Redeemed Villains

Many villains walk a thin line between good and evil, indeed some villains have given into remorse, sympathy or even empathy, and once arrogant villains ascend further into the path of good, often fighting alongside or protecting people they fought against, they begin to turn away from their old ways. Originally bad guys, these villains have redeemed themselves due to events in their lives, such as an empathy or encouragement from another hero, their positive change of heart, a good relationship with others, recognizing their own inner goodness and capacity for good, or even betrayal from the dark side to the good side. A Villain turned to the Good side is usually the end-result of a villain exposed to The Messiah and Pure of heart and occasionally a Charismatic Hero. Some villains turned to the good side can even become pure of heart in order to add drama.