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[[File:Gregory Peck Finch Publicity Photo.jpg|thumb|400px|link=To Kill a Mockingbird|<small>'''Atticus Finch''': There's been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn't do much about defending this man.<br/>

'''Scout''': If you shouldn't be defending him, then why are you doing it?<br/>

 

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* Eagle Ken from ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'' is an important [[Trope Codifier]] for [[Anime]] / [[Manga]] heroes.

* Son Goku from ''[[Dragon Ball]]''.

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* [[Superman]]. ''Every'' hero in comic books, at one point or another, has been compared specifically to Superman, either in how he's similar or how he's different. Even in the case of antiheroes and indy comics, as more often than not, the first thing they'll do is take a swipe at the [[Superman]] mythos. The entire genre of superhero comics starts with ''him''. And that's why Superman will always be the greatest, most iconic representation of a superhero.

* Archie Andrews from ''[[Archie Comics]]''.

* Quantum from ''[[Quantum and Woody]]'', though he's often deflated by Woody.

* The [[Justice League]]'s original line consisted of seven characters who all fit this type in their own comics. [[Superman]], [[Batman]], [[Wonder Woman]], [[The Flash]], [[Green Lantern]], [[Aquaman]], and [[Martian Manhunter]]. [[Superman]] would traditionally be The Hero in this situation but, for example, [[Green Lantern]] Kyle Rayner filled this role as a sort of [[Kid Hero]] during Morrison's run, being new and being a replacement for the League's original Lantern Hal Jordan. In lineups with only one of these seven, that hero tends to be The Hero.

 

== Film ==

** Luke does subvert The Hero trope in one ''major'' way though - he [[Did Not Get the Girl]] and [[The Chick]] ends up with [[The Lancer]] instead.

*** [[Brother-Sister Incest|Of course she ends up with]] [[The Lancer]]. As for Luke, he could well be the [[Trope Codifier]].

* [[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]: Jake Sully, who else?

* 9 from... well, ''[[9]]''.

* [[Knight in Sour Armor|Woody]] from ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]''.

** In fact, every single Pixar movie has one.

* Balian for most of ''Kingdom of Heaven''

 

== Literature ==

* [[Doctor Who|The Doctor.]]

** While he fits this in most stories, he sometimes veers towards being an Anti Hero. The First Doctor was definitely not straight hero material.

* Max Evans of ''[[Roswell]]'' fits this to a T. His teammates frequently [[lampshade]]s it regularly asking him "What do we do now, Max?" even if sometimes they openly criticize him for his "passively watching" instead of taking action sooner, something that doesn't change when he's actually declared the king of his planet.

* Col. John "Hannibal" Smith on ''[[The A-Team]]'', though like Mal Reynolds, he's also kind of a [[Lovable Rogue]] as well as a [[Trickster Archetype|Trickster]]. Notable for being most likely the only person in this trope to be over 50 years old.

 

== Web Comics ==

* Torg from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', though when he's in one of his "[https://web.archive.org/web/20150907184429/http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=090217 wacky moods]" you'd never realize it.

* Lance from ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20171212154432/http://www.goldcoincomics.com/ Gold Coin Comics]'', ultimately.

* Cale'Anon Vatay of ''[[Looking for Group]]'' is a textbook example. He starts the comic as a "[[Lone Wolf|lone and righteous wolf]]," but quickly accrues of group of fellow adventurers, including the warlock Richard as his [[Lancer]], whom he develops a close - if somewhat dysfunctional - relationship with. He is not the most intelligent of the bunch, [[Horrible Judge of Character|clearly failing to recognize evil]] early on, but often displays quick thinking and good strategizing ability, especially after [[Took a Level in Badass|taking numerous levels in badass.]] (He is definitely the newest to adventuring of the main characters, having started out the comic with a healthy dose of [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]].) Considering the actions of some of his group members, he can also be seen as an [[Only Sane Man]]. He fights with two swords and eventually {{spoiler|shacks up with the resident [[Action Girl]].}}

* In ''[[Sinfest]]'', Storytime Zombie [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209170502/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4244 defines the good guy as the hero who gets to win in the end.]

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

* Twilight Sparkle from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''.

 

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[[Category:Authority Tropes]]

[[Category:The Index Team]]

[[Category:Lit Class Tropes]]

[[Category:Omnipresent Tropes]]

[[Category:Five-Man Band]]

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