Anime and Manga
- Naruto: Gaara
- Hunter × Hunter: Gon Freecs◊.
- Berserk: Here.
- DARLING in the FRANXX: Mitsuru
- Case Closed: Heiji Hattori
Films — Animation
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse:
- Miles Morales and development of becoming Spider-Man.
- Peter B. and his growth through the movie towards his concern for Miles.
- Miles Morales and development
- Violet Parr from The Incredibles franchise and her transformation.
- Frozen: Queen Elsa
- How to Train Your Dragon franchise:
- The Princess and the Frog: Prince Naveen and alternate gifset
- Encanto:
- Tangled: Eugene Fitzherbert
Films — Live-Action
Franchises
- Star Wars:
- Han Solo and his protectiveness towards Princess Leia Organa growing.
- Satine Kryze
- Ezra Bridger
- Han Solo and his protectiveness towards Princess Leia Organa growing
Live-Action TV
- Lucas Sinclair was initially hostile towards Eleven before softening up to her in Stranger Things.
- Jake Peralta from Brooklyn Nine-Nine and character development.
- Shameless (US): Mickey
- Ted Lasso: Jamie Tartt
- Abbott Elementary: Jeanine Teagues
Western Animation
- Star Butterfly goes from thinking all Monsters are evil to realizing they're not that different than other Mewmans in Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
- Strickler aka Stricklander from Trollhunters was quite cold and ruthless...in the beginning, at least.
- Avatar: The Last Airbender:
- This post shows how Sokka went from a sexist, wannabe warrior to a true hero in his own way who has a deep respect toward women.
- Zuko becoming humbler.
- Second example for Zuko
- By extension, his and Aang's relationship transformed throughout the series.
- Second example for Zuko
- The Gaang
- Aang
- This post
- The Legend of Korra:
- Mako's growth.
- How Korra's feelings for Asami progressed from Books 1 to 4 based on she looked at her.
- Korra
- Mako's growth
- The Dragon Prince:
- Steven Universe:
- Adora from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and a delicious tea tastes like character development!
- The Owl House:
- Hazbin Hotel: Husk
Other
