User blog comment:Zoether/Would you consider Courtney an Anti-Hero or Villain/@comment-5956575-20140103094115/@comment-24600224-20140105051709

Heroicism is within the eye of the beholder, and for you to insist that Courtney has never done a single heroic thing is denial. She did plenty of heroic things. She had consoled Sadie when Katie and Sadie where seperated when no one else did, she immediately attended to an injured Izzy when literally no one else seemed to care, she frequently stood up for Harold, (someone who she clearly does not have fond opinions for in the first place) from Duncan's ridicule. She encouraged Duncan to face his greatest fears ''without resorting to violence or anger. ''She was admittingly civil and polite to her opponents--particuarly Heather, of all people--by politely responding to them that "it's not over yet!". She, of her own accord, stood up to Duncan's intimidating nature when she encouraged Harold to wake him up. She almost voluntired to send herself home when she admitted to herself that she let her team down. These are all things that Courtney did in TDI that are not considered antagonsitic or villinous at all. In fact, I would dare say that I'd call them heroic qualities.

Courtney's darker personality was shown in TDA where she was clearly a villain, although the fact that in Beth's ending that she was willing to sue the show for Duncan's sake also reflects her compassion for him.

Courtney, however, returned to her sweet TDI self for half the season of TDWT. Despite telling herself that she refuses to associate with Gwen, she swollowed her pride and let Gwen join her team with Duncan because it made Duncan satisfied. She attempted numerious times to be civil and polite with Heather, but Heather's arrogance prevented this by tossing their prized meat grinder despite Courtney's objections. Courtney also sighed and said "poor guy" about Duncan quiting, which obviously reflects her empathy and compassion for Duncan (which you claim that she doesn't have). ''She was willing to sacrifice her dignity and befriend her mortal enemy for absolutely no reason at all. ''She was willing to heal Gwen's sunburnt hand despite the fact that she was against Gwen at that time. Even when she grew "evil" as a result of the boyfriend kissing, Courtney still demonstrates to have heroic qualities in that she was honest enough to ask Heather if it was all right to continue seeing Alejandro. Moreover, she was honest to the point that she outright told Alejandro that she was using him for her own revenge. The latter doesn't sound heroic, sure, but the point is is that she was honest enough to reveal that, and honesty is a heroic trait.

In TDAS, Courtney insisted that she will never ever forgive Gwen. And yet we all know she did. Forgiveness is a heroic trait while bitterness is an villanious one.

Courtney does indeed have remarkable heroic qualities. You just have to watch the show and and actually see them.