Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 31 (click to see context) from:
* In [[ComicBook/LilIPut Lil and Put]], Kieszonka is a morally bankrupt criminal, a lowlife, and is cynical and sarcastic towards everyone, especially her brother. However, she is consistently shown to be nice and friendly toward [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Oscar]], her total opposite - an epitome of innocence and politeness in the series, who [[FunnySchizophrenia lives in his own little world]]. Kieszonka is never rude towards him and appears to genuinely enjoy his company and even shows protectiveness. This might serve as her [[{{HiddenDepths}} hidden depth]], as it not only implies that, despite her rough nature, Kieszonka appreciates Oscar for who he is, but also realizes he would have been unable to fight back if she were ever to verbally attack him like others, so she is gentle towards him, even at his wirdness. Despite all her many, many flaws and questionable morality, to say the least, one thing Kieszonka appears not to be is a bully.
to:
* In [[ComicBook/LilIPut Lil and Put]], Kieszonka is a morally bankrupt criminal, a lowlife, and who is cynical cynical, backstabing and sarcastic towards everyone, especially her brother. However, she is consistently shown to be nice and friendly toward [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Oscar]], her total opposite - an epitome of innocence and politeness in the series, who [[FunnySchizophrenia lives in his own little world]]. Kieszonka is never rude towards him and appears to genuinely enjoy his company and even shows protectiveness. This might serve as her [[{{HiddenDepths}} hidden depth]], as it not only implies that, despite her rough nature, Kieszonka appreciates Oscar for who he is, but also realizes he would have been unable to fight back if she were ever to verbally attack him like others, so she is gentle towards him, even at his wirdness.weirdest. Despite all her many, many flaws and questionable morality, to say the least, one thing Kieszonka appears not to be is a bully.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 31 (click to see context) from:
* In [[ComicBook/LilIPut Lil and Put]], Kieszonka is a morally bankrupt criminal, a lowlife, and is cynical and sarcastic towards everyone, especially her brother. However, she is consistently shown to be nice and friendly toward Oscar, her total opposite - an epitome of innocence and politeness in the series, who [[FunnySchizophrenia lives in his own little world]]. Kieszonka is never rude towards him and appears to genuinely enjoy his company and even shows protectiveness. This might serve as her [[{{HiddenDepth}} hidden depth]], as it not only implies that, despite her rough nature, Kieszonka appreciates Oscar for who he is, but also realizes he would have been unable to fight back if she were ever to verbally attack him like others, so she is gentle towards him. Despite all her many, many flaws and questionable morality, to say the least, one thing Kieszonka appears not to be is a bully.
to:
* In [[ComicBook/LilIPut Lil and Put]], Kieszonka is a morally bankrupt criminal, a lowlife, and is cynical and sarcastic towards everyone, especially her brother. However, she is consistently shown to be nice and friendly toward Oscar, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Oscar]], her total opposite - an epitome of innocence and politeness in the series, who [[FunnySchizophrenia lives in his own little world]]. Kieszonka is never rude towards him and appears to genuinely enjoy his company and even shows protectiveness. This might serve as her [[{{HiddenDepth}} [[{{HiddenDepths}} hidden depth]], as it not only implies that, despite her rough nature, Kieszonka appreciates Oscar for who he is, but also realizes he would have been unable to fight back if she were ever to verbally attack him like others, so she is gentle towards him.him, even at his wirdness. Despite all her many, many flaws and questionable morality, to say the least, one thing Kieszonka appears not to be is a bully.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added an interesting example of the trope from a Polish comic book series
Added DiffLines:
*In [[ComicBook/LilIPut Lil and Put]], Kieszonka is a morally bankrupt criminal, a lowlife, and is cynical and sarcastic towards everyone, especially her brother. However, she is consistently shown to be nice and friendly toward Oscar, her total opposite - an epitome of innocence and politeness in the series, who [[FunnySchizophrenia lives in his own little world]]. Kieszonka is never rude towards him and appears to genuinely enjoy his company and even shows protectiveness. This might serve as her [[{{HiddenDepth}} hidden depth]], as it not only implies that, despite her rough nature, Kieszonka appreciates Oscar for who he is, but also realizes he would have been unable to fight back if she were ever to verbally attack him like others, so she is gentle towards him. Despite all her many, many flaws and questionable morality, to say the least, one thing Kieszonka appears not to be is a bully.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 52 (click to see context) from:
** Deconstructed with ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie Sandsmark and her brothers Ares and ComicBook/{{Hercules|Unbound}}. With Ares it's debatable whether he has any REAL affection for her or if he just sees her as someone incredibly powerful that he can use. As for Hercules, he implied the only reason he calmed himself around was that he wanted to have her as a sexual mate despite being her half-brother, even outright saying they should repopulate Olympus after the Gods had disappeared.
