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* Usopp from ''OnePiece'', though in later chapters he's begun to grow a backbone.
* Grasshop from ''SpiderRiders'' becomes one after his transition from a DirtyCoward.
* Misora of ''MahouSenseiNegima'' Her artifact is a pair of [[SprintShoes running shoes]] [[SuperSpeed that lets her flee with great haste]] when danger appears. However, when push comes to shove, she can do some daring rescues, which could blindside villains since she's the last person you'd expect to do daring rescues.
* ''RanmaOneHalf''
** Genma Saotome, [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation though some]] view his frequent moments of ComedicSociopathy in a harsher light, seeing him as a DirtyCoward.
** Soun Tendô qualifies too. In fact he fits the "lovable" bill better than Genma.
* GB from ''GingaDensetsuWeed''
* ''OokikuFurikabutte'': Mihashi. Although you're supposed to take his backstory of bullying seriously, his nervous tics are mostly played for laughs. He mostly expresses this by being an ExtremeDoormat to his catcher Abe.
* Protagonist Dr. Onotera in ''Manga/{{Emerging}}'', at least in the beginning. He freaks out twice during his initial operating room examinations of victims of the virus... a mistake that could have cost both his life and the lives of the other hospital staff. Despite this, it's easy to root for him as he attempts to overcome his fears and put a stop to the disease spreading through Tokyo.
* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Keigo Asano. [[spoiler: [[TookALevelInBadass At]] [[TheSoCalledCoward first]], [[ActionSurvivor anyway.]]]]
* Italy from ''AxisPowersHetalia''.
* Tsunayoshi Sawada from Kateky&#333; Hitman Reborn! is the perfect example of both a LovableCoward and a AccidentalHero.[[spoiler: [[TookALevelInBadass But that was just]] [[TheSoCalledCoward in the start of the series.]]]]
* Takayuki Furuichi from ''{{Beelzebub}}''
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* BobHope, in many of his movies.
* Valentine in ''MirrorMask''.
* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' has Sir Robin, the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot, who had nearly fought the Dragon of Angnor, and who had nearly stood up against the Chicken of Bristol, and who had personally wet himself at the battle of Badon Hill:
-->''Brave Sir Robin ran away''\\
"No!"\\
''Bravely ran away away.''\\
"I didn't!"\\
''When danger reared its ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled''\\
"No!"\\
''Yes Brave Sir Robin turned about''\\
"I didn't!"\\
''And gallantly he chickened out. Bravely taking to his feet''\\
"I never did!"\\
''He beat a very brave retreat''\\
"All lies!"\\
''Bravest of the brave, Sir Robin!''\\
"I never!"
* Dimly from ''Literature/TheSnowQueen''.
* Lee Taylor, the not-so-IntrepidReporter in ''Film/DoctorX''.
* Roy O'Bannon in the ''ShanghaiNoon'' series.
* Asta (yes, the dog) in ''Film/TheThinMan'' movies.
* Ichabod Crane in ''SleepyHollow''.
* ''StarWars''' C-3PO. He has mild elements of CowardlyLion in that he will run into danger after his friends, but that's as far as it goes.
* Loomis in ''Film/QuickChange''. It's useful for the bank heist, but a terrible fault when the getaway starts to crumble.

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* Yossarian in ''{{Catch-22}}''.
* Rincewind of ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' fame.
** To some extent, [[ThoseTwoGuys Fred Colon and Nobby Nobbs]], though they've seen trouble before and usually square up to it if there's no other option, or Vimes needs them to do so. But mostly, "When the time came, he [Nobby] would not be found wanting. He would not be found at all."
*** "He had always thought heroes did heroic things for God and Country and mother's apple pie. He never thought they might did them because they might be yelled at if they didn't." (Actually, Colon isn't so concerned with being yelled at in that scene as with ''[[FascinatingEyebrow having Vetinari raise his eyebrow at him]].'')
* ''{{Flashman}}''... maybe. On a good day. Usually a pretty shameless DirtyCoward, but he has his moments.
* CiaphasCain definitely counts.
* The title character of ''TheBartimaeusTrilogy''.
* The Humbug in ''ThePhantomTollbooth''.
* In ''Literature/CastleInTheAir'', the sequel to ''Literature/HowlsMovingCastle'', Sophie describes Howl as being cowardly (as well as sly and selfish and vain as a peacock). When Abdullah comments that she seems strangely proud of Howl's vices, she states that she's just describing him. (She does really love him, including his bad traits.)
