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* While not outright stated, the sense of this trope is there in ''[[Tangled]]'', when Flynn Rider tells Rapunzel why he changed his name from {{spoiler|Eugene Fitzherbert}}: He was a lonely kid in an orphanage, and wanted to be a cool [[Loveable Rogue]] thief, like his favorite character. Rapunzel tells him she likes his real name better, and she is implied to be the first person who liked him for himself. |
* While not outright stated, the sense of this trope is there in ''[[Tangled]]'', when Flynn Rider tells Rapunzel why he changed his name from {{spoiler|Eugene Fitzherbert}}: He was a lonely kid in an orphanage, and wanted to be a cool [[Loveable Rogue]] thief, like his favorite character. Rapunzel tells him she likes his real name better, and she is implied to be the first person who liked him for himself. |
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** He repays her by {{spoiler|cutting her hair, ruining its rejuvenating magic and freeing her of it.}} |
** He repays her by {{spoiler|cutting her hair, ruining its rejuvenating magic and freeing her of it.}} |
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* Two different cases in ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'' (2002 version): |
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** After Mekanek saves the day by helping defeat Count Marzo after feeling a lack of self-worth over his rather lame powers in one episode, He-Man tells him he's "kind of special", and it helps Mek get his confidence back. |
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** In another episode, after Orko causes a rather big accident at the palace, he goes to Castle Greyskull to beg the Sorceress to send him back to his home dimension, where he never made mistakes and was respected. The Sorceress agrees to do so, but while Orko is waiting in the library, he's approached by a mysterious "visitor" {{spoiler|(actually the Sorceress in disguise)}} who shows him several occasions where he's made a difference on this world, including a [[Shout-Out]] to his origin in the original series. Later, Orko is able to help defend the Castle when Skeletor uses the Ram-Stone to break in, the pep-talk having worked. |
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== Real Life == |
== Real Life == |
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