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* In ''Webcomic/{{Rain}}'', [[spoiler:Brother Arthur has a [=FtM=] brother. He wants to help out Rain and Rudy because of the issues he caused his brother when they were younger]].
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Rain}}'', ''Webcomic/{{Rain|2010}}'', [[spoiler:Brother Arthur has a [=FtM=] brother. He wants to help out Rain and Rudy because of the issues he caused his brother when they were younger]].
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* Subverted in ''WebComic/SluggyFreelance'': In "That Which Redeems", the talking sword Chaz tells the story of one of his previous owners. This man committed many atrocities, but then had his eyes opened to their evil by a sage. He turned to god for atonement--and what he ended up doing to make amends was to go on a bloody crusade in the name of this god to kill unbelievers. Be careful who you let define "good" for you...
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* Subverted in ''WebComic/SluggyFreelance'': In "That Which Redeems", the talking sword Chaz tells the story of one of his previous owners. This man committed many atrocities, but then had his eyes opened to their evil by a sage. He turned to god for atonement--and atonement -- and what he ended up doing to make amends was to go on a bloody crusade in the name of this god to kill unbelievers. Be careful who you let define "good" for you...
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'''Kronos:''' Once I might have let you believe that... But I've learned my lesson. I'm not a god. But I '''am''' your friend!
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'''Kronos:''' Once I might have let you believe that... But I've learned my lesson. [[AGodIAmNot I'm not a god. god.]] But I '''am''' your friend!
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* ''Webcomic/{{Selkie}}''
** Scar is a character we meet at the end of his atonement arc. He's introduced as a scary-looking but friendly sarnothi who uses his skills to help a town full of refugees. However, years beforehand, he was the notorious figure known as "The Farmer" who lied about the dangers of war to use refugees as free labor, and sold many of them to the very government they were fleeing from. It's implied that his redemption arc started when one of his intended victims fought back and gave him the scars that are the source of his nickname.
** Andi's character arc is driven by a desire to atone for one specific act: At the age of 17, she gave her newborn daughter up for adoption and told the girl's father that she had been stillborn. She blames herself for all the consequences of that decision, some rightly (such as the damage to her relationship with the girl's father), and some not so much (it's not her fault that the girl was adopted and returned by an abusive family), and she wants to make things right.
** Scar is a character we meet at the end of his atonement arc. He's introduced as a scary-looking but friendly sarnothi who uses his skills to help a town full of refugees. However, years beforehand, he was the notorious figure known as "The Farmer" who lied about the dangers of war to use refugees as free labor, and sold many of them to the very government they were fleeing from. It's implied that his redemption arc started when one of his intended victims fought back and gave him the scars that are the source of his nickname.
** Andi's character arc is driven by a desire to atone for one specific act: At the age of 17, she gave her newborn daughter up for adoption and told the girl's father that she had been stillborn. She blames herself for all the consequences of that decision, some rightly (such as the damage to her relationship with the girl's father), and some not so much (it's not her fault that the girl was adopted and returned by an abusive family), and she wants to make things right.
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* In ''Webcomic/CityOfReality'', it's revealed that the Manumitor, who made it his mission to undo the [[BalefulPolymorph transformations]] made by the psychotic magical supervillain Hinto Ama, [[spoiler:is actually Hinto Ama herself, attempting to undo the damage she has done. Until someone she cares about gets hurt, she absolutely refuses to use her powers, relying on technology instead]], and tries to kill one of the heroes who is stuck in a transformed state, feeling that death is better than being trapped in such a form.
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* In ''Webcomic/CityOfReality'', it's revealed that the Manumitor, who made it his mission to undo the [[BalefulPolymorph [[ForcedTransformation transformations]] made by the psychotic magical supervillain Hinto Ama, [[spoiler:is actually Hinto Ama herself, attempting to undo the damage she has done. Until someone she cares about gets hurt, she absolutely refuses to use her powers, relying on technology instead]], and tries to kill one of the heroes who is stuck in a transformed state, feeling that death is better than being trapped in such a form.
