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* ''Literature/TheInvincible'': The "clouds" are a MicrobotSwarm which can emit an electromagnetic attack that destroys the higher brain functions of animals, as well as computer-controlled machines. A human that survives the attack must be taught even the most basic things from scratch again and may not even be the same person anymore.
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** One of the main subplots of ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'' revealed that certain members of the Justice League frequently used ComicBook/{{Zatanna}} to mind wipe villains if they ever found out things like their secret identities (or in the main story's case, to prevent Dr. Light from trying to rape the ComicBook/ElongatedMan's wife again).
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** One of the main subplots of ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'' ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis2004'' revealed that certain members of the Justice League frequently used ComicBook/{{Zatanna}} to mind wipe villains if they ever found out things like their secret identities (or in the main story's case, to prevent Dr. Light from trying to rape the ComicBook/ElongatedMan's wife again).
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheJimmyTimmyPowerHour'' third special, the enemy gets the edge by robbing Jimmy of his genius intelligence (and Timmy of his fairies). He isn't as stupid as in the other example, but aside from his lack of scientific know-how he also acts much [[TheDitz ditzier]] than usual, forgetting common words and such.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', an invading alien race of brains can sap intelligence away by their presence, which makes it easier to assimilate knowledge and destroy planets. It doesn't work on Fry, however, because he has an unusual brain quirk (which, implicitly, explains his [[IdiotHero general lack of intelligence]]).
-->'''Nibblonian 1:''' It's a genetic abnormality which resulted when you went back in time and performed certain actions which made you [[MyOwnGrampa your own grandfather]].
-->'''Fry:''' I did do the nasty in the pasty.
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Dilbert}}'' has his company initiating a merger (simply to get rid of a $20 million surplus in the budget) with "[[ObviouslyEvil Brainsuck Industries]]", a bunch of [[PaperThinDisguise poorly-disguised aliens]] with suckers in their bellies. Dilbert derails their plans by taking the Brainsuck CEO to their marketing department-- [[YourBrainWontBeMuchOfAMeal the marketing guys are so dumb that the Brainsuck chief starves to death on a full stomach]], causing the aliens to flee.
* In one ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode, Drakken uses "Silly Hats" to avenge himself on the members of the Cerebellum Ultra-Smart Super Genius Thinking Society for [[RevengeSVP not letting him join]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', an invading alien race of brains can sap intelligence away by their presence, which makes it easier to assimilate knowledge and destroy planets. It doesn't work on Fry, however, because he has an unusual brain quirk (which, implicitly, explains his [[IdiotHero general lack of intelligence]]).
-->'''Nibblonian 1:''' It's a genetic abnormality which resulted when you went back in time and performed certain actions which made you [[MyOwnGrampa your own grandfather]].
-->'''Fry:''' I did do the nasty in the pasty.
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Dilbert}}'' has his company initiating a merger (simply to get rid of a $20 million surplus in the budget) with "[[ObviouslyEvil Brainsuck Industries]]", a bunch of [[PaperThinDisguise poorly-disguised aliens]] with suckers in their bellies. Dilbert derails their plans by taking the Brainsuck CEO to their marketing department-- [[YourBrainWontBeMuchOfAMeal the marketing guys are so dumb that the Brainsuck chief starves to death on a full stomach]], causing the aliens to flee.
* In one ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode, Drakken uses "Silly Hats" to avenge himself on the members of the Cerebellum Ultra-Smart Super Genius Thinking Society for [[RevengeSVP not letting him join]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'':
** In the episode "[=NanoZIM=]", Zim attempts to use this on Dib by shrinking to microscopic size and destroying his intellect from within. "I'll just go to your brain and delete the knowledge of where you hid the master disk! And, as an added bonus, I might as well make your entire brain... [[BuffySpeak nn-not smart... no more]]."
