“There's a spot for Mission 1 in the lineup, and there's a spot for Hero-like products” –The Mission 1 Pro is the finest GoPro yet, but even GoPro says the Hero13 is still king for this category

GoPro HERO13 Black action camera held in a hand.

GoPro’s Hero series is so old that the first one was a 35mm film camera launched in 2004. But now, more than 20 years later, for the first time GoPro’s flagship camera doesn’t carry the Hero name.

The launch of the GoPro Mission 1 Pro brings a number of key questions, but chief among fans of the action camera giant brand is this one: What does the Mission series mean for the GoPro Hero line?