What is an anti-hero?
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Don't be a fucking jackass.
Do you really think Han Solo is an antihero?
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Character that use bad means to achive good results.
Ozymandias?
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Han Solo? Really? Are you 5?
Nobody under the age of 40 cares about Han Solo, lol.
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You're right. I saw a mass murderer stopped for good.
Only to be replaced by a seemingly endless supply of another sooner or later. Shareholders will ensure that.
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Ozymandias?
Definitely an anti-hero, also Rorschach, Dr. Manhattan and The Comedian. Watchmen (and other Alan Moore works) is filled with anti-heros.
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Do you really think Han Solo is an antihero?
wrote last edited by [email protected]I would, from a specific defintion: he doesn't want to be a hero, he doesn't want to be involved, he was dragged into the shit-show of a rebellion.
He just wanted to smuggle goods, make a buck, and flirt with the ladies (have a good time).
Edit: Han is possibly more of a reluctant hero, or a mixture.
Using the literary definition, he has attributes of anti-hero.
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There is a definition of what a narrative anti hero is.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihero
What is this ongoing trend of encouraging opinions to redefine accepted terminology and culture? Just make up your own new words instead of diluting the meaning of existing ones into slop.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Thanks for the link.
I appreciate there is a literary definition with nuance, and that literary scholars have some variety in how they define it (in other words, it's complex).
It seems like the most fundamental element is this quote from Wikipedia:
As such, the antihero focuses on their personal motives first and foremost, with everything else secondary
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There are no wrong answers, only your opinions
Personally, I think an anti-hero is a bad guy that does good things. He might cheat on his wife, steal, gamble, etc, but when it "matters," he ends up on the side of what's good.
Han Solo is an example that comes to mind.
Stone Cold Steve Austin
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I would, from a specific defintion: he doesn't want to be a hero, he doesn't want to be involved, he was dragged into the shit-show of a rebellion.
He just wanted to smuggle goods, make a buck, and flirt with the ladies (have a good time).
Edit: Han is possibly more of a reluctant hero, or a mixture.
Using the literary definition, he has attributes of anti-hero.
Boba Fett would be more ofan antihero in the original trilogy. He's pretty cool but fights on the wrong side.
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There is a definition of what a narrative anti hero is.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihero
What is this ongoing trend of encouraging opinions to redefine accepted terminology and culture? Just make up your own new words instead of diluting the meaning of existing ones into slop.
Words change, meanings evolve, and it's fun to talk about the nuances of what is and isn't under the umbrella of a concept.
