Archetype:Hero

> I'd rather stay on the ground for a little while. Friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Somebody's got to look out for the little guy, right?
>
> Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

> That little woman is the scourge of the Japanese underworld?
>
> Keniuchio Harada/Silver Samurai on Maya Lopez (Marvel Comics)

> That's what makes you dangerous. It's not the mask. It's not the skills. It's your ideology. The lone man who thinks he can make a difference. I'm glad we could talk. I- I respect your conviction even if it runs counter with with my own.
>
> Wilson Fisk, regarding Daredevil (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

The archetype of a **superhero that handles street-level threats and protects the inner city**. Variation of Superhero. Opposite to Street Villain.

The Bat Family (DC Comics)

## Also Called

* City Hero/Heroine/Superhero/Superheroine
* Local Hero/Heroine/Superhero/Superheroine
* Street Heroine/Superhero/Superheroine
* Urban Hero/Heroine/Superhero/Superheroine

## Properties

The character is a street hero that handles and fights street-level threats. They serve and act as a city's guardian to prevent local crime and primarily takes on street-level crime bosses, minions, thugs, drug dealers and cartels, organizations, and supervillains. Characters might live in a specific section or city jurisdiction that they protect. They are well-versed in city travel. They might also have a public following.

## Associated Powers

* ***Crimefighting Mastery***
* ***Peak Human***/***Enhanced***/***Supernatural***/***Absolute Combat***
	+ ***Enhanced***/***Supernatural***/***Absolute Unarmed Combat***
* ***Rescue Mastery***
* ***Surveillance Mastery***
* ***Urban Intuition***
* ***Vehicular Mastery***

## Levels

* Tier I: **Street Hero**
* Tier II: National Hero
* Tier III: Global/International Hero
* Tier IV: Cosmic/Galactic Hero
* Tier V: Otherworldly Hero

## Relationships

* ***Guardian***
	+ Street Hero have duty to protect the city.
* Masked Hero
	+ Street Hero often wears a mask to hide their identity.
* ***Archetype:Sentai***
	+ Super Sentai dress flamboyantly and pilot mechas.
* Street Villain
	+ Street Hero often fight street villains.

## Example Characters

### Comics

* Bruce Wayne/Batman (*DC Comics*)
* Various members of the Bat Family (*DC Comics*)
* Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (*DC Comics*)
* Dinah Lance/Black Canary (*DC Comics*)
* Vic Sage/The Question (*DC Comics*)
* Peter Parker/Spider-Man (*Marvel Comics*)
* Clark Joseph Kent/Kal-El/Superman (*DC Comics*)
* Diana Prince/Wonder W Woman (*DC Comics*)
* Kara-In-Ze/Kara K Kent/Supergirl (*DC Comics*)
* Hal Jordan/Green Lantern (*DC Comics*)
* Barry Allen/The Flash (*DC Comics*)
* John Henry Irons/Steel (*DC Comics*)
* Justice League (*DC Comics*)
* Teen Titans (*DC Comics*)
* Shazam/Marvel Family (*DC Comics*)
* Fantastic Four (*Marvel Comics*)

### Cartoons

* Big Hero 6 (*Big Hero 6/Marvel Comics*)
* Danny Fenton/Phantom (*Danny Phantom*)
* Charles Hampton "Chuck" Indigo/Crimson Chin (*The Fairly OddParents*)
* The Powerpuff Girls (*The Powerpuff Girls*)
* Imaginary Man (*Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends*)
* Ben Tennyson/Ben 10 (*Ben 10*)
* Silver Sentry (*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series*)
* Golden Locks (*The Fairly OddParents*)
* Shoeshine Unger/Underdog (*Underdog*)
* Jenny Wakeman/XJ9 (*My Life as a Teenage Robot*)
* Hoop Squad (*Static Shock/DCAU/DC Animated Universe*)
* Manny Rivera/El Tigre (*El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera*)
* Sheldon Oswald Lee/Silver Shell (*My Life as a Teenage Robot*)
* Maria Rivera/Plara Peligrosa (*El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera*)
* Gwen Tennyson/Gwen 10 (*Ben 10*)
* Ben Tennyson/Ben 10 (*Ben 10*)
* Timothy North/Fearless Ferret and Wonder Weasel (*Kim Possible*)
* The Incredibles (*Pixar's The Incredibles*)
* Turtle Titan II (*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*)
* Homer Simpson/Pieman and Bart Simpson/Cupcake Kid (*The Simpsons*)
* Captain Steel (*The Real Ghostbusters*)

## Gallery

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