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* They fell prey to TheCorrupter[=/=]TheCorruption.

* FaceHeelTurn/{{Live-Action TV}}

[[caption-width-right:250:[[{{Pun}} From a]] [[NiceGuy nice]] [[WisePrince prince]] to an [[AnIcePerson ice]] [[EvilIsDeathlyCold king]].]]

* [[LoveMakesYouEvil Love has turned into a dangerously out of control obsession]].

Not to be confused with EvilAllAlong, in which a character that was thought to be good was, well [[CaptainObvious evil all along]]. This trope describes a legitimate hero going to the darkside, not a DoubleAgent.

[[caption-width-right:250:[[{{Pun}} From a]] [[NiceGuy nice]] [[WisePrince king]] to an [[AnIcePerson ice]] [[EvilIsDeathlyCold king]].]]

* "Allies" have betrayed them.

-->--'''Demona''', ''Gargoyles''

-->--'''Demona''', ''WesternAnimation/Gargoyles''

-->--'''Demona''', ''Gargoyles''

* They have lost perspective, and became a WellIntentionedExtremist or KnightTemplar.

A good guy turns bad (the opposite of the HeelFaceTurn). The ways in which this happens are many:

* Perhaps the former hero(ine) has become a RivalTurnedEvil.
* Perhaps he or she has lost perspective, and became a WellIntentionedExtremist or KnightTemplar, or worse, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope Jumped Off The Slippery Slope]] into true villainy.
* Perhaps something horrible has happened that [[DespairEventHorizon shattered his or her faith in good]], and he or she has become a FallenHero.
* Perhaps [[AmbitionIsEvil lust for power and fortune at any cost]] has brought out the worst in him or her.
* [[LoveMakesYouEvil Maybe his or her love for someone has turned into a dangerous obsession that has gone out of control]].
* The hero may have bravely declared "YouShallNotPass!" or his or her companions may have found it impossible to ensure that NoOneGetsLeftBehind, but he or she proved to be NotQuiteDead and, [[BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil deranged by his or her suffering]], blames their companions for abandoning them.
* Perhaps he or she has [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished had too many of their good deeds come back to bite them]] and decided that [[BeingGoodSucks being a hero is no longer worth it]].
* Maybe he or she has [[WhosLaughingNow had enough of being pushed around, laughed at and put through hell]], or maybe he or she has [[BewareTheNiceOnes snapped]] after one too many rounds of BreakTheCutie.
* Perhaps his or her (alleged) allies have [[DividedWeFall made life too difficult]], or possibly even [[EtTuBrute out-and-out betrayed him or her]].
* Perhaps fighting evil too long has led to their [[HeWhoFightsMonsters becoming what he or she once opposed]].
* Perhaps the former hero has just gone DrunkWithPower.
* Maybe TheCorrupter[=/=]TheCorruption got his hooks into him or her and over time brought out the worst in them (usually in combination with one or more of the above factors).

->''"For two years, brother, for two years, I held my head high. I did everything for the charities, I did everything for the kids, and the reception I got when I came out here... you fans can stick it, brother. If it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, you people wouldn't be here. If it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, Wrestling/EricBischoff would be still selling meat from a truck in Minneapolis. If it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, all these Johnny-Come-Lately's that you see out here wrestling, wouldn't be here. I was selling out the world, brother, while they were bumming gas to put in the car to get to high school, so the way that it is now, brother, with Hulk Hogan and the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder of Wrestling, brother, me and the [[ScottHall new]] [[KevinNash blood]] by my side... whatcha gonna do when the New World Order runs wild on you? Whatcha gonna do?"''
-->--'''Wrestling/HulkHogan'''

When a good guy turns bad (the opposite of the HeelFaceTurn). The ways in which this happens are many:

[[caption-width-right:250:[[{{Pun}} From]] [[EvilIsDeathlyCold an ice king]] to [[NiceGuy a nice king]].]]

[[caption-width-right:250:[[{{Pun}} From]] [[NiceGuy a nice prince]] to [[EvilIsDeathlyCold an ice prince]].]]

[[caption-width-right:250:[[{{Pun}} From]] [[NiceGuy a nice prince]] to [[AnIcePerson an ice prince]].]]

->''"The greatest thing the Devil ever did was make you people believe he didn't exist—and you're looking at him right now. I am the devil himself and all of you stupid, mindless people fell for it. You all believed in the same make-believe superhero that the legendary [[Wrestling/RickySteamboat Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat]] saw some year ago today. No, you see, you didn't know anything. You followed me, hook, line and sinker—all of you did and I'm not mad at you. I just feel sorry for you. "''
-->--'''Wrestling/CMPunk'''

->''"The greatest thing the Devil ever did was make you people believe he didn't exist—and you're looking at him right now. I am the devil himself and all of you stupid, mindless people fell for it. You all believed in the same make-believe superhero that the legendary [[RickySteamboat Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat]] saw some year ago today. No, you see, you didn't know anything. You followed me, hook, line and sinker—all of you did and I'm not mad at you. I just feel sorry for you. "''

-->--'''''ProfessionalWrestling/CMPunk''''

!!Example subpages

* [[LoveMakesYouEvil Maybe his or her love for someone turned into a dangerous obsession that went out of control]].

* Maybe TheCorrupter[=/=]TheCorruption got his hooks into him or her and over time brought out the worst in them (usually in combination with any of the above factors).

[[caption-width-right:250:[[{{Pun}} From]] [[NiceGuy nice prince]] to [[AnIcePerson ice prince]].]]

[[caption-width-right:250:[[IncrediblyLamePun From]] [[NiceGuy nice prince]] to [[AnIcePerson ice prince]].]]

[[caption-width-right:250:[[IncrediblyLamePun From]] [[AnNiceGuy Nice Prince]] to [[AnIcePerson Ice Prince]].]]

[[caption-width-right:250:[[IncrediblyLamePun From]] NiceGuy to [[AnIcePerson Ice Guy]].]]