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* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' rogue Mr. Freeze was originally a very generic, pun-spouting villain in a green welder's suit. Then Creator/PaulDini got ahold of the character and gave him a total overhaul for his appearance in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', bestowing upon him his now-iconic name, look, and TragicVillain backstory. Taking note of this, the comics revamped Freeze completely to hew to Dini's interpretation of him.
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** ''ComicBook/{{Batman}} Annual'': Ironically enough, averted with Mr. Freeze, who experiences this trope's [[AdaptationalVillainy inverse]] instead for his New 52 interpretation.
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** Kyodai Ken was created for ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' as a villain with ties to Bruce, having trained with him until Ken was caught stealing and kicked out of the dojo and blaming Bruce for the consequences of his own actions. ''ComicBook/DetectiveComicsRebirth'' sees him as a loyal bodyguard of one of Bruce's teacher.
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** ''ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear'' follows the ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' portray of Commissioner Loeb as incompetent but well-meaning, rather than corrupt.
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** ''ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear'' follows the ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'' portray of Commissioner Loeb as incompetent but well-meaning, rather than corrupt.
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** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'': Veronica Cale is still a villain who's done some awful things, but whereas the original was motivated purely by envy, this one is motivated by her desire to have her daughter back, and is basically a CosmicPlaything.
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*** Veronica Cale is still a villain who's done some awful things, but whereas the original was motivated purely by envy, this one is motivated by her desire to have her daughter back, and is basically aCosmicPlaything.CosmicPlaything.
*** Queen Atomia started out as one of Wondy's few truly irredeemably evil villains; an arrogant EmperorScientist who kidnapped humans and horrifically [[ReforgedIntoAMinion transformed them into her mindless mooks]], this version of her is reimagined as a WellIntentionedExtremist who only attacked the alternate dimension version of Themyscira because they invaded her world first.
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*** Queen Atomia started out as one of Wondy's few truly irredeemably evil villains; an arrogant EmperorScientist who kidnapped humans and horrifically [[ReforgedIntoAMinion transformed them into her mindless mooks]], this version of her is reimagined as a WellIntentionedExtremist who only attacked the alternate dimension version of Themyscira because they invaded her world first.
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** Poison Ivy and [[spoiler:Two-Face]] are completely heroic, and Harley Quinn and Killer Croc have disreputable backgrounds but are more sympathetic than their main-continuity versions.
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* In the classic ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', Mano of the Fatal Five had a bit of a FreudianExcuse in that he was subjected to prejudice on his home planet, before he [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed destroyed it]]. In the Reboot Legion, he destroys his planet ''after'' everyone on it was killed by weapons sold by [=MacCauley=] Industries, and then seeks revenge on Leyland [=MacCauley=]. When he realises the rest of the Five are a bunch of psychos who ''like'' destroying planets, he [[HeelFaceTurn turns against them]]. He later [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor rejoins the group]], but still tries to avoid harming innocents.
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* In the classic ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', ''ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}'', Mano of the Fatal Five had a bit of a FreudianExcuse in that he was subjected to prejudice on his home planet, before he [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed destroyed it]]. In the Reboot Legion, he destroys his planet ''after'' everyone on it was killed by weapons sold by [=MacCauley=] Industries, and then seeks revenge on Leyland [=MacCauley=]. When he realises the rest of the Five are a bunch of psychos who ''like'' destroying planets, he [[HeelFaceTurn turns against them]]. He later [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor rejoins the group]], but still tries to avoid harming innocents.
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** ComicBook/WonderWoman's oft nemesis Ares had traditionally been a straight villain, and even when he wasn't he was never a nice guy, he's powered by war and bloodshed after all. The New 25 version is probably the closest to being a hero out of the entire Greek pantheon and is painted as Diana's mentor and grandfather figure--amusing since he ''is'' her grandfather even if the writers ignore this in favor of his new status as her ''brother'' since this version of Wondy has a father, and that father is Zeus. [[note]]For the confused Zeus is Ares' father, Ares is Hippolyta's father, and Hippolyta is Wonder Woman's mother. In this continuity Hippolyta slept with her own grandfather which resulted in her pregnancy with Diana.[[/note]]
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** ComicBook/WonderWoman's oft nemesis Ares had traditionally been a straight villain, and even when he wasn't he was never a nice guy, he's powered by war and bloodshed after all. The [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 New 25 version version]] is probably the closest to being a hero out of the entire Greek pantheon and is painted as Diana's mentor and grandfather figure--amusing since he ''is'' her grandfather even if the writers ignore this in favor of his new status as her ''brother'' since this version of Wondy has a father, and that father is Zeus. [[note]]For the confused Zeus is Ares' father, Ares is Hippolyta's father, and Hippolyta is Wonder Woman's mother. In this continuity Hippolyta slept with her own grandfather which resulted in her pregnancy with Diana.[[/note]]
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** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'': Veronica Cale is still a villain who's done some awful things, but whereas the original was motivated purely by envy, this one is motivated by her desire to have her daughter back, and is basically a CosmicPlaything.
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** Franchise/WonderWoman antagonist and occasional uneasy ally ''ComicBook/HerculesUnbound'' did occasionally attempt to be a hero in the more modern sense of the word but previously had always been a NominalHero at best due to [[DeliberateValuesDissonance his antiquated sense of morality]]. In this new reality he was better able to adapt with the times and was a true good guy.
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* In general a popular comic trend in recent years has been to reinvent female villains with this for the sake of having more ActionGirl characters. DC has been especially enthusiastic about revamping their back catalog of villainesses, but Marvel isn't too far behind.
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** A straighter example is the UXM adaptation of ComicBook/EmmaFrost. 616 Emma started out as a sadistic RichBitch whose evil deeds made her the X-Men's preeminent villainess before her HeelFaceTurn in the '90s and decades-long redemption arc (and thanks to her [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale abusive]] [[MoreThanMindControl relationship]] with ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, even at the end her redemption is [[TokenEvilTeammate questionable]]. This Emma, on the other hand, is infinitely less sadistic, is in fact an ActualPacifist, and never engages in any kind of mind games or intimate psychic tampering like 616 Emma did with/to Scott). The result is an unambiguously heroic Emma who, sadly, [[spoiler:was among the hundreds of UXM characters pointlessly killed off in the shock-for-shocks-sake event ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}'']].
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** A straighter example is the UXM adaptation of ComicBook/EmmaFrost. 616 Emma started out as a sadistic RichBitch whose evil deeds made her the X-Men's preeminent villainess before her HeelFaceTurn in the '90s and decades-long redemption arc (and thanks to her [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale abusive]] [[MoreThanMindControl relationship]] with ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, even at the end her redemption is [[TokenEvilTeammate questionable]]. questionable]]). This Emma, on the other hand, is infinitely less sadistic, is in fact an ActualPacifist, and never engages in any kind of mind games or intimate psychic tampering like 616 Emma did with/to Scott).Scott. The result is an unambiguously heroic Emma who, sadly, [[spoiler:was among the hundreds of UXM characters pointlessly killed off in the shock-for-shocks-sake event ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}'']].
** Following the general DC trend of making the character LighterAndSofter (and thus more accessible to her [[SexSells target]] [[FanserviceCharacters audience]]), New 52's ComicBook/HarleyQuinn is an AntiHero who means well rather than an AxCrazy LoonyFan.
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** In the ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 stories]]'' the villainess Silver Banshee was turned into a troubled but clearly heroic young woman, whose first appearance has her jumping in front of Kara to stop soldiers shooting her. ''[[ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton Later issues]]'' have hinted that she's having trouble keeping her superpowers (inherited from her evil father) under control but even here the implication is she is heading towards being a TragicVillain rather than the totally unsympathetic character she used to be.
** ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s sister Komand'r was cruel, sadistic and treacherous in the former continuities. Now, despite having had some questionable attitudes toward Kory, she's still a better person than her previous version, and eventually makes peace with her sister, as seen in ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', where Kom and Kory share a hug.
** ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s sister Komand'r was cruel, sadistic and treacherous in the former continuities. Now, despite having had some questionable attitudes toward Kory, she's still a better person than her previous version, and eventually makes peace with her sister, as seen in ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', where Kom and Kory share a hug.
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** In the ''ComicBook/Supergirl2011'' stories, the villainess Silver Banshee was turned into a troubled but clearly heroic young woman, whose first appearance has her jumping in front of Kara to stop soldiers shooting her. ''[[ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton Later issues]]'' have hinted that she's having trouble keeping her superpowers (inherited from her evil father) under control but even here the implication is she is heading towards being a TragicVillain rather than the totally unsympathetic character she used to be.
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* The 2011 storyline ''[[AgeOfTitles Age of]] X'' accomplished this for 90's ''Franchise/XMen'' baddies Frenzy and Unuscione, with particular emphasis on the former. A pair of villainesses hailing from Magneto's Acolytes, these two ladies were about as evil as evil came -- Unuscione WouldHurtAChild even if that child was a developmentally disabled member of her own race (and terrorized a school bus of human children while doing it), while Cargill was a true believer that MurderIsTheBestSolution and remorseless killed off X-Men supporting character Sharon Freidlander. But thanks to this storyline's giving them a chance to find out that GoodFeelsGood, the duo turned their backs on supervillainy afterward, with Frenzy even going so far as to join the X-Men (Unuscione has since relapsed into supervillainy, but spent a good few years trying to live a normal life before the inevitable reset button push).
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* The 2011 storyline ''[[AgeOfTitles Age of]] X'' accomplished this for 90's ''Franchise/XMen'' baddies Frenzy and Unuscione, with particular emphasis on the former. A pair of villainesses hailing from Magneto's Acolytes, these two ladies were about as evil as evil came -- Unuscione WouldHurtAChild even if that child was a developmentally disabled member of her own race (and terrorized a school bus of human children while doing it), while Cargill was a true believer that MurderIsTheBestSolution and remorseless remorselessly killed off X-Men supporting character Sharon Freidlander. But thanks to this storyline's giving them a chance to find out that GoodFeelsGood, the duo turned their backs on supervillainy afterward, with Frenzy even going so far as to join the X-Men (Unuscione has since relapsed into supervillainy, but spent a good few years trying to live a normal life before the inevitable reset button push).
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* While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOldMan who uses his powers to amuse himself and to manipulate others, [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result of ComicBook/{{Cable}} (here the [[spoiler:future counterpart of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}]]) fixing his spine, giving him armor, and training him to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a {{split personality}} bent on taking over the world.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'':
** One of the main characters of the team throughout the book's run is a version of Mimic, the original SixthRanger turned SixthRangerTraitor of the X-Men who in the original timeline spends his time in a decades-long HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. This Mimic never experienced any such moral lapses, and to highlight his heroism, he's even [[BeautyEqualsGoodness drawn more attractively]] than the 616 Mimic, having a very clean-cut all-American look while 616 Mimic often looks like nothing so much as a winged hobo.
** Much later in the book a RuleSixtyThree version of ComicBook/{{Mystique}} is introduced, dubbed Mystiq. This version lives as a man thanks to their shared VoluntaryShapeshifting and, as you might have guessed, is much less of a ManipulativeBitch than 616 Raven.
* ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'':
** While ComicBook/ProfessorXin ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOldMan who uses his powers to amuse himself and to manipulate others, [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result of ComicBook/{{Cable}} (here the [[spoiler:future counterpart of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}]]) fixing his spine, giving him armor, and training him to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a {{split personality}} bent on taking over the world.world.
