That was hard to state clearly in the title field... I was just thinking about the collages and montages of horror icons, and how almost all of the icons are the villains. Some of the only exceptions that occur to me are Ash (from Evil Dead (obv)), and arguably Herbert West from Re-Animator. If you can think of any other horror franchises in which the person who fights againts the main villain becomes the most iconic figure in the franchise, please share.