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In the end, [[spoiler:Nanase (Elliot's [[IncompatibleOrientation ex-girlfriend]] / [[ClosetKey Ellen's]] [[SchoolGirlLesbians current girlfriend]]) is able to convince Abraham not to murder Ellen, reasoning that following the letter of his oath would violate the spirit of his oath, since it was made with the intention of protecting innocent people. When Abraham returns to his suspended animation, it's clear that his idea of atonement is very different, although his flair for the dramatic remains the same.]] He currently provides the page image.
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In the end, [[spoiler:Nanase (Elliot's [[IncompatibleOrientation ex-girlfriend]] / [[ClosetKey Ellen's]] [[SchoolGirlLesbians current girlfriend]]) girlfriend) is able to convince Abraham not to murder Ellen, reasoning that following the letter of his oath would violate the spirit of his oath, since it was made with the intention of protecting innocent people. When Abraham returns to his suspended animation, it's clear that his idea of atonement is very different, although his flair for the dramatic remains the same.]] He currently provides the page image.
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-->'''Sakido:''' Iratu and I went on to live in Hell. Darius trusted us to take care of our little brother, [[spoiler: but we just threw Buwaro away]]. If you are reading this and I am no longer around, [[http://www.sdamned.com/2010/11/11252010/ then I've gotten what I deserved]].
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-->'''Sakido:''' Iratu and I went on to live in Hell. Darius trusted us to take care of our little brother, [[spoiler: but we just threw Buwaro away]]. If you are reading this and I am no longer around, [[http://www.[[https://www.sdamned.com/2010/11/11252010/ com/comic/423 then I've gotten what I deserved]].
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* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''
* Vaarsuvius becomes one after [[spoiler:his/her discovery of what the Familicide spell she/he cast did]].
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* ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'': Jack. He blames himself for what happened to Sandra, and for what happened during the Maginet mini-arc. Ever since the Maginet he is doing everything he can to become a better wizard, in the hopes that the tragedies which befell his friends and wizard comrades never happen again.
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* ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'': Jack. He blames himself for what happened to Sandra, and for what happened during the Maginet mini-arc. Ever since the Maginet he is doing everything he can to become a better wizard, in the hopes that the tragedies which befell his friends and wizard comrades never happen again.again.
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* In ''Webcomic/CrimsonKnights'', [[MysteriousPast while we never get any details on the specifics]], Mot is clearly haunted by something he did in his past and joined the Order of the Black Rose to clear his conscience.
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* By the end of ''Webcomic/{{Aisopos}}'' both Rikes and Solon become this. And it's heavily implied by the ending and the myth that Aesop in Rikes body said in the beginning of the story that Peisistratos ends up becoming this as well.
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In the end, [[spoiler:Nanase (Elliot's [[IncompatibleOrientation ex-girlfriend]] / [[ClosetKey Ellen's]] [[SchoolGirlLesbians current girlfriend]])]] girlfriend]]) is able to convince Abraham not to murder Ellen, reasoning that following the letter of his oath would violate the spirit of his oath, since it was made with the intention of protecting innocent people. When Abraham returns to his suspended animation, it's clear that his idea of atonement is very different, although his flair for the dramatic remains the same. ]] He currently provides the page image.
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* In ''Webcomic/CityOfReality'', it's revealed that the Manumitor, who made it his mission to undo the [[BalefulPolymorph transformations]] made by the psychotic magical supervillain Hinto Ama, [[spoiler:is actually Hinto Ama herself, attempting to undo the damage she has done. Until someone she cares about gets hurt, she absolutely refuses to use her powers, relying on technology instead]], and tries to kill one of the heroes who is stuck in a transformed state, feeling that death is better than being trapped in such a form.
