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Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere. Everybody’s gonna die. Come watch TV.
~ Morty Smith
Why do you think I'm late to school every day? Because most days, I can't even find a reason to get out of bed. What reason is there to do anything when I fully know how worthless I am?
~ Sayori.
You tell God the father it was a kindness ya done. I know you're hurtin' and worried. I can feel it on you, but you oughta quit on it now. I want it to be over and done with. I do. I'm tired, boss. Tired of bein' on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. I'm tired of never havin' me a buddy to be with, to tell me where we's goin' to, comin' from, or why. Mostly I'm tired of people bein' ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world every day. There's too much of it. It's like pieces of glass in my head, all the time. Can you understand?
~ John Coffey reassuring Paul that he wants to die despite being innocent.

Nihilistic heroes consider things meaningless, such as fun, emotion, and even life itself, along with their own existences. These characters are usually set-up as protagonists for one of two reasons, either because the work is a character-piece having to do with the characters' existential awakening or to use them purely as a comedic foible, quickly discarding normal heroic concerns for more blunt ones. However, some might simply remain heroic nihilists.

Many of these Nihilistic Heroes may not be able to have a possible chance to even qualify as being "Pure Good" (unless they have remorse, sympathy, getting brainwashed/possessed, and/or have poor judges of character), knowing that these types of characters do not view value into certain things that may be important to others in life. However, it's not impossible for nihilists to be Pure Good so long as they respect the lives of others, despite the fact they view all of humanity, including themselves as meaningless (i.e., John Coffey and Mika Misono). These heroes are often Anti-Heroes, considering nihilistic characters are often villainous or morally questionable in their actions. They can also be Tragic due to their belief that life is meaningless and/or traumatic experiences that made them view life as meaningless.

This is the heroic counterpart of Nihilists. Nihilistic heroes cannot be Cowards, because the latter tend go out of their way to preserve their own lives while nihilists care only to a very limited extent, if at all.

Their opposites are Anti-Nihilists and Cowards.

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