An Anti Hero is basically a good guy who is kinda bad, or does good things for bad reasons. Deadpool’s a classic example of an Anti Hero
Everyone in the Expanse. Naomi, Drummer, Fred Johnson, Bobbie Draper, Chrisjen Avasarala, Monica… Obviously, Amos, Peaches, Miller, and even Holden.
All of them do reprehensible things. Some did them and made up for it. Some still do them to win.
Iirc, the original definition of an antihero didn’t mean a bad guy you root for. It meant a hero in the story that didnt embody the traditional heroic traits of courage, strength, faith in God, noble morality, etc. The antihero is the hero who is not really heroic - a hero who is kind of just a normal person. An example of this being Don Quixote - a man who spent his time fighting dragons and rescuing princesses only in his imagination.
These days, almost all heros outside children’s books are antiheros. Because true heros are flat and one dimensional and unrelatable and don’t contribute to an engaging plot. These days, it isn’t thrilling enough for us to hear how the knight slew the dragon. He must first overcome… I dunno, his childhood trauma or something… And then he can slay the dragon!
I just recently started Don Quixote and have only just made it into part 2, but he doesn’t really strike me as a hero. Maybe in his own head he thinks so. He’s certainly the protagonist, but from what i’ve read so far, he’s been rather antagonistic towards the people he interacts with.
Didn’t see him posted yet, Walter Joseph Kovacs aka Rorschach.
Woyzeck. Such an obviously bad character who is weirdly relatable.
Darrow from the Red Rising series. I think he fits the bill a bit, but he does flip flop between hero, anti hero, and villain, so maybe not a complete fit.
I got halfway through the second book and it just wasn’t what I wanted anymore. My brother told me to keep going but it’s been a while.
To be honest, I’ve only read the first three. I was very happy with how it left off and my gf says that the other two are hard reads. I still make sure she doesn’t spoil anything, but I’m unsure if I want to leave it where it is and be ignorantly happy, or read further and see what happens.
I may revisit them when the series is complete.
Leto II. Deadpool was already taken, so I went with a more controversial example.
>does good things for bad reasons >gluttony is considered by many to be badkirby. kirby is my favorite antihero
To be fair, after the swallowing he sometimes puke. It’s not a total sin, but just a eating disorder.
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No mention of The Punisher?
I think he has an automatic negative connotation just because of his many cops etc idolize him, but he’s a fantastic character. In the (Uhh I think) daredevil show and comic he knocked DD out, chained him up with a revolver, and said shoot me or I will assassinate this bad guy. Like “you wanna do the ‘killing is wrong’ shtick? Welcome to my trolley problem, bitch.”
many cops etc idolize him
Which is ironic, considering what he really stands for.
Netflix’s version portrayed by Jon Bernthal is trully amazing
Raistlin Majere from Dragonlance
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Peacemaker!
After watching Andor, I guess Luthem Rael fits that title. Dude’s absolutely savage. Forced to use the tools of his enemy to fight for freedom that he’ll likely never experience. He sacrifices good people on order to protect the whole
Isn’t this just a hero?
Saint Luigi 🙏
Shut up baby, I know it!
