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* Near the end of the Endwalker expansion in Final Fantasy XIV, the player character manages to inspire hope in a part of the big bad’s hive mind and she considers making a heel face turn. However, the rest of her sisters are so consumed by despair that they completely ignore her pleadings.
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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the episodes "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature Human Nature]][=/=][[/Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood The Family of Blood]]", in order to escape the titular Family, the Doctor uses a Chameleon Arch to turn himself into the mild-mannered, meek, human, named John Smith. Upon discovering who he ''really'' is, John Smith is terrified of his true self, given how people describe the Doctor as being "[[SuperpoweredEvilSide like Fire and Ice and Rage]]". Eventually, John Smith elects to "die" to become the Doctor once more. Cue the Family meeting one ''furious'' Time Lord.

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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episodes "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature Human Nature]][=/=][[/Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood Nature]]"/"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood The Family of Blood]]", in order to escape the titular Family, the Doctor uses a Chameleon Arch to turn himself into the mild-mannered, meek, human, named John Smith. Upon discovering who he ''really'' is, John Smith is terrified of his true self, given how people describe the Doctor as being "[[SuperpoweredEvilSide like Fire and Ice and Rage]]". Eventually, John Smith elects to "die" to become the Doctor once more. Cue the Family meeting one ''furious'' Time Lord.



* ''Series/{{Moon Knight|2022}}'' portrays the meek, mild-mannered AudienceSurrogate Steven Grant as this to TheHero Marc Spector [[spoiler: and especially [[AntiHero Jake Lockley]]]].

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* ''Series/{{Moon Knight|2022}}'' ''Series/MoonKnight2022'' portrays the meek, mild-mannered AudienceSurrogate Steven Grant as this to TheHero Marc Spector [[spoiler: and [[spoiler:and especially [[AntiHero Jake Lockley]]]].



* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', ComicBook/LexLuthor's good side, a boy who goes by "Alexander".

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* A Franchise/{{Batman}} villain known as the Ventriloquist has this sort of ... problem. He seems like a decent-but-timid person, but he expresses his sociopathic side through a ventriloquists' dummy he carries called "Scarface." Scarface is dressed and acts like a miniature version of Al Capone, often giving the impression that he's actually holding his Ventriloquist hostage. If Scarface is destroyed, the Ventriloquist will usually surrender, often expressing relief that the dummy he was talking through and manipulating is gone. However, it's definitely his own problem and not the dummy being an ArtifactOfDoom or something (and there are times you'll ''really'' start to wonder). He's been separated from the puppet a number of times, but always winds up with him again in the end. This is typical of Batman's RoguesGallery -- fixing Two-Face's appearance doesn't fix Two-Face for long[[note]]One comic actually [[NiceJobBreakingItHero had it turn him fully into his evil persona]], as the mangled side of his face represented the ''good'' Harvey Dent[[/note]], etc.

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* A Franchise/{{Batman}} ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' villain known as the Ventriloquist has this sort of ... problem. He seems like a decent-but-timid person, but he expresses his sociopathic side through a ventriloquists' dummy he carries called "Scarface." Scarface is dressed and acts like a miniature version of Al Capone, often giving the impression that he's actually holding his Ventriloquist hostage. If Scarface is destroyed, the Ventriloquist will usually surrender, often expressing relief that the dummy he was talking through and manipulating is gone. However, it's definitely his own problem and not the dummy being an ArtifactOfDoom or something (and there are times you'll ''really'' start to wonder). He's been separated from the puppet a number of times, but always winds up with him again in the end. This is typical of Batman's RoguesGallery -- fixing Two-Face's appearance doesn't fix Two-Face for long[[note]]One comic actually [[NiceJobBreakingItHero had it turn him fully into his evil persona]], as the mangled side of his face represented the ''good'' Harvey Dent[[/note]], etc.



* ComicBook/{{Miracleman}} has Johnny Bates, the non-superpowered alter ego of the mass-murdering Kid Miracleman. Not only is Bates timid and horrified by the monstrous actions of his other persona, he's also still a child due to Kid Miracleman having remained in superpower form since the early 60s, forcing Bates' body to remain in stasis for most of it with his mind helplessly trapped in Kid Miracleman's. Miracleman is eventually forced to kill Bates to permanently stop Kid Miracleman after he destroys most of London and massacres the inhabitants.

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* ComicBook/{{Miracleman}} ''ComicBook/{{Miracleman}}'' has Johnny Bates, the non-superpowered alter ego of the mass-murdering Kid Miracleman. Not only is Bates timid and horrified by the monstrous actions of his other persona, he's also still a child due to Kid Miracleman having remained in superpower form since the early 60s, forcing Bates' body to remain in stasis for most of it with his mind helplessly trapped in Kid Miracleman's. Miracleman is eventually forced to kill Bates to permanently stop Kid Miracleman after he destroys most of London and massacres the inhabitants.