** In "Plague of Babies" Zim does this ''successfully'' -- he fends off a horde of aliens who are fully sentient but visually similar to human infants by combining GIR with a power amplifier to create a lobotomizing wave that destroys their minds. He then returns them to their covers as real babies to random parents (where they had already been hiding as oddly unaging babies for 8-years). Yeah ''Invader Zim'' is kind of disturbing that way.
* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' had Goof Gas in one arc. "One poof, you're a goof!" as Boris puts it. [[DisabilityImmunity Doesn't work on ]][[TheDitz Bullwinkle]], though.
-->'''Boris:''' No brain, no effect!
* In the ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' episode "Spike", Jumba reveals that one of his earlier experiments had quills that contained a venom which reduces anybody's intelligence to 1% of its original functionality. Strangely, it doesn't seem to affect him, but he later clarifies that it does, it's just that he's so smart that even 1% of his usual intelligence seems normal.
** In the episode "[=NanoZIM=]", Zim attempts to use this on Dib by shrinking to microscopic size and destroying his intellect from within. "I'll just go to your brain and delete the knowledge of where you hid the master disk! And, as an added bonus, I might as well make your entire brain... [[BuffySpeak nn-not smart... no more]]."
** In "Plague of Babies" Zim does this ''successfully'' -- he fends off a horde of aliens who are fully sentient but visually similar to human infants by combining GIR with a power amplifier to create a lobotomizing wave that destroys their minds. He then returns them to their covers as real babies to random parents (where they had already been hiding as oddly unaging babies for 8-years). Yeah ''Invader Zim'' is kind of disturbing that way.
* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' had Goof Gas in one arc. "One poof, you're a goof!" as Boris puts it. [[DisabilityImmunity Doesn't work on ]][[TheDitz Bullwinkle]], though.
-->'''Boris:''' No brain, no effect!
* In the ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' episode "Spike", Jumba reveals that one of his earlier experiments had quills that contained a venom which reduces anybody's intelligence to 1% of its original functionality. Strangely, it doesn't seem to affect him, but he later clarifies that it does, it's just that he's so smart that even 1% of his usual intelligence seems normal.
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Dilbert}}'' has the company initiating a merger (simply to get rid of a $20 million surplus in the budget) with "[[ObviouslyEvil Brainsuck Industries]]", a bunch of [[PaperThinDisguise poorly disguised aliens]] with suckers in their bellies. Dilbert derails their plans by taking the Brainsuck CEO to their marketing department -- [[YourBrainWontBeMuchOfAMeal the marketing guys are so dumb that the Brainsuck chief starves to death on a full stomach]], causing the aliens to flee.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', Dr. Klotzenstien drains the brains of his fellow classmates to get the answers of a pop quiz correct. He tries to drain Quailman's, but ends up with a frog's.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In "[[Recap/DuckTales2017S3E3DoubleODuckInYouOnlyCrashTwice Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!]]", Black Heron creates a ray that can make creatures more intelligent. Her initial plan is to reverse it and use it on Scrooge [=McDuck=], making him "dumber than the dummies"; however, Steelbeak later [[TheStarscream uses it on her]] and plots to use it to make the entirety of Duckburg TooDumbToLive.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', an invading alien race of brains can sap intelligence away by their presence, which makes it easier to assimilate knowledge and destroy planets. It doesn't work on Fry, however, because he has an unusual brain quirk (which, implicitly, explains his [[IdiotHero general lack of intelligence]]).
-->'''Nibblonian 1:''' It's a genetic abnormality which resulted when you went back in time and performed certain actions which made you [[MyOwnGrampa your own grandfather]].\\
'''Fry:''' I did do the nasty in the pasty.
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'':
** In "[[Recap/InvaderZimS1E3Nanozim Nanozim]]", Zim attempts to use this on Dib by shrinking to microscopic size and destroying his intellect from within. "I'll just go to your brain and delete the knowledge of where you hid the master disk! And, as an added bonus, I might as well make your entire brain... [[BuffySpeak nn-not smart... no more]]."
