History Main / FaceHeelDoubleTurn

* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', one occurs when a long-lost space traveler finally gets their ship working again. [[spoiler:General Lunaris has been giving Della encouragement and support, while Penumbra is a SitcomArchNemesis, believing that Della will be the Moon's downfall. After Della finally manages to get her ship working, she promises to take several Moonlanders with her to Earth, but the ship starts powering up before they can board. Della sadly leaves the Moonlanders behind, saying a quick goodbye to Lunaris and Penumbra before heading hom to Earth. Lunaris [[BitchInSheepsClothing reveals his true colors]] by saying that Della was an Earth spy and calls for war, while Penumbra starts to have a JerkassRealization after realizing that Lunaris was playing the both of them for fools all so he could start a war with Earth.]]

* A triple change occured with Wrestling/BeckyLynch, Wrestling/CharlotteFlair and Creator/RondaRousey. Initially, Becky turned heel at ''[=SummerSlam=] 2018'' and betrayed Charlotte. However, due to Becky's popularity with the crowd, and Charlotte's [[DesignatedHero poor portrayal as a Face]] as well as her status as a CreatorsPet, the fans refused to boo Becky, no matter how vicious her actions became. By ''Survivor Series 2018'', Becky returned to being a {{Face}} while still keeping her anti-heroic persona, while Charlotte returned to being the arrogant {{Heel}} she once was. Meanwhile, Ronda, who joined the company portrayed as a fan favourite, was also booed during the feud due to poor booking and, like with Charlotte, her poor portrayal as a face. Because fans refused to turn against Becky, Ronda eventually lost her patience and turned heel in March, leading up to their three-way dance at ''Wrestlemania 35''.

* A triple change with Wrestling/BeckyLynch, Wrestling/CharlotteFlair and Creator/RondaRousey. Initially, Becky turned heel at ''[=SummerSlam=] 2018'' and betrayed Charlotte. However, due to Becky's popularity with the crowd, and Charlotte's [[DesignatedHero poor portrayal as a Face]] as well as her status as a CreatorsPet, the fans refused to boo Becky, no matter how vicious her actions became. By ''Survivor Series 2018'', Becky returned to being a {{Face}} while still keeping her anti-heroic persona, while Charlotte returned to being the arrogant {{Heel}} she once was. Meanwhile, Ronda, who joined the company portrayed as a fan favourite, was also booed during the feud due to poor booking and, like with Charlotte, her poor portrayal as a face. Because fans refused to turn against Becky, Ronda eventually lost her patience and turned heel in March, leading up to their three-way dance at ''Wrestlemania 35''.

* A triple change with Wrestling/BeckyLynch, Wrestling/CharlotteFlair and Creator/RondaRousey. Initially, Becky turning heel at ''[=SummerSlam=] 2018'' and betraying Charlotte but due to Becky's popularity with the crowd and Charlotte's[[DesignatedHero poor portrayal as a Face]] as well as her status as a CreatorsPet, the fans refuses to boo Becky, no matter how vicious her actions her. By ''Survivor Series 2018'', Becky returned being a Face while still keeping her antiheroic persona while Charlotte returned being the arrogant Heel she once was. Meanwhile, Ronda, who when first joined to company as a fan favourite, was booed during the feud due to poor booking and like with Charlotte, her poor potrayal as a Face. Because fans refused to turned against Becky, Ronda eventually lost her patience and turned heel at March.

* A temporary one occurred in a match at Wrestlemania X8 between Wrestling/HulkHogan (Heel) and [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (Face), after overwhelming crowd response before the match started caused the two men to realize that they needed to switch roles.

* ''Film/ThePrestige'' has Angier portrayed in a sympathetic light after Borden inadvertently murders his wife. In their ongoing rivalry we root with Angier initially until [[spoiler: he frames Borden for his own murder and intends to raise his daughter after her father is hanged]]. Then comes the reveal that [[spoiler: Borden and Fallon are identical twins]].

