Thanks so much for the great tips! My favorite anti-hero of all time is Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Although it's considered to be a "children's cartoon", Zuko's character development is probably one of the best ever portrayed.
The more you talk about it flyn rider from tangled came to mind. He started as bad you can see how he slowly changes or chooses diffrent path he never saw. I was happy he got a hapoy ending 😊❤😊
I’m not sure if he’s actually an anti-hero since I haven’t finished watching the entire series yet, but my favorite is Rumpelstiltskin from Once Upon a Time! His backstory to why he became morally gray is phenomenally written! ❤️
Author Allyson Kennedy I really liked him at first, but he just kept switching from good to evil without any catalyst after about season four and I found it quite annoying.
Thank you so much for this video Abbie! Edmund Pevensie is the first anti-hero that comes to mind. Being an anti-hero (as well as his sarcasm and how much I can relate to him) makes him one of my favourite ever characters! #EdmundPevensieForPresident
OMG WHY DID I NOT THINK OF HIM??? also can relate hardcore (plus he's an INFJ!!) #EdmundPevensieForPresident < that's the best hashtag I've seen in a while 😂
Man I'm so glad I've been starting to find people teaching more specific and intricate things about writing, always had my stories praised in high school, but seems like since I got out of school, my characters get more and more watered down or vague in a bad way or not strong enough as a focus. Of course sometimes it's hard when mistakes I make come up in videos, but I definitely need really meticulous critique
My anti-hero is basically an alien genetic experiment that is also part machine and has conflicted programmed orders to kill and protect a girl.... still works XD
My favourite Anti-hero is Orc (Charles Merriman) from the Gone series by Michael Grant! He keeps on switching his world views because at first he just wants to be lazy and drink beer but when he accidentally kills someone (for like the forth time) he regrets his actions and changes is entire life around. Sadly he dies in book six in the final battle against the Gaiaphage after he has fully converted himself into a hero. ):
I think MCU's Loki is a loved anti-hero. He has a great backstory displayed in every appearance. His morals are all over the place. When his mistakes drive him to a dark alley is so fun to follow how he saves everybody's ass while saving his own.
Jackie Estacado, aka The Darkness is one of my favorites. Probably not the best anti-hero around, but one of the first ones I really fell in love with.
Abbie...you keep saving my ass every time I'm having difficulties with my plot. At this point it's actually insane how helpful your videos are and this time it helped me with plotting my script! This just made me realise someone I had as a side-character in my script about an antihero is actually my main character. My brain just had a party dedicated to you. Thank you queen!
I love that I found this channel I’ve been writing a story with an antihero protagonist and I couldn’t find anything on antiheroes being the main character or if they could have a villain antagonist so I was getting insecure about what I’ve been writing but this helped alot.
got the Bruce from Flipped reference, yea he frequently is underlooked for this example because he's not dark and broody, but instead just a boy wanting to be liked by everyone.
My favorite anti-hero is Alice Morgan from BBC's "Luther" (even though that's probably an example of a negative character arc). Next-up is Marisa Coulter from "His Dark Materials," that's a proper anti-heroine. She's played by the same actress who played Alice.
Hi Abbie, I just want to say I just stumbled upon your channel. I've been working on and off on a story for the past ten years that I have seriously struggled with and I don't want to let it go because it is my passion and since I've started watching your videos, its helped me tremendously. It first started with your video about theming and discovering the stories purpous, I found the purpose thanks to you and now I feel like I'm finally setting sail from land and heading out to the ocean to unravel this story. Thank you!
I loved your analysis of the anti hero. I am still working mine out to understand why he is not seen as the better person of the story but will understand his mistakes and who the villain is and by the end of the second book, end up helping the MC and her family win the war. ❤️
I think Abbie is a mind reader. I’m writing an antihero rn but was kind of floundering. This is so helpful! Also, I know this is kind of a niche request, but could you do a vid on how to make offscreen relationships powerful and impactful?
I'm so glad this video came at the right time for you, Sarah! thank you! 💛✨ oooh I like that idea - have you seen my video on subplots? it's very similar to what you're thinking of I believe: th-cam.com/video/Whs7SRPZ0NY/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much! This was so helpful in helping not just figure out which of my characters are morally-gray but how to ramp up the internal conflict and also to create higher stakes in the story. I'm so excited to write EVERYTHING now!
