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* Dr Doofenshmirtz in ''WesternAnimation/{{Phineas and Ferb}}''is a self-proclaimed "evil"scientist obsessed with taking over the Tri-State Area and even founded an evil organization entirely for {{Mad Scientist}}s. However, he has proven himself to be very moral and good-hearted in nature and rarely does anything evil. Many times he had assisted in saving the day against bigger villains mainly because {{Even Evil Has Standards}}. He is currently much nicer than at the start of the series
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* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': Dr Doofenshmirtz in ''WesternAnimation/{{Phineas and Ferb}}''is is a self-proclaimed "evil"scientist obsessed with [[MadScientist evil scientist]] bent on taking over the Tri-State Area and even founded an has done many evil organization entirely for {{Mad Scientist}}s. schemes which always fail, either due to his incompetence or Perry's interference. However, he has proven himself to be very moral on many situations [[VillainousRescue joined the good side and good-hearted in nature helped defeat several other great villains]]. Despite all of his heroics, [[AesopAmnesia he still insists that he is evil and rarely does anything evil. Many times he had assisted continues with his schemes in saving later episodes.]] He always circles back and forth between both sides depending on the day against bigger villains mainly because {{Even Evil Has Standards}}. He is currently much nicer than at the start of the seriesepisode plot.
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* The Professor in the Joe Oriolo WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat cartoons. Due to how hastily written the Trans-Lux episodes were (they were [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants given mere hours to write the scripts for each episode]]) and [[BroadStrokes the series rather loose continuity]], the Professor's relationship with Felix is constantly in flux. One episode, he's just after the Magic Bag for his own ends, with Felix just being an annoying obstacle to that goal. In episodes like "The Vacation Mirage", he is portrayed as downright sadistic and goes out of his way to torment Felix, even after he's separated from his Magic Bag. And yet in other episodes, he willingly hires Felix (who always seems to be willing to give Professor the benefit of the doubt) as a babysitter to watch over Poindexter, or hires him as a lab assistant, where he just acts grouchy at worst to Felix.
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* The Professor in the Joe Oriolo WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat cartoons. Due to how hastily written the Trans-Lux episodes were (they were [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants given mere hours to write the scripts for each episode]]) and [[BroadStrokes the series series' rather loose continuity]], the Professor's relationship with Felix is constantly in flux. One episode, he's just after the Magic Bag for his own ends, with Felix just being an annoying obstacle to that goal. In episodes like "The Vacation Mirage", he is portrayed as downright sadistic and goes out of his way to torment Felix, even after he's separated from his Magic Bag. And yet in other episodes, he willingly hires Felix (who always seems to be willing to give Professor the benefit of the doubt) as a babysitter to watch over Poindexter, or hires him as a lab assistant, where he just acts grouchy at worst to Felix.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Zuko found himself constantly switching sides due to his confused feelings and lack of resolve. Halfway through the third season, he finally made up his mind, but even before that he was trying to save Aang half the time, mostly for his own selfish purposes. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in one episode when no one takes his HeelFaceTurn seriously, and he accidentally burns Toph.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Zuko found himself constantly switching sides due to his confused feelings and lack of resolve. Halfway through the third season, he finally made up his mind, but even before that he was trying to save Aang half the time, mostly for his own selfish purposes. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in one episode when no one takes his HeelFaceTurn seriously, and he accidentally burns Toph.Toph (the one hero who DID take it seriously).
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** Ditto Charmcaster. At first, she was evil. Then she [[HeelFaceTurn changed her ways.]] Then she [[FaceHeelTurn was even more evil than before]], then ended up [[BrokenBird emotionally broken]], and then square on the line between good and evil, able to work for whichever purpose.
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** Ditto Charmcaster. At first, she was evil. Then she [[HeelFaceTurn changed her ways.]] Then she [[FaceHeelTurn was even more evil than before]], then ended up [[BrokenBird emotionally broken]], and then square on the line between good and evil, able to work for whichever purpose. In her last appearances in both ''Ultimate Alien'' and ''Omniverse'', it's [[HazyFeelTurn unclear what her current alignment is.]]
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* Throughout ''WesternAnimation/Emperor's New School'', Kronk contently switches between Yzma's lackey and Kuzco's friend. Although inthe {{Series Finale}}, he has a {{Heel Face Turn}}.
