Face Heel Turn: Difference between revisions
→Comic Books
(→Western Animation: moving new example to the end of the section, as per ATT:Style Guide, and adding the work name to the example as per Pop Culture Osmosis Failure) |
|||
| (5 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
Line 59:
* ''[[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]]'': If you believe that the pro-registration side was "evil", then Tony Stark, [[Iron Man]], fits the bill. The same goes for the anti-registration heroes.
* Hal Jordan, ''[[Green Lantern]]'' poster child, underwent a psychotic turn into a being that wanted to reshape all of existence. Later explained and retconned, but still heavily controversial.
* [[
** Well, at least [[Cassandra Cain]] is back to her old self now. It is a very good thing she had a lot of fans who were quick to rise to her defence and show DC just how much they care about her.
* [[Shazam|Mary Marvel]] provided an interesting contrast as a Golden Age teen amidst modern comics characters. Unfortunately DC decided to make her turn evil. Her clothes [[Paint It Black|even turned black]].
Line 83:
* A very big one few years ago was [[X-Men]] longtime member Bishop - after years of looking for a mysterious traitor who was supposed to kill X-Men, he betrayed them himself, for the same reason he joined them in the first place - to stop a [[Bad Future]] from happening.
* In ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'', Nack the Weasel is introduced as a member of the heroic Chaotix - but by the end of their introductory story he's sold them out to the Brotherhood of Metallix, an army of spectacularly evil robotic copies of Sonic. Admittedly a loose example, as a) he'd clearly already turned before the story started and b) the character was always a villain in the Sonic games, so seeing him as a hero first is the unexpected bit.
* The Enchantress, a villain usually associated with the ''[[Suicide Squad]]'' started out as a heroine, fighting demons and other monsters. But after she gains near omipotent magic power (which she loses due to [[Supergirl]]'s intervention) she becomes [[Drunk on the Dark Side]], turning evil. Unlike most heroes turned villain, she never regrets this choice and never looks back.
== Fan Works ==
Line 322 ⟶ 323:
* Jan Kurtas/Medusa in ''[[Odium]]'' was a victim of [[Viral Transformation]] that turned him into a monster, but - unlike all other townspeople - he did not become an insane killing machine. Unless you blunder into the (entirely avoidable) scripted sequence where he finally succumbs and attacks you. (You can get an [[Optional Party Member]] as a replacement afterwards.)
* Nathan Hale in ''[[Resistance]] 2'' in the ending. Though only briefly.
* ''[[
** First, {{spoiler|the Twins, Popola and Devola are initially major allies in Nier's quest, but late in the game turn out to be two of the story's central villains.}}
** Secondly, {{spoiler|In the path to endings C and D (which is only possible by obtaining every weapon on a [[New Game+]]), Kaine's Shade half takes full control over her, turning her into the [[Final Boss]].}}
Line 341 ⟶ 342:
* Both {{spoiler|Jaesa Wilsaam}} and {{spoiler|Nomen Karr}} in ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' did this the first to join you and the second to kill you...3 times
* In ''[[FHBG]]'', the Sneakers got bored.
* In ''[[Darkest Dungeon]]'', the [[Adventure Archaeologist| Antiquarian]] was never more than a [[Nominal Hero]] to begin with; in the sequel, she is truly evil, allying herself with the Pillagers and turning against her more scrupulous former allies to profit off the cataclysm.
{{quote|'''The Academic:''' Once, she had a sliver of decency... now, only greed.}}
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* White Mage from ''[[8-Bit Theater]]''. It didn't take.
* {{spoiler|Dr. Schlock}} from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', though he'd been straddling the fence for quite some time, anyway.
* {{spoiler|Otra}} appears to be doing this in ''[[Girly]]'', shown [https://web.archive.org/web/20130203032756/http://girlyyy.com/go/698 here].
* {{spoiler|[[The Protomen|Panther]]}} in ''[[Dead of Summer]]'' does this in a [[Nightmare Fuel|very scary scene]], first by {{spoiler|[[Eye Scream|tearing out Dr Light's eyes]] and killing him,}} then by {{spoiler|declaring Doug Fetterman will be the new leader}}.
** {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|Though not really]], as it's an [[Evil Twin|evil clone]] of him as part of Fetterman's [[Evil Plan]].}}
Line 369 ⟶ 372:
* In ''[[Metalocalypse]]'', when Toki gets fed up with always being the child friendly one and then starts burning the lair with a flamethrower.
* Zuko from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' does a beautiful Face Heel Turn in the season 2 finale. Actually, he does a Face Heel Turn, then a [[Heel Face Turn]], then another Face Heel Turn, then a few somersaults, ending with another [[Heel Face Turn]]. Say that three times fast. His first Face Heel Turn came when he was 13. An innocent, adorable boy gets his face almost burned off by his loving father. After this, he hunts Aang ruthlessly for his "honor." His second, and most exemplary Face Heel Turn, came at the finale. After starting fresh in Ba Sing Se, Zuko has to choose between his honor and his Uncle. After a blatant "I Hate You" speech, he attacks Aang and returns home a hero, at least until his final [[Heel Face Turn]].
** The series' sequel, ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' gives us Tarrlok, a [[Smug Snake|Smug Weasel-Snake]] who, at least, appeared to be willing to [[Shoot the Dog]] and [[I Did What I Had to Do|doing what he had to do]] to keep Republic City safe from the Equalists and [[Big Bad]] Amon. In "When Extremes Meet," though, he [[Took a Level in Jerkass|takes a massive level in Jerkass]], arresting most of the new Team Avatar and a lot of innocent non-benders. When Korra confronts him about it, Tarrlok tries to tell Korra she's [[Not So Different]] than him, but she rebuffs him, including rejecting Tarrlok's request to free Team Avatar if she works with him. Then Tarrlok [[People Puppets|bloodbends Korra]] and kidnaps her, telling her she'll never see Republic City again.
*** The previous episode also featured a Face Heel Turn for Hiroshi Sato, Asami's father, who joined up with the Equalists because [[Love Makes You Evil|a firebender killed his wife]].
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' had an agent, Numbuh 274, who had appeared in a couple Season 1 and Season 2 episodes become a villain from Season 3 onwards after turning 13. However, it turned out that {{spoiler|he'd been working for [[Reverse Mole|the good side all along]]}} in the penultimate episode of the show.
| |||