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* In ''Fanfic/SonicXDarkChaos'', Allysion is such a depraved fundamentalist sociopath that she doesn't understand how Sonic could be a potential ally. Maledict suffers this too to a lsser extent, as he he is utterly baffled that Sonic is fighting him [[spoiler:despite Sonic being his "son"]]. Also becomes a plot point in Episode 74; [[spoiler:when Cosmo forgives Tsali for the things he did to her and her people, the resulting literal LogicBomb in his programming causes him to do a HeelFaceTurn]].

* ''Fanfic/AllForLuz'': Seemingly played straight then chillingly subverted with All For One in regards to why Luz doesn't like the idea of [[PowerParasite taking other people's Quirk's]].

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* In ''Fanfic/AGladDay'', Jeiyce is perplexed as to why Bulma doesn't hate the Saiyans and wonders why she didn't use her great intelligence to destroy them.

* ''[[Fanfic/ThinkBeforeYouSpeakMHA Words May Hurt]]'': Thanks to how his {{Barbaric Bully}}ing was allowed at Aldera Middle School, Katsuki legitimately doesn't understand why U.A. punishes him for his misconduct during their first training exercise. At best, he thinks the problem is that ''Tenya'' [[PointOfDivergence was badly injured by the explosions he unleashed]], when he was trying to hurt ''Izuku'' instead. He also doesn't understand why telling them that he only used potentially lethal force because 'Deku' was involved doesn't immediately absolve him.

--->"The problem with people like you, Thanos? You assume everyone else is as greedy and twisted as you are. You can never conceive anyone would care enough to fix the problems by any means but the extreme. And as long as men like you are around…people like me are there to stop them."

* ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn'' presents a "Evil Cannot Comprehend Good Is Not Soft". Nasthalthia Luthor believes ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} saved [[ComicBook/LexLuthor her uncle]]'s life once upon a time because she is a stupid, little miss goody two-shoes, when the truth is that she didn't want Lex to escape his life imprisonment via a quick death.

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* In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6351946/1/The-Sorcerer-s-Bride The Sorcerer's Bride]]", Morgause's defeat is brought about because she assumed that she could easily win Morgana to her side by simply revealing her identity as Morgana's sister, underestimating Morgana's more long-standing affection for Merlin, Gwen and Arthur despite learning the full extent of Uther's misguided vendetta against magic.

* ''[[Fanfic/TheLamentSeriesChaoticNeutral Chloe's Lament]]'': [[AlphaBitch Chloé]] assumes that [[NiceGirl Marinette]] ''must'' be a SecretlySelfish BitchInSheepsClothing who's [[PsychologicalProjection just as self-absorbed as her]] and simply better at hiding her true nature. When she Wishes to [[RealityWarper retcon reality]] and [[RoleSwapAU switch places with her]], she expects that Marinette will [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections abuse her position as the Mayor's daughter]] just like ''she'' did and become a social pariah, while Chloé herself gets to become Ladybug and have all the friends, fame and adulation she rightly ''deserves''. Instead, she finds that Marinette remains [[SpoiledSweet just as thoughtful and kind as ever]], while Chloé remained an EntitledBitch... one without the protection her father's position once afforded her.

** Adagio is completely baffled by [[NiceGuy Steven Magnet]] giving her a ride and travel money free of charge, with no ulterior motive, and thinks he's secretly a Changeling agent. [[JustifiedTrope Of course, she had always used her powers to get what she wanted, so no strings attached charity would stun her.]]
* In ''FanFic/BrideOfDiscord'', Discord is initially confused as to why Fluttershy is still sulking about the loss of her friends and freedom, instead of being happy that she is with someone that can give her literally any possession or comfort she ever wanted with snap of his claw, not getting that no material possession or comfort is equal to her very freedom and the ponies she loves. It also takes him awhile to realize that it is rather hard to ''woo'' somepony, he is [[GildedCage keeping imprisoned away from everything she cares about, regardless of any comforts he can provide her]]. [[CharacterDevelopment Though he does slowly grow out of this]].

* In ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines''

* Sort of, in ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone: The Soft World'', if you accept that the four are the only “good goods” on C'hou. Everyone else is simply baffled by [[ActualPacifist their refusal to kill or even harm things]], to the point where [[spoiler: the Circle]] decides it's safer to depower and lock them up rather than let them continue behaving the way they do; they're worried that the four might try to take over the organization. Which completely misunderstands their motives, even though they explicitly say ''all they want to do is bring the Black Tower down as quickly as possible and go home''. No one can quite believe this.

