10 Weak Video Game Characters That Are Secretly Overpowered

10. Donnel - Fire Emblem: Awakening

The fantasy world of Fire Emblem features mages, wyverns, pegasus knights, and people turning into dragons. So naturally, the most powerful character you can employ in your merry band of godlike beings is a random peasant wearing a pot for a helmet.

Donnel is a character in Fire Emblem: Awakening that the player can recruit if they manage to keep him alive during a bandit raid early in the game. It sounds easier said than done, as Donnel can barely survive two enemy attacks, and his spear's damage output might as well heal the bandits he attacks.

Things don't get much better once Donnel officially joins your team. It takes a lot of training for him to catch up with the rest of your squad; however, once he does, he quickly becomes one of the most powerful units on your roster.

Despite his initial low stats, Donnel has one of the greatest and fastest stat growths of any character in the game. This means that Donnel can outperform most of your unit before he even gets promoted to his secondary class.

But best of all, Donnel never loses the dented pot on his head, even after he turns into an indestructible killing machine.