Is Harry Potter a tragic hero?

Answer 1

Realistic answer:

Superman is a fictional character; he is not a real hero.

In fiction:

The fictional character of Superman is a hero.

A summary of an as-yet unwritten paper considering the deeper ramifications from a philosophical interpretation of the question:

Superman is invulnerable, incredibly fast, unstoppably strong, has heat vision (effectively, high-power maser eyes), freeze breath, can fly, and has a number of other little tricks and powers; he varies throughout his published life from strong enough to punch holes in mountains and fly many times faster than the speed of sound, to strong enough to punch holes in planets and fly faster than the speed of light. Whatever is thrown at him, he presumably rarely has that much to worry about. Without that sense of peril, has he fear? Without fear, is he truly courageous? Is Superman a 'real hero' or just a sociopathic alien who goes looking for hard-to-attain adrenaline thrills while fanning the flames of adoration among his puny mortal herd?

Answer 2

No.