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     So besides the epic conclusion from my list that these are not "touchy feely kinda things" I have noticed a few other things....still not very feeling-y though. I have noticed something in common with a lot of the characters in my lists: they all know what they are doing. "Whoopie" you might be saying, but really, sit down and think about it. Do you really know what your doing? Like, with your entire existence? Cuz these guys: Judge Dredd, Master Chief, Tyler Durden, Marcus Fenix, The Punisher, Sara Conner, Frodo Baggins, Space Marines, and Bruce Wayne all  know exactly what it is that they have to do with their lives. They know, beyond a shadow of a doubt what their life's mission is. Can you say the same? And even if they are human about it and have doubts or fears (like Frodo for example), they have the courage to still go out there, face it, and get the job done. And even if they would be seen as psychotic by the majority of the world, (im looking at you Punisher and Tyler Durden) they still have the balls to stick too their guns and fight for what they believe in.
     If I could walk through life with the swag and confidence of a man who knows why he is on this planet, I could die happy (unless I failed my life's mission in which case I would probably die horribly angry and depressed, buuuut you get my point) Hell, if I had that kind of confidence with my art id be a lot happier.
     Something else of note would be that pretty much all of the things on my list revolve around extreme circumstances. Bruce Wayne only became the dark knight because off some serious childhood trauma from watching his parents get murdered right in front of him. Walter White, a mellow high school teacher, only started cooking meth because he got terminal cancer and wanted to ensure his family's financial well being after he inevitably died. The Boondock Saints starting offing badguys for a living after they were nearly murdered by some. Ya see what I'm getting at here? It took extra ordinary circumstances to create these extra ordinary characters that have the level of conviction that they do.