An Anti-Hero is a central main character working along the side of good but having characteristics that do not make them what usual heroes are like. They are the type to lie, cheat, and steal their way into things or even go against the law or even be seen as an outright villain. However, the villain is who the audience despises and detaches themselves from while the anti-hero is whom we cheer and root for. The Anti-Hero has an ambiguous morality between good and bad and depending on the story decide where there fate goes with the thought of a type of redemption as a hero or becoming corrupt as a villain.
Many Anti-Heroes are often the types the audience would resonate towards than the one dimensional goody two shoes heroes.
by Mr. Magistral Malik March 7, 2021

by Socky123 September 30, 2017

One who puts the needs of others ahead of their own, sacrificing their own safety, sleep, sanity, good looks...true altruism
Wow, that Phil is SUCH a great guy! He's a true hero. There should be more people in the world like him...I'm so lucky to know him.
by _weenus_ August 16, 2020

by Al_XB March 29, 2020

Russell that's a prescription for deontology.
Hym "And you're not a deontologist. Heroes and villains are clearly a factor to you. You have a thousand videos about surveillance amd governmental overreach but when it's happening to a villain you have nothing to say. So are you talking about ME SPECIFICALLY? I (specifically) shouldn't have to know who the heroes and the villains are because if you can get me to agree to principles at the level of the deontological, what? What happens then Russell?"
by Hym Iam March 23, 2025

by CterSinner6969 December 31, 2016
