Erik/The Phantom. The Phantom of the Opera ... Max Payne. Note: This list is in
no way exhaustive of the Byronic heroes in fiction, drama, comics, movies, video
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Examples of the Byronic Hero Literature Character
Book/Series
Author
Artemis Fowl II Edward Cullen Erik/The Phantom Grendel Heathcliff Lestat Lucifer/Satan Mr. Rochester Scarlett O’Hara Severus Snape Tyler Durden/Narrator
Artemis Fowl Twilight The Phantom of the Opera Beowulf Wuthering Heights Interview with a Vampire Paradise Lost Jane Eyre Gone With the Wind Harry Potter series Fight Club
Eoin Colfer Stephenie Meyer Gaston Leroux Anonymous Emily Brontë Anne Rice John Milton Charlotte Brontë Margaret Mitchell J. K. Rowling Chuck Palahniuk
Comics or Film Character
Movie/Comic Book
Anakin Skywalker Angel Batman Captain Jack Sparrow Eric Draven Michael Corleone Q Spiderman V Wolverine
Star Wars series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Batman Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy The Crow The Godfather trilogy Star Trek Spiderman V is for Vendetta X-Men
Video Games/Film Character
Movie/Comic Book
Lara Croft Max Payne
Tomb Raider Max Payne
Note: This list is in no way exhaustive of the Byronic heroes in fiction, drama, comics, movies, video games, and other texts. The examples listed are done so for the purpose of classroom discussion, and students may not agree with some that are listed due to their villainous characteristics overriding any possible positive or heroic characteristics (e.g., Anakin Skywalker). This is to be expected, since the Byronic hero is an idea that complicates the traditional understanding of hero and villain.
