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Top 10 Antiheroes Suggested by: Georgie Cullier The text-book definition of your standard antihero is a protagonist whose goals and mannerisms are antithetical to traditionally heroic characters. This term has often been abbreviated to 'bad asses with their own agendas.' 10. Eric Draven "You have one chance to live" The Crow [1994] Portrayed By: Brandon Lee 9. Sanjuro Kuwabatake "Stop crying! It's pathetic! I hate pathetic people. I'll have to kill you" Yojimbo [1961] Portrayed by: Toshiro Mifune 8. Richard "God will forgive them. He'll forgive them and allow them into Heaven. I can't live with that" Dead Man's Shoes [2004] Portrayed by: Paddy Considine 7. Detective Harry Callahan "Well, when an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard" Dirty Harry [1971] Portrayed by: Clint Eastwood 6. Jack Carter "You're a big man but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself" Get Carter [1971] Portrayed by: Michael Caine 5. Leon "Revenge is not a good thing, it's better to forget" Leon [1994] Portrayed by: Jean Reno 4. Snake Plissken "When I get back, I'm going to kill you" Escape From New York [1981] Portrayed by: Kurt Russell 3. Max Rockatansky "I'm scared, Fif. It's that rat circus out there, I'm beginning to enjoy it. Look, any longer out on that road and I'm one of them; a terminal psychotic, except that I've got this bronze badge that says I'm one of the good guys" Mad Max [1979] Portrayed by: Mel Gibson 2. Rorschach / Walter Kovacs "None of you understand. I'm not locked up in here with you. You're locked up in here with me!" Watchmen [2009] Portrayed by: Jackie Earle Haley 1. Travis Bickle "You're the one that's square, man. I don't go screwing fuck with bunch of killers and junkies like you do. You call that being hip? What world are you from?" Taxi Driver [1976] Portrayed by: Robert De Niro