“ | If they roll up and tell you they're going to save your soul, you say: "Guys, I wouldn't trust you to save my credit card info." | „ |
~ Leah Cassini about the Templars. |
“ | (yawns) I don’t feel like it. | „ |
~ SpongeBob SquarePants when Mr. Krabs tells him to do the job once. |
“ | "Good things come to those who don't wait around!" That's what they say, anyway. Knowing my luck, the opposite is probably true for me... | „ |
~ Bennett about his bad luck |
Heroes who are more likely to accidentally botch up their own plots than the ones of villains they're fighting against (unless if said villains are the same), often due to stupidity, cowardly behavior, weak strength or willpower, arrogance, poor planning, and/or unwillingness on their part. Depending on the circumstances, this could make some of them reach Scapegoat territory if them continually lacking in skills or success are what makes them inept and bumbling rather than brave and competent.
Incompetent heroes often have schemes that are ultimately stupid, have little effect in general to the point their efficiency is overall short-terms, or sometimes their ineptitude can otherwise cause chaos rather than help out on the long term. Sometimes, they are so unprepared and impractical, their hasty decisions and/or their attempts to fulfill in their ambitions (good or bad) will just blow up in their faces more times than not, which could lead to either causing themselves great harm, aid the villains or even their own rivals instead of aiding the heroes. However, even masterminds such as Sung Jinwoo for example, can still be classified as incompetent if they meet any of the previous qualifications and if they're characters who are made out to be smart in the media they appear in, especially if their intelligence varies. This shows that just because they are incompetent that does not mean that they aren't smart. It is possible for heroes to be good in a certain field, but still are too cowardly, lacking in common sense, or too arrogant to get the job done.
For obvious reasons, these heroes are likely not successful, but in certain cases, they can still succeed in their goals, albeit they have the help of much more competent heroes, sheer luck, or by learning from their past failures to become much better people (e.g Neito Monoma, BoJack Horseman, Cedric the Great, Eddy, Mr. Satan).
Keep in mind that this category only refers to incompetence in terms of heroism and helpfulness, not professionalism or occupational skills.
Pure Good heroes will NEVER qualify as this since they are capable of performing wondrous heroic acts and causing galvanization to others in a story which actually makes them incredibly competent and very beneficial in vast contrast.
Even if, in very rare cases, some Pure Good heroes that come off as somewhat incompetent (e.g. Luigi, Po, Hubie, Emmet Brickowski, Forrest Gump, Flik, Dewey Riley, Michelangelo (TMNT 2012), Papyrus, Walter Beckett, Ashley Graham, Bruno Madrigal, Flint Lockwood, Chicken Little, Bolt, Roddy St. James, and Mario (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)), they're still capable of doing serious heroic acts and thus, they must go under Cowards, Comic Relief, Dimwits, Misguided, and/or Weaklings categories instead.
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- Abbott and Costello
- Abe Lincoln (Clone High)
- Abraham Van Helsing (Hotel Transylvania)
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- Ace Hart
- Ace Ventura
- Adam Yates
- Adu Du
- Ageha (Rin-ne)
- Agent H
- Agent Venom (2010s Marvel Animated Universe)
- Akane Tendo
- Akihiko Nirei
- Al Bundy
- Alan Garner
- Alan Partridge
- Alantutorial
- Alex Drake
- Alex Thorley
- Alexis Baxter
- ALF (Gordon Shumway)
- Alfredo Linguini
- Allen Gamble
- Allison Kerry
- Allison Reynolds
- Allstar Seaworthy
- Amanda LaRusso
- Ambrosius
- Amelia Bedelia
- Ami Kawashima
- Amita
- Amitie (Puyo Puyo)
- Anakin Skywalker (Angry Birds Star Wars)
- Andrew Clark
- Andy Bernard
- Andy Wilcox
- Anna Williams
- Annoying Orange
- Anthony and Ian (Smosh)
- Anthony Carmine
- Anthony Lewis
- Antoine D'Coolette
- Aoi Asahina
- Applejack (G1)
- Aqua (KonoSuba)
- Aqual
- Arataki Itto
- Arcot "Thorny" Ramathorn
- Arkin O'Brien
- Arlene (Garfield)
- Arnold Rimmer
- Art Lean
- Arthur (Boyster)
- Arthur (Mystery Skulls)
- Ashley (Until Dawn)
- Astraea
- Asuka Kazama
- Ataru Moroboshi
- Atri
- Auriana
- Avex (E.C.H.O)
- AWACS Thunderhead
- B.B. Jammies
- B.O.B.
