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* ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'': A doctor is found murdered, her body stuffed in the bottom of a coffin for someone else. She was, by all accounts, a good if strict doctor. She had, in her spare time, been treating an aged former head of a drug cartel, who had even given her an heirloom of his late mother. When his brother found her talking with a man who worked for the DEA, he killed her, thinking she was dangerous to his brother and that she was spying on him for the Feds. But the DEA had actually been asking her to look into drug theft at her hospital, and not the past actions of a former cartel head. The brother had stuffed her in another person's coffin believing she would just disappear, because as his brother had taught him, "No body, no crime."
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Their infatuation may also be inspired by a MadonnaWhoreComplex, and a young woman who captivates them may only be "innocent" in their imagination, idolizing her from afar. When he learns anything about her that taints this image, he will either ignore it to further his illusion, or fly into a rage and seek her immediate destruction for "deceiving" him.
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Their infatuation may also be inspired by a MadonnaWhoreComplex, and a young woman who captivates them may only be "innocent" [[LovingAShadow in their imagination, imagination]], idolizing her from afar. When he learns anything about her that taints this image, he will either ignore it to further his illusion, or fly into a rage and seek her immediate destruction for "deceiving" him.
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Though innocence in fiction tends to be represented by female characters, (such as TheIngenue, RoseHairedSweetie, and TheCutie) this is not inherently an AlwaysFemale trope, as there are plenty of villainesses who have interest in morally upright and pure male characters. That said, a villainous woman attracted to female characters doesn't necessarily play against this trope, either. Older works might even use the depiction of the PsychoLesbian pursuing a girl of IncompatibleOrientation (or have the latter drive the villainess to the former). See also FemmeFatale, TheVamp, and LesbianVampire for villainess roles associated with this trope. Male villains will run the gamut from CompleteMonster, TheDragon, TheCorruptor, and NobleDemon to TheHeavy and TheBrute.
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Though innocence in fiction tends to be represented by female characters, (such as TheIngenue, RoseHairedSweetie, and TheCutie) this is not inherently an AlwaysFemale trope, [[VillainessesWantHeroes as there are plenty of villainesses who have interest in morally upright and pure male characters.characters]]. That said, a villainous woman attracted to female characters doesn't necessarily play against this trope, either. Older works might even use the depiction of the PsychoLesbian pursuing a girl of IncompatibleOrientation (or have the latter drive the villainess to the former). See also FemmeFatale, TheVamp, and LesbianVampire for villainess roles associated with this trope. Male villains will run the gamut from CompleteMonster, TheDragon, TheCorruptor, and NobleDemon to TheHeavy and TheBrute.
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In the case of the platonic/familial version, a related trope is EvilParentsWantGoodKids.
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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': A doctor is found murdered, her body stuffed in the bottom of a coffin for someone else. She was, by all accounts, a good if strict doctor. She had, in her spare time, been treating an aged former head of a drug cartel, who had even given her an heirloom of his late mother. When his brother found her talking with a man who worked for the DEA, he killed her, thinking she was dangerous to his brother and that she was spying on him for the Feds. But the DEA had actually been asking her to look into drug theft at her hospital, and not the past actions of a former cartel head. The brother had stuffed her in another person's coffin believing she would just disappear, because as his brother had taught him, "No body, no crime."
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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'': A doctor is found murdered, her body stuffed in the bottom of a coffin for someone else. She was, by all accounts, a good if strict doctor. She had, in her spare time, been treating an aged former head of a drug cartel, who had even given her an heirloom of his late mother. When his brother found her talking with a man who worked for the DEA, he killed her, thinking she was dangerous to his brother and that she was spying on him for the Feds. But the DEA had actually been asking her to look into drug theft at her hospital, and not the past actions of a former cartel head. The brother had stuffed her in another person's coffin believing she would just disappear, because as his brother had taught him, "No body, no crime."
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* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': William views himself as an evil devil and Sherlock as a shining, innocent light and beacon of justice, and admires him for that--and wants to keep Sherlock that way. So when Sherlock [[murders someone in cold blood in front of him]] and he is forced to realize that he was wrong and that innocence doesn't exist, he has a bit of a meltdown to say the least.
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* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': William views himself as an evil devil and Sherlock as a shining, innocent light and beacon of justice, and admires him for that--and wants to keep Sherlock that way. So when Sherlock [[murders [[spoiler:murders someone in cold blood in front of him]] and he is forced to realize that he was wrong and that innocence doesn't exist, he has a bit of a meltdown to say the least.
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* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': William views himself as an evil devil and Sherlock as a shining, innocent light and beacon of justice, and admires him for that--and wants to keep Sherlock that way. So when Sherlock [[murders someone in cold blood in front of him]] and he is forced to realize that he was wrong and that innocence doesn't exist, he has a bit of a meltdown to say the least.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "Boom Town," Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen has [[KillAndReplace taken the guise and skin]] of Margaret Blaine, a British politician recently elected Lord Mayor of Cardiff. Blon plans to construct a deliberately-shoddy nuclear power plant over a local time-space rift, which will [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow up the entire Earth]] and give her a chance to escape into space. Since the plan is filled with obvious flaws, "Margaret" kills anyone who asks too many questions, and when a reporter named Cathy starts investigating, she's marked to die...until the young woman starts talking happily about her plans to marry her boyfriend since she's newly pregnant. Blon is so moved by Cathy's innocence and happiness that she decides to spare the girl's life.
