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* The western GenreAnthology "Ghost Towns" features such a character as the protagonist of the story "The Town That Wouldn't Quit'' He starts out trying to help his town get a railroad stop to boost the economy through various impassioned means. When this fails and his neighbors are gradually forced to leave, he won't leave and spends the rest of his life as TheHermit. This is due to feeling that as long as the town has one person living in it, it isn't officially dead. [[spoiler:When he finally dies, a cowboy friend of his makes it seem as if his ghost is still there so the town will become a tourist attraction and will still endure in some form.]]

* ''Literature/InCryptid'': GoneHorriblyRight in ''That Ain't Witchcraft.'' James's distant ancestor was a sorcerer who made a deal AtTheCrossroads so that his bloodline would remain magical and there would always be ''[[ExactWords a]]'' member of his family to protect the town from supernatural threats. The ExactWords of this deal have resulted in each new member of the family being killed soon after the birth of their child, and said child being magically prevented from leaving town no matter how badly they want to.

Expectthem to give a NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech about why they love that city.

Expect him or her to give a NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech about why they love that city.

* ''Fanfic/TheEndOfTheWorld:'' In the years after winning the 2nd Quarter Quell, Haymitch seems to know most of the people in District 12 in the years after winning the 2nd Quarter Quell. He works hard to try and save his tributes and limit the amount of abuse that the Capitol heaps on District 12. However, this lessens a bit as he becomes more cynical and withdrawn later in the story.

* The City Gods of ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' are celestial versions of this trope.

* Both version of ''Franchise/TheWorldOfDarkness'' seems to assume that your player character is inextricable from the city, if not by their nature (see ''Vampire'', above) then by the need of companionship (see ''Changeling''). If you're a supernatural in ''WOD'', then you want to take care of the city even as the city repeatedly hurts you. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Whether this is a creativity leash is in the eyes of the players]].
** TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse has City Fathers/Mothers, powerful spirits that embody the collective identity of a large enough city. They can be either enemies or patrons of Garou, but all of them want to protect and expand their cities

* ''Literature/SkiesUnbroken'' Gloria has the Governess, Ordelia Avarro.

* The comic prequel to ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' features Hugh Baker a Patriotic Londoner who remained behind in the city to fight the infectedCrazySurvivalist style long after it was evacuated.

* In Anime/LawOfUeki , one of the competitors is a young man from and dying country town who's class is set to be the last graduating class before their middle school shuts down. His goal for the competition is to get a Village Raising Talent so he can save his town.

* Good Cole [=McGrath=] is this for both Empire City and New Marais in the ''VideoGame/{{inFamous}}'' games. Even when myriad enemies try to discredit him as a public menace, he still helps out whenever he can. In fact, [[spoiler:the big SadisticChoice in the first game that leads to Trish's death]] is one of the biggest examples of selflessness in the history of gaming.

** This also happens in VideoGame/InfamousSecondSon with a Good aligned Delsin as he fights to kick the DUP out of Seattle.

* Being one of the main builders and the creator of ''WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld, Stampy is naturally this. Off-camera, he is also known to subtly replace old aspects of the builds with new ones, such as by using doors of more varied types of wood added in the newest editions of the game... and woe betide anyone who wishes his World or his Helpers, who help him build the World, harm.

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* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', local [[NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters supervillains]] the Undersiders acquire this role for the city of Brockton Bay after it's badly damaged by Leviathan, first claiming territory and driving off the supervillains that are less friendly to the populace (drug dealers, neo-nazis, and serial killers) and then funding the city's revitalization with their illegally gained money, as well as providing smuggled supplies where government supplies fall short. When the city is about to be condemned, they convince the mayor to argue against it in Washington [[KickTheDog by invading his home and threatening his family.]] Later, they create the first stable gateway to an alternate world in order to bring revenue to the city and revitalize it.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Justice League}}'' episode "Flash and Substance": [[ComicBook/TheFlash Flash]] is so loved in Central City, they build a museum to honor the costumed [[SuperSpeed speedster]]. During the episode, he gushes about how much he loves the city, and he even shows he knows ''everyone's '' name within it. When Franchise/{{Batman}} and [[ComicBook/NewGods Orion]] actually are impressed with your dedication, it means something.

** '''{{Franchise/Batman}}'''. You can't even litter in Gotham without Batman kicking your ass. In his public persona as Bruce Wayne, he's the city's biggest philanthropist and provider of jobs. Lampshaded by the Riddler in stories by Creator/NeilGaiman who notes about Batman, "That man was the city."