Its young hero suffered from self-doubt and mundane problems like any other teenager.
This American hero suffered stabbing psychic and somatic pain from the ordeal.
Of course, these heroes will still suffer casualties.
But the local hero suffered a regrettable lapse - and then lots worse.
Regardless of the outcome of combat, a hero never suffers damage.
And the heroes never suffer the pangs of fear or doubt, and the villains can't seem to do anything right.
The hero suffers from hypnagogia, a rare medical disorder.
Our hero suffered a distemper and a desire to see "his island."
Bad things are done by others; the heroes either suffer or act to oppose them.
Other retired heroes are suffering from their own problems.