Hero or Villain?

[KennedyKiller]

So be honest here. If you guys could have super-powers. ANY super-powers, would you be a hero, or a villain? Or maybe even an anti-hero...Be honest with others AND yourself here.

Me personally, I have a very strong sense of justice, but I'm also really cocky and condescending, so I truly do think I'd be an anti-hero. While I'd use my powers for good, I'd probably also use them for my own personal gain at my convenience. I'm a lesser of two evils guy, and if I have to make a judgement call on what could be considered evil to also do good, I'll take that chance.

 

[Hel]

Interesting question! I actually have certain powers as the goddess of the dead, but I'll ignore that for a minute and pretend to be a mortal inhabiting the world of the living.

I suppose it depends a lot on how exactly you define those terms. If I had the powers of the Charmed witches for example, I don't think I'd use them to hurt people just for fun, so I guess I couldn't be called a villain, but I wouldn't run around helping people either, unless the opportunity jumps directly into my face (like if I saw someone get robbed in front of my nose and I had the power to prevent that, I'd probably use it).

In general, I think I'd use my powers to make my everyday day life easier and more comfortable most of the time, or for personal gain as you call it. Once again considering the Charmed witches' powers, I would orb everywhere instead of going by train, freeze the room if I get into an awkward situaiton, use telekinesis to do the housework, foresee the results of the next lottery to become rich, etc.

But now that I think of it, and having the TV show Arrow in mind, perhaps it might also be fun dressing up and hunting criminals at night, being more or less invincible... So maybe I do have a heroic trait after all? Very interesting question, as I said.

 

[TYLERDM94]

i would want to be in the case of reaven from KOTOR where i was good went to the dark side but then came back to the light thats who i would be

 

[Romero]

I've not asked any stupid questions yet today so I'll take the opportunity here.
What differs a villain from an anti-hero? I would have thought they are the same.

 

[Jay]

I've not asked any stupid questions yet today so I'll take the opportunity here.
What differs a villain from an anti-hero? I would have thought they are the same.

An Anti Hero is a good guy initially, but could have his own motives to gain that aren't good. Villains are just straight up evil.

 

[Hel]

I always thought of an anti-hero as a person who basically does the right thing, but for the wrong reasons and/or by questionable means. Lara Croft, for example, often saves the world by finding a powerful artefact before the villain does, but she's less interested in doing good than in her personal gain. Otherwise, an anti-hero could also be a hero who is just very unlikeable, like Chris in RE6. Then there's also the phenomenon of the so-called anti-villain, which is just the other way around... But I find it difficult to distinguish between those definitions because the lines are rather blurry.

 

[JujuLodestar]

Heh I am the god of death so I got that form of power.

The difference is Shinigami powers are regarding as Evil when in truth the Evil nature s more convenient to provoke fear which is its main function.

Despite that I'd be a Anti-Hero if it benefits me I'll do it I don't care how bad it is of course I have to think about it in the long run but eh.

My morale won't disappear so I'll still fight for my beliefs regardless.

 

[Romero]

An Anti Hero is a good guy initially, but could have his own motives to gain that aren't good. Villains are just straight up evil.

I always thought of an anti-hero as a person who basically does the right thing, but for the wrong reasons and/or by questionable means. Lara Croft, for example, often saves the world by finding a powerful artefact before the villain does, but she's less interested in doing good than in her personal gain. Otherwise, an anti-hero could also be a hero who is just very unlikeable, like Chris in RE6. Then there's also the phenomenon of the so-called anti-villain, which is just the other way around... But I find it difficult to distinguish between those definitions because the lines are rather blurry.

So that would make Ada Wong an anti-hero I suppose (in RE4 at least). Maybe Wesker is an anti-villain? He's evil, but he's doing evil for his personal gain?

Hmmm. I think I would be anti-something. Not sure if that would be anti-hero or anti-villain haha.
On second thought, I think I'd be a hero. But some days I would want to be an anti-hero. I'm a hybrid damn it!

 

[Jay]

So that would make Ada Wong an anti-hero I suppose (in RE4 at least). Maybe Wesker is an anti-villain? He's evil, but he's doing evil for his personal gain?