Two of my all-time favorite anti-heroes are Loki and Wanda from WandaVision, (though they both technically became heroes later,) they’re characters are so interesting and complicated in a good way that makes you feel for them and fall in love with them.
@Godfrey Miti jr He was for most of the series until we found out that he poisoned Brock. Not to mention that he is a villain especially compared to Dexter Morgan, but that's Walt at the end of Breaking Bad, not Walt from early Breaking Bad seasons.
I may be years late but I feel like a good example of an Anti-Hero would be Sou Hiyori/Shin Tsukimi from Your Turn to Die: Death Game by Majority! I'm not gonna say why because I want people to play or watch the game for themselves! Thanks for the video too! I plan on writing something and I just adore Anti-Heros!
Definitely what I need. I do feel like I need to study more of these how to make characters thing, because I totally need to understand more of it. Thanks for making this video!!! ❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎
Just found this for help making my own antihero. Loved the video. I think Yennefer from the Witcher would be a good example of an anti-hero. She looks after herself, promotes her own power, but she does have moments of goodness.
My favourite On-screen Antiheroes are Loki from Marvel Cinematic Universe, Theon Greyjoy and Jamie Lannister from Game of Thrones and Achilles from Troy. I love Antiheroes because heroes and villains are predictable. It's like they're always gonna do the right or wrong thing respectively but Antiheroes, they just keep us guessing. Btw I forgot to mention Wolverine, Jack Sparrow and Han Solo.
My favorite anti-hero is my own MC because I’ve always found existing anti heroes in thrillers to be... dull. So I made him pretty much everything this video says.
I say Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2 as an anti-hero He may be an outlaw, and he does bad things to people (Depending on the player's decision) but you can see why he does what he does. Not everything Arthur does is bad but not everything he does is good either, like robbing trains, robbing people, beating up people just because he can (Or the player can), but he can also do good things too like help out strangers, bounty hunting criminals, overthrowing corrupted groups, and especially care for the pack. After all, he and the Van Der Lin gang are just trying to survive the ever changing world.
This was the character I was looking for. The epitome of good person who did bad things (or vise versa), because of the context of his upbringing. Like many, he was doomed from birth, but tried his best with the narrative of existence that Dutch was giving. Probably my favourite character in all of fiction
I'm currently doing a story with a protagonist being an antihero. (My first 1 actually) What makes him an antihero is that he's always been abused by his peers, both physically and emotionally. Now in his early 20s, he's out 4 revenge on society. Believing that the world and life is against him.
On every thumbnail you look like you are daring me to fight you, but so confident. Like, “Hey, you. Yes, you. You. Try to fight me. Just try. You know you won't win. Because you're wrong. Because you know I am right. And I know too.” And I'd love to fight you, but I don't because you are right. YOU ARE CORRECT AND I AM WRONG.
My current hero is not an anti-, but my next one will be! My favorite examples are: Rick from "Casablanca," Sam Spade from "Maltese Falcon,"' and "Joe" (Clint Eastwood) from The "spaghetti" trilogy. Actually, in "Good Bad & Ugly," Tuco almost took over the movie as an anti-hero. We know more of his history than of Joe's, and he's kind of lovable. RIP Eli Wallach!
Great choice...I think many of Clint Eastwood's characters are anti-heroic...Dirty Harry, Joe Kidd, Tom HIghway from Heartbreak Ridge, Walt from Gran Torino, and many more.
I recently realized that one of my characters is basically an anti hero in a cast of mostly straightforward heroes and villains. XD She's... Kinda terrible, but she has her reasons for being that way and she does get better (but it takes a long time and is painstakingly gradual, like one step forward two steps back and repeat. Lol)
In my story the anti hero character isnt in the main story at first he's not even mentioned but when he does get involved he shows up while in the middle of his character arc hes already been through stuff and you can he used to be a bad guy but when we meet him his morally grey just like I plan for the hero to be at that point he kinda mirrors the hero but while he's getting better then heros getting worst
My favourite anti-heroes are either Veronica Mars or Jack Bauer. For Veronica she’ll do whatever she can to solve a case, even if it means putting a bug on the people close to her in order to get at least the answer to the case or covering up the answer to leave the case as it is. For Jack he’s always breaking protocol or torturing suspects to get an answer in order to protect his country from terrorists.
