History DracoInLeatherPants / Anime

** [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Gozaburo Kaiba]] gets this in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4583644/1/Not_the_Usual_Kaiba this one fic]], though his fate in the story is less than desirable.

** [[SmugSnake Spandam]] has a small Draco in Leather Pants fandom. He even wears [[LeatherMan a large amount of leather on the show]], which may or may not be part of the reason. Conversely, [[AmericansHateTingle in America]] he's hated just as much as [[HateSink he]] [[JerkAss deserves.]]

** Ladies and gentlemen: Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez. He tries to kill Rukia, tries to kill Ichigo ''three times'', gets Orihime in a NeckLift when she objects to him, callously threatened the [[WouldHurtAChild much younger]] Nel, killed his comrade just to regain the rank of Espada (though [[AssholeVictim he deserved it]]), and didn't give a damn when his subordinates were killed in battle. Even after returning after a long absence and joining the good guys, he makes it clear in no uncertain terms that he's only doing so to further his own goals (namely, to have a final battle with Ichigo) and out of PragmaticVillainy. Despite all this, and even though he never expressed regret for any of these actions, part of the fanbase views him as already redeemed rather than a NominalHero. [[MrFanservice Because]] [[WalkingShirtlessScene he's]] [[EvilIsSexy sexy.]]

* Lucy from ''Manga/ElfenLied''. Now, this was completely deliberate on the writers' part, since EvilIsSexy and Lucy is one of the [[JerkassWoobie most sympathetic]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds mass murderers in anime history]] with a genuinely powerful FreudianExcuse and does ''slowly'' come around to a HeelFaceTurn capped off with RedemptionEqualsDeath, but regardless: to hear her fanboys (and more than one fangirl) talk, you'd think that she had never done anything wrong and just needed a hug to be turned into an angel of sweetness and light, never mind the fact that she ''started off'' the series freely killing any human except for Kouta who ever crossed her path. The [[AdaptationalNiceGuy anime also likely helped contribute to this]] as her murderous personality is closer to TheStoic EmotionlessGirl rather than the [[SlasherSmile smiling]] and [[AxCrazy sadistic]] one from the manga. Her romantic rival, UnluckyChildhoodFriend Yuka, is of course turned into RonTheDeathEater, and her ClingyJealousGirl tendencies are {{Flanderized}} to the point that the Lucy fandom often gleefully wish for Lucy to dismember Yuka. Of course, Lucy is not only a ClingyJealousGirl herself, but a ''{{Yandere}}'' who slaughtered an entire carnival full of innocent people ('''including Kouta's own father and sister''') when Kouta snubbed her.

** Acnologia, despite begin an OmnicidalManiac who [[spoiler:killed all the Dragon Slayers' parents, with special brutality toward Igneel in front of his foster son]], remains a fan favorite for being a nigh-unstoppable force who remains one of the few antagonists that have forced the protagonists to recognize that friendship (which often brings the series' PowerLevels into question) doesn't overcome every foe. His popularity increased when [[spoiler:his [[EvilIsSexy human form]] was revealed.]]

* ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'': [[BigBad Hilmes/Silver Mask]] has done everything in his wake. He has killed Daryun's uncle Vahriz, kidnaps [[TheHero Arslan]]'s father Andragoras, leads the Lusitanians to conquer Ecbatana the Royal Capital of Pars, kills a Lady-in-Waiting, held Arslan's mother Tahamine hostage, kills Alfreed's father, kills Bahman while trying to kill Arslan, etc. This has not stop fans (females in general) from cheering on him and reclaim the throne that was stolen from him, most likely a result of his [[EvilIsSexy looks]] or the burns on the right side of his face, or his voice in either the [[Creator/YuukiKaji sub]] or the [[Creator/VicMignogna dub]]. The fact that he can possibly kill anybody or anything in his way is something that fans might appeal to. Either way, the [=fangirls=] still love him for that.

* ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'': [[FetishizedAbuser Raynare]] has killed [[TheHero Issei]], mocked him after killing Asia, and has shown little to no redeeming qualities. This has not stopped people from wishing her to come back to life and [[HeelFaceTurn reform]], most likely a result of her [[EvilIsSexy sex appeal]] (which is mainly due to [[AdaptationalSkimpiness the anime giving her a skimpy outfit]]), the fact that she pretended to be nice to Issei during their date and [[VillainsWantMercy after reverting into her civilian clothes while at the Mercy of the]] [[BadassCrew Occult Research Club]], and the idea that [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter she could have been so much more than]] a simple TokenMotivationalNemesis and given a chance to show HiddenDepths.

* Satsuki from ''Anime/KillLaKill'' gets this treatment ''a lot''. Even though she [[spoiler:was GoodAllAlong and did a genuine HeelFaceTurn]], many people seem to gloss over or downright ignore the fact that she was at first ANaziByAnyOtherName[=/=][[AristocratsAreEvil Evil Aristocrat]], running Hounnouji Academy through fear and Social Darwinism. She even nearly crosses the MoralEventHorizon by [[spoiler:allowing an entire stadium's worth of people to be consumed by Covers, though she admittedly did save them afterward]]. This is mainly due to the fact that she's an [[EvilIsSexy attractive]] [[EvilIsCool badass]] with an [[AbusiveParents even worse mother]] who is implied to be responsible for [[ParentalIncest her daugher's villainy]]. The Elite Four get this treatment as well, mainly for the same reasons, though since they're the QuirkyMinibossSquad they probably would have gotten it regardless.

* ''Manga/{{Monster}}'': '''Johan Liebert'''. Given that he is a [[EvilIsSexy fairly attractive young man]], this treatment was practically unavoidable. If anything, some fans have a habit of always excusing Johan's actions in a sympathetic light, no matter how flawed the argument is.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. Despite being one of the least sympathetically portrayed of all the Akatsuki, Hidan has some of the most die-hard fangirls. While he is [[EvilIsSexy sexy]] and [[LaughablyEvil funny]], especially in the anime, he's still a sadistic murderer who enjoys inflicting ColdBloodedTorture on his victims in the name of [[ReligionOfEvil Jashinism]]. Even so, various fangirls have used multiple methods to justify his sociopathy, from inventing sympathetic backstories, to using {{Freudian Excuse}}s, and even using other excuses to villify his victims. His demeanor as a LargeHam who acts almost like a PsychopathicManchild and has very amusing interactions with Kakuzu in the anime doesn't help much, either. But despite his amusing antics, he's still an irredeemably evil asshole, and an entirely unapologetic one at that.