What do you call a person who keeps on going despite setbacks? (in one word, a noun)


I'm looking for a word (a noun) to describe a person who faces the challenges of life (small and large) courageously despite the risk of failure.


It would be nice if this noun does not necessarily imply that the person has experienced setbacks himself, rather that this wisdom of having courage could also have sprung out of reflection about possible risks. But that's just a bonus.


I'll be using the word as the name for a character type in a game (other characters include saint and criminal), so it needs to be a single noun.




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