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* [[spoiler: [[LateArrivalSpoiler Harvey "Two-Face" Dent]]]] in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.

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* [[spoiler: [[LateArrivalSpoiler [[spoiler:[[LateArrivalSpoiler Harvey "Two-Face" Dent]]]] in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.



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* Alec Trevelyan of the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/GoldenEye'' ''seems'' to be like this during the reveal of him being Janus. But as it turns out, he's been plotting revenge against the British government from the beginning for the betrayal of his family, who were Lienz Cossacks that the British sent back to Stalin at the end of World War II.
* [[spoiler: Terri]] in ''Film/HellraiserIIIHellOnEarth''. Feeling betrayed by everyone, [[spoiler: Terri]] chooses to join Pinhead, and becomes a Cenobite.

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* Alec Trevelyan of the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/GoldenEye'' ''seems'' to be like this during the reveal of him being Janus. But Janus, but as it turns out, he's been plotting revenge against the British government from the beginning for the betrayal of his family, who were Lienz Cossacks that the British sent back to Stalin at the end of World War II.
* [[spoiler: Terri]] [[spoiler:Terri]] in ''Film/HellraiserIIIHellOnEarth''. Feeling betrayed by everyone, [[spoiler: Terri]] [[spoiler:Terri]] chooses to join Pinhead, and becomes a Cenobite.
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* The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** Even though he always had a knack for mischief, Loki UsedToBeASweetKid, and it is implied that for centuries before the events of ''Film/{{Thor}}'' he was TheLancer who fought alongside his brother. It is his act of letting Jötunns into Asgard on Thor's coronation day that started him SlowlySlippingIntoEvil, and the following [[TheReveal Reveal]] of his troubled ancestry [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds exacerbated the matter]]. Loki spends his next several appearances on the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor before finally [[spoiler: pulling a HeelFaceTurn [[RedemptionEqualsDeath right before being killed by Thanos.]] His AlternateSelf from the 2012 timeline opened in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' is still alive but didn't perform his HeelFaceTurn until [[Series/Loki2021 his self-titled series]].]]
** [[spoiler: Sharon Carter, a.k.a. the Power Broker, in ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier.'']] After spending two movies in the solidly "good" column and then [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse disappearing without a trace,]] [[spoiler: Sharon]] reappears in ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'' but has [[TookALevelInJerkass taken a level in jerkass]] and has become rude, abrasive and downright cruel [[spoiler: as the result of being hung out to dry by the U.S. government and the Avengers.]][[spoiler: Sam offers to help clear her name, but by this point Sharon has become so thoroughly villainous that she embraces her role as the Power Broker and [[TheFarmerAndTheViper uses her restored CIA clearance to sell government secrets to the bad guys.]]]]



* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''
** ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' shows Pyro defecting to the Brotherhood, and [[Film/XMenTheLastStand the following one]] has him going full "fuck you, I'm evil!".
** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'':
*** Angel joins the Hellfire Club when Shaw kills every human in the CIA building.
*** Magneto counts in the same movie, going from being a cynical AntiHero friend of Xavier's to a genocidal WellIntentionedExtremist who is Xavier's enemy.
*** Raven starts off as Xavier's friend and adoptive sister and ends up leaving to be with Magneto. Of course, she sees it differently.
** And in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', once Magneto is imprisoned, she embraces the heel without shame.
** In ''Film/TheWolverine'', Ichirō Yashida was apparently a genuinely nice and caring man once, but [[spoiler: when his cancer started destroying him, he became obsessed with immortality and turned evil.]]



