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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* An episode of ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' had a homeless veteran that could turn his arm metal. |
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** Also on ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Claude was an [[Invisible]] hobo. He stole everything he needed. |
** Also on ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Claude was an [[Invisible]] hobo. He stole everything he needed. |
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** Daphne too [[All There in the Manual|in her origin in the Graphic Novels]]. |
** Daphne too [[All There in the Manual|in her origin in the Graphic Novels]]. |
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* [[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]. Naturally, he shamelessly steals to live, but shares his bread with neighborhood children if compelled. |
* [[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]. Naturally, he shamelessly steals to live, but shares his bread with neighborhood children if compelled. |
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* Nada from John Carpenter's ''[[They Live!]]'' |
* Nada from John Carpenter's ''[[They Live!]]'' |
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== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
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* This trope is a stereotype of heroic fantasy RPGs like ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' to the point it's easier to list games where it's explicitly ''not'' the case. This tradition is often semi-affectionately known as "Murderhobo", so named for the tendency of stock heroes to wander from place to place, without permanent residence, killing things. |
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** Averted in most Living Campaigns, since significant amount of time is spent off-screen. In those characters generally have day jobs and off-screen homes by default. |
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* While most clan samurai in ''[[Legend of the Five Rings]]'' have actual homes (however rarely they actually stay there), ronin player characters often fall into this. |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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