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== Live Action TV ==
* Episodes of ''[[Band of Brothers (TV series)|Band of Brothers]]'' have shown the Army Corps Of Engineers helping infantry and cavalry move. Also makes it an example of [[Truth in Television]].
* The multitude of engineering officers in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe. They've proven their worth many times over.
** The first and most famous example was of course Scotty from ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''. Much like Kirk, he's become a legend even within his own universe. The character made such an impression that he's remembered through [[Popcultural Osmosis]] alongside [[Power Trio|The Big Three]] of TOS, and it's impossible to imagine the show without him, even though [[What Could Have Been|he almost wasn't a part of it at all]]. [[Gene Roddenberry]] didn't have any interest in having an engineer on the ship, and [[James Doohan]] (among others) had to convince him otherwise. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqedcvB8MKw In one interview], Doohan claims that 50% of the students attending at least one university's engineering program went into the field because of Scotty.
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** Chief Galen Tyrol also exemplifies this, particularly "The Mechanic". He spends most of his appearances fixing one thing or another (usually vipers), is very possessive of the vipers, and has an entire crop of newbies to mentor. The few times he does go into combat mode, its like watching Gordon Freeman.
* ''[[Danger UXB]]'' is a case of the engineer as protagonist. Lt Brian Ash is an engineering student who [[Got Volunteered]] into the command of a [[Bomb Disposal]] section in [[World War Two]].
== Tabletop Games ==
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