** In "[[Recap/InvaderZimS1E18PlagueOfBabies Plague of Babies]]", Zim does this ''successfully'' -- he fends off a horde of aliens who are fully sentient but visually similar to human infants by combining GIR with a power amplifier to create a lobotomizing wave that destroys their minds. He then returns them to their covers as real babies to random parents (where they had already been hiding as oddly unaging babies for 8-years). Yeah ''Invader Zim'' is kind of disturbing that way.
* In the third special of ''WesternAnimation/TheJimmyTimmyPowerHour'', the enemy gets the edge by robbing Jimmy of his genius intelligence (and Timmy of his fairies). He isn't as stupid as in the other example, but aside from his lack of scientific know-how he also acts much [[TheDitz ditzier]] than usual, forgetting common words and such.
* In one ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode, Drakken uses "Silly Hats" to avenge himself on the members of the Cerebellum Ultra-Smart Super Genius Thinking Society for [[RevengeSVP not letting him join]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' episode "[[Recap/LiloAndStitchTheSeriesS2E1Spike Spike]]", Jumba reveals that one of his earlier experiments had quills that contained a venom which reduces anybody's intelligence to 1% of its original functionality. Strangely, it doesn't seem to affect him, but he later clarifies that it does, it's just that he's so smart that even 1% of his usual intelligence seems normal.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''
** In "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E19Simpleman Simpleman]]", the titular akuma's main power (making things "simpler") also has this application, "simplifying" the minds of whoever it hits. As a result, motorists just drive in straight lines because it's simpler than turning, the local pizza place and ice cream stand only have one kind of pizza/ice cream on the menu because it's simpler than having a variety to choose from, the pizza delivery guy rides around tossing out pizzas to everyone he sees because it's simpler than trying to figure out who did or didn't order one, and Ladybug and Cat Noir [[NearVillainVictory nearly trade away their Miraculous to Simpleman]] for ''[[ComicallySmallBribe candy]]''.
** In "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E25RiskShadowMothsFinalAttackPart1 Risk]]", the aptly-named titular akuma sings a song that makes those who hear it less cautious and more susceptible to taking chances. Some of the resulting risks work out well, but others not so much -- in [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E26StrikeBackShadowMothsFinalAttackPart2 the second half of the episode]], Ladybug takes a chance and uses a plan that involves recruiting Adrien to use the Dog Miraculous when she could've used it herself. As a result, she inadvertently recruits Félix (who had pulled a TwinSwitch with Adrien), [[spoiler:and he betrays her, using the Dog Miraculous to steal her yoyo and hand it over to Gabriel so he can steal every Miraculous in the Miracle Box]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', the newest dance craze (a parody of the Macarena) is actually engineered to make those who perform it gradually more and more stupid, as Brain is stunned to learn. (Only the first verse, however. The second verse, which Brain prevents people from learning, [[spoiler:makes people act like cats]].) [[DisabilityImmunity It's unclear whether the dance affects Pinky, though]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS1E9SomethingRickedThisWayComes Something Ricked This Way Comes]]", Mr. Needful gives Rick a microscope that lets him "see things beyond comprehension". Upon having it analyzed, he learns that its actual purpose is to make him mentally retarded and thus too stupid to understand anything.
* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' has Goof Gas in one arc. "One poof, you're a goof!", as Boris puts it. It doesn't work on [[TheDitz Bullwinkle]], though.
-->'''Boris:''' [[DisabilityImmunity No brain, no effect!]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', Dr. Klotzenstien drains the brains of his fellow classmates to get the answers of a pop quiz correct. He tries to drain Quailman's, but ends up with a frog's.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In "[[Recap/DuckTales2017S3E3DoubleODuckInYouOnlyCrashTwice Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!]]", Black Heron creates a ray that can make creatures more intelligent. Her initial plan is to reverse it and use it on Scrooge [=McDuck=], making him "dumber than the dummies"; however, Steelbeak later [[TheStarscream uses it on her]] and plots to use it to make the entirety of Duckburg TooDumbToLive.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', an invading alien race of brains can sap intelligence away by their presence, which makes it easier to assimilate knowledge and destroy planets. It doesn't work on Fry, however, because he has an unusual brain quirk (which, implicitly, explains his [[IdiotHero general lack of intelligence]]).
