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* Theoretically, ''you'' can take a spin in the Heel–Face Revolving Door in just about any RPG with a morality system. Just alternate good choices and evil choices and voila.
* Tsubaki Yayoi from ''Franchise/BlazBlue''. She starts to being good, then she turns evil by Hazama's manipulations, turns slightly good, but becomes BrainwashedAndCrazy by the Imperator. By the end of ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chronophantasma]]'', she finally turns back to the side of good, but early in ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction Central Fiction]]'' most of the cast are afflicted with amnesia -- so Tsubaki reverts to how she was at the start of the series. This leaves her open to being screwed with by Hazama again, until she recovers her memories and finally settles on the heroes' team and gets a hero ending. This is made extra complicated by her alter ego/merged identity Izayoi, who is even more driven on the cause of justice and truth. Even when fully good, Izayoi is never happy about working with the AntiHero protagonist Ragna.
* Pretty Bomber from the ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' games. While originally a member of the Five Bad Bombers, she just can't make up her mind.
* Mizrabel went from being a villain to a friend of Mickey at the end of ''VideoGame/CastleOfIllusion'', and apparently went back to being a villain again when she got mad about being forgotten in ''VideoGame/EpicMickeyPowerOfIllusion''.
* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'':
** ''Going Rogue'' allowed you to ''live'' this trope. You can go from being a hero to a villain back into a Hero, wash rinse repeat. Ditto villains.
** The Rogue's Gallery enemy group consists of former members of the ''Paragon Heroes'' and ''Rogue Isles Villains'' enemies from Bank Missions with fleshed out personalities, as well as several prominent [=NPCs=] like Frostfire and Malestrom. Many of these [=NPCs=] undergo alignment changes just like you do. Frostfire becomes a Hero, Polar Shift becomes a villain... But as the missions are random, it appears as if they're hopping all over the place, Just like you.
* ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'': Fake Crash constantly flip-flops between fighting Crash and fighting alongside him. He's just as frequently completely neutral, dancing in the background, not caring about the plot, so his true motives are a complete mystery.
* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'': Vergil decides to fight alongside Dante to defeat Arkham, who had manipulated them both to gain the power of their father Sparda. Immediately after the villain is defeated however, Vergil goes right back to fighting to the death with Dante over that same power.
* ''VideoGame/DyztopiaPostHumanRPG'': Kael is a Hunter working for Zetacorp and despite being a good colleague to Akira, he's still subservient to an evil corporation. Later, [[spoiler:he fakes his death in Pon Pon and joins the Vulcanite Resistance to free Vulcanite from Zeta, but he's captured and forced to work for Zetacorp again, otherwise the bomb implanted in him will explode. While he is being forced to work for Zetacorp against his will, he also has a personal reason to attack Akira, since the latter killed his brother Barbados. If the player increased Barbados's link level at the start of the game, Kael will give up on revenge and have Akira heal him from the bomb's explosion, allowing him to permanently join the party. Otherwise, he dies fighting the party]].
* ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'': Porky uses this one every time you meet him; he'll claim he's willing to repent of his misdeeds until he gets an opening to make a getaway, and then he's right back to plotting against Ness. In the original Japanese it's implied that (at least the first time) he really was willing to make amends, but he took [[HeroicMime Ness' silence]] to mean he wasn't willing to forgive.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', Eydis Fire-Eye, Steward of the Balmora Fighters Guild hall, proves to be one if you intend to complete both the Thieves Guild and Fighters Guild quest lines. The Fighters Guild and Thieves Guild have a clandestine war going on, as [[spoiler:the Fighters Guild faction leader and a few of his top lieutenants, including Eydis, are in the pocket of the [[TheSyndicate Camonna Tong]], Morrowind's native [[TheMafia Mafia]]. One Thieves Guild quest has you bribing Eydis with a certain artifact to get her to [[HeelFaceTurn switch sides]]. However, if you then complete the Fighters Guild quest line, she'll view you as a threat once you reach a high enough rank and attack, forcing you to kill her]].
