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The exact reaction depends on the villain and the weight of his sins. One that hadn't yet gotten to do much more than [[Poke the Poodle]] or [[Kick the Dog]] once may survive with emotional counseling. If he crossed the [[Moral Event Horizon]]? The black hole he's become will finally crush him. Things can get really interesting if the character, through his own fault, invited in [[Mind Control]], [[Demonic Possession]], or [[The Virus]], and entirely remembers all the evil things he did under its control—that wouldn't have happened if he'd fought it off, but which he had no control over.
One unlikely, but possible, outcome is that he reacts not with unbearable sadness but ''overwhelming anger'' at the heroes for daring to make him ''"feel like this!"'' This tends to [[Turns Red|make him
Despite the intense emotional anguish this causes, Heroes can pull this with impunity since it's not killing anyone (directly, anyway), saves lives, and in the long run is a fairly elegant form of justice that may even bring about a [[Heel Face Turn]]. Then again, they may do this knowing the effects are temporary and only do it to weaken the villain psychologically long enough to kill him. Even normal, moral people can turn evil, and they may reason they don't want to give him a second chance.
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