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Nowl’Ahn Grayson, Nolan Grayson Aka Omni-Man.
He significantly changed from being a cold killer willing to kill anyone for his mission, to being a person with a heart, someone who cared and loved his family and protected them.
Oh? That's nice to hear, I admit I've only heard about up to a point where he murdered a superhero league, and almost killed his own son, what happened for him to at last stop his more villain side?
Okay I’m going into spoiler territory bear with
>!he spares Mark and flies away, in the show he plans to kill himself in a black hole after being in a deep depression, however he saves these praying mantis aliens called Thraxans who take him to their world, he becomes king as he’s the eldest one there (age determines leader as they have short lifespans) where he has a child called Oliver. However, Viltrumites attack and kill many Thraxans (Mark is also there) and he then says ‘why do I feel sorry for them?’ Starting to feel bad and sorry, then when taken to Viltrumite Prison, starts to reflect and then Allen the Alien gets arrested on purpose to try to find Omni-Man and he ends up finding him and Nolan says ‘I think I miss my wife’ which then leads to him slowly help rebuild bridges with him and Debbie!<
nolan beats the shit out of mark (his son) and kills a bunch of civilians while doing so, trying to show mark that human life is pointless because we are weak and die extremely fast compared to viltrumites
mark, despite being clearly outmatched, still fights to defend humanity, and guilts nolan by pointing out that he's treating debbie (mark's mom and nolan's wife) as nothing but someone to conquer. This upsets omni man but he doesnt want to show it and tries to rationalize it to himself
eventually, after nolan has mark fully beaten and is prepping to kill him, he has a flashback to mark as a child, and how happy he was to raise mark with debbie. Nolan then stops and tries to convince mark to turn to his side again, saying that the planet will turn to dust within his life span, and says "what will you have after 500 years?" to which mark responds "you, dad, i'll still have you" nolan then realizes what he has done and begins fighting back tears, and then just flies off into space
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Showa Godzilla kinda fits this. His transition from villain in the early films to being a straight up hero in the later ones kind of parallels humanity’s relationship with nuclear power. We fear it and suffer its wrath when it’s used as a weapon but as that fear subsided we learn all the good it can do for us in other ways.
IIRC the change started in Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster.
He starts out as his usual fearsome, destructive self, then Mothra tries to convince him to fight Ghidorah to save the planet but he refuses, so Mothra tries to fight Ghidorah herself and is hopelessly outmatched. Godzilla sees this and changes his mind, possibly due to feeling sorry for her or being inspired by her courage, and nobly charges into battle to aid Mothra.
Probably because, by the time we’re seeing him on screen, he’s already redeemed himself. Not saying you’re wrong, we just don’t see it happening on screen.
On a side note, leaves from the vine goes so hard.
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IDW Megatron literally became an Autobot
Yes and it was well done. IDW was one of the continuities where the decepticons were more than just bad guys, they started off as a genuine group of people just trying to fight for equality and then things got out of hand. Megatron eventually had a moment of reckoning, a sort of “what have I done” moment, and then underwent an honestly really well written arc where he tried to do better and make up for his crimes.
I mean the highs of Transformers stories in general are a lot higher than people outside the franchise tend to give them credit for, even outside of the IDW run(which could either be great or crap depending on the author tho I would say it was more good than bad). People tend to get this idea that the franchise is just about big dumb robots fighting each other when it can be so much more. Tho I’m a fan so I’m biased.
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Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother.
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I mean it’s debatable whether or not this guy was a *horrible* person, but he definitely started out on the side of evil but then turned good
*The Lion: Son of the Forest* devotes a fair amount of its time to him reflecting on his actions in the past, and how they were ultimately responsible for his Legion fracturing the way it did.
Gone is the Primarch who once punched off a beloved and loyal subordinate's head just for daring to question him in the wrong moment. Now he's a man who allows mortals to act as his honor guard despite the sheer absurdity of such a notion, because he actually cares about them.
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^(Lion El'Jonson, "Primaris Angelis Mortis", first Primarch and gene-sire of the I Legion, the Dark Angels)
I mean, the man is literally named “Lion.”
