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* Basically [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] with Lindsay Messer on ''Series/{{CSINY}}'', who grew up on a farm in Montana before heading to New York to become a crimefighting detective/investigator.

* Jack from ''Manga/{{MAR}}''. Really a sidekick, but still a farmboy.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':
** Superman was raised as farmboy Clark Kent.

** Downplayed by MediaNotes/{{the Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} and MediaNotes/{{the Bronze Age|OfComicBooks}} continuity, where the Kents sold the farm before Clark started school and bought a general store in Smallville, as well as Clark becoming ComicBook/{{Superboy}} at age 8. Smallville's still a one-horse town, however.

* From ''ComicBook/XMen'', siblings Colossus and Magik as well as Cannonball and Husk were farm kids--the first two from Russia, the latter from UsefulNotes/{{Appalachia}}--when recruited by Xavier. And while Husk doubles as a FarmersDaughter, Magik does not since this aspect of her character is downplayed due to her having one of the most complicated backstories in X-Men history (and that's saying something).

* The title character in ''FanFic/KyoshiRising'' was born on a small farm in the southern Earth Kingdom. She's not related to anyone famous, but she is the latest reincarnation of [[GodInHumanForm the]] [[ElementalPowers Avatar]].
* ''Fanfic/SeventhEndmostVision'': Of all imaginable characters, ''Sephiroth'' is this- he even wears (black) overalls! He was raised by Elmyra in Sector 5, and grew up working on the family farm. They apparently grew a lot of potatoes, and also have the Leaf House orphanage kids help out from time to time. This also means that Sephiroth's weapon is a SinisterScythe- appropriate for a farmer, though the author's notes state that it is also a reference to [[DevelopmentGag the original concept of Vincent]] in ''Videogame/FinalFantasyVII'', where he wielded a scythe before it was changed to firearms.
** Tifa is a DistaffCounterpart, as shown by her reminiscing about her childhood, and she even discusses growing up on her family's land with Sephiroth at one point. Tifa does state that it was more of a ranch than a farm, since most of the land was devoted to animals, though she has fond memories of working her mother's garden with her father.
* Zed from ''FanFic/TotalDramaLetterz'', who interestingly enough befriends a girl from the city.

* Richard from Terry Goodkind's ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'' novels started off as a humble woodsman, before saving the Mother Confessor. [[spoiler: He is the son of mentor's daughter and the BigBad, which also makes him the first War Wizard in a thousand years. He is also the first one to turn the Sword of Truth White, the Seeker of the Truth, and so on.]] Again, just in case you didn't know he was special. Despite all this, he insists he's a "simple woodsman."* Gilbert Markham, the hero of ''Literature/TheTenantOfWildfellHall'':

* In an urban variant in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', Po the Panda was just a noodle vendor and cook until he was picked to be the Dragon Warrior seemingly out of the blue.

** Downplayed by UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} and UsefulNotes/{{the Bronze Age|OfComicBooks}} continuity, where the Kents sold the farm before Clark started school and bought a general store in Smallville, as well as Clark becoming ComicBook/{{Superboy}} at age 8. Smallville's still a one-horse town, however.

* Zhu Yuanzhang: youngest son of a peasant, whose home town was [[DoomedHometown wiped out by a flood]] when he was [[DangerousSixteenthBirthday sixteen]] and who went on to found the Ming dynasty by way of the [[GoingNative Red Turban]] secret society (and [[TheStarscream murdering their previous leader]]).

* Chipz from ''WebOriginal/AscensionAcademy'' was a farm boy living a simple life in North Saigon with his mother and father, tending to the chickens and helping his mother bake. This happy life was ended when the home was attacked by Vampires. While the rest of his family was killed, he was Turned for unknown reasons.

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* Jack from ''Manga/{{MAR}}''. Really a sidekick, but still a farmboy.
* Edward and Alphonse Elric from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. Their home town of Resembool is always portrayed as a farming village, although they're never shown participating. Also, their alchemy teacher Izumi Curtis is the wife of a butcher, which also lends to the rustic charm. As for the other part of this trope, they're the sons of [[spoiler:Hohenheim, the series' BigGood]].

* {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in ''[[Manga/YuushaGojoKumiaiKouryuugataKeijiban Hero Union BBS]]''. When the kingdom in the Sky Garden universe was threatened by the Demon Lord, the destined hero from the countryside, marked with the blessing of various spirits, appeared to save the day. Unfortunately, he had been born so far out in the sticks that the kingdom forgot he existed and summoned a hero from another world to deal with the threat. Since the kingdom now has two fully qualified heroes for an enemy that does not warrant that much force, it's up to Sage of the Forest, a retired hero who has no idea how to handle the situation, to come up with a solution.

* Some writers have ComicBook/RedSonja born to a farming family before they all get slaughtered, kicking off her WanderingTheEarth.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Arrowsmith}}'', young Fletcher Arrowsmith is a farm boy living a quiet life until a recruiter inspires him to run away and join the war being fought in Europe. And that's where his story really starts...
* Farmer Boy, an ill-fated NewMeat replacement soldier for Easy Company in ''ComicBook/SgtRock''. There’s so much loss and sacrifice in war that he wants to make something ''grow''; he has a bit of topsoil from the family farm and whether it’s in a pot, a tin can, or even a spare helmet he’s always tending to seeds planted in it. [[spoiler:A flower finally, miraculously blossoms — in a desert mind you - at the site of his HeroicSacrifice.]]

* In ''Fanfic/HeroicMyth'', Gina and Primo initially mistake Bell for a noble because of his Servants' tendency to call him "Master". He tells him that he's just an ordinary farm boy, only for Archer to scoff and say that if all Adventurers grew as fast as he did, they wouldn't need falna.

* The title character in ''FanFic/KyoshiRising'' was born on a small farm in the southern Earth Kingdom. She's not related to anyone famous, but she is the latest reincarnation of [[GodInHumanForm the]] [[ElementalPowers Avatar]].

* WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} is raised as a farm boy by his MuggleFosterParents after losing his divinity as a baby, as part of being played as a Superman's stand-in. Megara even snarks about his "big, innocent farm boy routine" after they first meet, even though he really is that dorky and cute.

* ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'' has Jerin, who lives on a farm, which he leaves relatively early in the plot. His ancestry consists mostly of spies and soldiers. [[spoiler: He is the grandson of a prince.]]

* ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'': Eragon was a hunter/farmer raised by his uncle, whose home was destroyed by forces looking for the dragon egg. [[spoiler: At one point was thought to be the Son of Morzan, a Dragon Rider who was the pupil of the OldMaster Oromis before he joined Galbatorix. It turns out that he was actually the son of Brom, who used to be Morzan's lickspittle.]]
* In King's Dragon, the first book of Kate Elliot's series Crown of Stars, Alain is the foster son of a merchant, and is raised by he and his sister, Alain's "aunt" Bel. He was not raised on a farm but still fits the trope, because he grows up at home, doing work for his guardians and being a normal guy. Until [[spoiler: he is visited by the Lady of Battles, taken to Count Lavastine's castle, and eventually discovers that he is his son and heir.]]

* In ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'', Mat, Rand and Perrin start out the series as a farmer, shepherd and blacksmith apprentice respectively in a small rural town before answering the Call to Adventure. Lan initially calls Rand "sheepherder" frequently to lampshade his inexperience in the ways of battle.
* In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', Frodo is the equivalent of the [[BlueBlood landed gentry]] (i.e. rich enough to live a comfortable life of leisure), as are Merry and Pippin, so despite coming from a rural area they are ''not'' Farm Boys. However, Samwise Gamgee is a gardener. Unlike most Farm Boys, though, Sam does not [[RefusalOfTheCall resist being chosen]], but rather forces himself into the quest when others are chosen.
* Richard from Terry Goodkind's ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'' novels started off as a humble woodsman, before saving the Mother Confessor. [[spoiler: He is the son of mentor's daughter and the BigBad, which also makes him the first War Wizard in a thousand years. He is also the first one to turn the Sword of Truth White, the Seeker of the Truth, and so on.]] Again, just in case you didn't know he was special. Despite all this, he insists he's a "simple woodsman."
* Ged from ''Literature/AWizardOfEarthsea'' is a goatherd, son of a blacksmith, on a very rural island out on the edge of civilization -- but the island is known for occasionally producing very powerful wizards.
* Westley in ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'' begins as a farm boy, but eventually becomes the Dread Pirate Roberts. He's not related to anyone important, though.
* Subverted in ''Literature/{{Athyra}}'', which is told from the perspective of a smarter-than-average Teckla [serf] named Savn, who also has some skill with magic. From Savn's perspective, Vlad comes across as the Obi-Wan figure, but the reader (who knows that Vlad is the actual protagonist of the series) realizes this isn't the case, and indeed Savn does not have the happy destiny of the other characters on this page.
* In Creator/LloydAlexander's ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'' (and Disney's [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation of the first two books]], ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron''), Taran is a young boy, profession '''assistant''' pig-keeper, who [[JumpedAtTheCall ran headlong into adventures]] (and a thornbush) when Hen Wen, his oracular charge, ran away from [[BigBad Arawn's]] new lieutenant [[TheDragon the Horned King]]. Special bonus points must be awarded as he is often called farm-boy (or, more often, pig-boy) in a derogatory way. Son of [[spoiler:nobody, as far as it's known. He was found as a baby near a violent battle where nobody survived, so he was without rank or heritage, something which his foster-father took as a sign that he was the chosen child]].

* ''Literature/CodexAlera'' has Tavi of Calderon, an orphan raised by his aunt and uncle, [[TheCallPutMeOnHold powerless]] in a world where EveryoneIsASuper. As he grows up, saves the world repeatedly, and generally attracts attention by being a BadassNormal, people begin to notice strange things about him. Such as how [[spoiler:the [[ObfuscatingStupidity mentally disabled]] slave owned by his uncle looks rather like legendary swordsman Araris Valerian behind the coward's brand on his face and is uncannily good with a sword. Or how Tavi just happens to look a ''lot'' like Princeps Gaius Septimus, who was [[strike:killed in battle]] assassinated under cover of a battle near Tavi's home shortly before he was born. Or how First Lord Gaius Sextus, Septimus's father, put Tavi through the Academy as his personal aide. Or how his bodyguard when he ends up Captain of a Legion is a brilliant, scarred swordsman named Araris... Yeah, [[MeaningfulName "Tavi"]] is [[SecretLegacy short for]] "[[RagsToRoyalty Gaius]] Oc'''tavi'''an."]]
* Niko Christofolus in ''[[Literature/MordredsHeirs Paladins]]'' was merely a fisherman's son, before [[CoolSword Nadide]] showed up on the scene.
* Gilbert Markham, the hero of ''Literature/TheTenantOfWildfellHall'':
-->"Well! - an honest and industrious farmer is one of the most useful members of society; and if I devote my talents to the cultivation of my farm, and the improvement of agriculture in general, I shall thereby benefit, not only my own immediate connections and dependents, but, in some degree, mankind at large:- hence I shall not have lived in vain." With such reflections as these I was endeavoring to console myself, as I plodded home from the fields, one cold, damp, cloudy evening towards the close of October.
* Flinx from the ''Literature/HumanxCommonwealth'' novels was an urban variant, bought at a slave auction and grudgingly raised by the irascible Mother Mastiff in Drallar, the WretchedHive capital of a rustic colony-world called Moth. [[spoiler: He's the product of an illegal eugenics experiment that left him CursedWithAwesome PsychicPowers and the only Class A mind capable of activating a LostTechnology's galaxy-saving defense mechanism.]]
* Bria in ''Literature/TheLastDove''. She is raised in a rural village where she is mocked for not being able to Change. [[spoiler: Then she finds out that she's Queen Vasi's daughter.]]

* ''{{Literature/Storyteller}}'': Jack starts out as a humble farm boy in the rural village of Yorrow before he tries to seek out his fortune as a storyteller.

* Almanzo Wilder in Creator/LauraIngallsWilder 's ''Farmer Boy''. It's the story of Wilder's youth on a horse farm. The CallToAdventure is to go west to the wild frontier (for more farming).

* In ''Literature/ISItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'', Bell lived and worked on a farm with his grandpa prior to coming to Orario. His parents died before he ever got to know them, and his grandpa's death is what brought him to Orario (and instilled in him the desire to become a HaremSeeker).
* In ''Literature/TheAnnalsOfTheChosen'' Breaker was a strong, if somewhat clumsy, farmboy in a quiet village until the Chosen Swordsman came looking for a successor and Breaker was the only volunteer. Since the Chosen are rarely called to duty, he still spent most of his time farming and, after his first adventure, came to appreciate the quiet life even more.
* ''Literature/TheBoneMaker'': Zera began life as a farmer's daughter, joined the Bone Workers' Guild, became one of the five Heroes of Vos, and ended up as a fabulously wealthy and well-renowned bone wizard in Cerre's most elite district. When she asks a friend what he thinks of her [[TheHedonist hedonistic]] lifestyle, he points out how well she's done for herself.

* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', being the story of Clark before he became Superman, has shown him like this a lot. It's lampshaded, frequently.
** ''Series/LoisAndClark'', too, reinforced with Clark's frequent visits to Smallville. Despite being an alien, he still feels more at home on the Kents' farm than anywhere else.

* Not a hero, nor a boy, but the idea of the trope is invoked by [[Series/MadMen Bert Cooper]] upon the death of the secretary Miss Blankenship:
-->'''Cooper''': She was born in 1898 in a barn. She died on the 37th floor of a skyscraper. [[Heartwarming/MadMen She's an astronaut]].
* Malcolm Reynolds of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' was a rancher on the rural planet [[DoomedHometown Shadow]] before he [[JumpedAtTheCall joined up with the Independents]] against the encroaching [[TheEmpire Alliance]]. He then proceeded to lose everything he cared about except his second in command, his coat, his gun, and [[KnightInSourArmor almost broken idealism.]]
** Mal's homeworld Shadow later became a DoomedHometown, becoming what's known as a "Black Rock". And no, it's not because the terraforming gave out. It's because it was a Browncoat stronghold during the Unification War, leading the Alliance to [[NukeEm orbitally bombard the surface]] so hard, they made it so [[ItsTheOnlyWayToBeSure no living thing could]] ever [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill survive there again]]!
* Played with in ''Series/{{Skins}}''. Alo lives on a farm, and Mini's "pet name" for him is "Farm Boy."
* ''{{Series/Merlin|2008}}'' was a boy from a small farming village before TheCall sent him to Camelot.
* Prince Charming/David in ''{{Series/OnceUponATime}}'' is revealed to have originally been a poor farm boy in the Enchanted Forest. When [[spoiler: his EvilTwin Prince James (who was adopted by the King to become his heir) is killed,]] the King forces David to take his place, elevating him to royalty and setting in motion a chain of events that results in his meeting his OneTrueLove Snow White.
* Basically [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] with Lindsay Messer on ''Series/{{CSINY}}'', who grew up on a farm in Montana before heading to New York to become a crimefighting detective/investigator.
* Wil Ohmsford in ''Series/TheShannaraChronicles''.
* A Season One episode of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' reveals that Uncle Phil was born and raised on a small farm in North Carolina. Phil, a proud SelfMadeMan who attended Princeton and moved to Harlem to participate in civil rights activism, is at first ashamed of this part of his personality, and tries keep it secret--which proves difficult when his mother shows up to celebrate his receiving an important award and starts [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents telling stories about his childhood exploits]]. After a heart-to-heart, though, Phil publicly acknowledges his rural roots during his award acceptance speech, remarking that while his parents and the farm couldn't give him wealth or material goods, they ''did'' bestow the values of hard work, integrity, courage, and love.

* [[Literature/TheBible Jesus]], a carpenter who goes on to be a famous rabbi, messiah, and martyr. Son of {{God}}/[[UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} a very major prophet]]/[[JesusWasWayCool a nice dude]].
** His ancestor David is possibly the UrExample, making this trope at least OlderThanFeudalism. Played with in that instead of being the last scion from a lost royal line, he is the founder of the lost royal line.

* ''Theatre/{{Ruddigore}}'' protagonist Robin Oakapple is to all appearances a simple albeit wealthy farmer, having "much corn and oil"[[note]]implied to be corn oil, as opposed to petroleum[[/note]], but is [[SecretIdentity actually]] the rightful Baronet of Ruddigore. That title comes with a nasty {{curse}}, though, so Robin[[labelnote:real name]]Ruthven (pronounced "Rivven") Murgatroyd[[/labelnote]] [[FakingTheDead faked his death]] many years before to escape it and is living under an assumed name.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', Link was a goatherd before he was pulled into a world of Triforces, shadow demons, and the never-ending battle of good vs. evil.

* Both the main character and Walter ([[spoiler:the Chaos-aligned hero]]) of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'' are from rural villages and were born into the low-ranking 'Casualry' caste. However, all children in the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado who turn eighteen are tested to see if they can wield a 'Gauntlet' (a sort of arm computer that can summon demons); those who pass are deemed worthy of becoming Samurai, the Kingdom's primary protectors. Not surprisingly, both the protagonist and Walter are among the few Casualries who become full-fledged Samurai.

* Turned on its end by the games in the ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' series. Pete and the other player characters are farmboys/farmgirls ''because'' that's their Call.

* Lucas in ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}''. Lucas' twin brother, Claus, counts too. [[AloofBigBrother In a different sort of way]].
* In ''VideoGame/SummertimeSaga'', not-an-Aunt Diane is a female equivalent. [[note]]Diane Cummings was the player-character's aunt in the original game conception, but had to be RetConned to remove the relationship, as the game's backers grew uneasy with the incestuous sub-text[[/note]]

* VideoGame/DinkSmallwood is a pig farmer who dreams about becoming a knight. [[spoiler: His heritage is deliberately left wide open for the {{fanon}} to explore.]]
* The hero/heroine of ''VideoGame/DungeonSiege'' starts as you guessed it, a humble farmer. In the Uwe Boll movie, the character is even ''named'' "Farmer".
* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyIIITheDrownedCity'' has the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Farmer]] class, which is supposed to be the weakest physically, but with plenty of skills useful for explorers to have handy.
* Alex from ''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar'' is a boy who lives in a small farm community. He gets to fulfill his dreams of going on adventures and becoming a Dragonmaster just like his hero, Dyne.
* Evan in ''VideoGame/MapleStory''. Just a normal boy living on a pig farm until he had a dream meeting a dragon. Guess what happens to him when he woke up from his dream...
* Hilbert from ''VideoGame/LastScenario'', except for the bit about being [[RefusalOfTheCall reluctant]] and [[IJustWantToBeNormal whiny]]; he [[HeroicWannabe always wanted to be one]] and JumpedAtTheCall when he was told at the beginning of the story that he was the descendant of a legendary hero. [[spoiler:Which, as it happens, is [[UnwittingPawn exactly what they were hoping for]].]]
* In an inversion of this trope, in the Canon ending for Wing Commander 3, Blair goes off to be a farm boy. It doesn't take as he's recalled to active duty at the start of Wing Commander 4, now being a bitter, lonely man.
* Constantly reminded of, Stahn of ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'' from a little village in Lienea is taken for a dolt and doesn't get complimented very well by anyone except for the priestess Philia.
* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
** The Colonist [[MultipleChoicePast origin]] for Commander Shepard is more or less this, in comparison to [[MilitaryBrat Spacer]] and [[StreetUrchin Earthborn]]. It implies that Shepard grew up in a backwater human colony which conveniently got the DoomedHometown treatment.
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', it's revealed that an agricultural geth unit was the first to pick up a weapon to protect its fellow units after the Quarians turned on them. [[spoiler: It's heavily implied this was one of ''[[RobotBuddy Legion's]]'' memories, though it might apply to all Geth at once, as they're a HiveMind by definition.]]
* The Human Commoner [[MultipleGameOpenings Origin]] in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' was supposed to cast the PlayerCharacter as a Fereldan farmer whose farm is overrun by Darkspawn and who is then rescued by Duncan. It was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen cut before the release]], however.
* The Farmer class is one option for the player to choose in ''VideoGame/AncientDomainsOfMystery''. BoringButPractical, the Farmer class can carry more weight, gather better herbs, doesn't need to eat as often, can make their own food, and levels up faster in the most balanced weapon type in the game than any other class. Who needs the innate ability to cast fireballs or pick locks on their journey to save the world when you have the ability to just ''survive''?
* Some of these show up in the ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' games:
** ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem New Mystery of the Emblem]]'' has PlayerPersonalityQuiz concerning Your Character's background which one of the preset choices is "farmer's child." Selecting this background provides some changes in character's stats, personality, and some in-game dialogues.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' has the Villager class character, Donnel. He starts off as a weak, but keen, character and his skill Aptitude ([[GameplayAndStoryIntegration justified]] in his Supports as him being a fast learner) allows him to have great stat growth in any of his offence-orientated class options.
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', Donnel's gender-flipped {{expy}} Mozu also starts as a Villager and with the Aptitude skill - if nerfed by half. Her own Personal Skill, Forager, allows her to recover life points at the end of a turn when she's standing on a Mountain, Forest, Wasteland, or Field type terrain.
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden'' and its remake ''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'', protagonist Alm and his friends Gray, Tobin, Kliff, and Faye are youths from a small rural village, with the latter four all starting off in the Villager class. That said, it's noted that all of them were already trained in combat by Alm's grandfather, a former knight.
* In the social game ''VideoGame/DawnOfTheDragons'' every player character starts off as one of these. Amusingly, it is entirely possible (and likely) to accumulate more [[CheapGoldCoins gold]] than you'll ever need over the course of the game.
** This is even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the FlavorText of a few items. With the hordes of treasure, an army at your back, a faithful dragon at your side, and the ownership of literally HUNDREDS of castles and other structures, it seems the quickest way to fame and glory is an entry-level position as a turnip farmer.

* Subverted with Lars from ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''. According to [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20050316 his backstory,]] he was a cheesemaker's apprentice until he ran away with a circus. Later, he fell in love with Agata, but ultimately [[spoiler: he died as an [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20061215 ordinary guy]]]].
* In ''WebComic/StandStillStaySilent'', both Mikkel and Reynir qualify. Mikkel is an experienced member of the military, but gets fired so often that he frequently ends up working in the family farm while waiting for a new work opportunity to show up. Reynir is a sheepherder by profession and this is still his official title since he's technically a stowaway who has trouble getting his nascent mage powers taken seriously.
* In ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' Bob's girlfriend and adventuring partner Dr. Jean Poole is a brilliant young biologist, but she was raised on a farm in [[UsefulNotes/{{Appalachia}} "hill country"]] and was the first member of her family to attend college.

* Arnie Harvey from Wisconsin, ordinary chubby kid whose family owns a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Until he gets superpowers in the Literature/WhateleyUniverse. He gets superstrength ''and'' superspeed. At the time of his story "Triple Threat" he is considered a campus ''supervillain''.
** There is also superhero actually ''called'' Farm Boy, whose partner is named Tractor. Somewhat subverted in that they are both {{Genius Bruiser}}s; in the Second Gen stories, Tractor became a history professor at Whateley after he retired from heroism.

* Annie, the main character of ''WesternAnimation/ItsPony'', lives with a family of farmers.

* Herry of ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'' grew up on a farm, where his grandmother still lives.

* Former Wrestling/{{WWE}} and UFC Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/BrockLesnar grew up in South Dakota.

* ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'': Warrior is a deconstruction of this. Like many fantasy heroes, Warrior grew up on a farm and was inspired by the stories of adventurers to become one himself. However, since he spent his entire life on a farm, he has little-to-no experience in fighting, no formal training, and no real knowledge of the world at large. Naturally, SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome occurs on his very first (and last) adventure.

* In ''LightNovel/ISItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'', Bell lived and worked on a farm with his grandpa prior to coming to Orario. His parents died before he ever got to know them, and his grandpa's death is what brought him to Orario (and instilled in him the desire to become a HaremSeeker).

A science fiction story with such a hero where the main action happens ''in'' the rural setting (so he isn't actually leaving it) may be a case of PastoralScienceFiction -- or of its [[EvilTwin evil twins]], StephenKingCountry and LovecraftCountry.

A science fiction story with such a hero where the main action happens ''in'' the rural setting (so he isn't actually leaving it) may be a case of PastoralScienceFiction -- or of its EvilTwins, StephenKingCountry and LovecraftCountry.

* The Hero of ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'' starts out as a farmboy (and, [[spoiler:[[LockedOutOfTheLoop unknown to him]], the son of a LivingLegend Hero]]) before his DoomedHometown gets torched in his childhood. He regularly gets called "Farmboy" by his {{Vitriolic Best Bud|s}} and [[TheRival rival]] Whisper, from whom it's an InsultOfEndearment, and by her brother Thunder, from whom it's [[DudeWheresMyRespect just an insult]].

* Lucas in ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}''.
** Lucas' twin brother, Claus, counts too. [[AloofBigBrother In a different sort of way]].

* The hero/heroine of ''VideoGame/DungeonSiege'' starts as you guessed it, a humble farmer.
** In the Uwe Boll [[VideoGameMoviesSuck movie]], the character is even ''named'' "Farmer".
* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey III'' has the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Farmer]] class, which is supposed to be the weakest physically, but with plenty of skills useful for explorers to have handy.

* The Colonist [[MultipleChoicePast origin]] for Commander Shepard of ''Franchise/MassEffect'' is more or less this, in comparison to [[MilitaryBrat Spacer]] and [[StreetUrchin Earthborn]]. It implies that Shepard grew up in a backwater human colony which conveniently got the DoomedHometown treatment.