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Re:Radioactive Hulk of Carrier USS Independence Found Off Sa... by rzzzt on Sunday May 12, 2019 @03:48PM (#19894073)
Sometimes he is promoted to part-time sidekick when the hero needs help, then proceed to hang on to a ledge in an elevator shaft, or zipline down from a tall building and reconsider their life choices. A variation of the Peter principle.
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Re:Radioactive Hulk of Carrier USS Independence Found Off Sa... by dvtrn on Sunday May 12, 2019 @04:46PM (#19894457)
A variation of the Peter principle.

I prefer the "Dick Grayson" principle, in this context ;) but you're entirely correct in expanding the trope.

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