The Villain Whitewashing Service is where you take some
Misaimed Fandom, add a lot of
Draco in Leather Pants, a hint of
Bunny-Ears Lawyer and/or
Flanderization, a small chunk of
Badass Decay, and you make your favorite villain sound like a pretty decent but incredibly misunderstood guy. List your examples under your
Troper name, alphabetically, and hide the answers using
spoilers. Avoid links in the answer. Please include the story your character is from
note i.e.. Darth Vader, Star Wars,
no matter how popular it is.
Compare
Worse Than It Sounds. Contrast
Paint The Hero Black.
Example subpages: