History GeniusBruiser / WesternAnimation

* Eddy from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddnEddy'' is a [[{{ManipulativeBastard}} skilled manipulator]] and has a wide knowledge of pop culture. He’s also strong enough to tear a stump out of the ground.

** ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'':
*** All of the Constructicons are brilliant engineers, and have other specialties beyond that. For example, Mixmaster is the foremost chemist amongst the Decepticons.
*** Predaking is described as being unique among the combiners in that his component minds are able to successfully merge into a complete persona, making the gestalt himself an animalistic version of this. [[InformedAbility He's still almost always portrayed as stupid as the others.]]

* Octus from ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan''. His brain is pretty much an encyclopedia, although standard attacks (kicking, punching) don't phase him and he's shown to be able to put up a fight.

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'': Kevin Levin, although his friends and enemies see him (mostly)as a DumbMuscle. In his true form, he's already a tall, muscular young man; whenever he absorbs a material (usually, metal or rocks), he creates a shell that makes him strong enough to lift up a truck and tear metallic walls apart. He is an expert in alien technology, having upgraded and weaponized his car (and remounted it) uncountable times. In Ultimate Aggregor, he made such a detailed analysis of how Aggregor escaped from the plumbers that impressed even the legendary Max Tennyson.

* Zaheer from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' is a powerful and seasoned fighter who looks the part, but also a poetic and spiritually knowledgable man who knows a glod deal about the avatar and the world. Made more obvious by the fact that he's voiced by RealLife genius bruiser Music/HenryRollins.

* Buford from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''. He's definitely TheBigGuy, and is also the resident bully ([[YouKillItYouBoughtIt though he was just saving his goldfish,]]) but he's also fluent in French and has quoted Voltaire.

* ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'':
** All of the Constructicons are brilliant engineers, and have other specialties beyond that. For example, Mixmaster is the foremost chemist amongst the Decepticons.
** Predaking is described as being unique among the combiners in that his component minds are able to successfully merge into a complete persona, making the gestalt himself an animalistic version of this. [[InformedAbility He's still almost always portrayed as stupid as the others.]]

** [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Transformers: Beast Wars]]:

*** Bulkhead is a cross between this and GeniusDitz.
%%*** Bulkhead could be considered a double subversion of this. (How is it a double subversion? Please explain)

*** Megatron is a MagnificentBastard as well as LargeAndInCharge. He's also almost as strong as [[TheBrute Lugnut]]. I'd say that qualifies him for this trope

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': Catra, though you can't tell at the first sight. She is short and slender, but is also strong enough to fight She-Ra herself in a hand-to-hand combat and [[spoiler: dismantle Hordak’s cannon with a kick.]] She is also a good strategist and has a sharp eye for the enemies’ weak points.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'': Spongebob's friend Sandy Cheeks is not only very strong and athletic, but a genius inventor and scientist as well.

** Kuvira, too. Manipulative, charismatic, incredibly intelligent, and has [[DarkActionGirl all]] [[TheBaroness the]] skills to back it up.

** [[OverarchingVillain Slade]], who has more than enough combat skill and strength to take on the team 5-to-1 and keep up, and more than enough brainpower to stay on top in terms of gambits throughout the entire show. He rarely needs to directly intervene, but whenever a lot of violence is required, he's happy to do it himself.

** [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Transformers Beast Wars]]:

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'':
** Shockwave is the creator of cortical psychic patch, managed to reverse engineer the space bridge, and has the technical know-how to create clones from fossilized remains. He's also pretty beefy for a robot, has an ArmCannon in place of his left arm, transforms into an alien tank, able to survive getting crushed by falling chunks of rock, practically unaffected by any attacks thrown at him, and may have even survived a space bridge collapsing on him. His [[AttackItsWeakPoint only weakness]] is his [[EyeScream eye]] and getting a direct laser blast to it barely stuns him. His creation Predaking also shows signs of this. Even Shockwave was surprised [[spoiler:when Predaking transformed into robot mode, revealing that he is sentient. When he speaks, he turns out to be rather eloquent and well-spoken.]]
** Megatron has slightly more brawn and slightly less brains than some other incarnations but is still a very savvy strategist capable of being a frighteningly effective ManipulativeBastard when his madness or arrogance don't get the better of him.
** For a heroic example, Optimus Prime is his usual devastating self in battle, but used to be a skilled historical records clerk and proves to be a dab hand at cryptography too.
* Boulder, from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots'', while a rescue worker rather than a fighter, is the muscle of the team, the one called on when, for example, a school bus needs to be pulled up from the hole that just opened up in the ground. However, he's also shown to have a surprising amount of brains; his human partner is Graham, the team's engineer, and Boulder is easily able to understand him. They've even started studying together, as Boulder finds subjects such as hydraulic conductivity fascinating.

* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}: WesternAnimation/BeastWars'':
** Rhinox. He's not only this big burly dude that turns into a rhino, he's also the Maximals' tech expert, very wise and aware of his surroundings, a competent leader when forced into the position, and fully capable of manipulating and out-manoeuvring the entire Predacon force. These smarts carried over after his eventual [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn after his spark took over Tankor]].
** Megatron is another example, being a huge, physically imposing {{Chessmaster}}.
** [[TheJuggernaut Rampage]] is a hulking, sadistic, cannibalistic monster who is also an expert in psychological warfare.
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'':
** Bulkhead is a cross between this and GeniusDitz.
%%** Bulkhead could be considered a double subversion of this. (How is it a double subversion? Please explain)
** Strika is another example. Besides being a huge tank, she's also a brilliant tactician.
** Megatron is a MagnificentBastard as well as LargeAndInCharge. He's also almost as strong as [[TheBrute Lugnut]]. I'd say that qualifies him for this trope

* Leatherhead from ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003''.

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'': Kevin Levin, although his friends and enemies see him (mostly)as a DumbMuscle. In his true form, he's already a tall, muscular young man; whenever he absorbs a material (metal or rocks, mostly), he creates a shell that makes him strong enough to lift up a truck and tear metallic walls apart. He is an expert in alien technology, having upgraded and weaponized his car (and remounted it) uncountable times. In Ultimate Aggregor, he made such a detailed analysis of how Aggregor escaped from the plumbers that impressed even the legendary Max Tennyson.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower''Catra, though you can't tell at the first sight. She is short and slender, but is also strong enough to fight She-Ra herself in a hand-to-hand combat and [[spoiler: dismantle Hordak’s cannon with a kick.]] She is also a good strategist and has a sharp eye for the enemies’ weak points.

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'': Kevin Levin, although his friends and enemies (and himself)consider him unfairl...err,mostly as a DumbMuscle. In his true form, he's already a tall, muscular young man; whenever he absorbs a material (metal or rocks, mostly), he creates a shell that makes him strong enough to lift up a truck and tear metallic walls apart. He is an expert in alien technology, having upgraded and weaponized his car (and remounted it) uncountable times. In Ultimate Aggregor, he made such a detailed analysis of how Aggregor escaped from the plumbers that impressed even the legendary Max Tennyson.

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'': Kevin Levin, although his friends and enemies (and himself)consider him unfairl...err,mostly as a DumbMuscle. In his true form, he's already a tall, muscular young man; whenever he absorbs a material (metal or rocks, mostly), he creates a shell that makes him strong enough to lift up a truck and tear metallic walls apart. He is an expert in alien technology, having upgraded and weaponized his car (and remounted it) uncountable times. In Ultimate Aggregor, he made such a detailed analysis of how Aggregor escaped from the plumbers that impressed even the legendary Max Tennyson. According to Gwen, Kevin read many books during his imprisonment in the Null Void.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' movie Ego Trip, Adult Dexter is a hulking muscleman with a BadassBeard who can reduce Mandark's robots to spare parts, and he hasn't lost any of his smarts.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''

** [[BigBad Slade]], who has more than enough combat skill and strength to take on the team 5-to-1 and keep up, and more than enough brainpower to stay on top in terms of gambits throughout the entire show. He rarely needs to directly intervene, but whenever a lot of violence is required he's happy to do it himself.

* The Yeti Ti-Yet in ''WesternAnimation/RoswellConspiracies''. He's TheBigGuy and very strong, but he was also the leader of his people, and is capable of repairing and flying starships.

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'': Kevin Levin, although his friends and enemies (and himself)consider him unfairl...err,mostly as a DumbMuscle. In his true form, he's already a tall, muscular young man; whenever he absorbs a material (metal or rocks, mostly), he creates a shell that makes him strong enough to lift up a truck and tear metallic walls apart. He is an expert in alien technology, having upgraded and weaponized his car (and remounted it) uncountable times. In Ultimate Aggregor, he made such a detailed analysis of how Aggregor escaped from the plumbers that impressed even the legendary Max Tennyson. According to Gwen, Kevin read lots of books during his imprisonment in the Null Void.

* In ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' [[SharkMan King Shark]] is a skilled hacker, engineer and social media expert who could easily bite your head off. Notably, he prefers to be used for his hacking expertise instead of just being seen as a ThreateningShark.

* Biffy from ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}''.

* Garnet of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' is not only by far the strongest of the Crystal Gems, but she's also the savviest and always knows what to do next thanks to her {{Seer}} powers. Lampshaded by Steven in "Keeping it Together":