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* ''WebComic/{{Sinfest}}'': Fuchsia, a devil girl, first met Criminy when she was teasing him. But his quiet, gentle nature, politeness, and moments of him telling her YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre and one instance of YouAreWorthHell, prompt a HighHeelFaceTurn from her.
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* ''WebComic/{{Sinfest}}'': Fuchsia, a devil girl, first met Criminy when she was teasing him. But his quiet, gentle nature, politeness, and moments of him telling her YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre and one instance of YouAreWorthHell, ultimately prompt a HighHeelFaceTurn HeelFaceTurn from her.
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In more positive examples, it might inspire a HeelFaceTurn / HighHeelFaceTurn.HeelFaceTurn[=/=]HighHeelFaceTurn. See also TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth. May overlap and/or result in EvenEvilHasLovedOnes
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The desire could be sexual in nature, but in some cases it could be purely platonic. In many cases, the interest could be the result of BecauseYouWereNiceToMe. In some instances this is a more familial sentiment.
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Of course, not all emotional or moral issues are always clear cut. An evil character who finds themselves drawn to an innocent may feel conflicted about it. In some cases, they might try to destroy the innocent party, either to remove the draw to a more moral stance, or simply because that is the only thing they know. In other instances, TheDragon may take the opportunity to remove what they consider a distraction to their master, who they now see wavering due to the influence of an innocent character. Likewise, a villainous character may know that their involvement with the innocent character will mean destruction and/or ruin for one or both of them, but be unable to break away.
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Of course, not all emotional or moral issues are always clear cut.clear-cut. An evil character who finds themselves drawn to an innocent may feel conflicted about it. In some cases, they might try to destroy the innocent party, either to remove the draw to a more moral stance, stance or simply because that is the only thing they know. In other instances, TheDragon may take the opportunity to remove what they consider a distraction to their master, who they now see wavering due to the influence of an innocent character. Likewise, a villainous character may know that their involvement with the innocent character will mean destruction and/or ruin for one or both of them, but be unable to break away.
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* ''Manga/InuYasha'': There once was a badly injured bandit named Onigumo, who was being cared for by a kind and gentle Miko named Kikyo. Onigumo lusted after Kikyo, and offered himself up to the demons of the area in exchange for the ability to pursue her. Thus was born Naraku, who proceeded to pit Inu-Yasha and Kikyo against each other, since she had given her love to the half-demon. Later on he finds that he cannot harm a resurrected Kikyo, as Onigumo's heart is still present within him, and still yearning for Kikyo.
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* ''Manga/InuYasha'': There once was a badly injured bandit named Onigumo, who was being cared for by a kind and gentle Miko named Kikyo. Onigumo lusted after Kikyo, Kikyo and offered himself up to the demons of the area in exchange for the ability to pursue her. Thus was born Naraku, who proceeded to pit Inu-Yasha and Kikyo against each other, since she had given her love to the half-demon. Later on on, he finds that he cannot harm a resurrected Kikyo, as Onigumo's heart is still present within him, and still yearning for Kikyo.
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* ''Manga/TheWayOfTheHouseHusband'': Tatsu was a brutal thug and a feared member of the yakuza. Then Miku finds him injured and carries him to safety. Cue a weirdly sweet and romantic series which opens with Tatsu having already reformed and swearing off his yakuza ways, but still carrying out things to help his wife in typical yakuza fashion.
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* ''Manga/TheWayOfTheHouseHusband'': Tatsu was a brutal thug and a feared member of the yakuza. Then Miku finds him injured and carries him to safety. Cue a weirdly sweet and romantic series which that opens with Tatsu having already reformed and swearing off his yakuza ways, but still carrying out things to help his wife in typical yakuza fashion.
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* ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'': ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' has the ancient Baskerville legend of the titular hound, which describes the progenitor of the curse, Hugo Baskerville, as a "profane and godless man", who lusted after the daughter of a local farmer, described as a gentle young woman who avoided Hugo whenever possible. Hugo abducted the unfortunate girl from her home one day when her father and brothers were away. While he and his fellow miscreants were drinking in the lower floor of the manor, she escaped from the bedroom window on the second floor and attempted to flee. Hugo Baskerville, discovering "the cage empty and the bird escaped" gave chase on his horse, only to be pursued by a spectral hound from the pits of Hell itself. His fellows found him and the girl both dead, the girl having died of fright, and Hugo's throat torn out by the hound, which was still standing over him when they found him.
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* ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'': ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' has the ancient Baskerville legend of the titular hound, which describes the progenitor of the curse, Hugo Baskerville, as a "profane and godless man", who lusted after the daughter of a local farmer, described as a gentle young woman who avoided Hugo whenever possible. Hugo abducted the unfortunate girl from her home one day when her father and brothers were away. While he and his fellow miscreants were drinking in on the lower floor of the manor, she escaped from the bedroom window on the second floor and attempted to flee. Hugo Baskerville, discovering "the cage empty and the bird escaped" gave chase on his horse, only to be pursued by a spectral hound from the pits of Hell itself. His fellows found him and the girl both dead, the girl having died of fright, and Hugo's throat torn out by the hound, which was still standing over him when they found him.
