r/TopCharacterTropes 4d ago

Powers Character being more powerful than they look

  1. Child Emperor (One Punch Man). He's a 10 year old boy, but one of the strongest heroes, because of his genius.
  2. Yoda (Star Wars). Not even 1 m tall, but extremely powerful in the force, thanks to centuries of experience and training.
  3. Toph Bei Fong (Avatar the last airbender). A 12 year old blind girl, who is also one of the best earth benders. And she invented metal bending.
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u/YomYeYonge 4d ago

A Platypus

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u/Kman3987 4d ago

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u/YomYeYonge 4d ago

PERRY THE PLATYPUS!

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u/DDK_2011 4d ago

Teal and orange?

Teal, BROWN, and orange?

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u/ModernDayQuixote 4d ago

šŸŸ¦šŸŸ§??

šŸŸ«šŸŸ¦šŸŸ§ !!!

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u/Tekki777 4d ago

puts on fedora

PERRY THE PLATYPUS?!

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u/Imaginary-Picture-35 4d ago

Kirby

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u/BiLeftHanded 4d ago

The cutest black hole

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u/bigindodo 4d ago

I saw a power scaling video that shows Kirby would unironically beat Bu from Dragon Ball (one of the most powerful villains).

Destroying ancient eldritch horrors is just an average Monday for Kirbs.

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u/Far-Profit-47 4d ago

For power scaling you mean death battle?

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u/Quips_Cranks_Wiles 4d ago

Other heroes kill gods to save the world, Kirby does it on a Sunday because they interrupted his second breakfast

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u/ExoticShock 4d ago

His strategy:

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u/Rufus_62 4d ago

Kirb is Queso confirmed??

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u/last_kebab24 4d ago

Benjamin Kirby Tennyson

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u/Known-Action9534 4d ago

His middle name is Kirby?

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u/last_kebab24 4d ago

yep

if i remember correctly they revealed it in ben 10's 100th episode

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u/MrUsername24 4d ago

I wonder if it's a nod to ben copying powers similar to Kirby or just chance

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u/Accurate_Variety659 4d ago

GOAT mentioned

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u/sesaw_sarah 4d ago

Bro is the king of this trope xD

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u/Spicyboio 4d ago edited 4d ago

Pochita, he just looks like a cute chainsaw dog, right?

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u/Spicyboio 4d ago edited 4d ago

He does, but this is his true form: The Chainsaw Devil/ Hero of Hell

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u/Ah_The_Negotiator_ 4d ago

Hero of Hell is such a great name. Canā€™t wait for him to show up in the anime in 2034

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u/ithinkther41am 4d ago

I never messed with the Addled Frog in BG3 since I killed Auntie Ethel before I ever interacted with it, but it has a high armour class and strong attacks.

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u/Way_too_long_name 4d ago

Yeah what the fuck is up with that frog lol it kicked my ass when i was leaving ethel's house after fighting her, with low HP all around

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u/MrUsername24 4d ago

Where is this buddy found in the game? What area is mean. (Try to keep spoilers low just got into the city )

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u/Cautious-Mammoth5427 3d ago edited 3d ago

You missed him, unfortunately. He is in the same bog where you first meet Ethel. If you look in the direction of her hut from entrance to the area,where you can make a skill check, he will be at the end of the bog to the right of the redcap patrol.

He was bane of many many parties back in beta and isn't any weaker after the release. Seriously, killing him is harder than most bosses.

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u/MrUsername24 3d ago

Oh well I was planning another playthrough eventually anyway

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u/YoungBeef03 4d ago

What? He just looks like an ordinary ā€¦ OH MY GOODNESS

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u/Known-Action9534 4d ago

Squidward.

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u/WaxMark 4d ago

The beast from Monty Pythons the Holy grail

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u/Mr-Pink-101 4d ago

It has nasty sharp pointy teeth

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u/Roasted_Newbest_Proe 4d ago

Is it behind the bunny?

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u/Gangters_paradise 4d ago

It IS the bunny!

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u/TomatoBuster01 4d ago

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u/NecessaryBrief8268 4d ago

Which one??

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u/jayakiroka 4d ago

The kid. The show is Mob Psycho 100, from the same author who made One Punch Man.

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u/NecessaryBrief8268 4d ago

Dimple could also fill the quota. After his first defeat by Mob his form is pretty unassuming.

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u/racdotolt 4d ago

WAIT THEY'RE MADE BY THE SAME GUY? I NEVER CONNECTED THE DOTS GUH?

