The most badass Human in all of Middle-earth, Bard the Dragonslayer

Now of course this is a hyperbolic statement, however I just have to express my love for how much of a badass Bard was.

Sure his ancestor was Lord Girion, but Bard himself had no special blood flowing through him, he was a simple man working as the Captain of town archers in small settlement like Lake-Town.

Yet as Smaug descended down upon innocent townsfolk, Bard stood in his way and with courage in his heart and the help of a trush, slew the greatest Dragon of the 3rd Age.

What I find so awesome about Bard is that unlike most Humans we get to know during the tales of Arda, he had no (all too strong) special blood flowing through him.

Boromir, Faramir, Theoden had Numenorean blood in their veins, no matter how small. Aragorn was the descendent of the greatest lineage in Middle Earth. Elendil and Isildur were prime Numenoreans. The Men of the First Age were the greatest and mightiest because of their association with the Elves. Hurin, Turin, Tuor, Beren, Huor all were the mightiest of their people because they lived in the First Age, and in Tolkien works that means they were greater than the ones who came after.

In association Bard was just a simple man from the Third Age, who had the courage to stare down a beast of mass destruction and slay it. No special lineage or prophecy needed.