The funny thing is now seeing this video title in November of 2022 all I remember is Taylor singing, "It's me. Hi! I'm the problem it's me!" LMAO! BTW, love your videos, Abbie. They are a huge help!
"It is super satisfying to meet a morally gray character and you think they're really bad . . . but then you meet the real villain." This reminds me of Ludo from Star vs the Forces of Evil who seems like a villain but then you meet toffee. Or Gideon from Gravity Falls who seems like the villain but then you meet Bill Cipher or Peridot from Steven Universe but then you meet Jasper. And then the DIAMONDS even after that. Or Zuko from Avatar The Last Airbender but then you meet Azula Or Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb but then you meet his evil twin from the second dimension Or Jessie and James from Pokemon but then you meet Giovanni The list goes on and on. I love all these villains, they're so good!
Abby, you're so wonderful. I'm a 40 year old mom of a 10 yr old girl and I'm trying to get her hooked onto your videos. You're so wholesome! Please have (real, not just paper) children of your own someday. Your psychological insights would make you a great mom!
Tony Stark and Han Solo are my favorite anti heroes. I like with them that while they do become better people they still do have some selfish cynicism throughout. It's more believable that people would not immediately shed all of their flaws even if they become better people.
Red X from the real Teen Titans is my favorite anti-hero. By this, I mean the one who stole Robin's Red X suit. He is never "redeemed," but there is something to him that doesn't need to be. The side he is always on is his own, but he does have a sense of honor.
I thought a character for a novel I'm currently drafting; his name is Makoto, was a villain. But as I focused on the protagonists' backstories I realized that his character was too much of a waste. and probably sound more like an antihero. But I didn't know how to outline or format an antihero. For more details. at the beginning stages of the book, Makoto is actually a guy who had pretended to be someone else to target and trap the female MC and had nearly assaulted her before the male MC burst in. He was essentially a stalker. I wanted to give a message on the importance of being guarded on social media. But then I actually started naming characters and properly fleshing them out. for eg. One of the FL's friends wasn't nicknamed 'the alethic girl' but Toshiko Itou. Then Makoto changed. Because the MC was actually more fleshed out than before. And so he wasn't some random character that was introduced later on as a villain but as the Fl, her name is Natsuki. Big brother. Although not by blood. he actually had a past, although it's not too clear now which causes him to act the way he does now. When he was young, Natsuki's mother asked him to promise her to always protect and watch Natsuki from afar since she was dying and wouldn't be there for her daughter. Makoto young as he was, misinterpreted her words. He does Protect Natsuki but until a certain incident, he became quite obsessive over her as well. to the point that he began to stalk her when he got separated from her years later. Skipping some years, he's still stalking her. and Now Natsuki has a feeling that she is being watched. and feels really uneasy. As the chapters progressed, Makoto realized that he was the cause of her feeling unsafe and decided to reveal everything to her. But things escalated very quickly and he ended up in jail. Because stalking isn't a good thing and shouldn't be portrayed as a good thing. they should at least get consequences for their actions. He also gets a restraining order in turn for coming out of jail. Makoto is a very impulsive (ie him deciding to straight up stalk Natsuki to ensure she's safe) and slightly apathetic person. he's like a two-faced person once you see both sides of him. erm sorry for the rant but I wanted to at least have this info written somewhere. and I still didn't explain well enough but that's because I'm still working on his character. But I really see him as anti hero.
@MandaKat I’m literally writing a series for god’s sake where the main character is thought of at the start to be a goodie, but as the story progresses he is revealed to be a bit more of an anti hero, however he’s always been an anti hero, and you vouch for his friends now and he just happens to be in the middle of it. It’s a bit complicated. But then again, I hate Harry Potter (the character) but still vouch for his friends so it seems to work!
Muriel from Aussie film Muriel's Wedding. She's a pathological liar, a thief and a traitor but we love her because she's also just trying to fit into a world where rich, shallow mean people reign supreme. And she's goofy and awkward.
