As you know, most anime heroes are ardent supporters of the fight for goodness, fairness and justice. At the same time, pathos and moralizing usually go beyond all reasonable norms and limits. The heroes themselves, as befits true warriors of light, behave nobly, trying not to kill their enemies, but to re-educate them. The murder of an enemy is framed as a personal drama, contributing to the development of complexes and experiences.
But from time to time, characters appear who tear all the canons and templates to pieces, thereby giving birth to new ones. Looking at them, it is often difficult to understand on whose side they are fighting, since these individuals prefer to instill “goodness and justice” rather than humane methods. Of course, they are not free from pathos, but in this case it is directed in a completely different direction. And they are no longer worried about the fact that they accidentally killed someone, but rather that they killed in vain, without achieving anything. Some people prefer not to think about such base things at all, stubbornly striving for their goal.
It took a lot of work to compile the list, because all kinds of criminals, bandits and dark magicians, being initially placed on the opposite side, clearly did not fit. We needed heroes who fought on our side, but who did not disdain dirty methods. Moreover, they were not so squeamish that sometimes it was difficult to understand whether he was a hero or a villain.
8. Baka Ki El Dogura (Level E)
Despite the fact that Prince Baka does not seem to commit anything harsh or bloody, it is difficult to call him a good-natured person. A “troll” of galactic proportions, a lover of having fun, torturing and driving everyone he meets and crosses crazy, suddenly became the guardian of the good old Earth. And, as expected, he got down to business using his favorite methods. It is worth sympathizing in advance with those who accidentally contacted him because, without intending to do anything bad, just wanting to have a little fun, he is capable of driving even the most seasoned creature to a nervous breakdown. But we must admit that he did protect our planet.
7. Guts (Berserk)
A tough mercenary and demon hunter. Fate cruelly mocked him, managing to make him an orphan even before birth. And in the future he got a lot. The adoptive mother died, the adoptive father was sold into sexual slavery, after which he was killed by the hand of his pupil. Best friend betrayed him, his beloved went crazy, and his body was brutally mutilated. So you shouldn’t be surprised that when he’s going to defeat another demon, he first gives him an entire village to be devoured. Or he allows the execution of a person who actually saved his life before.
He does not even disdain base acts, such as taking hostages and killing children. Being a fighter against evil, for those around him he himself became its embodiment, which does not prevent him from gritting his teeth and continuing to go through life in order to achieve his goal. It is difficult to say where this road will lead him, and we wish him good luck in his difficult work.
6. Gokudou Yussot Kikansky (Gokudou-kun Manyuuki)
Warrior and adventurer. And also a womanizer, a thief, a liar, a coward, a cynic and just good man. He is capable of any meanness, since the meaning of his life is to indulge his own instincts. But even being an ultra-egoist, capable of abandoning his friends in the midst of a battle, or driving a merchant’s sword back into the hands of its owner, he is still the world’s hope for his salvation. Being the chosen one of the gods, he has to blindly follow fate in order to finally gain everything he so desired. And it should be noted that despite all the shortcomings, he manages to get out of all troubles, overcoming even greatest gods(or even saving them). And even though it was his fault that the universe was redrawn, and his native kingdom was virtually wiped off the face of the earth, he still remains the same cynical impudent man, ready at any moment to commit another meanness. Naturally for the benefit of global justice (even if he doesn’t even think about it)
5. Lelouch the British (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)
A brilliant tactician and strategist, a talented organizer, the owner of a mysterious power and simply a prince in exile. It's all him, Lelouch Lamperouge, Lelouch the British or just Zero. An idealist to the core, trying to build an ideal world, for the sake of his cause he is ready to destroy a couple of cities (or even countries), expand world war and even become the embodiment of universal evil.
They fear him and admire him. He is loved and hated. Obeying his word, millions of people are ready to face certain death. He is both a villain and the embodiment of goodness and justice. So it’s hard to say what’s more in it. However, he is one of the few who realized his destructive nature and even managed to atone. And even though he managed to destroy the world, the newly built one was imbued with his ideas about justice.
4. Yagami Light (Death Note)
Another young genius determined to remake the world to his liking. Moreover, his idea: “kill all the bad ones” captivated many. Through global terror, he managed to achieve what many “utopians” dreamed of. True, at times he had to deviate from his principles, eliminating those who interfered with him or served as a threat to his existence.
This character is probably one of the most controversial. On the one hand, a bearer of a noble ideology, on the other, an ominous tyrant who imagines himself to be a god. Having corrected the world for the better, ridding it of crime and war, he forced people to live in fear and apprehension that the almighty Kira would one day consider them unworthy to live on.
