Who is your favorite anti-hero in gaming ?

[Ronmarru]

Suprised nobody mentioned Wander from Shadow of the Colossus. He goes into the forbidden land and destroys the only things keeping Dormin, the ultimate evil, sealed away. All for the sake of resurrecting his girlfriend.

 

[bijeaux434]

kratos, and shadow the hedgehog

 

[Eyclonus]

Surprisingly nobodies mentioned Kain from the Nosgoth games.

My votes are Kain & Raziel (not gay), Riddick and the 47s (both bald and robotic).

 

[Gamer137]

Said above, but must be repeated. Niko Bellic.

 

[Jamash]

How about Nobunaga Oda (& Cao Pi/Cao Cao) in the Warriors Orochi storyline?

They have to put aside their own personal ambitions & desires of conquest to fight against Orochi in a rebellion with strangers & former foes.

 

[alygishere]

I don't want to offend anybody but do you know what antihero means?
"A protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero or her a heroine"
that means that he doesn't risk his life for others , or to help others , showing them the good path if they're in his way... so not even half the guys you mentioned here are good to be voted , but at least the next guys who post try to think about how he acts and what he does

 

[ChristopheSteven]

Eh...To some extent Vincent Valentine from FFVII

 

[ffxfriek]

sephiroth from FF7

 

[000Ronald]

Dante from the Devil May Cry series.

Meh, Dante's good and all, but he's a bit of a dick. I got the impression (during Devil May Cry 3) That the only reason he was going after Virgil to begin with was because Virgil's lackeys ruined his shop.

I prefer Virgil, myself. The way his characher develops is very interesting to me.

Also, he plays better.

I have a tendancy to read too much into things, but I think the point of Devil May Cry 3 (yes, it's the only one I played) is to ask a question (Is attaning power just for the sake of having power evil?) and answer it (yes).

Apologies Abound. I think too much for my own damn good sometimes...

 

[BlueMage]

Get off my lawn you damn kids.

Garrett. Anti-hero par excellence.

 

[Celiais]

id have to say spawn or the punisher both fucking badasses

 

[Billy_Pilgrim]

Dante from the Devil May Cry series.

Meh, Dante's good and all, but he's a bit of a dick. I got the impression (during Devil May Cry 3) That the only reason he was going after Virgil to begin with was because Virgil's lackeys ruined his shop.

Surely the fact that Dante only gets involved following the destruction of his shop earns him the label of anti-hero, since he acts purely out of his own interests. The title is all the more fitting when, as you say, he acts like a 'bit of a dick' in the process.

 

[merkinater]

aliar from assassincs creed....assassins are bad ass, and villians
dante from DMC...

 

[the protaginist]

Raziel from the Legacy of Kain series.

beat me to it.

 

[Wellby]

The punisher from "the Punisher" for the xbox (underrated)
Dead Pool from marvel ultimate alliance
Caleb from Blood
Postal Dude from the postal series
Kratos from... what do you think?
Nick Skryer from psiops
Raziel from soul reaver
Oh and who could forget, Stubs from stubs the zombie