* A triple change with Wrestling/BeckyLynch, Wrestling/CharlotteFlair and Creator/RondaRousey. Initially, Becky turning heel at ''[=SummerSlam=] 2018'' and betraying Charlotte but due to Becky's popularity with the crowd and Charlotte's[[DesignatedHero poor portrayal as a Face]] as well as her status as a CreatorsPet, the fans refuses to boo Becky, no matter how vicious her actions her. By ''Survivor Series 2019'', Becky returned being a Face while still keeping her antiheroic persona while Charlotte returned being the arrogant Heel she once was. Meanwhile, Ronda, who when first joined to company as a fan favourite, was booed during the feud due to poor booking and like with Charlotte, her poor potrayal as a Face. Because fans refused to turned against Becky, Ronda eventually lost her patience and turned heel at March.

* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', one occurs when a long-lost space traveler finally gets their ship working again. [[spoiler:General Lunaris has been giving Della encouragement and support, while Penumbra is a SitcomArchNemesis, believing that Della will be the Moon's downfall. After Della finally manages to get her ship working, she promises to take several Mooninites with her to Earth, but the ship starts powering up before they can board. Della sadly leaves the Mooninites behind, saying a quick goodbye to Lunaris and Penumbra before heading hom to Earth. Lunaris pulls a FaceHeelTurn by saying that Della left the Mooninites behind on purpose and calls for war, while Penumbra pulls a HeelFaceTurn after realizing that Lunaris was playing the both of them for fools all so he could start a war with Earth.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'', [[spoiler: in life, Captain Moonscar and his crew were vicious pirates who had Simone and Lena's family and friends fed to alligators, and Simone and Lena cursed the pirates in revenge. Fast-forward two hundred years, and Simone and Lena have become murderous werecats who survive by sucking the life force out of innocent people to keep themselves alive, while the zombies turn out to be desperately trying to atone for their sins by chasing people away from the island so they won't fall victim to Simone and Lena, too.]]

The Trope Namer comes from ProfessionalWrestling, where two wrestlers will switch face and heel roles during an actual angle or match. It should be noted that it doesn't count if there are two faces and one turns heel or vice versa -- both have to switch roles. Also note that despite the name, it needn't be confined to just two characters. The "double" part refers to two roles switching around.

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* In ''Film/WitnessForTheProsecution'' the third act reveals that [[spoiler: Christine was actually protecting Leonard, who was guilty after all.]]

* ''Film/FacciaAFaccia'' provides a straight example: a meek history professor becomes a ruthless villain, whereas a bandit becomes... well, almost an honest man.
* In ''Film/FastAndFuriousSix'', Riley is revealed to be TheMole right around the time Letty pulls a HeelFaceTurn. This leads to Letty going two for two in their HeroicRematch.
* In Bollywood film Badlapur, the protagonist becomes a very dark AntiHero by the end of the movie in his quest for revenge while the BigBad becomes an AntiVillain due to increasingly good deeds as he tries to redeem himself.
* In "Film/Hercules2014", Cotys is revealed to be the real villain, and Rhesus is actually a rebel leader fighting back against the tyrant.

* Depending on how you look at it, Shylock and Antonio from ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice''.

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* ''Series/CoronationStreet'' had an interesting case when Gail was mistakenly convicted for murdering her husband (he died naturally) and her son David was on her side (face) while her stepdaughter Tina believed Gail had actually killed her father (heel). After the story was over and she apologised to Gail, Tina began a relationship with Graeme (David's best friend) and became more sympathetic (face turn) while David opposed the relationship and tried to split them up (heel turn).
* A variation happened with two entire dimensions in the ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' season 6 finale where the sisters found an evil alternate dimension to their good one. They did too much good while in the evil dimension and that caused both dimensions to become extreme versions of their former selves. In the good dimension everyone was over cheery and smiling and people were shot for minor things such as using your phone at work. In the evil dimension it was the reverse where people got killed for saying "bless you" when someone sneezed.

* The ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "Inside Out" features a variation on the whole shoulder angel/devil thing when Darla (a villain for most of her time on the show) appeared in front of Connor when Cordelia (good but was possessed at the time) was trying to convince him to kill an innocent teenage girl. To make it more anvilicious, Darla was dressed in white while Cordelia was dressed completely in black.

