Archetype
The antihero
A protagonist who lacks conventional heroic virtues, acting from flawed, selfish, or morally ambiguous motives.
The antihero in fiction: 6 works
Gully Foyle is a brutal, vengeful protagonist far from a conventional hero.
The charming, violent Alex is a defining antihero narrator.
Max is a hardened, vengeful loner rather than a conventional hero.
Case is a burned-out, self-destructive hacker far from a clean hero.
Its costumed 'heroes' are compromised, violent, and morally ambiguous figures.
Captain Mal Reynolds is a morally gray smuggler and defeated idealist.