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* ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' had that kid in Banner Village, who worshipped not one, but ''two'' heroes. Namely, Tir, the hero of ''VideoGame/SuikodenI'', and Riou, the hero of ''Suikoden II''. He's instrumental to getting Tir into your entourage.

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* ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' had that kid in Banner Village, who worshipped not one, but ''two'' heroes. Namely, Tir, ''[[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo Advanced V.G. II]]'': Much like the hero of ''VideoGame/SuikodenI'', preceding example, Tamao greatly admires [[TheProtagonist Yuka]] and Riou, the hero of ''Suikoden II''. He's instrumental wants to getting Tir into your entourage.become just like her by emulating her heroine. Even after defeating Yuka, Tamao continues to look up to her, feeling she has more to learn from her and tests herself by challenging Yuka and her friends.



* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
** Conrad Verner worships Shepard to an extreme that in the 2nd game he dresses up as Shepard. The third game reveals those photos and autographs he claimed he wanted in the first game to show his wife? Yeah, she doesn't actually exist. He ''does'' have [[StalkerShrine a shrine to Shepard though]], but they shouldn't worry, it's all done very tastefully.
** Invoked in the second game, where Shepard's [[BackFromTheDead return]] has lead to an in-universe BrokenBase, with much discussion on the extranet between those who are overjoyed, those who are angry, and those who just wonder what it all means?
** When Samantha Traynor first meets Shepard, she is quite nervous around him/her, but is quite eager to prove to Shepard that she can do her job well. It's also heavily implied that this is partly gratitude. She tells Shepard that she was on Horizon visiting her family when the Collectors hit, and when Shepard came in and saved the colony.
** Played with in the case of James Vega. Before meeting Shepard, he had a case of this, even starting a fight with a number of batarians who insulted Shepard following the events of Arrival. After meeting Shepard, he clearly sees him/her on more human terms, as someone who has limits and emotions, and doesn't hold him/her in absolute awe or reverence. With that being said, he still holds Shepard in high regard and respects him/her enough to continue saluting and calling him/her Commander even when s/he's been stripped of rank and placed under house arrest.

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* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
** Conrad Verner worships Shepard to an extreme that in the 2nd game he dresses up as Shepard.
The third game reveals those photos and autographs he claimed he wanted in the very first game few lines of ''VideoGame/ChicoryAColorfulTale'' are Pizza praising Chicory as the best wielder yet, and how proud they are that they can work as her janitor. This leads to show his wife? Yeah, she doesn't actually exist. He ''does'' eagerly picking up the brush to follow in Chicory's footsteps...[[HeroicSelfDeprecation and then feeling completely inadequate in comparison]].
* The player characters of the ''Franchise/DragonAge'' series tend to inspire a lot of people:
** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' both Soris and Shianni
have [[StalkerShrine shades of this towards City Elf Warden which will finally made clear if you fight back against the injustices the human nobles inflicted against you and your kind. This can be later subverted if you leave them both on mercy of humans.
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'':
*** Varric accuses Cassandra of becoming hero-worshipper towards Hawke. She is visibly captivated by the Champion's legend, especially [[spoiler: if the Arishok is defeated in
a shrine single combat.]] If Hawke is male, Varric additionally teases her about developing a little crush along the way.
*** If Hawke helps [[DreamWeaver Feynriel]] [[spoiler:and lets him go
to Shepard though]], but they shouldn't worry, Tevinter to learn how to control his abilities,]] it's all done very tastefully.
** Invoked in the second game, where Shepard's [[BackFromTheDead return]] has lead to an in-universe BrokenBase, with much discussion on the extranet between those who are overjoyed, those who are angry, and those who just wonder what it all means?
** When Samantha Traynor first meets Shepard, she is quite nervous around him/her, but is quite eager to prove to Shepard that she can do her job well. It's also heavily implied that this is partly gratitude. She tells Shepard that she was on Horizon visiting her family when the Collectors hit, and when Shepard came in and saved the colony.
** Played with in the case of James Vega. Before meeting Shepard,
hinted he had develops a case of this, even starting hero-worship toward the Champion as well.
*** If Hawke saves the elven girl Lia and kills her kidnapper, her father sends you later
a fight with letter thanking for rescuing her and claims she "has found a hero in you". She can reappear in Act 3 in the Alienage and if [[DaChief Aveline]] is in your party, it's revealed that Lia was inspired to join the City Guard and help protect the innocent the way she had been by you.
*** Many letters Hawke can receive are from people you've helped along the way, who developed similar attitudes.
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' takes this to a practically literal level. Following
a number of batarians who insulted Shepard following the events over the course of Arrival. After meeting Shepard, he clearly sees the game, [[PlayerCharacter The Inquisitor]] comes to be seen by a very large part of the population as the Maker's chosen and hailed as "The Herald of Andraste". It's quite telling that they continue to do this, and the number grows, even after the Chantry denounces him/her on more human terms, as someone who has limits a false prophet and emotions, heretic, and doesn't hold even if the character is a non-human, considering the amount of FantasticRacism in the ''Dragon Age'' universe. Following the [[spoiler:fall of Haven]], in their DarkestHour, the people that s/he saved start kneeling to him/her in absolute awe reverence, whether the Inquisitor really believes or reverence. With that being said, he still holds Shepard not.
*** Cassandra continues to hold Hawke
in high the highest regard and respects him/her enough to continue saluting and calling him/her Commander in Inquisition. She even when s/he's been stripped of rank goes as far as to say that perhaps the Champion [[spoiler:could have saved the Divine and placed under house arrest.prevented the Breach.]] The Inquisitor couldn't do that, but Cassandra believes Hawke could.



* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', you meet a number of [=NPCs=] who think you're the greatest thing ever, being the Warrior of Light and all. One of those is Hoary Boulder, a Hellsguard Roegadyn Gladiator who thought you were the greatest thing ever and joined up with the Scions of the Seventh Dawn to prove his worth. In turn, he has a bunch of Doman children who look up to him, even after he lost in a friendly spar with the PlayerCharacter. [[spoiler: This also extends to G'raha Tia, who is a ''massive'' fanboy of the Warrior of Light. After their future self (the Exarch) merges with his younger self on the Source, he is absolutely ecstatic to be able to go on an adventure with their hero.]]
* In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', one of the potential recruits for the heist crew, Norm Richards, is a huge fanboy of Michael Townley. In fact, he became a criminal specifically because he was inspired by Michael's exploits. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Norm is a terrible thief. He almost always dies during his first heist and has a high probability of somehow screwing up even if he lives.]]



* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** The village children in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' idolize Link even before he becomes a hero, very early in the game being impressed by his skills with the sword and slingshot. Their admiration only grows after Link goes on more adventures and retrieves the Master Sword, and Colin says he wants to be just like Link when he grows up after Link saves him from King Bulbin.
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', [[GuestStarPartyMember Teba]] tells his son Tulin about Link's incredible archery skills during their battle against Divine Beast Vah Medoh. As a result, when you meet Tulin again at the Flight Range, where Teba will have him watch Link shoot the targets for pointers, he'll always be in an excited crouched-down pose when talking to Link and similarly admiring Link's coolness. He'll even get mad if Link tries to humbly downplay his skills. This continues in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'', where Link became a BigBrotherMentor to Tulin in the subsequent years. Tulin is ecstatic to see him again in the midst of the unending blizzard and is eager to accept Link's help with investigating the storm when he had been refusing help from anyone else.



* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
** Conrad Verner worships Shepard to an extreme that in the 2nd game he dresses up as Shepard. The third game reveals those photos and autographs he claimed he wanted in the first game to show his wife? Yeah, she doesn't actually exist. He ''does'' have [[StalkerShrine a shrine to Shepard though]], but they shouldn't worry, it's all done very tastefully.
** Invoked in the second game, where Shepard's [[BackFromTheDead return]] has lead to an in-universe BrokenBase, with much discussion on the extranet between those who are overjoyed, those who are angry, and those who just wonder what it all means?
** When Samantha Traynor first meets Shepard, she is quite nervous around him/her, but is quite eager to prove to Shepard that she can do her job well. It's also heavily implied that this is partly gratitude. She tells Shepard that she was on Horizon visiting her family when the Collectors hit, and when Shepard came in and saved the colony.
** Played with in the case of James Vega. Before meeting Shepard, he had a case of this, even starting a fight with a number of batarians who insulted Shepard following the events of Arrival. After meeting Shepard, he clearly sees him/her on more human terms, as someone who has limits and emotions, and doesn't hold him/her in absolute awe or reverence. With that being said, he still holds Shepard in high regard and respects him/her enough to continue saluting and calling him/her Commander even when s/he's been stripped of rank and placed under house arrest.



