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When the good guy leading by example rebels and does a [[Face Heel Turn]], and others continue to follow his example and turn to the "dark side" along with him.
 
[[The Paragon]] isn't just a good guy, he's ''the'' good guy. Everyone looks up to him. He's at the forefront of every battle, gives the [[Rousing Speech|Rousing Speeches]]es, and has probably personally trained most of the heroes.
 
What happens when someone like that [[Face Heel Turn|turns evil]]?
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Popular background for newly created villains, particularly in Shounen series. Naruto has used and is using (and playing with) it with the Uchihas, [[Yu Yu Hakusho]] has a prior Spirit Detective in the Chapter Black arc, and it is--convenientlyis—conveniently in the most recent release--nowrelease—now being used in {{spoiler|Bleach with the last Substitute Shinigami before Ichigo being a newly revealed villain}}. If the hero's granted an honorary title, a yet unmentioned prior holder is almost certainly going to be a villain. When done well, as in [[Yu Yu Hakusho]], a good reason will be given for the [[Face Heel Turn]].
* Sailor Galaxia in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', though in the anime it's explained because she simultaneously [[Anatomy of the Soul|extracted her own star seed]] and absorbed elemental chaos. She just got corrupted in the manga. And she cast it out to protect it from Chaos.
* Orochimaru in ''[[Naruto]]'': while lacking anything regarding morality, he certainly was considered one of the brightest minds of his generation. He pulled a [[Face Heel Turn]] prior to the start of the story. Later on, {{spoiler|Sasuke}} does the same thing.
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== Theater ==
* Henry "Hotspur" in ''[[Henry IV]] part 1''. Probably the greatest fighter in England, Hotspur and his father were on Henry IV's side in ''[[Richard II]]'', but become disillusioned sometime between the events of the two plays and rebel against the king. Notably, King Henry thought of Hotspur as the son he should have had (his own son, Hal, is a listless drunkard-- althoughdrunkard—although this turns out to be a massive case of [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]).