Hero's Redemption

Hero's Redemption is an event where a villain changes his or her mind and becomes one of the good guys. However, some of these events were censored and in the film or in the next season of a show, we find one of the antagonists of last season/series that they become good guys, a perfect example is Kevin Levin from Ben 10, as he was a villain in the original series, but from Alien Force onwards becomes one of the recurring heroes, but the reason for his redemption is still unknown. But there are several reasons for an anti-villain, anti-hero or criminal redeems himself/herself.


 * To confess their love for the hero.
 * Having had enough of the villain's abuse/evil ways
 * Some end up killing the villain in question (i.e Iago)
 * A selfish jerk realizing the error of his/her ways (ex. Kuzco)
 * Betrayed by the villain.

Examples

 * Vegeta: He is redeemed when sacrifices to defeat Majin Buu, he embraces his son Trunks and takes him to safety, for the first time, Vegeta has been shown to have feelings and realized that the most important thing is his family and the people the stand next.
 * Wormmon: He is redeemed when Ken goes too far when he created Kimeramon and driven mad with power.
 * Iago: Finally fed up with his master's abuse, Iago defects from Jafar to the good guys for his own gain, and eventually starts to actually like them. Once Jafar comes back, however, he bullies Iago into luring Aladdin and his friends into his evil trap, though Iago's clearly not happy about doing it. Iago foils Jafar's plan to have Aladdin beheaded, though he refuses the gang's requests to fight back against Jafar out of cowardice. At the climax, Iago ultimately redeems himself by kicking Jafar's black lamp into molten lava, causing Jafar to be electrocuted, then explode into nothingness.
 * Duke: Having felt responsible for the death of her fiancee's brother, he had no intention of seeing her again. However, his time in GI Joe four years later is the result of his fiancee revealing herself to him as a member of Cobra, which in turn was a result of having nanomites injected into her. However, after she overcame her control and her brother was also revealed to be still alive and a member of Cobra, she and Duke reconciled, thereby redeeming him.
 * Stewie Griffin: He saved his best friend, Brian Griffin, from his lover Penelope.
 * Anton Ego: Reforms and becomes a protagonist and enjoys the ratatoullie.
 * Takadox: He redeemed himself when he realised that his ally Teridax betrayed him for the last time and he joins forces with the Toa Mata. He also enraged when he found that his friend Carapar had turned into the Shadow Revenant by Teridax as he was forced to mercy kill him to put him out of his misery and in retailation, Takadox attacked Teridax during the final battle and injured him just give the Toa Masters a chance to banish Teridax into the Zone of Darkness.
 * Judge Peckinpah: When realizing that Leonard and the minion pigs took out their Bird Village and stole their eggs, he began to feel guilty for not listening to Red.
 * Zangief: When realizing after being informed by Dee Jay that General M. Bison was the true enemy of peace and freedom, he sides with Guile and holds the seal entrance door. open for the hostages to escape.

Quotes
"I hope you're finally proud of yourself (Ken growling angry)...you've officially become worse than the monsters you've created! Whatever happened to that sweet kid I met a long time ago who had a dream to take over the Digital World? Okay, sure, it was a sick and twisted dream, but still, we had a lot of laughs together. What happened to the boy I was proud to call "Master"? Of course, you made me call you that. (Magnamon continued to be crush by Kimeramon's grip)(Magnamon: Take it easy I'm not a melon!) You've changed, Ken, but it's not too late for you. For some reason, you started capturing Digimon, and you turned them into your slaves instead of into your friends. (Ken continues growing at Wormmon as he speaks) I didn't agree, but I stuck by your side because I was your Digimon. And then, you started being cruel to me, the one who knows the true you. The others may know and fear you as the Digimon Emperor, but never forget that I know the real you...(He and Magnamon started to glow) (Magnamon: Huh? What's happening?) I'll always think of you for your kindness, Ken, no matter what happens. One day, I hope you'll realize that the real Ken isn't the Digimon Emperor, but the Ken that's my friend. (Wormmon glows even brighter and knocks Ken off Devidramon and flies towards Kimeramon) And only a REAL friend would do this! (Wormmon frees Magnamon from Kimeramon's grasp: Wormmon, what ate you doing?) Magnamon, its up to you now! (Kimeramon brutally swats Wormmon) (Magnamon: Wormmon!) Please Magnamon, save Ken for me! Here's what little energy I have left, use it!"

