7. Magneto - X-Men: First Class
The most sympathetic comic book anti hero of all time, Magneto. Erik Lehnsherr was the only survivor from the holocaust of his immediate family and friends. This experience created within him anger and distrust of humanity, as well as courage against oppression. These emotions would pave the way to his controversial and understandable view of humanity not accepting the rise of homo superior. His experience during WW2 where he saw his people being killed off one at a time while they stood idly by, added fuel to the fire in Magneto's soul that will be prevalent in the years to come. Magneto's zero tolerance of hate crimes against mutants is what he fights against, which he enforces with violence and ultimatums. On the face of it he looks like a terrorist, but unlike most, his desire is the safety and assurance that his kind will be treated with respect and fairness. But his prior life experience knows better than to trust humans, pushing him on to prepare mutant kind for the war he foresee's as inevitable. To call Magneto a villain would be a small minded view point, a terrorist or freedom fighter I would agree with. He is man only looking to protect his kind and ensure that what happened in his early life, never happens again.