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* Throughout ''WesternAnimation/Emperor's New School'', ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'', Kronk contently switches between Yzma's lackey and Kuzco's friend. Although inthe {{Series Finale}}, in the SeriesFinale, he has a {{Heel Face Turn}}.HeelFaceTurn.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS3E23Bulgy Bulgy]]", the titular double-decker bus hated railways and wanted to have them ripped up. He became a henhouse after he got stuck under a bridge, but when Sir Topham Hatt gave him a second chance in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS7E19BulgyRidesAgain Bulgy Rides Again]]", Bulgy became a lot friendlier and was turned into a mobile vegetable stand. Years later in "Unscheduled Stops", Bulgy is not only back to his original job as a double-decker bus, but is also back to his old anti-rail ways.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS3E23Bulgy Bulgy]]", the titular double-decker bus hated railways and wanted to have them ripped up. He became a henhouse after he got stuck under a bridge, but when Sir Topham Hatt gave him a second chance in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS7E19BulgyRidesAgain Bulgy Rides Again]]", Bulgy became a lot friendlier and was turned into a mobile vegetable stand. Years later in "Unscheduled Stops", Bulgy is not only back to his original job as a double-decker bus, but is also back to his old anti-rail ways.
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* Throughout ''WesternAnimation/{{Emperor's New School}}'', Kronl contently switches between Yzma's lackey and Kuzco's friend. Although inthe {{Series Finale}}, he has a {{Heel Face Turn}}.
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* Throughout ''WesternAnimation/{{Emperor's ''WesternAnimation/Emperor's New School}}'', Kronl School'', Kronk contently switches between Yzma's lackey and Kuzco's friend. Although inthe {{Series Finale}}, he has a {{Heel Face Turn}}.
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* Dr Doofenshmirtz in ''WesternAnimation/{{Phineas and Ferb}}''is a self-proclaimed "evil"scientist obsessed with taking over the Tri-State Area and even founded an {{Evil Organization}} entirely for {{Mad Scientist}}s. However, he has proven himself to be very moral and good-hearted in nature and rarely does anything evil. Many times he had assisted in saving the day against bigger villains mainly because {{Even Evil Has Standards}}. He is currently much nicer than at the start of the series
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* WesternAnimation/CountDuckula started out as a villain on ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse''. Then in his SpinOff he was a good guy. In the 2015 reboot of ''Danger Mouse'' he's a villain again.
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* WesternAnimation/CountDuckula started out as a villain hammy, arrogant antagonist on ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse''. ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'', even teaming up with Silas Greenback on a few occasions. Then in his SpinOff he was reduced to a good guy. cowardly goof so completely ineffectual he couldn't even keep his own servants in line (canonically due to a resurrection ritual that went wrong because Nanny used ketchup instead of blood). In the 2015 reboot of ''Danger Mouse'' he's a villain again.back to his old ways.
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* Zeke from ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', in some episodes he is TheBully or a borderline delinquent, while in others he is good friends with the Belchers.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', Hondo Ohnaka is on nobody's side except his own. He aids or hinders the heroes as it suits him.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' and its sequel/SpiritualSuccessor, ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', Hondo Ohnaka is on nobody's side except his own. He aids or hinders the heroes as it suits him.
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* The Professor in the Joe Oriolo WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat cartoons. Due to how hastily written the Trans-Lux episodes were (they were [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants given mere hours to write the scripts for each episode]]) and [[BroadStrokes the series rather loose continuity]], the Professor's relationship with Felix is constantly in flux. One episode, he's just after the Magic Bag for his own ends, with Felix just being an annoying obstacle to that goal. In episodes like "The Vacation Mirage", he is portrayed as downright sadistic and goes out of his way to torment Felix, even after he's separated from his Magic Bag. And yet in other episodes, he willingly hires Felix (who always seems to be willing to give Professor the benefit of the doubt) as a babysitter to watch over Poindexter, or hires him as a lab assistant, where he just acts grouchy at worst to Felix.
** Though not to the extent of Professor, Rock Bottom, Professor's henchman and occasional independent criminal, varies between being a crook that Felix has to stop, a bully who just wants to antagonize Felix, or just being a grouchy neighbor at worst to Felix.
** Though not to the extent of Professor, Rock Bottom, Professor's henchman and occasional independent criminal, varies between being a crook that Felix has to stop, a bully who just wants to antagonize Felix, or just being a grouchy neighbor at worst to Felix.
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* The Grinch does this; how often depends on how the continuity of the specials are interpreted. In ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'', he's a bad guy who reforms. In ''WesternAnimation/HalloweenIsGrinchNight'', which is either a sequel or prequel to the first special, he's not only a bad guy, he's much worse. In ''WesternAnimation/TheGrinchGrinchesTheCatInTheHat'', he starts out good, turns bad, and then ends good. (Most likely scenario, the second special is a prequel, giving the Grinch two {{Heel Face Turn))s and one FaceHeelTurn.)
