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[[File:spideysad_1127.jpg|link=Spider-Man|frame|There there, Peter.]]
Nowadays, an [[Anti-Hero]] is usually thought of as a [[Badass]], [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids|bitter]], [[Hates Everyone Equally|misanthropic]], [[Blood Knight|violent]], [[Sociopathic Hero|sociopathic]], angry person (see [[Nineties Anti
In [[Classical Mythology]] and earlier mythology, the hero tended to be a [[Canon Sue|dashing, confident, stoic, intelligent, highly capable fighter and commander with few, if any, flaws]]. The classical antihero, as the title suggests, is the inversion of this. Where the hero is confident, the antihero is plagued by self-doubt. Where the hero is a respected fighter, the antihero is mediocre at best. Where the hero gets all the ladies, the antihero can't even get the time of day.
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* Raimi and Kamimura from ''[[Broken Saints]]''.
* The "Knights of Good" from ''[[The Guild]]'', except [[Token Evil Teammate|Tinkerballa]].
* Aquerna, of the [[Whateley Universe]]. She is one of the [[Super
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[[Category:Lit Class Tropes]]
[[Category:Classical Antihero]]
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