History VillainWhitewashing / TropersNToQ

* Beginning his life as a child of MixedAncestry, he lost his mother at a young age, and his father became an abusive alcoholic, causing him life-lasting self-image issues, distrust towards others, and desire to hide his heritage. A classmate caused him crippling injury and learned of his circumstances, but never told anybody like he should have. Having never been treated kindly or learned healthy coping methods, he never had many friends aside from twondimwits who were more akin to followers than equal comrades.
When he grew older he dreamed of presidency, but his dimwitted friends laughed at him because their country was a monarchy run by a bloodthirty king willing to execute even young children. He didn't care and attempted his best to prepare, as the old king would soon die and his son, who never wanted the crown, would propably abdicate. He miscalculated, as the new king, uninterested as he was in politics, didn't plan on abdicating but wasted money and behaved like a spoiled child, plunging the whole nation into economical deppression and causing the unemployment rates to skyrocket. Our hero decided the incompetent king must be ousted for power and for that he needed support, so he went to his old classmate, asking to borrow some money and promising to repay him manyfold. The classmate, despite having had his charity money stolen and getting screwed over by the royal court, refused and insulted him. He shortly after received the money he needed from an old associate, and formed a political party, gaining a skyrocketing support and openly speaking about deposing the king and taking his place, which would save the country from a certain doom.

The decadent ministers were growing worried of losing their power, but the irresponsible king still didn't understand the gravity of the situation, and nothing was done. As his power was growing, he kept all his promises and employed thousands. He was approached by the classmate who had previously rejected him. For a moment he thought the man had seen the light and decided to join him, but the classmate was still a vehement monarchist and had only come to insult him and tell him what he was doing was wrong. After failing to negotiate a deal with the archbishop for the church to support him, our hero went forwards anyway, taking over the land in a bloodless coup and exiling the king, who still didn't understand his own situation, but left peacefully. Simultaneously, the monarchist classmate had left the country with a ragtag group of other reactionaries, and reunited with his king in the neighboring nation, where they conspired to overthrow our hero and reinstate the monarchy. The classmate and the colonel crossed the border illegally back to their home country, infiltrated the palace, humiliated him and revealed his mixed ancestry to the majority of people in the palace, and stole his government's funds, making his support dwindle and forcing him to escape as the king was returned to power. Even his trusted lieutenant abandoned him to evade capture, leaving him all alone.

* An ancient religious order that takes up arms against the nazis. [[spoiler: [[MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Cinematic Universe's iteration of HYDRA.]]

* A ten-year-old boy witnesses the decapitation of his father, leaving him abandoned in the midst of a war on a desolate world. Completely alone and without resources, the boy makes a living in the only way he knows how, growing up to fight the military order which executed his only parent. [[spoiler: Boba Fett from ''Franchise/StarWars'']].

* This talented, body-positive businesswoman devoted her life to helping unfortunate and vulnerable people. A frightened teenage girl in an interracial relationship sought her help after her closed-minded father destroyed all her possessions in a violent rage. The businesswoman gave the girl the means to achieve her dreams and live happily ever after with the man she loved. What did she get in return for her generosity? The 'heroes' caused her to murder her two beloved pets, watching them die before her eyes, and then had her impaled, electrocuted, and killed.

* This talented, body-positive businesswoman devoted her life to helping unfortunate and vulnerable people. A frightened teenage girl in an interracial relationship sought her help after her closed-minded father destroyed all her possessions in a violent rage. The businesswoman gave the girl the means to achieve her dreams and live happily ever after with the man she loved. What did she get in return for her generosity? The 'heroes' caused her to murder her two beloved pets, watching them die before her eyes, and then had her impaled, electrocuted, and killed. [[spoiler: Ursula from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''.]]

