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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stone Dog" data-source="post: 3249994" data-attributes="member: 16705">My definitions?An anti-hero is a protagonist without any heroic qualities.  Belkar is my anti-hero.  He is on my side, but that doesn't change the fact that he is an evil little bastard.  He doesn't even appear to WANT to do good things.  Malus Darkblade is another.  Rincewind is a third.  Wolverine doesn't really count because he really does have a heart of gold under all that gruff.  He (and other "ends justify the means" main characters) fall under Dark Hero in my book. The anti-villain would be an antagonist without any villainous qualities.  The Anti-Villain is mostly a short term title.  I can't really think of any examples right now of an anti-villain that didn't join up with the hero after a while.  Inigo Montoya was one for a very short while right down to "you seem a decent fellow, I hate to kill you."  Alpha Flight in many Wolverine comics filled that roll.  They are against the main character, but aren't really BAD.  Miko is irritating as all hell and wants to see the Order brought to what she percieves as justice, but she hasn't crosses the true villain line just yet.  Being obnoxious doesn't count as a villainous trait, but she sure is an antagonist nowadays so I'd say she counts.</blockquote>