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* In ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise'', Fire Lord Zuko gets to learn that actually ruling his war-torn and demoralized country is going to be more difficult than simply overthrowing his despot of a father. His father, in prison, points it out.

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* ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': In ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise'', Fire Lord Zuko gets to learn that actually ruling his war-torn and demoralized country is going to be more difficult than simply overthrowing his despot of a father. His father, in prison, points it out.



* Prince Charming of ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'' is almost the living incarnation of this. Introduced as a shallow, self-absorbed womanizer (and down on his luck) he became Mayor of Fabletown. And he was rapidly overwhelmed by the bureaucracy. Yet it was clear that he was doing his absolute best to lead the Fables, fight their enemies, and ultimately serve their goals, whether they voted for him or not. Moreover, he eventually led them to war and sacrificed himself to win. Looking back at the earlier issues, it's clear that he was still the shallow self-absorbed womanizer, and yet even from the start he was the brilliant self-sacrificing soldier.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'': Prince Charming of ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'' is almost the living incarnation of this. Introduced as a shallow, self-absorbed womanizer (and down on his luck) he became Mayor of Fabletown. And he was rapidly overwhelmed by the bureaucracy. Yet it was clear that he was doing his absolute best to lead the Fables, fight their enemies, and ultimately serve their goals, whether they voted for him or not. Moreover, he eventually led them to war and sacrificed himself to win. Looking back at the earlier issues, it's clear that he was still the shallow self-absorbed womanizer, and yet even from the start he was the brilliant self-sacrificing soldier.



* In ''ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', Tommy Oliver, who is now the white ranger and the leader of the team, asks Omega Red, who, unbeknownst to him, is former red ranger and leader Jason Lee Scott, if being a leader ever gets easier. Jason can only shrug and admit that no, it doesn't.
* Primus of the ''ComicBook/OmegaMen'' always felt this, often drifting dangerously close to {{wangst}}.
* As seen in the ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}''/Franchise/GreenLantern crossover ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', Guy Gardner is the unofficial leader of the Red Lanterns who haven’t sided with [[BigBad Atrocitus]]. It’s a very distressing job leading a team of psychotic, short-tempered, berserk {{Blood Knight}}s with little regard for authority, especially when he tries to be the voice of reason, and his new role has driven a wedge between him and his former friends, his family…
* ComicBook/{{Robin|1993}} was the first leader of ComicBook/YoungJustice but the expectations others placed on him and his friends accusing him wrongly and without evidence of making plans to kill them if need be after Batman's plans for his own allies came to light were quite hard for him to take. He preferred his role as ComicBook/WonderGirl's tactician and helping her come up with plans after she became the group's leader.
* Nico Minoru of the ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}''. She ended up with the job only because her ex-boyfriend, the original team leader, betrayed the team and then died. She did okay for a while because she had Karolina cheering her on and Gertrude handling the practical matters. But then Karolina admitted that she had feelings for Nico, and when Nico rebuffed her, she left the team and found love with a Skrull. Karolina later came back, but then Gertrude died and Chase ran away (he came back eventually.) She fell back on Victor for a while for emotional support, but then he cheated on her. Things stabilized for a while, but then the events of "Home Schooling" came along - the Runaways' home got bombed, Old Lace died, 12-year-old Klara suffered a concussion and went berserk, and Chase ran away again [[spoiler:and then got hit by a car]]. Thankfully, Nico somehow managed to pull the team back together in time to deal with Dark Wolverine, but she probably won't be winning any awards for leadership anytime soon.
** Reflected on in the 2017 series. Gertrude notes on thus as to why Nico is enthusiastic on training under Doc Justice and having the team be under them. She doesn't have to bear the burden of it. Given what the hell happened between Gertrude's death and resurrection, not hard to say.

