Isaac

“The picture he was cleaning showed an armored figure standing in a desolate landscape. It had no weapon, but held a staff bearing a strange, stiff banner. The visor of this figure’s helmet was entirely of gold, without eye slits or ventilation; in its polished surface the deathly desert could be seen in reflection, and nothing more.”
― Gene Wolfe, Shadow & Claw

“Humans like those stories because in the real world the underdog loses.
- Gastion”
― Ian Isaro, Wizardry on Caffeine