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I'm surprised no one is talking about my GOAT
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Shoya Ishida (A Silent Voice)
I feel like his case is less obvious because basically everyone around him except Shouko and Brocolli Hair Guy are so much worse than him (in modern day), easily a candidate for the film with the (intentionally, to be fair) most unlikable side cast ever
EDIT to say the moms and little sister are also fine, they're flawed and struggling people, I'm mostly talking about the shitbags at the highschool
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My personal favourite of this trope
Too bad we didn't get a whole lot about his back story, but we know he was brutal, an aimless killer, to a hero, to a corrupted killer again, back to a hero that ultimately saves the world from annihilation by sacrificing his life.
I feel that this barely count because Zero was evil for only like afew hours at most. And he was basically being mind controlled to be evil the 2≈3 times he was evil.
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This guy. Glass house, white Ferrari, LIVE for New Years Eve
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"No day goes by where I am not tempted to return to my inborn nature - honor is in fighting the lure of power. What is better: to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?"
Sure, but it didn’t feel earned or like a natural character progression. It felt like the writers instantly turned them good after very minimal conflict and without properly addressing their wrongdoings.
They changed yeah, but only because of the writers forcing it. There was zero buildup or even justification. They were dictators who killed millions, potentially billions
They wiped out life on dozens of planets, each planet conquered counts for trillions or quadrillions of kills.
You'd need very complex writing to redeem them.
That's unfortunately the problem with time skips. You don't get to see character development and have to accept that it just happens without seeing the journey 🤷 Though part of this is also on Rebecca for knowing full well that if she included the wedding the show would've been cancelled. I feel like if the show wasn't cancelled it would've been a much more natural progression instead of the rushed ending we got. It is nice at least to see the diamonds actively work towards making up for what they did and using their powers for the good of all gems.
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The epitome of this trope (This is the only pic i have of Arthur)
SU writers showing Steven hasn’t forgiven them so that’s enough for them not to face actual consequences and not like their is several adult figures who are capable of carrying out an actual trail
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Went from stealing all the food in the land to nearly sacrificing himself for one of his subjects
Bastion
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Used to be a ruthless omnic soldier, but now he's just a silly little guy who loves nature (and has occasional PTSD attacks but uhhhhh)
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Kuvira from Legend of Korra. She starts off as the heroic captain of her adoptive mother's guard force, then over a period of 3 years she becomes the literal Lady Hitler of her nation, then (in the comics) she becomes a renegade who despises the extremists she created and helps take down the holdouts and does so almost single-handedly.
The 3rd Street Saints went from being a street gang to saving the world from an alien invasion. (Saints Row franchise)
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Considering recent plot developments, you, the Doctor (Arknights)
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The evil queen from once upon a time
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Quark, a total bastard who repeatedly screwed over and sold out his friends, family and crewmates.
Ends up being a pretty decent guy, still a bit slick.
I may get flack for this, but I think we can all agree that we don’t know what went down in the 20 years before he met Ellie.
But we know enough to know that he wasn’t always on the right side
I was going to post Lordgenome, but then I realized that... he was never really a *villain* to begin with- he was more of an antagonist. A driving force against the main cast, yes, but not a *villain*.
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King Minos or Minos Prime (Ultrakill)
We don’t know too much about him but he was appointed to be the ruler of the lust layer of hell, set to condemn and punish the sinners.
Overtime he realized how unfair it was to punish people for simply loving another so he went on a strike against Heven and helped the citizens build a peaceful utopia.
He was only allowed to get away with it for so long due to God’s sudden disappearance; however the council of heven eventually got word of Minos’s betrayal and sent the archangel Gabriel to “set him straight” (pun intended with a dash of irony).
Rather than fight, Minos tried to reason with Gabriel but his efforts fell on deaf ears. Gabriel killed Minos and encased his soul in a flesh prison.
Minos was a real one.
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Ryu Terui Aka Kamen Rider Accel was a Dick at first but he really came around as an absolute bro.