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* In ''ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', ''ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersBoomStudios'': Tommy Oliver, who is now the white ranger and the leader of the team, asks Omega Red, who, unbeknownst to him, is former red ranger and leader Jason Lee Scott, if being a leader ever gets easier. Jason can only shrug and admit that no, it doesn't.
* ''ComicBook/OmegaMen'': Primus of the ''ComicBook/OmegaMen'' always felt this, often drifting dangerously close to {{wangst}}.
* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'': As seen in the ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}''/Franchise/GreenLantern ''Supergirl''/ComicBook/GreenLantern crossover ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', Guy Gardner is the unofficial leader of the Red Lanterns who haven’t sided with [[BigBad Atrocitus]]. It’s a very distressing job leading a team of psychotic, short-tempered, berserk {{Blood Knight}}s with little regard for authority, especially when he tries to be the voice of reason, and his new role has driven a wedge between him and his former friends, his family…
* ComicBook/{{Robin|1993}} was the first leader of ComicBook/YoungJustice but the expectations others placed on him and his friends accusing him wrongly and without evidence of making plans to kill them if need be after Batman's plans for his own allies came to light were quite hard for him to take. He preferred his role as ComicBook/WonderGirl's tactician and helping her come up with plans after she became the group's leader.
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''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'': Nico Minoru of the ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}''. She ended up with the job of leading the Runaways only because her ex-boyfriend, the original team leader, betrayed the team and then died. She did okay for a while because she had Karolina cheering her on and Gertrude handling the practical matters. But then Karolina admitted that she had feelings for Nico, and when Nico rebuffed her, she left the team and found love with a Skrull. Karolina later came back, but then Gertrude died and Chase ran away (he came back eventually.) She fell back on Victor for a while for emotional support, but then he cheated on her. Things stabilized for a while, but then the events of "Home Schooling" came along - the Runaways' home got bombed, Old Lace died, 12-year-old Klara suffered a concussion and went berserk, and Chase ran away again [[spoiler:and then got hit by a car]]. Thankfully, Nico somehow managed to pull the team back together in time to deal with Dark Wolverine, but she probably won't be winning any awards for leadership anytime soon.
** Reflected on in the 2017 series.''ComicBook/RunawaysRainbowRowell''. Gertrude notes on thus as to why Nico is enthusiastic on training under Doc Justice and having the team be under them. She doesn't have to bear the burden of it. Given what the hell happened between Gertrude's death and resurrection, not hard to say.



* This is really common with the ''ComicBook/XMen''.
** ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}. Notably, despite having a reputation for being a crybaby, he's such a stoic that he rarely, if ever, whines about his difficulties publicly, instead choosing to brood alone when faced with difficulties. As a result, InUniverse he's often [[UngratefulBastard given a hard time by the people he's leading]] because they don't think he ''cares'' about the things he's doing, which is the exact opposite of how he feels. The Utopia era is probably the ''best'' example of this trope in play, as Scott was charged with protecting the [[LastOfTheirKind last remnants of the mutant race]] (which were down to about ''80'') as several groups began actively trying to wipe them out. To do so he moved them to a secured base off the coast of San Francisco, formed a secret splinter team ''without'' [[ThouShallNotKill a no-killing policy]], and created many battle plans to combat the many threats they face, but as soon as any of the team find out about the darker things he does to protect them, he's given a vicious WhatTheHellHero speech by [[{{Hypocrite}} people who've done things]] ''just as bad'' themselves.

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* This is really common with the ''ComicBook/XMen''.
** ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}. Notably, despite having a reputation for being a crybaby, he's ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} is such a stoic that he rarely, if ever, whines about his difficulties publicly, instead choosing to brood alone when faced with difficulties. As a result, InUniverse he's often [[UngratefulBastard given a hard time by the people he's leading]] because they don't think he ''cares'' about the things he's doing, which is the exact opposite of how he feels. The Utopia era is probably the ''best'' example of this trope in play, as Scott was charged with protecting the [[LastOfTheirKind last remnants of the mutant race]] (which were down to about ''80'') as several groups began actively trying to wipe them out. To do so he moved them to a secured base off the coast of San Francisco, formed a secret splinter team ''without'' [[ThouShallNotKill a no-killing policy]], and created many battle plans to combat the many threats they face, but as soon as any of the team find out about the darker things he does to protect them, he's given a vicious WhatTheHellHero speech by [[{{Hypocrite}} people who've done things]] ''just as bad'' themselves.



* In ''ComicBook/XStatix'', Anarchist finally got a shot at leading the team after the "Bad Guy" incident wreaked havoc on Guy Smith's reputation. It caused his Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder to get much, much worse, and he hated it.

