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The [[Mighty Whitey]] has arrived in the village of the [[Magical Native American
That's where
Almost always a [[Noble Savage]] (unless he's a Native American [[Jerk Jock]] instead),
Though it matches best with the [[Mighty Whitey]] trope, this is also found when the protagonist is not a white man, but is still an "outsider".
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== Live-Action TV ==
* Salish from [[Star Trek: The Original Series|"The Paradise Syndrome"]] to Kirk as the [[God Guise|god sent to save them from the coming apocalypse]]. They both go for [[The Chief's Daughter|Miramanee]], Kirk wins {{spoiler|only to lose her after she saves him from the stones of a mob led by Salish}}. And Salish gets away with it completely, {{spoiler|minus Miramanee}}.
* ''[[Farscape]]'' also did the [[Dances with Wolves]] [[In Space]] bit in one episode, complete with a native competitor for the hand of the chief's daughter. Averted because Crichton wanted absolutely nothing to do with the tribe, besides be polite neighbors, and the relationship with the tribal leader's daughter was completely one sided. Played straight because despite all of that,
== Western Animation ==
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== Literature ==
* Vanir, the only elf that doesn't fawn over [[The Hero]], in [[The Inheritance Cycle]]. Because of this, he's much beloved of the [[Hatedom]].
* Gender-flipped in ''[[Uglies]]'', with newcomer [[The Mole|Tally Youngblood]] as the [[Mighty Whitey]], David, [[The Chief's Daughter|The Leader's Son]] as the love interest, and Shay, Tally's old friend who had joined the Smokies earlier, as
== Live-Action TV ==
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