History GuileHero / WesternAnimation

* [[Characters/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballGumballWatterson Gumball Watterson]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' may not be the smartest or the strongest, and he doesn't have any special powers like some of his classmates but he does have a quick wit and a silver tongue that he makes frequent use of. Examples of this include tricking Principal Brown into a [[EngineeredPublicConfession Engineered Public Confession]] in "The Pact." (Until it backfires when he starts confessing a little too much.), orchestrating a happy ending for Claire in "The Others", and defeating a troll simply by annoying it in "The Sorcerer." This appears to run in the family as his sister Anais also tricks her family into getting what she wants, as seen in "The Remote" and "The Password."

** [[Characters/GravityFallsDipperPines Dipper Pines]] uses his wits to uncover many many mysteries, much to the chagrin of the resident police constables.

** His great-uncle, [[Characters/GravityFallsGrunkleStan Stan Pines]], is this to a greater extent, to the point that in the GrandFinale he [[spoiler: [[DidYouJustScamCthulhu manages to trick a demon]]]]. [[spoiler: Stan's long-lost brother, [[ScienceHero Stanford]]]] even discusses how a con man like Stan never would have [[spoiler:fallen for Bill Cipher's ruse, like the Author did]].

* Gumball Watterson from ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' may not be the smartest or the strongest, and he doesn't have any special powers like some of his classmates but he does have a quick wit and a silver tongue that he makes frequent use of. Examples of this include tricking Principal Brown into a [[EngineeredPublicConfession Engineered Public Confession]] in "The Pact." (Until it backfires when he starts confessing a little too much.), orchestrating a happy ending for Claire in "The Others", and defeating a troll simply by annoying it in "The Sorcerer." This appears to run in the family as his sister Anais also tricks her family into getting what she wants, as seen in "The Remote" and "The Password."

* Sokka from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. He is the one who comes up with the majority of their battle strategies.

* Louie Duck in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' is described as "sharper than the sharpies" by his Uncle Scrooge. He is able to con villains (and his own family) and is (usually) able to talk his way out of problems due to being able to "see all the angles".

** Dipper Pines uses his wits to uncover many many mysteries, much to the chagrin of the resident police constables.
** His great-uncle, Stan Pines, is this to a greater extent, to the point that in the GrandFinale he [[spoiler: [[DidYouJustScamCthulhu manages to trick a demon]]]]. [[spoiler: Stan's long-lost brother, [[ScienceHero Stanford]]]] even discusses how a con man like Stan never would have [[spoiler:fallen for Bill Cipher's ruse, like the Author did]].

* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': Ladybug is super smart, to the point she almost always manages to find a way to trick the akumatized villain and save the day using whatever item her Lucky Charm ability gave her.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'''s Rarity often persuades other ponies (and at one point, almost persuades ''a dragon'' -- she would get away with it too, if not for her greed) into doing what she wants by using her wits and charms. In one episode she gets kidnapped by the Diamond Dogs. While her more action-oriented friends struggle to rescue her, she manages to get out of the situation herself by [[PityTheKidnapper irritating her captors enough that they're more than happy to let her go]]. The episode's {{A|nAesop}}esop is a TakeThat to "RealWomenDontWearDresses".
** Princess Celestia counts as well: Equestria has been threatened by out-of-control [[GodOfEvil malicious gods]] twice now, and both times Celestia has brought about their defeat, not by using her considerable power, but by ''mailing letters'' to her pupil (the first time to get her in the right place at the right time, and the second time to remind her of ThePowerOfFriendship and inspire her to save her friends from being {{brainwashed}}).
** The mane six, ''especially'' Fluttershy during the Season 5 premiere. [[ArcVillain Starlight Glimmer]] [[spoiler:steals their Cutie Marks and tries to brainwash them. Without their talents, all they're left with is their wits… which they use to trick and {{Out Gambit|ted}} Starlight and expose her to the town, allowing her to be defeated]].

* [[Characters/TheMightyThorThorOdinson Thor]], surprisingly given his normal portrayal, pulls it off in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' when, after defeating Doctor Doom who has changed history to make himself absolute ruler of Earth, goes back in time to reset history to the original timeline. Instead of rushing in to stop Doom from using his [[TimeMachine time machine]], Thor sabotages it and slips away, allowing Doom and his legendary ego be convinced that the process doesn't work, he's wasted years of effort and resources on it, and to give up on trying time travel.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'': [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]] is the trifecta in one person, combining [[ScienceHero book smarts]], street smarts, and [[ActionHero superpowered fighting-skills]] effectively enough to take down much more powerful opponents.