to:
** Deconstructed with ComicBook/WonderGirl [[Characters/WonderGirlCassieSandsmark Cassie Sandsmark Sandsmark]] and her brothers Ares and ComicBook/{{Hercules|Unbound}}. With Ares it's debatable whether he has any REAL affection for her or if he just sees her as someone incredibly powerful that he can use. As for Hercules, he implied the only reason he calmed himself around was that he wanted to have her as a sexual mate despite being her half-brother, even outright saying they should repopulate Olympus after the Gods had disappeared.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 12 (click to see context) from:
* Alexander, the son of ComicBook/{{Ares|Marvel}}, serves as this to the Greek god of war in the MarvelUniverse. He was the driving factor in Ares' HeelFaceTurn.
to:
* Alexander, the son of ComicBook/{{Ares|Marvel}}, serves as this to the Greek god of war in the MarvelUniverse.Franchise/MarvelUniverse. He was the driving factor in Ares' HeelFaceTurn.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 9 (click to see context) from:
* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'': Quite literally, in the case of G-Dog. Andy Merton was a petty crook, whose first instinct when he found a magical amulet was to use it for crime. However, when the amulet fused him with Hank the corgi, turning them into G-Dog, the dog's simple, good-natured protectiveness bled through and pushed Andy to become a better person. Also, Andy takes care of Hank when they aren't fused, and that helps too.
to:
* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'': ''ComicBook/AstroCity'':
** At one point in "The Dark Age", Royal Williams (an AntiHero out to get the man who killed his parents) has a brief encounter with "K.O." Carson, ''a.k.a.'' the [[TheCape Black Badge]], a superhero who befriended the Williams boys in their youth. Seeing Carson reminds Royal of the virtues of heroism, eventually allowing him to turn away from the path of vengeance.
** Quite literally, in the case of G-Dog. Andy Merton was a pettycrook, crook whose first instinct when he found a magical amulet was to use it for crime. However, when the amulet fused him with Hank the his pet corgi, turning them into G-Dog, the dog's simple, good-natured protectiveness bled through and pushed Andy to become a better person. Also, Andy takes care of Hank when they aren't fused, and that helps too.person.
** At one point in "The Dark Age", Royal Williams (an AntiHero out to get the man who killed his parents) has a brief encounter with "K.O." Carson, ''a.k.a.'' the [[TheCape Black Badge]], a superhero who befriended the Williams boys in their youth. Seeing Carson reminds Royal of the virtues of heroism, eventually allowing him to turn away from the path of vengeance.
** Quite literally, in the case of G-Dog. Andy Merton was a petty
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** It's actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] if you're paying attention. Jei is a KnightTemplar SerialKiller before Keiko starts traveling with him...and remains a KnightTemplar SerialKiller even after. By all accounts, he seems to [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes genuinely care for her]], but it's clearly not enough to keep him from killing dozens of people across their travels.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'': Quite literally, in the case of G-Dog. Andy Merton was a petty crook, whose first instinct when he found a magical amulet was to use it for crime. However, when the amulet fused him with Hank the corgi, turning them into G-Dog, the dog's simple, good-natured protectiveness bled through and pushed Andy to become a better person. Also, Andy takes care of Hank when they aren't fused, and that helps too.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Updating Link
Changed line(s) 31 (click to see context) from:
* In James Robinson's ''Comicbook/{{Starman}}'', The ComicBook/{{Shade}} (already ret-conned from villain to just plain AntiHero) has a certain respect for Jack "Starman" Knight and falls in love with police officer Hope O'Dare. His true Morality Pet, though, is his home, Opal City; it is mainly because of his vow never to commit crimes in Opal City that he is able to make friends with the local law enforcement.
to:
* In James Robinson's ''Comicbook/{{Starman}}'', The ComicBook/{{Shade}} ''Comicbook/{{Starman|DCComics}}'': ComicBook/{{The Shade|DCComics}} (already ret-conned from villain to just plain AntiHero) has a certain respect for Jack "Starman" Knight and falls in love with police officer Hope O'Dare. His true Morality Pet, though, is his home, Opal City; it is mainly because of his vow never to commit crimes in Opal City that he is able to make friends with the local law enforcement.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 23 (click to see context) from:
* In ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom,'' Eddie learns he has a younger half-brother named Dylan who decides to run away with him to escape their [[AbusiveParents abusive father]]. From then on, all of Eddie's actions have been motivated by a desire to keep Dylan safe, happy, and healthy while trying to serve as a decent role model for him. [[spoiler:This is especially intensified by the fact that Dylan is actually Eddie's son, turning Eddie into a full-on PapaWolf.]]
to:
* In ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom,'' ''ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates,'' Eddie learns he has a younger half-brother named Dylan who decides to run away with him to escape their [[AbusiveParents abusive father]]. From then on, all of Eddie's actions have been motivated by a desire to keep Dylan safe, happy, and healthy while trying to serve as a decent role model for him. [[spoiler:This is especially intensified by the fact that Dylan is actually Eddie's son, turning Eddie into a full-on PapaWolf.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 9 (click to see context) from:
* Alexander, the son of ComicBook/{{Ares}}, serves as this to the Greek god of war in the MarvelUniverse. He was the driving factor in Ares' HeelFaceTurn.
to:
* Alexander, the son of ComicBook/{{Ares}}, ComicBook/{{Ares|Marvel}}, serves as this to the Greek god of war in the MarvelUniverse. He was the driving factor in Ares' HeelFaceTurn.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 40,43 (click to see context) from:
** Parodied in [[http://somethingpositive.net/sp05032008.shtml this]] ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' comic.