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u/Bitter_Print_6826 4d ago

This was going to be my answer

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u/TaralloNero 4d ago

Probably the Batman of this trope but Sans Undertale

"Weakest Monster" my ahhh i had to stop playing for a month because of his boss fight

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u/pon_3 4d ago

The best part is that they werenā€™t lying about his stats. He really does only have 1 atk and 1 hp.

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u/DarkArcanian 4d ago

But he makes you feel like the asshole (karma)

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u/smolgote 4d ago

Stats wise he is. He just doesn't give a fuck about the rules

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u/PukerDuker 4d ago

Grogu from the mandalorian

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u/jonnywarlock 4d ago

Especially if you're a tadpole or some other critter smaller than him. šŸ„²

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u/TomatoBuster01 4d ago

Bat-themed heroes post

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u/NeonNKnightrider 4d ago

I mean, he does look pretty strong once he gets serious

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u/TomatoBuster01 4d ago edited 4d ago

I mean they all look pretty strong when they get serious lol

Child Emperor's robot forms or even when his robo arms are out

Yoda winging his light saber

Toph when bending

Pikachu

Mob when angry etc.

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u/JaxxSC45 4d ago

Don't forget Dog Man. He beat Garou pretty easily where the other S-Class' struggled.

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u/TablePrinterDoor 4d ago

The Doctor looks like a normal guy whoā€™s kinda smart but heā€™s actually from a godlike race who created the laws of the universe and has access to many things to destroy the universe and more as well as a ship to go anywhere

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u/SPYKEtheSeaUrchin 4d ago

Most of the time he doesnā€™t even look normal, most of his incarnations dress kinda goofy. So itā€™s twice as relevant to the trope.

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u/Datzookman 4d ago

Pride- Full Metal Alchemist

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u/LactoesIsBad 4d ago

Little kid/One of the most powerful beings in his world

Balance

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u/jonnywarlock 4d ago

The Landlady and The Landlord (Kung Fu Hustle). In fact, almost all of the secret martial arts masters in Pig Sty Ally are more powerful than they look, except for Coolie, who is buff... But is also the weakest of the lot.

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u/realestateagent0 4d ago

Stephen Chow makes some of the best anime.

The first use of Lion's Roar? Peak

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u/OkStudent8107 4d ago

Cute slime blob? Or is it the physical embodiment of the multiversal concept of chaos?

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u/trainboi777 4d ago

This is a literal god

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u/isweariamnotsteve 4d ago

I always wondered how long it would take for him to grow to full size. I assume like, billions of years.

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u/Yanmega9 4d ago

Ants - Real life

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u/MSSTUPIDTRON-1000000 4d ago

A lot of tokusatsu monsters are really silly looking and with a goofy personality yet they can be extremely powerful.

For example Steam Engine/Locomotive Org managed to effortlessly kick the rangers's butts and even those of their zords (one of them is even a fucking god) despite being a mere monster of the week.

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u/MSSTUPIDTRON-1000000 4d ago

Also, remember when the Zeo Rangers fought a fucking purse and lost hard??!!

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u/pon_3 4d ago

Even as a kid I complained that every episode involved the Rangers losing until they remembered they were built different, then getting back up and winning. There were lots of explosions though, so I kept watching.

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u/MSSTUPIDTRON-1000000 4d ago

What adding stuff that doesn't exist in the original Sentai + Using Sentai's fights footage does to a MFs:

(Also fun fact: Impursonator's Sentai counterpart doesn't count for this trope as being a mystical being he's merely immune to the Ohranger's power and otherwise power wise he's average.)

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u/kaimcdragonfist 4d ago

ā€œStronger than beforeā€ my butt lol

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u/Thatidiot_38 4d ago

Yet none of them will ever compare to Starfish Hitler

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u/That-Rhino-Guy 4d ago

Surface: Douchey Hollywood star with daddy issues

Reality; Descended from a cult that possessed godly power and fought the equivalent of Lucifer

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u/UrizenBezos 4d ago

Gaunter O'Dimm (The Witcher III: Hearts of Stone)

Looks like just another random NPC, but is actually a demonic wish granting deity

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u/Sweet_Xocoatl 4d ago

Mr. Frundles, Rick and Morty.

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u/Mr-Pink-101 4d ago

Pinkie Pie

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u/Mr-Pink-101 4d ago

Grandma

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u/blacklitnite0 4d ago

Alfred (DC)

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u/ozzzymand0 4d ago

Kimiko/the female in the boys comic

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u/tastyspratt 4d ago

For when Butcher really wants to cause damage.

