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* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' introduces Rath, a loud, short-tempered, and strong tiger-like alien. Compared to Ben's other strong aliens who are destructive but at least controllable, turning into Rath causes Ben to act dumber to make way for his strength (not that Ben minds, considering how tough Rath is). This is actually something shared with the rest of Rath's species, the Appoplexians; they're strong and agile, but believe you can solve any problem just by hitting it.
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* [[IronicNickname Pipsqueak]] from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.
* 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.)
%%* Cliff from ''WesternAnimation/CatDog''.
* 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.)
%%* Cliff from ''WesternAnimation/CatDog''.
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* Scarface had a huge, hulking henchman named Rhino in both ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' ''and'' ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' who fit the
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* The Bullnerds, Thor Thort and Brick Buster in ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone''.
* Nicolas from ''Westernanimation/CodeLyoko.'' More emphasis on the dumb part of the description though.
* Nicolas from ''Westernanimation/CodeLyoko.'' More emphasis on the dumb part of the description though.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian'':
%%** The titular character.
** 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.
* 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.
%%* Krusha in ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry''. However, he isn't dimwitted at all in the episode "Bad Hair Day".
%%** The titular character.
** 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.
* 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.
%%* Krusha in ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry''. However, he isn't dimwitted at all in the episode "Bad Hair Day".
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* ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian'':
%%** The titular character.
**''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.
%%** The titular character. %%Zero-context example.
* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': The Infraggable Crunk(and actually Val Halen and Major Glory as well, to some extent) from the ''Justice Friends'', the shorts from ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''.Friends'' shorts, who parodies ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk. 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.
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%%* Krusha in ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry''. However, he isn't dimwitted at all in the episode "Bad Hair Day". %%Zero-context example.
%%** The titular character.
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%%** The titular character. %%Zero-context example.
* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': The Infraggable Crunk
%%* Krusha in ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry''. However, he isn't dimwitted at all in the episode "Bad Hair Day". %%Zero-context example.
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* Captain Hero, a ShallowParody of Franchise/{{Superman}} in ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether''.
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* Both Jorgen Von Strangle and Francis from ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' qualify, but especially Francis; Jorgen becomes more of one later on.
* ''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.
* 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?\\
* ''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.
* 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?\\
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%%* Rock Bottom from the TV ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat'' cartoons. As he launches the Professor from a cannon:
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%%* Dean's prisoners from ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodeFamily''.
* 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.
* 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.
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%%* 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
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* Beezy from ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', in her [[OneWingedAngel Bad Kaeloo]] form.
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%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', in her [[OneWingedAngel Bad Kaeloo]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria'' himself, a pastiche of Conan minus the ingenuity and ambition. And still his intellect is debatable given the great survival skills that he undeniably possesses.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria'' ''WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria'':
** The title character himself, a pastiche of Conan minus the ingenuity and ambition. And still his intellect is debatable given the great survival skills that he undeniably possesses.
** The title character himself, a pastiche of Conan minus the ingenuity and ambition. And still his intellect is debatable given the great survival skills that he undeniably possesses.
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* ''WesternAnimation/LeagueOfSuperEvil'':
** Subverted with Red Menace. 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).
* Penny, the ShallowParody to Franchise/DonkeyKong from ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB''.
* Texas and Tooley in ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}''.
** Subverted with Red Menace. 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).
* Penny, the ShallowParody to Franchise/DonkeyKong from ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB''.
* Texas and Tooley in ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/LeagueOfSuperEvil'':
** Subverted with Red Menace. 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).
**''WesternAnimation/LeagueOfSuperEvil'': 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).
*him).
%%* Penny, the ShallowParody to Franchise/DonkeyKong from''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB''.
*''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB''. %%Zero-context example.
%%* Texas and Tooley in''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}''.''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}''. %%Zero-context example.
** Subverted with Red Menace. 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).
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** Also the [[spoiler:short-lived]] ''fourth'' Powerpuff Girl, Bunny, who is significantly larger than the others, but not too bright.
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** Also the [[spoiler:short-lived]] short-lived ''fourth'' Powerpuff Girl, Bunny, who is significantly larger than the others, but not too bright.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'': The one-shot wrestler "Mongo", with a HulkSpeak voice to match.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce'': Bioborg, Grenader, is a sentient grenade man, but is often the first borg defeated by the Skysurfers.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Mimsy, Nathan's [[TheDragon subordinate]] from "Crippled Summer"
** Heather Swanson from "Board Girls" also counts. "She" absolutely crushes "her" opponents in sports competitions, but is very bad at games that require strategy and planning.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Patrick has demonstrated exceptional physical strength on several occasions, especially in the episodes "Karate Star" and "The Frycook Games."