*** Only it wasn't Pixie who ended up Wolverine's new sidekick, it was Armor, also a young girl.
** Inverted in the case of ComicBook/{{X 23}}, whom he least tries to edge away from ''utter'' sociopathy and hoped to secure a more-or-less ordinary life for before Summers decided she would be a good addition to the covert network squad he was putting together.
*** Oddly enough, X-23 often acts as a Morality Pet for ComicBook/EmmaFrost. And has a Morality Pet of her own in the form of Hellion. Later she's acting as a morality pet for ComicBook/{{Gambit}} (and vice-versa). To a point she even managed to be one for ''ComicBook/{{Daken}}'', of all people (or at least about as close as it gets for him). The latter is most noticeable in ''Comicbook/{{Wolverines}}'' and ''ComicBook/AllNewWolverine'', as Daken is much more of a lighter shade of gray under her influence.
*** Only it wasn't Pixie who ended up Wolverine's new sidekick, it was Armor, also a young girl.
** Inverted in the case of ComicBook/{{X 23}}, whom he least tries to edge away from ''utter'' sociopathy and hoped to secure a more-or-less ordinary life for before Summers decided she would be a good addition to the covert network squad he was putting together.
*** Oddly enough, X-23 often acts as a Morality Pet for ComicBook/EmmaFrost. And has a Morality Pet of her own in the form of Hellion. Later she's acting as a morality pet for ComicBook/{{Gambit}} (and vice-versa). To a point she even managed to be one for ''ComicBook/{{Daken}}'', of all people (or at least about as close as it gets for him). The latter is most noticeable in ''Comicbook/{{Wolverines}}'' and ''ComicBook/AllNewWolverine'', as Daken is much more of a lighter shade of gray under her influence.
to:
*** Only it wasn't Pixie who ended up Wolverine's new sidekick, it was Armor, also a young girl.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* Billy Butcher in ''ComicBook/TheBoys'' had three; his late wife Becky who stopped him from becoming a full-on sociopath, his dog Terror, and Wee Hughie, TheHeart of the team who always tried to keep him on the right path [[ReplacementGoldfish and happened to look like his late brother]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
%%%
%%
%% This page has been alphabetized. Please add new examples in the correct order. Thanks!
%%
%%%
----
%%
%% This page has been alphabetized. Please add new examples in the correct order. Thanks!
%%
%%%
----
* In ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom,'' Eddie learns he has a younger half-brother named Dylan who decides to run away with him to escape their [[AbusiveParents abusive father]]. From then on, all of Eddie's actions have been motivated by a desire to keep Dylan safe, happy, and healthy while trying to serve as a decent role model for him. [[spoiler:This is especially intensified by the fact that Dylan is actually Eddie's son, turning Eddie into a full-on PapaWolf.]]
Changed line(s) 42 (click to see context) from:
* In ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom,'' Eddie learns he has a younger half-brother named Dylan who decides to run away with him to escape their [[AbusiveParents abusive father]]. From then on, all of Eddie's actions have been motivated by a desire to keep Dylan safe, happy, and healthy while trying to serve as a decent role model for him. [[spoiler:This is especially intensified by the fact that Dylan is actually Eddie's son, turning Eddie into a full-on PapaWolf.]]
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 16 (click to see context) from:
* Todd "Squee" Casil is the involuntary morality pet of ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'', who sneaks into his house for medical supplies and once saved Squee from a pedophile. While Squee is scared shitless of Johnny (calling him the "scary neighbor man"), Johnny tends to see himself as something of father figure to Squee, dispensing [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop aesops]] because he doesn't want Squee to end up like he did.
to:
* Todd "Squee" Casil is the involuntary morality pet of ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'', who sneaks into his house for medical supplies and once saved Squee from a pedophile. While Squee is scared shitless of Johnny (calling him the "scary neighbor man"), Johnny tends to see himself as something of father figure to Squee, dispensing [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop aesops]] {{Hard Truth Aesop}}s because he doesn't want Squee to end up like he did.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 33 (click to see context) from:
*** Oddly enough, X-23 often acts as a Morality Pet for ComicBook/EmmaFrost. And has a Morality Pet of her own in the form of Hellion. Later she's acting as a morality pet for ComicBook/{{Gambit}} (and vice-versa). To a point she even managed to be one for ''ComicBook/{{Daken}}'', of all people (or at least about as close as it gets for him). The latter is most noticeable in ''Comicbook/{{Wolverines}}'', as Daken is much more of a lighter shade of gray under her influence.