* ''FanFic/ARabbitAmongWolves'': [[WellIntentionedExtremist Though not exactly evil]], Ilia and her fellow White Fang members see Jaune's genuinely pleasant nature and charity as a form of manipulation. Considering he ([[AccidentalMurder technically]]) killed and usurped Adam, [[JustifiedTrope it is hard to blame them for being nervous]].

* In ''FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos'', Allysion is such a depraved fundamentalist sociopath that she doesn't understand how Sonic could be a potential ally. Maledict suffers this too to a lsser extent, as he he is utterly baffled that Sonic is fighting him [[spoiler: despite Sonic being his "son"]]. Also becomes a plot point in Episode 74; [[spoiler: when Cosmo forgives Tsali for the things he did to her and her people, the resulting literal LogicBomb in his programming causes him to do a HeelFaceTurn]].

* ''FanFic/IWillNotBow'' series:

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* In ''Fanfic/TurningRedSecretsOfThePanda'', Jason, during his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Xia and Mei, calls out the latter for using her red panda transformation ability to entertain other as opposed to using it like a weapon as intended, not understanding how Mei could be so fun and kind.

* ''[[Fanfic/ANewLeafMiraculousLadybug A New Leaf]]'': As part of an effort to repair her relationships, Marinette gives up her emnity towards Lila and starts trying to befriend her. Lila genuinely can't comprehend the idea that Marinette is being no-strings-attached nice to her and thinks it's part of a scheme of some kind.

* ''[[Fanfic/ThinkBeforeYouSpeakMHA Words May Hurt]]'': Thanks to how his {{Barbaric Bully}}ing was allowed at Aldera Middle School, Katsuki legitimately doesn't understand why U.A. punishes him for his misconduct during their first training exercise. At best, he thinks the problem is that ''Tenya'' [[ForWantOfANail was badly injured by the explosions he unleashed]], when he was trying to hurt ''Izuku'' instead. He also doesn't understand why telling them that he only used potentially lethal force because 'Deku' was involved doesn't immediately absolve him.

** In [[WholeEpisodeFlashback "Interlude I"]], this is [[ForWantOfANail part of the reason why]] [[spoiler: [[RetGone the original]]]] Starlight Glimmer pulled a RedemptionRejection. She saw Twilight's genuine offer of friendship as a lie and thought that it was a trick to let her guard down long enough for Twilight to arrest her.

* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'':

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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1328572/1/And-The-Party-Died And the Party Died]]'', [[BigBad O'Brien]] is face-to-face with an unusually brave dissident, who was arrested for having a homosexual affair. O'Brien brings the guy to Room101, where he is subjected to his worst fear: [[spoiler:electricity. The walls and door of the room are electrified]], and he will die unless he betrays his lover and accepts Big Brother. [[spoiler:The dissident, to O'Brien's horror, overcomes his fear and walks ''[[HeroicSacrifice right into the electric fence rather than betray his lover]]'', [[ThePowerOfLove because his love was that much stronger]]. O'Brien is so shocked to see someone defy his games out of love that he suffers a VillainousBreakdown.]]

* ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'': Trying to find a way to bring Shinji under SEELE's control, his grandfather tried to talk him into living with him. Shinji turned down his grandfather's offer because he also abandoned him... and the elder Ikari didn't understand why Shinji had a trouble with that.

!!General examples:
* A common theme among monsters in ''Monster Girl Encyclopedia'' fanfics, especially crossovers or those involving modern Earth. Granted, the monsters have higher morality standards after being uplifted into cute or stunningly gorgeous women, and the Gods and [[TheTheocracy the Order]] supporting it has its own serious problems that make them worse than the current Demon Lord. However, the monsters are still demons who can not understand how those outside their world have resentments towards [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]], necrophilia, [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior pedophilia]], and see turning people into monsters with their mana as a FateWorseThanDeath. All of which creates many enemies and real-world consequences for them.

!!Specific examples:

* In ''Fanfic/HopeForTheHeartless'', [[WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron the Horned King]] is [[ResurrectedForAJob brought back to life]] by [[CosmicEntities the Fates]] and given a [[ImpossibleTask seemingly absurd]] RedemptionQuest: he must under eighteen months earn a human's love, or else he'll be [[SealedEvilInACan trapped forever inside the Black Cauldron]]. At first he's not interested in trying to reach for something he, a [[IAmAMonster hideous]] warlord and [[WalkingWasteland scary]] mass-murderer, can't possibly achieve, but then he takes a prisoner to keep his return a secret. Said prisoner, [[PurityPersonified Avalina]], surprises him numerous times with her extraordinarily strong [[FriendToAllLivingThings aura]] of [[FertileFeet Life]], purity, and [[PluckyGirl ability to hold on to her ideals despite every bad thing that happens to her]] (because of him or otherwise). The most astonishing thing for the lich is that over the months they spend together in his castle, the girl is able to let go of her fear of him, [[SympathyForTheDevil pity]] his [[BeingEvilSucks sad existence]], and [[StockholmSyndrome call him her friend]]. Also, he hasn't had [[SoulAnatomy a heart]] for [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld centuries]], so he hasn't felt positive emotions for a long time. When [[LivingEmotionalCrutch Avalina]] [[FirstTimeFeeling causes them in him]] with her beautiful [[MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast piano playing]] and aura, [[WhatIsThisFeeling he struggles to recognize them]].