** Meridia, a [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] whose sphere is obscured to mortals, but is associated with LifeEnergy, [[LightIsNotgood Light]], and [[ProudBeauty Beauty]], is typically considered to be one of the few "good" Daedra throughout Tamriel. However, her actions in the series to date plant her squarely in this trope. In [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline one instance]], she'll be acting as the BigGood in defending mortal lives from hostile takeover by supernatural forces. Then in [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion another]], she'll be [[GreaterScopevillain giving aid]] to [[BigBad a being]] who seeks to overthrow the [[SaintlyChurch Nine Divines]] and [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil enslave]] the races of Men. Ultimately, whatever actions Meridia takes are going to be [[ItsAllAboutMe for her benefit, not anyone else's]]. It just so happens that, especially with her extreme ''hatred'' of anything undead, her actions come off as benevolent toward mortals more often than not.
* The Mad Doctor does this in ''[[VideoGame/EpicMickey2ThePowerOfTwo Epic Mickey 2]]''. After the events of [[VideoGame/EpicMickey the first game]], he claims to have reformed and offers to help the heroes take down the incoming threat, even though the heroes [[HeelFaceDoorSlam don't really trust him]]. And then, surprisingly, the BigBad is Gremlin Prescott. But THEN, it turns out he's not: Prescott was a pawn in [[EvilAllAlong the Mad Doctor's plan to escape from Wasteland]]. But then you can have the Mad Doctor do a real HeelFaceTurn in the end, if you pick the good ending.
%%ZCE* Archer in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight: Unlimited Blade Works''.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** Something that is occasionally forgotten is that Kain (see below) did not invent this trope for the series. That honor goes to Leon (the ''[[Franchise/KingdomHearts real]]'' one) of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'', who goes from AloofBigBrother to MIA to TheDragon to BigBad (for all of five seconds) to HeelFaceTurn to repentant loner over the course of the game.
** Kain of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' is pretty often used as an example, though all his turns were due to mind control by the real villain. [[note]]It's still discussed if his first HeelFaceTurn was an act or the real deal, and he gets controlled again later.[[/note]] And it happened only twice. So, mainly it's a case of NeverLiveItDown.
*** {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in the DS remake -- if you use the "read the party leader's thoughts" feature (set Kain as the visible character on the map, then bring up the menu) as you're leaving the Sealed Cave, you'll see him fighting Golbez reasserting control (unsuccessfully). [[spoiler:If you repeat this as you travel through the Lunar Subterrane, Kain will be fighting the attempts of [[BigBad Zemus]] to control him (this time more successfully).]]
*** [[spoiler:Subverted]] in [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears the sequel]], where Kain joins forces with the villain the Mysterious Girl, steals several crystals, and fights Fabul before being defeated by the Hooded Man who is [[spoiler:the real Kain. The evil Kain is actually [[EnemyWithout his Dark Side]], who escaped Mt. Ordeals. The real Kain had to track him down before being able to pass his test.]]
*** ''VideoGame/CaptainSNES'' of course uses the trope again, as not only he is touched by the sovereign of sorrow, he is also in love with Rosa (pretty canonically) which the Drab Lord amplified sufficiently as to make him his minion. Kain is referred to here in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' terms as "the reason you don't make Charisma your DumpStat", and it's implied that he will fall for ''any'' charm person spell. ''Any''.
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** ''Elibe'' games: Erik, a minor boss, changes sides throughout both games. First in the backstory of ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Blazing Blade]]'', Erik was a friend of Eliwood, and Hector, but his jealousy led to him joining with his father in turning against Lycia. Then after his father abandons him, Erik feels remorse over his actions, and cleans up his act as his father's successor. By ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Binding Blade]]'', Erik, despite people's trust in him, joins up with the invading Kingdom of Bern out of the belief Lycia has no chance of opposing Bern.
** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Path of Radiance]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'':
*** If you do things a certain way, [[DragonRider Jill]] can change sides ''five'' times across the two games. She starts off as a soldier of [[TheEmpire Daein]], can be convinced to defect to [[TheGoodKingdom Crimea]] by Ike, can be convinced to defect ''back'' to Daein by Shihiram, does defect back to [[LaResistance Daein]] between games, and can be convinced to defect one last time to [[TheAlliance the Laguz Alliance]] by Haar or Mist.
