History Main / AscendedFanBoy

* ''ComicBook/{{Kick-Ass}}''. Practically ''every'' costumed character is a comic book fan.

* Like the comic that spawned it, ''Film/{{Kick-Ass}}'' is built on this trope.

** [[spoiler:Bartolomeo is not only sociopathic asshole may be worse than Eustass Kid, but also a ''massive'' fanboy ever since Loguetown, having followed Luffy's journey from then on to Marineford before finally setting sail himself.]]

** ''SuperRobotWarsZ'' gives us a rare villainous one in the form of [[spoiler: THE Edel Bernal]].

* From SuperSentai we have Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver from ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', a Super Sentai fan who, after nearly sacrificing his life to save a child, is given the Gokai Cellular and Gokai Silver Ranger Key from the three fallen Sixth Rangers, [[KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Dragon Ranger]], [[MiraiSentaiTimeranger Time Fire]], and [[BakuryuSentaiAbaranger Abare Killer]].

** Several real-life examples exist in ''Doctor Who'', with avowed fan DavidTennant being cast as the Doctor in 2005 (he's such a fan, he once chose DW has his specialty subject on the ''Mastermind'' quiz show). More recently, Peter Capaldi, cast as the 12th Doctor in 2013, has been a fan of the show since the 1960s, once submitted scripts to the series, and wrote articles in 1970s-era fanzines about the show.

* Joel in the ''DoctorWhoNewAdventures'' novels ''Return of the Living Dad'' and ''The Room With No Doors'', both by Kate Orman, is a sci fi geek and fan of ''Professor X'' (the ShowWithinAShow with suspicious similarities to ''Doctor Who'') who travelled back in time and found himself helping at a halfway house for stranded aliens and the like. At one point he compares himself to the gamer in panel two of the ''WhatsNew'' strip referenced above.

** Lt. Col. Mitchell from ''Series/StargateSG1'' can be considered such and is sometimes actually referred to as Lt. Col. Fanboy in fannish circles. He has memorized all their mission reports and will occasionally recite passages at top speed. He is known to have had the dream of joining SG-1 to learn from them, but was instead given leadership of said team after being shot down saving their lives, and Major General Jack O'Neill, the original leader of SG-1, promising Mitchell any command he wants if he's successful in his physical therapy. Partially subverted in that when Lt. Col. Mitchell first received command of SG-1 he merely inherited the group's name and its TO&E, all the original members which he idolized had moved on to other things at that point. He managed to convince most of them to come back though. Which is probably why the other SG-1 members didn't mind him taking over the team (not that Jackson or Teal'c, being non-military, could've been put in command anyway, and Lt. Col. Carter didn't return to the team until months after Mitchell arrived). In addition, the job isn't quite perfect as Daniel and Teal'c are often annoyed by his relative inexperience. Said inexperience has also led to him receiving more than his fair share of scaths during his time on the team.

* In The Franchise/{{Halo}}/MassEffect FusionFic crossover Fanfic/TheLastSpartan, Ashley Williams becomes this indirectly when she finds herself under the command of Master Chief (who's filling the role of Commander Shepard storywise). She intensely studied the history of the Spartans and their own battlefield tactics years before meeting him and is flustered into a stuttering mess during their first off-battlefield conversation.

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect''

** Kasumi as well. Cerberus tried to find her and when she found out she did some investigating to find out they have Shepard brought BackFromTheDead, and from there she offered a fee, introduced herself to Shepard as a fan, left the emotional baggage other crew members have behind and only asked that Shepard consider helping her on a heist to recover her lover's grey box.

* Many Agents of the AntiClicheAndMarySueEliminationSociety started out as simple fans of the Society before deciding to join.

* VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe is Captain Blue's biggest fan, and grew up watching Blue's movies and collecting his action figures. Needless to say, he hogged Captain Blue when those were offered to him. And let's not even get started on his {{Squee}} at meeting the ''[[Creator/TatsunokoProduction Tatsunoko]]'' heroes in ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom''. Nor his {{Squee}} towards the [[MarvelComics Marvel]] heroes in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''.