* In ''Webcomic/TheDreamlandChronicles'', why [[http://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com/the-dreamland-chronicles/page-749 the dwarf king]] insists on winning the MoreHeroThanThou dispute.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' has [[AntiVillain Abraham]], an ancient wizard. In his [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld (relative)]] youth, he created the [[GreenRocks Dewitchery Diamond]], a magical artifact intended to remove terrible curses like [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent lycanthropy]]. However, when he finished making it, the diamond had the [[NiceJobBreakingItHero rather severe drawback]] of splitting a cursed individual into two bodies, the original and [[TheVirus an embodiment of the curse adept at spreading the curse to others]]. Faced with [[MyGreatestFailure his greatest failure]] and unable to destroy the diamond, Abraham swore an oath to God that he would dedicate his life to killing these cursed forms, which were generally vicious and powerful monsters.\\
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Fast forward to modern time, and he awakens from self-imposed [[TakenForGranite suspended animation]], sensing that the diamond has been used again. He learns that Elliot Dunkel (one of the [[ChronicHeroSyndrome major good guys]] in the story) had used the diamond to cure himself of a {{Magitek}} GenderBender, not realizing that doing so would create [[StarfishCharacter Ellen]], an OppositeSexClone with a perfect copy of his memories. Abraham is horrified to learn that the latest cursed form he's sworn to kill is an innocent teenage girl, but [[IGaveMyWord he feels compelled to go through with it]].\\
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In the end, [[spoiler:Nanase (Elliot's [[IncompatibleOrientation ex-girlfriend]] / [[ClosetKey Ellen's]] [[SchoolGirlLesbians current girlfriend]])]] is able to convince Abraham not to murder Ellen, reasoning that following the letter of his oath would violate the spirit of his oath, since it was made with the intention of protecting innocent people. When Abraham returns to his suspended animation, it's clear that his idea of atonement is very different, although his flair for the dramatic remains the same. He currently provides the page image.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Endstone}}'', [[http://endstone.net/2011/06/16/6-02/ Jon tackles a Guardian no one has ever survived in search of salvation]].
* The main reason the ''{{Webcomic/FreakAngels}}'' protected Whitechapel was to atone for [[AfterTheEnd ending the world]].
* ''Webcomic/GeneralProtectionFault'''s Trudy fits this trope to a T. She goes from relentlessly controlling others to her own ends, even seducing a man to run over romantic rival Ki's father, and almost taking over the world, to relatively normal worker for GPF.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Jack|DavidHopkins}}'', becoming The Atoner is an option for souls imprisoned in Hell and is actually a valid way to eventually escape the confinement and reincarnate on Earth. Even one of the Greater Demons--Jack--is inclined this way. As a punishment for [[spoiler: obliterating the human race]] he was made the GrimReaper and forced to encounter every death thenceforth. Although, as an additional punishment, he was denied the memory of his sins [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor at his own request just before dying]], he still tries his best to give whatever comfort possible to the unfortunate hellbound souls.
* An example of "Assassin Wants To Quit" is ''Webcomic/{{Marilith}}''. And she wants to quit ''with her former hostage''.
* Rumisiel in ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}''. He wasn't a BigBad, but it was his screw up and chronic drug/alcohol addiction that caused Ash and Emily's [[RetGone problems]]. Started off somewhat half heartedly, but has begun to get serious about his role.
** Vash is a much more serious example.
* ''Webcomic/MSFHigh'': After causing a giant war and nearly taking over the galaxy, the Legion surrendered, apologized, and became these. Exactly why has not yet been explored.
* In ''Webcomic/NotAVillain'', the main character Kleya is one. She wants to become a hero to atone for her previous actions as the leader of the hacker group "Deconstruct Me", where she is implied to have been responsible for TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''
* Vaarsuvius becomes one after [[spoiler:his/her discovery of what the Familicide spell she/he cast did]].
** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0944.html This strip]] suggests that [[spoiler: Roy]] is also one of these after [[spoiler: Durkon becomes a vampire]].
* In ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'', [[http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0306.html Emily claims that Julie is this, to distract from her real quest]].
* In ''Webcomic/{{Rain}}'', [[spoiler:Brother Arthur has a [=FtM=] brother. He wants to help out Rain and Rudy because of the issues he caused his brother when they were younger]].
* In ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'' Sakido qualifies.
-->'''Sakido:''' Iratu and I went on to live in Hell. Darius trusted us to take care of our little brother, [[spoiler: but we just threw Buwaro away]]. If you are reading this and I am no longer around, [[http://www.sdamned.com/2010/11/11252010/ then I've gotten what I deserved]].
