History FatalFlaw / Film

** Syndrome's weakness is that he wants the world to recognize his superheroics as being greater than Mr. Incredible. When Bob calls him out on his EngineeredHeroics scam, Syndrome [[EvilCannotComprehendGood thinks]] he's talking about his lack of superpowers, not realizing Mr. Incredible meant real qualities like morality and self-sacrifice. [[SelfServingMemory Flashbacks]] show he had this flawed viewpoint even when he tried being Mr. Incredible's sidekick, thinking the older hero solely rejected him due to his lacking powers, when in reality, he was impulsive and almost killed himself trying to help. As a ChildProdigy, he could have started his own career as a ScienceHero, but chose to use it for petty revenge.

** Bob's inability to adapt to normal life. This flaw nearly gets him and Lucius arrested in the beginning, and it means he falls right into Syndrome's trap when offered the chance to be a hero again.
** Violet's insecurity and lack of confidence that contributes to her shyness, and lack of self-esteem. She gains confidence at the end of the film though and grows beyond this.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': Bob's inability to adapt to normal life. This flaw nearly gets him and Lucius arrested in the beginning, and it means he falls right into Syndrome's trap when offered the chance to be a hero again.

** In the prequels, Anakin Skywalker's fatal flaw is his arrogant insistence that he can do anything and his inability to let go of that which is important to him, ironically causing him to turn to TheDarkSide in his narrow-minded effort to [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl save Padmé]] at all costs. Outside of the films, he's established as having another fatal flaw in that he cares too much about those close to him and is willing to get violent very quickly to protect them, which includes using the Force to torture a Separatist leader for information on saving his padawan Ahsoka Tahno.

** Kylo's impulsive rage and [[RevengeBeforeReason need for revenge]] can dominate him and his thought processes. He lost his chance to crush the Resistance because he was so fixated on killing Luke. Not long before this, he lets his anger get the best of him when Rey and Chewbacca show up in the ''Millennium Falcon'' and orders all of his [=TIE=] fighters to pursue it, pulling all of the First Order's air support in the fight directly in front of him; it still doesn't end well for the Resistance, but the point remains.

** Kylo's impulsive rage and [[RevengeBeforeReason need for revenge]] can dominate him and his thought processes. He lost his chance to crush the Resistance because he was so fixated on killing Luke.

** In the prequels, Anakin Skywalker's fatal flaw is his arrogant insistence that he can do anything and his inability to let go of that which is important to him, ironically causing him to turn to TheDarkSide in his narrow-minded effort to [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl save Padmé]] at all costs.

* ''Film/WallStreet'': Bud Fox is [[NaiveNewcomer too]] [[WideEyedIdealist wide-eyed]] about Gordon Gekko's schemes, as Gekko is solely driven by greed and wants him to obtain insider information on companies by any means necessary, even if it's illegal. Bud also wanted to be like Gekko, but doesn't realize the costs of having such a lifestyle [[spoiler:[[BittersweetEnding until it was too late.]]]]

* Jigsaw's MO in ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films is setting people up in traps (or as he calls them, tests and "games") where someone must overcome their Fatal Flaw or be destroyed. Nine times out of ten, they lose.
** Jigsaw's own fatal flaw is his [[GreenEyedMonster envy.]] After [[spoiler: [[FreudianExcuse the death of his unborn son]]]] [[DeadManWalking and his cancer diagnosis,]] John is really just bitter and angry at the world, lashing out at people who 'waste' the lives that he could never have. It ultimately consumes him to the point [[spoiler: that it kills him and leads to the death of his ex-wife, the only person in the world that still mattered to him.]]

** Tony Stark's pride, impulsiveness and ItsAllAboutMe tendencies are his primary flaws. His "run before you can walk" philosophy resulted in him and Pepper almost getting killed by the Mandarin because he basically told the Mandarin on live television, "here is my address, come fight me". His desire to protect the world and save his friends without any real plan or even discussing things with said friends lead to the creation of [[GoneHorriblyWrong Ultron]]. He has a very hard time giving up being Iron Man and because of this, in ''Civil War'', [[spoiler:Pepper breaks up with him because being Iron Man is more important than she is.]]

* In the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', Steve Rogers/Captain America's greatest trait and one of his major flaws is that he is a {{Determinator}}. He will refuse to stand down and compromise over things that he believes are worth fighting for. This leads to him going to extreme lengths to protect his friend Bucky from people who want him to pay for his crimes as the Winter Soldier, as well as refusing to sign the Accords due to his belief that the heroes are the best ones to make the judgement call, not the government. All of this only leads to escalating the conflict in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.

-->'''James Bond''': World domination. The same old dream. Our asylums are full of people who think they are Napoleon. [[AGodAmI Or God]].

* In ''Film/TheHobbit'' trilogy, Thorin's biggest flaw is his pride, as lampshaded by Gandalf.

* Medusa of ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' gets screwed over by being a BadBoss, as she bullies her sidekicks Snoops endlessly throughout the film, blames him for everything that goes wrong and refuses to share the Devil's Eye with him when the Penny finally manages to retrieve it from the well. When Penny escape, she even turns on her own pet crocodiles by riding them after Penny through the swamp and abusing them, resulting in both Snoops and the crocodiles turning against her.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'':
** Mike Wazowski has two major flaws in each film:
*** First, in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity," it's his {{Pride}} in his abilities as a scarer. He certainly has the knowledge of scaring, but he lacks the imposing features of his peers. Not that it stops him from helping other monsters like him achieve this talent, but he thinks he's so scary, he fails to realize the fault with his own abilities [[spoiler: until he gets trapped in the human world.]]

** As a young cub, Simba [[WideEyedIdealist tried to see the best in everyone]], even his uncle Scar. But Scar exploits his naivete and tricks him into visiting the elephant graveyard and listening to Scar when he told him to "run away, Simba. Run away and never return" after [[spoiler:Mufasa was killed.]]
*** InferioritySuperiorityComplex. Simba sometimes feels that he still couldn't live up to his father's legacy.

** [[ZigZaggingTrope Played with]] in the case of Anna, who has two: naivete and impulsiveness. [[LoveAtFirstSight After her childhood of isolation, she quickly falls for Hans]] and naively and impulsively agrees to a FourthDateMarriage. She also shows impulsiveness and naivete when she rushes after Elsa when the latter unleashes an EndlessWinter, with no protection, no plan to bring Elsa back beyond talking her down somehow, no idea how she'd accomplish that, and no reason to be sure that Elsa truly isn't evil and intentionally cursing the land. As a result, [[spoiler: she nearly dies when Elsa accidentally curses her and Hans leaves her to die. However, while her trust in VillainWithGoodPublicity Hans is misplaced, her trust in NotEvilJustMisunderstood Elsa is validated, and the film shows Hans to be a talented actor who fools all the other characters and [[BaitTheDog even the audience]]. TheReveal creates AnAesop for the audience as well as CharacterDevelopment for Anna, who realizes her WrongGenreSavvy mindset was wrong. She uses her experience to grow and gain a more sophisticated understanding of love while keeping her large heart and choosing to continue to see the best in Elsa, her unflappable bravery and loving nature saving herself, her sister, and the kingdom]]. Lampshaded repeatedly:

---> '''Olaf:''' Yeah. I bet Elsa's the nicest, gentlest, warmest person ever. ([[AmusingInjuries impales himself on one of the spikes]]) [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction Oh, look at that. I've been impaled.]]

--->'''Grandpa Sanchez''': {{Beat}} She would do that.

-->'''Xibalba''': I rule now.
-->'''Grandpa Sanchez''': She would never give control to you!
-->'''Xibalba''': She lost a bet.
-->'''Grandpa Sanchez''': {{Beat}} She would do that.
** Xibalba’s cheating nature when it comes to bets. It's the main cause of the estrangement between him and La Muerte. It also indirectly lead to trouble for Manolo and San Angel.