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* In ''ComicBook/XStatix'', ''ComicBook/XStatix'': Anarchist finally got a shot at leading the team after the "Bad Guy" incident wreaked havoc on Guy Smith's reputation. It caused his Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder to get much, much worse, and he hated it.it.
* ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'': [[Characters/RobinTimDrake Robin]] was the first leader of Young Justice but the expectations others placed on him and his friends accusing him wrongly and without evidence of making plans to kill them if need be after Batman's plans for his own allies came to light were quite hard for him to take. He preferred his role as [[Characters/WonderGirlCassieSandsmark Wonder Girl]]'s tactician and helping her come up with plans after she became the group's leader.
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* ''Fanfic/{{Aftergore}}'': Papyrus is dealing with a lot of pressure as ruler of the Underground in ''Aftergore VI'', even though [[PuppetKing Flowey and Sans are doing most of the heavy lifting]]. Sans and Flowey are fighting each other for power behind his back, the Underground was heavily depopulated right before he took over, the monsters who are left don't respect his policies, Sans is implied to be doing poorly because he's the one ''actually'' running the kingdom for him, and Flowey's barely bothering to hide his sociopathy anymore. Even the title of Papyrus' pre-fight theme, "The Pressure of Prestige", reflects how he's being worn down by power.
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* In ''Manga/VinlandSaga'', this happens to [[spoiler:Canute]] -- not in the least because holding his position of power makes him act [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans in ways he'd have previously found repellent]].

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* In ''Manga/VinlandSaga'', this happens to [[spoiler:Canute]] [[spoiler: [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Canute]]]] -- not in the least because holding his position of power makes him act [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans in ways he'd have previously found repellent]].
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** The piece "[[https://www.deviantart.com/jgss0109/art/Expectations-940718743 Expectations]]" shows a young Venus staring pensively at portraits of her mother and predecessors, feeling the stress of being the future ruler. Made more poignant in that she's a Star Queen, and therefore her actions would define an entire ''era'' for the Butterfly Kingdom.
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* ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger'': Arguably inevitable as the heart of the narrative revolves around the titular Sentai assuming the roles of monarchs. The story delves into the myriad responsibilities, demands, and struggles inherent in their positions as they navigate the intricate web of duties for the well-being of their kingdoms and the people under their care.

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* ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000RogueTrader'': As a Rogue Trader, you have far greater reach and leeway than most planetary governors and military commanders in the Imperium. This also means more responsibilities and having to a make difficult decisions that could affect entire worlds, if not star systems.
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* ''Literature/HoratioHornblower'' has this as a defining character trait as he rises through the ranks. He grapples with the knowledge that his orders will cause some of his men to die, the sole responsibility for any mistake at sea (even ones made by the Admiralty) will fall on him, and he feels as though he constantly needs to put on the act of a completely imperturbable stalwart despite private fears of death and dismemberment. (He tends to go a little [[IncrediblyLamePun overboard]] with his ruminations, or a lot overboard when he fails to live up to his own impossibly high standards.) He exhibits a much milder (and somewhat more palatable) form of it in each of the miniseries based on the novels.

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* ''Literature/HoratioHornblower'' has this as a defining character trait as he rises through the ranks. He grapples with the knowledge that his orders will cause some of his men to die, the sole responsibility for any mistake at sea (even ones made by the Admiralty) will fall on him, and he feels as though he constantly needs to put on the act of a completely imperturbable stalwart despite private fears of death and dismemberment. (He tends to go a little [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} overboard]] with his ruminations, or a lot overboard when he fails to live up to his own impossibly high standards.) He exhibits a much milder (and somewhat more palatable) form of it in each of the miniseries based on the novels.
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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': {{Invoked|Trope}} in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E114IDreamOfGenie I Dream of Genie]]", in which a man who has discovered a genie in a lamp imagines how each of several potential wishes would play out for him. In one ImagineSpot, he is the President of the United States, only to find himself confronted with a crisis where he must make a critical decision without concrete facts to suggest the correct answer, and knowing that the consequences of making the wrong decision could be catastrophic. This scenario leads him to decide against making this his wish.

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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': {{Invoked|Trope}} in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E114IDreamOfGenie "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S4E12IDreamOfGenie I Dream of Genie]]", in which a man who has discovered a genie in a lamp imagines how each of several potential wishes would play out for him. In one ImagineSpot, he is the President of the United States, only to find himself confronted with a crisis where he must make a critical decision without concrete facts to suggest the correct answer, and knowing that the consequences of making the wrong decision could be catastrophic. This scenario leads him to decide against making this his wish.
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* Israeli satire show ''Eretz Nehederet'' aired [[http://totzeret-haaretz.tumblr.com/post/42509645050/this-song-isnt-relevant-anymore-but-i-got-a this skit]] before the winner of the 2009 elections was declared. It featured a group of former Israeli prime ministers singing a song to both candidates, aimed at the winner-to-be, detailing how awful life would be after they get the job. Subverted by Shim'on Peres, who would still like to be the prime minister again in spite of everything.

