[Sorry, Charles. Atsushi would like to turn this back to something Charles can comment on, but first he needs to insist that Avicebron Is Great Actually.]

That's certainly true for many heroes... It's hard to argue the relative importance of a king, or a general, or a myth.

[A king can't make himself out to be a better king if he's only a footnote in the history books.]

But as an artist, the quality of your work is more subjective, even if there may be some consensus about your lasting influence. And I personally love your work very much.

[And that's something Avicebron can't disprove or argue against.]