Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-11571396-20130710051102

Hahaha, I'm first, so now I make the rules, sucker!

Just joking.

Okay, what should I talk about...?

Oh well, let's start with something simple.

Aiwass once described our three protagonists in those terms:

"There are many different types of heroes... There are those who aren’t told what to do and just move straight ahead following the feelings welling up within... There are those who committed a major crime in the past and try to walk down the right path due to the anguish that crime brings them... And there are those who were chosen by no one and possess none of the characteristics one would expect of a hero and yet become a hero for that one person they care for. Each of those types is the type of person who will always stand back up when knocked to the ground."

Now, what do you think about it? Do you agree, or disagree with it? Or rather, is your definition of 'hero' close to one of those listed, or is it completely different?

I think we need a clear definition of what is a 'hero', for example, to consider who exactly in the Raildex Universe counts as a 'protagonist', especially following NT7, with 'heros' being basically the main theme.

Of course there are the obvious ones such as Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko (who got a whole volume to her alone!), and Acqua of the Back, characters that risk their lives to protect something that is important to them.

But it's not just a question of focus in a novel. What about the ambiguous ones, such as Tsuchimikado Motoharu, Ollerus, or even Sogiita Gunha!?

In the end, it's up to you all!

As for me, there are many quotes I find fitting, such as 'Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.' (William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night) or 'A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.' (Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces) But in the end, my definition is even simpler:Hero" just means someone with the potential to save one or more lives. Most "heroes" would have probably lived their whole lives without doing anything special once.'' 