Anti-heroes

Anti-heroes are extremely flawed people, yet we follow their journeys and regard them as the “heroes” of their own stories. They’re non-traditional people with non-traditional stories. But for a long time, movie anti-heroes have always been men. It wasn’t until recently that women leads really took hold in cinema, let alone women anti-heroes. Fortunately, there’s been a growing wave of movies that shine a light on female anti-heroes. And they are as cunning, dangerous, and deceptive as their male counterparts....

Video game anti-heroes feature the same morally complex and multi-dimensional traits as anti-heroes in other media, like The Godfather’s Michael Corleone and Breaking Bad’s Walter White: they think they’re doing what’s best for their loved ones, no matter the means. But in video games, those same complexities can be upgraded with god-like abilities and freeform action. Video game anti-heroes can be cool, frightening, empathetic, threatening. That’s why we love them. Here are our picks for the best video game anti-heroes of all time and what makes them so great as characters....