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* Israeli satire show ''Eretz Nehederet'' ''Series/EretzNehederet'' aired [[http://totzeret-haaretz.tumblr.com/post/42509645050/this-song-isnt-relevant-anymore-but-i-got-a this skit]] before the winner of the 2009 elections was declared. It featured a group of former Israeli prime ministers singing a song to both candidates, aimed at the winner-to-be, detailing how awful life would be after they get the job. Subverted by Shim'on Shimon Peres, who would still like to be the prime minister again in spite of everything.
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* Many people who knew George VI, his wife the Queen Mother especially, have long maintained that his suddenly becoming King in the wake of the Abdication, and the stresses of leading the British through the Second World War, are what ultimately killed him at the age of 56.

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* Many For many people who knew George VI, his wife the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother especially, have long maintained that his suddenly becoming King in the wake of the Abdication, and the stresses of leading the British through the Second World War, are what ultimately killed him at the age of 56.
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** VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII has this occur to poor [[spoiler:[[PlayerCharacter Squall]]. who is instantly infuriated at the decision made by Cid Kramer when he appoints him leader of Balamb to bring down the Sorceress and you can't really blame him for his anger in response to it either, between his [[NeverBeHurtAgain shit load of mental baggage]] constantly in loop-de-loops, it practically drives him to a state of paralysis from time to time.]]

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** VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII has this occur to poor [[spoiler:[[PlayerCharacter Squall Leonhart]]. who is instantly infuriated at the decision made by Cid Kramer when he appoints him leader of Balamb to bring down the Sorceress and you can't really blame him for his anger in response to it either, between his [[NeverBeHurtAgain shit load of mental baggage]] constantly in loop-de-loops, it practically drives him to a state of paralysis from time to time.]]

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** VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII has this occur to poor [[spoiler:[[PlayerCharacter Squall Leonhart]].Squall]]. who is instantly infuriated at the decision made by Cid Kramer when he appoints him leader of Balamb to bring down the Sorceress and you can't really blame him for his anger in response to it either, between his [[NeverBeHurtAgain shit load of mental baggage]] constantly in loop-de-loops, it practically drives him to a state of paralysis from time to time.]]
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** VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII has this occur to poor [[spoiler:[[PlayerCharacter Squall Leonhart]]. who is instantly infuriated at the decision made by Cid Kramer when he appoints him leader of Balamb to bring down the Sorceress and you can't really blame him for his anger in response to it either, between his [[NeverBeHurtAgain shit load of mental baggage]] constantly in loop-de-loops, it practically drives him to a state of paralysis from time to time.]]
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode 'Boss Mabel', Mabel gets to run the Mystery Shack for three days while Grunkle Stan goes on vacation as part of a bet (whoever earned the most money would be the boss for the rest of the summer). By the end of the episode, we learn that when your employees are TheSlacker and a ManChild, the only way to get things done is to get tough while using genuine monsters (or at least large intelligent ones) as your exhibits puts alot of people at risk, hence why fake exhibits are used, no matter how fake. When Stan returns and Mabel wins the bet (Mabel lost almost all her profits aside from 1$ repairing the damage to the shack but Stan had completely blown his winnings on the game show he was on by screwing up the final question), she gives the reins back to Stan, admitting the trouble in regards to managing the job.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode 'Boss Mabel', Mabel gets to run the Mystery Shack for three days while Grunkle Stan goes on vacation as part of a bet (whoever earned the most money would be the boss for the rest of the summer). By the end of the episode, we learn that when your employees are TheSlacker and a ManChild, the only way to get things done is to get tough while using genuine monsters (or at least large intelligent ones) as your exhibits puts alot a lot of people at risk, hence why fake exhibits are used, no matter how fake. When Stan returns and Mabel wins the bet (Mabel lost almost all her profits aside from 1$ repairing the damage to the shack but Stan had completely blown his winnings on the game show he was on by screwing up the final question), she gives the reins back to Stan, admitting the trouble in regards to managing the job.



* Wildwing from ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' when he was put in charge by Canard, just before he disappeared. He has a whole episode where he [[spoiler:resigns]] after accidentally leading the team into an ambush, and the responsibility just slammed down on him all at once. He gets better.

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* Wildwing from ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' when he was put in charge by Canard, just before he disappeared. He has a whole episode where he [[spoiler:resigns]] [[spoiler: resigns]] after accidentally leading the team into an ambush, and the responsibility just slammed down on him all at once. He gets better.



