History Main / YourBrainWontBeMuchOfAMeal

* ''Webcomic/CavesAndCritters'' has a short arc where an Intellect Devourer enters the main party's minds while they're sleeping. It doesn't find much to eat in [[DumbMuscle Theran's]].

* ''Webcomic/{{Concerned}}'': After Gordon walks away with a headcrab on his head for the better part of a chapter, it eventually [[http://www.screencuisine.net/hlcomic/index.php?date=2006-01-04 falls off]], having died of malnutrition. Gordon provides a {{Lampshading}} in the background.

** Pulling double duty there, that punchline is also a StealthPun and a GeniusBonus[[note]]branes[[/note]].

* On ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', the girls defeat a brain-sucking "Robbin' Leech" by tricking him into attacking [[AuthorityInNameOnly the Mayor]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', the third "WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror" special had a zombie horde clamoring for "Braaaains" crash the Simpsons home. [[BumblingDad Homer]] invokes HeroicSacrifice, telling the zombies to leave his family alone and eat him only. However, they inspect Homer's head, say "No braaaaains" and abandon him in disgust. Most ridiculously, one zombie taps Homer on the head and [[HollowSoundingHead a very hollow sound is heard]] before it moves along.

This trope is about what happens when a [[BrainFood Brain Eater]] runs into a character that manifests a few StupidityTropes, and what happens as a result.

This Trope comes in a few flavors.

A subtrope of DisabilityImmunity. Compare/contrast with TooSpicyForYogSothoth. Related to TooDumbToFool. If the potential victim seems ''insulted'' by the rejection it can overlap with ArentYouGoingToRavishMe. Often leads to a StealthInsult.

* ''VideoGame/IdleChampionsOfTheForgottenRealms'', there's a campaign variant where a giant Intellect Devourer (an intellect-eating monster) shows up as a miniboss. It requires a massive amount of individual hits to go down, but its maximum health is reduced by 10 for every point of Intelligence less than 12 among your champions. For example, Minsc with 8 Intelligence will reduce its max health by 40 if he is in the party.

** [[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=2011&addr=110302 Jon was afraid an insect was eating his brain and Garfield said it'd starve.]]

* A ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' strip has Garfield pretend to be TheIgor, wandering around saying, "A brain! I need a brain for my master!" He pauses to take a look at Odie, and then moves on, repeating, "A brain! I need a brain for my master!"

-->'''Garfield:''' (to Jon) Notice how he walked right past you.

-->'''Alvin:''' They're going to eat our brains!
-->'''Norman:''' I think you'll be safe.

-->'''Crazy Monk''': Are you going to kill me?
-->'''Brainsucking Alien''': Oh, there's nothing in your head of any use.

* Most realistic: The monster is only worried about the dumb character's brain, or other characters [[DiscussedTrope make comments]] along these lines.

* Most ridiculous: The brain is small or there is no brain in their head at all, possibly illustrated by their HollowSoundingHead.

::Pulling double duty there, that punchline is also a StealthPun and a GeniusBonus[[note]]branes[[/note]].

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
** Not only can't she eat vampire brains, Glory rejects one of her own minions, who offers up his own brain as emergency nourishment.

* Trope namer is from the ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' episode "Last Action Zero", where a humanoid brain-eating rock monster comments about Brad's brain after his IdiotBall that caused him and Jenny get captured. And this is the first variant.

'''Mindflayer:''' <sniff sniff> No, I'm cool, thanks.

* The ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces2017'' episode "Backseat Drivers" had Peter Perfect try to save I.Q. Ickley from some zombies by offering that they eat his brain instead. The zombies walk right past Peter.

* Trope namer is from the ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' episode "Last Action Zero", where a humanoid brain-eating rock monster comments about Brad's brain after his IdiotBall what cause him and Jenny get captured. And this is first variant.

* ''Webcomic/{{Concerned}}'': After Gordon walks away with a headcrab on a head for the better part of a chapter, it eventually [[http://hlcomic.com/index.php?date=2006-01-04 falls off]], having died of malnutrition. Gordon provides a {{Lampshading}} in the background.

* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', the third "WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror" special had a zombie horde clamoring for "Braaaains" inspect Homer's head, then abandon him in disgust. Most ridiculously, the zombie taps Homer on the head and [[HollowSoundingHead a very hollow sound is heard]] before it moves along.

* Much as in the ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' example below, mind flayers in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' often invoke (the first variation of) this trope in supplementary materials, as they prefer to eat newly-acquired captives over long-term slave populations. This is because their slaves, especially those born into it, are dull-witted from mental domination and the drudgery of years of service, and so are sustaining but dreadfully bland.

* Trope namer is from ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' where humanoid brain-eating rock monster comments about Brad's brain after his IdiotBall what cause him and Jenny get captured. And this is first variant.

:: Pulling double duty there, that punchline is also a StealthPun and a GeniusBonus[[note]]branes[[/note]].

* ''TuffPuppy'': In the ''HalloweenEpisode'', Keswick reanimated some corpses to have zombies for the holiday. He said the zombies would be harmless as long as there were candies for them to eat. Otherwise, they'd eat brains. When Keswick commented Dudley would be safe, Dudley proved the point by claiming he didn't understand it.

* ''{{Concerned}}'': After Gordon walks away with a headcrab on a head for the better part of a chapter, it eventually [[http://hlcomic.com/index.php?date=2006-01-04 falls off]], having died of malnutrition. Gordon provides a {{Lampshading}} in the background.

-->'''Black Mage''': (to [[TheDitz Fighter]]) This thing desires brains. Speaking to [[TooDumbToLive you]] is a waste of its valuable time.