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* In Disney's ''[[Treasure Planet]]'', John Silver is [[Designated Villain|supposed to be the bad guy]]; and he does it pretty well, most of the time. But he also turns out to be a great father figure to Jim Hawkins. Although he did intend to find the treasure, it was hinted that he didn't want any innocents killed because of his attempt, which resulted in him telling off Scroop when he murdered Arrow while making it seem as though Jim Hawkins caused his death due to negligence on his part.
* Every single antagonist apart from {{spoiler|[[Toy Story 3|Lotso]]}} in ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]''.
* ''[[M (Film)|M]]'' starred [[Peter Lorre]] in the role of Hans Beckert, the first [[Serial Killer]] in all of film and an implied pedophile, and one of the most pitiable villains ever portrayed.▼
** [[The Bully|Sid Phillips]] and [[Fat Bastard|Al McWhigging]] are certified [[Jerkass|Jerkasses]], but like every human in the story, [[Obliviously Evil|they're not aware the toys are sentient, so they come across as much eviler than they really are.]]
** In [[Toy Story 2]], there's {{spoiler|Stinky Pete.}} He's motivated by [[Tragic Villain|grief over not being bought]] and a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|genuine desire to save Woody, Jessie and Bullseye from being destroyed and ignored]]. Heck, he doesn't act antagonistic until they reject his offer of going to Japan.
** [[Toy Story 3]] has {{spoiler|every toy at Sunnyside Daycare. They only do what they do because they're under [[Big Bad|Lotso's]] tyrannical reign, forcing them to carry on his sadistic demands.}} Special mention goes to {{spoiler|Big Baby, whom despite being [[The Dreaded]], is nothing more than a child who is relentlessly abused and lied to by Lotso.}} In the end, {{spoiler|after Lotso is gone, they pull a [[Heel Face Turn]] and rebuild Sunnyside into a genuine paradise.}}
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** For that matter, the fraternity of criminals who take it on themselves to track him down is, at some points, almost indistinguishable from the actual police. Even to the point of throwing him a [[Joker Jury|"trial"]], which they somewhat bleakly joke is legitimate because they're all legal experts, what with so much experience with the judicial system. Then they almost tear him apart...
*** Which leads to an epic [[Reason You Suck Speech]] by ''Beckert'' himself, who asks the fraternity what right they, "lazy bastards" who commit crimes for things they could have avoided if they learned a decent trade, have passing judgment on someone who is compelled by powerful impulses to do the things he does "against his will". He seems to genuinely hate himself for what he does as much as anyone else.
* Leon, protagonist of ''[[Leon|Leon: The Professional]]''. He's the most talented hired killer of an Italian mob boss, but shows almost a child-like innocence outside his job, as well as being very simple-minded and illiterate. He also reveals that he never kills women or children. [[Pet the Dog|
* Samara in ''[[The Ring]] 2''. Sure, she killed a bunch of people, but she just wanted to be loved. This is different from how she is in ''[[The Ring]]''.
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'''Samara:''' [[Creepy Child|"But I do."]] }}
* Colonel Saito in ''[[The Bridge Over the River Kwai]]''.
* You don't want to annoy [[Love Makes You Evil]] poster-boy Davy Jones of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'', but you can't help but feel ''some'' sympathy for him by the end of the series.
* In ''[[Spider
** Doc Ock in ''2''. Altruistic guy, working for "the good of mankind", accidentally kills his wife and turns himself into a monster with no inhibitions, and fixates on his dream, still believing that he is trying to help humanity, when he is actually constructing the means to destroy half of New York City. Sure, when he's evil, he is VERY evil (threatening to kill old ladies and a train full of people for example), but in the end, it's shown that he's still a good guy deep down. {{spoiler|"[[Heroic Sacrifice|I will not die a monster]]."}}
*** Most of the evil stuff the guy does is a result of the intelligent AI he designed into the claws affecting his brain. It was designed with the sole purpose of creating the cold fusion device, and a point is made to say that when the chip at the base of his spine is destroyed (which it was) it would be capable of controlling him.
