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* The nameless protagonist of ''2112'' by [[Rush]] discovers a guitar.
* ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' from ''[[The Protomen]]'s'' titular rock opera is built as a robot, after his (also robotic) brother was presumed KIA. After much brooding on the risks of rebelling against the Orwellian society created by Dr. Wily, decides to follow in his brother's footsteps.
** In the prequel second album, the
* Elphaba from ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]'' is born with bright green skin.
* Pink, from ''[[The Wall]]'' is born into a broken home, his father having been killed in the war and his mother having become obsessively protective.
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* Imp/Buddy, hero of the Music With Rocks In novel ''[[Discworld/Soul Music|Soul Music]]'', flees [[Land of My Fathers and Their Sheep|Llamedos]] after a blazing row with his father (who doesn't appreciate music and wants him to be a druid) and swears to become the greatest musician who ever lived.
* [[David Bowie|Ziggy Stardust]] is overwhelmed by the impending end of the world and disillusioned from the hippie days by the destructive nature of love.
* The Worm, protagonist of [[Marilyn Manson]]'s ''Antichrist Superstar'' is a broken, abused individual, a member of the servant caste in a world ruled over by an [[Ubermensch
* Andrew Jackson in ''[[Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson]]'' is the only survivor of his entire family. He leaves his homeland and sets out for the frontier.
* In ''[[The Decemberists|The Hazards Of Love]]'', Margaret meets William, a shapeshifting young man who lives in a huge forest of uncertain magical content. They fall in love and she falls pregnant, so she leaves her home and they plot to run away altogether.
* [[The Indelicates|David Koresh Superstar]]
In Act 2, the protagonist discovers some innate ability and that the powers that be in their world are corrupt and evil. They use their ability to confront authority and for a while, [[Hope Spot|it looks like they're going to win]].
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* Jesus creates an alternate, rebel personality, St. Jimmy and falls in love with the revolutionary Whatsername.
* Nikki becomes power-drunk as a hitman for the terrorists, but his conscience (and his love for hooker-turned-nun Mary) moves him to renounce his cause.
* Jonathan is corrupted by life as a rock star, falling in with [[Corrupt Corporate Executive
* Buddy arrives in [[Wretched Hive|Ankh-Morpork]], where he discovers a mysterious guitar and invents Music With Rocks In. This attracts the attention of [[Honest John|CMOT Dibbler]], who wants to make money off him, and the [[Culture Police|Guild of Musicians]], who want to see him destroyed. Buddy remains steadfast in his vision of a Free Festival, and enthusiasm for the new music sweeps across the Disc. However, the guitar and its music is killing him, and he's becoming less human.
* Ziggy is [[Touched by Vorlons]] and learns he can save the world with [[The Power of Rock]].
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* Andrew Jackson becomes a famous military leader and able politician, representing the interests of the everyman against the elite. He founds the Democratic Party and becomes President of the United States.
* William's adoptive mother, the Forest Queen, forbids him from leaving her sight again; he makes a deal with her to only spend one more night away from her, planning to escape with Margaret that night. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the main characters, the [[Complete Monster|Rake]] arrives on the scene.
* After the death of the Branch Davidians' leader, Lois Roden, Vernon acquires control of the sect, renaming himself [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|David Koresh]] and taking advantage of the
In Act 3, whatever revolution the protagonists were hoping to foment fails miserably and they are [[Downer Ending|slowly but surely ground into the dirt]].
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