- "We're still the Order of the Stick, no matter how much stuff changes along the way. I'm sure there will be even more changes before the endgame—things we can't even hope to predict now. And I'm just as sure that we'll get through them all. Not because we're destined or chosen or fated or any of that clichéd heroic garbage. Nah. We'll get through because we're the ones who are too dumb to know when to quit."
- ― Roy Greenhilt to the Order of the the Stick (The Order of the Stick)
The archetype of an Generic Fantasy Hero. Variation of Hero. Opposite of Sci-Fi Hero.
Also Called[]
- Yūsha/Yuusha (勇者, "hero" or "brave person")
Capabilities[]
The user fits into the generic fantasy hero archetype. They are blessed with great power and destined to fight against a great evil threatening the land and bring prosperity to the people they protect.
These kinds of heroes represent the standard hero tropes of the generic dungeon fantasy RPG or similar settings.
Associated Powers[]
- Charisma Mastery
- Destiny Chosen
- Enhanced/Supernatural Condition
- Enhanced Potential
- Legendary Status
- Magic
- Rescue Mastery
- Enhanced Weapon Proficiency
- Heroic
- Weirdness Magnet
Relationships[]
- Demon King - Fantasy Heroes often have to defeat the demon king or similar evil forces.
- Isekai Character - Fantasy heroes are often summoned form other worlds.
- Legendary Status
- Messiah
Variations[]
Associations[]
Weaknesses/Limitations[]
- Once the hero fulfills their purpose, they might have trouble integrating into society.
- They may be forced to fight a powerful enemy regardless of their own will.
Example Characters[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Kouki Amanogawa (Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest)
- Ruti Ragnason (Banished from the Hero's Party)
- Van (Banished from the Hero's Party)
- Lars Ul Metallicana (Bastard!)
- Arios Orlando (Beast Tamer)
- Chiffon Nox (Beast Tamer)
- Friede (The Betrayed Hero Who Was Reincarnated As The Strongest Demon Lord); formerly
- Lyle Leard (The Betrayed Hero Who Was Reincarnated As The Strongest Demon Lord)
- Blonde Hero (Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Cheats)
- Blade (Classroom for Heroes)
- Emilia/Emi Yusa (The Devil is a Part Timer)
- Zephyr (Doom Breaker)
- Clair Barton (The Executed Sage is Reincarnated as a Lich and Starts an All-Out War)
- Raid Evans (The Executed Sage is Reincarnated as a Lich and Starts an All-Out War)
- Alan (The Fallen Brother Is Actually the Strongest)
- Eugene/Julius von Carlyle (The Fallen Brother Is Actually the Strongest)
- Seiya Ryuuguuin (The Hero is Overpowered, but Overly Cautious)
- Raul Evans (The Hero Who Seeks Revenge Shall Exterminate With Darkness)
- Zect (The Hero Took Everything from Me, So I Partied with the Hero’s Mother!)
- Daiki Morishita (The Hero Who Returned Remains the Strongest in the Modern World)
- Hadunoa Bibia (I’m Glad They Kicked Me From The Hero’s Party... But Why’re you following me, Great Saintess?)
- Leo Demonheart (I'm Quitting Heroing)
- Oliver Cardiff (The Jack-of-all-trades Kicked Out of the Hero’s Party)
- Kanon (The Misfit of Demon King Academy)
- Ageha Tsubaki (My Yandere Girlfriend Lurks in the Dungeon and Kills Me Over and Over Again)
- Ichijo Yukimura (A Neet's Guide to the Parallel World)
- Reinhard von Astraea (Re:Zero ~Starting Life in Another World~)
- Amyu (Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist)
- Silvia (Retired Demon King)
- Four Legendary Heroes (Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Naofumi Iwatani
- Itsuki Kawasumi
- Motoyasu Kitmaura
- Ren Amaki
- Vassal Weapon Wielders (Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Raphtalia
- Arthur Pendragon (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Chloe Albert (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
- Hinata Sakaguchi (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
- Mira Yamana/Amano Kagami (Trinity Seven)
- Hibiki Otonashi (Tsukimichi - Moonlit Fantasy)
- Tomoki Iwahashi (Tsukimichi - Moonlit Fantasy)
- Kazuki Ryusen (The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic)
- Suzune Inukami (The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic)
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Billy (Adventure Time)
- Finn Mertins (Adventure Time)
- Prince Adam/He-Man (Masters of the Universe)
- Lion-O (Thunder Cats)
Literature[]
- Lief (Deltora Quest)
- Perseus "Percy" Jackson (Riodanverse)
- Various Characters (A Song of Ice and Fire)
- Various Characters (Tolkienverse)
Mythology/Folklore[]
- Arthur Pendragon (Arthurian Legend)
- Galahad (Arthurian Legend)
- Rama (Hinduism)
- Sigurd (Norse Mythology)
Video Games/Visual Novels[]
- Matthew (Golden Sun: Dark Dawn)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- El (Last Bible)
- Yuri (Last Bible II)
- Ciel (Last Bible III)
- Link (Legend of Zelda)
- Artoria Pendragon (TYPE-MOON)
- Siegfried (TYPE-MOON)
Web Animation/Comics[]
- The Order of the Stick (The Order of the Stick)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
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Ruti Ragnason (Banished from the Hero's Party) was given the hero's blessing from a young age. This granted her immense power, but rendered her unneeding of eat or sleep and left her unable to properly express her emotions.
