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* Pius Thicknesse of the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' books is weak-willed and not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but isn't a villain until he is [[Brainwashed]] into becoming one by Voldemort through the Imperius Curse. He's presumably returned to normal after the war, although this isn't shown. In the [[Harry Potter (film)|film series]], he is implied to [[The Quisling|have joined the Death Eaters of his own free will]], as he doesn't display traits of characters under the Imperius Curse in the films and is more self-aware.

* Hades in the ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians|Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' series is imposing and menacing, described as resembling every dictator in human history, but it turns out that he [[Dark Is Not Evil|isn't one of the bad guys]], and he eventually helps fight against the Titans while his son Nico becomes an important ally of the protagonists. [[Everybody Hates Hades|Not so much in the movie.]]

* ~~Inverted~~ in ''[[Street Fighter (film)|Street Fighter]]''~~, where Balrog is a hero and a friend of Chun Li and E. Honda. Played straight with Dee-Jay and Zangief~~, who were portrayed as lackeys of M. Bison (although the latter does a [[Heel Face Turn]] at the end).

* Dee-Jay and Zangief in ''[[Street Fighter (film)|Street Fighter]]'', who were portrayed as lackeys of M. Bison (although the latter does a [[Heel Face Turn]] at the end).

* In the short story that ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' is based on, "The Greatest Gift", Mr. Potter is only the owner of a photography studio and doesn't meet, much less cause problems for, George Bailey. In the movie, he is a corrupt slumlord, [[Jerkass]], and all-around nasty piece of work who goes out of his way to make George's life a living hell ([[Moral Event Horizon|and almost drives him to suicide]]).

* The movie version of ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' has Roscoe and Boss Hogg portrayed as traditional, ''competent'' evil guys instead of the [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|goofball minor incompetents]] they usually were in the TV show. While they were corrupt, greedy jerks in the show, too, they were known to [[Pet the Dog]] on occasion, were relatively [[Harmless Villain|harmless villains]], and [[Even Evil Has Standards|had lines that they wouldn't cross]] - for example, Hogg hated violence and avoided physically harming people as part of his schemes.

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* In the film adaptation of ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'', the Whos are for the most part more materialistic and unsympathetic than they were in the book, in part to make the Grinch more sympathetic.

* ''[[October Sky]]'' turns Homer's father into a [[Jerkass]], presumably because there wouldn't really be a villain otherwise. In the book it was based on, his father is much nicer and more supportive of his rocketry work.

* Inverted in ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse|Resident Evil Apocalypse]]'', where Nicholai Ginovaef, the human antagonist in ''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'', became a good guy.

* In ''[[Iron Man 3]]'', the main villain is {{spoiler|Aldrich Killian, a minor comics character who sold Extremis to criminals, felt bad about it, and shot himself in the head. [[He's Dead, Jim|The end]]. In this film, he's the founder of A.I.M. and infects himself with the virus in order to kill Tony. The official tie-in video game takes it a step further and turns him into that universe's M.O.D.O.K.}}

* In ''[[Marvel]]'' comics, Psylocke, Spike, Multiple Man, and Quill are all allies of the [[X-Men]]. In ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'', all of them are members of Magneto's Brotherhood.