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* In [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''[[John Carter of Mars|Chessmen of Mars]]'', the ancient I-Gos is perpetually praising his days. So thorough is his admiration that he [[Turncoat|changes his loyalties]] on realizing who is [[The Hero]].

{{quote|''Then I did not fully realize the cowardice of my jeddak, or the bravery of you and the girl. I am an old man from another age and I love courage. At first I resented the girl's attack upon me, but later I came to see the bravery of it and it won my admiration, as have all her acts. She feared not O-tar, she feared not me, she feared not all the warriors of Manator. And you! Blood of a million sires! how you fight! I am sorry that I exposed you at The Fields of Jetan. I am sorry that I dragged the girl Tara back to O-Tar. I would make amends. I would be your friend. Here is my sword at your feet.''}}

* ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'': Most of the people of the North (and, by extension, House Stark) worship the old gods and keep old traditions instead of having burned their Godswood and converted to worship of The Seven like the rest of Westeros. It is implied that said gods are responsible for the [[Psychic Dreams for Everyone]].

** Similarly, many characters appear to view being a true chivalric knight to be a sign of following the Good Old Ways, Rhaegar Targayren and Barristan Selmy other examples of this trope. (Eddard Stark, while he is as fiercely honorable as any "true" knight, worships the Old Gods, and is therefore not a Ser, as knights are anointed by a Septon, a cleric of The Faith of the Seven.)

* Hakumen—of ''[[BlazBlue]]''—uses archaic words and phrases ("How dare you interrupt me, [[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe|Grimalkin]]!"), at least in the English dub. He's also polite enough to formally declare doom on most of his opponents ''before'' cutting them in half, and generally holds himself as a [[Knight in Shining Armor]], going so far as to warn all of humanity that they'll need to reform or die. {{spoiler|His status as a practitioner of the Good Old Ways is heavily subversive, though: not only is his [[Pride]] so intense it ''violates physical laws'', but he dips into [[Knight Templar]] territory often. Oh, and he's actually from the future, not the past. [[Timey-Wimey Ball|Kind of.]] }}

 

** This very history made the town a great tourist trap, however. So the locals are still proud of their roots, but as they still prosper, happy to have it either way, or both, and most of them would gladly follow the old Heterodynes, Heterodyne Boys or Agatha. A few ''did'' prefer the new ways enough to see the return of Heterodynes as a threat. But this being Mechanicsburg, their conspiracy was noticed by a guy whose loyalty was set to "fanboy", and a series of "unfortunate accidents" happened before their plans could go too far.

** Meanwhile, the Jägermonsters, the [[Super Soldier]] minions of the Heterodynes who were banned from Mechanicsburg until "The Heterodyne" was found, are still trying to figure out what kind of Heterodyne Agatha will be, and hoping that she'll turn out to be ''vun ov de '''fun''' vuns!''

 

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[[Category:Goodness Tropes]]

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