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** [http://furyofsolace.com/2009/01/31/hello-world/ Fury Of Solace], originally created for the ELE application contest <ref>he didn't make it onto the DVD despite a fantastic song, probably because {{spoiler|he really isn't evil}}</ref>. His [[Villain Song]] <ref>linked above</ref> details how {{spoiler|he had to kill a young girl's parents (and, implied by extension, become her nemesis) so she'll become a superhero and save the world}}.

* Despite going criminally insane and burning down a toy factory in a rampaging fit of revenge, [[Doctor Steel]] is really a kind-hearted soul who only wants to make the world a better place (for himself...).

* In ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'', the closest things to villains ''per se'' are those who choose to play the game. While sometimes these people are [[Complete Monster|downright evil]] or [[Ax Crazy|simply terrifyingly insane]], there are killers who actually aren't very bad people, often given a sympathetic reason for playing the game such as trying to protect a loved one or because they've given up all hope of escape and see it as the only way to survive ([[Justified Trope|and as far as they know, it is]]). Examples of this include Bobby Jacks, <s>Lenny Priestly</s> (not...anymore), Bryan Calvert, to an extent, and, arguably, Jacob Starr.

* Dudley Griffin in ''[[Kate Modern]]'' was fighting the Order long before the heroes, and tries desperately to warn Kate away from danger. Nevertheless, with his willingness to attack other good characters and his bad temper, he functions as an antagonist.