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He uses his transformation magic to intimidate people, but as he himself notes using transformation magic to become a powerful monster doesn't give you the abilities of that monster. In the original Dragon Ball, Oolong is this in his first appearance.Satan has the heart of a true hero, if nothing else. Satan is also dismissive of the previous champion, Goku, calling him a paper tiger more or less. That doesn't stop him from boasting about his strength and challenging the likes of Cell and Buu, both beings so powerful that they can kill him without even looking at him. However, he is horribly weak compared to the monsters in Z. For an ordinary human, he is quite skilled. In the English Funimation dub, Super Buu calls Vegito exactly this during their fight.In comparison, the Survey Corps and the Garrison are more experienced and prepared to fight Titans. But their tendency to neglect their training and serious duties has left them the least capable branch and Jean noted when on a mission to save the captured Eren that its members are easily devoured. The Military Police Brigade in Attack on Titan only accept the top ten recruits of each trainee class so their members are inherently the best and brightest the military has to offer.Contrast this to Badass on Paper, where the character isn't very impressive in person but actually performed all the impressive feats that are the basis for his or her reputation, Mugging the Monster for the complete opposite (finding that a weak-looking individual is much more dangerous than they seem) and The Worf Effect, as it seems that this applies to the Worf him/herself in context, whereas The Worf Effect refers to the over-arching phenomenon of "stock 'tough' character handed ass by tougher one."

Smug Snake: Has a huge ego but is shown to be wholly inept at backing it up.Ĭompare with Feet of Clay, which is when they purposely claim to be more badass than they are.Miles Gloriosus: If they brag about being a badass but prove to be a fraud when faced with real danger.Glass Cannon: If they can put up a good fight but go down too easily.Faux Action Girl: If they are a woman with a reputation as a fighter, but none of the skills to back it up.The Anti-Climax Boss is likely to be this as well. Fake Ultimate Mook: If they are in a video game, then they're probably one of these.Fake Ultimate Hero: If they are supposed to be a mighty hero.Face of a Thug: Because Good Is Impotent in fiction, they are likely to be this.Dirty Coward: Acts imposing but is shown to be a coward when confronted.Boisterous Weakling: Talks and acts like a big shot but is shown to be a weakling.Big Bad Wannabe: Not the evil overlord they seem to be.Anti-Climax Boss: A boss that turns out to be extremely easy to beat, despite anything the plot may imply.This usually falls under the following subtropes: It is found translated to English as early as 1836, in a work by John Francis Davis. The phrase is an ancient one in Chinese culture, but sources differ as to when it entered the English vocabulary. This Chinese colloquialism is similar to the English phrase "its bark is worse than its bite". "Paper tiger" is a literal English translation of a Chinese phrase, meaning something that seems as threatening as a tiger, but in reality is harmless. Basically the opposite of Hidden Badass, though they can and oftentimes do go the route of the Cowardly Lion or the Cornered Rattlesnake. A character is not as tough as their physical appearance and/or personality suggests.