Talk:Luka/@comment-24146794-20140205172814/@comment-24419079-20140209193452

It is the appeal of the Hero's Journey. It is a tried and true archetype; and is what allows mangas like Naruto, One Piece, and Fairy Tail (just a few examples) to become popular. Audiences like seeing heroes grow from helpless idiots, into competent jedis/ninjas/warriors etc.

It is cliched, because it is the commonly used trope in the fantasy and adventure genre, but you can't deny it sells. People for the most part don't like strories, where the main character is already a BAMF because the audience didn't get to see them become it, they are simply expected to accept it.