Dude, Where's My Reward?: Difference between revisions

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Contrast [[Keep the Reward]], [[Standard Hero Reward]], [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]. [[Award Snub]] is the real life counterpart. This is averted with [[Hospitality for Heroes]].

== Anime and Manga ==

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** Well, Zelda did kiss him at the end of ''[[Zelda II the Adventure of Link (Video Game)|Zelda II the Adventure of Link]]''...though we didn't get to see it. Still, maybe he doesn't have it as bad as we thought.

** Robot Chicken did a sketch to this effect, where Link saves Zelda and she gives him twenty rupies instead of the shag he wanted. Apparently everyone feels bad for the guy(s) except the people who created them.

** What happens at the end of the ''Zelda'' games is almost never explored in great detail, so we often don't actually ''know'' what exactly happens after the credits roll. The old ''[[The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past]]'' [[The Legend of Zelda (Manga)|manga]] actually had a [[Bittersweet Ending]] {{spoiler|where Link was made Captain of the Palace Guard for his heroics- which unfortunately meant that he was forever [[Star Crossed Lovers|kept from Zelda (who he was in love with) because of the difference in their ranks]].}}

** What happens at the end of the ''Zelda'' games is almost never explored in great detail, so we often don't actually ''know'' what exactly happens after the credits roll. The old ''[[The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past]]'' [[The Legend of Zelda (Manga)|manga]] actually had a [[Bittersweet Ending]] {{spoiler|where Link was made Captain of the Palace Guard for his heroics- which unfortunately meant that he was forever [[Star-Crossed Lovers|kept from Zelda (who he was in love with) because of the difference in their ranks]].}}

** At least in Twilight Princess we see Link getting recognized for his exploits. Strangers recognize him in the town market after the [[Escort Mission]], and congratulate him for his bravery. The Gorons can't stop offering to aid your quest after you complete Death Mountain. [[La Résistance]] is in awe of your courage.

** Hard to say where [[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|Wind Waker's]] Link falls in this-- at the very least, he wound up setting the dress code for New Hyrule's knights ([[Hilarious in Hindsight]], as he was the first Link to ''[[Clothes Make the Legend|dislike the tunic]]''). The [[Implied Love Interest|Te]][[Portmanteau Couple Name|Link]] [[Shipping|shippers]] would like to believe that he went on to {{spoiler|become the first king of New Hyrule}}, though.

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* Happens to Winter and Otra more than once in ''[[Girly]]'': They do all the work (well, them and elephants), Captain Fist gets all the glory. They don't seem to mind, however.

* Double subverted in ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]].'' After saving the world from the Iridium Bomb, Bob gets a Congressional Medal Of Honor. He accepts it, sets it on his mantle, and largely forgets about it. Having it doesn't change his life one way or the other.

* ''[[~~Eight~~ Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' plays this in spades with respect to the Light Warriors, but it's justified in that any acts of heroism they may have committed (or coincidentally been present for) are completely incidental to the horrific acts of villainy they perform on a daily basis.

* ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' plays this in spades with respect to the Light Warriors, but it's justified in that any acts of heroism they may have committed (or coincidentally been present for) are completely incidental to the horrific acts of villainy they perform on a daily basis.