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** It should be noted that certain timelines where Goku is a villain are not ''strictly'' an example of this, as the question usually isn't 'What if Goku Face Heel Turned'' but 'What if Goku never made his initial HeelFaceTurn in the first place' but thematically it's very similar to this trope. The closest the series comes to this actual trope is ''Fanfic/WhatIfGokuWonAgainstMasterRoshi'', in which Goku never learns humility due to defeating Roshi in his first tournament and therefore becomes a more arrogant, antagonistic character.

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** It should be noted that certain timelines where Goku is a villain are not ''strictly'' an example of this, as the question usually isn't 'What if Goku Face Heel Turned'' Turned' but 'What if Goku never made his initial HeelFaceTurn in the first place' but thematically it's very similar to this trope. The closest the series comes to this actual trope is ''Fanfic/WhatIfGokuWonAgainstMasterRoshi'', in which Goku never learns humility due to defeating Roshi in his first tournament and therefore becomes a more arrogant, antagonistic character.
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* ''WebVideo/MasakoXDragonBallWhatIf'': Just like how some of the videos explore the idea of a canon villain making a HeelFaceTurn, some videos explore the idea of a canon hero making one of these, though it's a little more rare:
** ''What if Yamcha Destroyed the Universe?'': Yamcha, after finding out from a wish to know what his legacy was that it's the meme about his death, snaps and tries to destroy the universe in revenge.
** ''What if Raditz Went to Earth Instead of Goku?'': [[spoiler: Krillin]] decides to join King Piccolo due to his jealousy of Raditz.
** ''Fanfic/WhatIfNappaTurnedGood'': [[spoiler: Tien and Chiaotzu]] become Majinized years after having a falling out with the rest of the Z Warriors due to Goku's decision to spare Nappa and Nappa joining them. Also, [[spoiler: Gohan]] becomes Majinized instead of Vegeta after his rage gets the better of him.
** ''Fanfic/WhatIfKrillinBecameASaiyan'': Mr. Satan is the one that becomes Majinized here.
** It should be noted that certain timelines where Goku is a villain are not ''strictly'' an example of this, as the question usually isn't 'What if Goku Face Heel Turned'' but 'What if Goku never made his initial HeelFaceTurn in the first place' but thematically it's very similar to this trope. The closest the series comes to this actual trope is ''Fanfic/WhatIfGokuWonAgainstMasterRoshi'', in which Goku never learns humility due to defeating Roshi in his first tournament and therefore becomes a more arrogant, antagonistic character.
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* [[spoiler:Agent Washington]] of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. [[spoiler:Thankfully, it's temporary]].

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* [[spoiler:Agent Washington]] of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''.''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''. [[spoiler:Thankfully, it's temporary]].

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* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', [[SnarkKnight Abel]] makes this very clear by adapting the name Cain once he's turned to the dark side. The heroes are oblivious to his new, treacherous nature and think he's only acting emo because of his embarrassing encounter with a lustful mage earlier in the story. [[spoiler:[[HeWhoFightsMonsters Refan]] and [[CloudCuckooLander Ronove]]]] also make a FaceHeelTurn later on when they side with demons.
* [[spoiler:Corey]] from ''WebVideo/ThreeInTheAfternoon'' does this not once, but ''twice'', taking full advantage of his more idealistic friends the second time around.
* [[spoiler:Julia van Helden]] does this in ''WebVideo/KateModern'' in response all the traumatic experiences she suffers while helping the K-Team, and out of misplaced [[LoveMakesYouEvil love for a villain]].

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* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', [[SnarkKnight Abel]] makes this very clear by adapting the name Cain once he's turned to the dark side. The heroes are oblivious to his new, treacherous nature and think he's only acting emo because of his embarrassing encounter with a lustful mage earlier %%%
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in the story. [[spoiler:[[HeWhoFightsMonsters Refan]] and [[CloudCuckooLander Ronove]]]] also make a FaceHeelTurn later on when they side with demons.
* [[spoiler:Corey]] from ''WebVideo/ThreeInTheAfternoon'' does this not once, but ''twice'', taking full advantage of his more idealistic friends the second time around.
* [[spoiler:Julia van Helden]] does this in ''WebVideo/KateModern'' in response all the traumatic experiences she suffers while helping the K-Team, and out of misplaced [[LoveMakesYouEvil love for a villain]].
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* ''Script/C0DA'', written by former ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series writer/designer Creator/MichaelKirkbride, takes place in the far distant future of ''TES'' universe. It includes several characters who have appeared in the series previously. In particular, Yagrum Bagarn, the [[LastOfHisKind last living Dwemer]] who greatly assists the PlayerCharacter in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', is now the ArcVillain "The Intellective". He is trying to invade the reality of the work by spreading his "Videoverse" into it. The introduction of the "Pseudo-6th-House" (essentially a super team of {{Physical God}}s) has them working to stop him.
* [[spoiler:Ephram]] from ''WebOriginal/DeadEnds'' does this when most of [[spoiler:his]] family is killed by zombies [[spoiler:and Eddie's stray gunshot.]]
* ''WebVideo/EscapeTheNight'': Matt starts as an InsufferableGenius with NoSocialSkills who is a great asset to the team but has trouble making alliances. Then he accidentally murders Sierra during an exorcism. After this, Matt turns into a complete JerkAss who happily insults his teammates stupidity and rubs Sierra's death in their faces.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', [[SnarkKnight Abel]] makes this very clear by adapting the name Cain once he's turned to the dark side. The heroes are oblivious to his new, treacherous nature and think he's only acting emo because of his embarrassing encounter with a lustful mage earlier in the story. [[spoiler:[[HeWhoFightsMonsters Refan]] and [[CloudCuckooLander Ronove]]]] also make a FaceHeelTurn later on when they side with demons.



* Any time a previous non-player starts to actively participate in the 'game' in ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest''. As you might imagine, this tends to happen a lot.
* [[spoiler:Agent Washington]] of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. [[spoiler:Thankfully, it's temporary]].
* [[spoiler:Ephram]] from ''WebOriginal/DeadEnds'' does this when most of [[spoiler:his]] family is killed by zombies [[spoiler:and Eddie's stray gunshot.]]
* [[spoiler:Alex]] of WebVideo/MarbleHornets does this ''somewhere'' between seasons 1 and 2 [[spoiler:by appearing to work/cooperate with the Operator]], though it's made ''explicitly'' clear in season 2's finale that he's no longer any friend to Jay and Jessica. Of course, [[SanitySlippage certain circumstances]] may have led him to that end.

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* Any time a previous non-player starts to actively participate in the 'game' in ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest''. As you might imagine, this tends to happen a lot.
* [[spoiler:Agent Washington]] of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. [[spoiler:Thankfully, it's temporary]].
* [[spoiler:Ephram]] from ''WebOriginal/DeadEnds''
[[spoiler:Julia van Helden]] does this when most in ''WebVideo/KateModern'' in response all the traumatic experiences she suffers while helping the K-Team, and out of [[spoiler:his]] family is killed by zombies [[spoiler:and Eddie's stray gunshot.]]
misplaced [[LoveMakesYouEvil love for a villain]].
* [[spoiler:Alex]] of WebVideo/MarbleHornets does this ''somewhere'' between seasons Seasons 1 and 2 [[spoiler:by appearing to work/cooperate with the Operator]], though it's made ''explicitly'' clear in season Season 2's finale that he's no longer any friend to Jay and Jessica. Of course, [[SanitySlippage certain circumstances]] may have led him to that end.



