History Main / ScienceHero

->''"We're not just men of science: we're men of hope!"''

* BernardQuatermass, the first of many Science Heroes in British television.

* {{Adam Strange}}.
* {{Tom Strong}}. Indeed in the whole America's Best Comics universe ScienceHero is actually the preferred term for what are commonly called {{Superhero}}es. Note that though called Science Heroes, not all the characters in that multiverse fit this trope (For example, Splash Brannigan is called a ScienceHero despite having no scientific knowledge, background or indeed, common sense. His powers even derive from the fact that his body is composed of MAGIC four-dimensional ink)

* PaulDini's ''Madame Mirage'' revolves around both Science Heroes, and {{Mad Scientist}}s and other [[ScienceIsBad science-abusing]] villains.

* ''GirlGenius'' lives and breathes this trope. Naturally, the best example is the eponymous heroine, Agatha Heterodyne. Othar Tryggvassen ([[AC:{{GENTLEMAN ADVENTURER}}!]]) is a {{troperrific}} example, with the dark-ish twist that he's also trying to kill all the others, and then ultimately himself.

* Dr. Mordin Solus of [[Mass Effect]] may not be human, but his character is probably one of the straightest mainstream examples of this trope out there. Particularly in that he brings back the "scientists live by a code of ethics" part most seem to overlook.

* Brainiac 5 from ''LegionOfSuperHeroes''. The AnimatedAdaptation turned him into a DoAnythingRobot.

* Dr Emmett Brown of ''BackToTheFuture'' fits.

* ''[[{{ptitlebrl75dwevzir}} Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog]]'' features a science Anti Hero.

** [[{{Superman}} Dumb]] [[DidNotDoResearch Muscle?]]

It also demanded personal motivations for characters. Classic Science Heroes tended to do their science for the good of society/humanity/the universe/etc. or ForScience, and viewers were expected to be inspired by them. Modern Science Heroes, are expected to have a personal or psychological reason for getting into science. Some reasons make the character a MadScientist, with all the craziness that implies. It's good craziness used for a good cause, but we're not supposed to take that kind of character as a role model! Other reasons allow the pursuit of science to end or be shoved in the background because it is a means to a reachable end or to an end that can be better reached some other way. And, in modern fiction, even a Science Hero can be thrown off track by ThePowerOfLove -- and more likely than not, this will be expected to be seen as a good thing...

* {{Tom Strong}}. Indeed in the whole America's Best Comics universe ScienceHero is actually the preferred term for what are commonly called [[SuperHero Superheroes]]. Note that though called Science Heroes, not all the characters in that multiverse fit this trope (For example, Splash Brannigan is called a ScienceHero despite having no scientific knowledge, background or indeed, common sense. His powers even derive from the fact that his body is composed of MAGIC four-dimensional ink)

** SpiderMan,is often a stellar example of this trope.

* IronMan

* Most of the heroes of ''TheCore'' were scientists -- which mildly ironic, given that on the MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness, [[TheyJustDidntCare it isn't]].

* [[MetalGearSolid Snake]] does all the sneaking and fighting, but Otacons engineering and hacking is what enables him to do so.
* Giacomo, the main character of RiseOfLegends, who invented the [[ClockPunk Clockwork Men]]

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* ''Dr. Horrible'sSingAlongBlog'' features a science Anti Hero.
* This is a common character archetype in the ''GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse. Prototype, Herr Doktor Archeville, Technomancer, Wi-Fi, Doctor Tomorrowland, and Solomon are all examples.

** [[TheHulk Bruce Banner]] is great example, especially during the recent storyline where he spent the whole year he was Hulkless

The ScienceHero has become something of a ForgottenTrope with the onset of PostModernism, and is rarely used nowadays.

** SpiderMan, in the early days and [[TakeThat in the hands of capable writers]], is often a stellar example of this trope. Unforuntately the movies seem to have almost completely [[AdaptationDecay ignored this aspect]] (or [[PragmaticAdaptation just not had time to address them]]).
*** Peter's definitely a science ''geek'' in the movies- he's just never put in a position where he uses his knowledge of science to save the day.
*** Of course, in the movies you can stop a hydrogen fusion reaction [[WallBanger by adding water]].
**** A fusion reaction can be stopped by removing heat. In fact, extracting more heat from a fusion reaction then is required to heat it is currently beyond our technological capabilities.

**** Well, since the hydrogen in water is almost entirely normal (non-heavy) hydrogen, and most fusion technologies require the heavier deuterium and/or tritium isotopes, the water clearly [[IncrediblyLamePun diluted]] the fuel mixture.

* {{Ghostbusters}}