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Then the gloves come off.
By this point, he's either got a personal stake in helping the [[Innocent Bystander|meek townsmen]] chase off the [[Big Bad]], like saving a hostage or other [[Love Interests|love interest]], or will do it just because it's [[Good Samaritan|the right thing to do.]] An interesting twist on the above is that [[The Drifter]] is not just pretending he [[I Am Not Left
In some variants, he'll be approached by the meek townsmen and appointed [[The Sheriff]] (the previous one having been run off or killed). He usually requires some convincing, in which the [[Big Bad]] helps out by [[Kick the Dog|kicking a few nearby dogs]] in [[The Drifter]]'s presence. Once the [[Big Bad]] is defeated, expect him to lay down his badge, perhaps passing it on to one of the townspeople who showed some backbone in the fight. This is a hero who often faces the [[Leave Your Quest Test]], and agonizes over it each time.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The Doctor in ''[[
* ''[[The Fugitive (TV)|The Fugitive]]''
* The TV version of ''[[The Incredible Hulk (TV)|The Incredible Hulk]]''.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The episode "Zuko Alone" of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' pegs Zuko squarely into this role, or at least when he's not busy interrupting the above mentioned plot with [[Whole
* ''[[Samurai Jack]]''.
* Played straight in an episode of Thundercats.
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