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* ''Film/TheOmegaCode'': Cassandra chooses to take Stone's side in the final confrontation.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', Buddy Pine's career as Incredi-Boy is short-lived when he is rejected by his idol, Mr. Incredible. But Mr. Incredible learns the hard way that some people are NotGoodWithRejection when he goes up against Syndrome, who is actually Buddy all grown up and out for revenge.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'', Buddy Pine's career as Incredi-Boy is short-lived when he is rejected by his idol, Mr. Incredible. But Mr. Incredible learns the hard way that some people are NotGoodWithRejection when he goes up against Syndrome, who is actually Buddy all grown up and out for revenge.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear was once a kind-hearted toy who dearly loved his owner Daisy. Then he was accidentally abandoned by her and this made him into an abusive, nihilistic tyrant.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear was once a kind-hearted toy who dearly loved his owner Daisy. Then he was accidentally abandoned by her her, and this made him into an abusive, nihilistic tyrant.



* ''Film/{{Baahubali}}'': Queen Mother Sivagami starts off as a kindly queen protecting her people and her sons, but evolves into a cruel and capricious woman due to Bhallaladeva's manipulations and her hatred of Amarendra's wife Devasena. [[spoiler:She does have a HeelRealization after having Amarendra killed, and sacrifices herself to save his son.]]
* Kid Culprit in ''Film/BeyondTheLights''. In the beginning he's kind of annoying and not exactly Mr. Sensitivity (he sexts his girlfriend right after she tries to [[DrivenToSuicide take her own life]], for one). But he's basically all right. After Noni breaks up with him (because she's started to fall for Kaz and realizes that he's the one she wants to be with), however, he [[spoiler: basically [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything sexually assaults]] her on stage during their BET Awards performance (doing everything from shoving her head into his crotch to literally trying to rip her clothes off), practically brags that he's been cheating on her, claims he dumped her and calls her a bitch, a freak and his "sloppy seconds" (as he grabs his crotch), all on ''national TV''.]]

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* ''Film/{{Baahubali}}'': Queen Mother Sivagami starts off as a kindly queen protecting her people and her sons, but she evolves into a cruel and capricious woman due to Bhallaladeva's manipulations and her hatred of Amarendra's wife Devasena. [[spoiler:She [[spoiler: She does have a HeelRealization after having Amarendra killed, killed and sacrifices herself to save his son.]]
* Kid Culprit in ''Film/BeyondTheLights''. In the beginning beginning, he's kind of annoying and not exactly Mr. Sensitivity (he sexts his girlfriend right after she tries to [[DrivenToSuicide take her own life]], for one). But he's basically all right. After Noni breaks up with him (because she's started to fall for Kaz and realizes that he's the one she wants to be with), however, he [[spoiler: basically [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything sexually assaults]] her on stage during their BET Awards performance (doing everything from shoving her head into his crotch to literally trying to rip her clothes off), practically brags that he's been cheating on her, claims he dumped her and calls her a bitch, a freak and his "sloppy seconds" (as he grabs his crotch), all on ''national TV''.]]



* ''Film/Emperor2020'': Downplayed. A preacher gives Shields refuge and treats his wounds despite how he's obviously one of John Brown's men, but he does acknowledge that Shields in hiding in the church when [=McCabe=] and Grady show up and offer him a choice between part of the reward or getting killed if he resists them. Since they already know Shields is hiding there, the preacher's acquiescence doesn't mean too much and may not be too wholehearted, but he doesn't make a HeroicSacrifice rather than aid the slave catchers either.

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* ''Film/Emperor2020'': Downplayed. A preacher gives Shields refuge and treats his wounds despite how he's obviously one of John Brown's men, but he does acknowledge that Shields in is hiding in the church when [=McCabe=] and Grady show up and offer him a choice between part of the reward or getting killed if he resists them. Since they already know Shields is hiding there, the preacher's acquiescence doesn't mean too much and may not be too wholehearted, but he doesn't make a HeroicSacrifice rather than aid the slave catchers either.



* ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald'': Queenie Goldstein defects to Gellert Grindelwald's side, because she is swayed by his promise of being able to create a world where she and [[{{Muggle}} Jacob Kowalski]] can openly pursue a relationship.

