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* While he ''is'' an honest to gods badass, Harry Dresden from [[The Dresden Files]] is transformed into the literal [[The Dreaded|Dreaded]] for those only reading his rap sheet without knowing the details.

** And don't think he doesn't know it, too. In Turn Coat, he is {{spoiler|ordered to be arrested, and is outnumbered by five hardened wardens as well as three members of the Senior Council, i.e. the strongest wizards in the world}}. When they approach extremely carefully, he realizes:

{{quote| They were dealing with [[Famed in Story|something far more dangerous than me]], [[Hurting Hero|Harry Dresden]], who's battered old Volkswagon was currently in the city impound. They were dealing with the [[The Dark Side|potential dark lord nightmare warlock]] they'd been busy fearing [[Thou Shalt Not Kill|since I turned sixteen]]. They were dealing with the wizard who had faced the [[Evil Sorcerer|Heirs of Kemmler]] riding a [[Crazy Awesome|zombie dinosaur]], and emerged victorious from a fight that had flattened [[Magic Knight|Morgan]] and [[Full Contact Magic|Captain Luccio]] before they had even reached it. They were dealing with the man who had [[Refuge in Audacity|dropped a challenge to the entire Senior Council]], and who had then actually showed, apparently willing to fight - on the shores of an [[Supervillain Lair|entirely too creepy island]] in the middle of a freshwater sea.}}

{{quote| They were dealing with [[Famed in Story|something far more dangerous than me]], [[Hurting Hero|Harry Dresden]], who's battered old Volkswagon was currently in the city impound. They were dealing with the [[The Dark Side|potential dark lord nightmare warlock]] they'd been busy fearing [[Thou Shalt Not Kill|since I turned sixteen]]. They were dealing with the wizard who had faced the [[Evil Sorcerer|Heirs of Kemmler]] riding a [[Crazy Awesome|zombie dinosaur]], and emerged victorious from a fight that had flattened [[Magic Knight|Morgan]] and [[Full-Contact Magic|Captain Luccio]] before they had even reached it. They were dealing with the man who had [[Refuge in Audacity|dropped a challenge to the entire Senior Council]], and who had then actually showed, apparently willing to fight - on the shores of an [[Supervillain Lair|entirely too creepy island]] in the middle of a freshwater sea.}}

* Much like the Dresden example above, Kvothe in the ''[[The Name of the Wind]]'' is badass and does some very impressive things but the legends are even more insane. By the second book, however, he's living up to the legends in truth.

== [[Live Action Television]] ==

* Seth in the ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' serial "[[Doctor Who ~~(TV)~~/Recap/S17 E5 The Horns of Nimon|The Horns of Nimon]]".

* Seth in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S17 E5 The Horns of Nimon|The Horns of Nimon]]".

{{quote| '''Seth:''' I don't want to be a hero. I've never wanted to be. It's just that I've chanced to be around when things have happened.}}

::And then, after they've defeated the [[Big Bad]] and he and his people return to his planet, the Doctor makes this comment:

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