In Pictures: 15 fictional heroes of geek

Without being handsome, muscular, or extroverted, these fictional geeks still managed to become heroes.

Gordon Freeman



Despite having no apparent brawn or combat training, Dr. Gordon Freeman became a superhero when experiments at the Black Mesa Research Facility resulted in "unforeseen consequences." Silent yet courageous, he's the geek everyone wants to be, except that none of us could pull off Freeman's quiet cool.

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