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A special case is when somebody who is already established in the town turns out to actually be a Retired Gunfighter, in this case he comes as a complete surprise to the villain- might be used as a supporter of [[The Hero]] or a mentor to the [[Young Gun]]. He can also simply be a surprise hero, masquerading as a [[Meek Townsman]] until the villain shows up. Often his family and friends are surprised as they didn't know he was a gunfighter. If a major hero is pointedly identified as never carrying a gun, don't be surprised if he turns out to be a Retired Gunfighter.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The Saint of Killers from ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]'' was this for a while - he hung up his guns and got married. Then she got sick during the winter, and a band of thugs got in his way, preventing him from returning with medicine in time. Then he picked up his guns again to get revenge on the thugs... and things went downhill from there. [[Like a Badass Out of Hell|Really far down]].
* [[Jonah Hex]] has become one of these in his [[Deadly Distant Finale]] (set in 1904) that appeared in the ''Jonah Hex Spectacular'' one-shot.
* The Coyote Kid from ''[[Welcome to Tranquility]]'' was a murderous psychopath driven by the spirits of wind, fire, blood and death until he fell in love. The Kid settled down and started a family, which kept the spirits away until the day [[Nightmare Fuel|zombies "farmed" and ate his family and made him watch.]]
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* Borderline: [[Clint Eastwood]] in ''[[Pale Rider]].'' Yes, his guns were in storage while he acted as a priest, but that might have been more of a vacation than a retirement. The whole movie is meant to play him up as supernatural, not merely human. [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]?
** Not borderline at all: Eastood as Will Munny, in ''[[Unforgiven]]'', along with [[Morgan Freeman|Ned Logan]].
* ''[[Tombstone]]'', a 1993 Western movie, starts with Wyatt Earp, a well-known peace officer, settling down in Tombstone city. He refuses to get into any trouble saying he's retired. Of course, things soon get messy as {{spoiler|the leader of a local gang kills the town marshal, so Wyatt's two brothers take his place. As one of them is maimed by criminals, and another is killed, this [[
* {{spoiler|Ronald}} in ''[[The Warriors Way]]'' turns out to be the surprise version (although not so much of a surprise to anyone who saw the cover of the DVD).
* Captain Oren Hayes and his retired Texas Rangers in ''[[Once Upon a Texas Train]]''.
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