History Main / RestoredMyFaithInHumanity

->''When [Shenron] was destroyed I had decided not to bring the Dragon back. When I first created the Dragon Balls, I did so in order to encourage acts of bravery and give the people of Earth a sense of hope. But soon I learned that the hearts of men are easily corrupted, people began killing one another in order to attain the Dragon Balls, their greed and lust turned my noble pure endeavor into one of evil. However, you've changed my mind Goku, beginning to beleive that all people were greedy and dishonorable, but you've shown me that there are people that have kind and untainted minds & heart.''

->''"When [Shenron] was destroyed I had decided not to bring the Dragon back. When I first created the Dragon Balls, I did so in order to encourage acts of bravery and give the people of Earth a sense of hope. But soon I learned that the hearts of men are easily corrupted, people began killing one another in order to attain the Dragon Balls, their greed and lust turned my noble pure endeavor into one of evil. However, you've changed my mind Goku, beginning to beleive that all people were greedy and dishonorable, but you've shown me that there are people that have kind and untainted minds & heart.

* The blue Zygarde (a.k.a. Z-2) in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} XYZ'' already had a jaded view on humanity; it was after getting captured, experimented on and mind-controlled by Team Flare, culminating in the organization setting it loose on Lumiose City that only worsened its perception. Even after being freed from its mind control, Zygarde allowed Team Flare's true superweapon, the Megalith, to wreak more havoc. It was when the heroes try to stop the Megalith, in spite of the futility of the situation, that the red Zygarde (Z-1, who's been travelling with Ash and friends) finally convinced its other half that humans needed to be protected by them in spite of, and maybe even because of, their flaws. With the two Zygarde in {{Synchronisation}}, they {{fus|ionDance}}e and transform into Complete Forme Zygarde to finish off Team Flare's leader and the Megalith once and for all.

* In ''VideoGame/MegamanBattleNetwork 4'', Duo is a sentient asteroid that intends to wipe out earth because [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters its people are sufficiently wicked]]. After his fight with Megaman. EXE, he seems to rethink it.

Bob long ago learned the painful lesson that HumansAreBastards. They kill each other over the most trivial of reasons and [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer treat anyone who is different as an outcast.]] And so Bob has given up on them, perhaps to the point of becoming the villain or even the BigBad.

* [[spoiler:Aoyama Masaya/Mark]] in ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' acts like the nicest person on the planet [[spoiler:as a defense mechanism, and secretly hates humans while being unaware that he himself isn't human at all. He starts to see Ichigo/Zoey as "different" when she steps out of her comfort zone to understand him more -- something [[IJustWantToBeNormal she really doesn't want to do]] at first -- and, by the end of the series, he sacrifices himself (and gets better) to save the entire world.]]

* The blue Zygarde (a.k.a. Z-2) in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} XYZ'' already had a jaded view on humanity; it was after getting captured, experimented on and mind-controlled by Team Flare, culminating in the organization setting it loose on Lumiose City that only worsened its perception. Even after being freed from its mind control, Zygarde allowed Team Flare's true superweapon, the Megalith, to wreak more havoc. It was when the heroes try to stop the Megalith, in spite of the futility of the situation, that the red Zygarde (Z-1, who's been travelling with Ash and friends) finally convinced its other half that humans needed to be protected by them in spite of, and maybe even because of, their flaws. With the two Zygarde in {{Synchronisation}}, they [[FusionDance fuse]] and transform into Complete Forme Zygarde to finish off Team Flare's leader and the Megalith once and for all.

* ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman'': Has an odd example where Norman restores [[spoiler: his own faith and Agatha's, as part of their NotSoDifferent moment.]]

* Bartimaeus, the [[JerkassGenie demon]] of Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy is ''given'' faith in humanity when he meets Ptolemy, the only human who ever treats him with respect, turning him into both TheWoobie and a NobleDemon.

* In ''Podcast/TheAdventureZone'', John (through most likely magical means) "saw all of eternity at once" - which caused him to believe that [[StrawNihilist the existence of individual life is completely pointless]] and become [[spoiler:[[BigBad the Hunger]], an EldritchAbomination bent on assimilating all other planes of existence. Through many parlay meetings and [[KirkSummation impassioned speeches]], Merle "the Peacemaker" Highchurch changes his outlook on humanity. When they meet for the last time during the GrandFinale, John appears much changed, lamenting the fact that he never had children and giving Merle a final hint on how to defeat the Hunger (which, having taken on a mind of its own, becomes enraged and [[RedemptionEqualsDeath ultimately kills him.]])]]

* Gotoh in ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' 1, 3 and 11. The third game is the only one to directly explain why he didn't like humanity in the first place. He gave them magic, and they used magic for war.
** WordOfGod [[http://www.serenesforest.net/general/designer10.html for the 10th game]] notes that Nolan (who suffers from the 10th games lack of character expansion) has this as part of his backstory.
*** Ike can restore Sephiran's faith in humanity as well, though the requirements for it are a bit... [[GuideDangIt obscure.]]

* ''Manga/DragonBall'': As stated in the King Piccolo Saga, Kami had originally created the [[MacGuffin Dragon Balls]] to serve as a symbol of hope for humanity, but the exact opposite happened as humans only wanted to use the Dragon Balls for their own self-centered purposes. Thus, after King Piccolo destroyed Shenron after getting his youth restored, Kami initially chose to just let Shenron stay dead. It was seeing Goku's true love for his friends, as well as his valiant efforts against Piccolo, that convinced Kami there were still genuinely good people in the world.