** A straighter example is the UXM adaptation of ComicBook/EmmaFrost. 616 Emma started out as a sadistic RichBitch whose evil deeds made her the X-Men's preeminent villainess before her HeelFaceTurn in the '90s and decades-long redemption arc (and thanks to her [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale abusive]] [[MoreThanMindControl relationship]] with ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, even at the end her redemption is [[TokenEvilTeammate questionable]]. This Emma, on the other hand, is infinitely less sadistic, is in fact an ActualPacifist, and never engages in any kind of mind games or intimate psychic tampering like 616 Emma did with/to Scott). The result is an unambiguously heroic Emma who, sadly, [[spoiler:was among the hundreds of UXM characters pointlessly killed off in the shock-for-shocks-sake event ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}'']].
** UXM's adaptation of Pyro ''started out'' as one of these, being a much more sympathetic character who was a MinionWithAnFInEvil and even joined the X-Men after proving his new heroism by helping other mutants. Unfortunately, while Pyro survived the events of ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}'', a FateWorseThanDeath at the hands of writers awaited him when during ''Ultimatum 3'' he experienced '''steep''' AdaptationalVillainy and [[OutOfCharacterMoment transformed]] from a decent guy into a leering wannabe-rapist, something 616 Pyro wasn't even at his worst. Mercifully, he was KilledOffForReal shortly after.
** One of the main characters of the team throughout the book's run is a version of Mimic, the original SixthRanger turned SixthRangerTraitor of the X-Men who in the original timeline spends his time in a decades-long HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. This Mimic never experienced any such moral lapses, and to highlight his heroism, he's even [[BeautyEqualsGoodness drawn more attractively]] than the 616 Mimic, having a very clean-cut all-American look while 616 Mimic often looks like nothing so much as a winged hobo.
** Much later in the book a RuleSixtyThree version of ComicBook/{{Mystique}} is introduced, dubbed Mystiq. This version lives as a man thanks to their shared VoluntaryShapeshifting and, as you might have guessed, is much less of a ManipulativeBitch than 616 Raven.
* ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'':
** While ComicBook/ProfessorX
** A straighter example is the UXM adaptation of ComicBook/EmmaFrost. 616 Emma started out as a sadistic RichBitch whose evil deeds made her the X-Men's preeminent villainess before her HeelFaceTurn in the '90s and decades-long redemption arc (and thanks to her [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale abusive]] [[MoreThanMindControl relationship]] with ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, even at the end her redemption is [[TokenEvilTeammate questionable]]. This Emma, on the other hand, is infinitely less sadistic, is in fact an ActualPacifist, and never engages in any kind of mind games or intimate psychic tampering like 616 Emma did with/to Scott). The result is an unambiguously heroic Emma who, sadly, [[spoiler:was among the hundreds of UXM characters pointlessly killed off in the shock-for-shocks-sake event ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}'']].
** UXM's adaptation of Pyro ''started out'' as one of these, being a much more sympathetic character who was a MinionWithAnFInEvil and even joined the X-Men after proving his new heroism by helping other mutants. Unfortunately, while Pyro survived the events of ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}'', a FateWorseThanDeath at the hands of writers awaited him when during ''Ultimatum 3'' he experienced '''steep''' AdaptationalVillainy and [[OutOfCharacterMoment transformed]] from a decent guy into a leering wannabe-rapist, something 616 Pyro wasn't even at his worst. Mercifully, he was KilledOffForReal shortly after.
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* ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'':
** The villainess Silver Banshee was turned into a troubled but clearly heroic young woman in the ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 stories]]'', whose first appearance has her jumping in front of Kara to stop soldiers shooting her. ''[[ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton Later issues]]'' have hinted that she's having trouble keeping her superpowers (inherited from her evil father) under control but even here the implication is she is heading towards being a TragicVillain rather than the totally unsympathetic character she used to be.
** Terra, who had been previously a SixthRangerTraitor, and dead, has been a heroine and standing member of the Ravagers.
** Arthur Light, better known as Dr. Light, was a third-string baddie and punching bag of the Franchise/TeenTitans (who had [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil a rape]] retconned into his backstory in an attempt to make him more evil) pre-New 52. Now he's a supporting member of the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica [[spoiler:and he died a hero]].
** ''ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear'' follows the ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'' portray of Commissioner Loeb as incompetent but well-meaning, rather than corrupt.
** ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s sister Komand'r was cruel, sadistic and treacherous in the former continuities. Now, despite having had some questionable attitudes toward Kory, she's still a better person than her previous version, and eventually makes peace with her sister, as seen in ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', where Kom and Kory share a hug.
** ComicBook/WonderWoman's oft nemesis Ares had traditionally been a straight villain, and even when he wasn't he was never a nice guy, he's powered by war and bloodshed after all. The New 25 version is probably the closest to being a hero out of the entire Greek pantheon and is painted as Diana's mentor and grandfather figure--amusing since he ''is'' her grandfather even if the writers ignore this in favor of his new status as her ''brother'' since this version of Wondy has a father, and that father is Zeus. [[note]]For the confused Zeus is Ares' father, Ares is Hippolyta's father, and Hippolyta is Wonder Woman's mother. In this continuity Hippolyta slept with her own grandfather which resulted in her pregnancy with Diana.[[/note]]
** The villainess Silver Banshee was turned into a troubled but clearly heroic young woman in the ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 stories]]'', whose first appearance has her jumping in front of Kara to stop soldiers shooting her. ''[[ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton Later issues]]'' have hinted that she's having trouble keeping her superpowers (inherited from her evil father) under control but even here the implication is she is heading towards being a TragicVillain rather than the totally unsympathetic character she used to be.
** Terra, who had been previously a SixthRangerTraitor, and dead, has been a heroine and standing member of the Ravagers.
** Arthur Light, better known as Dr. Light, was a third-string baddie and punching bag of the Franchise/TeenTitans (who had [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil a rape]] retconned into his backstory in an attempt to make him more evil) pre-New 52. Now he's a supporting member of the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica [[spoiler:and he died a hero]].
** ''ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear'' follows the ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'' portray of Commissioner Loeb as incompetent but well-meaning, rather than corrupt.
** ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s sister Komand'r was cruel, sadistic and treacherous in the former continuities. Now, despite having had some questionable attitudes toward Kory, she's still a better person than her previous version, and eventually makes peace with her sister, as seen in ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', where Kom and Kory share a hug.
** ComicBook/WonderWoman's oft nemesis Ares had traditionally been a straight villain, and even when he wasn't he was never a nice guy, he's powered by war and bloodshed after all. The New 25 version is probably the closest to being a hero out of the entire Greek pantheon and is painted as Diana's mentor and grandfather figure--amusing since he ''is'' her grandfather even if the writers ignore this in favor of his new status as her ''brother'' since this version of Wondy has a father, and that father is Zeus. [[note]]For the confused Zeus is Ares' father, Ares is Hippolyta's father, and Hippolyta is Wonder Woman's mother. In this continuity Hippolyta slept with her own grandfather which resulted in her pregnancy with Diana.[[/note]]
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** The villainess Silver Banshee was turned intoIn general a troubled but clearly heroic young woman popular comic trend in the ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 stories]]'', whose first appearance has her jumping in front of Kara to stop soldiers shooting her. ''[[ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton Later issues]]'' have hinted that she's having trouble keeping her superpowers (inherited from her evil father) under control but even here the implication is she is heading towards being a TragicVillain rather than the totally unsympathetic character she used to be.
** Terra, who had been previously a SixthRangerTraitor, and dead,recent years has been a heroine and standing member of to reinvent female villains with this for the Ravagers.
** Arthur Light, better known as Dr. Light, was a third-string baddie and punching bagsake of the Franchise/TeenTitans (who had [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil a rape]] retconned into his backstory in an attempt to make him having more evil) pre-New 52. Now ActionGirl characters. DC has been especially enthusiastic about revamping their back catalog of villainesses, but Marvel isn't too far behind.
* Whenever there's an AlternateUniverse or ContinuityReboot, expect to see lots of this.
!!Franchise/MarvelUniverse
* The ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' inverted the moral alignments of several long-running X-Men characters, and more than a few of them were villains:
** First and foremost was ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, who in the comics has been the X-Men's oldest ArchEnemy. In his universe, he is in fact the X-Men's founder, having organized and named them in memory of his fallen friend Charles Xavier. And in filling Xavier's shoes, he'sa supporting member of the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica [[spoiler:and he died a hero]].
** ''ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear'' follows the ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'' portray of Commissioner Loeb as incompetent but well-meaning, rather than corrupt.
** ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s sister Komand'r was cruel, sadistic and treacherous in the former continuities. Now, despite having had some questionable attitudes toward Kory, she's still a better person than her previous version, and eventually makes peace with her sister, as seen in ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', where Kom and Kory share a hug.
** ComicBook/WonderWoman's oft nemesis Ares had traditionally been a straight villain, and even when he wasn't he was never a nice guy, he's powered by war and bloodshed after all. The New 25 version is probablythe closest thing the heroes of this universe have to being a hero out BigGood.
** Another very prominent X-villain to get a moral shift was ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}, number one ArchEnemy to Franchise/{{Wolverine}} and one of theentire Greek pantheon and is painted as Diana's mentor and grandfather figure--amusing since he ''is'' her grandfather even if the writers ignore this in favor of his new status as her ''brother'' since this version of Wondy has a father, and that father is Zeus. [[note]]For the confused Zeus is Ares' father, Ares is Hippolyta's father, and Hippolyta is Wonder Woman's mother. X-Men's most bloodthirsty foes. In this continuity Hippolyta slept Creed starts out similarly to his 616 counterpart, but quickly decides that Apocalypse's OmnicidalManiac goals are NotWhatISignedOnFor. This steers him towards AntiHero territory, but he acquires true heroism through his relationship with ComicBook/{{Blink}}, a teleporting mutant who comes to see him as a father figure. This version of Creed ended up being one of the most popular of the [=AoA=] characters, so much so that he was brought back (along with Blink) to be a main character in the ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'' title.
** Magneto's disciple Exodus also received an alignment switch as a direct result of his mentor's adaptational heroism. While the 616 Exodus was radicalized into being a SuperSupremacist by Magneto, this Exodus is much more accepting of both humans and mutants, as well as being more kind and less prone to KickTheSonOfABitch. Came with a RedemptionDemotion in his case though, as this Magneto deliberately keeps Exodus from knowing his true potential as a SuperpowerLottery winner and even affixed PowerLimiter devices to him to keep him from being corrupted by his own powers.
** Classic ''X-Men'' baddies Mastermind, Sauron, and Toad became heroic members of Forge's Outcasts, an independent LaResistance group that came across Nate Grey the ComicBook/XMan and adopted him.
** Receiving this must be InTheBlood in the Age of Apocalypse, because Sabretooth's son Graydon Creed also got a taste of this. Rather than being a FantasticRacist and aspiring PresidentEvil, he's the deeply troubled but heroic resistance fighter Horror Show. He's so heroic, in fact, that he even becomes the lover of ComicBook/JeanGrey!
** Inverted with Abyss. Originally created as an OriginalGeneration member of [=AoA=] Apocalypse's Four Horsemen, he proved popular enough to get adapted into the regular 616 continuity. But since 616 Earth isn't a CrapsackWorld, Abyss was reimagined as a hero.
