History HeelFaceTurn / Comicbooks

** Around the time of ''Comicbook/{{Siege}}'', [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]] tried to recruit Comicbook/{{Loki}} by citing the large number of former villains who ended up as members of the Avengers. This prompted in a WhatTheHellHero from the rest of the team, since Loki is the fricking ''Norse god of evil.''

* During the Comicbook/{{Siege}} event, ComicBook/{{Loki}} realizes that he's been making a massive mistake: He wanted to make Asgard greater than ever, but let his hatred of Thor get in the way of that. [[spoiler: In a last ditch effort to stop the Void, he uses the Norn stones to empower the New Avengers to give them a fighting chance. When this doesn't work, Loki takes the full blunt of the Void, [[RedemptionEqualsDeath dying while tearfully apologizing to Thor]]. Fourtunately, Thor brings him back to life,]] now as a child with no memory of his evil deeds or his previous life beyond the age of twelve, but still has the guilt of what happened, with Thor's encouragement he becomes a kid hero, and performs ''multiple'' [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments Of Awesome]].

** Overdrive from ''SuperiorFoesOfSpiderMan'' is GenreSavvy enough that this trope is his entire reason for being a costumed villain. He grew up as a young boy who idolized superheroes, and reasoned that the quickest way to become an Avenger would be to start off as a villain and then eventually reform and fight alongside his childhood heroes.

** Emma Frost's Heel Face Turn is proving permanent. However just like Jean, Emma suffers from the NeverLiveItDown trope. The story that cemented her position as a central X-Man was also the story in which the readership was first led to believe she betrayed the X-men, just to discover later that she was being psychically manipulated by [[spoiler:Cassandra Nova. Before having her own mind trapped inside an indestructible box, Nova had left a psychic impression of herself in Emma's mind, which was subtly manipulating her. That impression slowly twisted Emma's perception of herself, exploiting her survivor's guilt and making her believe she could never redeem herself.]] In the end, it was shown that Emma was willing to sacrifice herself so that [[spoiler:Nova]]'s plan wouldn't succeed. Besides that story, the only other time Frost fitted this role was during Dark Reign, when she joined Norman Osborn's Cabal, [[spoiler: as part of her and Cyclops' plan to later make a fool of Osborn and guarantee the safety of mutantkind]]. Also, while part of the fanbase and some writers believe Emma is still not trusted by her teammates, there are many evidences pointing the opposite. For one, she's been banking the X-Men for quite some time now, and they're not uncomfortable with that. More importantly, she's been the main Cerebro user ever since Professor Xavier left, and the X-Men are ok with that (Cerebro is a machine able to boost one's telepathic power to impressive levels. By letting Emma use it, the X-Men are leaving their minds - and those of thousands of innocents - completely vulnerable to her powers, which says a lot).

* When first introduced in the ArchieComics [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesAdventures Ninja Turtles book,]] Ninjara was a villainess, but she quickly switches sides when she realizes her employer was even worse than she thought he was.

** Around the time of ''Comicbook/{{Siege}}'', [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]] tried to recruit Comicbook/{{Loki}} by citing the large number of former villains who ended up as members of the Avengers. This prompted in a WhatTheHellHero from the rest of the team.

** Around the time of ''Comicbook/{{Siege}}'', [[AntMan Hank Pym]] tried to recruit Comicbook/{{Loki}} by citing the large number of former villains who ended up as members of the Avengers. This prompted in a WhatTheHellHero from the rest of the team.

** Also Shade (still kinda a jerk). Now he's a member of the Justice League

** As well, Shadow and Rouge did their own Heel-Face, though Rouge was always on that border. For Shadow, it was finally getting tired of not knowing who he was and provoked the turn.

** As well, Shadow and Rouge did their own Heel-Face, though Rouge was always on that border. For Shadow, it was finally getting tired of not knowing who he was.

** Emma Frost's Heel Face Turn is proving permanent, but unfortunately her [[FetishFuel bondage gear]] seems to have been abandoned.
*** However, she's turned the [[VillainBallMagnet "I'm a villain again, oh, wait, I'm not!"]] thing into her answer to Jean Grey's death and rebirth cycle. Except she does it even more often than Jean dies ([[NeverLiveItDown two times]]).
**** Not really. Actually, just like Jean, Emma suffers from the NeverLiveItDown trope. The story that cemented her position as a central X-Man was also the story in which the readership was first led to believe she betrayed the X-men, just to discover later that she was being psychically manipulated by [[spoiler:Cassandra Nova. Before having her own mind trapped inside an indestructible box, Nova had left a psychic impression of herself in Emma's mind, which was subtly manipulating her. That impression slowly twisted Emma's perception of herself, exploiting her survivor's guilt and making her believe she could never redeem herself.]] In the end, it was shown that Emma was willing to sacrifice herself so that [[spoiler:Nova]]'s plan wouldn't succeed. Besides that story, the only other time Frost fitted this role was during Dark Reign, when she joined Norman Osborn's Cabal, [[spoiler: as part of her and Cyclops' plan to later make a fool of Osborn and guarantee the safety of mutantkind]]. Also, while part of the fanbase and some writers believe Emma is still not trusted by her teammates, there are many evidences pointing the opposite. For one, she's been banking the X-Men for quite some time now, and they're not uncomfortable with that. More importantly, she's been the main Cerebro user ever since Professor Xavier left, and the X-Men are ok with that (Cerebro is a machine able to boost one's telepathic power to impressive levels. By letting Emma use it, the X-Men are leaving their minds - and those of thousands of innocents - completely vulnerable to her powers, which says a lot).

