Types of Heroes A-C

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An alphabetical listing of heroes by type.

A

 * Addicts: Heroes who have struggled with addictions in the past, such as drug addictions and alcoholism.
 * Adventurers:
 * Advocates:  Heroes and heroines who speak out for people, usually for a cause.
 * Alien: A being that does not come from the planet Earth. E.T..jpg is an Alien]]
 * Alter-Ego
 * Amazons
 * Angels: Heroes that are angels or angelic-like.
 * Animal Hero: A hero who is an animal, anthropomorphic or otherwise. (Note: animal heroes are not creatures.)
 * Animal Kindness: Heroes who are kind and friendly to animals.
 * Antagonist Heroes: The heroes who are the antagonists in a story, as in, they are the opposing force to the  main character.
 * Anthropomorphic Characters: Non-human characters, generally animals that act as if they were human.
 * Anti Heroes: Characters who are the opposition to the antagonists or heroes of the story, but provides villainous qualities.
 * Anti-Villain: A character who is a villain/antagonist of a story but lacks the typical "villainous" qualities. Wreck-It_Ralph.png is an anti-villain.]]Anti-Villains will save, love and can be friendly.
 * Arachnids:  Sometimes people are afraid of spiders, but there are heroic spiders in fiction.  This includes heroes who are arachnids (including spiders and scorpions) or have arachnid characteristics, or use spider-like powers and/or motifs.
 * Archers:   Heroes who specialise in the bow-and-arrow or crossbow - many have trick-arrows in order to vary their attacks but not all: they are linked by being some of the best marksmen and women in their setting.
 * Artificial Intelligence
 * Athletic Heroes:   Heroes who have been involved in sports.

B

 * Baby Heroes:  Heroes that are babies.
 * Betrayed Heroes:   Heroes who have been betrayed by their former friends, allies, relatives and/or lovers.  Usually betrayed by the villains.
 * Big Good:   Whereas the Big Bad is considered the ultimate evil to be defeated, the Big Good is the cornerstone of any heroic organization.
 * Brutes: Heroes that are all muscle and have little intelligence.
 * Business Heroes: Heroes who excel in the workplace, rather than on the battlefield.
 * Byronic Heroes

C

 * Canine Heroes : Heroes who are dogsScooby-Doo-scooby-doo-5194607-445-722.jpg is a Canine Hero.]]
 * Childhood friends: Heroes who knew others from their childhood.
 * Child Nurturer: Heroes who nurture or care for children.
 * Child Saver: A hero who has saved the life of an individual under the age of 13.
 * The Chosen One: A protagonist who is destined for greatness.
 * Clowns:  Clowns who are silly and funny.
 * Control Freaks
 * Cowards:  Heroes who will run from the problems instead of facing them.  They are not very brave, but they still save the day.