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== Video Games ==
* Sometimes this can happen entirely without conscious effort on the creators' part, due to the fickle minds of fans. Take Nero from ''[[Devil May Cry]] 4'' for example; When it was first revealed that he and not series lead Dante would be the protagonist for the installment in question, the [[Internet Backdraft]] was frightening as disgruntled fans decried him for [[Replacement Scrappy|aspiring to Dante's position]]. Then subsequent trailers came out, dropping [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Moments of Awesome]] for Nero, and hate gave way to... like? The additional cool feats he pulled off in the full game endeared him even more to fans. Although both Dante and Credo dramatically [[Overshadowed by Awesome|overshadow him in awesome]]. The [[DmC: Devil May Cry|DmC version of Dante]] taking over the scrappy title doesn't hurt either.
* Hope Estheim from ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''. Fans hated him because of his constant [[Wangst]] over the death of his mother. However, he began to mature, [[Took a Level in Badass|stopped panicking over everything]], and {{spoiler|buried the hatchet with Snow after confronting him}}.
** Similarly, most people warmed up to Vanille after her mask broke in chapter 8.
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** Natalia is probably the most likely to be considered the Scrappy since she is as sheltered as Luke, but also casually lords her position over others and orders Guy about. {{spoiler|Then you find out she's practically the soft-touch of the King's rule and as helped set-up social institutions, like a hospital. Kinda need those. Wasn't even retconned either as before the scene it's brought up in, random npc's in Baticul will mention her efforts.}}
* The [[Batman]]: [[Batman: Arkham Asylum|Arkham Series]], especially ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]'', has done wonders for many of Batman's foes, primarily for non-comic readers. Villains who were seldom taken seriously or not well-known have had their popularity boosted by these games. The Penguin as a [[Fat Bastard]] and dangerous psychopath who tortures cops with glee, the Riddler using ''[[Saw]]'' style traps that are [[Nightmare Fuel]] incarnate, Calendar Man telling creepy stories on different holidays about murders he committed on said holiday, and the list goes on.
* The [[Persona]] franchise has a notorious example in [[Persona 3]]'s Ken Amada. The Portable version gives him a social link, solving his lack of focus ([[Shotacon]] elements notwithstanding), ''Persona Q'' has him striking a friendship with [[Persona 4|Kanji]] {{spoiler|and nearly abandoning his revenge plan before having his memories erased}}, becoming a [[Bishonen]] in ''Persona 4 Arena Ultimax'', and the film version has him befriending Shinjiro, which makes the reveal that {{spoiler|he was his mother's accidental murderer}} a lot more tragic instead of him being [[Unintentionally Unsympathetic]]. He only got more rescued in a [[Vindicated by History]] way (similar to [[Devil May Cry|Nero]] above) when ''Persona 5'' introduced {{spoiler|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor|Goro Akechi]], who could be considered Ken's [[Evil Counterpart]] and who proved to be far, ''far'' more [[Unintentionally Unsympathetic]] than Ken ever was, retroactively highlighting Ken's positive qualities by comparison}}. While there's people who'll never let October 4th down, he's nowhere near the scrappy he used to be nowadays, with many becoming fans of the character.
== Web Comics ==
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