History Main / BrokenMessiah

* Taki of ''MaidenRose'' CantHaveSexEver thanks to his status as TheMessiah, so when he falls in love with Klaus things really go downhill for him as he struggles between his conscience and his desires.

* Litchi Faye-Ling from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' starts out as the kind hearted doctor that everyone loves, she's also seeking a cure for her mutated friend Arakune. Then eventually, she came to a realization that her past action, corrupting herself with the same mutation in a small amount, is catching up to her and she has no time to be idle, her efforts so far didn't produce any results, her only source of help that she trusted (Kokonoe) flat out refused her... if left behind, the corruption will consume and kill her. This realization drove her to desperation and eventually joining NOL, an act she was full of remorse of, compounded with the fact that two of her main co-workers/superiors turn out to be [[CardCarryingVillain the worst men to ever exist]], but despite so, whenever she could, she would still try to act like [[TheMessiah a normal version of the trope]] (like comforting Carl).

* The House Elves from ''Literature/HarryPotter'' will physically punish themselves for every wrong they commit, sometimes even for ones they ''contemplated'' committing. Justified, in that they are magically bound and biologically coded to servitude.
** Actually, there is no magical bond or biological imperative that makes them serve Wizards, it's just that they've been beaten down and had servitude so deepy engrained into them that they literally [[HappinessInSlavery don't know any better]]. Dobby shows that this has become almost a subconscious reflex, as even after gaining his freedom, he struggles with the compulsion to punish himself when something goes wrong.

** Taken UpToEleven in one episode of the anime, where she's forced to do "bad things" [[EquivalentExchange for Keiichi's sake]]. These include reading magazines without buying them, getting drunk, and ignoring litter. And she's [[{{Wangst}} practically in tears]] over it!

The first impression you get when you see these people is that they're [[NiceGuy really, really nice]]... [[TastesLikeDiabetes maybe too nice]]. They're very humble, they [[LoveYouAndEverybody care about everyone and almost never hold a grudge]], they're always TakingTheBullet for their friends, and even if the audience [[BaseBreaker doesn't always like them]], they're almost invariably loved in-universe.

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* Orihime Inoue of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' fame has two bouts of this.
** The first one happens when she observes the bond between Ichigo and Rukia firsthand; up until then, she had just wanted Ichigo to be alright, and she's shocked and sad over her own jealousy and the guilt she feels ''over said jealousy too'' since she adores Rukia. [[CoolBigSis Rangiku]] cheered her up, telling her that ''both'' she and Rukia are important for Ichigo; then Rukia learns about it and tells Orihime [[YouAreNotAlone that she's not alone]] and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming that she doesn't have to bring self down because she's a great person.]]

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* Invoked word-for-word in the first opening to the ''DeathNote'' anime (''Douishite? Boku wa kowarita Messiah?'') Suitable, too, since [[VillainProtagonist Light]] starts out as a KnightTemplarBigBrother, UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans, but sympathetic character, but goes [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope totally insane]] when he discovers that yes, he has actually killed people.

* Invoked word-for-word in the first opening to the ''DeathNote'' anime (''Douishite? Boku wa kowarita Messiah?'') Suitable, too, since [[VillianProtagonist Light]] starts out as a KnightTemplarBigBrother, UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans, but sympathetic character, but goes [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope totally insane]] when he discovers that yes, he has actually killed people.

** For humans, the standard morality is 6. You can lose morality points by committing immoral acts. You are then at risk of losing morality points, which represents your worldview and value system. You are a CompleteMonster at zero, and your character stops being playable.

* [[YuGiOhGX Judai Yuki]] became this by the middle of season three.

* [[BrilliantButLazy Yue]] and [[ShrinkingViolet Nodoka]] from ''MahouSenseiNegima'' both go through this, because they like [[{{Shotacon}} the same boy]]. Nodoka's [[CrowningMomentOfFunny subconscious]] [[TenchiSolution solution]], which she [[BrainBleach tries very hard to forget]], further qualifies her for this trope.

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' has a moment of this when [[LiteralSplitPersonality Jackie is split between his good and evil halves]]. His good half nearly breaks down with guilt because he accidentally ''[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous stepped on a bug]]''.

