History PlayingWith / KindheartedSimpleton

** Danny the Dummy is the series' {{ditz}}, but [[StupidGood he's just way too nice to realize that he's flawed logically to redeem his acts of idiocy.]]

* '''Straight''': Danny the Dummy is the series' {{ditz}} who happens to be [[TheCutie a really]] {{Nice Guy}} with a pure heart of gold.

** But just because Danny is [[TheDitz dumb]], that doesn't mean he's dumb enough to let this go on forever. Before long he realizes what's happening, and the people taking advantage of him
[[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass find out]] [[BewareTheSillyOnes the hard way]] what happens when [[BewareTheNiceOnes you abuse people's kindness]].

* '''Played For Laughs''': Danny the Dummy is portrayed as a [[PluckyComicRelief lovable idiot]], who is hilariously boisterous plus charmingly silly to a comedic degree, [[AllLovingHero and has a giant heart]] to match.
* '''Implied''': [[InsufferableGenius Frederick]] mentions to [[NaiveNewcomer Benny]] that he should be careful to be smarter than "the last guy" - he doesn't take kindly to stupid sweethearts
[[SpannerInTheWorks unwittingly foiling his villainous plans]] while trying to help.

** The others were [[WhatTheHellHero called out for their harshness towards Danny]] or realized [[WasTooHardOnHim that they were too hard on him]] after one {{Jerkass}} congratulates them for getting rid of Danny. [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame They didn't take the compliment well.]]
** When he sees that [[HeroicBSOD Frederick isn't taking the comment well,]] he backtracks and says something that ''is'' able to cheer him up. Danny takes steps to make sure that his comments don't hurt other people by accident though he may sometimes slip up.
* '''Played For Drama''': When [[GoodIsNotDumb Danny]] [[KidHero was younger,]] he was treated unfairly by many cruel, shallow and heartless [[{{Jerkass}} jerks]] and having an unfair childhood growing up and [[NobodysThatDumb this made him out to see and get an idea while impressionable on how he should be a polite individual towards others]] (even if he does this to a [[ExtremeDoormat submissive]] degree) while a slow-witted person overall.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Danny the Dummy is portrayed as the lovable idiot who is also the PluckyComicRelief that is hilariously boisterous, [[ChaoticStupid randomly]] plus charmingly silly to a comedic degree, [[AllLovingHero and has a giant heart]] [[TheCutie to match.]]
* '''Implied''': [[InsufferableGenius Frederick]] mentions to [[NaiveNewcomer Benny]] about a friend he used to know that was always [[SpannerInTheWorks foiling his villainous plans unwittingly]] while having an openhearted attitude and said how he's had so many memories about these misadventures because of his [[UnwantedAssistance unwanted support]], and Frederick was telling Benny how he should make sure that he doesn't get in the way with his inventions like Danny did [[KidHero when he was younger]] as he lives somewhere else now.

Ga-Heya buddy! Here's the.. uhh... Kind-harted-Simp-le-ton [[KindheartedSimpleton HERE]], I still don't get what dat means.

** Danny isn't as smart as the others, but appears to be nice [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold if not completely.]]
** Or, Danny is just on the DumbIsGood category with being utterly stupid but pleasant.
** Danny is a very nice person who can be fairly clueless, though he occasionally shows signs that [[HiddenDepths he may not be as unintelligent as he seems]].

** [[InsufferableImbecile Danny is unintelligent or foolish, but rather obnoxiously, unkindly, at times maliciously, and selfishly so.]]

** Danny is the most brainless and [[StupidEvil the most heartless person]] in the world.
** Danny has dull wit for himself but is also [[TheBrute violent and too tough & rough for one's liking.]]
** Danny is [[GentlemanAndAScholar smart, but is also the kindest person in the series]].

** Danny the Dummy seems like an [[DumbIsGood nice]] [[TheCutie character]], this is until he starts insulting others, grows lots of {{Jerkass Ball}}s and/or becomes an InsufferableImbecile or a JerkWithAHeartOfGold at best.
** Danny the Dummy makes himself seem like he's [[TooDumbToLive incredibly dumb]], but was ObfuscatingStupidity the whole time [[MagnificentBastard in order to]] [[ManipulativeBastard deceive others.]]

** [[InnocentlyInsensitive Although he doesn't mean to behave this way when he honestly means well.]]
** [[GoodIsNotDumb Danny]] was [[ObfuscatingStupidity only pretending to be stupid by being happily goofy]], while an naive person overall, he is nonetheless a [[NiceGuy nice person]].
* '''Parodied''': Danny has been shown to be TooDumbToLive, but is a FriendToAllLivingThings, such to the point where even the biggest JerkAss around has Danny as their MoralityPet.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Danny goes on the line of being [[ChaoticStupid all over the place]] on how he would be either stupid but a very {{nice guy}} or [[LethallyStupid is completely chaotic towards others with or without any intentions.]]
* '''Averted''': Danny's intelligence level and manners don't completely define his character.

