due to being an outlaw. In the Expanded Universe novel Balance Point his son Jacen fit the characteristics of reluctant hero. He is unwilling to fight out of fear that the galaxy will tumble into darkness. In the end, he saves his mother's life and wounds the Yuuzhan Vong Warmaster Tsavong Lah. Spider-Man also fits the criteria of reluctant hero as throughout his career, Peter Parker constantly questions his decision to become a superhero. One of the most famous examples would be The Amazing Spider-Man issue 50, titled Spider-Man No More!. Eddie Valiant from Who Framed Roger Rabbit fits into this category, being forced out of a depressive funk in order to solve a murder and prove the innocence of Roger Rabbit. Captain Mainwaring, of Dad's Army, shows traits of a reluctant hero as he casts aside his self-important personality to protect his platoon and country. Max Rockatansky Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender is the current incarnation of the Avatar who controls four elements to maintain the peace. Though reluctant, he must fight to end a war which has gone for 100 years. The Doctor from Doctor Who played the reluctant hero, preferring to solve things with peace instead of war. This was shown during his third, fourth, fifth, eighth, tenth, eleventh, and thirteenth incarnations. Nathan Lind from Godzilla vs. Kong, a geologist and cartographer who helps Kong. Oliver Cromwell from Cromwell (1970) and Rodrigo from El Cid (1961) are both historical figures who are presented as reluctant heroes, chosen by the people to fight for honour. Both are pulled away from their families and their home where they would rather spend their time and reluctantly sacrifice their normal lives for the people of their lands In real life Alvin York, a World War I draftee who was a conscientious objector, but who as a soldier defeated a large contingent of German troops as a sniper. York's achievement was then fictionalized in several movies, in which his stature as a reluctant hero was expanded. Neil Armstrong has been described as "a reluctant American hero". References Heroes