History TheFool / Comicbooks

* In The Creator/VertigoComics's tarot deck, [[ComicBook/JohnConstantine John]] [[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale_medium/0/9116/692805-00_the_fool.jpg Constantine]] is represented by The Fool's card. But why isn't he 'The Magician', as it would make more sense? Because [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/db/e9/48/dbe948fd25ec1d5a7aa00e497aea7b05.jpg Tim Hunter]], the child magician from 'ComicBook/TheBooksOfMagic' takes his place. It wouldn't make sense superficially to put one of the most known magicians as the fool, and his pupil as the so-powerful magician but, as it's stated in the tarot deck's text: 'John Constantine has the knowledge but not the responsibility to become the Magician. Whatever he touches he destroys. Tim Hunter will take the responsibility to study and develop himself. But because he can focus the energy around him, he may become far more dangerous than Constantine ever could be'.

* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} is a sometimes non-goodhearted and sometimes ''trying'' to be good-hearted version of this trope. He tries especially hard after becoming [[OddFriendship BFFs]] with ComicBook/{{Cable}} and acting as the useful [[TheLancer jester]] to Cable's [[WellIntentionedExtremist arrogant]] wannabe [[CrystalDragonJesus cyborg mutant future messiah]]. He's just kind of [[TheDitz easily distracted]].
* Before Deadpool was a twinkle in Fabian Nicieza's eye, we got [[ComicBook/XMen Longshot]], whose powers were more-or-less explicitly stated to be this.
* A rather old and underused gentleman, ComicBook/AmbushBug, started off like this, with stories in which he [[FreakyFridayFlip switched bodies with Superman]] and foiling Kobra's plan, [[spoiler: which he found utterly loathsome [[FelonyMisdemeanor because he was going to make people destroy their TV sets]] ]], and eventually evolving into a fourth-wall challenging MetaGuy of epic proportions.
* ''Franchise/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'': Both to some degree. Especially in the comics, where most of their cases are solved by luck. Sam is a little less of a Fool in the adventure games, where the game play relies on him having at least some idea of what he's doing, but Max rarely does.
* Zayne Carrick from ''Star Wars: ComicBook/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' is The Fool personified. Not only is his unique force power directly stated as causing "unexpected changes in fortune" (and note that he is considered incompetent by everyone who does not recognize this), but he is referred to as "The Fool" by several powerful people, nearly all of whom are trying (unsuccessfully) to kill him.

* Archie Andrews from the ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' often falls under this, [[DependingOnTheWriter writer]] and RuleOfFunny not withstanding. If someone, usually Reggie, is plotting against him it's practically a sure bet Archie will come out on top purely due to dumb luck, sometimes with Archie not even realizing what was happening to begin with.

* Larry Lynx from ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', who suffers from multiple streaks of bad luck to the point he tries to utilize them to his team's adventage.

* Archie Andrews from the ''Franchise/ArchieComics'' often falls under this, [[DependingOnTheWriter writer]] and RuleOfFunny not withstanding. If someone, usually Reggie, is plotting against him it's practically a sure bet Archie will come out on top purely due to dumb luck, sometimes with Archie not even realizing what was happening to begin with.

* SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} may count as a rare example of a non-goodhearted version of this trope.
** Well, he does ''try'' to be good, especially after becoming [[OddFriendship BFFs]] with [[TangledFamilyTree Cable]] and acting as the useful [[TheLancer jester]] to Cable's [[WellIntentionedExtremist arrogant]] wannabe [[CrystalDragonJesus cyborg mutant future messiah]]. He's just kind of [[TheDitz easily distracted]].

* ComicBook/SpiderMan has a small-time ally in the Fabulous Frog Man, Eugene Patilio. The son of the retired ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' villain Leap-Frog, Eugene took his retied father's suit and technology in a bid to help improve his dad's reputation, but he doesn't have the best control over where he bounces. Nevertheless, he has a tendency to chaotically rebound in exactly the right way to defeat his opponents. During the ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' saga, he even got to team up with some of the big leaguers, including ComicBook/MsMarvel and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}.

* In his earliest incarnation, Johnny Thunder was an ''insanely'' lucky guy due to having been born at 7 AM on 7/7/17. A Saturday, the seventh day of the week, no less. (Yes, born in 1917; he goes [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks way back]].) By pure luck alone, he'd accidentally demolish enemies while his actual attempts to hit them missed completely; sometimes he didn't even ''figure out'' that he was being attacked because they'd take themselves out ''just'' outside his field of vision. Also, he was [[BondCreature connected to a genie]] called the Thunderbolt who was like his guardian angel, summoned by the magic word ''cei-u.'' Of course, Johnny had no idea of this, but would often yell "say, you!" at whoever he was chasing and accidentally summon him. (How good as he at accidentally tripping up his foes? ''The Thunderbolt wasn't in every appearance!'' He could solve crimes on his own via dumb luck without any outside help.) Unfortunately, his phenomenal luck wasn't enough to prevent his AloofAlly, a lovely blonde by the name of ComicBook/BlackCanary, from [[BreakoutCharacter taking over]] [[SpotlightStealingSquad his spot]] as the backup story in TheFlash's comic.

* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} may count as a rare example of a non-goodhearted version of this trope.

