Naruzeldamaster
Sage
For reference I'm referring to a character archetype. Most of the time they are depicted as well, not the brightest tool in the shed.
But when the chips are down, they often decide to focus down and get shit done. Sometimes with even more skill than the actually intelligent cast members.
I like these characters cause when used well (keyword, well) you can have an interesting character dynamic or perhaps a particular trigger word etc, that makes them take stuff seriously.
My protagonist Meiji, she's not very, well, bright, but she is...sharp if that makes sense? She (figuratively) only has two functional brain cells but when she rubs them together she can pull off stuff that 'more intelligent' people wouldn't dream of. And her mentor attributes this to...both her boldness and her actual lack of intelligence. With her line of thinking being, being too smart can make you too logic driven and limit your options in a given situation. This is actually reflected with the Male Protagonist, who is the opposite kind of intelligent/skilled (as in all brain and no brawn). He thinks all magic is fake and tries to logic the heck out of all of her tricks but he can't figure out how most of them properly work.
But when the chips are down, they often decide to focus down and get shit done. Sometimes with even more skill than the actually intelligent cast members.
I like these characters cause when used well (keyword, well) you can have an interesting character dynamic or perhaps a particular trigger word etc, that makes them take stuff seriously.
My protagonist Meiji, she's not very, well, bright, but she is...sharp if that makes sense? She (figuratively) only has two functional brain cells but when she rubs them together she can pull off stuff that 'more intelligent' people wouldn't dream of. And her mentor attributes this to...both her boldness and her actual lack of intelligence. With her line of thinking being, being too smart can make you too logic driven and limit your options in a given situation. This is actually reflected with the Male Protagonist, who is the opposite kind of intelligent/skilled (as in all brain and no brawn). He thinks all magic is fake and tries to logic the heck out of all of her tricks but he can't figure out how most of them properly work.