-->'''Nibblonian 1:''' It's a genetic abnormality which resulted when you went back in time and performed certain actions which made you [[MyOwnGrampa your own grandfather]].\\
'''Fry:''' I did do the nasty in the pasty.
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'':
** In "[[Recap/InvaderZimS1E3Nanozim Nanozim]]", Zim attempts to use this on Dib by shrinking to microscopic size and destroying his intellect from within. "I'll just go to your brain and delete the knowledge of where you hid the master disk! And, as an added bonus, I might as well make your entire brain... [[BuffySpeak nn-not smart... no more]]."
** In "[[Recap/InvaderZimS1E18PlagueOfBabies Plague of Babies]]", Zim does this ''successfully'' -- he fends off a horde of aliens who are fully sentient but visually similar to human infants by combining GIR with a power amplifier to create a lobotomizing wave that destroys their minds. He then returns them to their covers as real babies to random parents (where they had already been hiding as oddly unaging babies for 8-years). Yeah ''Invader Zim'' is kind of disturbing that way.
* In the third special of ''WesternAnimation/TheJimmyTimmyPowerHour'', the enemy gets the edge by robbing Jimmy of his genius intelligence (and Timmy of his fairies). He isn't as stupid as in the other example, but aside from his lack of scientific know-how he also acts much [[TheDitz ditzier]] than usual, forgetting common words and such.
* In one ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode, Drakken uses "Silly Hats" to avenge himself on the members of the Cerebellum Ultra-Smart Super Genius Thinking Society for [[RevengeSVP not letting him join]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' episode "[[Recap/LiloAndStitchTheSeriesS2E1Spike Spike]]", Jumba reveals that one of his earlier experiments had quills that contained a venom which reduces anybody's intelligence to 1% of its original functionality. Strangely, it doesn't seem to affect him, but he later clarifies that it does, it's just that he's so smart that even 1% of his usual intelligence seems normal.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''
** In "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E19Simpleman Simpleman]]", the titular akuma's main power (making things "simpler") also has this application, "simplifying" the minds of whoever it hits. As a result, motorists just drive in straight lines because it's simpler than turning, the local pizza place and ice cream stand only have one kind of pizza/ice cream on the menu because it's simpler than having a variety to choose from, the pizza delivery guy rides around tossing out pizzas to everyone he sees because it's simpler than trying to figure out who did or didn't order one, and Ladybug and Cat Noir [[NearVillainVictory nearly trade away their Miraculous to Simpleman]] for ''[[ComicallySmallBribe candy]]''.
** In "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E25RiskShadowMothsFinalAttackPart1 Risk]]", the aptly-named titular akuma sings a song that makes those who hear it less cautious and more susceptible to taking chances. Some of the resulting risks work out well, but others not so much -- in [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E26StrikeBackShadowMothsFinalAttackPart2 the second half of the episode]], Ladybug takes a chance and uses a plan that involves recruiting Adrien to use the Dog Miraculous when she could've used it herself. As a result, she inadvertently recruits Félix (who had pulled a TwinSwitch with Adrien), [[spoiler:and he betrays her, using the Dog Miraculous to steal her yoyo and hand it over to Gabriel so he can steal every Miraculous in the Miracle Box]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', the newest dance craze (a parody of the Macarena) is actually engineered to make those who perform it gradually more and more stupid, as Brain is stunned to learn. (Only the first verse, however. The second verse, which Brain prevents people from learning, [[spoiler:makes people act like cats]].) [[DisabilityImmunity It's unclear whether the dance affects Pinky, though]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS1E9SomethingRickedThisWayComes Something Ricked This Way Comes]]", Mr. Needful gives Rick a microscope that lets him "see things beyond comprehension". Upon having it analyzed, he learns that its actual purpose is to make him mentally retarded and thus too stupid to understand anything.
* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' has Goof Gas in one arc. "One poof, you're a goof!", as Boris puts it. It doesn't work on [[TheDitz Bullwinkle]], though.
-->'''Boris:''' [[DisabilityImmunity No brain, no effect!]]
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* ''Franchise/TheTransformers'': According to the production material at least, Wreck-Gar packs a ranged weapon that temporarily does this.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' episode "Around The World In 80 Riddles", The Riddler sprays Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and Superman with his "Stupid Spray", which slowly saps its victims of their intelligence. He then leads the heroes on a riddle and booby-trap filled chase around the world, stalling for time until the spray completely takes hold. At the end, the heroes become reduced to toddler-like intelligence but manage to grab the antidote and defeat Riddler.
* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', Dr. Klotzenstien drained the brains of his fellow classmates to get the answers of a pop quiz correct. He tried to drain Quailman's but ended up with a frog's.
* In ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', Mr. Needful gives Rick a microscope that lets him "see things beyond comprehension". Upon having it analyzed, he learns that its actual purpose is to make him mentally retarded and thus too stupid to understand anything.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In "Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!", Black Heron creates a ray that can make creatures more intelligent. Her initial plan is to reverse it and use it on Scrooge [=McDuck=], making him "dumber than the dummies"; however, Steelbeak later [[TheStarscream uses it on her]] and plots to use it to make the entirety of Duckburg TooDumbToLive.
* In ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', the newest dance craze (a parody of the Macarena) is actually engineered to make those who perform it gradually more and more stupid, as Brain is stunned to learn. (Only the first verse, however. The second verse, which Brain prevents people from learning, [[spoiler:makes people act like cats]].) [[DisabilityImmunity It's unclear whether the dance affects Pinky, though.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''
** In "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E19Simpleman Simpleman]]", the titular akuma's main power (making things "simpler") also has this application, "simplifying" the minds of whoever it hits. As a result, motorists just drive in straight lines because it's simpler than turning, the local pizza place and ice cream stand only have one kind of pizza/ice cream on the menu because it's simpler than having a variety to choose from, the pizza delivery guy rides around tossing out pizzas to everyone he sees because it's simpler than trying to figure out who did or didn't order one, and Ladybug and Cat Noir [[NearVillainVictory nearly trade away their Miraculous to Simpleman]] for ''[[ComicallySmallBribe candy]]''.
** In "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E25RiskShadowMothsFinalAttackPart1 Risk]]", the aptly-named titular akuma sings a song that makes those who hear it less cautious and more susceptible to taking chances. Some of the resulting risks work out well, but others not so much -- in [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E26StrikeBackShadowMothsFinalAttackPart2 the second half of the episode]], Ladybug takes a chance and uses a plan that involves recruiting Adrien to use the Dog Miraculous when she could've used it herself. As a result, she inadvertently recruits Félix (who had pulled a TwinSwitch with Adrien), [[spoiler:and he betrays her, using the Dog Miraculous to steal her yoyo and hand it over to Gabriel so he can steal every Miraculous in the Miracle Box]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' episode "Around The World In 80 Riddles", The Riddler sprays Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and Superman with his "Stupid Spray", which slowly saps its victims of their intelligence. He then leads the heroes on a riddle and booby-trap filled chase around the world, stalling for time until the spray completely takes hold. At the end, the heroes become reduced to toddler-like intelligence but manage to grab the antidote and defeat Riddler.
* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', Dr. Klotzenstien drained the brains of his fellow classmates to get the answers of a pop quiz correct. He tried to drain Quailman's but ended up with a frog's.
* In ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', Mr. Needful gives Rick a microscope that lets him "see things beyond comprehension". Upon having it analyzed, he learns that its actual purpose is to make him mentally retarded and thus too stupid to understand anything.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In "Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!", Black Heron creates a ray that can make creatures more intelligent. Her initial plan is to reverse it and use it on Scrooge [=McDuck=], making him "dumber than the dummies"; however, Steelbeak later [[TheStarscream uses it on her]] and plots to use it to make the entirety of Duckburg TooDumbToLive.
* In ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', the newest dance craze (a parody of the Macarena) is actually engineered to make those who perform it gradually more and more stupid, as Brain is stunned to learn. (Only the first verse, however. The second verse, which Brain prevents people from learning, [[spoiler:makes people act like cats]].) [[DisabilityImmunity It's unclear whether the dance affects Pinky, though.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''
** In "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E19Simpleman Simpleman]]", the titular akuma's main power (making things "simpler") also has this application, "simplifying" the minds of whoever it hits. As a result, motorists just drive in straight lines because it's simpler than turning, the local pizza place and ice cream stand only have one kind of pizza/ice cream on the menu because it's simpler than having a variety to choose from, the pizza delivery guy rides around tossing out pizzas to everyone he sees because it's simpler than trying to figure out who did or didn't order one, and Ladybug and Cat Noir [[NearVillainVictory nearly trade away their Miraculous to Simpleman]] for ''[[ComicallySmallBribe candy]]''.
** In "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E25RiskShadowMothsFinalAttackPart1 Risk]]", the aptly-named titular akuma sings a song that makes those who hear it less cautious and more susceptible to taking chances. Some of the resulting risks work out well, but others not so much -- in [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E26StrikeBackShadowMothsFinalAttackPart2 the second half of the episode]], Ladybug takes a chance and uses a plan that involves recruiting Adrien to use the Dog Miraculous when she could've used it herself. As a result, she inadvertently recruits Félix (who had pulled a TwinSwitch with Adrien), [[spoiler:and he betrays her, using the Dog Miraculous to steal her yoyo and hand it over to Gabriel so he can steal every Miraculous in the Miracle Box]].
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* In ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', Mr. Needful gives Rick a microscope
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In "Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!", Black Heron creates a ray that can make creatures more intelligent. Her initial plan is to reverse it and use it on Scrooge [=McDuck=], making him "dumber than the dummies"; however, Steelbeak later [[TheStarscream uses it on her]] and plots to use it to make the entirety of Duckburg TooDumbToLive.
* In ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', the newest dance craze (a parody of the Macarena) is actually engineered to make those who perform it gradually more and more stupid, as Brain is stunned to learn. (Only the first verse, however. The second verse, which Brain prevents people from learning, [[spoiler:makes people act like cats]].) [[DisabilityImmunity It's unclear whether the dance affects Pinky, though.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''
** In "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E19Simpleman Simpleman]]", the titular akuma's main power (making things "simpler") also has this application, "simplifying" the minds of whoever it hits. As a result, motorists just drive in straight lines because it's simpler than turning, the local pizza place and ice cream stand only have one kind of pizza/ice cream on the menu because it's simpler than having a variety to choose from, the pizza delivery guy rides around tossing out pizzas to everyone he sees because it's simpler than trying to figure out who did or didn't order one, and Ladybug and Cat Noir [[NearVillainVictory nearly trade away their Miraculous to Simpleman]] for ''[[ComicallySmallBribe candy]]''.
** In "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E25RiskShadowMothsFinalAttackPart1 Risk]]", the aptly-named titular akuma sings a song that makes those who hear it less cautious and more susceptible to taking chances. Some of the resulting risks work out well, but others not so much -- in [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS04E26StrikeBackShadowMothsFinalAttackPart2 the second half of the episode]], Ladybug takes a chance and uses a plan that involves recruiting Adrien to use the Dog Miraculous when she could've used it herself. As a result, she inadvertently recruits Félix (who had pulled a TwinSwitch with Adrien), [[spoiler:and he betrays her, using the Dog Miraculous to steal her yoyo and hand it over to Gabriel so he can steal every Miraculous in the Miracle Box]].
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* Arle and a few other characters in ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' have an attack called "Brain Dumbed", which is an artifact from ''VideoGame/MadouMonogatari'' where it was a power debuff that would temporarily decrease the intelligence of the target.
