Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25266931-20161112032800

I'm tired of heroes surrounded by people depending on them, telling them they're the chosen one, and letting them know they'll help them save the universe, only to have the hero bitch and whine about only wanting to be "normal". How many times has the reluctant hero trope gone so far as to come off as almost suicidally selfish? Let me explain. Some stories a hero won't just say they don't want to save the world, they flat out run away. The assume someone else will step up and do it and if not, OH WELL, it's not their problem, they just want to date that hunk at school or hang out their pals. SMH Bullshit.

Someone tell you the world end if you don't step up and hang that shit and you decide it's time to buckle down and focus on trivial stuff like chilling at the mall?! Why is this still seen as "realistic responses" to audiences? My parents who be super pissed at me if the world was ending and I tell them "Yeah I could have stopped it, but I was scared so I went and hung out with some friend and tried to forget about the whole chosen one thing."

Some people say it's a big deal to most people because it's "relatable". But I can't stand it. And I see it in all forms of stories. From anime to US cartoons. From live action to animated. From movies to series. It's extremely rare for someone in a show to hear they're the hero to save everyone and doesnt right off the bat reject the idea. Either out of fear, being cynical, or just plain apathy.

How do this trope make you feel? Do you like it? Is it a classic to you? Or do you hate it and feel it's time for a different kind of young hero? 