* Beginning his life as a child of MixedAncestry, he lost his mother at a young age, and his father became an abusive alcoholic, causing him life-lasting self-image issues, distrust towards others, and desire to hide his heritage. A classmate caused him crippling injury and learned of his circumstances, but never told anybody like he should have. Having never been treated kindly or learned healthy coping methods, he never had many friends aside from twondimwits who were more akin to followers than equal comrades. When he grew older he dreamed of presidency, but his dimwitted friends laughed at him because their country was a monarchy run by a bloodthirty king willing to execute even young children. He didn't care and attempted his best to prepare, as the old king would soon die and his son, who never wanted the crown, would propably abdicate. He miscalculated, as the new king, uninterested as he was in politics, didn't plan on abdicating but wasted money and behaved like a spoiled child, plunging the whole nation into economical deppression and causing the unemployment rates to skyrocket. Our hero decided the incompetent king must be ousted for power and for that he needed support, so he went to his old classmate, asking to borrow some money and promising to repay him manyfold. The classmate, despite having had his charity money stolen and getting screwed over by the royal court, refused and insulted him. He shortly after received the money he needed from an old associate, and formed a political party, gaining a skyrocketing support and openly speaking about deposing the king and taking his place. The court was growing worried, but the irresponsible king still didn't understand the gravity of the situation, and nothing was done. As his power was growing, he kept all his promises and employed thousands. He was approached by the classmate who had previously rejected him. For a moment he thought the man had seen the light and decided to join him, but the classmate was still a vehement monarchist and had only come to insult him and tell him what he was doing was wrong. After failing to negotiate a deal with the archbishop for the church to support him, our hero went forwards anyway, taking over the land in a bloodless coup and exiling the king, who still didn't understand his own situation, but left peacefully. Simultaneously, the classmate had left the country with a ragtag group of other reactionaries, and met his king in the neighboring nation, where they conspired to overthrow our hero and reinstate the monarchy. The classmate and the colonel crossed the border illegally back to their home country, infiltrated the palace, humiliated him and revealed his mixed ancestry to the majority of people in the palace, and stole his government's funds, making his support dwindle and forcing him to escape as the king was returned to power. Even his trusted lieutenant abandoned him to evade capture, leaving him all alone. He later becomes a seemingly succesful and trusted, though not very well-known, businessman. His business accidentally caused a threat to the previously mentioned classmate's life, but he can't be blamed as he didn't even know he would be there, though the man did have an unpleasant habit of sticking his nose in everybody's business. No further damage was done, though, as the classmate solved the issue and never knew he was involved. However, our hero became addicted to gambling and lost everything, sinking down to a hired saboteur to corrupt businessmen, but was foiled by the classmate at every turn, despite the fact he was only trying to pay his debts. He heard that the incompetent king was finally going to abdicate and arrange presidential elections, he returned to his native country despite the risk to his life and freedom, empovered by a seer promising him he had a chance, trusting his old supporters to have his back. The classmate, though, immediately set out to doom his campaign without a shred of evidence. Out of despair at the owerwhelming odds against him, our hero lowered himself into sabotage he desperately tried to cover up, but his actions were exposed by a childhood friend he had trusted right after the election, resulting in his downfall. Only for him to learn that he would have lost anyway, driving him into more gambling in his forced exile. He only wanted to keep gambling and live peacefully in exile, having lost his faith in his own ideology, but his debts forced him to resort to pretty theft and sell his services as a hirable saboteur to a corrupt businessman to pay his debts and avoid death at the hands of the casino owner's henchmen, but was foiled at every turn and left to his fate by the same classmate, who even attempted to drown him. For all he had done for his countrymen, he was thrown in jail by the new government, but his lieutenat returned to him and risked himself helping him escape. At this point, he only wanted to leave the country and the classmate behind him, and, after the classmate had a falling-out with his girlfriend, took the girlfriend with him. The classmate went into rage and hefted a gun, intending to kill our hero right then and there, only saved by the classmate's obsession with a woman who had broken up with him. As the classmate rushed to find his ex, our hero escaped, only to be arrested again and to fall into despair. We never know what ultimately became of him. Meet [[spoiler: Dolf from ''WesternAnimation/AlfredJKwak''.]]

* Two friends wake up in a dangerous, unfamiliar environment and try to find something to eat. [[spoiler: Cretaceous and Maelstrom from ''WesternAnimation/IceAge2TheMeltdown''.]]

* Two friends wake up in a hostile, unfamiliar environment and try to find something to eat. [[spoiler: Cretaceous and Maelstrom from ''WesternAnimation/IceAge2TheMeltdown''.]]

* A brilliant female scientist who worked to end world hunger alongside her loving husband. Unfortunately, they were betrayed by their power-hungry colleague, who turned the scientist and her coworkers into ghost-like beings, beat the husband into a coma, and framed him for the deaths. After spending years in a hellish state of imprisonment, the scientist merely seeks to get revenge on the man who ruined her life, return herself and her comrades to their former state, and continue her good work. [[spoiler: Lucy Bauer from the Ghost Rider arc of ''Series/AgentsOfShield''.]]

* Two friends find themselves in a hostile, unfamiliar environment and try to find something to eat. [[spoiler: Cretaceous and Maelstrom from ''WesternAnimation/IceAge2TheMeltdown''.]]

* A man whose own species has nearly been wiped out finds a race of childlike beings in immediate danger of extinction. He takes it upon himself to guide them to a new, safe home. Tragically, he is betrayed and killed, leaving TheHero to mourn his death. [[spoiler: The Master from ''Series/DoctorWho'', specifically the Utopia/Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lord arc.]]

