Heroes are as real as unicorns, but antiheroes are the main characters in every reality. And that actually makes so much more sense. Even the good guy is the bad guy in someone else’s story. I love antiheroes because they are very clear about their actions, their desires, and their intentions. Absolutely gray characters, yet their choices are so strikingly black and white that it gets frustrating at times! Also, antiheroes are hardly ever able to regulate their emotions—always on one of the opposite ends of the emotional spectrum. Tough babies, that’s how I look at them! How can you not root for them?In this article, we’ve compiled a list of the most iconic antiheroes who’d overshadow even the most iconic heroes, any day. The Most Iconic Antiheroes Of All Time1. Travis Bickle -Taxi Driver Robert De Niro plays Vietnam War veteran Travis Bickle, who is beaten down by the war, living a miserable life, and unable to connect with anyone around him ever since he returned to society as a civilian. His experiences on the battlefield are dreadful, and so are his psychological scars, which propel him deeper into alienation and paranoia. Tired of sleepless nights and a lack of purpose in his life, Travis sets out to cleanse the crime and corruption in the city, believing violence is the only effective tool for societal improvement. His PTSD becomes his fuel for violence, weakening his grip on reality as he oscillates between mindless fury and delusions of grandeur, becoming...
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