** Heather Swanson from "Board Girls" also counts. "She" absolutely crushes "her" opponents in sports competitions, but is very bad at games that require strategy and planning.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Patrick has demonstrated exceptional physical strength on several occasions, especially in the episodes "Karate Star" and "The Frycook Games."
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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Mimsy, Nathan's [[TheDragon subordinate]] from "Crippled Summer"
**Heather Swanson from "Board Girls" also counts. "She" absolutely crushes "her" opponents in sports competitions, but is very bad at games that require strategy and planning.
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%%** Mimsy, Nathan's [[TheDragon subordinate]] from "Crippled Summer".%%Zero-context example.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Patrick is a dimwit who literally lives under a rock. However, he has also demonstrated exceptional physical strength on several occasions, especially in the episodes "Karate Star" and "The Frycook Games.""
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%%** Mimsy, Nathan's [[TheDragon subordinate]] from "Crippled Summer".%%Zero-context example.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Patrick is a dimwit who literally lives under a rock. However, he has also demonstrated exceptional physical strength on several occasions, especially in the episodes "Karate Star" and "The Frycook Games.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': {{Subverted|Trope}} 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]].
** The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' version of Cyborg, on the other hand, is dimwitted, impulsive, and easily distracted. He's still highly skilled at working with technology, but [[GeniusDitz outside of that he's hopeless]].
%%** Mammoth, Cinderblock, Overload, and Soto.
** The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' version of Cyborg, on the other hand, is dimwitted, impulsive, and easily distracted. He's still highly skilled at working with technology, but [[GeniusDitz outside of that he's hopeless]].
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** Mammoth is one of the members of the Hive Five, and as his name implies he's a literal neanderthal who's stronger than Cyborg... but also a complete moron.
** Cinderblock is a huge RockMonster, but is so dumb that he can't even speak, just grunt. He's not incapable of speech either, since Jericho can talk as him just fine when he possesses him.
** Soto is an alien with
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*** Grimlock is almost toddler-like in his temperament and speech; Swoop and Snarl don't seem to have enough processor power to ''talk'' at all, either.
*** Lugnut, who is delusionally devoted to Megatron, Mixmaster and Scrapper, who are barely aware of their surroundings, and Blackout, the largest Decepticon in history, who needs to be closely supervised in order to be of any use. It's not so much that Lugnut is dumb, he's just blinded by his extreme loyalty. He has his moments, like "Decepticon Air" when he led a small band of Decepticons in taking over the Elite Guard flagship.
** Also, in Generation 1, most combined robots were extremely crude mentally. Menasor was decidedly Hulk-like, for instance, only being able to act on things all of his component robots could agree on. Superion, similarly, had exactly two things he could do or think about: Fight and Protect. Even the super-smart Computron took so much time processing data that he was useless in battle. Motormaster and most of the original Predacons, as well, especially the hardheaded Headstrong, the easily enraged Tantrum, and he hyperactive Rampage. Bruticus and Abominus are even more pronounced examples, to the point where they aren't ordered to fight as much as turned loose to engage in wanton destruction. And then there's Beastbox, an interrogation expert who is often faced with extracting information from an Autobot he had beaten to death seconds before.
*** Outside of the cartoon, the true animal combiners (Predaking and Piranicon) subvert this. The explanation is that the component robots have a shared love of the hunt that completes the persona of the combined form.
*** Lugnut, who is delusionally devoted to Megatron, Mixmaster and Scrapper, who are barely aware of their surroundings, and Blackout, the largest Decepticon in history, who needs to be closely supervised in order to be of any use. It's not so much that Lugnut is dumb, he's just blinded by his extreme loyalty. He has his moments, like "Decepticon Air" when he led a small band of Decepticons in taking over the Elite Guard flagship.
** Also, in Generation 1, most combined robots were extremely crude mentally. Menasor was decidedly Hulk-like, for instance, only being able to act on things all of his component robots could agree on. Superion, similarly, had exactly two things he could do or think about: Fight and Protect. Even the super-smart Computron took so much time processing data that he was useless in battle. Motormaster and most of the original Predacons, as well, especially the hardheaded Headstrong, the easily enraged Tantrum, and he hyperactive Rampage. Bruticus and Abominus are even more pronounced examples, to the point where they aren't ordered to fight as much as turned loose to engage in wanton destruction. And then there's Beastbox, an interrogation expert who is often faced with extracting information from an Autobot he had beaten to death seconds before.