- B1 and B2
- Babs (Chicken Run)
- Babu
- Backstreet
- Bad Luck Bootsy
- Baljeet Tjinder
- Balthazar Cavendish
- Banana Joe
- Bandage Girl
- Barnacle Boy
- Barney Bear
- Barney Gumble
- Baron Munchhausen
- Barry Johnson
- Bart and Eddie
- Bart Simpson
- Barthello
- Barthélémy Karas
- Bartok
- Basil Fawlty
- Bastila Shan
- Bat-Mite
- Batman (Teen Titans Go!)
- Batman (The LEGO Movie)
- Bazooka
- Beaker
- Bean the Dynamite
- Beast Boy (Teen Titans Go!)
- Beavis & Butt-Head
- Beetle Bailey
- Ben Paul
- Benjamin Carmine
- Bennett (Genshin Impact)
- Bernard Bear
- Bernie Barges
- Bert Ljung
- Bertram Winkle
- Big Fee
- Big Jim
- Big Potato
- Big Show (WEE)
- Big the Cat (Archie Comics)
- Bigfoot (Looney Tunes)
- Bigmouth
- Bill Nye (Smiling Friends)
- Bill Williamson
- Billy (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
- Billy Madison
- Binky Barnes
- Black Cube of Darkness
- Black Spy
- Blag
- Blankman
- Blitz
- Bloo
- Blue (Dick Figures)
- Blue Aardvark
- Blue Falcon (Scoob!)
- BMO
- Bob the Bulldog
- Bobble and Clank
- Bobby (American Pie)
- Bobby Green
- Bobby Hill
- Bobby Santiago
- BoJack Horseman
- Bomb (Angry Birds)
- Bomb (The Angry Birds Movie)
- Bonkers D. Bobcat
- Boom
- Boomhauer
- Borat Sagdiyev
- Bose O'Brian (Brainstorm)
- Brad Buttowski
- Bradward Boimler
- Brain (Animaniacs)
- Brain (Igor)
- Brainy Smurf
- Brennan Huff
- Brent McHale
- Brice de Nice
- Britt Reid
- Britta Perry
- Brooklyn T. Guy
- Brutus (The Secret of NIMH)
- Bub
- Bubsy the Bobcat
- Buck Cluck
- Bud Budiovitch
- Bud Bundy
- Buford Van Stomm
- Bulk and Skull
- Bullet (Paradise P.D.)
- Burundis
- Butters Stotch
- Buzz Lightyear (Lightyear)
- Buzzie, Flaps, Ziggy and Dizzy
- C.H.E.R.U.B
- Camie Utsushimi
- Cao Rui
- Captain Blackadder
- Captain Candy
- Captain Flynn (Skylanders)
- Captain Gordon
- Captain Hero
- Captain John Boyd
- Captain K'nuckles
- Captain Linebeck
- Captain Murphy
- Captain Qwark
- Captain Rescue
- Captain Underpants
- CaptainSparklez
- Carl Brutananadilewski
- Carl Foster
- Carl Wheezer
- Carlos Garcia
- Carlton Banks
- Cartoon Mouse
- Caspar von Bergliez
- Catman (The Fairly OddParents)
- Cecily Campbell
- Cedric the Great
- Chad (The Collector)
- Chad Charming
- Chamametchi (Anime)
- Chang Koehan
- Chaozu
- Chapa De Silva (Volt)
- Chapulín Colorado
- Charles Calvin
- Charlie Allnut
- Charlie Fineman
- Charlie Kelly