* Horace Slughorn of ''HarryPotter'' prefers to take the easy option over a direct confrontation with the enemy, but proves his inner bravery when he rallies reinforcements in Hogsmeade during the Battle of Hogwarts and leads the Slytherins into battle after previously evacuating them. And even before that, he's still a likeable guy.
* Pierre Gringoire from ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. He tries to do his best to help save Esmeralda, but when his own neck is at stake he decides he'd rather not.
* Piglet of ''WinnieThePooh'' is almost certainly this, a timid stammering NeatFreak who fears every superstition and mythical animal his friends make up. The Disney adapted version dials this UpToEleven (along with adding [[CanonForeigner Lumpy]] to the list as well).

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* [[Series/{{Maverick}} Bret Maverick]]. The entire Maverick clan, of which there are a massive number, have made cowardice their family motto for generations.
* Vinton Harper from ''MamasFamily''.
* Vila from ''Series/BlakesSeven'': cowardly but cute and funny, and able to unlock any door to get himself or other main characters out of trouble...
-->'''Vila:''' There isn't a lock I can't open... if I'm scared enough.\\
'''Blake:''' Are you scared enough for that one?\\
'''Vila:''' What d'you think?
* Merton J. Dingle from ''BigWolfOnCampus''. Despite being a guy who has hidden behind girls during fights with supernatural beings, has regularly redirected the Big Bad towards his best friend and show's hero in order to keep himself safe and has outright apologised to enemies if a plan or strategy he used against them doesn't work; he's still an incredibly lovable (and funny) character.
* ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'''s Bohort. He's mostly a coward, but then again his all-around good nature makes him rather endearing, all the more so since many other characters are brutes.
* Rodney [=McKay=] from ''Series/StargateAtlantis''. Well, usually.
* Pirate Percy from ''DarthWiki/CandleCove'' is [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything a pirate who's almost too cowardly to even go into caves to look for treasure]].
* Rimmer of ''Series/RedDwarf'' is a DirtyCoward, a consummate [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabber]], a human [[EnemyDetectingRadar danger detector]]... and also, as he points out himself, rather sweet. Sometimes. He improves over the course of the series.
-->'''Rimmer:''' Follow the Rimmer-shaped blur.
* Captain Blackadder in ''BlackadderGoesForth'' tries everything to get out of the [[WorldWarI war]]. But since the war is portrayed as a completely pointless waste of human life, the audience roots for him.
* Patrick Jane of ''TheMentalist'' sometimes acts as this. His cowardly moments make him more endearing because it reveals that under his [[TheChessmaster cool facade]] he still experiences the same fears as everyone else.
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* The classic example is Creator/WilliamShakespeare's Falstaff, the originator of the timeless saying, "The better part of valor is discretion, and in that better part I have saved my life."
* Papageno in Mozart's ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute''.
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* Norman Smiley, a goofy British-born wrestler in {{WCW}}. He was loved by fans for his entertaining dance moves, but was such a coward that he'd wear heavy padding during his matches and would [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl scream like a little girl]] whenever it seemed like a villain was about to get the better of him in the ring. Even when he somehow managed to win the Hardcore Championship, he was terrified of having to defend it in Hardcore Matches and kept trying to deliberately lose the title (which didn't work for a long time).
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Axel from ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}} 2'' is a fallen "Dark Hero", one-man GoldfishPoopGang and all-around goofball, frequently making up excuses whenever his can gets kicked. However, much like [[spoiler:his spiritual predecessor Mid-Boss from the first game]], he winds up helping out Adell and company late in the game (but not out of the kindness of his own heart).
* [[SuperMarioBros Luigi]], originally nothing more than a sprite recolor of his older brother Mario, has [[DivergentCharacterEvolution slowly developed]] into one of these.
** To say nothing of the Toads: even at his worst, he's still braver than these guys.
* Captain Linebeck in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass'' is one of these for most of the game.
* Gilgamesh from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' runs away when battles turn against him, generally claiming urgent business has suddenly come up. [[spoiler: Later he does the opposite with a HeroicSacrifice]].
* In the sidekick (and mostly comedic) vein, how about Arnaud G. Vasquez from ''VideoGame/WildARMS4''? At one point in game, he actually runs away and cowers behind a box, leaving the rest of the main characters behind. [[spoiler: He does get better, in a 'true bravery means working around your fear' way. And by working around your fear, we mean ''[[CarFu smashing him with a squadron of fighter jets.]]'']]