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* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': Frank Breitkopf was a SerialKiller who had killed numerous people across the continent, evading not only capture, but even detection because he doesn't have a victim preference. At one point, he abducts Jane Hanratty, preparing to vivisect her the same as he had all his previous victims. However, Jane was under the delusion that Frank was an alien, and so she was unafraid, even telling him "You have the most beautiful eyes." Frank, realizing she won't show him fear, which he craves, releases her. He comes to view his connection to her as "love", and ultimately he ends up committing suicide with her when on the verge of capture by the BAU.
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Benjamin Poindexter, aka Bullseye, is a sociopathic FBI Agent that works as TheDragon for The Kingpin in Season 3. Even though he displays all the traits associated with psychopathy, Poindexter is still troubled by his own dark nature and desperately seeks a kind-hearted, innocent person to function as his MoralityChain, in this case, Julie, a former co-worker he is obsessed with.
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Benjamin Poindexter, aka Bullseye, is a sociopathic FBI Agent that works as TheDragon for The Kingpin in Season 3. Even though he displays all the traits associated with psychopathy, Poindexter is still troubled by his own dark nature and desperately seeks a kind-hearted, innocent person to function as his MoralityChain, in this case, Julie, a former co-worker he is obsessed with.
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* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': Frank Breitkopf was a SerialKiller who had killed numerous people across the continent, evading not only capture, capture but even detection because he doesn't have a victim preference. At one point, he abducts Jane Hanratty, preparing to vivisect her the same as he had all his previous victims. However, Jane was under the delusion that Frank was an alien, and so she was unafraid, even telling him "You have the most beautiful eyes." Frank, realizing she won't show him fear, which he craves, releases her. He comes to view his connection to her as "love", and ultimately he ends up committing suicide with her when on the verge of capture by the BAU.
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Benjamin Poindexter, aka Bullseye, is a sociopathic FBI Agentthat who works as TheDragon for The Kingpin in Season 3. Even though he displays all the traits associated with psychopathy, Poindexter is still troubled by his own dark nature and desperately seeks a kind-hearted, innocent person to function as his MoralityChain, in this case, Julie, a former co-worker he is obsessed with.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'': Cyril Sneer starts the series as a CorruptCorporateExecutive who is all about profit over people, though he does have a sense of honor, as IGaveMyWord is a very important matter to him. However, his son, Cedric, is innocent, and doesn't share his father's avarice or ambition. Cyril makes it very clear early on that he loves his son dearly, and even undergoes a great deal of CharacterDevelopment over the course of the show to put his son in charge of his enterprises as an HonestCorporateExecutive, with himself as vice-president. He also has been known to abandon his schemes if they would, in any way, hurt his son, be it physically or emotionally.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'': Cyril Sneer starts the series as a CorruptCorporateExecutive who is all about profit over people, though he does have a sense of honor, as IGaveMyWord is a very important matter to him. However, his son, Cedric, son Cedric is innocent, innocent and doesn't share his father's avarice or ambition. Cyril makes it very clear early on that he loves his son dearly, and even undergoes a great deal of CharacterDevelopment over the course of the show to put his son in charge of his enterprises as an HonestCorporateExecutive, with himself as vice-president. He also has been known to abandon his schemes if they would, in any way, hurt his son, be it physically or emotionally.
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* ''Fanfic/ALoudAmongDemons'': Verosika Mayday is a literal demon from Hell who has partaken in her fair share of debauchery and indulgence being a succubus, but she quickly finds herself being drawn to the pure and innocent Lincoln Loud for his kindhearted nature. The same can also be said for the other female members of her crew, each one of them wanting to get a piece of the boy for themselves.
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* ''Fanfic/ALoudAmongDemons'': Verosika Mayday is a literal demon from Hell who has partaken in her fair share of debauchery and indulgence being a succubus, but she quickly finds herself being drawn to the pure and innocent Lincoln Loud for his kindhearted nature. The same can also be said for the other female members of her crew, each one of them wanting to get a piece of the boy for themselves.
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* ''Manga/WastefulDaysOfHighSchoolGirls'': Downplayed. Lily Somiya is an out-and-proud lesbian who, while not ''inherently'' evil, has what she herself refers to as a "predator mode", which is her basest sexual desires. Those desires always seem to focus on Saku "[[AffectionateNickname Loli]]" Momoi, a high school girl who doesn't even know "where babies come from". While helping "Loli" fix her eyebrows after a shaving debacle, Lily has to sharply pinch her own cheek to avoid kissing the girl, and when helping her with a bra fitting at a department store, she gives in to her "predator mode" and begins [[SkinshipGrope actively fondling]] "Loli"'s [[ACupAngst modest chest]].
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* ''Manga/WastefulDaysOfHighSchoolGirls'': Downplayed. Lily Somiya is an out-and-proud lesbian who, while not ''inherently'' evil, has what she herself refers to as a "predator mode", which is her basest sexual desires. Those desires always seem to focus on Saku "[[AffectionateNickname Loli]]" Momoi, a high school girl who doesn't even know "where babies come from". While helping "Loli" fix her eyebrows after a shaving debacle, Lily has to sharply pinch her own cheek to avoid kissing the girl, which Lily describes as "keeping inner demons at bay", and when helping her with a bra fitting at a department store, she gives in to her "predator mode" and begins [[SkinshipGrope actively fondling]] "Loli"'s [[ACupAngst modest chest]].
