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* The two characters in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' who get a KarmaHoudini fall under this category. For [[spoiler: PhantomThief Ron De Lite it's because he's so darn adorable]] and for [[spoiler: Shelly de Killer it's because he's such a classy assassin.]]

* HughJackman's characters often use that trope, as in ''Film/{{X-Men}}'', ''Film/{{Swordfish}}'', or ''Film/VanHelsing''.

* Also ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'' of [[Creator/{{Hanna-Barbera}} the same team]]. He's obsessed with stealing 'pic-a-nic baskets' from campers and often winding up [[HeroAntagonist Ranger Smith]] in the process, but he's a friendly easy going guy who is repentant when his stunts cause significant problems in the park. In most interpretations he is not portrayed as a thief he becomes an outright protagonist solving mysteries or helping friends.

** Much like [[''Series/Firefly'' Jayne]], theirs also Golan Jarlath.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' tried to pull one of these off in a second season episode, "[[InformedAttribute The Outrageous Okona]]". It didn't work too well.

---> '''Cdre Norrington''': "You are without a doubt, the ''worst'' pirate I've ever heard of."
---> '''Cpt J. Sparrow''': "But you ''have'' heard of me."
---> * after [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome the Captain's escape]]*
---> '''Lieutenant''': "[[MagnificentBastard That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen]]."
---> '''Cdre Norrington''': "So it would seem."

* The Doctor from ''Series/DoctorWho'' stole his TARDIS, fled his home planet, disrespects most forms of authority and is a very loveable guy. Especially Four in the classic series and Ten and Eleven in the new series.

A person who breaks the law, for their own personal profit, but is nice enough and charming enough to allow the audience to root for them, especially if they don't kill or otherwise seriously harm anyone. It helps that none of their victims are anyone we know or that they've [[AssholeVictim made sure the audience knew they were jerks]], which makes it [[PayEvilUntoEvil "okay" to steal from them]].

* The title character of "Dan Vs." is a [[HairTriggerTemoer short-tempered]] [[Jerkass}} who will use any means possible to get [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge his revenge]], but his hidden FreudianExcuse and ComedicSociopathy makes it very hard not to like him.

* Reynard from David R. Witanowski's ''Reynard Cycle.''

** Subverted in the second and third books in the series, as Reynard approaches a Moral Event Horizon.

* Mulch Diggums from the ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'' series.

See also GentlemanThief, KarmicThief, JustifiedCriminal, SympatheticCriminal, and JustLikeRobinHood.

* Lampshaded in the ''Manga/DeathNote'' fic ''FanFic/ACureForLove'' when L indirectly calls Light one... [[ItMakesSenseInContext to his face.]] [[SympatheticCriminal Mello and Matt]] better qualify.

* ''WebComic/MagickChicks'': Ash has occasionally leads breastplate raids on [[AllGirlSchool Artemis Academy.]] Despite this, he's very roguishly handsome and charming enough that he's gained a fair number of admirers among its students. It also helps that [[AFatherToHisMen he looks out for his cohorts]] and is skilled enough [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/you_have_improved to match repartee and trade punches]] with their student council president, [[DatingCatwoman whom he happens to be dating]], as ''even she'' [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/cheatin_powers can't resist his charms.]]

* In ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' Captain Sam Starfall is not only a Loveable Rogue, he apparently comes from an entire ''race'' of them
** Of course we only have his word on that.
* ''WebComic/MagickChicks'': Ash has occasionally leads breastplate raids on [[AllGirlSchool Artemis Academy.]] Despite this, he's very roguishly handsome and charming enough that he's gained a fair number of admirers among its students. It also helps that [[AFatherToHisMen he looks out for his cohorts]] and is skilled enough [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/you_have_improved to match repartee and trade punches]] with their student council president, [[DatingCatwoman whom he happens to be dating]], as ''even she'' [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/cheatin_powers can't resist his charms.]]
* Varden, from ''Webcomic/{{Inverloch}}'', is utterly lovable despite all his efforts to the contrary.

* [[http://www.centralcitytower.com/#!ciro/c1x05 Ciro]] from ''Webcomic/{{Project 0}}''

* ''Webcomic/TheKAMics'': Gertrude & Brunhilda as explained in [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_KAMics/4826741/ this strip]].

* Rocky from ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}''. Course, it helps that he's a little... well, crazy.
--> "Are you questioning my logic?"
** Just to give a frame of reference, he asks this prior to [[spoiler: driving a flaming truck into a barn/distillery]].

* Thomas Raith of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''. He hurts people, but it's for his very survival and he tries to limit himself as much as possible. It helps that he becomes a [[TheWoobie woobie]] to rival the protagonist as we learn more about him, and that he's not a sociopath like the rest of his vampiric family.