*** This goes double for Naesala, who seems to have this as a basic character trait. Just in the first game he works for Daein, sells a childhood friend to a Begnion noble, if you manage to talk to him in one chapter (almost a must, as he's near impossible to kill) he decides to go neutral, then he somewhat grudgingly starts helping Crimea toward the end. The second game sees him helping the Laguz Alliance, selling them out to Begnion, and then acting as a bodyguard for the Apostle when she goes to support the Laguz Alliance! No one is quite sure what side, if any, he's really on by the time he's a playable character and more than one doesn't really care as long as they get to kill him. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in ''Radiant Dawn'' by Tibarn, of all people. It's later justified by the reveal that Naesala is [[spoiler:under a Blood Pact. If he doesn't betray everyone at the will of the Begnion Senate, all of the ravens will die]].
--->'''Tibarn:''' Naesala betrayed us?! [[OhNoNotAgain AGAIN?!]]
* Starkiller in ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' was Darth Vader's Sith apprentice who was sent on an undercover mission to pose as a Jedi, but ends up BecomingTheMask and making good decisions, constantly alternating between his loyalties to his master and his new friends. In the [[DownerEnding Dark Side ending]], even after killing Vader in anger he still tries to be a Jedi and finish off Sidious only for it to backfire horribly and end with him being TrappedInVillainy like his master.
* ''VideoGame/GargoylesQuest'': This seems to be the case with Firebrand as he is part of the Red Arremers who appeared as heel enemies in "Ghosts n Goblins" but in the games he starred in, he was portrayed as an AntiHero Face. Because of this, his morality is seen as ambiguous.
* Cole [=McGrath=] in ''VideoGame/InFamous'' due to the fact he has to decide on acting good or evil in outcomes.
* Riku from ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''. Starting as Face, he turned Heel as the RivalTurnedEvil, but turns Face again by the end. In ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'', he then becomes sort of an AntiHero Face working with [=DiZ=], but becomes a solid Face for real by ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', which is marked for good at the end of ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''.
* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'':
** The series loves this trope, although it's much lighter than most other interpretations. Characters like Chef Kawasaki and Knuckle Joe can appear as mini-bosses in one game, and be allies in a different one.
** While [[AntiVillain King Dedede]] is the perhaps the most obvious culprit of this, [[EnsembleDarkhorse Meta Knight]] does this a staggering number of times ''in [[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure the very first game he was featured in]]''. Most of the time, he's sending his mooks after you to impede your progress, and eventually directly confronts you himself. However, he also gives you [[InvincibilityPowerUp invincible candy]] periodically throughout the game, even after you defeat him.
* ''VideoGame/KnightBewitched'': Alduin, when learning that Ruth left Gwen alive, instantly turns against her and her party (granted, he never seemed to even care much for Stray and Uno), accusing her of being bewitched and arresting her. The rest of the party breaks Ruth out of jail and becomes fugitives alongside her, resulting in two boss fights with Alduin over the course of the story. [[spoiler:Alduin chases them down to Malady and Meredith's hideout, but agrees to help them enchant Sylvanaras once he realizes Gwen is his sister]].
* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' gives us Darth Revan, a [[KnightInShiningArmor Jedi Knight]] who turned to TheDarkSide and became an EvilOverlord. Then it is revealed [[spoiler: that they are actually the PlayerCharacter after a spot of HeelFaceBrainwashing. At least temporarily, because you may come back to the TheDarkSide. And canonically, Revan saves the Republic, then later in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' goes evil ''again'', and then ''dies'' and splits up into two personas -- good one and evil one -- just for them to merge into one, Light-Sided spirit.]] As one FanFic put it:
--> What's the difference between the Jedi Revan and a tennis ball? A tennis ball doesn't change sides as often.
* ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'':
** Durandal [[AIIsACrapshoot the rampant AI]] in the first game. First he gives factual information to Leela, then sides with the Pfhor and kidnaps you, then gets bored and lets you return to Leela, then starts directly helping defeat the aliens invading the ship, then [[spoiler:steals the Pfhor corvette for himself]]. In the second game, though, he's seemingly calmed down and stays your ally.
** In ''Marathon Infinity'', [[spoiler:'''YOU''' learn the bad side of being a cybernetic soldier who takes orders and has no free will of his own: ''anyone'' considered an authority figure to you can command you to do their bidding, even if it means slaughtering your allies and if said leader is in full AGodAmI mode.]]
* Cerberus, the pro-human agenda terrorist NGOSuperpower of the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy, start off as a minor foe in side quests in ''VideoGame/MassEffect1''. You end up working for them in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', and they return as enemies in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. Their goals are actually consistent throughout the games, it's just that in ''Mass Effect 2'' they were manipulating Shepard.
