Best antihero.

[Swede]

There are a lot of them in popular media. From Clint Eastwood's spaghetti westerns to the Punisher.

[DarkTirade]

1. Batman.

Nobody can beat Batman.

Except Bane that one time. But that was a lucky shot.

[Swede]

2. There can only be one number one.

And you just nailed it.

[enigmatic]

3. Henry Chinaski

http://www.litkicks.com/Buk/chinaski.html

[democracyindanger]

6. Once went to a restaurant that offered

the Henry Chinaski Special: "Corned Beef and Onions on Rye served with a glass of Wild Turkey. It's a fistfight on a plate."

[enigmatic]

10. Oh man

I'd love to go there; that's great...

[Lethe]

4. man with no name

but u already said it

as far as i know, they only mention his name once, and he calls him Manco (besides blondie)

[Kutjara]

5. Elric of Melnibone. No contest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elric



He ends up killing his best friend and the woman he loves, feeding their souls to his sword, Stormbringer, just before the world ends and the sword claims him too.

Hmmm, maybe Stormbringer should the ultimate antihero, now that I think of it.

[DS1]

19. there's too much douchebag in the name 'stormbringer'

so no. that one is out.

[Kutjara]

24. It is a touch douchey, but...

...in it's defense, the sword didn't name itself. So the douchebaggery must be lain at the door of whoever decided to give the weapon such an overblown name. At the end, after slaying Elric and stealing his soul, Stormbringer transforms into a nameless jet-black humanoid figure, just in time to leap into the void as the world dissolves into a mist of nothingness. Not a bad way to make an exit. Very few other antiheros destroy an entire cosmos in their spare time.

[harmonicon]

42. you said it

less politely, but more accurately that I would have.

[nomorenomore08]

55. 'Stormbringer'? AAARRRGGGHHH, NO, DAVID COVERDALE!!!

[Kutjara]

58. Well, of course Moorcock wrote lyrics for the band Hawkwind,...

...but quite a few other "progressive rock" types borrowed ideas from his books. When they weren't borrowing from Tolkien, of course.

[LeftyMom]

7. Jaime Lannister (minor spoiler)

His first significant act in the story is to throw a small child from a castle window, as the child has caught him (Jaime) fucking his (yes, Jaime's) sister, who happens to be the queen. And he somehow winds up being likable and honorable in his own way, even when the reader really wants to loathe him (meanwhile, his decidedly good and honorable traveling companion is absolutely insufferable.)

Actually ASOIAF is thick with antiheroes.

[BreweryYardRat]

57. I'd say Tyrion counts as an antihero too.

Just less so than Jaime. Mind you, he has much better reasons for being an antihero than his big brother.

P.S. A: Why do you think Brienne's insufferable? B: That's not really a minor spoiler.

[LeftyMom]

61. It's only the first book. I mean it's not like I said what happens to Robb.

Brienne's just so dutiful and dull. She's not as layered and nuanced.

[The Animator]

8. Boba Fett

Though I wonder what would happen if Batman got some Mando Armor

[DS1]

20. No way

Boba Fett is the source of the stormtrooper clones, who can't shoot anything shaped like a human.

Plus, he's a George Lucas creation, and that rules him out by definition.

[DarkTirade]

62. They're altered clones...

Boba is the only unaltered clone. Which is why he is bad-ass, and the stormtroopers tend to suck a bit.

[pokerfan]

9. Gully Foyle

[CrownPrinceBandar]

13. If I didnt think they'd fuck it up.........

I'd love to see a TSMD movie.

[Arkham House]

17. I heartily second this--

both Gully as the best anti-hero, and a TSMD movie...Sean Connery, when younger, would have been the *perfect* Gully...

[pokerfan]

22. News for both of you

It was optioned by Universal less than two years ago.

Of course, they'll fuck it up. They always do. They'll hire someone like Keanu, Ben or Matt and turn GF into some kind of traditional hero.

The explosions will be terrific, though. Hollywood loves explosions.

And then millions of people will think that they read the novel just like they did after watching Dune or I Robot.

