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-->-- '''[[{{Snowlems}} Olaf]]''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}''

-->-- '''[[FrostyTheSnowman Olaf]]''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}''

->''"Okay Marge, you hide in the abandoned amusement park! Lisa, the pet cemetery! Bart, spooky roller disco! And ''I'll'' go skinny dipping in that lake where the sexy teens were killed one hundred years ago tonight!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror X]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:Ummmmmm... can I [[Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionare use a lifeline]]?]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Ummmmmm... do I [[TakeAThirdOption get a third choice]]?]]

If a character is stupid, but does not put himself at an obvious risk of harm, it's not an example of this; see instead WhatAnIdiot, TheDitz, or IdiotBall. Compare ArtificialStupidity, the video game equivalent of this which is a result of AI rather than the script being against them. Contrast DeathByPragmatism and LetsGetDangerous. Not to be confused with EvilutionaryBiologist or TheSocialDarwinist, although [[ValuesDissonance they generally consider it a]] MoralEventHorizon [[ValuesDissonance to not kill the dumb]]. See also SuicidalOverconfidence, another video game version. LethallyStupid is when someone's stupidity simply causes havok, instead of being the cause of their demise.

The character who puts life and limb at risk by [[WhatAnIdiot doing things that no sane human being would do]]. Walking down the alley alone to tell his friend about the SerialKiller. Telling everybody in earshot he has [[DidYouTellAnyoneElse vital evidence that he'll be taking to the authorities very shortly]]. Hovering in a known dangerous area [[NeverSplitTheParty without backup]]. [[PoorCommunicationKills Not telling the rest of the heroes about the upcoming trap laid out for them]]. BullyingADragon. [[WhatDoesThisButtonDo Touching buttons]] [[DontTouchItYouIdiot when told not to]]. [[PerilousOldFool Refusing to believe his glory days are behind him]]. Not only possessing GenreBlindness, but putting [[Franchise/TheHitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox's]] [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses on over it]]. Even close friends have to {{facepalm}} upon hearing of his or her exploits. (Though it never [[FearlessFool penetrates their own heads]].) This trope is, surprisingly[[note]]or not[[/note]], TruthInTelevision, as many people can attest to, [[NoRealLifeExamplesPlease although we won't]].

The character who puts life and limb at risk by [[WhatAnIdiot doing things that no sane human being would do]]. Walking down the alley alone to tell his friend about the SerialKiller. Telling everybody in earshot he has vital evidence that he'll be taking to the authorities very shortly. Hovering in a known dangerous area [[NeverSplitTheParty without backup]]. [[PoorCommunicationKills Not telling the rest of the heroes about the upcoming trap laid out for them]]. BullyingADragon. [[WhatDoesThisButtonDo Touching buttons]] [[DontTouchItYouIdiot when told not to]]. [[PerilousOldFool Refusing to believe his glory days are behind him]]. Not only possessing GenreBlindness, but putting [[Franchise/TheHitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox's]] [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses on over it]]. Even close friends have to {{facepalm}} upon hearing of his or her exploits. (Though it never [[FearlessFool penetrates their own heads]].) This trope is, surprisingly[[note]]or not[[/note]], TruthInTelevision, as many people can attest to, [[NoRealLifeExamplesPlease although we won't]].

The character who puts life and limb at risk by [[WhatAnIdiot doing things that no sane human being would do]]. Walking down the alley alone to tell his friend about the SerialKiller. Telling everybody in earshot he has vital evidence that he'll be taking to the authorities very shortly. Hovering in a known dangerous area [[NeverSplitTheParty without backup]]. [[PoorCommunicationKills Not telling the rest of the heroes about the upcoming trap laid out for them]]. BullyingADragon. [[WhatDoesThisButtonDo Touching buttons]] [[DontTouchItYouIdiot when told not to]]. [[PerilousOldFool Refusing to believe his glory days are behind him]]. Not only possessing GenreBlindness, but putting [[Franchise/TheHitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox's]] [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses on over it]]. Even close friends have to {{facepalm}} upon hearing of his or her exploits. (Though it never [[FearlessFool penetrates their own heads]].) This trope is, surprisingly, TruthInTelevision, as many people can attest to, [[NoRealLifeExamplesPlease although we won't]].

