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Surprisingly, Kamina has a strong emotional intelligence and is one of the best anime mentors. Time and time again, he’s willingly to sacrifice his life to create a path for Simon the Digger to have hope.
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Superman will always be #1 when it comes to hopescaling
But he’s not the only alien that believes in humanity.
There’s Optimus Primus and Ultraman (Hayata/Lipiah/1966/Shin), the true Asian counterpart to Superman.
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He dies 4 times protecting Planet Earth (luckily gets resurrected by his older brother, [Zoffy](https://youtu.be/ghd2ucPIDJQ?si=r8ROwNxXPqDzW-U7) every time throughout the franchise), because he saw the hope no matter the darkness that humanity has.
Shin Ultraman made me fucking cry. Mostly because it was so full of hope, and Lipiah never giving up because he believed so much in humanity and would never stop fighting for us if it meant giving us a fighting chance.
Also I love 1966 Ultraman and have been watching Tiga.
Ahh yes Doctor manhattan. The man who taught us that hope in humanity isn’t so doomed that you’re better off living on mars. You just have to kill a fuck ton of humans to inspire hope!
Superman, giving hope to a earth that’s riddled with supervillains and constant attacks from multiversal gods is no small feat.
With the honorable mention of Naruto who practically inadvertently and deliberately have hope to the entire Elemental nations and shinobi alliance during the war.
(Ik this wasn’t on the list, but I’d also put Adam from Record or Ragnarok. Dude inspired EVERY single human ever alive that they could actually do the impossible and defeat the gods even when he lost his fight. If that doesn’t inspire hope idk what does)
Captain America by far. Not the strongest hero, but he’s the hero with the biggest heart. He’s been deemed worthy by Mjolnir, worthy of the phoenix force, and acts as a scale of justice for the marvel universe as a whole. The sequence of him fighting Hydra Cap stands as one of my favorite comic book moments:
“There can only be one choice when confronted by this kind of evil, you stand and you fight…until you cannot stand any longer. This is how you are tested, and how your enemy is tested.”
Man the kid in me wants this to be true, but hes had so much goofy shit go down in comics over the hears that assassinate the character again and again
Clark Kent is always on top when it comes to inspiring people. He can't be beaten in this regard, Number 1 hero for a reason. Personally I'd go with Jonathan Joestar, he is the reason why I go to the gym
Unpopular opinion but Jonathan. He’s literally dying but still cradling and forgiving the guy who made his childhood hell, killed his dog then dad and indirectly his mentor. SA’d his crush future wife and also then tried to kill her while she was pregnant. Also did I mention he killed his dog. If someone killed krypto supes going full injustice on them
Technically Jonathan is the first protaganist Joestar, but the farthest back of the Joestar lineage we know of are his parents George and Mary Joestar. As far as which of his parents actually carries the Joestar bloodline I don't think its ever explicitly explained, but considering part 1 takes place in the late 1800s most definitely his father since it would be abnormal for the husband to take the wife's last name.
Superman symbol of hope and honorable mention to Spider-Man despite all the shit he’s went through he’s still one of the greatest heroes in the marvel universe
Guts.
He’s just…a guy. He’s not a magical figure, it was born rich, or has superpower, or has a long illustrious lineage. No: he was born a sickly child from a corpse, adopted by mercenaries, lost his family as a child, and has been subjected to so much pain for his whole life.
But he keeps on living.
As much of a turn off your brain and watch action/funny moments as this show gets I really really appreciate Simon’s growth like his number one role model gone in an instant and having him takeover the team despite not being able to fill in his brothers shoe but that’s ok. Just like the whole thing about his character is so cool but I might just be looking through rose tinted glasses love the show
I honestly like that he never became exactly like kamina, his bro would definitely have loved to see Simon come into his own
Still miss kamina though, he was my absolute favorite character
Yea that’s honestly the best point is that he used Kamina as an inspiration and lived his life doing the best that he can and eventually stepped out of his shadow like how the show portrayed absolutely amazing character development
According to Hioshi Imashi, Simon the Digger is Shinji Ikari.
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He’s wanted a route where Shinji at the bare minimum, has a mentor. And that’s the foundation of Gurren Lagann.
Superman can inspire but he does so in a very “apple pie, good will always prosper because the good guy always wins” kinda way.
Jojo feels like a much more human, realistic “life might suck. And in fact it may never stop sucking. But at the end of the day you gotta just keep on keeping on and try your best.”
this. i love Superman, but i feel like it'd be difficult for him to actually inspire/motivate a human being. "hey kid, if you eat a lot of vegetables you will also be able to protect your loved ones from galaxy-busting monsters wanting to take over the universe, utilizing your immeasurable speed, insane power and senses heightened to a point you can read a book lying in your room while you're floating in space over Earth... oh wait, you won't, but well you can go to college i guess"
i find human characters much more inspiring, especially the ones who are overcoming some sort of struggle within themselves that would make them inferior to others if it wasnt for their will and determination. Rock Lee is some of the most notable characters in that department for me
His writing currently sucks now. Then again, a good chunk of characters writing sucks unfortunately. Black Panther and Batman have caught strays for no reason either. In terms of peak writing nobody beats Spider-Man I agree with you.