* Zero, if you get the bad endings of ''VideoGame/MegaManX2'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManX5'', as well as a HeelFaceTurn in his backstory.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'': Oh, Naomi, do you even ''have'' a side? From the beginning to the end of the story, she helps Snake, betrays Snake, helps Otacon, sleeps with Otacon, betrays Otacon, then helps Snake and Otacon. [[spoiler:And then leaves one last message for Otacon and Snake after she dies for good measure.]]
** Frank Jaeger, her brother, also shares this trait. He attempts to kill Big Boss but is rescued by him, then attempts to kill him again, then becomes so obsessed with him that he turns on his captors and kills a bunch of them before eventually joining Big Boss as a member of his unit. He helps out Snake but then defects to an enemy nation, offers Snake helpful advice, murders his girlfriend before attempting to kill Snake multiple times (while still also offering him helpful advice in between these attempts to kill him), reconciles with Snake on his deathbed, is forcibly converted into a crazy CyberNinja, kills a bunch of soldiers for no apparent reason, helps Snake by cutting off Ocelot's arm, offers Snake helpful anonymous advice, threatens to kill a civilian Snake needs to complete the mission, declares his only purpose to be to battle to the death with Snake, comes to his senses after Snake beats him, then sacrifices his life to destroy Metal Gear. Even in his backstory he fights for both RENAMO ''and'' FRELIMO in Mozambique, in two different conflicts.
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
** Goro, oh so much; he starts off as the Outworld tournament champion, signs a peace treaty with the Shokan's mortal enemies the Centaurs (and making peace with Kung Lao) in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' and sided with Edenia against Shao Kahn in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', before getting mortally wounded and saved by Kahn, siding with him afterward. If that wasn't bad enough, most of his endings have him gaining enough power to overthrow Shao Kahn, kill off the Centaurs, and ensure the Shokan become their own neutral group.
** Kabal started off as a member of the evil Black Dragon clan prior to the series, becomes good (and fights for the Forces of Light in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3''), then reverts to evil by ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception''. Havik is suggested to had something to do with that last Heel turn after Kabal's NearDeathExperience at the hands of Mavado, since the narration describes the Cleric of Chaos as [[TheCorrupter being able to reignite Kabal's anarchist ideals]].
** Raiden starts off as the BigGood of the Forces of Light, but after he CameBackWrong in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'', he became [[FaceHeelTurn Dark Raiden]], only to turn good at [[spoiler:the end of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', when he sends a message to his past self in a last-ditch attempt to stop [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 Shao Kahn from destroying all of reality]], creating an alternate timeline. By the end of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', he's back again in his Dark Raiden persona after absorbing Shinnok's powers and purifying the Jinsei (Earthrealm's life-force), with the intent to go on the warpath to attack and destroy other realms (and possibly conquer them) if they dare to invade Earthrealm. However, the resulting TimeCrash in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' at the hands of [[TimeMaster Kronika]] [[CosmicRetcon erases]] this Raiden and replaces him with a younger, still good version from the ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' era, [[FutureMeScaresMe who is understandably concerned about his alternate self's behavior]].]] He did go on a temporary Heel-turn after succumbing to the effects of the amulet when time-displaced Scorpion comes back with bad news, but shortly reverts back after having a vision. When time got rewinded again in Aftermath on that similar time spot, Raiden succumbs to the amulet when he sees Shang Tsung, but reverts back after convincing.
* In ''VideoGame/NancyDrew: The Creature of Kapu Cave'', the indecisiveness of one of the culprits ([[spoiler:Mike]]) adds to the mystery. First, he [[spoiler:and his daughter]] orchestrated the theft of a substance they could use to frame someone. Then an earthquake prevented him from returning to the contraband he'd stashed in Kapu Cave, which he interpreted [[GodIsDispleased as a warning from Pele]], and consequently changed his ways... for a few minutes. Then the protagonists stumbled across evidence of his crime, in a place where it would be easy for him to [[HeKnowsTooMuch dispose of them]], and, well... [[IgnoredEpiphany He couldn't just let that opportunity go, could he?]] So he tried to murder them (and ''succeeds'' in one [[HaveANiceDeath Game Over sequence]]), but they foiled him and escaped, at which point he immediately turned himself over to the police. His accomplice has no such doubts, remaining firmly villainous throughout the plot.
* Aribeth jumps around quite a lot in Creator/BioWare's first ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'', [[spoiler:both in the main campaign and ''NeverwinterNights/HordesOfTheUnderdark'']]. To date it is possible to have her switch sides five times: [[spoiler:betraying Neverwinter to Morag, being redeemed in the endgame, going mad in hell, being brought back by the player, and falling to Mephistopheles' ReasonYouSuckSpeech]]. Then again, all of the others technically stem from the first one, so if you don't take either player-prompted switches she changes sides once and stays there.
* In later chapters of ''VideoGame/Onmyoji2016'', it becomes ''confusing'' to tell what side Ōtengu is on, to say the least. He used to be Hiromasa's best bud and fight evil with him, but then betrays him and turns to evil himself. Later, he seems to reconcile with Hiromasa -- cue DuetBonding -- but ''then'' is still seen on the bad guys' team. Also, he might be super nice to Shoyō depending on whether you believe the winged monster leading him out of the mountains really is Ōtengu.
* ''VideoGame/Persona3'': [[spoiler:Chidori starts off as a member of Strega, the crazy-end-of-the-world guys. She then quite inadvertently befriends Junpei, a member for the heroic SEES, who talks too much about what he does. She captures him and holds him for ransom essentially, but is then captured by SEES. Junpei works up a friendship with her to the point that she won't talk to anyone else, resulting in a HeelFaceTurn. Then SEES supposedly kills the other members for Strega, and she rejects Junpei. About a month later, she attacks SEES and does a FaceHeelTurn. ''Five minutes later'', she sacrifices herself to save Junpei, for a HeelFaceTurn, because of course RedemptionEqualsDeath. The UpdatedRerelease, ''FES'', does add in extra story content that allows Chidori to ultimately survive, with an official statement around the time of ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax'' confirming she's still alive in the present and still with Junpei.]]
* In ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers of Sky'', [[spoiler:Dusknoir]] is a perfect example of this. After being sent back to the future with Grovyle, he finds out that Primal Dialga is now trying to get rid of him, and has a new henchman at its side. Due to this, he has to team up with Grovyle as they make their way to Primal Dialga. Towards the end of the episode when Grovyle attempts to rescue Celebi, he is [[spoiler: captured in a trap set by Dusknoir that is designed to destroy Grovyle's soul so that Dusknoir can take over his body and go back to the past to foil the hero's plan to save the future. However, after remembering what Grovyle had told him about himself earlier, Dusknoir has a brief personality crisis before swiftly becoming a good guy and saving Grovyle at the last second.]]
* Captain Qwark of ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank''. Initially, he was a hero, albeit a loud and boisterous one. Then, he became a villainous has-been. Then, he got his shot at being the BigBad. Then, he changed his mind ans went back to being a boisterous hero. While he's treated as the ButtMonkey and TheFriendNobodyLikes among the good guys, he's been a hero consistently since the series made the jump to the Platform/PlayStation3 and beyond.
* Ada Wong spends a lot of her time in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series alternating between helping [[DatingCatwoman Leon]] and [[BigBad Wesker]]. That said, while her actions and motivations in gameplay this straight, it's revealed at the end of her side story in the [=PlayStation 2=] and Wii versions of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' that she's working for a completely different organization that's above both the U.S. Government and Wesker.
* In ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', Shadow can go from wiping out a platoon of GUN soldiers in one stage, blasting through the Black Arms in the next, then destroying Eggman's robots afterwards. Speaking of Eggman, the [[SarcasmMode good doctor]] can be of either the "Hero" or "Dark" alignments in any given stage in which he participates. Which way he leans depends on who he's fighting against in that particular stage: he'll be of the "Dark" alignment if he's facing off against GUN, and the "Hero" alignment if he's fighting the Black Arms. Also, Rouge the Bat.
* Vincent from ''VideoGame/SilentHill3'' goes from sided with Claudia and Heather all over again until [[spoiler:it's revealed he is neither sided with them as he, being an [[SmugSnake arrogant jerk]], plans on having Heather and Claudia kill each other to save his skin]].
* Penelope starts off as a Heel in ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'' while in contract by the Black Baron, [[spoiler:who is really her in a costume]]. She becomes a Face upon joining the Cooper Gang following the Baron's defeat, but [[spoiler:eventually betrays them to Le Paradox, and returns to being a Heel, in ''VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime'']].
