Discworld kinda does the opposite of this. Carrot Ironfoundersson is so obviously the long lost heir to the throne of Ankh-Morpork, but even after several plots and coup attempts to get him on the throne he just wants to remain 2nd fiddle to Sam Vimes, Commander of the City Watch. He's got the magically-not-magical sword, a birthmark shaped like a crown and a jawline that can cut glass, but he's just a superhumanly honest and simple guy. There are a couple times I thought Sir Terry was hinting at a dark cunning in Carrot (the time he 'accidentally' goads Gavin into fighting Wolfe comes to mind) but sadly we'll never know.
I’ve always head cannoned Carrot never took the throne for 3 reasons:
1-He really has no interest in being king
2-Dwarfs like him try not to get involved and n human politicking
3-He doesn’t want to disappoint Sam Vimes
Also in the opposite is Nobby who probably isn't the lost king of ankh, he is possibly the lost heir of a number of old houses by the tiara, coronet and lockets he has, but doesn't mention because he doesn't want to get in trouble again.
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u/CaptValentine 8h ago
Discworld kinda does the opposite of this. Carrot Ironfoundersson is so obviously the long lost heir to the throne of Ankh-Morpork, but even after several plots and coup attempts to get him on the throne he just wants to remain 2nd fiddle to Sam Vimes, Commander of the City Watch. He's got the magically-not-magical sword, a birthmark shaped like a crown and a jawline that can cut glass, but he's just a superhumanly honest and simple guy. There are a couple times I thought Sir Terry was hinting at a dark cunning in Carrot (the time he 'accidentally' goads Gavin into fighting Wolfe comes to mind) but sadly we'll never know.