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== [[Comic Books]] ==

* In his earliest appearances in ''[[Superman]]'' comics, Bibbo Bibbowski was like this - He broke his hand punching Superman, and from then on Superman was his "fav'rit" because he was tough. When he saw the Man of Steel getting beaten up by [[Lobo]], his reaction was "Yer even tougher than Superman. Yer my ''new'' fav'rit". In later appearances he respected Superman for always doing the right thing.

 

** In the [[Transformers]] mythos, most Decepticons or Predacons serve only the [[Asskicking Equals Authority|most powerful]] among the faction. Should a leader be deposed through either trickery or combat, the bulk of the army will quietly settle under the usurper's authority without much in the way of objection after the dust settles (though the process is rarely smooth if the usurper isn't up to snuff). As far as the 'Cons are concerned, you're only worthy of authority if you can hold onto it. If somebody else takes it, then they deserved it more than you. As you'd imagine, this policy tend to lead to a ''lot'' of [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|scheming]] among the [[The Starscream|higher ranks]].

 

* [[Older Than Feudalism]] with the story of St Christopher; a warrior that went out to search for the strongest lord to follow. He found the strongest living man in the world but also learnt that he was afraid of the devil. Then he learnt that the devil was scared of God and went on a search to find him. After an eventful river-crossing he found Jesus and learnt the weight that rests on his shoulders and forever served him...before being killed by Roman Emperor Decius. Of course being a saint martyrdom did nothing to cramp his style.

* There's an old tale about a man who goes in search of the most fearsome thing in the world. He makes progress by asking each creature to tell him its fear, and works his way up to some mighty, powerful being ... only to find that the mightiest giant fears something tiny and weak, taking him full circle.

 

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