Hercules by Kevin Sorbo. It was one of my favorite shows growing up, and it fed into my fascination with ancient Greek myths that I read about and researched a lot. It also had tie ins to what almost feels like a spin-off, Xena the warrior princess, another one of my favs. Back then I could already distinguish fiction from reality, so it's not that I wanted to emulate them, but I really liked the situations and life lessons they were presenting. And both characters were protectors of the weak and flawed heroes in their own right. Meanwhile, Marvel and DC characters did nothing for me. Already back then I could tell they were more of manufactured heroes, you were told that they're the ones and you had to accept it. I think I only really liked Spider-man because he was relatable, and Blade because he was a no-nonsense vampire slayer and purger of degenerate elite cliques. I had a much easier time accepting and enjoying characters played by Schwarzenegger than any of that rabble tbh. I also liked classic Slav folk stories and their heroes. Those were always entertaining. Can't tell you exactly the names of those stories off the top of my head, but you can look up Bogatyrs, as the hero archetype.