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{{quote|''And though I'll think of you, I guess |
{{quote|''And though I'll think of you, I guess |
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Until the day I die, |
''Until the day I die, |
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I think I miss you less and less |
''I think I miss you less and less |
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As every day goes by, |
''As every day goes by, |
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Johanna.''|''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', "Johanna Quartet"}} |
''Johanna.''|''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', "Johanna Quartet"}} |
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Character is an explicit good guy. Either in order to achieve a goal or by being forced into doing so by someone else, they have to use [[The Dark Side]]. Using the power itself is a technically neutral action, and in theory, it should be possible to use it to achieve the goal in question. But [[The Dark Side]] being [[The Dark Side]], it doesn't work like that. By its very nature, the power will somehow effect an alignment change in the character, and they will be a completely different person they were before they tried to use the power. They may or may not [[Heel Realization|realize it]], and [[Ignored Epiphany|may keep going even if they do]]. It can be a gradual process, as [[It Gets Easier]] (In video games, this is usually regarded as [[The Corruption]]). |
Character is an explicit good guy. Either in order to achieve a goal or by being forced into doing so by someone else, they have to use [[The Dark Side]]. Using the power itself is a technically neutral action, and in theory, it should be possible to use it to achieve the goal in question. But [[The Dark Side]] being [[The Dark Side]], it doesn't work like that. By its very nature, the power will somehow effect an alignment change in the character, and they will be a completely different person they were before they tried to use the power. They may or may not [[Heel Realization|realize it]], and [[Ignored Epiphany|may keep going even if they do]]. It can be a gradual process, as [[It Gets Easier]] (In video games, this is usually regarded as [[The Corruption]]). |
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Compare to [[He Who Fights Monsters]]. |
Compare to [[He Who Fights Monsters]]. |
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Related to [[Dark Is Evil]] and [[Bad Powers, Bad People]]. |
Related to [[Dark Is Evil]] and [[Bad Powers, Bad People]]. |
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== [[Anime and Manga]] == |
== [[Anime and Manga]] == |
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* In ''[[Magical Project S]]'', Misao Amano was an evil magical girl aiming to ruin the balance between good and evil. When she transformed into a form concerned with expressing the negative, repressed parts of her personality, however, she simply did things [[For the Evulz]] and lost sight of her original goal completely. |
* In ''[[Magical Project S]]'', Misao Amano was an evil magical girl aiming to ruin the balance between good and evil. When she transformed into a form concerned with expressing the negative, repressed parts of her personality, however, she simply did things [[For the Evulz]] and lost sight of her original goal completely. |