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An alphabetical listing of heroes by type.
A[]
- Adaptational Heroism: Heroes who are either not good in their original source material or are more heroic than their original versions.
- Addicts: Heroes who have struggled with addictions in the past, such as drug addictions and alcoholism.
- Adventurers: Heroes who live for adventure and tend to have little to no superhuman abilities but rather rely on cunning, skill or sheer luck.
- Aliens: Heroes who do not come from the planet Earth.
- Alter-Ego: Heroes who are a second self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality, including other good guys.
- Alternate Reality Heroes: Heroes who live in an alternate reality, dimension, universe, or timeline.
- Amazons: Heroines who are strong, brave, stand up for themselves, and even confront danger. Basically, the exact opposite of a damsel in distress.
- Amnesiac: Heroes who have suffered memory loss.
- Angels: Heroes that are angels or angelic-like.
- Animals: 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.
- Antagonists: The heroes who are the antagonists in a story, as in, they are the opposing force to main characters.
- Anthropomorphic: Non-human characters, generally animals & objects that act as if they were human.
- Anti-Heroes: Heroes who have contradictory personality.
- Anti-Nihilists: Heroes who accept that the world is horrible, but they still see the good in it.
- Apprentice of Villain: Heroes who served as an apprentice to a villain at any point of their lives. They may have been forced to be an apprentice to a villain under some certain circumstances, not aware that their mentors are villains or simply lost their way.
- Archenemy: A hero who is the main enemy of the main antagonist.
- Aristocrats: Heroes and heroines that are members of nobility and part of royalty.
- Arrogant: Heroes who are cocky and self-centered and think they know better than other people, but mostly not very much.
- Arthurian: Heroes who are from the age of King Arthur.
- Artificial Intelligence: Heroes who are not always in robotic forms, but are still sentient technology-based entities, like many computer programs that became too powerful.
- Assassins: Heroes that commit the act of assassination, which is a pre-meditated killing of another person that is usually done in either a discreet or particularly audacious manner (such as killing them in front of a crowd, for example).
B[]
- Benefactors: Characters who lend support, even financial support, for a cause.
- Berserkers: Heroes who use their unrelenting rage to increase their power.
- Betrayed: Heroes who have been betrayed by their former friends, allies, relatives and/or lovers; who are typically turned out to be villainous.
- Big Good: A character who plays an influential role of the story/stories in which he/she/they appear(s).
- Bigger Good: A character who is a greater paragon than the main character or characters, who usually qualify as simply the “Big Good”.
- Bio-Engineered: Heroes who have either been created or enhanced through biological science.
- Bond Creators: Heroes who are willing to form bonds with other people.
- Bond Protectors: Heroes who are trying to protect the bonds between comrades, friends, and loved ones from being destroyed.
- Brutes: Heroes who are capable of beyond normal strength, to point that can be unlimited.
- Businessmen: Heroes who excel in the workplace, rather than on the battlefield.
C[]
- Casanova: A hero who likes pretty girls and beautiful women.
- Charismatic: Heroes who have good socializing skills, as they use natural charm, empathy, or diplomacy to their advantage.
- Chaste: A male or female hero who is either partially or completely oblivious to the appeal of women or men.
- Chaotic Good: A hero who favors following their own rules and creates a natural society for the better.
- Chaotic Neutral: A hero who does not actively seek to build society and order, but do not follow regular ethical values either.
- Clones: Heroes who are created from already existing beings.
- Comedy Heroes: Heroes who come from a comedic work, typically committing funny deeds or are otherwise played for laughs. Generally not a serious threat to the villain.
- Comic Relief: Comedic characters and/or sidekicks who always are the center of attention, and is always trying help the hero by cheering up with some comedy.
- Conquerors: Heroes who successfully conquer or have already conquered a certain area, and try to make it into the better place for their people.
- Contradictory: Heroes that are supposed to represent innocence and friendship with the use of common themes, such as angels, fairies, puppets, clowns, toys, elves, etc.
- Control Freaks: Heroes who tend to be dominating towards others probably because they think their protecting them or teaching them to do the right thing.
- Controversial: Heroes who are controversial by actions or appearances, or simply appear in media that is controversial.
- Cosmic Entity: Heroes who have near God-Like power that uses it to protect the universe.
- Cosmic Protection: Heroes who protect the galaxy or a multiverse from threats.
- Counterpart: Heroes who serve as the opposite of the other hero, and sometimes the heroic counterpart of a villain.
- Counter-Terrorists: Heroes that are members of a specialized team of military personnel who fight terrorism head-on or in the shadows.
- Cowards: Heroes who will run from the problems instead of facing them. They are not very brave, but they still save the day.
- Creations: A hero who is an artificial creation.
- Creators: A hero who creates others beings for good.
- Criminals: Heroes who may sometimes commit crimes such as murder, theft, terrorism, vandalism, etc., but that still help save the day.
- Crossover Heroes: Heroes that are seen through dimensions, video games, shows, time eras, etc.
- Cure-Bringers: Heroes who bring medicine to cure illness or disease.
- Cursed: Heroes who have fallen victim to a curse.
Gallery[]
Dracula (Hotel Transylvania) is an example of Adaptational Heroism. In his case, he is a benevolent and sympathetic character in the movie, unlike the one in the novel by Bram Stoker.
Homer Simpson is an Addict.
Indiana Jones is a classic example of an Adventurer.
E.T. is an Alien.
Ladybug is the Alter-Ego of her civilian being Marinette Dupain-Cheng.
Captain Carter is a hero from an Alternate Reality.
Wonder Woman is an iconic example of an Amazon.
Dory is a good example of an Amnesiac Hero.
The Goseigers are Angels.
Garfield is a classic example of an Animal.
Fluttershy is an excellent example of Animal Kindness.
L Lawliet is a notable example of an Antagonist.
Bugs Bunny is an Anthropomorphic hero.
Deadpool is a classic Anti-Hero.
Lelouch vi Britannia is a good example of an Anti-Nihilist.
Galen Marek is the Apprentice of a Villain.
Atticus Finch is the Archenemy of Bob Ewell.
Ebenezer Scrooge is an Aristocrat.
Kyo Kusanagi is an Arrogant hero.
Merlin is a famous Arthurian hero.
J.A.R.V.I.S. is an Artificial Intelligence.
Ezio Auditore da Firenze is a good example of an Assassin.
Alice Zuberg is a Benefactor.
The Hulk is a Berserker.
Mufasa is the prime example of a Betrayed hero; as he was betrayed by his malicious brother, Scar.
Optimus Prime is the Big Good of the Transformers franchise.
Homura Akemi is the Bigger Good of Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
Stitch is the best example of a Bio-Engineered hero.
Gentaro Kisaragi/Kamen Rider Fourze is an excellent example of a Bond Creator.
Hinata Hyūga is a Bond Protector.
Shizuo Heiwajima is a perfect example of a Brute.
Byakuya Togami is a good example of a Businessman.
Brock is a Casanova.
Satsuki Kiryūin is a Charismatic heroine.
Firestar is the Chaste hero.
William Wallace is a Chaotic Good.
Captain Jack Sparrow is a Chaotic Neutral.
Mewtwo is a Clone of Mew.
The Emperor of Mankind (Warhammer 40,000) is the archetypical example of a Conqueror; as he has conquered countless nations and worlds, not for his own benefit, but to protect humanity as a whole from the numerous terrors that lurk throughout the Milky Way Galaxy.
Cookie Monster is a Contradictory character.
Buster Moon is a great example of a Control Freak.
Eric Cartman is a good example of a Controversial hero.
Kirby is a Cosmic Entity.
Sora (Kingdom Hearts) is a source of Cosmic Protection.
Ravio is a Counterpart of Link.
Nicholas Raine is a Counter-Terrorist.
The Powerpuff Girls are Creations.
Coco Bandicoot is a Creator.
Robin Hood is a Criminal.
Courage the Cowardly Dog is a typical Coward.
Master Hand is a famous example of a Crossover Hero.
Balto is a perfect example of a Cure-Bringer.
Princess Aurora is a Cursed heroine.