[[AC:{{Fan Fiction}}]]

See AllLovingHero, MessianicArchetype and PuritySue for three character types Alice is likely to fall under. Contrast CynicismCatalyst.

See AllLovingHero, MessianicArchetype and PuritySue for three character types Alice is likely to fall under.

* The Watergate scandal might never have been uncovered if one White House member didn't step forward to help the investigative journalists Woodward and Bernstein with solving the case. Nicknamed "Deep Throat" this member couldn't take the corruptness inside the White House any longer and decided to bring it all to an end. As Richard Nixon faced impeachment the entire believability of the United States and the Presidency was at stake. Yet Nixon decided to put the nation's interests before his own benefits and abdicated.

* Taken UpToEleven in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'': By the time Ben met [[BigGood Azmuth]] in "Secret of the Omnitrix", the scientist had completely given up on the whole ''Universe'', to the point that he was willing to let it, along with himself, be destroyed. However, after seeing Ben in action, he has a HeelRealization, helps Ben win, and becomes more rational in later episodes.

* As awful as WorldWarTwo was, with all the genocides and mass killings, it did produce several laws and organizations in order to provide humans with an official, legal confirmation of their basic human rights: The United Nations, Unesco, Unicef, the Universal Charter of the Rights of Man, The World Health Organization, The World Bank, The International Court of Justice, the World Food Programme,.. War crimes are officially punishable since these declarations came into effect. The European Union was also created as a result of World War Two to maintain peace and economic collaboration between all its member states, thus ending all wars that have been fought in these countries for centuries.

* ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'': Willy Wonka, by the end of the film, has become dejected after years of people stealing his secret recipes and [[spoiler:all five children, even Charlie, fail to measure up to his expectations]], and slinks into his office considering the day a waste. Charlie Bucket [[spoiler:gives back the Everlasting Gobstopper, a candy which would revolutionize the confection industry, despite having been offered hundreds of thousands of dollars for it by Wonka's competitor, accepting he did fail and residing his family to poverty once more, it is enough to atone for his actions in the film and prove himself worthy to Wonka and]] helps Wonka see the good in the world again.

* The blue Zygarde (a.k.a. Z-2) in ''Anime/{{Pokémon}} XYZ'' already had a jaded view on humanity; it was after getting captured, experimented on and mind-controlled by Team Flare, culminating in the organization setting it loose on Lumiose City that only worsened its perception. Even after being freed from its mind control, Zygarde allowed Team Flare's true superweapon, the Megalith, to wreak more havoc. It was when the heroes try to stop the Megalith, in spite of the futility of the situation, that the red Zygarde (Z-1, who's been travelling with Ash and friends) finally convinced its other half that humans needed to be protected by them in spite of, and maybe even because of, their flaws. With the two Zygarde in {{Synchronisation}}, they [[FusionDance fuse]] and transform into Complete Forme Zygarde to finish off Team Flare's leader and the Megalith once and for all.

* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'': [[spoiler:The Conductor, Kitaniji, was trying to achieve {{Instrumentality}} so that the Composer, Joshua, wouldn't destroy Shibuya. After all, people in Shibuya are self-centered and uncreative. But Neku, former poster child for cutting himself off from society, has learned about ThePowerOfFriendship, so...]]

* ''Manga/DragonBall'': As stated in the King Piccolo Saga, Kami had originally created the [[MacGuffin Dragon Balls]] to serve as a symbol of hope for humanity, but the exact opposite happened as humans only wanted to use the balls for their own selfish purposes; thus, after King Piccolo destroyed Shenron after getting his youth restored, Kami initially chose to just let Shenron stay dead. It was seeing Goku's love for his friends, as well as his valiant efforts against Piccolo, that convinced Kami there were still good people in the world.

* In ''VideoGame/MegamanBattleNetwork 4'', Duo is a sentient asteroid that intends to wipe out earth because [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters its people are wicked]]. After his fight with Megaman. EXE, he seems to rethink it.

* The storyline conclusion of ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' comes after facing the Elite 4 and the Champion, when the player character is confronted by [[spoiler: the immortal warrior-king of ancient Kalos, an embittered, [[StrawNihilist nihilistic]] DeathSeeker who wants to know what it is you fight for so passionately]]. Naturally, the correct answer to this question is to [[DefeatMeansFriendship sicc your Pokemon on him]], and the aftermath of that battle not only restores ''his'' faith in humanity, but [[spoiler: also that of his runaway Floette, who decides it's finally time to forgive and return to her master]].

* Joseph [=McCarthy's=] witch hunts against communists during the 1950s made his position almost untouchable. Not many people dared to question his tactics and general paranoia, which ruined the careers and reputations of many people who would normally be protected by the United States law to have free expression. Yet Edward Murrow, a journalist, risked his entire career by directly challenging McCarthy's ethics and methods. His bold stance worked and soon the senator and the general anti-communist climate was deemed unconstitutional and caused his downfall.

* ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'': "So shines a good deed in a weary world..."

* Ceres from ''{{Ayashi no Ceres}}'' starts out despising humanity ([[DoesNotLikeMen especially men]]) for what had been done to her in the past. As the series progresses, Ceres learns that humans aren't evil, [[HumansAreFlawed just flawed]], and her faith in the human soul was restored from watching Aya and her friends and loved ones.