Warriors

There are a few people I have picked out to be my own personal warriors. I look up to these people and use them as examples of who I’d like to be someday. They are all fictional. Fictional characters just will never let you down. They can’t. That’s what makes them perfect idols. Here they are.

4. Leon Scott Kennedy: It’s not just the jacket. Here is a man who is a ball of blonde, muscular fearlessness. A strong warrior who jumps into action. There are plenty of people who do the right thing but Leon does the right thing even at the risk of treason. He always knows what the right thing is, too. No questions asked. No one can mock him because he has more important things to think about than the petty issues of other people. He doesn’t need anybody but he is willing to face, in its simplicity, a zombie virus to save the whole world, with or without glory. He’s a Lone Ranger of sorts, except when he needs fancy gadgets. The police department was holding him back with all their rules and red tape. He is devoted to one love, but we all know that’s never going to happen. Ada is awesome but she’s narcissistic. Let’s just face it.

3. Jane Eyre: Jane is very simple but powerful. Practical and naive. Self-disciplined and righteous. Everyone hates her for no reason. They just decide to hate her and instead of developing a personality malfunction she just accepts it without harm to her soul. She uses her weaknesses to her advantage. She’s naturally wise and nonjudgmental despite growing up in deep darkness with misery following her everywhere. Jane’s is a story of Beauty and the Beast except in reality where beauty simply means pure and beast means the jerk who loves you but has secrets that nearly killed you that you shouldn’t forgive him for but do anyway because what’s life without drama?

2. Dana Scully: If I could morph into a single person it would be Agent Dana Scully. It’s hard to describe how perfect she is. Dana is the smartest person I know. She is a surgeon and an FBI agent. She saws into dead bodies without so much as a tremor. She has been abducted several times by various assailants from more than one planet and comes back just as amazing as ever. There are no gender barriers for Dana. She doesn’t even worry about being oppressed because she can’t be broken. You can’t break Dana. No one can. There is a calm, wisdom about her. Also, she has a still way of talking. Dana is the perfect human… kind of.

1. Sherlock Holmes: Sherlock is not perfect. He’s amazing. And I’m talking about Doyle’s Holmes. Not any of the ones you’ve seen on T.V.  What I like most about him is that he doesn’t waste time. He gets stuff done. He doesn’t let other people tell him what is moral or not. He just does what needs to be done and handles justice case by case rather than an absolute rule for all criminals and victims. Sherlock Holmes is timeless because he’s everything we want to be but can never actually be.