User blog comment:Darkest Shadow/SFW Winter Awards 2017~ Piano's Votes/@comment-25627885-20170203082746

Ehhh, Riven wouldn't exactly be an Anti-Hero on the fact that he treats the title as what it is, a job title.

In general he doesn't really want the job, but someone's gotta do it and it might as well be him instead of some egomaniac.

(he's a parody of the BBEG stereotypes lol.)