History TooDumbToLive / FanWorks

** Charloss. [[spoiler:While it's well known that the World Nobles have more money than sense, when Cross, a pirate in open rebellion against the World Government who operates a radio station that routinely plays anti-WG rhetoric, which Charloss should know because ''he listens to that radio station'', offers to do an interview with him that will be broadcast to the entire world, ''he agrees to it''. He proudly details a litany of sickening human rights violations taking place on Mariejoa, instantly earning the World Nobles the absolute hatred of virtually everyone outside of the island. Even if he thought it was all justified due to the atrocities being committed against "mortals," it wouldn't have taken much brainpower for him to realize "mortals" would be the ones listening to the interview, and they wouldn't see it that way.]]

** Charloss. [[spoiler:While it's well known that the World Nobles have more money than sense, when Cross, a pirate in open rebellion against the World Government, offers to do an interview with him that will be broadcast to the entire world, ''he agrees to it''. He proudly details a litany of sickening human rights violations taking place on Mariejoa, instantly earning the World Nobles the absolute hatred of virtually everyone outside of the island. Even if he thought it was all justified due to the atrocities being committed against "mortals," it wouldn't have taken much brainpower for him to realize "mortals" would be the ones listening to the interview, and they wouldn't see it that way.]]

* Arnold of ''Fanfic/SoullessShell'' falls for Leif's not very clever bluff when threatened with execution for rape, inadvertently confessing to his crimes while begging for mercy as Leif sentences him to death. It's suggested that had he not done that, Leif might not have had enough evidence to actually sentence him to death. He then breaks out of prison, and not only is dumb enough to want to kill Leif in revenge, but tries to rape a young girl first, pushing Leif's BerserkButton and earning him a messy death at the hands of his OneWingedAngel form. Apparently, he didn't even think to bring the guards he recruited with him, although given how easily Leif dispatches them soon afterward, they wouldn't have done much good.

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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11298331/1/A-different-weasel-makes-a-difference A different weasel makes a difference]]'':

** In Act VI chapter 42, Sun doesn't seem to understand that she's only making things infinitely worse for herself by telling an already pissed off Kokoa to her face that she doesn't deserve Gin at all. She doesn't stop even as Kokoa is ''[[ManOnFire supercharging]] [[BurningWithAnger herself]]''; it comes as no surprise when Kokoa puts her through the wall before chasing her and Felucia through Fang Fang's villa in a homicidal rage.

* ''Fanfic/OzInIkebukuroLand'' (crossover between ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' and ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}''):

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* ''Fanfic/SuicidalOverconfidence'': [[WesternAnimation/CentralPark Bitsy Brandenham]] thinks it's a good idea to try to intimidate ComicBook/TheKingpin while [[AloneWithThePsycho alone with him]] ''and'' throw petty insults at him while she's at it, not understanding that he's called "The Kingpin of Crime" for a good reason. She's also [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered to the point]] where, when asked if she wants an open or closed casket funeral, she decides on the latter so as not to be upstaged without realizing [[ImpliedDeathThreat why such a question would come up in the first place]]. She ends up getting beaten to death for her troubles.

* ''Fanfic/SuicidalOverconfidence'': [[WesternAnimation/CentralPark Bitsy Brandenham]] thinks it's a good idea to try to intimidate ComicBook/TheKingpin while [[AloneWithThePsycho alone with him]] and throw petty insults at him while she's at it, not understanding that he's called "The Kingpin of Crime" for a good reason. She's also [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered to the point]] where, when asked if she wants an open or closed casket funeral, she decides on the latter so as not to be upstaged without realizing [[ImpliedDeathThreat why such a question would come up in the first place]]. She ends up getting beaten to death for her troubles.

* ''Fanfic/SuicidalOverconfidence'': [[WesternAnimation/CentralPark Bitsy Brandenham]] thinks it's a good idea to try to intimidate ComicBook/TheKingpin and throw petty insults at him while she's at it, not understanding that he's called "The Kingpin of Crime" for a good reason. She's also [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered to the point]] where, when asked if she wants an open or closed casket funeral, she decides on the latter so as not to be upstaged without realizing [[ImpliedDeathThreat why such a question would come up in the first place]]. She ends up getting beaten to death for her troubles.

* ''Fanfic/SuicidalOverconfidence'': [[WesternAnimation/CentralPark Bitsy]] thinks it's a good idea to try to intimidate ComicBook/TheKingpin and throw petty insults at him while she's at it, not understanding that he's called that for a good reason. She's also [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered to the point]] where, when asked if she wants an open or closed casket funeral, she weighs her options out loud without realizing [[ImpliedDeathThreat why such a question would come up in the first place]]. She ends up getting beaten to death for her troubles.