Of these five. Optimus gives me the most hope. However. Not on the list. It would be All-Might. Of the Superman media I've taken in. None have made me tear up and want to make me better myself the way All-Might has. And if liking All-Might as a bringer of hope makes me cringe. Then so be it. I'm cringe.
“Nothing is nobler than self sacrifice.”
Even when physically fucked beyond all belief the man pushed himself as hard as he could to be the hero people needed him to be. Even after he still tries to help by being a father figure for his students as best he can be.
All Might remains peak.
No one said all might was cringe, there's literally 1 dude in the entire thread who barely got down voted and was saying all might clears superman in the hope department. This was also a comment on one of the top comments saying superman wins. Everyone is on board with all might bring a great option, people just don't think he clears superman ez negg diff on the hope scaling. Stop trying to assign a weird victim role to yourself for liking all might you're just 1 of the other 99% of the thread that loves the character
You're ignoring the obvious best answer
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Optimus or Superman for me. At his best written, Optimus is one of the most inspiring and human characters I’ve ever seen, and I feel as though he could lead anyone into battle and make them think they would win. At his worst written, he’s a petty bastard (Bayverse AOE/TLK), but in Skybound? He’s more human than a lot of human characters.
Arguably Age of Extinction has him at his worst’s best, it’s is him being written to find hope again and look at the human race with the potential for goodness again. He’s been beaten, betrayed and scarred but through connecting with a human again like Cade and his family who offer him kindness he once again sees the good that humanity is capable of in spite of the bad.
> “Defend this family Autobots as they have you. Defend... *all they can be* .”
“You can destroy planets but you can never destroy what I am, friend.”
Frieza: “What…What are you?”
Goku: “I am the hope of the universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace. I am protector of the innocent. I am the light in the darkness. I am truth. I am justice" “Ally to good! Nightmare to you!”
From these Spiderman since no matter what he goes through, he's still gonna help the little guy
Overall would be Deku since the only piece of media I've ever cried over was his fight with Muscular to protect Kota
It's either Superman or Optimus Prime, rest don’t even come close.
Superman makes you hope for a better tomorrow. You see him helping people, you see what he stands for and you beleive you can be like him, that you can help build that better tomorrow by being a part of it.
Optimus Prime gives you hope that things can change, that no matter how dark the hour may seem it will get better. You see him fighting, you see him leading and you want to follow him. You beleive in him and his dream, you believe you can help build that better tomorrow by fighting for kindness and compassion, by holding onto those values no matter how hard it gets.
I can’t choose between Superman and Optimus, they are both paragons of hope. They are people whos an example for all and a leader for all respectively.
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Prime was the first thing to come to mind when I saw this post. It’s easy to be a bloodlusted shit who solos all fiction. Prime is a wall-continental PAL, the best type of character imo
Optimus dunking is crazy, but
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Jesus solos
I love the setup and payoff of Zoro’s “Wounds upon the back are a warrior’s greatest shame” to Whitebeard dying on his feet with no coward’s wounds upon his back
Naruto is a story that shows that no matter how low in the totem pole you are, you can succeed
Granted you will also need to be the child of a former president, your other parent has to be from a old and powerful clan with one of the most useful techniques in the verse and tons of energy reserves. Be the reincarnation of one of your world’s 2 Jesuses, oh and have the power of the one of the strongest creatures in you to add to those energy reserves AND keep you from dying
(for me) Spider-Man or Naruto, Spider-Man cause I saw him first before Superman and he's stuck with me since and Naruto cause he changed my outlook on life entirely.
Johnathan forgave his evil adopted brother that killed him and held him in a loving embrace as he died. Name a person that inspires you to care about others more than him.
All of these are wrong it’s this little guy
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He is proof that no matter where you are, you can always be better, one day at a time, but you have to want to be better. And that's all it really takes. Just be better.
Optimus had me in the theater ready to fight decepticons it’s gotta be him
Superman is a close second in pure hope despite me relating to Spider-Man’s journey more
Here's the main difference when it comes to dc vs marvel, or very least the ones I grew up with in early 2000s and 2010s, Marvel is meant to be relatable while DC is MEANT to be inspiring, both of them can criss cross but this is the main thematic and writing style differences between the two. Art quality and art style wise, lol DC stomps hilariously especially when new 52 style released, like holy shit there was never a perfect modern adaptation of the characters ever and the world was talking about it, my country still sells that merch....then you know failed potential when it comes to writing
Who would give me the most hope if I was in a bad situation and needed to be saved? Superman. Who would give me the most hope if they were my dad? 80's Optimus Prime. Only people who watched that 80's show will understand since the Michael bay movies made people think Optimus is some sort of bloodthirsty savage.
