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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]]'': ''Return of the King''}}
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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
In the [[Shonen]] anime, it's comparatively rare to find a main character who ''isn't'' one of these.
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