Trivia / The Hero with a Thousand Faces

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  • Negima! Magister Negi Magi — Jack Rakan's Pactio Artifact is named after the Greek translation of this work's name. Ironically, the literal meaning of the name fits him, as he's an Idiot Hero (Obfuscating Stupidity, though) whose Artifact consists of the power to create any kind of weapon or armor that he wants, in any quantity that his massive spiritual/magical energy reserves can sustain (which is to say, a lot), and any size that he wishes (his "Warship-Cutting Sword" is practically the size of a small skyscraper).
  • Johnny Maxwell Trilogy: The first chapter of Only You Can Save Mankind is called "The Hero With a Thousand Extra Lives".
  • Discworld: At one point, it's suggested that Rincewind, a Lovable Coward who prefers to stick at Refusal of the Call for as long as possible regardless of where the rest of the story is going, may represent the Hero With a Thousand Retreating Backs.

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