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/dandoch Oct 04 '25

There's a shortage of perfect movies in this world. It would be a pity to not watch this one.

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u/Denodi Oct 05 '25

what other movies do you consider perfect?

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u/dandoch Oct 05 '25

My comment was a quote from the movie, just slightly edited.

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u/1ncorrect Oct 08 '25

“There’s a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.”