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* Callum from ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'' is the smartest in the group. He makes most of the plans when it comes to strategic action.

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* ''Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' has Simon for The Chipmunks and [[DistaffCounterpart Jeanette]] for The Chipettes.
* Anais and Bobert from ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''.

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* ''Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' has Simon for The Chipmunks and [[DistaffCounterpart Jeanette]] for The Chipettes.
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** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' has Mako (who doubles as TheLancer) as the street-smart and strategic one, and Asami as a GadgeteerGenius who can fix, drive or fly seemingly anything.

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** * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' has Mako (who doubles as TheLancer) as the street-smart and strategic one, and Asami as a GadgeteerGenius who can fix, drive or fly seemingly anything.



* Flap Platypus in season 1 of ''WesternAnimation/BlinkyBill'', in season 2 Shifty Dingo takes over the role and Flap becomes TheLancer. In season 3, Ling Ling the panda qualifies.

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* As her name suggests, Gadget Hackwrench from ''WesternAnimation/ChipAndDaleRescueRangers''.

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%% * As her name suggests, Gadget Hackwrench from ''WesternAnimation/ChipAndDaleRescueRangers''.



* Numbuh Two in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' varies between SmallNameBigEgo, AcePilot and CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass. He's generally the most technically skilled of the team though.
* The titular scientist in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''. Is there really anything that should be explained?

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* Numbuh Two in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' varies between SmallNameBigEgo, AcePilot ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', he is the one creating and CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass. He's generally the repairing most technically skilled of the tools and weapons the team though.
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* The titular scientist in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''. Is there really anything that should He is stated to be explained?a small child, yet can build a vast laboratory [[BiggerOnTheInside inside a suburban house]], and he can build huge robots and experiments to alter his own body (but cannot keep his sister from disturbing him.)



* Kin Kujira of ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}''.
* Jimmy Neutron in ''[[WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]''. 'Nuff said!
* Heloise on ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', when [[ChaoticNeutral she decides to help Jimmy out]].
* Valerie on ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats''. Beauty and brains.

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%% * Kin Kujira of ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}''.
* Jimmy Neutron in ''[[WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]''. 'Nuff said!
Who somehow can--among other things--give live to pants, transport himself into dreams, create a time machine, and build a intergalactic messenger out of a toaster.
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* Heloise on ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', when [[ChaoticNeutral she decides to help Jimmy out]].
%% * Valerie on ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats''. Beauty and brains.



* Franchise/{{Batman}} in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' is, as in the comics, a mix of this and TheLancer. [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J'onn]][[TheSpock J'onzz]] is a purer example.

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%% * Franchise/{{Batman}} in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' is, as in the comics, a mix of this and TheLancer. [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J'onn]][[TheSpock J'onzz]] is a purer example.



* Gretchen Grundler of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' gang.

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* Gretchen Grundler of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' gang.gang, she does not make the plans, but is the one checking the numbers to see if they are feasible, and create the gadgets to put it in motion.



* Velma Dinkley in ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo''.

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* Velma Dinkley in ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo''.''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'', who is the one that check the clues and actually identifies who the villain is before everyone else.



* Sliced Ice from ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce''.

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** Cyborg, a GeniusBruiser, fills this seat of the FiveManBand.

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** Cyborg, Cyborg is a GeniusBruiser, fills this seat of the FiveManBand.and normally can work out with machinery to help out during fights.



* Lisa Simpson in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Marge as well, in a few cases, but she is just a bit too oblivious to what constitutes as normal human behavior to do any discrediting.

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%% * Lisa Simpson in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Marge as well, in a few cases, but she is just a bit too oblivious to what constitutes as normal human behavior to do any discrediting.



* Sally, Uncle Chuck and Rotor take up this role in ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAm'', mostly Sally though. Sal also qualifies as TheLeader.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Transformers}}: WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', Dinobot TheLancer was a ProudWarriorRaceGuy with little respect for trickery. Rhinox TheBigGuy was a GeniusBruiser who dealt with equipment as a MrFixit. Rattrap The Smart Guy was second-in-command and more skilled in the realm of [[GuileHero infiltration, sabotage and underhanded tactics.]] In fact, you could break the three of them down into a triangle of hybrids: Dinobot = Lancer/Big Guy; Rhinox = [[GeniusBruiser Big Guy/Smart Guy]]; Rattrap = Smart Guy/Lancer.
* Ratchet in both ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Transformers}}: WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', ''[[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Transformers: Beast Wars]]'', Dinobot TheLancer was a ProudWarriorRaceGuy with little respect for trickery. Rhinox TheBigGuy was a GeniusBruiser who dealt with equipment as a MrFixit. Rattrap The Smart Guy was second-in-command and more skilled in the realm of [[GuileHero infiltration, sabotage and underhanded tactics.]] In fact, you could break the three of them down into a triangle of hybrids: Dinobot = Lancer/Big Guy; Rhinox = [[GeniusBruiser Big Guy/Smart Guy]]; Rattrap = Smart Guy/Lancer.
%% * Ratchet in both ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''.



