Types of Heroes A-C

Types of Heroes
A-C	D-F	G-I	J-L	M-O	P-S	T-V	W-Z

An alphabetical listing of heroes by type.

A[]

Adaptational Heroism: Heroes who are either not good in their original source material or are more heroic than their original versions.
Addicts: Heroes who have struggled with addictions in the past, such as drug addictions and alcoholism.
Adventurers: Heroes who live for adventure and tend to have little to no superhuman abilities but rather rely on cunning, skill or sheer luck.
Aliens: A being that does not come from the planet Earth.
Alter-Ego: Heroes who are a second self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality, including other good guys.
Alternate Reality Heroes: Heroes who live in an alternate reality, dimension, universe, or timeline.
Amazons: Heroines who are strong, stand up for themselves, are seductive (though some can be masculine) and even confront dangers, showing incredible courage. Basically, the exact opposite of a damsel in distress.
Amnesiac: Heroes who have suffered memory loss.
Angels: Heroes that are angels or angelic-like.
Animals: A hero who is an animal, anthropomorphic or otherwise. (Note: animal heroes are not creatures.)
Animal Kindness: Heroes who are kind and friendly to animals.
Antagonists: The heroes who are the antagonists in a story, as in, they are the opposing force to main characters.
Anthropomorphic: Non-human characters, generally animals that act as if they were human.
Anti-Heroes: Heroes who have contradictory personality.
Anti-Nihilists: Heroes who accept that the world is horrible, but they still see the good in it.
Apprentice of Villain: Heroes who served as an apprentice to a villain at any point of their lives. They may have been forced to be an apprentice to a villain under some certain circumstances, not aware that their mentors are villains or simply lost their way.
Archenemy: A hero who is the main enemy of the main antagonist.
Aristocrats: Heroes and heroines that are members of nobility and part of royalty.
Arrogant: Heroes who are cocky and self-centered and think they know better than other people, but mostly not very much.
Arthurian: Heroes who are from the age of King Arthur.
Artificial Intelligence: Heroes who are not always in robotic forms, but are still sentient technology-based entities, like many computer programs that became too powerful.
Assassins: Heroes that commit the act of assassination, which is a pre-meditated killing of another person that is usually done in either a discreet or particularly audacious manner (such as killing them in front of a crowd for example).

B[]

Benefactors: Characters who lend support, even financial support for a cause.
Benevolent Rulers: Heroes who care about their loyal subjects and treat them fairly.
Berserkers: Heroes who use their unrelenting rage to increase their power.
Betrayed: Heroes who have been betrayed by their former friends, allies, relatives and/or lovers; who are usually turned out to be villainous.
Big Good: A character who is the main protagonist of the story/stories in which he/she/they appear(s).
Bigger Good: A character who is a greater paragon than the main character or characters, who usually qualify as simply the "Big Good".
Bio-Engineered: Heroes who have either been created or enhanced through biological science.
Bond Creators: Heroes who are willing to form bonds with other people.
Bond Protectors: Heroes who are trying to protect the bonds between comrades, friends, and loved ones from being destroyed.
Brutes: Heroes who are capable of beyond normal strength, to point that can be unlimited.
Businessmen: Heroes who excel in the workplace, rather than on the battlefield.

C[]

Casanova: A hero who likes pretty girls and beautiful women.
Charismatic: Heroes who have good socializing skills, as they use natural charm, empathy or diplomacy to their advantage.
Chaste: A male or female hero who is either partially or completely oblivious to the appeal of women or men.
Chaotic Good: A hero who favors following their own rules and creates a natural society for the better.
Chaotic Neutral: A hero who does not actively seek to build society and order, but do not follow regular ethical values either.
Clones: Heroes who are created from already existing beings.
Comedy Heroes: Heroes who come from a comedic work, typically committing funny deeds or are otherwise played for laughs. Generally not a serious threat to the villain.
Comic Relief: Comedic characters and/or sidekicks who always are the center of attention, and is always trying help the hero by cheering up with some comedy.
Contradictory: Heroes that are supposed to represent innocence and friendship with the use of common themes, such as angels, fairies, puppets, clowns, toys, elves, etc.
Control Freaks: Heroes who tend to be dominating towards others probably because they think their protecting them or teaching them to do the right thing.
Controversial: Heroes who are controversial by actions or appearances, or simply appear in media that is controversial.
Cosmic Entity: Heroes who have near God-Like power that uses it to protect the universe.
Cosmic Protection: Heroes who protect the galaxy or a multiverse from threats.
Counterpart: Heroes who serve as the opposite of the other hero, and sometimes the heroic counterpart of a villain.
Counter-Terrorists: Heroes that are members of a specialized team of military personnel who fight terrorism head-on or in the shadows.
Cowards: Heroes who will run from the problems instead of facing them. They are not very brave, but they still save the day.
Creations: A hero who is an artificial creation.
Creators: A hero who creates others beings for good.
Criminals: Heroes who may sometimes commit crimes such as murder, theft, terrorism, vandalism, etc., but that still help save the day.
Crossover Heroes: Heroes that are seen through dimensions, video games, shows, time eras, etc.
Cure-Bringers: Heroes who bring medicine to cure illness or disease.
Cursed: Heroes who have fallen victim to a curse.