History Main / InsaneForgiveness

* On ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer,'' many fans felt this way about Buffy and Spike after the AttemptedRape. Admittedly, by the next time she saw him he had [[OurSoulsAreDifferent gained a soul]] and thus could be considered a different moral entity, but she showed signs of forgiving him even before that. Of course, their relationship was never really portrayed as healthy that season.

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* According to [[Literature/TheBible the New Testament]], Jesus, and by extension God, would be an example of this.
** That's provided the sinner is genuinely contrite, asks for forgiveness and accepts salvation. If they don't, there's a very different result...

* This happens in Homestuck a '''lot.'''

* ''[[Manga/OnePiece One Piece]]'' has Luffy who has on several occasions forgiven old enemies upon meeting them again, and has ''recruited'' on of them to his crew when she asked. However, he ''does'' have limits, and when the transgression is too great such as tearing up a friend's beloved country and forcing her into an [[BreakTheCutie emotional breakdown]], he won't trust the person until he's proven himself enough. [[hottip:*: BTW, that in ''no'' way meant that said person got soft on him. It meant he did exactly what he'd said he'd do. Nothing more.]]

* In the ''YuGiOh'' second anime (or [[DubInducedPlotHole at least the dub]]), Kaiba instantly forgives the Big Five for trying to kill him, or at least decides to hold off calling the police until ''after'' trying out this [[strike:obvious trap]] new virtual reality device they've invented.

** That's provided the sinner is genuinely contrite, asks for forgiveness and accepts salvation. If they don't, there's a very different result...

You may see this when DefeatMeansFriendship.


Compare EasilyForgiven, which occurs when a specific character receives this from every good guy that matters.


!!'''Examples''':

* MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha has Fate who, shortly after her own atonement and Prescia's defeat, offers to save Prescia from dying because Prescia raised her like a daughter. After repeatedly abusing Fate, attacking the familiar Fate worked so hard to create, and nearly causing the deaths of countless numbers of people, most objective observers would say that Prescia wasn't worthy of Fate's consideration.
* In LittleHouseWithAnOrangeRoof, protagonist Shoutarou tends to stress forgiveness way too often, such as when an adult man strikes his 5-year-old-step-daughter-to-be hard enough to knock her over.

* In the ''YuGiOh'' second anime (or [[DubInducedPlotHole at least the dub]]), Kaiba instantly forgives the Big Five for trying to kill him, or at least decides to hold off calling the police until ''after'' trying out this [[strike:obvious trap]] new virtual reality device they've invented.

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** It should also be noted that while she doesn't confront him about the rape attempt itself after, for many in-show months she noticeably flinches when he touches her and otherwise does her best to ignore his presence when she can. The forgiveness didn't come immediately, even when she found out he had a soul.

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* On ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries,'' Harley Quinn pretty much always forgives the Joker no matter what, even when he tortures children and has tried to kill Harley in the past. In this case, she literally ''is'' insane, though, and the show makes it clear that [[MadLove this isn't a healthy relationship]].

* According to ''SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal,'' [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=513#comic Jesus]] would be an example of this.

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* According to [[TheBible the New Testament]], Jesus, and by extension God, would be an example of this.
** That's provided the sinner is genuinely contrite, asks for forgiveness and accepts salvation. If they don't, there's a very different result...

* Goku from DragonballZ has a long list of people who've tried to kill him. Most of these people become his {{Nakama}} later and after that happens, he never brings up their previous transgressions.

* The [[Series/DoctorWho Tenth Doctor]] does this selectively. Unfortunately, the probability of his granting forgiveness is ''directly'' related to the horrors the person he's forgiving has committed, and often granted without there being a HeelFaceTurn from the other party.

* Tori Vega of {{Victorious}} always seems to be able to let Jade West's behavior slide, no matter how awful that behavior might seem to the viewer. One episode even features a truly bizzare example of WhatTheHellHero where the person ''being forgiven'' is the same person calling Tori out for it.

* {{Chuck}}: It seemed like this trope applied to Agent [[spoiler: Shaw]] and Sarah until TheReveal that he had been faking his forgiveness so he could get a chance to kill her: "[[spoiler: You killed my wife.]] Did you really think I'd be okay with that?"]]

* On ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer,'' many fans felt this way about Buffy and Spike after the AttemptedRape. Admittedly, by the next time she saw him he had [[OurSoulsAreDifferent gained a soul]] and thus could be considered a different moral entity, but she showed signs of forgiving him even before that. Of course, their relationship was never really portrayed as healthy that season.

* The [[DoctorWho Tenth Doctor]] does this selectively. Unfortunately, the probability of his granting forgiveness is ''directly'' related to the horrors the person he's forgiving has committed, and often granted without there being a HeelFaceTurn from the other party.

* {{Naruto}} toward Sasuke, after the latter has just about done everything but stab a puppy onscreen..

* In ''TheSimarillion,'' [[BigGood Manwe]] forgiving [[GodOfEvil Melkor]] is a borderline example--even most of the other gods thought it was a bad idea. It was basically an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] EvilCannotComprehendGood situation. Notably, when Melkor rose up ''again,'' waged war in Middle-earth for centuries and then asked for forgiveness a second time, the gods just chucked him into the void outside of the universe.

* On TrueBlood, Sookie's LoveMakesYouDumb is arguably bordering on this when it comes to Bill's various dodgy deeds.

* Harley Quinn pretty much always forgives the Joker no matter what, even when he tortures children and has tried to kill Harley in the past.

* According to SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal, [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=513#comic Jesus]] would be an example of this.

* In LittleHouseWithAnOrangeRoof, protagonist Shoutarou tends to stress forgiveness [[WallBanger wall-dentingly]] often, such as when an adult man strikes his 5-year-old-step-daughter-to-be hard enough to knock her over.

* The animated version of TeenTitans gives us Terra, who is honored by the Titans after making a HeroicSacrifice to defeat Slade. Funny how during this scene, everyone seems to forget that she was the one who ''helped'' Slade take over the city in the first place. Not to mention that she probably killed a bunch of people too. Apparently the past is no big deal when RedemptionEqualsDeath.
** The fact that she was part of the {{Nakama}} before she joined Slade and that Robin had been in a similar situation a few seasons ago probably contributed.
* Harley Quinn pretty much always forgives the Joker no matter what, even when he tortures children and has tried to kill Harley in the past.

* Tori Vega of {{Victorious}} always seems to be able to let Jade West's behavior slide, no matter how awful that behavior might seem to the viewer.

*{{Naruto}} toward Sasuke.

* Harley Quinn, on screen and off, pretty much always forgives the Joker no matter what, even when he's tried to kill her in the past.