If you were the hero survey - THE RESULTS!
I would have had these in a lot earlier, but I lost my all-important notebook of passwords.
CLASSES
Fighter - 17%
Thief - 18%
Ninja - 12%
Black Mage - 19%
White Mage - 19%
Red Mage - 15%
Black and white mages take the lead, followed closely by the Thief.
ELEMENTS
Air - 14%
Earth - 9%
Fire - 17%
Ice - 9%
Light - 6%
Lightning - 10%
Shadow - 16%
Water - 13%
Other - 5%
Starting fires is the coolest thing on earth, followed closely by the power to turn off the lights.
ROLE
The hero - 11%
The hero's true love - 12%
The genius - 23%
The comic relief - 21%
The mysterious anti-hero - 25%
The villain - 6%
The villain's henchmen - 3%
Okay, so we've learned the anti-heroes are cool, but heroes are boring. People would rather want to be the comic relief than the hero. The only thing the hero managed to beat was the villain and the villain's henchmen!
WEAPON
Axe - 2%
Books - 13%
Bow - 9%
Broadsword - 9%
Claws - 8%
Dagger - 7%
Fists - 2%
Gun - 9%
Hammer/Mallet - 2%
Katana - 11%
Knife - 3%
Power Tools - 2%
Rod - 2%
Spear - 3%
Staff - 13%
Whip - 4%
The word is IN - katanas are cool, but not as cool as books and sticks. When the Great Battle Between Good & Evil breaks loose, beware of those scholarly wizard types!
HAIR
Spiky - 24%
Straight - 53%
Curly/Floofy - 18%
Short - 29%
Medium-Length - 28%
Long - 45%
Black - 33%
Blond - 13%
Brown - 28%
Red - 23%
White - 10%
Gray/Silver - 19%
Pink - 6%
Green - 5%
Purple - 13%
The hair of choice is long, black, and straight.
CLOTHES
Cowboy - 1%
Cyberpunk - 7%
Goth - 8%
Knight - 5%
Nobleman/woman - 7%
Pirate - 9%
Soldier - 5%
Steampunk - 9%
Vampire - 10%
Wizard/Mage - 14%
A random person off the street - 22%
Someone who can't afford clothes - 2%
Those who are wearing their daily duds are followed up by those diggin' the wizard's wardrobe.
SPECIES
Human - 42%
Human Mutant - 13%
Elf-like - 20%
Orc-like - 1%
Cat-like - 11%
Lizard/Dragon-like - 5%
Other - 9%
Humans take the lead, which can be expected. Poor orcs get no love, though.
PERSONALITY
Ambitious
Never - 2%
Rarely - 12%
Sometimes - 38%
Often - 31%
Always - 17%
Brooding
Never - 7%
Rarely - 24%
Sometimes - 38%
Often - 24%
Always - 6%
Caring
Never - 3%
Rarely - 10%
Sometimes - 25%
Often - 39%
Always - 22%
Optimistic
Never - 8%
Rarely - 20%
Sometimes - 28%
Often - 28%
Always - 15%
Talkative
Never - 9%
Rarely - 21%
Sometimes - 31%
Often - 22%
Always - 16%
Vengeful
Never - 11%
Rarely - 32%
Sometimes - 28%
Often - 18%
Always - 11%
Violent
Never - 12%
Rarely - 31%
Sometimes - 29%
Often - 20%
Always - 8%
Whew! Okay, to put that all into perspective, this is what we would have if we combined the most popular results into one character. This character would be...
A mage of some kind.
Inclined to use fire.
The mysterious anti-hero.
Use books and/or a staff.
Have long, straight black hair.
Dress in everyday clothing.
Human.
And the personality would be...
Ambitious: Sometimes
Brooding: Sometimes
Caring: Often
Optimistic: Sometimes/Often
Talkative: Sometimes
Vengeful: Rarely
Violent: Rarely
Whew! Thanks to everyone who participated!