to:
*** Oddly enough, X-23 often acts as a Morality Pet for ComicBook/EmmaFrost. And has a Morality Pet of her own in the form of Hellion. Later she's acting as a morality pet for ComicBook/{{Gambit}} (and vice-versa). To a point she even managed to be one for ''ComicBook/{{Daken}}'', of all people (or at least about as close as it gets for him). The latter is most noticeable in ''Comicbook/{{Wolverines}}'', ''Comicbook/{{Wolverines}}'' and ''ComicBook/AllNewWolverine'', as Daken is much more of a lighter shade of gray under her influence.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 39 (click to see context) from:
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': Deconstructed with ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie Sandsmark and her brothers Ares and ComicBook/{{Hercules|Unbound}}. With Ares it's debatable whether he has any REAL affection for her or if he just sees her as someone incredibly powerful that he can use. As for Hercules, he implied the only reason he calmed himself around was that he wanted to have her as a sexual mate despite being her half-brother, even outright saying they should repopulate Olympus after the Gods had disappeared.
to:
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':
** Deconstructed with ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie Sandsmark and her brothers Ares and ComicBook/{{Hercules|Unbound}}. With Ares it's debatable whether he has any REAL affection for her or if he just sees her as someone incredibly powerful that he can use. As for Hercules, he implied the only reason he calmed himself around was that he wanted to have her as a sexual mate despite being her half-brother, even outright saying they should repopulate Olympus after the Gods haddisappeared.disappeared.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': Circe wouldn't intentionally put her daughter Lyta in harms way and seems to genuinely love her, but even while toting her own tot around she unapologetically helps MindRape someone else's daughter to turn her into a supervillain and then ensures her target is other kids among other things. She also has no problem with her daughter watching the awful things she's doing.
** Deconstructed with ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie Sandsmark and her brothers Ares and ComicBook/{{Hercules|Unbound}}. With Ares it's debatable whether he has any REAL affection for her or if he just sees her as someone incredibly powerful that he can use. As for Hercules, he implied the only reason he calmed himself around was that he wanted to have her as a sexual mate despite being her half-brother, even outright saying they should repopulate Olympus after the Gods had
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': Circe wouldn't intentionally put her daughter Lyta in harms way and seems to genuinely love her, but even while toting her own tot around she unapologetically helps MindRape someone else's daughter to turn her into a supervillain and then ensures her target is other kids among other things. She also has no problem with her daughter watching the awful things she's doing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* In ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom,'' Eddie learns he has a younger half-brother named Dylan who decides to run away with him to escape their [[AbusiveParents abusive father]]. From then on, all of Eddie's actions have been motivated by a desire to keep Dylan safe, happy, and healthy while trying to serve as a decent role model for him. [[spoiler:This is especially intensified by the fact that Dylan is actually Eddie's son, turning Eddie into a full-on PapaWolf.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 21 (click to see context) from:
* In James Robinson's ''Comicbook/{{Starman}}'', The Shade (already ret-conned from villain to just plain AntiHero) has a certain respect for Jack "Starman" Knight and falls in love with police officer Hope O'Dare. His true Morality Pet, though, is his home, Opal City; it is mainly because of his vow never to commit crimes in Opal City that he is able to make friends with the local law enforcement.
to:
* In James Robinson's ''Comicbook/{{Starman}}'', The Shade ComicBook/{{Shade}} (already ret-conned from villain to just plain AntiHero) has a certain respect for Jack "Starman" Knight and falls in love with police officer Hope O'Dare. His true Morality Pet, though, is his home, Opal City; it is mainly because of his vow never to commit crimes in Opal City that he is able to make friends with the local law enforcement.
Added DiffLines:
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': Deconstructed with ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie Sandsmark and her brothers Ares and ComicBook/{{Hercules|Unbound}}. With Ares it's debatable whether he has any REAL affection for her or if he just sees her as someone incredibly powerful that he can use. As for Hercules, he implied the only reason he calmed himself around was that he wanted to have her as a sexual mate despite being her half-brother, even outright saying they should repopulate Olympus after the Gods had disappeared.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* [[ComicBook/TheUltimates Ultimate Nick Fury]] has both [[ComicBook/UltimateSpiderman Peter Parker and Miles Morales]]. They are the NaiveNewcomer to Fury's SeenItAll, and have the optimism that he had gradually lost over the years.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
How To Write An Example - Don't Write Reviews
Changed line(s) 7 (click to see context) from:
*** She has also acted as one to Poison Ivy. Whether or not Harley is around often determines whether Ivy is a WellIntentionedExtremist serial killer, or merely Harley's snarky and more level-headed CoolBigSis. ''No Man's Land'' also gave Ivy over a dozen morality pets in the form of a group of orphans she takes in and cares for in the quake ravaged city. When she surrenders to the police rather than let one of them die, even Batman admits that despite her claims to the contrary, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Ivy is still a human being at heart]].
to:
*** She has also acted as one to Poison Ivy. Whether or not Harley is around often determines whether Ivy is a WellIntentionedExtremist serial killer, or merely Harley's snarky and more level-headed CoolBigSis. ''No Man's Land'' also gave Ivy over a dozen morality pets in the form of a group of orphans she takes in and cares for in the quake ravaged city. When she surrenders to the police rather than let one of them die, even Batman admits that despite her claims to the contrary, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Ivy is still a human being at heart]].heart.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' himself has had a few of these. The first was his mother when she was alive. He financially supported her in old age & put her in the best nursing home in the country after she got cancer. He then visited her every other week with gifts, and spent his visits doting on her.
