History KillerRabbit / VideoGames

* Gameplay example in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''. Hotaru seems harmless and in terms of personality but is a monster in the hands of a skilled player (and is generally high to top tier).

* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', the player is required to get rid of a "giant wolpertinger", and says that it is just a "harmless wee rabbit". Subverted of sorts when it turned out to be a dangerous and heinous monster.
** The relevant quests have been rewritten. Now the giant wolpertinger is summoned by the player, and the enemy ''trolls'' are the ones who disregard it as a harmless wee rabbit, until it scatters them.
** Runescape also teaches us that penguins are evil Soviet expires hell-bent on exterminating humanity and conquering Gielinor.

** ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'' gives us "Little Birdie", a little white fluffy thing that looks sort of like an armless mouse standing on chicken legs. It was considered to be a failure as a bioweapon, so the scientists kept him as a pet. And then it ate one of them. To be fair, it should have tipped them off with its [[http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/choogle.jpg malevolent, soul-piercing gaze.]] [[spoiler:And it wasn't a failure at all. The scientists who cloned the Space Pirates didn't realize that [[OhCrap Ridley had a larval stage]].]]

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'': Pheonix is a cute little cat creature, most of his kind having been used for {{Moe}} and PluckyComicRelief through the game... however, Pheonix is a deadly OptionalBoss who will whipe the floor with you and take several minutes to beat as he zips around as a LightningBruiser ArrogantKungFuGuy.

** Elephants themselves have this status. In real life, elephants are animals who mind their own business and tend to shy from civilization unless necessary. In ''Dwarf Fortress'' however, elephants are insanely territorial, fear inducing death machines fueled only by their burning hatred of dwarves. Most famous in LetsPlay/{{Boatmurdered}}.

** Chocobos in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'' fit. Your usual cutesy big yellow chicken that most of time runs away if encountered in battle until you activate a sidequest that allows you to catch it for your ranch. If it doesn't, however, prepare for a battle, as its kicks are powerful and it can cast its own version of ''Meteor''. In ''International/HD Remaster'' versions it can learn Meteor naturally at level 40, and the ones in Cocobo Cup also know Mighty Guard, Hastega, Fireworks, Black Sky and [[HPToOne Heartless Attack]] which can make short work of your team if you're not prepared.

** The Red Chocobo in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' can do all the things a normal chocobo can do, and of course, summon a fiery meteor of death.

* Yamausagi from ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}}'' looks cute enough, but she is just as dangerous in combat as any other yōkai in the game.

** A literal example in Pokémon is Azumarill. It was a JokeCharacter when it was first introduced, but four generations of [[TookALevelInBadass badass levels]], including and especially being given the Fairy type in Generation VI, have turned it into one of the game's premiere dragon slayers. Oh, and, according to the Pokedex, [[http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/azumarill#dex-flavor it's a carnivore]].

*** Out of every cute legendary, Marshadow takes the cake. is a RidiculouslyCuteCritter that heavily resembles [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog a chao]]. However, [[LightningBruiser it has a sky-high Attack stat (the same as Cranidos and Bewear, both of which are mentioned below), is extremely fast, and has passable defenses]]. On top of this, it has completely unresisted STAB, has a SecretArt that steals the opponent’s {{Status Buff}}s, and an ability that powers up even its weaker moves.

** All starter Pokémon start out cute and relatively weak, but evolve into something more threatening, and later evolve again into a huge, terrifying, powerful beast. Most other multi-stage evolvers follow this pattern.
*** Among fully evolved starter Pokémon, Cinderace stands out as a literal example. It is a fire-elemental rabbit with [[LightningBruiser high attack and speed stats]], one of the game's most powerful hidden abilities, and a [[SecretArt unique attack]] with high power that lacks the usual accuracy or recharge issues that keeps moves of that power in check.
** A literal example in Pokémon is Azumarill. It was a JokeCharacter when it was first introduced, but four generations of [[TookALevelInBadass badass levels]] have turned it into one of the game's premiere dragon slayers.
*** Also, according to the Pokedex, [[http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/azumarill#dex-flavor it's a carnivore]].

*** Tinkaton may look small, pink, and adorable, but they also carry around a ''massive'' homemade hammer theat they're not afraid to use on anyone that displeases them. According to the Pokédex, they're the sole reason Corviknight isn't used as a major method of transportation in Paldea -- because Tinkaton has a habit of launching large rocks at them to try and knock them out of the sky.