* In the pilot episode of the ''[[Series/MacGyver2016 MacGyver]]'' reboot, [[spoiler: Nikki Carpenter fakes her death and betrays [=MacGyver=] and the entire Phoenix Foundation, and is portrayed as a fugitive on the run, while Patricia Thornton, the head of the Phoenix Foundation, states that Nikki's betrayal caused the DXS to become compromised. However, in the episode, "Screwdriver," Nikki turns face and reveals that she was actually in deep cover for the CIA, searching for the mole who had been working against Phoenix. Patricia turns heel and is revealed as the mole, and is later arrested by Nikki.]]
* An episode of the ''[[Series/Charmed2018 Charmed]]'' reboot, "You're Dead to Me," has Macy Vaughn summoning Knansie ([[spoiler:the Necromancer who resurrected her as an infant]]), with Knansie being hunted by Sid, a villainous and vengeful witch who blamed Knansie for her boyfriend's death. As it turned out, [[spoiler:Sid was seeking out Knansie because she turned her boyfriend into a demon, as Knansie made a deal with a demon to create more of them in exchange for eternal youth. Sid had to kill her boyfriend when he became demonic and tried to kill her, and after Sid's reveal turned her face, Knansie turned heel to complete the swerve, attempting to kill Parker, only to die when she learned he was a half-demon--attacking a demon is against the pact.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'': Due to the [[GreyAndGrayMorality morally grey]] setting and examination of what it truly means to reject life's good opportunities, be it in Hollywoo or somewhere else, there are more complex examples.

* In ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017'', a Face-Heel Double Turn occurs when a long-lost space traveler finally gets their ship working again. [[spoiler:General Lunaris has been giving Della encouragement and support, while Penumbra is a SitcomArchNemesis, believing that Della will be the Moon's downfall. After Della finally manages to get her ship working, she promises to take several Mooninites with her to Earth, but the ship starts powering up before they can board. Della sadly leaves the Mooninites behind, saying a quick goodbye to Lunaris and Penumbra before heading hom to Earth. Lunaris pulls a FaceHeelTurn by saying that Della left the Mooninites behind on purpose and calls for war, while Penumbra pulls a HeelFaceTurn after realizing that Lunaris was playing the both of them for fools all so he could start a war with Earth.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman'': Sort-of, and in both cases, it's ''posthumous''. The whole tragedy began when merciless Puritan fanatics sentenced [[spoiler:[[WouldHurtAChild a little girl]]]] to hanging just because [[MoralEventHorizon she had powers they didn't understand]]. Fast-forward three hundred years, and the zombies of those same Puritans have had a ''[[AndIMustScream very]] [[FateWorseThanDeath long]]'' time to [[TheAtoner realize]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what they did]], while Agatha, despite getting her revenge, has spent all those years clinging to her hatred and refusing to let go, even when it means innocent people are hurt in the process.

* On Bound for Glory 10.10.10., Wrestling/HulkHogan, Wrestling/JeffJarrett, Wrestling/JeffHardy, and Wrestling/EricBischoff all turned heel together revealing themselves and Abyss to have conspired together to wrest control of Wrestling/{{TNA}} from Dixie Carter, naming their subsequent group Immortal. Suddenly the deception that Wrestling/{{Sting}}, Wrestling/KevinNash, and D'Angelo Dinero were talking about when they were rabble-rousing against Hogan and Bischoff made perfect sense.
* At the ''Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}'' Volume 43 tapings face Wresting/MercedesMartinez had a match with heel Athena that ended in a double count-out and Martinez refused to restart the match. At the next volume she turned heel officially by attacking Athena with a steel chair and breaking her leg. Athena appeared as a face at subsequent ''SHIMMER'' events.