** Other cases include ''{{ComicBook/Mystique}}'' & Bonnie Hale. Still very much villainous and disgusting, he showed to have genuine care for both women. Bonnie he spent the entire Mary Shelley Overdrive mini trying to protective and save, telling her three times that he was going to keep her with him, and safe. Mystique shows tender moments to, such as reassuring her that she never has to prove anything to him, before gently cupping her face with a kiss.
** A closer literal example in ''ComicBook/WeaponX2017'' where Creed takes liking to a tiger cub. He picks it up and gentle cradles it as it chews on his finger, which amuses him. When he's attacked in the following chapter, he shields the cub protectively and fights with one hand due to still holding the baby in the other.
** Other cases include ''{{ComicBook/Mystique}}'' & Bonnie Hale. Still very much villainous and disgusting, he showed to have genuine care for both women. Bonnie he spent the entire Mary Shelley Overdrive mini trying to protective and save, telling her three times that he was going to keep her with him, and safe. Mystique shows tender moments to, such as reassuring her that she never has to prove anything to him, before gently cupping her face with a kiss.
** A closer literal example in ''ComicBook/WeaponX2017'' where Creed takes liking to a tiger cub. He picks it up and gentle cradles it as it chews on his finger, which amuses him. When he's attacked in the following chapter, he shields the cub protectively and fights with one hand due to still holding the baby in the other.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
**In Kitty Pryde's case, for much of her 1980s, she viewed the X-Men as a surrogate family, in part because she had poor relationships with her actual parents. She treated Storm as a maternal substitute for a while, and she was disappointed when Storm got more ruthless and failed to live up to Kitty's moral standards. Her relationship with Wolvie got closer when he rescued her from one of Ogun's brainwashing schemes. He was the only X-Man to come to her rescue. In Jubilee's case, she met Wolverine when she saved his life from the Reavers and helped him recover from a crucifixion. For several years, she was somewhat over-protective of Wolverine and would do anything to rescue him from dangerous situations.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 4 (click to see context) from:
** Subverted: Harley Quinn, TheJoker's sidekick, is just as insane as he is.
to:
** Subverted: Harley Quinn, TheJoker's ComicBook/TheJoker's sidekick, is just as insane as he is.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
The main page for Morality Pet was becoming too long. Certain sections, like Comic Books, were removed from the main page and split into subpages.
Added DiffLines:
* Alexander, the son of ComicBook/{{Ares}}, serves as this to the Greek god of war in the MarvelUniverse. He was the driving factor in Ares' HeelFaceTurn.
* Alfred, Robin and the rest of the "Bat Family" function as Franchise/{{Batman}}'s ties to family and sanity. It's worth pointing that their ideas of sanity and/or morality don't necessarily fit with the rest of the world's, the Batfamily being [[DysfunctionJunction what it is]].
** Damian, the current Robin, varies between BrattyHalfPint and full-on SociopathicHero, having used deadly force on both villains and his own adopted brothers. [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/4175821.html#cutid1 He also seems to be building a zoo in the Batcave]].
** Subverted: Harley Quinn, TheJoker's sidekick, is just as insane as he is.
*** Harley has her Hyenas too.
*** The easiest way of making the Joker look like a complete and utter bastard is for him to betray Harley. Harley does have [[EvenEvilHasStandards a stopping point]] when the Joker gets too out of control. Her betrayal of him is much more forgiven than his betrayals of her (which tend to be very violent).
*** She has also acted as one to Poison Ivy. Whether or not Harley is around often determines whether Ivy is a WellIntentionedExtremist serial killer, or merely Harley's snarky and more level-headed CoolBigSis. ''No Man's Land'' also gave Ivy over a dozen morality pets in the form of a group of orphans she takes in and cares for in the quake ravaged city. When she surrenders to the police rather than let one of them die, even Batman admits that despite her claims to the contrary, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Ivy is still a human being at heart]].
* ComicBook/BlackCanary [[InvokedTrope invokes]] the trope in ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey''. As she and [[DarkActionGirl Lady Shiva]] [[OddFriendship begin to become friends]] she hopes that she can turn Shiva away from her violent and bloody lifestyle, and deliberately works with her in order to give her regular human contact and friendship. Shiva, however, recognizes that Canary is working to reform her, [[InvertedTrope and lets Canary get into her life and see what she is really like to get her to]] ''[[InvertedTrope stop]]''.
* In Ed Brubaker's ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' run, he introduced villain Aleksander Lukin, whose defining trait was that he was very AffablyEvil. Lukin's friend Leon would always call him out on anything he did that came off as irrational, distasteful or just losing his cool, which both did not know was because the Red Skull had kinda possessed Lukin and affected his personality. While Lukin already hated what the Red Skull had done to his personality beforehand (yelling at his secretary set off some alarms), after he attacks Leon in a blind rage, he realises how far he's fallen.