3. Lina Inverse (Slayers)
A young powerful sorceress who loves to use spells that can easily destroy an entire city. Which is what she does regularly. The threat of bandits, dragons and taverns. But despite its menacing and deadly nature, it has many good deeds to its credit. Ambitious dark magicians, powerful ancient demons, lords of darkness and simply bad people have experienced the hard way that getting involved with this red-haired sorceress is a lost cause. And in such cases, you shouldn’t be surprised that, once again saving the world, Lina, going into a rage, will incinerate a couple of settlements, or cause other global destruction.
In addition, it should be taken into account that our heroine is also quite pragmatic. So she carries out most of her missions only for a decent fee. Another thing is that a trivial matter at first turns out to be global cataclysm, as a result of which the sorceress receives another status in her formidable reputation.
2. Dark Schneider (Bastard)
If Lina Inverse had a son, he would probably look like this hero. Indeed, it is difficult to find a more savory and pretentious scumbag, a minister dark forces and at the same time challenging them. Insolent, braggart, egoist, womanizer (the number of women exceeds four hundred, according to his closest associate). Having called him for protection, be prepared for the fact that at the end of the battle there will be nothing left to protect.
And at the same time, he is distinguished by a kind of nobility. He will not hesitate to sacrifice his life for the sake of another beloved girl or challenge his own supporters. Overcoming everything and everyone, he will fight even when torn in half. In general, he is a rather remarkable personality with considerable charisma. You can only love or hate this, there is no third option.
1. Alucard (Hellsing)
He is a vampire, one of the incarnations of the legendary Count Dracula. But he was called into service by the forces of light and, as a result, made him the most powerful weapon of the Order of the Royal Protestant Knights, also known as the Hellsing organization. However, having tamed a powerful vampire, you should not assume that he will immediately become white, fluffy and pull out his fangs. The former Dracula has by no means lost his lethality and is still ready to punish his enemies with particular cruelty, ferocity and ruthlessness.
Yes, he doesn’t like unnecessary deaths, but that doesn’t mean you can stand in his way. In order to fulfill his duty, he is ready to tear apart any obstacle, be it an ordinary policeman or a competitor from the Vatican. And if one of the vampires falls into his hands, get ready for a horrifyingly bloody spectacle. The mocking Alucard will mock his enemy, devouring, dismembering or simply driving him into hysterics. It’s difficult to call him a positive hero, but against the backdrop of the evil and lawlessness that is happening, he simply looks like a noble knight.
We’ll probably end here, but the list is not finished yet and perhaps hundreds of other, no less significant characters are expected to be included in it.
What is Pechorin's character? Is he a hero or a villain?
this is a lost soul that cannot find itself and its place in life
In my opinion, Picheren is a hero of all times. M.Yu. Lermontov was able to subtly endow the main character with such qualities that exist in every person at all times. Pecheren is spoiled and selfish and takes everything from life. But the majority of society behaves the same way. He enjoys success with women and uses them to his own advantage. Most people do the same modern men. He a common person with its shortcomings, advantages and vices.
He seems to me to be a subtle and vulnerable soul who hides from reality behind snobbery and playing Byron. This is evident from his reflections. The real and bored aristocrat he pretends to be wouldn't bother with how painful it must be for the women he's trying to play with. He simply wouldn't notice the pain.
I would say that Pechorin’s character is complex. But his main feature can perhaps be called cynicism. He was spoiled and a little callous towards others. He put his immediate interests above everything else. He approached life like a player.
Pechorin is not a hero, but he is not a villain. His actions are not intentional, they are dictated by the prevailing circumstances. He takes from life what it gives him, claims the best, puts his interests above the interests of other people.
M.Yu. Lermontov awarded his hero such traits as attractiveness to women. It seems to me that the author himself was not so successful in this matter :).
He is a reflection of the society of that time. Neither a villain nor a hero.
I agree that he is neither a hero nor a villain. But who is he? In my opinion, this is just a person who cannot find himself, find the meaning of his life. And, indeed, he does not know how to love and compassion. It seems to me that he is, in fact, worse off than all those people whom he causes suffering, because feeling the emptiness of existence and the lack of love in his life is, in my opinion, the most terrible and terrible thing that a person can experience.
Pechorin is a man of his time. The noble officer is cold and calculating. A product of the upbringing of his time. A collective image, therefore one cannot talk about the heroism or villainy of his nature. Everyone was like that back then.
It’s hard to call Pechorin a villain - this word is least suitable for characterizing the character. But is he a hero?
The fact is that the word hero has many meanings - a hero-lover, a hero as a character literary work(For example, main character novel), the hero as a person performing feats, etc. There were no special feats observed for Pechorin, except, perhaps, victories on the love front and the murder (there is no other way to call it) Grushnitsky. Yes, he is infinitely brave, but this courage does not come from the desire to help or save someone, but from the aimlessness of existence and from spiritual restlessness. With his heroics, Pechorin ruins the lives of others (Bela, Princess Mary, Grushnitsky, Azamat, Kazbich, honest smugglers, Maxim Maksimych - everyone suffered from him to a greater or lesser extent), but... he does this not out of malice and, being a smart man, he himself suffers from the current situation.