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* ''Fanfic/TheEndingOfTheEndLoveAndToleranceEdition'': By the time they take Canterlot, the trio of villains have accepted the fact that [[VillainousFriendship they don't want their "alliance" to just be temporary anymore]]. But Cozy Glow and Chrysalis struggle to understand why they seem to think of each other as more than useful tools. Tirek seems to understand it better, but his hurt feelings over [[EhTuBrute Scorpan's past betrayal]] makes him reluctant to embrace friendship. Chrysalis eventually realizes it, but stubbornly refuses to admit it even to herself. While Cozy embraces it… in her own somewhat twisted way.

* ''Fanfic/CastlingCozyGlow:'' Twilight Sparkle, under Sweetie Bell's request, reluctantly, but earnestly releases Cozy Glow with the intent to try to reform her. With Sweetie Bell, Rarity, and later Rumble also trying to help. Cozy Glow's first assumption upon Twilight releasing her, is that she only did it to rub her fate in her face, before reimprisoning her like she would have done. And she initially doesn't buy that Twilight or Rarity would sincerely want to help her, unless Twilight felt she had something to get out of it in the long run. While she writes off Sweetie Bell as just naïve. She also doesn't understand why the thought of losing them when she's finally able to get back to her evil schemes is starting to weigh on her mind...

* Discussed at various points in ''Fanfic/AvengersInfiniteWars'', but most significantly when Wanda acts to protect Dathomir from the plans of Queen Zalem, as even Wanda's allies among the Nightsisters don't fully understand her dedication to protecting others when she doesn't get anything obvious out of it. On a wider note, Palpatine is completely incapable of understanding the Avengers' heroism, to the extent that he actually finds it ''offensive'' to consider that anyone with their powers would use such power to protect those "beneath" them.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/39334239/ What If...Multiverse of Madness: Clea Cut]]'' depicts a reality where Wanda chose not to attack America Chavez after events led to her meeting Peter Parker after the global memory-wipe and she became his friend. When Clea comes to Earth (claiming she "just" wants to kill America to stop future incursions), she dismisses the idea that Wanda is that close to Peter as she's not even having sex with him and muses that all she'd have to do is kill him and Wanda would return to her past course of action, ignoring how Wanda may have genuinely moved past this and is seeking to atone.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6351946/1/The-Sorcerer-s-Bride The Sorcerer's Bride]]'', Morgause's defeat is brought about because she assumed that she could easily win Morgana to her side by simply revealing her identity as Morgana's sister, underestimating Morgana's more long-standing affection for Merlin, Gwen and Arthur despite learning the full extent of Uther's misguided vendetta.

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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5074951/60/Return-to-Prince-Manor Return to Prince Manor]]'' Jarillion assumes mental control over Harry and Draco and commands them to kill Snape. Problem is:
-->Jarillion might be a master of compulsion, and his love of discord second to none, but one thing he had never understood and that was how the ties of blood and love bound one another, a love so powerful that even the best spell of obedience could not compel Harry to destroy Severus.
* ''Fanfic/ParallelLegends'': [[spoiler:Vaati]] doesn't understand why Princess Zelda will not return his affections, even after he points out the current incarnation of Link doesn't seem to love her. Unfortunately, he just becomes a bigger StalkerWithACrush to the point of kidnapping her and giving her a ForcefulKiss and only makes himself more undesirable.
* In ''FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos'', Allysion is such a depraved fundamentalist sociopath that she doesn't understand how Sonic could be a potential ally. Maledict suffers this too to a lsser extent, as he he is utterly baffled that Sonic is fighting him [[spoiler: despite Sonic being his "son"]]. Also becomes a plot point in Episode 74; [[spoiler: when Cosmo forgives Tsali for the things he did to her and her people, the resulting literal LogicBomb in his programming causes him to do a HeelFaceTurn]].
* Sort of, in ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone: The Soft World'', if you accept that the four are the only “good goods” on C'hou. Everyone else is simply baffled by [[ActualPacifist their refusal to kill or even harm things]], to the point where [[spoiler: the Circle]] decides it's safer to depower and lock them up rather than let them continue behaving the way they do; they're worried that the four might try to take over the organization. Which completely misunderstands their motives, even though they explicitly say ''all they want to do is bring the Black Tower down as quickly as possible and go home''. No one can quite believe this.

* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/633591/chapters/1546859 A Better Fate]]'' shows Littlefinger being so sure of Sansa's loyalties he doesn't hesitate to order a trial for Jon Snow, intending to destroy the last obstacle to have the girl. He never thought Sansa would feel disgusted rather than flattered by his behaviour towards her, even if he's the one to have protected her, and he was so confident she would hate Jon for being an insult towards Lady Stark's memory he forgot to take in account that Sansa would be desperate to keep her last blood relative safe after losing her entire family.

* ''FanFic/IWillNotBow'' series:
** In ''Blazing Revolution'' chapter 49, [[AxCrazy Yamato]] mocks Ren to his face for being unable to bring himself to shoot him, declaring him weak. Ren retorts that it's not that he's weak, it's that he refuses to stoop to his level.
** Noboru abandons Alice and the others to save his own skin early in ''I Will Not Bow'', and when they meet back up and Alice tells him off, he honestly doesn't seem to understand ''why'' Alice would be disgusted with him and want nothing more to do with him. It's even more pronounced in ''Blazing Revolution'', where he can't understand why Alice would choose Ren over him, or be willing to endure so much pain for him. Alice outright spells it out for him in chapter 90:
--->'''Alice''': Someone like you wouldn't understand. You wouldn't understand what it's like to truly be in love. To be willing to give up everything for someone.

* In ''Fanfic/AGladDay'', Jeiyce is similarly perplexed as to why Bulma doesn't hate the Saiyans and wonders why she didn't use her great intelligence to destroy them.

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* In ''Fanfic/Digimon02TheStoryWeNeverTold'', Oikawa cannot wrap his head around the selflessness of the Digidestined, seeing them as fools for not understanding his vision.

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* In ''Fanfic/HopeForTheHeartless'', [[WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron the Horned King]] is [[ResurrectedForAJob brought back to life]] by [[CosmicEntities the Fates]] and given a [[ImpossibleTask seemingly absurd]] RedemptionQuest: he must under eighteen months earn a human's love, or else he'll be [[SealedEvilInACan trapped forever inside the Black Cauldron]]. At first he's not interested in trying to reach for something he, a [[IAmAMonster hideous]] warlord and [[WalkingWasteland scary]] mass-murderer, can't possibly achieve, but then he takes a prisoner to keep his return a secret. Said prisoner, [[PurityPersonified Avalina]], surprises him numerous times with her extraordinarily strong [[FriendToAllLivingThings aura]] of [[FertileFeet Life]], purity, and [[PluckyGirl ability to hold on to her ideals despite every bad thing that happens to her]] (because of him or otherwise). The most astonishing thing for the lich is that over the months they spend together in his castle, the girl is able to let go of her fear of him, [[SympathyForTheDevil pity]] his [[BeingEvilSucks sad existence]], and [[StockholmSyndrome call him her friend]]. Also, he hasn't had [[SoulAnatomy a heart]] for [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld centuries]], so he hasn't felt positive emotions for a long time. When [[LivingEmotionalCrutch Avalina]] [[FirstTimeFeeling causes them in him]] with her beautiful [[MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast piano playing]] and aura, [[WhatIsThisFeeling he struggles to recognize them]].
** Creeper, the Horned King's goblin [[SycophanticServant lackey]], has for his entire life served [[BadBoss his abusive master]], having to endure [[BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil the lich's chokings]] and [[FriendlessBackground his soldiers' bullying]], [[FreudianExcuse becoming a self-serving coward in order to survive]]. He's confused when Avalina [[PleaseSpareHimMyLiege begs for the Horned King to spare him]] despite the fact that the goblin [[KickTheDog caused a bad bruise on the girl's face while she was at her weakest]]. The air of kindness Avalina brings in is quite alien for Creeper initially, along with his master's [[LimaSyndrome growing kindness]] towards [[MoralityPet Avalina]].