* SPC M. Angseth from ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'' is the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only female]] on [[SpaceMarine Marine]] Task Force Herakles, and she is characterized as idolizing Samus Aran after hearing of the latter's destruction of a Space Pirate base in ''VideoGame/{{Metroid 1}}''/''VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission''. She doesn't take too kindly to PFC I. Crany's insistence that Samus is just a "fairy tale."
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Tails greatly respects and admires Sonic for much of the series, and thinks he's the coolest guy around ([[SmugSuper not that Sonic's about to tell him any differently]]). Though later installments, such as ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', has Tails grow out of it a bit and even has him snark on Sonic now and then.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Starfield}}'', choosing the "Hero Worshiped" trait during character creation means that you can run into the Adoring Fan from Oblivion as mentioned above and recruit him as a follower. In this case, Bethesda is well-aware of how annoying he is and thus he can be killed.
* ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Street Fighter: Alpha 2]]'': Sakura is Ryu's no.1 {{fangirl}} and aspires to become his student in hopes of becoming just like him. Since he's refused to train her, she's become a capable martial artist in her own right by emulating his style. The fighting gloves she wears were even Ryu's old training pads, which he gave to her as a parting gift.



* In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', one of the potential recruits for the heist crew, Norm Richards, is a huge fanboy of Michael Townley. In fact, he became a criminal specifically because he was inspired by Michael's exploits. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Norm is a terrible thief. He almost always dies during his first heist and has a high probability of somehow screwing up even if he lives.]]
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Tails greatly respects and admires Sonic for much of the series, and thinks he's the coolest guy around ([[SmugSuper not that Sonic's about to tell him any differently]]). Though later installments, such as ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', has Tails grow out of it a bit and even has him snark on Sonic now and then.
* ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Street Fighter: Alpha 2]]'': Sakura is Ryu's no.1 {{fangirl}} and aspires to become his student in hopes of becoming just like him. Since he's refused to train her, she's become a capable martial artist in her own right by emulating his style. The fighting gloves she wears were even Ryu's old training pads, which he gave to her as a parting gift.
* ''[[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo Advanced V.G. II]]'': Much like the preceding example, Tamao greatly admires [[TheProtagonist Yuka]] and wants to become just like her by emulating her heroine. Even after defeating Yuka, Tamao continues to look up to her, feeling she has more to learn from her and tests herself by challenging Yuka and her friends.
* The player characters of the ''Franchise/DragonAge'' series tend to inspire a lot of people:
** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' both Soris and Shianni have shades of this towards City Elf Warden which will finally made clear if you fight back against the injustices the human nobles inflicted against you and your kind. This can be later subverted if you leave them both on mercy of humans.
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'':
*** Varric accuses Cassandra of becoming hero-worshipper towards Hawke. She is visibly captivated by the Champion's legend, especially [[spoiler: if the Arishok is defeated in a single combat.]] If Hawke is male, Varric additionally teases her about developing a little crush along the way.
*** If Hawke helps [[DreamWeaver Feynriel]] [[spoiler:and lets him go to Tevinter to learn how to control his abilities,]] it's hinted he develops a case of hero-worship toward the Champion as well.
*** If Hawke saves the elven girl Lia and kills her kidnapper, her father sends you later a letter thanking for rescuing her and claims she "has found a hero in you". She can reappear in Act 3 in the Alienage and if [[DaChief Aveline]] is in your party, it's revealed that Lia was inspired to join the City Guard and help protect the innocent the way she had been by you.
*** Many letters Hawke can receive are from people you've helped along the way, who developed similar attitudes.
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' takes this to a practically literal level. Following a number of events over the course of the game, [[PlayerCharacter The Inquisitor]] comes to be seen by a very large part of the population as the Maker's chosen and hailed as "The Herald of Andraste". It's quite telling that they continue to do this, and the number grows, even after the Chantry denounces him/her as a false prophet and heretic, and even if the character is a non-human, considering the amount of FantasticRacism in the ''Dragon Age'' universe. Following the [[spoiler:fall of Haven]], in their DarkestHour, the people that s/he saved start kneeling to him/her in absolute reverence, whether the Inquisitor really believes or not.
*** Cassandra continues to hold Hawke in the highest regard in Inquisition. She even goes as far as to say that perhaps the Champion [[spoiler:could have saved the Divine and prevented the Breach.]] The Inquisitor couldn't do that, but Cassandra believes Hawke could.

