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Fighteer
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(Time Abyss)
13th Nov, 2017 05:48:14 AM
I wouldn't list them. A character established as stupid doing stupid things is not contrary to what one would expect of them, therefore the necessary criteria for What An Idiot are not established. That trope is vastly overused.
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On some of the various "What an Idiot" pages, some of the examples feature acts of idiocy by characters that are supposed to be idiots, such as Homer Simpson and Patrick Star. On the trope page, it says "some characters are supposed to be idiots, in which case we probably don't need a full and complete list of every stupid thing they do." It seems to me like the trope is describing examples of characters who are otherwise smart doing a stupid things. Conversely, stupid characters doing stupid things seems to be expected of them. Should such examples still be included?