Hero's Secret Past

Sometimes, heroes or heroines had a sad or dark past which they don't talk about until a villain or they reveal their secret to their friends.

Here's why they keep it a secret:


 * Terrible childhood like get bullied, unwanted, unloved, betrayed by their love one and saw their death of their parents or friends by villains, sickness or central death.


 * Afraid that their friends will hate them who they really are.


 * Afraid to lose the people they loved if they told them about their past.


 * Hoping they'll never know about their past.


 * Hoping that the villains won't reveal their secret past.


 * Used to be loved by someone until one day, everything they care of (lost family/friends, lost fame, saw the death of their family/friends, betrayed by their friends, had a ex-girlfriend/boyfriend leave them with someone else, etc.) make them to hate or don't trust everyone until the main protagonist of the story show them what they're missing in their life like love, family, working together and/or friendship.

Animated Films

 * Meg : Sold her soul to Hades to save her boyfriend's life, only to have said boyfriend dump her immediatley afterwards for another girl.
 * Queen Elsa: After nearly killing her sister Anna with her icy powers Elsa isolated herself for 18 years to prevent herself from doing it again.
 * Manny: lost his first wife and son to hunters
 * Doc Hudson: He went out for season after suffering a horrific crash. When Doc eventually fully recovered and returned to racing, his sponsors fired him instead.
 * Barbara Gordon: had Tim Drake kidnapped and mind-controlled by the Joker after torturing him for several weeks.

Live Action Film

 * Rex (Babe): Tried to steer sheep in a violent thunderstorm but the sheep were to panicked to saved theirselves and the hurricane killed them while Rex barely survived, only ending up losing half of his hearing ability.

Literature

 * Skulduggery Pleasant : As result of Nefarian's evil action in butchered his family and also giving him the painful mortal death, Skulduggery, whom later revealed having potential for necromancer and the priest whom gave Nefarian power to killed him turned out has meddling with the said power so Skulduggery could rises as undead skeleton, Skulduggery turned to the dark side and for five years, became the evil Lord Vile whom fight alngside Nefarian and Baron Vengeous without either of them knew his identity. Once he had a chance to killed his best friend, he relents and chooses to redeem himself from his evil deeds, though since that day, he suffer multiple personality disorder where his past evil self became his alternate, twisted personality.

Quotes
"(Lightning has just seen Doc's driving and follows him back to his shop) Lightning McQueen: Doc, hold it! Seriously, your driving's incredible! Doc Hudson (sarcastically): Wonderful. Now go away. Lightning McQueen: Hey, I mean it. You've still got it! Doc Hudson: I'm askin' you to leave! Lightning McQueen: Come on. I'm a racecar, you're... well a much older racecar, but under the hood, you and I are the same! Doc Hudson: We are NOT the same! Understand? Now, get out! Lightning McQueen: How could a car like you quit at the top of your game? Doc Hudson (shocked): You think I quit? (Doc turns on the light to reveal a framed newspaper of him in a wreck) Lightning McQueen: Right...your big wreck in '54. Doc Hudson: They quit on me. When I finally got put together, I went back expecting a big welcome. You know what they said? "You're history." Moved right on to the next rookie standing in line. There was a lot left in me. I never got a chance to show 'em. I keep that to remind me never to go back. I just never expected that that world would... would find me here. Lightning McQueen: Hey, Doc, I'm not them! Doc Hudson: Oh, yeah? Lightning McQueen: No, I'm not! Doc Hudson: When was the last time you cared about somethin' except yourself, hot rod? You name me one time and I will take it all back. (Lightning looks defeated) Uhuh. Didn't think so. These are good folk around here, who care about one another. I don't want 'em depending on someone they can't count on. Lightning McQueen: Oh, like you? You've been here for how long, and your friends don't even know who you are? Who's caring about only himself? Doc Hudson (angrily): Just finish that road and get outta here! (drives off)"

- Doc Hudson explaining to Lightning McQueen his tragic past of being banned from racing after recovering from a horrific accident

"Sid: Okay, where are the sloths? Y'know, you never see any sloths in these places. Hey, look, Manny, a mammoth! Manny [sarcastically]: Oh, somebody pinch me! Sid: Hey, hey, this fat one looks just like you. Aww, and he's got a family. Oh, and he's happy. (Manny's eyes widen and he walks closer to the painting)Look, he's playing with his kid. See, Manny? That's your problem. That's what mammoths are supposed to do! Diego: Sid... Sid: Find a she-moth... Diego: Sid... Sid: ...have little baby mammoths... Diego: Sid! Sid: What? Diego: Shut up! Sid: Why--oh...(sees Manny staring at the painting as he remembers his tragic past) (Manny stares at the painting on the wall and imagines the painting coming to life to retell his tragic past; His son trumpeting happily, and running around to play. And then hugging his wife once he saw his son playing. His life was perfect. And then…suddenly.. the calf runs into hunters and retreats Manny tried to fend off the hunters, but was too late to save his wife and son from getting stoned to death by the humans; NOO!!!') [Fade to the present as Manny stares silently at the painting, as Sid and Diego sadly look on)"

- Manny's tragic past of losing his first wife and son to hunters. "Hey, I've sworn off manhandling. (Hades: Well, y'know, that's good 'cause that's what got you into the jam in the first place, isn't it? You sold your soul to me to save your boyfriend's life. And how does this creep thank you? By running of with some...babe. He hurt you real bad, didn't he, Meg? Huh?) Look, I learned my lesson, okay? (Hades: Which is exactly why I got a feelin' you're gonna leap at my new offer. You gimme the key to bringing down "Wonder-Breath", and I give you the thing that you crave most in the entire cosmos...(he whispers at her ear)...your freedom.) (Meg gasps and drops the vase she was holding and it shatters on the floor)"

- Megara's backstory: sold her soul to Hades to save her boyfriend's life--only to have said boyfriend dump her for another girl immediately afterwards.