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<blockquote data-quote="Corinnguard" data-source="post: 9395514" data-attributes="member: 7033886"><p>From TV Tropes: </p><p></p><p>Forest Ranger</p><p></p><p><em>No, we aren't talking about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_ranger" target="_blank">kind fellow at the national park who wears the snazzy uniform<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a> (but there's more of a connection than you might think - see below).</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>We are talking about the forest-dwelling <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheHermit" target="_blank">recluse</a> who serves as a self-appointed guardian for their ancient and enchanted home. They may wear <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ColorCodedForYourConvenience" target="_blank">green</a> in an <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HighlyConspicuousUniform" target="_blank">attempt to blend in to their forest surroundings</a>. They guard their forest with their bow <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SticksToTheBack" target="_blank">slung across their back</a>, and would rather <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwangHello" target="_blank">take your hat off with an arrow</a> than post a polite notice to please put out your campfire before you leave. In a <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StandardFantasySetting" target="_blank">Standard Fantasy Setting</a>, expect at least one <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurElvesAreDifferent" target="_blank">elf</a> to be this trope.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>As a character who maintains a close affinity with and protects unspoiled natural landscapes, this is a subtrope of <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NatureHero" target="_blank">Nature Hero</a>. Related tropes include the <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Druid" target="_blank">Druid</a>, for nature-hero wizards who use magic themed around plants, animals, and natural phenomena, and the <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JunglePrincess" target="_blank">Jungle Princess</a>, who lives within a tropical forest and protects its inhabitants.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Primarily meshes with <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AloofArcher" target="_blank">Aloof Archer</a>, but Rangers wielding an axe or spear are also common. If they are more civilized, they might use <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BowAndSwordInAccord" target="_blank">Bow and Sword in Accord</a>. Lesser known fact — the word "ranger" does not mean "one who fights from range", but "one who watches over a range". Like modern-day Park Rangers. So they are not at all limited to the <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AloofArcher" target="_blank">Aloof Archer</a>. Not to be confused with bushranger, a term for a 19th-century Australian outlaw. Compare <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RoguishPoacher" target="_blank">Roguish Poacher</a>, another character archetype associated with woodlands, elusiveness, and ranged weapons.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Supernatural variants, be they <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk" target="_blank">The Fair Folk</a>, <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Treants" target="_blank">tree-creatures</a> or <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NatureSpirit" target="_blank">Nature Spirits</a>, may also be a <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GeniusLoci" target="_blank">Genius Loci</a>. Compare <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NatureHero" target="_blank">Nature Hero</a>, <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MountainMan" target="_blank">Mountain Man</a> and <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClassicalHunter" target="_blank">Classical Hunter</a>. Contrast <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CityGuards" target="_blank">City Guards</a>.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Corinnguard, post: 9395514, member: 7033886"] From TV Tropes: Forest Ranger [I]No, we aren't talking about the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_ranger']kind fellow at the national park who wears the snazzy uniform[IMG]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif[/IMG][/URL] (but there's more of a connection than you might think - see below). We are talking about the forest-dwelling [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheHermit']recluse[/URL] who serves as a self-appointed guardian for their ancient and enchanted home. They may wear [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ColorCodedForYourConvenience']green[/URL] in an [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HighlyConspicuousUniform']attempt to blend in to their forest surroundings[/URL]. They guard their forest with their bow [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SticksToTheBack']slung across their back[/URL], and would rather [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwangHello']take your hat off with an arrow[/URL] than post a polite notice to please put out your campfire before you leave. In a [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StandardFantasySetting']Standard Fantasy Setting[/URL], expect at least one [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurElvesAreDifferent']elf[/URL] to be this trope. As a character who maintains a close affinity with and protects unspoiled natural landscapes, this is a subtrope of [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NatureHero']Nature Hero[/URL]. Related tropes include the [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Druid']Druid[/URL], for nature-hero wizards who use magic themed around plants, animals, and natural phenomena, and the [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JunglePrincess']Jungle Princess[/URL], who lives within a tropical forest and protects its inhabitants. Primarily meshes with [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AloofArcher']Aloof Archer[/URL], but Rangers wielding an axe or spear are also common. If they are more civilized, they might use [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BowAndSwordInAccord']Bow and Sword in Accord[/URL]. Lesser known fact — the word "ranger" does not mean "one who fights from range", but "one who watches over a range". Like modern-day Park Rangers. So they are not at all limited to the [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AloofArcher']Aloof Archer[/URL]. Not to be confused with bushranger, a term for a 19th-century Australian outlaw. Compare [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RoguishPoacher']Roguish Poacher[/URL], another character archetype associated with woodlands, elusiveness, and ranged weapons. Supernatural variants, be they [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk']The Fair Folk[/URL], [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Treants']tree-creatures[/URL] or [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NatureSpirit']Nature Spirits[/URL], may also be a [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GeniusLoci']Genius Loci[/URL]. Compare [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NatureHero']Nature Hero[/URL], [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MountainMan']Mountain Man[/URL] and [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClassicalHunter']Classical Hunter[/URL]. Contrast [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CityGuards']City Guards[/URL].[/I] [/QUOTE]
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