* In ''TheSimpsons'' episode "Once Upon a Time in Springfield", the actress who plays Princess Penelope is shown to have been a lifelong fan of Krusty and the two then have a romantic relationship.

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* VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe is Captain Blue's biggest fan, and grew up watching Blue's movies and collecting his action figures. Needless to say, he hogged Captain Blue when those were offered to him. And let's not even get started on his {{Squee}} at meeting the ''[[TatsunokoProductions Tatsunoko]]'' heroes in ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom''. Nor his {{Squee}} towards the [[MarvelComics Marvel]] heroes in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''.

* Rhino the hamster from ''Disney/{{Bolt}}''. To an even greater extent, Rhino's voice actor. Mark Walton, a storyboard artist, laid down a temporary "scratch voice" for the character of Rhino, with the assumption that a professional voice actor would later take the role. As the film moved further along, big-name actors were cast like John Travolta, Malcolm McDowell, and Miley Cyrus. But they couldn't find a professional actor who made a better Rhino than Walton; in the end, Disney ended up calling him back to record the lines professionally, resulting in one of the funniest breakout Disney characters of the decade.

* The ''[[Manga/DeathNote Death Note]]'' fanfic, ''Fanfic/StoryOfTheCentury'' could be looked at as a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] and [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]] of this trope. [[OriginalCharacter OC]] and FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator, Erin, is an [[NaiveNewcomer amateur journalist]] with a fondness for stories and movies, particularly of the thriller variety, who is studying abroad and looking for a story that will cement her reputation, or lack thereof. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor She gets her wish…by getting dragged into the Kira case against her will]] by [[AntiHero L]] [[ManipulativeBastard himself]] after [[HeKnowsTooMuch she sees things that would threaten the confidentiality L is trying to maintain for the investigation if she told anyone.]] She watches the rest of the case unravel, and when not bombarded by the shock that accompanies each turn and twist in the plot [[WhatTheHellHero (particularly the actions that other characters [mostly L] take)]], or frustrated with her inability to stop the madness, [[UnwittingPawn whatever contributions she does make,]] [[TheFarmerAndTheViper she ends up regretting.]] [[DownerEnding By the end of the story,]] she is seen [[BreakTheCutie struggling with what sounds like PTSD, unable and unwilling to share the story of L’s and Kira’s battle with anyone]]. [[spoiler: Although [[MostWritersAreWriters she does end up]] [[IShouldWriteABookAboutThis keeping a secret journal in which she spills everything, presumably for the purpose of working out her issues in private.]] Not long after finishing, she burns the notebook, with no one any wiser.]]

* The ''[[Manga/DeathNote Death Note]]'' fanfic, ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5590180/1/Story_Of_The_Century Story of the Century]]'' could be looked at as a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] and [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]] of this trope. [[OriginalCharacter OC]] and FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator, Erin, is an [[NaiveNewcomer amateur journalist]] with a fondness for stories and movies, particularly of the thriller variety, who is studying abroad and looking for a story that will cement her reputation, or lack thereof. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor She gets her wish…by getting dragged into the Kira case against her will]] by [[AntiHero L]] [[ManipulativeBastard himself]] after [[HeKnowsTooMuch she sees things that would threaten the confidentiality L is trying to maintain for the investigation if she told anyone.]] She watches the rest of the case unravel, and when not bombarded by the shock that accompanies each turn and twist in the plot [[WhatTheHellHero (particularly the actions that other characters [mostly L] take)]], or frustrated with her inability to stop the madness, [[UnwittingPawn whatever contributions she does make,]] [[TheFarmerAndTheViper she ends up regretting.]] [[DownerEnding By the end of the story,]] she is seen [[BreakTheCutie struggling with what sounds like PTSD, unable and unwilling to share the story of L’s and Kira’s battle with anyone]]. [[spoiler: Although [[MostWritersAreWriters she does end up]] [[IShouldWriteABookAboutThis keeping a secret journal in which she spills everything, presumably for the purpose of working out her issues in private.]] Not long after finishing, she burns the notebook, with no one any wiser.]]