antihero

C10712
concept

An antihero is a central character who lacks traditional heroic qualities such as idealism, courage, or morality, yet still drives the story and often earns the audience’s sympathy or interest.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
antihero canonical 149
vigilante 47
antiheroine 5

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: antihero
Generated description
An antihero is a central character who lacks traditional heroic qualities such as idealism, courage, or morality, yet still drives the story and often earns the audience’s sympathy or interest.

Instances (201)

Instance Via concept surface
Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser
surface form: Flashman
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