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* ''Film/TheCell'': Catherine Deane enters the mind of the serial killer Stargher, she encounters his weak innocent side, and his stronger evil side. In the end she has to kill both of them. [[spoiler: The innocent side tells her to do it as a MercyKill.]]



* ''Film/TheCell'': Catherine Deane enters the mind of the serial killer Stargher, she encounters his weak innocent side, and his stronger evil side. In the end she has to kill both of them. [[spoiler: The innocent side tells her to do it as a MercyKill.]]



* [[SplitPersonalityTakeover Orion]] in ''[[Literature/ArtemisFowl The Atlantis Complex]]'', [[spoiler:up until he saves everyone. Unlike Artemis, he ''listened'' when Butler taught him how to shoot a gun.]]



* [[SplitPersonalityTakeover Orion]] in ''[[Literature/ArtemisFowl The Atlantis Complex]]'', [[spoiler:up until he saves everyone. Unlike Artemis, he ''listened'' when Butler taught him how to shoot a gun.]]



* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', ComicBook/LexLuthor's good side, a boy who goes by "Alexander".



* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the episodes "Human Nature/The Family of Blood", in order to escape the titular Family, the Doctor uses a Chameleon Arch to turn himself into the mild-mannered, meek, human, named John Smith. Upon discovering who he ''really'' is, John Smith is terrified of his true self, given how people describe the Doctor as being "[[SuperpoweredEvilSide like Fire and Ice and Rage]]". Eventually, John Smith elects to "die" to become the Doctor once more. Cue the Family meeting one ''furious'' Time Lord.
* In ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'', Adam Worth is the inspiration for ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde''. The Adam (Jekyll) side isn't exactly helpless, but at least he doesn't want to beat Magnus to a bloody pulp like the Hyde part.

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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the episodes "Human Nature/The "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature Human Nature]][=/=][[/Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood The Family of Blood", Blood]]", in order to escape the titular Family, the Doctor uses a Chameleon Arch to turn himself into the mild-mannered, meek, human, named John Smith. Upon discovering who he ''really'' is, John Smith is terrified of his true self, given how people describe the Doctor as being "[[SuperpoweredEvilSide like Fire and Ice and Rage]]". Eventually, John Smith elects to "die" to become the Doctor once more. Cue the Family meeting one ''furious'' Time Lord.
* In ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'', Adam Worth is the inspiration for ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde''. The Adam (Jekyll) side isn't exactly helpless, but at least he doesn't want to beat Magnus to a bloody pulp like the Hyde part.
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* In ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'', Adam Worth is the inspiration for ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde''. The Adam (Jekyll) side isn't exactly helpless, but at least he doesn't want to beat Magnus to a bloody pulp like the Hyde part.
* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', ComicBook/LexLuthor's good side, a boy who goes by "Alexander".



* Emil in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'', who spends the entire game resorting to his SuperPoweredEvilSide for every single random encounter. [[spoiler:Until the very end, anyways, when Ratatosk, said SuperPoweredEvilSide, is exorcised from his body, and Emil [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass and fights as himself.]]]]
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* Some fans of ''VideoGame/DrawnToLife'' see [[spoiler:Sock]] as this to Wilfre.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Nox}}'', [[spoiler:Hecubah]], of all people, is revealed to have a Helpless Good Side in the Wizard ending.

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* Emil in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'', ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has Krieg, a man who spends was experimented on, turning him into one of the entire game resorting to AxCrazy, [[WordSaladHumor word-salad-spouting]] Psychos you've been mowing down by the dozen. His original personality still exists as a (very exhausted) voice in his SuperPoweredEvilSide head, who for every single random encounter. [[spoiler:Until the very end, anyways, when Ratatosk, most part can only sit back and watch ([[TheSnarkKnight and snark upon]]) the carnage and mayhem caused by the Psycho at the wheel. All the sane personality can do is make sure said SuperPoweredEvilSide, carnage and mayhem is exorcised only directed towards [[PayEvilUntoEvil people who deserve it]] by threatening to take control of their body ''just'' long enough [[HeroicSuicide to commit suicide and kill them both]] if the Psycho [[NeverHurtAnInnocent ever hurts an innocent person]]. Whether he's actually capable of doing this or whether it's just a bluff isn't clear, but it works to keep the Psycho in line well enough (he's probably satisfied as long as he still gets to kill ''someone''). The devs have compared him to the driver of an out-of-control truck with its brakes cut barrelling through a city. He can't slow it down or stop it, but he can do his best to steer it away from his body, people and Emil [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass and fights as himself.]]]]
%%* Pearl in ''VideoGame/LegendOfMana''.
* Some fans of ''VideoGame/DrawnToLife'' see [[spoiler:Sock]] as this to Wilfre.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Nox}}'', [[spoiler:Hecubah]], of all people, is revealed to have a Helpless Good Side in the Wizard ending.
minimize casualties.



* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has Krieg, a man who was experimented on, turning him into one of the AxCrazy, [[WordSaladHumor word-salad-spouting]] Psychos you've been mowing down by the dozen. His original personality still exists as a (very exhausted) voice in his head, who for the most part can only sit back and watch ([[TheSnarkKnight and snark upon]]) the carnage and mayhem caused by the Psycho at the wheel. All the sane personality can do is make sure said carnage and mayhem is only directed towards [[PayEvilUntoEvil people who deserve it]] by threatening to take control of their body ''just'' long enough [[HeroicSuicide to commit suicide and kill them both]] if the Psycho [[NeverHurtAnInnocent ever hurts an innocent person]]. Whether he's actually capable of doing this or whether it's just a bluff isn't clear, but it works to keep the Psycho in line well enough (he's probably satisfied as long as he still gets to kill ''someone''). The devs have compared him to the driver of an out-of-control truck with its brakes cut barrelling through a city. He can't slow it down or stop it, but he can do his best to steer it away from people and minimize casualties.

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* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has Krieg, a man who was experimented on, turning him into one Some fans of the AxCrazy, [[WordSaladHumor word-salad-spouting]] Psychos you've been mowing down by the dozen. His original personality still exists ''VideoGame/DrawnToLife'' see [[spoiler:Sock]] as a (very exhausted) voice in his head, who for the most part can only sit back and watch ([[TheSnarkKnight and snark upon]]) the carnage and mayhem caused by the Psycho at the wheel. All the sane personality can do is make sure said carnage and mayhem is only directed towards [[PayEvilUntoEvil people who deserve it]] by threatening to take control of their body ''just'' long enough [[HeroicSuicide to commit suicide and kill them both]] if the Psycho [[NeverHurtAnInnocent ever hurts an innocent person]]. Whether he's actually capable of doing this or whether it's just a bluff isn't clear, but it works to keep the Psycho Wilfre.
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in line well enough (he's probably satisfied as long as he still gets ''VideoGame/LegendOfMana''.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Nox}}'', [[spoiler:Hecubah]], of all people, is revealed
to kill ''someone''). The devs have compared him to a Helpless Good Side in the driver of an out-of-control truck with its brakes cut barrelling through a city. He can't slow it down or stop it, but he can do his best to steer it away from people and minimize casualties.Wizard ending.



* Emil in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'', who spends the entire game resorting to his SuperPoweredEvilSide for every single random encounter. [[spoiler:Until the very end, anyways, when Ratatosk, said SuperPoweredEvilSide, is exorcised from his body, and Emil [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass and fights as himself.]]]]



* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' had Stan go inside Roger's mind. There, he meets Roger's conscience, a withered [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Jiminy Cricket]] who is locked in a cage and dying from neglect.
* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', Ventriloquist is portrayed in a similar manner in the comics. There's a creepy scene at the end of his first episode that shows him making a new Scarface dummy to replace the one that was destroyed earlier, showing that he still has a problem. [[spoiler:The trope is averted in his last appearance. Unlike other times the doll is destroyed, Wesker finally gathers enough willpower to destroy the Scarface doll himself. The episode ends with Wesker finally moving on with his life and Scarface is never seen again.]]



* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', Ventriloquist is portrayed in a similar manner in the comics. There's a creepy scene at the end of his first episode that shows him making a new Scarface dummy to replace the one that was destroyed earlier, showing that he still has a problem. [[spoiler:The trope is averted in his last appearance. Unlike other times the doll is destroyed, Wesker finally gathers enough willpower to destroy the Scarface doll himself. The episode ends with Wesker finally moving on with his life and Scarface is never seen again.]]

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* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', Ventriloquist is portrayed in a similar manner in the comics. There's a creepy scene at the end of his first The fourth episode of ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'' features the AlternateUniverse where doctor Strange turns evil over trying to undo the death of his love Christine Palmer. The Ancient One splits him into two versions in hopes that shows him making a new Scarface dummy to replace the one good Strange would stop the evil one. However the good version is completely outclassed and ultimately loses. Justified in that the evil Strange spent centuries amassing power, whereas the good Strange was destroyed earlier, showing that he still has a problem. [[spoiler:The trope is averted in his last appearance. Unlike other times at the doll is destroyed, Wesker finally gathers enough willpower to destroy point where the Scarface doll himself. The episode ends with Wesker finally moving on with his life and Scarface is never seen again.]]evil one began.



* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' had Stan go inside Roger's mind. There, he meets Roger's conscience, a withered [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Jiminy Cricket]] who is locked in a cage and dying from neglect.
* The fourth episode of ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'' features the AlternateUniverse where doctor Strange turns evil over trying to undo the death of his love Christine Palmer. The Ancient One splits him into two versions in hopes that the good Strange would stop the evil one. However the good version is completely outclassed and ultimately loses. Justified in that the evil Strange spent centuries amassing power, whereas the good Strange was at the point where the evil one began.

