The other day, Ryan Kauffmam brought up an interesting discussion that inspired this entry.

With all the different types of heroes in the Star Wars universe, what kind of hero is your favorite and who is it?

Some of the different types:
The hero we connect with; and ,as the discussion on Ryan's blog points out, Luke is a great example of that. The heroes that remind us a little of ourselves as they are starting out.

The hero we aspire to be; again, in the comments section we pinpoint Obi-Wan and Han are pretty much these types. These are people who you typically don't see establishing themselves as heroes when you "meet" them, and everyone around them appreciates having them... at least at some point.

The dark hero. He gets the job done, just not in the way others would or others like.

The anti-hero. Somewhere along the lines these guys completely lost it and now look more like a villian, but we still root for them.

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For me, I'm a big fan of Obi-Wan. He has a good idea of what he's doing and how to do it. You never see him question himself, at least not in the movies (i haven't read any of the books yet), he just sees what needs to be done and trys to choose the most tactful way of doing it. It may not always work out according to plan (Genosis?), but he manages to get the job done (even if it means friends coming in to help out).