* It didn't last long, and she didn't make him turn good or consider turning good, but the appearance of Loki's mortal daughter Tess Black in the Spider-Man comic "The Coming of Chaos" made the God of Mischief look less like a MagnificentBastard.
** It can be argued that for the third Loki this part is played by Thor, [[Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard Verity Willis]], and after a while the whole superhero team ''Comicbook/YoungAvengers''... unfortunately for them Loki's affections can take very unfortunate forms (like their subconsciousness playing supervillain in the form of their [[WomanScorned exes]]).
* ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and ComicBook/JeanGrey served as each other's Morality Pets before their relationship went south. She helps him to live life and not brood so much, he helps her to calm down and balance the Phoenix's power with her humanity. Once she dies, the gap between Scott and his teammates widens, as she's isn't there to mediate between them anymore.
* Foggy Nelson seems to be playing this part to Matt Murdock in ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' increasingly in the last two decades (which is to say, since he found out about his friend's secret identity). Daredevil would often refrain from excessive violence and sometimes would even stop short of murder only because he wants Foggy's opinion of him to remain high. It became very evident in ''The Devil in Cell Block D'' storyline, where Foggy's [[spoiler:apparent death]] caused Matt to release all inhibitions and go on a violence spree that scared all of his closest friends as well as his wife. He was only cowed by being reminded that he was not acting like the man Foggy believed in, and eventually, by Foggy [[spoiler:returning to his life.]]
* In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', [[MadScientist Dr. Sivana]] wound up betraying [[GodOfEvil Darkseid]] after watching one of his daughters be enslaved by the Anti-Life Equation.
* Deconstructed in Hunter Rose's relationship with his adopted daughter Stacey Palumbo in ''ComicBook/{{Grendel}}''. He undoubtedly does have good intentions towards her (although there are some faint squicky implications of WifeHusbandry), but he's too basically sociopathic to understand what a child needs, and treats her as a pretty trophy at adult parties rather than giving her a normal child's social life. When she finds out that he's really the supervillain Grendel, she arranges his death in revulsion, and the after-effects of her relationship with him completely blight her adult life.
* Todd "Squee" Casil is the involuntary morality pet of ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'', who sneaks into his house for medical supplies and once saved Squee from a pedophile. While Squee is scared shitless of Johnny (calling him the "scary neighbor man"), Johnny tends to see himself as something of father figure to Squee, dispensing [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop aesops]] because he doesn't want Squee to end up like he did.
* In ''[[ComicBook/TheMultiversity Mastermen #1]]'', Overman's cousin Overgirl is pretty much the one person he has a clear, emotional connection towards. He cares for her deeply and her death just multiplied the guilt he was already feeling.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
** J. Jonah Jameson from is more of a cranky, cigar-chomping foil than a villain [[CharacterizationMarchesOn (these days)]], but Robbie Robertson acts pretty well as his conscience, and you can count on seeing his softer side whenever his astronaut son John shows up.
** Harry Osborn was occasionally this toward his father Norman (aka the Green Goblin); in one storyline, Spiderman defeated the Goblin by showing him his son in the hospital after a drug overdose.
* In James Robinson's ''Comicbook/{{Starman}}'', The Shade (already ret-conned from villain to just plain AntiHero) has a certain respect for Jack "Starman" Knight and falls in love with police officer Hope O'Dare. His true Morality Pet, though, is his home, Opal City; it is mainly because of his vow never to commit crimes in Opal City that he is able to make friends with the local law enforcement.
* ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' served as this to all of the [[Franchise/GreenLantern Red Lanterns]] in ''Comicbook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', but especially Guy Gardner and Bleez. The Red Lantern Corps are a group of battle-hungry, mad, violent anti-heroes (as long as Guy is leading them; otherwise they're evil revenge-seekers), but when she was their teammate, they actually tried to be less crazy.
* In the IDW ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW Transformers]]'' comic, Sixshot is a war machine who doesn't think twice when instructed to wipe out entire civilizations, and was a prime candidate for membership with the planet-euthanizing Reapers. But there's nothing in this universe that would make him hurt his buddies/fan club the Terrorcons.
** On a similar note Runamuck and Runabout are two thugs, basically only in the Decepticon army because they get to carry a gun and cause some damage. But if you hurt one in front of the other you're gonna be in trouble.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Seconds}}'', Katie's growing friendship with Hazel is what ultimately helps mentally bring her back to reality and to understand exactly why screwing around with space-time is a bad idea.
* In ''ComicBook/SweetTooth'', Jepperd's relationship with Gus is what causes him to move past his grief and gives him a reason to keep living.
* In ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo'', [[AxCrazy Jei]] has [[CheerfulChild Keiko]]. Whom he calls his innocent, and she calls Uncle.
* In ''{{ComicBook/Violine}}'', after his HeelFaceTurn, the Pygmy chief acts like this to [[spoiler: the doctor]], at his own request, smacking him each time he feels greedy, reminding him of the second chance Violine gave him.
* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} has had a number of unofficial "sidekicks" used to balance out his ferocity and vaguely thuggish appearance. The tendency of them being young girls in most media -- Jubilee, Kitty Pryde, a younger version of Rogue -- is almost [[MemeticMutation a cliche]], possibly [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in his humorous short alliance with ''ComicBook/PowerPack'''s ''five-year-old'' Katie Power. And when [[ComicBook/{{Runaways}} Molly Hayes]] visited ComicBook/XMen Headquarters, guess who ended up babysitting her?
** Parodied in [[http://somethingpositive.net/sp05032008.shtml this]] ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' comic.
*** Only it wasn't Pixie who ended up Wolverine's new sidekick, it was Armor, also a young girl.
** Inverted in the case of ComicBook/{{X 23}}, whom he least tries to edge away from ''utter'' sociopathy and hoped to secure a more-or-less ordinary life for before Summers decided she would be a good addition to the covert network squad he was putting together.
*** Oddly enough, X-23 often acts as a Morality Pet for ComicBook/EmmaFrost. And has a Morality Pet of her own in the form of Hellion. Later she's acting as a morality pet for ComicBook/{{Gambit}} (and vice-versa). To a point she even managed to be one for ''ComicBook/{{Daken}}'', of all people (or at least about as close as it gets for him). The latter is most noticeable in ''Comicbook/{{Wolverines}}'', as Daken is much more of a lighter shade of gray under her influence.
----
* Alfred, Robin and the rest of the "Bat Family" function as Franchise/{{Batman}}'s ties to family and sanity. It's worth pointing that their ideas of sanity and/or morality don't necessarily fit with the rest of the world's, the Batfamily being [[DysfunctionJunction what it is]].
** Damian, the current Robin, varies between BrattyHalfPint and full-on SociopathicHero, having used deadly force on both villains and his own adopted brothers. [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/4175821.html#cutid1 He also seems to be building a zoo in the Batcave]].
** Subverted: Harley Quinn, TheJoker's sidekick, is just as insane as he is.
*** Harley has her Hyenas too.
*** The easiest way of making the Joker look like a complete and utter bastard is for him to betray Harley. Harley does have [[EvenEvilHasStandards a stopping point]] when the Joker gets too out of control. Her betrayal of him is much more forgiven than his betrayals of her (which tend to be very violent).
*** She has also acted as one to Poison Ivy. Whether or not Harley is around often determines whether Ivy is a WellIntentionedExtremist serial killer, or merely Harley's snarky and more level-headed CoolBigSis. ''No Man's Land'' also gave Ivy over a dozen morality pets in the form of a group of orphans she takes in and cares for in the quake ravaged city. When she surrenders to the police rather than let one of them die, even Batman admits that despite her claims to the contrary, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Ivy is still a human being at heart]].
* ComicBook/BlackCanary [[InvokedTrope invokes]] the trope in ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey''. As she and [[DarkActionGirl Lady Shiva]] [[OddFriendship begin to become friends]] she hopes that she can turn Shiva away from her violent and bloody lifestyle, and deliberately works with her in order to give her regular human contact and friendship. Shiva, however, recognizes that Canary is working to reform her, [[InvertedTrope and lets Canary get into her life and see what she is really like to get her to]] ''[[InvertedTrope stop]]''.
* In Ed Brubaker's ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' run, he introduced villain Aleksander Lukin, whose defining trait was that he was very AffablyEvil. Lukin's friend Leon would always call him out on anything he did that came off as irrational, distasteful or just losing his cool, which both did not know was because the Red Skull had kinda possessed Lukin and affected his personality. While Lukin already hated what the Red Skull had done to his personality beforehand (yelling at his secretary set off some alarms), after he attacks Leon in a blind rage, he realises how far he's fallen.
* It didn't last long, and she didn't make him turn good or consider turning good, but the appearance of Loki's mortal daughter Tess Black in the Spider-Man comic "The Coming of Chaos" made the God of Mischief look less like a MagnificentBastard.
** It can be argued that for the third Loki this part is played by Thor, [[Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard Verity Willis]], and after a while the whole superhero team ''Comicbook/YoungAvengers''... unfortunately for them Loki's affections can take very unfortunate forms (like their subconsciousness playing supervillain in the form of their [[WomanScorned exes]]).
* ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and ComicBook/JeanGrey served as each other's Morality Pets before their relationship went south. She helps him to live life and not brood so much, he helps her to calm down and balance the Phoenix's power with her humanity. Once she dies, the gap between Scott and his teammates widens, as she's isn't there to mediate between them anymore.
* Foggy Nelson seems to be playing this part to Matt Murdock in ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' increasingly in the last two decades (which is to say, since he found out about his friend's secret identity). Daredevil would often refrain from excessive violence and sometimes would even stop short of murder only because he wants Foggy's opinion of him to remain high. It became very evident in ''The Devil in Cell Block D'' storyline, where Foggy's [[spoiler:apparent death]] caused Matt to release all inhibitions and go on a violence spree that scared all of his closest friends as well as his wife. He was only cowed by being reminded that he was not acting like the man Foggy believed in, and eventually, by Foggy [[spoiler:returning to his life.]]
