Joke villain actually is useful?

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Merseyuser1 Since: Sep, 2011

14th Jan, 2021 03:51:03 PM

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Joke villain actually is useful? Western Animation

I've seen this in some cartoons:

Alice the protagonist fights Bob who looks like a joke villain, but he's far from a joke in reality; he's as much of a Badass as Alice. However, he isn't a Lethal Joke Character, he's dangerous but no-one In-Universe believes he's that; everyone sees him as a joke.

I'm sure it was a stock trope in eighties cartoons unless I'm wrong.

Fighting Clown is the only one I can think of right now as well as Cassandra Truth.

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KTera Since: Oct, 2010

14th Jan, 2021 04:46:32 PM

Beware the Silly Ones?

LoneWolfWilliam Since: Jul, 2019

14th Jan, 2021 04:49:26 PM

I'm pretty sure that the trope you're thinking of is Not-So-Harmless Villain.

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