[[File:Japanese elderly woman Rikuzentakata Iwate Prefecture.jpg|thumb|Braving in snow, an elderly woman carries water bottles on her bicycle in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, five days after an [[earthquake]] and a [[tsunami]] devastated northeastern coastal towns in [[Japan]](2011).]]
A '''hero''' is a literary figure who is a person of [[virtue]], and usually the protagonist of a story. They usually believe in honour and have strong morals. A well-known example of a hero would be [[Luke Skywalker]] from the [[Star Wars]] films. [[Herman Cain]] is an example of a living hero.