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2* In ''Fanfic/AquamanMonster'', the Scavenger decides to stop working for Manta and mislead him about where Atlantis is, parting with Aquaman as friends.
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4[[AC:''[[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar: The Last Airbender & Legend of Korra]]'']]
5* ''Fanfic/FracturesATLA'': Mai and Ty Lee commit this and attack Azula after hearing her bragging about burning down the Earth Kingdom.
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7[[AC:CrossOver]]
8* ''Fanfic/AlliesAndEnemies'' (''Series/HawaiiFive0'' & ''Series/Numb3rs''): [[spoiler:Governor Jameson]] turns on Wo Fat due to [[spoiler:her dying of pancreatic cancer and having her conscience compelling her]] to give Steve evidence on Wo Fat despite the evidence ruining [[spoiler:her]] reputation and all that she stood for.
9* ''Fanfic/TheBridgeMLP'': This happens several times.
10** The sirens discover the ability to draw from ThePowerOfLove, a stronger source than the traditional [[ThePowerOfHate Power of Hate]], tighten their family bonds; and are put on the path to this before the events of Rainbow Rocks even happen.
11** Destroyah at first didn't even understand what feelings like love, happiness, or friendship were until being forced to experience them in Equestria. After a long time, she decides she likes this sort of existence better than being a slaughtering living weapon.
12** Xenilla [[spoiler:is eventually revealed to be GoodAllAlong, his previous actions having been as a WellIntentionedExtremist and acting as a smug villain to force his brother to grow strong. After a severe pride breaking spree, he finally decides to drop the act and atone]].
13** Moonbeam Glimmer's FreudianExcuse put her on the path of a fear mongering antagonist to Godzilla Junior, convinced he would turn on Equestria and lead to catastrophe. After finding out they aren't so different and Junior forgives her for her actions, she stops.
14* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': Loki pulled one of these offscreen before the story started, thanks to his family. However, he's very much ReformedButNotTamed. In a more dynamic example, [[spoiler: Maddie Pryor/Rachel Grey]] is introduced as a LivingWeapon in ''Ghosts of the Past,'' the sequel, but ThePowerOfLove (and a few of the Endless) help her to overcome her conditioning, culminating in being deemed worthy to [[spoiler: lift Mjolnir!]]
15* ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheButterfly'': In this fic, Stoick is portrayed as an AntiVillain. He wants what he believes is best for Berk and his son, but he doesn't try to understand or accept Hiccup. His resulting ParentalNeglect led to Hiccup being bullied or hated by 99% of their people, and ultimately drives Hiccup away on Toothless. It takes two [[HeelRealization Heel Realizations]] before he realizes just how badly he screwed up as a parent, and he works nonstop to try and repair his relationship with Hiccup. [[spoiler: He ultimately succeeds, and even [[SparedByTheAdaptation gets to meet his grandchildren]].]]
16* In ''Fanfic/FracturedSovereignGFC'' and its sequel, ''Fanfic/{{Origins}}'', this trope crops up. Samantha Shepard does a FaceHeelTurn as part of her HeroicBSOD but comes back. In ''Origins'', RichBitch Jackie Jakobs performs a clean break with her [[ParentalAbandonment horrible]] [[BrokenBird past]], revealing some HiddenDepths in the process. Even [[spoiler:Sarah, the Sith/Siren]] changes sides after a HeelRealization stemming from both confusion over purpose and notions of failure. Note that this last one is a case of ReformedButNotTamed.
17* In ''Fanfic/TheInstituteSaga'', this happens a lot:
18** Colossus after his sister is cured of her heretofore thought incurable illness.
19** Mystique also defects after Magneto turns against her.
20** Gambit after being used by a third party to help release Apocalypse.
21** David Xanatos joins forces with the Gargoyles to fight off crime.
22** Galatea after the technology controlling her is broken in battle.
23** Magneto and his Acolytes after Brainiac's attempt to destroy Earth, and the New Kryptonians' heroic attack that resulted in the death of fourteen of them.
24* ''Fanfic/TheMythOfLinkAndZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': The monsters of Hyrule lose their aggressiveness and propensity for violence after the defeat of Dark Beast Ganon. [[spoiler:This is because they were never actually products of Malice, they were enslaved by it. Once Ganondorf is freed from the Malice and Demise's curse, so are they, and they become much more peaceful. Riju is even shown approaching their new home in what was once the Yiga Clan's hideout, and they greet her peacefully.]]
25* ''Fanfic/{{SAPR}}'' has several over the course of its story.
26** Sunset Shimmer and her path from selfishness and wickedness to TheFettered which takes up much of the first half of the fic.
27** [[spoiler:Cinder Fall]] has the second most time devoted to their redemption, and it's mostly thanks to her friendship with the above.
28** [[spoiler:Gilda]] grapples with the morality of her position as part of the White Fang terrorist for a long time before deciding to defect rather than hurt children.