I have made a Miraculous Ladybug anti-hero. Her mother and younger brother were assassinated, she always thought that The Miraculous Heroes are scum, and no different from villains,so she became an Anti-Hero and killed criminals and any heroes who stood in her way in killing Hawkmoth. Yeah a bit dark for a kids show
Best channel ever. Would you please consider how to write an ongoing comic book series. (One that likely wouldn’t ever have a specific ending). For instance Batman how could there be continuous misbeliefs and themes to keep stories fresh?
I just realized that my anti hero is the red herring to my real villain. And that there's gonna be a big plot twist at the third act where I reveal the real antagonist
Thanks for this video Abbie! My favorite Anti-Hero of all time is Severus Snape from Harry Potter! And, I had a quick question. Can you have a anti-hero be the main protagonist?
my favorite anti-her is Kaz Brekker from Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom Duology by Leigh Bardugo
I think she mapped out ' How the Grinch Stole Christmas' there at the end.
Dimitri from Anastasia. You are a girl of good taste
Thanks so much for the great tips! My favorite anti-hero of all time is Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Although it's considered to be a "children's cartoon", Zuko's character development is probably one of the best ever portrayed.
YES!! ZUKO!!
YES!!
WHAT?! A Sci-fi thriller trilogy?!?! Tell me more!!
Jack Sparrow and Han Solo come to mind immediately as the perfect anti-hero.
Han was definitely the first to come to my mind. :)
For me it's Han Solo and Damon Salvatore :)
walter white????
Deadpool!
Spawn comes to mind, as does some game characters like Kratos in the early games.
Kaz Brekker from Six of Crows is my favorite anti-hero :)
"Jacked up cinnamon roll." LMAO!!!
"We're talking about characters you REALLY shouldn't like...but you love"
That sounds like a way to introduce a villan lmao
Zuko. Not sure he counts as one since he turns good in the end but in the beginning of the show and his arc he gives MAJOR antihero vibes
FRR
The music is SO badass, perfect for topic.
Oof I just realised my MC is actually an anti hero
WHOA
omg me too!
Lol, same
I'll see that and raise you a I just realized I might be the anti-hero
Who's MC?
My favorite anti-hero is Ethan Edwards in The Searchers. Probably the best acting job John Wayne ever did.
Love your videos, I'm learning a lot.
Such great advice! My favourite anti hero is Severus Snape in the Harry Potter books👌
my favourite is also snape since the first book and movie, you can see how good he is in the deep of his soul
Snape's actually a morally great character, far more than an anti-hero.
@@jexgor3113 why did he kill dumbledore? He just seems like a half-written villain to me, are the books different? Did the movies butcher snape?
The more you talk about it flyn rider from tangled came to mind. He started as bad you can see how he slowly changes or chooses diffrent path he never saw. I was happy he got a hapoy ending 😊❤😊
Totally agree!
I’m not sure if he’s actually an anti-hero since I haven’t finished watching the entire series yet, but my favorite is Rumpelstiltskin from Once Upon a Time! His backstory to why he became morally gray is phenomenally written! ❤️
Author Allyson Kennedy I really liked him at first, but he just kept switching from good to evil without any catalyst after about season four and I found it quite annoying.
That's a perfect example!
Robert Carlyle was the only highlight tbh I can only see rumple as begbie hoping dude would throw glass at someone or pull a knife
yesssss I love Rumplestiltskin from Once Upon a Time!!
Honestly i also consider Regina (aka the evil queen) from once upon a time to be an antihero too.
Thank you so much for this video Abbie!
Edmund Pevensie is the first anti-hero that comes to mind. Being an anti-hero (as well as his sarcasm and how much I can relate to him) makes him one of my favourite ever characters! #EdmundPevensieForPresident
OMG WHY DID I NOT THINK OF HIM??? also can relate hardcore (plus he's an INFJ!!)
#EdmundPevensieForPresident < that's the best hashtag I've seen in a while 😂
Man I'm so glad I've been starting to find people teaching more specific and intricate things about writing, always had my stories praised in high school, but seems like since I got out of school, my characters get more and more watered down or vague in a bad way or not strong enough as a focus. Of course sometimes it's hard when mistakes I make come up in videos, but I definitely need really meticulous critique
Niklaus Mikaelsons from THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is an anti hero. We loved him sooo much he got his own spinoff called THE ORIGINALS.
Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2
One of the best video game protagonists/antiheroes in the history of ever
omg your videos bring me joy! i love every single one!
a wonderful anti-hero (but it's from the movies) is loki.
I thought of the Grinch or Harley Quinn.
loki is my baby boo
Agree, Loki is also one of my favorites!
My anti-hero is basically an alien genetic experiment that is also part machine and has conflicted programmed orders to kill and protect a girl.... still works XD
I think Kaz Brekker (Six of Crows) is a good example of an anti-hero.
AND XIFENG FROM FOREST OF A THOUSAND LANTERNS AND ADELINA FROM THE YOUNG ELITES
YES YES YES I LOVE KAZ
Kaz is an anti hero, Leigh said that herself
I thought of him during the whole video
aaaahhhhh let me slide into the SoC Fanclub Section 😁😁😁
Rorschach from Watchmen is a perfect example of this. Not only is he one of the greatest anti-heroes but one of the greatest comic book characters.
My favourite Anti-hero is Orc (Charles Merriman) from the Gone series by Michael Grant! He keeps on switching his world views because at first he just wants to be lazy and drink beer but when he accidentally kills someone (for like the forth time) he regrets his actions and changes is entire life around.
Sadly he dies in book six in the final battle against the Gaiaphage after he has fully converted himself into a hero. ):
I think MCU's Loki is a loved anti-hero. He has a great backstory displayed in every appearance. His morals are all over the place. When his mistakes drive him to a dark alley is so fun to follow how he saves everybody's ass while saving his own.
YES!!!
Jackie Estacado, aka The Darkness is one of my favorites. Probably not the best anti-hero around, but one of the first ones I really fell in love with.
Abbie...you keep saving my ass every time I'm having difficulties with my plot. At this point it's actually insane how helpful your videos are and this time it helped me with plotting my script! This just made me realise someone I had as a side-character in my script about an antihero is actually my main character. My brain just had a party dedicated to you. Thank you queen!
My story has an anti hero! Your videos are so inspiring and make me so excited to write!!!
This is going to help my supervillain who turns into an antihero ^°^
I love that I found this channel I’ve been writing a story with an antihero protagonist and I couldn’t find anything on antiheroes being the main character or if they could have a villain antagonist so I was getting insecure about what I’ve been writing but this helped alot.
My favorite anti-heroes Riddick (Pitch Black & Chronicles of Riddick) and Xander Cage (XXX)
ur video helped my little girl get an A on her HW about writing & create a story. So tysm! My little girl sends u her love.
got the Bruce from Flipped reference, yea he frequently is underlooked for this example because he's not dark and broody, but instead just a boy wanting to be liked by everyone.
My favorite anti-hero is Alice Morgan from BBC's "Luther" (even though that's probably an example of a negative character arc). Next-up is Marisa Coulter from "His Dark Materials," that's a proper anti-heroine. She's played by the same actress who played Alice.
Watching this years later and I couldn't help but think of Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3. Everything you spoke of fits perfectly in line with him.
Ooooh Zuko from "Avatar: The Last Airbender" has got to be one of my favorite anti-heroes of all time
To me he’s more of a villain turned hero
I've never really considered him an Anti-Hero. He seems more like a villain who just got a redemption arc
@@notspider-man1225 yes but even as a hero, he's was still the more edgy hero of the GAANG. I think that's what makes him more of an antihero.
This was the same character that got me thinking on how I should make an antihero. But yes, he is considered an antihero.
I was thinking of him when I watch the video
Hi Abbie,
I just want to say I just stumbled upon your channel. I've been working on and off on a story for the past ten years that I have seriously struggled with and I don't want to let it go because it is my passion and since I've started watching your videos, its helped me tremendously. It first started with your video about theming and discovering the stories purpous, I found the purpose thanks to you and now I feel like I'm finally setting sail from land and heading out to the ocean to unravel this story. Thank you!
I loved your analysis of the anti hero. I am still working mine out to understand why he is not seen as the better person of the story but will understand his mistakes and who the villain is and by the end of the second book, end up helping the MC and her family win the war. ❤️
Loving 100 days! Reviews coming soon! Thank you so much for this heartfelt work of art!
