Category:Heroes by Proxy

"Peach: Mario! Help me! Mario: But do I haaaaave toooooo?"

- Mario refusing to save Pauline.

Heroes by Proxy are a subset of Amoral heroes who have no desire to be good or heroic in the slightest, but were forced into it by circumstance. This can be due to things like betrayal from the villain, brainwashing, or having no option in the matter. Whatever the reason, these heroes do the right thing but not based on their morals or initiative.

There are several different models this can manifest in:
 * The Nominal Hero: Heroes who do good, not because they feel their actions are right but rather because they can directly benefit from the actions being taken.
 * The Unwitting Hero: Neutral parties who are tricked into doing the right thing by others.
 * The Assigned Protagonist: Characters who become protagonists based purely on responsibility being thrust upon them and not because they actually want to.
 * The Best of the Worst: Heroes who are heroes only because they live in Crapsack Worlds where, as bad as they are, they're still the best of a bad situation.
 * The Token Evil Teammate: Heroes who in any other scenario would be doing evil but do good, purely as a favor to another hero.

Important Note: '''This should not be used to pass off antagonists and villains, these characters have to at least have some basic morality and need advance the plot towards conflict resolution. Likewise, please do NOT add characters who are Pure of Heart, Near Pure Good, The Messiah, or Outright Heroes in this category as they are contradictory to heroes by proxy. Also don't add heroes who started off not wanting to be heroes but embraced the role later. Save that for Reluctant Heroes.'''

Sliding Scale Of Heroism

 * Pure of Heart  - The best of best. They clear Admirable Standard, hasn't got any corrupting qualities (or had, but lost) and they know, that doing good things.
 * Near Pure Goods - Heroes who aren't actually Pure of Heart due to having very few preventions but come close or very close to Pure of Heart and really love doing good things.
 * Outright - These are heroes who love doing good very much. They are worse than Pure Goods, but not much.
 * Good Hearted Bastards - These heroes aren't nice though they're doing good things. They are not just unpleasantly in communication, they also cruel.
 * Heroes by Proxy - The worst of best. These heroes don't want to be a hero, but, for some reasons, they are heroes.