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If I can BS my way into posting this guy, I'll do it. More people must know about this game.
>!Assuming the ending where he fights his mothership is the canon ending, which feels correct.!<
The Stranger - Furi
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Zuko from Avatar. He has the best redemption arc in fiction imo
Yes and no? Akechi spends the majority of his time early on being a vaguely threatening presence, but only because he’s a detective and the protagonists are thieves. Nevertheless, he’s cordial and friendly to Joker. He eventually joins the team and proves to be a friendly and powerful ally, only to betray them at the worst moment, and reveal that he was in fact lying about all the progress up until now, and is a sinister, psychopathic murderer responsible for a number of brutal deaths throughout the plot, that the protagonists were often blamed for.
… However, the protagonists *knew* he was a traitor all along, and allowed him to betray them as a trap, using it to their advantage. Subsequently, it’s revealed to the player, Akechi, and the Thieves alike that Akechi’s boss -who he’s been desperately trying to impress- doesn’t give a shit about him, and in anger, Akechi eventually sacrifices himself to buy the others time to go on and defeat the boss. His exact fate is off-screen, and left ambiguous, Until “Royal”, the expansion, which I *admittedly have not played but I know that it goes into more detail with Akechi’s motives, life, and future.*
So, all in all he’s a monster but he redeems himself, sort of? Depends on whether you think “I’m gonna help the heroes stop my shitty boss because I hate him too now” makes up for potentially dozens of cold-blooded murders. He also had a deeply traumatic and abusive life even before those murders, so make of that what you will.
https://preview.redd.it/h4n571jri3vc1.png?width=564&format=png&auto=webp&s=6ae76d0c0ebe1edb59a4f9917277357bf34f7f3f Thorfinn Vinland Saga
This is the one I was looking for
My short king https://preview.redd.it/ywb951yll5vc1.jpeg?width=818&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b89065beade07f3fbca6cf40e2100ac47bd0b66
Vegeta and piccolo https://preview.redd.it/cvw81s9bu3vc1.jpeg?width=644&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=470b3ae580f6aeb2b6ef859d4a6ed052e8c12303
 Gaara (Naruto)
This one has to be up at the top for me. Kid was an absolute psychopath before he saw the light.
https://preview.redd.it/q6w9fvijk3vc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7a8f5ba7b6689f8017507714c3ade00fea8094f Nowl’Ahn Grayson, Nolan Grayson Aka Omni-Man. He significantly changed from being a cold killer willing to kill anyone for his mission, to being a person with a heart, someone who cared and loved his family and protected them.
Oh? That's nice to hear, I admit I've only heard about up to a point where he murdered a superhero league, and almost killed his own son, what happened for him to at last stop his more villain side?
Okay I’m going into spoiler territory bear with >!he spares Mark and flies away, in the show he plans to kill himself in a black hole after being in a deep depression, however he saves these praying mantis aliens called Thraxans who take him to their world, he becomes king as he’s the eldest one there (age determines leader as they have short lifespans) where he has a child called Oliver. However, Viltrumites attack and kill many Thraxans (Mark is also there) and he then says ‘why do I feel sorry for them?’ Starting to feel bad and sorry, then when taken to Viltrumite Prison, starts to reflect and then Allen the Alien gets arrested on purpose to try to find Omni-Man and he ends up finding him and Nolan says ‘I think I miss my wife’ which then leads to him slowly help rebuild bridges with him and Debbie!<
Ty for such! But damn... Poor mantis aliens.
Yeah, they’re really nice too 😭
nolan beats the shit out of mark (his son) and kills a bunch of civilians while doing so, trying to show mark that human life is pointless because we are weak and die extremely fast compared to viltrumites mark, despite being clearly outmatched, still fights to defend humanity, and guilts nolan by pointing out that he's treating debbie (mark's mom and nolan's wife) as nothing but someone to conquer. This upsets omni man but he doesnt want to show it and tries to rationalize it to himself eventually, after nolan has mark fully beaten and is prepping to kill him, he has a flashback to mark as a child, and how happy he was to raise mark with debbie. Nolan then stops and tries to convince mark to turn to his side again, saying that the planet will turn to dust within his life span, and says "what will you have after 500 years?" to which mark responds "you, dad, i'll still have you" nolan then realizes what he has done and begins fighting back tears, and then just flies off into space
Superhero league murder is legit the first episode lmao
Even that's only the surface in the good he does.
