Movies and TvShows featuring "origin-of-hero" theme.

Smallville follows the story of a teenage Clark Kent as he navigates the challenges of his dual identity, balancing his high school life with his developing superpowers. With the help of his friends and family, Clark learns what it means to be a hero and embraces his destiny as Superman.

Gotham explores the early days of Batman's city, focusing on the origins of famous villains and the corruption of the city's various institutions. The series follows the young detective James Gordon as he navigates the dangerous and corrupt world of Gotham City, dealing with mobsters, psychopaths, and a growing number of individuals with superpowers.

Jumong follows the story of a young prince who rises to power and becomes the founder of the Kingdom of Goguryeo. Filled with political intrigue, power struggles, and military leadership, Jumong navigates the challenges of nation-building and court intrigue to establish his royal family and ensure the survival of his kingdom.

Barry Allen, after being struck by lightning, gains the ability to harness the Speed Force. In an attempt to save his family, he travels back in time, resulting in a world devoid of superheroes. General Zod returns, and Barry must join forces with a retired Batman, another version of himself, and an imprisoned kryptonian to defeat him.

When teenager Miles Morales gets bitten by a radioactive spider, he becomes the new Spider-Man in his dimension. However, he soon discovers that there are other versions of Spider-Man from alternate dimensions. Miles must team up with these different versions, including Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Ham, and Peni Parker, to stop the villainous Kingpin from opening portals to other dimensions and destroying New York City. Along the way, Miles learns what it truly means to be a hero.

Shang-Chi, a master of Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past when he gets involved with the Ten Rings organization. Thousands of years ago, Xu Wenwu found the Ten Rings and became powerful. After falling in love and having children, tragedy strikes and Shang-Chi is sent on a mission. Now, he must protect his sister and stop his father from destroying a mystical village. Along the way, he discovers the true power of the Ten Rings and his own destiny.

In the 24th century, a group of Transformers known as Maximals engage in a battle with Predacons on prehistoric Earth. With the help of their robotic forms and advanced technology, they fight to protect the planet and uphold the honor of their warrior race.

Armed with a super-suit that can shrink and increase his strength, Scott Lang must help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, execute a plan to save the world. However, he must first navigate the world of heists and superheroes to become the hero he is destined to be.

Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy. In the year 2007, young Reed Richards does a presentation for his class and states that he wants to be the first person to teleport... (plot truncated)

Jaime Reyes, a recent college graduate, returns home to find his family struggling and his hometown being gentrified. After encountering a young woman named Jenny, he becomes the host for an alien scarab known as Khaji-Da, which grants him incredible powers. Jaime must navigate his newfound abilities and the conflicts arising from a powerful technology being misused. With the help of Jenny and his family, Jaime fights against the forces of evil and embraces his destiny as the Blue Beetle.

Bruce Wayne witnesses the murder of his parents and trains to become Batman to fight crime and corruption in Gotham. When he returns to the city, he must stop a secret society from destroying it.

Four astronauts have their lives changed forever when they gain superpowers from a cosmic radiation exposure. Now, they must use their newfound abilities to stop their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom, before it's too late.

Street-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor 'Sully' Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan, and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada. Nathan teams up with Sully and they embark on a dangerous adventure to Barcelona, where they meet a ruthless mercenary and uncover clues that lead them to the Philippines. Along the way, they face betrayal, danger, and a final showdown that tests their loyalty and bravery.