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* ''Manga/{{Animerica}}'''s [[spoiler:BigBad Kiyone]] is revealed to be this, having been intelligent but physically weak compared to his older, stronger, and much favored twin, which made him vulnerable to his SuperpoweredEvilSide. He is so much so that he is put in a DrivenToSuicide state, believing that he has no chance of redemption after all his actions in Season 2, and his now EnemyWithout demon sees this as an opportunity to attempt to take him over again.
* ''Anime/CodeGeass''
** Chigusa, the side of Villetta Nu that arises as a result of amnesia.
** ''R2'': After the first showdown at the Sword of Akasha, [[spoiler:the immortal C.C.]]'s personality reverts to that of herself at the age of ten. Complete with all the skills and confidence of a ten-year-old. Making matters worse, [[spoiler:C.C. was born in the Dark Ages, so she's not just a child, she's a slave who doesn't understand the modern world and whose primary skills include cooking, sewing and the ability to count to twenty]].



* ''Animerica'''s [[spoiler:BigBad Kiyone]] is revealed to be this, having been intelligent but physically weak compared to his older, stronger, and much favored twin, which made him vulnerable to his SuperpoweredEvilSide. He is so much so that he is put in a DrivenToSuicide state, believing that he has no chance of redemption after all his actions in Season 2, and his now EnemyWithout demon sees this as an opportunity to attempt to take him over again.



* One episode of the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' anime features the Jusenkyo Preservation Society, which sends enforcers to punish Ranma and the others who "abuse" the Jusenkyo curse. One of them is a hulking man named Kinnii, who use a two-handed Chinese sword with devastating power. However, he's also a victim of the Spring of Drowned Buddhist Priest (Fūshannīchuan), so whenever he gets hit with cold water he transforms into a frail, tiny, pacifist monk who's FriendToAllLivingThings.
* In the ''Manga/RockmanZero'' manga, Zero has this in the form of an energy conservation mode. It also takes away his helmet and weapons.
* In ''Anime/SailorMoon S'', Hotaru is still present in the mind of Mistress 9 after she takes over her body. She fights against her constantly as she grows weaker and weaker. When her light finally peters out, Mistress 9 announces triumphantly to Usagi that Hotaru has died. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for her she didn't take Sailor Saturn into account.]]



* ''Anime/CodeGeass''
** Chigusa, the side of Villetta Nu that arises as a result of amnesia.
** ''R2'': After the first showdown at the Sword of Akasha, [[spoiler:the immortal C.C.]]'s personality reverts to that of herself at the age of ten. Complete with all the skills and confidence of a ten-year-old. Making matters worse, [[spoiler:C.C. was born in the Dark Ages, so she's not just a child, she's a slave who doesn't understand the modern world and whose primary skills include cooking, sewing and the ability to count to twenty]].



* In the ''Rockman Zero'' manga, Zero has this in the form of an energy conservation mode. It also takes away his helmet and weapons.
* One episode of the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' anime features the Jusenkyo Preservation Society, which sends enforcers to punish Ranma and the others who "abuse" the Jusenkyo curse. One of them is a hulking man named Kinnii, who use a two-handed Chinese sword with devastating power. However, he's also a victim of the Spring of Drowned Buddhist Priest (Fūshannīchuan), so whenever he gets hit with cold water he transforms into a frail, tiny, pacifist monk who's FriendToAllLivingThings.
* In ''Anime/SailorMoon S'', Hotaru is still present in the mind of Mistress 9 after she takes over her body. She fights against her constantly as she grows weaker and weaker. When her light finally peters out, Mistress 9 announces triumphantly to Usagi that Hotaru has died. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for her she didn't take Sailor Saturn into account.]]
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* ComicBook/{{Miracleman}} has Johnny Bates, the non-superpowered alter ego of the mass-murdering Kid Miracleman. Not only is Bates timid and horrified by the monstrous actions of his other persona, he's also still a child due to Kid Miracleman having remained in superpower form since the early 60s, forcing Bates body to remain in stasis for most of it with his mind helplessly trapped in Kid Miraclemans. Miracleman is eventually forced to kill Bates to permanently stop Kid Miracleman after he destroys most of London and massacres the inhabitants.

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* ComicBook/{{Miracleman}} has Johnny Bates, the non-superpowered alter ego of the mass-murdering Kid Miracleman. Not only is Bates timid and horrified by the monstrous actions of his other persona, he's also still a child due to Kid Miracleman having remained in superpower form since the early 60s, forcing Bates Bates' body to remain in stasis for most of it with his mind helplessly trapped in Kid Miraclemans.Miracleman's. Miracleman is eventually forced to kill Bates to permanently stop Kid Miracleman after he destroys most of London and massacres the inhabitants.

