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{{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]].}}
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]].
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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]].
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== [[Anime]]
* ''[[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]].
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