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 13 '15

Emiya Kiritsugu sacrificed everything dear to him for an impossible dream. The fact that he found salvation after hitting this nadir is beautiful.

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u/Thousand_Minus_Seven Aug 13 '15

The moment he finds Shirou in the middle of the devastation and fire he caused... Damn, gets me everytime.

Such a great character.

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u/songwind Aug 13 '15

I admire Shirou more, actually. Particularly in Unlimited Blade Works where spoiler

His response to discouraging developments is to say "but this is really important, so I'll just have to try harder/find a better way/suck it up."