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-->"[[BrokenSmile I'm sorry, guys...]] [[DissonantSerenity It seems I am no longer qualified to hold you...]]
*** And manga Wolfwood, while he may think 'angels,' is also pretty much totally in agreement with Vash about the monster plant thing, and for a while intermixes heartwarming defense of Vash to outside parties with moments where he thinks things like "he's got his back to me, and I could probably put a bullet in his skull right now and get ''one'' of them out of the way."

-->"[[StepfordSmiler I'm sorry, guys...]] [[DissonantSerenity It seems I am no longer qualified to hold you...]]

** Wolfwood has a little bit of this himself, when he's feeling particularly down. Anime Wolfwood in purely moral terms; manga Wolfwood, who is a much more dyed-in-the-wool utilitarian and cynic[[hottip:*:[[YoungerThanTheyLook who goes from around fifteen to no more than eighteen over the course of the series]], about the combination of moral issues and [[StrappedToAnOperatingTable his fucked-up body]]. ''He has nightmares about going back to visit the kids at the orphanage where he grew up and drowning in the blood on his hands.''

* Vash from ''{{Trigun}}'' feels directly responsible for [[EvilCounterpart Knives]]'s crimes and it is strongly hinted that he believes that independent plants are monsters who pose a direct treat to humankind. In the manga, he is terrified of their potential uses of plant power and is shown struggling with the ethical implications of his existence and Knives's. He even thinks at least twice that they shouldn't exist: at the end of the [[spoiler: Jenora Rock incident]], he thinks that Knives and him [[spoiler: shouldn't have been born]]. At the end of the manga, he also tells Knives of [[spoiler: his decision that they should both die together because they are too powerful and have no place in the future of Gunsmoke]]. (Ironically, though, Vash and Knives are [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory strongly implied to be (fallen) angels come to pose judgement on humankind]] --which is what Wolfwood seems to believe.)
** He does do some "stay away from me," especially to the girls in the anime. Most notably, at the end of 'Diablo,' after the plot finally starts.
** Wolfwood has a little bit of this when he's feeling particularly down--and manga Wolfwood, while he may think 'angels,' is also pretty much totally in agreement with Vash about the monster plant thing, and for a while intermixes heartwarming defense of Vash to outside parties with moments where he thinks things like "he's got his back to me and I could probably put a bullet in his skull right now and get ''one'' of them out of the way."
*** And Vash is completely aware. Vash is so fucked up.

* Sousuke from ''FullMetalPanic'', especially in the novels, has instances where he thinks that others must think he's a monster for [[TheStoic killing so many people and not feeling anything]]. In the novels, Kaname [[spoiler: actually starts thinking he is, reacting by flinching away from him and telling him he scares her]].

-->I guess I am

* In the FinalFantasyVII prequel ''Crisis Core'', [[spoiler: Angeal says that he has the wing of a monster.]] Zack, the protagonist, replies that [[spoiler: it is the wing of an angel]]. [[OneWingedAngel Not that it's * that* reassuring]]...

** This is his catchphrase for at least the first half of the manga. (Usually in the form of 'What the hell are you?!' 'A monster.') Once we get his backstory and he joins up with the rest of the main plot, he more or less stops.

* John Taylor is constantly asked why he returned to the ''{{Nightside}}'' and stayed there after living in the normal world for five years. His answer? "I belong here--with all of the other monsters."

* John Taylor is constantly asked why he returned to the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Nightside Nightside]] and stayed there after living in the normal world for five years. His answer? "I belong here--with all of the other monsters."

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* ''{{Dexter}}'' has become so comfortable with the notion that he's a monster that it's never announced as a terrible realization. He simply mentions it in passing, cracking inner monologue jokes about it.

