For non-game examples, see This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman, Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass, Beware the Silly Ones, or Heart Is an Awesome Power. Not to be confused with Fighting Clown, which is a silly character whose strength is readily-apparent (whereas here it isn't), or Mechanically Unusual Fighter / Mechanically Unusual Class, who/which is intended to be a viable option without resorting to an obscure tactic.Īs with Joke Character, this is a Game Trope.

Heart Is an Awesome Power is the non-gameplay version. See Lethal Joke Item for useless inventory and skills that eventually become overpowered. Unlike a Magikarp Power, the Lethal Joke Character always had this ability to kick ass it just requires a lot of skill to use them. Difficult, but Awesome refers to characters whose potential is more obvious, but requires more effort to utilize. Compare Elite Tweak, an in-game feature which takes a capable character and turns them into a wrecking monster. Quirky Bard is a subtrope found in many role-playing games. It's a sort of Obfuscating Stupidity applied to the game mechanics. But doing so requires skill, practice, and the ability to see the potential in the seemingly-useless. The designers, looking for balance, have sneaked in one obscure, impossible-to-master, but incredibly rewarding technique for this character, and using it, you'll win every time. and always kicks your ass.Īre they Cherry Tapping? Nope the last time you won was when you put it on 'random.' They’ve discovered how to use the Lethal Joke Character. And yet, your buddy next door uses them every time.

You've just unlocked an absolutely useless Joke Character.

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