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== Anime and Manga ==
* Kenji from ''[[
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' is a clear-cut example: Usagi was initially [[The Chick]], but became and was actually called [[The Messiah]] by the third season. Coupled with Minako's [[Flanderization]], it caused them to swap roles, promoting Usagi to [[The Hero]] and reducing Minako to [[The Chick]].
* Kira Yamato in ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' essentially became one of these in the sequel series ''Destiny'', earning the [[Fan Nickname|moniker]] "Jesus Yamato" in the process.
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== Comic Books ==
* [[Doc Savage]] is a really good doctor (creating antibiotics for plagues) who becomes a [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|REALLY]] good doctor (making the blind see, the lame walk, raising the dead from 3000 years ago) after just a decade's experience. {{spoiler|Then he falls from grace by fracturing his skull and goes to Hell to fight the devil}}.
* According to [[Alex Ross]], Superman started out in [[The Golden Age of Comic Books]] as a strongman akin to Samson. By the [[The Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] [[Curt Swan]] era, he had come to be much more representative of a heavenly savior. And, of course, he [[Back
** In ''[[Kingdom Come]]'', Superman also fulfills the [[Second Coming]] aspect.
== Fan
* In ''[[Shinji and Warhammer40K]]'', despite his [[Screw Destiny|best efforts]], Shinji [[Because Destiny Says So|appears to be turning into]] the [[God-Emperor]] of Mankind. [[Better Than It Sounds]] by a [[Crazy Awesome|long shot]].
* ''[[Fairly English Story]]'': Considering [[The Messiah|who we're talking about]], it makes sense, but the exploration of it in Minato's character development is very interesting to study, considering the changes his personality gradually makes over the course of the story.
** In ''[[My Life Is a Goddamn Mess]]'', Minato slowly evolves from an [[Emo Teen]] with the story's title as a [[Catch Phrase]] into [[The Messiah]].
== Literature ==
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== Western Animation ==
* Aang in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' begins as [[The Fool]], evolves into [[The Messiah]]. Though to be fair, this ''had'' been what he was originally supposed to do before running away and being frozen for a century.
* Flash from ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]'', though this is a slightly unusual example, since he's only one of seven equally main characters and therefore not technically ''the'' hero. At least, no more so than the other six. He starts out as the [[Kid Appeal Character|immature rookie]] of the group, with a leaning towards the idealistic approach and a tendency to hit on people. But this is followed by the implication that his influence is keeping the League out of [[Knight Templar]] territory and a reoccurring tendency to try and help ''everyone'' that eventually leads to marking him as [[The Messiah]].
* At the start of ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'', the only thing Ben had in common with [[Sailor Moon]] was her [[Transformation Sequence]]. He's since adopted her ability to heal the villains' victims with the [[Empathic Weapon]] and [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]] hatred of sacrificing anyone.
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