* Prince Nuada in ''[[Hellboy (
* Fredrick Zoller seems like the most conventionally heroic character in ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'' until his very last lines. He's brave, humble, seems like a [[Dogged Nice Guy]] [[Romantic Comedy]] protagonist while courting Shoshanna, and is repulsed by the sight of himself killing man after man in Goebbel's propaganda movie about him. Too bad those last lines {{spoiler|carry a strong implication that he was about to force himself on Shoshanna before she shot him}}.
* Perhaps a stretch, but Vaako, the [[Noble Demon]] from ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick]]'', comes off this way at times. He's surprisingly competent, genuinely believes in the [[Religion of Evil]], shows signs of [[Honor Before Reason]], and, to the surprise of everyone, ''doesn't'' attempt a [[Klingon Promotion]] on the Lord Marshall (well, not until [[Lady Macbeth|his wife]] convinces him that the Lord Marshall has violated the [[Religion of Evil]]). {{spoiler|And when Riddick defeats the Lord Marshall, rather than attempting a [[Klingon Promotion]] by killing a distracted Riddick on the spot, Vaako is the first to bow to Riddick and proclaim him the new Lord Marshall, since Vaako has no justification to attempt to wrest the throne away from Riddick}}.
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* The [[Magnificent Bastard|bank robbers]] in ''[[Inside Man]]'' are doing it to get even with a former Nazi Collaborator. They have scruples that involve not hurting or killing anyone, and not stealing cash from the bank but only some diamonds from a man guilty of war crimes. They freely admit they are no martyrs but don't fit under the label of plain old villains either.
* [[Blade Runner|Roy Batty]] was nothing if not this trope; all he wanted was a way for himself and his fellow [[Artificial Human|Replicants]] to live longer than the four years allowed to them.
* Believe it or not, ''[[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'' in ''[[Downfall (
** Between his paranoia, uncontrolled sobbing, and screaming that the German people all deserve to die for failing him, the directors were really trying to reveal him to be a pitiful, mentally ill waste of life, rather than a diabolical supergenius warlord which the mainstream media likes to portray him as.
* The original ''[[Scarface]]'', the one from 1932, has an Anti-Villain as its titular character, who literally [[Pet the Dog|pets the dog]] at multiple points in the film. It was very controversial at the time because of this.
** Also, for that matter, Tony Montana in the remake.
* William "D-FENS" Foster from ''[[Falling Down]]''. Sure, he [[Going Postal|reacts to petty frustrations with brutality]] and, before the events of the movie, resorted to stalking, but it's hard see him as a full-fledged bad guy. The movie starts with the guy trying to swat a fly while stuck on the freeway on his way to work, with a briefcase next to him, packed lunch and all. Later, it is revealed that he was fired from his job months before the events of the movie, which begs the question: [[Fridge Horror|what was he doing in the 9-5 hours every day]] [[Ax Crazy|between driving to and from a job he no longer had?]]
* Sybok from ''[[Star Trek V:
* The villains of ''[[The Adjustment Bureau]]'' aren't really very evil. They explicitly state that, if they succeed, {{spoiler|one protagonist will be world-famous and the other will be President.}} They are genuinely interested in helping and their version of the world really is better for all involved. The most villainous thing they do is {{spoiler|make threats and cause a minor injury.}}
* Lestat in ''[[Interview
* Chip Douglas from ''[[The Cable Guy]]''. His creepy and obsessive stalking of the main character is driven by the fact that he's been socially isolated for his entire life and is desperate for somebody to be his friend.
* {{spoiler|Robert}} from ''[[Mystery Team]]''. He didn't want Brianna's parents to be killed{{spoiler|, and took her and her sister in}}. He didn't even interfere with the Mystery Team. That said, his motives are rather sinister, {{spoiler|risking the lives of thousands of employees and customers to save money}}.
* The Operative from ''[[
* Loki, the villain from [[Thor]], is continuously doing the wrong things for the right reasons. {{spoiler|He sneaks the Frost Giants into Asgard to show his father that Thor is not ready for the throne, brings the Frost Giants back to Asgard in order to kill their king, Laufey, and tries to destroy Jotunheim because he believes that if he destroys Asgard's enemy, his father will finally be proud of him.}}
* John Hammond in the movie version of ''[[Jurassic Park]]''. In the book, he's a regular villain for in it [[Money, Dear Boy|for the money]].
* Bill the Butcher of ''[[Gangs of New York]]''.
* Mr. White of ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]''.
* Claudia in ''[[Snow White:
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