An antihero is the main person in a book, play, or film who does not have the qualities you expect a hero to have. A usual hero is brave, kind, and easy to cheer for. An antihero may be ordinary, scared, selfish, rude, tired, or even a bit unpleasant — but the story is still about them, and you are asked to care what happens. They are not the villain. The villain is the one the story pushes against; the antihero is still the one you walk with. Writers and critics use the word with a fairly careful meaning. In everyday talk about TV and films, people stretch it: almost any messy main character gets called an antihero now, even when they are only a little rude. It feels a bit like book-talk, but you will hear it from ordinary viewers too. Though actually, an antihero can still do a brave thing now and then. The point is they are not built as a shining example.

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