* An early episode of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' has a Bajoran, Li Nalas, who is famed as being a great resistance leader, who later admits he is nothing of the sort. It's something of an inversion in this case, in that his reputation was not his own doing (he was, in fact very uncomfortable with it), but actually spread by other Bajoran freedom fighters who needed a hero to inspire them. He ''did'' actually kill an infamous villain, but it was mostly a lucky accident (he stumbled upon the guy bathing in a lake, shot him in his underwear when he saw him running to his phaser, and only found who he was after someone else came across them). After that, as his legend grew, he got credit for almost every successful campaign by the resistance despite never having actually been in charge or heavily involved in carrying them out. [[HeroicSacrifice But when the time comes he shows that he can be every bit the legend that people already believe.]]
** Even after proving himself, Li Nalas shows that he still considers himself unworthy. His LastWords are "Off the hook," reflecting his relief that he'll no longer have to live up to a reputation he doesn't think he deserves.

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