Who is your favorite "anti-hero" character?

V from V for Vendetta would probably be my first choice.

Dr. Horrible would be a runner up.

Spawn. . . V is cool too.

Max Payne, Batman, Richard B. Riddick and Ezio Auditore da Firenze. I think a lot of people don't know what an "antihero" really is. They aren't an antagonist to other characters (like Magneto or the Joker), but the protagonist (or a protagonist among many/few) who doesn't fit the general "archetype" for normal "heroes." i.e. they do things that would generally be considered "bad" if done by an antagonist (such as things like murder, or breaking the law).

i'm gonna have to go with dinobot from beast wars.

gameboy343

Max Payne, Batman and Richard B. Riddick. I think a lot of people don't know what an "antihero" really is. They aren't an antagonist to other characters (like Magneto or the Joker), but the protagonist (or a protagonist among many/few) who doesn't fit the general "archetype" for normal "heroes." i.e. they do things that would generally be considered "bad" if done by an antagonist (such as things like murder, or breaking the law).

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i'm gonna have to go with dinobot from beast wars.

foxhound_fox

I don't think Batman fits the description for anti-hero.

Assassin1349

There's been a lot of different Batmans over the years.

Different movie directors and comic writers have done Batman in quite a few different ways. Some times he almost nears paladin like levels of honor, other times he's downright Chaotic Evil.

I don't think Batman fits the description for anti-hero.

Assassin1349

[QUOTE="Assassin1349"]I don't think Batman fits the description for anti-hero.

foxhound_fox

Magneto is the protagonist in some comics.. And he does things and believes in things that the stereotypical hero does not do.. Hence he is a anti-hero.. Wolverine is a anti hero..

patrick bateman is a murderer, not an anti hero

[QUOTE="HybridPhoenix"][QUOTE="Ringx55"] These two are good too.II_Seraphim_II

Nah Magneto is definitely in the villain category. While you might sympathize with him at times, he is clearly in the wrong. In the case of most Anti-Heroes, they may not be saving the world, heck, they might even be pretty bad themselves, but they are taking on an even more evil villain. Apart from the cases like Apocalypse, Magneto always has some plans to practically enslave or kill off the human race. I remember in the comic when he caused an EMP pulse disrupted all electrical equipment in the world causing the death of millions. I also remember the idiotic complains over Magneto (A Jewish man who had been to Auschwitz) causing the death of millions. It's was like just because he was in a concentration camp, he could do no wrong.... Anyways, Magneto is pretty evil. And remember when he pulls the adamantium out of Wolverine? definitely a villain.II_Seraphim_II

To an Ex-man, Magneto may be a good guy. To the Xmen, he's a villian.

i'm gonna have to go with dinobot from beast wars.

gameboy343

patrick bateman is a murderer, not an anti hero

gamedude2020

Not according to the movie's ending:P Remember it could just be all in his mind. Then again that could be stretching the anti hero thing a bit. I still love that movie though.

[QUOTE="Assassin1349"]I don't think Batman fits the description for anti-hero.

foxhound_fox

By that definition would you call Dirty Harry a anti hero? He is a cop but he doesn't exactly pay attention to the law all the time.

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[QUOTE="Assassin1349"]I don't think Batman fits the description for anti-hero.

Film-Guy

By that definition would you call Dirty Harry a anti hero? He is a cop but he doesn't exactly pay attention to the law all the time.

Travis Bickle- Taxi driver
Spawn
The Punisher

Venom!!Avistann

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[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"] He is a vigilante he violates the law to do what needs to be done. He takes it upon himself to do what he thinks is "right" regardless of what others or the law even might think of it. That is what I believe in its essence is what an "antihero" is... someone who does whatever it takes to fulfill their goal, even if it breaks the law or even some greater moral absolute.

II_Seraphim_II

By that definition would you call Dirty Harry a anti hero? He is a cop but he doesn't exactly pay attention to the law all the time.

I find Superman boring most of the time. He is too nice, and almost unfairly powerful. I tend to find the less one dimensional characters more interesting. Heck maybe I dont know enough about superman but I usually can't stand him.

Bill Paxton as Private Hudson in Aliens and Chet in Weird Science....

Spawn, Lobo, Kratos.

Hardcore Mother ****

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By that definition would you call Dirty Harry a anti hero? He is a cop but he doesn't exactly pay attention to the law all the time.

Film-Guy

I find Superman boring most of the time. He is too nice, and almost unfairly powerful. I tend to find the less one dimensional characters more interesting. Heck maybe I dont know enough about superman but I usually can't stand him.