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* ''Manga/WastefulDaysOfHighSchoolGirls'': Downplayed. Lily Somiya is an out-and-proud lesbian who, while not ''inherently'' evil, has what she herself refers to as a "predator mode", which is her basest sexual desires. Those desires always seem to focus on Saku "[[MeaningfulNickname "[[AffectionateNickname Loli]]" Momoi, a high school girl who doesn't even know "where babies come from". While helping "Loli" fix her eyebrows after a shaving debacle, Lily has to sharply pinch her own cheek to avoid kissing the girl, and when helping her with a bra fitting at a department store, she gives in to her "predator mode" and begins [[SkinshipGrope actively fondling]] "Loli"'s [[ACupAngst modest chest]].
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* ''WebComic/{{GrrlPower}}'': A succubus named Parfait (sister to main character Dabbler) is asked by her sister about any buts she’s interested in a relationship with that are more equal to her than her current master. We then see her imagining being bonded to a hitherto unseen [[https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-1202-the-one-that-got-away/ angel]]. In the text below the comic, the author muses briefly on the source of an attraction to a pure individual for a succubus.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': During the "No Man's Land" story arc, Poison Ivy, noted misanthrope, and often StrawFeminist, takes in the orphans of Gotham City, providing for them and looking after them with the same care and love she usually reserves for her plants, seeing them as pure and untainted.
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* ''Film/MoulinRouge'': The Duke switches to this motive halfway through the musical number "Like A Virgin" when Satine is characterized [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin like a virgin]]. However, rather than seeing her supposed innocence as alluring or beautiful (as was expected) - he is thrown into lustful rapture wanting to defile it.
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* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum'': Psychopathic MadScientist Dr Arthur Arden is drawn to the naive and sweet-natured Sister Mary Eunice, not only trusting her with his secrets but playfully offering her a candy apple, taking great delight in watching her struggling with the temptation to have a bite. By contrast, when Mary is possessed by the Devil and tries to seduce Arden, he's repulsed, bringing his MadonnaWhoreComplex to light. As the possessed Mary becomes more openly villainous, Arden only grows more despairing and more fearful of her - to the point that he's reduced to Mary's slave in all but name.
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-> ''"For once in my life, I will have something pure!"''
-->--The Sheriff of Nottingham, ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves''
It is often the case that BeingEvilSucks.
Sometimes, those who pursue evil ends find themselves fully aware of the fact that they are fallen, that they are tainted. They see GoodFeelsGood while their pursuits are shallow, tawdry, and often emotionally or spiritually lacking.
Then they come across something that reminds them that BeautyEqualsGoodness. A shining light in the darkness. Something that is pure, that is innocent. And they crave it. It is a stark reminder of what they have lost, and they desire it.
The desire could be sexual in nature, but in some cases it could be purely platonic. In many cases, the interest could be the result of BecauseYouWereNiceToMe. In some instances this is a more familial sentiment.
They might see this as an opportunity to CorruptTheCutie, though failing to realize that this will destroy the very quality that drew them in in the first place. In other instances, the innocent they fall in with becomes a MoralityPet.
Their infatuation may also be inspired by a MadonnaWhoreComplex, and a young woman who captivates them may only be "innocent" in their imagination, idolizing her from afar. When he learns anything about her that taints this image, he will either ignore it to further his illusion, or fly into a rage and seek her immediate destruction for "deceiving" him.
If nothing else, they might choose to leave this shining light alone, or even protect it, leading to a PetTheDog moment, showing that the villain is not necessarily beyond redemption.
Of course, not all emotional or moral issues are always clear cut. An evil character who finds themselves drawn to an innocent may feel conflicted about it. In some cases, they might try to destroy the innocent party, either to remove the draw to a more moral stance, or simply because that is the only thing they know. In other instances, TheDragon may take the opportunity to remove what they consider a distraction to their master, who they now see wavering due to the influence of an innocent character. Likewise, a villainous character may know that their involvement with the innocent character will mean destruction and/or ruin for one or both of them, but be unable to break away.
Though innocence in fiction tends to be represented by female characters, (such as TheIngenue, RoseHairedSweetie, and TheCutie) this is not inherently an AlwaysFemale trope, as there are plenty of villainesses who have interest in morally upright and pure male characters. That said, a villainous woman attracted to female characters doesn't necessarily play against this trope, either. Older works might even use the depiction of the PsychoLesbian pursuing a girl of IncompatibleOrientation (or have the latter drive the villainess to the former). See also FemmeFatale, TheVamp, and LesbianVampire for villainess roles associated with this trope. Male villains will run the gamut from CompleteMonster, TheDragon, TheCorruptor, and NobleDemon to TheHeavy and TheBrute.
This can be the logical inverse of AllGirlsWantBadBoys, and together explain what the two characters see in each other. Also a case of OppositesAttract if it works out.
May overlap with AndNowYouMustMarryMe. Evil being evil, in more extreme cases, this might overlap with RapeAsDrama.
In more positive examples, it might inspire a HeelFaceTurn / HighHeelFaceTurn. See also TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth. May overlap and/or result in EvenEvilHasLovedOnes
Fans may create this dynamic with an AngelDevilShipping.
Compare and contrast SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny.
As a morality centered trope, Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease.
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!!Examples
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/InuYasha'': There once was a badly injured bandit named Onigumo, who was being cared for by a kind and gentle Miko named Kikyo. Onigumo lusted after Kikyo, and offered himself up to the demons of the area in exchange for the ability to pursue her. Thus was born Naraku, who proceeded to pit Inu-Yasha and Kikyo against each other, since she had given her love to the half-demon. Later on he finds that he cannot harm a resurrected Kikyo, as Onigumo's heart is still present within him, and still yearning for Kikyo.
