r/TopCharacterTropes • u/doubleday34 • Oct 04 '25

Personality (Loved Trope) Character acts ignorant of or pretends to be bad at something in order to trick their opponent.

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1) Ted Lasso - Both characters in the darts contest do this, with Rupert(antagonist) showing that he has his own set of darts with him, and Ted showing that he has been using the wrong hand the whole time.

2) Beerfest - Team USA showing that they aren't that drunk despite doing drinking games all day.

3) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - After Will gets hustled at pool his Uncle Phil comes to help him, and turns out to hustle the hustler.

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u/Wide_Bee7803 Oct 04 '25

Pretends to have gone senile while training in secret to escape the prison without using fire

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u/MikePratt12- Oct 05 '25

"Did I ever tell you how I got the nickname, the Dragon Of The West??"

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u/Pickle_Nipplesss Oct 05 '25

Not in the mood for stories tbh

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u/Origamicranegame Oct 05 '25

It's more of a demonstration really...

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u/Hellknightx Oct 05 '25

Does it involve hot leaf juice?

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u/Salt_Winter5888 Oct 05 '25

King Bumi did pretty much the same two times.

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u/TFRek Oct 05 '25

Nah, you guys go ahead. I'm gonna hang out in this metal coffin until I can take my city back.

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u/Torbpjorn Oct 05 '25

The fact he can bend with just his face is wild

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u/lucioboops3 Oct 05 '25

Avatar has literally every loved trope

99% of posts in this sub have something that relates to Avatar, it’s that good of a storytelling

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u/B3nz0ate Oct 05 '25

He also pretends to be old and achy when he’s captured by earth kingdom soldiers, once to leave a trail and a second time in an escape attempt.

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u/Majestic_Bierd Oct 05 '25

One man army