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* The Grinch does this; how often depends on how the continuity of the specials are interpreted. In ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'', he's a bad guy who reforms. In ''WesternAnimation/HalloweenIsGrinchNight'', which is either a sequel or prequel to the first special, he's not only a bad guy, he's much worse. In ''WesternAnimation/TheGrinchGrinchesTheCatInTheHat'', he starts out good, turns bad, and then ends good. (Most likely scenario, the second special is a prequel, giving the Grinch two {{Heel Face Turn))s Turn}}s and one FaceHeelTurn.)
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* The Grinch does this; how often depends on how the continuity of the specials are interpreted. In ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'', he's a bad guy who reforms. In ''WesternAnimation/HalloweenIsGrinchNight'', which is either a sequel or prequel to the first special, he's not only a bad guy, he's much worse. In ''WesternAnimation/TheGrinchGrinchesTheCatInTheHat'', he starts out good, turns bad, and then ends good. (Most likely scenario, the second special is a prequel, giving the Grinch two {{Heel Face Turn))s and one FaceHeelTurn.)
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* WesternAnimation/CountDuckula started out as a villain on ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse''. Then in his SpinOff he was a good guy. In the 2015 reboot of ''Danger Mouse'' he's a villain again.
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* Courtney in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' is one of the most prominent examples, changing morality in each season. She begins as good/neutral in early-''Island'', changes to evil in late-''Island'' and ''Action'' where she serves as the BigBad, reverts back to good in the first half of ''World Tour'', before returning to evil in the second half, turns good halfway through ''All-Stars'', before being evil once again in her elimination episode.
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* Courtney in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' is one of the most prominent examples, examples due to her changing morality in each season. She begins as good/neutral in early-''Island'', changes to evil in late-''Island'' and ''Action'' where she serves as the BigBad, reverts back to good in the first half of ''World Tour'', before returning to evil in the second half, turns good halfway through ''All-Stars'', before being evil once again in her elimination episode. Needless to say, she's arguably one of the most frustrating cases of this trope in recent years.
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* A rare intersection of this trope and TheProtagonist: Gumball and Darwin of ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' become TemporarilyAVillain so often that it sometimes feels like they're just relatively likeable {{Villain Protagonist}}s.
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* Courtney in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' is one of the most prominent examples, changing morality in each season. She begins as good/neutral in early-''Island'', changes to evil in late-''Island'' and ''Action'' where she serves as the BigBad, reverts back to good in the first half of ''World Tour'', before returning to evil in the second half, turns good halfway through ''All-Stars'', before being evil once again in her elimination episode.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was a bad guy in a some episodes, but an ally of the heroes in others; it seemed to be a case of DependingOnTheWriter.
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* Kevin Levin. Evil in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'', good in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Alien Force]]'', evil again for a few episodes in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Ultimate Alien]]'', good again in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse Omniverse]]'' then evil for one arc in season 4.
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* Kevin Levin. Evil in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'', good in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Alien Force]]'', evil again for a few episodes in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Ultimate Alien]]'', good again in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse Omniverse]]'' then pretends to be evil for one arc in season 4.
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* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' has had a few such characters. In particular, it's hard to remember whether ''[[Anime/TransformersArmada Armada]]'' Starscream was working for or against Megatron when he died. ''Armada'''s Sideways was worse; Not only was he constantly switching sides, he actually had different Autobot and Decepticon robot modes. And, get this, his Japanese name? ''Doubleface''.
** And then it turned out Sideways was really working for Unicron, playing both sides against each other to make sure the war continued. Which makes the flip-flopping make more sense.
** Starscream was a Decepticon by then, but he was trying to talk Megatron into allying with the Autobots. So it's a bit of both.
** And then it turned out Sideways was really working for Unicron, playing both sides against each other to make sure the war continued. Which makes the flip-flopping make more sense.
** Starscream was a Decepticon by then, but he was trying to talk Megatron into allying with the Autobots. So it's a bit of both.
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* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' has had a few such characters. In particular, it's hard to remember whether ''[[Anime/TransformersArmada Armada]]'' Starscream was working for or against Megatron when he died. ''Armada'''s Sideways was worse; Not only was he constantly switching sides, he actually had different Autobot and Decepticon robot modes. And, get this, his Japanese name? ''Doubleface''.\n** And then it turned out Sideways was really working for Unicron, playing both sides against each other to make sure the war continued. Which makes the flip-flopping make more sense.\n** Starscream was a Decepticon by then, but he was trying to talk Megatron into allying with the Autobots. So it's a bit of both.
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* Kevin Levin. Evil in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'', good in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'', and evil again for a few episodes in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien''. He's back on our side now.
