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*** Even in his heyday, Bart could almost be a subversion. While he genuinely enjoyed causing mayhem, most of his antics were more meant to drive authority figures crazy rather than cause any genuine harm. There were lines that [[Even Evil Has Standards|even Bart wouldn't cross]], and when he realized he went too far, he'd actually feel bad about it and try to make up for it.
*** Even in his heyday, Bart could almost be a subversion. While he genuinely enjoyed causing mayhem, most of his antics were more meant to drive authority figures crazy rather than cause any genuine harm. There were lines that [[Even Evil Has Standards|even Bart wouldn't cross]], and when he realized he went too far, he'd actually feel bad about it and try to make up for it.
* In ''[[Gargoyles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]]'', [[Big Bad]] Xanatos and his wife Fox got a really jarring [[Heel Face Turn]] and became complete saints (in the canon comics by the original creator, [[Greg Weisman]], they do a much more natural semi-[[Heel Face Turn]] to become ''[[Anti-Hero|Anti Heroes]]'', and even though they're now allies of the protagonists are still very morally grey and rather untrustworthy).
* In ''[[Gargoyles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]]'', [[Big Bad]] Xanatos and his wife Fox got a really jarring [[Heel Face Turn]] and became complete saints (in the canon comics by the original creator, [[Greg Weisman]], they do a much more natural semi-[[Heel Face Turn]] to become ''[[Anti-Hero|Anti Heroes]]'', and even though they're now allies of the protagonists are still very morally grey and rather untrustworthy).
* The original version of ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' - that was rejected by [[Hanna-Barbera]] - had the two kids making [[Deal with the Devil]], the Devil being the same [[Laughably Evil]] lovable doofus Grim would become in the final version. When the creator tried with [[Cartoon Network]], they suggested the switch as a less evil alternative, and it worked.


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