History AntiVillain / Fanfiction

* Lord Maledict from FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos is definitely this, mostly due to his GenreSavvy-ness and his strong PragmaticVillain tendencies. In fact, [[BlackAndGrayMorality most of the "villain" characters in the story are this]], minus some of the obvious CompleteMonster characters like Beelzebub and Muhammad.

* Lord Maledict from FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos is definitely this, mostly due to his GenreSavvy-ness and his strong PragmaticVillain tendencies. In fact, most of the "villain" characters in the story are this, minus some of the obvious CompleteMonster characters like Beelzebub and Muhammad.

* Played with in FanFic/DungeonKeeperAmi. The titular character is not a villain by any stretch of the imagination, as expected from one of the heroines from [[spoiler: Anime/SailorMoon]]. However, her goal of returning to her home dimension potentially endangers ''billions'', by allowing the [[GodOfEvil Dark Gods]] to follow her, and she refuses to be dissuaded. As such the Light reluctantly fights against her in several instances.
** Of further note is Mukrezar. While unquestionably evil, it is a toss-up weather he actually counts as a villain, per se.
* Sympathetic or not, it's undeniable that ''FanFic/AeonNatumEngel'''s version of the Migou got a valid point for justifying their war against humanity. Namely, about possibly causing a ruckus with their Arcanotech that will wake up certain cosmic horrors, Cthulhu included.
* Ashley in the ''Literature/BattleRoyale'' based ''SeventyTwoHours'' starts out as this before her HeelFaceTurn. Like many other students, she's just trying to stay alive, though unlike the overtly TechnicalPacifist students, she has no qualms with killing. Indeed, she has an innate streak for sadism and is intent on destroying [[LaResistance SABRE]] from within. Luckily for them, however, her infiltration efforts lead her to realise that she's on the wrong side, and she becomes one of their greatest assets in the end. [[spoiler: Not to mention, she winds up the only character who ends the book alive.]]
* Deadlock, the BigBad of [[Fanfic/TheLegendOfSpyroANewDawn The Legend Of Spyro: A New Dawn]]. She didn't ''want'' to be evil and admits that she has her regrets. She's just lost everything, including her sanity, and feels that Spyro and Cynder are responsible for her tragic life, prompting her to attempt revenge. She also feels like her present plan is the only thing she hasn't tried in order to get something extremely important to her. On top of this, she's a very good queen to the Naga and treats them with respect, even being called the best queen they've ever had by some of them.
* In the ''SonicTheHedgehog'' AlternateUniverseFic ''[[Fanfic/PrisonIslandBreak Prison Island Break]]'', the protagonists are barely even [[DesignatedHero Designated Heroes]]. Their goal to escape prison isn't particularly noble; all admit guilt, and most intend to commit more crimes on their escape. Their crimes include murder, rape, bank-robbery, fraud on a global scale (Tails claims to have nearly made himself the sole owner and stockholder of Sony), escaping other prisons, and what boils down to terrorism. It's the MoralityKitchenSink. However, since the story is told mostly from their perspective, SympathyForTheDevil ensues to some degree.