* The 2011 storyline ''[[AgeOfTitles Age of]] X'' accomplished this for 90's ''Franchise/XMen'' baddies Frenzy and Unuscione, with particular emphasis on the former. A pair of villainesses hailing from Magneto's Acolytes, these two ladies were about as evil as evil came -- Unuscione WouldHurtAChild even if that child was a developmentally disabled member of her own race (and terrorized a school bus of human children while doing it), while Cargill was a true believer that MurderIsTheBestSolution and remorseless killed off X-Men supporting character Sharon Freidlander. But thanks to this storyline's giving them a chance to find out that GoodFeelsGood, the duo turned their backs on supervillainy afterward, with Frenzy even going so far as to join the X-Men (Unuscione has since relapsed into supervillainy, but spent a good few years trying to live a normal life before the inevitable reset button push).
* ''ComicBook/TheEternals'': One of the most prominent Eternals is the fashion model and occasional member of Franchise/TheAvengers Sersi, who is in Marvel continuity the same person as Circe (the evil sorceress who turned Odysseus' men into swine in ''Literature/TheOdyssey''). In her backstory, it was clear that Homer distorted the facts quite a bit; yeah, she turned them into pigs, but to make a long story short, ''they'' started it.)
* While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOldMan who uses his powers to amuse himself and to manipulate others, [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result of ComicBook/{{Cable}} (here the [[spoiler:future counterpart of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}]]) fixing his spine, giving him armor, and training him to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a {{split personality}} bent on taking over the world.
* ''ComicBook/XMen92'':
** Genocidal SocialDarwinist ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} is reinvented into a WellIntentionedExtremist and [[spoiler:outright BigGood who has been putting the X-Men through TrainingFromHell to prepare them for the threat of a cosmic FantasticRacist Celestial on its way to Earth]]. While Apocalypse has occasionally been presented before as having Well-Intentioned Extremist leanings, this is the only interpretation of the character to date which has tipped over into outright heroism. Note that the series is a direct sequel to the 1992 ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' animated series, where Apocalypse is ''even worse'' than his traditional depiction! Apparently, [[spoiler: it was all an act for when the heroes had to face someone who ''really was'' everything Apocalypse was only pretending to be.]]
** Cassandra Nova is also more idealistic and noble than her comic counterpart [[spoiler:even being an ally to this version of Apocalypse.]]
** Joseph is depicted in his original 90's characterization as a hero, while the mainstream version has since undergone a (rather forced) FaceHeelTurn.
!!Franchise/{{DCU}}
* In the ''ComicBook/Batman66'' comics continuity, ComicBook/HarleyQuinn is an idealistic psychiatrist who voluntarily sacrifices her sanity to sabotage a mind-bending ray that the Joker is using to drive Gotham City insane.
* In ''ComicBook/BatmanEarthOne'', Killer Croc is a man who hid in the sewers after escaping the circus and ends up joining Batman's inner circle after helping stop the Riddler, a far cry from the DumbMuscle of the mainstream comics. In a similar vein, Killer Croc was also portrayed as being much kinder than he usually is in ''ComicBook/GothamAcademy'' as a result of his contact with Sybil Silverlock, the protagonist's mother during his stay at Arkham. He even saves Olive from a burning building with herown grandfather friends declaring him a hero. Unfortunately for him, he's committed several murders prior to this change of heart, leading Batman to hunt him relentlessly.
* ''ComicBook/BatmanThrillkiller'':
** Selina Kyle never becomes the jewel thief ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, with her only criminal past being something in sex work.
** Like in most adaptations, Harvey Bullock's dirty past isn't acknowledged here.
** Edward Nygma is a kindly psychiatrist as opposed to criminal mastermind ComicBook/TheRiddler. While he's implied to be a quack, he's not evil.
** Harvey Dent gets this by way of DecompositeCharacter, being a straightforward heroic DA instead of the secret identity of ComicBook/TwoFace.
* ''ComicBook/DastardlyAndMuttley'': Dastardly and Muttley are American heroes this time instead of [[WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines villains with no specified nationality]].
* ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'':
** ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' villain Basil Karlo, aka the first (and briefly 'Ultimate' Clayface) has for decades been by far the most reprehensible and villainous of the Clayfaces. Later Clayfaces Preston Payne (aka Clayface III) and ''especially'' Matt Hagen (Clayface II, but much better known for his sympathetic portrayal as the first Clayface of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'') were portrayed more sympathetically and laid the groundwork for the concept of Clayface as a TragicVillain, whichresulted in her pregnancy the comics took shameless advantage of to reboot Karlo's character. Instead of being an unrepentant narcissist and egomaniac, Karlo is now a MinionWithAnFInEvil who decides that BeingEvilSucks so much that he agrees to join the Batfamily and toe Batman's line 100% if it means maybe getting a cure for his PowerIncontinence. While this new Karlo is a much more likable character, he doesn't jive at all with Diana.[[/note]]the Karlo readers have known for decades.
** The villainess Silver Banshee was turned into
** Terra, who had been previously a SixthRangerTraitor, and dead,
** Arthur Light, better known as Dr. Light, was a third-string baddie and punching bag
* Whenever there's an AlternateUniverse or ContinuityReboot, expect to see lots of this.
!!Franchise/MarvelUniverse
* The ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' inverted the moral alignments of several long-running X-Men characters, and more than a few of them were villains:
** First and foremost was ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, who in the comics has been the X-Men's oldest ArchEnemy. In his universe, he is in fact the X-Men's founder, having organized and named them in memory of his fallen friend Charles Xavier. And in filling Xavier's shoes, he's
** ''ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear'' follows the ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'' portray of Commissioner Loeb as incompetent but well-meaning, rather than corrupt.
** ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s sister Komand'r was cruel, sadistic and treacherous in the former continuities. Now, despite having had some questionable attitudes toward Kory, she's still a better person than her previous version, and eventually makes peace with her sister, as seen in ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', where Kom and Kory share a hug.
** ComicBook/WonderWoman's oft nemesis Ares had traditionally been a straight villain, and even when he wasn't he was never a nice guy, he's powered by war and bloodshed after all. The New 25 version is probably
** Another very prominent X-villain to get a moral shift was ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}, number one ArchEnemy to Franchise/{{Wolverine}} and one of the
** Magneto's disciple Exodus also received an alignment switch as a direct result of his mentor's adaptational heroism. While the 616 Exodus was radicalized into being a SuperSupremacist by Magneto, this Exodus is much more accepting of both humans and mutants, as well as being more kind and less prone to KickTheSonOfABitch. Came with a RedemptionDemotion in his case though, as this Magneto deliberately keeps Exodus from knowing his true potential as a SuperpowerLottery winner and even affixed PowerLimiter devices to him to keep him from being corrupted by his own powers.
** Classic ''X-Men'' baddies Mastermind, Sauron, and Toad became heroic members of Forge's Outcasts, an independent LaResistance group that came across Nate Grey the ComicBook/XMan and adopted him.
** Receiving this must be InTheBlood in the Age of Apocalypse, because Sabretooth's son Graydon Creed also got a taste of this. Rather than being a FantasticRacist and aspiring PresidentEvil, he's the deeply troubled but heroic resistance fighter Horror Show. He's so heroic, in fact, that he even becomes the lover of ComicBook/JeanGrey!
** Inverted with Abyss. Originally created as an OriginalGeneration member of [=AoA=] Apocalypse's Four Horsemen, he proved popular enough to get adapted into the regular 616 continuity. But since 616 Earth isn't a CrapsackWorld, Abyss was reimagined as a hero.
* The 2011 storyline ''[[AgeOfTitles Age of]] X'' accomplished this for 90's ''Franchise/XMen'' baddies Frenzy and Unuscione, with particular emphasis on the former. A pair of villainesses hailing from Magneto's Acolytes, these two ladies were about as evil as evil came -- Unuscione WouldHurtAChild even if that child was a developmentally disabled member of her own race (and terrorized a school bus of human children while doing it), while Cargill was a true believer that MurderIsTheBestSolution and remorseless killed off X-Men supporting character Sharon Freidlander. But thanks to this storyline's giving them a chance to find out that GoodFeelsGood, the duo turned their backs on supervillainy afterward, with Frenzy even going so far as to join the X-Men (Unuscione has since relapsed into supervillainy, but spent a good few years trying to live a normal life before the inevitable reset button push).
* ''ComicBook/TheEternals'': One of the most prominent Eternals is the fashion model and occasional member of Franchise/TheAvengers Sersi, who is in Marvel continuity the same person as Circe (the evil sorceress who turned Odysseus' men into swine in ''Literature/TheOdyssey''). In her backstory, it was clear that Homer distorted the facts quite a bit; yeah, she turned them into pigs, but to make a long story short, ''they'' started it.)
* While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOldMan who uses his powers to amuse himself and to manipulate others, [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result of ComicBook/{{Cable}} (here the [[spoiler:future counterpart of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}]]) fixing his spine, giving him armor, and training him to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a {{split personality}} bent on taking over the world.
* ''ComicBook/XMen92'':
** Genocidal SocialDarwinist ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} is reinvented into a WellIntentionedExtremist and [[spoiler:outright BigGood who has been putting the X-Men through TrainingFromHell to prepare them for the threat of a cosmic FantasticRacist Celestial on its way to Earth]]. While Apocalypse has occasionally been presented before as having Well-Intentioned Extremist leanings, this is the only interpretation of the character to date which has tipped over into outright heroism. Note that the series is a direct sequel to the 1992 ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' animated series, where Apocalypse is ''even worse'' than his traditional depiction! Apparently, [[spoiler: it was all an act for when the heroes had to face someone who ''really was'' everything Apocalypse was only pretending to be.]]
** Cassandra Nova is also more idealistic and noble than her comic counterpart [[spoiler:even being an ally to this version of Apocalypse.]]
** Joseph is depicted in his original 90's characterization as a hero, while the mainstream version has since undergone a (rather forced) FaceHeelTurn.
!!Franchise/{{DCU}}
* In the ''ComicBook/Batman66'' comics continuity, ComicBook/HarleyQuinn is an idealistic psychiatrist who voluntarily sacrifices her sanity to sabotage a mind-bending ray that the Joker is using to drive Gotham City insane.
* In ''ComicBook/BatmanEarthOne'', Killer Croc is a man who hid in the sewers after escaping the circus and ends up joining Batman's inner circle after helping stop the Riddler, a far cry from the DumbMuscle of the mainstream comics. In a similar vein, Killer Croc was also portrayed as being much kinder than he usually is in ''ComicBook/GothamAcademy'' as a result of his contact with Sybil Silverlock, the protagonist's mother during his stay at Arkham. He even saves Olive from a burning building with her
* ''ComicBook/BatmanThrillkiller'':
** Selina Kyle never becomes the jewel thief ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, with her only criminal past being something in sex work.
** Like in most adaptations, Harvey Bullock's dirty past isn't acknowledged here.
** Edward Nygma is a kindly psychiatrist as opposed to criminal mastermind ComicBook/TheRiddler. While he's implied to be a quack, he's not evil.
** Harvey Dent gets this by way of DecompositeCharacter, being a straightforward heroic DA instead of the secret identity of ComicBook/TwoFace.
* ''ComicBook/DastardlyAndMuttley'': Dastardly and Muttley are American heroes this time instead of [[WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines villains with no specified nationality]].
* ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'':
** ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' villain Basil Karlo, aka the first (and briefly 'Ultimate' Clayface) has for decades been by far the most reprehensible and villainous of the Clayfaces. Later Clayfaces Preston Payne (aka Clayface III) and ''especially'' Matt Hagen (Clayface II, but much better known for his sympathetic portrayal as the first Clayface of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'') were portrayed more sympathetically and laid the groundwork for the concept of Clayface as a TragicVillain, which
* In the classic ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', Mano of the Fatal Five had a bit of a FreudianExcuse in that he was subjected to prejudice on his home planet, before he [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed destroyed it]]. In the Reboot Legion, he destroys his planet ''after'' everyone on it was killed by weapons sold by [=MacCauley=] Industries, and then seeks revenge on Leyland [=MacCauley=]. When he realises the rest of the Five are a bunch of psychos who ''like'' destroying planets, he [[HeelFaceTurn turns against them]]. He later [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor rejoins the group]], but still tries to avoid harming innocents.
* ''ComicBook/New52'':
** ''ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear'' follows the ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'' portray of Commissioner Loeb as incompetent but well-meaning, rather than corrupt.
** ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'': Arthur Light, better known as Dr. Light, was a third-string baddie and punching bag of the Franchise/TeenTitans (who had [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil a rape]] retconned into his backstory in an attempt to make him more evil) pre-New 52. Now he's a supporting member of the titular Justice League [[spoiler:and he died a hero]].
** ''ComicBook/TheRavagers'': Terra, who had been previously a SixthRangerTraitor (and long since KilledOffForReal besides) was revamped into a heroine and founding member of the titular Ravagers.
** In the ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 stories]]'' the villainess Silver Banshee was turned into a troubled but clearly heroic young woman, whose first appearance has her jumping in front of Kara to stop soldiers shooting her. ''[[ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton Later issues]]'' have hinted that she's having trouble keeping her superpowers (inherited from her evil father) under control but even here the implication is she is heading towards being a TragicVillain rather than the totally unsympathetic character she used to be.
** ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s sister Komand'r was cruel, sadistic and treacherous in the former continuities. Now, despite having had some questionable attitudes toward Kory, she's still a better person than her previous version, and eventually makes peace with her sister, as seen in ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', where Kom and Kory share a hug.
** ComicBook/WonderWoman's oft nemesis Ares had traditionally been a straight villain, and even when he wasn't he was never a nice guy, he's powered by war and bloodshed after all. The New 25 version is probably the closest to being a hero out of the entire Greek pantheon and is painted as Diana's mentor and grandfather figure--amusing since he ''is'' her grandfather even if the writers ignore this in favor of his new status as her ''brother'' since this version of Wondy has a father, and that father is Zeus. [[note]]For the confused Zeus is Ares' father, Ares is Hippolyta's father, and Hippolyta is Wonder Woman's mother. In this continuity Hippolyta slept with her own grandfather which resulted in her pregnancy with Diana.[[/note]]
* In ''ComicBook/TeenTitansEarthOne'', Tara Markov is depicted as a normal (if slightly angsty) teenager before her powers awaken, compare that with the pre-{{ComicBook/Flashpoint}} Tara Markov of the main universe who was a {{Manipulative|Bastard}} [[TheSociopath Sociopath]] and a contract killer.
* ''ComicBook/New52'':
** ''ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear'' follows the ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'' portray of Commissioner Loeb as incompetent but well-meaning, rather than corrupt.
** ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'': Arthur Light, better known as Dr. Light, was a third-string baddie and punching bag of the Franchise/TeenTitans (who had [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil a rape]] retconned into his backstory in an attempt to make him more evil) pre-New 52. Now he's a supporting member of the titular Justice League [[spoiler:and he died a hero]].
** ''ComicBook/TheRavagers'': Terra, who had been previously a SixthRangerTraitor (and long since KilledOffForReal besides) was revamped into a heroine and founding member of the titular Ravagers.
** In the ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 stories]]'' the villainess Silver Banshee was turned into a troubled but clearly heroic young woman, whose first appearance has her jumping in front of Kara to stop soldiers shooting her. ''[[ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton Later issues]]'' have hinted that she's having trouble keeping her superpowers (inherited from her evil father) under control but even here the implication is she is heading towards being a TragicVillain rather than the totally unsympathetic character she used to be.
** ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s sister Komand'r was cruel, sadistic and treacherous in the former continuities. Now, despite having had some questionable attitudes toward Kory, she's still a better person than her previous version, and eventually makes peace with her sister, as seen in ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', where Kom and Kory share a hug.
** ComicBook/WonderWoman's oft nemesis Ares had traditionally been a straight villain, and even when he wasn't he was never a nice guy, he's powered by war and bloodshed after all. The New 25 version is probably the closest to being a hero out of the entire Greek pantheon and is painted as Diana's mentor and grandfather figure--amusing since he ''is'' her grandfather even if the writers ignore this in favor of his new status as her ''brother'' since this version of Wondy has a father, and that father is Zeus. [[note]]For the confused Zeus is Ares' father, Ares is Hippolyta's father, and Hippolyta is Wonder Woman's mother. In this continuity Hippolyta slept with her own grandfather which resulted in her pregnancy with Diana.[[/note]]
* In ''ComicBook/TeenTitansEarthOne'', Tara Markov is depicted as a normal (if slightly angsty) teenager before her powers awaken, compare that with the pre-{{ComicBook/Flashpoint}} Tara Markov of the main universe who was a {{Manipulative|Bastard}} [[TheSociopath Sociopath]] and a contract killer.
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* In ''ComicBook/{{Noob}}'', [[ManipulativeBastard Gaea]] negotiated for her guildmates' (except [[StrawMisogynist Omega Zell]]) immunity from [[TheCracker Tenshirock's]] "attacks" as part of her frequent cooperation with him. The webseries and novel storylines have that immunity be Tenshirock's personal initiative while the nicest things Gaea ever said or did fell into JerkWithAHeartOfJerk.
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* Also from Archie, ''ComicBook/SonicX'': As a result of the writer [[CriticalResearchFailure not fully grasping the characters' personalities]], the title character had his AloofAlly, {{Ubermensch}}, and BrilliantButLazy traits dropped in the comic tie in, becoming a [[LawfulGood goody two-shoes]]. Of course, he was already a hero and (usually) a friendly guy in the Anime, so this a downplayed case.
* Mad Madame Mim from Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'' was a genuinely villainous character who tried to kill Arthur because, as she made no effort in hiding, ''[[CardCarryingVillain she's evil]]''. In the Disney comics that
* Creator/DynamiteComics brings us [[DaddysLittleVillain Phaidor]] in their ''ComicBook/WarlordOfMars'' title. While in the
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* Circe (as in the evil sorceress who turned Odysseus' men into swine in ''Literature/TheOdyssey'') is the heroine Sersi, one of the Eternals of Earth and occasionally one of Franchise/TheAvengers. (In her backstory, it was clear that Homer distorted the facts quite a bit; yeah, she turned them into pigs, but to make a long story short, ''they'' started it.)
* ''ComicBook/XMen92'':
** Genocidal SocialDarwinist ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} is reinvented into a WellIntentionedExtremist and [[spoiler:outright BigGood who has been putting the X-Men through TrainingFromHell to prepare them for the threat of a cosmic FantasticRacist Celestial on its way to Earth]]. While Apocalypse has occasionally been presented before as having Well-Intentioned Extremist leanings, this is the only interpretation of the character to date which has tipped over into outright heroism. Note that the series is a direct sequel to the 1992 ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' animated series, where Apocalypse is ''even worse'' than his traditional depiction! Apparently, [[spoiler: it was all an act for when the heroes had to face someone who ''really was'' everything Apocalypse was only pretending to be.]]
** Cassandra Nova is also more idealistic and noble than her comic counterpart [[spoiler:even being an ally to this version of Apocalypse.]]
** Joseph is depicted in his original characterization as a hero.
* The Archie ''ComicBook/MegaMan'' comics do this with the Robot Masters from the original game, with Mega Man's attempts to talk them out of following Wily's orders convinces them to help him, and later join and serve his supporting cast when Wily's programming to them is undone, though this is more because they were already Dr. Light's robots to begin with. This trope rings truer when half of the ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'' and ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'' Robot Masters pull a HeelFaceTurn.
* Mad Madame Mim from Disney's ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'' was a genuinely villainous character who tried to kill Arthur because, as she made no effort in hiding, ''[[CardCarryingVillain she's evil]]''. In the Disney comics that later featured her, she was more of a harmless witch or occasionally even a heroic one.
* In the classic ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', Mano of the Fatal Five had a bit of a FreudianExcuse in that he was subjected to prejudice on his home planet, before he [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed destroyed it]]. In the Reboot Legion, he destroys his planet ''after'' everyone on it was killed by weapons sold by [=MacCauley=] Industries, and then seeks revenge on Leyland [=MacCauley=]. When he realises the rest of the Five are a bunch of psychos who ''like'' destroying planets, he [[HeelFaceTurn turns against them]]. He later [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor rejoins the group]], but still tries to avoid harming innocents.
* In ''ComicBook/TeenTitansEarthOne'', Tara Markov is depicted as a normal (if slightly angsty) teenager before her powers awaken, compare that with the pre-{{ComicBook/Flashpoint}} Tara Markov of the main universe who was a {{Manipulative|Bastard}} [[TheSociopath Sociopath]] and a contract killer.
* In ''ComicBook/BatmanEarthOne'', Killer Croc is a man who hid in the sewers after escaping the circus and ends up joining Batman's inner circle after helping stop the Riddler, a far cry from the DumbMuscle of the mainstream comics. In a similar vein, Killer Croc was also portrayed as being much kinder than he usually is in ''ComicBook/GothamAcademy'' as a result of his contact with Sybil Silverlock, the protagonist's mother during his stay at Arkham. He even saves Olive from a burning building with her friends declaring him a hero. Unfortunately for him, he's committed several murders prior to this change of heart, leading Batman to hunt him relentlessly.
* In the ''ComicBook/Batman66'' comics continuity, ComicBook/HarleyQuinn is an idealistic psychiatrist who voluntarily sacrifices her sanity to sabotage a mind-bending ray that the Joker is using to drive Gotham City insane.
* King Sombra in ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' is played very sympathetically as a TragicVillain at worst, accompanied by a MoralityPet, and is ultimately (and abruptly) [[HeelFaceTurn redeemed]] by ThePowerOfLove complete with a HappilyEverAfter type ending, in stark contrast to the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic source material]] that has consistently portrayed him as an [[MadeOfEvil irredeemable]] [[CastingAShadow darkness-wielding]] villain.
* While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOldMan who uses his powers to amuse himself and to manipulate others, [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result to ComicBook/{{Cable}} (here a future ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}) fixing his spine, giving him armor, and training to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a {{split personality}} bent on taking over the world.
* [[DaddysLittleVillain Phaidor]] in ''ComicBook/WarlordOfMars''. While in the ''Literature/{{John Carter|OfMars}}'' series, she is a White Martian princess who possesses all her people's negative traits such as [[AGodAmI god delusion]], [[MasterRace racial superiority]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]] and [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]--though admittedly she had been ObliviouslyEvil all her life over all these things --the comic downplays all those traits and makes her more sympathetic. Though [[MurderTheHypotenuse she still attempts to kill Dejah Thoris in a fit of jealousy because she is married to the man Phaidor loves]], she ends up regretting the attack and befriends the princess while they are both imprisoned inside a dungeon, ultimately [[PetTheDog coming to Dejah's defense when Phaidor's father assaults her]] and [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy admits before John Carter that she will never earn his affection]], in contrast to the book version, where she remains loyal to her father and [[EvilGloating gloats to Carter's face that he can't save his wife]].
