Redeemed Villains

Redeemed Villains or alternatively Villains turned to the Good Side is a trope found in media about antagonist turned heroes by their own right.

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Many villains walk a thin line between good and evil; indeed, many villains have redeemed into remorse, sympathy or even empathy, and once arrogant villains ascend further into the path of good, often fighting against people they once protected or fought alongside, they begin to turn away from their old ways.

Originally antagonists or forces of evil, these characters turn good due to events in their lives, such as an idealism or encouragement from another hero, their positive change of heart, a good relationship with others (perhaps a successful love story), recognizing their own inner goodness and capacity for good, betrayal or any other unresolved traumatic experience in which they question whether or not the dark side is worth fighting for. However, some villains may turn for more satisfying reasons. A Redeemed Villain, otherwise known as villain turned to the good side or Former Villain, is usually the end result of an antagonist exposed to an Outright or Purely Good hero, a Messiah, a Passively Empathetic character, a Hope Bringer, and occasionally a Charismatic Hero. In some situations, some villains turned to the good side can even become Pure Good to add drama as they are willing to be good without any despair, corruption, or negative qualities after all.

Anime and Manga

 * Code Geass
 * Rolo Lamperouge
 * Lelouch vi Britannia
 * Lordgenome (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
 * Fairy Tail
 * Natsu Dragneel/E.N.D.
 * Minerva Orland
 * Brandish Mu
 * Sorano/Angel
 * Flare Corona
 * Kagura Mikazuchi
 * Macbeth
 * Rogue Cheney
 * Juvia Lockser
 * Dragon Ball
 * Yamcha
 * Piccolo
 * Dragon Ball Z
 * Vegeta
 * Android 16
 * Android 17
 * Android 18
 * Majin Buu/Good Buu
 * Dragon Ball Super
 * Beerus
 * Champa
 * Caulifla
 * Kale
 * Hit
 * Kefla
 * Zen-Oh
 * Yu-Gi Oh Franchise
 * Seto Kaiba
 * Marik Ishtar
 * Bakura Ryou
 * Naruto
 * Anko Mitarashi
 * Kabuto Yakushi
 * Orochimaru
 * Zabuza Mmoshi
 * Haku
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Obito Uchiha
 * Nagato/Pain

Live-Action Films

 * General Francis X. Hummel (The Rock)
 * Alex (Lockout)
 * Disney
 * Hector Barbossa
 * Jack Sparrow
 * Marvel Cinematic Universe
 * Vision
 * Quicksilver
 * Scarlet Witch
 * Ant-Man/Scott Lang
 * Bill Foster
 * Ghost
 * Loki Laufeyson
 * Ian Hawke (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
 * Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars)

Animated Films

 * Disney
 * Mirage (The Incredibles)
 * Te Fiti/Te Ka (Moana)
 * Maui (Moana)
 * Vidia
 * Zarina
 * Iago
 * Queen Elsa (Disney's Frozen)

Western Animation

 * Steven Universe
 * Nephrite/Centipeetle Mother
 * Lapis Lazuli
 * Peridot
 * The Cluster
 * Bismuth
 * Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond
 * Blue Diamond
 * Yellow Diamond
 * The Grinch (How The Grinch Stole the Christmas)
 * Star Wars Universe
 * Barriss Offee
 * Maketh Tua
 * Agent Kallus
 * Monster High
 * Toralei Stripe
 * Lilith Von Hellscream
 * Ever After High
 * Kitty Cheshire
 * Cheshire Cat
 * Courtly Jester
 * Evil Queen
 * Raimundo Pedrosa (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * Cindy Vortex (Jimmy Neutron)
 * Helga Pataki (Hey Arnold!)

Comic Books

 * Marvel
 * Magneto
 * Polaris
 * Wolverine
 * Hulk
 * Black Widow
 * Black Cat
 * DC Comics
 * Raven
 * Maxima
 * Cassandra Cain
 * Harley Quinn
 * Catwoman
 * Poison Ivy
 * Max Damage (Incorruptible)
 * Jackie Estacado (The Darkness)
 * Chaos! Comics
 * Lady Death
 * Purgatori
 * Chastity
 * Jade
 * Garganta (FemForce)

Video Games

 * Kingdom Hearts
 * Roxas
 * Axel/Lea
 * Namine
 * The King of Fighters
 * Luise Meyrink
 * Angel
 * Ash Crimson
 * K9999
 * K'
 * Kula Diamond
 * Foxy
 * Shermie
 * Yashiro Nanakase
 * Chris
 * Fist of the North Star
 * Raoh
 * Shin
 * Souther (Video Game Only)