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->'''Krieg's Inner Conscience:''' If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him. I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's... what I ''wanna'' say. What actually comes out of my mouth is--\\
'''Krieg:''' I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE! ''[attacks]''

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->'''Krieg's Inner Conscience:''' I don't know the dead man. Probably didn't deserve what he got. Doesn't make him special, though. All kinds of people die out here. The innocent... and the not-so-innocent. If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him. I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't won't have to kill him. That's... what I ''wanna'' say. What actually comes out of my mouth is--\\
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'''Krieg:''' ''[sprints toward the man with buzz-axe raised]'' I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE! ''[attacks]''''[chop, SmashToBlack, man screams]''\\
'''Conscience:''' ''[resigned]'' Heh. Close enough.

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->'''Krieg's Inner Conscience:''' If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is--\\
'''Krieg:''' I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE! ''(attacks)''
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->'''Krieg's Inner Conscience:''' If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, him. I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's That's... what I wanna ''wanna'' say. What actually comes out of my mouth is--\\
'''Krieg:''' I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE! ''(attacks)''
''[attacks]''
-->-- ''VideoGame/Borderlands2''
''VideoGame/Borderlands2'', "A Meat Bicycle Built for Two"



* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has Krieg, [[AxCrazy a Psycho of a Vault Hunter]] who on the surface is [[ScreamingWarrior a raving, bloodthirsty loon with an axe]], but [[SplitPersonality deep down still possesses a sane, moral voice in his head]], an exhausted shred of his former self who for the most part sits back to watch ([[TheSnarkKnight and snark upon]]) the lunatic he's become taking the wheel. [[DownplayedTrope However, this little shred of conscience is enough to make Krieg semi-heroic]], in that while he's still a rampaging Psycho, he can be suggested to exclusively direct his ax-murdering against [[PayEvilUntoEvil "the deserved"]], [[TokenEnemyMinority making him surprisingly helpful for the good guys]] (devs have compared him to the driver of a truck with its brakes cut careening through town -- he can't stop or slow it, but he can do his damnest to steer away from as many civilians as he can). His sane side outright threatens his psycho side that [[NeverHurtAnInnocent if he ever kills an innocent]], [[FightingFromTheInside he'll wrench back control of their body and commit suicide to kill both of them]], which seems to adequately keep him in line.

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* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has Krieg, [[AxCrazy a Psycho of a Vault Hunter]] man who on was experimented on, turning him into one of the surface is [[ScreamingWarrior a raving, bloodthirsty loon with an axe]], but [[SplitPersonality deep AxCrazy, [[WordSaladHumor word-salad-spouting]] Psychos you've been mowing down by the dozen. His original personality still possesses exists as a sane, moral (very exhausted) voice in his head]], an exhausted shred of his former self head, who for the most part sits can only sit back to and watch ([[TheSnarkKnight and snark upon]]) the lunatic he's become taking carnage and mayhem caused by the Psycho at the wheel. [[DownplayedTrope However, this little shred of conscience All the sane personality can do is enough to make Krieg semi-heroic]], in that while he's still a rampaging Psycho, he can be suggested to exclusively direct his ax-murdering against sure said carnage and mayhem is only directed towards [[PayEvilUntoEvil "the deserved"]], [[TokenEnemyMinority making him surprisingly helpful for people who deserve it]] by threatening to take control of their body ''just'' long enough [[HeroicSuicide to commit suicide and kill them both]] if the good guys]] (devs Psycho [[NeverHurtAnInnocent ever hurts an innocent person]]. Whether he's actually capable of doing this or whether it's just a bluff isn't clear, but it works to keep the Psycho in line well enough (he's probably satisfied as long as he still gets to kill ''someone''). The devs have compared him to the driver of a an out-of-control truck with its brakes cut careening barrelling through town -- he a city. He can't slow it down or stop or slow it, but he can do his damnest best to steer it away from as many civilians as he can). His sane side outright threatens his psycho side that [[NeverHurtAnInnocent if he ever kills an innocent]], [[FightingFromTheInside he'll wrench back control of their body people and commit suicide to kill both of them]], which seems to adequately keep him in line.minimize casualties.
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* Inverted in ''FanFic/RaptureFalls'', where Frank Fontaine's [[PsychoSerum ADAM]] abuse results in a split personality. The new good side quickly proves he's no pushover despite not being the primary, and wrests control away from Fontaine when the latter tries to kill Jack; understandable, [[spoiler:considering that the Atlas character who became the basis for the split led a rebellion against Andrew Ryan, so making him bad under pressure would've been counterproductive]]. It's later commented that of the two, the good side is the better fighter. Fontaine himself ends up being a helpless ''evil'' side.

