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* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', All Might, the #1 ranked hero in the world, had cultivated his image as a symbol of peace and justice, inspiring other people to help others and protect them from harm. Because of the standard he set, he requires a flawless track record of foiling villains and has to be very, very careful with what he says and does in public. When he finally retires after a PyrrhicVictory that also gave him a CareerEndingInjury, his fears were absolutely correct: Without that symbol of peace and justice, the world goes into disarray while budding villains come out of hiding and commit crimes more openly with All Might no longer being around, and crime-fighting heroes rapidly diminish in cultural relevance. In other words, All Might was more or less holding society together via his reputation, one that became increasingly difficult to hold as the years went on.
** This is also something that UA High School students tend to face. As the most prestigious SuperheroSchool in Japan, its annual Sports Festival is nationally televised and ''more popular than the Olympics''. But since Provisional Hero License Exams always take place sometime ''after'' the UA Sports Festival, that means every other school has already had the opportunity to scout out the UA students' abilities, while their own will almost always be less known, and everybody tends to target the UA students for the glory of having taken down "the best". As such, UA has a lower pass rate than would be expected out of the top hero school.



* ''Literature/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': Not long after word spreads of [[OneWomanArmy how powerful Azusa is]], she has a bunch of adventurers show up at her house to challenge her to a fight in order to test their own strength. Azusa only ''very'' reluctantly accepts, if only to get them to leave, and ends up [[CurbStompBattle sending them flying]]. Not long after that, she's visited by a ''[[SerialEscalation dragon]]'' for the same reason.



* ''Literature/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': Not long after word spreads of [[OneWomanArmy how powerful Azusa is]], she has a bunch of adventurers show up at her house to challenge her to a fight in order to test their own strength. Azusa only ''very'' reluctantly accepts, if only to get them to leave, and ends up [[CurbStompBattle sending them flying]]. Not long after that, she's visited by a ''[[SerialEscalation dragon]]'' for the same reason.

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* ''Literature/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': Not long In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', All Might, the #1 ranked hero in the world, had cultivated his image as a symbol of peace and justice, inspiring other people to help others and protect them from harm. Because of the standard he set, he requires a flawless track record of foiling villains and has to be very, very careful with what he says and does in public. When he finally retires after word spreads a PyrrhicVictory that also gave him a CareerEndingInjury, his fears were absolutely correct: Without that symbol of [[OneWomanArmy how powerful Azusa is]], she peace and justice, the world goes into disarray while budding villains come out of hiding and commit crimes more openly with All Might no longer being around, and crime-fighting heroes rapidly diminish in cultural relevance. In other words, All Might was more or less holding society together via his reputation, one that became increasingly difficult to hold as the years went on.
** This is also something that UA High School students tend to face. As the most prestigious SuperheroSchool in Japan, its annual Sports Festival is nationally televised and ''more popular than the Olympics''. But since Provisional Hero License Exams always take place sometime ''after'' the UA Sports Festival, that means every other school
has a bunch of adventurers show up at her house already had the opportunity to challenge her to a fight in order to test scout out the UA students' abilities, while their own strength. Azusa only ''very'' reluctantly accepts, if only to get them to leave, will almost always be less known, and ends up [[CurbStompBattle sending them flying]]. Not long after that, she's visited by a ''[[SerialEscalation dragon]]'' everybody tends to target the UA students for the same reason.glory of having taken down "the best". As such, UA has a lower pass rate than would be expected out of the top hero school.
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* ''Literature/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': Not long after word spreads of [[OneWomanArmy how powerful Azusa is]], she has a bunch of adventurers show up at her house to challenge her to a fight in order to test their own strength. Azusa only ''very'' reluctantly accepts, if only to get them to leave, and ends up [[CurbStompBattle sending them flying]]. Not long after that, she's visited by a ''[[SerialEscalation dragon]]'' for the same reason.

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