I feel like Damon Salvatore was an anti-hero for most of TVD... no?
I think Abbie is a mind reader. I’m writing an antihero rn but was kind of floundering. This is so helpful! Also, I know this is kind of a niche request, but could you do a vid on how to make offscreen relationships powerful and impactful?
I'm so glad this video came at the right time for you, Sarah! thank you! 💛✨ oooh I like that idea - have you seen my video on subplots? it's very similar to what you're thinking of I believe: th-cam.com/video/Whs7SRPZ0NY/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much! This was so helpful in helping not just figure out which of my characters are morally-gray but how to ramp up the internal conflict and also to create higher stakes in the story. I'm so excited to write EVERYTHING now!
My protagonist is definitely an anti-hero, and I'm trying very hard to portray his inner turmoil well, so this has been helpful
Can you do the same but for anti villians?
I absolutely love anti-heroes. My personal favorite: Frank Castle (a.k.a. The Punisher).
Two of my all-time favorite anti-heroes are Loki and Wanda from WandaVision, (though they both technically became heroes later,) they’re characters are so interesting and complicated in a good way that makes you feel for them and fall in love with them.
DEXTER MORGAN is hands down the best contemporary anti-hero I've ever found.
@Godfrey Miti jr He was for most of the series until we found out that he poisoned Brock. Not to mention that he is a villain especially compared to Dexter Morgan, but that's Walt at the end of Breaking Bad, not Walt from early Breaking Bad seasons.
I may be years late but I feel like a good example of an Anti-Hero would be Sou Hiyori/Shin Tsukimi from Your Turn to Die: Death Game by Majority! I'm not gonna say why because I want people to play or watch the game for themselves! Thanks for the video too! I plan on writing something and I just adore Anti-Heros!
Definitely what I need. I do feel like I need to study more of these how to make characters thing, because I totally need to understand more of it. Thanks for making this video!!! ❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎
Just found this for help making my own antihero. Loved the video. I think Yennefer from the Witcher would be a good example of an anti-hero. She looks after herself, promotes her own power, but she does have moments of goodness.
Billy Butcher from The Boys is a great anti-hero like what you're describing. Also this channel has the best music (especially on booktube).
Han Solo is a good example of an anti-hero. Great video like always!
Cassandra from the Tangled sequel series is my favorite anti-hero!
My favourite On-screen Antiheroes are Loki from Marvel Cinematic Universe, Theon Greyjoy and Jamie Lannister from Game of Thrones and Achilles from Troy. I love Antiheroes because heroes and villains are predictable. It's like they're always gonna do the right or wrong thing respectively but Antiheroes, they just keep us guessing. Btw I forgot to mention Wolverine, Jack Sparrow and Han Solo.
Jaime Lannister is the GOAT antihero
LOVE your videos!!! Thank you so much!!! Since I binge watch them, I have to go back, rewatch, and implement the notes! 😊
So happy you're enjoying my videos!! thank you! 💛✨
Damon Salvatore ~~~
My favorite anti-hero is my own MC because I’ve always found existing anti heroes in thrillers to be... dull. So I made him pretty much everything this video says.
I say Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2 as an anti-hero
He may be an outlaw, and he does bad things to people (Depending on the player's decision) but you can see why he does what he does. Not everything Arthur does is bad but not everything he does is good either, like robbing trains, robbing people, beating up people just because he can (Or the player can), but he can also do good things too like help out strangers, bounty hunting criminals, overthrowing corrupted groups, and especially care for the pack. After all, he and the Van Der Lin gang are just trying to survive the ever changing world.
This was the character I was looking for. The epitome of good person who did bad things (or vise versa), because of the context of his upbringing. Like many, he was doomed from birth, but tried his best with the narrative of existence that Dutch was giving. Probably my favourite character in all of fiction
Awesome video Abbie! Anti-heroes are great fun.
Giving Abbie internal conflict is like giving her drugs, it's addictive
Don Draper epitomizes the antihero for me
I'm currently doing a story with a protagonist being an antihero. (My first 1 actually) What makes him an antihero is that he's always been abused by his peers, both physically and emotionally. Now in his early 20s, he's out 4 revenge on society. Believing that the world and life is against him.
On every thumbnail you look like you are daring me to fight you, but so confident.
