ANTIHERO SCALE

Ranking the good, bad and the good-bad

BAD TO THE BONE

PEACEMAKER

His helmet might look like a toilet seat (sorry, beacon of freedom), but John Cena’s “douchey Captain America” won’t take any shit when it comes to defending and safeguarding America. And if that means turning on his cohorts, killing Rick Flag and eating a whole beach of dicks, no problemo.

THE PUNISHER

Whether portrayed by Thomas Jane, Ray Stevenson or Jon Bernthal, skull-obsessed vigilante Frank Castle has a zero-tolerance policy on systemic corruption and organised crime. If they had only left his wife and kids alone, however, he might well have found another use for his lethal skills and destructive ingenuity.

LOKI

An out-and-out villain in the original Thor, Tom Hiddleston’s God of Mischief has become a lot more amenable since and even sacrificed himself heroically in Avengers:

Infinity War. With all those variants tinkering with the Sacred Timeline, though, you should probably only trust him as far as the Hulk can throw him.

DEADPOOL

After an experimental cancer serum left him looking “like a testicle with teeth”, you wouldn’t blame Wade Wilson if he turned to the dark side. Yet Ryan Reynolds’ “Merc with a Mouth” has somehow managed to stay on the side of the angels, even after losing the love of his life.

(THE) BATMAN

The Dark Knight may have trouble keeping his darker urges in check, as shown by his most recent incarnation’s propensity for pummeling street thugs into pulp. But Bruce Wayne will always have Gotham City’s best interests at heart, not to mention a loyal Alfred Pennyworth to give him moral guidance.

GOOD AS GOLD