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== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* ''[[Johnny Mnemonic]]'' may be the [[Trope Maker]].
* ''[[Johnny Mnemonic]]'' may be the [[Trope Maker]].{{context|reason=The word 'courier' is Older Than Radio. Please explain.}}
* ''[[Snow Crash]]'''s Y.T., although she often delivers through <s>suburbs</s> burbclaves.
* ''[[Snow Crash]]'''s Y.T., although she often delivers through <s>suburbs</s> burbclaves.
* Chevette Washington, the protagonist in [[William Gibson]]'s ''Virtual Light''
* Chevette Washington, the protagonist in [[William Gibson]]'s ''Virtual Light''
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* In Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's book ''[[Good Omens]]'', a courier is tasked with informing the Horsemen of the Apocalypse that Armageddon is imminent. He tracks down all of them including Death, despite having no apparent powers of his own.
* In Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's book ''[[Good Omens]]'', a courier is tasked with informing the Horsemen of the Apocalypse that Armageddon is imminent. He tracks down all of them including Death, despite having no apparent powers of his own.
* In the ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' series, apprentices play this role during the battle against the Dark Forest cats - traveling through a battle-filled forest where any enemy will kill them on sight so that the Clans can send messages to each other on the status of their warriors.
* In the ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' series, apprentices play this role during the battle against the Dark Forest cats - traveling through a battle-filled forest where any enemy will kill them on sight so that the Clans can send messages to each other on the status of their warriors.



== Live Action TV ==
== Live Action TV ==