29** Cardin Winchester, true to his appearance in canon, starts off as as one of the biggest jerks around and minor foe that inadvertently helps Sunset with her gradual alignment shift just because it's like looking into a mirror for her. After the [[spoiler:Battle of Vale]] he ends up one of her best friends and one of the heroes after having responsibility thrust upon him.
30* ''[[Fanfic/TheSpectacularSpiderManLostInGotham The Spectacular Spider-Man: Lost In Gotham]]'': Mentioned/implied with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. When Spider-Man meets Harley Quinn, she and Robin V reveal that she used to date/work for the Joker. She expresses remorse both for her crimes and for dedicating years of her life to someone who never loved her back. When he meets Poison Ivy weeks later, the narrative mentions that she genuinely turned her life around (partially due to Harley becoming a vigilante) and that the worst thing she does now a days is annoy people at the plant store.
31* ''Fanfic/SpiderNinja'': Two of them:
32** In Chapter 25, [[spoiler:Doctor Connors]] pulls an unintentional FaceHeelTurn when he [[spoiler:is turned into the Lizard (called [[CompositeCharacter Leatherhead here]]) and attacks the Hamato teens.]] However, once Spider-Ninja administers [[spoiler:gene cleanser and turns Doctor Connors human again]], he goes back to who he was and sincerely apologizes for all he'd done.
33** [[spoiler:Doctor Octopus]]. After his accident, he dedicated all of his time and resources (to the point of resorting to crime and allying with evil people/groups) to getting revenge on [[spoiler:Norman Osborn]]. However, [[spoiler:Donatello realized that the cause of his behavior was the AI in his harness controlling him. Once he repaired the harness, Doctor Octavius was back.]] He begins working with SHIELD as a means of atoning for his crimes, and becomes a friend/occasional teammate to the Hamato teens.
34* ''Fanfic/TeenageJinchurikiShinobi'' (''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' & ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003''): Kin shifts over to Konoha after realizing that Orochimaru would not be coming back for her, as she was simply a tool to him. Also, [[spoiler: Karai originally planned an EnemyMine instead, but follows the trope straight when the Shredder is defeated for good, knowing he'll never come back. Kabuto falls under a HeelFaceBrainwashing]]
35* ''Fanfic/ATriangleInTheStars'' (''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' & ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''): A few characters experience this, but the most prominent one is [[spoiler: Bill Cipher. It's cemented by Chapter Thirty-Two, where he throws his plans to backstab Steven Universe away, having found he could no longer go through with them.]]%%Other characters are [[spoiler: Pyronica, Gabriel, and the Void. Keyhole, maybe, but he was less evil than a little misguided.]]
36* ''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/12416497/1/Where-s-the-supermarket-in-this-Imperial-city Where's the supermarket in this Imperial city?]]'' (''Manga/OnePunchMan'' & ''Manga/AkameGaKill''): Even despite knowing her true nature, Saitama saves [[TeensAreMonsters Aria]] from being killed twice. She refuses to accept any fault the first time, but the second time, she has a HeelRealization and decides to turn her life around.
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38[[AC:Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse]]
39* ''Fanfic/PsalmOfTheLark'' is a ''DCAU''-verse fanfic set after ''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker''. While recovering both mentally and physically from the events of the film, Harley Quinn decides that she owes Batgirl for saving her life. Eventually she is allowed out of Arkham and ends up on the road to becoming a part of the Batfamily.
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41[[AC:''Franchise/DeathNote'']]
42* ''Fanfic/FeverDreams'': Light [[HeelRealization comes to realize that the Kira plan isn't working]] and he really doesn't want to [[spoiler: kill L]] and the rest of the story is devoted to [[ThePlan his new plan]] to get out of the whole killing business without incriminating himself or [[BumblingSidekick Misa]] or [[TheAtoner causing any more deaths]].
43* ''{{FanFic/Solitude}}'': [[spoiler: [[Manga/DeathNote Light]]]] [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Because]] [[spoiler: Ryuuzaki]] [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe was nice to him.]]
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45[[AC:Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon]]
46* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'':
47** Played with in "The Clouds." Soapy abandons his life as an alcoholic bum when he meets his OneTrueLove. He's always been a good guy regardless, just unmotivated to reform himself and clean up his act.
48** When Charlie, the title character in "The Coyote," is first portrayed, he's seen as a sneaky, lying, manipulative trickster who has been caught hanging around Bolt's yard, hoping to catch Mittens off guard and eat her. Bolt spares his life, lets him have a meal of leftovers from the garbage can, and sends him on his way. The coyote returns the favor when he encounters Bolt lying injured on the road after falling during a conditioning run, luring a nearby farmer to where the dog is lying so he can be taken to the vet. Charlie explains his behavior to the pooch.