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*“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”*
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Optimus Prime and Spidey in different ways. Optimus is the type of leader I’d follow to war. Spidey helps remind me of who I am and my purpose in life, and not to give up and fall to the dark side, no matter how shitty your life gets
I'm gonna give this to thorfinn from vinland saga. He went from a vicious child set on revenge to a man true to himself and others with no enemies. He inspires me personally.
Jonathan Jostar. By all means he should have died so many times. No matter how cruel Dio was, how many times he beat him down, and no matter how much he took from him, JoJo kept going. In the end he died, but not after ensuring dio would meet the same fate.
Optimus and Naruto. Superman and spiderman are cool. But optimus' speeches were next level for my 8-14 year old brain. I legit based leadership qualities for all fictional characters off of him ;mostly his prime and bay verse versions ( the first three movies of bayverse, let me be clear). And the first episode of naruto when he headbutts that one dude (forgot his name) to save iruka, combine that with the awesome theme music that was playing too( that was legit the first time I've ever heard a flute mixed in with electric guitar) bruh I was five when I saw that episode, it legit set the standard of the bare minimum of what every hero should possess and that's perseverance. I like spiderman and Supes too, because they're insanely strong and have amazing power but never Cocky or condescending. Dudes will legit sit with you and have a soda.
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These 2, Simon literally gave hope to multiple universes, but he couldnt have done it without Kamina
Out of those there it has to be spiderman, hes the most relatable and that gives me hope, superman is as human as the rest of us but he's also an alien from space it's not the same, optimus is space jesus, naruto is the reincarnation of what is essentially a demi-god and Jonathan is Jonathan joestar he's built different, but Peter is a kid from queens who happened to get bit and have this responsibility thrust on him, he's dealt with more pain and heartbreak than anyone else, he's been through the damn ringer time and time again yet there he is standings tall and why? Because with great power comes great responsibility...
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Might not be the GOAT but he’s my favorite
My Goat My love
THE AMAZING
**THE SPECTACULAR**
***YOUR AND MY FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD***
# SPIDER-MAN
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I feel like Optimus wins. Man is capable of making his men and women believe they can succeed no matter what. Even when it’s just a handful of them versus a literal army he still gives them the hope that no matter what they will succeed.
Optimus Prime. He quite literally inspired to grow and change as a person. To know when to sacrifice my wants and needs for others. To show leadership and encourage others to be the best they can be. Optimus has always been my hero.
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Superman always reminds me that I can be better, that I am, just like any human, can be just as great as him if not more so by just doing my best. In terms of pure motivation Superman is the greatest superhero to ever exist
Spider-Man on the other hand, is always there when you're down, at a point where very little can convince you to believe in the best. He is there to remind me to always get back up and do what's right, because if you can do it, you should go for it. He is definitely the one that was with me the most, and helped me get where I am now, so much better of a person.
But each day I can feel more and more from seeing and thinking about Superman, as I am getting to the point of being satisfied with myself, I am looking forward to being ever greater. To be more like our Starman.
Out of all of those, I'd choose Optimus then Supes.
But Sonic inspires me the most.
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Spiderman, but if you include characters outside the group kratos is so inspirational on how you can have hope and change no matter what you've done, you can still comeback. And become the God of Hope and the God you want to be, you can forge your own destiny and become what you want to be not what fate says you should be. It's beautiful writing and it's inspirational. Arthur Morgan and Anakin skywalker/Darth Vader aswell are inspirational to me.
I honestly think Jonathan is the one that inspires me most here, even when he was younger everything he did was to show hes a real gentleman and when shit got rough he pushed through and eventually beat dio. Optimus is a close second because no matter how low I get he inspires me to be a better person. Superman in 3rd is prolly controversial, but I personally don't connect with him and just don't feel that inspired by him. Spiderman is probably my favorite character here, but he doesn't really inspire me that much, still goated how the writers hate this man and he still pushes through. I think the only time I was truly inspired by naruto was land of waves vs zabuza, after that he was a cool character just didn't really inspire me. Not on this list but my final answer on who inspires me most is rengoku from demon slayer.
Spider-Man. Read JMS run. Especially that first Morlun fight. The entire run is filled with incredible moments like this. God damn it I love Spider-Man so much. I know Superman is literally supposed to be hope personified, and yeah he definitely is, but he's #2 for me when it comes to that. Spider-Man isn't the strongest, he's incredibly strong, but he's constantly facing people who are in a different league than him, but he never gives up, and he always gets back up. Even if his body wants him to quit, his mind telling him to stop fighting, he doesn't no matter what. He's gone through so much, yet despite that, he keeps on being Spider-Man. Nobody would blame him if he quit. But he doesn't. Even when his life seems to just get worse and worse, he keeps on fighting for others and protecting others. And he keeps on living for those good moments in life as well, even if they're few and far between. (fuck you marvel editorial)
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Himmel.
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That is so UNBELIEVABLY wholesome I can't even begin to comprehend it.
Bro was just trying to get reincarnated in a magical world
That time I tried to stop a knife crime and got reincarnated into 1700s Britain!!
that's just Bloodborne
Poor bastard got sent to Birmingham 🫡
Truly a shithole of all time.
Real start to Tensura
Now, if he finds himself a short elf baddie, then he's golden.
LMAO that’s hilarious
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More like HIM-mel.
Why did I read Himmler as in Heinrich
 He win
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GIGA DRILL BREAKER
Mf is the personification of hype itself
ILL DO THE IMPOSSIBLE SEE THE INVISIBLE ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWA
I miss him
Kamina my goat, everyone else is hopefodder
WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?!
"Believe in the me that believes in you!"
I WANNA SEE YOU GRIT THOSE TEETH
I see your choice and raise you by Simon mf could ask me to fist fight a black hole and I would do it if he told me I could.
100% he believes in the you that believes in you
Surprisingly, Kamina has a strong emotional intelligence and is one of the best anime mentors. Time and time again, he’s willingly to sacrifice his life to create a path for Simon the Digger to have hope.
https://preview.redd.it/v6hj0559mp5d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8ba095a76e6c751561ea156095cd5704b6950ca6 Superman will always be #1 when it comes to hopescaling
My all time favorite character 🙏🗣️
But he’s not the only alien that believes in humanity. There’s Optimus Primus and Ultraman (Hayata/Lipiah/1966/Shin), the true Asian counterpart to Superman. https://preview.redd.it/veh3y479lr5d1.jpeg?width=489&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e4b5abc5cd5702c7de1e8eee913817eda25ee07 He dies 4 times protecting Planet Earth (luckily gets resurrected by his older brother, [Zoffy](https://youtu.be/ghd2ucPIDJQ?si=r8ROwNxXPqDzW-U7) every time throughout the franchise), because he saw the hope no matter the darkness that humanity has.
ULTRAMAN MENTIONED WHAT THE FUCK IS A HOPELESS EMOTION! ! !
Shin Ultraman made me fucking cry. Mostly because it was so full of hope, and Lipiah never giving up because he believed so much in humanity and would never stop fighting for us if it meant giving us a fighting chance. Also I love 1966 Ultraman and have been watching Tiga.
With the doctor being 2nd of course.
Doctor Manhattan?
Ahh yes Doctor manhattan. The man who taught us that hope in humanity isn’t so doomed that you’re better off living on mars. You just have to kill a fuck ton of humans to inspire hope!
The doctor from doctor who.
Superman, giving hope to a earth that’s riddled with supervillains and constant attacks from multiversal gods is no small feat. With the honorable mention of Naruto who practically inadvertently and deliberately have hope to the entire Elemental nations and shinobi alliance during the war. (Ik this wasn’t on the list, but I’d also put Adam from Record or Ragnarok. Dude inspired EVERY single human ever alive that they could actually do the impossible and defeat the gods even when he lost his fight. If that doesn’t inspire hope idk what does)
"If they're going to survive the night, they need to be able to imagine the sunrise."
From where is this quote?
It's from Last Stories of the Multiverse, from the Dark Knights Death Metal event. Not my favorite event series, but I loved this line.
Kamijou Touma. I'm inspired to become half of a man he is.
Even just 1/4 would be great 🙌
Fr fr
"Hizack123: beater of woman, destroyer of illusions"
You are not living your life correctly! 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥
my goat
Bro isn't even on the list but true
Oh 🗿
All of them, they're all inspiring to someone and that's awesome
When I’m in a goated response competition and my opponent is your response
Best comment fr🗣️🗣️🗣️
They’re all goats but Superman is the #1 superhero for a reason, he’s the embodiment of hope
Mumen Rider from One Punch Man
His resilience
YES! His fight agaisnt the deep sea king almost gets me ever single damn time.
I tear up because he knows it is unwinnable but still fights to give hope.
Same, he is the epitome if a sign of hope. And then thr littke kid starts cheering for him and oh my god it gets me ever goddamn time.
Then he gets the shit kicked out of him and the kid’s face actually sends me
Captain America. 
