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2003 .
This is a list of
anti-heroes . Central or supporting characters who do negative things but are (mostly) heroic in nature.
Al Bundy in
Married with Children
Alan Shore and
Denny Crane in
Boston Legal
Al Swearengen in
Deadwood
Amuro Ray and to a different extent
Char Aznable in the anime
Mobile Suit Gundam
Angel from
Angel and
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (as well as most of the characters from the Buffyverse of which include
Buffy ,
Willow Rosenberg ,
Anya Emerson/Anya Jenkins/Anyanka/Aud ,
Spike/William the Bloody ,
Faith Lehane ,
Rupert Giles ,
Andrew Wells ,
Illyria ,
Cordelia Chase ,
Lorne and many, many others).
Archie Bunker in
All in the Family
Bart Simpson in
The Simpsons
Beka Valentine in
Andromeda
Bender Bending Rodriguez from
Futurama
Benjamin Sisko from
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Bernard Black in
Black Books
Sgt. Bilko in
The Phil Silvers Show
Blooregard Q. Kazoo in
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Brian Kinney in
Queer As Folk
Cassandra in
Sabrina's Secret Life
Certain district attorneys in the
Law & Order franchise, particularly
Jack McCoy and
Abbie Carmichael .
Christian Troy in
Nip/Tuck
Cole Turner aka
Belthazor from
Charmed
Daffy Duck in
Looney Tunes
Dastardly and Muttley
Dave Lister in
Red Dwarf
David Brent , Tim Canterbury, and
Gareth Keenan in
The Office
Dee Dee in
Dexter's Laboratory
Detective
Harvey Bullock in
Batman: The Animated Series
Diana in the
PAX made for TV movie Mermaids
The Doctor from
Doctor Who (most notably as portrayed by actors;
William Hartnell ,
Colin Baker ,
Sylvester McCoy and
Christopher Eccleston but many consider the Doctor to be an antihero in general).
Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in
Cracker
Edmund Blackadder in
Blackadder
Elim Garak in
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Eric Cartman in
South Park
Flippy in
Happy Tree Friends
Garfield in
Garfield and Friends
Gary Oak from the
Pokemon anime
Gendo Ikari and to a different extent Shinji Ikari in
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Dr. Gregory House in
House
Hawkeye Pierce in
M*A*S*H
Heero Yuy in
Gundam Wing
I. R. Baboon in
I Am Weasel
InuYasha from
InuYasha
Jack Bauer on
24
Jack Spicer in
Xiaolin Showdown
James Ford, better known as "
Sawyer ", in
Lost
Jinxfrom
Teen Titans after "Lightspeed"
Joel Dawson in
Bonus Stage
Kerr Avon and, to varying degrees, several of the other characters in
Blakes Seven
Lina Inverse in the
Slayers series
Luke Spencer in
General Hospital
Malcolm Reynolds in
Firefly
Merrick Baliton /Lunar Wolf Ranger in
Power Rangers: Wild Force .
Michael Garibaldi in the sci-fi series
Babylon 5
Miroku (InuYasha) from the anime series
InuYasha
Mojo Jojo in a few episodes of
The Powerpuff Girls
Mugen from
Samurai Champloo
Mr. 47 (Tobias Rieper) in the
Hitman series
Blanka ,
Cammy and
Zangief in
Street Fighter
Alice in
American McGee's Alice
Anton Slavik in
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Black Bomber in
Bomberman
Arthas in Warcraft 3
Kratos Aurion in
Tales of Symphonia
Bass in the
Mega Man series
Caleb in
Blood
Captain Qwark of
Ratchet & Clank (Specifically in
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal )
Canderous Ordo and
Jolee Bindo in
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Carl "CJ" Johnson in
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Claude Speed /Claude in
Grand Theft Auto 2 and
Grand Theft Auto III
Dante and his father
Sparda both of the
Devil May Cry series
Nearly the entire cast of
Darkstalkers
The player character in
Doom
Dr. Eggman from the Sonic series (Recent games have put Eggman as being neutral. he wants to conquer the world, but he values life and will protect the planet if it is threatened. Also, the Eggman in Sonic Heroes is actually Metal Sonic in disguse, so that doesn't count.)
Duke Nukem from the
Duke Nukem series of games.
The protagonists of
Fear Effect series
Garrett in the
Thief series
Grey Fox and Big Boss in the
Metal Gear series
Guybrush Threepwood from the
Monkey Island series by
LucasArts
The Hacker (also known as Employee 2-4601) in
System Shock
Heihachi Mishima from the
Tekken series
Illidan Stormrage in
Warcraft 3
Iori Yagami from the
King of Fighters series
James Earl Cash in
Manhunt
Kain in the
Legacy of Kain series
Karst, Agatio, and Alex in
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Kerrigan and Zeratul in
Starcraft
Knuckles the Echidna in the
Sonic the Hedgehog series (early Genesis games; in newer games such as
Sonic Heroes and
Shadow the Hedgehog , Knuckles can be more accurately described as a hero.)
Kyle Katarn in the
Star Wars Dark Forces series
Kreia in
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Kratos in
God of War
Laharl from
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Lyle in
Phantasy Star 3
Magus in
Chrono Trigger
Malcolm, the villain turned player-character in the
Legend of Kyrandia series
The Marine Combat Engineer from
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Marta Louise Velasquez, the main character of
Traffic Department 2192
Max Payne and Mona Sax in the Max Payne series
Meta-Knight in the
Kirby series
The Prince Predator in
Aliens versus Predator 2
Raziel in the
Legacy of Kain series
Riku in the
Kingdom Hearts series
Your
Rival from the
Pokémon Games
Rune in
Phantasy Star 4
Ryu Hayabusa in
Ninja Gaiden
Sam Fisher from the
Splinter Cell series
Samurai Goroh from the
F-Zero series
Scorpion in the
Mortal Kombat series
Seifer Almasy from
Final Fantasy VIII
Shadow the Hedgehog in the
Sonic the Hedgehog series
Sol Badguy in the
Guilty Gear series
Solid Snake \
Big Boss in
Metal Gear Solid series
Squall Leonhart from
Final Fantasy VIII
Tanner in the
Driver series
The player character in
Unreal
The unnamed player character in
System Shock 2 , affectionately called Goggles in some fan communities. Also known as The Soldier.
Tommy Vercetti in
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Toni Cipriani in
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Vladimir in
Max Payne (not
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne )
Wario in the
Wario Land series
Wes from
Pokémon Colosseum
Wolf O'Donnell from the
Starfox series
Yuri Hyuga from the
Shadow Hearts series