What is your heroic ideal?

[mormegil]

Okay not to get side tracked too much but essentially what Boromir did to qualify him as a hero was defend two hobbits instead of running away and asking Aragorn for forgiveness at the end? The ring had left him ergo temptation was gone. Uruks and Goblins were his enemies and nobody doubt Boromir's bravery but plenty of men had bravery.

Maybe my problem is my ideal hero is more 'ideal' so to speak and it a bit cliche yes but I'm more a Samwise/Faramir type. What I don't like though are those heroes that are almost too noble however, Faramir flirts with that line but doesn't cross it.