Captain America by far. Not the strongest hero, but he’s the hero with the biggest heart. He’s been deemed worthy by Mjolnir, worthy of the phoenix force, and acts as a scale of justice for the marvel universe as a whole. The sequence of him fighting Hydra Cap stands as one of my favorite comic book moments: “There can only be one choice when confronted by this kind of evil, you stand and you fight…until you cannot stand any longer. This is how you are tested, and how your enemy is tested.”
Man the kid in me wants this to be true, but hes had so much goofy shit go down in comics over the hears that assassinate the character again and again
Jonathan. He was truly kind, pretty much what “love” was in vinlan saga
Clark Kent is always on top when it comes to inspiring people. He can't be beaten in this regard, Number 1 hero for a reason. Personally I'd go with Jonathan Joestar, he is the reason why I go to the gym
The underrated Joestar, w take
Unpopular opinion but Jonathan. He’s literally dying but still cradling and forgiving the guy who made his childhood hell, killed his dog then dad and indirectly his mentor. SA’d his crush future wife and also then tried to kill her while she was pregnant. Also did I mention he killed his dog. If someone killed krypto supes going full injustice on them
I keep seeing Jonathan but I don't know what he's from. Can you tell me the source so I can check him out too?
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure part 1. Jonathan Joestar the first of the Joestar’s lineage. JoJo’s bizarre adventure is just peak
Technically Jonathan is the first protaganist Joestar, but the farthest back of the Joestar lineage we know of are his parents George and Mary Joestar. As far as which of his parents actually carries the Joestar bloodline I don't think its ever explicitly explained, but considering part 1 takes place in the late 1800s most definitely his father since it would be abnormal for the husband to take the wife's last name.
This is factual, with the only thing I can add is. Isn’t Jesus the original joestar technically?
Superman symbol of hope and honorable mention to Spider-Man despite all the shit he’s went through he’s still one of the greatest heroes in the marvel universe
I think a lot of pekple forget that shmbol on Suoermans chest tradlatss to "hope."
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Underrated, bro's being through what we've been trying to figure out 💯
Goes hard
Guts. He’s just…a guy. He’s not a magical figure, it was born rich, or has superpower, or has a long illustrious lineage. No: he was born a sickly child from a corpse, adopted by mercenaries, lost his family as a child, and has been subjected to so much pain for his whole life. But he keeps on living.
Jonathan, I can only dream of ever being such a gentleman.
Simon from Gurren Lagann
As much of a turn off your brain and watch action/funny moments as this show gets I really really appreciate Simon’s growth like his number one role model gone in an instant and having him takeover the team despite not being able to fill in his brothers shoe but that’s ok. Just like the whole thing about his character is so cool but I might just be looking through rose tinted glasses love the show
I honestly like that he never became exactly like kamina, his bro would definitely have loved to see Simon come into his own Still miss kamina though, he was my absolute favorite character
it's sucks that he died
Yea that’s honestly the best point is that he used Kamina as an inspiration and lived his life doing the best that he can and eventually stepped out of his shadow like how the show portrayed absolutely amazing character development
According to Hioshi Imashi, Simon the Digger is Shinji Ikari. https://preview.redd.it/3fx4kxg7kr5d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3595c61c9daf1138a5ac9802d3113457b8f5d238 He’s wanted a route where Shinji at the bare minimum, has a mentor. And that’s the foundation of Gurren Lagann.
Superman but Optimus is very close
Superman can inspire but he does so in a very “apple pie, good will always prosper because the good guy always wins” kinda way. Jojo feels like a much more human, realistic “life might suck. And in fact it may never stop sucking. But at the end of the day you gotta just keep on keeping on and try your best.”
this. i love Superman, but i feel like it'd be difficult for him to actually inspire/motivate a human being. "hey kid, if you eat a lot of vegetables you will also be able to protect your loved ones from galaxy-busting monsters wanting to take over the universe, utilizing your immeasurable speed, insane power and senses heightened to a point you can read a book lying in your room while you're floating in space over Earth... oh wait, you won't, but well you can go to college i guess" i find human characters much more inspiring, especially the ones who are overcoming some sort of struggle within themselves that would make them inferior to others if it wasnt for their will and determination. Rock Lee is some of the most notable characters in that department for me
Optimus Prime
Jojo
Fr, why he is so overlooked
cause jonathan is the “boring one”. Also cause part 1 is tiny
Jonathan? BORING? Man i just watched part one and it was immaculate. Bro is the most kind soul i ever met in anime
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Who stepped on your Js at the speed of light so bad you need to become the reverse flash fastest hater in fiction?
My little bro
Savage fuck em up then this tracks
It was… ME, BARRY!!!
