A mental warm-up.

Something feels a bit slow... only 3 people have responded, and only one of them guessed anything correctly... but the questions aren't that difficult, in my opinion; almost everyone has read or watched the mentioned books and movies. Meanwhile, here are a few more questions: 7) The name of this hero is similar to the name of a former leader of one of the European countries, the name of a former striker for the French national team, and the name of an American actor of Italian descent. 8) In Heroes, these two words are synonyms because they refer to the same unit. In real life, the main activity of the first is to destroy the second. 9) The slang name for this unit is mentioned in the title of a children's fairy tale, is similar to the name of a medieval religious movement, and also to a type of troops from the 15th-19th centuries. 10) This spell in Heroes is not a direct combat spell, but according to legend (an implausible one), it was once used in the defense of a city (not in Heroes) in this capacity. Added 8 hours 5 minutes ago Yes, the answers are starting to come in... And it immediately became clear that there were several so-called "duals" - answers that do not match the author's, but satisfy the condition of the problem. This happens... Added 16 minutes ago 11) This unit has a biological prototype in the form of a specific animal, but out of about 700 species of this animal, only 3 possess the quality that led to this unit appearing in Heroes. 12) In a well-known literary work, this unit is portrayed as a symbol of shortsightedness. 13) In the first half of the 20th century, due to the development of motor transport, this type of civil servant was almost abolished, but in the 1990s, it began to gradually revive. Its colloquial name coincides with the name of a unit in Heroes.