Book 4 Review

 6 Reasons Why Finn is the Greatest Hero of All Time

It doesn’t get much greater than Finn, the hero from the great novel of Kingdom Keepers. Strong, brave, bold, a leader, smart, personable; Finn has everything it takes and more. From dealing with the wrath of the malicious Overtakers who are trying to conquer the kingdom, to handling his over-bearing mother, Finn always seems to find the best way out, though, around, and by any obstacles that appear to come his way more than often.

1.      Finn comes out on top.

         This point had to be first. After all, a hero isn’t a hero if they lose. And since Finn is one of the greatest, it’s obvious that he remained victorious by the end of the novel. “The sky erupted with fireworks, throwing blazing color and light into the heavens, deafening explosions and blinding colors“(Pearson 324).  The victory of Finn and the trustee team that helps him out, ultimately saves the kingdom and (cheesy I know) are privately serenaded with fireworks, resembling to the rest of the land that the Kingdom has successfully been restored to its well-being.

2.      Finn was the leader of the DHI’s

      DHI is the name of the group that stood behind Finn in his quest to reinstate the Kingdom. Finn didn’t start out as the leader, but just another member of the group. Finn never appointed himself leader either, just stepped up as the first to give everyone the push that they needed. This step forced the other members to gravitate towards Finn, respect him greatly, follow his ideas and beliefs, and view him as the leader of the DHI clan.

3.      He didn’t waste any time accepting his role

      Though all of the confusion and terror that was first brought with the becoming a DHI (a ghost-like creature when the sun goes down) Finn was the first to take the role in stride and start to develop a plan. While trying to spread his knowledge and wisdom to the rest of the DHI’s, Finn explains to Charlene that what she thinks is fake, is not, by saying, “Dreams that aren’t dreams, Charlene. It’s real. How else would I know what you are ‘dreaming’? Because I have been there too” (Pearson 49).

4.      Finn’s last name is never revealed

     The oldest trick in the book.

5.      Finn electrifies the King Overtaker

           How cool is that? There are not many heroes out there, in movies, comic books, or magazines that have electrified their enemy. Actually, Finn is the only one that comes to mind. A big part of being a hero is the “cool spectrum”. On this spectrum, Finn gets a 10. (Batman is at a 9.4 and Spiderman, a weak 7.1) Finn uses his brain, something that most epic heroes never have to actually use, to create the perfect booby trap. Devising a plan weeks before taking action, Finn knew every way out of the Kingdom. He jumped down the garbage shoot, knowing that King would follow, but before King Overtaker landed safely in the trash like Finn, he landed in a net, where he then found a pen that electrocuted himself.

6.      Was it mentioned that Finn doesn’t have powers?

     Or Morgan Freeman making him bat mobiles with autopilot.

It shouldn’t be hard to see that Finn, the hero of the Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson, is the greatest hero mankind has ever created. With no powers or prior knowledge to his situation, Finn defeats the villains in an impressive manor. Never doubting himself or his teammates, Finn is the guy that anyone would want on their team.