* Litchi Faye-Ling from ''BlazBlue'' starts out as the kind hearted doctor that everyone loves, she's also seeking a cure for her mutated friend Arakune. Then eventually, she came to a realization that her past action, corrupting herself with the same mutation in a small amount, is catching up to her and she has no time to be idle, her efforts so far didn't produce any results, her only source of help that she trusted (Kokonoe) flat out refused her... if left behind, the corruption will consume and kill her. This realization drove her to desperation and eventually joining NOL, an act she was full of remorse of, compounded with the fact that two of her main co-workers/superiors turn out to be [[CardCarryingVillain the worst men to ever exist]], but despite so, whenever she could, she would still try to act like [[TheMessiah a normal version of the trope]] (like comforting Carl).
** Perhaps as a sign of her broken-ness... compare her art work evolutions. In [[BlazBlueCalamityTrigger Calamity Trigger]] and [[BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]], she's still shown smiling. By [[BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chrono Phantasma]], while it's not a scowl yet, it's clear that she's no longer smiling, despite her calm and kind demeanor from the trailers and gameplay footages.

* Orihime Inoue of ''{{Bleach}}'' fame has two bouts of this.

* Orihime Inoue of ''{{Bleach}}'' fame has a bout of this when she observes the bond between Ichigo and Rukia firsthand. Up until then, she had just wanted Ichigo to be alright. She's so shocked and sad over her own jealousy and the guilt she feels ''over said jealousy too'' since she adores Rukia, until [[CoolBigSis Rangiku]] cheered her up, telling her that ''both'' she and Rukia are important for Ichigo. Confirmed when Rukia learns about it and tells Orihime [[YouAreNotAlone that she's not alone]] and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming that she doesn't have to bring self down because she's a great person.]]
** [[spoiler: Ichigo Kurosaki]] also has recently had quite a phase as this, [[spoiler: though to be fair it was Tsukishima (and Ginjou)'s intention to break him systematically.]]
* Kagome from ''{{Inuyasha}}'' nearly compromises the quest when she realizes that she is jealous of Kikyo for holding part of Inuyasha's heart. Combined with her own self-worth issues ''and'' The Baby's {{Hannibal Lecture}}s, it's no wonder the kid almost crosses the DespairEventHorizon. [[spoiler: But then she brings herself back and tells the ManipulativeBastard "ShutUpHannibal".]]

** Well, actually only vampires have a [[KarmaMeter Morality Meter]] , and that is because of [[EnemyWithin The Beast]] that keeps pushing them to commit greater depravities. Human characters are probably not at risk to lose morality under that system unless something truly exceptional happens, and other supernaturals have different Karma Meters.

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' has a moment of this when Jackie is split between his good and evil halves. His good half nearly breaks down with guilt because he accidentally ''stepped on a bug''.

* In most ''TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness'' game systems, the Karma Meter demonstrates this trope. For humans, the standard morality is 6. You can lose morality points by committing immoral acts. You are then at risk of losing morality points, which represents your worldview and value system. You are a CompleteMonster at zero, and your character stops being playable.

* In ''OnePiece'', [[spoiler:[[SpoiledSweet Princess Shirahoshi]]]] goes through this, when she [[spoiler:leaves her family's protection to visit the Sea Forest]]. She gets over it with some encouragement from Luffy, though.

* The House Elves from ''HarryPotter'' will physically punish themselves for every wrong they commit, sometimes even for ones they ''contemplated'' committing. Justified, in that they are magically bound and biologically coded to servitude.

* Belldandy from ''AhMyGoddess'' is this trope. She's a first class goddess, and it's her duty to behave like one. But when another girl gets too close to Keiichi, she loses control of her powers. She's completely ashamed of [[ClingyJealousGirl that side of her]].

* In most TabletopGame/WorldOfDarkness game systems, the Karma Meter demonstrates this trope. For humans, the standard morality is 6. You can lose morality points by committing immoral acts. You are then at risk of losing morality points, which represents your worldview and value system. You are a CompleteMonster at zero, and your character stops being playable.

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' has a moment of this when Jackie is split between his good and evil halves. His good half nearly breaks down with guilt because he accidentally ''stepped on a bug''.

* Recently in ''OnePiece'', [[spoiler:[[SpoiledSweet Princess Shirahoshi]]]] goes through this, when she [[spoiler:leaves her family's protection to visit the Sea Forest]]. She gets over it with some encouragement from Luffy, though.

* [[YuGiOhGX Judai Yuki]] became this by the middle of season three. Boy, did he ever.

* In ''TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness'', the Karma Meter demonstrates this trope. For humans, the standard morality is 6. You can lose morality points by committing immoral acts. You are then at risk of losing morality points, which represents your worldview and value system. You are a CompleteMonster at zero, and your character stops being playable.

* In ''WorldOfDarkness'', the Karma Meter demonstrates this trope. For humans, the standard morality is 6. You can lose morality points by committing immoral acts. You are then at risk of losing morality points, which represents your worldview and value system. You are a CompleteMonster at zero, and your character stops being playable.