Do you prefer the main character to be an idealistic and uncompromising hero or a flawed but compelling individual?

Do you prefer the main character to be an idealistic and uncompromising hero or a flawed but compelling individual?

Idealistic, uncompromising but flawed and acknowledging their flaws.

Yes
>>No

ibf maybe

It depends on the story. I think antiheroes are often most interesting, though.

Flawed individual that overcomes their flaws.

flawed but compelling individual

Rorschach is a good example of both of those things combined. That's what I like.

I prefer elements of both, but I usually lean towards the latter.

A flawed but compelling individual who's biggest flaw is her idealistic and uncompromising outlook on life.

It depends on the flaw. I can't stand the perverted trope, for example. Also soullessness is something I hate.
This pretty much sums it up.

They can be both, but there's something about a idealistic hero that breaks down bit by bit but still maintains that spark of idealism even as they get more ruthless.

>idealistic and uncompromising

Those are some pretty massive flaws desu senpai

Those are really long words.
I like it when the main character is cute.

I don't know which he counts as. "Idealistic" seems like a pretty fucking big flaw in his case, don't ya think?
>Leave your head with me.

why not both

Lots of people people are going to say
>flawed but compelling individual
But we all know that Sup Forums really means
>idealistic and uncompromising hero

Depends more on execution than what type they belong to.

Name a better hero than pic related

Because Shirou is an annoying piece of shit that even Nasu agrees is written horribly.

Both is good.

Flawed, bloodied, bruised, and really hurt, but still idealistic and willing to fight for those who have wronged them in the past anyways because they believe everyone can be saved.

Bonus points if they're right about being able to save everyone, even the villains, through sheer persistence.

>Flawed, bloodied, bruised, and really hurt, but still idealistic and willing to fight for those who have wronged them in the past anyways because they believe everyone can be saved.
>Bonus points if they're right about being able to save everyone, even the villains, through sheer persistence.

You sound like someone who unironically enjoys AMVs

Hell yes.

Nah, I'm just a sucker for optimistic stories in cynical settings.

Yeah pretty much the perfect description of him pre-NT10 and still post-NT10.