sometimes comic-book heroes aren't so
black and white where's my faith welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we're
counting down our picks for the top ten
comic book anti heroes of all time for
this list we've looked at Tomica
characters whose deeds are meant to do
right in the world but their motives or
past may be suspect what are you some
kind of psycho I'm just protecting
myself we're also considering characters
that are in it for themselves but
ultimately find themselves battling
against villains more often than not
just
doing my job number 10 Judge Dredd in a
dystopian future where crime has gotten
out of hand the position of law enforcer
has been given to specific men who are
simultaneously judge jury and
executioner save me a lot of paperwork
if you just confess right now the most
famous and deadly of them all Dredd is
incredibly effective at killing and
takes great pleasure in his work though
you'd never see it from his face Dredd
may appear more super villain than
antihero at times but then we remember
how effective a deterrent he is and how
great he is at destroying those foolish
enough to cross the law law number 9v
however this valorous visitation of a
bygone vexation stands vivified and has
vowed to vanquish these venal and
virulent vermin van guarding vice and
vouchsafing the violently vicious and
voracious violation of listener one
man's terrorist is another man's freedom
fighter V exists in a London that is
under the thumb of a corrupt government
and he's had enough remember remember
the 5th of November as such he tried to
launch a revolution for the hearts and
thoughts of the general public once held
in what can only be described as a
concentration camp he bides his time
before healing those who held him
blowing up landmarks and goading the
public into overthrowing the government
you really think the blowing up
Parliament's going to make this country
a better place
there's no certainty only opportunity
while the fights for what he believes is
the common good his methods are highly
questionable
number eight the red foot the red hood
when red hood debuted in the under the
hood comic book storyline his identity
was shrouded in mystery he's calling
himself the red hood that is until it
was ultimately revealed that the man
beneath the mask was Jason Todd who'd at
one time been robbing taking control of
Gotham City's gangs he strives to
destroy the drug trade and violence of
the land but resorts to criminal acts in
order to do so that's pretty cryptic but
interesting tell me more he commits
murder again and again against those he
deems worthy of it
justifying his actions with a calling
card on which is written let the
punishment fit the crime it's him or me
you have to decide
decide now doing hem on me design number
seven John Constantine an occult figure
who fights against the forces of Lucifer
if you find yourself in John's
protection then some things have gone
seriously wrong in your life and he's
truly the only thing standing between
you and hell I just pulled a soldier
demon a little girl look like he was
trying to come through fraught with
cancer and destined for the underworld
upon his death Constantine sold his soul
to stay on earth and was born with this
curse he has since spent his newly
acquired years saving the tormented in
hopes of permanently freeing his soul
from eternal damnation welcome to my
life number six venom the Eddie Brock
version of this character often referred
to himself as wheat because he
considered himself a combination of the
alien symbiote and a man getting his
life as a villain denim was consumed
with hatred for spider-man and Peter
Parker before they began to desire
something different in life little
hatreds not going to help you have so
much potential and together we're going
to get you through this calling
themselves a lethal protector venom does
not fight crime in a traditional sense
but would not allow bad things to happen
to people in his area either you've got
your power back are you still going to
fight injustice
venom is never gonna set out to be just
the good guy but as his character has
evolved he's no longer as bad as he
started out oh my spider-sense is
tingling if you know what I'm talking
about number five another character
originally created as a straight-up
villain Catwoman is a thief who has a
moral code all of her own and if you
cross it you'll probably pay the price
yeah at times smitten with Batman and
others not so much which is
understandable considering he's the man
who has thwarted her criminal schemes
over and over again Catwoman's MO is not
to go out into the night to fight crime
like Bruce rather she'll save lives when
she can along the way but that's it no
guns
number four Rorschach the Sun I'm an
abusive mother who was also a prostitute
Walter Kovacs is throwing disgust
towards the criminal element it seems
natural but it was after tangling with a
man who killed a little girl that he was
truly stripped of any empathy and became
a ruthless vigilante spending the rest
of his life fighting criminals never
considering that he had become one
himself Rorschach soon became the
scourge of the criminal underworld why
does one death matter against so many
because there is good and evil and evil
must be punished
so when he himself was sent to prison he
seemed to be at great risk instead he
continued to destroy criminals while
behind bars in short everyone should
fear him as he's always watching and
he's very uncompromising
politicians will look up and shout save
us
Oh whisper no number three spawn Alan
Simmons is dead let him go
I am Simmons old man when a government
operative makes the mistake of
questioning his superiors they send his
friend and partner to kill him in the
Risley fashion
once dead Al Simmons finds himself in
hell because of the innocence he killed
before his death he makes a deal to
rejoin the living in order to see his
wife and comes back in the form of spawn
I still look at what what had in the
past the only way you can defeat she's
dealing here once back on earth he turns
his attention to the wicket and he
brutally kills those he thinks deserved
to be killed as well as anyone else who
crosses him you don't want to do that
number two Deadpool
call me Deadpool it rise with no school
never has a nickname been more apt for
someone than the Merc with the mouth as
Deadpool is as likely to kill you as he
is to mock you and everything you stand
for whatever you say burn it down
originally a villain when he began to
take part in the Heroes for Hire comic
titles Deadpool also began to take jobs
to kill and steal for good which
subsequently began a change in the
characters behavior and goals despite
this he still has zero issues killing
when needed okay
people are dead before we reveal our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions
my name is Elektra noxious shoot your
mouth off now shot
why would you think I know that because
I know who you aren't him you're the guy
who escaped and you're the guy who's
gonna take me back there
number one the Punisher call me The
Punisher when Frank castles family was
killed he was reborn as The Punisher a
man consumed by the desire to punish
criminals and the corrupt with extreme
prejudice
using his military training to dispatch
anyone unfortunate enough to find
themselves in his crosshairs The
Punisher may be a force for good as he
destroys the wicked but he is no
choirboy arguably one of the most
violent characters to come out of
mainstream comics in the heart of this
predator there is no sympathy left for
anyone no not vengeance
punishment do you agree with our list I
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