Hmmm. I think I would be anti-something. Not sure if that would be anti-hero or anti-villain haha.
On second thought, I think I'd be a hero. But some days I would want to be an anti-hero. I'm a hybrid damn it!

Right. Ada would be considered an Anti Hero. She would do things to help, but in the end no one knows where her true allegiance lies. Wesker on the hand is a villian. He was evil from the beginning and only wanted to gain power to rule the world.

 

[JujuLodestar]

So that would make Ada Wong an anti-hero I suppose (in RE4 at least). Maybe Wesker is an anti-villain? He's evil, but he's doing evil for his personal gain?

Hmmm. I think I would be anti-something. Not sure if that would be anti-hero or anti-villain haha.
On second thought, I think I'd be a hero. But some days I would want to be an anti-hero. I'm a hybrid damn it!

I'd just go with Un-Affiliated

 

[Springhosen]

I always viewed anti-heroes as generally neutral in the villain/hero wars and can pop up on either side at any time but, when they do show up, it's usually for personal gain.

The direct definition, however, I believe is a hero who is either inferior in intelligence or morality - someone who's basically not Superman with his overwhelming sense of nobility and intelligence - or a hero who has a checkered past.

In any case I'd more than likely be an anti-hero as I have no overwhelming desire to be hero nor villain unless the actions affect my every day life directly.

 

[Popo]

I would probably just rob a few banks to have enough money to do nothing for the rest of my life, in what category does that fit? Anti-hero?

 

[Some Nights]

I'd definitely fall more under the anti-hero thing. I'd probably try to make sure everyone I know is well off in the beginning but afterwards only use my powers sparingly. An example of a later use being when someone I know is in trouble/danger or something. As a matter of fact I'd probably live my life as if I never had any power(s) 95% of the time.

 

[La Femme Fatale]

I said villain because if I had superpowers I'd enslave all the hot dudes in the world and have them do my bidding.

 

[Some Nights]

I said villain because if I had superpowers I'd enslave all the hot dudes in the world and have them do my bidding.

I never thought of this. What an appealing answer. This gif seems fitting.

 

[Meg]

I said villain because if I had superpowers I'd enslave all the hot dudes in the world and have them do my bidding.

I read that and then saw the small smile in your sig. It was too perfect of a combination. :lol:

 

[KennedyKiller]

Interesting answers. Keep em coming. I personally, wish I could be a hero. I just know myself better than that...

 

[Romero]

Right. Ada would be considered an Anti Hero. She would do things to help, but in the end no one knows where her true allegiance lies. Wesker on the hand is a villian. He was evil from the beginning and only wanted to gain power to rule the world.

But Wesker is not evil because he likes to see people suffer, he is motivated by personal gain. Right? So that should make him an anti-villain for the same reason as others are anti-heroes.

I've made up my mind, I'll be an anti-hero. It's just too boring to only be good, and when I do good I'll not always follow the book. I like Dirty Harry.

I said villain because if I had superpowers I'd enslave all the hot dudes in the world and have them do my bidding.

Why am I not surprised. :lol:

 

[Hel]

But Wesker is not evil because he likes to see people suffer, he is motivated by personal gain. Right? So that should make him an anti-villain for the same reason as others are anti-heroes.

Actually, an evil person who does evil things for personal gain is pretty much a "normal" villain. Like most of RE's villains, Wesker acts out of power-madness. However, if he truly believes in what he says in RE5 (that he's not destroying the world, but saving it), it would make him an anti-villain for that one game at least. I found this definition on tvtropes.org:

The Anti-Villain is a villain with heroic goals, personality traits, and/or virtues. Their desired ends are mostly good, but their means of getting there are evil. Alternatively, their desired ends are evil, but they are far more ethical or moral than most villains and they thus use fairly benign means to achieve it, and can be downright heroic on occasion.

[Source]

So an anti-villain can be either someone who does good things to reach an evil goal, or does evil things to reach a good goal (the latter being one of the traits I attributed to the anti-hero before, but it seems like I was wrong about that, sorry for the confusion).

 

[Mr Sunshine]

I don't like morally perfect comic-book protagonists. I prefer my characters flawed. I'll go with the anti-hero.
Vegeta for example

I would probably just rob a few banks to have enough money to do nothing for the rest of my life, in what category does that fit? Anti-hero?

I think it fits in the category of Lazy-Villain.