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* Kevin Levin. Evil in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'', good in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'', and ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Alien Force]]'', evil again for a few episodes in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien''. He's back on our side now.''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Ultimate Alien]]'', good again in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse Omniverse]]'' then evil for one arc in season 4.
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* Terra, from the animated version of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. She started off good, then had a FaceHeelTurn, then a semi HeelFaceTurn that [[HeelFaceDoorSlam got slammed in her face]], an even ''bigger'' FaceHeelTurn, and finally a permanent HeelFaceTurn accompanied by a HeroicSacrifice.
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* Terra, from the animated version of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. She started off good, then but after a HannibalLecture from [[ManipulativeBastard Slade]] in her first outing with the team, mingled with her own paranoia, she mistakenly believed Beast Boy had gone behind her back and told Robin about her PowerIncontinence, so she ran away from the Titans. Off-screen, she hooked up with Slade, [[FaceHeelTurn agreeing to become his agent in exchange for his help in honing and controlling her powers, going so far as to become a FaceHeelTurn, then a semi HeelFaceTurn spy inside the Titans after he was done training her]]. During her time as TheMole, she fell for Beast Boy and tried to manipulate events so he wouldn't be captured/killed by Slade when she finally betrayed the team, but Slade appeared before them when they were on their date and revealed to Beast Boy that Terra was his double agent. Beast Boy angrily telling Terra that she didn't have or deserve any friends [[HeelFaceDoorSlam got slammed in made Terra push aside any guilt and throw herself wholeheartedly into being Slade's minion]]. As a result, she fought and seemingly killed the Titans, but they escaped, rallied and attacked her. The combination of nearly losing to them, [[YouHaveFailedMe Slade's abusive treatment for failing]], and a KirkSummation from Beast Boy all pushed her face]], an even ''bigger'' FaceHeelTurn, and finally to make a permanent final HeelFaceTurn accompanied by and resulted in a HeroicSacrifice.
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* Discord of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. His premier had him as a full heel. He turned partially face in season 3 thanks to Fluttershy, turned heel again at the end of season 4, but turned full face at the end of that episode.
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* Nebula from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub''. She's a Heel, Face, Heel, and a Face permanently.
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** Diaspro was never a nice person, and even good might be stretching it, but at first she was merely a jerk in the wrong place and ended up victimized. Come season 3 and she brainwashes Sky into loving her, resulting in her banishment. She returns in season 5 apparently reformed, and while she tries to break up Bloom and Sky she does nothing evil and is ultimately looking out for Sky's safety. Then in season 6 she teams up with the Trix in an attempt to assassinate Bloom, putting her squarely on the evil side once again.
** Nebulafrom ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub''. She's was once a Heel, Face, Heel, good fairy in the past, but her imprisonment by the Wizards of the Black Circle left her bitter to humans. She was one of the strongest advocators of [[KillEmAll committing genocide on them]]. When Bloom beats her she reluctantly stops trying to kill humans and is willing to forgive the wizards that sealed her. Then the wizards betray them, and she launches a Face permanently.coup on her queen in order to hunt the wizards down without resistance, planning to later resume eliminating the humans. Once the wizards are defeated, she regrets her actions and is forgiven, placing her permanently on the good side.
** Diaspro was never a nice person, and even good might be stretching it, but at first she was merely a jerk in the wrong place and ended up victimized. Come season 3 and she brainwashes Sky into loving her, resulting in her banishment. She returns in season 5 apparently reformed, and while she tries to break up Bloom and Sky she does nothing evil and is ultimately looking out for Sky's safety. Then in season 6 she teams up with the Trix in an attempt to assassinate Bloom, putting her squarely on the evil side once again.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters'', there were three mischievous imps called the Tooth Scaries, who ''really'' couldn't make their minds up; as one henchman to the BigBad told them in one episode, "You don't know whether you want to be good or bad!"
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* Terra, from the animated version of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. She started off good, then had a FaceHeelTurn, then a semi HeelFaceTurn that [[HeelFaceDoorSlam got slammed in her face]], an even ''bigger'' FaceHeelTurn, and finally a permanent HeelFaceTurn accomponied by a HeroicSacrifice.
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** Ditto Charmcaster. At first, she was evil. Then she [[HeelFaceTurn changed her ways.]] Then she [[FaceHeelTurn was even more evil than before]], then ended up [[BrokenBird emotionally broken]], and now she's working toward a HeelFaceTurn ''again'', with WordOfGod stating [[TrueNeutral she's no longer evil]].
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* In the "Muscular Beaver" episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'', Norbert's alter ego switched between good and evil every time he was featured. Originally known as "Baron Bad Beaver," he incorporated his side switches into his name, so in his third appearance he was "Baron Once Bad Then Good Now Bad Again Beaver." It eventually culminated with "Once Bad Then Good Then Bad Again and now something thats Neither."
