Line #33 PlayingWith/IneffectualSympatheticVillain


1	'''Basic Trope''': A {{villain\|s}} who (unintentionally) fails at being evil to the point where you can’t help but to feel sorry for them.
2	* '''Straight''': Everytime [[GentlemanThief Luc]][[IronicName ky]] tries to mug someone, he keeps failing and being humiliated no matter how hard he tries at being evil.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** No matter how hard he tries, Lucky always accidentally does ''good'' things.
5	** All of the villains in the series are like this.
6	* '''Downplayed''':
7	** [[JerkassWoobie Lucky]] sucks at being a {{jerkass}}.
8	** Lucky is a mildly competent villain who ''does'' [[YouCantThwartStageOne succeed in a couple of steps in his]] {{Evil Plan}}s, but otherwise is portrayed as pathetic by the narrative.
9	** [[KarmicButtMonkey Lucky always ends up failing and being humiliated everytime he tries to mug someone]], [[AssholeVictim but the narrative does not paint him in a sympathetic light, whatsoever]].
10	* '''Justified''':
11	** [[IronicName Lucky]] happens to be a CosmicPlaything.
12	** Lucky is a {{Stupid Crook\|s}}.
13	** Lucky is a ButtMonkey who [[FaceHeelTurn turned evil]] [[WhosLaughingNow out of the constant mistreatment he went through]] [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer from everybody]]. Unfortunately, Lucky is still an [[BornUnlucky unlucky]] person even after his [=post-=]FaceHeelTurn.
14	** LaserGuidedKarma is in effect.
15	** Lucky is a SmugSnake with many {{Tragic Flaw}}s that inevitably makes him easier to defeat. Bonus points for him always suffering AesopAmnesia after every single time he gets defeated.
16	** Lucky suffers from VillainDecay.
17	* '''Inverted''':
18	** [[ByTheBookCop Officer Austin]] [[FailureHero is a hero who]] [[HeroWithAnFInGood sucks at being good]].
19	** [[InvincibleVillain Lucky is so good at being a villain, the heroes can’t possibly stop him]].
20	** [[KnightTemplar Lucky]] is [[MoralEventHorizon good at being evil]] [[ObliviouslyEvil without even realizing it]].
21	** GenericDoomsdayVillain
22	** ClassicalAntiHero
23	* '''Subverted''':
24	** Lucky [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass]] and becomes more of a competent villain as time goes on…
25	** Lucky finally [[NotSoHarmlessVillain succeeds in doing something legitimately evil for once]], and [[MoralEventHorizon it’s so heinous and depraved]], he loses ''all of the audience sympathy he had'' from the audience.
26	* '''Double Subverted''': And then he suffers from VillainDecay because ultimately, StatusQuoIsGod.
27	* '''Parodied''': Lucky tries to commit the [[SarcasmMode heinous crime]] of [[PokeThePoodle drinking milk straight from the carton]] [[EvilIsPetty and putting it right back into the fridge]]. When he opens the fridge, the gallon of milk ([[BigLippedAlligatorMoment some]][[EpicFail how]]) [[SurrealHumor suddenly starts to float into the air for no reason whatsoever]], and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat Lucky up in the head]].
28	* '''Zig-Zagged''': [[DependingOnTheAuthor Sometimes Lucky sucks at being a villain, while at other times, he doesn’t]].
29	* '''Averted''': Lucky is fairly competent at being evil.
30	* '''Enforced''': It’s a kids show so the author can’t have Lucky do anything ''[[MoralEventHorizon too]]'' malicious. However, they still want Lucky to be a villain who at least poses ''some'' kind of threat, so they decide this trope should do the trick.
31	* '''Lampshaded''':
32	--> '''[[SugarAndIcePersonality Officer Ellie]]:''' “[[DeadpanSnarker Talk about a competent villain]].”
33	* '''Invoked''': [[invoked]][[ChaoticNeutral Jacob]], a wizard, sees Lucky trying to mug somebody with a gun, so he casts a spell on Lucky to be as comically incompetent as possible for his own amusement. HilarityEnsues.
34	* '''Exploited''':
35	** {{O\|nly sane man}}fficer [[TheSlacker James]] uses Lucky sucking at being evil as an excuse for being {{apat\|hetic citizens}}[[PoliceAreUseless hetic]] whenever Lucky tries to mug someone, because there’s no point in trying to stop a crime that will never be committed.
36	** Lucky only ''fakes'' being an [[TitleDrop Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]] so that he can [[ColdBloodedTorture torture, or even kill someone out of cold blood]] in private [[KarmaHoudini without anyone suspecting him]], because A. [[CassandraTruth Nobody was there to witness the event]], and B. They wouldn’t take the idea of Lucky actually succeeding in being evil seriously.
37	* '''Defied''': [[GenreSavvy Lucky]] [[CrazyPrepared takes drastic measures to ensure he will succeed in his]] {{evil plan}}s via [[ZanyScheme ridiculously complicated plans]] and all sorts of gadgets, weapons, and NoodleImplements. {{S\|arcasm mode}}urpisingly, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome this ends up giving him a reputation as a man who prepares over]] ''[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome 275 different back-up plans]]'' [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome just to be able to]] [[ConArtist con $50 out of someone]].
38	* '''Discussed''': ???
39	* '''Conversed''': “Damn, Lucky’s incompetent like CRAZY! Honestly, it just makes me want to [[RootingForTheEmpire root for him]].”
40	* '''Deconstructed''': [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse While Lucky is definitely incompetent, his powers can have incredibly dangerous consequences if used correctly. Thanks to his incompetence, none of the heroes ever pay any serious attention to him, which gives Lucky enough time to truly master his powers and become a genuine threat]].
41	* '''Played For Laughs''': Lucky sucks at being evil so much to the point where you can’t help [[TheChewToy but to laugh at him]].
42	* '''Played For Drama''': Lucky sucks at being evil so much to the point where you can’t help [[DesignatedMonkey but to]] [[AlasPoorVillain feel sorry]] [[JerkassWoobie for him]].
43	* '''Played for Horror''': Lucky’s incompetence leads to dangerously lethal consequences for him via a CruelAndUnusualDeath.
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45	Back to {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villai\|n}}- [[MoodWhiplash Freeze!]] [[ChandlersLaw This is a robbery!]] Nobody move, or I will shoot! Wait… [[AtomicFBomb FU]][[PrecisionFStrike CK!]] [[TooDumbToLive I FORGOT TO]] [[SuddenlyShouting LOAD MY GUN WITH AMMO!]]
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47	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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50	%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
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