Pechorin evokes only compassion - he wants to love but cannot (doesn’t know how); he is too smart to live simply, without claims to the justification of his birth; he is brave and dexterous, but no one needs his courage. Yes, he is a hero, but he was born at the wrong time and in the wrong place, which means his inner potential, not finding worthy use, brings nothing but destruction.
Pechorin is a man with a lost soul, very vulnerable and cold. He can hardly be called a hero or a villain. He is just a man who has lost many human qualities, incl. heroism and anger. One can feel the coldness from the hero.
What is Pechorin's character?
Pechorin can be called a hero of the transitional time. By the time he lived in, he was bored, he had already outgrown everyone with his intellect, intelligence and wit. And in the new time there are different heroes. He seems lost.
How can you characterize it? Maxim Maksimych Pechorin himself described it this way:
Lermontov describes Pechorin as a romantic, secretive, dissatisfied person, but with an inner desire for better life. He has great willpower, he is brave, but at the same time he is very, very lonely. In the novel we see his selfish traits. Despite his high intelligence, he had a spiritual emptiness and failed as a hero.
Pechorin is a very controversial character. He has an indiscriminate character because he has not understood himself. Lermontov wrote that two people live in Pechorin: they wish and think, and the other does. As a result, Pechorin often contradicts himself in his actions: he either seeks out Bela, then quickly stops loving her, then he wants to go hunting, then he is afraid of the slightest rustle.
He, like any other person, is tired of boredom and cannot find his purpose, so I don’t know whether he can be called exclusively bad or good.
Cold and callous. Neither a villain nor a hero. Soulless.
Probably everyone agrees that it is difficult to call Pechorin a villain. And which one is really the villain? Yes, he committed actions of which he himself was later ashamed, but this did not happen to specifically purposefully create evil. In many reviews about Pechorin you can read that he is a typical representative of his time, but more romantic. But it seems to me that he is a hero without time. Such people have existed and will always exist, since man is individual by nature. Pechorin stood out from the average crowd, he is looking for himself, looking for his purpose in life and cannot find it. It seems to me that by nature he is rather a maximalist, for whom it is painful to realize that everything in life is somehow not arranged that way. Such people are capable of heroism and noble deeds, but for the most part they break down with age, and realizing the changes in themselves they suffer and bring suffering to those around them, especially those they love and who love them.
Pechorin is a hero of his time. In the 30s, such a person does not find a place where he can put his strength, and therefore is doomed to loneliness. The tragedy of this individual, doomed to inaction and loneliness, is the main ideological meaning of the novel “A Hero of Our Time.” Lermontov portrays his contemporary Grigory Aleksandrovich Pechorin truthfully and convincingly. Pechorin received a secular upbringing, at first he chases after secular entertainment, but then he is disappointed, attempts to engage in science and a cooling towards it. He is bored, indifferent to the world and experiences deep dissatisfaction with his life. Pechorin is a deep character. He combines a “sharp, chilled mind” with a thirst for activity and willpower. He feels immense strength within himself, but wastes it on trifles, on love affairs, without doing anything useful. Pechorin makes the people around him unhappy. So he interferes in the lives of smugglers, takes revenge on everyone indiscriminately, plays with the fate of Bela, the love of Vera. He defeats Grushnitsky in a duel and becomes the hero of the society he despises. He is taller environment, smart, educated. But internally devastated, disappointed. He lives “out of curiosity,” on the one hand, and on the other, he has an ineradicable thirst for life. Pechorin's character is very contradictory. He says: “I have long lived not with my heart, but with my head.” At the same time, having received Vera’s letter, Pechorin rushes like crazy to Pyatigorsk, hoping to see her at least once again. He painfully searches for a way out, thinks about the role of fate, seeks understanding among people of another circle. And he doesn’t find a sphere of activity or use for his powers. The author is interested in the complex aspects of the hero’s mental life. This helps us understand the ideological and spiritual life of Russian society in the 30s of the last century. This reflected the skill of Lermontov, the creator of the first psychological novel. The tragedy of Pechorin is the tragedy of many of his contemporaries, similar to him in their way of thinking and position in society.
