Heroes



""You, and me, we're different. We don't have to dream that we're important. We are.""

- Mr. House, Fallout: New Vegas

The good guy, seeks to defeat the villain, save the princess, find the treasure, etc. Generally the central figure in Action Series and Adventure Series. Always wins in the end.

This list is about different kinds of hero characters. We also have a specific list of Hero Tropes, which are ways that heroes are made heroic in storytelling.

If you are looking for something about the show of the same name, try Heroes (TV series) (and if a link from another page sent you here instead of there, feel free to correct it -- no-one may ever know you did, but Virtue Is Its Own Reward!).

Heroic characters

 * Accidental Hero
 * The Ace
 * Action Girl
 * Action Mom
 * Faux Action Girl
 * Lady of War
 * Action Hero
 * Hollywood Action Hero
 * Nerd Action Hero
 * Action Pet
 * Action Survivor
 * Adventurer Archaeologist
 * The All-American Boy
 * Anti-Anti-Christ
 * Anti-Hero
 * Anti-Hero Substitute
 * Byronic Hero
 * Classical Anti-Hero
 * Heroic Comedic Sociopath
 * Knight in Sour Armor
 * Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes
 * Sociopathic Hero
 * The Atoner
 * Badass Biker
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Badass Unintentional
 * Barbarian Hero
 * Broken Hero
 * Brother-Sister Team
 * The Cape (trope)
 * The Captain
 * Celibate Hero
 * Character Alignment:
 * Lawful Good
 * Neutral Good
 * Chaotic Good
 * Chaste Hero
 * The Chosen One
 * The Chosen Zero
 * Comedic Hero
 * Commanding Coolness
 * Cool Uncle
 * The Cowl
 * Designated Hero
 * Determinator
 * Deuteragonist
 * Doomed Moral Victor
 * Dork Knight
 * The Drifter
 * Eternal Hero
 * Extraordinarily Empowered Girl
 * Failure Knight
 * Fallen Princess
 * Farm Boy
 * First-Person Smartass
 * Folk Hero
 * The Fool
 * Genius Bruiser
 * God of Good
 * Great White Hunter
 * Guile Hero
 * The Gunslinger
 * Harem Hero
 * Henshin Hero
 * Hero Academy
 * Hero Antagonist
 * Heroic Albino
 * Hero Secret Service
 * A Hero to His Hometown
 * Hero with an F In Good
 * Hero with Bad Publicity
 * Hollywood Nerd (Hollywood Geek)
 * Homeless Hero
 * Hope Bringer
 * Horrifying Hero
 * Hurting Hero
 * Ideal Hero
 * Idiot Hero
 * Intrepid Reporter
 * Iron Woobie
 * Kid Detective
 * Kid Hero
 * King in the Mountain
 * Knight in Shining Armor
 * Lady of Adventure
 * The Last DJ
 * The Last Horse Crosses the Finish Line
 * Little Old Lady Investigates
 * Lord Error-Prone
 * Magician Detective
 * Martial Pacifist
 * Reckless Pacifist
 * The Messiah
 * Mighty Whitey
 * Monster Adventurers
 * My Girl Back Home
 * Mystery Writer Detective
 * Naive Everygirl
 * Nature Hero
 * Nazi Hunter
 * Noble Savage
 * Nominal Hero
 * Part-Time Hero
 * Plucky Girl
 * Polite Villains, Rude Heroes
 * Politically Incorrect Hero
 * Prodigal Hero
 * Punch Clock Hero
 * Rebellious Rebel
 * Science Hero
 * Scrap Heap Hero
 * Smith of the Yard
 * Snooping Little Kid
 * Socially Awkward Hero
 * Summon Everyman Hero
 * Superhero
 * Super Zeroes
 * Supporting Leader
 * Technical Pacifist
 * Teen Superspy
 * Terror Hero
 * Tragic Hero
 * Trenchcoat Brigade
 * The Wise Prince
 * Unlikely Hero
 * Unscrupulous Hero
 * Working Class Hero