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* One ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' story from Creator/ValiantComics involved a new weapon from King Koopa- the Stoopid Bomb, a hair-trigger explosive that can make anyone (Except King Toadstool, [[DisabilityImmunity who was already a moron]]) mind-numbingly dumb. There's also the Smart Bomb developed to counter the Stoopid Bomb's effects, though they all get used up on one Snifit. By the end of the story, everyone, including Koopa's army, are rendered idiots, and the now-genius snifit's attempts to take over are ignored.
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* One ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' story from Creator/ValiantComics involved a new weapon from King Koopa- the Stoopid Bomb, a hair-trigger explosive that can make anyone (Except for King Toadstool, [[DisabilityImmunity who was already a moron]]) mind-numbingly dumb. There's also the Smart Bomb developed to counter the Stoopid Bomb's effects, though they all get used up on one Snifit. By the end of the story, everyone, including Koopa's army, are rendered idiots, and the now-genius snifit's attempts to take over are ignored.
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* One ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' story from Creator/ValiantComics involved a new weapon from King Koopa- the Stoopid Bomb, a hair-trigger explosive that can make anyone (Except King Toadstool) mind-numbingly dumb. There's also the Smart Bomb developed to counter the Stoopid Bomb's effects, though they all get used up on one Snifit. By the end of the story, everyone, including Koopa's army, are rendered idiots, and the now-genius snifit's attempts to take over are ignored.
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* One ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' story from Creator/ValiantComics involved a new weapon from King Koopa- the Stoopid Bomb, a hair-trigger explosive that can make anyone (Except King Toadstool) Toadstool, [[DisabilityImmunity who was already a moron]]) mind-numbingly dumb. There's also the Smart Bomb developed to counter the Stoopid Bomb's effects, though they all get used up on one Snifit. By the end of the story, everyone, including Koopa's army, are rendered idiots, and the now-genius snifit's attempts to take over are ignored.
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** Used [[spoiler:by Lara Raith on [[AbusiveParents her father]], turning him into little more than a weak-willed puppet for her to control [[TheManBehindTheMan from behind the throne]]]]. To be fair, though, the victim in that case ''[[KickTheSonOfABitch really deserved it]]''.
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** Used [[spoiler:by Lara Raith on [[AbusiveParents her father]], turning him into little more than a weak-willed puppet for her to control [[TheManBehindTheMan from behind the throne]]]]. To be fair, though, the victim in that case ''[[KickTheSonOfABitch ''[[PayEvilUntoEvil really deserved it]]''.it]]'': [[spoiler:He had repeatedly raped his own children.]]
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* In ''[[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Victory Gundam]]'', the [[DoomsdayDevice Angel Halo]] is designed to fire a permanent Stupidity Inducing Attack at ''the population of Earth''. Definitely ''not'' PlayedForLaughs, as the stated intention is to fire it, and then sit back and watch as the entire population starves to death due to being unable to feed themselves.
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* In ''[[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Victory Gundam]]'', ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'', the [[DoomsdayDevice Angel Halo]] is designed to fire a permanent Stupidity Inducing Attack at ''the population of Earth''. Definitely ''not'' PlayedForLaughs, as the stated intention is to fire it, and then sit back and watch as the entire population starves to death due to being unable to feed themselves.
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* In ''Series/DoomPatrol'' the scants are organisms that infect people's brains and cause them to have bad ideas. Under their influence Larry tries to disguise himself as a doctor by putting on a lab coat despite having radiation-blocking bandages totally encasing his head at all times, and Vic and Roni agree it's a great idea for him to do extensive surgery on her even though he has zero experience.
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* In ''Series/DoomPatrol'' ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'', the scants are organisms that infect people's brains and cause them to have bad ideas. Under their influence Larry tries to disguise himself as a doctor by putting on a lab coat despite having radiation-blocking bandages totally encasing his head at all times, and Vic and Roni agree it's a great idea for him to do extensive surgery on her even though he has zero experience.
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