- Wormmon redeems himself by pushing Ken off Devidramon and flies towards Kimeramon, thus sacrifices himself to give Magnamon more energy, and Kimeramon is destroyed

"(Soto: Come on, Diego. Let's bring this mammoth down!) (Diego steps between Manny and Soto) (Soto: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!) Leave...the mammoth...alone. (Soto: Fine. I'll take you down first.)"

- Diego taking Manny's side against Soto.

"(Max has won the X-Games) (Bradley Uppercrust III: Congrats, Max. I haven't forgotten our agreement.) (Max Goof: The bet's off, Bradley. But I think you owe HIM something.) Brad! Hi, it's me, the guy you let down. (Bradley Uppercrust III: [nervously] H-Hey, T-T-Tank! Who loves ya, baby? Huh?) You're goin' down like a four-cent pair of socks! (Bradley Uppercrust III: You and me, baby, all the way! (He tries to run only to be stopped by Tank) Oh, a vacancy at the Gamma house, takin' applications. (Bradley Uppercrust III: Ok! Let go of me, you big, fat jerk!) Time to get on the last jet... TO NOWHERE! (Tank fires Bradley towards the X-Games Blimp)"

- Tank turning on Bradley Uppercrust III for betraying him and slingshotting him into the X-games blimp flying over-head.

"(General Mandible sees the workers have escaped the flooding ant hill) (Mandible: What the hell is that?!) I think that's the weak element, sir. (Z: Gimme a hand!) (Mandible: Z! You?! LET GO! (grabs a spear) Don't you understand? It's for the good of the colony!) (Z: What are you saying? We are the colony.) (Mandible prepares to kill Z, when Cutter punches the evil general in the face) (Mandible: Cutter, what are you doing?!) Something I should've done a long time ago. THIS is for the good of the colony, sir. (extends his hand to Z's arm and helps him out of the hole.) (Mandible [enraged, snaps]: YOU USELESS, UNGRATEFUL MAGGOT! I AM THE COLONY!) (Mandible lunges at Cutter.) (Z: Look out!) (Z pushes Cutter out of the way, and he and Mandible fall into the flooded anthill where Mandible ends up smashing against an upturned root, killing him on impact. Z falls into the water, knocked unconscious.) (Bala: Z!) (Cutter looks down) Men, let's move it! Get these ants up here! (As Cutter flies into the hole, the troupes pull the ants to safety) (Azteca: Keep it moving!) (Queen: Thank goodness we made it.) (Cutter dives into the water. Outside, Bala taps her mother's shoulder.) (Bala: Wait here.) (Deep under water, Cutter swims towards unconscious Z. Above ground, Azteca pulls Weaver to safety.) (Azteca: Weaver!) (Bala: Where's Z?!) (Cutter rockets out of the hole. Z hangs limp in his arms. The Colonel gently lays him on the ground.) (Bala: Oh, no!) (Weaver: Back up, everybody! Back up! Give him some air! Back up!) (Bala: Z! Oh, Z. Please wake up!) (Azteca: Oh, no!) (she sobs on Weaver's shoulder) (Bala blows air into Z's mouth. He revives! And everybody cheers. He and Bala kiss.) (Z: Yowch.)"

- Colonel Cutter rebelling against General Mandible to help Z and the others. He then saves Z from drowning in the flooded anthill.