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* This man found a race of childlike beings in immediate danger of extinction and took it upon himself to guide them to a new, safe home. Tragically, he was betrayed and killed, with even TheHero mourning his death. [[spoiler: The Master from ''Series/DoctorWho'', specifically the Utopia/Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lord arc.]]

* There's no place in the ''world'' more comfortable than this fun-loving guy's home. Great place to take a vacation from your job, he loves to play games and sing [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome jazzy musical numbers]]. Hell, he'll even whip up a special batch of stew, just for you! Unfortunately, the town where he lives hates his guts, ''especially'' the jackass king. To add insult to injury, the only time one of the female citizens has ever shown him love, it ended up [[ShowSomeLeg being a ploy]]! This came to a head when [[spoiler: the king ends up ''killing'' this guy, by [[NightmareFuel tearing him to shreds]]]]! [[spoiler: Oogie Boogie, ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'']].

* A highly talented young man who found his country plunged into chaos and civil war by the corruption and incompetence of the ruling classes. Making the most for himself in this time of strife, he rose from being an humble civil servant to being the most powerful figure in the land, holding the second-highest office of state, though he made a point of never going so far as to usurp the head of state's own office. A dedicated meritocrat, he made a point of placing ability above all else in his subordinates, and made sure always to treat them well and reward their successes. In a similar vein, he took a supremely even-handed approach to justice, allowing no familial or political connections to excuse a law-breaker of punishment. He could very arguably have reunited the land in his own lifetime, thus sparing it several more generations of ruinous civil war, but he was thwarted by an insignificant scion of the imperial family who believed that, just because he had some imperial blood in his veins, he was more suited to ruling the land, even though, by the same argument, there were numerous closer relatives alive who should've have precedence over him, along with the jumped-up second son of a regional governor who never demonstrated any vision for uniting the land. After his death, he was unfairly vilified for generations afterwards, even, to some extent, to this day. [[spoiler: Cao Cao, ''RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms''.]]

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* A bumbling, curious AI who helps TheHero for a large part of the storyline, and yearns for love and caring. In the end, recieves a cruel and monstrous fate with little chance of redemption. [[spoiler: Wheatley, Portal 2]]

* This dutiful young man lived a life of utter bleakness and tragedy. The world has spited his family many, many times. He has suffered being shot three times in the head, saw his mother die right in front of him, and then was ''thrown into the darkest, most nightmarish and horrible place in the world''. All at the young age of 6. He finally manages an escape when he received some help from a very nice, maternal Godlike being with a bad rep. After learning of his destiny and finding someone to love him, he sets about making a better world for them and sweeping away the old, cruel world. [[spoiler: Lucia Raregroove, Rave Master]].

* A pair of young twins, who, after having to endure years of horrific abuse at the hands of the sicilian mafia, just want to have fun and do what they do best. [[spoiler:Hansel and Gretel from ''Black Lagoon'']].

* Loud man who likes to make jokes goes to far lengths to make sure the settlement he created is as thriving as ever. [[spoiler: Negan, ''The Walking Dead Comics'']]
* Man teaches his son a tragic story that leaves both him and his son in tears in a life changing father-son moment. [[spoiler: Omni-Man, ''Invincible'']]

* A wizard whose entire life was spent without love, who fell into the wrong crowd at school, and who, in the end, is royally screwed because of both his parents being jackasses. [[spoiler: Lord Voldemort, ''Harry Potter'' series.]]

* A captain of a global power's intelligence department. Some acts of valor include teaching a younger brother to stand up to his neglectful older brother and opposing a rival global power with a stockpile of nuclear weapons. He began a conflict with an abusive vampire attempting to manipulate others into doing her bidding, as well as attempting to deal with an armored vigilante gunning for him. He was also one of six heroes that disposed of a world-ending EldritchAbomination in the past, and attempted to help a young girl come to terms with her abilities to assist in disposing a criminal with the powers of said world-ending abomination. [[spoiler: Yuuki Terumi/Hazama, ''Blazblue''. That took about $200 of white paint.]]
* One of three leaders of an ancient race, all he wants is for his people to thrive. Unfortunately, due to the God they collectively worship, another race has deemed them little more than unthinking beasts. The aforementioned other race, claiming that they are mandated to do so under their God, eventually murder his son in cold blood. Naturally, he gets angry and tries to make them pay, but this ultimately ends with him being killed himself, after six members of the opposing race attempted to murder his two daughters. [[spoiler: Oryx, The Taken King, ''Destiny''.]]
* The God that the figure above worships, all of it's scriptures state that all it wants is to restore the universe to how it should be. Naturally, the opposing race and their God want differently, so they start killing this deity's worshipers, including the leader mentioned above. [[spoiler: The Darkness, ''Destiny''.]]
* A young, talented police officer with a rather dull life that got [[ReassignedToAntarctica shipped out to the boonies]] because he didn't quite get along with his fellow officers who uses a world created by the thoughts and feelings of all of humanity for his entertainment, stating that it must have been life's way of making up for his past misfortune. Though he has a bit of a habit of [[SayingTooMuch letting information critical to his job slip]], the person he's sharing this information with just happens to be a young man who happens to be following the case anyways. [[Webcomic/{{Hiimdaisy}} He also has a bit of a habit of getting sidetracked during conversations, changing the subject to something he likes, and gets hurt for it by his partner.]] [[spoiler: Tohru Adachi, ''Persona 4'']]