For RealLife examples, see the ''DarwinAwards'' and ''WebVideo/WhatTheFuckIsWrongWithYou''.

The character who puts life and limb at risk by [[WhatAnIdiot doing things that no sane human being would do]]. Walking down the alley alone to tell his friend about the SerialKiller. Telling everybody in earshot he has vital evidence that he'll be taking to the authorities very shortly. [[YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb Hovering in a known dangerous area]] [[NeverSplitTheParty without backup]]. [[PoorCommunicationKills Not telling the rest of the heroes about the upcoming trap laid out for them]]. BullyingADragon. [[WhatDoesThisButtonDo Touching buttons]] [[DontTouchItYouIdiot when told not to.]] [[PerilousOldFool Refusing to believe his glory days are behind him.]] Not only possessing GenreBlindness, but putting [[Franchise/TheHitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox's]] [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses on over it]]. Even close friends have to {{facepalm}} upon hearing of his or her exploits. (Though it never [[FearlessFool penetrates their own heads]].) This trope is, surprisingly, TruthInTelevision, as many people can attest to, [[NoRealLifeExamplesPlease although we won't.]]

If a character is stupid, but does not put himself at an obvious risk of harm, it is not an example of this; see instead WhatAnIdiot, TheDitz, or IdiotBall. Compare ArtificialStupidity, the video game equivalent of this which is a result of AI rather than the script being against them. Contrast DeathByPragmatism and LetsGetDangerous. Not to be confused with EvilutionaryBiologist or TheSocialDarwinist, although [[ValuesDissonance they generally consider it a]] MoralEventHorizon [[ValuesDissonance to not murder the dumb in cold blood]]. See also SuicidalOverconfidence, another video game version. LethallyStupid is when someone's stupidity simply causes havok, instead of being the cause of their demise.

The character who puts life and limb at risk by [[WhatAnIdiot doing things that no sane human being would do]]. Walking down the alley alone to tell his friend about the SerialKiller. Telling everybody in earshot he has vital evidence that he'll be taking to the authorities very shortly. [[YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb Hovering in a known dangerous area]] [[NeverSplitTheParty without backup]]. [[PoorCommunicationKills Not telling the rest of the heroes about the upcoming trap laid out for them]]. BullyingADragon. [[WhatDoesThisButtonDo Touching buttons]] [[DontTouchItYouIdiot when told not to.]] [[PerilousOldFool Refusing to believe his glory days are behind him.]] Not only possessing GenreBlindness, but putting [[Franchise/TheHitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox's]] [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses on over it]]. Even close friends have to {{facepalm}} upon hearing of his or her exploits. (Though it never [[FearlessFool penetrates their own heads]].) This trope is, surprisingly, TruthInTelevision, as many people can attest to.

-->-- '''Homer Simpaon''', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror X]]''

-->-- '''Homer Simpaon''', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpons Treehouse of Horror X]]''

->''"Let's just say that if complete and utter chaos was lightning, he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are bastards'."''
-->-- '''Rincewind''' on Twoflower, Discworld/TheColourOfMagic

'''Note:''' This trope has been subject to some [[TropeDecay misuse]]. If you see any examples or {{pot hole}}s to this page in which the character's stupidity does not pose any threat to his physical well-being, please remove them or point them to one of the alternative idiocy tropes.

->"When your life has been directly threatened by your boss and there's already been one unsolved murder in your office building, always work late ''and'' alone!"
-->-- '''Noah "[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment The Spoony One"]] Antwiler,''' ''Let's Play {{Phantasmagoria 2}}''

->''"Put the gun down, bitch!"''
-->-- '''[[ScaryBlackMan Lee Everett]]''' [[FamousLastWords just before]] [[GameOver being shot in the face]] by said bitch, ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead''

If a character is stupid, but does not put himself at an obvious risk of harm, it is not an example of this; see instead WhatAnIdiot, TheDitz, or IdiotBall. Compare ArtificialStupidity, the video game equivalent of this which is a result of AI rather than the script being against them. Contrast DeathByPragmatism and LetsGetDangerous. Not to be confused with EvilutionaryBiologist or TheSocialDarwinist, although [[ValuesDissonance they generally consider it a]] MoralEventHorizon [[ValuesDissonance to not murder the dumb in cold blood]]. See also SuicidalOverconfidence, another video game version.

