The tag alias #77672 villains -> villainous has been approved.

Reason: villain was already aliased to this.

EDIT: The tag alias villains -> villainous (forum #456041) has been approved by @spe.

Could maybe do something similar for hero/heroes to heroic. Interestingly, heroes is aliased to heroes_(disambiguation) while hero isn't, for some reason. Though in either case, it may need some cleaning, since hero seems to be tagged often on protagonists irrespective of any heroic action or appearance, and villains on antagonists or someone just doing A Bad Thing.

The bulk update request #11516 is pending approval.

create alias hero (836) -> heroic (25)

Reason: As suggested.

beholding said:
The bulk update request #11516 is pending approval.

create alias hero (836) -> heroic (25)

Reason: As suggested.

There are characters literally named Hero
And I could imagine people using Hero for a name even though it should be Hiro

nin10dope said:
There are characters literally named Hero
And I could imagine people using Hero for a name even though it should be Hiro

Those character tags already have parentheticals, as far as I can tell.

(In the process of searching I also found 2 counts of hero_and_villain, which I think I'm just going to depopulate.)

The bulk update request #11523 is active.

create alias hero_fur (0) -> superhero (5301)

Reason: This is a tag populated entirely by one user. This seems to be what it means.

EDIT: The bulk update request #11523 (forum #456185) has been approved by @spe.

The bulk update request #11525 is pending approval.

create alias hero_landing (6) -> three-point_landing (37)
create alias hero_suit (16) -> superhero_costume (1147)

Reason: Cleaning up some more hero-related tags. hero_pose has no consistent meaning as far as I can see. The first alias is consistent with the existing alias for superhero_landing.

beholding said:
The bulk update request #11525 is pending approval.

create alias hero_landing (6) -> three-point_landing (37)
create alias hero_suit (16) -> superhero_costume (1147)

Reason: Cleaning up some more hero-related tags. hero_pose has no consistent meaning as far as I can see. The first alias is consistent with the existing alias for superhero_landing.

Rip Deadpool reference

The tag alias villains -> villainous (forum #456041) has been approved by @spe.

The bulk update request #11523 (forum #456185) has been approved by @spe.

beholding said:
The bulk update request #11516 is pending approval.

create alias hero (836) -> heroic (25)

Reason: As suggested.

A lot of these are just superheroes, maybe disambiguate?

beholding said:
The bulk update request #11525 is pending approval.

create alias hero_landing (6) -> three-point_landing (37)
create alias hero_suit (16) -> superhero_costume (1147)

Reason: Cleaning up some more hero-related tags. hero_pose has no consistent meaning as far as I can see. The first alias is consistent with the existing alias for superhero_landing.

hero_pose has valid replacements, should be disambiguated.

The bulk update request #11529 is pending approval.

create alias hero (836) -> hero_(disambiguation) (0)
change category hero_(disambiguation) (0) -> invalid
change category hero_pose (14) -> invalid

Reason: As suggested.

Relatedly, there's currently no wiki description for villainous or heroic (though there is one for hero). Proposition:

Heroic:

Depictions of bravery, selflessness, or strength, often involving characters taking action to help others or achieve a noble goal.

See also

• superhero

Villainous:

Characters engaging in overtly cruel, evil, or selfish acts, often with a bombastic flair that separates it from more banal depictions of cruelty.

See also

• supervillain