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* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: In [[King Arthur (Film)|the 2004 film]]. [[Avatar (Film)|Tribal Blue Women]] fight against a better geared invading army. |
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: In [[King Arthur (Film)|the 2004 film]]. [[Avatar (Film)|Tribal Blue Women]] fight against a better geared invading army. |
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* [[Marty Stu]]: Sir Galahad |
* [[Marty Stu]]: Sir Galahad |
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** Sir Lancelot falls under this, too. He was added later by a different author (Chrétien). He [[Relationship Sue|romances the queen]] (a plot point that previously went to Sir Mordred), is [[One |
** Sir Lancelot falls under this, too. He was added later by a different author (Chrétien). He [[Relationship Sue|romances the queen]] (a plot point that previously went to Sir Mordred), is [[One-Man Army|better than everyone else in combat]], and is [[Friend to All Living Things|best buddies with everyone in the round table]]. However, these are all [[Played for Drama]] at various points in the story, proving once again that [[Tropes Are Not Bad]]. |
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*** Although it has been speculated that Lancelot may in fact have been the hero of a folk tale of his own that was then absorbed into the Arthurian cycle (not unlike what happened to Tristram). |
*** Although it has been speculated that Lancelot may in fact have been the hero of a folk tale of his own that was then absorbed into the Arthurian cycle (not unlike what happened to Tristram). |
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* [[Recycled Script]]: The tale of Sir La Cote Male Taile is pretty much the exact same story as the tale of Sir Beaumains; a lowly servant becomes a knight and is given an insulting nickname by Sir Kay, they go on a quest with a damsel who mocks and degrades them endlessly, they wind up proving their worth and changing the damsel's view on them, and their true names are eventually revealed (Sir Beaumains = Sir Gareth and Sir La Cote Male Taile = Sir Breunor.) Both of these stories are told in ''[[Le Morte Darthur (Literature)|Le Morte Darthur]]'', so a sense of Deja Vu is inevitable upon reading them one after the other. |
* [[Recycled Script]]: The tale of Sir La Cote Male Taile is pretty much the exact same story as the tale of Sir Beaumains; a lowly servant becomes a knight and is given an insulting nickname by Sir Kay, they go on a quest with a damsel who mocks and degrades them endlessly, they wind up proving their worth and changing the damsel's view on them, and their true names are eventually revealed (Sir Beaumains = Sir Gareth and Sir La Cote Male Taile = Sir Breunor.) Both of these stories are told in ''[[Le Morte Darthur (Literature)|Le Morte Darthur]]'', so a sense of Deja Vu is inevitable upon reading them one after the other. |