plural antiheroes
: a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities
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Fans would spend years speculating on the resolutions to mysteries and debating the most proper rewards and punishments to be meted out to heroes and antiheroes.
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James Poniewozik, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The dark, subversive antihero saga begins as Tom is enlisted by Dickie’s father , who mistakenly assumes Tom is a friend of his son , to venture to Italy to cajole him into returning home.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In this version of The Great Gatsby — starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular antihero and Carey Mulligan as his high-society love interest Daisy — every frame is brightly colored and accompanied by bombastic, anachronistic hip-hop and rock songs.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Her hiring adds a flair of prestige to the project, which stars Florence Pugh and — according to a source who has read previous drafts of the script — centers on villains and antiheroes going on a mission that was supposed to end with their deaths.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
It’s been wonderful over the last 30 years to see different voices come into the picture—women protagonists and antiheroes that are complex and complicated and messy.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 12 Jan. 2024
Gone were the days where a fan-favorite antihero like Michael Rooker’s Merle could bite the dust after so much build-up, or even moves as shocking as Glenn (Steven Yeun) and Abraham’s (Michael Cudlitz) twin executions in the season seven premiere, divisive as that story decision was.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2024
The show understands perfectly that the character’s appeal risks elevating her into a wildly compelling (but unthinkable) antihero.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
The film sees Quinn join forces with other antiheroes like The Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and the Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett) to save a young girl from an infamous crime boss.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
James Poniewozik, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The dark, subversive antihero saga begins as Tom is enlisted by Dickie’s father , who mistakenly assumes Tom is a friend of his son , to venture to Italy to cajole him into returning home.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In this version of The Great Gatsby — starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular antihero and Carey Mulligan as his high-society love interest Daisy — every frame is brightly colored and accompanied by bombastic, anachronistic hip-hop and rock songs.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Her hiring adds a flair of prestige to the project, which stars Florence Pugh and — according to a source who has read previous drafts of the script — centers on villains and antiheroes going on a mission that was supposed to end with their deaths.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
It’s been wonderful over the last 30 years to see different voices come into the picture—women protagonists and antiheroes that are complex and complicated and messy.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 12 Jan. 2024
Gone were the days where a fan-favorite antihero like Michael Rooker’s Merle could bite the dust after so much build-up, or even moves as shocking as Glenn (Steven Yeun) and Abraham’s (Michael Cudlitz) twin executions in the season seven premiere, divisive as that story decision was.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2024
The show understands perfectly that the character’s appeal risks elevating her into a wildly compelling (but unthinkable) antihero.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
The film sees Quinn join forces with other antiheroes like The Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and the Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett) to save a young girl from an infamous crime boss.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Antihero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antihero. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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