Ethan Edwards is the anti-heroic main protagonist played by John Wayne in the 1956 film The Searchers. He is a man who seeks vengeance towards the Comanche, who killed most of his family and kidnapped his niece.
Despite being the main character of the film, Edwards is a very flawed individual. He harbors ethnic hatred towards the Comanches and even attempts to kill his own niece after she spent too much time with them, believing her to be racially tainted.