"(Dave is hanging for his life on a fallen log, with crazy Zoe right by his feet) (Dave; Help me up!) (Zoe: Oh, help you up? Is that what I'm supposed to do now, Dave? All I had was my treasure and now it's gone! You get that?! My life is ruined! And now you're gonna know how that feels.) (Lowers her boot to his hand) (Dave: No! NO!) (Ian arrives) It's tempting to blame Dave. I know. I've been there. I wish I could take back all those years I spent plotting my revenge. All that time and energy, wasted. All those pizzas I had delivered to his house, wasted! (Dave (surprised): That was you?) Not now, Dave! Alright? You can let Dave fall to his death, and I could go back to the raft with the Chipmunks, become their manager again, and make tons of money, so really I'm good either way. But let me tell you something: Hate, anger, regret. Those aren't just members of a girl-group I once signed. They're what consumed me. And they're consuming you. It's not to late to do the right thing. (Zoe looks thoughtful) Or again. I'm good either way. so I don't wanna sway you. (Alvin sprints in) (Alvin: What are you guys doing?! Help me! Please! Help me save my dad!)"

- A fully redeemed Ian Hawke convincing Zoe to save Dave from falling off a fallen log,

"(Jafar has trapped Aladdin and the gang in a lava pit.) (Jafar: Give it up, boy! You shall never have my lamp! And there is no one to save you this time!) (Iago charges in) Hey, Jafar, SHUT UP!!! (Aladdin: Iago?) (Jafar: TRAITOR!) (Iago grabs the lamp, but Jafar zaps him, sending the injured parrot onto a rock) (Jasmine: No!) (Weak Iago looks at Jafar then at the black lamp) (Jafar [laughs evilly]: Good help is so hard to find these days, isn't it, Aladdin?) (Iago wriggles his foot towards the lamp. Jafar gasps in horror as he realizes exactly what Iago is about to do!) (Using his last ounce of strength, Iago kicks the lamp, sending it into the molten lava.) (Jafar: MY LAMP! NOO!!!) (The lamp lands in the magma, and Jafar screams in pain as his lamp begins to melt. The rock Iago's on begins to crumble!) (Aladdin: Iago!) (Al catches Iago before he can land in the lava. Meanwhile, the black lamp completely melts in the magma. Jafar continues to scream in agony as he is electrocuted, then violently explodes into dust. As everybody escapes to safety, Al looks at the injured parrot in his hands) (Aladdin: Iago?) (Jasmine: No. ) (Aladdin: But I thought a Genie couldn't kill anyone.) (Iago awakens and coughs): ...You'd be surprised what you can live through. ...(Aladdin: Alright!) (Jasmine: Oh, Iago!) (Genie: AHAHA! HE'S ALIVE!)"

- Iago kicking Jafar's lamp into the molten lava, causing Jafar to electrocute, then explode into nothingness.

"(Alameda Slim breaks out of the cart in a rage. He grabs Maggie, Mrs. Calloway and Grace and flings the cows to the ground.) (Slim: DAGNABBIT! I guess I gotta do everything MYSELF!) (Slim ropes the cows and hands the ropes to the Willie brothers as they prepare to place them on the train) (Slim: Call me crazy, but I think these cows got it in for me.) (Willie Bro 1: Maybe they just don't like your singing.) (Slim: SHUT UP! Ahem. Mr. Weasley? My money, if you please?) (Wesley: I-I was just keeping it safe for ya, Slim.) (Slim: Sure you were. Protecting my investments is what I pay this fellow for. [Buck gets up from the wreckage and glares at Slim] Mr. Weasley, let me present the most double-crossin' gun for hire that I've ever had the pleasure to call partner--Rico.) (Rico: You're too kind, boss.) (Buck is heartbroken) No, it can't be! (Slim: His reputation as a bounty hunter is well-known, but lately he's been doing a little moonlighting and covering my tracks. [Slim tosses Rico some cash as the fake bounty hunter starts to ride away with Buck] Rico's gonna see you to the border, so that nothing else goes wrong. [Slim clicks his tongue twice and his mount Junior the Buffalo runs up.] Now, if you'll all pardon me... [Slim dons on his Yancy O'Del disguise] ...there's a Little Patch of Heaven on the auction block this morning.) (Grace: [gasps] He's going to buy our farm!) (The cows try to break free, but it's no use.) (Slim: Adios! YEE-HAW!) (Rico: [to Buck] I don't know how you got here, skittish, but stick with me and you may get to like the other side of the law.) (Slim rides past Buck and Rico.) (Slim: Get on there! Ha!) (Buck watches Slim ride off to into the distance. Then he turns to see the three bovines being forced into the train by Wesley and the Willies.) (Wesley: Alright, come on! Come on! Move it, Bessie! Get in there! Hurry up! You don't wanna be late for that big roundup in the sky!) (Buck starts rearing wildly.) (Rico: Skittish! Whoa! Whoa!) (Buck gallops back towards the train. Wesley and the Willies continue to shove the cows on the side.) (Wesley: Get in there! Come on, you stupid cows! Come on! [he and the Willies finally manage to shove the cows into the train and slam the door] Lovely. Now get the engine fired up and let's make tracks!) [Wesley prepares lock the train car door, when suddenly, something whips the key out of his hand. Wesley turns around] Huh?) (Buck punches Wesley in the face with his hoof!) MAKE A BREAK FOR IT, LADIES! RUN! (Buck continues to wildly flail Rico) (Rico: Skittish! Whoa!) (Maggie: Buck, have you gone CRAZY?!) Now, that's entirely possible! Or maybe I've just figured out who the real heroes are! (Grace: Wait, what if this is some kind of trick?) (Buck finally tosses Rico off his back) (Mrs. Calloway: Oh, this isn't a trick! It's a miracle! Come on!)"

