Buzz's Hero Cycle

[Skyfire]

The Monomyth: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth

Anakin Skywalker's Hero Cycle: starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Anakin_Skywalker#Adherence_to_the_Hero_Cycle


1. Unusual conception and/or virgin birth; twins
------Possibly illegitimate? Also has evil alternate self. (Check out ckret2’s list of theories in “Is Zurg’s Really Buzz’s FATHER?”)

2.1. Assassination attempt by family member
------Well, if Zurg IS his father…

2.2. Hero wounded
------Yeah, he gets wounded.

2.3 But escapes
------Law of cartoons, y’know.

3. Summons to adventure
------Junior Rangers.

4. Acquisition of helper
------Originally Warp Darkmatter; Mira Nova, XR, Booster Munchapper.

5.1. Brother battle
------Buzz vs. Warp.
------Buzz vs. Buzz.
------Buzz vs. Nos? (Get it?)

5.2. Dragon battle
------Well, he has had to face some creatures, Bunzel!Booster included…

5.3. Crucifixion
------Umm… can’t think of a parallel for this one.

6.1. Imprisonment in whale's belly
------Literal: the Maw.
------Figurative: Zurg’s dreadnought.

6.2. Night sea journey
------Can’t think of a parallel for this one, either. Any ideas?

6.3. Petrifaction
------Neural disruptor.
------Chronal disruptor.

6.4. Dismemberment
------…Toy Story? Or we could just say “Warp Darkmatter.”

6.5. Hell's gate
------The portal to the alternate universe.

7.1. Labyrinth
------The Chlorm moon base.
------The canyons on the asteroid in “Good Old Buzz.”

7.2. Scylla vs. Charybdis
------"Conspiracy": both the whole episode and specifically, deciding whether or not to shoot the President.

8. Passage of riddles, tests, ordeals
------Yeah, that’s his life.

9. Adherence to narrow path
------Need I really elaborate?

10. Illumination
------Warp’s revelation in TAB.

11.1. Sacred marriage
------Well, if he marries Mira, he’s marrying a future Queen…

11.2. Theft of magic elixir
------The antidote in "The Crawling Flesh."

11.3. Father atonement
------*directs gaze toward Zurg’s direction*

12. Summons to return
------Renewal of active Ranger status in “Conspiracy” and “Opposites Attract.”

13. Magic flight
------Santa’s sleigh. Indeed.

14. Departure of helper
------Warp Darkmatter.
------“Mira’s Wedding.”

15.1. Rout of pretenders
------Warp Darkmatter.
------Gargantan Militants.
------Guzelien.

15.2. Resurrection
------Return from immersion in the Uni-Mind.
------Return after supposed death in “The Lightyear Factor.”

15.3. Fame
------Oh yeah, he’s famous.

16. Rescue
------He gets rescued. Mm-hmm.

17.1. Founding of a city
------Did he help Star Command become what it is today?
------Rescued the frontier planet from Vartkes.

17.2. Law giving
------Star Command Mission Manual.

18. Fall from grace
------Framed and sentenced in “Conspiracy.”

19. Exile
------Section 8 discharge.

20. Extraordinary hilltop death
------He’s been in life-and-death situations on the Z-Tower.

[Blacksteel]

For the Scylla vs. Charybdis one I would suggest "Conspiracy" even though you mention it later on because the theme of it suggests how one is trapped between two threats, one worse than the other. And that was how Buzz was like in "Conspiracy". And for 17.1 since he's written half of the manual I would say he has helped make Star Command what it is today.

An intriguing concept. Nice job on compiling everything! I think I would like to examine this at a later date for some of my favourite characters. xD

[Skyfire]

Thanks! Yeah, it's cool, isn't it? I always have fun trying to fit characters to it. ;D

I EDITED THE LIST.