Sorting Algorithm of Face Heel Turning

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When a character is tempted to do a Face Heel Turn or a Heel Face Turn, it is often the result of much Character Development in their lives, forcing them to weigh their nature, goals, loves and even hates in balance. It is by no means a simple or trivial matter, so we here at TV Tropes have decided to make discovering the likelihood of such an event for a character simpler. But since we already have a All The Tropes Wiki Drinking Game, we decided to make it a sorting algorithm instead!

To use the Algorithm, take each column's "Score", divide it by the number of applicable rows in the column, repeat for every column, and add the results together. Post your results in the WMG page for this article, where these tables have been copied for your convenience.

Algorithm of Villains Turning Good

|| border=1 ||Likelihood of turning Face|| Never || Highly unlikely || Who knows? || Quite probable || "I've seen the light." || ||Score:|| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || ||Species if there are multiple species|| Inhuman: Eldritch Abomination, Demons, The Fair Folk || Humanoid: Rubber Forehead Aliens, human looking androids, some vampires || Humans, Human Aliens, Animals || Pretty: Green-Skinned Space Babe, elves || Rare and special: Last of His Kind, Halfbreed || ||Gender|| || Male || || Female || || ||Age|| Older || Children such as Creepy Child, Enfant Terrible || Middle Aged || Young Adult || Teenagers such as Troubled but Cute, Broken Bird, Dark Magical Girl || ||Role|| Leader or the one Big Bad, Faceless Mooks || Opportunists || Middle Ground, members of the Quirky Miniboss Squad || High ranking supporters of the Big Bad, such as The Dragon || Freelancers such as Rival Turned Evil, Arrogant Kung Fu Guy || ||Aesthetics|| Monstrous, Reptile-themed || One seriously creepy part: One-Winged Angel, Red Right Hand, Glamour Failure || Plain-looking, Genuinely ugly || Unnaturally Beautiful, Evil Is Sexy || Attractive, Cute, Pretty || ||Motivation for doing evil|| Complete Monster: Plain likes being evil: For the Evulz || Unscrupulous with some kind of goal: Money, For Science!, power || Hubris and Worldview: Nietzsche Wannabe, Social Darwinist, The Unfettered or sheer anger and despair: Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds, Rival Turned Evil || Means Well: Knight Templar, Well-Intentioned Extremist || Love and Loyalty: My Master Right or Wrong, My Country Right or Wrong, "Well Done, Son" Guy or alternatively, Forced Into Evil || ||Characterization|| Flat Character, Obviously Evil, Card-Carrying Villain || checking off the Seven Deadly Sins, strange and erratic, plain nuts || Lawful Evil, cold blooded || Possesses honor: Even Evil Has Standards, Graceful Loser, Worthy Opponent, Noble Demon || Someone very lost and confused, Rounded Character || ||Contentness with life in general and evil in particular || Enjoying every minute || Doing well || Neutral || Life is hard || Angst, angst, angst... || ||Morality of the story||Black and Gray Morality || Black and White Morality || Grey and Gray Morality || The Good the Bad And The Evil || Rousseau Was Right || ||Idealism of the story|| Cynical || || || || Idealistic ||

Algorithm of Heroes Turning Evil

|| border=1 ||Likelihood of turning Heel|| Never || Highly unlikely || Who knows? || Quite probable || "Muhahaha!" || ||Score:|| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || ||Species if there are others besides humans|| Superior Species ||Pleasant sapients: Green-Skinned Space Babe, Friendly Neighbourhood Vampire, Our Elves Are Better || Humans, Other Animals || Anything inhuman that looks creepy || Sentient technology: Cyborgs, uncannily clever AI || ||Gender|| || Female || || Male || || ||Age|| Children Are Innocent || Older and Wiser || Middle Aged || Teenager || Young Adult || ||Role|| The Hero || Faceless soldier || True Companions || Freelancer || Second-in-command such as The Lancer || ||Aesthetics|| Cute, pretty or attractive || Dignified || Average || A bit predatory such as yellow eyes or somewhat "gothic" such as Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette || Attractively scarred, sexy and seductive or otherworldly such as white hair, red eyes || ||Motivation for doing good|| Good Feels Good, compassion || Love and loyalty || Worldview and honor such as The Fettered, Defector From Decadence || Habit || Actually, why? Or for the glory || ||Characterization|| Evil can't touch them: Incorruptible Pure Pureness, The Messiah, The Fool || Won't sink any lower than this: Anti-Hero, Byronic Hero || Surly, bitter || Bordering on hubris: Hotheaded, arrogant, likes to play with dangerous stuff || Loners Are Freaks || ||Contentness with life in general and good in particular || Enjoying every minute || Doing well || Neutral || Life is hard || Angst, angst, angst... || ||Morality of the story|| Rousseau Was Right || Black and White Morality || The Good the Bad And The Evil || Grey and Gray Morality || Black and Gray Morality || ||Cynicism of the story || Idealistic || || || || Cynical ||