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'''Adam Monroe:''' Of course I know you. It's me, Adam. Don't you remember? You and I are going to change history.|''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', "Out of Time"}}

 

* Similar to the ''[[Batman Begins]]'' example, the mentor of ''[[Smallville]]'''s version of [[Green Arrow]] is a cold-blooded murderer and looks down on Ollie for becoming a superhero. In Season 5, [[Robotic Psychopath|Brainiac]] begins as one for [[The Hero|Clark]].

* It's revealed late in ''[[Babylon 5]]'''s third season that {{spoiler|The Shadows}} view themselves as essentially this. They spread chaos and war and corrupt people because they are [[Social Darwinist|Social Darwinists]] who want to encourage people towards their version of 'freedom' and help them evolve by cutting loose all fetters and encouraging and aiding [[Ambition Is Evil|those with ambition]].

 

 

== Western Animation ==

* Malchior in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'':

'''Malchior:''' Is it dark, or is it simply misunderstood... like you? }}

** Ironically she ends up beating him with the same dark magic he taught her.