* Subverted in ''WebComic/SluggyFreelance'': In "That Which Redeems", the talking sword Chaz tells the story of one of his previous owners. This man committed many atrocities, but then had his eyes opened to their evil by a sage. He turned to god for atonement--and what he ended up doing to make amends was to go on a bloody crusade in the name of this god to kill unbelievers. Be careful who you let define "good" for you...
* After his attempts at global domination in ancient Egypt fell apart in a battle against Suras([=/=][[Myth/GreekMythology Zeus]]) in ''Webcomic/WaywardSons'', Kronos escaped, and wound up alone in ancient China, where he was taken in by a family of simple farmers. He would later use his [[DisintegratorRay powers]] to protect them from bandits, and all looked set to begin again... But Kronos had learned from his past failures, and vowed to create an empire of peace this time around.
-->'''Huang:''' What you did to those men... You '''must''' be a god!\\
'''Kronos:''' Once I might have let you believe that... But I've learned my lesson. I'm not a god. But I '''am''' your friend!
* Lamar of ''Webcomic/WeAreTheWyrecats'' becomes this after K.A. leaves the team.
* Yoon Sung of ''Webcomic/WelcomeToRoom305'' is trying to atone with his twin sister Yoona for [[spoiler:acting terribly homophobic in high school after learning her secret]]. Unluckily for him, it's not simple because [[spoiler:she is [[{{gayngst}} very]] [[ArmoredClosetGay self hating]] about her sexuality and in denial of it]].
* ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'': Jack. He blames himself for what happened to Sandra, and for what happened during the Maginet mini-arc. Ever since the Maginet he is doing everything he can to become a better wizard, in the hopes that the tragedies which befell his friends and wizard comrades never happen again.
* In ''Webcomic/TheDreamlandChronicles'', why [[http://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com/the-dreamland-chronicles/page-749 the dwarf king]] insists on winning the MoreHeroThanThou dispute.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' has [[AntiVillain Abraham]], an ancient wizard. In his [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld (relative)]] youth, he created the [[GreenRocks Dewitchery Diamond]], a magical artifact intended to remove terrible curses like [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent lycanthropy]]. However, when he finished making it, the diamond had the [[NiceJobBreakingItHero rather severe drawback]] of splitting a cursed individual into two bodies, the original and [[TheVirus an embodiment of the curse adept at spreading the curse to others]]. Faced with [[MyGreatestFailure his greatest failure]] and unable to destroy the diamond, Abraham swore an oath to God that he would dedicate his life to killing these cursed forms, which were generally vicious and powerful monsters.\\
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Fast forward to modern time, and he awakens from self-imposed [[TakenForGranite suspended animation]], sensing that the diamond has been used again. He learns that Elliot Dunkel (one of the [[ChronicHeroSyndrome major good guys]] in the story) had used the diamond to cure himself of a {{Magitek}} GenderBender, not realizing that doing so would create [[StarfishCharacter Ellen]], an OppositeSexClone with a perfect copy of his memories. Abraham is horrified to learn that the latest cursed form he's sworn to kill is an innocent teenage girl, but [[IGaveMyWord he feels compelled to go through with it]].\\
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In the end, [[spoiler:Nanase (Elliot's [[IncompatibleOrientation ex-girlfriend]] / [[ClosetKey Ellen's]] [[SchoolGirlLesbians current girlfriend]])]] is able to convince Abraham not to murder Ellen, reasoning that following the letter of his oath would violate the spirit of his oath, since it was made with the intention of protecting innocent people. When Abraham returns to his suspended animation, it's clear that his idea of atonement is very different, although his flair for the dramatic remains the same. He currently provides the page image.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Endstone}}'', [[http://endstone.net/2011/06/16/6-02/ Jon tackles a Guardian no one has ever survived in search of salvation]].
* The main reason the ''{{Webcomic/FreakAngels}}'' protected Whitechapel was to atone for [[AfterTheEnd ending the world]].