* ''Fanfic/SuicidalOverconfidence'': [[WesternAnimation/CentralPark Bitsy]] thinks it's a good idea to try to intimidate ComicBook/TheKingpin and throw petty insults at him while she's at it. She ends up getting beaten to death for her troubles.

* In the Powder Ganger-centric mod ''[[https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/74958/ Working on the Chain Gang]]'', there's a Powder Ganger named [[MeaningfulName Eleven-IQ Ian]], who has been hoarding gunpowder. When you go to take the gunpowder to give it to the Westside Powder Militia (a group of reformist Powder Gangers who have set up shop in Westside in order to defend it from raiders), Ian threatens you with a lit stick of dynamite, not seeming to realize that blowing you up with it would also set off his gunpowder, probably killing him as well. Furthermore, if you ask him about himself, he will talk about himself (including mentioning that he thinks his name means he has 11 INT on the SPECIAL stats, rather than 11 on the IQ distribution). When you're done talking to him, you point out that he's been rambling to you with a lit stick of dynamite in his hand, at which point he blows up. If you have the Wild Wasteland trait, he comes BackFromTheDead to confront you again and then ''falls for the exact same trick''.

* ''Fanfic/SuicidalOverconfidence'': [[WesternAnimation/CentralPark Bitsy]] thinks it's a good idea to try to intimidate [[Franchise/MarvelComics the Kingpin]] and throw petty insults at him while she's at it. She ends up getting beaten to death for her troubles.

* ''Fanfic/SuicidalOverconfidence'': [[WesternAnimation/CentralPark Bitsy]] thinks it's a good idea to try to intimidate the Kingpin and throw petty insults at him while she's at it. She ends up getting beaten to death for her troubles.

* Lampshaded by Mace Windu in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11577216/14/A-Horse-For-the-Force A Horse for the Force]]'' after Ranma wipes out a chapter of the Bounty Hunter Guild for almost killing Shaak-Ti. Mace remarks that any chapter that takes up the bounty on Ranma after both that and his actions on Yavin 4 will have "reached an evolutionary dead end".

* In the Powder Ganger-centric mod ''[[https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/74958/ Working on the Chain Gang]]'', there's a Powder Ganger named [[MeaningfulName Eleven-IQ Ian]], who has been hoarding gunpowder. When you go to take the gunpowder to give it to the Westside Powder Militia (a group of reformist Powder Gangers who have set up shop in Westside in order to defend it from raiders), Ian threatens you with a lit stick of dynamite, not seeming to realize that blowing you up with it would also set off his gunpowder, probably killing him as well. Furthermore, if you ask him about himself, he will talk about himself (including mentioning that he thinks his name means he has 11 INT on the SPECIAL stats, rather than 11 on the IQ distribution). When you're done talking to him, you point out that he's been rambling to you with a lit stick of dynamite in his hand. OhCrap If you have the Wild Wasteland trait, he comes BackFromTheDead to confront you again and then ''falls for the exact same trick''.

** When the forces of the Vale were ordered to muster at Ronnel's Pass, Lord Lyonel Corbray refused and mustered his forces at his castle instead. He and his men didn't realize until too late that number of weapons they had that could harm an Other could be counted on hand; and they also didn't seem to realize that a dragon would have a bird's...er dragon's eye view of the battlefield and see them anywhere. CurbStompBattle really doesn't begin to cover what happens next.
* ''FanFic/LetTheGalaxyBurn'': The Southern nobles really should have learned by now that the North is not to be taken lightly, but seemingly no amount of losses taken at the hands of Northern troops will teach them. The Ironborn are even worse; maybe ''don't'' launch a full-frontal assault on a superior force that's expecting you? Or do, it's not like dead Ironborn is a negative.
* ''FanFic/TheKingNobodyWanted'': When the Greyjoy Rebellion begins early, Victarion Greyjoy announces his intention to sail home and fight for his brother while at Riverrun. He declares this while surrounded by Riverlands soldiers, and promptly gets arrested for his honesty.
* In ''FanFic/RobbReturns'', one of Asha Greyjoy's men thought he was better with a knife than the others and that he could lecture them on taking orders from a woman. As explained by Asha's second, he died of stupidity.
* ''FanFic/TheRavensPlan'': During the chaos in King's Landing immediately following [[PeggySue the Remembering]] occurring, Loras attempts to intercept the group, including Jaime and Barristan, that's trying to get Myrcella and Tommen out of the city to safety, and attack them. Again, that's Loras going up against Jaime Lannister and Barristan Selmy, two of the greatest swordsmen alive, ''at the same time''. Needless to say, he's killed in the attempt; everyone who hears about it afterwards admits that Loras was being idiotic and is the only one to blame for his death.