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' has had a few such characters. In particular, it's hard to remember whether ''[[Anime/TransformersArmada Armada]]'' Starscream was working for or against Megatron when he died. ''Armada'''s Sideways was worse; Not only was he constantly switching sides, he actually had different Autobot and Decepticon robot modes. And, get this, his Japanese name? ''Doubleface''.
** And then it turned out Sideways was really working for Unicron, playing both sides against each other to make sure the war continued. Which makes the flip-flopping make more sense.
** Starscream was a Decepticon by then, but he was trying to talk Megatron into allying with the Autobots. So it's a bit of both.
** Dinobot in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' betrayed the Predacons in the PilotEpisode when he realizes that Megatron did not bring them to Earth. However, in season 2, when he realizes that Megatron DID bring them to Earth, realizing that Megatron is smart after all and could win the Beast Wars, he flips back to the Predacons, only to come back to the Maximals at the end of the same episode when Megatron tries to force him [[ShootYourMate to kill Rattrap]].
** The beast Era had a couple based on this: Blackarachnia and Silverbolt. Both were originally maximal protoforms who were found by Predacons. Silverbolt betrayed the Predacons and joined the Maximals after finding out who were the good guys. Then he convinced Blackarachnia to join them. In ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' they go to Cybertron after the Beast Wars are over, Silverbolt is captured by Megatron and turned into the Vehicon general Jetstorm and Blackarachnia has to free him and brings him back. Then in the comics they are captured by Unicron and Blackarachnia gets infected by a virus which makes her evil again. Then after the universe war Silverbolt brings her back to their home dimension to turn her back again.
** Wreck-Gar of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' switches from neutral to criminal to Autobot to good for only one thing - GARBAGE! to Decepticon. This is as a result of his decisively screwed-up mind, which meant that he basically did whatever somebody else suggested him to do. At the end of the episode, Ratchet advises him to simply be who he wants to be, at which he promptly announces "I am Wreck-Gar! I am a hero!", and sticks with it.
*** The Constructicons don't really seem to understand the fact that the Autobots and Decepticons are opposing sides of a WAR THAT WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF AN ENTIRE PLANET, so they have a tendancy to flip between the two sides without a second thought. After jumping from Autobot to Decepticon for the first time, they still address the Autobots as friends and casually explain their reasoning, expecting the Autobots to understand (they did it because Megatron's oil tasted better than theirs). They flip sides about 7 times over the course of the series.
* David Xanatos of ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' went back and forth between being the BigBad and being an AntiVillain, even working together with the heroes in some cases. GoodIsNotDumb, in this case, as Xanatos retained his MagnificentBastard status no matter whose side he was on.
** In the comics, which continue the series' plot, Xanatos is housing the gargoyles at his home again, all the while doing jobs for the Illuminati, who are becoming the new main antagonists. In other words, he's uninstalled the revolving door and started outright living in the threshold.
** Macbeth was an interesting case. After his first encounter with the Gargoyles, Macbeth never went out of his way to attack them. They either were getting in the middle of his schemes (like finding Merlin's scrolls, which turned out to just be diaries) or was under mind control. During the World Tour, Macbeth parted on perfectly fine terms without trading blows, and is briefly seen supporting the gargoyles in a TV interview during the Goliath Chronicles.
* Pyrrah from ''WesternAnimation/DragonBooster''.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Zuko found himself constantly switching sides due to his confused feelings and lack of resolve. Halfway through the third season, he finally made up his mind, but even before that he was trying to save Aang half the time, mostly for his own selfish purposes. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in one episode when no one takes his HeelFaceTurn seriously, and he accidentally burns Toph.
--> '''Zuko''': Why am I so bad at being good?!
* Wes Weasley from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''. "Don't tell me you're switching sides again!"
* Terra, from the animated version of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. She started off good, then had a FaceHeelTurn, then a semi HeelFaceTurn that [[HeelFaceDoorSlam got slammed in her face]], an even ''bigger'' FaceHeelTurn, and finally a permanent HeelFaceTurn accomponied by a HeroicSacrifice.
* Man Ray from ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' is a villain the first time we meet him. However, he's been fitted with [[MoralityChain a tickle belt]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin that tickles him whenever he does something bad.]] He finally tricks [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick into taking it off him before going on a rampage. However, whenever he's about to do something evil he feels the tickle of the belt, eventually prompting him to become a good citizen. It seems though that the belt's influence wears off after a while because in his next appearance, he's become a villain again.