** "I was also thinking about adding a seemingly clueless, happily ignorant & dopey yet very childlike & warm-hearted character who is a side character that befriends [[TheHero Hiro]] and [[ChildhoodFriends his friends]], let's have Danny become a loyal best friend of theirs throughout the story."
** "I also had an idea to make the main protagonist from my own cartoon having Danny the [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Goofball]] as this complete and utter doofus living in an [[WorldOfWeirdness weird world]] who is not only simple but also well-mannered and cares about everyone he knows in a way that is well-meaning and actively wanting to show the goodness of his heart when he unwittingly shows [[IdiotHero acts of heroism]] out of his good-nature, or doing his best at showing kindness in a rather open-hearted manner. No matter how foolish or cluelessly naive he can be when lacking in intellect or having trouble with understanding things."
** "What if [[TheKlutz Ann]] was also portrayed as a naive, simple, clueless, & absentminded yet big-hearted airhead?" "That sounds cute."
* '''Lampshaded''': "You may have a small brain with low intelligence, but your heart is much bigger, and that's all that matters."

* '''Exploited''': [[BunnyEarsLawyer Danny]], while a [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} massive goofball,]] still keeps the belief of [[StupidGood doing what is considered morally right, even if it seems mind-blowingly foolish]] and uses it to [[IdiotHero help his friends or anyone whether it would seem impossible to pull off or not for someone]] ''[[IdiotHero that]]'' [[IdiotHero stupid]] to do, pretty sure that's why Danny never refers this to his friends like he's genuinely simple-minded or something.

** Danny studies to be smarter so he won't be easily fooled by anyone taking advantage of his kindness like a chump.
** Danny grows tired of being patronized by others due to his lack of intelligence, and becomes asocial to drive others away.
* '''Discussed''': "[[EvilCannotComprehendGood Why is everyone so fond of that dunce?]]"

-->"Good 'ol Danny, having such a good heart and well-meaning attitude while containing his simple intelligence, along with being [[SuperGullible naive and very gullible]] towards [[SmugSnake Eugene the Snake's]] lies that always seem to have [[EpicFail a backfire]]."
-->"What would you expect from a name like Mayor [[{{MeaningfulName}} 'Simpleton']]."
-->"Aww that's very cute! [[FanOfTheUnderdog Danny]] really cares for [[LoserProtagonist Frederick]] like a true friend! In spite of his simple ignorance and stupidity, his kind-hearted presence is always endearing to see."
-->"Something I personally love about the smart jerk and nice moron duo is probably how caring and likable [[TheDitz the dumber one]] is with their well-meaning nature."

** Because Danny was [[TheCutie nice]], other characters begin to [[TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity exploit his kindness]] and when he is still stupid enough to realize it, others use that to make sure they keep on using them for their selfish motives.

** While Danny means well, in practice he lacks the observational skills to make sure that his actions don't harm others, like [[InnocentlyInsensitive telling Frederick that things could be much worse while unaware that he just went through a]] TraumaCongaLine.

** But just because Danny is [[TheDitz dumb]], that doesn't mean [[NobodysThatDumb he's that dumb as]] the [[BoisterousWeakling jerks would always]] [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass found out]] [[BewareTheSillyOnes how Danny would give them]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes the hard way]].

* '''Downplayed''': Danny isn't as smart as the others, but appears to be nice [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold if not completely.]]

* '''Defied''': Danny studies to be smarter so he won't be easily fooled by anyone taking advantage of his kindness like a chump.

* '''Defied''': Danny studies to be smarter so he won't be easily fooled by anyone taking advantage of his kindness like a tool.

-->"Good 'ol Danny, having such a good heart and well-meaning attitude while containing his simple intelligence, along with being [[SuperGullible naive and very gullible]] towards [[SmugSnake Frederick]]'s lies that always seem to have [[EpicFail a backfire]]."

Ga-Heya buddy! Here's the.. uuhh.. Kind-harted-Simp-le-ton [[KindheartedSimpleton HERE]], I still don't get wat dat means.

-->"Good 'ol Danny, having such a good heart and well-meaning attitude while simple, [[SuperGullible naive and very gullible]] towards [[SmugSnake Frederick]]'s lies that always seem to have [[EpicFail a backfire]]."

** "What if [[TheKlutz Ann]] was portrayed as a naive & absent-minded yet big-hearted airhead? That sounds cute."