Probably the best way to make a character boring, forgetable, or obnoxious, is to make them infallible. It's pretty much the defining characteristic of a Mary Sue (the worst possible thing a character can be).
Failure doesn't necessarily make a character better or more interesting, but it does force them to come up with backup plans, to think on their feet, to handle setbacks without giving up. And those are the qualities that make a character appealing.
Find the balance in your narratives. Don't make them fail just to fail. But don't make them succeed just because you can't think of an alternative.
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