* [[WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown Jack Spicer]] teamed up with the Monks more than once, sometimes as a matter of mutual benefits in taking down a common enemy, but once even as a genuine attempt to join the side of good. However, in the end he betrayed them once again and returned to evil, because he was afraid he'd be even worse at being a good guy than he was at being a villain.
** The Yin-Yang World switches the alignment of anyone who leaves it without both the Yin Yo-Yo and the Yang Yo-Yo. Due to this mechanic, ''anyone'' can be a Heel Face Revolving Door.
** Raimundo as well- he had one instance of switching because he wasn't appreciated enough, one instance of being possessed after doing something stupid, and another instance of switching because he wasn't appreciated enough, though this turns out to be subterfuge.
* A common character type in kids cartoon shows, especially in the 80s, was the one [[{{Jerkass}} obnoxious]] member of the regular cast who could be counted upon to do something stupid, selfish, and/or rude and act contrary to the interests of the group whenever the plot focused on their everyday lives, but was considered just one of the gang when the plot focused on the world outside the main characters. They'll be trying to get the other characters expelled from school just to win an essay contest one week, then heading to the amusement park with the gang like nothing happened the next. Examples include Junior on ''WesternAnimation/TheSnorks'', Brainy on ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', Bianca on ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens'', Eric on ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'', and Reggie on ''WesternAnimation/TheArchieShow.'' Modern versions on non-kids shows would include Cartman on ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and Stewie on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy.''
* Kevin Levin. Evil in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'', good in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'', and evil again for a few episodes in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien''. He's back on our side now.
** Ditto Charmcaster. At first, she was evil. Then she [[HeelFaceTurn changed her ways.]] Then she [[FaceHeelTurn was even more evil than before]], then ended up [[BrokenBird emotionally broken]], and now she's working toward a HeelFaceTurn ''again'', with WordOfGod stating [[TrueNeutral she's no longer evil]].
* Nebula from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub''. She's a Heel, Face, Heel, and a Face permanently.
* WesternAnimation/ElTigre suffers from this. Due to the influence of having a heroic father and a villainous grandfather, Manny's moral compass is always spinning. This is most evident when put in the herometer, a device that tells whether or not its subject is a hero. The readout flip-flopped between good and evil so much that it quickly exploded.
* Shere Khan from ''WesternAnimation/{{Talespin}}'' is a {{Deconstruction}} of AmbitionIsEvil, and as such shows that while a desire for only money and power (his self-proclaimed motive) is not necessarily a good thing, neither does it just make you a bad guy all the time. This means that in some episodes he's ruthlessly conspiring with sky pirates to create a fuel shortage and a monopoly, while in others he saves the day at the end by shutting down his corrupt underlings in their scheming plans, not because they were corrupt, but because they were holding the IdiotBall a little too much and that's bad for business. He's very nearly a prototypical [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} David Xanatos]], with more of an emphasis on money rather than power.
* Bender from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' embodies this far too often to list every instance, so here's two examples: In an episode where he lost use of his body, he became a musician and inspired thousands of broken robots, only to turn it into a scam when he recovered (and didn't tell anyone). In another episode, he and Fry join the military just so they can get military discounts, but when an actual war happens, Bender ends up throwing himself on top of an explosive to protect his fellows without a second thought, knowing full well that the blast will probably kill him. Generally speaking he's a MagnificentBastard, but he's occasionally shown that there are some things he actually cares about more than his own selfish ends.
* Butters from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' oftentimes seems to end up working with Cartman on whatever his latest scheme is. Given [[ThePollyanna Butters]] personality, however, it's more likely he just doesn't understand what he's doing.
** Cartman himself has been through the door a few times. While usually a villain of some sort, there are times when he's treated as no more than just a jerk, rather than a person capable of mass murder. There are also times when his goals are almost selfless or his goals align with the 'heroes' of the episode enough that he's effectively the {{Big Damn Hero|es}}.
* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'', the inventor villain Taotie does a Heel Face Heel Face Heel Turn during the course of a single episode.
* [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds The Ice King]] on ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. He's genuinely a nice guy (the main characters now consider him a friend), and he has good intentions, but his mind is too warped by the [[ArtifactOfDoom Ice Crown]] to [[ObliviouslyEvil realize when his actions are hurting people]], meaning that Finn and Jake still have to defeat him from time to time.
* The Duke of Detroit on ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}''. He's a bit of a FriendlyEnemy or AntiVillain, who's usually not as much of a threat to the Burners as Kane, but still opposes Mike Chilton at times. He's just more about having fun. [[spoiler:He teams up with Kane in the first part of the finale, but is back to help the Burners in the second part, carrying out this trope]].
