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And then along comes Alice, a shining example of why [[Rousseau Was Right|humans aren't that bad after all]]. She'll listen to Bob's rhetoric about how humans are unworthy to live, smile, and retort with an [[Patrick Stewart Speech|impassioned speech about everything good about humanity]] or she'll just show him how wrong he is through her actions.
Bob will come to see that maybe he was wrong about humanity all along (it's very rare for Bob to accept simply that Alice in particular isn't so bad, or, if he does, [[You Are a Credit
See [[The Messiah]] and [[Purity Sue]] for two character types Alice is likely to fall under.
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* In ''[[The Fifth Element]]'', Leeloo loses her motivation to save humankind after witnessing its in-fighting and learning about its war-ridden past. However, Korben manages to restore her faith in humanity with [[The Power of Love]].
* Klaatu in both versions of ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' is convinced that humans are worth saving, although in different ways.
* [[Charlie and
== [[Literature]] ==
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Brutally inverted and then subverted in ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''. House has a deep faith in the negative attributes of humanity. His favorite phrases are "everybody lies" and "people don't change." Cameron, and later Thirteen, try to prove him wrong whenever possible. However, just about every patient House has lied to him and usually also the patient's family.
* [[Doctor Who|The Doctor]] is an...interesting case. He'll occasionally go on a very vehement [[Humans Are Bastards]] phase, calling them violent, selfish and stupid, and then, something will happen (usually sparked by his companion) that restores his faith in them. After all, there's got to be a ''reason'' he hangs out on Earth so much.
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*** Ike can restore Sephiran's faith in humanity as well, though the requirements for it are a bit... [[Guide Dang It|obscure.]]
* Ideon does this in the Normal and Good endings of ''[[Super Robot Wars]] Alpha 3'', deeming that humanity has a possible future after talking it over with the loli manifestation of a powerful goddess.
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* In the ''[[Sam and Max]]'' episode ''Reality 2.0'', {{spoiler|the internet has lost faith with all living things as Sam and Max infect the whole net with a computer virus, and the final puzzle in the game involves finding something called "respect for all living things" before the internet erases itself.}}
* Mocked, naturally, in ''[[No More Heroes|No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle]]'' when you complete the "Stings So Good" minigame.
{{quote| "Amazing! You've restored my faith in mankind! Actually, no, I still hate mankind. But at least you're okay."}}
* {{spoiler|The Silvite Elders}} in ''[[
* In the ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]'' series, this is the storylines of [[Broken Bird|Kaori Yae]] (in ''2'') and [[Hikikomori|Taku Komori]] (in ''Girl's Side 2'') in a nutshell. Thanks to their relationship with their respective games' protagonist, they get to realize that there are trustworthy people out there, and as a result they gradually open themselves to others. Takafumi Wakaouji in ''GS2'' also claims in his ending that the heroine has restored his faith in humanity, although this seems to be a bit of an exaggeration.
* In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]: [[Strange Journey]]'', {{spoiler|resurrected Commander Gore}} has received the power of supernatural insight, or "brilliance," from the Schwarzwelt. Upon {{spoiler|briefly returning to the Red Sprite in the Neutral Path, he assures the crew that he has seen into humanity's future, and --despite having been revived and manipulated by [[Gaia's Vengeance|the forces behind the Schwarzwelt]]-- he implies that humanity can improve itself and prevent its self-destruction if given a chance to survive}}.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[Justice League]]'', the Martian Manhunter flies off to what he thought was a secluded area on Earth, since after a telepathic sweep of the city, leaves him (accidentally) accessible to the petty, [[Humans Are Bastards|and selfish thoughts of humanity]]. However, he soon notices a search party looking for a girl that has gone missing, and hearing their thoughts, as well as the lost girl, learning that [[Rousseau Was Right|humans are decent after all]], after finding her returning her back to the camp. He goes ''another'' one of this of sorts, in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' when [[Wonder Woman]] notices he doesn't like humans and is "cooped up" in the Watchtower. She then insists he take part in the team's mission, [[Put
* In ''[[Gargoyles]]'', human ally Elisa Masa helps to restore Goliath and the Manhattan Clan's faith and trust in humanity after they had been betrayed by humans who destroyed their home and their people.
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