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GiftedACIII posted...

Batman is a modern anti-hero now though, which is noted in his Wikipedia article, which TC kept propping up for himself but ignored when things that went against his worldview.

In most interpretations of Batman he's a straight hero. Has a no-kill policy, strong heroic morals, not afraid of challenging other superheroes when they break said morals. There's no anti about him, he's a hero who wears black.

GiftedACIII posted...

They do, yes. They have to be something that's heroic. Simply being a protagonist isn't it. That's a villain protagonist. If you want to use the outdated classical definition that's still a villain protagonist.

In no way is Meursault heroic. If you think Holden Caulfield is heroic you might need to see a therapist. Clint Eastwood in the Dollars trilogy is ethically closer to Walter White than Batman. Hell, Rorschach is Batman if Batman was actually an antihero.

A_Good_Boy posted...

An anti-hero is someone that seeks to achieve heroic outcomes through unheroic means.

This is the online definition, not the classic literary use.