1 | '''Basic Trope''': Moose are portrayed as unintelligent animals. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Marvin the Moose is notably dim-witted and airheaded, especially compared to other animals. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Marvin is the logical extreme of being TooDumbToLive. |
5 | ** Any breed relating to moose is portrayed as ultimate dimwits. |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': Marvin is a CloudCuckoolander or simply a bit eccentric in some way, but calling him stupid would be a bit of an overstatement. |
7 | * '''Justified''': Marvin never paid attention in school nor had any {{street smart}}s in the first place. |
8 | * '''Inverted''': |
9 | ** Marvin is an brainiac aside from other mooses with average intelligence. |
10 | ** Moose are portrayed like their real-life counterparts with being moderately intelligent. |
11 | * '''Subverted''': Marvin was ObfuscatingStupidity the whole time for some devious plan of his. |
12 | * '''Double Subverted''': ...which shows that he's actually even more of a moron than he acts! |
13 | * '''Parodied''': |
14 | ** Marvin [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle J. Moose]] is well-meaning and is paired with a fox named [[CunningLikeAFox Reynard the Fox]] who is [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold blunt & abusive yet a loyal friend of his]], where these two are [[RudeHeroNiceSidekick essential heroes in their home]] in the wilderness who also have a [[OddFriendship strong friendship]] since Marvin is [[KindheartedSimpleton the more warm-hearted one]] between the two. |
15 | ** Reynard the Fox is a [[GuileHero guileful]] and hyper-competent AntiHero where Marvin is a loyal and well-mannered IdiotHero. |
16 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': Marvin's intelligence varies depending on the writer. |
17 | * '''Averted''': |
18 | ** There is nothing unique about the intelligence of any of the moose. |
19 | ** Moose aren't in the work. |
20 | * '''Enforced''': "We need a species for our [[TooDumbToLive dumb]] [[PluckyComicRelief comic relief character]], what should they be?" "How about a moose? They're pretty funny-looking." |
21 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Gee, it's like the writers like portraying moose as stupid creatures just because cows used to portrayed as idiots as well." |
22 | * '''Invoked''': In a show where there were all of the cows that are portrayed as [[FunPersonified fun-loving]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} goofballs]], mooses were also portrayed as dullards while deers were perceived as nitwitted, imbecilic buffoons. |
23 | * '''Exploited''': |
24 | ** [[MadScientist Professor Drachenstein]] tries {{taking over the world}}, and one of the most manipulative tactics he'd use to make people or even animals follow his orders is first getting both mooses and deers [[TookALevelInDumbass to reduce their intelligence]] for Drachenstein's advantages with brainwashing those around them. |
25 | ** [[OnlySaneMan Marvin the Moose]], who is ''actually'' an [[BunnyEarsLawyer eccentric genius,]] sees how his brethren and moose residents are a [[PairTheDumbOnes not so bright pack]] who show how [[SuperGullible gullible]] they are after seeing how they followed whatever the manipulative wild rangers told them to do [[TheBlindLeadingTheBlind so blindly]] and Marvin eventually tries to tell them how unaware they were in a rather proactive way with convincing his people about educating themselves when he founded a history center about the wilderness to learn more about the rangers where no person was around when Marvin also used their [[TrademarkFavoriteFood obsessions with fruits]] as a reward for herding as a pack as a defensive force. In which was where [[TheChessmaster Marvin's]] success was also done to actually try getting back at the [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters wild rangers]] for finding more about their malicious behavior out of the wilderness. |
26 | * '''Defied''': Marvin informs himself, where he is so intelligent that he goes to college to get smarter. |
27 | * '''Discussed''': "That's weird that cartoon moose are always seen as [[TheDitz stupid.]]" |
28 | * '''Conversed''': |
29 | -->"Marvin the Moose being one of the many anthro moose characters that were portrayed as goofy idiots has had been a common trope after [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle a certain cartoon moose has enforced the trope]]. Just like how after Disney's WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} & other examples with cartoon mutts enforced [[DogsAreDumb their own trope with dumbness.]]" |
30 | * '''Implied''': Marvin is TheGhost, but is often described as a "dumb moose" by anyone. |
31 | * '''Played for Laughs''': Marvin J. Moose is portrayed as a comedic idiot. |
32 | * '''Played for Horror''': Marvin is TheBrute and will [[SuperPersistentPredator always chase his prey no matter what]]. His DumbMuscle tendencies have singlehandedly wiped out a village. |
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34 | Back to MooseAreIdiots |
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36 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
37 | %% * '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
38 | %% * '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
39 | %% * '''Played for Laughs''': ??? ; still kept here in case this gets removed for any reason. |
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