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* Teddie of ''Videogame/{{Persona 4}}'' initially acts an AdventureRebuff by sending the protagonists back to the real world because of the danger of the TV World. Later, he assists the protagonists by helping them navigate the TV world and giving them glasses that makes it possible to see.

SubTrope of ItWasAGift. See also EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity.

* Subverted in ReBoot. One episode had the User send Mainframe a new file upgrade that is supposed to help the heros. When Bob takes the upgrade inside the Principal Office to install it, Megabyte pops out of it and seizes control of the core control chamber.

* In "Bottom", when Richie and Eddie are stranded at the top of a Big Wheel ( which will be demolished in the morning), they are rescued by the hand of god. At least, until [[spoiler: they admit they don't actually believe in god, and plummet to their deaths]]. They got better, though.

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* Very much played with in ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. The four are told that they received their considerable magic from the Fans and the C'hovite gods so that they'll be equipped to go on the Vasyn quest. However, this is not the true situation at all. John is first [[WingedHumanoid transformed]] because the Fans have to save his life, and Shag intends to change him back as soon as she can figure out how. Then Ringo independently crops up [[PsychicPowers psychic]], and the Fans realize they'd better make sure George and Paul get magic too, or things will be quite awkward amongst the four. It's only after the four are fully empowered that the C'hovite gods notice them and hire them (via the Fans) to go on the Vasyn quest.

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* Galadriel gives the Fellowship parting gifts as they leave Lothlórien in ''[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', most notably the lembas bread and the light of Eärendil.

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* Crossing over with TakeUpMySword, Luke gets his lightsaber from [[TheObiWan Obi-Wan]] in ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/ANewHope'', a move straight out of TheHerosJourney. Though oddly, he never uses it until [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack the second movie]].

* Teddie of ''Videogame/{{Persona 4}}'' initially acts an AdventureRebuffer by sending the protagonists back to the real world because of the danger of the TV World. Later, he assists the protagonists by helping them navigate the TV world and giving them glasses that makes it possible to see.

* In the first episode of ''StarBlazers'' the Earth is told of a gift that will save the planet, and the season is then all about the journey they have to take to retrieve it.

-->--'''Genie''', '''''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'''''

* Crossing over with TakeUpMySword, Luke gets his lightsaber from [[TheObiWan Obi Wan]] in ''[[StarWars Star Wars: A New Hope]]'', a move straight out of TheHerosJourney. Though oddly, he never uses it until [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack the second movie]]
* In ''The Three Godfathers'', just when JohnWayne is on the ropes trying to save the newborn, he pleads to God for help, and a donkey appears. (Complete with biblical verse lampshading it).

* In ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', dragons grant magical powers right off, though it takes some instruction to use them properly. Over time, they also increase all the physical attributes of their rider. Ostensibly, anyway. The only people shown to be bonded with dragons are either very old, and thus have already gone through quite a bit of this, or get a Plot Relevant Upgrade fairly early on. Also, provided both partners aren't killed they'll live more-or-less forever. Technically AgeWithoutYouth, but with enough power, one can look as old or young as they wish.
* Galadriel gives the Fellowship parting gifts as they leave Lothlórien in ''[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings The Fellowship Of The Ring]]'', most notably the lembas bread and the light of Eärendil.
* [[SantaClaus Father Christmas]] visits the four Pevensie children in ''[[{{Narnia}} The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe]]'', bearing a sword and shield for Peter, a bow for Susan, and a vial of healing potion for Lucy. (Edmund didn't get anything, because he wasn't there at the time ... though this was his own fault.)

* The Lady of the Lake presenting KingArthur with his sword (Depending on the adaptation).
* ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'': Harry begins his journey into the wizarding world by receiving a vault full of gold, a messenger owl, a MagicWand, and a flying broomstick.

* Immortals in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' [[ObstructiveCodeOfConduct work almost exclusively by empowering or advising humans]].
** Story-wise, when Nanase and Susan ran into trouble in France, two Immortals arrived the same evening and gave the girls as much magic as they could.

* Very played with in ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. The four are told that they received their considerable magic from the Fans and the C'hovite gods so that they'll be equipped to go on the Vasyn quest. However, this is not the true situation at all. John is first [[WingedHumanoid transformed]] because the Fans have to save his life, and Shag intends to change him back as soon as she can figure out how. Then Ringo independently crops up [[PsychicPowers psychic]], and the Fans realize they'd better make sure George and Paul get magic too, or things will be quite awkward amongst the four. It's only after the four are fully empowered that the C'hovite gods notice them and hire them (via the Fans) to go on the Vasyn quest.

* In a literal case of the call twinking someone, [[{{Homestuck}} Eridan]] finds Ahab's Crosshairs, "just about the most powerful weapon [the riflekind] specubus will allow." It was left by his Ancestor, and due to the nature of the game he was probably set up to get it long before he entered the game proper.

* In all three DragonAge games, Flemeth always manages to arrive precisely when she is needed, saving the lives of both the Warden and Hawke and providing the Inquisitor with [[spoiler:the means to defeat Corypheus.]]

* ElricOfMelnibone summons Arioch several times for help and information. In return... well, his typical battle cry is "Arioch! Arioch! Blood and souls for my lord Arioch!"

* ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'':
** When Mulan's ancestors send her a guardian spirit to help her.
** In ''Mulan II'', it is subverted in Mushu's trick.

* This is how CaptainBritain of Marvel Comics got his start, with a little help from Merlin. And then subsequently more help, since he's one of those heroes who can't seem to stop dying.

-->'''Genie''', '''''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'''''

* Crossing over with TakeUpMySword, Luke gets his lightsaber from [[TheObiWan Obi Wan]] in ''[[StarWars Star Wars: A New Hope]]'', a move straight out of TheHerosJourney.

* Immortals in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' work almost exclusively by empowering or advising humans. Story-wise, when Nanase and Susan ran into a trouble in France, the same evening two Immortals dropped in and gave girls as much magic as they were able to hold, to kill that monster in their next encounter.

* In the ''SuperRobotWars Alpha'' and ''OG'' continuities, Ryusei Date (whose character arc hews very close to the Campbellian Hero archetype) being made the pilot of the Gespenst T-Link Test Type and later the R-1, mechs made of ImportedAlienPhlebotinum that run on PsychicPowers, could be seen as this.

* In ''{{Mulan}}'', when Mulan's ancestors send her a guardian spirit to help her.

* In ''TheLordoftheRings'' Gandalf helps all the heros, first Bilbo, then Frodo and Aragorn too.
* In ''StarWars'' Obi-Wan can be considered like the guide of Luke.

* In ''((Lordoftherings))'' Gandalf helps all the heros, first Bilbo, then Frodo and Aragorn too.
* In ''((StarWars))'' Obi-Wan can be considered like the guide of Luke.

* Galadriel gives the Fellowship parting gifts as they leave Lothlorien in ''[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings The Fellowship Of The Ring]]'', most notably the lembas bread and the light of Earendil.

* In ''TheInheritanceCycle'', dragons grant magical powers right off, though it takes some instruction to use them properly. Over time, they also increase all the physical attributes of their rider. Ostensibly, anyway. The only people shown to be bonded with dragons are either very old, and thus have already gone through quite a bit of this, or get a Plot Relevant Upgrade fairly early on. Also, provided both partners aren't killed they'll live more-or-less forever. Technically AgeWithoutYouth, but with enough power, one can look as old or young as they wish.

* This is how Captain Britain of Marvel Comics got his start, with a little help from Merlin. And then subsequently more help, since he's one of those heroes who can't seem to stop dying.