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* In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', one of ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' had that kid in Banner Village, who worshipped not one, but ''two'' heroes. Namely, Tir, the potential recruits for hero of ''VideoGame/SuikodenI'', and Riou, the heist crew, Norm Richards, hero of ''Suikoden II''. He's instrumental to getting Tir into your entourage.
* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX:'' [[Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries Wataru Ikusabe]]
is a huge fanboy fan of Michael Townley. In fact, he became a criminal specifically because he was inspired by Michael's exploits. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Norm is a terrible thief. He almost always dies during his first heist [[Anime/ShinMazinger Kouji and has a high probability of somehow screwing up even if he lives.]]
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Tails greatly respects
Mazinger]]; [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine Might and admires Sonic for much of the series, and thinks he's the coolest guy around ([[SmugSuper not that Sonic's about to tell him any differently]]). Though later installments, such as ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', has Tails grow out of it a bit Gaine]]; and even has him snark on Sonic now and then.
* ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Street Fighter: Alpha 2]]'': Sakura is Ryu's no.1 {{fangirl}} and aspires to become
the Boss Borot. To show his student in hopes of becoming just dedication, Wataru even made the Ryujinmaru clay figure look like him. Since he's refused to train her, she's become a capable martial artist in her own right by emulating his style. The fighting gloves she wears were even Ryu's old training pads, which he gave to her as a parting gift.
* ''[[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo Advanced V.G. II]]'': Much like the preceding example, Tamao greatly admires [[TheProtagonist Yuka]] and wants to become just like her by emulating her heroine. Even after defeating Yuka, Tamao continues to look up to her, feeling she has more to learn from her and tests herself by challenging Yuka and her friends.
* The player characters of the ''Franchise/DragonAge'' series tend to inspire a lot of people:
** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' both Soris and Shianni have shades of this towards City Elf Warden which will finally made clear if you fight back against the injustices the human nobles inflicted against you and your kind. This can be later subverted if you leave them both on mercy of humans.
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'':
*** Varric accuses Cassandra of becoming hero-worshipper towards Hawke. She is visibly captivated by the Champion's legend, especially [[spoiler: if the Arishok is defeated in a single combat.]] If Hawke is male, Varric additionally teases her about developing a little crush along the way.
*** If Hawke helps [[DreamWeaver Feynriel]] [[spoiler:and lets him go to Tevinter to learn how to control his abilities,]] it's hinted he develops a case of hero-worship toward the Champion as well.
*** If Hawke saves the elven girl Lia and kills her kidnapper, her father sends you later a letter thanking for rescuing her and claims she "has found a hero in you". She can reappear in Act 3 in the Alienage and if [[DaChief Aveline]] is in your party, it's revealed that Lia was inspired to join the City Guard and help protect the innocent the way she had been by you.
*** Many letters Hawke can receive are from people you've helped along the way, who developed similar attitudes.
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' takes this to a practically literal level. Following a number of events over the course of the game, [[PlayerCharacter The Inquisitor]] comes to be seen by a very large part of the population as the Maker's chosen and hailed as "The Herald of Andraste". It's quite telling that they continue to do this, and the number grows, even after the Chantry denounces him/her as a false prophet and heretic, and even if the character is a non-human, considering the amount of FantasticRacism in the ''Dragon Age'' universe. Following the [[spoiler:fall of Haven]], in their DarkestHour, the people that s/he saved start kneeling to him/her in absolute reverence, whether the Inquisitor really believes or not.
*** Cassandra continues to hold Hawke in the highest regard in Inquisition. She even goes as far as to say that perhaps the Champion [[spoiler:could have saved the Divine and prevented the Breach.]] The Inquisitor couldn't do that, but Cassandra believes Hawke could.
Mightgaine.



* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** The village children in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' idolize Link even before he becomes a hero, very early in the game being impressed by his skills with the sword and slingshot. Their admiration only grows after Link goes on more adventures and retrieves the Master Sword, and Colin says he wants to be just like Link when he grows up after Link saves him from King Bulbin.
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', [[GuestStarPartyMember Teba]] tells his son Tulin about Link's incredible archery skills during their battle against Divine Beast Vah Medoh. As a result, when you meet Tulin again at the Flight Range, where Teba will have him watch Link shoot the targets for pointers, he'll always be in an excited crouched-down pose when talking to Link and similarly admiring Link's coolness. He'll even get mad if Link tries to humbly downplay his skills. This continues in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'', where Link became a BigBrotherMentor to Tulin in the subsequent years. Tulin is ecstatic to see him again in the midst of the unending blizzard and is eager to accept Link's help with investigating the storm when he had been refusing help from anyone else.
* SPC M. Angseth from ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'' is the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only female]] on [[SpaceMarine Marine]] Task Force Herakles, and she is characterized as idolizing Samus Aran after hearing of the latter's destruction of a Space Pirate base in ''VideoGame/{{Metroid 1}}''/''VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission''. She doesn't take too kindly to PFC I. Crany's insistence that Samus is just a "fairy tale."
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', you meet a number of [=NPCs=] who think you're the greatest thing ever, being the Warrior of Light and all. One of those is Hoary Boulder, a Hellsguard Roegadyn Gladiator who thought you were the greatest thing ever and joined up with the Scions of the Seventh Dawn to prove his worth. In turn, he has a bunch of Doman children who look up to him, even after he lost in a friendly spar with the PlayerCharacter. [[spoiler: This also extends to G'raha Tia, who is a ''massive'' fanboy of the Warrior of Light. After their future self (the Exarch) merges with his younger self on the Source, he is absolutely ecstatic to be able to go on an adventure with their hero.]]
* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX:'' [[Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries Wataru Ikusabe]] is a huge fan of [[Anime/ShinMazinger Kouji and Mazinger]]; [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine Might and Gaine]]; and even the Boss Borot. To show his dedication, Wataru even made the Ryujinmaru clay figure look like Mightgaine.
* In ''Videogame/{{Starfield}}'', choosing the "Hero Worshiped" trait during character creation means that you can run into the Adoring Fan from Oblivion as mentioned above and recruit him as a follower. In this case, Bethesda is well-aware of how annoying he is and thus he can be killed.
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* ''Fanfic/TheRenegadeHeroInvaderZim'': The Galactic Guardians idolize Zim, whom they [[VillainWithGoodPublicity falsely believe to be a rebel against the Irken Empire]] because of his [[AccidentalHero accidental heroics]], with Betty in particular going into fangirl mode around him.
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* Despite being an obvious FanGirl of his works, Detective Kate Beckett is ''not'' this to Richard Series/{{Castle}}, being his equal (and superior) in many ways and more likely to puncture his slightly-too-healthy ego and opinion of himself with [[DeadpanSnarker snarky quips]] than anything else. Instead, this trope falls to Detective Kevin Ryan, who seems to have taken Castle on as something of a mentor.

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* Despite being an obvious FanGirl of his works, Detective Kate Beckett is ''not'' this to Richard Series/{{Castle}}, Series/{{Castle|2009}}, being his equal (and superior) in many ways and more likely to puncture his slightly-too-healthy ego and opinion of himself with [[DeadpanSnarker snarky quips]] than anything else. Instead, this trope falls to Detective Kevin Ryan, who seems to have taken Castle on as something of a mentor.
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* ''FanFic/HeroesOfTheNewWorld''; Izuku and Yamato bond over their love for their respective idols, All Might and Kozuki Oden. [[spoiler: However, it is Deconstructed in Yamato's case- she was so enamored by Oden and so sheltered and abused by Kaido that she assumed that her love and emulation for him alone would be enough to get in with his former friends and retainers, and that they would welcome her with open arms as they welcomed Oden. While she has some success in the "friends" department with Whitey Bay and the majority of the Whitebeard Pirates, the first retainer that she meets, Izou, has so much FantasticRacism against {{oni}} that he harshly rejects her and even attempts to murder her, shattering Yamato's dreams and leaving her an insecure mess]].
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* ''Manga/TimeStopBrave'': Princess Alicia Belltree is dazzled by Kuzuno Sekai's feats and greatly admires him, while her brother Will sings his praises ever since Sekai saved his life.

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* ''Manga/TimeStopBrave'': ''Manga/TimeStopHero'': Princess Alicia Belltree is dazzled by Kuzuno Sekai's feats and greatly admires him, while her brother Will sings his praises ever since Sekai saved his life.

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* Eddie Bloomberg a.k.a. Kid Devil from Franchise/TheDCU used to worship ComicBook/BlueDevil, even in the earliest days of his hero career.
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
** ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' has two: Ironfist and Pyro. Ironfist is an AscendedFanboy of the title Wreckers who finds that [[WarIsHell the reality of war]] is very different from reading about it. Pyro, on the other hand, has a borderline creepy obsession with Optimus Prime... he looks like Prime, imitates Prime's motto, references Prime's opinions, fantasizes about dying in a blaze of glory while Optimus watches....
** Apparently, hero-worshiping Optimus is a recognized Cybertronian personality disorder known as "primus apotheosis". There are even Decepticons who suffer from it.



* In ''ComicBook/TheSuperiorFoesOfSpiderMan'', Boomerang has an obsession with ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' villain, Dormammu. To the point where an ImagineSpot of Boomerang getting married to a girl he was dating featured Dormammu both as Boomerang's best man and as his baby's real father.

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* ''ComicBook/BlueDevil'': Eddie Bloomberg a.k.a. Kid Devil used to worship Blue Devil, even in the earliest days of his hero career.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
In ''ComicBook/TheSuperiorFoesOfSpiderMan'', Boomerang has an obsession with ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' villain, Dormammu. To the point where an ImagineSpot of Boomerang getting married to a girl he was dating featured Dormammu both as Boomerang's best man and as his baby's real father.



* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
** ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' has two: Ironfist and Pyro. Ironfist is an AscendedFanboy of the title Wreckers who finds that [[WarIsHell the reality of war]] is very different from reading about it. Pyro, on the other hand, has a borderline creepy obsession with Optimus Prime... he looks like Prime, imitates Prime's motto, references Prime's opinions, fantasizes about dying in a blaze of glory while Optimus watches....
** Apparently, hero-worshiping Optimus is a recognized Cybertronian personality disorder known as "primus apotheosis". There are even Decepticons who suffer from it.



** Franchise/SpiderMan to Franchise/{{Batman}} in ''Marvel/DC After Hours'' and ''Happy Hour''. He was like this to Superman too back in the day.

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** Franchise/SpiderMan ComicBook/SpiderMan to Franchise/{{Batman}} ComicBook/{{Batman}} in ''Marvel/DC After Hours'' and ''Happy Hour''. He was like this to Superman too back in the day.
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* In ''Videogame/{{Starfield}}'', choosing the "Hero Worshiped" trait during character creation means that you can run into the Adoring Fan from Oblivion as mentioned above and recruit him as a follower. In this case, Bethesda is well-aware of how annoying he is and thus he can be killed.
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** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', [[GuestStarPartyMember Teba]] tells his son Tulin about Link's incredible archery skills during their battle against Divine Beast Vah Medoh. As a result, when you meet Tulin again at the Flight Range, where Teba will have him watch Link shoot the targets for pointers, he'll always be in an excited crouched-down pose when talking to Link and similarly admiring Link's coolness. He'll even get mad if Link tries to humbly downplay his skills.

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** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', [[GuestStarPartyMember Teba]] tells his son Tulin about Link's incredible archery skills during their battle against Divine Beast Vah Medoh. As a result, when you meet Tulin again at the Flight Range, where Teba will have him watch Link shoot the targets for pointers, he'll always be in an excited crouched-down pose when talking to Link and similarly admiring Link's coolness. He'll even get mad if Link tries to humbly downplay his skills. This continues in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'', where Link became a BigBrotherMentor to Tulin in the subsequent years. Tulin is ecstatic to see him again in the midst of the unending blizzard and is eager to accept Link's help with investigating the storm when he had been refusing help from anyone else.

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* Buddy to Mr. Incredible of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'', initially. Crosses over to LoonyFan territory eventually. [[spoiler: Saying he took being rejected by Mr. Incredible poorly would be the [[StartOfDarkness understatement]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare of]] [[BigBad the]] century]].

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* Buddy to Mr. Incredible of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'', initially. Crosses over to LoonyFan territory eventually. [[spoiler: Saying [[spoiler:Saying he took being rejected by Mr. Incredible poorly would be the [[StartOfDarkness understatement]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare of]] [[BigBad the]] century]].



* Mako Mori in ''Film/PacificRim'' has this to both Raleigh Becket and Stacker Pentecost. Raleigh because she studied everything about his fighting techniques in hopes that [[spoiler: she could be his co-pilot]]. Pentecost because [[spoiler: he had saved her as a child from Onibaba and then adopted her.]]

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* Mako Mori in ''Film/PacificRim'' has this to both Raleigh Becket and Stacker Pentecost. Raleigh because she studied everything about his fighting techniques in hopes that [[spoiler: she [[spoiler:she could be his co-pilot]]. Pentecost because [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he had saved her as a child from Onibaba and then adopted her.]]her]].


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* {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in ''Literature/TheCreationAlchemistEnjoysFreedom'', where the Dolgaria Empire worships the heroes that saved them in the past, wanting to emulate their exploits, to the point that they ignore anything that is not directly related to combat. As a result, their technology is stagnant, the local infrastructure is falling apart, their Holy Weapons are falling apart from lack of maintenance, and the only people that could do anything to fix those problems, the alchemists, lack the means to do so because they either don't have the skill or keep getting shafted by their compatriots (like what happened to [[TheProtagonist Thor]]).
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* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': Tooey idolizes the famous musher, Eugene Pike, and wishes to be like him.
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* Buddy to Mr. Incredible of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', initially. Crosses over to LoonyFan territory eventually. [[spoiler: Saying he took being rejected by Mr. Incredible poorly would be the [[StartOfDarkness understatement]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare of]] [[BigBad the]] century]].

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* Buddy to Mr. Incredible of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'', initially. Crosses over to LoonyFan territory eventually. [[spoiler: Saying he took being rejected by Mr. Incredible poorly would be the [[StartOfDarkness understatement]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare of]] [[BigBad the]] century]].