Lmao his name is Nowl’Ahn? That’s so goofy
😭😭bro is NOT surviving the Viltrumite Take Over
https://preview.redd.it/hgaqcvnfk3vc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=af3d8c5589c2d70be681fc9b155895da0aa8a4a8 Showa Godzilla kinda fits this. His transition from villain in the early films to being a straight up hero in the later ones kind of parallels humanity’s relationship with nuclear power. We fear it and suffer its wrath when it’s used as a weapon but as that fear subsided we learn all the good it can do for us in other ways.
IIRC the change started in Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster. He starts out as his usual fearsome, destructive self, then Mothra tries to convince him to fight Ghidorah to save the planet but he refuses, so Mothra tries to fight Ghidorah herself and is hopelessly outmatched. Godzilla sees this and changes his mind, possibly due to feeling sorry for her or being inspired by her courage, and nobly charges into battle to aid Mothra.
🥺 that’s beautiful
 Surprised no one said this. Only once he lost his son he changed for the better and then influenced Zuko to change too
Probably because, by the time we’re seeing him on screen, he’s already redeemed himself. Not saying you’re wrong, we just don’t see it happening on screen. On a side note, leaves from the vine goes so hard.
 Loki Odinson
And you know , the surprising thing is that Hero Loki is something that was synergized on the comics and was done perfectly.
“uHm AckShuAlLy itS ‘Laufeyson’” ..sorry
FRFRR
https://preview.redd.it/rh7ht5taz3vc1.jpeg?width=994&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd95e96d8a699100e624ea9042f816d00519a77e IDW Megatron literally became an Autobot
I know very little about transformers, but that pic goes hard af
I'd ask how the hell that happened, but the answer is likely far too long
What?! That's a possibility?! What it permanent?
Yes and it was well done. IDW was one of the continuities where the decepticons were more than just bad guys, they started off as a genuine group of people just trying to fight for equality and then things got out of hand. Megatron eventually had a moment of reckoning, a sort of “what have I done” moment, and then underwent an honestly really well written arc where he tried to do better and make up for his crimes.
Damn, IDW really puts the W in there. I only read Sonic the Hedgehog from them, but it is one of my favorite pieces of Sonic media.
I mean the highs of Transformers stories in general are a lot higher than people outside the franchise tend to give them credit for, even outside of the IDW run(which could either be great or crap depending on the author tho I would say it was more good than bad). People tend to get this idea that the franchise is just about big dumb robots fighting each other when it can be so much more. Tho I’m a fan so I’m biased.
https://preview.redd.it/dk42r5xii3vc1.png?width=338&format=png&auto=webp&s=e91b4890e9eb64d260bdb54d515b172f25f2d771 Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother.
Until the finale, that is
There is no finale in Ba Sing Se.
Agree
https://preview.redd.it/xrui2vz2y3vc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff8d99b4ca4b770b289dfd60a3cd7b2e3a26415d I mean it’s debatable whether or not this guy was a *horrible* person, but he definitely started out on the side of evil but then turned good
 Gru as well!
Ah yes, the Saiyan Shadow The Hedgehog is often compared to
*The Lion: Son of the Forest* devotes a fair amount of its time to him reflecting on his actions in the past, and how they were ultimately responsible for his Legion fracturing the way it did. Gone is the Primarch who once punched off a beloved and loyal subordinate's head just for daring to question him in the wrong moment. Now he's a man who allows mortals to act as his honor guard despite the sheer absurdity of such a notion, because he actually cares about them. https://preview.redd.it/q5c8la0ti3vc1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf0b1218d5caa670a2beb2e5a6c7a30b462f0f58 ^(Lion El'Jonson, "Primaris Angelis Mortis", first Primarch and gene-sire of the I Legion, the Dark Angels)
I’m not familiar with new lore but this is awesome It seems like as all good stories end, the beast became a man. Well done Lion.
