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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.
He's a strange combination of traits: A Guardian Angel come to help a town that can't help itself, rarely grim but usually has a bit of [[The Stoic]] in him, or at least [[The Quiet One|values few words]]. Sometimes a [[Technical Pacifist]] and former [[The Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] [[Walking the Earth]]. Though he's not a [[Knight in Shining Armor]], he's usually several clicks above an [[Anti-Hero]] or [[Ineffectual Loner]], being motivated by more compassionate standards than the [[Well
Also known as the Stranger archetype, from Joseph Campbell's "Hero With A Thousand Faces" <ref>well, quotes from "Hero With A Thousand Faces" from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' exhibition catalogue anyway.</ref>
See also [[Western Characters]]. Fairly common in [[After the End]] settings, where he'll get a [[Disaster Scavengers|scavenger sidekick]]. [[Cast Calculus|Occasionally]] joins up or becomes the leader of a band of [[Hitchhiker Heroes]]. Closely related to the [[Knight Errant]], who wanders the land actively seeking wrongs to right. The [[Flying Dutchman]] is often pressed into this role (though not always as a protagonist) by means of a curse.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Naturally, it happens in ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]''. Jesse Custer indulges in this trope when he drifts into the town of Salvation.
* The comic books spun off of the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' give this sort of backstory to Link, who happens to wander into Hyrule from his native Calatia just as Ganon is starting to wreak havoc.
* [[Usagi Yojimbo|Miyamoto Usagi]]. Also Inazuma and Chizu.
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* The ''[[Sliders]].''
* This is an absolutely perfect description of Cheyenne Bodie from ''[[Cheyenne]]''.
* Bronco Layne from ''[[Bronco]]'', a [[Spin
* ''[[The Westerner]]''
* ''[[The A-Team (TV)|The A-Team]]''
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