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*** [[The Stand|M-O-O-N]] and that spells Tom Cullen. Laws, yes. Not to mention [[Magical Negro|Mother Abagail]] herself... |
*** [[The Stand|M-O-O-N]] and that spells Tom Cullen. Laws, yes. Not to mention [[Magical Negro|Mother Abagail]] herself... |
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* Fiver, the [[Oracular Urchin|runt of the litter]] "seer rabbit", whose visions of Man's encroachment drive the plot in the various adaptations of ''[[Watership Down]]'', is a nonhuman variant of this character. This is especially played up in the animated TV series, where he spent an episode terrified that his visions actually ''caused'' the dangers he predicted. |
* Fiver, the [[Oracular Urchin|runt of the litter]] "seer rabbit", whose visions of Man's encroachment drive the plot in the various adaptations of ''[[Watership Down]]'', is a nonhuman variant of this character. This is especially played up in the animated TV series, where he spent an episode terrified that his visions actually ''caused'' the dangers he predicted. |
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{{quote|'''Fiver:''' ''(to a still [[Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated|very much alive]] enemy rabbit)'': Believe me, I am very sorry for your death.}} |
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* Jenny Wren in [[Charles Dickens]]' novel ''Our Mutual Friend'' - a tiny, crippled teenager, who has otherworldly visions, and is also an unusually perceptive and insightful observer of the characters around her. These two abilities are interconnected, and both suggested to be either a [[Disability Superpower|compensation for or result of her disability]]. Her insights and her visions help resolve one of the novel's main plots. However, it should be also pointed out that although her abilities and plot function fit the trope perfectly, Jenny's personality is much closer to the [[Deadpan Snarker]]. |
* Jenny Wren in [[Charles Dickens]]' novel ''Our Mutual Friend'' - a tiny, crippled teenager, who has otherworldly visions, and is also an unusually perceptive and insightful observer of the characters around her. These two abilities are interconnected, and both suggested to be either a [[Disability Superpower|compensation for or result of her disability]]. Her insights and her visions help resolve one of the novel's main plots. However, it should be also pointed out that although her abilities and plot function fit the trope perfectly, Jenny's personality is much closer to the [[Deadpan Snarker]]. |
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* The mute child Estrella in ''[[Ea Cycle]]''. |
* The mute child Estrella in ''[[Ea Cycle]]''. |
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