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We've all known a guy like this, you know the guy who claims his great to the Nth grandfather did something famous which via [[Fridge Logic]] carries over to him? This is dedicated to any character who invokes a
Commons subversions occur where the character has a Famous Ancestor, but the powers or prowess eludes them and their humiliation is [[Played for Laughs]].
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This is a common way for writers to grant characters powers or abilities of the famous ancestor. Bonus points if the character claims to be a direct descendant in a case that history clearly contradicts and causes [[Fridge Logic]].
Note that while it might seem impressive to claim certain historical figures as your ancestor, anyone who lived more than a few hundred years ago and had more than a few children could very well have millions of living descendants right now. See the entries from [[Real Life]] below. On the gripping hand though, while simple descendants of important historical figures may be common, "direct male line descendants"
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Octavian happily uses this on ''[[Rome]]''. Even though the father he speaks so highly of was actually his great-uncle, and Octavian found out he was adopted when he read Caesar's will.
** Brutus also has a
* Spock of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' fame claims descent from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle through his human mother, Amanda Grayson.
** And [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Miles O'Brien]] claims descent from the legendary Irish king Brian Boru. This is at least justified, as Boru is traditionally believed to have founded the O'Brien clan.
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