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Characters who decide to [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|toboggan]] down [[The Dark Side|The Dark Slide]] will have a fun time of it... at first. It starts small, maybe an [[Evil Makeover]] with [[Spikes of Villainy]] and [[Red Right Hand]]. But there's a nasty surprise at the bottom of this insidious slide; those who commit especially heinous crimes, abandon all of their humanity for power, or allow their inner darkness to bloom into a blight won't just grow [[Cute Little Fangs|tiny]] [[Fangs Are Evil|fangs]] or discover [[Evil Makes You Ugly]], they'll find out [[Title Drop|Evil Makes You Monstrous.]]
This is usually a feature of legends, both in real life and in stories. Basically, a guy, gal or even animal becomes so mean, malicious, and generally '''''[[Complete Monster|Evil]]''''' that they transcend their mortal existence and become a monster of legend. A scourge on man and beast. After killing enough, the [[Serial Killer]] goes from a man into an force of nature that [[Healing Factor|just]]. [[Implacable Man|Won't]]. ''[[Back
Then again, the (mostly) innocent might suffer this fate because of a [[Curse]] or [[The Virus]]. In the most extreme cases the character will no longer be flesh and bone but [[Made of Evil]]. While it's unlikely the character wants to seek redemption, it's not impossible that a loved one from before the change can at least give them pause.
Can also caused through [[The Power of Hate]]. See also/compare [[One
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== Anime
* Humans in ''[[Soul Eater]]'' who devour other humans' souls become Kishin Eggs, eventually becoming a [[Humanoid Abomination|Kishin]], superhuman monstrosities who cause insanity in those around them just by existing.
* ''[[Wolf Guy Wolfen Crest]]'': When {{spoiler|Chiba}} is taken over by his bloodlust and obsession with killing Haguro, he becomes a [[Nightmare Face|deformed ogre]] instead of a werewolf.
* ''[[Berserk]]'' has the [[Eldritch Abomination|Apostles]], every one of whom was once human before making their sacrifice to the Godhand and being reborn as demons.
* {{spoiler|The Witches}} in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' ''[[Eldritch Abomination|embody]]'' this trope.
* The Sound Four more or less became this in ''[[Naruto]]'' when they metaphorically sold their souls to Orochimaru. They may look like normal ninja on the outside, but on the inside, they're monsters. Hence what they look like when they enter the second stage of their cursed seal.
== Comic Books ==
* [[Wendigo]], particularly the [[Marvel Comics]] version. (Only 98% though - the rabid man turns into Wendigo more or less permanantly, not only on the anniversary.)
* In one issue of the [[The Legend of Zelda (
* In ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'', [[Jekyll and Hyde|Dr. Jekyll]] indicates that Mr. Hyde has grown much larger from the exercise of sin.
* Marvel villain [[The Hood]] has a red hooded cape that gives him magic
== Film ==
* This is the nature of Jason Voorhees in the ''[[Friday the
* And on a vaguely related subject, Freddy Krueger of ''[[Nightmare On Elm Street]]'' somehow managed to become an undead dream-dwelling [[Humanoid Abomination]] just by being ''really'' nasty to kids.
* ''[[Halloween (
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** And werewolves of the [[I'm a Humanitarian|cannibalistic]] [[Serial Killer]] type.
* This is also common in [[Native American Mythology]]. Many, ''many'' monsters are spawned due to someone acting in such an anti-social fashion for so long that they become monsters.
* In the Native American mythology you may turn into a Wendigo if you become a cannibal.
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== Live Action TV ==
* In ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' Wendigo are created when humans dine on human flesh. The hunger grows and grows until they're nothing but beasts.
== Tabletop Games ==
* Fomori in ''[[
* Slashers in the ''[[New World of Darkness]]'' are people who have done such evil things that the evil has warped them and given them special abilities to help them kill.
** Similarly, the Centimani from ''[[Promethean: The Created]]''. Usually driven over the [[Despair Event Horizon]] by the raft of crap Prometheans have to deal with, they turn their back on [[To Become Human|the Pilgrimage]] and start dealing with [[The Dark Side|Flux]]. This usually results in mutations. ''Lots'' of mutations.
*** That would explain the name.
* In ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' and ''[[Warhammer
* In ''[[Dungeons
* In ''[[Ravenloft]]'', this is a game mechanic when making [[Morality Meter| Dark Powers Checks]]. There are thirteen steps from Purity to True Damnation, and each failed check takes a player one step closer. (Unless, that is, a player commits an Act of Ultimate Darkness, which often causes them to skip one or more steps.) The seventh step (called "the Beast, where the character is often - but not always - beyond redemption) causes a slight physical change, but not true transformation, step eight (called "the creature") enhances the change, giving the cursed character a few dark powers and weaknesses, and the ninth ("the monster", where the character is almost always truly damned) is where the character truly becomes an inhuman monster. For example, take a woman forced to become a harlot who eventually embraces her role and becomes a seductive vamp. When she reaches Stage Seven, she might have [[Cute Little Fangs]] and fiery red hair. At Stage Eight (where she has likely used her skills to [[Honey Trap]] victims and kill them) she might find herself physically stronger and start to see spiders - which seem overly fond of her - as adorable pets. At Stage Nine (where she has become so depraved that she intentionally looks for pure and innocent victims to corrupt) she becomes an actual red widow, a foul temptress who seduces men not just to kill and rob them, but feed on them as well, having a monstrous body that matches her dark soul. While she may welcome this change, there is truly no going back, and the Dark Powers will ensure [[Self-Inflicted Hell| she never escapes their grasp...]]
== Video Games ==
* In ''[[Kingdom Hearts]] I'', [[Sleeping Beauty|Maleficent]] embraces the Darkness and becomes a giant dragon as a result.
* As Sorceresses in ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' grow older and continue to use their magic, their power begins to change their appearance into something less human and more monstrous. [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Edea Edea] was a fairly young sorceress so her appearance (while slightly altered) was still beautiful, whereas the older (and far crueler) sorceress [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Adel Adel] had morphed into a monstrous, muscular being. However, Sorceress [
** Then there are the various sorceresses the player must fight during Time Compression. The
* In ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', this is how {{spoiler|one of Yevon's monks was turned into Omega Weapon}}.
* ''[[
* In [[Diablo|Diablo II]], the protagonist from the first opus, after defeating the eponymous Demon Lord, has put his soulgem on his own body in an attempt to contain his evil. As the game progress, Diablo takes over his body, gradually making him more monstrous until he turns back into the [[One
* The further you go down the Dark Side in ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]],'' the uglier you get. When you're maxed out on [[Karma Meter|Dark points]], your eyes turn red and your skin gets ashen and veiny.
* In the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' series, most enemies are formerly-human, and ''all'' are monstrous. While there's not shortage of BOWs who were transformed against their will, there's also quite a few (mostly named villains) who did it to themselves on purpose, and they tend to be ''much'' more monstrous than the rank-and-file mooks.
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