History ObfuscatingStupidity / VideoGames

* Letho, the Kingslayer, from VideoGame/TheWitcher2. He's a big, hulking [[DumbMuscle mountain of muscle who really doesn't look very smart]] and he uses this to his advantage like a true MagnificentBastard [[spoiler: as he manipulates the Scoia'tel and the Lodge of Sorceresses to aid him in slaying kings under the pretense that it would aid their own ends, when his actual goal is to make the Northern kingdoms descend into chaos so the Nilfgaardian empire could easily invade them]]:

* Double from VideoGame/MegaManX 4 is a portly rookie Maverick Hunter, who is shown falling over at times in the game's FMV. Despite his goofy appearance and clumsiness, [[spoiler:he is actually a fiercely powerful reploid in a fake body]]

* Nowi from FireEmblemAwakening seems to be a ditzy, childish dragon girl and few more. But she's [[BadassAdorable pretty good at fighting]] and her childishness is at very least partially faked, as a part of her decision to [[WhoWantsToLiveForever handle how she wants to enjoy her immortal life]]. A pretty good example of this is [[spoiler: her being a TricksterMentor to her serious and bookish KidFromTheFuture Nah: knowing that her daughter doesn't take her seriously, Nowi pretends that she only wants to play with Nah, and helps her fix her fighting problems by training her through their "games"...]]

** From ''Dual Destinies'' we have [[spoiler:detective Fulbright (aptly nicknamed Fool Bright by prosecutor Blackquill). For most of the game he looks like a regular detective who strongly believes in justice, [[LargeHam and makes sure you know it]]. It turns out he is actually a spy who killed the real Fulbright, Metis Cykes (Athena's mother) and Clay Terran. He can also hide and pretend emotions (almost) perfectly.]]

* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' and ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'', Xigbar shows every sign of being basically a surfer dude PunchClockVillain who just happens to be ThatOneBoss in the former. [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' reveals that he knows ''everything'' about what's going on, even more than the BigBad of the organization, Xemnas, and may have even been at least in part TheManBehindTheMan regarding Xemnas' more Xehanort-y actions]].

** [[spoiler: Dahlia Hawthorne]] from ''Trials and Tribulations''. [[spoiler: a VERY devious girl who [[BitchInSheepsClothing hides her true self behind a sugary sweet personality]], and not once, not twice, but ''three times'' in the game. And bear in mind she's ''dead'' by the third encounter.]]

** In the Sinnoh region of the main Franchise/{{Pokemon}} games, Dr. Footprint can essentially read Pokemon's minds. Some of the more slow or dumb Pokemon will express simple thoughts full of "hnurr" pauses - except when they suddenly share a complex and grammatically correct sentence or two about how people and other Pokemon assume that they don't think much because they don't speak up often. They don't seem annoyed or insulted though.

* The entire ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' team, all of whom the Announcer refers to as having "below average" intelligence, outside the attack classes, could count. Demoman seems like a friendly, reasonable guy when he's not drunk, based on the War update comic, and it's hard to be stupid and make five million dollars in one year. Heavy has a Ph.D. in Russian literature, and if the Russian "Meet The Heavy" is any clue, is much more eloquent in his native language. Engineer has 11 "hard science" Ph.D.s, which speaks for itself. "Meet The Medic" revealed Medic is indeed a trained doctor, though he's barking mad and he lost his license for stealing a patient's skeleton. Sniper managed to rig a tribal shield to electrify its attackers, and while not as smart as the rest, doesn't seem "below average." Spy had the resources, intelligence, contacts, and capability to thoroughly research a "YourMom" joke, in addition to being able to do a spot-on impression of the voice of all eight other team members, and seeming like a completely civil, intelligent gentleman off the battlefield. Below average, indeed.

* [[spoiler:Levin]] from ''SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'' appears to be a complete idiot...up to the point [[spoiler:where he stabs your OldMaster dead out of the blue and reveals he's the last world eater; he's helped you because you've been killing off -- or given him an opening to kill -- everyone who was ever a challenge to his [[AGodAmI future bid for godhood]], and every single time he left the party to wander around and came running back dragging trouble behind him, he did it entirely on purpose.]]

