Who's your hero?

As I said in a post the other day, I've got two ideas I've been developing. Both are way sexier than what I've written in the past, or so goes the plan. The characters drive the stories, and how hot and steamy things get depend on them. I'm plotting the books to allow for plenty of hubba-hubba action, but when characters take over, there's really not much the author can do. Anyhow, I thought I'd toss up a quick poll as I'm curious what you guys think about heroes, plots, and settings. The...