“ | 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 and Patrick Star, Minoru Mineta, Flaky, Chuckie Finster, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy Rogers, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Gumball Watterson.
Important: Heroes who suffer from natural phobias (i.e. fear of spiders, medical needles, clowns, snakes, etc.) do NOT count as cowards (Indiana Jones, who is scared of snakes while he's brave on the other hand, and Sonic, who is scared of water since he can't swim and will drown if he tries to), since such fears are very common, even if they display some of the most childish behavior in the presence of their fears. Also, just because a hero is afraid every now and then doesn't automatically make them a coward, (e.g. Izuku Midoriya, Steve Harrington, Bubbles, Dipper Pines, Mario, The Flash (DCEU), Eddie Munson, Bugs Bunny (Space Jam), Spider-Man (MCU), Eijiro Kirishima, Hermione Granger, Artemis Fowl, Soos Ramirez, Miles Morales (Spider-Verse) and Puss in Boots) as it may be completely rational for them to display fear under certain circumstances. They may also have moments where they act fairly brave otherwise.
Note that these heroes CAN be pure good provided they're in no way dirty with their cowardice, as well as getting over their fears to an extent they become braver than the average person. Good examples include Luigi, Courage the Cowardly Dog, WALL-E, Chihiro Ogino and Lucas.
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- Aaron Mitchell
- Abbott and Costello
- Abby (Back at the Barnyard)
- Abe Lincoln
- Abraham Simpson
- Ace (TwinBee)
- Ace Ventura
- Ada & Eva
- Adam (The Hollow)
- Adam Lyon
- Adam Stanheight
- Adrian Monk
- Aelita Schaeffer
- Agent Venom (2010s Marvel Animated Universe)
- Agâh Beyoglu
- Ai (VRAINS)
- Aisha (Winx Club)
- Akino Onko
- Akito Kurusu (Saga of True Blue)
- Al Bundy
- Alan Albright
- Alan Blackman
- Alan M. Mayberry
- Alana Hudson
- Albain
- Albert Smith
- Albert Stark
- Alear
- Alex (Arthur, malédiction)
- Alex (The Guest Story)
- Alexander Cabot III
- Alexei
- ALF (Gordon Shumway)
- Alfredo Linguini
- Ali bin Ghazali
- Alice Nimbletoes
- Alistair Krei
- Alpha 5
- Alphys
- Alvin (ParaNorman)
- Alvin Seville (Animated Series)
- Alvin Seville (Live-Action Movies)
- Alvin, Simon, and Theodore
- Amata Almodovar
- Ambrosius
- Ame (Wolf Children)
- Amerika
- Ami Onuki (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)
- Amigos (Happy Feet)
- Amita
- Amy Young
- Anastasia Steele
- Andreas Sanchez
- Andrew Glouberman
- Andy (The Goonies)
- Andy Bernard
- Andy Carver
- Andy Harris
- Andy the Apple
- Angelica Pickles
- Angelina Mouseling
- Angry Video Game Nerd
- Anna Williams
- Anne Weying (Sony's Spider-Man Universe)
- Annie Brackett
- Annie Edison
- Annoying Orange
- Ansi Molina
- Anthony and Ian (Smosh)
- Anthony Carmine
- Anthony Wiggle
- Antoine D'Coolette
- Anya Amasova
- Aoi Asahina
- Apple Bloom
- Apricot (Timmy Time)
- Aqua (Konosuba)
- Archibald Asparagus
- Archie Andrews
- Argyle
- Arlo (The Good Dinosaur)
- Armen
- Arnold Perlstein
- Arnold Rimmer
- Arthur (Boyster)
- Arthur (Mystery Skulls)
- Arthur (The Tick)
- Arthur Claus
- Arthur Hastings
- Arthur Honeycutt
- Arthur Pendragon (Shrek)
- Arthur Spudinski
- Asahi Ikusaba
- Asha (Wish)
- Asha Greyjoy
- Ashley (Until Dawn)
- Ashley Graham
- Aske Stenstrom
- Ataru Moroboshi
- Atsuko Kagari
- Atsuya Kusakabe
- Audrey (Home on the Range)
- Audrey (Little Shop of Horrors)
- Aunt Bee
- Austin Powers
- Axl Heck
- Ayana Minase
- Ayase Aragaki
- Ayu Tsukimiya
- Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga
- Ayumu Uehara
- Azul
- B-Dawg
- B.J. Browning
- B.O.B.
- B1 and B2
- Babu
- Baby Luigi
- Bad Ape
- Bailey (Finding Dory)
- Baljeet Tjinder
- Baloo (Disney)
- Bao (The King of Fighters)
- Bao Sanniang
- Barf (Spaceballs)
- Barnacle Boy
- Barney Fife
- Barney Gumble
- Barney Rubble
- Barry (Sausage Party)
- Barry Goldberg
- Barry Johnson
- Bart Simpson
- Barthello
- Bartleby
- Bartok
- Bashful
- Basil (Omori)
- Basil Fawlty
- Batty Koda
- Beaker
- Bean Bunny
- Bearmon
- Beau Wassermann
- Bebee
- Bebop (TMNT 2012)
- Becca (Becca's Bunch)
- Ben and Lon
- Ben Cooper
- Ben Muttski
- Ben Paul
- Benjamin Bunny
- Benjamin Bunny (2018)
- Benji (Benji)
- Benkei Musashibō
- Bernadetta von Varley
- Bernard Bear
- Bernie Barges
- Bernie Crane
- Bertram Winkle
- Beta (Horizon)
- Beth (Total Drama)
- Bi Hei
- Bibble
- Big Potato
- Big the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
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- Billy (Martin Mystery)
- Billy (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
- Billy Hatcher
- Billy Ray Valentine
- Binglebops
- Binky Barnes
- Binoo (Toppy And Binoo)
- Birdie (Sesame Street)
- Bitzer
- Bizarro League (LEGO: DC Comics Super Heroes)
- Björn & Jerome
- Black Spy
- Bladebeak
- Blades (Transformers)
- Blaze (Disney Fairies)
- Blitz
- Blobs (Hopeless)
- Blocky
- Bloo
- Blu
- Blue Diamond
- Blue Falcon (Scoob!)
- Blue Toad
- Blunk
- Bluster Kong
- Blythe Baxter
- Bo Hweemuth
- Bob Wilson (Twilight Zone)
- Bobble and Clank
- Bobby (Animaniacs)