History PlayingWith / TookALevelInDumbass

** Chase received brain damage because of continually being hit in the head during [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome his many fights.]]

** DumbassNoMore
** AdaptationalIntelligence

** Chase's repeated IdoitBall induced stupidity is integrated into the character.

** Chase recieved brain damage because of continually being hit in the head during [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome his many fights.]]
* '''Inverted''':

** Chase recieved brain damage because of continually being hit in the head during [[RealityEnsues his many fights.]]

* '''Inverted''': DumbassNoMore

** Despite Chase crossing the MoralEventHorizon and being too stupid to care, his two only ''real'' friends decide to stick by him, hoping to gradually draw out the person he ''used'' to be. [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop This just teaches Chase that his actions never have any consequences because his]] "''[[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop real]]''" [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop friends will never stand up for themselves and will put up with anything he does]].

* '''Inverted''': A stupid character with a glimmer of intelligence becomes much smarter as the series goes on.

* '''Invoked''': Chase's archenemy deliberately aims for his head when they fight in an attempt to give him brain damage.

* '''Enforced''': A new writer [[RunningTheAsylum takes over the series]], and they always thought Chase was a moron, so...

* '''Parodied''': Chase's powers are inversely proportional to his intelligence, and his CharacterDevelopment actually requires his idiocy.

* '''Downplayed''': Chase starts out as someone with average intelligence, and becomes a somewhat IdiotHero later on, but it is not a very noticeable change.

* '''Exaggerated''': Chase starts out as a GuileHero, street-savvy with only a hint of being BookDumb. Several seasons later, he's such a complete moron that it's amazing he can still swing his sword without somehow impaling himself.

* '''Justified''': Chase lets his companions do all the thinking for him.

* '''Deconstructed''': Chase's growing stupidity drives a wedge between him and his smarter friends, who come to resent becoming his [[TheCaretaker keepers]]. Finally, he blunders across the MoralEventHorizon, and when it's clear that he's too stupid to realize what he's done is wrong, the others abandon him in disgust.
** Alternatively, Chase is aware of his deteriorating mental competence and develops crippling self-esteem problems.
* '''Reconstructed''': Despite Chase crossing the MoralEventHorizon and being too stupid to care, his two only ''real'' friends decide to stick by him, hoping to gradually draw out the person he ''used'' to be. [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop This just teaches Chase that his actions never have any consequences because his]] "''[[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop real]]''" [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop friends will never stand up for themselves and will put up with anything he does]].
** Alternatively, strategizing and problem solving were never Chase's forte to begin with, but he had to do those things himself up until now. What appears to be diminishing intelligence is, in fact, Chase learning to trust his friends enough to let them do things he finds difficult, allowing him to focus on the things he's actually good at.

* '''Played For Laughs:''' Chase's idiocy causes him to make many funny mistakes and... Well, HilarityEnsues.
* '''Played For Drama:''' Chase has a mental illness which is slowly ruining his mental capabilities, and will eventually render him a vegetable. Despite their best efforts, his friends are forced to watch in sorrow as Chase's mind slowly deteriorates.

Back to TookALevelInDumbass.

No, ''back.'' Putting one foot in front of the other is, in fact, ''forward.'' They're not the same thing at all.
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* Chase was originally TheSmartGuy, but now he's TooDumbToLive.

** Chase has suffered serious DespairEventHorizon to the point where his intellect is impaired.

** Chase has suffered serious SanitySlippage.

* '''Played For Drama:''' Chase has a mental illness which is slowly ruining his mental capabilities, and will eventually render him a vegetable. Despite their best efforts, his friends are forced to watch is sorrow as Chase's mind slowly deteriorates.

'''Basic Trope''': Character grows stupider as the series wears on.

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