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Author: GilvaLepista

Apr 25th 2013 at 2:37:41 PM

What makes [[TheresANewHeroInTown There's a New Hero in Town]] distinct from [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter Always Someone Better]] is that the new guy is encroaching on the protagonist's home turf. It is reasonably distinct from Always Someone Better because:

(a) the "always better" can sometimes win in the end, forcing the hero to learn {{Aesop}}humility, whereas the "new hero" exists to [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome reinforce the audience's (and the characters's) faith]] in the old one (the protagonist);

(b) the "always better" is either defeated or remains a [[WellDoneSonGuy distant authority]] for the protagonist, whereas the "new hero" is often a way to introduce [[FireForgedFriends a new comrade]], who will join the 5-man band once the protagonist has shown him/her what's what;

(c) the "always better" plot often has the protagonist [[ChallengeSeeker seek out the challenge]] in order to [[LookWhatICanDoNow prove him/herself]], whereas the "new hero" is ''always'' the one causing trouble.

Right now people are probably putting what should be "New Hero in Town" examples in the "Always Someone Better" page, but they ought to be separate tropes.