- Buck, when it has been revealed that Rico, his idol and a supposed bounty hunter, is actually a mercenary who was working for Slim all along. Betrayed by his idol, Buck wildly tosses Rico off his back as he heads to save the bovine trio from Slim's goons.

"(Diego rushes towards the moving ship, when suddenly, Shira tackles him; Manny grabs a log and desperately tries to hold the ship in place) Why are you doing this? (Shira: You don't understand! I don't have a choice!) You don't have to live this way, Shira. You'll be safe with us! We take care of each other. (Manny (struggling): Diego! I can't hold on much longer! (the log breaks making the ship adrift again) DIEGO!) Come with us! Come with me. (Shira nods and she and Diego head towards Gutt's ship when Shira notices Gutt and crew closing in on them; While Diego hops on deck, Shira rushes around the cliffside) What are you doing? (Shira: I've got your back.) (Shira shoves ice chunks in front of Gutt, causing him to slip and fall to the ground below.; She gazes at Diego as the herd escapes on Gutt's ship.)"

- Diego convincing Shira to abandon Gutt to join the herd. To prevent Gutt from reaching the gang, Shira shoves ice chunks in front of Gutt, causing him to slip and fall to the ground below. She then gazes at Diego as the herd escapes on Gutt's ship

"(RJ pulls up the wagon of food) (Vincent: Wow!) Vincent? (Vincent: So I was just on my way down here to kill you, but I stopped to watch the show, and I gotta say... that right there is a thing of beauty. (Shows RJ the binoculars to allow him to see all his friends captured by the Verminator) (Vincent: That is the most vicious, deceitful, self-serving thing I've ever seen. (chuckles) Classic RJ. You take the food and they take the fall. You keep this up, you're gonna end up just like me, having everything you ever wanted.) But I already had that. (Vincent: What, them? Who are you kidding? You said it yourself. "You're a family of one." Always will be. It's how guys like you and me survive. So a few saps got hurt in the process. Tough. That's life. Trust me, you don't need them.) Actually, I do. And right now, they really need me! So I really need this! (takes the wagon with all the food) (Vincent: RJ!!!')"

- RJ the Raccoon deciding to save his friends from the Verminator instead of giving Vincent the Bear back his food.

"Hey, Old Eddie! (Eduardo [surprised]: Felipe?) You think I'd miss this party?! GAME ON!! (throws Brazil nuts at the loggers)"

- Felipe and his Scarlet Macaw Tribe joining the Spixes to stop the loggers.