* Po to pretty much any famous master in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', but mainly the Furious Five. He retains this trait long after he becomes a famous master himself.

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* Po to pretty much any famous master in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'', but mainly the Furious Five. He retains this trait long after he becomes a famous master himself.



* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': Tails greatly respects and admires Sonic for much of the series, and thinks he's the coolest guy around ([[SmugSuper not that Sonic's about to tell him any differently]]). Though later installments, such as ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', has Tails grow out of it a bit and even has him snark on Sonic now and then.

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* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Tails greatly respects and admires Sonic for much of the series, and thinks he's the coolest guy around ([[SmugSuper not that Sonic's about to tell him any differently]]). Though later installments, such as ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', has Tails grow out of it a bit and even has him snark on Sonic now and then.

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* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': [[GreatGazoo Bat-Mite]] worships the ground the Dark Knight stands on, despite (and because of) the fact that he's a [[PhysicalGod god]] and could obliterate Batman with a thought (while Batman is a [[BadassNormal mere mortal]] who isn't intimidated by this for one second).
** [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]] idolized Bruce, [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick]], and Jason for years before approaching Dick to try and convince him Batman needed him in the wake of Jason's death and eventually becoming the new Robin himself. He continued seeing Bruce and Dick in this light for some time after meeting them even though they were both rather curt and harsh to him, [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason]] on the other hand lost Tim's adoration pretty quickly by cutting his throat in their first meeting.

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[[GreatGazoo Bat-Mite]] worships the ground the Dark Knight stands on, despite (and because of) the fact that he's a [[PhysicalGod god]] and could obliterate Batman with a thought (while Batman is a [[BadassNormal mere mortal]] who isn't intimidated by this for one second).
** [[ComicBook/RobinSeries [[ComicBook/Robin1993 Tim Drake]] idolized Bruce, [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick]], and Jason for years before approaching Dick to try and convince him Batman needed him in the wake of Jason's death and eventually becoming the new Robin himself. He continued seeing Bruce and Dick in this light for some time after meeting them even though they were both rather curt and harsh to him, [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason]] on the other hand lost Tim's adoration pretty quickly by cutting his throat in their first meeting.



* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'': During the Silver Age, ComicBook/LexLuthor idolized UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein, to the point that Einstein's birthday was the one day of the year where Luthor refused to commit any crimes, aside from breaking out of prison to pay his respects. Especially ironic, considering that Einstein would likely have been horrified and disgusted if he'd still been alive to see what Luthor used his genius for.

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* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'': ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': During the Silver Age, ComicBook/LexLuthor Lex Luthor idolized UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein, to the point that Einstein's birthday was the one day of the year where Luthor refused to commit any crimes, aside from breaking out of prison to pay his respects. Especially ironic, considering that Einstein would likely have been horrified and disgusted if he'd still been alive to see what Luthor used his genius for.
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* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'': Graham is pretty much convinced that Ladd is the second coming of Christ.

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* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'': ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'': Graham is pretty much convinced that Ladd is the second coming of Christ.



* In ''LightNovel/FateZero'', Waver Velvet eventually becomes this to his Servant Rider, saying that he would follow the latter without hesitation and, to [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]], proudly declared himself to be Rider's follower rather than Master. He even keeps all of his Servant's video games as a memento and wears his colors [[spoiler:when he becomes Lord El-Melloi II]].

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* In ''LightNovel/FateZero'', ''Literature/FateZero'', Waver Velvet eventually becomes this to his Servant Rider, saying that he would follow the latter without hesitation and, to [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]], proudly declared himself to be Rider's follower rather than Master. He even keeps all of his Servant's video games as a memento and wears his colors [[spoiler:when he becomes Lord El-Melloi II]].



* Sanae from ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' worships "Mori Summer," a self-proclaimed mage who wrote the ''Mabinogion'', a journal of philosophical-sounding rants of the other dimension. This is the basis of her SitcomArchnemesis relationship with Shinka[[spoiler:, the girl behind "Mori Summer" who wants to purge that part of her life seen as her OldShame.]]

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* Sanae from ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' ''Literature/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' worships "Mori Summer," Summer", a self-proclaimed mage who wrote the ''Mabinogion'', a journal of philosophical-sounding rants of the other dimension. This is the basis of her SitcomArchnemesis SitcomArchNemesis relationship with Shinka[[spoiler:, the Shinka, [[spoiler:the girl behind "Mori Summer" Summer", who wants to purge that part of her life seen as her OldShame.]]OldShame]].



