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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 2490363" data-attributes="member: 8447">1. Conan the Cimmerian -- the more archtypical of the two2. Batman -- **sigh** I love Alice, but Batman is more heroic3. Captain Marvel -- real hero over the fake4. The Shadow -- Love Dudley, and Lamont has more than a whiff of brimstone about him, but The Shadow ends up more heroic5. neither.  Don't know the former, can't stand the latter6. Luke Skywalker -- Wormy, but only by a nose...7. John Carter of Mars -- John Carter is far cooler   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> 8. Captain America -- real hero over the fake9. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones movies) -- **ARGH** very tough!  Tarzan is so cool,b but Indie is Indie 10. Aragorn -- Strider is noble; Superman is boring11. Gandalf the Grey -- Gandalf is noble; anything else out of Joss should be ignored completely  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />12. neither.  Loath them both13. Sam Vimes -- one is a real hero, the other is a craven coward14. Samwise Gamgee -- Sam shows gumption, courage, and foresight; the other guy only kills folks, and not even for the best of reasons.  15. The Phantom -- It's the purple suit.  I love it  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  The Phantom was the first "superhero" I really liked as a kid  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />16. see #1217. see #1218. Richard Sharpe -- Does more with less, far more believable and human19. Sherlock Holmes -- a muppet cannot compete with Holmes20. Maui -- for all my Islander friends, MAUI!21. CuChulainn -- Give me the Hound, the hero of the Tain, the ultimate embodiment of a roleplaying hero22. The Doctor -- while there may be a little Godzilla in all of us, The Doctor is far more heroic23. Flash Gordon -- Are we kidding?  He saved every one of us!24. see #1225. Thor -- but ONLY as the Norse god!26. Neither is a hero, though Arthur is fun and Ozy is cool.  No vote here.27. Rorschach -- the TRUE hero of The Watchmen!28. the Hulk only because of what he is up against29. The Tick -- very tough!  I love Cooper, but in the end I will never deny the snazzy of The Tick!30. see #1231. Atticus Finch -- out of all the figures on this list, Atticus is the single most heroic.32. James Bond -- "Moneypenny, why is there a video character in my martini?"33. see #1234. Beowulf -- Ooooh... Wesley is very cool, and a great swashbuckler, but in the end I bow the the classic!35. Jen the Gelfling -- not for Jen, per se, but because of what he was up against...36. Perseus -- the tale of the gorgons was the first myth I knew all the way through!37. Robin Hood -- a real hero of long standing versus a cardboard cutout38. Sir Lancelot -- when in doubt, I always go Arthurian39. see #1240. Sir Galahad -- Spidey is very, very cool, but I love the Arthurians legends41. Gilgamesh -- Classic matchup!  Herakles is great, but I give it to Gilgamesh strictly by age42. Frodo Baggins -- A true hero, in every sense of the word, versus a teddybear43. see #1244. Hellboy -- BAM!  Gotta give it to the Fist!45. King Arthur -- the most enduring myth-cycle in my life, the master of Camelot, the hope that springs etenal.46. Paladin - The Man in Black -- I always liked that show  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />47. Han Solo -- Okay, maybe some of his acting wasn't quite the thing, but at least he was better than the psychotic yelling mumbler48. Severain the Torturer -- loathed Speed; love Severian.  Great story  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />49. neither deserves a place here50. Wolverine -- **sigh** Love Dumbledore, but there is something about Logan...51. Jack Bauer -- why?  BECAUSE HE CAN ACT!52. Captain James T. Kirk -- Kirk.  He goes where no man has gone before53. Captain Jean-Luc Picard -- Piccy ain't my fave, but prefer him to Wraith54. Ash -- ...groovy...55. Spongebob Squarepants -- because he is more believable and better written...56. Carl Kolchak -- both are at best questionably heroic, but I loved The Night Stalker!57. Captain Benjamin Sisko -- the greatest captain that Starfleet ever produced!58. Odysseus -- oh please...  Let's get real here!59. Don Quixote -- The man of La Mancha over all60. see #1261. The Lone Ranger -- Hi ho, Silver, away!62. see #1263. see #1264. Inigo Montoya -- The Man of Bronze is very, very cool, but Inigo gets better lines  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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