"(On the bridge, the pets watch in horror as the Animal Control van with Max and Duke inside plummets into the river.) (Gidget: MAX!) (The van splashes into river. The keys fly out of Max’s mouth. A keychain carries the keys to the surface. As the sinking van fills up with more water, Max tries to bite through the bars of Duke's cage. Duke headbutts them. The van sinks beneath the surface. On the bridge, Snowball kisses Gidget, then dives into the water.) REMEMEBER MEEEEEEEE! (In the van, Max and Duke come up for air. The water level rises, nearly filling Duke's cage. Water breaks through the rear window. Fully submerged, Max and Duke share a sad look through the bars. Snowball swims after the sinking van. Max spots Snowball through the rear window. The rabbit tosses the keys to Max, who quickly unlocks Duke's cage. Max and Duke swim out of the van and break to the surface and swim towards shore. Snowball climbs onto a floating wooden plank.) I feel heroic! And handsome! I'm a little wet, but I still look good! I look good!"

- Snowball redeeming himself by diving into the river to save Max and Duke from drowning in the sinking Animal Control van and managing to get the keys to unlock Duke's cage and save the day.

"(Professor Screweyes (stopping Stubbs from driving off with a stomp of his foot): Hey, Stubbs! Where do you think you're going? Get back here!) Oh, I forgot to tell ya... (from that to being happy to being grumpy) I QUIT! I quit! (driving his car back here at Screweyes) Ha! I resign! Are you gettin' this completely in your ear? I am PROFOUNDLY outta here! And this ain't about money. I ain't even complaining about my dry cleaning bill. But hang around with elephants all day and try to keep YOUR clothes clean! (audience laughing) Stubbs the Clown: But that's not the point. The point is, I quit. Quittski! Over-and-outski! That's all she wrote! KEEP MY LAST CHECK, BUDDY! (hands each item to Screweyes as he mentions it, including his pet rabbit, Robbie holding his backstage passes) Here's my shoes, my nose, my horn, my buzzer, my fake arm, my bug-eye glasses, my backstage passes, my hat, my rabbit, HIS backstage passes, my fake fangs, a few birds, my pogostick, my donkey ears, my extending tongue gag, my rubber chicken; Ya can't even get these anymore; my lucky whale tooth, and a giant clam that opens to reveal the American flag held by a mermaid and her normal brother, Richard! (audience laughing) Stubbs the Clown: SO LONG! (waving his handkerchief to the audience and laughs while driving his car) Oh, and by the way, in case you're wondering why I'm talking and they're laughing, let me explain it to ya... (Yells and gets close to Screweyes' face.) THAT'S! COMEDY! (Then he drives off.)"

- Stubbs the Clown redeeming himself by quiting his job when he has enough of Professor Screweyes.

"(Gantu leads Lilo and Reuben up a platform. He rants, furious at Hamsterviel's betrayal) My years of devotion and hard work, and this is how I'm rewarded?! (Reuben: You are right, big guy. That gerbil treats you like a pile of blitznak. See, his problem is he's got no aloha spirit. [Gantu shoves him and Lilo into a cell] But that'll come back and bite him in the tail someday. 'Cause you know, the aloha spirit you give always comes back to youthe aloha spirit you give always comes back to you. At least that's what Lilo says. Though it looks like her spirit is kinda broken.) (Lilo sits glumly on the edge of the cell bed. Gantu lowers his head looks away. The green glass door closes and Gantu leaves. Reuben turns toward Lilo. She buries her head in her knees. Reuben suddenly smiles, raising an inspired finger, before his grin promptly droops. Lilo sits, chin on her knees and arms clasped over them.) (Lilo: Nani says aloha means "hello" and "goodbye", but for us, it mostly seems to mean goodbye.) (Reuben walks up to the glass door and taps on it.) (Reuben: Y'know, turns out I'm pretty strong. I could maybe open this. [a second pair of arms emerge from his body. Then he tugs on the glass. It rises lifting him.] Whoa! Ha-ha! I am strong!) (Gantu appears) You didn't open the cell. I did. I'm breaking you two out of here. (Lilo smiles) Aloha. (Reuben: Aloha! WHOA!) (Reuben lets go of the glass and falls. Gantu catches him in his hand.)"

- Gantu redeeming himself by freeing Lilo and Reuben from their prison cell, after Hamsterviell betrays him by firing him and replacing him with Leroy.