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* Inverted in ''FanFic/RaptureFalls'', where Frank Fontaine's [[PsychoSerum ADAM]] abuse results in a split personality. The new good side quickly proves he's no pushover despite not being the primary, and wrests control away from Fontaine when the latter tries to kill Jack; understandable, [[spoiler:considering that the Atlas character who became the basis for the split led a rebellion against Andrew Ryan, so making him bad under pressure would've been counterproductive]]. It's later commented that of the two, the good side is the better fighter. Fontaine himself ends up being a the helpless ''evil'' side.side, and it's later commented that [[spoiler: Atlas]] is the better fighter of the two.

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* Inverted in ''FanFic/RaptureFalls'', where Frank Fontaine's [[PsychoSerum ADAM]] abuse results in a split personality. The new good side quickly proves he's no pushover despite not being the primary, and wrests control away from Fontaine when the latter tries to kill Jack; understandable, [[spoiler:considering that the Atlas character who became the basis for the split led a rebellion against Andrew Ryan, so making him bad under pressure would've been counterproductive]]. It's later commented that of the two, the good side is the better fighter. Fontaine himself ends up being a helpless ''evil'' side.



* [[SplitPersonalityTakeover Orion]] in ''[[Literature/ArtemisFowl The Atlantis Complex]]'', [[spoiler:up until he saves everyone.]]

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* [[SplitPersonalityTakeover Orion]] in ''[[Literature/ArtemisFowl The Atlantis Complex]]'', [[spoiler:up until he saves everyone. Unlike Artemis, he ''listened'' when Butler taught him how to shoot a gun.]]
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* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has Krieg, [[AxCrazy a Psycho of a Vault Hunter]] who on the surface is [[ScreamingWarrior a raving, bloodthirsty loon with an axe]], but [[SplitPersonality deep down still possesses a sane, moral voice in his head]], an exhausted shred of his former self who for the most part sits back to watch ([[TheSnarkKnight and snark upon]]) the lunatic he's become taking the wheel. [[DownplayedTrope However, this little shred of conscience is enough to make Krieg semi-heroic]], in that while he's still a rampaging Psycho, he can be suggested to exclusively direct his ax-murdering against [[AssholeVictim "the deserved"]], [[TokenEnemyMinority making him surprisingly helpful for the good guys]] (devs have compared him to the driver of a truck with its brakes cut careening through town -- he can't stop or slow it, but he can do his damnest to steer away from as many civilians as he can). His sane side outright threatens his psycho side that [[NeverHurtAnInnocent if he ever kills an innocent]], [[FightingFromTheInside he'll wrench back control of their body and commit suicide to kill both of them]], which seems to adequately keep him in line.

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* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has Krieg, [[AxCrazy a Psycho of a Vault Hunter]] who on the surface is [[ScreamingWarrior a raving, bloodthirsty loon with an axe]], but [[SplitPersonality deep down still possesses a sane, moral voice in his head]], an exhausted shred of his former self who for the most part sits back to watch ([[TheSnarkKnight and snark upon]]) the lunatic he's become taking the wheel. [[DownplayedTrope However, this little shred of conscience is enough to make Krieg semi-heroic]], in that while he's still a rampaging Psycho, he can be suggested to exclusively direct his ax-murdering against [[AssholeVictim [[PayEvilUntoEvil "the deserved"]], [[TokenEnemyMinority making him surprisingly helpful for the good guys]] (devs have compared him to the driver of a truck with its brakes cut careening through town -- he can't stop or slow it, but he can do his damnest to steer away from as many civilians as he can). His sane side outright threatens his psycho side that [[NeverHurtAnInnocent if he ever kills an innocent]], [[FightingFromTheInside he'll wrench back control of their body and commit suicide to kill both of them]], which seems to adequately keep him in line.
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* The fourth episode of ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'' features the AlternateUniverse where doctor Strange turns evil over trying to undo the death of his love Christine Palmer. The Ancient One splits him into two versions in hopes that the good Strange would stop the evil one. However the good version is completely outclassed and ultimately loses. Justified in that the evil Strange spent centuries amassing power, whereas the good Strange was at the point where the evil one began.
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* ''Series/MoonKnight'' portrays the meek, mild-mannered AudienceSurrogate Steven Grant as this to TheHero Marc Spector [[spoiler: and especially [[AntiHero Jake Lockley]]]].

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* ''Series/MoonKnight'' ''Series/{{Moon Knight|2022}}'' portrays the meek, mild-mannered AudienceSurrogate Steven Grant as this to TheHero Marc Spector [[spoiler: and especially [[AntiHero Jake Lockley]]]].
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* In ''Fanfic/TheRoyalProtector'' Star Butterfly's personality is split between a PrincessClassic and a BloodKnight personalities due to abuse, she almost gets killed when an assassin attacks her while the former is in control.