* ''ComicBook/XMen92'':
** Genocidal SocialDarwinist ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} is reinvented into a WellIntentionedExtremist and [[spoiler:outright BigGood who has been putting the X-Men through TrainingFromHell to prepare them for the threat of a cosmic FantasticRacist Celestial on its way to Earth]]. While Apocalypse has occasionally been presented before as having Well-Intentioned Extremist leanings, this is the only interpretation of the character to date which has tipped over into outright heroism. Note that the series is a direct sequel to the 1992 ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' animated series, where Apocalypse is ''even worse'' than his traditional depiction! Apparently, [[spoiler: it was all an act for when the heroes had to face someone who ''really was'' everything Apocalypse was only pretending to be.]]
** Cassandra Nova is also more idealistic and noble than her comic counterpart [[spoiler:even being an ally to this version of Apocalypse.]]
** Joseph is depicted in his original characterization as a hero.
* The Archie ''ComicBook/MegaMan'' comics do this with the Robot Masters from the original game, with Mega Man's attempts to talk them out of following Wily's orders convinces them to help him, and later join and serve his supporting cast when Wily's programming to them is undone, though this is more because they were already Dr. Light's robots to begin with. This trope rings truer when half of the ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'' and ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'' Robot Masters pull a HeelFaceTurn.
* Mad Madame Mim from Disney's ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'' was a genuinely villainous character who tried to kill Arthur because, as she made no effort in hiding, ''[[CardCarryingVillain she's evil]]''. In the Disney comics that later featured her, she was more of a harmless witch or occasionally even a heroic one.
* In the classic ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', Mano of the Fatal Five had a bit of a FreudianExcuse in that he was subjected to prejudice on his home planet, before he [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed destroyed it]]. In the Reboot Legion, he destroys his planet ''after'' everyone on it was killed by weapons sold by [=MacCauley=] Industries, and then seeks revenge on Leyland [=MacCauley=]. When he realises the rest of the Five are a bunch of psychos who ''like'' destroying planets, he [[HeelFaceTurn turns against them]]. He later [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor rejoins the group]], but still tries to avoid harming innocents.
* In ''ComicBook/TeenTitansEarthOne'', Tara Markov is depicted as a normal (if slightly angsty) teenager before her powers awaken, compare that with the pre-{{ComicBook/Flashpoint}} Tara Markov of the main universe who was a {{Manipulative|Bastard}} [[TheSociopath Sociopath]] and a contract killer.
* In ''ComicBook/BatmanEarthOne'', Killer Croc is a man who hid in the sewers after escaping the circus and ends up joining Batman's inner circle after helping stop the Riddler, a far cry from the DumbMuscle of the mainstream comics. In a similar vein, Killer Croc was also portrayed as being much kinder than he usually is in ''ComicBook/GothamAcademy'' as a result of his contact with Sybil Silverlock, the protagonist's mother during his stay at Arkham. He even saves Olive from a burning building with her friends declaring him a hero. Unfortunately for him, he's committed several murders prior to this change of heart, leading Batman to hunt him relentlessly.
* In the ''ComicBook/Batman66'' comics continuity, ComicBook/HarleyQuinn is an idealistic psychiatrist who voluntarily sacrifices her sanity to sabotage a mind-bending ray that the Joker is using to drive Gotham City insane.
* King Sombra in ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' is played very sympathetically as a TragicVillain at worst, accompanied by a MoralityPet, and is ultimately (and abruptly) [[HeelFaceTurn redeemed]] by ThePowerOfLove complete with a HappilyEverAfter type ending, in stark contrast to the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic source material]] that has consistently portrayed him as an [[MadeOfEvil irredeemable]] [[CastingAShadow darkness-wielding]] villain.
* While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOldMan who uses his powers to amuse himself and to manipulate others, [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result to ComicBook/{{Cable}} (here a future ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}) fixing his spine, giving him armor, and training to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a {{split personality}} bent on taking over the world.
* [[DaddysLittleVillain Phaidor]] in ''ComicBook/WarlordOfMars''. While in the ''Literature/{{John Carter|OfMars}}'' series, she is a White Martian princess who possesses all her people's negative traits such as [[AGodAmI god delusion]], [[MasterRace racial superiority]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]] and [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]--though admittedly she had been ObliviouslyEvil all her life over all these things --the comic downplays all those traits and makes her more sympathetic. Though [[MurderTheHypotenuse she still attempts to kill Dejah Thoris in a fit of jealousy because she is married to the man Phaidor loves]], she ends up regretting the attack and befriends the princess while they are both imprisoned inside a dungeon, ultimately [[PetTheDog coming to Dejah's defense when Phaidor's father assaults her]] and [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy admits before John Carter that she will never earn his affection]], in contrast to the book version, where she remains loyal to her father and [[EvilGloating gloats to Carter's face that he can't save his wife]].
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* ''ComicBook/DastardlyAndMuttley'': Dastardly and Muttley are American heroes this time instead of [[WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines villains with no specified nationality]].
* When he was ported over from the ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' to the main ''Franchise/XMen'' book, Abyss was reimagined as a hero since he lived in a world that wasn't ruled by Apocalypse.
* ''ComicBook/SonicX'': As a result of the writer [[CriticalResearchFailure not fully grasping the characters' personalities]], the title character had his AloofAlly, {{Ubermensch}}, and BrilliantButLazy traits dropped in the comic tie in, becoming a [[LawfulGood goody two-shoes]]. Of course, he was already a hero and (usually) a friendly guy in the Anime, so this a downplayed case.
* When he was ported over from the ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' to the main ''Franchise/XMen'' book, Abyss was reimagined as a hero since he lived in a world that wasn't ruled by Apocalypse.
* ''ComicBook/SonicX'': As a result of the writer [[CriticalResearchFailure not fully grasping the characters' personalities]], the title character had his AloofAlly, {{Ubermensch}}, and BrilliantButLazy traits dropped in the comic tie in, becoming a [[LawfulGood goody two-shoes]]. Of course, he was already a hero and (usually) a friendly guy in the Anime, so this a downplayed case.
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* ''ComicBook/BatmanThrillkiller'':
** Selina Kyle never becomes the jewel thief ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, with her only criminal past being something in sex work.
** Like in most adaptations, Harvey Bullock's dirty past isn't acknowledged here.
** Edward Nygma is a kindly psychiatrist as opposed to criminal mastermind ComicBook/TheRiddler. While he's implied to be a quack, he's not evil.
** Harvey Dent gets this by way of DecompositeCharacter, being a straightforward heroic DA instead of the secret identity of ComicBook/TwoFace.
** Selina Kyle never becomes the jewel thief ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, with her only criminal past being something in sex work.
** Like in most adaptations, Harvey Bullock's dirty past isn't acknowledged here.
** Edward Nygma is a kindly psychiatrist as opposed to criminal mastermind ComicBook/TheRiddler. While he's implied to be a quack, he's not evil.
** Harvey Dent gets this by way of DecompositeCharacter, being a straightforward heroic DA instead of the secret identity of ComicBook/TwoFace.
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* ''ComicBook/BatmanThrillkiller'':
** Selina Kyle never becomes the jewel thief ComicBook/{{Catwoman}},King Sombra in ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' is played very sympathetically as a TragicVillain at worst, accompanied by a MoralityPet, and is ultimately (and abruptly) [[HeelFaceTurn redeemed]] by ThePowerOfLove complete with a HappilyEverAfter type ending, in stark contrast to the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic source material]] that has consistently portrayed him as an [[MadeOfEvil irredeemable]] [[CastingAShadow darkness-wielding]] villain.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Noob}}'', [[ManipulativeBastard Gaea]] negotiated for heronly criminal past being something in sex work.
** Like in most adaptations, Harvey Bullock's dirty past isn't acknowledged here.
** Edward Nygma is a kindly psychiatristguildmates' (except [[StrawMisogynist Omega Zell]]) immunity from [[TheCracker Tenshirock's]] "attacks" as opposed to criminal mastermind ComicBook/TheRiddler. While he's implied to part of her frequent cooperation with him. The webseries and novel storylines have that immunity be a quack, he's not evil.
** Harvey Dent gets this by way of DecompositeCharacter, being a straightforward heroic DA instead ofTenshirock's personal initiative while the secret identity of ComicBook/TwoFace.nicest things Gaea ever said or did fell into JerkWithAHeartOfJerk.
** Selina Kyle never becomes the jewel thief ComicBook/{{Catwoman}},
* In ''ComicBook/{{Noob}}'', [[ManipulativeBastard Gaea]] negotiated for her
** Like in most adaptations, Harvey Bullock's dirty past isn't acknowledged here.
** Edward Nygma is a kindly psychiatrist
** Harvey Dent gets this by way of DecompositeCharacter, being a straightforward heroic DA instead of
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** ComicBook/WonderWoman's oft nemesis Ares had traditionally been a straight villain, and even when he wasn't he was never a nice guy, he's powered by war and bloodshed after all. The New 25 version is probably the closest to being a hero out of the entire Greek pantheon and is painted as Diana's mentor and grandfather figure--amusing since he ''is'' her grandfather even if the writers ignore this in favor of his new status as her ''brother'' since this version of Wondy has a father, and that father is Zeus.
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** ComicBook/WonderWoman's oft nemesis Ares had traditionally been a straight villain, and even when he wasn't he was never a nice guy, he's powered by war and bloodshed after all. The New 25 version is probably the closest to being a hero out of the entire Greek pantheon and is painted as Diana's mentor and grandfather figure--amusing since he ''is'' her grandfather even if the writers ignore this in favor of his new status as her ''brother'' since this version of Wondy has a father, and that father is Zeus. [[note]]For the confused Zeus is Ares' father, Ares is Hippolyta's father, and Hippolyta is Wonder Woman's mother. In this continuity Hippolyta slept with her own grandfather which resulted in her pregnancy with Diana.[[/note]]
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** ComicBook/WonderWoman's oft nemesis Ares had traditionally been a straight villain, and even when he wasn't he was never a nice guy, he's powered by war and bloodshed after all. The New 25 version is probably the closest to being a hero out of the entire Greek pantheon and is painted as Diana's mentor and grandfather figure--amusing since he ''is'' her grandfather even if the writers ignore this in favor of his new status as her ''brother'' since this version of Wondy has a father, and that father is Zeus.
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** Cheetah still starts off as a villain, but eventually seeks redemption after realizing the horrors she's committed.
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* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'': Veronica Cale is still a villain who's done some awful things, but whereas the original was motivated purely by envy, this one is motivated by her desire to have her daughter back, and is basically a CosmicPlaything.
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** Most of the Scavengers are villains outside of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'', with the exceptions of Grimlock, who's an Autobot, and Fulcrum and [[spoiler:Nickel]], who are original to MTMTE. Even at the start of their career in the Hasbroverse, they're less "villains" and more "bums", and eventually they commit to doing good full-time...at least when they can afford to.
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** Knock Out and Breakdown were Decepticons in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''; Knock Out defected for pragmatic reasons, and Breakdown died a Decepticon. In ''ComicBook/TheTransformersTillAllAreOne'', Knock Out and an unnamed bot with Breakdown's design[[note]][[OneSteveLimit they already had a Breakdown in the comic]][[/note]] are instead a married couple who hail from the unaligned world of Velocitron, which has a speed obsession. Knock Out is still a ''vain jerk'', but he's a vain jerk who's willing to relocate from his home to Cybertron because his less speedy husband is happier there, and "Breakdown" doesn't do anything villainous at all - a considerable improvement on the "MadDoctor" and "murderous thug" characterisations they received in ''Prime'', and ones that probably leave them higher up the KarmaMeter than several fully-qualified Autobots, such as Prowl, Getaway and Whirl.
