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    Default Historical Superheroes - Who Is Your Favorite?

    We're talking about the heroes of legend, before modern recorded history.

    I like Heracles myself, but there's something to be said for Samson, Daniel, Apollo, Izanagi, and if you are more passive, Jesus.

    Who's your favorite?

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    sun wukong

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Gold Stream View Post
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    I second that. The Monkey King, known as Sun Wukong in Mandarin Chinese,

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    Guan Yu from one of my favorite times in world history. I am currently reading a book on him.
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    King Arthur.

    ...But the badass, giant-slaying, battle-waging, witch-hunting, werewolf-fighting, fairy-underworld-invading, size-changing “Red Ravager of Britain” from Welsh and Pre-Norman Invasion British Legends.

    A lot less sitting on his ass as some French dude seduces his wife, and a lot less incest, and a lot more like Conan the Barbarian with a love of organization and posse-building.
    Like action, adventure, rogues, and outlaws? Like anti-heroes, femme fatales, mysteries and thrillers?

    I wrote a book with them. Outlaw’s Shadow: A Sherwood Noir. Robin Hood’s evil counterpart, Guy of Gisbourne, is the main character. Feel free to give it a look: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asi...E2PKBNJFH76GQP

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    Quote Originally Posted by green_garnish View Post
    We're talking about the heroes of legend, before modern recorded history.
    How far back is that?
    december 21st has passed where are my superpowers?

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    Gilgamesh, the first super hero story written down.

    You can read it here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kirby101 View Post
    Gilgamesh, the first super hero story written down.

    You can read it here.

    Was that the Reader's Digest version?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kirby101 View Post
    Gilgamesh, the first super hero story written down.

    You can read it here.

    Some ***hole tore a bunch of pages out of the book!

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    I'm a big fan of most of the Greek demi-gods, although almost all of them came with pretty steep downsides, and seemed as much cautionary tale as inspirational adventure (Herakles and Bellerophon in particular).

    For a favorite, tho, I might pick Robin Hood. Clever, capable, heart generally in the right place.

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    I dont know if this really fits as Historical but it is rumored the character is based of a local legend. or so it was said when the Disney movie came out in 1963.

    I spent hours watching my dad's VHs copy of the Disney Movie.

    Dr Syn Aka the Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh. A vicar who took on the identity of The Scarecrow and led a smuggling gang to fight the king's taxes. he even had a side kick in Mr Mipps. He did it all in his life. he was even a pirate.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Syn

    What is really cool in in the League of gentleman movie The Scarecrow can be seen in a painting hanging on the all when Quatermain meets with the PM to form the new League.
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    Hopefully this counts, but my choice would be...

    Beowulf
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrNewGod View Post
    Some ***hole tore a bunch of pages out of the book!
    Don't worry - Mike Carey, Peter Gross, and Dean Ormston found them. But to avoid copyright issues, they had to claim that the story was actually Unwritten.


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    Quote Originally Posted by green_garnish View Post
    We're talking about the heroes of legend, before modern recorded history.

    I like Heracles myself, but there's something to be said for Samson, Daniel, Apollo, Izanagi, and if you are more passive, Jesus.

    Who's your favorite?
    I like Ulysses too… but with a modern characterization. The old Ulysses was rather a looter.
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