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* In ''Fanfic/TheRoyalProtector'' ''Fanfic/{{The Royal Protector|TheEternalWinter}}'' Star Butterfly's personality is split between a PrincessClassic and a BloodKnight personalities due to abuse, she almost gets killed when an assassin attacks her while the former is in control.
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* ''Series/MoonKnight'' portrays the meek, mild-mannered AudienceSurrogate Steven Grant as this to TheHero Marc Spector [[spoiler: and especially [[AntiHero Jake Lockley]]]].
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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the episodes "Human Nature/The Family of Blood", in order to escape the titular Family, the Doctor uses a Chameleon Arch to turn himself into the mild-mannered, meek, human, named John Smith. Upon discovering who he ''really'' is, John Smith is terrified of his true self, given how people describe the Doctor as being "[[SuperpoweredEvilSide like Fire and Ice and Rage]]". Eventually, John Smith elects to "die" to become the Doctor once more. Cue the Family meeting one ''furious'' Timelord.

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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the episodes "Human Nature/The Family of Blood", in order to escape the titular Family, the Doctor uses a Chameleon Arch to turn himself into the mild-mannered, meek, human, named John Smith. Upon discovering who he ''really'' is, John Smith is terrified of his true self, given how people describe the Doctor as being "[[SuperpoweredEvilSide like Fire and Ice and Rage]]". Eventually, John Smith elects to "die" to become the Doctor once more. Cue the Family meeting one ''furious'' Timelord.Time Lord.
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* In ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', [[spoiler:Light Gaia manifests as Chip, a small fairy-like creature who needs Sonic's help to restore the Chaos Emeralds and seal away Dark Gaia. {{Subverted}}, however, once he regains his memories of being Light Gaia, including remembering that he can control the Gaia Colossus, which is imperative in helping Sonic take down Dark Gaia once and for all.]]
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* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has Krieg, [[AxCrazy a Psycho of a Vault Hunter]] who on the surface is [[ScreamingWarrior a raving, bloodthirst loon with an axe]], but [[SplitPersonality deep down still possesses a sane, moral voice in his head]], an exhausted shred of his former self who for the most part sits back to watch ([[TheSnarkKnight and snark upon]]) the lunatic he's become taking the wheel. [[DownplayedTrope However, this little shred of conscience is enough to make Krieg semi-heroic]], in that while he's still a rampaging Psycho, he can be suggested to exclusively direct his ax-murdering against [[AssholeVictim "the deserved"]], [[TokenEnemyMinority making him surprisingly helpful for the good guys]] (devs have compared him to the driver of a truck with its brakes cut careening through town -- he can't stop or slow it, but he can do his damnest to steer away from as many civilians as he can). His sane side outright threatens his psycho side that [[NeverHurtAnInnocent if he ever kills an innocent]], [[FightingFromTheInside he'll wrench back control of their body and commit suicide to kill both of them]], which seems to adequately keep him in line.

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* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has Krieg, [[AxCrazy a Psycho of a Vault Hunter]] who on the surface is [[ScreamingWarrior a raving, bloodthirst bloodthirsty loon with an axe]], but [[SplitPersonality deep down still possesses a sane, moral voice in his head]], an exhausted shred of his former self who for the most part sits back to watch ([[TheSnarkKnight and snark upon]]) the lunatic he's become taking the wheel. [[DownplayedTrope However, this little shred of conscience is enough to make Krieg semi-heroic]], in that while he's still a rampaging Psycho, he can be suggested to exclusively direct his ax-murdering against [[AssholeVictim "the deserved"]], [[TokenEnemyMinority making him surprisingly helpful for the good guys]] (devs have compared him to the driver of a truck with its brakes cut careening through town -- he can't stop or slow it, but he can do his damnest to steer away from as many civilians as he can). His sane side outright threatens his psycho side that [[NeverHurtAnInnocent if he ever kills an innocent]], [[FightingFromTheInside he'll wrench back control of their body and commit suicide to kill both of them]], which seems to adequately keep him in line.
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* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has Krieg, [[AxCrazy a Psycho of a Vault Hunter]] who on the surface is [[ScreamingWarrior a raving, bloodthirst loon with an axe]], but [[SplitPersonality deep down still possesses a sane, moral voice in his head]], an exhausted shred of his former self who for the most part sits back to watch ([[TheSnarkKnight and snark upon]]) the lunatic he's become taking the wheel. [[DownplayedTrope However, this little shred of conscience is enough to make Krieg semi-heroic]], in that while he's still a rampaging Psycho, he can be suggested to exclusively direct his ax-murdering against [[AssholeVictim "the deserved"]], [[TokenEnemyMinority making him surprisingly helpful for the good guys]] (devs have compared him to the driver of a truck with its brakes cut careening through town -- he can't stop or slow it, but he can do his damnest to steer away from as many civilians as he can). His sane side outright threatens his psycho side that [[NeverHurtAnInnocent if he ever kills an innocent]], [[FightingFromTheInside he'll wrench back control of their body and commit suicide to kill both of them]], which seems to adequately keep him in line.
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->'''Krieg's Inner Conscience:''' ''If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is--''\\

