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Devotion to a cause. Its strength, but also destructive capabilities.

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>Thread Question:
Where does this trope of "assassin kid who constantly fucks up, has zero character growth throughout the story, only remaining doggedly loyal to a single person, and is used as a tool by much smarter and more influential people" come from?
Examples:
-Assassin's Apprentice
-Tigana
-Of Shadow and Sea
-Red Sister
I have to say, it's a really frustrating archetype. Watching them make absolutely zero progress as a character for the entire story, and constantly being the cause of problems. Yet, they're supposed to be the main protagonist? It would be fine if they had likeable personalities. But they're not especially smart, funny, or charming. Voids of charisma. But they're really good at just the one thing that makes them useful, so other characters drag them around.

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