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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In a [[Speculative Fiction]] example, most ''[[Star Trek]]'' series (and all the movies) follow a ship (always named ''Enterprise'' or ''USS Enterprise'') that is often referred to as the "flagship of Starfleet" or "the best in the fleet". Those that didn't either followed one of the most strategically positioned bases in the Galaxy (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]''), or a brand-spanking-new ship that is often referred to as one of the most advanced ships in the fleet (''[[Star Trek:
** Even in situations where the ''Enterprise'' is neither the flagship nor the most technically-superior ship in the fleet, it has always the best crew by far.
** The ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "Valiant" centers around the "Red Squad" elite cadets of Starfleet Academy. Of course, they're still cadets...{{spoiler|it ends really badly.}}
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* In ''[[Warhammer
** Somewhat justified, Space Marines are central to their religion. Plus, there are so few of them that there is ALWAYS a more important target they need to get to.
** On the other hand, the Imperial Guard get [[Gaunt's Ghosts|the best]] [[Ciaphas Cain|books]]. And this actually happens in-universe with the Guard's [[Elite Mooks|Stormtroopers]] ([[Star Wars|little relation]]) who get mocked by the grunts as 'toy soldiers' and 'glory boys'. And the Imperial Guard has plenty of fans, subverting this trope - the Space Marines are superhumans with training and equipment the Imperial Guard will never compare to, with enemies just as or even more dangerous. Regardless, the Imperial Guard fight those same enemies.
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