* Louis from ''Left4Dead''. It seems in the Canon, his fear of the infected seems to get him and the rest of the gang in trouble, due to his tendency for flight over fight. Despite this, his ridiculously optimistic attitude and emphatic enthusiasm makes him one of the more entertaining characters for many players.
* Saemon Havarian from ''BaldursGate II'' is either this or a DirtyCoward. During the course of the game [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder he ends up dumping you in the cacky no less than five times out of pure self-interest]] and tends to teleport away whenever things go bad for him. On the plus side, associating with him gives you access to the InfinityPlusOneSword, at least one of said dumpings is into an extremely lucrative SideQuest, and the two last are against foes you could beat while asleep at that point (and he is very much aware of this) and ends up saving you a frontal assault against an enemy stronghold.
** The first game has poor Khalid, a shy, nervous, but kind-hearted fighter with decent dexterity and at least 1/3 more hit points than many other party members. Given tons of armor he's a fantastic tank, it's just he has this tragically low morale score..."Better part of valor! Better part of valor!" In some circumstances this is actually helpful though, like when he's an inch from death and you can't get a healer into melee to save him.
* The Spathi of the ''StarControl'' series are like this. Their ship is even designed to fight while running away. It's also one of the more powerful ships in the game.
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* The [[UnfortunateNames unfortunately-named]] goblin "[[PropheticName Dies-Horribly]]" from ''{{Goblins}}'' is made of this trope.
-->'''Dies:''' I AM A ''COWARD!'' I KNOW WHEN TO '''RUN!''' Come on!
* [[StarfishAliens Ahem]] in ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''
* Trevor, Vallant's pet rat in ''TehGladiators'', whose preferred method of combat is to stick his head in the ground until the danger has passed. Vallant spends a great deal of time training him to unleash his Beast Within, with only partial success.
* Elly, from DubiousCompany. Being a [[{{Adorkable}} wimpy]], [[{{Dojikko}} clumsy]], [[DudeLooksLikeALady pretty boy]] his whole life limits [[TheChick his perspective]]. Even in the few occasions he does try to be brave, the [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes raccoon]] decides its time for [[TheGlomp hugs]], or his opponent is [[AbhorrentAdmirer Mary or Marty]]. In later arcs, he makes up for this with his [[MinMaxing natural]] [[GuileHero strengths]].
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''CourageTheCowardlyDog''. 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]]...
* ScoobyDoo and Shaggy.
-->'''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. The original series and WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated being good examples. Here the villains ''may'' be a guy in a [[LatexPerfection good diguise]] pulling a ScoobyDooHoax, but they're ''still'' willing to "[[NeverSayDie off]]" [[YouMeddlingKids those meddling kids]].
* Wade Duck in the ''USAcres'' segment of ''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 as 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 fanmail for himself. After he cries, he sees Bo drive a truck with hundreds of fanmail for Wade.
* Shifty Dingo from ''BlinkyBill'' fits this trope to a T after his family's HeelFaceTurn and he gets accepted as the SixthRanger in Blinky Bill's gang.
* They seemed to be going for this with [[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys Antoine]] in the Saturday morning ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'' cartoon, but 'lovable' is [[TheScrappy a little subjective]].
** He did once save the rest of the team in a story for Archie Comics' adaptation of the series -- and then transformed right back into a {{Jerkass}} by bragging about it for the rest of the day.
** He had odd moments of heroism and nobility in the cartoon as well, it's just other times he leaned more as a Jerkass DirtyCoward instead. His more "loveable" qualities were more prominent in the first season pre {{Flanderization}} however.
* In the old ''BeanyAndCecil'' cartoons, resident grownup Cap'n Huffenpuff retreats to his 'secret hiding place' at the first sign of danger.
* Scaredy Bat from ''RubyGloom''.
* Gus from ''{{Recess}}''
* The title character of ''{{Doug}}'', but moreso in the early episodes of the Nick series.
* The title character of ''EekTheCat''.
* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/ScaredySquirrel''.
* Fluttershy in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' who puts lovable to a whole new level. Anyone who disagrees to it would be considered heartless to the fandom.
** Besides, she can TakeALevelInBadass when necessary.
* DaffyDuck, who's open about and proud of his cowardice. A textbook example of the UnpopularPopularCharacter, he's got just as many fans as his rival BugsBunny, if not more.
* Mayor Manx from ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'', who's often seen running from the MonsterOfTheWeek.
* A few engines in ''ThomasTheTankEngine''. Percy and Henry have shades of this DependingOnTheWriter while Toby is gradually [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] into one in later seasons.
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