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Interesting... Shannow Send a noteboard - 05/12/2010 01:23:33 PM
Similar to the Roman war god Mars (which is also the red planet). Besides that, I believe e.g. also THE hero Achilles was described with red-hair.


Aren't Greeks generally swarthy in appearance? How could Achilles be red haired?

I take note of the mythological link you have highlighted, but I come back to my question: How many fictional heroes are red haired?

Zorro
Batman
Superman
Jon Snow
Conan the Barbarian
Tarzan
Wolverine
Aragorn


The vast majority are dark haired. Then you get the odd blond pretty boy protagonist as well, but I cannot recall a single red head before Rand.
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Rand: Does his red hair make it difficult to imagine him as a hero for some of you too? Shannow - 05/12/2010 01:06:54 PM 2953 Views
I think the Norse god Tyr was often portrayed with red-hair Etzel - 05/12/2010 01:18:28 PM 3010 Views
Interesting... Shannow - 05/12/2010 01:23:33 PM 2485 Views
I mean Etzel - 05/12/2010 01:47:07 PM 2916 Views
The Flash is a red head darius_sedai - 05/12/2010 03:23:23 PM 2063 Views
be careful not to compare greek then to greek now LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 06:29:51 PM 2381 Views
Re: be careful not to compare greek then to greek now mogi67 - 05/12/2010 11:30:55 PM 2194 Views
SHHHHHH we don't speak of such things! *NM* LadyLorraine - 06/12/2010 12:00:02 AM 1136 Views
*nod* RugbyPlayingAshaman - 06/12/2010 04:39:02 PM 1990 Views
Rand's a FireCrotch - see video malekithe - 06/12/2010 07:59:00 AM 2292 Views
Plus Rand is so tall--- that people are constantly staring at his 'fire-crotch' *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:40:20 AM 1221 Views
After all AIEL=SPARTANS Lohikaarme - 13/12/2010 05:01:36 PM 2323 Views
No. Chas - 05/12/2010 02:09:47 PM 2230 Views
Agreed. *NM* Stephen - 05/12/2010 03:30:15 PM 1008 Views
James Joyce: REAL-LIFE redheaded hero. Damn straight. *NM* shaiel - 05/12/2010 04:17:13 PM 1013 Views
It really is more of a reflection of pop culture than historical parallels where blond=ideal. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 06/12/2010 04:36:53 PM 2039 Views
Definitely. He's a ginger. They have no souls. *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 05/12/2010 02:43:40 PM 1143 Views
Horrbile example, but... Sandwich - 05/12/2010 03:27:47 PM 2176 Views
That guy is REALLY not a professor. >.< Haha. *NM* shaiel - 05/12/2010 03:59:22 PM 1163 Views
hilarious I totally remember those books! Never read them, but I worked at a bookstore darius_sedai - 05/12/2010 04:35:59 PM 2088 Views
He really is Golden/Redheaded with Green/Gray eyes. *NM* Velveti - 05/12/2010 03:47:47 PM 959 Views
And a one-eyed snake riding in a red bush *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:42:42 AM 1011 Views
No. *NM* LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 05:42:55 PM 1004 Views
Not at all Comet Sedai - 05/12/2010 05:54:11 PM 1861 Views
Super Gogeta... lol *NM* Tansu Targli - 05/12/2010 05:56:25 PM 998 Views
No, not at all. The only visualization problem I've had with characters are Rand and Lanfear newyorkersedai - 05/12/2010 06:12:57 PM 2565 Views
Re: No, not at all. The only visualization problem I've had with characters are Rand and Lanfear Lord Haart - 06/12/2010 12:55:58 AM 2219 Views
HAHAHAHA!!! *NM* Kieran - 06/12/2010 02:43:44 AM 948 Views
"hahaha" at which part? *NM* newyorkersedai - 08/12/2010 11:12:59 PM 964 Views
his height comparisons were always suspect Deadsy - 06/12/2010 02:57:20 AM 1973 Views
He's also compared to people with a wide variety of heights. Joel - 06/12/2010 03:09:24 AM 2475 Views
*bonks you on the head* Deadsy - 06/12/2010 03:23:16 AM 2503 Views
The good thing about personal pronouns is they're widely applicable; it's also the bad thing. Joel - 06/12/2010 03:34:36 AM 2017 Views
The comparison that got me was when they said that Demandred's Johnson was '2nd best' *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:41:36 AM 1100 Views
It's all about proportions, and taste. Joel - 06/12/2010 03:17:39 AM 2016 Views
Gross. All I can think of when you say proportions is Rand's huge dong covered in red pubes Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:38:31 AM 2352 Views
Sounds like a personal problem. Joel - 06/12/2010 11:44:27 AM 2144 Views
At least Rand's pubic hair matches Elayne and Aviendha *NM* Guava - 06/12/2010 02:51:52 AM 1041 Views
Or as some would say, do the curtains match the rug? *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:35:44 AM 1012 Views
What could his hair color possibly have to do with it? Joel - 06/12/2010 03:42:24 AM 1939 Views
Ginger-hate is real... red heads just can't be taken seriously *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:37:14 AM 1313 Views
No, no, the rule is they can't be taken INTERNALLY. Joel - 06/12/2010 11:45:51 AM 2111 Views
The Highlander?? There Can Be Only One. dadof5 - 06/12/2010 07:09:38 PM 1757 Views
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