History Main / PerspectiveFlip

* The ''[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Order of the Stick]]'' prequel book ''Start of Darkness'' contains elements of this trope for both the actual webcomic and ''Dungeons&Dragons'' with regard to goblinoid races, most notably in the opening scenes in which a village of goblins is slaughtered-women and children included-by the Paladins of the Sapphire Guard, for the most part heroic supporting characters in the comic strip. It subverts the trope with Xykon, however, by making it clear that even when his story is told from the very beginning, there's really no way of making him a sympathetic character.

* One episode of Series/HowIMetYourMother has Ted and Barney at a club taking RefugeInAudacity, pushing karma to the limit to see if doing bad gets good results (for the most part, it does). In the morning, just as Ted is set to start bragging to Marshall, Marshall reveals that Ted butt-dialed him ''seventeen times'', and the significant events of the night before are shown from a different perspective. Rather than being audacious and charismatic, Ted was a JerkAss thief who nearly knowingly had sex with a married woman. Ted felt shame and Marshall scorned him.

** In ''Literature/{{Wicked}}'' (the book), [[spoiler: Dorothy has no intention of killing the witch. She went to the castle to apologize, and tried to save Elphaba when she caught on fire.]]

* ''Wholly Moses!'' starring DudleyMoore. The story of Herschel, Moses' brother-in-law.

* The WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fanfic ''FanFic/HeartOfGoldFeathersOfSteel'' retells the events of ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff Griffon the Brush Off]]'' from [[PerspectiveFlip Gilda's perspective.]]

* [[GreenLantern Tales of the Sinestro Corps]] offers some backstory and alternate takes on events in the Sinestro Corps War from the point of view of the corps.

* John Gardner's ''Literature/{{Grendel}}'' tells the story from Grendel's point of view as a sort of Byronic antihero [[RageAgainstTheHeavens raging against the heavens]] while trying to figure out his place in the universe. Literature/{{Beowulf}} isn't even seen until the final battle between him and Grendel. He comes off as a [[AxCrazy sadistic psychopath]] to Grendel and when the two fight we see it entirely through Grendel's eyes, during which Grendel begins hallucinating that Beowulf is somekind of angelic but at the same time demonic being.

May contain '''spoilers''', both for the Perspective Flipped and original versions of a story.

* ''Dracula'' from 2006., told from Arthur Holmwood's POV. Unusual for this trope, Holmwood also suffers from AdaptationalVilainy (he is responsible for bringing Dracula to England), though his motives remain sympathetic (he has syphilis and wants to find a cure)

* ''CodeGeass'' features a WellIntentionedExtremist [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] with average mech piloting skills as it's protagonist, leading LaResistance. His primary foe is a WideEyedIdealist AcePilot working for TheEmpire. This is basically what happens when you tell a Gundam story from the CharClone's point of view.

* ''HalfLife'' expansion pack ''Opposing Force'' had the player taking the role of Corporal Adrian Shephard, one of the soldiers who in the original title are supposed to silence the witnesses (including PlayerCharacter). However, playing as Shephard makes you realise that the enemy soldiers are just as confused and frightened by the horrific events as Gordon was. In another expansion the PlayerCharacter is a RedShirt security guy trying to get out in one piece.

Expect a story like this to be DarkerAndEdgier in proportion to the original's simplicity as well as elements of {{DeconstructedTrope deconstruction}} which kinda helps the whole story be told. Do keep in mind the possibility of an UnreliableNarrator, if this is done from the first person POV. Compare (and/or contrast) with RashomonStyle, VillainEpisode, SympatheticPOV, HumansAreCthulhu, LowerDeckEpisode, MonsterAdventurers, AnotherSideAnotherStory (the heroic version of this trope), and POVSequel.

Expect a story like this to be DarkerAndEdgier in proportion to the original's simplicity as well as elements of {{Desconstruction}} which kinda helps the whole story be told. Do keep in mind the possibility of an UnreliableNarrator, if this is done from the first person POV. Compare (and/or contrast) with RashomonStyle, VillainEpisode, SympatheticPOV, HumansAreCthulhu, LowerDeckEpisode, MonsterAdventurers, AnotherSideAnotherStory (the heroic version of this trope), and POVSequel.

Expect a story like this to be DarkerAndEdgier in proportion to the original's simplicity. Do keep in mind the possibility of an UnreliableNarrator, if this is done from the first person POV. Compare (and/or contrast) with RashomonStyle, VillainEpisode, SympatheticPOV, HumansAreCthulhu, LowerDeckEpisode, MonsterAdventurers, AnotherSideAnotherStory (the heroic version of this trope), and POVSequel.

* ''Disney/TheLionKing 1 1/2'' is ''Disney/TheLionKing'' as told from Timon and Pumbaa's perspective (especially Timon's). As ''The Lion King'' is ''{{Hamlet}}'' [[InSpace with lions]], it arguably makes 1 1/2 ''RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead''.

* Parodied in "[[http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-titanic-film-told-from-icebergs-point-of-view,5754/ New Titanic Film Told from Iceberg's Point of View]]"

* Fanfic/DumbledoresArmyAndTheYearOfDarkness: What happened to Neville and the rest of the students, during TheDeathlyHallows. Neville and the rest come off as a lot more heroic; Harry comes off as somewhat less.

* Presented literally in the [[DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney]] book series ''MySideOfIheStory''. Each book is actually two books in one--the first half recaps the events of the film in question from the perspective of the [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses title character]], and the reader then physically flips the book over to get the villain's version of the same events.

* Presented literally in the [[DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney]] book series ''My Side of the Story''. Each book is actually two books in one--the first half recaps the events of the film in question from the perspective of the [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses title character]], and the reader then physically flips the book over to get the villain's version of the same events.

* MargaretAtwood's ''The Penelopiad'' retells ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' from the perspective of Penelope, Odysseus's wife - from beyond the grave, no less. Perspective Flips also play an important meta-role: while Penelope is waiting for Odysseus to return, stories of his doings trickle back with different spins on the same event, such as whether the Cyclops was really a one-eyed giant or just a half-blind innkeeper pissed off that the sailors wouldn't pay their tabs.

[[caption-width-right:196:''[[SuperMarioBros Goomba Gaiden]]'': A very short MookHorrorShow.]]

* ''TheLionKing 1 1/2'' is ''TheLionKing'' as told entirely from Timon and Pumbaa's perspective (especially Timon's). As ''The Lion King'' is ''{{Hamlet}}'' [[InSpace with lions]], it arguably makes 1 1/2 ''RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead''.

* ''Film/TuckerAndDaleVsEvil'' tells the story of two well-meaning country bumpkins who save a girl from drowning, and inadvertently convince her friends that they've kidnapped her to do unspeakable things to her (as per the HillbillyHorrors genre.) Of course, it doesn't help matters that said friends are all TooDumbToLive, getting themselves killed one by one in ways they can then blame on T&D.
** Amusingly, the DVD extras include a flip of the flip, entitled ''Tucker and Dale ARE Evil''.

* ''CodeGeass'' features a WellIntentionedExtremist [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] with average mech piloting skills as it's protagonist, leading LaResistance. His primary foe is a WideEyedIdealist AcePilot working for TheEmpire. This is basically what happens when you tell a Gundam story from the (anti)villain's point of view.