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{{quote|''But even as hope died in Sam, or seemed to die, it was turned to a new strength. Sam's plain hobbit-face grew stern, almost grim, as the will hardened in him, and he felt through all his limbs a thrill, as if he was turning into some creature of stone and steel that neither despair nor weariness nor endless barren miles could subdue.''|''[[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|The Lord of the Rings]]'': ''Return of the King''}}

There is no stopping the '''Determinator'''. They do not understand tact. They do not [[Know When to Fold 'Em]], and it's a waste of time to [[Never Tell Me the Odds|tell them the odds]]. No one can reason with them. They'll [[I Did What I Had to Do|do whatever they have to]] without question. [[I Have Come Too Far|No price is too great]] to pay for success, up to and including their own life (and others'). Do not expect them to realize they might be better off letting it go, even if [[You Can Barely Stand|they can barely stand]]. If you're ever kidnapped or lost with no hope of rescue, they'll be the one [[I Will Find You|who will find you]]. Their adversaries will shout, in exasperated rage, [[Why Won't You Die?|"Why Won't You Die?!"]]. For them, there is no line between "perseverance" and "insanity."

[[The Fettered|The nobility of their goal]] is ''not'' necessarily proportionate to their persistence. This is just as often an obsessive rival with a grudge as it is a hero on a chivalrous quest, and where their willpower ultimately leads them will depend both on their role and on where the work stands on the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]. Heroes- especially [[Badass Normal|Badass Normals]]s with a [[Screw Destiny]] attitude- will defeat villains by virtue of being too stubborn to stay down. [[Anti-Hero|Anti Heroes]] will [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|Jump Off The Slippery Slope]], forsake The Powers of [[The Power of Love|Love]] and [[The Power of Friendship|Friendship]], [[He Who Fights Monsters|become like that which they fight]] and walk the thin line between victory and tragedy. Villains will refuse to admit defeat, [[No One Should Survive That|resist seemingly fatal punishment]], [[Super -Persistent Predator|hunt their prey tirelessly]] and let the heroes know that [[We Will Meet Again]].

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