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Old 10-16-2009, 08:46 PM   #1
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Default List of glass cannons in fiction?

Bonus: I want to ask why do some glass cannon characters have their power output or destructive capacity ignored/dismissed when their durability is always argued against? What are some notable characters that suffer this?
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:06 PM   #2
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:26 PM   #3
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This is what TV Tropes is for, y'know.
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Yes, but I just wanted to know which suffers the syndrome the most.
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Old 10-17-2009, 11:14 AM   #5
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Not wanting to start any flame wars, but...Captain Planet, judging from how everyone else seems to react to him.
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