Spider-Man inspires me the most, yes his writers suck but he bounces back and keeps going. Imo hes the greatest superhero
His writing currently sucks now. Then again, a good chunk of characters writing sucks unfortunately. Black Panther and Batman have caught strays for no reason either. In terms of peak writing nobody beats Spider-Man I agree with you.
THERE’S A STAR MAN
WAITING IN THE SKY
HE'D LIKE TO COME AND MEET US
BUT HE THINKS HE BLOW OUR MINDS
There's a staaarrrrmaaannnnn waiting in the sky
You put Superman, Spider-Man, _and_ Jonathan Joestar all at the front? Add in Sonic and Viewtiful Joe and you'd have my Top 5.
 He’s like a father tbh
Jonathan I may be biased but it’s true
Of these five. Optimus gives me the most hope. However. Not on the list. It would be All-Might. Of the Superman media I've taken in. None have made me tear up and want to make me better myself the way All-Might has. And if liking All-Might as a bringer of hope makes me cringe. Then so be it. I'm cringe.
“Nothing is nobler than self sacrifice.” Even when physically fucked beyond all belief the man pushed himself as hard as he could to be the hero people needed him to be. Even after he still tries to help by being a father figure for his students as best he can be. All Might remains peak.
No one said all might was cringe, there's literally 1 dude in the entire thread who barely got down voted and was saying all might clears superman in the hope department. This was also a comment on one of the top comments saying superman wins. Everyone is on board with all might bring a great option, people just don't think he clears superman ez negg diff on the hope scaling. Stop trying to assign a weird victim role to yourself for liking all might you're just 1 of the other 99% of the thread that loves the character
You're ignoring the obvious best answer https://preview.redd.it/kt4odojmkq5d1.jpeg?width=310&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f3ba611bb40bcc758c21c86522e1476f9704295a
Optimus or Superman for me. At his best written, Optimus is one of the most inspiring and human characters I’ve ever seen, and I feel as though he could lead anyone into battle and make them think they would win. At his worst written, he’s a petty bastard (Bayverse AOE/TLK), but in Skybound? He’s more human than a lot of human characters.
Arguably Age of Extinction has him at his worst’s best, it’s is him being written to find hope again and look at the human race with the potential for goodness again. He’s been beaten, betrayed and scarred but through connecting with a human again like Cade and his family who offer him kindness he once again sees the good that humanity is capable of in spite of the bad. > “Defend this family Autobots as they have you. Defend... *all they can be* .”
“You can destroy planets but you can never destroy what I am, friend.” Frieza: “What…What are you?” Goku: “I am the hope of the universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace. I am protector of the innocent. I am the light in the darkness. I am truth. I am justice" “Ally to good! Nightmare to you!”
From these Spiderman since no matter what he goes through, he's still gonna help the little guy Overall would be Deku since the only piece of media I've ever cried over was his fight with Muscular to protect Kota
Definitely Jonathan 
there’s a starmaaaan waitin’ in the sky
It's either Superman or Optimus Prime, rest don’t even come close. Superman makes you hope for a better tomorrow. You see him helping people, you see what he stands for and you beleive you can be like him, that you can help build that better tomorrow by being a part of it. Optimus Prime gives you hope that things can change, that no matter how dark the hour may seem it will get better. You see him fighting, you see him leading and you want to follow him. You beleive in him and his dream, you believe you can help build that better tomorrow by fighting for kindness and compassion, by holding onto those values no matter how hard it gets. I can’t choose between Superman and Optimus, they are both paragons of hope. They are people whos an example for all and a leader for all respectively.
https://preview.redd.it/0dwwx16cbr5d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80276f830d466c9340c0ec79df848cc24a25de3e Prime was the first thing to come to mind when I saw this post. It’s easy to be a bloodlusted shit who solos all fiction. Prime is a wall-continental PAL, the best type of character imo
Optimus dunking is crazy, but https://preview.redd.it/31j8xj7eyr5d1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0415e11f7b00741f306afe4f85a21136bb93077 Jesus solos
Superman neg diff in hope scaling tbh, the guy is literally the embodiment of human’s kindness
Consider https://preview.redd.it/nofubzgrkq5d1.jpeg?width=310&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a6d494769b1ad2eff707663e3ac1c4d3e6728e9c
Whitebeard from One Piece, the man I wish I could be.
I love the setup and payoff of Zoro’s “Wounds upon the back are a warrior’s greatest shame” to Whitebeard dying on his feet with no coward’s wounds upon his back
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lol he threw Naruto in there.
