Personally I have always loved characters who don't fight for reasons like that. Even though they are harder to like I'm told.
Buffy didn't have a reason originally other than she had to and was told she had to. She eventually lost people, but only later.
Superman is another who does is because he is good. As a result many people don't find him as relatable as Batman. Personally, it makes me like him more.
I think a lot of cop shows like CSI or even doctor shows like House, are built around people doing the things they do without a big tragic backstory all the time.
There are also more lightweight shows like Psych where the heroes don't have any particular reasons to do the things they do.
I don't think that doing things just because they are good people makes people less likable and less angsty. In the end they usually always angst at least about the fact that they can't save everybody or that the fight will never be over or that the fight takes some of their friends.
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Buffy didn't have a reason originally other than she had to and was told she had to. She eventually lost people, but only later.
Superman is another who does is because he is good. As a result many people don't find him as relatable as Batman. Personally, it makes me like him more.
I think a lot of cop shows like CSI or even doctor shows like House, are built around people doing the things they do without a big tragic backstory all the time.
There are also more lightweight shows like Psych where the heroes don't have any particular reasons to do the things they do.
I don't think that doing things just because they are good people makes people less likable and less angsty. In the end they usually always angst at least about the fact that they can't save everybody or that the fight will never be over or that the fight takes some of their friends.