EDIT: My comments refer to the older Superman comics. The recent ones have him nerfed mentally to make it more plausible but ironically it makes him less plausible. Son of the greatest mind of a hyper advanced race who gets out-smarted by a play boy millionare and some bald dude?

I'll be all around in the dark - I'll be everywhere. Wherever you can look - wherever there's a fight, so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever there's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there. I'll be in the way guys yell when they're mad. I'll be in the way kids laugh when they're hungry and they know supper's ready, and when the people are eatin' the stuff they raise and livin' in the houses they build - I'll be there, too.

I guess arthas could count, but he became a villain in the end so I dunno if he counts.

The epitome of an anti-hero.

Is Niko Bellic a good example? I always got the impression he was a good person on the inside but was far too jaded and grizzled to chase any kind of career outside of organised crime.

One way or another he is an unflinching killer when pressed, protective and loyal to family and friends, and a ruthless mercenary when at his worst.

The epitome of an anti-hero.

Lord_Omikron666

Why people don't recognize this is beyond me.

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]Mersault in Camus' The Strangersuper_mario_128

Who is this "Alucard"?clayron

Vegeta from DBZ, he was just as poweful as goku (in GT anyway) but he wasn't affraid to get the job done.

Pat Bateman (american psycho)

[QUOTE="clayron"]Who is this "Alucard"?Lord_Omikron666

[QUOTE="Lord_Omikron666"][QUOTE="clayron"]Who is this "Alucard"?LoG-Sacrament

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patrick bateman is a murderer, not an anti hero

Film-Guy

Not according to the movie's ending:P Remember it could just be all in his mind. Then again that could be stretching the anti hero thing a bit. I still love that movie though.

The book is about 100 times better.

Who is this "Alucard"?clayron

Spell the name backwards.

He is a character from the Hellsing series (simple the anti-twilight vampire series, it counterbalances the twilight failer)

[QUOTE="HybridPhoenix"][QUOTE="PannicAtack"] Magneto's more an anti-villain than an anti-hero.xaos

Magneto was also the one who killed the super villian Apocalypse single handedly.

[QUOTE="clayron"]Who is this "Alucard"?dercoo

Spell the name backwards.

He is a character from the Hellsing series (simple the anti-twilight vampire series, it counterbalances the twilight failer)

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[QUOTE="gamedude2020"]

patrick bateman is a murderer, not an anti hero

dbowman

Not according to the movie's ending:P Remember it could just be all in his mind. Then again that could be stretching the anti hero thing a bit. I still love that movie though.

The book is about 100 times better.

For some reason I didn't like the book as much. I have tried to get into Bret Easton Ellis but I just never liked him. His social commentary is pretty blunt and I find his writing bland and dull. He is nowhere near as good at satire as Anthony Burgess.

I've always been entertained by the G-Man from Halflife

What are his motives? Is he even human? Who does he work for? Is he God? Or the Devil? NOBODY KNOWS! but what we do know is that he is not exactly a bad guy, but he seems to be doing many, many questionable things throughout this franchises history.

Max Payne

Jackie Estacado

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[QUOTE="clayron"]Who is this "Alucard"?clayron

Spell the name backwards.

He is a character from the Hellsing series (simple the anti-twilight vampire series, it counterbalances the twilight failer)

The Man With No Name.

Dexterhillelslovak

you know, I love Dexter. Its an amazing show

but he isnt anti enough. He is almost too good natured.

Yes, I know he has dark thoughts, beliefs, and principles and outside of his code he is essentially amoral. But his actions are that of a superhero imo, a good-natured assassin.

An antihero blows up a bus to save a city

An antihero kills bank robbers during his job time, then kills hookers (cuz he has a problem) on his downtime.

A hero kills bad people...Dexter kills bad people...Dexter is just a plain ol' hero.

That reminds me, one of my favorite antiheros was John Travolto from Swordfish. I love the movie, despite its crappy nature, and I thought Travolta's character was one of the most loveable badass antihero's ever. His whole philosophy was great:

Stanley(Jackman): War? Who are we at war with?
Gabriel(Travolta): Anyone who impinges on America's freedom. Terrorist states, Stanley. Someone must bring their war to them. They bomb a church, we bomb ten. They hijack a plane, we take out an airport. They execute American tourists, we tactically nuke an entire city. Our job is to make terrorism so horrific that it becomes unthinkable to attack Americans

The Man With No Name.

J-Man725