▁This ▁may ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁m atur ation , ▁which ▁is ▁often ▁through ▁Com ing ▁of ▁Age . ▁ ▁Many ▁protagon ists ▁are , ▁unknown ▁to ▁themselves , ▁of ▁royal ▁blood . ▁Even ▁in ▁so ▁f anc iful ▁a ▁tale ▁as ▁Through ▁the ▁Looking - G lass , ▁Alice ▁is ▁made ▁a ▁queen ▁in ▁the ▁end ; ▁this ▁can ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁hero ' s ▁inner ▁worth . ▁ ▁Comm only , ▁these ▁tales ▁revol ve ▁around ▁the ▁m alt re ated ▁hero ▁coming ▁into ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁own . ▁This ▁can ▁reflect ▁a ▁wish - ful fill ment ▁dream , ▁or ▁symbol ically ▁em body ▁a ▁prof ound ▁transformation . ▁ ▁Dark ▁Lord ▁ ▁The ▁forces ▁of ▁evil ▁are ▁often ▁person ified ▁in ▁a ▁" D ark ▁Lord ". ▁Besides ▁possess ing ▁vast ▁mag ical ▁ab ilities , ▁a ▁Dark ▁Lord ▁often ▁controls ▁great ▁arm ies ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁port rayed ▁as ▁possess ing ▁devil - like ▁qual ities . ▁A ▁Dark ▁Lord ▁is ▁usually ▁dep icted ▁as ▁the ▁ult imate ▁person ification ▁of ▁evil , ▁as ▁with ▁Sa ur on ▁of ▁The ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁R ings ; ▁Con an ▁the ▁Bar bar ian ' s ▁ar chen emy , ▁Th ul sa ▁Do om ; ▁the ▁Dark ▁One ▁( Sh ai ' tan ) ▁of ▁The ▁W heel ▁of ▁Time ; ▁and ▁the ▁S ith ▁L ords ▁from ▁Star ▁Wars , ▁which ▁include ▁Dar th ▁V ader ▁and ▁Emperor ▁Pal pat ine . ▁