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* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': Dr. Clef created the Scarlet King, but the entity was nothing more than background for SCP-231. It was Djoric instead who greatly expanded on the lore of the Scarlet King, giving readers most of what they know of the Scarlet King.

** A large number of May's [[ADayInTheLimelight major Contest episodes]], including the one where she chooses to be a Coordinator and the entirety of ''both'' Grand Festivals, among many others. He proceeded to write her entire [[TheBusCameBack return arc]] in ''Diamond & Pearl'', thus playing a key role in defining her as her own character, rather than the expected ReplacementGoldfish for Misty.
** A ''huge'' portion of plot-focused episodes from ''Diamond & Pearl''. Much like May before her, he wrote a large number of Dawn's major Contests, including the vast majority of her overconfidence/depression arc (which culminates in her Wallace Cup battle against May herself), and almost every episode of the Grand Festival. He also wrote nearly ''every'' single episode that focused on either [[KnightOfCerebus Paul]] ''or'' [[VileVillainSaccharineShow Team Galactic]], which collectively make up almost all of the series' major plot threads.
** The first and last episodes of Dawn's return in ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite Best Wishes]]'', as well as the Operation Tempest two-parter.
** ''Every one'' of the four Mega Evolution specials, and almost every episode building up Team Flare in ''XY&Z'', up to and including the ''entire'' Team Flare arc.
** Even in ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon Sun and Moon]]'', where Tomioka is no longer the head writer, he wrote the majority of Litten's arc throughout the series, which is widely praised as one of the big highlights of the season.

Creator/AtsuhiroTomioka, the head writer of the series from ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl DP]]'' to ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY XY]]'', is considered by many to be one of the best writers in the series. Tomioka's contributions are valued as having some of the most mature writing of the show while tackling darker subject matters, while still retaining the more optimistic look that the anime adopted after Kanto. He's responsible for writing a massive number of the show's most beloved arcs and plotlines, including (but not limited to):

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* A more [[ExaggeratedTrope exaggerated]] example occurred with ''Literature/TheShadow''. The character himself actually originated from the radio show ''Detective Story Hour'', which was a radio adaptation of the publisher Street & Smith's ''Detective Story Magazine''. His creators in this context are attributed toward the trio of David Chrisman (the advertising agent from the Ruthrauff & Ryan ad firm who sponsored the show), William Sweets (the show's writer-director), and Harry Engman Charlot (the scriptwriter who created the name "The Shadow"). These three came up with the general idea of the Shadow as a [[CreepyMonotone creepily voiced]] storyteller with an EvilLaugh. However, their creation of the character is almost entirely overwhelmed by writer Walter B. Gibson, who went on to write ''The Shadow'' pulp magazine and who fleshed out the character in far more detail than ''Detective Story Hour'' ever did (i.e. adding the Shadow's persona of [[SecretIdentityIdentity Lamont Cranston]], his use of field agents, his [[MasterOfDisguise mastery of disguise]]). The sheer amount of detail Gibson added completely overwhelmed the one-note character Chrisman, Sweets and Charlot had made [[note]]''Franchise/DocSavage'' creator Lester Dent even commented that "The Shadow when placed in your [Gibson's] hands was a laugh, nothing more"[[/note]], and thus Gibson is widely considered the ''true'' creator by fans and historians alike.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
Creator/TakeshiShudo defined the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries]]'' elements and he's still highly respected by a section of the fanbase to this day. His writing style for the series is defined by a deeper level of world building and a more realistic approach to the world of Pokemon. His contributions include the following:

Creator/TakeshiShudo defined the [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries]] elements and he's still highly respected by a section of the fanbase to this day. His writing style for the series is defined by a deeper level of world building and a more realistic approach to the world of Pokemon. His contributions include the following:

Creator/TakeshiShudo defined the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries]]'' elements and he's still highly respected by a section of the fanbase to this day. His writing style for the series is defined by a deeper level of world building and a more realistic approach to the world of Pokemon. His contributions include the following:

Creator/TakeshiShudo, head writer of the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries]]''. He defined a lot of 'Original series' elements and he's still highly respected by a section of the fanbase to this day. His writing style for the series is defined by a deeper level of world building and a more realistic approach to the world of Pokemon. His contributions include the following:

Creator/TakeshiShudo, head writer of the . He defined a lot of 'Original series' elements and he's still highly respected by a section of the fanbase to this day. His writing style for the series is defined by a deeper level of world building and a more realistic approach to the world of Pokemon. His contributions include the following:

Creator/TakeshiShudo, head writer of the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries]]''. He defined a lot of 'Original series' elements and he's still highly respected by a section of the fanbase to this day. His writing style for the series often has a deeper level of worldbuilding and a more realistic approach to the world of Pokemon. His contributions include the following:

