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    Troublemaker Hero
    Gender: Anyone
    Type: Mischievous yet Good-Hearted Role Models
    Species: Trope
    Status: Very used
    Media of origin: Countless


    A troublemaker hero is a protagonist who is either mischievous, rebellious, or unruly. This type of hero may not believe in following rules declared by society, but still commits acts of heroism, albeit by following their moral codes.

    Why This Trope Is Not So Naughty

    1. Similar to trickster heroes, they seek opportunities to extend their curiosity about the world around them and gain new knowledge and wisdom in the process.
      • In fact, many fictional heroes and heroines are rule-breakers. This is not a coincidence, as many of them go into the unknown and explore. They take risks, not least the risk of social disapproval.
    2. This trope adds both comedy and badassery to the characters' playful personalities with their mischievousness, rebelliousness, and inquisitiveness as well as hilarious schemes and shenanigans, with a fair amount of bravery.
      • Their antics can be entertaining to watch, as they are often the source of conflict, which is what the hero uses to drive the story.
    3. They reflect on the fact that we all make mistakes. What matters is that we learn from them. As a result, they teach the audience valuable lessons to take to heart.
    4. They inspire the audience to stand out, think for themselves, be independent, question the ways of society, take risks and have the courage to stand up for what they believe in, even when it is not expected of them.
    5. Like anti-heroes and idiot heroes, troublemaker heroes can be easy to relate to, as there are people who don't enjoy conforming to the norm or following rules outside of their own, so they identify with the protagonist's desire to live a life without doing what is expected of them.

    The Only Bad Quality

    1. Sometimes, the troublemaker heroes' antics can be considered to be annoying, unfunny, or even tiresome at times.

    Examples of well-written troublemaker heroes

    • Ace Ventura
    • Aladdin [A former thief who gets by through trickery]
    • Alvin Seville [Being the leader who comes up with mischievous schemes]
    • Andy Larkin (What's With Andy?)
    • Aurora Sya Lis "Suya" Goodereste/Syalis Kaymin (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle)
    • Axel Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
    • Bart Simpson (The Simpsons)
    • Beavis and Butt-head
    • Bilko
    • Bloo (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) [He was a jerk with a heart of gold during the first season]
    • Bugs Bunny (Looney Tunes)
    • Bonkers (Raw Toonage/Bonkers; a accident-prone version of the trope)
    • Bowser Junior (SuperMarioLogan: pre-late-2019 before he got flanderized into being a obnoxiously moronic jerk with a selfish and greedy streak)
    • The Cat in the Hat (except the 2003 live-action film) [A fun-loving cat who likes to have fun and cause some trouble, but still has a good heart for his friends and does clean up his messes and learns from his mistakes]
    • Columbo
    • Crash (Crash and Bernstein)
    • Cricket Green
    • Cuphead (video games)
    • Curious George [A monkey who extends his curiosity through mischievous means, albeit unintentionally and naively]
    • Daffy Duck (Looney Tunes) [depending on the episode/series]
    • Dan (Dan Vs.)
    • Dante (Devil May Cry )
    • Deadpool
    • Dennis the Menace (Dennis the Menace (UK Version)) [One of the earliest examples as well as the defining tropes.]
    • The Doctor
    • Ellie (The Last of Us)
    • Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan; Pre-Return to Shiganshina)
    • Felix O'Neill (Expelled) [Being the school's resident prankster]
    • Ferris Bueller [A popular teen rebel who skips school to have adventures]
    • Gabi Braun (Attack on Titan)
    • Gary Goodspeed (Final Space) [mostly in season 1]
    • Gelatin (BFDIA 1-IDFB 1; BFB 17-present) [He is known for being a troublesome yet lovable scamp]
    • Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
    • Gumball and Darwin Watterson [mostly in Season 1]
    • Hanji Zoë (Attack on Titan)
    • Huckleberry Finn
    • Hu Tao (Genshin Impact)
    • Inosuke Hashibara (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
    • Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
    • Captain Jack Sparrow
    • Jimmy Hopkins (Bully)
    • Junpei Iori (Persona 3)
    • Katsuki Bakugo (My Hero Academia) [A reformed short-tempered bully rival superhero version of the trope]
    • Kenan and Kel
    • Kevin McCallister (Home Alone)
    • Kiana Kaslana (Honkai Impact 3rd)
    • Louis Stevens (Even Stevens)
    • Malcolm Wilkerson (Malcolm in the Middle) [A teen genius who, much like his brothers, has a mischievous and rebellious streak.]
    • The Marx Brothers
    • Max Keeble
    • Maxeeno Manervolkan (Wildman Maxeeno) [A mischievous, rebellious yet kindhearted delinquent with a thrill for adventure.]
    • Megamind
    • Metal Bat (One Punch Man)
    • Minori Kushieda (Toradora!)
    • Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) [A pirate version of the trope]
    • Naruto Uzumaki [Formerly a prankster]
    • Nate Wright
    • Number Six (The Prisoner)
    • Peter Pan
    • Pingu
    • Horrid Henry
    • Pippi Longstocking
    • Rafe Khatchadorian (Middle School)
    • Red & Yellow (Larva)
    • Rhino (Bolt; a comic-relief sidekick who's incredibly devoted to Bolt to the point of being mischievous sometimes)
    • Ryuji Sakamoto (Persona 5)
    • Scamp (Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure) [Lady and Tramp's mischievous and rebellious son who wants to be wild and free.]
    • Screwball Squirrel (Screwy Squirrel)
    • Sheen Estevez (Jimmy Neutron Movie and TV series)
    • Shrek (SuperMarioLogan: a lazy manchild cheesecake-addict version of the trope)
    • Sonic the Hedgehog [A hedgehog who is also a smart-alecky, thrill-seeking trickster]
    • Sonic T. Junior (SuperSonicJoseph)
    • SpongeBob SquarePants [An optimistic fun-loving sea-sponge]
    • Squirrel Girl
    • T.J. Dettweiler (Recess)
    • Taiga Aisaka (Toradora!)
    • Tom Sawyer
    • Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
    • Waluigi (Super Mario)
    • Wario (Super Mario)
    • Yakko, Wakko and Dot Warner (Animaniacs)
    • Yosuke Hanamura (Persona 4)
    • Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho) [Being a juvenile delinquent]
    • Zack Morris (Saved by the Bell)

    Examples of poorly-written troublemaker heroes

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