History IdiotHero / VideoGames

** M1-4X of the Trooper's party is definitely heroic (well, at least a cheerful Republic patriot who approves of the Trooper living up to Republic ideals), and definitely not the sharpest vibroblade in the drawer. {{Justified}} as he's designed for combat and propaganda, not feats of intelligence. Definitely PlayedForLaughs.

* Ratchet from ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank'' has his moments. Notably in ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankSizeMatters Size Matters]]'', when Ratchet is completely confused as to why [[TheDragon Luna]] has a latch on the back of "her" head with monitors and Technomites inside [[note]]Size Matters was produced by High Impact Games rather than Insomniac and its status in the series canon is dubious[[/note]].
-->'''Clank''': Ratchet? Do you notice anything strange about Luna?\\
'''Ratchet''': Well, she does seem to have an unusually large door on the back of her head.\\
'''Clank''': And why do you think that is?\\
'''Ratchet''': Because she's a... uhm... robot..?

* TheApprentice from ''VideoGame/OrcsMustDie'' is a deconstruction of just what makes the IdiotHero so charming. He is utterly fearless and sees being being the LastOfHisKind against TheHorde as if it were more of a personal challenge. Based on his game banter he is clever enough to improvise and learn on his own. He's also a little GenreSavvy.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' protagonist Luke fon Fabre. Although [[spoiler:he becomes a better person after his ImportantHaircut]] he still has plenty of moments that prompt someone, usually Tear, to tell him that he's an idiot.

*** Further subverting Luke's Idiot Hero status is the fact that, in addition to having to learn everything from scratch over the past seven years (including ''walking'', ''talking'', and ''the faces of his family'') he spent the entirety of those seven years being locked in his mansion with his family, closest friend and beloved teacher doing their best to keep him from getting any info about the outside world, ostensibly for his own security [[spoiler: but actually because they're either plotting to eventually trick him into being a suicide bomber, kill him and his family, or ''both'']]. Seriously, can you ''blame'' the poor kid?

** ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': Rex comes across this way. It's not for a lack of intelligence or personal skills (he's an accomplished Salvager respected by his older peers), but from being very sheltered and a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter. His own party members admit at points they're only following/supporting him because he's being escorted around by a sentient, continent-destroying superweapon and letting a staggeringly naive boy from the middle of nowhere lead that charge unsupervised is asking for trouble. The second half of the game is [[ComingOfAgeStory dedicated to him]] [[CharacterDevelopment maturing out of it]]. By the end of the game, he has a much less naive view of the world, is more rational and coolheaded, and becomes a genuine leader in his own right.

* Ratchet from ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank'' has his moments. Notably in ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankSizeMatters Size Matters]]'', when Ratchet is completely confused as to why [[TheDragon Luna]] has a latch on the back of "her" head with monitors and Technomites inside [note]Size Matters was produced by Naughty Dog rather than Isomniac and its status in the series canon is dubious[/note].