* [[KidsNextDoor Numbuh 86]], along with the rest of the Decommissioning Squad, oddly enough were given the Anti-Villian treatment in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6314936/1/Operation_REBEL Operation:REBEL]]'' In the story, they seek to capture and [[BrainWashingForTheGreaterGood Decommission]] a trio of 13-year-old KND Operatives who are looking for a group of anti-decommissioning rebels called the Kids Eternally There to seek protection from the Squad, the now teenaged Operatives honest don't see themselves wanting to betray the KND for any reason, but Numbuh 86 is worried that betrayal from escaped teen Operatives would be inevitable and strongly believes decommissioning the 13-year-old Operatives is the only way to assure that doesn't happen.
* In ''Fanfic/MegaManDefenderOfTheHumanRace'', a story based on the WesternAnimation/MegaMan cartoon, Protoman has a policy to not kill, and it's clear that Wily's programming is what makes him unable to defy the doctor. He was also ''very'' conflicted over the HeelFaceMole part of "Brothers".
** Ballade turned out to be one, as he realized that being the robot Wily's most proud of meant others will fight for the spot, and while he showed respect to his enemies he got no respect from comrades. In the climax of episode 10 he sacrifices himself because continuing with the plan would endanger an innocent human life.
** Mr. Black was revealed as this as more of his back story came to light, as well as his guilt and bad luck with the missions he's assigned.
* ''[[{{Fanfic/AceCombatTheEquestrianWar}} Ace Combat: The Equestrian War]]'' has Black Star and Echo.
* Fanfic/GameTheory does this with Precia Testarossa, who treats Fate considerably better and also explains her motives to both Fate and Nanoha. Add in a [[PoorCommunicationKills minor incident]] with Chrono and Nanoha is now working with Precia to help her achieve her goals. Fate is also a somewhat different Anti-Villain than she was in canon, given that her personality is still the same - she just has no reason to change sides.
* FanFic/AGrowingAffection: Gouki [[spoiler:Namikaze]] wants to rule the world, and is willing to enslave (preferably) or kill (if required) all ninjas to do it. But he genuinely believes that he can make the world a better place. He treats his followers with kindness and respect. He loves his wife. And though he will kill if absolutely necessary, he prefers not to, unlike many of the 'good guys'.

* Warlord Kroz is a Type 1 in ''FanFic/Tech10Rebooted'', conducting all of his battles professionally and legally.

* Zack Dawson, the main antagonist in Volume V of the supercrossover military fanfiction series ''FanFic/TheTerminatorsArmyOfLegend'', wants to achieve a peaceful utopia free of war and violence. Unfortunately, the only way he believes to achieve this unreachable goal is to waste any and all fortresses in his path, destroying all militaries throughout the world, with civilian casualties being considered as nameless martyrs in his noble cause.
* Light and Ryuk in ''FanFic/ACharmedLife''. Light really does want to make the world[[spoiler:s]] a better place and while Ryuk's sense of fun can have rather disastrous results Light concludes it's not done out of any [[NonMaliciousMonster purposeful malice]] but just because he doesn't know any better.

* In the JackieChanAdventures and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' crossover fic ''Fanfic/AShadowOfTheTitans'',Jade is a[[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type IV]] AntiVillain. She would rather not be a villain at all, but she hasn't had any luck getting out of it yet.

* Played with in FanFic/DungeonKeeperAmi. The titular character is not a villain by any stretch of the imagination, as expected from one of the heroines from [[spoiler: SailorMoon]]. However, her goal of returning to her home dimension potentially endangers ''billions'', by allowing the [[GodOfEvil Dark Gods]] to follow her, and she refuses to be dissuaded. As such the Light reluctantly fights against her in several instances.

* In Fanfic/MegaManDefenderOfTheHumanRace, a story based on the WesternAnimation/MegaMan cartoon, Protoman has a policy to not kill, and it's clear that Wily's programming is what makes him unable to defy the doctor. He was also ''very'' conflicted over the HeelFaceMole part of "Brothers".

* Tama and the Interceptor in ''Fanfic/TheLionKingAdventures'', [[spoiler: both of whom end up changing their ways.]]

* [[ThatManIsDead Harry Potter a.k.a. Tristen Winter]] in ''[[FanFic/TheJadedEyesSeries Jaded Eyes Of A Prodigy]]''. His goals ultimately come down to {{Revenge}} and not wanting anyone else to suffer as he did under the hands of muggles [[spoiler: and so he wipes them all out in planet-wide genocide with a magical WeaponOfMassDestruction]]. Deep down he just wants the love and acceptance he never received but, thinking this impossible, after [[NoPlaceForMeThere his plans come to fruition]] [[DeathSeeker he fully intends to die.]]

* [[ThatManIsDead Harry Potter a.k.a. Tristen Winter]] in ''[[FanFic/TheJadedEyesSeries Jaded Eyes Of A Prodigy]]''. His goals ultimately come down to {{Revenge}} and not wanting anyone else to suffer as he did under the hands of muggles [[spoiler: and so he wipes them all out in planet-wide genocide with a magical WeaponOfMassDestruction]]. Deep down he just wants the love and acceptance he never received but, thinking this impossible after [[NoPlaceForMeThere his plans come to fruition]], [[DeathSeeker he fully intends to die.]]

