Dwarven Gold
Minstrel
Do you give your hero a fatal flaw? How do you come up with new ones that haven't been done to death?
"Too proud to ask for help, which eventually causes his downfall, but he uses his independence to help get himself out of his little hole"
That's not really a flaw, it's a weakness. A flaw is something that makes a character imperfect and realistic. A weakness is an insta-kill put in just to make a character not seem overpowered. (Atleast in writing)That isn't my idea of a fatal flaw, where 'fatal' implies complete failure. It's a big flaw yes, but fatal is more along the lines of Superman and Kryptonite.
I could give other examples, but you should see my point. Fatal flaws are unavoidable, unless A) your character is flawless.