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* In ''WarriorCats'', this role is shared by all of [=StarClan=]. They pick one of their warriors to guide a cat who is dying to them, usually one who was important in the dying cat's life. The only cat this didn't happen for is [[spoiler: Ashfur]].
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* In ''WarriorCats'', ''Literature/WarriorCats'', this role is shared by all of [=StarClan=]. They pick one of their warriors to guide a cat who is dying to them, usually one who was important in the dying cat's life. The only cat this didn't happen for is [[spoiler: Ashfur]].
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* Charon is the UrExample.
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* Charon is the TropeCodifier.
** [[MesopotamianMythology Urshanabi]] is the literal UrExample.
** [[MesopotamianMythology Urshanabi]] is the literal UrExample.
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* ''KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone'' has one to help Graham to the vampire's castle. The FanRemake version gets creepier as he WasOnceAMan, and knows why Graham is there, but will ferry him anyway. A second one is in ''KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'', literally ferrying the souls of the dead across the underworld's river.
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* ''KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone'' has one to help Graham to the vampire's castle. The FanRemake version gets creepier as he WasOnceAMan, and knows why Graham is there, but will ferry him anyway. A second one is in ''KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'', literally ferrying the souls of the dead across the underworld's river.river--if they have their fare, that is.
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* The Boatman in ''MediEvil'' is surprised to see Sir Dan again, since he usually only takes passengers on one-way trips. He offers you transport to the next level if you find him some Lost Souls (what with the dead rising, he lost track of them).
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* The Boatman in ''MediEvil'' ''VideoGame/MediEvil'' is surprised to see Sir Dan again, since he usually only takes passengers on one-way trips. He offers you transport to the next level if you find him some Lost Souls (what with the dead rising, he lost track of them).
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* In ''WarriorCats'', this role is shared by all of [=StarClan=]. They pick one of their warriors to guide a cat who is dying to them, usually one who was important in the dying cat's life. The only cat this didn't happen for is [[spoiler: Ashfur]].
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* There's also a literal one of these in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]''.
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* There's also The Ferryman is a literal one of these recurring character in the {{Castlevania}} series. He has appeared in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]''.
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* KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone has one to help Graham to the vampire's castle. The FanRemake version gets creepier as he WasOnceAMan, and knows why Graham is there, but will ferry him anyway. A second one is in KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow, literally ferrying the souls of the dead across the underworld's river.
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* KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone ''KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone'' has one to help Graham to the vampire's castle. The FanRemake version gets creepier as he WasOnceAMan, and knows why Graham is there, but will ferry him anyway. A second one is in KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow, ''KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'', literally ferrying the souls of the dead across the underworld's river.
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* There's also a literal one of these in ''CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''.
* ''TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'' has one, but it's the Lost Welshman who needs a compass so that he can send Guybrush to Skull Island.
** In ''TalesOfMonkeyIsland'', [[spoiler:when Guybrush arrives at the Crossroads Gateway as a GhostPirate,]] he encounters a skeletal Ferryman with a gold tooth who keeps his boat clean and bears a slight resemblance to the Lost Welshman; except that this Ferryman needs to be paid with "the golden eyes of everlasting sleep", i.e., two gold coins that are placed on the eyes of the dead, so that he can ferry arriving souls to the Center of the Crossroads (just like in Greek mythology), after which he'll no longer appear once his journey is complete.
* ''TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'' has one, but it's the Lost Welshman who needs a compass so that he can send Guybrush to Skull Island.
** In ''TalesOfMonkeyIsland'', [[spoiler:when Guybrush arrives at the Crossroads Gateway as a GhostPirate,]] he encounters a skeletal Ferryman with a gold tooth who keeps his boat clean and bears a slight resemblance to the Lost Welshman; except that this Ferryman needs to be paid with "the golden eyes of everlasting sleep", i.e., two gold coins that are placed on the eyes of the dead, so that he can ferry arriving souls to the Center of the Crossroads (just like in Greek mythology), after which he'll no longer appear once his journey is complete.
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* There's also a literal one of these in ''CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''.''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]''.
*''TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'' ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'' has one, but it's the Lost Welshman who needs a compass so that he can send Guybrush to Skull Island.
** In''TalesOfMonkeyIsland'', ''VideoGame/TalesOfMonkeyIsland'', [[spoiler:when Guybrush arrives at the Crossroads Gateway as a GhostPirate,]] he encounters a skeletal Ferryman with a gold tooth who keeps his boat clean and bears a slight resemblance to the Lost Welshman; except that this Ferryman needs to be paid with "the golden eyes of everlasting sleep", i.e., two gold coins that are placed on the eyes of the dead, so that he can ferry arriving souls to the Center of the Crossroads (just like in Greek mythology), after which he'll no longer appear once his journey is complete.
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* KingsQuestII has one to help Graham to the vampire's castle. The FanRemake version gets creepier as he WasOnceAMan, and knows why Graham is there, but will ferry him anyway. A second one is in KingsQuestVI, literally ferrying the souls of the dead across the underworld's river.
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* KingsQuestII KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone has one to help Graham to the vampire's castle. The FanRemake version gets creepier as he WasOnceAMan, and knows why Graham is there, but will ferry him anyway. A second one is in KingsQuestVI, KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow, literally ferrying the souls of the dead across the underworld's river.
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* Charon himself appears in GodOfWar Chains of Olympus. [[spoiler: You kill him.]]
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* Charon himself appears in GodOfWar VideoGame/GodOfWar: Chains of Olympus. [[spoiler: You kill him.]]
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* WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} has Charon appear to help the Warner Brothers (and Sister) escape from Hell. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny And then he sings with them.]] No, really.
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* Charon himself appears in GodOfWar Chains of Olympus. [[spoiler: You kill him.]]
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* Charon is ''the'' Ferryman archetype.
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* Charon is ''the'' Ferryman archetype. the UrExample.
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* Oddly enough Truthkun of FullmetalAlchemist. He is neutral, requires a toll, is oddly personal, knows more than he's saying, and is connected to death.
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* Oddly enough Truthkun of FullmetalAlchemist.Manga/FullmetalAlchemist (only in the manga and second anime). He is neutral, requires a toll, is oddly personal, knows more than he's saying, and is connected to death.
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* Although there is also the lesser known [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlegyas Phlegyas]]
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* In ''The ElderScrolls Adventures: Redguard'', the ferryman is a large upper half of a skeleton attached to the ferry itself. Though [[TheSpeechless silent]], he will take you to the Isle of N'Gasta only when you pay three gold pieces.
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* In ''Literature/TheFriendshipSong'', the ferryman appears as Harper and Rawnie's school principal, demanding gold or something worth gold.
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* In ''AnElegyForTheStillLiving'' Acheron himself shows up...as the name of an ocean, which then proceeds to play this trope straight.
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* In the NES game ''Day Dreamin' Davey'', one of the stages of Ancient Greece has Charon in Hades' underworld lair who will guide Davey through the River Styx at the cost of one coin.
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* In ''SecretOfMana'', you meet a cute creature named Karon (a mistranslation of "Charon") in the desert, who will ferry you through the Sea of Stars to the Moon Palace... without cost, of course.
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* In ''SecretOfMana'', you meet a cute creature named Karon (a mistranslation of "Charon") in the desert, who will ferry you through the Sea of Stars to the Moon Palace... without cost, of course.
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* In ''SecretOfEvermore'', there is a desert ferryman who will ferry you across the desert to the Nobilia Trading Market... at the cost of one Amulet of Annihilation.
* In ''SecretOfEvermore'', there is a desert ferryman who will ferry you across the desert to the Nobilia Trading Market... at the cost of one Amulet of Annihilation.
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* In ''SecretOfMana'', you meet a cute creature named Karon (a mistranslation of "Charon") in the desert, who will ferry you to the Moon Palace... without cost, of course.
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* KingsQuestII has one to help Graham to the vampire's castle. The FanRemake version gets creepier as he WasOnceAMan, knows why Graham is there, but will ferry him anyway. A second one is in KingsQuestVI, literally ferrying the souls of the dead across the underworld's river.
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* KingsQuestII has one to help Graham to the vampire's castle. The FanRemake version gets creepier as he WasOnceAMan, and knows why Graham is there, but will ferry him anyway. A second one is in KingsQuestVI, literally ferrying the souls of the dead across the underworld's river.river.
* In ''SecretOfMana'', you meet a cute creature named Karon (a mistranslation of "Charon") in the desert, who will ferry you to the Moon Palace... without cost, of course.
* In ''SecretOfMana'', you meet a cute creature named Karon (a mistranslation of "Charon") in the desert, who will ferry you to the Moon Palace... without cost, of course.
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** In ''TalesOfMonkeyIsland'', [[spoiler:when Guybrush arrives at the Crossroads Center as a GhostPirate,]] he encounters a skeletal Ferryman with a gold tooth who keeps his boat clean and bears a slight resemblance to the Lost Welshman; except that this Ferryman needs to be paid with "the golden eyes of everlasting sleep", i.e., two gold coins that are placed on the eyes of the dead, so that he can ferry arriving souls to the Center of the Crossroads (just like in Greek mythology), after which he'll no longer appear once his journey is complete.
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** In ''TalesOfMonkeyIsland'', [[spoiler:when Guybrush arrives at the Crossroads Center Gateway as a GhostPirate,]] he encounters a skeletal Ferryman with a gold tooth who keeps his boat clean and bears a slight resemblance to the Lost Welshman; except that this Ferryman needs to be paid with "the golden eyes of everlasting sleep", i.e., two gold coins that are placed on the eyes of the dead, so that he can ferry arriving souls to the Center of the Crossroads (just like in Greek mythology), after which he'll no longer appear once his journey is complete.
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* oddly enough truthkun of FullmetalAlchemist. he's true neutral, requires a toll, oddly personal, knows more than he's saying, and connected to death.
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* ''TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'' has one.one, but it's the Lost Welshman who needs a compass so that he can send Guybrush to Skull Island.
** In ''TalesOfMonkeyIsland'', [[spoiler:when Guybrush arrives at the Crossroads Center as a GhostPirate,]] he encounters a skeletal Ferryman with a gold tooth who keeps his boat clean and bears a slight resemblance to the Lost Welshman; except that this Ferryman needs to be paid with "the golden eyes of everlasting sleep", i.e., two gold coins that are placed on the eyes of the dead, so that he can ferry arriving souls to the Center of the Crossroads (just like in Greek mythology), after which he'll no longer appear once his journey is complete.
** In ''TalesOfMonkeyIsland'', [[spoiler:when Guybrush arrives at the Crossroads Center as a GhostPirate,]] he encounters a skeletal Ferryman with a gold tooth who keeps his boat clean and bears a slight resemblance to the Lost Welshman; except that this Ferryman needs to be paid with "the golden eyes of everlasting sleep", i.e., two gold coins that are placed on the eyes of the dead, so that he can ferry arriving souls to the Center of the Crossroads (just like in Greek mythology), after which he'll no longer appear once his journey is complete.
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* The Ferryman plays a very important symbolic role in Herman Hesse's ''Siddartha'', where he enables Siddartha to pass between various phases in his life.
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* [[http://caricatura.ru/black/korsun/1612/ Charon, the new version]].
* [[http://caricatura.ru/black/korsun/1612/ Charon, the new version]].
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* KingsQuestII has one to help Graham to the vampire's castle. The FanRemake version gets creepier as he WasOnceAMan, knows why Graham is there, but will ferry him anyway. A second one is in KingsQuestVI, literally ferrying the souls of the dead across the underworld's river.
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* [[{{Touhou}} Komachi Onozuka]], a {{Shinigami}}, usually works as a Ferry''wo''man for the Sanzu river... that is [[TheSlacker if she actually works]].
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* There's a character in ''The Amber Spyglass'' who is basically Charon, though he's not named. He (unwillingly) ferries Lyra and Will to the land of the dead.
* There's a character in ''The Amber Spyglass'' who is basically Charon, though he's not named. He (unwillingly) ferries Lyra and Will to the land of the dead.
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* In the series ''[=All Star Superman=]'', Lex Luthor is aided from his escape from prison by his niece Nasthalthia, who acts a ferryman by rowing Lex and Clark Kent to safety.
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* The Boatman in ''MediEvil'' is surprised to see Sir Dan again, since he usually only takes passengers on one-way trips. He offers you transport to the next level if you find him some Lost Souls (what with the dead rising, he lost track of them).