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** Harvey Dent gets this by way of Decomposite Character, being a straightforward heroic DA instead of the secret identity of ComicBook/TwoFace.
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* ComicBook/LadyDeath was originally conceived as a {{villain protagonist}} whose end goal was the complete destruction of mankind due to a curse placed on her by Satan that she could not return to Earth as long as humans walked on it. Subsequent re-imaginings and interpretations of the character made her more traditionally heroic or [[AntiHero tried to]]. In the ''Avatar Press/Boundless'' continuity, she serves as guardian and protector of the [[TheUnderworld Labyrinth]] even if she could be a [[GoodIsNotNice nasty about it]].
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* ComicBook/LadyDeath was originally conceived as a {{villain protagonist}} whose end goal was the complete destruction of mankind due to a curse placed on her by Satan that she could not return to Earth as long as humans walked on it. Subsequent re-imaginings and interpretations of the character made her more traditionally heroic or [[AntiHero tried to]]. In the ''Avatar Press/Boundless'' continuity, she serves as guardian and protector of the [[TheUnderworld Labyrinth]] even if she could be a [[GoodIsNotNice nasty about it]].it]].
* ''ComicBook/BatmanThrillkiller'':
** Selina Kyle never becomes the jewel thief ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, with her only criminal past being something in sex work.
** Like in most adaptations, Harvey Bullock's dirty past isn't acknowledged here.
** Edward Nygma is a kindly psychiatrist as opposed to criminal mastermind ComicBook/TheRiddler. While he's implied to be a quack, he's not evil.
** Harvey Dent gets this by way of Decomposite Character, being a straightforward heroic DA instead of the secret identity of ComicBook/TwoFace.
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* ''ComicBook/BatmanThrillkiller'':
** Selina Kyle never becomes the jewel thief ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, with her only criminal past being something in sex work.
** Like in most adaptations, Harvey Bullock's dirty past isn't acknowledged here.
** Edward Nygma is a kindly psychiatrist as opposed to criminal mastermind ComicBook/TheRiddler. While he's implied to be a quack, he's not evil.
** Harvey Dent gets this by way of Decomposite Character, being a straightforward heroic DA instead of the secret identity of ComicBook/TwoFace.
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* When he was ported over from the ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' to the main ''Franchise/XMen'' book, Abyss was reimagined as a hero without since he lived in a world that wasn't ruled by Apocalypse.
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* When he was ported over from the ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' to the main ''Franchise/XMen'' book, Abyss was reimagined as a hero without since he lived in a world that wasn't ruled by Apocalypse.
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* In ''ComicBook/XMen92'' genocidal SocialDarwinist ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} is reinvented into a WellIntentionedExtremist and [[spoiler:outright BigGood who has been putting the X-Men through TrainingFromHell to prepare them for the threat of a cosmic FantasticRacist Celestial on its way to Earth]]. While Apocalypse has occasionally been presented before as having Well-Intentioned Extremist leanings, this is the only interpretation of the character to date which has tipped over into outright heroism. Note that the series is a direct sequel to the 1992 ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' animated series, where Apocalypse is ''even worse'' than his traditional depiction! Apparently, [[spoiler: it was all an act for when the heroes had to face someone who ''really was'' everything Apocalypse was only pretending to be.]]
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* In ''ComicBook/XMen92'' genocidal ''ComicBook/XMen92'':
** Genocidal SocialDarwinist ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} is reinvented into a WellIntentionedExtremist and [[spoiler:outright BigGood who has been putting the X-Men through TrainingFromHell to prepare them for the threat of a cosmic FantasticRacist Celestial on its way to Earth]]. While Apocalypse has occasionally been presented before as having Well-Intentioned Extremist leanings, this is the only interpretation of the character to date which has tipped over into outright heroism. Note that the series is a direct sequel to the 1992 ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' animated series, where Apocalypse is ''even worse'' than his traditional depiction! Apparently, [[spoiler: it was all an act for when the heroes had to face someone who ''really was'' everything Apocalypse was only pretending to be.]]]]
** Cassandra Nova is also more idealistic and noble than her comic counterpart [[spoiler:even being an ally to this version of Apocalypse.]]
** Joseph is depicted in his original characterization as a hero.
** Genocidal SocialDarwinist ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} is reinvented into a WellIntentionedExtremist and [[spoiler:outright BigGood who has been putting the X-Men through TrainingFromHell to prepare them for the threat of a cosmic FantasticRacist Celestial on its way to Earth]]. While Apocalypse has occasionally been presented before as having Well-Intentioned Extremist leanings, this is the only interpretation of the character to date which has tipped over into outright heroism. Note that the series is a direct sequel to the 1992 ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' animated series, where Apocalypse is ''even worse'' than his traditional depiction! Apparently, [[spoiler: it was all an act for when the heroes had to face someone who ''really was'' everything Apocalypse was only pretending to be.
** Cassandra Nova is also more idealistic and noble than her comic counterpart [[spoiler:even being an ally to this version of Apocalypse.]]
** Joseph is depicted in his original characterization as a hero.
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* ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'':
** General Ross from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' compared to his [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk mainstream counterpart]]. He doesn't have any interest in harassing [[ComicBook/TheHulk Bruce Banner]], for one thing. He still wants the US Army to be strong, but he's got a lot more morals about it.
** While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOldMan who uses his powers to amuse himself and to manipulate others, [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result to ComicBook/{{Cable}} (here a future ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}) fixing his spine, giving him armor, and training to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a {{split personality}} bent on taking over the world.
** General Ross from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' compared to his [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk mainstream counterpart]]. He doesn't have any interest in harassing [[ComicBook/TheHulk Bruce Banner]], for one thing. He still wants the US Army to be strong, but he's got a lot more morals about it.
** While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOldMan who uses his powers to amuse himself and to manipulate others, [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result to ComicBook/{{Cable}} (here a future ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}) fixing his spine, giving him armor, and training to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a {{split personality}} bent on taking over the world.
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* ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'':
** General Ross from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' compared to his [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk mainstream counterpart]]. He doesn't have any interest in harassing [[ComicBook/TheHulk Bruce Banner]], for one thing. He still wants the US Army to be strong, but he's got a lot more morals about it.
**While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOldMan who uses his powers to amuse himself and to manipulate others, [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result to ComicBook/{{Cable}} (here a future ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}) fixing his spine, giving him armor, and training to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a {{split personality}} bent on taking over the world.
** General Ross from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' compared to his [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk mainstream counterpart]]. He doesn't have any interest in harassing [[ComicBook/TheHulk Bruce Banner]], for one thing. He still wants the US Army to be strong, but he's got a lot more morals about it.
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** While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOldMan who uses his powers to amuse himself to manipulate others, and [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result to ComicBook/{{Cable}} (here a future ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}) fixing his spine, giving him armor, and training to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a {{split personality}} bent on taking over the world.
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** While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOldMan who uses his powers to amuse himself and to manipulate others, and [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result to ComicBook/{{Cable}} (here a future ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}) fixing his spine, giving him armor, and training to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a {{split personality}} bent on taking over the world.
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** While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOdMan who uses his powers to amuse himself to manipulate others, and [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result to ComicBook/Cable (here a future ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}) his spine and giving him armor and training to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a split personality bent on taking over the world.
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** While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOdMan DirtyOldMan who uses his powers to amuse himself to manipulate others, and [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result to ComicBook/Cable ComicBook/{{Cable}} (here a future ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}) fixing his spine and spine, giving him armor armor, and training to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a split personality {{split personality}} bent on taking over the world.
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* General Ross from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' compared to his [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk mainstream counterpart]]. He doesn't have any interest in harassing [[ComicBook/TheHulk Bruce Banner]], for one thing. He still wants the US Army to be strong, but he's got a lot more morals about it.
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* ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'':
** General Ross from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' compared to his [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk mainstream counterpart]]. He doesn't have any interest in harassing [[ComicBook/TheHulk Bruce Banner]], for one thing. He still wants the US Army to be strong, but he's got a lot more morals aboutit.it.
** While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOdMan who uses his powers to amuse himself to manipulate others, and [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result to ComicBook/Cable (here a future ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}) his spine and giving him armor and training to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a split personality bent on taking over the world.
** General Ross from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' compared to his [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk mainstream counterpart]]. He doesn't have any interest in harassing [[ComicBook/TheHulk Bruce Banner]], for one thing. He still wants the US Army to be strong, but he's got a lot more morals about
** While ComicBook/ProfessorX in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' himself is a case of AdaptationalJerkass (being a DirtyOdMan who uses his powers to amuse himself to manipulate others, and [[TeacherStudentRomance lusts after his female students]], and amounted his love for his son to an owner of a pet), his becoming ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} was the result to ComicBook/Cable (here a future ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}) his spine and giving him armor and training to prevent a BadFuture ruled by ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}, as opposed to Magneto's dark side fusing with Xavier's repressed anger and becoming a split personality bent on taking over the world.
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* ''ComicBook/SonicX'': As a result of the writer [[CriticalResearchFailure not fully grasping the characters' personalities]], the title character had his AloofAlly, {{Ubermensch}}, and BrilliantButLazy traits dropped in the comic tie in, becoming a [[LawfulGood goody two-shoes]]. Of course, he was already a hero and (usually) a friendly guy in the Anime, so this a downplayed case.
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* ''ComicBook/SonicX'': As a result of the writer [[CriticalResearchFailure not fully grasping the characters' personalities]], the title character had his AloofAlly, {{Ubermensch}}, and BrilliantButLazy traits dropped in the comic tie in, becoming a [[LawfulGood goody two-shoes]]. Of course, he was already a hero and (usually) a friendly guy in the Anime, so this a downplayed case.case.
* ComicBook/LadyDeath was originally conceived as a {{villain protagonist}} whose end goal was the complete destruction of mankind due to a curse placed on her by Satan that she could not return to Earth as long as humans walked on it. Subsequent re-imaginings and interpretations of the character made her more traditionally heroic or [[AntiHero tried to]]. In the ''Avatar Press/Boundless'' continuity, she serves as guardian and protector of the [[TheUnderworld Labyrinth]] even if she could be a [[GoodIsNotNice nasty about it]].
* ComicBook/LadyDeath was originally conceived as a {{villain protagonist}} whose end goal was the complete destruction of mankind due to a curse placed on her by Satan that she could not return to Earth as long as humans walked on it. Subsequent re-imaginings and interpretations of the character made her more traditionally heroic or [[AntiHero tried to]]. In the ''Avatar Press/Boundless'' continuity, she serves as guardian and protector of the [[TheUnderworld Labyrinth]] even if she could be a [[GoodIsNotNice nasty about it]].
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** Talia al Ghul fights alongside the heroes, and protects the Lazarus Pit from evildoers like Comicbook/BlackAdam.
** Amanda Waller is far less morally dubious in this continuity.
** Cheetah still starts off as a villain, but eventually seeks redemption after realizing the horrors she's committed.
** Amanda Waller is far less morally dubious in this continuity.
** Cheetah still starts off as a villain, but eventually seeks redemption after realizing the horrors she's committed.
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* In ''ComicBook/DCComicsBombshells'', Poison Ivy and [[spoiler:Two-Face]] are completely heroic, and Harley Quinn and Killer Croc have disreputable backgrounds but are more sympathetic than their main-continuity versions.
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** Poison Ivy and [[spoiler:Two-Face]] are completely heroic, and Harley Quinn and Killer Croc have disreputable backgrounds but are more sympathetic than their main-continuityversions.versions.
