History Main / LethalKlutz

This trope is very close to LethallyStupid, though in this case, the problems are caused by the character's idiocy, and not always his clumsiness.

* Seymour in ''Film/TheLittleShopOfHorrors'' (the original movie).

* PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/TrueLies'', during a scene where Helen accidentally kills a group of terrorists while trying to fire an uzi, to save her husband, Harry. The recoil causes her to lose control and fumble the weapon, sending it tumbling down the stairs in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtCK3lbMGvo slow-motion montage sequence where it continues to fire]], taking out several {{mooks}}.

This is the guy who, on getting out of bed in the morning, somehow manages to trigger a set of DisasterDominoes that ends up blowing up his next door neighbor's house. After that, he'll swerve to avoid a squirrel on the commute to work, accidentally running a passing BusFullOfInnocents off a cliff. When he gets there, he'll distractedly fire a nail gun straight into the forehead of the resident ButtMonkey, then, after lunch, flip his BananaPeel onto the floor right in the path of an elderly hemophiliac. On his way home... [[DrivesLikeCrazy watch for a pile of crashing cars]].

He'll never notice any of this. And while others are in the emergency room, he'll probably come out without so much as a scratch.

And what's that high-pitched screaming coming from under his car on the drive home? [[ItsProbablyNothing Meh. Probably the wind.]]

Whenever you see such a character... run. Where he or she walks, grass won't grow back.

This is the guy who, on getting out of bed in the morning, somehow manages to trigger a set of DisasterDominoes that ends up blowing up his next door neighbor's house. After that, he'll swerve to avoid a squirrel on the commute to work, accidentally running a passing BusFullOfInnocents off a cliff. When he gets there, he'll distractedly fire a nail gun straight into the forehead of the resident ButtMonkey, then, after lunch, flip his BananaPeel onto the floor right in the path of an elderly hemophiliac.

He'll never notice any of this.

* ''SaladFingers''

* Aperture Science can't build a calculator without it malfunctioning and killing dozens [[RedShirt test subjects]]. As ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'' explains, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive their founder]] built the company from the ground up to have NoOshaCompliance and fired anyone who opposed it. That kind of bit them in the ass later.

* In ''StarWars: ThePhantomMenace'', Jar Jar Binks destroys quite a few combat droids accidently during the final battle for Naboo. In one scene he accidently unlatches the door to a stash of grenadelike devices, sending them into the enemy ranks; in another, his foot get caught in one droid, and trying to escape causes the droid's blaster to fire, taking out another droid.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''TrueLies'', during a scene where Helen accidentally kills a group of terrorists while trying to fire an uzi, to save her husband, Harry. The recoil causes her to lose control and fumble the weapon, sending it tumbling down the stairs in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtCK3lbMGvo slow-motion montage sequence where it continues to fire]], taking out several {{mooks}}.

Some characters are TooDumbToLive. This guy is too dumb for ''everyone else around him'' to live.

This trope is an exaggeration of TheKlutz, but unlike most, it's PlayedForLaughs far more often than for drama.

* ''SouthPark'': In a flashback, the last time Butters tap danced in "The Tap Tragedy", he accidentally killed eight people.

It's the middle step between TheJinx and MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds. IJustShotMarvinInTheFace is a SubTrope. SpannerInTheWorks, DoomMagnet, and WalkingDisasterArea are {{Sister Trope}}s.

* Seymour in ''TheLittleShopOfHorrors'' (the original movie).

This trope is a brutal [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]] of TheKlutz, but unlike most, it's PlayedForLaughs far more often than for drama.

* Excel from ''ExcelSaga''. The many ways in which she kills [[ButtMonkey Pedro]] are particularly notable.

* Most characters on ''HappyTreeFriends'', but resident RalphWiggum Lumpy takes it UpToEleven.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', RalphWiggum runs out into the street directly into the path of an oncoming car. Fortunately, his dad had installed a "security system..." in the form of a spike strip deployed across the road that threw [[RedShirt the driver]] through the windshield and face-first onto the asphalt.

* ''[[NakedGun Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult]]'' shows that Drebin has accidentally killed his fiancee. He remains unaware of that.

