/lit/ - Literature

>>13568550
Yep, I do love the hero's journey. Not necessarily the basic farm-boy meets wizard, is sent on a journey of discovery, faces defeat, learns about his destiny, master dies, farm-boy overcomes the struggle and wins in the end. Not the classical part, but the developing portion of a character, whether for good or bad.
And the "master" trope is the best. Protagonist will eventually meet someone that is clearly a "master" but we won't know until much later. And when the "master "eventually shows his true powers and everyone gets hype. I admit that's pretty cool. I especially enjoy me an old man Gandalf (or even Jirayia) who is actually a mega badass that could have, once upon a time, slapped the shit out of the main villain.

Oh, and the second best trope is a villain who is powerful and strong in certain areas but is actually a pathetic creature that, in other circumstances and better times, would have been slapped around like a limp worm.