Pechorin Grigory Alexandrovich - chief the hero of the novel, in his type associated with the characters of the psychological novels of R. Chateaubriand, B. Constant (the origin of the surname Pechorin from the name of the Pechora River, as well as the surname Onegin from the name of the Onega River, was noted by V.G. Belinsky) The history of his soul is the content works. This task is directly defined in the “Preface” to “Pechorin’s Journal”. The story of Pechorin's disappointed and dying soul is set out in the hero's confessional notes with all the mercilessness of introspection; being both the author and the hero of the “magazine”, P. fearlessly speaks about his ideal impulses, and about the dark sides of his soul, and about the contradictions of consciousness. But this is not enough to create a three-dimensional image; Lermontov introduces other narrators into the narrative, not the “Pechorin” type - Maxim Maksimych, a traveling officer. Finally, Pechorin’s diary contains other reviews about him: Vera, Princess Mary, Grushnitsky, Doctor Werner. All descriptions of the hero’s appearance are also aimed at reflecting the soul (through the face, eyes, figure and details of clothing). Lermontov does not treat his hero ironically; but the very type of Pechorin personality, which arose at a certain time and in certain circumstances, is ironic.
Pechorin cannot be called good or bad. At the beginning of the book he appears before us in the most unattractive form, but by the end of the work he changes. I would call Pechorin a contradictory hero, rushing about, since the very time in which he lived was contradictory.L. Grigoriev, noting the purely external, feigned, “mirage” in Pechorin,
wrote: “... the foundations of his character are tragic, perhaps terrible, but no longer
not funny." People of the Pechorin type are incomprehensible to the cheerful average man with his
cheap optimism, with its limited, pitiful range of spiritual interests. Pechorin seems “strange” and incomprehensible to all those who are not familiar with “the pangs of doubt”, or “spiritual cravings”, or “greedy melancholy”. He is already unpleasant to the smug “crowd” because they see in him a threat to their bourgeois well-being. Pechorin is not a cruel selfish person, not a narcissistic egocentric, but a thinking and suffering person, who is characterized by an intense spiritual life, internal struggle, torment, doubts. Pechorin cannot be called good or bad. At the beginning of the book he appears before us in the most unattractive form, but by the end of the work he changes. I would call Pechorin a contradictory hero, tossing about, since the very time in which he lived was contradictory.
A proud, young man of twenty-five years old, with a strong-willed nature, this is how the main character of the novel by M.Yu. Lermontov Pechorin appears.
Despite his youth, Gregory already had great ideas about life. He differs from many people of his time in his highly developed culture, manner of communication, and views. What is important to him is not a person’s words, but his actions. Pechorin himself is from an aristocratic family and has a good education.At the beginning there is a feeling about him good opinion, but this good opinion soon dissipates. It turns out that Pechorin is not pretending to be who he is, he is two-faced... On the one hand, he is a conscientious person who loves poetry and art, and on the other, he is a cold, calculating collector of vices, the complete opposite of the first personality.
Pechorin treats Bela and Mary very badly... First, he wins their favor by feigning feelings for them, and then refuses their true love.
Of course, Pechorin is a “hero of that time” in terms of his qualities and character, according to the author of the novel, but how can we talk about a hero when in front of you seems to be a nice person, but in fact inside sits a “little ruler” who longs to see his superiority over others.
Although... Pechorin is not such a villain as I imagine him to be, most likely there was no such person to whom he could open his soul and therefore Grigory is forced to keep everything to himself.
Each person has his own shortcomings, but when shortcomings or vices are “settled” in people, then condemning Pechorin alone is stupid.
Before condemning someone, first of all we need to free society from a vicious life.
Therefore, it is pointless to say “hero or villain” Pechorin while society lives a vicious life.
On various topics. Let's figure out who Pechorin was. Is he a hero or a villain? What is his character really like?
We are faced with a difficult task, because it is difficult to evaluate a character who was distinguished by a complex, dual character. notes that in Pechorin two people immediately got along. One of them thought and reflected, and the second acted decisively, and sometimes recklessly. But Belinsky is truly a hero of his time in Pechorin. He had to live in the third decade of the nineteenth century, a period of particular cruelty, and which, among other things, was marked by an atmosphere of social oppression. But the author himself, in the preface to his work, says that he created Pechorin from the entire set of vices existing at that time.
If we judge Pechorin’s character, trying to understand whether he is a villain or a hero, then it is worth noting that this is physically strong man, hardy and beautiful. Pechorin is smart and is able to reflect on topics such as good and evil, the meaning of existence, love and friendship. He understands people well. The only problem is that the person was born at the wrong time, he is superfluous. Therefore, like many of his contemporaries, he spends his life in languor. Instead of setting goals and achieving them, he has to waste his energy on incomprehensible actions that are unworthy of a person with capital letters. Since Pechorin has not learned to love, he involuntarily causes pain to those around him, and does not even realize it. After all, at his core he is an egoist, an individualist and incapable of compassion.
So what actually happens? Pechorin a hero or a villain? Perhaps I would like to draw specific conclusions in this essay, calling Pechorin a villain, but he’s not a villain. Although Pechorin brings suffering and misfortune to those around him, he does not do it out of malice, and in the end he himself suffers. I can’t say with certainty that Pechorin is a hero. In my opinion, real heroes do not commit such actions for which to a normal person it becomes embarrassing.
