Anti-Hero

Hello People!

I need a description for what it a antihero. I know the megre basics for a anti-hero but i want to be more specific.

All help is much apprieciated.

Most simply, an anti-hero is a character that has heroic goals or results, but uses less-than-heroic means to achieve them. For example, where a true hero would likely let a villain live to be served justice, an anti-hero would probably kill the villain to put an end to things rather than risk escapes or such. An anti-hero would also be more willing to steal something than a true hero, especially if the item is necessary to achieve their goal.

The motto for anti-heroes in general is "The ends justify the means."

Kyllorac wrote:The motto for anti-heroes in general is "The ends justify the means."

That sounds right. I am thankful for your help!

Another way, (my way), of looking at it is that when you write about an anti-hero you're asking "what makes a hero a hero?" What can you strip away from the classic image of the knight in shining armour and yet still have something you can call a hero. Can you take away their honesty, their sense of honour and gallantry, martial prowess, youth and good looks, optimism or hope and still call them a hero?

The answer seems to be yes.

Tv tropes has a good entry for it: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AntiHero

An Anti-Hero isn't necessarily a person that would do the opposite a normal hero would do. An Anti-Hero could also be the hero of a story, but flawed instead of smart, intuitive, and brilliant like most heros of a story would be. An Anti-Hero could be a hero that isn't all that great at everything he/she does, someone that doesn't always know right from wrong, and doesn't always say/do the best things.