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Main Guile Hero Discussion
Probably not an example:
- Jacob from Lost.
- Does he really qualify? He's not unambiguously good. LOTS of people get hurt because of his plans. And he doesn't seem to feel that badly about it. I mean, he "brought" everyone to the island, therefore in some way causing 815 to crash, which killed a ton of people. Not to mention the people who died on-island after the crash. If Jacob hadn't brought them there, they would have gone on living their normal lives.
Probably not a Guile Hero: not heroic.
- Odin is perfectly willing to con, lie, cheat, steal, and do whatever is necessary for the purpose of delaying or averting Ragnarok.
- Your Milage May Vary, specially considering that the notion he is "good" is a fairly recent interpretation, seeing as even the Norsemen considered him a sadistic backstabber.
- Perhaps AntiHero is a fitting description. He has delayed the final battle between the Gods and Giants after all...