Heroes

Basic Information

Heroes are the protagonists of stories who seek to defeat the villains, rescue others, etc.

List of Hero Archetypes

• Accidental Hero
• The Ace
• Action Girl
  • Action Mom
  • Faux Action Girl
  • Lady Of War
• Adventurer Archaeologist
• Anti Hero
  • Heroic Sociopath
  • Villain Protagonist
• The Aragorn
• The Atoner
• Badass Biker
• Badass Bookworm
• Barbarian Hero
• Broken Hero
• Brother Sister Team
• Byronic Hero
• Campbellian Hero
• The Cape
• The Captain
• Celibate Hero
• Chaste Hero
• The Chosen One
• Comedic Hero
• Culture Hero
• Doomed Moral Victor
• The Drifter
• Extraordinarily Empowered Girl
• Failure Knight
• Fallen Princess
• First Person Smartass
• Folk Hero
• The Fool
• Genius Bruiser
• Great White Hunter
• The Gunslinger
• Hero Secret Service
• Heroic Albino
• Hero With Bad Publicity
• Hollywood Nerd (Hollywood Geek)
• Intrepid Reporter
• James Bondage
• Jumped At The Call
• Kid Hero
• Kid Detective
• Knight In Shining Armor
• Little Old Lady Investigates
• Little Hero Big War
• Lord Error Prone
• Martial Pacifist
• Mighty Whitey
• Naive Everygirl
• Nature Hero
• Noble Savage
• Part-time Hero
• Plucky Girl
• Punch Clock Hero
• Smith Of The Yard
• Snooping Little Kid
• Super Hero
  • Henshin Hero
• Technical Pacifist
• Teen Superspy
• Trenchcoat Brigade
• Tragic Hero
• What You Are In The Dark
• The Wise Prince

See Also:

Characters

Sources

TV Tropes Wiki entry

Game and Story Use

• In many games, the player characters themselves will be heroes, or at least strive to be heroic.