# Best Anti-hero ever...?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-anti-hero-ever/76695>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 17, 2001, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-anti-hero-ever/76695 "2001-08-17T05:42:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2001, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-anti-hero-ever/76695/61 "2001-08-19T03:55:35Z")

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**Asmodean** from The wheel of time

He is forced to turn good and then proceeds to do almost nothing till he dies.

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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2001, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-anti-hero-ever/76695/62 "2001-08-19T04:24:34Z")

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Zaphod Beeblebrox and Scarlett O’Hara were the first two to pop into my head.

Then I thought of Death in Piers Anthony’s _Incarnations of Immortality_ series. Sci-Fi and Fantasy are filled with anit-heroes. I can’t believe there aren’t more mentioned.

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2001, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-anti-hero-ever/76695/63 "2001-08-19T04:37:31Z")

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Arsene Lupin (Both I and III).

While in some takes, they become heroes (Robin Hood types), the fact remains that they’re both thieves (though charming and friendly ones).

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