* Catarina in ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' becomes the most admired and beloved student at the Magic Academy. Her social status is the among the highest in the school, but she goes out of her way to make friends with her fellow students regardless of social status. Her kindness, approachability, and lack of pride endears her to the student body so much that they refer to her as "Lady Saint" in complete sincerity.

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* Catarina in ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' becomes the most admired and beloved student at the Magic Academy. Her social status is the among the highest in the school, but she goes out of her way to make friends with her fellow students regardless of social status. Her kindness, approachability, and lack of pride endears her to the student body so much that they refer to her as "Lady Saint" in complete sincerity.
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** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' both Soris and Shianni have shades of this towards City Elf Warden which will finally made clear if you fight against the injustices the human nobles inflicted on you and your kind. This can be later subverted if you leave them both on mercy of humans.

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** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' both Soris and Shianni have shades of this towards City Elf Warden which will finally made clear if you fight back against the injustices the human nobles inflicted on against you and your kind. This can be later subverted if you leave them both on mercy of humans.
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** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' both Soris and Shianni have shades of this towards City Elf Warden. This can be later subverted if you leave them both on mercy of humans.

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** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' both Soris and Shianni have shades of this towards City Elf Warden.Warden which will finally made clear if you fight against the injustices the human nobles inflicted on you and your kind. This can be later subverted if you leave them both on mercy of humans.
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* ''Fanfic/KingdomHeartsFamiliaMyth'': After hearing [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Sora's recounting of how he saved the worlds several times over]], [[Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon Bell]] quickly grows to admire him greatly, considering him a real life version of the various heroes he read about in stories. Notably, the level of his admiration is sufficient to push his Liaris Freese skill to the same length as his love for Ais in canon.
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%%* Cooper in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''... but worships TheChick.
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13545968/1/Wilhuff-Tarkin-Hero-of-the-Rebellion Wilhuff Tarkin, Hero of the Rebellion]]'', much of the population of the Greater Seswenna region is this for Tarkin, of all people, due his actions as the Seswenna sector's governor and earlier as an officer in the local paramilitary force, the Outland Regions Security Force. And as the Rebellion's TokenEvilTeammate, Tarkin shamelessly take advantage of it to crew his Star Destroyer and the ''Carrion Spike'' with Imperial personnel that is loyal to him over than the Empire.

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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13545968/1/Wilhuff-Tarkin-Hero-of-the-Rebellion Wilhuff Tarkin, Hero of the Rebellion]]'', ''Fanfic/WilhuffTarkinHeroOfTheRebellion'', much of the population of the Greater Seswenna region is this for Tarkin, of all people, due his actions as the Seswenna sector's governor and earlier as an officer in the local paramilitary force, the Outland Regions Security Force. And as the Rebellion's TokenEvilTeammate, Tarkin shamelessly take advantage of it to crew his Star Destroyer and the ''Carrion Spike'' with Imperial personnel that is loyal to him over than the Empire.
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* In ''Webcomic/JupiterMen'', Quintin is an enormous fanboy for Jupiter-Man and is constantly trying to capture the hero on camera. He spends all of his free time browing the Polaris website for sightings of Jupiter-Man and spent his whole social studies project trying to prove that Jupiter-Man has superpowers.

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* In ''Webcomic/JupiterMen'', Quintin is an enormous fanboy for Jupiter-Man and is constantly trying to capture the hero on camera. He spends all of his free time browing the Polaris website for sightings of Jupiter-Man and spent his whole social studies project trying to prove that Jupiter-Man has superpowers. Episode 22 reveals that this is because Jupiter-Man saved his life when Quintin got hit by a car, resulting in Quintin's admiration for him and desire to emulate him.
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* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', you meet a number of [=NPCs=] who think you're the greatest thing ever, being the Warrior of Light and all. One of those is Hoary Boulder, a Hellsguard Roegadyn Gladiator who thought you were the greatest thing ever and joined up with the Scions of the Seventh Dawn to prove his worth. In turn, he has a bunch of Doman children who look up to him, even after he lost in a friendly spar with the PlayerCharacter.

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* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', you meet a number of [=NPCs=] who think you're the greatest thing ever, being the Warrior of Light and all. One of those is Hoary Boulder, a Hellsguard Roegadyn Gladiator who thought you were the greatest thing ever and joined up with the Scions of the Seventh Dawn to prove his worth. In turn, he has a bunch of Doman children who look up to him, even after he lost in a friendly spar with the PlayerCharacter. [[spoiler: This also extends to G'raha Tia, who is a ''massive'' fanboy of the Warrior of Light. After their future self (the Exarch) merges with his younger self on the Source, he is absolutely ecstatic to be able to go on an adventure with their hero.]]

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