Who has the most heroic origin?
Let's start with Doomguy, wait a minute he has no heroic origin!? That's right, Doomguy's origin is never explained, nor are his motivations directly stated, but that hardly matters, for you see, the doom guy is supposed to be YOU, the player. So in a way, his motivations and origin are whatever you want them to be. Though, alright, he does have a sort of origin, he was part of a marine squad sent to deal with some, let's say, 'hellish' problem, his squad was wiped out, with the exception of him, he then realizes that he is pretty much the only hope for all of humanity, which pushes him on as he
fights the army's of hell. (Below, Doomguy facing hell)
Second, Karan S'jet, now this is an interesting one. Karan is a neuroscientist, and not only that, after it was discovered that their races current home world, was not in fact their real home world, they would start the journey to their real home world of Hiigara. In order to do so, they needed a large and independent ship, the 'mothership' as it would be called. Karan played a huge role in this project especially near the end, when they realized that they could not trust or rely on a A.I. or computer to control the ships subsystems, because of this Karan would offer her mind as a living computer for the mothership. Not letting anyone else but her go through with this process, she become 'one' with the mothership, becoming fleet command, ultimately sacrificing herself for the greater good of her people, and as a result, would end up saving not only her people, but the whole galaxy on many occasions. (Below, a shot of the Mothership from a cut scene in the first Homewrold game)
Ahzek Ahriman, honestly, there is a lot I could mention, so I will keep this a s bare bones as possible. In a way, his real story begins after the Horus Heresy (a really devastating war), in which Ahzek, one of the most powerful sorcerer's/psykers in the Thousand Sons legion, would perform one of the greatest works of sorcery in history. You see, a horrible mutation called the "flesh-change" had started to run rampant in his legion, Ahzek, came up with a solution, the 'Rubric of Ahriman' which, would save his brethren, but at a terrible price, for any of them that lacked psychic abilities would be rendered mindless husks. This did not sit to well with the legions primarch, Magnus the Red, who would ultimately exile him. Ahzek would grow to not only hate his legion, but would thirst for power, and knowledge, as to know the true nature of chaos, and become the most powerful sorcerer in existence, so that he may one day usurp Magnus, and eventually rule the galaxy. (Below, a 'Rubric Marine,' the individuals who where turned into mindless husks by the 'Rubric of Ahriman')
Personally, I think Karan S'jet has the most heroic origin, true heroes are born from sacrifice after all.
Which hero has the most heroic values?
Now, in my opinion, their is no set definition for what makes a hero, I think it's more a matter of perception, I mean hell, their are plenty of villains who think they are good guys, just look at Hitler, he thought what he was doing was heroic, but that's not how everyone else saw him.
Doomguy, again, no values are directly stated for him, but I would say that his values include absolutely murdering everything that that comes from hell, yeah, he's more of an anti-hero I guess. Of course, he also values the protection of humanity, which is the reason why he stays in hell to make sure no demon ever leaves to wreck havoc upon the earth.
Karan S'jets values include, putting others before her, and she is not afraid of making sacrifices either, such giving up using her body to become the motherships computer in order to guide her people to real home.
Ahzek Ahriman, oh man, his values include, obtaining knowledge and power at any costs, though absolute ruthlessness, as well as for the greater good of, himself. Let's just say, whole worlds have perished because of this.
I think I, Ahzek, takes this one. Because in his perception, no one possesses the same resolve and heroic values that he does.
What are their antagonists like?
Doomguys villains could be summed up as the entirety of hell itself. Or more specifically, villains such as Icon of Sin, the Spider Mastermind, and Malcolm Betruger, are very nasty baddies who are not your kids cartoon variety of villains. They are brutal and unforgiving, who won't monologue about their evil plans, or slowly drop you into some vat of acid, they will out right kill you. (Below, the end boss of Doom 2, Icon of Sin)
Karan S'jet has had her interesting array of villains that range from space pirates, insane nebula worshipping cultists to evil galactic warlords and corrupt emperors. Most of them are cold and detached, often consumed by their desires, which usually leads to their downfall. (Below a picture of Homeworld 1's main antagonists, The corrupt Taiidan Emperor, also, note that he is never actually seen in person)
Ahzek Ahriman, has some interesting 'villains' as well, ranging from xenos (aliens), the Imperium of Man, and individuals from his old legion such as Magnus himself. Many of the these villains are very much like Doomguy's, only with actual backstory's and character building. (Below, a picture of Magnus the red himself)
As to who faces the better villains, I would say it's a tie between Karan and Ahzek, both their rosters of villains pose and threat to either the whole galaxy, or the universe itself, and both sets of villains are just overall, interesting. (Doomguy's villains only really pose a threat to Earth)
Which one do you find most heroic? Why?
I would say myself, but I would be licking my own ass even more than I am doing now, so I think this goes to Doomguy. Why? Well let's see, he single-handedly fights the forces of Hell and saves the earth pretty much all by himself, and then proceeds to stay in hell for presumably all eternity so he can kill any and every demon as to ensure they never threaten earth ever again. That's pretty heroic if you ask me.
Which one is your favorite? Why?
I would say, Karan S'jet. Why? I love her resolve, and I find it awesome that she manages to do so much for her people. She brings her race of exiles to become pretty much the rulers and caretakers of the galaxy, which leads to the "Age of S'jet" and an era of (hopefully) long lasting peace in the galaxy. I guess, in a way, if I was going to be a hero, I would choose to be like her. (Below, the logo of Hiigara showing the planet of Hiigara itself at it's center, and the Angel Moon which orbits it. It serves as a symbol of peace and perseverance through hardship for Karan's people.)
