# Favorite Anti-hero **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 10, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665 "2004-06-10T17:05:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/21 "2004-06-10T21:40:57Z")
No question: Flashman, from the _Flashman_ series by G.M. Frasier. ---
**Author:** ![WortMeWorry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@WortMeWorry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WortMeWorry)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/22 "2004-06-10T21:51:37Z")
Mavra Chang or Nathan Brazil. Vanth Dreadstar. Josey Wales. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/23 "2004-06-10T22:40:27Z")
Porter Henry Hill Would **The Dude** count? The Gypsy in **Snatch** (actually, all of Snatch. šŸ™‚ ) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/24 "2004-06-10T23:42:47Z")
Lobo (the DC character, not the guy who sang ā€œMe and You and a Dog Named Booā€) ---
**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/25 "2004-06-10T23:54:45Z")
Lestat Xanatos from gargoyles Ender from enderā€™s gameā€¦ well sorta. Dorian gray from what I rememebr. I never finished the book. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/26 "2004-06-11T01:01:54Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Elric Gotta second this one. **Elric of Melnibone** it is. Tho **Marc ā€œBlackieā€ DuQuesne** also qualifies in my book. Thomas Covenant is too angsty. Corwin ainā€™t angsty enough. Nathan Brazil was sorta whiney, and creeped me out in his native form. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/27 "2004-06-11T01:05:18Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Would **The Dude** count? Dammit, that was my pick. If Henry Hill counts, Michael Corleone has to as well. ---
**Author:** ![SlyFrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SlyFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlyFrog)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/28 "2004-06-11T01:06:05Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > Thomas Covenant is too angsty. Hey, you recover from leprosy and have the first feeling in your skin for the first time in years, and then rape some woman, all within a couple of hours, and see how angsty you are. Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/29 "2004-06-11T01:18:56Z")
Thomas Covenent? Bah. Lightweight. Angus Thermopyle. Now _thatā€™s_ an anti-hero. ---
**Author:** ![SlyFrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SlyFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlyFrog)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/30 "2004-06-11T01:24:10Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Thomas Covenent? Bah. Lightweight. > > Angus Thermopyle. Now _thatā€™s_ an anti-hero. The guy from AC-DC? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/31 "2004-06-11T01:31:01Z")
Moving this to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/32 "2004-06-11T01:36:51Z")
> [@SlyFrog](#): > > Hey, you recover from leprosy and have the first feeling in your skin for the first time in years, and then rape some woman, all within a couple of hours, and see how angsty you are. Heh. Heh. He was too angsty even before the rape. **Miller** , **Angus Thermopyle** is a good choice too! Let us not forget **Roger Manning** , space cadets! ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/33 "2004-06-11T01:49:14Z")
William Munny, outta Missouri. _ā€œThatā€™s right, Iā€™ve killed women and children. Iā€™ve killed everything that walks or crawls at one time or anotherā€¦and Iā€™m here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you done to Ned.ā€_ ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/34 "2004-06-11T01:54:53Z")
The Man With no Name the brothers from Boondock Saints Solid snake Tommy Vercetti ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/35 "2004-06-11T02:43:47Z")
Freddy Krueger Jason Voorhees Scorpius (and Harvey šŸ˜‰ ) Ash (Evil Dead trilogy) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/36 "2004-06-11T03:52:10Z")
The Saint. And I mean the real Simon Templar, not the wishy washy Roger Moore character, or the appalling Val Kilmer interpretation. Iā€™m talking about the Saint in the original books, the one that would murder the criminals he faced, but not until he had stolen their loot. Mack Bolan: heā€™s a wannabe. Frank Castle: heā€™s Johnny come lately. The Saint is the real king of the vigilantes. ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/37 "2004-06-11T03:58:16Z")
Wolverine Punisher Sabretooth (Age of Apocolypse) Preacher ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/38 "2004-06-11T04:03:08Z")
> [@SlyFrog](#): > > The guy from AC-DC? šŸ˜ƒ Made me laugh! I nominate those damned movie hobbits. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/39 "2004-06-11T04:03:39Z")
King Kong. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-anti-hero/249665/40 "2004-06-11T07:27:28Z")
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