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* Ironically found in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', where your average hobbit is generally ''not'' fond of adventuring, burglary, or heroic renown even though their latent abilities imply they'd be especially good at it. Most derivations are based upon the Bagginses (who prefer sneaking and cleverness) or Pippin Took (a more moderate warrior type). Most LOTR-influenced RPGs make the class more attractive to players by having a race of halflings that all ''are'' fond of adventuring and/or burglary. Interestingly enough, this might actually be close to the wandering hobbit ancestors alluded to in the prologue.<br />In the early drafts of LotR, all the ''Rangers'' were wandering hobbits, Strider included (his name at the time was Trotter), and ironically fit very well in the ''D&D'' version of a hobbit adventurer. Later Tolkien came to conclusion that he had too many hobbit characters going around, and rewrote a fair deal of the story, which at the time had barely reached Rivendell.<br />Wandering "wild" hobbits are still mentioned in the narration, along with a comment that they may be more common than their civilized Shire cousins might think, but none are actually met throughout the story. They seem to be more like survivalist vagabonds than adventure-seekers, however.

* ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' has Ork Kommandos. Orks are, as a rule, the loudest and least subtle species in the galaxy ([[More Dakka|their word for firepower comes from the sound it makes]]), so of course their having stealth units is regarded as a joke (in true ''40K'' fashion, the Guarsman trying to tell his encounter with them is executed for making stuff up). Meaning, of course, that Kommandos are all the more effective at their jobs when no-one thinks they exist...<br />Ork have a system of color-coding where painting a vehicle/weapon gives it special properties: red is faster, blue is luckier, etc. Fans believe that [[Rainbow Pimp Gear|purple and/or orange]] are the stealthiest colors to an ork. Why? Well, have ''you'' ever seen an purple/orange-painted ork?