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[[The Fool]] is sometimes the embryonic state of [[The Messiah]] doubled as the [[Idiot Hero]]. A [[Magnetic Hero]] has the intangible quality of earning respect and followers that some Messiah characters do but without needing the "love and forgive everyone" part. [[The Messiah]] who takes their idealism too far into [[Face Palm]]-worthy idiocy (like seriously trying to trade the [[Artifact of Doom]] if the villain [[I Lied|promises not to hurt anyone]]) may lapse into [[Stupid Good]] or [[Lawful Stupid]]. If such a character is still messianic but do have some more realistic flaws or moments in which they're [[Not So Above It All]], you're likely to be in front of a [[Broken Messiah]].

 

 

 

In the context of methods of climax fulfillment, this may be referred to as a "Love Hero". May overlap with [[For Happiness]] as a character motivation.

** Yugi specializes in provoking [[Face Heel Turn]], although his final count isn't that high, since he doesn't even get ''access'' to half their enemies.

* Subaru Sumeragi from ''[[Tokyo Babylon (Manga)|Tokyo Babylon]]'' and ''[[X 1999 (Manga)|X 1999]]''. A subversion occurs when it doesn't work and, ''without'' losing the core of his kindness and compassion, he [[Break the Cutie|loses everything]] and [[Face Heel Turn|becomes the opposite]] of what he used to be.

** He's also given up on life, and largely on people. Broken Messiah? [[Messianic Archetype]] but not [[The Messiah]]? [[The Messiah]] isn't supposed to find young enthusiasm like Katushiro's so irritating and naive.

* Dr. Kenzo Tenma from ''[[Monster (Anime)|Monster]]''. This is both a large advantage and similarly a large disadvantage to him because of the complex location on the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] that ''Monster'' inhabits.

* Yuko Okonogi from ''[[Dennou Coil (Anime)|Dennou Coil]]''.

* Alphonse Elric from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (Manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' generally is considered the level-headed brother who always looks on the bright side of life. He has also converted two chimera soldiers to his cause just by showing them that they are still human.

* Peter Petrelli of ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'' embodies this to a point that's almost [[Genre Blindness]] or even [[Idiot Ball]]. He's so sweet and trusting that he'll even {{spoiler|cast his lot in with the villain if he has a [[Freudian Excuse|convincing enough sob story.]]}}

* [[Flash Gordon (TV)|Flash Gordon]] from the Sci-Fi channel TV adaptation is very much [[The Messiah]], whose idealism and altruism inadvertently manages to bring together several tribes of highly eccentric crazies (including multiple members of the [[Big Bad]]'s faction), who've spent decades hating each other.

** Ten in particular has been pulling this one, both playing it straight and subverting. Generally characters either adore him within ten minutes, are terrified/in awe of him, or want to kill him. Occasionally all three. One quote from the episode "Last of the Time Lords" makes this [[Anvilicious|painfully clear]] about the Doctor. "You wouldn't listen. Because you know what I'm going to say... {{spoiler|I forgive you.}}"

*** This is shown very clearly by the lines of the [[Chameleon Circuit]] song 'Regenerate Me'; ''" King of Sacrafice, and Bearer of Justice/ I am your last chance to repent!"''

** He can even convince Ultra-Humanite to dress up as Santa for some kids and then surrender to the police with minimal effort.

* Starfire in ''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]'' is said to be [[The Heart|the "heart"]] of [[True Companions|the team.]] Just like Flash above, [[Bad Future|things aren't pretty if she disappears.]]

* Lazlo from ''[[Camp Lazlo]]''. Consider this line from the episode "Burpless Beans":

{{quote| '''Edward:''' Lazlo, why do you hate me?<br />

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