*** Outside of the cartoon, the true animal combiners (Predaking and Piranicon) subvert this. The explanation is that the component robots have a shared love of the hunt that completes the persona of the combined form.
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%%*** Lugnut, who is delusionally devoted to Megatron, Mixmaster and Scrapper, who are barely aware of their
** Also, in
*** In Generation 1, most combined robots were extremely crude mentally. Menasor was decidedly Hulk-like, for instance, only being able to act on things all of his component robots could agree on. Superion, similarly, had exactly two things he could do or think about: Fight and Protect. Even the super-smart Computron took so much time processing data that he was useless in battle. Motormaster and most of the original Predacons, as well, especially the hardheaded Headstrong, the easily enraged Tantrum, and he hyperactive Rampage. Bruticus and Abominus are even more pronounced examples, to the point where they aren't ordered to fight as much as turned loose to engage in wanton destruction. And then there's Beastbox, an interrogation expert who is often faced with extracting information from an Autobot he had beaten to death seconds
*** Outside of the cartoon, the true animal combiners (Predaking and Piranicon) subvert this. The explanation is that the component robots have a shared love of the hunt that completes the persona of the combined form.
*** Blackout is the largest Decepticon in history, but needs to be closely supervised in order to be of any use.
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*** And Tidal Wave from ''[[Anime/TransformersArmada Armada]]'', who is basically only capable of saying his own name, and Demolishor's later incarnation in ''Energon''.
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** Blastcharge in ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'', related comics and Tankor from the main show, until Rattrap roots around in his head.
** ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' has Scorponok and Quickstrike.
** ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' has Scorponok and Quickstrike.
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* Both Lok and Slog, the RareFemaleExample, from ''WesternAnimation/TakAndThePowerOfJuju''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TuttleTwins'': Bruce, the bully, qualifies for this trope. Yes, he's got muscle, but when Ethan kindly offers him a canvas for his project, he rejects his help solely [[BreakingTheFourthWall because he believes his role in the show]] [[InsaneTrollLogic is to be a metaphor of certain nations who reject the value of free trade,]] [[ObfuscatingStupidity and are deprived of its own benefits.]] He ends up getting an F as a result, much to his displeasure.
* Ned from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', 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.
* ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'' has Dabio, henchman to Donita. Leads to a good BrickJoke in ''Fireflies'' when Donita tells a joke at the beginning of the episode, and then Dabio gets it in the end... right when Donita is too angry about being foiled again to care about it any less.
-->'''Dabio:''' "Glowrious! I get it! Haha, very funny Donita. LOL."\\
* ''WesternAnimation/TuttleTwins'': Bruce, the bully, qualifies for this trope. Yes, he's got muscle, but when Ethan kindly offers him a canvas for his project, he rejects his help solely [[BreakingTheFourthWall because he believes his role in the show]] [[InsaneTrollLogic is to be a metaphor of certain nations who reject the value of free trade,]] [[ObfuscatingStupidity and are deprived of its own benefits.]] He ends up getting an F as a result, much to his displeasure.
* Ned from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', 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.
* ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'' has Dabio, henchman to Donita. Leads to a good BrickJoke in ''Fireflies'' when Donita tells a joke at the beginning of the episode, and then Dabio gets it in the end... right when Donita is too angry about being foiled again to care about it any less.
-->'''Dabio:''' "Glowrious! I get it! Haha, very funny Donita. LOL."\\
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* ''WesternAnimation/TuttleTwins'': Bruce, the bully, qualifies for this trope. Yes, he's got muscle, but when Ethan kindly offers him a canvas for his project, he rejects his help solely [[BreakingTheFourthWall because he believes his role in the show]] is to [[InsaneTrollLogic
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%%* ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'' has Dabio, henchman to Donita. Leads to a good BrickJoke in ''Fireflies'' when Donita tells a joke at the beginning of the episode, and then Dabio gets it in the end... right when Donita is too angry about being foiled again to care about it any less.
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* Rondo Jr. from ''WesternAnimation/YakkityYak''.
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* Numbuh Four of the ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' 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.
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* Numbuh Four of the ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' 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. It is zig-zagged, since it's heavily implied that he actually ''is'' smart, but so reckless, violent, and impulsive that he rarely actually relies on his intelligence - and in fact frowns on doing so out of pride in being BookDumb.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Patrick, especially in the episodes "Karate Star" and "The Frycook Games."