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Bowser in the , especially in the [=RPGs=]. He's been an EnemyMine so often -- to say nothing of when he [[GoKartingWithBowser Goes Karting With Mario]] -- that it's hard to say just ''whose'' side he's on anymore. Although, in the [=RPGs=] at least, he only stays with Mario until the BigBad is gone. Bowser himself often cites EvilVersusOblivion when teaming up with Mario; he wants to ''rule'' the Mushroom Kingdom, whereas the {{Big Bad}}s want to ''destroy'' it. Depending on the game, it's hard to tell how much of that is an act and how much is sincere.
** Birdo, too, which has made her infamous along with her possibly being UsefulNotes/{{transgender}}. In games where she's non-playable, she's almost always a boss, but in games like ''VideoGame/MarioParty'', she's doing things like helping Mario defeat Bowser. And to add to the MindScrew, she's [[ImpliedLoveInterest implied]] to be dating Yoshi.
* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'':
** Several characters are prone to this, whether due to being frequent victims of MindControl (Lamia, Excellen), having a hidden agenda (Sanger), or just generally being a MagnificentBastard (Shu Shirakawa).
** Taken on full throttle in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha 3'' if you pick [[MsFanservice Selena Recital]] as the protagonist, where she's initially acting on her own (and fighting Viletta Vadim over a case of mistaken identity), shortly thereafter joins the Alpha Numbers, sides with ZAFT after a time-skip where everyone goes their own way, and falls back in line with the Alpha Numbers near the tail end of her introductory stages.
** Subverted in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'' where the ZEUTH team [[RoadCone splits up]] and [[spoiler:each group is manipulated by the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Earth Alliance]] into thinking the other has gone rogue, leading to an inter-series UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny, as well as an excuse to re-enact the destruction of the Freedom Gundam [[FixFic without making either side out to be villainous]].]]
*** Char/Quatro still has the unfortunate habit of switching sides in the ''Z'' series and coming back if the conditions are right. He sides with the other half of ZEUTH (''Z1''), the A-LAWS (''Z2: Saisei-Hen''), and then Neo Zeon (''Z3: Jigoku-Hen'').
*** Strangely enough it's a bit of a subversion in ''Z3'', [[spoiler:as it was more of a case of {{Superdickery}} on Char's part to get the heroes against Neo Zeon and to prevent them from dropping Axis]]. After that he joins the heroes again, presumably for good this time.
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Heero Yuy]] works for [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char Aznable]] in ''VideoGame/ShinSuperRobotWars'' at first because he rescued Heero from a harsh life at the hands of the Zanscare Empire. Later on, General Oka gives Heero new orders from Doctor J to stop Char himself. However, he couldn't follow these new orders until he discovers Char siding with the aliens. Heero tersely teams up with the Londo Bell and can join them as a SecretCharacter.
** In Iori's route in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX'', Hopes makes a heel turn for one fight, then rejoins you afterwards.[[spoiler:In the IF route, he turns against the heroes]] to utilize X-Cross' positive emotions to fuel Al-Warth without the world needing to create wars and become the world's pillar.
* ''VideoGame/SwordOfPaladin'':
** Alex starts as an ally, [[spoiler:but gets turned into a berserk dragon after Berienstahl forces him to wield a Royal Gem. Later, Alex finishes off Augustus, but Ragnarek forces all the Royal Gems into Alex, driving the latter berserk again. Once Nade defeats Alex and turns him back to normal, the latter helps him defeat Ragnarek.]]
** In Demon King Sandraham's backstory, [[spoiler:he was once a researcher who wanted to find a way to solve the Miasma problem, but got infected by Miasma and become a global threat. After his defeat, he's able to control his powers and become an ally of the Paladins again.]]
* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'':
** Lee Cholan, who is introduced as a boss character working for the Mishima Zaibatsu. He's probably neutral to evil at this point in time; while not as evil as Kazuya or Heihachi, he's not shown to be good either, never truly defecting from the Zaibatsu despite Kazuya leading it into even greater corruption when he seizes control from Heihachi after the first tournament. Following the events of ''Tekken 2'', he is expelled from the Zaibatsu by Heihachi (who considered Lee to have betrayed him by siding with Kazuya, though Lee comments in ''VideoGame/Tekken7'' that he was probably cast out for knowing too much about the family's dark history, including the Devil inside Kazuya) and becomes estranged from his adoptive family. Despite his initial desire for revenge, Lee ultimately travels the world, becomes a ladies man, and focuses on the development of cutting edge robotics, eventually becoming a main character in his own right by ''T4'', before becoming someone of better moral standing from ''T5'' onward. In fact, Lee ends up being one of the few unambiguously good Mishima-affiliated characters in the sixth and seventh games, which sees him financing and aiding [[LaResistance a rebel army]] that seeks to end the increasingly violent Mishima blood feud.
** Heihachi himself sort of goes through this, though more of a Heel–VillainProtagonist Revolving Door than anything else. This ends in ''Tekken 7'' [[spoiler:when Kazuya finally [[SelfMadeOrphan succeeds in killing him]]]].
* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' has Kratos, whose true allegiance is in debate until the end. Yuan is just as bad. Even the Renegades flip-flop on whose side they're on often enough for Lloyd to {{lampshade|hanging}} it.
---> '''Lloyd:''' Dammit! What’s so special about me?! Those Renegades need to hurry up and make up their freaking minds about whether they’re our enemies or not!
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'' has [[spoiler:Richard, who throughout much of the game is being possessed by the BigBad]].
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'' has Alvin, whose loyalty jumps sides several times throughout the game, although being a sellsword [[spoiler:(at face value, anyway)]] this is partially forgivable.
* In ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventuresBustersHiddenTreasure'', Plucky Duck is fought twice; the first time as his normal BrainwashedAndCrazy self, then later as his superhero alter-ego, the Toxic Revenger, denying his true identity. Buster snaps him out of it by threatening not to help him with future homeworks.
* ''VideoGame/ViewFromBelow'': Bell is a petty thief who steals Ash's lighter in Arbor Forest. In Glacies Cliffs, he hides Ash from Rose and the two seem to be on better terms. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:Bell kidnaps Melody in Mount Ignis and tries to prevent Ash from saving her. In the final chapter, he attacks the Crimson God in order to free Ash from the latter's clutches, but the Crimson God kills Bell]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'':
** Illidan Stormrage. This is partly because he's mentally unbalanced, and partly because even when he does try to do good, he's got a bad habit of [[WellIntentionedExtremist using morally grey and dangerous methods]] [[PoorCommunicationKills and not properly communicating his intentions with his allies]].
** Depending on your point of view, this can happen to a lot of characters in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', especially if they're a member of the opposing faction. For example, King Varian Wrynn is almost universally loathed by the Horde, but the extraordinary amount of EnemyMine in the game means that much of what he does is good for the Horde as well (like killing Onyxia), and he has his PetTheDog moment in Icecrown Citadel. Similar arguments could be made about Horde leaders from the Alliance perspective.
** The Orc race is collectively like this. They started as warlike-yet-honorable savages living in relative balance with the other races of Draenor. Then they drank demon blood and became complete monsters, with countless stories of slaughtered children and mass rape. After they were defeated by the Alliance the blood rage wore off, and after some time in concentration camps Thrall took them to Kalimdor and attempted to build a new nation that cooperated with its neighbors. The last chieftain who had drunk demon blood died killing said demon, bringing it all full circle. Then tensions with the Alliance led to a world war in all but name and a large faction of Orcs gained power in the Horde in favor of re-militarizing led by a young idiot who argued in favor of child-killing to a veteran who actually did it and was explaining that he was still haunted by their screams. Said faction went full evil and was overthrown by the rest of the Horde who sought to redeem themselves, only for Sylvanas to come to power and send the Orcs on a rampage through Ashenvale that they enjoyed.
** If you think about the Forsaken Death Knights, they own this trope. Initially they started out as humans in the Alliance, got killed and raised to serve the Scourge, broke free of the Scourge and joined the Horde, then died ''again'' and rejoined the Scourge only to break free once more and rejoin the Horde. It's incredible they can keep their sides straight.
** The Horde in general is constantly faced with this. Originally straight villains in the first two games, starting with ''Warcraft 3'' they were given a more nuanced backstory and became largely good. Over the course of ''World of Warcraft'' they have swung back and forth on this issue based on whether the writers want peace or war between the factions for the current expansion.
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