huhuh anti-hero, I like it!

Based on the definition of anti-hero, idk.

Thanks!

Doesn't sound like an anti-hero, especially not looking like that. An anti-hero is a hero with no moral; someone who does the right thing for the wrong reasons. Wario is a well-known anti-hero.

Morals*

Sorry but I have to disagree with your posts.

How does no in-depth information about the character, his history, his personality or his motivations automatically preclude him from being an anti-hero? Vector told me only the basics of what he wanted for this character, and his design is already set. You may not think he looks like an anti-hero because of his design, but a character who's cursed and may do extreme or unusual things to achieve heroic ends is still an anti-hero.

Also, as for your example: Wario and the rest of the Mario franchise characters are about as flat and one dimensional as they come, and an evil clone made from a hyper exaggerated Japanese stereotype of an Italian plumber hardly qualifies as an exemplary character.

The definition for an anti hero is merely this: "a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes." Morality is only one dimension he could be lacking.

An antihero or antiheroine is a leading character in a story who, unlike a traditional hero, acts in an unheroic manner and lacks conventional heroic qualities such as idealism, courage and morality. - Wikipedia's definition.

The reason i used Wario as an example is because of the game Warioland: Shake It! for the Wii. In it, Wario saves a kingdom from an evil dictator entirely for the reward promised him: a bag that not never runs out of coins, no matter how much he shakes it. Riddick is a natural villain forced into the role of hero, who only helps people when it helps him accomplish his goals. He's a murderer, a survivor with no remorse, as shown at the end of Pitch Black when he tried leaving them on the planet.

Regardless, without knowing exactly Vector's role for this character you cannot decide he's not an antihero.

Riddick from the Chronicles of Riddick movies (Pitch Black, Chronicles of Riddick, and Riddick) and games was also an anti-hero.