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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* Ashok Vadal of the ''[[Saga of the Forgotten Warrior]]'' series is renowned for his lack of fear in the face of demons, wizards, and lawbreakers he faces as the greatest among Lok's Protectors of the Law. It turns out {{spoiler|"Ashok Vadal" was magically programmed over a slave boy's real identity to spare the Vadal family embarrassment after he winds up accidentally bound to Vadal's [[Ancestral Weapon|Ancestor Blade]], and his sense of fear was removed so he was more likely to die and make room for a real Vadal to bind to the blade. It didn't work, instead creating the Law's most fearsome enforcer who slaughters the heads of the clan for breaking the Law when he learns of their acts.}} Ashok is regularly shown to be emotionally stunted as a result. |
* Ashok Vadal of the ''[[Saga of the Forgotten Warrior]]'' series is renowned for his lack of fear in the face of demons, wizards, and lawbreakers he faces as the greatest among Lok's Protectors of the Law. It turns out {{spoiler|"Ashok Vadal" was magically programmed over a slave boy's real identity to spare the Vadal family embarrassment after he winds up accidentally bound to Vadal's [[Ancestral Weapon|Ancestor Blade]], and his sense of fear was removed so he was more likely to die and make room for a real Vadal to bind to the blade. It didn't work, instead creating the Law's most fearsome enforcer who slaughters the heads of the clan for breaking the Law when he learns of their acts.}} Ashok is regularly shown to be emotionally stunted as a result. |
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* "[https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm004.html The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear]" is a Grimm's fairy tale that explores this trope, as the title character travels the world to learn what fear is, specifically the sensation of shudders. Eventually after marrying a princess, the princess's chambermaid helps him learn what "shuddering" is... by pouring jumping minnows all over him when he's sleeping. The man is so thrilled that he finally understands. |
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