[BlueIris]

11. Sam Spade.

[Spacemom]

12. Thomas Covenant - Unbeliever

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Covenant

One of the most unsympathetic characters I couldn't help rooting for. :D

[mainegreen]

16. Yup.

He was a complete and total dick, with all his nasty habits fully actualized up until the end, and yet, you had to root for him.

[Iggo]

21. Leper. Outcast. Unclean.

But I love him.

[Orrex]

14. Eliot Spitzer

:hide:

[TZ]

41. .....

Why do you hate America?:rofl:

[NJmaverick]

15. Most of Bill Murray's moves

[AngryAmish]

18. Dudley Smith

[mitchum]

60. Good choice, lad

[EstimatedProphet]

23. Ed Gein

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein

[flvegan]

25. Frank Castle a/k/a The Punisher

Dig him a lot, hence the avatar.

[MAGICBULLET]

26. nobody beats Diabolik

[MAGICBULLET]

27. self-delete

[Fox Mulder]

28. Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

[DarkTirade]

63. Oh yeah.

Totally bad-ass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeJ2QcjTykE

:P

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

29. John Constantine, Hellblazer.

And no, Keanu Reeves NEVER played him in any movie so stop saying that!

[MotorCityMan]

30. Dexter

Great show. I watched season one on Showtime and am waiting for season two to be released on dvd.

[Brigid]

36. Yikes!

I've never seen this show, but I've heard of it. Is it really as creepy as it sounds? :scared:

[MotorCityMan]

45. Yes, it's pretty creepy

I haven't seen the network version, which I assume is pretty cleaned up, but the whole premise is morbid as hell. Michael C. Hall does a fantastic job. He was so good as David on "Six Feet Under", and he really makes Dexter a believable character.

[Inchworm]

37. True that- he is a hero-anti-hero

hehe

:hi:

[myrna minx]

31. Roy Batty.

:loveya:

[dropkickpa]

47. Oh yes!

I still get teary eyed at his death speech.

[jobycom]

32. Hamlet. nt

[Bonobo]

33. Burke.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_%28character%29

[Starbucks Anarchist]

34. Omar Little.

[Brigid]

35. Mad Max.

I still find those old movies on TV once in a while. And Tina Turner was a hoot as Auntie Entity. :)

[XemaSab]

38. Severus Snape

:D

[graywarrior]

40. You said it!

:toast:

Best ever.

[RainDog]

39. Nobody

as in "Nobody" in Dead Man. Or maybe William Blake (in the same movie)

[harmonicon]

43. possibly....

.... The Doctor. But sometimes he's just more of a hero hero.

[Steerpike]

44. That is a tough one.

Only becouse there are so many good ones. My personal favorite is RORSCHACH from the Watchmen graphic novel.

[muriel_volestrangler]

46. And I thought your username might be a clue ... (nt)

[Steerpike]

48. Yes Steerpike,

would be my second choice...but you know, I like Rorschoch...
Steerpike is dispicable. I just like the way the name "sounds".

[Deep13]

49. Ash from the Evil Dead films. nt

[Tom_Foolery]

50. Billy Jack n/t

[Blue_Tires]

51. Golgo 13 and Jack Carter

[zingaro]

52. Hannibal Lecter. nt

[mitchum]

53. The original antihero...Lucifer...

but I also dig Tamerlane and Richard III

[intaglio]

54. Have to be a couple

from comics: the original Swamp Thing http://www.comicshack.com/swamp-thing/

from film: V, consider what he does to Evey

from books: well as someone already chose Elric, I'll have to go with Gemmell's Waylander

TV: the original British "Callan"

[nomorenomore08]

56. Patrick Bateman from 'American Psycho' - the book and the movie.

I could name others, but Bateman sticks out as a good recent example. For all his bigotry, not to mention his taste for savage murder, I found myself seriously envying the guy's lifestyle. I mean, spending hundreds of dollars a night on dinner? Jeebus!

The best scene from the movie (Take it away, Huey!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llREhQB861M

[Robeson]

59. Steve McQueen....

...hands down.