* ''[[Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil The Stronger Evil]]'': After Daolon Wong [[DePower loses his magical powers]], he intends to have revenge on [[DragonsAreDemonic Shendu]] for double-crossing him. He does this by using a stolen gun to shoot the Demon Sorcerer's [[VillainousCrush beloved]] Valerie Payne -- right in front of the full-powered demon while standing in plain view atop a van. Instead of trying to use the resulting shock from everyone's part to make an escape attempt, he [[BullyingADragon gloats in Shendu's face]]. In response, Shendu pummels Wong in UnstoppableRage.

* In ''Fanfic/TiberiumWars'', the Brotherhood of Nod considers [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexual assault]] to be an "[[EvenEvilHasStandards offense against]] [[DarkMessiah the Messiah]]" and therefore a capital crime. At least one Nod soldier apparently didn't read up on the rules, because he attempts to rape a GDI prisoner while one of the [[WarriorMonk Black Hand]] is in the next room. An ''epic'' [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown ass]]-[[PunctuatedPounding beating]] [[DestinationDefenestration ensues]].
** There's also a Nod soldier on the cordon around the White House who is reprimanded for not properly checking an incoming convoy because they're in Nod buggies and Reckoners -- this despite the fact that DressingAsTheEnemy and the EnemyExchangeProgram are time-honored traditions in both gameplay and story throughout the ''Command And Conquer'' 'verse. Of course, [[LaserGuidedKarma the very vehicle he neglected to check]] turns out to be a carbomb that incinerates him and his checkpoint.

* ''A different weasel makes a difference''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11298331/1/A-different-weasel-makes-a-difference]]:

* ''Fanfic/SupremeChancellorObiWanKenobi'': Palpatine kills the assassin he hired to kill Obi-Wan after she failed (though he intended to kill her regardless). Despite knowing she's a skilled killer from the Hissleet Endai assassin guild and has been keeping her hands near her blasters for the entire conversation, Palpatine slowly strangles her with the Force while bragging about how helpless she is. Naturally, she shoots him and it's only pure luck on his part that he's merely seriously injured rather than fatally. Worse, the assassin fired her ''custom'' blaster any Hissleet Endai is issued to use to defend themselves from traitorous clients and ''embed them with nanomachines that make them easily identified'' so they can be avenged in case the traitor survives... So when the Hissleet Endai agent that was looking for her with Jedi Master Quinlan Vos is told the killer was a Sith Lord she ''gives the tracker to the Jedi'', knowing that while the Hissleet Endai can't avenge their fallen member the Jedi obviously can.
** As Obi-Wan, now Chancellor elected to replace Palpatine, is comatose, Senator Halth, one of Palpatine's supporters, openly proposes to reinstate Palpatine, a move that is ''completely illegal'' and only succeeds into turning him into a suspect into the embezzling and corruption investigation going on against Palpatine and Mas Amedda and confirming Padme isn't one of Palpatine's toadies to the group that had got him ousted (who hadn't involved her because they suspected just that) when she shoots down Halth's proposal. Palpatine, who had ''not'' been involved, is relieved he had no contact with the idiot in months and could prove it... And quite angry at the stunt ruining his timetable on finishing Obi-Wan off.

* In ''FanFic/Flashpoint2AdventSolaris'', the sole original character of the fic - Lady Mairghread, is a corrupt political figure of Soleanna who was in the middle of staging a coup against Elise when Eggman surrounded the boat she was on with himself and his robots. She was going to hand Elise over to him, but decided to turn her back on him when he asked for a refund after losing the scepter of darkness to Team Dark. She even does a "Do You Who I am?!" type speech. Again, ''while he has her boat surrounded by armed and armored robots while her only protection is a bunch of human guards with only handguns''.[[spoiler:She doesn't prove long for the world]].
* ''Fanfic/GodsAngelsAndKings'': Gendo has a rather dumb moment when he kidnaps Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'s infant child as bait in hopes of luring him to Mount Fuji and killing him with the Evas. [[CurbStompBattle It goes badly for NERV]]. A downplayed example, as it was mainly a case of severely underestimating [[PapaWolf Godzilla]] rather than thinking there would be no consequences.

* ''FanFic/TheInfiniteLoops'': This is the only reason why Billy is categorized as an MLE. He has no ill intentions -- he's just so damn ''[[LethallyStupid stupid]]'' that he's a danger to himself, other loopers, and Yggdrasil as a whole. It is not an uncommon occurrence for Billy to manage to kill himself and several others by accident during a loop through nothing more than his sheer idiocy.

%%** Later a [[HornyDevils Succubus]] drains one of Balalaika's men and even after being caught, she brags to Balalaika about how she took her form while having sex with the man. Balalaika has the Succubus' horns, wings, and tail ''sawed'' off then lets the torturer do with her as they want. Afterwards, she's to be sent to work at a local strip club/brothel but not allowed to dance or have any contact with the customers, effectively starving her.