Creator/TakeshiShudo, head writer of the '''[[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries]]''. He defined a lot of 'Original series' elements and he's still highly respected by a section of the fanbase to this day. His writing style for the series often has a deeper level of worldbuilding and a more realistic approach to the world of Pokemon. His contributions include the following:

Creator/TakeshiShudo, head writer of the '''[[Anime/PokémonTheOriginalSeries]]''. He defined a lot of 'Original series' elements and he's still highly respected by a section of the fanbase to this day. His writing style for the series often has a deeper level of worldbuilding and a more realistic approach to the world of Pokemon. His contributions include the following:

* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': Creator/TakeshiShudo, head writer of the '''[[Anime/PokémonTheOriginalSeries]]''. He defined a lot of 'Original series' elements and he's still highly respected by a section of the fanbase to this day. His writing style for the series often has a deeper level of worldbuilding and a more realistic approach to the world of Pokemon. His contributions include the following:

* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': Creator/TakeshiShudo, head writer of the '''[[Anime/PokémonTheOriginalSeries]]''. He defined a lot of 'Original series' elements and he's still highly respected by a section of the fanbase to this day. His writing style for the series often has a deeper level of worldbuilding and a more realistic approach to the world of Pokemon. His contribution to the worldbuilding include the following:
** The first two episodes depicts the life of a trainer with a realism that is seldom repeated with the other writers. When Ash starts off on his journey, nothing seems to go according to plan while having to deal with a disobedient Pikachu and nearly gets himself killed. His allies, while do provide support, questions his ability as a trainer considering his track record.

** 'The Ghost of Maiden's Peak'

** Applying to the other episodes written by Shudo, Team Rocket is protrsyed with more complexity as opposed than the formulaic comic relief they have become later on.

** The first two episodes depicts the life of a trainer with a realism that is seldom repeated with the other writers. Particularly in the first two episodes.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': Creator/AtsuhiroTomioka, the head writer of the series from ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl DP]]'' to ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY XY]]'', is considered by many to be one of the best writers in the series. He's responsible for writing a massive number of the show's most beloved arcs and plotlines, including (but not limited to):

** In the same vein, while Creator/TakeshiShudo defined a lot of ''[[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries OS]]'' elements and he's still highly respected by a section of the fanbase, Tomioka's contributions are valued as having some of the most mature writing of the show while tackling darker subject matters, while still retaining the more optimistic look that the anime adopted after Kanto.

Compare AdaptationDisplacement, CantUnHearIt, BetterThanCanon, and CoveredUp. When done with a singular character, it may be a result of being the CreatorsFavorite. Contrast RunningTheAsylum, where such people are often regarded as [[WickedStepmother evil step-parents]], and OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight, where fans think a work is better when its creator is actively involved in it. Not to be confused with FamilyOfChoice, where the ''characters'' decide who they feel their real parents are.

* Pete Carroll and the late Paul Allen are this to the Seattle Seahawks. In 1996, then-owner Ken Behring wanted to move the Seahawks to Los Angeles, until Allen agreed to purchase the Seahawks in exchange for a new stadium from the city of Seattle. Under Allen's management, [[TookALevelInBadass the Seahawks soon went from being forgetfully average into one of the toughest teams in the NFL]]. In the 1999-00 season the Seahawks made their first playoff appearance in eleven years, and in the 2005-06 season, they reached the UsefulNotes/SuperBowl for the first time in franchise history. In 2010, Allen hired Carroll as head coach, who soon helped develop "The Legion of Boom", [[StoneWall one of the toughest defenses in NFL history]]. And in the 2013-14 season, they earned the #1 seed in the NFC playoffs, and made it to Super Bowl XLVIII, [[CurbStompBattle where they defeated the Denver Broncos 43-8, one of the biggest wins in Super Bowl history]].

* Pete Carroll and the late Paul Allen are this to the Seattle Seahawks. In 1996, then-owner Ken Behring wanted to move the Seahawks to Los Angeles, until Allen agreed to purchase the Seahawks in exchange for a new stadium from the city of Seattle. Under Allen's management, [[TookALevelInBadass the Seahawks soon went from being forgetfully average into one of the toughest teams in the NFL]]. In the 2003-04 season, they got their first playoff victory in 20 years, and in the 2005-06 season, they reached the UsefulNotes/SuperBowl for the first time in franchise history. In 2010, Allen hired Carroll as head coach, who soon helped develop "The Legion of Boom", [[StoneWall one of the toughest defensive lines in NFL history]]. And in the 2013-14 season, they earned the #1 seed in the NFC playoffs, and made it to Super Bowl XLVIII, [[CurbStompBattle where they defeated the Denver Broncos 43-8, one of the biggest wins in Super Bowl history]].