* Aperture Science can't build a calculator without it malfunctioning and killing dozens [[RedShirt test subjects]]. As ''{{Portal 2}}'' explains, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive their founder]] built the company from the ground up to have NoOshaCompliance and fired anyone who opposed it. That kind of bit them in the ass later.

* ''FrankenFran'' is one of the few non-comedic examples. In fact, she might be the best example of this trope deconstructed. Since this is itself a deconstruction, that's impressive.
* [[ExcelSaga Excel.]] The many ways in which she kills [[ButtMonkey Pedro]] are particularly notable.
* ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': Chiri [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKlZTBe-NT0 tried]] to be a normal klutz, but ended up this.
** Another example from ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' that might qualify as this (could also fall under AccidentalAthlete though). In one episode, Nozomu is being held captive in a government facility, and his students recognize him, drawing on their respective skills. The ApologizesALot girl Kaga bows her head to apologize, and keeps accidentally [[HardHead banging her head into guards]]. She keeps apologizing every time this happens and as a result, accidentally kills a bunch of people.

* ''{{Lenore}}'' does this quite often.

* Doug from ''{{Scrubs}}''. They eventually solve this by making him a coroner.
** Also from ''{{Scrubs}}'', JD's girlfriend Julie has classic Klutz tendencies, but when there's someone else for her to hurt she'll find an interesting way to maim them. Elliot was often a victim.

* In one episode of ''TheSimpsons'', RalphWiggum runs out into the street directly into the path of an oncoming car. Fortunately, his dad had installed a "security system..." in the form of a spike strip deployed across the road that threw [[RedShirt the driver]] through the windshield and face-first onto the asphalt.

* [[{{Metalocalypse}} Dethklok]]. Just... Dethklok. They manage to kill fans at every show, the faulty and badly-conceived products they endorse cause countless deaths, and that's not even getting into the times when either they or their fans have people murdered intentionally.

* ''RedVsBlue'' gives us Caboose, who has a history of team-killing people he tries to help. So much so that, not only does the Blue Team tell Caboose to help someone they want shot, Command has their own keyboard shortcut for his [=TKs=] (Control+F+U).

* Aperture Science can't build a calculator without it malfunctioning and killing dozens [[RedShirt test subjects]]. As ''{{Portal 2}}'' explains, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive their founder]] built the company from the ground up to have NoOshaCompliance and fired anyone who opposed it. [[{{Understatement}} That kind of bit them in the ass later.]]

* ''[[NakedGun Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult]]'' shows that Drebin has accidentally killed his fiancee. He remains unaware of that.

* FrankenFran is one of the few non-comedic examples. In fact, she might be the best example of this trope deconstructed. Since this is itself a deconstruction, that's impressive.

** Also from {{Scrubs}}, JD's girlfriend Julie has classic Klutz tendencies, but when there's someone else for her to hurt she'll find an interesting way to maim them. Elliot was often a victim.

* PlayedForLaughs in TrueLies, during a scene where Helen accidentally kills a group of terrorists while trying to fire an uzi, to save her husband, Harry. The recoil causes her to lose control and fumble the weapon, sending it tumbling down the stairs in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtCK3lbMGvo slow-motion montage sequence where it continues to fire]], taking out several {{mooks}}.

* NakedGun 3 shows that Drebin has accidentally killed his fiancee. He remains unaware of that.

* Aperture Science can't build a calculator without it malfunctioning and killing dozens [[RedShirt test subjects]]. As {{Portal 2}} explains, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive their founder]] built the company from the ground up to have NoOshaCompliance and fired anyone who opposed it. [[{{Understatement}} That kind of bit them in the ass later.]]

* In one episode of TheSimpsons, RalphWiggum runs out into the street directly into the path of an oncoming car. Fortunately, his dad had installed a "security system..." in the form of a spike strip deployed across the road that threw [[RedShirt the driver]] through the windshield and face-first onto the asphalt.

* SaladFingers
* "Hal the Misinterpretive Porn Star," who one one occasion, manages to ''launch his co-star into space.''
* {{Red vs Blue}} gives us Caboose, who has a history of team-killing people he tries to help. So much so that, not only does the Blue Team tell Caboose to help someone they want shot, Command has their own keyboard shortcut for his [=TKs=] (Control+F+U).