Are you more akin to being like Batman, The Lone Ranger, and Sherlock Holmes… or do you play the supportive roll of Robin, Tonto and Watson?

Tonto is a fool—until he says, “What you mean ‘we’, paleface?”

I don’t serve blindly, I always question, even if I don’t always verbalize it. (although usually I do verbalize it)
But on the other hand, I’m really not much of a leader either. I think I’m more a Mr. Spock, or Dr. McCoy. They seemed to question Captain Kirk’s decisions at times.
I gotta have my input.

Robin did question Batman, eventually. That’s when Nighthawk came on the scene.

I’m a follower, until no leaders are happen to be in my group at the moment. Then I get impatient with the rest’s shilly-shallying and act as the de facto leader.

Robin absolutely questioned Batman, to the point where he left and became his own hero.

If you make batman an option, I will always pick him. Although I don’t know how much of a leader I really am but the title is nice.

Unless one is totally at the top of the corporate/work leadership ‘food chain’ one is by definition more in the ‘supportive ’ <role>; but with leadership-capable supportive strong comments/analyses TO the top and strong BAT/LONE/SHER characteristics for those one supervises.

So, I definitely try best to combine the BAT/LONE/SHER characteristics in both roles and make sure that the ROB/TON/WAT’s want to have my back!

Poor Watson gets the short end of the stick. He’s a smart guy, too!

I’d not be any of these characters, methinks.

Are you actually familiar with any of the fandoms you referenced? It doesn’t seem like it.

@LexWordsmith That quote is funny. Though i thought i was “white man” not “paleface”

I could be mistaken.

And the situation makes all the difference. In normal life, i follow no one unless their choice was mine as well.
But in a job scenario, you point, ill shoot.

I’ve been two-face a few times (thanks bell’s palsy!), Why do we have to be the hero, or the hero’s less talented friend, why can’t we be the villain :D

I’m certainly always a bridesmaid never a bride a “support” type of person. I was thinking what @SheWasAll_ said. Batman is awesome. No way that I’d skip out being sheer awesomeness and instead be his young boylover.

I am a support player… a background singer. I don’t like the feeling of drawing attention to myself, and I’m not a huge risk-taker (although I have been improving that). It’s also my nature to doubt and question and analyze things from all angles before making a decision, so I am good at helping someone who tends to make knee-jerk reactions to stay grounded.

Tonto, really? Are we going to support that stereotype?

It depends on who I’m with. When hanging out with my best friend, for example, I’m more like Robin. He’s headstrong and bullish but also practical and street smart. When I’m with another friend, I’m more like Batman, because I have my life more together than he does and I’m giving him advice on lots of things.

@RedPowerLady Tonto is an old TV character, let it go.

@J0E Nah I prefer not to. But you can let my comment go if you’d like.

Yeah, nevermind about current stuff, I’m still mad about Tonto!...

cool, you focus on Tonto, I’ll focus on both current and past especially those who support stereotypes from the distant past

Puddle.

(If you’ve seen Sky High you’d understand.)

Hero or sidekick

@NewZen I’ve seen it but can’t remember it. I can’t come back with a quick quip if I don’t know what you are saying :)

The choice to name the character “Tonto” (Spanish slang for “fool”) was clearly ironic in intent.