** UsefulNotes/NicholasII, the last Tsar of Russia, has often been called (possibly deservedly) a terrible leader. But he struggled to balance an emotionally fragile wife, an heir who suffered from hemophilia, [[WellDoneSonGuy emotional baggage from his late father]], the threat of revolutionary terror, and trying to appease both the conservative and reformist elements of Russian society. He became so overwhelmed with trying to run the Russian Empire during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI that it took a severe toll on his physical health, suffering a coronary occlusion just days before he resigned. As noted by biographer Robert K. Massie in his seminal book ''Nicholas and Alexandra'', being deposed as the Russian Emperor had a fringe benefit, as it freed him from the stresses of running the country. Life in captivity wasn't pleasant, and it got worse after the Bolsheviks seized power. Still, Nicholas' health did recover once he no longer had to put up with the headaches of running a country so huge it made up one-sixth of the world's landmass.

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** UsefulNotes/NicholasII, the last Tsar of Russia, has often been called (possibly deservedly) a terrible leader. But he struggled to balance an emotionally fragile wife, an heir who suffered from hemophilia, [[WellDoneSonGuy emotional baggage from his late father]], the threat of revolutionary terror, and trying to appease both the conservative and reformist elements of Russian society. He became so overwhelmed with trying to run the Russian Empire during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI that it took a severe toll on his physical health, suffering and he suffered a coronary occlusion just days before he resigned. As noted by biographer Robert K. Massie in his seminal book ''Nicholas and Alexandra'', being deposed as the Russian Emperor had a fringe benefit, as it freed him from the stresses of running the country. Life in captivity wasn't pleasant, and it got worse after the Bolsheviks seized power. Still, Nicholas' Nicholas's health did recover once he no longer had to put up with the headaches of running a country so huge it made up one-sixth of the world's landmass.



** UsefulNotes/BorisYeltsin suffered from a plethora of health conditions as President of Russia. You could notice that in Boris Yeltsin's interviews around a year after resignation he looked way better than five years prior, after the election for the second term (not even to mention a year before resignation). Removal of the strain made him look somewhat younger with time.

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** UsefulNotes/BorisYeltsin suffered from a plethora of health conditions as President of Russia. You could notice that in Boris Yeltsin's interviews around a year after resignation his resignation, he looked way better than five years prior, after the election for the second term (not even to mention a year before his resignation). Removal of the strain made him look somewhat younger with time.



** Before the two-term precedent was put into the Constitution, the reason why it had been followed was not just because American politicians wanted to set a [[{{Cincinnatus}} tradition of voluntarily surrendering power]]; they left power because the job was ''that'' exhausting. George Washington wanted to quit the presidency after his first term but was urged to stay by those who feared that America would be without strong leadership. Despite his own popularity, Calvin Coolidge not only refused a third term, but refused to be nominated in 1932, showing even popular Presidents can be worn down by the demands of the job.

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** Before the two-term precedent was put into the Constitution, the reason why it had been followed was not just because American politicians wanted to set a [[{{Cincinnatus}} tradition of voluntarily surrendering power]]; they left power because the job was ''that'' exhausting. George Washington wanted to quit the presidency after his first term but was urged to stay by those who feared that America would be without strong leadership. Despite his own popularity, Calvin Coolidge not only refused a third term, term but refused to be nominated in 1932, showing even popular Presidents can be worn down by the demands of the job.



** After seeing the toll the Presidency took on UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson [[note]]Who was so badly crippled by a stroke, his wife became de facto President[[/note]] Florence Harding wrote she didn't want her husband UsefulNotes/WarrenGHarding to run. Warren grew incredibly weary with the job overtime, stating "I am not fit for this office and I should never have been here". Having to manage his corrupt cronies, he also stated "I have no trouble with my enemies - I can take care of my enemies all right. But my damn friends... [[WithFriendsLikeThese They're the ones that keep me walking the floors at night]]!" He died two years into his first term. Even Alice Roosevelt Longworth, a woman famed for her vicious snark, sympathetically commented on how the job had overtaxed him.
--->'''Alice Roosevelt Longworth:''' I think every one must feel that the brevity of his tenure of office was a mercy to him and to the country. Harding was not a bad man. He was just a slob. He had discovered what was going on around him, and that knowledge, the worry, the thought of the disclosures and shame that were bound to come, undoubtedly undermined his health -- one might say actually killed him.

