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CloverGoldngreen Since: Jan, 2011
Nov 23rd 2022 at 7:37:24 PM •••

Would I be inviting trouble to include the Alt-right under real-life examples?

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RLH4 Cool Loser Since: Sep, 2019
Cool Loser
May 2nd 2020 at 4:47:22 PM •••

Can we get a different page video? The video doesn't show a character going from silly to dangerous, and it's not an example to anyone who doesn't watch Transformers Prime.

AdamElY Since: Jan, 2018
Jun 30th 2018 at 5:03:26 AM •••

Would moose go under the Real Life examples because they look clumsy and silly with their drooping horselike heads, palm-shaped antlers, size, and long and spindly legs yet they kill more people than bears and wolves and cause serious car accidents?

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WegraX Since: Jul, 2016
Jul 25th 2016 at 10:41:00 PM •••

I think F.A.N.G from Street Fighter should qualify. I mean this guy pretty much has as much power as Bison and once tasted the liquified remains of one of his victims. Plus he kidnapped a little girl or something

Bwbah Since: Apr, 2011
Apr 25th 2013 at 4:43:45 AM •••

Pulled:

because those of us unfamiliar with that incarnation of Ganon (or possibly any incarnation of Ganon) have no idea why he fits here. Sure, the "Beware" is obvious, but there's no silly in that entry.

Jonn Diversion Since: Jan, 2001
Otakukun Fun and Perky Since: Aug, 2010
Fun and Perky
Jun 8th 2011 at 7:59:38 PM •••

The picture isnt appropriate, the Trope description basicaly calls it a Not So Harmless Harmless Villan, but the image is more akin to a Superpowered Evil Side of The Sidekick

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Otakukun Since: Aug, 2010
Jun 13th 2011 at 9:29:42 PM •••

I made an updated picture but am having trouble putting it up,here's the link: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/90/ron.png/

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Chariset Since: Jan, 2001
Chariset Since: Jan, 2001
SaltyWaffles SaltyWafflesPD Since: Feb, 2011
SaltyWafflesPD
Jun 26th 2011 at 6:46:47 PM •••

Why is this a villanous trope? Hell, the trope image is of a hero. It's most certainly NOT "Beware the Nice Ones", as anyone wiht half a brain can understand that nice does not equal silly.

Either this trope is very poorly named, or it's a morality neutral trope. Logic dictates the latter.

Beware the Nice Ones is a neutral trope; heroes or villains can fit in it. This trope is named almost the same way.

And as we see with the trope image, there are definite good-guy examples of this trope. Luna from Harry Potter is possibly another example.

Edited by SaltyWaffles
Blayde Since: Jan, 2001
Sep 1st 2010 at 10:56:11 AM •••

How does this trope differentiate from an Evil-flavoured Bunny-Ears Lawyer?

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MrDeath Since: Aug, 2009
Sep 1st 2010 at 11:51:39 AM •••

A Bunny-Ears Lawyer is someone who's allowed to keep doing a job despite being quirky.

This is someone who would be a legitimate threat but is treated as harmless because the heroes beat him easily and he acts silly.

An evil-flavored Bunny-Ears Lawyer would be...a henchman that the Big Bad keeps around because despite the fact he goes into battle wearing a tutu, he consistently wins those fights.

SomeGuy Since: Jan, 2001
Sep 1st 2010 at 3:34:32 PM •••

Does a character really need to be evil to be a part of Beware the Silly Ones? It seems like any silly character who could suddenly become crazy dangerous could fall under this trope.

If the evilness is an essential part of this it really ought to be renamed, as Beware the Nice Ones is alignment-neutral and based on the exact same principle.

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VVK Since: Jun, 2009
Oct 14th 2010 at 1:37:31 PM •••

"It seems like any silly character who could suddenly become crazy dangerous could fall under this trope." How does that apply to good characters? He would be incredibly dangerous if the villains weren't keeping him in check? Because now it says the silly-seeming villain would actually be dangerous if the heroes weren't keeping him in check.

The title of this trope brings a clear image to mind that is not what the actual description says. In fact, the wrong interpretation (that the silly ones can be dangerous too) is so obvious I'd say it could be made a trope with this name and rename this one. Heck, at a glance it seems there are more "silly but dangerous" ones and barely any "only looks silly because the heroes are keeping him in check" examples now.

Edited by VVK
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