History Main / HeroWorshipper

* Despite being an airhead tomboy, Katarina in ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' ends up getting referred to as a saint at school. The normal students misinterpret her more wild behavior as being gentler pursuits like admiring plants but recognize that she's very kind and status blind despite being about as high of nobility as you can get. One of her friends also seems to more worship her than love her like [[BiTheWay she's said to]] and is particularly attached to her since the pair knew each other in their past lives, though neither is consciously aware of it.

Compare IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery (if this character goes too far in an innocent way), LoonyFan (if he goes too far in a less-innocent way), TheKnightsWhoSaySquee (if the worshiper becomes a hero himself). Also see {{fangirl}} for a more gender specific variation of the trope.

** Elnor idolized Picard when he was a boy, and he was always keen to learn about Terran culture from him (such as literature and fencing) and receive gifts that the Admiral had brought from Earth. Elnor also admires Seven of Nine based on his excited reaction in "The Impossible Box" ("Borg like Seven of Nine?"), which makes perfect sense because she's an ActionGirl who's fighting for a "lost cause" of sorts, and he was raised by an AmazonBrigade which does the same thing.

* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Elnor idolized Jean-Luc Picard when he was a boy, and he was always eager to learn about Terran culture from him (such as literature and fencing) and receive gifts that the Admiral had brought from Earth. Elnor also admires Seven of Nine based on his excited reaction in "The Impossible Box" ("Borg like Seven of Nine?"), which makes perfect sense because she's an ActionGirl who's fighting for a "lost cause" of sorts, and he was raised by an AmazonBrigade which does the same thing.

* Midoriya from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' has [[TheCape All Might]] posters, [[WorldsStrongestMan All Might]] action figures, [[CaptainPatriotic All Might]] costumes, and, as of the start of the story, all of All Might's powers. [[TheRival Bakugo]] isn't half as fanboyish, but he also idolizes All Might, but for different reasons. Midoriya thinks of All Might as a hero who saves people in trouble, Bakugo sees All Might as a hero who never, ever loses.

* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Elnor idolized Jean-Luc Picard when he was a boy, and he was always enthusiastic to learn about Terran culture from him (such as literature and fencing) and receive gifts that the Admiral had brought from Earth. Elnor also admires Seven of Nine based on his excited reaction in "The Impossible Box" ("Borg like Seven of Nine?"), which makes perfect sense because she's an ActionGirl who's fighting for a "lost cause" of sorts, and he was raised by an AmazonBrigade which does the same thing.

* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Elnor idolized Jean-Luc Picard when he was a boy, and he was always enthusiastic to learn about Terran culture from him (such as literature and fencing) and receive gifts that the Admiral had brought from Earth.

* 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.

* Despite being an airhead tomboy, Katarina in ''LightNovel/DestructionFlagOtome'' ends up getting referred to as a saint at school. The normal students misinterpret her more wild behavior as being gentler pursuits like admiring plants but recognize that she's very kind and status blind despite being about as high of nobility as you can get. One of her friends also seems to more worship her than love her like [[BiTheWay she's said to]] and is particularly attached to her since the pair knew each other in their past lives, though neither is consciously aware of it.

* Speedwagon from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' gets redeemed out of a slum by Jonathan Joestar and has been worshipping him since. He later becomes a billionaire oil tycoon, and he's even more grateful to the point he devotes the rest of his life (and even after) supporting Jonathan's descendants and all their journeys.

* ''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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** Out of all the characters, Krillin puts the most faith in Goku to solve any threat the world encounters. He wanted to retreat after Goku fell ill and after everyone was beating by the androids, Krillin say things would have been different if Goku was there. It takes Tien pointing out that Goku can't be that much stronger than Trunks and Vegeta for him to see the flaw in his logic. His hope is also completely restored once Goku gets well and is still willing to fight despite the odds.
** Gohan thinks really highly of his dad. It's to the point that he didn't think it was possible for him to surpass his father, until Goku points out to him how strong he became. Even as an adult he constantly calls Goku the strongest in the universe and the greatest fighter ever, even during times he's stronger. He also adores Piccolo, saying he admires him almost as much as his dad. Until near the end of the Buu Saga, his gis were based off of Piccolo's clothes. He outright wore a complete copy of Piccolo's gi and cape during the Cell Games.

** [[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 them in this light for some time after meeting them even though they were both rather curt and harsh to him.
* 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.

* Elena from ''Series/KillingEve'' idolizes Carolyn, to the point that Eve jokingly says Elena has a crush on her. Elena doesn't deny it -- and, early in the series, Elena gleefully resigns from her job at [=MI5=] for the chance to work for Carolyn.
-->'''Elena:''' I'd [[KissingACousin nail a cousin]] to work with her.

* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'', Doofus idolizes Launchpad [=McQuack=].

* 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.

* From ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'', Carl with Muntz. As a kid, he adored him; however, [[spoiler:as an old man, he lost all respect for him, realizing what kind of man he was.]]

** But this trope also gets played more soberly. Izuku is utterly dependent on Heroes for guidance because of his crippling lack of self-esteem stemming from his guilt complex over injuring Bakugou when they were children and his own discomfort with his identity as an alien. When All Might gives Izuku a blunt, honest opinion that he isn't sure if Izuku should be a hero, Izuku just breaks down and takes All Might's word as gospel without bothering to refute it. Luckily, he recovers when All Might apologizes and gives Izuku a DareToBeBadass after the Sludge Villain incident is resolved. He gets another boost in cheer and confidence when he wins the support of Firestorm.

* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', Izuku is still this, memorizing the backstories of practically every major Hero in the world and rambling on and on about them whenever asked. He's also astonished when someone tells him something that he ''doesn't'' know. He's also visited Might Tower so many times that he's practically committed the tour guide's script to memory.