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On the way, their friends will try to stop them, but the hero will ignore them because they're enjoying themselves too much. They're ''this close'' to [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]] thanks to [[Evil Feels Good]] and assorted perks to lapsing their morality, and just when it looks like they're about to [[Kick the Son of a Bitch]] and give him what's coming to him, they either miss the intended target and hurt an ally by accident, or abruptly realize they're being an abject [[Jerkass]] and attacking someone who's trying to help them for no good reason.
They've just hit the nadir of this downward spiral and the start of their return to the straight and narrow. By hurting their friend, possibly the [[Morality Pet]], [[Love Interest]], or [[The Chick]] for extra oomph, they do the one thing capable of prompting a [[Heel Realization]] before they do a full [[Face Heel Turn]] (or cement the turn, at least). Cue cries of "[[My God, What Have I Done?]]
If they weren't evil beforehand, whoever was inducing them to this behavior will quickly prove it [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|by not turning back]] like the hero just has. They'll likely scold the hero for chickening out, and remark that evil does not spend its time [[Pet the Dog|petting bunnies]] ([[Villains Out Shopping|well, not during weekdays anyway]]). If powers are involved, expect them to go [[Drunk on the Dark Side]] and/or [[One-Winged Angel]].
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** Greed, after killing a member of his old [[True Companions]].
* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', Negi goes on a [[Black Magic]] fueled rage, he indiscriminately attacked everyone around him. It was only after he came [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v32/c286/9.html within inches of killing one of his own (defenseless) students] that he snapped out of it.
* Happens to Agnes in ''[[The Familiar of Zero]]'' (at least in the novels), when Saito, Louise and everyone is fleeing the country to save Tabatha who is about to meet a [[Fate Worse Than Death]] at the hands of her uncle, the King of Galia. Anies had orders to only arrest the group and no intention of harming them, but as soon as she sees her lifelong nemesis {{spoiler|Colbert}} responsible for her [[Doomed Hometown]], whom she thought was dead, she [[Unstoppable Rage|snaps and opens fire]]. The shock from the realization [[My God, What Have I Done?|she nearly killed Saito in the process]], whom she trained and considered as a friend, has her realize that [[Epiphany Therapy|even if she killed her nemesis, other people would hate her in turn, so hatred and revenge are meaningless and that someone has to take it on himself to end the hatred here and now.]] She didn't forgive him, but is at least able, now, to look at his face without feeling murderous urges.
** Or at the very least, not act on them.
* Kanaka in ''[[Narue no Sekai]]''. A victim of [[Time Dilation]], she's missed a couple of decades. After she realizes that everyone she knew is now completely different, she freaks out and tries to run off. Narue, determined to befriend her (technically older) sister, runs after her. Kanaka pulls a laser gun to try to frighten Narue off, and after a brief tussle, Kanaka completely unintentionally shoots her. Fortunately it was a non-lethal gun to begin with, but it's still enough to get Kanaka to thoroughly regret her actions. Well, that and some manly tears from Kazu.
* In ''[[Gun X Sword]]'', Michael, who has become a loyal minion of the Claw meets up with his sister, Wendy, one of the heroes. Wendy ends up shooting him in the arm to try and stop him, and he starts strangling her. Then, her pet turtle bites his finger and he snaps out of it, realizes what he's doing, and saves Wendy when the lair starts to collapse. While the series implies a [[Deadly Change-of-Heart]] for Michael and his lover Fasalina, who likewise snapped out of her loyalty to the Claw {{spoiler|both appear to be crushed under rocks and averting [[Just a Flesh Wound]], Wendy's shot is implied to be fatal}}, supplemental materials go for [[Redemption Earns Life]].
* In the ''[[World Destruction]]'' manga, [[Lady of War|Mo]][[Cute and Psycho|rte]] finished her job in a city where the beastmen were eating humans. After berating [[The Heart|Ky]][[The Messiah|rie]] of doing something reckless, she blows up the entire city that they just saved for [[For the Lulz|the fun of it.]] This action [[Beware the Nice Ones|causes Kyrie to snap at her]] and he leaves the group which causes the group to split up (with [[Everything Is Worse With Bears|Toppi]] and [[Noble Demon|Naja]] going with him and [[Only Sane Man|Agan]] staying with Morte.) When he comes back, he throws the gun that she gave him to defend himself on the ground telling her that he doesn't need it anymore since he's not coming back. Cue, [[Go Mad from the Revelation|she snaps]] and attacks him proving Kyrie's point why he can't stay with her. Thankfully Toppi and Naja stopped her attack.
* Happens in ''[[Nabari no Ou]]'' when [[Morality Pet|Gau]] throws himself in front of Raikou's attack to stop him from [[Moral Event Horizon|killing his own little sister, Raimei]]. Complete with Raikou [[Cradling Their Kill|cradling Gau]] and [[
* In [[Elfen Lied]], {{spoiler|Lucy brutally kills Kouta's sister Kanae in the middle of what's basically a mix of a psychotic breakdown and a hissy-fit of jealousy.}} While she's still murderous after that [[Break the Cutie|due to other unrelated events]], quite a bit of guilt over said incident remains in her heart.
* {{spoiler|Subverted}} in [[Durarara!!]]. Everyone assumes that Izaya did this to Shinra in middle school for no reason whatsoever. {{spoiler|Turns out, he told Shinra to tell [[Silent Scapegoat|everyone that he stabbed him]] so he can use this opportunity to ruin Nakura who even dare hurt his only friend. Naturally, it's implied that Izaya also did this so no one will find that how close he is with Shinra.}}
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