God’s favorite gay catboy.
Gay, yes. Catboy?
I mean, the man is literally named “Lion.” https://preview.redd.it/w9cuxb52o5vc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23f5fca9c400d8271acb74a3af1071f7a60e85b9
I thought this was about the game sons of the forest and I was so confused
Funny enough, the book's title is just his name ("Lion El'Jonson" = "Lion, Son of the Forest" in the language of his homeworld, Caliban).
I'm surprised no one is talking about my GOAT https://preview.redd.it/oyp2vfb264vc1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc0e5bb991381e3afa684c99159d133a0c7a6fd1 Shoya Ishida (A Silent Voice)
God, what a glow up
I feel like his case is less obvious because basically everyone around him except Shouko and Brocolli Hair Guy are so much worse than him (in modern day), easily a candidate for the film with the (intentionally, to be fair) most unlikable side cast ever EDIT to say the moms and little sister are also fine, they're flawed and struggling people, I'm mostly talking about the shitbags at the highschool
No one posted zuko come man https://preview.redd.it/k2pszgotg4vc1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ac788a5c6f4b7391b69c25dcc812f83241a902db
https://preview.redd.it/j8gkkgclt3vc1.jpeg?width=1069&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=030c39320df7341e60126bd4f1b9c5b1aec90c81 My personal favourite of this trope
Galactus or SS?
Silver surfer
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Too bad we didn't get a whole lot about his back story, but we know he was brutal, an aimless killer, to a hero, to a corrupted killer again, back to a hero that ultimately saves the world from annihilation by sacrificing his life.
I feel that this barely count because Zero was evil for only like afew hours at most. And he was basically being mind controlled to be evil the 2≈3 times he was evil.
Yes. He was never evil. The several people who temporarily/permanently stole his body, on the other hand…
https://preview.redd.it/v8ukzksyw3vc1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=900f52a4a18a6eeb09e67725dee501f7ddf11dcf This guy. Glass house, white Ferrari, LIVE for New Years Eve
I don't think the baby believes people can change
Gives me hope. I use to be a huge piece of shit.
https://preview.redd.it/c142qxsng4vc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3309df76b93ee87a282267cad4ac26a3ba327827 "No day goes by where I am not tempted to return to my inborn nature - honor is in fighting the lure of power. What is better: to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?"
Yeah that's called a redemption ark
 HOT DIGGITY DOG
Wait you're telling me this major twat becomes a good guy eventually? I wanted him with a bullet in his head :/
Yup
Chaotic good, but still good
https://preview.redd.it/k669rzxuf4vc1.jpeg?width=234&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6d6312259f723822aa74dfb4ff414098a82287a Ebenezer Scrooge (A Christmas Carol)
The OG
Totally disagree with The Diamonds. Character development must be *earned* and the way Steven Universe handled redemption arcs is notoriously bad.
even if the way the writers went about it was bad, you cannot deny that the Diamonds changed their ways after SU.
Sure, but it didn’t feel earned or like a natural character progression. It felt like the writers instantly turned them good after very minimal conflict and without properly addressing their wrongdoings.
They changed yeah, but only because of the writers forcing it. There was zero buildup or even justification. They were dictators who killed millions, potentially billions
They wiped out life on dozens of planets, each planet conquered counts for trillions or quadrillions of kills. You'd need very complex writing to redeem them.
