where does the trope of unwilling hero even come from

it's very common in zelda fanfics to be all "oh woe is me i never wanted to be the hero but the goddess chose me and now i must" but like

why, where does that come from

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canonically speaking if link didn't want to be the hero the goddess would have picked somebody else lol

the whole point is that he is the only fool who actually wants the job

most hylians would be like "uh go explore the belly of a giant fish?? i think i will choose survival"

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