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The Blonde Hero (Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Cheats) was summoned to act as the hero of Klyrode. However, he isn't the true hero and his selfish personality has led him to losing the title.
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Julius von Carlyle (The Fallen Brother is Actually the Strongest) is the reincarnation of the hero Eugene.
Seiya Ryuuguuin (The Hero is Overpowered, but Overly Cautious) was summoned to act as the hero, but his extremely cautious nature causes him to often flee fights and disregard the well beings of others if he doesn't see himself as fully prepared.
Raul Evans (The Hero Who Seeks Revenge Shall Exterminate With Darkness) was the hero who saved the world from the Demon Lord, but he was betrayed and wrongly executed. Now, revived from he dead, he seeks revenge against everyone who wronged him.
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Reinhard von Astraea (Re:Zero ~Starting Life in Another World~)
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Silva (Retired Demon King) is the legendary Saint and Hero blessed by the goddess Stella.
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Itsuki Kawasumi (Rising of the Shield Hero was summoned by the kingdom of Melromarc to Act as the Bow Hero.
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Motoyasu Kitamura (Rising of the Shield Hero) was summoned by the kingdom of Melromarc to Act as the Spear Hero.
Naofumi Iwatani (Rising of the Shield Hero) was summoned by the kingdom of Melromarc to Act as the Shield Hero.
Raphtalia (Rising of the shield Hero) unintentionally became the Katana Hero of Glass's World.
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Hinata Sakaguchi (That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime)
Video Games/Visual Novels[]
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Link (Legend of Zelda) is the hero blessed by the goddess Hylia to reincarnate time after time in order to stop the evil Ganandorf.
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Artoria Pendragon (TYPE-MOON) was the child destined to rule camelot and inspire a new age.
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Siegfried (TYPE-MOON) is the hero spoken about in the Nibelungenlied and spent his life protecting others and slaying evils at their behest.
Web Animation/Comics[]
The Order of the Stick (The Order of the Stick)...
...Roy Greenhilt...
...Durkon Thundershield...
...Haley Starshine...
...Elan...
...Vaarsuvius...
...Belkar Bitterleaf...
Videos[]
Examples[]
LOTR The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition - Gandalf speaks to Frodo in Moria
LOTR The Return of the King - Extended Edition - The Tower of Cirith Ungol Part 1
LOTR The Return of the King - The Return of the King-2
Fus Ro Dah! Merlin's first dragon shout
Merlin - Arthur pulls Excalibur from the stone 4x13.-2
FULL EPISODE - Unicorn- Warriors Eternal S1E1- The Awakening - adult swim-2
Baelin's Route - An Epic NPC Man Adventure
D&D Logic Supercut
When the hero character abandons you-2
Saving the world can be quite expensive - Legendary Sword-2
Just get an adventurer to do it
Meditate - Epic NPC Man (Witcher parody) - Viva La Dirt League (VLDL)
When the player focuses on the background-2
Playing an RPG for the first time
Playing an RPG for the second time
We meet at first light! - Chris & Jack-2
Fights[]
The Hobbit-Balin's Tale about Thorin Oakenshield Full HD -D-2
Aragorn vs Nazgul LOTR 1.06 -HD 1080p-
Link VS Cloud (2012) - DEATH BATTLE!
Link VS Cloud (Legend of Zelda VS Final Fantasy VII) - DEATH BATTLE!
He-Man VS Lion-O - DEATH BATTLE!
Sora VS Pit (Kingdom Hearts VS Kid Icarus) - DEATH BATTLE!
One Minute Melee - Link Vs Sora (Zelda vs Kingdom Hearts) 60fps
Analysis & Discussions[]
The Complete Travels of Fingolfin - Tolkien Explained-2
The Life of Fingon - Tolkien Explained
The Complete Travels of Glorfindel - Tolkien Explained-2
The Life of Gil-galad, the Last High King - Tolkien Explained-2
The Complete Travels of Legolas - Tolkien Explained-2
The Life of Thorin Oakenshield - Tolkien Explained - Dwarves of Erebor-2
Dáin II Ironfoot - Tolkien Explained
The Complete Travels of Gimli - Tolkien Explained
The Complete Travels of Túrin Turambar - Tolkien Explained-2
Tuor, the Man who became Immortal - Tolkien Explained-2
The Complete Travels of Elendil - Tolkien Explained-2
The Complete Travels of Bilbo Baggins - Tolkien Explained-2
Merry & Pippin - The Complete Travels - Tolkien Explained-2
Rand al'Thor- A Timeless Journey (Wheel of Time)
Claymore- The Imperfect Trailblazer
So This is Basically Kingdom Hearts-2
So This is Basically Fire Emblem-2