* [[spoiler:Ma-Ti and the Cinema Snob]] in ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee''. Temporarily [[spoiler:Nostalgia Chick and Todd]] when they're assimilated by Mecha-kara.
* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', there are a few cases of heroes opting to become villains ([[spoiler:Accord]] and [[spoiler:Flechette]] being the obvious ones), but the most interesting case comes when [[spoiler:Scion switches from fighting for humanity to destroying it]].
* In ''WebVideo/TheSonicAmigos'' episode ''Detective Knuckles: Cheez it Dilemma (part 1)'' [[spoiler: Sonic]] turns evil [[spoiler: because he felt like it]]. At the end of ''part 2'', [[spoiler: Sally scolds Sonic so badly he becomes good again.]]
* In ''WebAnimation/PokemonRusty'', Rusty is roped into joining Team Rocket, but backs out pretty quickly. [[spoiler:Beedrill becomes the new boss of Team Rocket]].
* ''Script/C0DA'', written by former ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series writer/designer Creator/MichaelKirkbride, takes place in the far distant future of ''TES'' universe. It includes several characters who have appeared in the series previously. In particular, Yagrum Bagarn, the [[LastOfHisKind last living Dwemer]] who greatly assists the PlayerCharacter in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', is now the ArcVillain "The Intellective". He is trying to invade the reality of the work by spreading his "Videoverse" into it. The introduction of the "Pseudo-6th-House" (essentially a super team of {{Physical God}}s) has them working to stop him.



* ''WebVideo/EscapeTheNight'': Matt starts as an InsufferableGenius with NoSocialSkills who is a great asset to the team but has trouble making alliances. Then he accidentally murders Sierra during an exorcism. After this, Matt turns into a complete JerkAss who happily insults his teammates stupidity and rubs Sierra's death in their faces.

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* ''WebVideo/EscapeTheNight'': Matt starts as an InsufferableGenius with NoSocialSkills who In ''WebAnimation/PokemonRusty'', Rusty is a great asset to roped into joining Team Rocket, but backs out pretty quickly. [[spoiler:Beedrill becomes the team but has trouble making alliances. Then he accidentally murders Sierra during an exorcism. After this, Matt new boss of Team Rocket]].
* [[spoiler:Agent Washington]] of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. [[spoiler:Thankfully, it's temporary]].
* In ''WebVideo/TheSonicAmigos'' episode ''Detective Knuckles: Cheez it Dilemma (part 1)'' [[spoiler: Sonic]]
turns into a complete JerkAss who happily insults his teammates stupidity and rubs Sierra's death in their faces.evil [[spoiler: because he felt like it]]. At the end of ''part 2'', [[spoiler: Sally scolds Sonic so badly he becomes good again.]]





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\n* Any time a previous non-player starts to actively participate in the 'game' in ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest''. As you might imagine, this tends to happen a lot.
* [[spoiler:Corey]] from ''WebVideo/ThreeInTheAfternoon'' does this not once, but ''twice'', taking full advantage of his more idealistic friends the second time around.
* [[spoiler:Ma-Ti and the Cinema Snob]] in ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee''. Temporarily [[spoiler:Nostalgia Chick and Todd]] when they're assimilated by Mecha-kara.
* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', there are a few cases of heroes opting to become villains ([[spoiler:Accord]] and [[spoiler:Flechette]] being the obvious ones), but the most interesting case comes when [[spoiler:Scion switches from fighting for humanity to destroying it]].

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* In the Website/{{Springhole}} article [[https://www.springhole.net/writing/changing-alignments-allegiances-and-loyalties.htm Changing Alignments, Allegiances And Loyalties More Believably]], Syera suggests having a hero that later becomes a villain subtly become meaner.
** [[https://www.springhole.net/writing/how-good-people-and-well-intentioned-groups-can-go-bad.htm How Good People And Well-Intentioned Groups Can Go Bad]] lists [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ways heroic characters can slowly become bad people]].

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* ''WebVideo/EscapeTheNight'': Matt starts as an InsufferableGenius with NoSocialSkills who is a great asset to the team but has trouble making alliances. Then he accidentally murders Sierra during an exorcism. After this, Matt turns into a complete JerkAss who happily insults his teammates stupidity and rubs Sierra's death in their faces.
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* [[spoiler:Ma-Ti and the Cinema Snob]] in ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee''.

