [[SchoolIsForLosers and proud of it]].

* Texas and Tooley in ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}''

* Another rare female example is Scorpia from ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', who is one of the physically beefiest characters in the show, a very friendly and AffablyEvil sort, and is generally shown to be pretty far from the sharpest tool in the box...especially when [[LoveMakesYouDumb her infatuation with Catra starts interfering with her other mental processes]] in episodes like "Roll With It".
* Greta from ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'' is yet another rare female example. She's not very bright, but Dr. Emilia keeps her around because she's capable of tearing through rope and pulling doors off their hinges with her bare hands.

* Both Lok and Slog (the RareFemaleExample) from ''WesternAnimation/TakAndThePowerOfJuju''.

* Both Lok and Slog from ''WesternAnimation/TakAndThePowerOfJuju''.

* Soren from ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'' is the best fighter at the king's court, and can even compete with trained elves assassins. However, it quickly becomes apparent that he is anything but smart.

* Ranger Stu from ''[[WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy]]''.

* [[WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy Ranger Stu]].

* Greta from WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts is yet another rare female example. She's not very bright, but Dr. Emilia keeps her around because she's capable of tearing through rope and pulling doors off their hinges with her bare hands.

* Lightning from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''.

* Kronk from ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove''. However, he ''is'' an excellent chef, and he does occasionally bring out closer to Earth insight. WordOfGod says he's not stupid, he's just [[CloudCuckooLander not always focused on the same thing everyone else is at the time]].
* Also from Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon, in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'': No one exemplifies this trope like Gaston! He's decent at manipulating people, but besides that, he's brutish, illiterate, and uncultured -- [[SchoolIsForLosers and proud of it]].

* Rock Bottom from the TV ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat'' cartoons. As he and the Professor launch themselves from a cannon:
-->'''Rock Bottom:''' Ten...nine...eight....uh, what comes after eight, boss?

-->'''Rock Bottom:''' Seven...stupid...six...five...

* ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'' has Davio, henchman to Donita. Leads to a good BrickJoke in ''Fireflies'' when Donita tells a joke at the beginning of the episode, and then Davio gets it in the end... right when Donita is too angry about being foiled again to care about it any less.
-->'''Davio:''' "Glowrious! I get it! Haha, very funny Donita. LOL."\\