Such heroic nonsense...

And Megatron blows Ironhide's head off. A classic scene in Transformers: The Movie. Which of course most of you never watched. But I digress.
What do you define as a hero? Someone noble, self-sacrificing? In truth, a hero is just somebody people look up to. Someone they all want to be like.
I have a few heroes. Ruud Van Nistelrooy is one. He scored 44 goals this season, but that's not the main reason why I like him. He is the first player I have ever seen put in his best for every game, no matter what. He doesn't believe in giving up on lost causes, and fights on despite all the odds. I remember the Real Madrid game which Man Utd won 4-3 but still went out of the champions league, he was still trying his best until the very end. His never-say-attitude is a rarity in modern soccer, as most of the players are just content to sit back and draw their inflated salaries. Van Nistelrooy marries talent with hard work, and he is one of greatest heroes.
Another hero has to be Rodimus Prime. A cartoon character? Yup. For the uninitated, Rodimus is the Autobot who took over Optimus when he died. (Transformers) Sure he was a screwed up leader, but he never stopped trying and although in the end , Optimus returned and took over again, his brand of leadership left a mark on me. Despite the fact that he thought of himself as a pale shadow of Optimus, he still carried out his duties effectively, and also i didnt really like Optimus as he was too infallible to be true.
Now for the other end of the spectrum, the anti-heroes. I define an anti-hero as one who is heroic in his own way, but in the way that is rather unconventional. My favourite anti-hero? Only one, Ikari Shinji.
Now here is a guy with more issues than a magazine subscription (I always wanted to say that). Those who watched Evangelion would agree he is the ultimate loser. He whines, cries, bitches but yet he saves the world 9 times (i counted). In the end, he wimps out in the movies and screws the whole world by killing everyone. But still in a sense, I have learnt a lot from him. I've learnt that i will NOT be like him, and it serves as a constant reminder never to screw up like him.

Now if you found that all so boring, here's a quote from me.
"If there is a job to be done, get a boy to do it. He will get it done in half the time and with twice the angst."
Rules of Anime