Eighteen months after the destructive battle in Metropolis (Man of Steel), Superman has become a controversial figure. Billionaire Bruce Wayne, who has covertly operated in Gotham City as vigilante Batman for nearly two decades, blames Superman for the mass casualties that resulted from his fight with General Zod. Among the casualties were many people working in Wayne Enterprises headquarters when the tower collapsed. Superman, in his public identity as Daily Planet journalist Clark Kent, sees Batman as dangerous and seeks to expose him. LexCorp's mogul Lex Luthor also sees Superman as a threat and convinces Senator June Finch to help him recover kryptonite from Zod's failed terraforming attempt in the Indian Ocean. Finch later stonewalls Luthor's efforts to use Zod's DNA and the Kryptonian scout ship recovered from the battle to create a biological weapon. Wayne successfully infiltrates a fundraiser promoted by Luthor to retrieve data from LexCorp's mainframe, but his flash drive is stolen by mysterious antiques dealer Diana Prince, who learns that Luthor has files on several 'metahumans'; beings with superhuman abilities; herself, as well as a man with superhuman speed (Flash), a cybernetic body (Cyborg), and a man that lives underwater (Aquaman). Wayne later receives the drive back from her after she copies it. While decrypting the drive, he has a vision of a dystopian future where he sees a gigantic omega symbol etched into a desert landscape. Armed with a pistol, he leads a force of rebels against Superman. Batman is betrayed by his own men, captured and held prisoner by Superman's army. Superman approaches him, rips off his cowl and tells him he took everything from him. Superman then rips out Batman's heart. Wayne is snapped out of the vision by a mysterious time traveler, who warns him that Lois Lane has a crucial role to an impending threat, and that he must find the others. Before he vanishes, the time traveler yells that he's 'too soon' with his message. He later learns not only of Luthor's experiments with kryptonite, but also his ongoing investigation about metahumans including Prince herself, who is an immortal warrior. Batman attempts to retrieve Luthor's kryptonite in the Batmobile, but is intercepted by Superman, who orders him to cease his activities. Later, Finch summons Superman to a Congressional hearing at the U.S. Capitol to debate the validity of his actions. Using a man who was paralyzed by Superman's battle with Zod in Metropolis, Luthor masterminds a bombing that kills dozens of people by hiding the bomb in the man's wheelchair. Everyone in the chamber is killed, including Finch. Despite being seen carrying the injured out of the blast-zone, the public blames the bombing on Superman, who goes into self-imposed exile. Batman retrieves the kryptonite and prepares to launch a strike against Superman; building a powerful exoskeleton and kryptonite-powered arsenal. With Batman now having the kryptonite, Luthor activates the Genesis Chamber aboard the scout ship and splices his own DNA and Zod's. Luthor endangers Lois to lure Superman to LexCorp Tower, where he reveals that he has been aware of Superman's secrets for some time. Luthor blackmails Superman into confronting Batman by holding his adoptive mother, Martha Kent, hostage at an undisclosed location, anticipating that Batman would kill Superman with his kryptonite. Superman tries to reason with Batman, revealing that he knows his secrets, but leads to a fight in which Batman nearly kills Superman with a spear he'd fashioned from the kryptonite. Superman pleads for Batman to 'save Martha', which was also the latter's late mother's name, prompting him to come to his senses and realize Superman is not a threat. Upon learning of Luthor's plan, Batman leaves to rescue Martha while Superman confronts Luthor, who unleashes a monstrous artificially-bred creature (Doomsday) made with Kryptonian technology on the crashed ship. Superman and Batman join forces to fight him and are aided by an arriving Prince in her Amazonian attire, but are outmatched due to the creature's ability to absorb and redirect energy, becoming indestructible in the process. Realizing that their shared Kryptonian DNA results in shared vulnerabilities, Superman retrieves the kryptonite spear and impales the creature with it, while the creature stabs Superman with his bony spike, seemingly killing him. Luthor is arrested after Lane exposes his numerous crimes; when he is visited by Batman in prison, he gloats that Superman's death has made the world vulnerable to powerful threats, of which he was taught about while manipulating the Kryptonian ship's technology. Batman threatens Luthor, and promises that he will always be watching him. A memorial is held for Superman in Metropolis, and as Clark is also declared dead. Wayne, Lane, Martha, and Prince attend a private funeral for Clark in Smallville. Martha passes an envelope to Lane, which contains an engagement ring from Clark. After the funeral, Wayne reveals to Prince that he plans to form a team (the Justice League) from Luthor's file subjects to protect the world in Superman's absence. Later, a faint heartbeat begins echoing from Clark's grave and the dirt around it begins to levitate.

Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy - whether he likes it or not. Mordred, an iron fist warlock, and his armies lay siege to Camelot, seeking to establish the dominance of magic-wielding Mages over humankind...

Zorro is a 2009 Philippine television series produced by GMA Network. It is an adaptation of the Zorro property created by Johnston McCulley, initially based on the novella The Curse of Capistrano. It stars Richard Gutierrez and Rhian Ramos. The series began airing on March 23, 2009.

Krystala was a daily fantasy/sci-fi/adventure/soap opera serial from the Philippines, where it was produced by and aired on ABS-CBN from October 11, 2004 to April 22, 2005. The show also aired simultaneously on The Filipino Channel and on a one-week delay on International Channel in the United States.

In 1938, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again as he tries to stop them from obtaining the powers of the Holy Grail. Along the way, he embarks on a dangerous adventure, faces deadly traps, confronts family secrets, and ultimately must make a life-saving choice.

Buzz Lightyear, a Space Ranger, is marooned and encounters an army of robots led by Zurg who want to steal his fuel source. He spends years attempting to return home while dealing with time dilation. Along the way, he forms friendships and faces challenges as he fights to protect his crew and planet. Eventually, Buzz and his team defeat Zurg and revive the Space Ranger Corps. They embark on new adventures in parts unknown.

Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a Super-Soldier serum. He must take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization. Along the way, Captain America confronts Nazis, discovers a powerful artifact called the Tesseract, and battles his own inner demons. Will Captain America be able to save the day and prove himself as a true hero?