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No, [[TV Tropes]]. [[TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|You are the demons.]]

No, [[TV Tropes]]. [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|You are the demons.]]

[[And Then John Was a Zombie]] is essentially a literal version of [[He Who Fights Monsters]]. It is a situation in which a character, frequently a protagonist, is turned into the very thing he or she has been fighting; a survivor of a [[Zombie Apocalypse]] may get [[The Virus|bitten by a zombie]], a demon hunter may be [[Demonic Possession|possessed]], and so on.

A popular variation of this is for protagonists to have this thrust on them as an [[Emergency Transformation]], and/or use (or attempt to use) [[Heroic Willpower]] to avoid the [[Face Heel Turn]] frequently associated with this trope and use the powers [[Cursed With Awesome|for the cause of good]]. Results may vary. Of course, it is also possible for this to happen to villainous characters, [[Humanity Ensues|particularly]] [[What Measure Is a Non Human|Non-human]] villains, though it is certainly possible for this to happen to human villains, especially in stories where [[The Virus]] has strong presence, but is not the sole villainous force. Depending on the villain and the type of transformation in question, results can and often will vary even more than heroic characters suffering this.

A popular variation of this is for protagonists to have this thrust on them as an [[Emergency Transformation]], and/or use (or attempt to use) [[Heroic Willpower]] to avoid the [[Face Heel Turn]] frequently associated with this trope and use the powers [[Cursed With Awesome|for the cause of good]]. Results may vary. Of course, it is also possible for this to happen to villainous characters, [[Humanity Ensues|particularly]] [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|Non-human]] villains, though it is certainly possible for this to happen to human villains, especially in stories where [[The Virus]] has strong presence, but is not the sole villainous force. Depending on the villain and the type of transformation in question, results can and often will vary even more than heroic characters suffering this.

If poorly foreshadowed, this can very easily be a [[Shocking Swerve]]. Opposite of [[Tomato in The Mirror]], in which case the main character ''was'' the monster all along. Also contrast [[Can't Stay Normal]]. Compare [[Doomed Protagonist]], in which this was set up as an eventuality (or even a possibility) earlier in the story, [[The Virus]], [[You Will Be Assimilated]], and for variations in which the transformation doesn't force or suggest a [[Face Heel Turn]] on the victim's part, [[Viral Transformation]].

'''Examples will contain spoilers!'''

== Anime and Manga ==

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* And then, the [[Star Wars|Jedi]] Anakin Skywalker became the evil Sith Lord, Darth Vader.

* {{spoiler|Needy}} becomes part-demon after surviving Jennifer's attack in ''[[Jennifer's Body]]''.

* In the final scene of the movie ''[[Dead Girl]]'' we find out that the main character has become a {{spoiler|[[Double Standard Rape Sci Fi|zombie]] [[Dude She's Like in A Coma|rapist]]}} despite spending the entire movie trying to dissuade his friends from doing the exact same thing.

* In the final scene of the movie ''[[Dead Girl]]'' we find out that the main character has become a {{spoiler|[[Double Standard Rape Sci Fi|zombie]] [[Dude, She's Like, in A Coma|rapist]]}} despite spending the entire movie trying to dissuade his friends from doing the exact same thing.

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* The ending of the original ''[[Condemned]]'' seems to imply that main character Ethan Thomas has become one of the demonic freaks causing all the chaos in the game. The sequel josses this, as Ethans winds up as a burned out alcoholic bum, {{spoiler|and the demonic freaks [[Voodoo Shark|are really just an ancient mystical cult]].}}

* At the end of ''Apocalypse'', Bruce Willis's character is [[Demonic Possession|demonically possessed]].

* In the end of ''[[Alone in The Dark]] 2008'', [[~~Mortons~~ Fork|either Carnby or Sarah]] becomes a demon of Lucifer.

* In the end of ''[[Alone in The Dark]] 2008'', [[Morton's Fork|either Carnby or Sarah]] becomes a demon of Lucifer.

* In ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', Sora {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice|impales himself with Riku's Dark Keyblade in order to free Kairi's heart]], releasing her from her catatonic state. In the process, he becomes a Heartless ''and'' creates two Nobodies: Roxas (himself) and Naminé (Kairi). Of course, it doesn't stick, Kairi leads him back to the light, but in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'', you will occasionally turn into Anti-Sora when activating a Drive Form.}}

** ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep (Video Game)|Birth by Sleep]]'': {{spoiler|By continuing to use the darkness, Terra's heart is weakened. The straw that broke the camel's back was [[Complete Monster|Master Xehanort]] orchestrating Terra's [[Rage Against the Mentor|emotionally-supercharged duel with Master Eraqus]] and then [[Shoot the Dog|killing a weary Eraqus just as he and Terra were calming down from and remorsing over their fight]]. When Terra gives into his [[Unstoppable Rage|rage]], unleashing the full extent of his inner darkness, Xehanort uses this as the perfect opportunity to [[Grand Theft Me|take over Terra's body]]. Thus, Terra has become the one thing he's hated the most: ''Xehanort himself''. [[Tragic Hero|Luckily for him]], [[The Woobie|and several others across the series' timeline, including his close friends Ventus and Aqua]], [[Messianic Archetype|Sora]] [[Earn Your Happy Ending|is going to earn a happy ending for them]].}}

* Halfway through the [[First Person Shooter]] ''Area51'', your character gets mutated; this is also a case of [[Phlebotinum Rebel]].

* Halfway through the [[First-Person Shooter]] ''Area51'', your character gets mutated; this is also a case of [[Phlebotinum Rebel]].

** The other ''Area51'' (the [[Light Gun Game]]) has this on the [[Game Over]] screen, which also happens to be the Game Clear screen.

* Happens at the end of ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]'', as amusingly portrayed in [http://coelasquid.deviantart.com/art/God-of-War-Abridged-137533787?offset=20 this comic strip.]