Hey! I've seen some of your Classpect analyses, and I must say I'm pretty impressed! Could you whip one up for an Heir of Hope?
Sorry for taking so long to get back to you on this one! I needed to get a little refresher on my Heirs, but I think I’ve got this now.
The Heir of Hope, to begin with, is pretty great with Hope and all its parts, as the aspect of Hope, belief, divinity, and the joy of things being what they are. This person is a strong supporter of their friends, and it’s not exactly easy to dishearten them, for the most part. They likely are somewhat easygoing and laid back, not because they’re too lazy or too “chill” but simply because often, things are fine as far as they’re concerned! And they have a pretty strong confidence that problems will be resolved in time.
But they still haven’t quite recognized Hope for what it is. They haven’t figured out that the things in their life build to Hope, and they could feel like Hope is a little bit underwhelming for them. Something to the effect of “Is that it? The culmination of my personal growth is to hold Hope? What even is that? the other aspects are palpable, solid concepts, and Hope’s just an airy belief.”
Of course, Hope is more than that, they’re just still working it out. Their land signifies Hope strongly, not bothering to show any subtlety whatsoever in that regard. It may be a land of churchyards, it may be a land of angels, whatever the case, it just screams Hope to anyone who gets it, and Hope plays a strong role in the Land’s basic functioning. (see The Breeze playing a rather notable role in basic exchange of information and goods in LOWAS) The reason for their land’s bluntness? They’re not exactly going to learn hope at any reasonable rate if they don’t have it thrust in their face. And they will have to manipulate Hope in some way to complete their Land’s quest.
Their progression will see them watch Hope in all its forms, and begin to realize that it paints a rather impressive picture. That oftentimes, belief really is the key to success, and that Hope is about the most powerful aspect there is. Nothing would get done if no one were to take that leap of faith and do it. Nothing would be accomplished if people didn’t believe that something would come from it. And sometimes, divinity is necessary, either through a literal miracle, or just taking it upon yourself to be the better man. They had a vague idea of all these things, but their understanding would be clearer now, and they would see how it all fit in to Hope. They would understand that they have a responsibility to take the mantle of Hope upon themselves as well, stop being so laid back, and actively be something for others to place their Hope on. Maybe they would become leader of their session, but it’s just as likely they would become one of the most reliable and powerful in their session, even if they don’t god tier.
But hoo boy, if they DO god tier, they combine the innate talent of Heirs with the raw power of Hope. They can boost even an impossible effort to success on their own belief in the person doing it, channel the power of Hope in about any way they so choose to, (hopesplosions, summoning angels, piercing any enemy, etc.), and while they couldn’t exactly go disappearing like everyone’s favorite Heir of Breath, they can take on the form of Hope in whatever way they feel makes the most sense. (An angel would be pretty likely, since strong sources of Hope attract them in-canon, but it could be anything!) Honestly, Hope is one of the hardest aspects to define, and this is yet another tip in favor of the Heir of it. Hope players in general usually need to figure out what Hope is to them in order to know how they can use it, so the Heir’s powers will be very variable!
As far as writing them, don’t make them Joe Perfect at the start. They may be supportive and Hope-ful, but they’ve still got a ways to go for growing up. Especially since the Heir’s aspect progression is literally realizing what they already had is actually pretty darn cool. Their growth will be more about becoming worthy of god tier than about understanding Hope.