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* [[spoiler:Ma-Ti and the Cinema Snob]] in ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee''. Temporarily [[spoiler:Nostalgia Chick and Todd]] when they're assimilated by Mecha-kara.
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* After [[spoiler:Tissue's elimination]] in WebAnimation/ObjectOverload, [[spoiler:we can see him reading a photo album called "Memories, looking at how Lighter betrayed him, as well as burning a hole through him and wadding him up, causing his current appearance]]. Lighter continues to bully Tissue after the incident.

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* After [[spoiler:Tissue's elimination]] in WebAnimation/ObjectOverload, ''WebAnimation/ObjectOverload'', [[spoiler:we can see him reading a photo album called "Memories, looking at how Lighter betrayed him, as well as burning a hole through him and wadding him up, causing his current appearance]]. Lighter continues to bully Tissue after the incident.
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* After [[spoiler:Tissue's elimination]] in WebAnimation/ObjectOverload, [[spoiler:we can see him reading a photo album called "Memories, looking at how Lighter betrayed him, as well as burning a hole through him and wadding him up, causing his current appearance]]. Lighter continues to bully Tissue after the incident.
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* ''WebVideo/MyDadsTapes'': Melissa, after giving Chris important information about his father and acting as a friend, willingly joins up with donotcontinue thanks to an interest in his work.
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* ''Script/C0DA'', written by former ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series writer/designer Creator/MichaelKirkbride, takes place in the far distant future of ''TES'' universe. It includes several characters who have appeared in the series previously. In particular, Yagrum Bagarn, the [[LastOfHisKind last living Dwemer]] who greatly assists the PlayerCharacter in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', is now the ArcVillain "The Intellective". He is trying to invade the reality of the work by spreading his "Videoverse" into it. The introduction of the "Pseudo-6th-House" (essentially a super team of {{Physical God}}s) has them working to stop him.
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Felix was Evil All Along. A Face Heel Turn is when a good guy turns bad/joins the bad guys. If they were only pretending to be good. that is not this trope.


** And as of Season 12, [[spoiler:Felix]]
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* MSFHigh: The biggest example would be Gestell, due to his split personality issues, being revealed as the villain of one arc. It's not The Mole, as he had shifted away from hanging out with the players, and did not sabatoge their efforts using this.

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* MSFHigh: ''Webcomic/MSFHigh'': The biggest example would be Gestell, due to his split personality issues, being revealed as the villain of one arc. It's not The Mole, as he had shifted away from hanging out with the players, and did not sabatoge their efforts using this.
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* [[spoiler:Julia van Helden]] does this in ''KateModern'' in response all the traumatic experiences she suffers while helping the K-Team, and out of misplaced [[LoveMakesYouEvil love for a villain]].

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* [[spoiler:Julia van Helden]] does this in ''KateModern'' ''WebVideo/KateModern'' in response all the traumatic experiences she suffers while helping the K-Team, and out of misplaced [[LoveMakesYouEvil love for a villain]].
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* In ''AssociatedSpace'', [[spoiler:Nazar]] actually defeats Fatebane, captures him, and brings him to the villain. However, when he doesn't get paid, he decides to break the hero out, inadvertently joining Fatebane's side.

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* In ''AssociatedSpace'', ''Literature/AssociatedSpace'', [[spoiler:Nazar]] actually defeats Fatebane, captures him, and brings him to the villain. However, when he doesn't get paid, he decides to break the hero out, inadvertently joining Fatebane's side.



* Any time a previous non-player starts to actively participate in the 'game' in ''SurvivalOfTheFittest''. As you might imagine, this tends to happen a lot.

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* Any time a previous non-player starts to actively participate in the 'game' in ''SurvivalOfTheFittest''.''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest''. As you might imagine, this tends to happen a lot.
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* [[spoiler:Corey]] from ''ThreeInTheAfternoon'' does this not once, but ''twice'', taking full advantage of his more idealistic friends the second time around.

