No, Garrett very much is a hero. He doesn't want to be, and he hates the fact, but he can't really help it. That's the main plot gimmick of the series.

Although I can be very wrong, I thought of Eidos and the Tomb Raider and Thief frandchises just as I was reading about the new publisher.

Well, I think that settles it.. Nice job on the image!

Deus Ex has to be the second release.

Garrett is a Robin Hood kind of hero, so he is very much a heroic figure, it's just that he never sought to be one.

THIEF III: Deadly Shadows LOL!!!!

This is your opinion of course.

Here is the definition of hero:

1.
a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.
2.
a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child.

Garrett doesn't have "noble qualities". He is a Thief. He looks out for himself first.
He is not regarded as a "model" or "ideal"

He does what he has to do and is seriously bothered to be thrust into his situation where even though he is saving himself... he is also saving others... something he would run from if he wasn't included in the list of those being saved.

Compare to Superman who seeks out to do good and help all in need while not caring for himself.

Don't confuse the word "hero" with a bash on the game. I already said I hope I'm wrong.

I've probably been playing too much Fable II, as that's the first thing I thought of when reading "What Kind of Hero Will You Be?" - of course, that game was never released for Windows, only the predecessor and sequel were.

I'd rather play the original versions though, I've had no end of trouble getting the free ones running smoothly (until I gave up, which I suppose could count as an end) while the originals work great.

Using that definition is a bit absurdly rigid considering it eliminates a huge chunk of very basic heroic archetypes and the Hero's Journey that informs the vast majority of storytelling.

If it is Eidos, Tomb Raider will be one and the other...possibly Thief.

this.

there is more than one hero type. just think of the anti-hero and the unlikely hero.

and in games, pretty much every character you get to play is a 'hero'.

Yeah, and I think this definition fits quite nicely. The Keepers genuinely admire Garrett, and his courage and abilities are quite distinguished. And he didn't really have to do all he did just to save himself. Stopping the villain of the second game (I'm trying to be spoiler free here) wasn't really his personal priority.
Oh, don't worry, I don't :) It seems the speculations are over now anyway, so we're free to discuss whatever we want to, and this is an interesting point.

Your big news is that a few days from now, there's going to be big news?

Pixelated character behind the counter is definitely and 100 percent Garrett

proof?
http://images.game-central.org/reviews/thief/thiefbox.jpg

Thief Series (Thief 1,Gold,2)

I'm now thinking Thief Gold and Deus Ex GOTY, but I'm worried that I'm setting myself up for too big a disappointment if this turns out to be wrong.

If it's true, this is SO AWESOME!