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== Anime & Manga ==
== Anime & Manga ==
* Lelouch from ''[[Code Geass]]'' leads the Black Knights, but plays the facade of a grand rebel leader when he's actually using them for his own ends.
* Lelouch from ''[[Code Geass]]'' leads the Black Knights, but plays the facade of a grand rebel leader when he's actually using them for his own ends.
** Well, is it that huge a difference, when the Japanese just want freedom for Japan, while Lelouch wants to cause the downfall of the Britannian Empire occupying it? "You used us!" sounds pretty hollow in the series, when Lelouch essentially uses them not only to get what they want, but to help all the other oppressed people on the planet, as well.
** Well, is it that huge a difference, when the Japanese just want freedom for Japan, while Lelouch wants to cause the downfall of the Britannian Empire occupying it? "You used us!" sounds pretty hollow in the series, when Lelouch essentially uses them not only to get what they want, but to help all the other oppressed people on the planet, as well.
** And really, the Black Knights "used" Lelouch just as much as he used them. Without his charisma and his strategic skills they would all be separate rebel cells. Not to mention that he did save the lives of the first members at Shinjuku. Their right to claim they were "used" was lost as soon as they stopped wondering what was behind Zero's mask, and he ''did'' tell them he was not Japanese, so they must have known he had ulterior motives then.
** And really, the Black Knights "used" Lelouch just as much as he used them. Without his charisma and his strategic skills they would all be separate rebel cells. Not to mention that he did save the lives of the first members at Shinjuku. Their right to claim they were "used" was lost as soon as they stopped wondering what was behind Zero's mask, and he ''did'' tell them he was not Japanese, so they must have known he had ulterior motives then.
* Lacus in ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' was the leader of a resistance group fighting against the leader of her own country.
* Lacus in ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' was the leader of a resistance group fighting against the leader of her own country.
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== Fanfic ==
== Fanfic ==
* [[Half Life: Full Life Consequences|John Freeman, Gordon Freeman's Brother and saver of humans.]]
* [[Half Life: Full Life Consequences|John Freeman, Gordon Freeman's Brother and saver of humans.]]
* In ''[[Winter War]]'', with the war lost, Seireitei occupied, and Yamamoto dead, this role falls to Captain Ukitake.
* In ''[[Winter War]]'', with the war lost, Seireitei occupied, and Yamamoto dead, this role falls to Captain Ukitake.




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== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* Kelsier from the first ''Mistborn'' book. He has the rugged good looks, defiant grin and questionable end-justifies-means morality, and is also something of a [[Dark Messiah]] and a self-styled [[Doomed Moral Victor]].
* Kelsier from the first ''Mistborn'' book. He has the rugged good looks, defiant grin and questionable end-justifies-means morality, and is also something of a [[Dark Messiah]] and a self-styled [[Doomed Moral Victor]].
** Given a twist with Quellion, a character from the third book who is in many ways a dark shadow of Kelsier, who shows that it's not always pretty when one of these guys actually succeeds in taking power. In his attempts to eradicate all traces of the old system, Quellion becomes just as tyrannical as the decadent nobility ever were. {{spoiler|Of course, it didn't help that the [[Big Bad]] was prodding him in that direction}}.
** Given a twist with Quellion, a character from the third book who is in many ways a dark shadow of Kelsier, who shows that it's not always pretty when one of these guys actually succeeds in taking power. In his attempts to eradicate all traces of the old system, Quellion becomes just as tyrannical as the decadent nobility ever were. {{spoiler|Of course, it didn't help that the [[Big Bad]] was prodding him in that direction}}.
* [[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]] in ''[[Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix]]'' - when [[Tyrant Takes the Helm|Umbridge]] actively sabotages any chance of the students learning to defend themselves (not because she's working for the villains, but because the Ministry [[No Mere Windmill|refuses to believe there's any danger]]), he and his friends start teaching the other students how to defend themselves. In ''[[Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows]]'', Neville, Ginny and Luna take the role after the villains ''really'' take over the school, turning the group Harry started into a full-fledged resistance movement against the [[Evil Teacher|Carrows]].
* [[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]] in ''[[Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix]]'' - when [[Tyrant Takes the Helm|Umbridge]] actively sabotages any chance of the students learning to defend themselves (not because she's working for the villains, but because the Ministry [[No Mere Windmill|refuses to believe there's any danger]]), he and his friends start teaching the other students how to defend themselves. In ''[[Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows]]'', Neville, Ginny and Luna take the role after the villains ''really'' take over the school, turning the group Harry started into a full-fledged resistance movement against the [[Evil Teacher|Carrows]].
* Henri Tod in ''The Story of Henri Tod'', part of the Blackford Oakes series.
* Henri Tod in ''The Story of Henri Tod'', part of the Blackford Oakes series.
* Florian in Lloyd Alexander's ''Westmark'' trilogy seems to be genuinely concerned with what's best for the people, but is willing to be ruthless when necessary. His lieutenant, Justin, goes further into [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] territory.
* Florian in Lloyd Alexander's ''Westmark'' trilogy seems to be genuinely concerned with what's best for the people, but is willing to be ruthless when necessary. His lieutenant, Justin, goes further into [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] territory.
* Enjolras - the leader of the Friends of the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|ABC]], the student revolutionaries from ''[[Les Misérables]]'' - is this, down to the possibly questionable choices he makes during the barricades.
* Enjolras - the leader of the Friends of the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|ABC]], the student revolutionaries from ''[[Les Misérables]]'' - is this, down to the possibly questionable choices he makes during the barricades.
* From [[The Inheritance Cycle]], there's Ajihad, the leader of the [[The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified|Varden]]. Also his daughter Nasuada {{spoiler|after he is killed}}.
* From [[The Inheritance Cycle]], there's Ajihad, the leader of the [[The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified|Varden]]. Also his daughter Nasuada {{spoiler|after he is killed}}.




== Live-Action TV ==
== Live-Action TV ==
* Blake from ''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven]]'' is a Rebel Leader of the genuinely dedicated but morally hazy variety.
* Blake from ''[[Blake's 7|Blakes Seven]]'' is a Rebel Leader of the genuinely dedicated but morally hazy variety.
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'': Both Captain Sheridan and Mars Resistance leader Tessa Holloran.
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'': Both Captain Sheridan and Mars Resistance leader Tessa Holloran.




== Mythology & Religion ==
== Mythology & Religion ==
* Zeus, against his father Cronus and the Titans.
* Zeus, against his father Cronus and the Titans.
* Satan, in ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' and other works.
* Satan, in ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' and other works.
* King David, although supposedly partly by accident.
* King David, although supposedly partly by accident.
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* Jet from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' seems to fit the typical rebel hero, right down to causing a love triangle, until the kids learn how far he's willing to go.
* Jet from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' seems to fit the typical rebel hero, right down to causing a love triangle, until the kids learn how far he's willing to go.
* In ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' we have the [[Big Bad]], Amon, who is leading an anti-bending movement.
* In ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' we have the [[Big Bad]], Amon, who is leading an anti-bending movement.
* [[Badass Normal|Caleb]] from [[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]]. When he's 15.
* [[Badass Normal|Caleb]] from [[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]]. When he's 15.
* [[All There in the Script|Lard Nar]] on ''[[Invader Zim]],'' though he and the rest of [[La Résistance|the Resisty]] only appeared in one episode [[Too Good to Last|before the show got canceled]].
* [[All There in the Script|Lard Nar]] on ''[[Invader Zim]],'' though he and the rest of [[La Résistance|the Resisty]] only appeared in one episode [[Too Good to Last|before the show got canceled]].
* T.J. Detweiler from ''[[Recess]]'' for the rest of the students.
* T.J. Detweiler from ''[[Recess]]'' for the rest of the students.




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