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** Heather Swanson from "Board Girls" also counts. "She" absolutely crushes "her" opponents in sports competitions, but is very bad at games that require strategy and planning.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':Patrick, Patrick has demonstrated exceptional physical strength on several occasions, especially in the episodes "Karate Star" and "The Frycook Games."
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
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* 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.
** 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.
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* Ned from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', who is actually mentally disabled.
**disabled. Not to mention Humongoloid, whose tremendous size comes at the apparent cost of having Down's Syndrome. At Syndrome -- at least until he gets shrunk, at which point he displays average intelligence.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'': In the episode "Strike Up the Sand", Sadira conjures a sand monster to to get Jasmine out of the way so Sadira can pursue Aladdin for herself. Unlike many examples of this trope, the sand monster is surprisingly GenreSavvy regarding his abilities and limitations.
-->''"Look, I just smash stuff. I'm a one-trick pony, I admit it. Now, if you want her smashed into a smushy-mushy paste, then I'm your monster! Otherwise, forget it."''
-->''"Look, I just smash stuff. I'm a one-trick pony, I admit it. Now, if you want her smashed into a smushy-mushy paste, then I'm your monster! Otherwise, forget it."''
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* ''WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria'' himself, a pastiche of Conan minus the ingenuity and ambition.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria'' himself, a pastiche of Conan minus the ingenuity and ambition. And still his intellect is debatable given the great survival skills that he undeniably possesses.
** Scrotus the gigantic thug, on the other hand is lacking in any intelligence other than in colorful language and his muscle is still not enough to make up for it while confronting Korgoth.
** Scrotus the gigantic thug, on the other hand is lacking in any intelligence other than in colorful language and his muscle is still not enough to make up for it while confronting Korgoth.
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* ''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".
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* ''WesternAnimation/ActionLeagueNOW'' has The Flesh 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".
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-->'''Rock Bottom:''' Ten...nine...eight....uh, what comes after eight, Professor?
-->'''Professor:''' Seven, stupid!
-->'''Rock Bottom:''' Seven...stupid...six...five...four...two...one...
-->'''Professor:''' Seven, stupid!
-->'''Rock Bottom:''' Seven...stupid...six...five...four...two...one...
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-->'''Rock Bottom:''' Ten...nine...eight....uh, what comes after eight, Professor?
-->'''Professor:'''Professor?\\
'''Professor:''' Seven,stupid!
-->'''Rockstupid!\\
'''Rock Bottom:''' Seven...stupid...six...five...four...two...one...
-->'''Professor:'''
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** Subverted with RedMenace from ''WesternAnimation/LeagueOfSuperEvil.'' Menace. 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).
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* Big Billy of the Gangreen Gang in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''.
** Also the [[spoiler: short-lived]] ''fourth'' Powerpuff Girl, Bunny.
** Also the [[spoiler: short-lived]] ''fourth'' Powerpuff Girl, Bunny.
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** Fuzzy Lumpkins is a HalfWittedHillbilly who can be a threat to the girls with his raw strength alone.
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*** And Skullcruncher, who is specifically described as "slow (in more ways than one) but powerful." This is the guy who eats his enemies after defeating them, even though Cybertronians don't get nutrition of any kind that way and he admits to hating how they taste. However, the surprisingly sophisticated symbolism of cruelly absorbing his foes isn't lost on Skullcruncher's Headmaster partner Grax, who can do enough thinking for the both of them easily.
*** ''And'' Stranglehold, whose strength has always outweighed his intelligence by a hefty margin. While he's a genius fighter, he's a moron when it comes to everything else, making him ultimately a liability and only welcome on the Mayhem Attack Squad, a team of misfits with similarly bad reputations.
*** ''And'' Stranglehold, whose strength has always outweighed his intelligence by a hefty margin. While he's a genius fighter, he's a moron when it comes to everything else, making him ultimately a liability and only welcome on the Mayhem Attack Squad, a team of misfits with similarly bad reputations.
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*** And Skullcruncher, who is specifically described as "slow (in more ways than one) but powerful." This is the guy who eats his enemies after defeating them, even though Cybertronians don't get nutrition of any kind that way and he admits to hating how they taste. However, the surprisingly sophisticated symbolism of cruelly absorbing his foes isn't lost on Skullcruncher's Headmaster partner Grax, who can do enough thinking for the both of them easily.
