Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-108.81.117.0-20140703065006/@comment-6383956-20140718022936

Heroes come in a lot of different archetypes -- just because certain tropes of a hero fit one character versus another doesn't mean the other isn't a hero.

Also, "hero" and "protagonist" are entirely different concepts (albeit similar). In literature, a "hero" is one of the primary characters with whom the reader is expected to sympathize. The "protagonist" is the character who drives the action. Usually they're the same (less and less so lately as darker fiction becomes more popular) and there's often only one.

Television is a totally different medium. On a TV show you're going to get multiple characters as either (or both) at different points throughout the series.

So, in summary, this whole thing about whether or not Derek or Scott is the hero is kind of moot. They both are.