->"That's our hero, ladies and gentlemen: too stupid, to ''eat!''"
-->-- '''Noah "[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment The Spoony One"]] Antwiler''' on a scene of Tidus choking on his food in ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Final Fantasy X]]''

->"When your life has been directly threatened by your boss and there's already been one unsolved murder in your office building, always work late ''and'' alone!"
-->-- '''Noah "[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment The Spoony One"]] Antwiler,''' ''Let's Play {{Phantasmagoria 2}}''

* TooDumbToLive/ProWrestling

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* You can play as someone like this in SchoolDays. This is a good thing, as doing so is both hilarious and leads to the [[BadEnding bad endings]] that made the game (in)famous.
* HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi plays a lot with this trope, being a horror game.

The character who puts life and limb at risk by [[WhatAnIdiot doing things that no sane human being would do]]. Walking down the alley alone to tell his friend about the SerialKiller. Telling everybody in earshot he has vital evidence that he'll be taking to the authorities very shortly. [[YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb Hovering in a known dangerous area]] [[NeverSplitTheParty without backup]]. [[PoorCommunicationKills Not telling the rest of the heroes about the upcoming trap laid out for them]]. BullyingADragon. [[BigRedButton Touching buttons]] [[ShmuckBait when told not to.]] [[PerilousOldFool Refusing to believe his glory days are behind him.]] Not only possessing GenreBlindness, but putting [[Franchise/TheHitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox's]] [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses on over it]]. Even close friends have to {{facepalm}} upon hearing of his or her exploits. (Though it never [[FearlessFool penetrates their own heads]].) This trope is, surprisingly, TruthInTelevision, as many people can attest to.

The character who puts life and limb at risk by [[WhatAnIdiot doing things that no sane human being would do]]. Walking down the alley alone to tell his friend about the SerialKiller. Telling everybody in earshot he has vital evidence that he'll be taking to the authorities very shortly. [[YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb Hovering in a known dangerous area]] [[NeverSplitTheParty without backup]]. [[PoorCommunicationKills Not telling the rest of the heroes about the upcoming trap laid out for them]]. BullyingADragon. [[PerilousOldFool Refusing to believe his glory days are behind him.]] Not only possessing GenreBlindness, but putting [[Franchise/TheHitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox's]] [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses on over it]]. Even close friends have to {{facepalm}} upon hearing of his or her exploits. (Though it never [[FearlessFool penetrates their own heads]].) This trope is, surprisingly, TruthInTelevision, as many people can attest to.

If a character is stupid, but does not put himself at an obvious risk of harm, it is not an example of this; see instead WhatAnIdiot, TheDitz, or IdiotBall. If their stupidity threatens ''other people'' rather than themselves, see LethallyStupid. Compare ArtificialStupidity, the video game equivalent of this which is a result of AI rather than the script being against them. Contrast DeathByPragmatism and LetsGetDangerous. Not to be confused with EvilutionaryBiologist or TheSocialDarwinist, although [[ValuesDissonance they generally consider it a]] MoralEventHorizon [[ValuesDissonance to not murder the dumb in cold blood]]. See also SuicidalOverconfidence, another video game version.

If a character is stupid, but does not put himself at an obvious risk of harm, it is not an example of this; see instead WhatAnIdiot, TheDitz, or IdiotBall. Compare ArtificialStupidity, the video game equivalent of this which is a result of AI rather than the script being against them. Contrast DeathByPragmatism and LetsGetDangerous. Not to be confused with EvilutionaryBiologist or TheSocialDarwinist, although [[ValuesDissonance they generally consider it a]] MoralEventHorizon [[ValuesDissonance to not murder the dumb in cold blood]]. See also SuicidalOverconfidence, another video game version.