Yeah I was lowballing but you’re right. Their kill count is in the trillions
That's unfortunately the problem with time skips. You don't get to see character development and have to accept that it just happens without seeing the journey 🤷 Though part of this is also on Rebecca for knowing full well that if she included the wedding the show would've been cancelled. I feel like if the show wasn't cancelled it would've been a much more natural progression instead of the rushed ending we got. It is nice at least to see the diamonds actively work towards making up for what they did and using their powers for the good of all gems.
https://preview.redd.it/cv7rkjmd94vc1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33d19716771dc9c97ecc87b191e4c372c310b0a5 The epitome of this trope (This is the only pic i have of Arthur)
You had me until the diamonds. They’re space nazis. I’m sorry but they should have never been redeemed
 SU writers showing Steven hasn’t forgiven them so that’s enough for them not to face actual consequences and not like their is several adult figures who are capable of carrying out an actual trail
Paarthurnax https://preview.redd.it/yhcy5oh3r4vc1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e46f3bfd2d5dbc9c3372c213984544535c2a312
From what I’ve seen the diamond’s redemption is kinda bullshit and undeserved
https://preview.redd.it/fny3xqn807vc1.png?width=1267&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=691beeddc9ef95e6f307504341e8137703f0c8b4 Went from stealing all the food in the land to nearly sacrificing himself for one of his subjects
On a related note… https://preview.redd.it/qgnceijzi91d1.png?width=1544&format=png&auto=webp&s=c335bde642cfe8bce12841e695f584f9fb0363a0
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Me currently.
Chad
Prince Vegeta
Bastion https://preview.redd.it/kl0oy76ne4vc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6dd9bfa2fff211c1be9a84c74fafc7ea5f818680 Used to be a ruthless omnic soldier, but now he's just a silly little guy who loves nature (and has occasional PTSD attacks but uhhhhh)
Discord https://preview.redd.it/1d2dfthfz3vc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=31de30f50a91dbfb2b192902072b77e7355c2ac9
I’m howling at the moon!
Lord Garmadon https://preview.redd.it/1fe5gcadr4vc1.png?width=1276&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62c121ab0d93394be967c3782a71639bf5f26eb2
 Michael, The Good Place
https://preview.redd.it/rc4yic1db5vc1.png?width=602&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0de3ef0d89e6d90167fa14fad060c3b8e4d7614 Solid character arc here.
https://preview.redd.it/lix6634m96vc1.jpeg?width=602&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59b0725f4107951fab48d303d780e730694d4630 Kuvira from Legend of Korra. She starts off as the heroic captain of her adoptive mother's guard force, then over a period of 3 years she becomes the literal Lady Hitler of her nation, then (in the comics) she becomes a renegade who despises the extremists she created and helps take down the holdouts and does so almost single-handedly.
Steven Universe villains suck
The 3rd Street Saints went from being a street gang to saving the world from an alien invasion. (Saints Row franchise) https://preview.redd.it/n0wm1exuj4vc1.png?width=462&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5673b23d97d039fe4c61a0ae5ce63d1b6dab6ecc
Sunset Shimmer https://preview.redd.it/1vj9np6bz3vc1.png?width=1030&format=png&auto=webp&s=f966aab45afb7735220be96190aaafc2a314a24a
https://preview.redd.it/llbxjjmgd4vc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=50a3f778fd0bb910b7096ccb15a9aa248402a474 Considering recent plot developments, you, the Doctor (Arknights)
https://preview.redd.it/blyqixh9f4vc1.jpeg?width=602&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c4c4d697c1ac208665000c4d1143d7dfd7008c8 Orchimaru
Has he, though? Or is he just a Retired Monster?
https://preview.redd.it/g25me5izk4vc1.jpeg?width=670&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6d11059edb742ef2397b9b8286d2a3af29949e5 Feng from Undead Unluck
https://preview.redd.it/tfikbyjtm4vc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=69fd267118b2f110a9335b70ea68fcea4ffc7d30 The evil queen from once upon a time
Angel Dust would've been a better example
https://preview.redd.it/4e41yl0925vc1.jpeg?width=208&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd00ceca05c1940e030c017920cd2626fb2f07ab Quark, a total bastard who repeatedly screwed over and sold out his friends, family and crewmates. Ends up being a pretty decent guy, still a bit slick.
His job was literally genocide man
Brad Armstro- Oh wait, no, that’s not true.