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** After seeing the toll the Presidency took on UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson [[note]]Who was so badly crippled by a stroke, his wife became de facto President[[/note]] Florence Harding wrote she didn't want her husband UsefulNotes/WarrenGHarding to run. Warren grew incredibly weary with the job overtime, stating "I am not fit for this office and I should never have been here". here." Having to manage his corrupt cronies, he also stated "I have no trouble with my enemies - I can take care of my enemies all right. But my damn friends... [[WithFriendsLikeThese They're the ones that keep me walking the floors at night]]!" He died two years into his first term. Even Alice Roosevelt Longworth, a woman famed for her vicious snark, sympathetically commented on how the job had overtaxed him.
--->'''Alice Roosevelt Longworth:''' I think every one everyone must feel that the brevity of his tenure of office was a mercy to him and to the country. Harding was not a bad man. He was just a slob. He had discovered what was going on around him, and that knowledge, the worry, the thought of the disclosures and shame that were bound to come, undoubtedly undermined his health -- one might say actually killed him.



*** Same could be said for UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, who was the oldest first-term U.S. president when elected in 2016 and seemingly never aged since then as of 2020 despite being far more "hands-on" than Reagan. He still [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] the toll of the Presidency his one-hundredth day in office, stating, "[[{{Understatement}} It's a lot of work]]."
** UsefulNotes/BarackObama: If you look at pictures of him before he was elected and towards the end of his presidency, it's as if he aged about 15 years in the course of eight. Most prominently, his dark hair grayed out into a salt and pepper coloration. Lampshaded by the man himself on ''Series/TheColbertReport''.

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*** Same The same could be said for UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, who was the oldest first-term U.S. president when elected in 2016 and seemingly never aged since then as of 2020 despite being far more "hands-on" than Reagan. He still [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] the toll of the Presidency his one-hundredth day in office, stating, "[[{{Understatement}} It's a lot of work]]."
** UsefulNotes/BarackObama: If you look at pictures of him before he was elected and towards the end of his presidency, it's as if he aged about 15 years in the course of eight. Most prominently, his dark hair grayed out into a salt and pepper salt-and-pepper coloration. Lampshaded by the man himself on ''Series/TheColbertReport''.



* It should come as no surprise that military officers in general (or at least any decent, self-respecting one) deal with this on a regular basis. Given the lives of the men under their command, logistics, the orders they give and the realities of war, they ''have'' to bear it. The ups and downs of rank is summed up with two complementary sayings which, in the tradition of the US military, are expressed via an acronym: RHIP. Rank Hath Its Privileges, and Rank Hath Its Problems.

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* It should come as no surprise that military officers in general (or at least any decent, self-respecting one) deal with this on a regular basis. Given the lives of the men under their command, logistics, the orders they give give, and the realities of war, they ''have'' to bear it. The ups and downs of rank is are summed up with two complementary sayings which, in the tradition of the US military, are expressed via an acronym: RHIP. Rank Hath Its Privileges, and Rank Hath Its Problems.
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* Deconstructed in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks''. [[spoiler:Mariner was once someone who dreamed of being captain of her own ship, but 11 years of unresolved trauma from the death of one of her academy friends and serving in the Dominion War has led her to constantly self-sabotage her own career just so she never becomes "a general who sends her friends off to die."]]

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* ''ComicBook/{{Champions|MarvelComics}}'': By the time of ''ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms'', [[Characters/MarvelComicsKamalaKhan Kamala Khan]] is feeling this with her team, the Champions, as her usually-close-knit team of friends were being rattled off by bad incidents -- [[spoiler:[[Characters/MarvelComicsMilesMorales Miles Morales]] making a DealWithTheDevil to save Kamala's life, [[ComicBook/TheUnstoppableWasp Nadia Van Dyne]] suffering a mental breakdown, [[ComicBook/{{Nova}} Sam Alexander]] disappearing with one of his foes to regain his powers and [[ComicBook/{{Ironheart}} Riri Williams]] and Viv Vision having problems as Viv keeps continuously trying reveal her feelings towards Riri and Riri can't make heads or tails of it.]] When she encounters Cyclops following his own resurrection, even he admits that the leadership deal is quite heavy and she's doing fine with what she's dealing with.



* By the time of ''ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms'', [[Characters/MarvelComicsKamalaKhan Kamala Khan]] is feeling this with her team, [[ComicBook/{{Champions 2016}} the Champions]] as her usually-close-knit team of friends were being rattled off by bad incidents -- [[spoiler:[[Characters/MarvelComicsMilesMorales Miles Morales]] making a DealWithTheDevil to save Kamala's life, [[ComicBook/TheUnstoppableWasp Nadia Van Dyne]] suffering a mental breakdown, [[ComicBook/{{Nova}} Sam Alexander]] disappearing with one of his foes to regain his powers and [[ComicBook/{{Ironheart}} Riri Williams]] and Viv Vision having problems as Viv keeps continuously trying reveal her feelings towards Riri and Riri can't make heads or tails of it.]] When she encounters Cyclops following his own resurrection, even he admits that the leadership deal is quite heavy and she's doing fine with what she's dealing with.
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* By the time of ''ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms'', [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]] is feeling this with her team, [[ComicBook/{{Champions 2016}} the Champions]] as her usually-close-knit team of friends were being rattled off by bad incidents -- [[spoiler:ComicBook/MilesMorales making a DealWithTheDevil to save Kamala's life, [[ComicBook/TheUnstoppableWasp Nadia Van Dyne]] suffering a mental breakdown, [[ComicBook/{{Nova}} Sam Alexander]] disappearing with one of his foes to regain his powers and [[ComicBook/{{Ironheart}} Riri Williams]] and Viv Vision having problems as Viv keeps continuously trying reveal her feelings towards Riri and Riri can't make heads or tails of it.]] When she encounters Cyclops following his own resurrection, even he admits that the leadership deal is quite heavy and she's doing fine with what she's dealing with.

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* By the time of ''ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms'', [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 [[Characters/MarvelComicsKamalaKhan Kamala Khan]] is feeling this with her team, [[ComicBook/{{Champions 2016}} the Champions]] as her usually-close-knit team of friends were being rattled off by bad incidents -- [[spoiler:ComicBook/MilesMorales [[spoiler:[[Characters/MarvelComicsMilesMorales Miles Morales]] making a DealWithTheDevil to save Kamala's life, [[ComicBook/TheUnstoppableWasp Nadia Van Dyne]] suffering a mental breakdown, [[ComicBook/{{Nova}} Sam Alexander]] disappearing with one of his foes to regain his powers and [[ComicBook/{{Ironheart}} Riri Williams]] and Viv Vision having problems as Viv keeps continuously trying reveal her feelings towards Riri and Riri can't make heads or tails of it.]] When she encounters Cyclops following his own resurrection, even he admits that the leadership deal is quite heavy and she's doing fine with what she's dealing with.

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* ''Fanfic/{{Space to Breathe|Naruto}}'':
** Shikaku already had to deal with this as Konoha's Jonin Commander, but it only gets worse after he's [[PointOfDivergence named the Hokage]], a position he very much ''did not want''. The most notable example comes when Hiashi ignores his daughter's wishes and insists that Shikaku treat [[spoiler:her passing her eyes to Masato before passing away]] as a case of [[spoiler:bloodline theft]]. Shikaku completely disagrees, but feels as though his hands are tied; the Hyuga are Konoha's most powerful clan, and in trying to appease their leader, he finds himself forced into a much worse position on other fronts.
** Sakura also grapples with the weight of her responsibilities as she gradually rises through the ranks, [[ItsAllMyFault blaming herself]] whenever things don't go well for her team. After [[spoiler:the founding of Hanagakure]], her circumstances [[PlotParallel parallel Shikaku's]], as she's forced to make especially harsh and tough calls and employ tactics she would have preferred avoiding.

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* Togami Byakuya runs into this in ''Fanfic/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDenial''. While [[ForWantOfANail able to prevent the mutual killing game]] from starting right away, [[InSpiteOfANail the second motive succeeds]] despite his best efforts... and the survivors hold him responsible for [[BrokenPedestal breaking his promise to protect them]]. The further the game continues, the more he struggles to prove himself worthy of their trust, [[ItsAllMyFault blaming himself]] for every casualty. Hinata Hajime is hit by the same effect, due to being Togami's 'assistant' and right-hand man.

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* Togami Byakuya runs into this in ''Fanfic/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDenial''. While [[ForWantOfANail [[PointOfDivergence able to prevent the mutual killing game]] from starting right away, [[InSpiteOfANail the second motive succeeds]] despite his best efforts... and the survivors hold him responsible for [[BrokenPedestal breaking his promise to protect them]]. The further the game continues, the more he struggles to prove himself worthy of their trust, [[ItsAllMyFault blaming himself]] for every casualty. Hinata Hajime is hit by the same effect, due to being Togami's 'assistant' and right-hand man.




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* ''Fanfic/AndrogyninjasADoseOfVenom'': While [[ForWantOfANail there was no Sasuke Retrieval Mission]] in the '' Mithridatism'' 'verse, Shikamaru [[InSpiteOfANail still has a harsh experience with this]] shortly after becoming a chuunin. In this case, one of his early missions ends with the client and one of his teammates being killed.

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!!!''Franchise/{{Naruto}}''
* ''Fanfic/AndrogyninjasADoseOfVenom'': While [[ForWantOfANail [[PointOfDivergence there was no Sasuke Retrieval Mission]] in the '' Mithridatism'' 'verse, Shikamaru [[InSpiteOfANail still has a harsh experience with this]] shortly after becoming a chuunin. In this case, one of his early missions ends with the client and one of his teammates being killed.killed.

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!!!''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil''




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* Even several months after the defeat of the raiders, Clementine in [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43916694/chapters/110420685 Beyond The Broken Gate]] strains herself to be a good leader of the Ericson's kids, terrified that the minute she lets her guard down she will lose everything. She confides in Louis that she has been forced to watch every one of her past groups fall apart and was always helpless to stop it. After years of wandering, Ericson's is the best home she and AJ have ever had and will ''not'' let it happen again.

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!!!''Franchise/TheWalkingDead''
* Even several months after the defeat of the raiders, Clementine in [[https://archiveofourown.''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43916694/chapters/110420685 Beyond The Broken Gate]] Gate]]'' strains herself to be a good leader of the Ericson's kids, terrified that the minute she lets her guard down she will lose everything. She confides in Louis that she has been forced to watch every one of her past groups fall apart and was always helpless to stop it. After years of wandering, Ericson's is the best home she and AJ have ever had and will ''not'' let it happen again.



* In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueXRWBYSuperHeroesAndHuntsmen'', Superman can see Ruby being strained with the burdens of leadership and tries to reassure her that she's doing good.



* In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueXRWBYSuperHeroesAndHuntsmen'', Superman can see Ruby being strained with the burdens of leadership and tries to reassure her that she's doing good.
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* ''ComicBook/TheSandman'': This is the reason that Morpheus grew tired of his role as Dream and [[spoiler:committed indirect suicide]].

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* ''ComicBook/TheSandman'': ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': This is the reason that Morpheus grew tired of his role as Dream and [[spoiler:committed indirect suicide]].
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Although in some cases, tyrants use this as an excuse to [[IDidWhatIHadToDo justify their despotic behavior]]. They can claim anything from [[ThePurge political assassinations]] to [[FinalSolution genocide]] were [[NecessarilyEvil completely necessary]] for their nation's security, and might sound more convincing if they put up the slightest pretense that it was a tough choice for them.
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** The whole point of the Iron Throne is that it is an incredibly uncomfortable chair, meant to symbolize the difficulty and hardship of being king. The problem is, the only one of the various contenders who understands that is Stannis and he believes that being Robert's heir means he ''has'' to take the throne, no matter how much he may or may not want it.

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** The whole point of reason the Iron Throne is that it made out of blades is an incredibly because Aegon I understood this trope; the throne is horribly uncomfortable chair, meant at best and dangerous to its occupant at worst (yes, several kings have cut themselves on it) to symbolize the difficulty and hardship of that being king. The problem is, king is a duty that is often unpleasant and dangerous, not something to be coveted. Sadly, the only one of person in the various contenders who understands present day to have figured that one out is Stannis and he Stannis, who believes that being Robert's as Robert Baratheon's heir means he ''has'' has to take the throne, no matter how much he may or may not want it.throne regardless of his personal wishes.
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* Even several months after the defeat of the raiders, Clementine in [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43916694/chapters/110420685 Beyond The Broken Gate]] strains herself to be a good leader of the Ericson's kids, terrified that the minute she lets her guard down she will lose everything. She confides in Louis that she has been forced to watch every one of her past groups fall apart and was always helpless to stop it. After years of wandering, Ericson's is the best home she and AJ have ever had and will ''not'' let it happen again.
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* ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}} was the first leader of ComicBook/YoungJustice but the expectations others placed on him and his friends accusing him wrongly and without evidence of making plans to kill them if need be after Batman's plans for his own allies came to light were quite hard for him to take. He preferred his role as ComicBook/WonderGirl's tactician and helping her come up with plans after she became the group's leader.

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* ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}} ComicBook/{{Robin|1993}} was the first leader of ComicBook/YoungJustice but the expectations others placed on him and his friends accusing him wrongly and without evidence of making plans to kill them if need be after Batman's plans for his own allies came to light were quite hard for him to take. He preferred his role as ComicBook/WonderGirl's tactician and helping her come up with plans after she became the group's leader.

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