** Yuki and Yuri, the Katsura sisters, are a pair of ''Comicbook/{{Batgirl 2011}}'' villains in the main continuity. Here, however, they're part of Donna Troy's group of rebels who fight against the unjust internment of Japanese-Americans.
** Poison Ivy and [[spoiler:Two-Face]] are completely heroic, and Harley Quinn and Killer Croc have disreputable backgrounds but are more sympathetic than their main-continuity
** Yuki and Yuri, the Katsura sisters, are a pair of ''Comicbook/{{Batgirl 2011}}'' villains in the main continuity. Here, however, they're part of Donna Troy's group of rebels who fight against the unjust internment of Japanese-Americans.
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* ''ComicBook/SonicX'': As a result of the writer not fully grasping the characters' personalities, the title character had his AloofAlly, {{Ubermensch}}, and BrilliantButLazy traits dropped, becoming more of a [[LawfulGood goody two-shoes]] in the comic tie in. Of course, he was already a hero and (usually) a friendly guy in the Anime, so this a downplayed case.
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* ''ComicBook/SonicX'': As a result of the writer [[CriticalResearchFailure not fully grasping the characters' personalities, personalities]], the title character had his AloofAlly, {{Ubermensch}}, and BrilliantButLazy traits dropped, dropped in the comic tie in, becoming more of a [[LawfulGood goody two-shoes]] in the comic tie in.two-shoes]]. Of course, he was already a hero and (usually) a friendly guy in the Anime, so this a downplayed case.
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* When he was ported over from the ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' to the main ''Franchise/XMen'' book, Abyss was reimagined as a hero without since he lived in a world that wasn't ruled by Apocalypse.Apocalypse.
* ''ComicBook/SonicX'': As a result of the writer not fully grasping the characters' personalities, the title character had his AloofAlly, {{Ubermensch}}, and BrilliantButLazy traits dropped, becoming more of a [[LawfulGood goody two-shoes]] in the comic tie in. Of course, he was already a hero and (usually) a friendly guy in the Anime, so this a downplayed case.
* ''ComicBook/SonicX'': As a result of the writer not fully grasping the characters' personalities, the title character had his AloofAlly, {{Ubermensch}}, and BrilliantButLazy traits dropped, becoming more of a [[LawfulGood goody two-shoes]] in the comic tie in. Of course, he was already a hero and (usually) a friendly guy in the Anime, so this a downplayed case.
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* In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'', Pyro was a Morlock who supported Xavier's dream and later joined Bishop's X-Men, rather than the Brotherhood. However, this was undone in one of the many and more disturbing flaws in ''ComicBook/TheUltimates 3'', as he did a ''very'' severe FaceHeelTurn, joining the Brotherhood and even implying to Mastermind that they rape Valkyrie.
* In ''ComicBook/XMen92'' genocidal SocialDarwinist ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} is reinvented into a WellIntentionedExtremist and [[spoiler:outright BigGood who has been putting the X-Men through TrainingFromHell to prepare them for the threat of a cosmic FantasticRacist Celestial on its way to Earth]]. While Apocalypse has occasionally been presented before as having Well-Intentioned Extremist leanings, this is the only interpretation of the character to date which has tipped over into outright heroism. Note that the series is a direct sequel to the 1992 ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries,'' where Apocalypse is ''even worse'' than his traditional depiction! Apparently, [[spoiler: it was all an act for when the heroes had to face someone who ''really was'' everything Apocalypse was only pretending to be.]]
* In ''ComicBook/XMen92'' genocidal SocialDarwinist ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} is reinvented into a WellIntentionedExtremist and [[spoiler:outright BigGood who has been putting the X-Men through TrainingFromHell to prepare them for the threat of a cosmic FantasticRacist Celestial on its way to Earth]]. While Apocalypse has occasionally been presented before as having Well-Intentioned Extremist leanings, this is the only interpretation of the character to date which has tipped over into outright heroism. Note that the series is a direct sequel to the 1992 ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries,'' where Apocalypse is ''even worse'' than his traditional depiction! Apparently, [[spoiler: it was all an act for when the heroes had to face someone who ''really was'' everything Apocalypse was only pretending to be.]]
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* When he was ported over from the ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' to the main ''Franchise/XMen'' book, Abyss was reimagined as a hero without since he lived in a world that wasn't ruled by Apocalypse.
* When he was ported over from the ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' to the main ''Franchise/XMen'' book, Abyss was reimagined as a hero without since he lived in a world that wasn't ruled by Apocalypse.
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* In ''ComicBook/DCComicsBombshells'', Poison Ivy and [[spoiler:Two-Face]] are completely heroic, and Harley Quinn and Killer Croc have disreputable backgrounds but are more sympathetic than their main-continuity versions.
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* In ''ComicBook/XMen92'' genocidal SocialDarwinist ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} is reinvented into a WellIntentionedExtremist and [[spoiler:outright BigGood who has been putting the X-Men through TrainingFromHell to prepare them for the threat of a cosmic FantasticRacist Celestial on its way to Earth]]. While Apocalypse has occasionally been presented before as having Well-Intentioned Extremist leanings, this is the only interpretation of the character to date which has tipped over into outright heroism. Note that the series is a direct sequel to the 1992 ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries,'' where Apocalypse is ''even worse'' than his traditional depiction! Apparently, [[spoiler: it was all an act for when the heroes had to face someone who ''really was'' everything Apocalypse was only pretending to be.]]
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* ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'':
** The villainess Silver Banshee was turned into a troubled but clearly heroic young woman in the ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 stories]]'', whose first appearance has her jumping in front of Kara to stop soldiers shooting her. ''[[ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton Later issues]]'' have hinted that she's having trouble keeping her superpowers (inherited from her evil father) under control but even here the implication is she is heading towards being a TragicVillain rather than the totally unsympathetic character she used to be.
** Terra, who had been previously a SixthRangerTraitor, and dead, has been a heroine and standing member of the Ravagers.
** Arthur Light, better known as Dr. Light, was a third-string baddie and punching bag of the Franchise/TeenTitans (who had [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil a rape]] retconned into his backstory in an attempt to make him more evil) pre-New 52. Now he's a supporting member of the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica [[spoiler:and he died a hero]].
** ''ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear'' follows the ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'' portray of Commissioner Loeb as incompetent but well-meaning, rather than corrupt.
** ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s sister Komand'r was cruel, sadistic and treacherous in the former continuities. Now, despite having had some questionable attitudes toward Kory, she's still a better person than her previous version, and eventually makes peace with her sister, as seen in ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', where Kom and Kory share a hug.
* In ''ComicBook/GothamCityGarage'', Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Silver Banshee are more heroic than their villainous canon counterparts, risking themselves to overthrow a tyrant.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Noob}}'', [[ManipulativeBastard Gaea]] negotiated for her guildmates' (except [[StrawMisogynist Omega Zell]]) immunity from [[TheCracker Tenshirock's]] "attacks" as part of her frequent cooperation with him. The webseries and novel storylines have that immunity be Tenshirock's personal initiative while the nicest things Gaea ever said or did fell into JerkWithAHeartOfJerk.
* ''ComicBook/HasbroComicUniverse'' has taken many villains and given them a more sympathetic bent.
** The Decepticons downplay this, as they were formed as a protest group against the corrupt government, before devolving past HeWhoFightsMonsters and becoming even worse (even the government thugs got hired into their group).
** Cyclonus, while usually a NobleDemon actually pulls a HeelFaceTurn in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' and becomes a hero.
** In ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRobotsInDisguise'' Swindle, Squawkbox and Tankor all pull [[HeelFaceTurn Heel Face Turns]], though only Swindle and Squawkbox count as Tankor/Octane befriended an autobot and became good in the original cartoon.
** Megatron and his three main lieutenants underwent this. Megatron's reasoning for starting the war, over throwing the caste system, are more sympathetic and ultimately he pulls a HeelFaceTurn and becomes an Autobot. Shockwave was a senator who campaigned for a more equal society before the corrupt leaders reprogrammed his mind to lack empathy and even then he snapped out of that and performed a HeroicSacrifice. Soundwave received a more sympathetic play as an outlier and in the present has made a HeelFaceTurn to become one of Optimus's main allies in his quest for peace. Starscream, while still played as the least ethical, ultimately does receive more of a sympathetic edge as he becomes a ByronicHero who is at least trying to help Cybertron.
* Circe (as in the evil sorceress who turned Odysseus' men into swine in ''Literature/TheOdyssey'') is the heroine Sersi, one of the Eternals of Earth and occasionally one of Franchise/TheAvengers. (In her backstory, it was clear that Homer distorted the facts quite a bit; yeah, she turned them into pigs, but to make a long story short, ''they'' started it.)
* In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'', Pyro was a Morlock who supported Xavier's dream and later joined Bishop's X-Men, rather than the Brotherhood. However, this was undone in one of the many and more disturbing flaws in ''ComicBook/TheUltimates 3'', as he did a ''very'' severe FaceHeelTurn, joining the Brotherhood and even implying to Mastermind that they rape Valkyrie.
* In ''ComicBook/XMen92'' genocidal SocialDarwinist ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} is reinvented into a WellIntentionedExtremist and [[spoiler:outright BigGood who has been putting the X-Men through TrainingFromHell to prepare them for the threat of a cosmic FantasticRacist Celestial on its way to Earth]]. While Apocalypse has occasionally been presented before as having Well-Intentioned Extremist leanings, this is the only interpretation of the character to date which has tipped over into outright heroism.
* The Archie ''ComicBook/MegaMan'' comics do this with the Robot Masters from the original game, with Mega Man's attempts to talk them out of following Wily's orders convinces them to help him, and later join and serve his supporting cast when Wily's programming to them is undone, though this is more because they were already Dr. Light's robots to begin with. This trope rings truer when half of the ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'' and ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'' Robot Masters pull a HeelFaceTurn.
* Mad Madame Mim from Disney's ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'' was a genuinely villainous character who tried to kill Arthur because, as she made no effort in hiding, ''[[CardCarryingVillain she's evil]]''. In the Disney comics that later featured her, she was more of a harmless witch or occasionally even a heroic one.
* In the classic ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', Mano of the Fatal Five had a bit of a FreudianExcuse in that he was subjected to prejudice on his home planet, before he [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed destroyed it]]. In the Reboot Legion, he destroys his planet ''after'' everyone on it was killed by weapons sold by [=MacCauley=] Industries, and then seeks revenge on Leyland [=MacCauley=]. When he realises the rest of the Five are a bunch of psychos who ''like'' destroying planets, he [[HeelFaceTurn turns against them]]. He later [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor rejoins the group]], but still tries to avoid harming innocents.
* In ''ComicBook/TeenTitansEarthOne'', Tara Markov is depicted as a normal (if slightly angsty) teenager before her powers awaken, compare that with the pre-{{ComicBook/Flashpoint}} Tara Markov of the main universe who was a {{Manipulative|Bastard}} [[TheSociopath Sociopath]] and a contract killer.
* In ''ComicBook/BatmanEarthOne'', Killer Croc is a man who hid in the sewers after escaping the circus and ends up joining Batman's inner circle after helping stop the Riddler, a far cry from the DumbMuscle of the mainstream comics. In a similar vein, Killer Croc was also portrayed as being much kinder than he usually is in ''ComicBook/GothamAcademy'' as a result of his contact with Sybil Silverlock, the protagonist's mother during his stay at Arkham. He even saves Olive from a burning building with her friends declaring him a hero. Unfortunately for him, he's committed several murders prior to this change of heart, leading Batman to hunt him relentlessly.
