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▲[[File:canonfanondrako_3385.jpg|link=Final Fantasy VII|right|Because surely such a [[Sarcasm Mode|sweet little angel]] couldn't [[Tempting Fate|possibly be evil!]]]
{{quote|''"I tell you, [[Satan]]'s gonna have no trouble taking over here 'cause all the women are gonna say: '[[All Girls Want Bad Boys|What a cute butt]].' 'He's Satan!' '[[Not Evil, Just Misunderstood|You don't know him like I do]].' 'He's the Prince of Darkness!' [[I Can Change My Beloved|'I can change him.']]"''|'''[[Bill Hicks]]''', ''Arizona Bay'' routine}}
When a fandom takes a controversial or downright villainous character and downplays his flaws, often turning him into an object of desire in the process. This can cause conflicts if the writers are not willing to [[Retool]] the character to fit this demand.
In fanfiction, they are frequently the love object of the local [[Mary Sue]], who [[Love Redeems|uses the power of love to redeem the character]]. In extreme cases, the affection these characters receive from fans can lead them to forget that ''[[Misaimed Fandom|they're actually still supposed to be villains]]''. Or, on the flip side, even the worst crossings of the [[Moral Event Horizon]] can be rationalized, while any insult from the hero towards the villain is cast as deplorably mean.
Common reasons for this include the character being wicked in a [[Wicked Cultured|classy]] or [[Evil Is Cool|cool]] way, or a deliberate contrast to a hero the fans find too [[Good Is Boring|squeaky-clean]], [[Good Is Dumb|stupid]], or [[What Measure Is a Non
[[Jerkass Dissonance]] usually plays a part in this trope; it is much easier for people to forgive and overlook the negative qualities and stress the [[Freudian Excuse
Expect, also, for fans to make excuses for the character [[Karma Houdini|not getting any comeuppance for their sins]], and, for bonus points, gloat if one of [[The Scrappy|their hated]] and/or [[Ron the Death Eater|villainized characters]] gets the short stick instead, especially if the latter is the victim of the former.
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[[Misaimed Fandom]] is a closely related trope. The difference is that the [[Evil Is Sexy|sexiness]] [[Evil Is Cool|of evil]] is [[Do Not Do This Cool Thing|often anticipated]].
[[Loveable Rogue]] and [[Byronic Hero]], characters you're ''supposed'' to admire even if they do nothing remotely admirable, may be the inverse of this trope. [[Magnificent Bastard]] often applies to both tropes, but this is a lot less certain for
Sometimes, the creator of the original series may say "Sure, why not?", resulting in [[Sure Why Not|Ascended Leather Pants]]. May or may not result in [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]].
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Contrast [[Ron the Death Eater]]. Could be considering a branch of [[Springtime for Hitler]] because the character was made to be disliked but ends up as an extremely popular character
Character tropes related to/in danger of becoming
* [[Affably Evil]]
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* [[Bishounen]] or [[Bishoujo Genre|Bishoujo]] Villains
* [[Crazy Awesome]] or [[Creepy Awesome]] characters (if evil)
* [[Cry for
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: [[Freudian Excuse|because it totally justifies any of their negative attributes.]]
* [[Dark Messiah]]
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* [[Too Funny to Be Evil]]
* [[Troubled but Cute]] or [[Broken Bird]] if they are evil.
* [[Used to Be
* [[Villainous Valour]]
* [[Well
* [[White
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]
{{noreallife|this is an [[Audience Reaction]] trope.}}
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[[Category:Unexpected Reactions to This Index]]
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