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Line 1: {{trope}} {{quote\|''"Those who have tasted the light of goodness and justice and turned away make the foulest villains."''~~\|'''''[[Dungeons & Dragons]] Third Edition''' Dungeon Master's Guide'', on fallen paladins who become [[Black Knight\|Blackguards]].}}~~ \|'''''[[Dungeons & Dragons]] Third Edition''' Dungeon Master's Guide'', on fallen paladins who become [[Black Knight\|Blackguards]].}} The '''Protagonist's Journey To Villain''' is a plot in which the protagonist, who starts out well intentioned, turns into a monster. In other words, it's the making of the [[Villain Protagonist]]. Sometimes this plot can be backstory, perhaps overlapping with [[Start of Darkness]]. For example: Bob, [[Ideal Hero\|the happy idealist and doer of good]], loses his morals through a series of battles with evil, and becomes just the opposite of what he once was. He is now a cruel, amoral evildoer. Line 9 ⟶ 10: This is a subtrope of [[Fallen Hero]], in that this is the journey of the Protagonist. Related to [[Tragic Hero]], [[He Who Fights Monsters]], and, of course, the [[Fallen Hero]]. Compare and contrast [[Start of Darkness]], where a previously established villain's backstory is revealed. Contrast [[Redemption Quest]]. {{examples}}▼ ▲{{examples}} == [[Anime]] &and [[Manga]] == * ''[[Black Lagoon]]'', As the series goes on "outside" character [[Nice Guy\|Rock]], who is [[Character Development\|quickly turning into]] [[Action Survivor\|something]] [[Guile Hero\|else]]. The opposite is true of [[Villain Protagonist\|Revy]], who has actually [[Defrosting Ice Queen\|eased up]] thanks to Rock's optimism. * ''[[Death Note]]'' is this for Light. He starts off just killing dangerous criminals, but it's only a few episodes before he convinces himself that [[Utopia Justifies the Means\|since his intentions are noble]], and the police are trying to stop him, it's perfectly acceptable to murder them as well. And from there, things go [[From Bad to Worse]]. Line 34 ⟶ 35: == [[Fan Works]] == * In ''[[Code Geass: ~~Mao of the Deliverance\|Code Geass~~ Mao of the Deliverance]]'', Mao's frustration, growing insanity and desperation twist him into a much more manipulative and brutal person. Later chapters, however, appear to hint at a moral recovery. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130214093309/http://flummery.livejournal.com/26300.html This] quite amazing fanvid about the [[Doctor Who\|Tenth Doctor]]. The scariest part is that the song (which is also an example of this trope) actually does fit his canon personality to a T. Line 101 ⟶ 102: * In the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'', the general opinion is that this started for Terry "Mister America" Benedict when he testified during the McCarthy hearings as a friendly witness. ** There's also The Dove's slow descent from street-level hero to serial killer, all in the name of fighting crime. * ''[[~~Doctor~~Dr. ~~Horribles~~Horrible's Sing -Along Blog]]'' serves this purpose for the title character. {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Evil Tropes]] [[Category:Plots]] [[Category:Corruption Tropes]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Character Development]]