A little comment/opinion to the duck's question of why human hope always focuses on one individual. Taking a line from Wild Arms 2, a saviour is basically a human sacrifice to better the lives of all (and taken in that sense, the figure of Christ fits perfectly)(then again, so does Buddha)(and Lucretia in a way as well).
The idea of a saviour is completely enamored into the human psyche and consciousness known as culture because we always associate a saviour figure as some sort of Adonis, the ideal that all should strive for. Only recently has humanity thought of the development of the entire race as a whole rather than stemming from one source.
Either that, or people don't feel like combining efforts to better their situation. Rather than exert all that energy and effort on an endeavor which in itself is risky, people would rather wait for one person with the right attributes to gather and lead.
It's true that people like to be ordered around. Even though we all have our own ambitions and self-awareness, we still cannot and do not know how to function as completely separate units. Afterall, humans are social creatures.
.... okay, enough stalling. I have a paper to finish. (still)
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