History FatalFlaw / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': [[Characters/HeyArnoldHelgaGPataki Helga Pataki's]] primary flaw is insecurity. She is unable to be her true, kind, articulate, and intelligent self due to her fear of being shunned by others, so she resorts to being TheBully instead. Arnold would likely return her affections if she were to stop treating him like garbage and be herself. If she were to try harder in school, her neglectful parents would probably pay more attention to her (but as we've seen with her older sister Olga, [[StepfordSmiler that might not be a good thing]]) and while she might get a few snickers from [[TheBully Harold]] or the others, she'd be in a much better place and would be happier for it. Her nanny Inga in "Helga and the Nanny" even tells her that she's doomed to suffer as long as she continues to push others away.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': [[Characters/TheOwlHouseLuzNoceda Luz Noceda's]] major fatal flaw is her is [[DidntThinkthisThrough her inability to think in the long term]]. On Palisman Adoption Day, abandoned palismen choose which students they go to based on what they want to do for the future; Luz does not get one because she doesn't know what to do for her future. And that's not even getting into all the times that she gets herself into trouble without putting any thought into how she's going to get out of it.
* On ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'', Sean's fatal flaw is that he fears cramped spaces, heights, and gets space-sick easily, but he must overcome these fears in time so he can achieve his dream of being an astronaut when gets older. He was also somewhat of a neurotic, overconfident perfectionist in the early episodes, but he gets better later on.

--->'''Rick:''' Pretty weird you were willing to sellout my existence for some trim, Morty!

** The most obvious Fatal Flaw is Eddy's {{Greed}}. Much of the driving force in many episodes is Eddy trying to scam other kids out of their money so he can get his hands on jawbreakers (or just keep it for himself). Many of Eddy's schemes [[CutLexLuthorACheck could be legitimate business ventures if he applied himself]]. The trouble is that Eddy's obsession with making as much money as possible keeps ensuring that FailureIsTheOnlyOption for him.
*** Eddy's impulsiveness is also a recurring issue for him - when he wants something, he wants it ''right now'' and will chase after it with little regard for the consequences.
** Double D's [[ExtremeDoormat spinelessness]] means that he's often dragged or goes along with Eddy and Ed's shenanigans whether he wants to or not and his inability to assert himself with his friends or the neighbourhood kids often results in him being punished alongside Eddy and Ed even the few times when he's completely innocent and/or tried to stop the other two. He also has a bad habit of letting his reputation of the smartest kid in the cul-de-sac go to his head at times and he ''has'' to be right about everything, making him quite inflexible and not good at bouncing back when things backfire on him.
** Ed's stupidity is his flaw since he's very gullible, prone to making mistakes, and often doesn't understand what's going on, often meaning that more short-tempered characters like Eddy or Sarah take their anger out on him or him getting manipulated easily.
** Sarah's Fatal Flaw is Wrath. There is rarely an episode where she isn't either yelling at someone or beating them up, and the other kids in the cul-de-sac rarely help her as a result.
** Kevin's is arguably {{Pride}}, being an arrogant JerkJock who likes to think he's the coolest guy around.

** Jimmy's childishness means that he's an easy target for bullies (especially when Sarah isn't around) and he's often dismissed and patronized even when he does have legitimate concerns or opinions.

* FatalFlaw/TotalDrama

** Jimmy's childishness means that he's an easy target for bullies (especially when Sarah isn't around) and he's often dismissed and patronised even when he does have legitimate concerns or opinions.

** [[Characters/TheSimpsonsLisaSimpson Lisa Simpson's]] biggest flaw is her dependency on her status as the smart one. Whenever confronted with the possibility that [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter someone might be smarter or more skilled than her]], she loses it and often tries to sabotage them. When given the choice of being a NormalFishInATinyPond in second grade or moving up to a better, more challenging education, [[StatusQuoIsGod she stays in her small pond]] because she [[TheBGrade cannot tolerate less than stellar grades]].

** [[Characters/TheSimpsonsLisaSimpson Lisa Simpson's]] biggest flaw is her dependency on her status as the smart one. Whenever confronted with the possibility that [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter someone might be smarter or more skilled than her]], she loses it and often tries to sabotage them. When given the choice of being a NormalFishInATinyPond in second grade or moving up to a better, more challenging education, [[StatusQuoIsGod she stays in her small pond]] because she [[TheBGrade cannot tolerate less than stellar grades]].

** The most obvious Fatal Flaw is Eddy's {{Greed}}. Much of the driving force in many episodes is Eddy trying to scam other kids out of their money so he can get his hands on jawbreakers (or just keep it for himself). Many of Eddy's schemes [[CutLexLuthorACheck would be legitimate business ventures if he applied himself]]. The trouble is that Eddy's obsession with making as much money as possible keeps ensuring that FailureIsTheOnlyOption for him.