* ''Manga/TheWayOfTheHouseHusband'': Tatsu was a brutal thug and a feared member of the yakuza. Then Miku finds him injured and carries him to safety. Cue a weirdly sweet and romantic series which opens with Tatsu having already reformed and swearing off his yakuza ways, but still carrying out things to help his wife in typical yakuza fashion.
* ''Anime/WolfsRain'': Lord Darcia zigzags this trope with respect to [[RoseHairedSweetie Cheza]]. He does seek to possess her, but only because of her HealingHands. When Harmona is killed, he doesn't hesitate to beat Cheza brutally, having decided to destroy the world and arrange for himself to be the only one to enter Paradise.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': During the "No Man's Land" story arc, Poison Ivy, noted misanthrope, and often StrawFeminist, takes in the orphans of Gotham City, providing for them and looking after them with the same care and love she usually reserves for her plants, seeing them as pure and untainted.
* ''ComicBook/CloakAndDagger'': Dagger, aka Tandy Bowen, in her early days, was depicted as naive and innocent, and became the object of lust to Father Delgado, who, after years of cynicism and failure to make any impact in the neighborhood, was veering into SinisterMinister territory, and the evil Mr. Jip, who wanted to CorruptTheCutie.
* ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo: Jei-san is a supernaturally-powered lunatic who kills people he deems to have sinned, without any explanation as to what those sins ''are''. He's accompanied by a CheerfulChild named Keiko he calls "my innocent" and is very attached to her, growing agitated if she's in danger (one possible reason is that whatever Jei is, he needs an "innocent" to incarnate in if defeated).
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[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'': Cat R. Waul has devious plans to earn the trust of all the mice, lure them to his town in the Wild West, and then, once the town is firmly established, turn them all into mouseburgers. He is, however, captivated by the singing voice of Tanya Mouskewitz and seeks to keep her safe for himself, to the point where, when she is on the deathtrap, he halts his own scheme to save her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Films -- Live Action]]
* ''Film/Cinderella2015'': Implied to be why Lady Tremaine is so particularly cruel to Cinderella, though there is an added layer of SourOutsideSadInside. Tremaine is herself a widow who lost her happy ending and married for money to protect her daughters' livelihood, so it's implied she sees in Ella everything she once was.
--> '''Cinderella:''' ''[after Lady Tremaine shatters her glass slipper on the wall; horrified and angry]'' Why? Why are you so ''cruel?'' I don't understand it. I've tried to be kind to you.
-->'''Lady Tremaine:''' You? Kind to me?
-->'''Cinderella:''' Yes. And though no one deserves to be treated as you have treated me. Why do you do it? ''Why?''
-->'''Lady Tremaine:''' Why? Because you are ''young'', and ''innocent'', and ''good'', and I...
-->''[pause. she furiously turns to leave, locking Cinderella in her room]''
* ''Film/Legend1985'': Darkness seeks to cast the world into eternal night. But he is captivated by the purity and innocence of Lili. His father recommends he CorruptTheCutie, and she even makes it seem like it's working when she pulls a FakeDefector.
* ''Film/MoulinRouge'': The Duke switches to this motive halfway through the musical number "Like A Virgin" when Satine is characterized [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin like a virgin]]. However, rather than seeing her supposed innocence as alluring or beautiful (as was expected) - he is thrown into lustful rapture wanting to defile it.
* ''Film/Poltergeist1982'' and ''Film/PoltergeistIITheOtherSide'' establish that Reverend Cain was drawn to Carol-Anne as the radiant light of her innocence allowed him to easily dominate and control the other restless spirits in his sphere of influence.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}'': Laura, the narrator of the story, is a [[TheIngenue naive young woman]] who is the object of obsession by the titular Carmilla, perhaps the earliest depiction of the LesbianVampire. Carmilla is so drawn to Laura that she begins to attack the other young women of the nearby village to stave off Laura's destruction as long as possible, as Carmilla knows that she cannot stop herself from killing Laura altogether, only draw it out.
* Mikhail Lermontov's poem ''Demon'' focuses on a demon who falls for an innocent woman, Tamara. Given he's a demon, this manifests as killing her fiancé. Tamara pities the demon and embraces him, but that kills her, though she ends up [[DiedHappilyEverAfter going to heaven.]]
* ''Literature/HalloweenParty'': Miranda Butler is described as a wood nymph at home in the lavish garden where Poirot finds her. She is also the subject of interest by [[spoiler:her father, one of a pair of murderers]], who grooms her to become a willing sacrifice. [[spoiler:Thankfully, she is saved by a pair of schoolmates before she can drink the poison her father offered her.]]
* ''Literature/TheLastUnicorn'': The purity and grace of the unicorns is why Haggard had the Red Bull gather all of them and drive them into the sea, where he could keep them to himself.
* ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'': ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' has the ancient Baskerville legend of the titular hound, which describes the progenitor of the curse, Hugo Baskerville, as a "profane and godless man", who lusted after the daughter of a local farmer, described as a gentle young woman who avoided Hugo whenever possible. Hugo abducted the unfortunate girl from her home one day when her father and brothers were away. While he and his fellow miscreants were drinking in the lower floor of the manor, she escaped from the bedroom window on the second floor and attempted to flee. Hugo Baskerville, discovering "the cage empty and the bird escaped" gave chase on his horse, only to be pursued by a spectral hound from the pits of Hell itself. His fellows found him and the girl both dead, the girl having died of fright, and Hugo's throat torn out by the hound, which was still standing over him when they found him.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum'': Psychopathic MadScientist Dr Arthur Arden is drawn to the naive and sweet-natured Sister Mary Eunice, not only trusting her with his secrets but playfully offering her a candy apple, taking great delight in watching her struggling with the temptation to have a bite. By contrast, when Mary is possessed by the Devil and tries to seduce Arden, he's repulsed, bringing his MadonnaWhoreComplex to light. As the possessed Mary becomes more openly villainous, Arden only grows more despairing and more fearful of her - to the point that he's reduced to Mary's slave in all but name.
-->'''Arden:''' I admired her purity. Her innocence. I never had any, even as a boy. Now it's gone. It's been taken from her.
* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': A doctor is found murdered, her body stuffed in the bottom of a coffin for someone else. She was, by all accounts, a good if strict doctor. She had, in her spare time, been treating an aged former head of a drug cartel, who had even given her an heirloom of his late mother. When his brother found her talking with a man who worked for the DEA, he killed her, thinking she was dangerous to his brother and that she was spying on him for the Feds. But the DEA had actually been asking her to look into drug theft at her hospital, and not the past actions of a former cartel head. The brother had stuffed her in another person's coffin believing she would just disappear, because as his brother had taught him, "No body, no crime."
* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': Frank Breitkopf was a SerialKiller who had killed numerous people across the continent, evading not only capture, but even detection because he doesn't have a victim preference. At one point, he abducts Jane Hanratty, preparing to vivisect her the same as he had all his previous victims. However, Jane was under the delusion that Frank was an alien, and so she was unafraid, even telling him "You have the most beautiful eyes." Frank, realizing she won't show him fear, which he craves, releases her. He comes to view his connection to her as "love", and ultimately he ends up committing suicide with her when on the verge of capture by the BAU.
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Benjamin Poindexter, aka Bullseye, is a sociopathic FBI Agent that works as TheDragon for The Kingpin in Season 3. Even though he displays all the traits associated with psychopathy, Poindexter is still troubled by his own dark nature and desperately seeks a kind-hearted, innocent person to function as his MoralityChain, in this case, Julie, a former co-worker he is obsessed with.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* ''VisualNovel/AtlachNacha'': [[HumanoidAbomination Hatsune]] is an unrepentant rapist and killer, devouring males and females alike, and leaving girls she assaults as [[EmptyShell "thralls"]] after she's had her way with them. But she begins to fall in love with [[BrokenBird Kanako]], whom she saved from a group of would-be human rapists, but initially claiming that it was only because she wanted Kanako for herself.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Web Comics]]
* ''WebComic/{{Sinfest}}'': Fuchsia, a devil girl, first met Criminy when she was teasing him. But his quiet, gentle nature, politeness, and moments of him telling her YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre and one instance of YouAreWorthHell, prompt a HighHeelFaceTurn from her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'': Cyril Sneer starts the series as a CorruptCorporateExecutive who is all about profit over people, though he does have a sense of honor, as IGaveMyWord is a very important matter to him. However, his son, Cedric, is innocent, and doesn't share his father's avarice or ambition. Cyril makes it very clear early on that he loves his son dearly, and even undergoes a great deal of CharacterDevelopment over the course of the show to put his son in charge of his enterprises as an HonestCorporateExecutive, with himself as vice-president. He also has been known to abandon his schemes if they would, in any way, hurt his son, be it physically or emotionally.
[[/folder]]
[[caption-width-right:735:Some Bad Girls want the Good Guys]]
-> ''"For once in my life, I will have something pure!"''
-->--The Sheriff of Nottingham, ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves''
It is often the case that BeingEvilSucks.
Sometimes, those who pursue evil ends find themselves fully aware of the fact that they are fallen, that they are tainted. They see GoodFeelsGood while their pursuits are shallow, tawdry, and often emotionally or spiritually lacking.
Then they come across something that reminds them that BeautyEqualsGoodness. A shining light in the darkness. Something that is pure, that is innocent. And they crave it. It is a stark reminder of what they have lost, and they desire it.
The desire could be sexual in nature, but in some cases it could be purely platonic. In many cases, the interest could be the result of BecauseYouWereNiceToMe. In some instances this is a more familial sentiment.
They might see this as an opportunity to CorruptTheCutie, though failing to realize that this will destroy the very quality that drew them in in the first place. In other instances, the innocent they fall in with becomes a MoralityPet.
Their infatuation may also be inspired by a MadonnaWhoreComplex, and a young woman who captivates them may only be "innocent" in their imagination, idolizing her from afar. When he learns anything about her that taints this image, he will either ignore it to further his illusion, or fly into a rage and seek her immediate destruction for "deceiving" him.
If nothing else, they might choose to leave this shining light alone, or even protect it, leading to a PetTheDog moment, showing that the villain is not necessarily beyond redemption.
Of course, not all emotional or moral issues are always clear cut. An evil character who finds themselves drawn to an innocent may feel conflicted about it. In some cases, they might try to destroy the innocent party, either to remove the draw to a more moral stance, or simply because that is the only thing they know. In other instances, TheDragon may take the opportunity to remove what they consider a distraction to their master, who they now see wavering due to the influence of an innocent character. Likewise, a villainous character may know that their involvement with the innocent character will mean destruction and/or ruin for one or both of them, but be unable to break away.
