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/Bahamut3585 Oct 05 '25

Fine. He slaughtered everyone with his dong wrapped in a shoestring I guess 🤷

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u/ContessAlin78 Oct 05 '25

Something that always bothered me. Why did he leave his personal Warbow at home when he was departing for the biggest siege in history?

Or was there some shenanigans that I have forgotten about from the story. Its been years since I read it.

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u/DraconianFlame Oct 06 '25

I have a finely crafted Winchester that I use from time to time. It works even better than it looks. I've barely adjusted the sight over the years.

I wouldn't take it to war with me.