* ''NeverwinterNights''' ''Hordes of the Underdark'' expansion has an ogre mage who lives in Undermountain. He speaks very eloquently and has above-average intelligence, but enjoys playing up what he describes as 'the [[HulkSpeak "Me smash you good!"]] stereotype' of ogres when in combat because it makes his opponents underestimate him.

*** A later'Meet the Pyro' video revealed that the he is utterly insane and views the world as a [[SugarBowl happy, colourful place]] where she skips around dishing out lollipops and rainbows to adorable cherubs, where in reality it is causing pain and suffering by shooting gouts of searing flame at his enemies. Since she has such a warped view of reality the smart/dumb scale doesn't really apply to it.

* Played straight and averted in ''ArcanumOfSteamworksAndMagickObscura''. In the Museum of Oddities in Tarant there is an exhibition of Gar, "world's most intelligent Orc". It turns out that [[spoiler: Gar is actually a full-bred Human with a strange mutation and just '''pretends''' to be stupid, because people wouldn't put up with an Orc smarter than themselves]].

* Gaston is ''LuminousArc2'' is such a LargeHam his overacting gets questioned by other characters in the game on occasion, but has a very real, very sensible code of honor and duty to the Queen, and is a legitimately skilled Knight Commander, preferring to lead from the front line.

* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' and ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'', Xigbar shows every sign of being basically a surfer dude PunchClockVillain who just happens to be ThatOneBoss in the former. [[spoiler: ''BirthBySleep'' reveals that he knows ''everything'' about what's going on, even more than the BigBad of the organization, Xemnas, and may have even been at least in part TheManBehindTheMan regarding Xemnas' more Xehanort-y actions]].

* Yo-Yo Man in ''VideoGame/MegaManUnlimited'' was purposefully designed this way by Wily, made to look like a lame, Top Man-esque robot master to hide his secret weapon: special blades hidden in his [[KillerYoYo Yo-Yo projectiles]] that can [[AbsurdlySharpBlade cut through anything.]]

* Yo-Yo Man in ''VideoGame/MegaManUnlimited'' was purposefully designed this way by Wily, made to look like a lame, Top Man-esque robot master to hide his secret weapon: special blades hidden in his Yo-Yo projectiles that can [[AbsurdlySharpBlade cut through anything.]]

** From ''Dual Destinies'' we have [[spoiler:detective Fulbright (aptly nicknamed Fool Bright by prosecutor Blackquill). For most of the game he looks like a regular detective who strongly believes in justice. It turns out he is actually a spy who killed the real Fulbright, Metis Cykes (Athena's mother) and Clay Terran. He can also hide and pretend emotions (almost) perfectly.]]

* Liu Shan is implied to be this as of ''DynastyWarriors'' 7

* [[Videogame/Akatsuki Blitzkampf Marilyn Sue Dae Jie]] is a bubbly, ditzy, cheerful prospect DragonLady with few more than her [[GainaXing huge boobs]] going for her at first sight. But make no mistake, this young woman is a very skilled DarkActionGirl, as well as super cunning and manipulative and determined to take risks that other [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triad members and assassins]] won't.

* Nowi from FireEmblemAwakening seems to be a ditzy, childish dragon girl and few more. But she's [[BadassAdorable pretty good at fighting]] and her childishness is at very least partially faked, as a part of her decision to [[WhoWantsToLiveForever handle how she wants to enjoy her immortal life]]. A pretty good example of this is [[spoiler: her being a TricksterMentor to her serious and bookish KidFromTheFuture Nah: knowing that her kid doesn't take her seriously, Nowi pretends that she only wants to play with Nah, and helps her fix her fighting problems...]]

** And in the sequel, ''Gyakuten Kenji 2'' (AKA Ace Attorney Investigations: Prosecutor's Path) we have [[spoiler:Sōta Sarushiro (Simon Keyes in the english FanTranslation), a shy and meek individual Edgeworth defends in the second case. In the climax, TheReveal kicks in and it turns out he's actually the brilliant and cruel mastermind behind the main events of the game.]]

** [[spoiler: Dahlia Hawthorne]] from ''Trials and Tribulations''. [[spoiler: a VERY devious girl who [[BitchInSheepsClothing hides her true self behind a sugary sweet personality]], and not once but ''twice'' in the game. And bear in mind she's ''dead'' by the second encounter.]]