History LovableCoward / WesternAnimation

*** That said, many of his actions are more in accordance with those of a DirtyCoward, ready to sacrifice others to save his own skin, without bothering to find out about whether its even necessary and bragging and attempting to victimise others until he bites more than he can chew -which is most of the time. He is such a failure though that he ends up being lovable anyway.

* [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicFluttershy Fluttershy]]in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' who puts lovable to a whole new level. Besides, she can TakeALevelInBadass when necessary.

* Fluttershy in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' who puts lovable to a whole new level. Besides, she can TakeALevelInBadass when necessary.

* WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck is open about and proud of his cowardice. A textbook example of the UnpopularPopularCharacter, he's got just as many fans as his rival WesternAnimation/BugsBunny, if not more.
** Although, as he says in "Ducking the Devil", he's "a greedy little coward", meaning that greed takes priority to fear. At the end of the cartoon, Daffy actually [[PintSizedPowerhouse beat up the Tasmanian Devil]] to get back one dollar that the beast had snatched.
** That said, many of his actions are more in accordance with those of a DirtyCoward, ready to sacrifice others to save his own skin, without bothering to find out about whether its even necessary and bragging and attempting to victimise others until he bites more than he can chew -which is most of the time. He is such a failure though that he ends up being lovable anyway.

* "And then [[{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}} Bender]] ran..."

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mr Bogus}}'' actually combines this trope with CowardlyLion.

* ''WesternAnimation/NatureCat'': Nature Cat is often nervous and afraid whenever he hears or is near situations that he finds scary, with [[CatsHateWater water being his most common fear than anything else]]. He often clings into Hal for protection, to the point where he quickly wraps himself in a blanket in one episode. Despite all this, he is such a cute dorky cat who also helps his friends out in need and did his best to overcome his fears in some episodes.
* ''WesternAnimation/NightmareNed:'' Ned is a sweet little 10-year-old boy who just happens to be frightened by everything, even his own shadow.

* Sean from ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' is almost always reluctant to go to space, but he is very relatable and endearing.

* Rocko from ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', a shy and timid wallaby who isn't very tough yet you just can't help but love him for his benevolence.

-->'''Commander Feral''': You're a coward, Manx.
-->'''Mayor Manx''': You don't get to be mayor for ten terms without being cautious.
* WesternAnimation/{{Sylvester the Cat|and Tweety Bird}} is depicted as this in his three Creator/ChuckJones shorts. He's very easily frightened, but he is also ProperlyParanoid and tries to keep WesternAnimation/PorkyPig out of danger in spite of the latter's frustration towards his cowardly antics.
* A few engines in ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''. Percy and Henry have shades of this DependingOnTheWriter while Toby is gradually [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] into one in later seasons.

* Lofty from ''WesternAnimation/Bob The Builder'' is scared of several things such as heights and mice and sometimes thinks he can't do things he can do, but he's still very kind and gets the job done regardless.

* Larry Nepp from ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}''. He's the most softspoken and popular member of the Newmans.
* Pokey from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}}'' is generally very timid and reluctant to go on adventures. He's also Gumby's best friend, and in spite of whatever happens, he always sticks by him.

* A few engines in ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''. Percy and Henry have shades of this DependingOnTheWriter while Toby is gradually [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] into one in later seasons.

* ''WesternAnimation/NightmareNed:'' Ned is a sweet, {{Adorkable}} little 10-year-old boy who just happens to be frightened by everything, even his own shadow.
* Trembly Paw from the short-lived 1980s cartoon ''WesternAnimation/PawPawBears'', who is also an {{Adorkable}} CowardlyLion and TheSmartGuy of the show.
* Sean from ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' is almost always reluctant to go to space, but he is very relatable and {{Adorkable}} to many viewers.

* Nova in Night of Fear dotcha just want to give her a hug.

* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog''. [[TheSoCalledCoward Subverted]]: Courage is timid and physically feeble, but never lets his fear get in the way of saving Muriel. It helps that he's [[MacGyvering resourceful]] and [[MadeOfIron tenacious]]...
* Franchise/ScoobyDoo and Shaggy are lovable ''because'' they are cowards:
-->'''Creator/EddieIzzard:''' We love Shaggy and Scooby because they were cowards! [[ThisLoserIsYou Because we can identify with them.]] We love them! The other guys driving the van? Fuck off!
** In some incarnations of the [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Scooby-Doo franchise]] this is more justified. ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'' and ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' are good examples. Here the villain ''may'' be a guy in a [[LatexPerfection good disguise]] pulling a ScoobyDooHoax, but he's ''still'' willing to "[[NeverSayDie off]]" [[YouMeddlingKids those meddling kids]].
* Wade Duck in the ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' segment of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' fits this trope to a T. In fact, most people's favorite character of the series is Wade, even those who did not like ''U.S. Acres'' so much as ''Garfield''.
** The fans loving Wade so much was spoofed in the episode "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere's Duck". Roy only gets one fan letter for himself. After he cries, he sees Bo drive a truck with hundreds of fan letters for Wade.

* Nova in Night of Fear dotcha just want to give her a hug.
* Scaredy Bat from ''WesternAnimation/RubyGloom''.
* Gus from ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}''.

* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/ScaredySquirrel''.
* Rocko from ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', a shy and timid wallaby who isn't very tough yet you just can't help but love him for his benevolence.
* Kowl in ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower''.

* WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck is open about and proud of his cowardice. A textbook example of the UnpopularPopularCharacter, he's got just as many fans as his rival WesternAnimation/BugsBunny, if not more.
** Although, as he says in "Ducking the Devil", he's "a greedy little coward", meaning that greed takes priority to fear. At the end of the cartoon, Daffy actually [[PintSizedPowerhouse beat up the Tasmanian Devil]] to get back one dollar that the beast had snatched.
** That said, many of his actions are more in accordance with those of a DirtyCoward, ready to sacrifice others to save his own skin, without bothering to find out about whether its even necessary and bragging and attempting to victimise others until he bites more than he can chew -which is most of the time. He is such a failure though that he ends up being lovable anyway.
* Hurra from ''WesternAnimation/HipHipAndHurra''. His partner, Hip-Hip, can easily fit this trope as well.
* Mayor Manx from ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'', who's often seen running from the MonsterOfTheWeek.
-->'''Commander Feral''': You're a coward, Manx.
-->'''Mayor Manx''': You don't get to be mayor for ten terms without being cautious.
* A few engines in ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''. Percy and Henry have shades of this DependingOnTheWriter while Toby is gradually [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] into one in later seasons.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mr Bogus}}'' actually combines this trope with CowardlyLion.

* Pokey from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}}'' is generally very timid and reluctant to go on adventures. He's also Gumby's best friend, and in spite of whatever happens, he always sticks by him.
* "And then [[{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}} Bender]] ran..."
* Larry Nepp from ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}''. He's the most softspoken and popular member of the Newmans.
* Sunil Nevla the mongoose from ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012''. [[TookALevelInBadass Unless there are]] [[BerserkButton cobras present]].
* Ringo lampshades this in ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' cartoon "Penny Lane" as Paul insists on making haste to Liverpool to thwart what he thinks is a plan to rob the [[TitleDrop Penny Lane]] district:
-->'''Ringo:''' Not so fast!\\
'''Paul:''' Don't you want to be a daring hero?\\
'''Ringo:''' Who wants to be a hero? I'd rather be what I am...a handsome coward!
* Tom [=DuBois=] from ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks''. He's a NiceGuy, but very quick to cry and panic. It doesn't help that he has an extreme phobia of getting raped, which means he tries hard to stay out of prison by not committing any crimes.
* Frizz and Nug of ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'', Frizz slightly more so. They're {{Dirty Coward}}s storywise (they ''are'' supposed to be villains), but one can't help but love them.

* Pokey from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}}''

-->'''EddieIzzard:''' We love Shaggy and Scooby because they were cowards! [[ThisLoserIsYou Because we can identify with them.]] We love them! The other guys driving the van? Fuck off!

* Tom Dubois from ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks''. He's a NiceGuy, but very quick to cry and panic. It doesn't help that he has an extreme phobia of getting raped.

* Shifty Dingo from ''WesternAnimation/BlinkyBill'' fits this trope to a T after his family's HeelFaceTurn and he gets accepted as the SixthRanger in Blinky Bill's gang.

* Franchise/ScoobyDoo and Shaggy.

* Rocko from ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', a shy and timid wallaby who isn't very tough yet you just can't help but love him.