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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 2748 Views
I think the Norse god Tyr was often portrayed with red-hair Etzel - 05/12/2010 01:18:28 PM 2748 Views
Interesting... Shannow - 05/12/2010 01:23:33 PM 2290 Views
I mean Etzel - 05/12/2010 01:47:07 PM 2685 Views
The Flash is a red head darius_sedai - 05/12/2010 03:23:23 PM 1848 Views
be careful not to compare greek then to greek now LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 06:29:51 PM 2176 Views
Re: be careful not to compare greek then to greek now mogi67 - 05/12/2010 11:30:55 PM 2010 Views
SHHHHHH we don't speak of such things! *NM* LadyLorraine - 06/12/2010 12:00:02 AM 1025 Views
*nod* RugbyPlayingAshaman - 06/12/2010 04:39:02 PM 1773 Views
Rand's a FireCrotch - see video malekithe - 06/12/2010 07:59:00 AM 2075 Views
Plus Rand is so tall--- that people are constantly staring at his 'fire-crotch' *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:40:20 AM 1106 Views
After all AIEL=SPARTANS Lohikaarme - 13/12/2010 05:01:36 PM 2119 Views
No. Chas - 05/12/2010 02:09:47 PM 2015 Views
Agreed. *NM* Stephen - 05/12/2010 03:30:15 PM 896 Views
James Joyce: REAL-LIFE redheaded hero. Damn straight. *NM* shaiel - 05/12/2010 04:17:13 PM 903 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 1819 Views
Definitely. He's a ginger. They have no souls. *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 05/12/2010 02:43:40 PM 1032 Views
Horrbile example, but... Sandwich - 05/12/2010 03:27:47 PM 1956 Views
That guy is REALLY not a professor. >.< Haha. *NM* shaiel - 05/12/2010 03:59:22 PM 1054 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 1888 Views
He really is Golden/Redheaded with Green/Gray eyes. *NM* Velveti - 05/12/2010 03:47:47 PM 853 Views
And a one-eyed snake riding in a red bush *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:42:42 AM 904 Views
No. *NM* LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 05:42:55 PM 903 Views
Not at all Comet Sedai - 05/12/2010 05:54:11 PM 1669 Views
Super Gogeta... lol *NM* Tansu Targli - 05/12/2010 05:56:25 PM 897 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 2350 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 2018 Views
HAHAHAHA!!! *NM* Kieran - 06/12/2010 02:43:44 AM 841 Views
"hahaha" at which part? *NM* newyorkersedai - 08/12/2010 11:12:59 PM 861 Views
his height comparisons were always suspect Deadsy - 06/12/2010 02:57:20 AM 1774 Views
He's also compared to people with a wide variety of heights. Joel - 06/12/2010 03:09:24 AM 2252 Views
*bonks you on the head* Deadsy - 06/12/2010 03:23:16 AM 2283 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 1791 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 999 Views
It's all about proportions, and taste. Joel - 06/12/2010 03:17:39 AM 1778 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 2130 Views
Sounds like a personal problem. Joel - 06/12/2010 11:44:27 AM 1945 Views
At least Rand's pubic hair matches Elayne and Aviendha *NM* Guava - 06/12/2010 02:51:52 AM 921 Views
Or as some would say, do the curtains match the rug? *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:35:44 AM 910 Views
What could his hair color possibly have to do with it? Joel - 06/12/2010 03:42:24 AM 1740 Views
Ginger-hate is real... red heads just can't be taken seriously *NM* Reishi - 06/12/2010 08:37:14 AM 1202 Views
No, no, the rule is they can't be taken INTERNALLY. Joel - 06/12/2010 11:45:51 AM 1915 Views
The Highlander?? There Can Be Only One. dadof5 - 06/12/2010 07:09:38 PM 1579 Views
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