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{{quote|''"I know these tracks. These are white miners. Ten mules, two outriders. One of the outriders is fat. The other one has yellow hair. He dyes it."'' |
{{quote|''"I know these tracks. These are white miners. Ten mules, two outriders. One of the outriders is fat. The other one has yellow hair. He dyes it."'' |
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|'''Native American Scout archetype''', ''[[Deadlands]]''}} |
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So you have a character in the group who is nature-savvy. Maybe he or she is an [[Our Elves Are Better|Elf]] or [[Magical Native American]] or just some gruff [[Wild Man]] or [[Ranger]]-type. One way to establish that character as being [[Badass]] and not the [[Granola Girl]], is to show him to be a good tracker. Of course, any moron can follow footprints in the mud. Since our character is so good, he'll not only be able to tell you how many people were there, but any of the following also: |
So you have a character in the group who is nature-savvy. Maybe he or she is an [[Our Elves Are Better|Elf]] or [[Magical Native American]] or just some gruff [[Wild Man]] or [[Ranger]]-type. One way to establish that character as being [[Badass]] and not the [[Granola Girl]], is to show him to be a good tracker. Of course, any moron can follow footprints in the mud. Since our character is so good, he'll not only be able to tell you how many people were there, but any of the following also: |
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== Advertising == |
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== Advertisements == |
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* Subverted in a car commercial where a hiker, hearing a car coming, demonstrates his scary-competency in tracking to his friends by putting his ear to the ground and identifying the approaching vehicle as a high-end sports car. The car that eventually passes by isn't a sports car, of course, but the point of the commercial was supposed to be that you shouldn't be able to tell the difference. |
* Subverted in a car commercial where a hiker, hearing a car coming, demonstrates his scary-competency in tracking to his friends by putting his ear to the ground and identifying the approaching vehicle as a high-end sports car. The car that eventually passes by isn't a sports car, of course, but the point of the commercial was supposed to be that you shouldn't be able to tell the difference. |
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* A British car commercial had a tribesman observing vibrations and identifying the animals causing them from a great distance. He then spots a car passing in the distance and seems to think it must be a ghost because it's so quiet that nothing is vibrating. |
* A British car commercial had a tribesman observing vibrations and identifying the animals causing them from a great distance. He then spots a car passing in the distance and seems to think it must be a ghost because it's so quiet that nothing is vibrating. |
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== Anime |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* Either a case of terrifying competency or overlooked logic: in the ''[[Samurai 7]]'' anime, Kyuzo puts his ear to the ground and can hear the bandits approaching. Only one problem: the Nobuseri are giant mecha. That fly. |
* Either a case of terrifying competency or overlooked logic: in the ''[[Samurai 7]]'' anime, Kyuzo puts his ear to the ground and can hear the bandits approaching. Only one problem: the Nobuseri are giant mecha. That fly. |
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* [[Inuyasha]] has a preternatural sense of smell, keener even than Shippo's, though not as keen as his older brother Sesshomaru. It's still keen enough to track someone by scent ''while running'', detect the clash of magical auras, and detect Kagome's arrival through a trans-temporal portal from at least half a mile away. |
* [[Inuyasha]] has a preternatural sense of smell, keener even than Shippo's, though not as keen as his older brother Sesshomaru. It's still keen enough to track someone by scent ''while running'', detect the clash of magical auras, and detect Kagome's arrival through a trans-temporal portal from at least half a mile away. |
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* Parodied early in ''[[8-Bit Theater]]'', Fighter attempts to find their way out of the forest by following tracks. When asked to describe the ones who made these tracks, [[Winnie the Pooh|he gives perfect descriptions of himself and Black Mage.]] |
* Parodied early in ''[[8-Bit Theater]]'', Fighter attempts to find their way out of the forest by following tracks. When asked to describe the ones who made these tracks, [[Winnie the Pooh|he gives perfect descriptions of himself and Black Mage.]] |
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* [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]] by ''[[Abstruse Goose]]'' [http://abstrusegoose.com/384 here]. |
* [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]] by ''[[Abstruse Goose]]'' [http://abstrusegoose.com/384 here]. |
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* In ''[[The Noob]]'' this is [http://www.thenoobcomic.com/index.php?pos=82 known and ridiculed] as "the [[Lord of the Rings|Aragorn]] syndrome". |
* In ''[[The Noob]]'' this is [http://www.thenoobcomic.com/index.php?pos=82 known and ridiculed] as "the [[The Lord of the Rings|Aragorn]] syndrome". |
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== Western Animation == |
== Western Animation == |
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