***''And'' Stranglehold, whose strength has always outweighed his intelligence by a hefty margin. While he's a genius fighter, he's a moron when it comes to everything else, making him ultimately a liability and only welcome on the Mayhem Attack Squad, a team of misfits with similarly bad reputations.
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* Gene from ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers''.
* Cliff from ''WesternAnimation/CatDog''.
* Cliff from ''WesternAnimation/CatDog''.
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* Krusha in ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry''. However, he isn't dimwitted at all in the episode "Bad Hair Day".
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* 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.
** 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.
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* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'':
** Edfrom ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''.
is [[TheDitz the dumbest of the trio]], and possesses a ridiculous amount of strength, [[MusclesAreMeaningless despite looking pretty skinny]].
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** ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'': The Dinobots. People say Grimlock is smarter than he lets on, but he still wants Kup to [[Literature/OfMiceAndMen tell him about the petro-rabbits]], even in the middle of a firefight. Sludge is also particularly dim, and, as the largest of the Dinobots, particularly strong. All of the Dinobots have an idiosyncratic form of HulkSpeak that lends itself to this image. In later issues of the comics this is subverted. Depending on the writers, the Dinobots are either street-savvy bruisers, or regular Autobots who feign ignorance as an act. Grimlock is consistently portrayed as being a temperamental leader who prefers direct action.
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': Grimlock is almost toddler-like in his temperament and speech; Swoop and Snarl don't seem to have enough processor power to ''talk'' at all, either.
*** ''Animated'' also includes Lugnut, who is delusionally devoted to Megatron, Mixmaster and Scrapper, who are barely aware of their surroundings, and Blackout, the largest Decepticon in history, who needs to be closely supervised in order to be of any use.
*** It's not so much that Lugnut is dumb, he's just blinded by his extreme loyalty. He has his moments, like "Decepticon Air" when he led a small band of Decepticons in taking over the Elite Guard flagship.
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': Grimlock is almost toddler-like in his temperament and speech; Swoop and Snarl don't seem to have enough processor power to ''talk'' at all, either.
*** ''Animated'' also includes Lugnut, who is delusionally devoted to Megatron, Mixmaster and Scrapper, who are barely aware of their surroundings, and Blackout, the largest Decepticon in history, who needs to be closely supervised in order to be of any use.
*** It's not so much that Lugnut is dumb, he's just blinded by his extreme loyalty. He has his moments, like "Decepticon Air" when he led a small band of Decepticons in taking over the Elite Guard flagship.
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** ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'': [[DumbDinos The Dinobots. Dinobots.]] People say Grimlock is smarter than he lets on, but he still wants Kup to [[Literature/OfMiceAndMen tell him about the petro-rabbits]], even in the middle of a firefight. Sludge is also particularly dim, and, as the largest of the Dinobots, particularly strong. All of the Dinobots have an idiosyncratic form of HulkSpeak that lends itself to this image. In later issues of the comics this is subverted. Depending on the writers, the Dinobots are either street-savvy bruisers, or regular Autobots who feign ignorance as an act. Grimlock is consistently portrayed as being a temperamental leader who prefers direct action.
**''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'':
*** Grimlock is almost toddler-like in his temperament and speech; Swoop and Snarl don't seem to have enough processor power to ''talk'' at all, either.
***''Animated'' also includes Lugnut, who is delusionally devoted to Megatron, Mixmaster and Scrapper, who are barely aware of their surroundings, and Blackout, the largest Decepticon in history, who needs to be closely supervised in order to be of any use.
***use. It's not so much that Lugnut is dumb, he's just blinded by his extreme loyalty. He has his moments, like "Decepticon Air" when he led a small band of Decepticons in taking over the Elite Guard flagship.
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*** Grimlock is almost toddler-like in his temperament and speech; Swoop and Snarl don't seem to have enough processor power to ''talk'' at all, either.
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** As standout examples as the Dinobots are, the Decepticons tend to have more simpleminded brutes in their ranks:
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* ''WesternAnimation/TuttleTwins'': Bruce, the bully, qualifies for this trope. Yes, he's got muscle, but when Ethan kindly offers him a canvas for his project, he rejects his help solely [[BreakingTheFourthWall because he believes his role in the show]] [[InsaneTrollLogic is to be a metaphor of certain nations who reject the value of free trade,]] [[ObfuscatingStupidity and are deprived of its own benefits.]] He ends up getting an F as a result, much to his displeasure.
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%%* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Mimsy, Nathan's [[TheDragon subordinate]] from "Crippled Summer"
%%* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Patrick, especially in the episodes "Karate Star" and "The Frycook Games."
