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I actually disagree about an anti-hero. A villian who has a code of conduct is just bending the rules/laws. Example: Regina posions someone. She didn't directly kill them but indirectly via the poison. That's still an evil act.

Going by @Hmcopper4 definition of a anti-villian "has villianous goals but they have a code of honor or manage to seek their goal while staying inside the rules." We could basically call Mr. Gold and Regina anti-villians now. Both are considered villians still, or at least not 100% heroes. They still have nefrious plots but seek to achieve them behind the scenes or behind people's backs so their good image isn't tarnished.

Urban Dictionary has a good example like @Andrew.scott.503 gave: Magneto

I've never thought of a character as an anti-villian and never heard of the term but it's interesting to think about.