(July 2, 2014 at 6:02 am)Tonus Wrote: The concept of the noble hero is a very popular one. To this day, people tend to highly favor any person who stands out for one reason (riches, athletic prowess, political success, etc) yet remains modest or humble. It was one of the defining characteristics of Superman, who was always a very popular character.
Luke Skywalker destroyed the Death Star and was pivotal in the deaths of Vader and the Emperor which brought down the whole Galactic Empire. Not too shabby for a lowly farm boy from the arse end of nowhere.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'