Redemption Equals Sex: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''Do the right thing; Karma will get you laid!''|'''[[The Nostalgia Chick]]''' on ''[[Anastasia]]''}}

 

 

Redemption Sex ''can'' be written well - provided [[Character Development|the relationship constructed is realistic]]. For example, the canon anti-hero/villain is in love with this other person. And love of course changes him (he's a nicer, more emotional person), but doesn't change his view of the world ''that'' much - ie, he still likes this canon person, dislikes the other, and punches people in the face but has a fondness for the one he had sex with.

For the reverse (Sex Equals Redemption), see [[Sex Face Turn]]. Happens because [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]. Naturally, [[Redemption Equals Death|things could be worse...]]

 

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* Pick a ''[[James Bond (Film)|Bond]]'' film, any Bond film. Special mention goes to ''[[Goldfinger (Film)|Goldfinger]]'', in which this doubles as [[Rape As Redemption]]...in the novel, of a ''lesbian''!

** However, in the novel she approaches him. Apparently, [[Even the Guys Want Him|all women are hetero for James Bond.]]

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'' has this during {{spoiler|Sylar's Heel Face Turn phase with Elle. Ironically Elle was the person to turn him evil in the first place.}}

** It doesn't last, and Sylar's first act upon returning to evil is to {{spoiler|kill Elle.}}

* Disappointingly averted in ''[[Angel]]''. Angel helps Faith make her [[Heel Face Turn]] - he's the only one who believes in her, tucks her in gently, brings her food, and then hugs her closely. And yet, though there are several scenes which ''look'' like they could turn into this... nope, nuh-uh.

** Justified in this case -- as far as he knew at the time, if he tried it would be an inversion of the trope and ''he'd'' be the one making a ''[[Face Heel Turn]]'' instead. (The fact that the act of having sex wasn't in itself enough to {{spoiler|make him lose his soul}} wasn't really concretely established until later.)

** Also justified in that a) he didn't really have a thing for Faith, and b) given her low opinion of the human race was interconnected with her low opinion of men, which was extremely linked to the fact that most guys would go for sex with her at the first opportunity, in terms of having Faith trust you and having any ability to strengthen her desire to try to redeem herself, having sex with her, ''especially'' when she's emotionally vulnerable, is probably the worst thing you could possibly do. Like, sticking a ''knife'' in her would not have been worse.

 

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