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The archetype of a heroic figure. Opposite to Villain.

Also Called[]

  • Hero/ine
  • Superhero/ine

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The character is a hero. A hero is an idealistic figure who sets their own self-interests aside to act for the benefit of society. They often serve as a symbol for their society and fights for something greater than themselves. The greatest task of a hero is to inspire others to stand up for themselves and fight back (aka: creating more heroes).

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  • Action Hero: The heroic figure who originates in the action genre.
  • Alternate Reality Hero: The heroic figure who originates from an alternate reality.
  • Anti-Hero: The flawed heroic figure motivated by more selfish purposes or unsavory methods, albeit for a good cause in mind.
  • Battle Shōnen Hero: The heroic figure found in the battle shōnen genre, gaining powers through training.
  • Children's Media/Adult's Media Heroes: The common heroic protagonist under the genre.
  • Heroic Conqueror: The heroic figure who seek conquest to free people from tyrants and rule as benevolent kings/queens of better age.
  • Horror Hero: The heroic figure under horror setting, raising against the terror through surviving in the end.
  • Ineffective Hero: A more or less comedic take of the hero, a person trying to be savior of the day but trampling its ambitions.
  • Masked Hero: The heroic figure who wears a mask to hide their identity.
  • Mythic Hero: Folkloric version of the heroic figure, based around the heroes of legends.
  • Patriotic Hero: A heroic figure who is a symbol of their own nation.
  • Robotic Hero: A heroic robot/android or cyborg.
  • Royal Hero: A hero who is of royal blood.
  • Superhero: A hero with superpowers and/or Superpowered Physiology.
  • True Hero: The archetypical Hero, at the pinnacle of its ideals.
  • War Hero: The heroic figure who fights/fought a war.
  • Western Hero: The heroic figure under western setting, raising against obstacles or wrongful enemies of the wild west.

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See also: Heroes Wiki

  • Variation users (Various Media)
  • Ultra V (War Of The Monsters)

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