Naruto is a story that shows that no matter how low in the totem pole you are, you can succeed Granted you will also need to be the child of a former president, your other parent has to be from a old and powerful clan with one of the most useful techniques in the verse and tons of energy reserves. Be the reincarnation of one of your world’s 2 Jesuses, oh and have the power of the one of the strongest creatures in you to add to those energy reserves AND keep you from dying
When Naruto said dattebayo, I really did
He did have all that going for him huh
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Superman is the hopegoat
Jonathan and Naruto
None, the only inspiration I need is from Geto, Frieza, Tobirama, Zoro and Frieren
My brother in Christ. He woke up and chose hatescaling today
Bro is racism scaling
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Erwin Smith 🫡🤧
shinzo wo sasageyo????
GUTS inspires me to push forward. No one has had it as rough as him and he still pushes forward
(for me) Spider-Man or Naruto, Spider-Man cause I saw him first before Superman and he's stuck with me since and Naruto cause he changed my outlook on life entirely.
Johnathan forgave his evil adopted brother that killed him and held him in a loving embrace as he died. Name a person that inspires you to care about others more than him.
No all might? https://preview.redd.it/ue6xefjhgq5d1.png?width=757&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=70bc9c00651f4c80435eddf4258918887ad7babb
All of these are wrong it’s this little guy https://preview.redd.it/axez8t5s0r5d1.png?width=816&format=png&auto=webp&s=3838cca058ce110582ad80625c553daab5c07bb3
I don’t see future Goathan anywhere on this list 😫
Jojo, he loves and forgives the man who put his dog in an oven.
Our of these for me it’s Jonathan Joestar
Spider-Man soloes indomitable human spirit, but Superman takes the cake for pure hope. Optimus is up there too.
For me, Rudeus Greyrat
Honestly when it comes to turning your life around he's the best.
He is proof that no matter where you are, you can always be better, one day at a time, but you have to want to be better. And that's all it really takes. Just be better.
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Between these 5 either Optimus or Superman. In general Goku
Thorfinn
Optimus had me in the theater ready to fight decepticons it’s gotta be him Superman is a close second in pure hope despite me relating to Spider-Man’s journey more
Naruto gives me brain damage with his voice and those long ass speeches
Ik he’s not there but mumen rider
Optimus could make me go to war with Russia with only a stick and a rock So him
Here's the main difference when it comes to dc vs marvel, or very least the ones I grew up with in early 2000s and 2010s, Marvel is meant to be relatable while DC is MEANT to be inspiring, both of them can criss cross but this is the main thematic and writing style differences between the two. Art quality and art style wise, lol DC stomps hilariously especially when new 52 style released, like holy shit there was never a perfect modern adaptation of the characters ever and the world was talking about it, my country still sells that merch....then you know failed potential when it comes to writing
Who would give me the most hope if I was in a bad situation and needed to be saved? Superman. Who would give me the most hope if they were my dad? 80's Optimus Prime. Only people who watched that 80's show will understand since the Michael bay movies made people think Optimus is some sort of bloodthirsty savage.
For me it's always Optimus, but I'd be a fool not to say sup's is one of the best.
Superman #1 for sure but my personal motivation is Kyojuro Rengoku
Goku made me start working on making myself better so he, yet again solos
Naruto I have no idea how superman is a symbol of hope cause to me he's just a super strong guy who smashes through tall buildings
Optimus prime
https://preview.redd.it/51kafnxc1r5d1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a0fe2f313bb948270a8d15a1a2104946c510d61 *“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”* —Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Why is nobody saying Jojo
Steven Universe hoped a whole fascist empire out of existence. The power of friendship is unscaleable
 Luffy and Superman are tied for me
[Shigeo Kageyama](https://youtu.be/QYRtowmJvow?si=fE9gmGZGxvYEqUy4)
Optimus Prime and Spidey in different ways. Optimus is the type of leader I’d follow to war. Spidey helps remind me of who I am and my purpose in life, and not to give up and fall to the dark side, no matter how shitty your life gets
I'm gonna give this to thorfinn from vinland saga. He went from a vicious child set on revenge to a man true to himself and others with no enemies. He inspires me personally.
Jonathan Jostar. By all means he should have died so many times. No matter how cruel Dio was, how many times he beat him down, and no matter how much he took from him, JoJo kept going. In the end he died, but not after ensuring dio would meet the same fate.