* Mo' Money from ''WesternAnimation/{{Waynehead}}'' fills this role on the show.

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* ''WesternAnimation/GoGoGophers'' Ruffled Feather is this, as he often finds out the coyotes' plans and easily comes up with ideas to thwart them. Don't let his [[TheUnintelligigble unintelligible speech]] fool you.

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* ''WesternAnimation/GoGoGophers'' Ruffled Feather is this, as he often finds out the coyotes' plans and easily comes up with ideas to thwart them. Don't let his [[TheUnintelligigble [[TheUnintelligible unintelligible speech]] fool you.
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* ''WesternAnimation/GoGoGophers'' Ruffled Feather is this, as he often finds out the coyotes' plans and easily comes up with ideas to thwart them. Don't let his [[TheUnintelligigble unintelligible speech]] fool you.
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* Huey takes on this role in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' as the smart one of the three brothers, as he's frequently an overachiever, making plans, doing research, and constantly consulting his Junior Woodchuck Guidebook.
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* Sean from ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'', who is a ChildProdigy and the smartest one of the group, sometimes acting as the VoiceOfReason.
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* Sypha Belnades in ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'' overlapping with TheChick and team mage, she’s extremely book smart and figures out how to control Dracula’s castle. Alucard is almost as smart as Sypha being very well read making a him a GeniusBruiser, both Sypha and Alucard make Trevor Belmont look like DumbMuscle in comparison despite his [[TheLeader leadership skills]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jingaroo}}'' had Humpty Doo, the outback's resident genius who usually has ideas on how to solve problems.
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* Gilbert in ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBunch''. One of his favourite pastimes is conducting scientific experiments.
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* The titular scientist in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''. Is there really anything that should be explained?
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* Anais from ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''.

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* Anais and Bobert from ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''.
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* Nerdy aardvark Cedric Sneer in ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'' as is an expert accountant, engineer and even artist.
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* Fishlegs Ingerman in ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'' is the resident expert in dragons, the viking equivalent of a zoologyst and seems to have memorize the GreatBigBookOfEverything about dragons.

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* Mr. Cat from ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' is the only actual smart character on the show, the other "smart" characters being {{Ditzy Genius}}es. He's a [[GadgeteerGenius pretty good inventor]] and a MadScientist, and he constantly comes up with schemes to trick other people. He averts the "weak" part though as he's [[HiddenDepths actually a very good athlete]].



* Mr. Cat from ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}''. He averts the "weak" part though as he's [[HiddenDepths actually a very good athlete]].
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* Mo' Money from ''WesternAnimation/{{Waynehead}}''

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* Mr. Cat from ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}''. He averts the "weak" part though as he's [[HiddenDepths actually a very good athlete]].
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* L in ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlack'' is the team's scientist, medic and forensic investigator all in one.
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* Egon Spengler in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': All the characters are very intelligent, after all, they are all scientists,[[note]] or more exactly: Peter is a social scientist as he’s a psychologist, Ray is never specified but is implied that he’s a physicist like Egon but his main usage is as TheEngineer, Winston does not have any college title but is an expert in mechanics, has military training and is very versatile in non-scientific endevours, so even when not all are officially scientists, they all are very intelligent[[/note]] but Egon is so intelligent that he makes the other characters look dumb in comparison. In the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' the role lands in Roland.

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* Egon Spengler in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': All the characters are very intelligent, after all, they are all scientists,[[note]] or more exactly: Peter is a social scientist as he’s a psychologist, Ray is never specified but is implied that he’s a physicist like Egon but his main usage is as TheEngineer, Winston does not have any college title but is an expert in mechanics, has military training and is very versatile in non-scientific endevours, so even when not all are officially scientists, scientists (unless you count that they all are technically parapsychologists), they all are very intelligent[[/note]] but Egon is so intelligent that he makes the other characters look dumb in comparison. In the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' the role lands in Roland.
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* Nerdy aardvark Cedric Sneer in ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'' as is an expert accountant, engineer and even artists.
* Egon Spengler in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': All the characters are very intelligent, after all, they are all scientists,[[note]] or more exactly: Peter is a social scientist as he’s a psychologist, Ray is never specified but is implied that he’s a physicist like Egon but his main usage is as TheEngineer, Winston does not have any college title but is an expert in mechanics, has military training and is very versatile in non-scientific endevours, so even when not all are officially scientist, they all are very intelligent[[/note]] but Egon is so intelligent that he makes the other characters look dumb in comparison. In the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' the role lands in Roland.

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* Nerdy aardvark Cedric Sneer in ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'' as is an expert accountant, engineer and even artists.artist.
* Egon Spengler in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': All the characters are very intelligent, after all, they are all scientists,[[note]] or more exactly: Peter is a social scientist as he’s a psychologist, Ray is never specified but is implied that he’s a physicist like Egon but his main usage is as TheEngineer, Winston does not have any college title but is an expert in mechanics, has military training and is very versatile in non-scientific endevours, so even when not all are officially scientist, scientists, they all are very intelligent[[/note]] but Egon is so intelligent that he makes the other characters look dumb in comparison. In the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' the role lands in Roland.

