clarification on trope "No Antagonist"

I discovered a trope called No Antagonist and was wondering weather it really meant "no villian" since it says " There is no evil villain hiding in his lair with a plot to destroy the world, no tyrannical ruler bent on mayhem and destruction". Also, in the english class where I first heard the word, "antagonist" was defined as anything opposing the protagonist, meaning that even if the protagonist was instead opposed by nature or some other force that wasn't a character, there WAS still an antagonist, just one that wasn't a character. Is TV tropes defining it differently, or is the trope name innacurate?

American Heritage Ditctionary "Definition #2: The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama."

That's the TV Tropes definition. Though I have heard of no-English teacher suggest that an antagonist could be anything other than a character.

I am saddened that there are no video game examples on the trope page. A video game based on this concept could be very cool if done well.

edited 19th Nov '10 1:06:55 AM by TibetanFox

My communication arts teacher goes with the "anything that goes against the protagonist" definition. You know, Man vs. Man, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself.

Actually, it's a very common school of thought that all of my CA teachers had supported and I had seen in several books. This makes the No Antagonist more risky.