You know, I've been thinking:
Could a Sacred Cow be, in essence, a main character version of an Ensemble Darkhorse (Which, as TV Tropes puts it, is a really popular and beloved minor character in the grand scope of a franchise)?
I'd like to direct to you the attention of this entry in the YMMV page of Super Mario Bros where Luigi is labeled as a Sacred Cow:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/SuperMarioBros
And Kirby is labeled as a Sacred Cow:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/Kirby
And Goku is labeled as a Sacred Cow:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/DragonBallZ
I feel Le Var Burton has lost his title after he called Cancel Culture "Consequence culture", even if you agree it's so divisive a topic it no longer qualifies him as a sacred cow
I think a much better page quote would be from Web Video/Sequelitis when he's ranting about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: "What the hell am I doing with my life? I am harshly criticizing Ocarina of Time on the internet! I'M GONNA GET CRUCIFIED!"
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That's already on the quotes subpage. Take it to the General Page Quote Discussion thread if you want to swap it in on the main trope page.
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Nope, it's a YMMV trope and doesn't really lend itself well to examples as it's a pretty nebulous thing as anything and everything can be considered it depending on your perspective.
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Honestly, this has always been one of my biggest Pet Peeve Tropes because nothing is really a masterpiece. There are even certain works I've seen with this trope that I find highly overrated and not really worth the praise or hype.