Virtually Resourceful

Virtually Resourceful Heroes are heroes that can actually serve very important purposes and need to be kept alive, or simply kept around at all costs. In other words, these heroes cannot be destroyed/killed or something terrible might happen. These characters are similar to Necessary Evil characters, but are obviously opposed to their alignment. These characters are usually created to keep the story relatively three-dimensional. They are the opposite of Martyrs who must be killed to stop something terrible from happening.

Heroes who qualify[]

Heroes who fall under at least one criteria are Virtually Resourceful:

1. Heroic Organizations/Teams keeping the international evil threats at bay (Autobots protect Earth from the Decepticons, the evil robotic team bent on tyranny, Justice League is known to protect the world from interdimensional threats, and the Power Rangers has the purpose that involves standing up together against the interdimensional threats of the world. It also includes those that protect the inhabitants from any malicious threats and attempt to help and be friendly with civilians whenever they can)
2. Employees and employers that actually are capable of doing their jobs, and it's made very clear the business cannot succeed without them (Benson (from Regular Show) is heavily trusted with keeping the park afloat, and SpongeBob SquarePants is very proficient in doing his job as the fry cook of the Krusty Krab.)
3. Characters preventing catastrophes from including the end of the world or universe with their mere presence or actions (One-Above-All (Marvel Comics) keep the Marvel universe running, preventing it from disaster and Primus keeps the very fabric of the Transformers' reality from ripping.)
4. Some anti-heroes (Kratos (debatably), The Punisher, and The Hero of Bowerstone)
5. Major Good vs. Evil scenarios where one of the characters from the good side is the only subject that was strong/powerful enough to defeat the most dangerous evil (Po (from the Kung Fu Panda franchise) was the only one who could stop Tai Lung; the Hulk was the only one who could stop the Abomination in the 2008 adaptation of The Incredible Hulk; Avatar Aang was the only one who was powerful enough to defeat the Phoenix King Ozai; and Raven (from the 2003 animated adaptation of Teen Titans) was the only Titan who could enhance her dark powers to destroy her demonic father, Trigon, and restore the world.)
6. Businessmen 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, and Nick Fury is in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D., an organization that has access to an extensive array of cutting edge technology, including some of the most advanced weapons and equipment available.)
7. 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 female superhero team called the Powerpuff Girls; Morpheus finding and testing the former redpill named Thomas A. Anderson, leading the latter to become Neo; Captain America fought the Red Skull during the World War II, leading to the revival of the Avengers; and most incarnations of Master Splinter named the Ninja Turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo (after a book on Renaissance artists that he found in a storm drain) and trained them in the arts of ninjutsu, leading the main heroes to grow more powerful and reliable to take on any threats over the course of the series.)
8. Good Rulers or Officials that helped the place they live in (such as Princess Bubblegum, who helps keep the Candy Kingdom afloat and in order.)
9. Amoral entities that must keep the balance of nature in check (Almost every incarnation of any type of in mythology is this)
10. Family Breadwinners (Hank Hill, Al Bundy, Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin are often the only people in the family that actually work to put food on the table)
11. Successful Anti-Villains (e.g. Baron Klaus Wulfenbach brought stability to Europa for the first time in centuries though military force).
12. Many mentors that train the heroes so they would grow stronger to defeat the greatest threat (All Might, Master Fung, Arisu Suzushima and Master Wu are the best examples of this)
13. Some fallen heroes (when Harvey Dent helped lock 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 that if the truth came out, people would lose hope so Batman willingly took the blame, so Dent would stay a hero after his death).
14. Any characters of Lawful alignment, law enforcers or cops who keep order (Judge Dredd, Joe Swanson, and Lin Beifong are known to keep peace and order in their respective home cities)
15. 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)
16. Certain Teachers who keep unruly students in line (Ms. Finster and Principal Peter Prickly from Disney's Recess are the good examples of this.)
17. Certain powerful Alter-Egos within a hero, the ones that have possessed the hero, or grant them their powers resulting in them saving his/her life from time to time. (Kurama sometimes possesses Naruto, or gives some of his power to prevent Naruto from getting killed or to fight off a powerful foe, and Yami Yugi frequently helps Yugi out.)
18. Redeemed Villains that joined, or at the very least, helped the good guys (Piccolo Jr., Yasha, and Zuko are the good examples of this.)
19. Certain characters with important information (Mr. Big had important information about Emmett Otterton)
20. Light Forms, Angels, or other personifications of good that are literally the source of good. If they die, the balance between good and evil would imbalance. (Raava)
21. Hope Bringers who inspire others to do better things, or convince them to become better people (Umi Matsuzaki who inspired the Larin Quarter Members to renovate the clubhouse).