Frequently overlaps with Accidental Celebrity. Compare And You Thought It Was a Game, Badass on Paper, Cowardly Lion, Framed for Heroism, God Guise, Nominal Hero, Mistaken for Badass, Spanner in the Works, Nice Job Fixing It, Villain. May be a consequence of Non-Protagonist Resolver. When someone purposely tries to look like the hero without deserving it, there may be overlap with Engineered Heroics. Many times he becomes a true hero by the end of the story. The subsequent plot is a good showcase for examining the fiber of the accidental hero's character and to spin a little yarn about how people ''need'' heroes. In either flavor, public acclaim that just won't go away is the main complication. The accidental hero was just standing around in a place where it looked like he saved the day.The accidental hero blundered in some way that actually caused a rescue or saved the day.Problem is, it isn't modesty this time, or even false modesty. A character becomes celebrated for heroism.
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