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%%* Dirk the Daring of ''VideoGame/DragonsLair''.

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TheFool is a specific variant of this character type. Might be a CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass. For the superhero version, see SuperZeroes. For a goof who is more competent than people would like to admit see LetsGetDangerous.

* The title goofball CowboyCop on ''Series/SledgeHammer''.

%%* Chespirito's ''ElChapulinColorado''.

%%* Dirk the Daring of ''DragonsLair''.

* Bink in ''[[Literature/{{Xanth}} A Spell for Chameleon]]'' and other novels. His magical talent renders him immune to harm from magic, but it does so by making him seem to escape through pratfalls, coincidence, and sheer luck.

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* Bink in ''[[Literature/{{Xanth}} A Spell for Chameleon'' and other novels. His magical talent renders him immune to harm from magic, but it does so by making him seem to escape through pratfalls, coincidence, and blind luck.

%%* Maxwell Smart, ''Series/GetSmart''.

%%* Ralph mostly fulfills this role on ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero''.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''
%%* Bullwinkle, ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle''.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/TheTick''.

%%* Inspector Clouseau of the ''[[ThePinkPanther Pink Panther]]'' films.

TheFool is a specific variant of this character type. Might be a CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass. For the superhero version, see SuperZeroes. For a goof who is more competent than people would like to admit see LetsGetDangerous

%%* [[{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]]
%%* [[{{Hellsing}} Seras Victoria]] (Anime and OVA only).

* The title character from ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'', Bobobo.
** Not so much because of luck, but because [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} his brand of insanity]] is perfect for dealing with the insanity around him.

* The Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor. Maybe.
* [[{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]]
* [[{{Hellsing}} Seras Victoria]] (Anime and OVA only).

* ''Bananaman'' of The Dandy.

* Inspector Clouseau of the ''[[ThePinkPanther Pink Panther]]'' films.

* Maxwell Smart, ''Series/GetSmart''.
* Chespirito's ''ElChapulinColorado''.
* Ralph mostly fulfills this role on ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero''.

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* Dirk the Daring of ''DragonsLair''.

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* WesternAnimation/MrMagoo.
* Homer Simpson, ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''
* Bullwinkle, ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle''.
* Peter Griffin from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.
* WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheTick''.
* WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck, primarily in certain Creator/ChuckJones cartoons: ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgersInTheTwentyFourthAndAHalfCentury'', ''WesternAnimation/TheScarletPumpernickel'', ''RobinHood Daffy'', etc.
* Coop of ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR''.
* Fry of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''.
* Ron Stoppable from ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''
* Po in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}''.

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* Coop of ''MegasXLR''.

* ''SpongebobSquarepants''

* The IrresponsibleCaptainTylor. Maybe.

* Numerous from the [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden]] and [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Ages]] of comics, including but not limited to:

* Zayne Carrick, main character of ''StarWars: Knights of the Old Republic'' (no, not [[KnightsOfTheOldRepublic that one]], the comic series) started out as this, a walking catastrophe who couldn't even hold onto one lowlife criminal once captured. However, after the first story-arc, he settled into a more heroic mold, and his proneness to accidental carnage degenerated to an InformedAttribute.

* The title character from ''BoboboboBobobo'', Bobobo.

* Bertie Wooster, ''Literature/JeevesAndWooster''. Hilariously incompetent, "mentally negligible", and the epitome of the UpperClassTwit--but [[SpoiledSweet so ridiculously nice]] that you can't help but root for him.

* ''The Greatest American Hero''.

* Zayne Carrick, main character of ''StarWars: Knights of the Old Republic'' (no, not [[KnightsOfTheOldRepublic that one]], the comic series) started out as this, a walking catastrophe who couldn't even hold onto one lowlife criminal once captured (my apologies to Gryph). However, after the first story-arc, he settled into a more heroic mold, and his proneness to accidental carnage degenerated to an InformedAttribute.

* Zayne Carrick, main character of ''StarWars: Knights of the Old Republic'' (no, not [[KnightsOfTheOldRepublic that one]], I'm talking about the comic series) started out as this, a walking catastrophe who couldn't even hold onto one lowlife criminal once captured (my apologies to Gryph). However, after the first story-arc, he settled into a more heroic mold, and his proneness to accidental carnage degenerated to an InformedAttribute.

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The ComedicHero is a less-than-competent protagonist who nevertheless succeeds despite his best efforts. He might have dumb luck on his side, or a HypercompetentSidekick might be watching his back with or without his knowledge.

* WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck, primarily in certain ChuckJones cartoons: ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgersInTheTwentyFourthAndAHalfCentury'', ''TheScarletPumpernickel'', ''RobinHood Daffy'', etc.