Heroes Gone Fishing: Difference between revisions

[[File:Heroes Gone Fishing 2646.jpg|link=Neon Genesis Evangelion|frame|......as literal as the trope can be.]]

 

 

 

Sometimes when the bad guys aren't feeling all that bad, when they don't feel like terrorizing the locals, they go [[Villains Out Shopping|shopping]]. But what do good guys do when they don't feel like fighting evil at the moment? When they just want to get away from it all? Everybody deserves some free time after all! Even superheroes deserve a holiday!

 

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== [[Advertising]] ==

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgWeFCzsKF4 This commercial] from 1996 shows a busload of various Marvel heroes stopping at McED's.

* ''[[Too Much Coffee Man]]'' is this Trope. It's a unique title in that the stories focus entirely on the hero's life when he is "off the clock". All of TMCM's heroic actions occur offscreen.

 

* In ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', Kyon goes fishing (literally) when visiting his uncle for Golden Week.

* ''[https://www.wattpad.com/story/173566505-final-stand-of-death Final Stand of Death]'', when they're not dealing with [[Marilyn Manson]], the Fusion Gundam opts to have some fun, such as water-sports or checking out some ball games. The ghosts of the other fallen victims of ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'' were seen calmly having a game of [[Basketball]] to pass some time.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

 

* In ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', Picard goes to Risa for a relaxing vacation which turns into an ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' adventure.

* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'': Jack O'Neill has a fish pond (which may or may not contain actual fish) next to his cabin in Minnesota. At the end of Season Eight, the whole team fishes there.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* In ''[[Fable]] 1'', its possible for your hero to literally go fishing. He can also get married, play various games, take part in local brawling competitions, and generally act like a normal person. He can't get a job though. On the other hand, in the sequel, you can get a job, filling the list of normal, everyday activities your hero can get up to. (Though you can't go fishing any more...)

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'': Link - Hero of Time, wielder of the Master Sword, and current record-holder at the local fishing hole. ([[Sidetracked by the Gold Saucer|It's the most addictive minigame in the series.]])

* Bumblebee of ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' likes playing videogames with Sari (also in ''[[Transformers Prime]]'', 'Bee with Raf). Rattrap from ''[[Beast Wars]]'' was once shown playing what looked like a ''[[Doom]]'' clone with Waspinators for enemies.

** Hot Rod and Daniel are first seen out fishing in ''[[Transformers: The Movie]]'', before Daniel gets distracted by the arriving shuttle. Later in a season 3 episode ("Grimlock's New Brain"), the Dinobots go fishing together, except for the big G himself, because he's caught up in his newfound superintelligence.

 

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