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Superman has his place, but sometimes we like our protagonists a little more…flawed. After all, we’re not always squeaky clean, and it’s reassuring to watch bad boys and girls fight not only the villains, but their own demons as well. Even David had that little run-in with Bathsheba. Pop culture is full of anti-heroes, and we want to know your favorites. Vote from the list below or suggest your own in the comments section by Thursday, March 11. We’ll be unveiling two of the Top 10 anti-heroes each day next week (March 15-19), in honor of the season premiere of Breaking Bad March 21 on AMC. You can also Tweet as many different votes as you like with the hashtag #PasteBestAntiHero.
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No Punisher?
Benjamin Linus is the best anti-hero on Lost. NOT James "Sawyer" Ford.
I have to agree with Chloe. I like Sawyer well enough, but for anti-heroness, Ben gets the nod.
It is so difficult to choose!
Malcolm Reynolds for sure
William Holden's Sefton from Stalag 17.
"If I ever run into any of you bums on a street corner, just let's pretend we've never met before. "
The Punisher defines anti-hero... leaving him off this list is a travesty. That said, Batman is my favorite comic character and hero, but I don't consider him an anti-hero in the truest sense. Catwoman is much more an anti-hero than Batman.
Mel Gibson's "Porter" from the movie Payback should be on this list.
James Ford (Sawyer).
Okay, it may be in the distant past, but my vote will always be for Holden Caulfield.
Spike's my hero and the best tv character ever! :)
Graverobber from Repo! The Genetic Opera
This list is pointless w/o Avon from Blake's 7.
decisions, decisions...Mal, Spike, House...*sigh* how do you choose just one?
also - Tish: not just Graverobber, but what about Repo himself?
As an "other": Topher from 'Dollhouse'!
Otherwise, I have to vote for my OTHER Joss Whedon anti-heroes:
Spike, Angel, and Malcolm Reynolds
Terminator? Really? Doesn't one have to have autonomy to be an anti-hero?
WHY ISN'T EVERYONE VOTING FOR OMAR? Jesus Christ, people, get your priorities straight.
And did I just get a notice for this like yesturday???? I would have been voting for Spike all this time!!! Damn the luck....!
I can't vote.. it keeps popping up the results every day without giving me a chance to vote...