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* In the "Muscular Beaver" episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'', Norbert's alter ego switched between good and evil every time he was featured. Originally known as "Baron Bad Beaver," he incorporated his side switches into his name, so in his third appearance he was "Baron Once Bad Then Good Now Bad Again Beaver." It eventually culminated with "Once Bad Then Good Then Bad Again and now something thats Neither."
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' has had a few such characters. In particular, it's hard to remember whether ''[[Anime/TransformersArmada Armada]]'' Starscream was working for or against Megatron when he died. ''Armada'''s Sideways was worse; Not only was he constantly switching sides, he actually had different Autobot and Decepticon robot modes. And, get this, his Japanese name? ''Doubleface''.
** And then it turned out Sideways was really working for Unicron, playing both sides against each other to make sure the war continued. Which makes the flip-flopping make more sense.
** Starscream was a Decepticon by then, but he was trying to talk Megatron into allying with the Autobots. So it's a bit of both.
** Dinobot in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' betrayed the Predacons in the PilotEpisode when he realizes that Megatron did not bring them to Earth. However, in season 2, when he realizes that Megatron DID bring them to Earth, realizing that Megatron is smart after all and could win the Beast Wars, he flips back to the Predacons, only to come back to the Maximals at the end of the same episode when Megatron tries to force him [[ShootYourMate to kill Rattrap]].
** The beast Era had a couple based on this: Blackarachnia and Silverbolt. Both were originally maximal protoforms who were found by Predacons. Silverbolt betrayed the Predacons and joined the Maximals after finding out who were the good guys. Then he convinced Blackarachnia to join them. In ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' they go to Cybertron after the Beast Wars are over, Silverbolt is captured by Megatron and turned into the Vehicon general Jetstorm and Blackarachnia has to free him and brings him back. Then in the comics they are captured by Unicron and Blackarachnia gets infected by a virus which makes her evil again. Then after the universe war Silverbolt brings her back to their home dimension to turn her back again.
** Wreck-Gar of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' switches from neutral to criminal to Autobot to good for only one thing - GARBAGE! to Decepticon. This is as a result of his decisively screwed-up mind, which meant that he basically did whatever somebody else suggested him to do. At the end of the episode, Ratchet advises him to simply be who he wants to be, at which he promptly announces "I am Wreck-Gar! I am a hero!", and sticks with it.
*** The Constructicons don't really seem to understand the fact that the Autobots and Decepticons are opposing sides of a WAR THAT WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF AN ENTIRE PLANET, so they have a tendancy to flip between the two sides without a second thought. After jumping from Autobot to Decepticon for the first time, they still address the Autobots as friends and casually explain their reasoning, expecting the Autobots to understand (they did it because Megatron's oil tasted better than theirs). They flip sides about 7 times over the course of the series.
* David Xanatos of ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' went back and forth between being the BigBad and being an AntiVillain, even working together with the heroes in some cases. GoodIsNotDumb, in this case, as Xanatos retained his MagnificentBastard status no matter whose side he was on.
** In the comics, which continue the series' plot, Xanatos is housing the gargoyles at his home again, all the while doing jobs for the Illuminati, who are becoming the new main antagonists. In other words, he's uninstalled the revolving door and started outright living in the threshold.
** Macbeth was an interesting case. After his first encounter with the Gargoyles, Macbeth never went out of his way to attack them. They either were getting in the middle of his schemes (like finding Merlin's scrolls, which turned out to just be diaries) or was under mind control. During the World Tour, Macbeth parted on perfectly fine terms without trading blows, and is briefly seen supporting the gargoyles in a TV interview during the Goliath Chronicles.
* Pyrrah from ''WesternAnimation/DragonBooster''.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Zuko found himself constantly switching sides due to his confused feelings and lack of resolve. Halfway through the third season, he finally made up his mind, but even before that he was trying to save Aang half the time, mostly for his own selfish purposes. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in one episode when no one takes his HeelFaceTurn seriously, and he accidentally burns Toph.
--> '''Zuko''': Why am I so bad at being good?!
* Wes Weasley from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''. "Don't tell me you're switching sides again!"
* Terra, from the animated version of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. She started off good, then had a FaceHeelTurn, then a semi HeelFaceTurn that [[HeelFaceDoorSlam got slammed in her face]], an even ''bigger'' FaceHeelTurn, and finally a permanent HeelFaceTurn accomponied by a HeroicSacrifice.
* Man Ray from ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' is a villain the first time we meet him. However, he's been fitted with [[MoralityChain a tickle belt]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin that tickles him whenever he does something bad.]] He finally tricks [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick into taking it off him before going on a rampage. However, whenever he's about to do something evil he feels the tickle of the belt, eventually prompting him to become a good citizen. It seems though that the belt's influence wears off after a while because in his next appearance, he's become a villain again.
