Why Antiheroes aren't Villains

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  @arkauthor · 3 years ago

  Heroes range from Lawful good to Neutral Good. Villains range from Neutral evil to chaotic evil, anti heroes range from chaotic good to lawful evil.

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  @rami_ungar_writer · 3 years ago

  You're right about antiheroes bordering on villains.  Lelouch from Code Geass starts as an antihero,  but by the end of the series, the line is extremely blurred.

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  @UnwillingWatcher-n6e · 3 years ago

  Always liked anti-heroes more, they are usually more practical and pragmatic.<br>That&apos;s their biggest failling however, putting an end to the villains means there&apos;s no continuity to the story. The villain is slain, the beast is no more, the anti-hero fades away.<br><br>The tale is finished, the sales stop and the executives are mad they can&apos;t milk the character like they do with Batman.

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  @christopherlee9026 · 3 years ago

  I absolutely would like to see a video on antivillains. People talk way more about antiheros than they do antivillains, to the point where people call antivillains antiheros because they don&apos;t know the difference because they don&apos;t know what an antivillain is.

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• DY

  @dylanzlol7293 · 3 years ago

  Yknow, something curious is, anti-heroes could end up being seen differently depending on the story&apos;s point of view, like, when the anti-hero is the protagonist, we just naturally side with him, and are more understanding of his reasonings as to why he does the stuff he does, but when someone else is the protagonist, you may think of the anti-hero character differently, so, yknow.

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• LO

  @lokmister · 3 years ago (edited)

  It’s an easy explanation, guys.<br>A hero does good things for the greater good.<br><br>A villain does bad things for self interest.<br><br>A anti-hero does bad things for the greater good.

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• SP

  @Spacecookie- · 3 years ago (edited)

  How do anti-heroes relate to vigilantes? &nbsp;Could all vigilantes be considered to be anti-heroes too? &nbsp;That&apos;s also a really nice animated opening. &nbsp;It&apos;s lovely.

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• SI

  @SilentZieth · 3 years ago

  I actually played a character in dnd that was described as an antihero. Thing is: in his backstory he’s very much a villain, but it was his moral code that made him more of an antihero. His greatest desire was to see the good guys win, because he never saw them win in his home. In the end, he was willing to give up his soul in order to save his party. And for those who are wondering, his code is the following: “Put the needs of your allies above your own”, “Always give respect to those of good hearts and nature”, “Never break a promise unless it contradicts with the codes”.

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• DA

  @Dabenscows · 2 years ago

  &apos;Where is that line for you?&apos; Is the most impactful question anyone can ask. Some people change from it, because nothing else could bring their attention more then someone they may become.

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• OD

  @odininmeemninido1498 · 3 years ago

  Yes actually, I would enjoy an anti-villain video, I am making myself some notes for heroes, anti-heroes, villains, and anti-villains.

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• LU

  @lucifermagne7458 · 3 years ago

  My favorite examples of antiheroes are Venom and Red Hood. Their methods are gruesome, often killing and even torturing their victims. However the victims are always terrible people such as rapists or killers of innocents. And Venom/Red Hood (at least in most stories) do these things to protect/avenge innocent people.

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  @a-blivvy-yus · 3 years ago

  On a topic related to antiheroes, I quite like villain protagonist stories. Often stories blur the lines between the two, or have characters crossing the line from one to the other as they develop. A protagonist who starts out villain and never quite becomes a <b>traditional</b> hero, but slowly shifts into a more antihero role, or an antihero whose road starts blurring the lines until they become a villain... but remain the protagonist of the story. Or even someone like Darth Bane, who spends a significant portion of his story bouncing back and forth across that hazy boundary between villain and antihero.

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