Category:Virtually Resourceful

Heroes that can actually serve very important purposes and need to be kept alive, or simply kept around. In other words, these heroes cannot be destroyed/killed or something terrible might happen. These characters are usually created to keep the story relatively three dimesnsional. Examples include:


 * 1) Heroic Organizations keeping the international evil threats at bay (Autobots protects Earth from the the Decepticons, the evil robotic team bent on tyranny, Justice League is known to protect the world from inter-dimensional threats, and the Allied Shinobi Forces has the purpose that involves standing up together against the threat of the Akatsuki organization and the tailed beasts in the Fourth Shinobi World War. It also includes those that protect the inhabitants from any malicious threats and attempt to help and be friendly with civilians whenever they can)


 * 1) Employees and employers that actually are capable of doing their jobs and it's made very clear the business cannot succeed without them ( Benson is heavily trusted with keeping the park afloat, and SpongeBob SquarePants was very capable in doing his job as the fry cook of the Krusty Krab.)


 * 1) Characters preventing catastrophes including end of the world or universe with their mere presence or actions (Elder Gods (Mortal Kombat) keep the One Being, a being known to being a potential threat to the universe, at bay and Primus keeps the very fabric of the Transformers' reality from ripping.)


 * 1) Some anti-heroes (Vegeta (debatably, The Punisher, and The Hero of Bowerstone)


 * 1) Major Good vs. Evil scenarios where one of the characters from the good side is the only subject strong/powerful enough to defeat the more dangerous evil (Naruto Uzumaki was the only person who could enchance powerful ninjutsu and techniques to defeat The Six Paths of Pain and later Obito Uchiha, who masquerades as "Tobi"; Po, in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, who was the only one who could stop Tai Lung, who was about to kill Master Shifu and later Lord Shen, who was close to conquer China, and the Hulk was the only one who could stop the Abomination in the 2008 adaptation of The Incredible Hulk.)


 * 1) Business Heroes that can provide a product, service or even information that is needed or well liked by people (Mr. Krabs runs the Krusty Krab which produces the very well-accepted Krabby Patty, Nick Fury is in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D., an organization that have access to an extensive array of cutting edge technology, including some of the most advanced weapons and equipment available.)


 * 1) Heroes performing actions that lead to beneficial results (Professor Utonium accidentally spilling Chemical X into his concoction for perfect little girls (courtesy of Jojo, his monkey) leading to the creation of the Powerpuff Girls; and Morpheus finding and testing the former bluepill named Thomas A. Anderson, leading the latter to become Neo.)


 * 1) Good Rulers or Officials that helped the place they live in (Simba helped keep the balance of nature in check for the Pride Rock (after his father's death) and Tsunade helps the city of Konohagakure afloat.)


 * 1) Amoral entities that must keep the balance of nature in check (Almost every incarnation of the God in mythology is this)


 * 1) Family Breadwinners (Homer Simpson, Al Bundy, and Peter Griffin are often the only people in the family that actually work to put food on the table)


 * 1) Successful Anti-Villains (Lelouch vi Britannia purposely made himself an potential threat of the world so the world would unite against him and temporarily create peace, and Ozymandias did the same to Dr. Manhattan in order to prevent World War III.)


 * 1) Many mentors that train the hero so they would grow powerful to defeat a greatest threat (Yoda and Kakashi Hatake are the best examples of this)


 * 1) Some fallen heroes (When Harvey Dent helped locked half of Gotham's crime bosses away in The Dark Knight, he gave hope to Gotham. When he became Two-Face and killed some people, Gordon and Batman knew if the truth came out, people would lose hope so Batman willingly took the blame so Dent would stay a hero after his death)


 * 1) Any characters of Lawful alignment, law enforcers or cops who keep order (Judge Dredd and Officer Earl Devereaux are known to keep peace and order in their respective home cities)


 * 1) Some biological species, tribes, or civilizations that while hostile or xenophobic, are capable of producing children and families. Killing of a naturally hostile race, civilization or tribe would still be considered an act of genocide (The Predators)


 * 1) Certain Teachers who keep unruly students in line (Ms. Finster and Principal Peter Prickly).


 * 1) Certain Powerful Alter-Egos within a hero, the ones that has possessed the hero, or grant them their powers resulting in them saving his/her lives from time to time. (Kurama sometimes possesses Naruto, or give some of his power to prevent Naruto from getting killed or to fight off a powerful foe, and Yami-Yugi frequently helps Yugi out.)


 * 1) Redeemed Villains that joined, or at the very least, helped the Hero (Gaara and Yasha are the good examples of this).


 * 1) Supporting Characters that saved a protagonist(s), Attempt to sacrifice themselves to save a protagonist(s), or sacrificed their lives to save the protagonist(s) or their homeland, such as Minato Namikaze who sacrificed himself to seal Kurama into his son Naruto to save Konoha and Android 16, who attempted to self-destruct to kill Cell, (who also qualifies for "Redeemed Villains" above)