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The WhatAnIdiot trope is about a character who demonstrates such a complete lack of common sense, who grasps the IdiotBall so tightly you can't help but exclaim
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The WhatAnIdiot trope is about a character who demonstrates such a complete lack of common sense, who grasps the IdiotBall so tightly you can\'t help but exclaim \"what an idiot\".
It\'s not just about a character making a poor or stupid choice because they\'re panicked, or inexperienced or dealing with a totally unforeseen situation.
On this page is an example that proposes that Peter\'s poor action and reaction upon learning Adrian Toomes is the Vulture qualifies for this trope.
I don\'t think it\'s realistic that a 15-16 year old kid, still learning the ropes of being a superhero, who\'s on his night off, coming to pick up his Homecoming date and unexpectedly learning that her father is a super-villain should have been expected to instantly shift into a calm, reasoned tactical mode of thinking and been able to work out a reasonable plan for taking the Vulture down. However, this is the expectation used to justify Peter\'s actions as an WhatAnIdiot response.
Therefore, I don\'t really think this is a fair example. I think Peter\'s shocked and off-kilter reaction is justified and reasonable especially given the supervillian concludes the drive by threatening to kill Peter and everyone he loves. A situation the fledgling superhero has not had to deal with before.
It\'s worth noting that while in the Toomes\' home, Peter was poorly dealing with the initial shock and barely holding it together emotionally, however, he did have a chance to calm down a bit during the drive to the dance and come up with the strategy of leaving his cell phone in Toomes\' car so he could track him later.
In short, I think this is a example of seeing an inexperienced superhero dealing poorly with a unique and highly emotional situation for the first time but not an example of WhatAnIdiot.
It\'s not just about a character making a poor or stupid choice because they\'re panicked, or inexperienced or dealing with a totally unforeseen situation.
On this page is an example that proposes that Peter\'s poor action and reaction upon learning Adrian Toomes is the Vulture qualifies for this trope.
I don\'t think it\'s realistic that a 15-16 year old kid, still learning the ropes of being a superhero, who\'s on his night off, coming to pick up his Homecoming date and unexpectedly learning that her father is a super-villain should have been expected to instantly shift into a calm, reasoned tactical mode of thinking and been able to work out a reasonable plan for taking the Vulture down. However, this is the expectation used to justify Peter\'s actions as an WhatAnIdiot response.
Therefore, I don\'t really think this is a fair example. I think Peter\'s shocked and off-kilter reaction is justified and reasonable especially given the supervillian concludes the drive by threatening to kill Peter and everyone he loves. A situation the fledgling superhero has not had to deal with before.
It\'s worth noting that while in the Toomes\' home, Peter was poorly dealing with the initial shock and barely holding it together emotionally, however, he did have a chance to calm down a bit during the drive to the dance and come up with the strategy of leaving his cell phone in Toomes\' car so he could track him later.
In short, I think this is a example of seeing an inexperienced superhero dealing poorly with a unique and highly emotional situation for the first time but not an example of WhatAnIdiot.