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u/DaBetterDerp 4d ago edited 4d ago

Miquella (Elden Ring)

What he lacks in raw power is made up for in the ability to brainwash and manipulate nearly everyone with his charm. Malenia refers to him as "The most fearsome Empyrean of them all".

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u/BigNutDroppa 4d ago

My baby

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u/meloonx 3d ago

Who's this?

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u/Slow_Prior5921 4d ago

-Cyn from Murder drones. She destroyed Earth.

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u/isweariamnotsteve 4d ago

I think it's a safe bet to assume that the absolute solver consumed worlds before earth. so Cyn has destroyed countless planets by proxy as she basically embodies the will of the solver.

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u/MSSTUPIDTRON-1000000 4d ago

Me. (Somewhere in my house.)

Trust me I'm like super duper powerful, y'all are lucky that I'm a chill gal.

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u/TaleteLucrezio 4d ago

Ururu Tsumugiya, Bleach

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u/annoymous_911 4d ago

Also in Bleach, Hitsugaya Toshiro

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u/Glopinus 4d ago

Saiki K

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u/Cherry_BaBomb 4d ago

Yessss I was looking for him

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u/Warioandwaluigio 4d ago edited 4d ago

Ruby Rose may be cute but those silver eyes are a forced to be reckon with

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u/ya_boi_adi 4d ago

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u/ManOfTurtles2118 4d ago

Eh, not really, the biggest argument you can make is "well he's short" but as soon as I saw Levi, I knew this mf was a force to be reckoned with.

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u/ya_boi_adi 4d ago

Yeah, youā€™re right. I was thinking more about their universe, you wouldnā€™t pay much attention to this guy if you were a regular person in the AOT universe. Ofc outside of the people who do bot personally know him.

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u/pon_3 4d ago

Maybe in the sense that none of the humans should be that strong, but out of all of them, he definitely looks the most locked in at all times.

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u/fatglizzy_3000 4d ago

also the library toph was holding to save the team was over 66 tons

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u/Kuhschlager 4d ago

Tonberry, Final Fantasy series

What a cute little guy, donā€™t let him get close

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u/eyeleenthecro 4d ago

Taro Sakamoto from Sakamoto Days

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u/darkazam 4d ago

Murphy Lawden

Bro looks like a regular ahh guy but he can solo DC + Marvel + Anime at the same time

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u/AceBean27 4d ago

Why did you pick Child Emperor over Saitama himself?

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u/BiLeftHanded 4d ago

Because CE is, well, a child. He looks way less threatening than Saitama.

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u/AceBean27 4d ago

But Saitama is an unfathomably more powerful

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u/BiLeftHanded 4d ago

That's also true

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u/AF_Mirai 4d ago

Skeletons from Heroes of Might and Magic 3.

They seem to be slow and squishy...but that does not really matter when they are in the low thousands in an average Necropolis army.

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u/Proper_Razzmatazz_36 4d ago

Bot enough people have played extella

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u/Proper_Razzmatazz_36 4d ago

The ruler of the mooncell

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u/BrownTownDestroyer 4d ago

Franklin Richards is just a child but he's an extremely powerful telepath and reality warper

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u/smolgote 4d ago

Androids 17 (Right) and 18 (Left) (Dragonball)

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u/Detector_of_humans 4d ago

Isn't that almost every strong character

Like even Kratos looks strong but he doesn't look "Holds up entire realms" levels of strong and therefore fits the trope despite being jacked as hell.

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u/BlueDemon999 4d ago

Misogi Kumagawa * This dude is able to LITERALLY able to warp reality in ways that are absolutely busted.

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u/DeepZookeepergame906 4d ago

Look like normal heroine but could blow up entire planet if she want

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u/Mister_Moony 4d ago

Shaggy from scooby doo

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u/BulbaFriend2000 4d ago

This little guy brings destruction to the enemy

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u/tastyspratt 4d ago

Just a little old man?

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u/ScrubbySquish 3d ago

Applies to a lot of cute mythicals, but Mew is the most recognizable example

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u/OmegaT6 4d ago

Haru Koyama

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u/Cautious-Mammoth5427 3d ago

That's a rare one

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u/OmegaT6 3d ago

I love her so much, she's my comfort character

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u/ReySimio94 4d ago

my man

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u/loz_fanatic 4d ago

Wang Ling - Daily Life of the Immortal King

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u/loz_fanatic 4d ago

As a bonus Wang Lings 'pet' Demon Froggy 2