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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 2162 Views
I think the Norse god Tyr was often portrayed with red-hair Etzel - 05/12/2010 01:18:28 PM 2058 Views
Interesting... Shannow - 05/12/2010 01:23:33 PM 1653 Views
I mean Etzel - 05/12/2010 01:47:07 PM 2071 Views
The Flash is a red head darius_sedai - 05/12/2010 03:23:23 PM 1249 Views
be careful not to compare greek then to greek now LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 06:29:51 PM 1607 Views
Re: be careful not to compare greek then to greek now mogi67 - 05/12/2010 11:30:55 PM 1466 Views
SHHHHHH we don't speak of such things! *NM* LadyLorraine - 06/12/2010 12:00:02 AM 767 Views
*nod* RugbyPlayingAshaman - 06/12/2010 04:39:02 PM 1234 Views
Rand's a FireCrotch - see video malekithe - 06/12/2010 07:59:00 AM 1511 Views
Plus Rand is so tall--- that people are constantly staring at his 'fire-crotch' *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:40:20 AM 811 Views
After all AIEL=SPARTANS Lohikaarme - 13/12/2010 05:01:36 PM 1518 Views
No. Chas - 05/12/2010 02:09:47 PM 1439 Views
Agreed. *NM* Stephen - 05/12/2010 03:30:15 PM 640 Views
James Joyce: REAL-LIFE redheaded hero. Damn straight. *NM* shaiel - 05/12/2010 04:17:13 PM 641 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 1256 Views
Definitely. He's a ginger. They have no souls. *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 05/12/2010 02:43:40 PM 754 Views
Horrbile example, but... Sandwich - 05/12/2010 03:27:47 PM 1386 Views
That guy is REALLY not a professor. >.< Haha. *NM* shaiel - 05/12/2010 03:59:22 PM 788 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 1331 Views
He really is Golden/Redheaded with Green/Gray eyes. *NM* Velveti - 05/12/2010 03:47:47 PM 609 Views
And a one-eyed snake riding in a red bush *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:42:42 AM 651 Views
No. *NM* LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 05:42:55 PM 623 Views
Not at all Comet Sedai - 05/12/2010 05:54:11 PM 1136 Views
Super Gogeta... lol *NM* Tansu Targli - 05/12/2010 05:56:25 PM 667 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 1823 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 1435 Views
HAHAHAHA!!! *NM* Kieran - 06/12/2010 02:43:44 AM 597 Views
"hahaha" at which part? *NM* newyorkersedai - 08/12/2010 11:12:59 PM 596 Views
his height comparisons were always suspect Deadsy - 06/12/2010 02:57:20 AM 1214 Views
He's also compared to people with a wide variety of heights. Joel - 06/12/2010 03:09:24 AM 1685 Views
*bonks you on the head* Deadsy - 06/12/2010 03:23:16 AM 1735 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 1262 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 757 Views
It's all about proportions, and taste. Joel - 06/12/2010 03:17:39 AM 1224 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 1527 Views
Sounds like a personal problem. Joel - 06/12/2010 11:44:27 AM 1393 Views
At least Rand's pubic hair matches Elayne and Aviendha *NM* Guava - 06/12/2010 02:51:52 AM 678 Views
Or as some would say, do the curtains match the rug? *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:35:44 AM 673 Views
What could his hair color possibly have to do with it? Joel - 06/12/2010 03:42:24 AM 1196 Views
Ginger-hate is real... red heads just can't be taken seriously *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:37:14 AM 946 Views
No, no, the rule is they can't be taken INTERNALLY. Joel - 06/12/2010 11:45:51 AM 1362 Views
The Highlander?? There Can Be Only One. dadof5 - 06/12/2010 07:09:38 PM 1052 Views
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