* ''Webcomic/GeneralProtectionFault'''s Trudy fits this trope to a T. She goes from relentlessly controlling others to her own ends, even seducing a man to run over romantic rival Ki's father, and almost taking over the world, to relatively normal worker for GPF.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Jack|DavidHopkins}}'', becoming The Atoner is an option for souls imprisoned in Hell and is actually a valid way to eventually escape the confinement and reincarnate on Earth. Even one of the Greater Demons--Jack--is inclined this way. As a punishment for [[spoiler: obliterating the human race]] he was made the GrimReaper and forced to encounter every death thenceforth. Although, as an additional punishment, he was denied the memory of his sins [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor at his own request just before dying]], he still tries his best to give whatever comfort possible to the unfortunate hellbound souls.
* An example of "Assassin Wants To Quit" is ''Webcomic/{{Marilith}}''. And she wants to quit ''with her former hostage''.
* Rumisiel in ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}''. He wasn't a BigBad, but it was his screw up and chronic drug/alcohol addiction that caused Ash and Emily's [[RetGone problems]]. Started off somewhat half heartedly, but has begun to get serious about his role.
** Vash is a much more serious example.
* ''Webcomic/MSFHigh'': After causing a giant war and nearly taking over the galaxy, the Legion surrendered, apologized, and became these. Exactly why has not yet been explored.
* In ''Webcomic/NotAVillain'', the main character Kleya is one. She wants to become a hero to atone for her previous actions as the leader of the hacker group "Deconstruct Me", where she is implied to have been responsible for TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''
* Vaarsuvius becomes one after [[spoiler:his/her discovery of what the Familicide spell she/he cast did]].
** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0944.html This strip]] suggests that [[spoiler: Roy]] is also one of these after [[spoiler: Durkon becomes a vampire]].
* In ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'', [[http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0306.html Emily claims that Julie is this, to distract from her real quest]].
* In ''Webcomic/{{Rain}}'', [[spoiler:Brother Arthur has a [=FtM=] brother. He wants to help out Rain and Rudy because of the issues he caused his brother when they were younger]].
* In ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'' Sakido qualifies.
-->'''Sakido:''' Iratu and I went on to live in Hell. Darius trusted us to take care of our little brother, [[spoiler: but we just threw Buwaro away]]. If you are reading this and I am no longer around, [[http://www.sdamned.com/2010/11/11252010/ then I've gotten what I deserved]].
* Subverted in ''WebComic/SluggyFreelance'': In "That Which Redeems", the talking sword Chaz tells the story of one of his previous owners. This man committed many atrocities, but then had his eyes opened to their evil by a sage. He turned to god for atonement--and what he ended up doing to make amends was to go on a bloody crusade in the name of this god to kill unbelievers. Be careful who you let define "good" for you...
* After his attempts at global domination in ancient Egypt fell apart in a battle against Suras([=/=][[Myth/GreekMythology Zeus]]) in ''Webcomic/WaywardSons'', Kronos escaped, and wound up alone in ancient China, where he was taken in by a family of simple farmers. He would later use his [[DisintegratorRay powers]] to protect them from bandits, and all looked set to begin again... But Kronos had learned from his past failures, and vowed to create an empire of peace this time around.
-->'''Huang:''' What you did to those men... You '''must''' be a god!\\
'''Kronos:''' Once I might have let you believe that... But I've learned my lesson. I'm not a god. But I '''am''' your friend!
* Lamar of ''Webcomic/WeAreTheWyrecats'' becomes this after K.A. leaves the team.
* Yoon Sung of ''Webcomic/WelcomeToRoom305'' is trying to atone with his twin sister Yoona for [[spoiler:acting terribly homophobic in high school after learning her secret]]. Unluckily for him, it's not simple because [[spoiler:she is [[{{gayngst}} very]] [[ArmoredClosetGay self hating]] about her sexuality and in denial of it]].
* ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'': Jack. He blames himself for what happened to Sandra, and for what happened during the Maginet mini-arc. Ever since the Maginet he is doing everything he can to become a better wizard, in the hopes that the tragedies which befell his friends and wizard comrades never happen again.
