“ | All right, I'll go in there for Dorothy. Wicked Witch or no Wicked Witch, guards or no guards, I'll tear them apart. I may not come out alive, but I'm going in there. There's only one thing I want you fellows to do. (Scarecrow & Tin Man: What's that?) Talk me out of it! | „ |
~ Cowardly Lion. |
Cowards are heroes who are more prone to run away from a fight or confrontation or even their own problems, or who pick on those who they know are weaker. Sometimes, these heroes try to face their fears in order to protect their allies and families from harm or even certain death, while other times, it serves as comic relief and can be considered weak in people's eyes (and sometimes other heroes as well). These examples include Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Cowardly Lion, SpongeBob SquarePants, Chuckie Finster, Scooby-Doo plus Shaggy Rogers, and Gumball Watterson.
Also, they will not hesistate to use cheap or sneaky tactics to escape from their greatest foes.
Due to the fact most Cowards will try to run away if they are in danger or even surrender entirely, they are rarely the leading protagonist (though exceptions do exist), tending instead to be bumbling henchmen or sidekicks.
Important: Heroes who suffer from natural phobias (i.e. fear of spiders, medical needles, clowns, etc.) do NOT count as cowards, since such fears are very common and normal, even if they display some of the most childish behavior in the presence of their fears. Note that these heroes CAN be pure good provided they're in 0 way dirty with their cowardice.
-
Armin Arlert -
Stella (Winx Club) -
Jean Kirschtein -
Aisha (Winx Club) -
Ibuki Mioda -
Denki Kaminari -
Ken Kaneki -
Mina Ashido
All items (1715)
- Abe Lincoln
- Abraham Simpson
- Ace Ventura
- Adam (The Hollow)
- Adam Lyon
- Adrian Monk
- Aelita Schaeffer
- Agent Venom (2010s Marvel Animated Universe)
- Agâh Beyoglu
- Ai (VRAINS)
- Aisha (Winx Club)
- Alan Albright
- Alan Blackman
- Alan M. Mayberry
- Alana Hudson
- Albert Smith
- Albert Stark
- Alexander Cabot III
- Alexei
- ALF (Gordon Shumway)
- Alfredo Linguini
- Ali (Ejen Ali)
- Alistair Krei
- Alpha 5
- Alphys
- Alvin (ParaNorman)
- Alvin, Simon and Theodore
- Ambrosius
- Ame (Wolf Children)
- Amerika
- Ami Onuki
- Amigos (Happy Feet)
- Amore
- Amy Young
- Andreas Sanchez
- Andy Harris
- Angelica Pickles
- Angelina Mouseling
- Angry Dad
- Angry Video Game Nerd
- Ann Darrow
- Anna Williams
- Annie Brackett
- Annoying Orange
- Ansi Molina
- Anthony Carmine
- Anthony Wiggle
- Antoine D'Coolette
- Apple Bloom
- Apricot
- Aqua (Konosuba)
- Arc
- Archibald Asparagus
- Archie Andrews
- Arlo
- Armin Arlert
- Arnold Perlstein
- Arnold Rimmer
- Arthur (Boyster)
- Arthur (Mystery Skulls)
- Arthur (The Tick)
- Arthur Claus
- Arthur Hastings
- Arthur Honeycutt
- Arthur Pendragon (Disney)
- Arthur Pendragon (Shrek)
- Arthur Read
- Arthur Spudinski
- Ash Williams
- Asha Greyjoy
- Ashley (Until Dawn)
- Ataru Moroboshi
- Athena Asamiya
- Atsuko Kagari
- Audrey (Home on the Range)
- Audrey (Little Shop of Horrors)
- Austin Powers
- Axl Heck
- Ayana Minase
- Ayase Aragaki
- Ayu Tsukimiya
- Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga
- B-Dawg
- B.J. Browning
- B.O.B.
- Babu
- Baby Luigi
- Bagheera (Disney)
- Baljeet Tjinder
- Baloo (Disney)
- Bao
- Bao Sanniang
- Barf
- Barnacle Boy
- Barney Fife
- Barney Gumble
- Barney Rubble
- Barry (Sausage Party)
- Barry Goldberg
- Bart Simpson
- Barthello
- Bartholomew Byfard Boo
-
- Bartok
- Bashful
- Batty Koda
- Bean Bunny
- Bearmon
- Beast Boy (Teen Titans Go!)
- Bebop (TMNT 2012)
- Becca
- Bee (Bee and PuppyCat)
- Bella Swan
- Ben (Let's Go Jungle)
- Ben Muttski
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
- Benjamin Bunny
- Benjamin Bunny (2018)
- Benji
- Benson Dunwoody
- Bernadetta von Varley
- Bernard (The Rescuers)
- Bernie Crane
- Beth (Total Drama)
- Bi Hei
- Big Potato
- Billy (Martin Mystery)
- Billy (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
- Billy Ray Valentine
- Binglebops
- Binky Barnes
- Birdie (Sesame Street)
- Biskit
- Bitzer
- Björn & Jerome
- Black Spy
- Bladebeak
- Blades (Transformers)
- Blaze (Disney Fairies)
- Bloo
- Blu
- Blue Diamond
- Blue Falcon (Scoob!)
- Blue Pearl
- Blunk
- Bluster Kong
- Blythe Baxter
- Bob Kenton
- Bob Wilson (Twilight Zone)
- Bobble and Clank
- Bobby (Animaniacs)
- Bobby (Mario)
- Bobby Generic
- Bobby Santiago
- Bolin
- Bolivar
- Bomb (Angry Birds)
- Bomb (The Angry Birds Movie)
- Bonkers D. Bobcat
- Bonne Jenet
- Boo (Monsters, Inc.)
- Boog
- Boom
- Boone Wiseman
- Boris (Balto)
- Boris the Wolf
- Bosco
- Br'er Rabbit (The Adventures of Br'er Rabbit)
- Br'er Wolf (The Adventures of Br'er Rabbit)
- Brad Vickers
- Brady (Clarence)
- Brain (Animaniacs)
- Brain (Inspector Gadget)
- Brains (Transformers Cinematic Universe)
- Breehn (Clarence)
- Bren
- Brian Griffin
- Bridget (Vampirina)
- Bridgette
- Bromley
- Brook
- Bruce, Anchor, and Chum
- Buck (Home on the Range)
- Buck Cluck
- Buckets
- Buddy (Open Season)
- Buddy (The Nut Job)
- Buddy Hobbs
- Bugs Bunny
- Bulma
- Bumblebee (DC Super Hero Girls)
- Burton Guster
- Buster Baxter
- Butters Stotch
- Buttons
- Buzz & Scuzz