Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean is a middle-aged British man who spends his time doing leisure activities and menial tasks despite no steady income streams. Occasionally, this includes international travel. Wherever he goes he is either the cause, the victim, or both, of some kind of comedic mischief.

Physicals - Motor Skills

  • Manages to cut the hair between a nostril and an activated electric shaver in a short amount of time (source)
  • Changes clothes and cleans his teeth while driving (source)
  • Gets a hole-in-one first try (source)
  • Saves a man’s life by retrieving a bullet from their chest with his bare (gloved) hands and with no visual cues (source)
  • Stays upright on an ice rink for almost a minute (source)
  • Can ice skate (source)
  • Cannot navigate extended precision tasks well (source) ([Limit])

Physicals - Strength

  • Pushes a Mini Cooper for at least 5 meters (source)
  • Carries and drops a bin over a man’s head (source)
  • Morning routine consists only of some subpar aerobics and body weight exercises (source) ([Limit])
  • Cannot pull his head free from a turkey’s insides (source) ([Limit])

Physicals - Endurance

  • Hops on the same leg for over a minute (source)
  • Catches up with a pick-up truck at medium speed on a bicycle (source)

Physicals - Durability

  • Makes a full recovery in seconds from a flat drop nearly 2 meters onto a railway line (source)
  • Survives for several days on a shipping train and boat (source)
  • Survives a full ‘hot’ washing machine cycle (source)
  • Survives being hit by a truck without so much as a scratch (source)
  • Low tolerance for pain or discomfort (source) ([Limit])

Physicals - Grip

  • Grips a steering wheel with his feet (source)
  • Holds onto the back of a Jeep moving at high speeds with one hand (source)
  • Holds on to a rotating troop of ice skaters without skates (source)

Physicals - Reflexes

  • Impressive vehicle obstacle avoidance (source)

Physicals - Dexterity

  • Climbs out of a Mini Cooper window with ropes (source)
  • Goose steps in a full mock Nazi uniform (source)
  • Hits a golf ball out of a dump truck opening (source)
  • Quickly adapts to walking in high heels (source)
  • Does a backflip while ice skating (source)

Physicals - Other

  • Partially deaf (source) ([Limit])

Intelligence - Technology

  • Successfully rigs a simple Rube Goldberg device (source)
  • Presumably has methods of fixing water-logged alarm clocks on a low wage or unemployment benefits (source)
  • Adapts to the controls of a dentist chair from a state of complete unfamiliarity (source)
  • Modifies a RC boat controller to increase its speed using only a screwdriver, but also inadvertently controls a motorized wheelchair as well (source)
  • Creates a mechanism for driving his car from atop its roof (source)
  • Familiarity with construction tools (source)
  • Successfully uses jumper cables as defibrillators (source)
  • Turns a teddy bear into a makeshift diaper (source)
  • Overlays his own camera footage over a playing film (source)
  • Has difficulty understanding how TVs work (source) ([Limit])

Intelligence - Social

  • Successfully commits identity theft of an art expert with only a handful of people realising (source)
  • Manages to earn dozens of Euros from busking despite minimal previous experience (source)
  • Convinces someone he is Prince Charles by wearing a photo of him on his head (source)
  • Pulls off an old woman disguise (source)
  • Befriends a French woman despite not knowing much of the language (source)
  • Wins a local election (source)
  • Little care for the personal boundaries or property rights of others (source) ([Either/Or])
  • Will abuse people to achieve his interests without hesitation, including his friends (source) ([Either/Or])
  • Prone to violent thoughts and actions (source) ([Either/Or])
  • Despite all this, still values human life (source) ([Either/Or])
  • Limited understanding of social cues (source) ([Limit])
  • Not good at holding people’s interest (source) ([Limit])

Intelligence - Memory

  • Inconsistent object permanence (source) ([Limit])
  • Forgets his passport (source) ([Limit])

Intelligence - Strategy

  • Demonstrates simple, yet creative problem solving abilities, however, his methods are not always efficient (source)
  • Plans ahead for car theft attempts (source)
  • Plans ahead to secure his place in line for a furniture sale (source)
  • Not as good at planning ahead for short-term events (source) ([Limit])

Intelligence - Self-Control

  • Exceptional patience and task commitment when the reward is apparent (source)
  • Holds a goldfish in his mouth for dozens of minutes (source)
  • Reluctant to wake up even after having his foot doused with cold water (source) ([Limit])
  • Easily distracted, which can cause accidents (source) ([Limit])
  • Poor time management skills (source) ([Limit])
  • Low tolerance for stress (with exceptions) (source) ([Limit])
  • Cannot complete the Red Nose Day Sponsored Silence challenge (source) ([Limit])

Intelligence - Other

  • Effectively conducts an invasive dental procedure with no obvious previous experience (source)
  • Demonstrates an impressive stealth ability (source)
  • Not good at understanding situational changes (source) ([Limit])
  • Improvisation abilities do not extend to cooking, hairdressing or chemistry (source) ([Limit])

Combat

  • Extremely reluctant to risk physical harm (except in special cases) (source) ([Limit])

Combat - Marksmanship

  • Shoots several airborne balloons with a bow and arrow first try (source)
  • Shoots a lightbulb 3-4 meters away with one hand (source)

Combat - Close-quarters

  • Knocks out a security guard with a handbag (source)

Other - Luck

  • Uses an electric shaver liberally on an already shaven and highly emotive face without leaving cuts (source)
  • Detonates a consumer-grade explosive inside his apartment (and inadvertently assaults a neighbour in the process) without suffering legal consequences (source)
  • Harasses several soldiers and military officers (including impersonation) without repercussions of any kind (source)
  • Vehicles line up in such a way that he can walk over them like stairs without stopping (source)
  • Has to cheat to win at carnival games (source) ([Limit])
  • Knocks a golf ball out of a course and into a moving bus (source) ([Limit])
  • Knocks a golf ball into a car exhaust pipe, before it is pushed into a drain (source) ([Limit])
  • Gets each of his hands stuck in a teapot and a trash can (source) ([Limit])

Other - Weird

  • Absorbs static electricity into his body. Has long-term effects (source)
  • Somehow fells a large Christmas tree and puts it onto his car despite the previously mentioned strength issues (source)
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