Vinland Saga‘s protagonist, Thorfinn, is a true pacifist that refuses to use violence in any circumstance, flipping the most overused shonen trope on his head. In this genre, the protagonists are usually kind and ‘good’ people who, however, will use their strength and resort to violence to protect their friends or what they hold dear. Thorfinn’s absolute refusal of violence sets Vinland Saga aside in a genre overridden with stereotypes.