Though innocence in fiction tends to be represented by female characters, (such as TheIngenue, RoseHairedSweetie, and TheCutie) this is not inherently an AlwaysFemale trope, as there are plenty of villainesses who have interest in morally upright and pure male characters. That said, a villainous woman attracted to female characters doesn't necessarily play against this trope, either. Older works might even use the depiction of the PsychoLesbian pursuing a girl of IncompatibleOrientation (or have the latter drive the villainess to the former). See also FemmeFatale, TheVamp, and LesbianVampire for villainess roles associated with this trope. Male villains will run the gamut from CompleteMonster, TheDragon, TheCorruptor, and NobleDemon to TheHeavy and TheBrute.
This can be the logical inverse of AllGirlsWantBadBoys, and together explain what the two characters see in each other. Also a case of OppositesAttract if it works out.
May overlap with AndNowYouMustMarryMe. Evil being evil, in more extreme cases, this might overlap with RapeAsDrama.
In more positive examples, it might inspire a HeelFaceTurn / HighHeelFaceTurn. See also TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth. May overlap and/or result in EvenEvilHasLovedOnes
Fans may create this dynamic with an AngelDevilShipping.
Compare and contrast SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny.
As a morality centered trope, Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease.
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!!Examples
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/InuYasha'': There once was a badly injured bandit named Onigumo, who was being cared for by a kind and gentle Miko named Kikyo. Onigumo lusted after Kikyo, and offered himself up to the demons of the area in exchange for the ability to pursue her. Thus was born Naraku, who proceeded to pit Inu-Yasha and Kikyo against each other, since she had given her love to the half-demon. Later on he finds that he cannot harm a resurrected Kikyo, as Onigumo's heart is still present within him, and still yearning for Kikyo.
* ''Manga/TheWayOfTheHouseHusband'': Tatsu was a brutal thug and a feared member of the yakuza. Then Miku finds him injured and carries him to safety. Cue a weirdly sweet and romantic series which opens with Tatsu having already reformed and swearing off his yakuza ways, but still carrying out things to help his wife in typical yakuza fashion.
* ''Anime/WolfsRain'': Lord Darcia zigzags this trope with respect to [[RoseHairedSweetie Cheza]]. He does seek to possess her, but only because of her HealingHands. When Harmona is killed, he doesn't hesitate to beat Cheza brutally, having decided to destroy the world and arrange for himself to be the only one to enter Paradise.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': During the "No Man's Land" story arc, Poison Ivy, noted misanthrope, and often StrawFeminist, takes in the orphans of Gotham City, providing for them and looking after them with the same care and love she usually reserves for her plants, seeing them as pure and untainted.
* ''ComicBook/CloakAndDagger'': Dagger, aka Tandy Bowen, in her early days, was depicted as naive and innocent, and became the object of lust to Father Delgado, who, after years of cynicism and failure to make any impact in the neighborhood, was veering into SinisterMinister territory, and the evil Mr. Jip, who wanted to CorruptTheCutie.
* ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo: Jei-san is a supernaturally-powered lunatic who kills people he deems to have sinned, without any explanation as to what those sins ''are''. He's accompanied by a CheerfulChild named Keiko he calls "my innocent" and is very attached to her, growing agitated if she's in danger (one possible reason is that whatever Jei is, he needs an "innocent" to incarnate in if defeated).
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'': Cat R. Waul has devious plans to earn the trust of all the mice, lure them to his town in the Wild West, and then, once the town is firmly established, turn them all into mouseburgers. He is, however, captivated by the singing voice of Tanya Mouskewitz and seeks to keep her safe for himself, to the point where, when she is on the deathtrap, he halts his own scheme to save her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Films -- Live Action]]
* ''Film/Cinderella2015'': Implied to be why Lady Tremaine is so particularly cruel to Cinderella, though there is an added layer of SourOutsideSadInside. Tremaine is herself a widow who lost her happy ending and married for money to protect her daughters' livelihood, so it's implied she sees in Ella everything she once was.
--> '''Cinderella:''' ''[after Lady Tremaine shatters her glass slipper on the wall; horrified and angry]'' Why? Why are you so ''cruel?'' I don't understand it. I've tried to be kind to you.
-->'''Lady Tremaine:''' You? Kind to me?
-->'''Cinderella:''' Yes. And though no one deserves to be treated as you have treated me. Why do you do it? ''Why?''
-->'''Lady Tremaine:''' Why? Because you are ''young'', and ''innocent'', and ''good'', and I...
-->''[pause. she furiously turns to leave, locking Cinderella in her room]''
* ''Film/Legend1985'': Darkness seeks to cast the world into eternal night. But he is captivated by the purity and innocence of Lili. His father recommends he CorruptTheCutie, and she even makes it seem like it's working when she pulls a FakeDefector.
* ''Film/MoulinRouge'': The Duke switches to this motive halfway through the musical number "Like A Virgin" when Satine is characterized [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin like a virgin]]. However, rather than seeing her supposed innocence as alluring or beautiful (as was expected) - he is thrown into lustful rapture wanting to defile it.