49--->'''Charlie:''' Nah. I just kinda figured you might need a little help. Saw you lying there after you stumbled and fell. I knew that farmer would chase me out and happen onto you, hopefully would run you off to a clinic or something. Y'know, most members of my species woulda gone for your throat and made a fast meal of you when you’re down like that.\
50'''Bolt:''' So -- why didn't you?\
51'''Charlie:''' ''[chuckling]'' Funny thing. There was something you said back at your place that got to me. You remember, about appealing to my better nature and all that? Turns out I've actually got one. Who knew?\
52'''Bolt:''' And you couldn't bring yourself to kill me, am I right?\
53'''Charlie:''' ''[asserting with a grin]''' Not in a million years. You could've done away with me when we first met, but you didn't. Instead, you took pity on me, helped me out when I needed it most. I've been thinking a lot about that ever since. Returning the favor was the least I could do.
54* ''Fanfic/CrownsOfTheKingdom'': Thanks to Hypatia, [[spoiler:the Dispirations become Inspirations]].
55* ''Fanfic/TheLionKingAdventures'': Recurring Series 4 villain The Interceptor has one of these gradually in Series 5. After [[EnemyMine fighting alongside the heroes]] first to defeat his former ally [[WhoWantsToLiveForever Shocker]] and then to save the world from [[TheDragon Virusi]] and his master [[spoiler:the Writer]], he comes to bond with them, ultimately being considered a friend by Simba [[spoiler: who lets him stay and live in the restored Pride Lands]].
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57[[AC:''Franchise/DragonBall'']]
58* ''[[WebVideo/MasakoXDragonBallWhatIf Masako X's Dragon Ball What If?]]'' series loves making use of this trope as a PointOfDivergence to make alternate timelines to ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
59** Fanfic/WhatIfRaditzTurnedGood-Raditz survives his battle against Goku and Piccolo, teams up with Piccolo to defeat Nappa and Vegeta, and ends up turning when he hears of all Goku-a lower class Saiyan-had done and realizing rank did not necessarily hold one back from getting more powerful.
60** Fanfic/WhatIfNappaTurnedGood-Nappa makes his turn when Goku saves him from Vegeta's attack, causing Nappa's loyalties to shift to Goku.
61** What If Broly Turned Good?-Broly hits his head as he lands on Earth, causing him to forget why he hated Goku so much.
62** Fanfic/WhatIfCellTurnedGood-A somewhat subverted trope here: the 'good' Cell was actually the embryotic Cell in present day DBZ, who got reprogrammed by Bulma to have the capacity for good. So technically, this Cell was never a 'Heel'. Thematically the idea is still the same, though.
63** Fanfic/WhatIfZamasuDidNothingWrong-Zamasu, instead of becoming the OmnicidalManiac of canon and try to destroy all mortals, decides instead to try to uplift them.
64** Fanfic/WhatIfFriezaTurnedGood-After undergoing a HumiliationConga after being defeated by Goku, Frieza, now disowned by Cold and wandering the galaxy, learns humility in the process and bonds with the RagtagBunchOfMisfits that took him in, eventually teaming up with Goku in an EnemyMine situation. [[spoiler:Cell undergoes one as well, if only to preserve his own life after the AlwaysABiggerFish Trogen makes the scene.]]
65** What If Goku Black Turned Good?-Just enough of Goku's personality remained in Goku Black that it influences Zamasu to feel remorse for his actions, [[spoiler:culminating in him performing a SuicideByCop (well, Vegeta) to stop Future Zamasu's plans]].
66** What If The Ginyu Force Turned Good?-The Ginyu Force swear loyalty to Goku after seeing him defeat Frieza (as they end up resurrected from Popo's wish), and under his and the other Z-Fighters influences become better people.
67** What If Babidi Turned Good?-Goku convinces Buu to spare Babidi, and Piccolo, who feels sympathy for him because of their similar origins as the offspring of a villain only born to continue their progenitor's legacy, takes him under his wing.
68** What If Turles Turned Good?-Being influenced by Bardock and the Heaters makes Turles into a better man than he was in canon.
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70[[AC:''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' / ''Franchise/KingKong'' / Franchise/MonsterVerse]]
71* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'':
72** After being [[LosingYourHead severed]] from [[MindHive Ghidorah]] and merging with Vivienne, San is a lot more concerned with nurturing and protecting his new sister than with continuing continuing Ghidorah's {{Omnicidal Mania|c}} as his brothers (Ghidorah's [[MultipleHeadCase other two heads]]) would have him do. He eventually hits a HeelRealization, and by the time the Vivienne-San hybrid escapes into the world, San has become TheAtoner with Vivienne acting as his MoralityPet.
73** Tejada is one of Alan Jonah's paramilitary mercenaries who helped him almost end the world, and Mariko is a Monarch scientist who got her colleagues killed via sabotage during Behemoth's escape from containment. Both of them grow increasingly sick of Jonah's madness as things in the paramilitary's hide-out spiral, not least due to [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards]], and eventually they end up ''aiding'' [[AdaptationalHeroism Monster X]]'s escape [[spoiler:and cooperate quite freely with Monarch after being detained]].
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75[[AC: ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'' / ''Series/TheUntamed'']]
76* ''[[Fanfic/EveryoneLivesWithKnives What Could Have Been]]'' follows Jin Guangyao as he undergoes one of these, brought about by his love for his four nieces and nephews. At the beginning, he sees them as means to an end at best and according to one installment [[spoiler: was not above threatening to harm Jin Ling to keep Wei Wuxian in line]]. By the end, he loves them all dearly and would do just about anything for them.
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78[[AC:''Franchise/HarryPotter'']]
79* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/10052510/chapters/22397555 Pain of Parting]]'': Lucius Malfoy decides to join the light side after Snape's apparent death. The fact that eight nameless Death Eaters were killed directly by Voldemort before this is a consideration as well.
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81[[AC:''Literature/TheHungerGames'']]
82* ''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived'':
83** Bear Redfoot was TheBully when he went into the Games, but was confronted with learning the consequences of his actions (e.g. being told that his district partner's younger brother starved to death after he stole his food) during his training period and his Games. Throughout said Games, he goes through a massive BreakTheHaughty sequence and vows to become a better man after his victory. And he does, by reading up on psychology and acting as [[TheShrink an unofficial therapist]] to other Victors, and mentoring Seeder to victory.
84** Captain Abe used to be a loyalist Peacekeeper captain who ended up as a mentor for District Six, but over time, he gradually grew fond of the district and started to sympathize with them.
85** Augustus Braun starts out as a cocky, selfish, and unrepentant Career tribute who killed a 12-year-old in the arena. After eight years of mentoring, he's disillusioned and broken by the deaths of his tributes, the 3rd Quarter Quell twist, and gradual feelings of empathy for his fellow mentors and their tributes. The Second Rebellion catches him completely off-guard, but as the rebel mentors run for it and plan to fight the Capitol, Augustus asks to come with them.
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87[[AC:''Franchise/JamesBond'']]
88* ''WebVideo/DiamondsCut'': [[spoiler: Lara Brooks. As an employee of traitorous [=MI6=] agent, she was originally going along with his plan, but eventually rescued Bond from allegedly certain death.]]
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90[[AC:''Franchise/MegaMan'']]
91* ''Fanfic/MegaManDefenderOfTheHumanRace'':
92** [[spoiler:Drill Man]] in episode 8.
93** [[spoiler:[=ProtoMan=]]] in episode 11, chapter 11.
94** Episode 12, chapter 2 has [[spoiler:Mr. Black]].
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96[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']]
97* ''Fanfic/MiraculousMarinettesPredicament'': After having his toddler grandson literally dumped in his lap, more or less being forced to look after him by Adrien as a means of getting him to actually consider what is happening, Gabriel winds up having a change of heart, approving of his grandson and his son's relationship with Marinette.
98* ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'': In this [=AU=], Lila is outed as a liar in the same episode she appears in (as Scarlet Lady called her out for lying in front of a crowd). Ashamed and embarrassed, Lila stays home from school for a few days, faking illness. Marinette (who was never threatened by her here) goes to Lila and talks with her, helping her realize that she doesn't have to lie to be liked. Her advice actually takes hold, and Lila apologizes to the class (who [[EasilyForgiven readily forgive her]], seeing as how her lies hadn't done any true harm[[note]]She only lied about knowing a celebrity here and hadn't yet told most of the lies she did in canon[[/note]]). She ends up [[CharacterDevelopment turning her life around]], becoming one of the most honest members of their class (almost [[BrutalHonesty to a fault]]) and a member of Marinette's friend group (although it takes a long time before Alya and Adrien are willing to trust her).
99** A lesser version happens with Sabrina, who in "Vanisher" decides that she doesn't need Chloe's toxic "friendship" any more and leaves her. She and Lila become close friends (along with Alix, who helps them with their issues by introducing them to roller derby), with Sabrina helping Lila be more considerate and Lila helping Sabrina become more confident. They are such a good influence on each other that [[spoiler:Marigold and Chat Noir trust them to become the temporary holders of the Rooster (Lila) and Mouse (Sabrina) Miraculouses.]]
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101[[AC:''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'']]
102* ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheLastVillain'': Stain and Lady Nagant do this willingly, with Kurogiri coming along for the ride.[[note]]He was told to take orders from Stain and Lady Nagant, and with him having been captured, they were the only people who could give him commands.[[/note]]
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104[[AC:''Franchise/MyLittlePony'']]
105* ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': [[spoiler:In chapter 7 of the sequel ''Diplomat at Large'', Tempest Shadow and Grubber do this off-screen, at Twilight's influence; by the time they appear in-chapter, they're already good guys. It's noted that it took her a while to bring them around though.]]
106* ''Fanfic/DiscordsNewBusiness'': The Dazzlings, at various degrees. Sonata completed hers, Aria's in the middle of it, and Adagio still hasn't begun.
107* ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic'':
108** [[spoiler: Queen Chrysalis]] in ''My Brave Pony: Star Fleet Magic II''.
109** [[spoiler: Distraught]] in ''My Brave Pony: The Movie''.
110** [[spoiler: Phaedra]] in ''My Brave Pony: Star Fleet Magic III''.
111* ''Fanfic/PrincessTrixieSparkle'', after spending the first half of the story stealing Twilight's identity and trying to manipulate things for her own personnel gain, Trixie eventually does this, after Astelle the [[ManBehindTheMan true mare behind everything]] reveals herself and even [[spoiler: becomes a new Element of Harmony!]]
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113[[AC:''Series/OddSquad'']]
114* ''Fanfic/AllMixedUp'': Mariana Mag decides to turn to the side of good at the end of the story thanks to Otto and Carlos, the latter of which was her OnlyFriend and the former of which she made an exception not to attack previously before throwing that all away at the climax.
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116[[AC:''Franchise/OnePiece'']]
117* ''Fanfic/ACrewForAKing'': Marianne, aka Miss Golden Week, abandons Baroque Works and joins the Straw Hats in order to get away from the criminal lifestyle and get a ride back to her home on Water 7.
118* ''Fanfic/TheLogiaBrothers'':
119** Mikita aka Miss Valentine joins the Straw Hats after her defeat on Whiskey Peak.
120** Marianne aka Miss Goldenweek joins the Revolutionaries after Mr 3 is killed on Little Garden.
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122[[AC:Creator/{{Pixar}}]]
123* The ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/AngelasPetMonster'' has Randall getting adopted by a human girl named Angela. He grows to like her, and eventually turns against Waternoose and becomes allied with Mike and Sulley.
124** He gets another one in the Simpsons crossover fic, due to [[MoralityPet Lisa]]'s influence.
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126[[AC:''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'']]
127* ''Fanfic/{{Ancienverse}}'':
128** Team Brutal softens out and becomes Team Nova after losing the Kalos Team Tournament, except for Travis.
129** The Alpha Squad of Team Neo get integrated into ARC after they help save the day in Tribulations.
130** Team Skull as a whole makes a gradual turn, first with Plumeria and the grunts wanting to save Guzma, and then Guzma himself once he comes to his senses. Humorously, they're still bickering on what their new name should be even years later.
131** The Team Rocket trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth reluctantly become moles for ARC, but they fully and openly turn against Giovanni in ''Tomorrow''.
132* ''Fanfic/ANewChanceSeries'': [[spoiler: Jessie, James, and Meowth leave Team Rocket after Ash rescues their Pokemon from Rico, and Brock lectures them about the nature of their jobs, their total failures, and tells them they are perfectly capable of being decent people, but are hopeless if they go back to stealing.]]
133* In the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' fanfic ''FanFic/ThePowerThatsInside'', Team Rocket quits once they see that some of the Pokemon they kidnapped went on to become part of a LivingBattery program. Later on, [[spoiler: Gary Oak]] has one of these.
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136* ''Fanfic/{{Ladder}}'': Princess Morbucks stops doing criminal acts and attempting to be a Powerpuff Girl after [[spoiler:both Blossom and Buttercup die]]. Princess and Bubbles become each others OnlyFriend afterwards. [[spoiler:Sadly, Bubbles later strangles Princess to death due to believing she was faking everything.]]
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139* ''Fanfic/GlitterForceIntoTheGlitterverse'': [[spoiler:The BigBad, Glitterette, slowly goes through a HeelRealization, and in the end, joins the Cures' side as Cure Glitter.]]
140* ''Fanfic/PrettyCurePerfumePreppy'': Lapinyuu is fired from Karlix for sporting Pretty Cure paraphernalia in Raflesina's presence and desires to join the Cures but is rejected, though by chance she winds up in her first acting job immediately afterward--as [[SixthRanger Third Ranger]] to Hearty Pure, Glowy Radiant.
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142[[AC:''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'']]
143* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8751000/1/Guardian-of-Light Guardian of Light]]'': [[spoiler: Pitch pulls one thanks to his daughter's influence]].
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145[[AC:''Franchise/SpongebobSquarepants'']]
146* ''Fanfic/PlanktonsEyeView'': Plankton going through this trope and his journey of self-redemption are the main plot points.
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148[[AC:''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'']]
149* ''Webcomic/TheLegendOfSpyroZonoyasRevenge'': [[spoiler:It takes [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath Malefor's demise]] and Cynder willingly allowing her to read her mind to see what Malefor really was to convince Zonoya to change. While Cynder is willing to forgive and try to help Zonoya change, Spyro still hasn't accepting the change. Spyro's actions may have be leading her to [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor turn evil again]] when he attacks her son (due to him being Malefor's child), [[MamaBear causing her to seek revenge for that.]] But in the end, she is stopped from going back across the line and ends up on fairly good terms with the heroes.]]
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151[[AC:''Franchise/StarTrek'']]
152* The ''Film/StarTrek2009'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9694363/1/Safe-and-Sound Safe and Sound]]'' has [[spoiler: ''Khan'', of all people, pull one when he realizes it would help his family and allow him to be with his new surrogate daughter, Lucille]].
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154[[AC:''Franchise/StarWars'']]
155* ''Fanfic/DoubleAgentVader'' begins with Darth Vader being sent by Emperor Palpatine on a mission to Tatooine; Palpatine's intention is to taunt him by reminding him of what he's lost, but the actual result is that he finds a way to reconnect with his roots, reclaims his identity as Anakin Skywalker, and dedicates himself to bringing down Palpatine and the Empire from the inside.
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157[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'']]
158* ''Fanfic/NewTamaran'': Red X once he learns the full scope of [[spoiler:Blackfire]]’s plan. He later becomes a law-abiding citizen and marries Terra.
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160[[AC: ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'']]
161* In ''Fanfic/TurningRedSecretsOfThePanda'', [[spoiler:The PCA]] pull one at the end, after the find that the people they were tasked with taking down are innocent.
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164* ''Fanfic/TheOopsCycle'': The premise of the story is that Kobal, Demon Prince of Dark Humor, seeks to play the greatest joke on creation that he has ever pulled -- the redemption of the three most monstrous and evil Demon Princes in Hell. By the end, this ends with Haagenti, the Prince of Gluttony, becoming the Archangel of Gusto; Malphas, the Prince of Factions, becoming the Archangel of Individuality; and Saminga, the Prince of Death, becoming the Archangel of Fulfillment.
165* In ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'', due to the nature of ''Videogame/DungeonKeeper'''s world, most characters that [[ADungeonIsYou Keeper]] [[Manga/SailorMoon Mercury]] faces end up either dead or working for her, thus working for the side of "good."
166* [[spoiler:Frandlin Ivo]] performs one in ''Fanfic/DragonAgeTheCrownOfThorns''. He moves on to [[spoiler:become a triple agent or quadruple agent, depending on how one looks at the GambitPileup in Orzammar.]]
167* Through Gaia's machinations, [[spoiler: Fortuna]] in ''Fanfic/CoOpMode''. As of the latest chapters, the same goes for [[spoiler: Lisa]].
168-->[[spoiler: '''Fortuna''']]: "My name is [[spoiler:Fortuna]]. There are 5,023 steps, or 2 years 2 months and 16 days left until the world is safe. On that last day, that last step, ''Cauldron will burn'' and, by my choice, I with it."
169* ''Fanfic/HonorTrip'': This is the very basis of the story, where Cell gets hit on the head, gains a sense of humanity, and turns good.
170* ''Fanfic/TheChildOfLove'': [[spoiler:Rei]] turned on [[spoiler:Gendo]] to protect Shinji and Asuka's child.
171* [[spoiler:Miranda]] in the W.I.T.C.H. fanfic [=KievaLynn=]'s Season Three, episodes five and six. While the cartoon didn't give her any backstory at all, this story fleshes her history out in a way that makes the experience that triggers it plausible.
172* [[spoiler: The Hunter]] in ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. Which pisses off the Great God Indle quite considerably....
173* [[spoiler: Crow]] in FanFic/TheTaintedGrimoire.
174* In ''Fanfic/AceCombatTheEquestrianWar'', [[spoiler: Zeakros]], the commanding griffon officer does this in chapter 19.
175* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6173090/17/Lightning-and-Thunder Lightning and Thunder]]'' lampshades and mocks the trope during the Harry/Quirrell first year confrontation, stating that "[[ThisIsReality this wasn't some TV show]] where he could turn the bad guy good with an excellent well placed speech."
176* ''Anime/SailorMoon'' fan fiction ''FanFic/ANewOrder'' has one of the most powerful [[MonsterOfTheWeek youma]] defect after [[BadBoss Zoicite]] uses it as a meat shield.
177* In ''[[Literature/TheHungerGames Hunger Games]]'' fanfic ''Fanfic/SomeSemblanceOfMeaning'': [[spoiler: Obsidian]] has one after [[spoiler: he realizes how ruthless and depraved his fellow Careers are, and he leaves the pack]].
178* [[spoiler: Damballa]] in the ''FanFic/{{Horseshoes and Hand Grenades}}'' story, ''A Month of Sundays'' after [[spoiler: Jun]] reunites him with his grandson and [[NotSoDifferentRemark talks him down by mentioning how he and most of humanity were not too different.]]
179* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5695115/1/MMZX3-Mega-Man-ZX-Enforcers Mega Man ZX Enforcers]]'' has so far had ''six'' of these: [[spoiler:Atlas, Thetis, Aeolus, Siarnaq, Prometheus, and Pandora.]] The former four have theirs in circumstances that cause them conflict: [[spoiler:Atlas breaks down crying when her childhood friend tells him to shoot her, but [[LoveRedeems he comforts her and forgives her for her past]] (cementing a RelationshipUpgrade in the process), Thetis finds out that [[HeelRealization the humans he thought were destroying the planet actually cared about it]] by undoing damage done by one of the Pseudoroids commanded by his "boss", Aeolus finds out that [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal Model D completely duped him into helping it and sent its own soldiers after him]], making him the one thing he hates (a fool), and Siarnaq aids Grey when he attacks Forrest and Shade (the same people who left Siarnaq for dead in the past) for using him, realizing that his stoicism was a mask for his fear. Prometheus and Pandora had theirs off-screen, choosing to aid the good guys (sort of; they've only helped them once so far) to avoid being recruited by Model D.]] Model O being used by Taylor might count too, since it's based on [[spoiler:Omega, the Devil Reploid who was a major driver of the Elf Wars in the ''Zero'' series. And the HFT count is now up to seven, with it being revealed that Taylor himself was the one who ''created the Model S Biometals'', but defected after being freed from Model D's influence and is now working on a secret weapon to destroy all the artificial Biometals he created.]]
180* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9827540/1/Wanted Wanted]]'', a ''Film/{{Thor}}'' fanfic set during [[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld the second film]], Loki [[spoiler: doesn't fake his death and ends up helping Thor and the others defeat Malekith in London. He decides to stay on Earth with Thor after Darcy befriends him]].
181* [[spoiler:Desiree]] has one in the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic series ''FanFic/FacingTheFutureSeries'', thanks to, of all ghosts [[spoiler:Sidney Poindexter]].
182* ''Fanfic/TheCalvinverse'': Bob, a minor villain, ends up turning to Calvin's side in ''Fanfic/RetroChill'' after being [[TheChewToy abused]] by the villains for a decent amount of the story.
183* Silver Spoon in ''FanFic/AHairierProblemRiseOfTheFurball'' begins questioning if she should stay with [[RichBitch Diamond Tiara]] and Fair Vista when the latter shows herself to them both for the first time. She comes to realize that it isn't worth it when Apple Bloom risks her secret and her life to save Spoon from a sudden flood in Ponyville, and she fully turns away from the pair once she realizes the full extent of their most recent plan to "expose" Apple Bloom [[spoiler: when in reality Fair Vista wants to possess Apple Bloom and get revenge on Applejack and company for killing sable Loam]].
184* Renny, son of a Death Eater who joined the D.A. after Voldemort tortured his father for a minor failure in ''FanFic/DumbledoresArmyAndTheYearOfDarkness''.
185* ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeDarknessFalls'' features two. One was well built up, the other...not as much. But nonetheless, [[ComicBook/NewGods Big Barda]] and [[spoiler:ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}]] both eventually come to see just how wrong they were in serving ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}, and join the Earth's heroes in their war.
186* ''Fanfic/SuperSentaiVsPowerRangersTheLiveblog'': [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman Tranza]] becomes rather nicer throughout the fanfic after watching Rika's descent into insanity and despair, eventually sympathizing with her. Near the end of the liveblog, he even tries to have Rika escape from Radiguet's wrath and call out his former ally over his plan.
187* ''FanFic/ASnakeNamedVoldemort'': Voldemort, after being stuck in snake form and having to live with Harry.
188* In the ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' fanfic ''FanFic/TheFireOfFuturesPast'', [[spoiler:Leroy]] escapes from prison and [[spoiler:takes a very hard crash landing on Earth]]. He crashes the Pelekai ''[='=]ohana''[='=]s family fun night, but [[spoiler:he's too shook up from the crash landing to attack anyone]]. Lilo takes advantage of this and convinces him to tell a campfire story about Stitch (as the ''[='=]ohana'' have been doing throughout the night), and [[spoiler:Leroy tells a love story about Stitch and Angel. From there, Leroy starts to care about the ''[='=]ohana'', and they actually grow concerned for him as the United Galactic Federation comes to retrieve him]]. Thus, the main story shifts from the ''[='=]ohana'' just telling campfire stories about Stitch to [[spoiler:also trying to prove to the Grand Councilwoman that Leroy has redeemed himself and should stay with them on Earth]].
189* ''FanFic/ThisBites'': Given the GrayAndGreyMorality of One Piece, this is a little shaky, but [[spoiler:after witnessing the political pettiness of their superiors, Smoker, Tashigi and Hina outright tell Cross that they want to ally with him to bring down the World Government. As of chap. 42 Captain T-Bone, Vice-Admiral Jonathan and Vice-Admiral Tsuru join them in treason]].
190* In the ''Manga/OnePiece''/''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' crossover ''Fanfic/AGemInTheRough'', Steven manages to convince Mr. 5, Miss Valentine, and Miss Goldenweek to abandon Baroque Works. This leads to them joining along with the Straw Hats for the remainder of the story.
191* [[spoiler:Metal Sonic]] pulls one in ''Webcomic/GhostsOfTheFuture''. The heroes are ''not'' receptive to it and lock him up in the mansion's garage until they decide what to do with him. Most of them don't even think he's ''sentient'', since he wasn't before and only gained self awareness thanks to [[spoiler:Nicole's]] experimentation. Sicily's pretty much the only one willing to hear him out, though Sonic starts reconsidering when [[spoiler:he sees Metal risk his life to save Sicily]].
192* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'' has this combined with SparedByTheAdaptation with Zabuza and Haku. The former appears as a mercenary hired [[spoiler: to aid the Uchihas in their rebellion]] but is arrested and imprisoned. He's given a chance to be released with Haku enrolling in the Konoha ninja academy, and eventually becomes a valuable ally, albeit in a more ReformedButNotTamed way. Haku, meanwhile, becomes Naruto and Hinata's teammate when they graduate from the academy.
193** After the timeskip, [[spoiler: Orochimaru's genin trio, Zaku, Kin and Dosu]] end up captured after the sound invasion, but instead of killing them, they're placed under Anko's custody.
194* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' fanfic 'Fanfic/MonsterChronicles'' Duncan goes through one in the final third of the story, after having finally [[spoiler: stood up to Cedric in Chapter 12.]]
195* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/ResurrectedMemories'': [[spoiler: Ember undergoes one part way through the story as she slowly falls in love with Danny. Albeit it is a realistic take on one, as it takes a while for her to shake off some of her old habits.]]
196* ''FanFic/DarkLordsOfNerima'': The youma Beneda initially joined up with Ryouga and Ranma because she was hoping she could turn them against the Sailor Senshi after an attack gone wrong. It takes Ryouga preventing Sailor Mars from killing her, and then later him tracking her down to comfort her while he was grievously injured, for Beneda to begin to realize that she actually ''mattered'' to these humans. By the story's end, she's permanently on their side.
197* ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn'':
198** Jara –whose wrestling person, "Lady Jasmine", is an actual heel- turns on Blackflame after getting defeated by Kara.
199** After being a thorn in Kara's side for years, Shyla Kor-Onn allies herself with her during "Last Waltz with Luthor".
200** Parasite isn't feeling overly loyal after getting manipulated by Luthor, so he takes Superman up on his offer to get his normal body back in exchange for reforming.
201* In ''Fanfic/SuperVillainPrevention101'', Harley Quinn starts the fic as a former villain who worked with the Joker.
202* ''Fanfic/UnbreakableRedSilkenThread'': The first arc of the story could be summarized as this for Heather, showing her evolution as a person over the course of several years thanks to first her friendship, then later relationship with Cody.
203* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheBlack'': Having been born and raised during wartime, Jatar was trained to be a warrior much like his brother. Before he was considered old enough to join them in their raids however, he secretly followed him and was horrified by how they butchered innocent people. This experience led to him running away, most of trollkind not knowing about him and Bular assuming he died.
204* In ''Film/ManOfSteel'' alternate universe fanfiction ''Fanfic/DaughterOfFireAndSteel'', [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]] is a member of General Zod's Black Zero's crew until she realizes that Zod intends to wipe humans out, at which point she defects and joins [[Franchise/{{Superman}} her cousin]].
205* ''Fanfic/ForTheGloryOfIrk'':
206** After finding out at some point prior to the start of the story that the Tallest have no interest in Earth, Zim has given up on trying to conquer it.
207** [[StarfishAliens Q]] tries to kill Dib in their first meeting, but later sides with him and [[TheFederation the Syndicate]] to expose the [[DoubleAgent infiltration]] in their ranks. After that, he sticks around to help them as they go up against the greater threat of TheConspiracy within the Irken Empire. Though it's downplayed, since he's only doing this to [[ItAmusedMe amuse himself]].
208* ''Fanfic/TheSecretReturnOfAlexMack'': Jo Baker starts out as a violent bully, then is given superpowers to help take Terawatt down. After that fails, however, she finds that her new physique and powers [[CutLexLuthorACheck can be monetised]] if she's willing to go that far; once she has money in the bank and admirers all around, she mellows out a lot and decides that she can afford to make herself useful on occasion.
209* ''Fanfic/TheInfiniteLoops'': Several characters who were villainous in Baseline have mellowed out over time due to various reasons, such as seeing [[YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood they are more successful as heroes]], realizing that they can never actually beat the heroes they fight and that's it's easier to just make friends with them, finding they enjoy the heroes' company, realizing they aren't dead anymore or some combination of the above.
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