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->'''Krieg's Inner Conscience:''' ''If If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is--''\\is--\\
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-> '''Krieg's Inner Conscience''': ''"If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is-"''
-> '''Krieg''': ''"I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE!" (attacks)''

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-> '''Krieg's ->'''Krieg's Inner Conscience''': ''"If Conscience:''' ''If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is-"''
-> '''Krieg''': ''"I
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'''Krieg:''' I
HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE!" (attacks)''BICYCLE! ''(attacks)''

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* Ed Norton's character in ''Film/PrimalFear'' is at first revealed to have an evil split personality that was probably the one responsible for the murder. After their stunt in the courtroom, with the trial finished, Richard Gere's lawyer character suddenly suspects it was the other way around, that the psycho killer in fact had a Helpless Good Side and he's now helped that psycho use his good side to get out of real jail time. Turns out that's not quite right either as [[spoiler: there never was any good side at all, the whole thing was just the psycho doing an act and playing everybody (including a mental health professional)]].
* ''Film/TheCell'': Catherine Deane enters the mind of the serial killer Stargher, she encounters his weak innocent side, and his stronger evil side. In the end she has to kill both of them. [[spoiler: The innocent side tells her to do it as a MercyKill.]]
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* Ed Norton's character in ''Film/PrimalFear'' is at first revealed to have an evil split personality that was probably the one responsible for the murder. After their stunt in the courtroom, with the trial finished, Richard Gere's lawyer character suddenly suspects it was the other way around, that the psycho killer in fact had a Helpless Good Side and he's now helped that psycho use his good side to get out of real jail time. Turns out that's not quite right either as [[spoiler: there never was any good side at all, the whole thing was just the psycho doing an act and playing everybody (including a mental health professional)]].
* ''Film/TheCell'': Catherine Deane enters the mind of the serial killer Stargher, she encounters his weak innocent side, and his stronger evil side. In the end she has to kill both of them. [[spoiler: The innocent side tells her to do it as a MercyKill.]]
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** To a lesser extent, Yugi and the Pharaoh, until they come to an agreement.

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** To a lesser extent, Yugi starts out kinda wimpy and needing the Pharaoh, Pharaoh to protect him. As the series goes on, however, he [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass]] until they come to an agreement.the end, when he proves himself stronger than the Pharaoh.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' Dojo is normally a cowardly tiny dragon with no ability to fight whatsoever that can't even breathe fire without assistance. His SuperpoweredEvilSide however is powerful and underhanded enough to defeat and eat the rest of the protagonists with ease.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'', Dojo is normally a cowardly tiny dragon with no ability to fight whatsoever that can't even breathe fire without assistance. His SuperpoweredEvilSide however is powerful and underhanded enough to defeat and eat the rest of the protagonists with ease.
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* ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'' inverts the trope by making the "evil" (actually morally ambigious) side the helpless one. The WellIntentionedExtremist [[spoiler: Takumi Katsuragi]] can't activate an upgrade of the Rider System despite having designed it himself. It needs a heart and emotions that he lost to misanthropy and questionable choices. He has to hand it off to his split personality [[spoiler: Sento Kiryu]], who would always return to a SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers mindset even after suffering through a civil war and attempted suicide, because unlike the IneffectualLoner [[spoiler: Katsuragi]] he has PowerOfFriendship.
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-> '''Krieg''' :''"I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE!" (attacks)''

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-> '''Krieg''' :''"I '''Krieg''': ''"I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE!" (attacks)''
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-> '''Krieg's Inner Conscience''':''"If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is-"''
-> '''Krieg''':''"I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE!" (attacks)''

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-> '''Krieg's Inner Conscience''':''"If Conscience''': ''"If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is-"''
-> '''Krieg''':''"I '''Krieg''' :''"I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE!" (attacks)''
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-> ''"If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is: [[BattleCry I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE!]]" (attacks)''
-->-- Krieg's inner conscience, ''VideoGame/Borderlands2''

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-> ''"If '''Krieg's Inner Conscience''':''"If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is: [[BattleCry I is-"''
-> '''Krieg''':''"I
HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE!]]" BICYCLE!" (attacks)''
-->-- Krieg's inner conscience, ''VideoGame/Borderlands2''
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-> ''If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is: [[BattleCry I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE!]] (attacks)''

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-> ''If ''"If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is: [[BattleCry I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE!]] BICYCLE!]]" (attacks)''
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-> ''If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is: [[BattleCry I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE!]]''

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-> ''If I'm lucky, he hasn't noticed me yet. I wanna warn him, I wanna tell him to run, to hide, to get out of sight so I don't have to kill him. That's what I wanna say. What actually comes out of my mouth is: [[BattleCry I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE!]]''BICYCLE!]] (attacks)''

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