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* ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald'': Queenie Goldstein defects to Gellert Grindelwald's side, side because she is swayed by his promise of being able to create a world where she and [[{{Muggle}} Jacob Kowalski]] can openly pursue a relationship.



** Dominic Toretto's girlfriend, Letty Ortiz, sides with the villains in ''Film/FastAndFurious6'', because she lost her memories and latched on to the people who saved her from her near-death experience. However, she eventually switches sides, not because her memories have come back, but because [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal she is disgusted by Owen Shaw's cruelties and nonchalance about his team's well-being]].

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** Dominic Toretto's girlfriend, Letty Ortiz, sides with the villains in ''Film/FastAndFurious6'', because she lost her memories and latched on to the people who saved her from her near-death experience. However, she eventually switches sides, sides not because her memories have come back, back but because [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal she is disgusted by Owen Shaw's cruelties and nonchalance about his team's well-being]].



* [[spoiler:Terri]] in ''Film/HellraiserIIIHellOnEarth''. Feeling betrayed by everyone, [[spoiler:Terri]] chooses to join Pinhead, and becomes a Cenobite.
* The ''Velociraptor'' pack in ''Film/JurassicWorld'' have been trained and raised by Owen Grady as something like hunting dogs, hunting down the ''Indominus rex''. However, since [[spoiler:the hybrid has raptor DNA]], she convinces the raptors to turn on their alpha and the humans in general. They do, however, switch sides [[spoiler:only for Charlie to get blown up, and Delta and Echo get killed by the ''I. rex'' herself.]]

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* [[spoiler:Terri]] [[spoiler: Terri]] in ''Film/HellraiserIIIHellOnEarth''. Feeling betrayed by everyone, [[spoiler:Terri]] [[spoiler: Terri]] chooses to join Pinhead, and becomes a Cenobite.
* The ''Velociraptor'' pack in ''Film/JurassicWorld'' have been trained and raised by Owen Grady as something like hunting dogs, hunting down the ''Indominus rex''. However, since [[spoiler:the [[spoiler: the hybrid has raptor DNA]], she convinces the raptors to turn on their alpha and the humans in general. They do, however, switch sides [[spoiler:only [[spoiler: only for Charlie to get blown up, and Delta and Echo get killed by the ''I. rex'' herself.]]



** [[spoiler:Arthur became TheMole for Valentine sometime prior to the film taking place]].
** [[spoiler:After being kicked out of the Kingsmen training program, Charlie and his family join Valentine's plan, being some of the chosen few who will be spared from the upcoming genocide]].

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** [[spoiler:Arthur [[spoiler: Arthur became TheMole for Valentine sometime prior to the film taking place]].
** [[spoiler:After [[spoiler: After being kicked out of the Kingsmen training program, Charlie and his family join Valentine's plan, being some of the chosen few who will be spared from the upcoming genocide]].



* When Vic makes his first appearance in ''Film/TheManFromLaramie'', he seems like a fairly reasonable guy despite being on the side of the tyrannical Waggomans. By the end of the film, he's responsible for at least one murder, another attempted murder, and we even find out he's ultimately (indirectly) responsible for the death of the protagonist's brother that basically kickstarted the whole thing.

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* When Vic makes his first appearance in ''Film/TheManFromLaramie'', he seems like a fairly reasonable guy despite being on the side of the tyrannical Waggomans. By the end of the film, he's responsible for at least one murder, another attempted murder, and we even find out he's ultimately (indirectly) responsible for the death of the protagonist's brother that which basically kickstarted the whole thing.



** Even though he always had a knack for mischief, Loki UsedToBeASweetKid, and it is implied that for centuries before the events of ''Film/{{Thor}}'' he was TheLancer who fought alongside his brother. It is his act of letting Jötunns into Asgard on Thor's coronation day that started him SlowlySlippingIntoEvil, and the following [[TheReveal Reveal]] of his troubled ancestry [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds exacerbated the matter]]. Loki spends his next several appearances on the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor before finally [[spoiler: pulling a HeelFaceTurn [[RedemptionEqualsDeath right before being killed by Thanos.]] His AlternateSelf from the 2012 timeline opened in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' is still alive, but didn’t perform his HeelFaceTurn until [[Series/Loki2021 his self-titled series]].]]

