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*** Ash Ketchum from the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime]] starts as IdiotHero BigEater and is a FriendToAllLivingThings on a quest ToBeAMaster. In the early seasons he was always put down for acting before he thinks, but after going through about 4 regions he's the more experienced mentor to whatever newbie starts traveling with him. He only displays TheGift in the films, but season to season he averts it, having only won 1 league (the Alola League) after over 900 episodes. Ash having stock shonen hero qualities has only gotten emphasised as time goes on. In Kanto, and to a lesser extent Johto, he was stubborn, bratty, and could be mean and greedy when he wanted. Since then his bad traits have vanished with more emphasis being put on his AllLovingHero and IdiotHero aspects. His old personality [[BackportedDevelopment almost never gets referenced]] and most flashbacks use his newer one.

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*** Ash Ketchum from the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime]] starts as IdiotHero BigEater and is a FriendToAllLivingThings on a quest ToBeAMaster. In the early seasons he was always put down for acting before he thinks, but after going through about 4 the Kanto, Orange Islands, and Johto regions he's the more experienced mentor to whatever newbie starts traveling with him. He While it takes him a while to be considered a top-tier competitor in-universe, and his victories only displays TheGift in truly pile up towards the films, but season to season end of his tenure when he averts it, having only won 1 league (the wins both the Alola League) after over 900 episodes. League and the World Coronation Series back to back, he's always striving to be stronger and more skilled, pushing forward with hard work, determination, and kindnesss. Ash having stock shonen hero qualities has only gotten emphasised emphasized as time goes on. In Kanto, and to a lesser extent Johto, he was stubborn, bratty, and could be mean and greedy when he wanted. Since then his bad traits have vanished with more emphasis being put on his AllLovingHero and IdiotHero aspects. His old personality [[BackportedDevelopment almost never gets referenced]] and most flashbacks use his newer one.
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* Yuzuko Mawatari from ''Manga/{{Teppu}}'', a woman example who practices a real-life sport (UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts). She is also a deconstruction of the trope: She is not the viewpoint character of the manga, but rather the HeroAntagonist to VillainProtagonist StockShonenRival Natsuo, and the traits that make her a Stock Shonen Hero ''utterly creeps out'' everyone who doesn't spend time getting to know her. Yuzuko's complete inability to understand how other people may have more complex or flawed motivations rather than simply the love of the game, as well as the fact that she has no sense of self-preservation and doesn't understand what it means to 'lose' as a concept, means most people can't relate to her at all.
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* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': The title character, mixed in with some TotallyRadical '90s cool and swapping fighting with running. He's got the equivalent of spiky hair, a strong sense of justice, is fueled by the PowerOfFriendship, and (particularly in spin-offs) loves to compete with other speedsters to see who comes out on top. Even [[VideoGame/SonicHeroes when a giant alligator chases down the team in a jungle level]], his only response is "Interesting, let's see who's faster." Unsurprising, since the series has several ''Franchise/DragonBall'' {{Shout Out}}s, including seven {{Cosmic Keystone}}s and a GoldenSuperMode that makes his hair stand on end. Naturally, he has a StockShonenRival counterpart in Shadow, and to lesser extend Knuckles.

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* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': The title character, mixed in with some TotallyRadical '90s cool and swapping fighting with running. He's got the equivalent of spiky hair, a strong sense of justice, is fueled by the PowerOfFriendship, and (particularly in spin-offs) loves to compete with other speedsters to see who comes out on top. Even [[VideoGame/SonicHeroes when a giant alligator chases down the team in a jungle level]], his only response is "Interesting, let's see who's faster." Unsurprising, since the series has several ''Franchise/DragonBall'' {{Shout Out}}s, including seven {{Cosmic Keystone}}s and a GoldenSuperMode that makes his hair stand on end. Naturally, he has a StockShonenRival counterpart in Shadow, and to a lesser extend extent, Knuckles.

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