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They wanted to portray the idea of a fallen hero, someone who lost their craft and ability and was no longer the talented kid they once were.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

“Psychopath’s” brooding “27 Club” distantly echoes the alt-rock decade’s fallen hero, Kurt Cobain, while Wade ponders and accepts the bleak prospect of enduring depressive thoughts in perpetuity.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023

President Putin referred to "fallen hero pilots" in a statement on 26 June.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2023

"Why didn't you let a fallen hero, the third from this village, into the house of God?!" a bearded man bellowed at an ashen-faced priest holding a wooden cross.

From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2023

I could see Half- Blood Hill ahead of us, with its giant pine tree at the crest—Thalia's tree, which contained the life force of a fallen hero.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan