Who do we look up to now?

Originally Posted by CasualX

The city looks up to my character, the story of the city is my character's comic, not Statesman's. Statesman was an important NPC in my comic, but is there to build my story. My character tried their best to save him, but failed, where will that lead my character to next? Don't know yet, but looking forward to finding out.

Originally Posted by ShadowMoka

No one. You're your own hero.

Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba

Won't work. I won't pansy out, give up and die! Wade wouldn't know what to do.

EDIT: In all seriousness, the more I ponder that, the more I find myself annoyed by it. Heroes don't give up. Fighting until you are incapable of fighting has always been a hallmark of "hero."

What should have happened:

Statesman gets hit with the bolt from the blue. It initially drops him to his knees, his skin cooking. Slowly, he forces himself back to his feet, step by agonizing step he makes his way to Wade. Costume long burnt off, most of his flesh turned to charcoal, brain being cooked, he gets his hands around Wade's neck and THEN drops dead at Wade's feet.

That's how a hero acts. He doesn't say, "ahh, screw it, this guy may have murdered my daughter, endangered and caused pain to my friends, let someone else deal with it. Maybe that baby-eating, cigar chewing, devil guy will save the day."

Originally Posted by Tenzhi

In the end, I'm not sure Statesman was a hero so much as he was going through the motions because he thought he *should* be a hero.