* ''[[TheFlash Flash]]'' villains the Pied Piper and the Trickster both reformed. The Pied Piper had always been the sort of villain who had stolen money for orphanages. The Trickster had pulled off a DealWithTheDevil and escaped, and reformed because he couldn't do anything to top that, and didn't want to go to Hell when he died, after his trick. A recent apparent FaceHeelTurn was actually an attempt to pull off a FakeDefector trick -- which turned tragic when they appeared to be in on the death of Bart Allen, the Flash. The Trickster is now dead, but the Pied Piper is facing ReformedButRejected,

* During the Seige event, ComicBook/{{Loki}} realizes that he's been making a massive mistake: He wanted to make Asgard greater than ever, but let his hatred of Thor get in the way of that. [[spoiler: In a last ditch effort to stop the Void, he uses the Norn stones to empower the New Avengers to give them a fighting chance. When this doesn't work, Loki takes the full blunt of the Void, [[RedemptionEqualsDeath dying while tearfully appologizing to Thor]]. Fourtunately, Thor brings him back to life,]] now as a child with no memory of his evil deeds or his previous life beyond the age of twelve, but still has the guilt of what happened, with Thor's encouragement he becomes a kid hero, and performs ''multiple'' [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments Of Awesome]].

* This is fairly common for {{Alternate Universe}}s in general, but ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse is a great MarvelComics example; many of the mainstream continuity's villains are either slightly less vile villains (Mister Sinister, for example, who [[EvenEvilHasStandards is opposed to Apocalypse's genocidal desires), or outright heroes.

* PlasticMan was originally a petty criminal, but became a hero after [[SuperHeroOrigin acquiring]] his [[RubberMan stretching powers]].
* In the ''{{Irredeemable}}'' spinoff ''Incorruptible'', former supervillain Max Damage realizes that [[FallenHero The Plutonian's]] FaceHeelTurn will now leave the general public without a true BigGood to defend them. In response, he decides that he needs to step up for the people and becomes Max Daring.

** Notably, if Creator/TomHiddleston [[WordOfGod is to be believed]], Loki will do the same in ''Thor 2'', but since he's the biggest [[DracoInLeatherPants Loki DILPer]] around, it may not be true. He's going to be in the film, and he's not going to be the villain, so its possible.

** Two Face in multiple incarnations has reformed and returned to his legitimate life as Harvey Dent (usually temporarily) following psychotherapy and reconstructive surgery. As Two Face, he's almost by his nature a walking FaceHeelRevolvingDoor

* ''{{Batman}}'' villainess Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} has since reformed and become more of a hero than a villain, often teaming up with Batman on his missions.
** The Catwoman of Earth-Two, an alternate universe in ''TheDCU'', also turned over a new leaf when she recovered from amnesia. [[AmnesiacDissonance Horrified]], she was willing to go to jail for the crimes she had committed. When {{Batman}} sprung her from jail to help him, she [[{{Retcon}} revealed]] that she had lied; she had actually chosen to be a villain and then chosen to reform because she realized that it was her only chance for a normal life (whereupon they fell in love, got married, and had a daughter, Huntress).

* How Gambit came to join the Comicbook/{{X-Men}}.

** The Riddler also performed a Heel Face Turn, but this too was prompted by amnesia (in Riddler's case, induced by a blow to the head). Additional trauma (from a bomb blast) later returns Riddler to the rogues' gallery.

** Notably, if TomHiddleston [[WordOfGod is to be believed]], Loki will do the same in ''Thor 2'', but since he's the biggest [[DracoInLeatherPants Loki DILPer]] around, it may not be true. He's going to be in the film, and he's not going to be the villain, so its possible.

* During the Seige event, ComicBook/{{Loki}} realizes that he's been making a massive mistake: He wanted to make Asgard greater than ever, but let his hatred of Thor get in the way of that. [[spoiler: In a last ditch effort to stop the Void, he uses the Norn stones to empower the New Avengers to give them a fighting chance. When this doesn't work, Loki takes the full blunt of the Void, [[RedemptionEqualsDeath dying while tearfully appologizing to Thor]]. Fourtunately, Thor brings him back to life,]] now as a child with no memory of his evil deeds or his previous life beyond the age of twelve, but still has the guilt of what happened, with Thor's encouragement he becomes a kid hero, and performs ''multiple'' CrowningMomentsOfAwesome.

* In ''ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', long-term villain Dimitri eventually reveals that his alliance with Eggman is so that he "[[FakeDefector weaken the greatest evil this world's ever known from within.]]" More recently, after [[spoiler: Lien-Da left him for dead]], he went over to the heroes' side completely, in the hope that he can one day [[TheAtoner atone]] for his actions as a villain.

* In the {{Irredeemable}} spinoff ''Incorruptible'', former supervillain Max Damage realizes that [[FallenHero The Plutonian's]] FaceHeelTurn will now leave the general public without a true BigGood to defend them. In response, he decides that he needs to step up for the people and becomes Max Daring.