History Main / RedemptionEqualsSex

* ''Fanfic/IzukusProHeroHaremLife'' is all about Izuku [[HaremGenre simultaneously]] [[{{Polyamory}} romancing]] damn near every eligible female character in the series, including former enemies [[spoiler: Kaina Tsutsumi]] AKA [[spoiler: Lady Nagant]] and [[spoiler: Himiko Toga]]. This being a [[PornWithPlot smut fic]], sex is naturally part of the redemption package.

->''"Do the right thing; Karma will get you laid!"''

* Heavily implied if you're playing Light Side Female in the first ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. You even get a choice as to heterosexual or GayOption. Unlike your male counterpart [[spoiler: and Bastila]], neither romantic interest will follow you to the Dark Side.[[/folder]]

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* Heavily implied if you're playing Light Side Female in the first ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. You even get a choice as to heterosexual or GayOption. Unlike your male counterpart [[spoiler: and Bastila]], neither romantic interest will follow you to the Dark Side.

A common practice in SelfInsertFic, the female will "redeem" a DracoInLeatherPants, and IKEAErotica ensues. Frequently, the female who "redeems" the bad guy is a MarySue.

* Numerous fics have ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' filling this role for [[FoeYay her nemesis]] [[SlashFic Shego]].

* ComicBook/CaptainAtom and [[DatingCatwoman Plastique]] consummated their affair only after she had repented of her crimes (also [[PreClimaxClimax right before the final battle with the Faceless One]]). They got engaged after the final battle.

* Azula in ''Webcomic/HowIBecameYours'' ends up with Sokka after losing her memory.
* Spike from ''Series/{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}'' often needs to become good in order to get to a sexual relationship with Buffy. In the actual show, not so much. In fact, she only slept with him after he discovered he could kill her and they beat the hell out of each other.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'' ends with [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade Rasputin]]'s defected sidekick, a bat, randomly meeting a [[PinkGirlBlueBoy pink]] [[DistaffCounterpart girl bat]] who had in no way been set up before that moment. WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick's review provides the current page quote.

* In Creator/RichardLaymon's ''Night Show'', Linda [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this by having sex with Joel, the only one of her three targets who genuinely regrets playing that horrifying, traumatic prank on her years ago. [[spoiler:[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge She still kills him afterward]], but at least she was kinder to him than to the other two...]]

* Subverted in Season 2 of ''{{Series/Dexter}}''. Lila, his new NA sponsor, "redeems" Dexter and they proceed to have [[DestructoNookie crazy people sex]]. But Dexter later realizes that [[spoiler:Lila is a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] {{Yandere}}, and that he likes killing people too much to stop]].
* Averted with Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}} who has lots of passionate DestructoNookie with soulless Spike in Season 6, but in the following season [[spoiler:when Spike gets his soul they spend a few chaste nights together.]]

* Heavily implied if you're playing Light Side Female in the first ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. You even get a choice as to heterosexual or GayOption. Unlike your male counterpart [[spoiler: and Bastila]], neither romantic interest will follow you to the Dark Side.

* A [[DownplayedTrope G-Rated]] example occurs in ''Film/TheRiseofSkywalker'', with Rey kissing Ben Solo after he has a HeelFaceTurn (they previously had FoeRomanceSubtext). They don't get chance to do anything else because [[spoiler: Ben immediately [[RedemptionEqualsDeath dies]], he having given Rey his own life force [[HeroicSacrifice to revive her]]]].

* Heavily implied if you're playing Light Side Female in the first {{Knights of the Old Republic}}. You even get a choice as to heterosexual or GayOption. Unlike your male counterpart [[spoiler: and Bastila]], neither romantic interest will follow you to the Dark Side.

* Azula in HowIBecameYours ends up with Sokka after losing her memory.

* In Richard Laymon's ''Night Show'', Linda [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this by having sex with Joel, the only one of the three boys who genuinely regrets playing that horrifying, traumatic prank on her years ago. [[spoiler:[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge She still kills him afterward]], but at least she forgave him enough to grant his last wish]].

* Inverted and subverted in the StarWarsExpandedUniverse, in which Mara executes a HeelFaceTurn and then marries Luke...ten years later. Many fans like to think there was at least some SexFaceTurn in the Thrawn trilogy.

* Used in ''Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh'', making this OlderThanFeudalism. (Except in this case, it's less "Good vs. Evil" and more "Order vs. Chaos.") Enkidu starts off as a wild man, and then he has sex with Shamhat, a temple prostitute over the course of a week. By the end of the week, he is civilized. (It's not clear whether this was a ''direct'' result of the sex, or whether Shamhat used sex as a reward for appropriate behavior, thus "training" Enkidu.)

* Used in ''UltimateXMen'' as {{Wolverine}}'s reason for permanently joining the X-Men, as opposed to killing Xavier and leaving like he was supposed to. Unlike most examples, however, Jean didn't know that Wolverine needed to be redeemed, and after finding out, promptly dumped him, disgusted that that was his original reason for joining them.

* CaptainAtom and [[DatingCatwoman Plastique]] consummated their affair only after she had repented of her crimes (also [[PreClimaxClimax right before the final battle with the Faceless One]]). They got engaged after the final battle.

* Used in ''TheEpicOfGilgamesh'', making this OlderThanFeudalism. (Except in this case, it's less "Good vs. Evil" and more "Order vs. Chaos.") Enkidu starts off as a wild man, and then he has sex with Shamhat, a temple prostitute over the course of a week. By the end of the week, he is civilized. (It's not clear whether this was a ''direct'' result of the sex, or whether Shamhat used sex as a reward for appropriate behavior, thus "training" Enkidu.)

* Numerous fics have ''KimPossible'' filling this role for [[FoeYay her nemesis]] [[SlashFic Shego]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'' ends with [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade Rasputin]]'s defected sidekick, a bat, randomly meeting a [[PinkGirlBlueBoy pink]] [[DistaffCounterpart girl bat]]. WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick's review provides the current page quote.

* Pick a ''[[Film/JamesBond Bond]]'' film, any Bond film. Special mention goes to ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'', in which this doubles as RapePortrayedAsRedemption... in the novel, of a ''lesbian''! However, in the novel she approaches him. Apparently, [[EvenTheGuysWantHim all women are hetero for James Bond.]]

* Pick a ''[[Film/JamesBond Bond]]'' film, any Bond film. Special mention goes to ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'', in which this doubles as RapePortrayedAsRedemption... in the novel, of a ''lesbian''!
** However, in the novel she approaches him. Apparently, [[EvenTheGuysWantHim all women are hetero for James Bond.]]

* In Richard Laymon's ''Night Show'', Linda [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this by having sex with Joel, the only one of the three boys who genuinely regrets playing that horrifying, traumatic prank on her years ago. [[spoiler:[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge She still kills him]], but at least she forgave him enough to grant his last wish]].

* This happens and then is subverted in Season 2 of {{Dexter}}. Lila, his new NA sponsor, "redeems" Dexter and then they have [[DestructoNookie crazy people sex]]. But then later Dexter realizes [[spoiler: how Lila was manipulating him and is totally a {{Yandere}} pyromaniac. And also decides he likes killing people too much to stop]]

* {{Spike}} from {{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}} often needs to become good in order to get to a sexual relationship with {{Buffy}}. In the actual show, not so much. In fact, she only slept with him after he discovered he could kill her and they beat the hell out of each other.