-->''[[IDidWhatIHadToDo A beast I am]], lest [[CompleteMonster a Beast I become]].''
-->-- ''VampireTheMasquerade''

-->''That thing, that beast. It came from inside me.''
-->--'''Beast Boy''', ''TeenTitans''

* [[spoiler:Jack]], one of the [[HalfHumanHybrid half-human]] protagonists of ''{{Morphic}}'', [[DrivenToSuicide considers suicide]] because of this trope. [[spoiler:He's [[InterruptedSuicide talked out of it]] by Gabriel, a former NiceGuy who just [[PlayingWithFire set a villain on fire]] and [[BloodKnight discovered that he liked it]]. The way Gabriel sees it, if Jack's a monster, Gabriel's far worse--so he won't let Jack die for his supposed evil.]]

* [[spoiler:Van Hohenheim]] from ''[[FullmetalAlchemistBrotherhood Fullmetal Alchemist]]''.

* Sousuke from ''FullMetalPanic'', especially in the novels, has instances where he thinks that others must think he's a monster for [[TheStoic killing so many people and not feeling anything]]. In the novels, Kaname [[spoiler: [[CharacterDerailment actually starts thinking he is]], reacting by flinching away from him and telling him he scares her]].

* [[{{Twilight}} "THIS IS THE SKIN OF A KILLER!"]]

* Vash from ''{{Trigun}}'' feels directly responsible for [[EvilCounterpart Knives]]'s crimes and it is strongly hinted that he believes that independent plants are monsters who pose a direct treat to humankind. In the manga, he is terrified of their potential uses of plant power and is shown struggling with the ethical implications of his existence and Knives's. He even thinks at least twice that they shouldn't exist: at the end of the [[spoiler: Jenora rock incident]], he thinks that Knives and him [[spoiler: shouldn't have been born]]. At the end of the manga, he also tells Knives of [[spoiler: his decision that they should both die together because they are too powerful and have no place in the future of Gunsmoke]]. (Ironically, though, Vash and Knives are [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory strongly implied to be (fallen) angels come to pose judgement on humankind]] -which is what Wolfwood seems to believe.)

* Dan from ''[[DanAndMabsFurryAdventures DMFA]]'', who has feared this since [[spoiler: learning his mother was a succubus and his own 'Cubi abilities emerging]]. This may be self-fulfilling, since Dan has been told by multiple people that not learning to control his new abilities (Dan refuses to attend the school [[spoiler: the 'Cubi]] have set up for just that purpose) dramatically raise that chance that he'll lose control and become the monster he fears.

* Blackarachnia of ''TransformersAnimated'' believes herself to be a freak and a monster because she was [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting turned technoorganic]], and subsequently joins the Decepticons and reinvents herself as a FemmeFatale. However, a lot of it [[CursedWithAwesome seems to be in her head]], as she now has a number of spider-related powers in addition to her original abilities and most of the non-Decepticon Transformers she encounters seem to find her [[EvilIsSexy smokin']] [[FreakyIsCool hot]].

--->'''Alternate!Takumi:''' I am a monster, a jackass, a man slut and a demon, ''and it is awesome''. Good God, I love my life! I'm gonna go rob a McDonald's!

* How can [[MahouSenseiNegima Negima]] not have been noted as of yet? Setsuna, the local [[HeroicAlbino albino]] [[HalfHumanHybrid half]]-[[RavensAndCrows tengu]] [[HunterOfHisOwnKind demon hunter]], has severe personal issues about her past. This is somewhat fixed by Konoka going [[ButYourWingsAreBeautiful]] and Setsuna becoming an fairly importent part of Negi's Nakama.

* How can [[MahouSenseiNegima Negima]] not have been noted as of yet? Setsuna, the local [[HeroicAlbino albino]] [[HalfHumanHybrid half]]-[[RavensAndCrows tengu]] [[HunterOfHisOwnKind demon hunter]], have severe personal issues about her past. This is somewhat got fixed by Konoka going {{But Your Wings Are Beautiful}} and becoming an fairly importent part of Negi's Nakama.

* Dan from ''{{DMFA}}'', who has feared this since [[spoiler: learning his mother was a succubus and his own 'Cubi abilities emerging]]. This may be self-fulfilling, since Dan has been told by multiple people that not learning to control his new abilities (Dan refuses to attend the school [[spoiler: the 'Cubi]] have set up for just that purpose) dramatically raise that chance that he'll lose control and become the monster he fears.