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An antihero (sometimes spelled as anti-hero or two words anti hero) [1] or anti-heroine is a main character in a narrative (in literature, film, TV, etc.) who may lack some conventional heroic qualities and attributes, such as idealism and morality. [1]
This list is for characters in fictional works who exemplify the qualities of an antihero—a protagonist or supporting character whose characteristics include the following: imperfections that separate them from typically heroic characters (such as selfishness, cynicism, ignorance, and bigotry); [ 1 ]
Kaoru possessed qualities of an anti-hero, [9] and has been recognised as the first in literature by scholar Seidensticker, who writes: "Murasaki Shikibu has a try, and many will say, succeeds, at a most extraordinary thing, the creation of the first anti-hero in the literature of the world." Other scholars acknowledge Kaoru as an anti-hero.
The hero of a literary work is its main protagonist. If the main protagonist is evil, he's still a hero, just an evil one. An anti-hero is always understood as someone who fails to be heroic. Prince Hal in the Henry IV plays is an anti-hero, Falstaff is an anti-hero, but Richard III is a hero because although he's a villain he's still a hero.
The reluctant hero is a heroic archetype typically found in fiction. The reluctant hero is typically portrayed either as an everyman forced into surreal situations which require him to rise to heroism and its acts, or as a person with special abilities who nonetheless reveals a desire to avoid using those abilities for selfless benefit.
An antihero (sometimes spelled as anti-hero) or antiheroine is a main character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes such as idealism, courage, and morality. Examples include Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye , Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Wind , Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby , and Walter White ...
Thomas covenant, anti hero archetype known from "The chronicles of Thomas Covenant" is all too human and flawed to be anything near a hero, yet despita all his flaws .. you have to read the books.. Take it from me and anyone who has read the books, a truer anti-hero is hard to find. 83.101.80.204 03:40, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
While narratives often portray the protagonist as a hero and the antagonist as a villain, like Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter, the antagonist does not always appear as the villain. In some narratives, like Light Yagami and L in Death Note, the protagonist is a villain and the antagonist is an opposing hero.