History DarkIsNotEvil / Film

* ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' - Gru, post-[[HeelFaceTurn]], wears dark as night clothing, but while he used to be a supervillain, he's become a good father and a Anti-Villain League agent; Agnes, [[BlondeBrunetteRedhead the blonde of the girls]] sports a black catsuit in the sequel. The Minions also count.

* In ''WesternAnimation/HotelTranslyvania'', the two main characters wear black and are vampires (at least Dracula is), but they're the good guys. Same goes for the monsters.
** In ''WesternAnimation/HotelTranslyvania2'', Vlad wears black and is a vampire, just like his son, but is a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold]].

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* The 1996 live-action/stop-motion adaptation of ''Creator/Roald Dahl'''s ''WesternAnimation/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'' has Miss Spider. Sure, she's solitary and mysterious unlike the other bugs (some of them live in fear of her), but she's good-hearted and hospitable to James -- spoiler alert -- because he saved her life.
* [[WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant]] has [[BadassPacifist Dean]], who's on the side of the heroes despite his main color scheme being black.

* ''WesternAnimation/Fire&Ice" - Just because Darkwolf has a [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast terrifying name]] and a darkness motif does not mean he's not good guy material.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' V: TheMysteriousIsland, Chomper's parents are carnivores (albeit sentient, reasonable ones).

The main antagonists are [[DarkIsEvil dark-themed]] but so are the cat who helps ''WesternAnimation/Coraline'' while in the Other World and Wybie who wears a black as pitch coat and a vicious-looking skull-like mask.

** In the short film Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon, the titular dragon has a body made of bones, but is trying to get the key to its roar ([[spoiler: Gobbler's belt buckle]]) back.
** Also, [[spoiler: the Whispering Death species, [[HeelFaceTurn eventually]].]]

* ''Franchise/Godzilla'' - Mothra's dark counterpart Battra looks very scary and while he's pretty rude, he's really hero potential. This also applies to Godzilla himself, who's charcoal grey, but is more of a Anti-Hero than a villain.

** ''WesternAnimation/Ratatoullie'' Anton Ego looks like he could be a potential villain, but as it turns out, he's just a very harsh critic trying to find a restaurant worth remembering for.

* Zig-zagged in ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''. While Franchise/{{Godzilla}} is potentially as dangerous to humanity as the Mutos (if not more so), he also serves as a DestructiveSavior. It is notable that Godzilla does not go out of his way to destroy stuff like he usually does.

** ''WesternAnimation/[[Ratatoullie]]'' Anton Ego looks like he could be a potential villain, but as it turns out, he's just a very harsh critic trying to find a restaurant worth remembering for.

** ''WesternAnimation/[[Ratatoulie]]'' Anton Ego looks like he could be a potential villain, but as it turns out, he's just a very harsh critic trying to find a restaurant worth remembering for.

** ''WesternAnimation/[[Ratatoulie]'' Anton Ego looks like he could be a potential villain, but as it turns out, he's just a very harsh critic trying to find a restaurant worth remembering for.

** ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoulie}]" Anton Ego looks like he could be a potential villain, but as it turns out, he's just a very harsh critic trying to find a restaurant worth remembering for.

** In "WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', the emotions thought of as negative may be based on, well, negative emotions (say, anger, sadness, disgust and fear). But they are as important as Joy, [[AnAesop which is the lesson of the story, to be exact.]]

** ''WesternAnimation/Ratatoulie" Anton Ego looks like he could be a potential villain, but as it turns out, he's just a very harsh critic trying to find a restaurant worth remembering for.

** ''Disney/{{Wreck-It Ralph}}'' looks very scary and is a video game villain......but being the villain of his game is actually his job and [[MeanCharacterNiceActor when he's not doing his job, he's very friendly.]] There's also Sergeant Calhoun, who dresses in black armor, but she's also the hero of her own game and one of the main characters.

** This also applies to Marianne herself, who begins to wear darker clothing than most fairies after Roland cheated on her.

** ''Disney/{{Wreck-ItRalph}}'' looks very scary and is a video game villain......but being the villain of his game is actually his job and [[MeanCharacterNiceActor when he's not doing his job, he's very friendly.]] There's also Sergeant Calhoun, who dresses in black armor, but she's also the hero of her own game and one of the main characters.

** ''Disney/{{WreckItRalph}}'' looks very scary and is a video game villain......but being the villain of his game is actually his job and [[MeanCharacterNiceActor when he's not doing his job, he's very friendly.]] There's also Sergeant Calhoun, who dresses in black armor, but she's also the hero of her own game and one of the main characters.

** ''WesternAnimation/{{Wreck-It Ralph}}'' looks very scary and is a video game villain......but being the villain of his game is actually his job and [[MeanCharacterNiceActor when he's not doing his job, he's very friendly.]] There's also Sergeant Calhoun, who dresses in black armor, but she's also the hero of her own game and one of the main characters.

** ''Disney/{{Wreck-It Ralph}}'' looks very scary and is a video game villain......but being the villain of his game is actually his job and [[MeanCharacterNiceActor when he's not doing his job, he's very friendly.]] There's also Sergeant Calhoun, who dresses in black armor, but she's also the hero of her own game and one of the main characters.

** ''Disney/The Aristocats'' - One of Duchess' cats Berlioz and the leader of the Jazz Cats, Scat Cat have black fur but they're nonetheless two of the good guys.
** ''Disney/Mulan'' has a steed by the name of Fa-Khan, who is a black horse, but he's one of the heroes.
** ''Disney/Wreck-It Ralph'' looks very scary and is a video game villain......but being the villain of his game is actually his job and [[MeanCharacterNiceActor when he's not doing his job, he's very friendly.]] There's also Sergeant Calhoun, who dresses in black armor, but she's also the hero of her own game and one of the main characters.
** ''Disney/Frozen'' - Kristoff wears black and dark brown clothing with dark grey fur lining and a deep red sash and collar, but he's the Deutergonist and [[TruthInTelevision that dark clothing tends to absorb heat better]].

* In ''[[WesternAnimation/Mune: TheGuardianOfTheMoon]],'' the People of Night are as respected as the People of the Day, and being Guardian of the Moon is as important a job as being the Guardian of the Sun.

** GoGo Tamago wears dark, edgy clothing. Did we also mention she's also a member of the ''[[Disney/BigHero6]]''?

* In ''WesternAnimation/Mune:TheGuardianOfTheMoon,'' the People of Night are as respected as the People of the Day, and being Guardian of the Moon is as important a job as being the Guardian of the Sun.

** In [[Film/Sleepy Hollow]], the Witch of the Western Woods seems like a scary old witch but just wants to help [[spoiler:and unfortunately gets killed for it]]. Also, the Hessian might seem like your typical villain [[spoiler:as he happened to be as vicious a soldier but instead of killing two girls walking by, he just shushed them and deeply cares for his horse]].

* In ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' [[spoiler:the Spell of Destruction, considered a dark spell by the heroine Sheeta's grandmother, is what saves the heroes by destroying the bad guy's base]].