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** Even though he always had a knack for mischief, Loki UsedToBeASweetKid, and it is implied that for centuries before the events of ''Film/{{Thor}}'' he was TheLancer who fought alongside his brother. It is his act of letting Jötunns into Asgard on Thor's coronation day that started him SlowlySlippingIntoEvil, and the following [[TheReveal Reveal]] of his troubled ancestry [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds exacerbated the matter]]. Loki spends his next several appearances on the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor before finally [[spoiler: pulling a HeelFaceTurn [[RedemptionEqualsDeath right before being killed by Thanos.]] His AlternateSelf from the 2012 timeline opened in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' is still alive, alive but didn’t perform his HeelFaceTurn until [[Series/Loki2021 his self-titled series]].]]



* Franchise/MonsterVerse: [[spoiler:Emma Russell]] in ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019''. It looks like Godzilla has turned against humanity in ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'', but it turns out [[spoiler:he was GoodAllAlong]]. Both those films' {{novelization}}s have also featured a couple of Monarch's operatives aligning themselves with either film's human villains (one due to agreeing with Emma Russell that the Titans should be free, the other for money) respectively.

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* Franchise/MonsterVerse: [[spoiler:Emma Russell]] in ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019''. It looks like Godzilla has turned against humanity in ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'', but it turns out [[spoiler:he [[spoiler: he was GoodAllAlong]]. Both those films' {{novelization}}s have also featured a couple of Monarch's operatives aligning themselves with either film's human villains (one due to agreeing with Emma Russell that the Titans should be free, the other for money) respectively.



* [[spoiler:Theodora]] in ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' starts off on the side of Oz, believing him to be the prophesied wizard, but due to [[spoiler:the machinations of her sister Evanora]], she ends up becoming [[spoiler:a Wicked Witch.]]

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* [[spoiler:Theodora]] [[spoiler: Theodora]] in ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' starts off on the side of Oz, believing him to be the prophesied wizard, but due to [[spoiler:the [[spoiler: the machinations of her sister Evanora]], she ends up becoming [[spoiler:a Wicked Witch.]]



* [[spoiler: David "Rooster" Fisk]] in ''Film/RighteousKill'', who lost his faith in legal justice due to [[spoiler:a child killer getting OffOnATechnicality thanks to Turk's actions, leading Rooster to become a vigilante SerialKiller]].
* ''Film/RiseBloodHunter'': After becoming a vampire, [[spoiler:Tricia]] becomes evil. It's left unclear exactly why, but a combination of the transformation affecting her, mental trauma due to what she undergoes or having a sense of belonging with the head vampire Bishop all seem possible.

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* [[spoiler: David "Rooster" Fisk]] in ''Film/RighteousKill'', who lost his faith in legal justice due to [[spoiler:a [[spoiler: a child killer getting OffOnATechnicality thanks to Turk's actions, leading Rooster to become a vigilante SerialKiller]].
* ''Film/RiseBloodHunter'': After becoming a vampire, [[spoiler:Tricia]] [[spoiler: Tricia]] becomes evil. It's left unclear exactly why, but a combination of the transformation affecting her, mental trauma due to what she undergoes undergoes, or having a sense of belonging with the head vampire Bishop all seem possible.



* Part of the backstory of [[spoiler:Mother Malkin]] in ''Film/{{Seventh Son|2015}}''. [[spoiler:She was a good witch until Master Gregory married another woman, driving her to submit to the forces of darkness and become queen of the evil witches.]]

