Comments on: The Top 10 Hero Types:

By: Saika

Saika — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:57:58 +0000

I’d give thought to the idea of frolicking around with a bad boy, but in settling down I’d sensibly pick the nerd guy, unless the bad boy proves to be worth the trouble.

By: Keira

Keira — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:27:36 +0000

Tortured, wounded, scarred, scowling, brooding, grumpy, and all yummy!

By: Devyn Quinn

Devyn Quinn — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:52:51 +0000

I’ll pick the brooding type any day of the week. Love those tortured souls!

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:05:19 +0000

You’ve just got to swoon when a good-bad boy comes along. He’s sometimes even a paranormal creature that doesn’t want to be what he is. And in the paranormal hero often shelters a brooding hero. So I like those three wrapped in one.

By: Vince

Vince — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:07:20 +0000

This is an excellent top ten list. I like the Nerd Hero the best, I guess because I see myself in that role. Definitely nerdy but also able to do extraordinary things to save the day.

By: Southern Fried Chicas » Blog Archive

Southern Fried Chicas » Blog Archive — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:17:51 +0000

[...] Love, Romance, Passion had a poll featuring the top ten hero types. I’ve listed them below. My examples are in brackets: 1. Bad Boy Hero: (Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing, any James Dean hero, Sawyer in Lost) 2. Alpha Hero: (Han Solo in Star Wars, Duncan MacCloud in The Highlander–though he does have a Beta heart) 3. Brooding Hero: (Angel from the Angel TV series, Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights, Beast from Beauty and the Beast, Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre) 4. Rogue Hero: (Julian from American Gigilo, James Bond, James T. Kirk from Star Trek) 5. Nerd Hero: (Logan Cale from Dark Angel, Dr. Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce from Angel, and Mr. Spock from Star Trek) 6. Tycoon Hero: (Batman’s Bruce Wayne, Iron Man’s Tony Stark or any old Harlequin romance from the ’80s will probably have this archetype.) 7. Protector Hero: (Frank Farmer from The Bodyguard, Edward Cullen and Jacob Black from the Twilight series) 8. Daredevil Hero: (Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Wolverine etc) 9. Warrior Hero: (Hercules, Jamie Fraser from Outlander, William Wallace from Braveheart) 10. Paranormal Hero: (Dracula, Evil Duncan in Highlander TV series, Bill Compton from True Blood) [...]

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Stumbling Over Chaos :: Books and links and books and links and books and… — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:49 +0000

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By: Teal Ceagh

Teal Ceagh — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:00:26 +0000

And the paranormal hero steaks ahead of the pack.

I think this is more a reflection of the fact that paranormal romance and urban fantasy is outselling most other categories these days, not that paranormal heroes win hearts easier than other heroes. If you consider just how whacked out some paranormal heroes can be, that’s quite a compliment.

But yeah for paranormal!

Teal.

By: Tracy Cooper-Posey

Tracy Cooper-Posey — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:54:45 +0000

Where do the really smart heroes fit? Like Sherlock Holmes, Ian Thornton, Roark from the In Death series or Francis Crawford of Lymond? They’re simply too smart to be called Nerds. The name is almost an insult. Nerds are the sort of heroes that run companies and develop software. Not these geniuses.

Also, while we’re nit-picking the classifications, the military is listed in both the Protector and Warrior hero classes.

But all in all, a useful list.

By: Keira

Keira — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:35:34 +0000

I’m a big fan of paranormal, brooding, and then daredevil. upon reflection Indian Jones and similar heroes fit under daredevil too.