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[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]], this is a trope where [[The Hero]], suffering (or enjoying, depending on the mood of the story) from [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]], spends so much of his time and effort helping people, that it is physically and emotionally wearing him down to the breaking point. It can be [[Blessed with Suck|even worse for him]] if he has something akin to [[Super Senses|super hearing]] or [[Telepath|telepathytelepath]]y, so he can always hear people calling for help, even when he's trying to get an hour or two of sleep before [[Triple Shifter|clocking in for his]] [[Stock Superhero Day Jobs|Stock Super hero Day Job]] and [[Must Have Caffeine|chugging coffee for the entire day]].
 
This may lead sooner or later to [[Passing the Torch]] and [[Retired Badass]], or in more cynical works, a [[Heroic BSOD]] or a [[Despair Event Horizon]], as the increasingly strung-out and hopeless hero just loses it because he [[Samaritan Syndrome|can't save all those people who need him]]. This could of course apply to the villain, for many of the same reasons (well, presumably not the strain of constantly having to save people, but certainly the stresses of dealing with the superheros and law enforcement would be an issue)
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* In the [[Pathfinder]] Adventure Path ''Curse of the Crimson Throne'', most descriptions of Field Marshal Cressida Kroft--theKroft—the captain of the city guard and resident [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]--stress—stress how exhausted she looks from dealing with the various disasters of the city.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
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