* A more [[ExaggeratedTrope exaggerated]] example occurred with ''Radio/TheShadow''. The character himself actually originated from the radio show ''Detective Story Hour'', which was a radio adaptation of the publisher Street & Smith's ''Detective Story Magazine''. His creators in this context are attributed toward the trio of David Chrisman (the advertising agent from the Ruthrauff & Ryan ad firm who sponsored the show), William Sweets (the show's writer-director), and Harry Engman Charlot (the scriptwriter who created the name "The Shadow"). These three came up with the general idea of the Shadow as a [[CreepyMonotone creepily voiced]] storyteller with an EvilLaugh. However, their creation of the character is almost entirely overwhelmed by writer Walter B. Gibson, who went on to write ''The Shadow'' pulp magazine and who fleshed out the character in far more detail than ''Detective Story Hour'' ever did (i.e. adding the Shadow's persona of [[SecretIdentityIdentity Lamont Cranston]], his use of field agents, his [[MasterOfDisguise mastery of disguise]]). The sheer amount of detail Gibson added completely overwhelmed the one-note character Chrisman, Sweets and Charlot had made [[note]]''Franchise/DocSavage'' creator Lester Dent even commented that "The Shadow when placed in your [Gibson's] hands was a laugh, nothing more"[[/note]], and thus Gibson is widely considered the ''true'' creator by fans and historians alike.

** The fandom {{invert|edTrope}}s this trope against [[RunningTheAsylum Matthew Ward]] due to his habit of CharacterShilling and creating GameBreaker units.
** Black Library author Creator/GrahamMcNeill, meanwhile, is considered to be the definitive source on both the Literature/{{Ultramarines}} and the Literature/IronWarriors.

* Although UsefulNotes/McDonalds was initially co-founded by Richard and Maurice [=McDonald=], it was Ray Kroc, who had purchased the rights from the brothers in 1961, that had made the chain into the famous international fast food chain it is now, on top of founding many of the philosophies and ideologies that would continue to define the chain to this day. Ray Kroc's impact and influence on the chain was so great that the current [=McDonalds=] corporation credits Ray Kroc as its true founder as opposed to the [=McDonald=] brothers, who have become more or less, a footnote in the company's history.

* ''Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor'' became Tow Ubukata's brainchild after episode 15. Prior to this the series was a somewhat forgettable and generic, if decent, mecha-vs-aliens story. The second half (under Ubukata) did a complete 180, turning it into a well regarded CultClassic that's often considered to be among the very best examples of {{Grimdark}} mecha by those who watched it. The Ubukata run eventually helped the series get continuations in the form of a movie and not one, but ''two'' new TV anime a full decade after the original. Not bad for what was supposed to be a one off.

* ''Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAgressor'' became Tow Ubukata's brainchild after episode 15. Prior to this the series was a somewhat forgettable and generic, if decent, mecha-vs-aliens story. The second half (under Ubukata) did a complete 180, turning it into a well regarded CultClassic that's often considered to be among the very best examples of {{Grimdark}} mecha by those who watched it. The Ubukata run eventually helped the series get continuations in the form of a movie and not one, but ''two'' new TV anime a full decade after the original. Not bad for what was supposed to be a one off.

* Although UsefulNotes/McDonalds was initially co-founded by Richard and Maurice [=McDonald=], it was Ray Kroc, who had purchased the rights from the brothers in 1955, who had made the chain into the famous international fast food chain it is now, on top of founding many of the philosophies and ideologies that would define the chain to this day. Ray Kroc's impact and influence on the chain was so great that the current [=McDonalds=] corporation credits Ray Kroc as its true founder as opposed to the [=McDonald=] brothers, who have become more or less, a footnote in the company's history.

* Although UsefulNotes/McDonalds was initially co-founded by Richard and Maurice [=McDonald=], it was Ray Kroc, who had purchased the rights from the brothers in 1955, who had made the chain into the famous international fast food chain it is now, on top of founding many of the philosophies and ideologies that would define the chain to this day. Ray Kroc's impact and influence on the chain was so great that the current [=McDonalds=] corporation credits Ray Kroc as its creator as opposed to the [=McDonald=] brothers, who have become more or less, a footnote in the company's history, despite being the company's co-founders

* German statehood in the current form dates basically to 1871 (or 1866 if you take the North German Confederation) yet even the political right in Germany rarely invokes UsefulNotes/OttoVonBismarck instead elevating to nigh mythical levels the "fathers (and four mothers) of the Basic Law" - despite that including two communists. Interestingly that mythologization was already going on when some of them ''were still alive''. [[note]] The last of [[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Mitglieder_des_Parlamentarischen_Rats them]] to die lived to ''2005'' - the same year as (as of 2021) the current chancellor, Angela Merkel, took office[[/note]]