* [[ThatManIsDead Harry Potter a.k.a. Tristen Winter]] in ''[[FanFic/TheJadedEyesSeries Jaded Eyes Of A Prodigy]]''. His goals ultimately come down to {{Revenge}} and not wanting anyone else to suffer as he did under the hands of muggles [[spoiler: and so he wipes them all out in planet-wide genocide with a magical WeaponOfMassDestruction]]. Deep down just wants the love and acceptance he never received but thinking this impossible after [[NoPlaceForMeThere his plans come to fruition]] [[DeathSeeker he fully intends to die.]]

* [[ThatManIsDead Harry Potter a.k.a. Tristen Winter]] in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4001281/20/Jaded-Eyes-of-a-Prodigy Jaded Eyes Of A Prodigy]]''. His goals ultimately come down to {{Revenge}} and not wanting anyone else to suffer as he did under the hands of muggles [[spoiler: and so he wipes them all out in planet-wide genocide with a magical WeaponOfMassDestruction]]. Deep down just wants the love and acceptance he never received but thinking this impossible after [[NoPlaceForMeThere his plans come to fruition]] [[DeathSeeker he fully intends to die.]]

* [[ThatManIsDead Harry Potter a.k.a. Tristen Winter]] in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4001281/20/Jaded-Eyes-of-a-Prodigy Jaded Eyes Of A Prodigy]]''. His goals ultimately come down to {{Revenge}} and not wanting anyone else to suffer as he did under the hands of muggles [[spoiler: and so he wipes them all out in planet-wide genocide with a magical WeaponOfMassDestruction]]. Deep down just wants the love and acceptance he never received but thinking this impossible after [[NoPlaceForMeThere his plans come to fruition he intends to die.]]

* [[ThatManIsDead Harry Potter a.k.a. Tristen Winter]] in ''Jaded Eyes Of A Prodgy''. His goals ultimately come down to {{Revenge}} and not wanting anyone else to suffer as he did under the hands of muggles [[spoiler: and so he wipes them all out in planet-wide genocide with a magical WeaponOfMassDestruction]]. Deep down just wants the love and acceptance he never received but thinking this impossible after [[NoPlaceForMeThere his plans come to fruition he intends to die.]]

* [[ThatManIsDead Harry Potter a.k.a. Tristen Winter]] in ''Jaded Eyes Of A Prodgy''. His goals ultimately come down to {{Revenge}} and not wanting anyone else to suffer as he did under the hands of muggles [[spoiler: and so he wipes them all out in planet-wide genocide with a magical WeaponOfMassDestruction]]. Deep down just wants the love and acceptance he never received but thinking this impossible after [[NoPlaceForMeThere his plans come to fruition he intends to die.]]

* FanFic/AGrowingAffection: Gouki [[spoiler:Namikaze]] wants to rule the world, and is willing to enslave (preferably) or kill (if required) all ninjas to do it. But he genuinely believes that he can make the world a better place. He treats his followers with kindness and respect. He loves his wife. And though he will kill if absolutely necessary, he prefers not to, unlike many of the 'good guys'.

* FanFic/AGrowingAffection: Gouki [[spoiler:Namikaze]] wants to rule the world, and is willing to enslave (preferably) or kill (if required) all ninjas to do it. But he genuinely believes that he can make the world a better place. He treats his followers with kindness and respect. He loves his wife. And though he will kill if absolutely necessary, he prefers not to, unlike many of the 'good guys'.

* In the ''SonicTheHedgehog'' AlternateUniverseFic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7189428/1/Prison_Island_Break Prison Island Break]]'', the protagonists are barely even [[DesignatedHero Designated Heroes]]. Their goal to escape prison isn't particularly noble; all admit guilt, and most intend to commit more crimes on their escape. Their crimes include murder, rape, bank-robbery, fraud on a global scale (Tails claims to have nearly made himself the sole owner and stockholder of Sony), escaping other prisons, and what boils down to terrorism. It's the MoralityKitchenSink. However, since the story is told mostly from their perspective, SympathyForTheDevil ensues to some degree.

* Fanfic/GameTheory does this with Precia Testarossa, who treats Fate considerably better and also explains her motives to both Fate and Nanoha. Add in a [[PoorCommunicationKills minor incident]] with Chrono and Nanoha is now working with Precia to help her achieve her goals. Fate also counts, given that her personality is the same as her canon counterpart - she just has no reason to change sides.