* ''Film/Poltergeist1982'' and ''Film/PoltergeistIITheOtherSide'' establish that Reverend Cain was drawn to Carol-Anne as the radiant light of her innocence allowed him to easily dominate and control the other restless spirits in his sphere of influence.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}'': Laura, the narrator of the story, is a [[TheIngenue naive young woman]] who is the object of obsession by the titular Carmilla, perhaps the earliest depiction of the LesbianVampire. Carmilla is so drawn to Laura that she begins to attack the other young women of the nearby village to stave off Laura's destruction as long as possible, as Carmilla knows that she cannot stop herself from killing Laura altogether, only draw it out.
* Mikhail Lermontov's poem ''Demon'' focuses on a demon who falls for an innocent woman, Tamara. Given he's a demon, this manifests as killing her fiancé. Tamara pities the demon and embraces him, but that kills her, though she ends up [[DiedHappilyEverAfter going to heaven.]]
* ''Literature/HalloweenParty'': Miranda Butler is described as a wood nymph at home in the lavish garden where Poirot finds her. She is also the subject of interest by [[spoiler:her father, one of a pair of murderers]], who grooms her to become a willing sacrifice. [[spoiler:Thankfully, she is saved by a pair of schoolmates before she can drink the poison her father offered her.]]
* ''Literature/TheLastUnicorn'': The purity and grace of the unicorns is why Haggard had the Red Bull gather all of them and drive them into the sea, where he could keep them to himself.
* ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'': ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' has the ancient Baskerville legend of the titular hound, which describes the progenitor of the curse, Hugo Baskerville, as a "profane and godless man", who lusted after the daughter of a local farmer, described as a gentle young woman who avoided Hugo whenever possible. Hugo abducted the unfortunate girl from her home one day when her father and brothers were away. While he and his fellow miscreants were drinking in the lower floor of the manor, she escaped from the bedroom window on the second floor and attempted to flee. Hugo Baskerville, discovering "the cage empty and the bird escaped" gave chase on his horse, only to be pursued by a spectral hound from the pits of Hell itself. His fellows found him and the girl both dead, the girl having died of fright, and Hugo's throat torn out by the hound, which was still standing over him when they found him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum'': Psychopathic MadScientist Dr Arthur Arden is drawn to the naive and sweet-natured Sister Mary Eunice, not only trusting her with his secrets but playfully offering her a candy apple, taking great delight in watching her struggling with the temptation to have a bite. By contrast, when Mary is possessed by the Devil and tries to seduce Arden, he's repulsed, bringing his MadonnaWhoreComplex to light. As the possessed Mary becomes more openly villainous, Arden only grows more despairing and more fearful of her - to the point that he's reduced to Mary's slave in all but name.
-->'''Arden:''' I admired her purity. Her innocence. I never had any, even as a boy. Now it's gone. It's been taken from her.
* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': A doctor is found murdered, her body stuffed in the bottom of a coffin for someone else. She was, by all accounts, a good if strict doctor. She had, in her spare time, been treating an aged former head of a drug cartel, who had even given her an heirloom of his late mother. When his brother found her talking with a man who worked for the DEA, he killed her, thinking she was dangerous to his brother and that she was spying on him for the Feds. But the DEA had actually been asking her to look into drug theft at her hospital, and not the past actions of a former cartel head. The brother had stuffed her in another person's coffin believing she would just disappear, because as his brother had taught him, "No body, no crime."
* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': Frank Breitkopf was a SerialKiller who had killed numerous people across the continent, evading not only capture, but even detection because he doesn't have a victim preference. At one point, he abducts Jane Hanratty, preparing to vivisect her the same as he had all his previous victims. However, Jane was under the delusion that Frank was an alien, and so she was unafraid, even telling him "You have the most beautiful eyes." Frank, realizing she won't show him fear, which he craves, releases her. He comes to view his connection to her as "love", and ultimately he ends up committing suicide with her when on the verge of capture by the BAU.
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Benjamin Poindexter, aka Bullseye, is a sociopathic FBI Agent that works as TheDragon for The Kingpin in Season 3. Even though he displays all the traits associated with psychopathy, Poindexter is still troubled by his own dark nature and desperately seeks a kind-hearted, innocent person to function as his MoralityChain, in this case, Julie, a former co-worker he is obsessed with.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* ''VisualNovel/AtlachNacha'': [[HumanoidAbomination Hatsune]] is an unrepentant rapist and killer, devouring males and females alike, and leaving girls she assaults as [[EmptyShell "thralls"]] after she's had her way with them. But she begins to fall in love with [[BrokenBird Kanako]], whom she saved from a group of would-be human rapists, but initially claiming that it was only because she wanted Kanako for herself.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Web Comics]]
* ''WebComic/{{Sinfest}}'': Fuchsia, a devil girl, first met Criminy when she was teasing him. But his quiet, gentle nature, politeness, and moments of him telling her YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre and one instance of YouAreWorthHell, prompt a HighHeelFaceTurn from her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'': Cyril Sneer starts the series as a CorruptCorporateExecutive who is all about profit over people, though he does have a sense of honor, as IGaveMyWord is a very important matter to him. However, his son, Cedric, is innocent, and doesn't share his father's avarice or ambition. Cyril makes it very clear early on that he loves his son dearly, and even undergoes a great deal of CharacterDevelopment over the course of the show to put his son in charge of his enterprises as an HonestCorporateExecutive, with himself as vice-president. He also has been known to abandon his schemes if they would, in any way, hurt his son, be it physically or emotionally.
[[/folder]]
