It is impossible to stomp the angel out of anyone’s face once it takes up residence there – it just winds up spreading the power around farther and deeper.

Anti-heroes are a riff on noble enemies – they are more complicated, often darker than the straightforward noble enemies. They make people uncomfortable, but also satisfy the human desire for elusive goodness. They include characters like Dirty Harry, Sam Spade, Raskolnikov, Dr. Gregory House, and Huckleberry Finn.