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* [[spoiler:Corey]] from ''ThreeInTheAfternoon'' ''WebVideo/ThreeInTheAfternoon'' does this not once, but ''twice'', taking full advantage of his more idealistic friends the second time around.
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* [[spoiler:Ephram]] from DeadEnds does this when most of [[spoiler:his]] family is killed by zombies [[spoiler:and Eddie's stray gunshot.]]

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* [[spoiler:Ephram]] from DeadEnds ''WebOriginal/DeadEnds'' does this when most of [[spoiler:his]] family is killed by zombies [[spoiler:and Eddie's stray gunshot.]]
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* In ''WebAnimation/PokemonRusty'', Rusty is roped into joining Team Rocket, but backs out pretty quickly. [[spoiler:Beedrill becomes the new boss of Team Rocket]].
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* In ''WebVideo/TheSonicAmigos'' episode ''Detective Knuckles: Cheez it Dilemma (part 1)'' [[spoiler: Sonic]] turns evil [[spoiler: because he felt like it]]. At the end of ''part 2'', [[spoiler: Sally scolds Sonic so badly he becomes good again.]]

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* [[spoiler:Agent Washington]] of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''.

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* [[spoiler:Agent Washington]] of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. [[spoiler:Thankfully, it's temporary]].
** And as of Season 12, [[spoiler:Felix]]
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* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', there are a few cases of heroes opting to become villains ([[spoiler:Accord]] and [[spoiler:Flechette]] being the obvious ones), but the most interesting case comes when [[spoiler:Scion switches from fighting for humanity to destroying it]].
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* [[spoiler:Ma-Ti and the Cinema Snob]] in ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee''.
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*MSFHigh: The biggest example would be Gestell, due to his split personality issues, being revealed as the villain of one arc. It's not The Mole, as he had shifted away from hanging out with the players, and did not sabatoge their efforts using this.
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* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', [[SnarkKnight Abel]] makes this very clear by adapting the name Cain once he's turned to the dark side. The heroes are oblivious to his new, treacherous nature and think he's only acting emo because of his embarrassing encounter with a lustful mage earlier in the story. [[spoiler:[[HeWhoFightsMonsters Refan]] and [[CloudCuckooLander Ronove]]]] also make a FaceHeelTurn later on when they side with demons.
* [[spoiler:Corey]] from ''ThreeInTheAfternoon'' does this not once, but ''twice'', taking full advantage of his more idealistic friends the second time around.
* [[spoiler:Julia van Helden]] does this in ''KateModern'' in response all the traumatic experiences she suffers while helping the K-Team, and out of misplaced [[LoveMakesYouEvil love for a villain]].
* In ''AssociatedSpace'', [[spoiler:Nazar]] actually defeats Fatebane, captures him, and brings him to the villain. However, when he doesn't get paid, he decides to break the hero out, inadvertently joining Fatebane's side.
* [[spoiler:Reynold]], of ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'''s ShowWithinAShow ''The Cheat Commandos'', recently went over to work for the evil forces of Blue Laser. All things considered, it was surprisingly plausible.
* Any time a previous non-player starts to actively participate in the 'game' in ''SurvivalOfTheFittest''. As you might imagine, this tends to happen a lot.
* [[spoiler:Agent Washington]] of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''.
* [[spoiler:Ephram]] from DeadEnds does this when most of [[spoiler:his]] family is killed by zombies [[spoiler:and Eddie's stray gunshot.]]
* [[spoiler:Alex]] of WebVideo/MarbleHornets does this ''somewhere'' between seasons 1 and 2 [[spoiler:by appearing to work/cooperate with the Operator]], though it's made ''explicitly'' clear in season 2's finale that he's no longer any friend to Jay and Jessica. Of course, [[SanitySlippage certain circumstances]] may have led him to that end.
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