Like, “Hey, you. Yes, you. You. Try to fight me. Just try. You know you won't win. Because you're wrong. Because you know I am right. And I know too.”
And I'd love to fight you, but I don't because you are right. YOU ARE CORRECT AND I AM WRONG.
My current hero is not an anti-, but my next one will be!
My favorite examples are: Rick from "Casablanca," Sam Spade from "Maltese Falcon,"' and "Joe" (Clint Eastwood) from The "spaghetti" trilogy.
Actually, in "Good Bad & Ugly," Tuco almost took over the movie as an anti-hero. We know more of his history than of Joe's, and he's kind of lovable. RIP Eli Wallach!
Great choice...I think many of Clint Eastwood's characters are anti-heroic...Dirty Harry, Joe Kidd, Tom HIghway from Heartbreak Ridge, Walt from Gran Torino, and many more.
I recently realized that one of my characters is basically an anti hero in a cast of mostly straightforward heroes and villains. XD She's... Kinda terrible, but she has her reasons for being that way and she does get better (but it takes a long time and is painstakingly gradual, like one step forward two steps back and repeat. Lol)
Han Solo is a classic anti-hero. One of the best.
In my story the anti hero character isnt in the main story at first he's not even mentioned but when he does get involved he shows up while in the middle of his character arc hes already been through stuff and you can he used to be a bad guy but when we meet him his morally grey just like I plan for the hero to be at that point he kinda mirrors the hero but while he's getting better then heros getting worst
My favourite anti-heroes are either Veronica Mars or Jack Bauer.
For Veronica she’ll do whatever she can to solve a case, even if it means putting a bug on the people close to her in order to get at least the answer to the case or covering up the answer to leave the case as it is.
For Jack he’s always breaking protocol or torturing suspects to get an answer in order to protect his country from terrorists.
The perfect character is the once who one is a hero turned into a villain and then learn to become a hero again
The funny thing is now seeing this video title in November of 2022 all I remember is Taylor singing, "It's me. Hi! I'm the problem it's me!" LMAO!
BTW, love your videos, Abbie. They are a huge help!
This video comes right in handy! Thank you, Abbie.
And by the way, really enjoying your book 🥰
Yay! So glad you liked this video Nadia! 💛 and thank you so much!
when i watch this video, i think "Zuko" is really fit the character anti hero
the Young Elites series is the bomb for this. So good
If you want a really good Antihero, check out Daredevil Season 2. The Punisher is a great antihero.
"It is super satisfying to meet a morally gray character and you think they're really bad . . . but then you meet the real villain."
This reminds me of Ludo from Star vs the Forces of Evil who seems like a villain but then you meet toffee.
Or Gideon from Gravity Falls who seems like the villain but then you meet Bill Cipher
or Peridot from Steven Universe but then you meet Jasper. And then the DIAMONDS even after that.
Or Zuko from Avatar The Last Airbender but then you meet Azula
Or Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb but then you meet his evil twin from the second dimension
Or Jessie and James from Pokemon but then you meet Giovanni
The list goes on and on. I love all these villains, they're so good!
The one that comes to mind right now is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille from The Perfume 🥰
Well, my comment is not related to video but damn! Your eyes and eyebrows girl! Flawless.
ram charan from RRR is my alltime favorite anti hero. Watch it you would love it too, or may fall in love with him.
Haven’t watched the video yet but I’ve got to say, Loki is the type of antagonist that you really shouldn’t like but I love.
Yep
Deadpool too
Abby, you're so wonderful. I'm a 40 year old mom of a 10 yr old girl and I'm trying to get her hooked onto your videos. You're so wholesome! Please have (real, not just paper) children of your own someday. Your psychological insights would make you a great mom!
Tony Stark and Han Solo are my favorite anti heroes. I like with them that while they do become better people they still do have some selfish cynicism throughout. It's more believable that people would not immediately shed all of their flaws even if they become better people.
Tony stark is a Hero...
Are you talking about Tony Stark from the comics or the MCU?
Red X from the real Teen Titans is my favorite anti-hero. By this, I mean the one who stole Robin's Red X suit. He is never "redeemed," but there is something to him that doesn't need to be. The side he is always on is his own, but he does have a sense of honor.
