tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859815716035905460.post2459806318183909312..comments2023-10-11T07:03:07.028-07:00Comments on Wyatt at Pan Historia: Writing the Good Guy: Give Them Black HatsPan Historiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01784598437235690294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859815716035905460.post-28375623765667029802009-07-29T13:37:18.221-07:002009-07-29T13:37:18.221-07:00Someone that stands firm in the face of fear, even...Someone that stands firm in the face of fear, even if they are terrified, is not a coward but a hero. <br /><br />The coward is the one that turned his face away when atrocities were committed instead of speak out.Pan Historiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784598437235690294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859815716035905460.post-45425366334954960392009-07-29T12:33:52.456-07:002009-07-29T12:33:52.456-07:00The hero without an opportunity is... an ordinary ...The hero without an opportunity is... an ordinary person.<br /><br />Mind you I define a hero not as some one who does his job… no cop in the line of duty is a hero… no soldier on the battlefield in the performance of his duty is a hero. They may well be meritorious, but not heroic. <br /><br />a hero is some one who does the extraordinary measured against6 what they ought to be able to do. The coward who stands firm in the face of fear is a hero.Skycladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778509040637172061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859815716035905460.post-46868068292658911132009-07-28T17:44:11.035-07:002009-07-28T17:44:11.035-07:00I'm not sure I agree with you on this one. I ...I'm not sure I agree with you on this one. I don't believe anyone can be a hero - they just need opportunity because many people have had the call but failed to answer it in real life. And certainly in fiction we do care to read a little about the extraordinary - we just want to be able to relate to them.Pan Historiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784598437235690294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859815716035905460.post-33777903925314181432009-07-28T17:13:09.494-07:002009-07-28T17:13:09.494-07:00You know… I like the heroes that are not so much f...You know… I like the heroes that are not so much flawed but accidental… the ones who just happen to be there and fall into the role… <br /><br />Now “white hat” heroes do nothing for me at all… that just don’t work for me… I want to feel that anyone can be a hero if given the right circumstances… though I also know that we all can be the villains just as easily.Skycladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778509040637172061noreply@blogger.com