* A triple change with Wrestling/BeckyLynch, Wrestling/CharlotteFlair and Creator/RondaRousey. Initially, Becky turning heel at ''[=SummerSlam=]] 2018'' and betraying Charlotte but due to Becky's popularity with the crowd and Charlotte's[[DesignatedHero poor portrayal as a Face]] as well as her status as a CreatorsPet, the fans refuses to boo Becky, no matter how vicious her actions her. By ''Survivor Series 2019'', Becky returned being a Face while still keeping her antiheroic persona while Charlotte returned being the arrogant Heel she once was. Meanwhile, Ronda, who when first joined to company as a fan favourite, was booed during the feud due to poor booking and like with Charlotte, her poor potrayal as a Face. Because fans refused to turned against Becky, Ronda eventually lost her patience and turned heel at March.

* In ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017'', a Face-Heel Double Turn occurs when a long-lost space traveler finally gets their ship working again. [[spoiler:General Lunaris has been giving Della encouragement and support, while Penumbra is a SitcomArchNemesis, believing that Della will be the Moon's downfall. After Della finally manages to get her ship working, she promises to take several Mooninites with her to Earth, but the ship starts powering up before they can board. Lunaris pulls a FaceHeelTurn by saying that Della left them behind on purpose and calls for war, while Penumbra pulls a HeelFaceTurn after realizing that Lunaris was playing the both of them for fools all so he could start a war with Earth.]]

The entire Chorus Trilogy in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': Felix appears to be the good guy with Locus as the bad guy for the first act [[spoiler:but the second act revealed them both to be the villains working for the BigBad, then the third acts focused on Locus's own HeelFaceTurn, making Locus the good guy and Felix the bad guy near the finale]]

* Throughout most of ''VideoGame/InFAMOUS2'', Kuo advocates heroic actions while Nix advocates villainous ones. During the climax, when they all learn that [[spoiler:the Beast is sacrificing ordinary humans to save Conduits from a plague and that the only way to save humanity is to sacrifice all Conduits]], Kuo turns against humanity out of cowardice while Nix sides with humanity.

* ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman'': Sort-of, and in both cases, it's ''posthumous''. The whole tragedy began when merciless Puritan fanatics sentenced [[spoiler:[[WouldHurtAChild a little girl]]]] to hanging just because she had powers they didn't understand. Fast-forward three hundred years, and the zombies of those same Puritans have had a ''[[AndIMustScream very]] [[FateWorseThanDeath long]]'' time to [[TheAtoner realize]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what they did]], while Agatha, despite getting her revenge, has spent all those years clinging to her hatred and refusing to let go, even when it means innocent people are hurt in the process.

* ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman'': Sort-of, and in both cases, it's ''posthumous''. The whole tragedy began when merciless Puritan fanatics sentenced a little girl to hanging just because she had powers they didn't understand. Fast-forward three hundred years, and the zombies of those same Puritans have had a ''[[AndIMustScream very]] [[FateWorseThanDeath long]]'' time to [[TheAtoner realize]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what they did]], while Agatha, despite getting her revenge, has spent all those years clinging to her hatred and refusing to let go, even when it means innocent people are hurt in the process.

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* Depending on the player, ''StarWars'': ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' can go this way, with [[spoiler:Revan]] becoming increasingly Light while [[spoiler:Bastila]] falls to the Dark Side.

* A variation happened with two entire dimensions in the ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' season 6 finale where the sisters found an evil alternate dimension to their good one. They did too much good while in the evil dimension and that caused both dimensions to become extreme versions of their former selves. In the good dimension everyone was over cheery and smiling and people were shot for minor things such as using your phone at work. In the evil dimension it was the reverse where people got killed for saying "bless you" when someone sneezed.

* An episode of the ''[[Series/Charmed2018 Charmed]]'' reboot, "You're Dead to Me," has Macy Vaugh summoning Knansie ([[spoiler:the Necromancer who resurrected her as an infant]]), with Knansie being hunted by Sid, a villainous and vengeful witch who blamed Knansie for her boyfriend's death. As it turned out, [[spoiler:Sid was seeking out Knansie because she turned her boyfriend into a demon, as Knansie made a deal with a demon to create more of them in exchange for eternal youth. Sid had to kill her boyfriend when he became demonic and tried to kill her, and after Sid's reveal turned her face, Knansie turned heel to complete the swerve, attempting to kill Parker, only to die when she learned he was a half-demon--attacking a demon is against the pact.]]