I thought a character for a novel I'm currently drafting; his name is Makoto, was a villain. But as I focused on the protagonists' backstories I realized that his character was too much of a waste. and probably sound more like an antihero. But I didn't know how to outline or format an antihero.
For more details. at the beginning stages of the book, Makoto is actually a guy who had pretended to be someone else to target and trap the female MC and had nearly assaulted her before the male MC burst in. He was essentially a stalker.
I wanted to give a message on the importance of being guarded on social media. But then I actually started naming characters and properly fleshing them out. for eg. One of the FL's friends wasn't nicknamed 'the alethic girl' but Toshiko Itou.
Then Makoto changed. Because the MC was actually more fleshed out than before. And so he wasn't some random character that was introduced later on as a villain but as the Fl, her name is Natsuki. Big brother. Although not by blood.
he actually had a past, although it's not too clear now which causes him to act the way he does now. When he was young, Natsuki's mother asked him to promise her to always protect and watch Natsuki from afar since she was dying and wouldn't be there for her daughter. Makoto young as he was, misinterpreted her words. He does Protect Natsuki but until a certain incident, he became quite obsessive over her as well. to the point that he began to stalk her when he got separated from her years later. Skipping some years, he's still stalking her. and Now Natsuki has a feeling that she is being watched. and feels really uneasy. As the chapters progressed, Makoto realized that he was the cause of her feeling unsafe and decided to reveal everything to her.
But things escalated very quickly and he ended up in jail. Because stalking isn't a good thing and shouldn't be portrayed as a good thing. they should at least get consequences for their actions. He also gets a restraining order in turn for coming out of jail.
Makoto is a very impulsive (ie him deciding to straight up stalk Natsuki to ensure she's safe) and slightly apathetic person. he's like a two-faced person once you see both sides of him.
erm sorry for the rant but I wanted to at least have this info written somewhere. and I still didn't explain well enough but that's because I'm still working on his character. But I really see him as anti hero.
@MandaKat I’m literally writing a series for god’s sake where the main character is thought of at the start to be a goodie, but as the story progresses he is revealed to be a bit more of an anti hero, however he’s always been an anti hero, and you vouch for his friends now and he just happens to be in the middle of it.
It’s a bit complicated.
But then again, I hate Harry Potter (the character) but still vouch for his friends so it seems to work!
The punischer / Joker from the joker movie those are my two favorite anti heroes
Yorrin from "Bad Travelling" in Love Death and Robots
Great breakdown. You are a good teacher.
Rainman. Tom Cruse’s character arc is epic.
Great choice!
Muriel from Aussie film Muriel's Wedding. She's a pathological liar, a thief and a traitor but we love her because she's also just trying to fit into a world where rich, shallow mean people reign supreme. And she's goofy and awkward.
I have made a Miraculous Ladybug anti-hero.
Her mother and younger brother were assassinated, she always thought that The Miraculous Heroes are scum, and no different from villains,so she became an Anti-Hero and killed criminals and any heroes who stood in her way in killing Hawkmoth.
Yeah a bit dark for a kids show
The whole time all I could think about was Shrek 🐸
Best channel ever. Would you please consider how to write an ongoing comic book series. (One that likely wouldn’t ever have a specific ending). For instance Batman how could there be continuous misbeliefs and themes to keep stories fresh?
👏 Killing 👏 it 👏 I seriously love your videos. I always get inspiration and ideas after hearing you explain stuff!
OMG THANK YOU! 💛✨ so happy this video inspired you!!
@@AbbieEmmons you're welcome! Thank you for making kick ass content!!
You had me at "like an adorable and jaded jacked up cinnamon roll."
I just realized that my anti hero is the red herring to my real villain. And that there's gonna be a big plot twist at the third act where I reveal the real antagonist
Zsadist from JR Wards Black Dagger Brotherhood. he's my FAVORITE OHMYGOD
Thanks for this video Abbie! My favorite Anti-Hero of all time is Severus Snape from Harry Potter! And, I had a quick question. Can you have a anti-hero be the main protagonist?
Some would say they work perfectly as a protagonist!
My anti hero literally cares about nothing, and no one right now.
She just wants to survive. Her whole mind set. Survive.
You need to read Berserk if you want to know a true anti hero protagonist