Heroes from the dark fantasy genre, a genre combination of fantasy with strong horror and/or gothic elements.
The setting of these stories are often brutal, and involve morally dubious heroes (or no heroes at all). Good does not triumph over evil very often, and the general population lives in misery and conflict. Unlike many other forms of fantasy, these settings do not indulge in whimsy or "fairy tale" aspects, and instead focus on brutality, much like ancient myth and folklore. This also covers supernatural-horror media franchises.
Famous examples of this are the A Song of Ice and Fire series of books and live-action media, the God of War games, the Souls games, the Conan the Barbarian and series such as Attack on Titan or Berserk.
NOTE: Not to be confused with Fantasy Heroes, which is for heroes from fantasy settings that are not grimdark in nature nor have explicit themes throughout.
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- Abby Schmidt
- Abe Sapien
- Abel (Attack on Titan)
- Abel Nightroad
- Abraham Van Helsing (Bram Stoker)
- Abraham Van Helsing (Hellsing)
- Adam Maitland
- Addams Family
- Adolin Kholin
- Adonis (The Kingdom of Ruin)
- Aegon V Targaryen
- Agent (Elfen Lied)
- Agent Kramer
- Agents (Crackdown)
- Agni
- Ai Mizuno
- Aiden (The Originals)
- Aina
- Akame (Akame ga Kill!)
- Akane☆Hoshi
- Akemi Nakajima
- Akiha Tohno
- Akira Mado
- Akitaru Ōbi
- Alan Wake
- Alaric Saltzman
- Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)
- Aldebaran
- Aleph (Shin Megami Tensei II)
- Alex O'Connell
- Alex Shepherd
- Alex Van Helsing
- Alexander Anderson
- Alice (Freak Island)
- Alice Elliot
- Alice Hardy
- Alice Johnson
- Alice Swayne
- Alice Zuberg
- Allen Walker
- Allison (Hocus Pocus)
- Allyson Nelson
- Alpha (The Eminence in Shadow)
- Alpha Twins
- Alto Clef
- Alucard (Castlevania)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Alucard (Lords of Shadow)
- Alucard (Netflix's Castlevania)
- Aluche Anatoria
- Alvin (ParaNorman)
- Alyosha
- Amanda Krueger
- Ambrosius
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- Ami Murata
- Amicia de Rune
- Amleth
- Amy Klein
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- Anastasia (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
- Anastasia Hoshin
- Andrei Ivanovich Yermak
- Andrew Llewellyn
- Andy Barclay
- Andy Simpson
- Andy the Apple
- Angel Devil
- Angel Dust
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- Angela Orosco
- Angelise Ikaruga Misurugi
- Anna (The Vampire Diaries)
- Anna Miller
- Annabeth Chase (2010)
- Annie Brackett
- Annie Leonhart
- Anthony Tivoli
- Anu (Diablo)
- Anya Hepburn
- Aoi (Shin Megami Tensei)
- Aoi Izumi
- Aoi Kanzaki
- Aoi Todo
- Arata Nitta
- Archer (Fate/stay night)
- Archi Elior
- Arcueid Brunestud
- Ardeth Bay
- Arle Nadja
- Armin Arlert
- Armin Arlert's parents
- Arrax
- Arthur (Ghosts 'n Goblins)
- Arthur Dayne
- Arthur Dent
- Artur Braus
- Artyom Alekseyevich Chyornyj
- Arya Stark
- Arys Oakheart
- Arystar Krory III
- Asa Mitaka
- Asagi Igawa
- Ash Williams
- Asha Greyjoy
- Ashaf (The Witch and the Beast)
- Asher Forrester
- Asmodeus (Helluva Boss)
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Atrus
- Atsuya Kusakabe
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- Audra Phillips
- Augustus Sinclair
- Auriel
- Aurora (Marvel)
- Aurora (Once Upon a Time)
- Aurora Crew
- Avatar (Wizards)
- Ayaka Sajyou
- Ayato Kirishima
- Azad
- Azan
- Azor Ahai
- Baek Yoonho
- Baelor Blacktyde
- Bahamut (Final Fantasy XVI)
- Balder
- Balon Swann
- Balthazar (The Scorpion King)
- Band of the Hawk
- Bando (Elfen Lied)
- Barbara Maitland
- Bayard the Bloodhound
- Beam (Chainsaw Man)
- Bearer of the Curse
- Beatrice (Dante's Inferno)
- Beatrice (Over the Garden Wall)
- Beatrice (Re:Zero)
- Beelzebub (Helluva Boss)
- Beetlejuice
- Behmen von Bleibruck
- Bela Talbot
- Bella Swan
- Bellion
- Ben Daimio
- Ben Hanscom
- Ben Matthias
- Benimaru Shinmon
- Bennett Tramer
- Berg Newspapers
- Beric Dondarrion
- Beta (The Eminence in Shadow)
- Beverly Marsh
- Bianca Barclay
- Big Daddies
- Bill Denbrough
- Billy (Martin Mystery)
- Billy (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
- Billy Peltzer
- Birdboy
- Birdman (Birdboy)
- Bizuki
- Black (Twisted Metal)
- Black Iron Tarkus
- Black Scorpion (Darcy Walker)
- Black☆Star
- Blair (Soul Eater)
- Blood Ravens
- Bobby (Spawn)
- Bobby Singer
- Bonnie Bennett
- Bookman
- Bootsy
- Borra
- Bran Stark
- Breeze
- Brian Stevenson
- Brienne of Tarth
- Brigid Tenenbaum
- Brutus "Brutal" Howell
- Brynden Rivers
- Brynjolf
- Bubbie
- Buffy Summers
- Bunnicula