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== Fan Works ==
* Generally speaking, this trope is usually in effect for characters subjected to the "[[Ron the Death Eater]]" treatment (when they aren't "merely" twisted into obnoxious jerks). In fact, it's all there in the trope name: there are an ''astounding'' amount of ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfics where Ron Weasley, a good-hearted, loyal, steadfast friend, ends up becoming a [[A Nazi by Any Other Name|Death Eater]] out of jealousy and spite towards his friends.
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** And ''Troops of Beasts'' is far from the only fic of its kind. Goku never hitting his head and growing up evil (or at least, far rowdier and with looser morals) is a ''very'' popular [[Fandom-Specific Plot]].
* While already an example of this trope in the [[Pokémon]] anime, Sabrina manages to be even worse in ''[[Pokémon Reset Bloodlines]]''. Much to Ash's horror, the Sabrina of the timeline he's stranded in isn't ''just'' a psycho who turns people into dolls that she can torment forever, but a murderous, sociopathic [[Social Darwinist]] who wants to cleanse the world of people she deems "weak" and "useless". Tellingly, Ash doesn't defeat her by having his clown of a Haunter make her laugh and trigger a [[Heel Face Turn]]. Instead, he swipes her badge and runs the hell away while she comes after him with an army of Psychic Pokémon.
== Films -- Animated ==
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