** Double D's [[ExtremeDoormat spinelessness]] means that he's often dragged along with Eddy and Ed's shenanigans whether he wants to or not and his inability to assert himself with his friends or the neighbourhood kids often results in him being punished alongside Eddy and Ed even when he was innocent and/or tried to stop the other two. He also has a bad habit of letting his reputation of the smartest kid in the cul-de-sac go to his head at times and he ''has'' to be right about everything, making him quite inflexible and not good at bouncing back when things backfire on him.

** [[Characters/GravityFallsDipperPines Dipper Pines's]] flaw is his insecurity; Dipper has done some very stupid and very dangerous things in an effort to prove himself, such as reciting a curse ''out loud'' in an attempt to be taken seriously by federal agents. In addition, these insecurities have given Dipper something of a defeatist mentality, which impairs his ability to fight back in difficult circumstances.
** For [[Characters/GravityFallsMabelPines Mabel Pines]], [[ItsAllAboutMe her selfishness]] meant that she often never considers what everyone else wants and instead, prefers that they do what she wanted to do. She is also shown to be quite insensitive to Dipper's feelings as despite the fact that she knows that Dipper is troubled, she still constantly picks on him. This flaw is what ultimately caused a rift between the two and allowed Bill to exploit her emotional state in order to directly cause Weirdmageddon.

** [[Characters/GravityFallsGrunkleStan "Grunkle" Stan Pines]] has three; First, his issues with trusting and confiding in others, which comes back to bite him in ''Not What He Seems''. Second, his temper, which [[spoiler: cost Ford his dream scholarship and almost doomed the entire world when Ford corrected his grammar, prompting Stan to attack him, thus breaking up a magic circle that would have destroyed Bill]]. Third, similar to Mabel, is his selfishness and his obliviousness to it. [[spoiler: Part of the reason he and Ford had a falling out was Stan assuming that the latter would be comfortable with not going to his dream college and feeling threatened when he realized Ford was seriously thinking about it.]]

-->'''Rick:''' Pretty weird you were willing to sellout my existence for some trim, Morty!

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy:'' Grimm describes Jack as having once been a pleasant fellow and harmless prankster. The problem was he didn't know when to ''stop'' pranking people. And as his tricks escalated in severity, the townsfolk finally had enough and orchestrated his death.

** Evelyn's main issue is being DrivenByEnvy toward Teela. After Teela recieves the Power of Grayskull and gives Evelyn a CurbStompBattle as Sorceress, Evelyn became nothing short of petty in how far she'll go to surpass any others, embracing [[TheDarkSide the Power of Havoc]] to become Evil-Lyn and even the odds. As she begins to get over this, she realizes [[AndThenWhat she has no plans beyond "Be a powerful, respected witch" and begins to wonder about her place as a villain beyond being Teela's Nemesis.]]

** Lord Viren is [[MyWayOrTheHighWay single minded]] with using CuttingTheKnot answers when faced with problems. His desire to find "practical" (read: expedient) solutions even at the cost of people's lives and to take shortcuts to get what he wants without considering the consequences has put him at odds with Harrow and other members of the court like Opali and Amaya, who intensely distrust him. Said desire feeds into his second FatalFlaw - DidntThinkThisThrough. Viren rarely - if ever - considers the consequences of said "solutions," which leads to them eventually causing more problems than they solve. After season 5 he is forced to comfront these consequences when his daughter Claudia begins to emulate his worse traits with even greater zeal.

* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': The Fatal Flaw of the [[Characters/SamuraiJackCultOfAku Daughters of Aku]] is their LackOfEmpathy. They were taught from an early age that needing help is a weakness and deserving of punishment, though this also means that they ''won't'' protect each other when they're on the defensive.

** Krass has [[PleaseDontLeaveMe fear of abandonment]]. Krass lost her parents in a crash and was deeply traumatized by it. After the crash, she was adopted into the Tiger Tribe and raised alongside Adam. All of her arguments with Adam over their roles as Masters of the Universe stem from her fear that Adam will leave the Tiger Tribe, leave ''her'', for another life. [[spoiler:Skeletor preys on this fear and eventually convinces Krass that the Masters of the Universe have abandoned her for their new place in the royal court of Eternos. And by promising to bring her lost parents BackFromTheDead, Skeletor succeeds in [[FaceHeelTurnturning Krass to the power of Havoc.]]]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':

** Lord Viren is [[MyWayOrTheHighWay single minded]] with using CuttingTheKnot answers when faced with problems. His desire to find "practical" (read: expedient) solutions even at the cost of people's lives and to take shortcuts to get what he wants without considering the consequences has put him at odds with Harrow and other members of the court like Opali and Amaya, who intensely distrust him. Said desire feeds into his second FatalFlaw - DidntThinkThisThrough. Viren rarely - if ever - considers the consequences of said "solutions," which leads to them eventually causing more problems than they solve. After season 5 he is forced to comfront the consequences when Claudia is acting in his worst traits and he likely knows now he is a wanted criminal with a deadly target on his back.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince: