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* Parodied in ''WebComic/SluggyFreelance'', in the ''[[Literature/HarryPotter Torg Potter]] parodies. In order to sound more ''mysteeerious'', Homnigrits is known as "The man who goes where few fear to tread". Places like the mall. Not many people fear to go there.
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* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' feature at different times the [[EldritchAbomination Outsiders]] known as "He Who Walks Behind", and "He Who Walks Before".

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** Series 9 (revival) has a two-parter, both the episodes of which follow this convention. The episodes are called "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E5TheGirlWhoDied The Girl Who Died]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E6TheWomanWhoLived The Woman who Lived]]".

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** Series 9 (revival) has a two-parter, both the episodes of which follow this convention. The episodes are called "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E5TheGirlWhoDied The Girl Who Died]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E6TheWomanWhoLived The Woman who Lived]]". The title characters are [[spoiler: the same person, Ashildr -- a maiden brought back from the grave by the Doctor as a functional immortal]].



* ''Series/DoctorWho''. At different points the Eleventh Doctor calls Rory and Amy "The Boy Who Waited" and "The Girl Who Waited" respectively due to Amy having to wait twelve years for the Doctor to come back for her and Rory having to wait two thousand years as a Roman centurion for Amy.
** Series 9 has the recurring character Ashildr, a maiden whom the Doctor saves from the grave in a way that [[spoiler: renders her a functional immortal]]. The first half of her introductory two-parter is titled "The Girl Who Died"; the second half "The Woman Who Lived", since [[spoiler: while forever youthful, she loses her identity of an innocent, brave Viking girl and becomes a hardened, cynical woman as centuries pass]].

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* ''Series/DoctorWho''. At different points the Eleventh Doctor calls Rory and Amy "The Boy Who Waited" and "The Girl Who Waited" respectively due to Amy having to wait twelve years for the Doctor to come back for her and Rory having to wait two thousand years as a Roman centurion for Amy.
** Series 9 has the recurring character Ashildr, a maiden whom the Doctor saves from the grave in a way that [[spoiler: renders her a functional immortal]]. The first half of her introductory two-parter is titled
Amy. As noted above, "The Girl Who Died"; the second half "The Woman Who Lived", since [[spoiler: while forever youthful, she loses her identity of an innocent, brave Viking girl and Waited" becomes a hardened, cynical woman as centuries pass]].the title of an episode.
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** Series 9 has the recurring character Ashildr, a maiden whom the Doctor saves from the grave in a way that [[spoiler: renders her a functional immortal]]. The first half of her introductory two-parter is titled "The Girl Who Died"; the second half "The Woman Who Lived", since [[spoiler: while forever youthful, she loses her identity of an innocent, brave Viking girl and becomes a hardened, cynical woman as centuries pass]].
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* Cleveland Amory's ''The Cat Who Came for Christmas''
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* ''Fanfic/TheGirlWhoLived''
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* "The Princess Who Saved Herself" by Jonathan Coulton.
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* MarkTwain's "The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg"
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* James Tiptree Jr.'s "The Psychologist Who Wouldn't Do Awful Things to Rats"

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* One of the characters in RudyardKipling's ''Just So Stories'' is The Cat Who Walks Alone.
-->I am The Cat Who Walks Alone, and all roads are alike to me.

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* One of the characters in RudyardKipling's ''Just So Stories'' is The Cat Who Walks Alone.
-->I am The Cat Who Walks Alone, and all roads are alike to me.

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* One of the characters in RudyardKipling's ''Just So Stories'' is The Cat Who Walks Alone.
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* Margaret St. Clair's "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes"
* Lawrence Block's ''The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep''. Also, in his Bernie Rhodenbarr series, about half of the books have titles that start with "The Burglar Who."
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** In the episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E10TheGirlWhoWaited The Girl Who Waited]]". In it one of the Doctor's companions, Amy Pond, gets stuck in a different part of a hospital to the Doctor and Rory. [[spoiler:Due to time moving at different speeds in different parts of the hospital Amy has to wait a long time (from her point of view) for the Doctor to rescue her.]]

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** In the The series 6 (revival) episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E10TheGirlWhoWaited The Girl Who Waited]]". In it one of the Doctor's companions, Amy Pond, gets stuck in a different part of a hospital to the Doctor and Rory. [[spoiler:Due to time moving at different speeds in different parts of the hospital Amy has to wait a long time (from her point of view) for the Doctor to rescue her.]]

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* The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E10TheGirlWhoWaited The Girl Who Waited]]". In it one of the Doctor's companions, Amy Pond, gets stuck in a different part of a hospital to the Doctor and Rory. [[spoiler:Due to time moving at different speeds in different parts of the hospital Amy has to wait a long time (from her point of view) for the Doctor to rescue her.]]

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* The ''Series/DoctorWho'' ''Series/DoctorWho'':
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episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E10TheGirlWhoWaited The Girl Who Waited]]". In it one of the Doctor's companions, Amy Pond, gets stuck in a different part of a hospital to the Doctor and Rory. [[spoiler:Due to time moving at different speeds in different parts of the hospital Amy has to wait a long time (from her point of view) for the Doctor to rescue her.]]]]
** Series 9 (revival) has a two-parter, both the episodes of which follow this convention. The episodes are called "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E5TheGirlWhoDied The Girl Who Died]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E6TheWomanWhoLived The Woman who Lived]]".
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* ''Film/TheManWhoBoughtMustique''
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* "The Man Who Murdered Love" by Music/{{XTC}}

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* "The Man Who Dies Every Day" by Ultravox (John Foxx era)

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* ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'': A diplomat and a dictator are desperately searching for "The Girl Who Lived", the possibly mythical survivor of a massacre.

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* The title of the Swedish translation of Dario Fo's ''Theatre/AccidentalDeathOfAnAnarchist'' translates as ''The anarchist who was thrown out of the window by accident''.
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* ''The Man Who Would Not Die'', an album by Blaze Bailey, a former Music/IronMaiden vocalist.
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* ''Film/TheManWhoSuedGod''
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* ''The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks''
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* The DresdenFiles have He Who Walks Behind, a powerful and mysterious Oustider who has left a mark on Harry. It seems there's two other "Walkers" who presumably both follow this naming convention.

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* The DresdenFiles have He Who Walks Behind, a powerful and mysterious Oustider who has left a mark on Harry. It seems there's two other "Walkers" who presumably both follow this naming convention.

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* "The Man Who Invented Himself" by Robyn Hitchcock
* "The Man Who Dies Every Day" by Ultravox (John Foxx era)
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* "The Man Who Was Never Born", an episode of ''Series/TheOuterLimits''.

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* "The Man Who Was Never Born", an episode of ''Series/TheOuterLimits''.''Series/TheOuterLimits1963''.

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** ''The City Who Fought''



** ''The City Who Fought''
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* ''The Spy Who Came In From The Cold''


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* The ''DangerMouse'' episode "The Spy Who Stayed In With A Cold."

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* In ''[[Literature/AlcatrazSeries Alcatraz Versus the Secret Librarians]]'', Alcatraz shrewdly guesses that "She Who Cannot Be Named" must be so fearsome her name is taboo, as in Literature/HarryPotter. Turns out people just can't pronounce it.



* In ''[[Literature/AlcatrazSeries Alcatraz Versus the Secret Librarians]]'', Alcatraz shrewdly guesses that "She Who Cannot Be Named" must be so fearsome her name is taboo, as in Literature/HarryPotter. Turns out people just can't pronounce it.
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* In BronzeAge Creator/MarvelComics a supergroup of supervillains are called "They Who Wield Power", or "They" for short.

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* In BronzeAge UsefulNotes/{{the Bronze Age|OfComicBooks}} Creator/MarvelComics a supergroup of supervillains are called "They Who Wield Power", or "They" for short.

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