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Message: [QUOTE="miguk, post: 82931, member: 1510"] Depends. If the reason for their behavior is well developed, then yes, they could potentially work well. But there's a fine line between well developed and contrived, and too many writers fail to get that right. Likewise, anti-heroes can work if the story either gives strong, non-contrived, non-strawmanned justification for their actions; or, conversely, does not even try to justify their actions, but instead condemns them. Rorschach from [I]Watchmen[/I] is a great example of both: the reasons for why he is the way he is are well explained without feeling forced, but at the same time, Moore tries to get the reader to understand that Rorschach is a horrifying person and should not be celebrated. (Unfortunately, many readers suck at critical thinking and missed the "this guy is horrible" part.) [/QUOTE]

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