* Zayne Carrick from ''Star Wars: KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' is The Fool personified. Not only is his unique force power directly stated as causing "unexpected changes in fortune" (and note that he is considered incompetent by everyone who does not recognize this), but he is referred to as "The Fool" by several powerful people, nearly all of whom are trying (unsuccessfully) to kill him.

** He still exists, but as it is with TheDCU, there's been {{retool}}ing and re-re-re-tooling.

* Before Deadpool was a twinkle in Fabian Nicieza's eye, we got [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} Longshot,]] whose powers were more-or-less explicitly stated to be this.

* Archie Andrews from the ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' often falls under this, [[DependingOnTheWriter writer]] and RuleOfFunny not withstanding. If someone, usually Reggie, is plotting against him it's practically a sure bet Archie will come out on top purely due to dumb luck, sometimes with Archie not even realizing what was happening to begin with.

* ''GrooTheWanderer'' is probably the biggest example of them all. He's the greatest swordsman in the whole world... and the dumbest as well. Barely capable of feeding himself, Groo brings bad luck wherever he goes and has a bad habit of decimating whole towns and cities, often as a result of trying to help the local residents. Nearly every comic ends with him being chased by an angry mob while he tries to figure out why. He's so notorious for causing destruction that, in one instance, simply passing near a town causes economic collapse and a massive riot when the news of his arrival circulates.
* {{Deadpool}} may count as a rare example of a non-goodhearted version of this trope.

* ComicBook/SpiderMan has a small-time ally in the Fabulous Frog Man, Eugene Patilio. The son of the retired ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' villain Leap-Frog, Eugene took his retied father's suit and technology in a bid to help improve his dad's reputation, but he doesn't have the best control over where he bounces. Nevertheess, he has a tendency to chaotically rebound in exactly the right way to defeat his opponents. During the ''ComibBook/SpiderIsland'' saga, he even got to team up with some of the big leaguers, including ComicBook/MsMarvel and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}.

- ComicBook/SpiderMan has a small-time ally in the Fabulous Frog Man, Eugene Patilio. The son of the retired ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' villain Leap-Frog, Eugene took his retied father's suit and technology in a bid to help improve his dad's reputation, but he doesn't have the best control over where he bounces. Nevertheess, he has a tendency to chaotically rebound in exactly the right way to defeat his opponents. During the ''ComibBook/SpiderIsland'' saga, he even got to team up with some of the big leaguers, including ComicBook/MsMarvel and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}.

* Larry Lynx from ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', who suffers from multiple streaks of bad luck to the point he tries to utilize them to his team's adventage

* Larry Lynx from ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', who suffers from multiple streaks of bad luck to the point he tries to utilize them to his team's adventage.

* In his earliest incarnation, Johnny Thunder was an ''insanely'' lucky guy due to having been born at 7 AM on 7/7/17. A Saturday, the seventh day of the week, no less. (Yes, born in 1917; he goes [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks way back]].) By pure luck alone, he'd accidentally demolish enemies while his actual attempts to hit them missed completely; sometimes he didn't even ''figure out'' that he was being attacked because they'd take themselves out ''just'' outside his field of vision. Also, he was [[BondCreature connected to a genie]] called the Thunderbolt who was like his guardian angel, summoned by the magic word ''cei-u.'' Of course, Johnny had no idea of this, but would often yell "say, you!" at whoever he was chasing and accidentally summon him. (How good as he at accidentally tripping up his foes? ''The Thunderbolt wasn't in every appearance!'' He could solve crimes on his own via dumb luck without any outside help.) Unfortunately, his phenomenal luck wasn't enough to prevent his AloofAlly, a lovely blonde by the name of ComicBook/BlackCanary, from [[BreakoutCharacter taking over]] [[SpotlightStealingSquad his spot]] as the backup story in TheFlash's comic.

* Both SamAndMax to some degree. Especially in the comics, where most of their cases are solved by luck. Sam is a little less of a Fool in the adventure games, where the game play relies on him having at least some idea of what he's doing, but Max rarely does.

* In his earliest incarnation, Johnny Thunder was an ''insanely'' lucky guy due to having been born at 7 AM on 7/7/17. A Saturday, the seventh day of the week, no less. (Yes, born in 1917; he goes [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks way back]].) By pure luck alone, he'd accidentally demolish enemies while his actual attempts to hit them missed completely; sometimes he didn't even ''figure out'' that he was being attacked because they'd take themselves out ''just'' outside his field of vision. Also, he was [[BondCreature connected to a genie]] called the Thunderbolt who was like his guardian angel, summoned by the magic word ''cei-u.'' Of course, Johnny had no idea of this, but would often yell "say, you!" at whoever he was chasing and accidentally summon him. (How good as he at accidentally tripping up his foes? ''The Thunderbolt wasn't in every appearance!'' He could solve crimes on his own via dumb luck without any outside help.) Unfortunately, his phenomenal luck wasn't enough to prevent his AloofAlly, a lovely blonde by the name of BlackCanary, from [[BreakoutCharacter taking over]] [[SpotlightStealingSquad his spot]] as the backup story in TheFlash's comic.

* A rather old and underused gentleman, AmbushBug, started off like this, with stories in which he [[FreakyFridayFlip switched bodies with Superman]] and foiling Kobra's plan, [[spoiler: which he found utterly loathsome [[FelonyMisdemeanor because he was going to make people destroy their TV sets]] ]], and eventually evolving into a fourth-wall challenging MetaGuy of epic proportions.