In an attempt to map out the various rules and guidelines for all proper Legendary Hero-Type characters, as many scholars have tried to do similarly, I have done this. Click here for the color version of this essay

Class A, the oldest, is the Epic King Hero-Type. The Epic King does not necessarily have to be a real king, but he usually is. This class of Hero-Types usually do not have Mighty Steeds™ associated with them. Examples of Epic King Hero-Types are: Odysseus, Gilgamesh, King Arthur.	Class C is probably the most common Hero-Type: Comic Book Hero-Type. This Hero-Type is identified by the first medium which carries the Hero-Type. In this case, a comic book. These Hero-Types usually have a Faithful Sidekick and a Mighty Steed™. Examples are: Batman (Robin) and The Tick (Arthur).
Class B is the Western Bandit Hero-Type. Usually associated with westerns and horses. These are the first Hero-Types to have their Mighty Steeds™ associated with them. Examples are: The Lone Ranger.	Class D is the most modernistic of the Hero-Type classes: Space Guy Hero-Type. These Hero-Types are always featured in some sort of science-fiction stories, and usually also involve alien creatures to some extent. The Space Guy Hero-Type, however, is almost always a "normal guy," that everyone can relate to. Space Guy Hero-Types usually have both Faithful Sidekicks and Mighty Steeds™ as well. Examples: John Crichton and Roger Wilco.
Table A: Standard Hero-Types As with everything, there are several different classes of Legendary Characters (Hero-Types).

Rule 1: Hero-Types must have Faithful Sidekicks.

Among all the different Hero-Type classes, there is always one thing in common: All the Hero-Types must have Faithful Sidekicks. A Faithful Sidekick is a person who can not get romantically involved with the Hero-Type. A person who trusts, and is trusted, by the Hero-Type. As Batman (Comic Book Hero-Type) has Robin (Faithful Sidekick), as The Lone Ranger (Western Bandit Hero-Type) has Tonto (Faithful Sidekick), as Gilgamesh (Epic King Hero-Type) had Enkidu (Faithful Sidekick), John Crichton (Space Guy Hero-Type) has Ka D'Argo (Faithful Sidekick).

"But wait a minute!" you say, "Wouldn't Aeryn be his Faithful Sidekick instead?"
"No," I say, "For a Hero-Type must not have the possibility of getting romantically involved with their Faithful Sidekicks." The Hero-Type's mate has to abide by either choice (A) get in trouble so that the Hero-Type can save her, or choice (B) be in a position to save the Hero-Type and the Faithful Sidekick, when they both get into an impossible situation. As you can see, Aeryn Sun is perfectly capable of handling choice (B), and has gotten herself into a few choice (A)s in the past few years.

Rule 2: Hero-Types must have Mighty Steeds™.

Beginning with the Western Bandit Hero-Type and carrying on, the Hero-Types have all had their own Mighty Steeds™. A Mighty Steed™ is a vehicle (originally a horse) that is commanded by the Hero-Type, and causes recognition in it's onlookers. The Lone Ranger (Western Bandit Hero-Type) had Silver (Mighty Steed™), Batman (Comic Book Hero-Type) had the Batmobile (Mighty Steed™), and John Crichton (Space Guy Hero-Type) has Talyn (Mighty Steed™).

As usual, you ask yourself a question. This time, it's: But wouldn't John's Mighty Steed™ be the Farscape One module? I say, no, for the Farscape One module has no weaponry and, except for rare cases, is defenseless in battle. A Mighty Steed™ must be able to win in battles, either through speed (as in the case of horses) or through firepower (as in the case of ships).

Clause A: Faithful Sidekicks also have Mighty Steeds™, but they aren't as Mighty as the Hero-Type's Mighty Steed™.

That's right: Faithful Sidekicks also have their own vehicles. However, their vehicles aren't usually recognizable; or, if they are, they aren't really identified. Robin (Faithful Sidekick) has that motorcycle thing, Tonto (Faithful Sidekick) has his own horse. Ka D'Argo (Faithful Sidekick) has that ancient Luxan ship. The Faithful Sidekick's Mighty Steed™ also must not overshadow the Mighty Steed™ of the Hero-Type. Another reason why John Crichton (Space Guy Hero-Type)'s Mighty Steed™ is not Farscape One but Talyn.