Anton Chigurh

"What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss"

~Anton Chigurh

"Call it?"

~Anton Chigurh

"Anywhere not in your pocket. Where it'll get mixed in with the others and become just a coin. Which it is."

~Anton Chigurh

"People always say the same thing"

-Anton Chigurh

Anton Chigurh is the main antagonist of the novel and film, No Country For Old Men. In the movie he is portrayed by Javier Bardem. He is described as a ruthless hitman who was one of the pioneers of the unstoppable villain genre.

In the novel he is portrayed as the main antagonist even though he never shared a scene with the story's main protagonist, Ed Tom Bell.

His main weapon of choice is a Captive Bolt Pistol, which he uses to smash holes in human skulls or opening door locks. He also uses a silenced semi-automatic shotgun, which comes in handy in the scene where he single-handedly killed a group of mexican gang who was sent to kill Chigurh's target, Llewelyn Moss. He also carries with him TEC-9 pistol.

In the movie he appears wearing tough jeans, leather boots and bowl cut hair. Sometimes before he kills his victim, he plays a coin toss, similar to another villain's trademark, Harvey Two-Face.

He has a great deal of endurance. Capable of withstanding pain from a shotgun and a broken or fractured arm. He also has a broad medical knowledge and can even take care of his own wounds. He also shows some level of intelligence as seen when he escapes a sheriff's precint and steals medical supplies from a drug store filled with civilians and security.

Anton also has a big knowing in improvising normal things, like using an antique coin to open an air vent, killing a policemen with his own handcuffs and using a boy's shirt as a sling.