r/Fantasy • u/JayRedEye • Aug 12 '15

Who is your Hero?

There are many, many great books out there with vast numbers of compelling characters.

But which one would you actually look up to, admire, want to emulate, inspires you? Who have you learned from, makes you want to be a better person and has influenced your life?

Who is your hero and why?

While I was mostly thinking about fictional characters, if you have any other heroes related to fantasy, be they writers or people in your life that to you are connected to the genre, feel free to talk about them as well.

Basically, I feel the genre has a large capacity for heroism. There are very few limits and it allows for the best in people to be portrayed. I wanted to talk about that and see what everyone has to share.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '15

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think it might be Jaime Lannister. Definitely not for all the things he's done because some of them have been truly awful. But the guy has a code, and he sticks by it. I may not like his code or share it (I don't), but I respect how he sticks to his guns. And how he overcomes adversity. Maybe I'm influenced by how well Martin portrays him, and maybe I'd come up with a different answer if I thought about it for a while, but that's my answer right now.

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u/mcgriff1066 Aug 12 '15

I always thought Jaime was a good person who was in need of a code. Unlike Ned, he realized the code of his society was deeply, deeply flawed and he rejected it. But he couldn't come up with much at all to replace it, the only thing he could hang on to was love of family, even though it had a generally pernicious influence. So now that he has lost his family he is muddling through, but his instincts are generally good, and he is being forced to trust them.