Cole Macgrath from the first two installments in the infamous video games series is a prime example of a problematic hero in the modern era. A bike courier turned super hero must save his city from the effects of a mysterious bomb which detonated in the city, giving him electric powers in the process. The people of the city despise Cole and he has the choice to murder anyone in the city with a pulse of his lightning if he so desires. Even if he harms a few innocent lives in his path, he stays true to his goal to save the city from the clutches of true evil. Also, it turns out that a future version of himself appears in the present and terrorizes the city to make the present day Cole "stronger." Cole can be seen as a villain here, but the present day Cole defeats his future self, saving the city for the time being. There are many types of heroes and today we still follow similar characters from the times of Ancient Greece.
This is a good example to show the development of heroes, how Hercules was praised despite his bad behaviors, and this character is despised for saving an entire city and hurting as few people as possible in the process
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