* In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', [[MadScientist Dr. Sivana]] wound up betraying [[GodOfEvil Darkseid]] after watching one of his daughters be enslaved by the Anti-Life Equation.
* Deconstructed in Hunter Rose's relationship with his adopted daughter Stacey Palumbo in ''ComicBook/{{Grendel}}''. He undoubtedly does have good intentions towards her (although there are some faint squicky implications of WifeHusbandry), but he's too basically sociopathic to understand what a child needs, and treats her as a pretty trophy at adult parties rather than giving her a normal child's social life. When she finds out that he's really the supervillain Grendel, she arranges his death in revulsion, and the after-effects of her relationship with him completely blight her adult life.
* Todd "Squee" Casil is the involuntary morality pet of ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'', who sneaks into his house for medical supplies and once saved Squee from a pedophile. While Squee is scared shitless of Johnny (calling him the "scary neighbor man"), Johnny tends to see himself as something of father figure to Squee, dispensing [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop aesops]] because he doesn't want Squee to end up like he did.
* In ''[[ComicBook/TheMultiversity Mastermen #1]]'', Overman's cousin Overgirl is pretty much the one person he has a clear, emotional connection towards. He cares for her deeply and her death just multiplied the guilt he was already feeling.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
** J. Jonah Jameson from is more of a cranky, cigar-chomping foil than a villain [[CharacterizationMarchesOn (these days)]], but Robbie Robertson acts pretty well as his conscience, and you can count on seeing his softer side whenever his astronaut son John shows up.
** Harry Osborn was occasionally this toward his father Norman (aka the Green Goblin); in one storyline, Spiderman defeated the Goblin by showing him his son in the hospital after a drug overdose.
* In James Robinson's ''Comicbook/{{Starman}}'', The Shade (already ret-conned from villain to just plain AntiHero) has a certain respect for Jack "Starman" Knight and falls in love with police officer Hope O'Dare. His true Morality Pet, though, is his home, Opal City; it is mainly because of his vow never to commit crimes in Opal City that he is able to make friends with the local law enforcement.
* ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' served as this to all of the [[Franchise/GreenLantern Red Lanterns]] in ''Comicbook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', but especially Guy Gardner and Bleez. The Red Lantern Corps are a group of battle-hungry, mad, violent anti-heroes (as long as Guy is leading them; otherwise they're evil revenge-seekers), but when she was their teammate, they actually tried to be less crazy.
* In the IDW ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW Transformers]]'' comic, Sixshot is a war machine who doesn't think twice when instructed to wipe out entire civilizations, and was a prime candidate for membership with the planet-euthanizing Reapers. But there's nothing in this universe that would make him hurt his buddies/fan club the Terrorcons.
** On a similar note Runamuck and Runabout are two thugs, basically only in the Decepticon army because they get to carry a gun and cause some damage. But if you hurt one in front of the other you're gonna be in trouble.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Seconds}}'', Katie's growing friendship with Hazel is what ultimately helps mentally bring her back to reality and to understand exactly why screwing around with space-time is a bad idea.
* In ''ComicBook/SweetTooth'', Jepperd's relationship with Gus is what causes him to move past his grief and gives him a reason to keep living.
* In ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo'', [[AxCrazy Jei]] has [[CheerfulChild Keiko]]. Whom he calls his innocent, and she calls Uncle.
* In ''{{ComicBook/Violine}}'', after his HeelFaceTurn, the Pygmy chief acts like this to [[spoiler: the doctor]], at his own request, smacking him each time he feels greedy, reminding him of the second chance Violine gave him.
* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} has had a number of unofficial "sidekicks" used to balance out his ferocity and vaguely thuggish appearance. The tendency of them being young girls in most media -- Jubilee, Kitty Pryde, a younger version of Rogue -- is almost [[MemeticMutation a cliche]], possibly [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in his humorous short alliance with ''ComicBook/PowerPack'''s ''five-year-old'' Katie Power. And when [[ComicBook/{{Runaways}} Molly Hayes]] visited ComicBook/XMen Headquarters, guess who ended up babysitting her?
** Parodied in [[http://somethingpositive.net/sp05032008.shtml this]] ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' comic.
*** Only it wasn't Pixie who ended up Wolverine's new sidekick, it was Armor, also a young girl.
** Inverted in the case of ComicBook/{{X 23}}, whom he least tries to edge away from ''utter'' sociopathy and hoped to secure a more-or-less ordinary life for before Summers decided she would be a good addition to the covert network squad he was putting together.
*** Oddly enough, X-23 often acts as a Morality Pet for ComicBook/EmmaFrost. And has a Morality Pet of her own in the form of Hellion. Later she's acting as a morality pet for ComicBook/{{Gambit}} (and vice-versa). To a point she even managed to be one for ''ComicBook/{{Daken}}'', of all people (or at least about as close as it gets for him). The latter is most noticeable in ''Comicbook/{{Wolverines}}'', as Daken is much more of a lighter shade of gray under her influence.
----