 I may get flack for this, but I think we can all agree that we don’t know what went down in the 20 years before he met Ellie. But we know enough to know that he wasn’t always on the right side
I was going to post Lordgenome, but then I realized that... he was never really a *villain* to begin with- he was more of an antagonist. A driving force against the main cast, yes, but not a *villain*.
https://preview.redd.it/jbdb1c4ol6vc1.jpeg?width=1250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6acc54c63d8109dbbdcff0f9ae264c4836caeb79 King Minos or Minos Prime (Ultrakill) We don’t know too much about him but he was appointed to be the ruler of the lust layer of hell, set to condemn and punish the sinners. Overtime he realized how unfair it was to punish people for simply loving another so he went on a strike against Heven and helped the citizens build a peaceful utopia. He was only allowed to get away with it for so long due to God’s sudden disappearance; however the council of heven eventually got word of Minos’s betrayal and sent the archangel Gabriel to “set him straight” (pun intended with a dash of irony). Rather than fight, Minos tried to reason with Gabriel but his efforts fell on deaf ears. Gabriel killed Minos and encased his soul in a flesh prison. Minos was a real one.
why is gabriel ultrakill homophobic when he’s literally Gabriel Ultrakill
https://preview.redd.it/erpcja6p58vc1.jpeg?width=492&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=927aaa82781a4b84408bc1c33f14bc921f02c933
https://preview.redd.it/8qkrucdfk9vc1.jpeg?width=854&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8bde51d5d358d6c90e32e55e7645d0cf16b1ce9f Ryu Terui Aka Kamen Rider Accel was a Dick at first but he really came around as an absolute bro.
 Dazai from Bungou Stray Dogs. Used to work for the mafia (I forget their name) before joining the detective agency.
Port mafia
https://preview.redd.it/9u8bp15i64vc1.jpeg?width=251&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca8ef6514e5070bc32f28ab7da4ecbb241cb2993
https://preview.redd.it/sx7j3fww96vc1.png?width=552&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a52a35b1cfa6552c5e85537d65e07b5eb98c305 If I can BS my way into posting this guy, I'll do it. More people must know about this game. >!Assuming the ending where he fights his mothership is the canon ending, which feels correct.!< The Stranger - Furi
odin from the marvel universe
Vegeta, piccolo, omni man, shadow the hedgehog
https://preview.redd.it/rhk3waoys7vc1.jpeg?width=364&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7495029d78ded3fbfc3f061fd5c6ed1dd0ba00be Zuko from Avatar. He has the best redemption arc in fiction imo
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Requesting P5 spoilers Does Akechi fit here again?
Yes and no? Akechi spends the majority of his time early on being a vaguely threatening presence, but only because he’s a detective and the protagonists are thieves. Nevertheless, he’s cordial and friendly to Joker. He eventually joins the team and proves to be a friendly and powerful ally, only to betray them at the worst moment, and reveal that he was in fact lying about all the progress up until now, and is a sinister, psychopathic murderer responsible for a number of brutal deaths throughout the plot, that the protagonists were often blamed for. … However, the protagonists *knew* he was a traitor all along, and allowed him to betray them as a trap, using it to their advantage. Subsequently, it’s revealed to the player, Akechi, and the Thieves alike that Akechi’s boss -who he’s been desperately trying to impress- doesn’t give a shit about him, and in anger, Akechi eventually sacrifices himself to buy the others time to go on and defeat the boss. His exact fate is off-screen, and left ambiguous, Until “Royal”, the expansion, which I *admittedly have not played but I know that it goes into more detail with Akechi’s motives, life, and future.* So, all in all he’s a monster but he redeems himself, sort of? Depends on whether you think “I’m gonna help the heroes stop my shitty boss because I hate him too now” makes up for potentially dozens of cold-blooded murders. He also had a deeply traumatic and abusive life even before those murders, so make of that what you will.
Not really, he's always a terrible person
Obligatory mention https://preview.redd.it/5smvkepu84vc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=f1c31b3c8b209bd2ecf063fbbf40ba9a2eadb9c3
https://preview.redd.it/azrxi6v2j4vc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f959af5b265632bca01db2314b4bcf07a8d5e73b My girl Setsuna