-->'''Dev-Em:''' I've tapped into their global networking grid but I haven't found anything on Kal-El. Not a single mention of him dating back to the time he should have landed on this planet."\\
'''Dru-Zod:''' "There has to be something. Someone with his kind of strength and abilities would have not gone unnoticed."\\
'''Tor-An:''' "Maybe the signal didn't come from him."\\
'''Faora Hu-Ul:''' "Or maybe he's in hiding."\\
'''Aethyr:''' "Why would he hide? With his abilities he should be ruling over this world."\\
'''Kara Zor-El:''' "Unless he truly is like his father then he wouldn't feel he has the right to."\\

* ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn'' presents a "Evil Cannot Comprehend Good Is Not Soft". Nasthalthia Luthor believes ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} saved [[ComicBook/LexLuthor her uncle]]'s life once upon a time because she is a stupid, little miss goody two-shoes, when the truth is that she didn't want Lex to escape his life imprisonment via a quick death.
* ''Fanfic/AMatchMadeInHell'': Although he believes he could beat Oberon, Yen Sid willingly gives up all of his power and sends all of his magic and knowledge away to avoid damaging the universe in the battle. Oberon can't understand why he'd give up his power; Yen Sid explains: "As an old friend of mine once said, if you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."

* ''Fanfic/FateHaremAntics'': Angelica Ainsworth is more amoral than evil, but she is completely confused when Shirou Emiya says he wants to use his powers to save people.
* ''Fanfic/TheRedDragonsSaber'': Raynare cannot understand why anybody as powerful as Artoria and not connected to House Gremory would want to help Asia and "that worthless loser" Issei.

* A common theme among monsters in ''Monster Girl Encyclopedia'' fanfics, especially crossovers or those involving modern Earth. Granted, the monsters have higher morality standards after being uplifted into cute or stunningly gorgeous women, and the Gods and [[TheTheocracy the Order]] supporting it has its own serious problems that make them worse than the current Demon Lord. However, the monsters are still demons who can not understand how those outside their world have resentments towards [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]], necrophilia, [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior pedophilia]], and see turning people into monsters with their mana as a FateWorseThanDeath. All of which creates many enemies and real-world consequences for them.

* ''Fanfic/FateParallelFantasia'': False Caster manages to defeat Gilgamesh by Breaking one of her own Noble Phantasms. In his final moments, Gilgamesh says he can't believe she did that, as he would never willingly destroy one of his treasures. When she says she cares about the world more than mere treasure, he just gets more confused.
* ''FanFic/ARabbitAmongWolves'': [[WellIntentionedExtremist Though not exactly evil]], Ilia and her fellow White Fang members see Jaune's genuinely pleasant nature and charity as a form of manipulation. Considering he ([[AccidentalMurder technically]]) killed and usurped Adam, [[JustifiedTrope it is hard to blame them for being nervous]].

* ''Fanfic/UnbreakableRedSilkenThread'': When Heather is taking out her frustrations, anger, and pain on Cody after learning the truth about her parents' marriage, the only thing she is able to notice is how he isn't reacting the way her parents and previous boyfriends have in the past.

* ''Fanfic/DefendersOfTheUniverse'': Most of the higher ranks in the Galra Empire really can't understand why Lotor is so merciful towards the races they conquer. Many even laugh at how he lets the planets rule over themselves rather than enforce marshal law on them.
* In ''Film/ManOfSteel'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/DaughterOfFireAndSteel'', the Black Zero crew do not understand why Kal-El is keeping his existence a secret instead of taking over the world. Kara is the only who figures out that her cousin obviously wants to rule over nobody.
-->'''Dev-Em:''' I've tapped into their global networking grid but I haven't found anything on Kal-El. Not a single mention of him dating back to the time he should have landed on this planet."\\
'''Dru-Zod:''' "There has to be something. Someone with his kind of strength and abilities would have not gone unnoticed."\\
'''Tor-An:''' "Maybe the signal didn't come from him."\\
'''Faora Hu-Ul:''' "Or maybe he's in hiding."\\
'''Aethyr:''' "Why would he hide? With his abilities he should be ruling over this world."\\
'''Kara Zor-El:''' "Unless he truly is like his father then he wouldn't feel he has the right to."\\
[annoyed glares]

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* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23906434/chapters/57480025 Pondering, Pondering]]'', [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Makeshift]] takes Optimus' place in the Autobot base in order to gather information, and is taken aback by how friendly everyone is to each other, by how nobody asks for permission before leaving the base, and by how non-submissive Ratchet is in his relationship with the Prime.

* ''Fanfic/AnotherTimeAnotherPlaceAnotherStory'': Chen Baozhai genuinely believes she can seduce Shen Yuan and become his girlfriend in spite of him being friends with her ex-boyfriend, whose life and reputation she's actively trying to ruin. When he shows nothing but disgust towards her, she concludes Liu Qingge is slandering her rather than Shen Yuan wanting nothing to do with her out of loyalty and care for Liu Qingge.