Lightning McQueen with Mater
Similar to the Big Bad Wannabe, a Hero Wannabe is a character who is initially the protagonist as intended, but is eventually usurped by the Lancer-in-Chief who works for him or her. It all depends on who's braver, smarter or stronger.
Examples of Hero Wannabes include:
Anime[]
- Davis from Digimon Adventure 02
Films[]
- Lightning McQueen from Cars
- Victor from Frankenweenie
- Wilbur from Charlotte's Web
- Jesse from Free Willy
- Crysta from Ferngully
- Scotty Smalls from The Sandlot
Western Animation[]
- Charlie Brown from Peanuts
- Ickis from Real Monsters