The main character in a story, who drives the plot, or around whom plot is structured. Often, but not always the protagonist .

A mortal divinized after stasis, to whom sacrifices and honours are paid. In Hesiodos the heroes are an intermediate generation between gods and mortals (demi-god).

The protagonist of the monomyth described by Campbell and Leeming. Such characters tend to be both round and dynamic. According to Frazer, the hero's forerunners were the shaman and the divine king, figures who had direct access to extraordinary spiritual energies. Through psychological identification with these figures, a community could vicariously gain access to spiritual energies. As this suggests, heroes are those with whom we tend to identify ourselves; they are our proxies. The hero's quest for individuation symbolizes the journey we must all make.

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"

(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god

a character that killed three or more outlaws since the last time he/she logged on the account

a chooser of the questions of his life and thereby, of his quest

a combination of both Main Character and Protagonist

a figure who exemplifies the deeds, character and attributes of a strong culture

a fool who doesn't tell anyone how afraid he is

a general adventurer, going on quests, protecting what he deems valuable, and helping wherever it may be needed

a Main Character who is also a Protagonist

a man who is afraid to run away

a mortal who performs deeds remarkable enough to live on after his death and to become a criterion of excellence against which to judges one's own life

an admirable fool

an archetypical role for characters in fiction

a person noted for feats of courage and who has risked or sacrificed his or her life

a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose

a person of distinguished courage who has outstanding qualities and abilities, who is admired for these having these aspects of their character and also admired for brave and noble acts

a person of great courage and dignity, who is admired for his daring and risky achievements

a person or character that defies all odds in order to achieve both the respect and idolization of his fellow human beings

a person we admire as a person for his qualities

a person who is admired and respected by others

a secondary character, weaker than your avatar and he can't win level or exp

a standard to aspire to as well as an individual to be admired

a sunrise shinning a light on courage

A mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent that is endowed with great strength or ability. The word is often broadly applied to the principle male or female character in a literary or dramatic work. See Protagonist

Joseph Campbell defined a hero as someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. On another occasion, he defined two different types of heroic deeds. One, he said, is the physical deed, in which the hero performs a courageous act and saves a life. The other kind is the spiritual deed, in which the hero learns to experience the supernormal range of human life and then comes back with a message (a lesson, a gift, an idea) to share.

heroine the leading male/female character, usually larger than life, sometimes almost godlike. See antihero, protagonist, and villain.

a person who displays great courage; someone admired for qualities or achievements and regarded as a role model. Who is your heroine or hero? Why

the main male protagonist in a romance novel.

The principal sympathetic character (male or female) in a literary work. Heroes and heroines typically exhibit admirable traits: idealism, courage, and integrity, for example. Famous heroes and heroines include Pip in Charles Dickens's Great Expectations, the anonymous narrator in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, and Sethe in Toni Morrison's Beloved. (Compare with Antagonist, anti-hero, and protagonist.)

Hero is a Chinese martial arts, drama and adventure film of the wuxia genre, directed by Zhang Yimou with music by Tan Dun. Starring Jet Li as the nameless protagonist, the movie is loosely based on the legendary Jing Ke.

"Hero" is a pop song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and recorded for Carey's fourth album Music Box (1993). Its protagonist declares that even though we may feel discouraged or down at times, in reality we are all "heroes" if we look inside ourselves and see our own inner strength; in time, this will help us "find the way". It was released as the album's second single in the fourth quarter of 1993 (see 1993 in music) and became a worldwide commercial success.

The Hero is the protagonist and player character in Sierra On-Line's Quest for Glory series of role-playing/graphic adventure games. During the character creation process, the player is given the opportunity to name him (or to not name him, in which case his name defaults to "Unknown Hero"). The name Devon Aidendale is given to him in strategy guides and other documents where a "formal name" has to be given to the character.