Although The Princess Bride focuses on the relationship between Westly, the poor farm boy, and Buttercup, the soon to be princess, the true hero of the story is Inigo Montoya. Inigo shows traits of heroism throughout the entirety of the book and the movie. After Inigo’s father is killed by the deranged Count Rugen, Inigo swears that he will avenge his father by killing Count Rugen (Goldman 139). Inigo also shows heroism when Westly is killed in the zoo of death; Inigo takes Westly to Miracle Max where he is brought back to life. Inigo Montoya’s story of becoming a hero did not begin when he met Fezzik and Vizzini; or when Inigo saved Westly from the zoo of death. Instead, Inigo’s story began in the high hills of Arabella a village in the