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I just recently started Don Quixote and have only just made it into part 2, but he doesn't really strike me as a hero. Maybe in his own head he thinks so. He's certainly the protagonist, but from what i've read so far, he's been rather antagonistic towards the people he interacts with.

Really? Holden damn close to the platonic ideal of a reluctant hero, with a strong moral compass.

He wobbles a bit later with all the PTSD, but generally always tries to do the right thing the best way he can.

Naomi and Bobbi too, Naomi did bad stuff in her back story, but she's much sutlrer of herself and her sense of right and wrong due to that. Bobbi possibly a very mild anti-hero as she can lean a little blood knight, but not quite anti-hero in my view.

Drummer and Fred Johnson are much more morally grey, and start out as more antagonists than they end up being.

Avasarala is similar, but she's also a magnificent foul mouthed mother. She can get anti-hero status for sure.

Amos I think is more of a villain protagonist (dueteragonist?) than anti-hero.

Miller is anti-hero in the Shinji Ikari type.

To be fair, after the swallowing he sometimes puke. It's not a total sin, but just a eating disorder.

Isn’t this just a hero?

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It's also established that's he's an accelerationist. He's intentionally baiting the Empire to crackdown more brutally on dissent in an effort to forment rebellion among the common people of the galaxy. He fears that if he does not do this, there will be a day when the Empires grip is too tight to escape.

"It will burn... Very brightly"

In the end, he was right. The Death Star vindicates his methods. Without Luthen laying the groundwork for the Rebel Alliance, the Galaxy would have been a boiling frog and the Death Star would have led to its brutal oppression for generations.

I think he has an automatic negative connotation just because of his many cops etc idolize him, but he's a fantastic character. In the (Uhh I think) daredevil show and comic he knocked DD out, chained him up with a revolver, and said shoot me or I will assassinate this bad guy. Like "you wanna do the 'killing is wrong' shtick? Welcome to my trolley problem, bitch."

I got halfway through the second book and it just wasn't what I wanted anymore. My brother told me to keep going but it's been a while.

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Yes, the sinister toe wiggling

Vegeta embodies the rage that all of us feel and has one of the best character arcs of all time IMO.

he had his entire life stolen from him by the monster that took him in, not out of pittance, but out of a sick sense of entertainment.

he then spent the next 20-ish years trying to become stronger to complete his desire for vengeance, and even then he wasn't enough.

he literally had everything stolen from him. beaten from him. was mocked relentlessly because of who and what he is. they took everything but one thing. That one thing that could never be taken from him. His pride.

I learned so much about myself as a person as I watched his character develop. I keep a figure of him on my desk to remind myself of how far I have come and to protect my pride.

he is, by far, one of the most influential characters in my entire life.