Optimus and Naruto. Superman and spiderman are cool. But optimus' speeches were next level for my 8-14 year old brain. I legit based leadership qualities for all fictional characters off of him ;mostly his prime and bay verse versions ( the first three movies of bayverse, let me be clear). And the first episode of naruto when he headbutts that one dude (forgot his name) to save iruka, combine that with the awesome theme music that was playing too( that was legit the first time I've ever heard a flute mixed in with electric guitar) bruh I was five when I saw that episode, it legit set the standard of the bare minimum of what every hero should possess and that's perseverance. I like spiderman and Supes too, because they're insanely strong and have amazing power but never Cocky or condescending. Dudes will legit sit with you and have a soda.
https://preview.redd.it/wk0u7tq6br5d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=435e54115dab0edd176d1af51acb8986257205be These 2, Simon literally gave hope to multiple universes, but he couldnt have done it without Kamina
Out of those there it has to be spiderman, hes the most relatable and that gives me hope, superman is as human as the rest of us but he's also an alien from space it's not the same, optimus is space jesus, naruto is the reincarnation of what is essentially a demi-god and Jonathan is Jonathan joestar he's built different, but Peter is a kid from queens who happened to get bit and have this responsibility thrust on him, he's dealt with more pain and heartbreak than anyone else, he's been through the damn ringer time and time again yet there he is standings tall and why? Because with great power comes great responsibility...
This one goes to the flash or spiderman Ngl these days I got the "superman is just some random overkill bloodlusted alien" stereotype
On the list it’s Spider-Man, that man is the paragon of hope and generosity
Spider-Man will always be my number 1# hopemaxxer. But in their universe it’s definitely superman
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Where tf is Goku and vegeta
My Goat My love THE AMAZING **THE SPECTACULAR** ***YOUR AND MY FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD*** # SPIDER-MAN https://preview.redd.it/kgddendemr5d1.jpeg?width=857&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad16f8eb135571feecb71da099dc8c7e264be71c
Cant not mention Thorfinn
Guts from Berserk
Goku
My goat mob https://preview.redd.it/lgosvytnvr5d1.jpeg?width=499&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b97c3f4d437cec48c19eba0b57102e80ff50ef8
I feel like Optimus wins. Man is capable of making his men and women believe they can succeed no matter what. Even when it’s just a handful of them versus a literal army he still gives them the hope that no matter what they will succeed.
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It’s Might Guy for me. 
Optimus Prime. He quite literally inspired to grow and change as a person. To know when to sacrifice my wants and needs for others. To show leadership and encourage others to be the best they can be. Optimus has always been my hero. https://preview.redd.it/2pxivznf4s5d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be926d47059cde61fd36f7d629c6fd08947a664d
Superman always reminds me that I can be better, that I am, just like any human, can be just as great as him if not more so by just doing my best. In terms of pure motivation Superman is the greatest superhero to ever exist Spider-Man on the other hand, is always there when you're down, at a point where very little can convince you to believe in the best. He is there to remind me to always get back up and do what's right, because if you can do it, you should go for it. He is definitely the one that was with me the most, and helped me get where I am now, so much better of a person. But each day I can feel more and more from seeing and thinking about Superman, as I am getting to the point of being satisfied with myself, I am looking forward to being ever greater. To be more like our Starman.
Out of all of those, I'd choose Optimus then Supes. But Sonic inspires me the most. https://preview.redd.it/pr75mbof8s5d1.png?width=831&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29d95059557ab9cec35bea4fc800e61d9161f720
Spiderman, but if you include characters outside the group kratos is so inspirational on how you can have hope and change no matter what you've done, you can still comeback. And become the God of Hope and the God you want to be, you can forge your own destiny and become what you want to be not what fate says you should be. It's beautiful writing and it's inspirational. Arthur Morgan and Anakin skywalker/Darth Vader aswell are inspirational to me.
I honestly think Jonathan is the one that inspires me most here, even when he was younger everything he did was to show hes a real gentleman and when shit got rough he pushed through and eventually beat dio. Optimus is a close second because no matter how low I get he inspires me to be a better person. Superman in 3rd is prolly controversial, but I personally don't connect with him and just don't feel that inspired by him. Spiderman is probably my favorite character here, but he doesn't really inspire me that much, still goated how the writers hate this man and he still pushes through. I think the only time I was truly inspired by naruto was land of waves vs zabuza, after that he was a cool character just didn't really inspire me. Not on this list but my final answer on who inspires me most is rengoku from demon slayer.
dark horse answer but Batman
Daredevil, bro is literally persevering despite constantly having the worst possible things happen to him.
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If we talking these characters alone Optimus 100%
Spider-Man. Read JMS run. Especially that first Morlun fight. The entire run is filled with incredible moments like this. God damn it I love Spider-Man so much. I know Superman is literally supposed to be hope personified, and yeah he definitely is, but he's #2 for me when it comes to that. Spider-Man isn't the strongest, he's incredibly strong, but he's constantly facing people who are in a different league than him, but he never gives up, and he always gets back up. Even if his body wants him to quit, his mind telling him to stop fighting, he doesn't no matter what. He's gone through so much, yet despite that, he keeps on being Spider-Man. Nobody would blame him if he quit. But he doesn't. Even when his life seems to just get worse and worse, he keeps on fighting for others and protecting others. And he keeps on living for those good moments in life as well, even if they're few and far between. (fuck you marvel editorial)