* [[WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown Jack Spicer]] teamed up with the Monks more than once, sometimes as a matter of mutual benefits in taking down a common enemy, but once even as a genuine attempt to join the side of good. However, in the end he betrayed them once again and returned to evil, because he was afraid he'd be even worse at being a good guy than he was at being a villain.
** The Yin-Yang World switches the alignment of anyone who leaves it without both the Yin Yo-Yo and the Yang Yo-Yo. Due to this mechanic, ''anyone'' can be a Heel Face Revolving Door.
** Raimundo as well- he had one instance of switching because he wasn't appreciated enough, one instance of being possessed after doing something stupid, and another instance of switching because he wasn't appreciated enough, though this turns out to be subterfuge.
* A common character type in kids cartoon shows, especially in the 80s, was the one [[{{Jerkass}} obnoxious]] member of the regular cast who could be counted upon to do something stupid, selfish, and/or rude and act contrary to the interests of the group whenever the plot focused on their everyday lives, but was considered just one of the gang when the plot focused on the world outside the main characters. They'll be trying to get the other characters expelled from school just to win an essay contest one week, then heading to the amusement park with the gang like nothing happened the next. Examples include Junior on ''WesternAnimation/TheSnorks'', Brainy on ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', Bianca on ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens'', Eric on ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'', and Reggie on ''WesternAnimation/TheArchieShow.'' Modern versions on non-kids shows would include Cartman on ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and Stewie on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy.''
* Kevin Levin. Evil in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'', good in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'', and evil again for a few episodes in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien''. He's back on our side now.
** Ditto Charmcaster. At first, she was evil. Then she [[HeelFaceTurn changed her ways.]] Then she [[FaceHeelTurn was even more evil than before]], then ended up [[BrokenBird emotionally broken]], and now she's working toward a HeelFaceTurn ''again'', with WordOfGod stating [[TrueNeutral she's no longer evil]].
* Nebula from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub''. She's a Heel, Face, Heel, and a Face permanently.
* WesternAnimation/ElTigre suffers from this. Due to the influence of having a heroic father and a villainous grandfather, Manny's moral compass is always spinning. This is most evident when put in the herometer, a device that tells whether or not its subject is a hero. The readout flip-flopped between good and evil so much that it quickly exploded.
* Shere Khan from ''WesternAnimation/{{Talespin}}'' is a {{Deconstruction}} of AmbitionIsEvil, and as such shows that while a desire for only money and power (his self-proclaimed motive) is not necessarily a good thing, neither does it just make you a bad guy all the time. This means that in some episodes he's ruthlessly conspiring with sky pirates to create a fuel shortage and a monopoly, while in others he saves the day at the end by shutting down his corrupt underlings in their scheming plans, not because they were corrupt, but because they were holding the IdiotBall a little too much and that's bad for business. He's very nearly a prototypical [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} David Xanatos]], with more of an emphasis on money rather than power.
* Bender from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' embodies this far too often to list every instance, so here's two examples: In an episode where he lost use of his body, he became a musician and inspired thousands of broken robots, only to turn it into a scam when he recovered (and didn't tell anyone). In another episode, he and Fry join the military just so they can get military discounts, but when an actual war happens, Bender ends up throwing himself on top of an explosive to protect his fellows without a second thought, knowing full well that the blast will probably kill him. Generally speaking he's a MagnificentBastard, but he's occasionally shown that there are some things he actually cares about more than his own selfish ends.
* Butters from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' oftentimes seems to end up working with Cartman on whatever his latest scheme is. Given [[ThePollyanna Butters]] personality, however, it's more likely he just doesn't understand what he's doing.
** Cartman himself has been through the door a few times. While usually a villain of some sort, there are times when he's treated as no more than just a jerk, rather than a person capable of mass murder. There are also times when his goals are almost selfless or his goals align with the 'heroes' of the episode enough that he's effectively the {{Big Damn Hero|es}}.
* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'', the inventor villain Taotie does a Heel Face Heel Face Heel Turn during the course of a single episode.
* [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds The Ice King]] on ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. He's genuinely a nice guy (the main characters now consider him a friend), and he has good intentions, but his mind is too warped by the [[ArtifactOfDoom Ice Crown]] to [[ObliviouslyEvil realize when his actions are hurting people]], meaning that Finn and Jake still have to defeat him from time to time.
* The Duke of Detroit on ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}''. He's a bit of a FriendlyEnemy or AntiVillain, who's usually not as much of a threat to the Burners as Kane, but still opposes Mike Chilton at times. He's just more about having fun. [[spoiler:He teams up with Kane in the first part of the finale, but is back to help the Burners in the second part, carrying out this trope]].
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