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* Part of the backstory of [[spoiler:Mother Malkin]] in ''Film/{{Seventh Son|2015}}''. [[spoiler:She [[spoiler: She was a good witch until Master Gregory married another woman, driving her to submit to the forces of darkness and become queen of the evil witches.]]



** A lesser known occurrence is when Count Dooku left the Jedi Order and became a Sith. Also many Jedi in the pre-Disney ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' ExpandedUniverse.

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** A lesser known lesser-known occurrence is when Count Dooku left the Jedi Order and became a Sith. Also Also, many Jedi in the pre-Disney ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' ExpandedUniverse.



* [[spoiler:Sentinel Prime]] in ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. He takes this up a notch by seizing Megatron's position as the new leader of the Decepticons.
* In ''Film/UndercoverBrother'' the title character turns his back on the Brotherhood after he falls in lust with Penelope Snow. Luckily Sista Girl brings him back to his senses.
* [[spoiler:Elysia]] in ''Film/WarriorsOfVirtue''. [[spoiler:Prior to the movie's events, her brother was killed by Yun, which led to her developing a grudge towards him and her turning to Komodo.]] During the movie, though, she does develop a soft spot for him and thinks of him as a brother. It's this that leads to a near HeelFaceTurn, changing her back to what she was before. [[spoiler:Undortunately, her decision to protect Ryan ends in RedemptionEqualsDeath.]]

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* [[spoiler:Sentinel [[spoiler: Sentinel Prime]] in ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. He takes this up a notch by seizing Megatron's position as the new leader of the Decepticons.
* In ''Film/UndercoverBrother'' the title character turns his back on the Brotherhood after he falls in lust with Penelope Snow. Luckily Luckily, Sista Girl brings him back to his senses.
* [[spoiler:Elysia]] [[spoiler: Elysia]] in ''Film/WarriorsOfVirtue''. [[spoiler:Prior [[spoiler: Prior to the movie's events, her brother was killed by Yun, which led to her developing a grudge towards him and her turning to Komodo.]] During the movie, though, she does develop a soft spot for him and thinks of him as a brother. It's this that leads to a near HeelFaceTurn, changing her back to what she was before. [[spoiler:Undortunately, [[spoiler: Unfortunately, her decision to protect Ryan ends in RedemptionEqualsDeath.]]



*** Raven starts off Xavier's friend and adoptive sister, ends up leaving to be with Magneto. Of course, she sees it differently.

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*** Raven starts off as Xavier's friend and adoptive sister, sister and ends up leaving to be with Magneto. Of course, she sees it differently.



** In ''Film/TheWolverine'', Ichirō Yashida was apparently a genuinely nice and caring man once, but [[spoiler:when his cancer started destroying him, he became obsessed with immortality and turned evil.]]

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** In ''Film/TheWolverine'', Ichirō Yashida was apparently a genuinely nice and caring man once, but [[spoiler:when [[spoiler: when his cancer started destroying him, he became obsessed with immortality and turned evil.]]
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** In ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', Kylo Ren was Luke's pupil [[spoiler:and nephew, formerly called Ben Solo,]] in the new Jedi Order, but he gave in to the Dark Side and exterminated the new Jedi, driving Luke into hiding as the last known Jedi Knight.
* In the fifth ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' film, ''[[Film/TerminatorGenisys Genisys]]'', [[spoiler:John Connor is turned into a Terminator, and is sent to kill both his mother, Sarah Connor, and his father Kyle Reese]].

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** In ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', Kylo Ren was Luke's pupil [[spoiler:and [[spoiler: and nephew, formerly called Ben Solo,]] in the new Jedi Order, but he gave in to the Dark Side and exterminated the new Jedi, driving Luke into hiding as the last known Jedi Knight.
* In the fifth ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' film, ''[[Film/TerminatorGenisys Genisys]]'', [[spoiler:John [[spoiler: John Connor is turned into a Terminator, Terminator and is sent to kill both his mother, mother Sarah Connor, Connor and his father Kyle Reese]].

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