* In the ''ComicBook/Batman66'' comics continuity, ComicBook/HarleyQuinn is an idealistic psychiatrist who voluntarily sacrifices her sanity to sabotage a mind-bending ray that the Joker is using to drive Gotham City insane.
* King Sombra in ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' is played very sympathetically as a TragicVillain at worst, accompanied by a MoralityPet, and is ultimately (and abruptly) [[HeelFaceTurn redeemed]] by ThePowerOfLove complete with a HappilyEverAfter type ending, in stark contrast to the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic source material]] that has consistently portrayed him as an [[MadeOfEvil irredeemable]] [[CastingAShadow darkness-wielding]] villain.
* General Ross from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' compared to his [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk mainstream counterpart]]. He doesn't have any interest in harassing [[ComicBook/TheHulk Bruce Banner]], for one thing. He still wants the US Army to be strong, but he's got a lot more morals about it.
* [[DaddysLittleVillain Phaidor]] in ''ComicBook/WarlordOfMars''. While in the ''Literature/{{John Carter|OfMars}}'' series, she is a White Martian princess who possesses all her people's negative traits such as [[AGodAmI god delusion]], [[MasterRace racial superiority]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]] and [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]--though admittedly she had been ObliviouslyEvil all her life over all these things --the comic downplays all those traits and makes her more sympathetic. Though [[MurderTheHypotenuse she still attempts to kill Dejah Thoris in a fit of jealousy because she is married to the man Phaidor loves]], she ends up regretting the attack and befriends the princess while they are both imprisoned inside a dungeon, ultimately [[PetTheDog coming to Dejah's defense when Phaidor's father assaults her]] and [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy admits before John Carter that she will never earn his affection]], in contrast to the book version, where she remains loyal to her father and [[EvilGloating gloats to Carter's face that he can't save his wife]].
* ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHolograms'':
** Rio is no longer exceedingly jealous like he was [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} in the cartoon]]. He's also firmly just dating Jerrica, and is pissed off when she forgets herself and kisses him as Jem.
** Jetta lost a lot of her attitude towards her bandmates. In the cartoon she went as far as to try and scam Pizzazz out of millions, and she was always fighting with Roxy. In the comic Roxy and Jetta are friends and Jetta gets along better with the others.
** The comics have tried to humanize Pizzazz more. While she still frequently throws fits over little things she has HiddenDepths and cares for business.
** Overall The Misfits are portrayed more realistically. In the cartoon they casually would do stuff that would end them in jail or with restraining orders. In the comics they don't attempt to physically harm the titular band or crash random events.
* ''ComicBook/DastardlyAndMuttley'': Dastardly and Muttley are American heroes this time instead of [[WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines villains with no specified nationality]].
** The villainess Silver Banshee was turned into a troubled but clearly heroic young woman in the ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 stories]]'', whose first appearance has her jumping in front of Kara to stop soldiers shooting her. ''[[ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton Later issues]]'' have hinted that she's having trouble keeping her superpowers (inherited from her evil father) under control but even here the implication is she is heading towards being a TragicVillain rather than the totally unsympathetic character she used to be.
** Terra, who had been previously a SixthRangerTraitor, and dead, has been a heroine and standing member of the Ravagers.
** Arthur Light, better known as Dr. Light, was a third-string baddie and punching bag of the Franchise/TeenTitans (who had [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil a rape]] retconned into his backstory in an attempt to make him more evil) pre-New 52. Now he's a supporting member of the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica [[spoiler:and he died a hero]].
** ''ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear'' follows the ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'' portray of Commissioner Loeb as incompetent but well-meaning, rather than corrupt.
** ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s sister Komand'r was cruel, sadistic and treacherous in the former continuities. Now, despite having had some questionable attitudes toward Kory, she's still a better person than her previous version, and eventually makes peace with her sister, as seen in ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', where Kom and Kory share a hug.
* In ''ComicBook/GothamCityGarage'', Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Silver Banshee are more heroic than their villainous canon counterparts, risking themselves to overthrow a tyrant.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Noob}}'', [[ManipulativeBastard Gaea]] negotiated for her guildmates' (except [[StrawMisogynist Omega Zell]]) immunity from [[TheCracker Tenshirock's]] "attacks" as part of her frequent cooperation with him. The webseries and novel storylines have that immunity be Tenshirock's personal initiative while the nicest things Gaea ever said or did fell into JerkWithAHeartOfJerk.
* ''ComicBook/HasbroComicUniverse'' has taken many villains and given them a more sympathetic bent.
** The Decepticons downplay this, as they were formed as a protest group against the corrupt government, before devolving past HeWhoFightsMonsters and becoming even worse (even the government thugs got hired into their group).
** Cyclonus, while usually a NobleDemon actually pulls a HeelFaceTurn in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' and becomes a hero.
** In ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRobotsInDisguise'' Swindle, Squawkbox and Tankor all pull [[HeelFaceTurn Heel Face Turns]], though only Swindle and Squawkbox count as Tankor/Octane befriended an autobot and became good in the original cartoon.
** Megatron and his three main lieutenants underwent this. Megatron's reasoning for starting the war, over throwing the caste system, are more sympathetic and ultimately he pulls a HeelFaceTurn and becomes an Autobot. Shockwave was a senator who campaigned for a more equal society before the corrupt leaders reprogrammed his mind to lack empathy and even then he snapped out of that and performed a HeroicSacrifice. Soundwave received a more sympathetic play as an outlier and in the present has made a HeelFaceTurn to become one of Optimus's main allies in his quest for peace. Starscream, while still played as the least ethical, ultimately does receive more of a sympathetic edge as he becomes a ByronicHero who is at least trying to help Cybertron.
* Circe (as in the evil sorceress who turned Odysseus' men into swine in ''Literature/TheOdyssey'') is the heroine Sersi, one of the Eternals of Earth and occasionally one of Franchise/TheAvengers. (In her backstory, it was clear that Homer distorted the facts quite a bit; yeah, she turned them into pigs, but to make a long story short, ''they'' started it.)
* In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'', Pyro was a Morlock who supported Xavier's dream and later joined Bishop's X-Men, rather than the Brotherhood. However, this was undone in one of the many and more disturbing flaws in ''ComicBook/TheUltimates 3'', as he did a ''very'' severe FaceHeelTurn, joining the Brotherhood and even implying to Mastermind that they rape Valkyrie.
* In ''ComicBook/XMen92'' genocidal SocialDarwinist ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} is reinvented into a WellIntentionedExtremist and [[spoiler:outright BigGood who has been putting the X-Men through TrainingFromHell to prepare them for the threat of a cosmic FantasticRacist Celestial on its way to Earth]]. While Apocalypse has occasionally been presented before as having Well-Intentioned Extremist leanings, this is the only interpretation of the character to date which has tipped over into outright heroism.
* The Archie ''ComicBook/MegaMan'' comics do this with the Robot Masters from the original game, with Mega Man's attempts to talk them out of following Wily's orders convinces them to help him, and later join and serve his supporting cast when Wily's programming to them is undone, though this is more because they were already Dr. Light's robots to begin with. This trope rings truer when half of the ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'' and ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'' Robot Masters pull a HeelFaceTurn.
* Mad Madame Mim from Disney's ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'' was a genuinely villainous character who tried to kill Arthur because, as she made no effort in hiding, ''[[CardCarryingVillain she's evil]]''. In the Disney comics that later featured her, she was more of a harmless witch or occasionally even a heroic one.
* In the classic ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', Mano of the Fatal Five had a bit of a FreudianExcuse in that he was subjected to prejudice on his home planet, before he [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed destroyed it]]. In the Reboot Legion, he destroys his planet ''after'' everyone on it was killed by weapons sold by [=MacCauley=] Industries, and then seeks revenge on Leyland [=MacCauley=]. When he realises the rest of the Five are a bunch of psychos who ''like'' destroying planets, he [[HeelFaceTurn turns against them]]. He later [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor rejoins the group]], but still tries to avoid harming innocents.
* In ''ComicBook/TeenTitansEarthOne'', Tara Markov is depicted as a normal (if slightly angsty) teenager before her powers awaken, compare that with the pre-{{ComicBook/Flashpoint}} Tara Markov of the main universe who was a {{Manipulative|Bastard}} [[TheSociopath Sociopath]] and a contract killer.
* In ''ComicBook/BatmanEarthOne'', Killer Croc is a man who hid in the sewers after escaping the circus and ends up joining Batman's inner circle after helping stop the Riddler, a far cry from the DumbMuscle of the mainstream comics. In a similar vein, Killer Croc was also portrayed as being much kinder than he usually is in ''ComicBook/GothamAcademy'' as a result of his contact with Sybil Silverlock, the protagonist's mother during his stay at Arkham. He even saves Olive from a burning building with her friends declaring him a hero. Unfortunately for him, he's committed several murders prior to this change of heart, leading Batman to hunt him relentlessly.
* In the ''ComicBook/Batman66'' comics continuity, ComicBook/HarleyQuinn is an idealistic psychiatrist who voluntarily sacrifices her sanity to sabotage a mind-bending ray that the Joker is using to drive Gotham City insane.
* King Sombra in ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' is played very sympathetically as a TragicVillain at worst, accompanied by a MoralityPet, and is ultimately (and abruptly) [[HeelFaceTurn redeemed]] by ThePowerOfLove complete with a HappilyEverAfter type ending, in stark contrast to the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic source material]] that has consistently portrayed him as an [[MadeOfEvil irredeemable]] [[CastingAShadow darkness-wielding]] villain.
* General Ross from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' compared to his [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk mainstream counterpart]]. He doesn't have any interest in harassing [[ComicBook/TheHulk Bruce Banner]], for one thing. He still wants the US Army to be strong, but he's got a lot more morals about it.
* [[DaddysLittleVillain Phaidor]] in ''ComicBook/WarlordOfMars''. While in the ''Literature/{{John Carter|OfMars}}'' series, she is a White Martian princess who possesses all her people's negative traits such as [[AGodAmI god delusion]], [[MasterRace racial superiority]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]] and [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]--though admittedly she had been ObliviouslyEvil all her life over all these things --the comic downplays all those traits and makes her more sympathetic. Though [[MurderTheHypotenuse she still attempts to kill Dejah Thoris in a fit of jealousy because she is married to the man Phaidor loves]], she ends up regretting the attack and befriends the princess while they are both imprisoned inside a dungeon, ultimately [[PetTheDog coming to Dejah's defense when Phaidor's father assaults her]] and [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy admits before John Carter that she will never earn his affection]], in contrast to the book version, where she remains loyal to her father and [[EvilGloating gloats to Carter's face that he can't save his wife]].
* ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHolograms'':
** Rio is no longer exceedingly jealous like he was [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} in the cartoon]]. He's also firmly just dating Jerrica, and is pissed off when she forgets herself and kisses him as Jem.
** Jetta lost a lot of her attitude towards her bandmates. In the cartoon she went as far as to try and scam Pizzazz out of millions, and she was always fighting with Roxy. In the comic Roxy and Jetta are friends and Jetta gets along better with the others.
** The comics have tried to humanize Pizzazz more. While she still frequently throws fits over little things she has HiddenDepths and cares for business.
** Overall The Misfits are portrayed more realistically. In the cartoon they casually would do stuff that would end them in jail or with restraining orders. In the comics they don't attempt to physically harm the titular band or crash random events.
* ''ComicBook/DastardlyAndMuttley'': Dastardly and Muttley are American heroes this time instead of [[WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines villains with no specified nationality]].