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* Nerdy aardvark Cedric Sneer in ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'' as is an expert accountant, engineer and even artists.
* Egon Spengler in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': All the characters are very intelligent, after all, they are all scientists,[[note]] or more exactly: Peter is a social scientist as he’s a psychologist, Ray is never specified but is implied that he’s a physicist like Egon but his main usage is as TheEngineer, Winston does not have any college title but is an expert in mechanics, has military training and is very versatile in non-scientific endevours, so even when not all are officially scientist, they all are very intelligent[[/note]] but Egon is so intelligent that he makes the other characters look dumb in comparison. In the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' the role lands in Roland.



* Wildcat in ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' is an exceptionally good mechanic and plane engineer, albeit a little crazy. Some could say that Rebecca is also the “Smart Girl” of the show as she’s the more grounded, but at the same time some of her GetRichQuickScheme do not work.




* Egon Spengler in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': All the characters are very intelligent, after all, they are all scientists,[[note]] or more exactly: Peter is a social scientist as he’s a psychologist, Ray is never specified but is implied that he’s a physicist like Egon but his main usage is as TheEngineer, Winston does not have any college title but is an expert in mechanics, has military training and is very versatile in non-scientific endevours, so even when not all are officially scientist, they all are very intelligent[[/note]] but Egon is so intelligent that he makes the other characters look dumb in comparison. In the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' the role lands in Roland.
* Nerdy aardvark Cedric Sneer in ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'' as is an expert accountant, engineer and even artists.
* Wildcat in ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' is an exceptionally good mechanic and plane engineer, albeit a little crazy. Some could say that Rebecca is also the “Smart Girl” of the show as she’s the more grounded, but at the same time some of her MakeRichFastSchemes do not work.
* HotScientist mousette Gadget in ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' is definitely the brain of the team, a mix between TheChick and TheEngineer.

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* Dipper Pines in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', along with a BadassBookworm. Ford is this as well.



* Sally, Uncle Chuck and Rotor take up this role in ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAm'', mostly Sally though. Sal also qualifies as TheLeader.



* Sally, Uncle Chuck and Rotor take up this role in ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAm'', mostly Sally though. Sal also qualifies as TheLeader.
* Dipper Pines in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', along with a BadassBookworm. Ford is this as well.

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* Sally, Uncle Chuck Egon Spengler in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': All the characters are very intelligent, after all, they are all scientists,[[note]] or more exactly: Peter is a social scientist as he’s a psychologist, Ray is never specified but is implied that he’s a physicist like Egon but his main usage is as TheEngineer, Winston does not have any college title but is an expert in mechanics, has military training and Rotor take up this is very versatile in non-scientific endevours, so even when not all are officially scientist, they all are very intelligent[[/note]] but Egon is so intelligent that he makes the other characters look dumb in comparison. In the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' the role lands in ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAm'', mostly Sally though. Sal Roland.
* Nerdy aardvark Cedric Sneer in ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'' as is an expert accountant, engineer and even artists.
* Wildcat in ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' is an exceptionally good mechanic and plane engineer, albeit a little crazy. Some could say that Rebecca is
also qualifies the “Smart Girl” of the show as TheLeader.
she’s the more grounded, but at the same time some of her MakeRichFastSchemes do not work.
* Dipper Pines HotScientist mousette Gadget in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', along with a BadassBookworm. Ford ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' is this as well.definitely the brain of the team, a mix between TheChick and TheEngineer.
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* Sokka from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' doubles as a BadassBookworm as he accumulates CharacterDevelopment. He also averts the 'no romance' part of the trope - he has at least two love interests and [[ThePollyanna Ty]] [[PerkyFemaleMinion Lee]] says she thinks he's cute at least once.

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* Sokka from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' doubles as a BadassBookworm as he accumulates CharacterDevelopment. He also averts the 'no romance' part of the trope - he has at least two love interests and [[ThePollyanna Ty]] [[PerkyFemaleMinion Ty Lee]] says she thinks he's cute at least once.
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** Her EvilCounterpart, Sunset Shimmer, is only implied to also be one in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'', with her being Twilight's predecessor as Princess Celestia's student and her rubbing that fact in Twilight's face. Post redemption movies, shorts and books show that she indeed is one, but she's far more of a [[TaughtByExperience hands-on learner]] compared to the generally more [[ButIReadABookAboutIt bookish and theoretical]] Twilight.
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* Anais from ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''.
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* As in the comics, ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' has ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/AntMan, who are geniuses in different fields. [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]] would also count, though he's not around as often as his alter-ego.

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* As in the comics, ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' has ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/AntMan, who are geniuses in different fields. [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]] would also count, though he's not around as often as his alter-ego.
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* Ingrid from ''WesternAnimation/{{Fillmore}}'' is the smartest girl in school which is helped by her having a PhotographicMemory. She has some nerdy aspects, like owning an Abe Lincoln lunchbox, but it's not played up much.
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* Dipper Pines in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', along with a BadassBookworm. Ford is this as well.

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