* Fanfic/GameTheory does this with Precia Testarossa, who treats Fate considerably better and also makes it quite clear the reasons she is doing so to both Fate and Nanoha. Add in a [[PoorCommunicationKills minor incident]] with Chrono and Nanoha is now working with Precia to help her achieve her goals.

* [[{{KND}} Numbuh 86]], along with the rest of the Decommissioning Squad, oddly enough were given the Anti-Villian treatment in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6314936/1/Operation_REBEL Operation:REBEL]]'' In the story, they seek to capture and [[BrainWashingForTheGreaterGood Decommission]] a trio of 13-year-old KND Operatives who are looking for a group of anti-decommissioning rebels called the Kids Eternally There to seek protection from the Squad, the now teenaged Operatives honest don't see themselves wanting to betray the KND for any reason, but Numbuh 86 is worried that betrayal from escaped teen Operatives would be inevitable and strongly believes decommissioning the 13-year-old Operatives is the only way to assure that doesn't happen.

* [[KND Numbuh 86]], along with the rest of the Decommissioning Squad, oddly enough were given the Anti-Villian treatment in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6314936/1/Operation_REBEL Operation:REBEL]]'' In the story, they seek to capture and [[BrainWashingForTheGreaterGood Decommission]] a trio of 13-year-old KND Operatives who are looking for a group of anti-decommissioning rebels called the Kids Eternally There to seek protection from the Squad, the now teenaged Operatives honest don't see themselves wanting to betray the KND for any reason, but Numbuh 86 is worried that betrayal from escaped teen Operatives would be inevitable and strongly believes decommissioning the 13-year-old Operatives is the only way to assure that doesn't happen.

* Played with in FanFic/DungeonKeeperAmi. The titular character is not a villain by any stretch of the imagination, as expected from one of the heronies from [[spoiler: SailorMoon]]. However, her goal of returning to her home dimension potentialy endangers ''billions'', by allowing the [[GodOfEvil Dark Gods]] to follow her, and she refuses to be dissuaded. As such the Light reluctantly fights against her in several instances.
** Of further note is Mukrezar. While unquestionably evil, it is a toss-up weather he actually counts as a villain, persay.
* Sympathetic or not, it's undeniable that ''FanFic/AeonNatumEngel'''s version of Migou got a valid point for justifying their war against humanity. Namely, about possibly causing a ruckus with their Arcanotech that will wake up certain cosmic horrors, Cthulhu included.
* Ashley in the ''Literature/BattleRoyale'' based ''SeventyTwoHours'' starts out as this before her HeelFaceTurn. Like many other students, she's just trying to stay alive, though unlike the overtly TechnicalPacifist students, she has no qualms with killing. Indeed, she has an innate streak for sadism and intends on destroying [[LaResistance SABRE]] from within. Luckily for them, however, her infiltration efforts lead her to realise that she's on the wrong side, and she becomes one of their greatest assets in the end. [[spoiler: Not to mention, she winds up the only character who ends the book alive.]]

* In the ''SonicTheHedgehog'' AlternateUniverseFic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7189428/1/Prison_Island_Break Prison Island Break]]'', the protragonists are barely even [[DesignatedHero Designated Heroes]]. Their goal to escape prison isn't particuarly noble; all admit guilt, and most intend to commit more crimes on their escape. Their crimes include murder, rape, bank-robbery, fraud on a global scale (Tails claims to have nearly made himself the sole owner and stockholder of Sony), escaping other prisons, and what boils down to terrorism. It's the MoralityKitchenSink. However, since the story is told mostly from their perspective, SympathyForTheDevil ensues to some degree.

** A character named [[spoiler: Crow]] is this. He is regretful about the evil deeds he did and the author has written him as such. Eventually, he did a [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn]].

* Fanfic/GameTheory does this with Precia Testarossa, who treats Fate considerably better and also makes it quite clear the reasons she is doing it to both Fate and Nanoha. Add in a [[PoorCommunicationKills minor incident]] with Chrono and Nanoha is now working with Precia to help her achieve her goals.