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The term is anti-hero.

• viraptor 5y ago
  I didn't want to say anti hero. It's true for many cases, but Batman has never been an anti-hero as such. (Neither has the Sandman character I guess?)
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  • megameter 5y ago
    TVTropes uses "Cape" and "Cowl" to distinguish those kinds of heroes: Capes fly in for the photo op like Superman, while Cowls like a Zorro or Batman slink around with limited official support.
• mafuy 5y ago
  It's just a faceted character.