%%* ''WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy'': Ranger Stu.
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** The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' version of Cyborg, on the other hand, is dimwitted, impulsive, and easily distracted. He's still highly skilled at working with technology, but [[GeniusDitz outside of that he's hopeless]].
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* The one-shot wrestler "Mongo" from ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' with a HulkSpeak voice to match.
* 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.
* 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".
* 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.
* Bioborg, Grenader from ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce'' is a sentient grenade man, but is often the first borg defeated by the Skysurfers.
* 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.
* 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".
* 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.
* Bioborg, Grenader from ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce'' is a sentient grenade man, but is often the first borg defeated by the Skysurfers.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'': The one-shot wrestler "Mongo" from ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' "Mongo", with a HulkSpeak voice to match.
*From ''WesternAnimation/{{ReBoot}},'' we have ''WesternAnimation/{{ReBoot}}'': Megabyte's henchmen, Hack & and 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.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Nelsonfrom ''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.
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* Mimsy, Nathan's [[TheDragon subordinate]] from the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Crippled Summer"
* Patrick from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', especially in the episodes "Karate Star" and "The Frycook Games."
* Ranger Stu from ''WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy''.
* Edwin "Meat" Kapinski in ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan.'' The other school jocks could count.
* Mammoth, Cinderblock, Overload, and Soto in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''.
** {{Subverted|Trope}} 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]].
* Bebop and Rocksteady in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' serve as Shredder's muscle. They're usually dumb as a rock but the Turtles would often win by out-thinking them, as they were already tough to begin with, and got even tougher when made a wild boar and a rhino respectively thanks to Shredder's Mutagen.
* Tyler and Lightning from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''.
* The Dinobots from ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers''. People say Grimlock is smarter than he lets on, but he still wants Kup to [[Literature/OfMiceAndMen tell him about the petro-rabbits]], even in the middle of a firefight. Sludge is also particularly dim, and, as the largest of the Dinobots, particularly strong. All of the Dinobots have an idiosyncratic form of HulkSpeak that lends itself to this image.
** In later issues of the comics this is subverted. Depending on the writers, the Dinobots are either street-savvy bruisers, or regular Autobots who feign ignorance as an act. Grimlock is consistently portrayed as being a temperamental leader who prefers direct action.
** In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', Grimlock is almost toddler-like in his temperament and speech; Swoop and Snarl don't seem to have enough processor power to ''talk'' at all, either.
* Patrick from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', especially in the episodes "Karate Star" and "The Frycook Games."
* Ranger Stu from ''WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy''.
* Edwin "Meat" Kapinski in ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan.'' The other school jocks could count.
* Mammoth, Cinderblock, Overload, and Soto in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''.
** {{Subverted|Trope}} 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]].
* Bebop and Rocksteady in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' serve as Shredder's muscle. They're usually dumb as a rock but the Turtles would often win by out-thinking them, as they were already tough to begin with, and got even tougher when made a wild boar and a rhino respectively thanks to Shredder's Mutagen.
* Tyler and Lightning from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''.
* The Dinobots from ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers''. People say Grimlock is smarter than he lets on, but he still wants Kup to [[Literature/OfMiceAndMen tell him about the petro-rabbits]], even in the middle of a firefight. Sludge is also particularly dim, and, as the largest of the Dinobots, particularly strong. All of the Dinobots have an idiosyncratic form of HulkSpeak that lends itself to this image.
** In later issues of the comics this is subverted. Depending on the writers, the Dinobots are either street-savvy bruisers, or regular Autobots who feign ignorance as an act. Grimlock is consistently portrayed as being a temperamental leader who prefers direct action.
** In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', Grimlock is almost toddler-like in his temperament and speech; Swoop and Snarl don't seem to have enough processor power to ''talk'' at all, either.
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* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'': In "[[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS1E10NoSmallParts No Small Parts]]", the Pakleds have become this. Although they aren't a joke any more and pose a legitimate threat, it is clear that they still aren't the brightest bulbs, such as how they refer to every Starfleet ship that they encounter as the ''Enterprise''. This is reflected in their ships, which are powerful but crude and shoddily built.
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* The Fixed Ideas in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cybersix}}'' are a whole race of idiotic strongmen. They're still a bit of a threat to our heroine since she’s a GlassCannon, but not be much since they're extremely dumb.
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* The Fixed Ideas in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cybersix}}'' are a whole race of idiotic strongmen. They're still a bit of a threat to our heroine since she’s a GlassCannon, but not be by much since they're extremely dumb.