* A bold, fearless and efficient leader who kept a country peaceful for at least 25 years, introduced a young man to many beautiful women, and has a soft spot for flowers. [[spoiler: [[President Snow, Literature/TheHungerGames]]
* This boy’s interactions with a little girl led to one of the most touching and heartfelt scenes in the series. [[spoiler: Marvel (the boy who killed Rue), Literature/TheHungerGames]]
* This clever, dignified, and dedicated attorney worked for years to protect people from false charges. He took an orphan boy as his apprentice and helped him achieve his dream of becoming a lawyer. He exposed a reckless young hotshot’s use of illegal evidence, but despite the fact that this man had previously cheated him out of a client, the attorney extended him the hand of friendship in his time of need rather than mocking his downfall. However, said hotshot became an embittered drunk and used the attorney’s apprentice as a tool to have him arrested for murder based on even more false evidence. As if this was not cruel enough, the attorney was betrayed by his apprentice and brother, accused of another murder, and convicted by mob rule – all engineered by the machinations of the drunkard. He was sent to solitary confinement and most likely executed, while his enemies were free to pervert the justice system as they wished. The only ‘crimes’ this attorney committed were: punishing a boorish lout who assaulted a woman and abandoned his own child, stopping a forger from forcing his imprisoned daughter to commit crimes, and giving a shy little girl a gift which would help reunite her with her father. [[spoiler: Kristoph Gavin, ''[[Franchise/AceAttorney Ace Attorney]].'']]
* Four spirited, fun-loving children get to meet their idol and are horrifically punished for being overenthusiastic about his work. [[spoiler: The four bratty children from any adaptation of ''[[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]].'']]

* A omnipotent prankster, who just wants to help the hero he idolizes, but does more harm than good. [[spoiler: Bat-Mite, from Batman.]]

* He's a childlike being manipulated by a soulless child, taking his frustrations out on the universe past, present, and future. When not being trapped in a device powered by Satan himself, he is constantly assualted by other wicked children possessing psychic powers and More Dakka. He fights solely for survival, not even knowing how he is defending himself, while simply crying out for a friend. Is eventually destroyed by an all-knowing, all powerful being from another universe who only got involved because the other wicked children had enough sanity left to pray for their intervention. [[spoiler: Giygas, ''Earthbound'']].

* A mother of several children, dropped into an unfamiliar world where s/he is sold as property, for an insultingly low price. The only way that s/he can get fed is with his/her remarkable singing talent. [[spoiler: Audrey II, Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors]]

* A young man is sent on a quest to acquire a jewel by a mentor-figure, and promised a kingdom should he succeed. For help, he is given a magic wand, but isn't told that the jewel's owners will use any means necessary to regain it. And this mentor-figure isn't looking terribly trustworthy either... [[spoiler: Loki, ''Film/TheAvengers2012'']]

* A man who was not only abandoned by his friends and family, but has to save himself from his impending death. Whenever he can, though, he hands out superpowers to unfulfilled individuals with the help of a partner that constantly insulted him in the past.. [[spoiler: "Savitar"/The Future Flash, ''Series/TheFlash2014'']]

* An accomplished girl who just wants to be recognized for her achievements by her father and siblings. [[spoiler: EVA-Beatrice, VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry]]

* An artist who, when his country called, answered and joined the army. He was wounded in action twice and his country ultimately lost the war. When he returned home from the front, he saw the damage that the war and later economic collapse had done and entered politics, restoring the hope of the people by giving them jobs and a purpose, rebuilding the country into a major power in the process. Ultimately betrayed by his lieutenants and forced to commit suicide while all that he had worked for laid in ruins around him. [[spoiler:Adolf Hitler]].

* An intelligent and capable businessman who succeeded at his dream of building a company that can help people from all walks of life. Unfortunately, there are still many people who try to destroy his reputation and his company. He just wants to find someone with a good heart and the ability to continue his legacy after he is dead. [[spoiler:Rotti Largo from ''REPO! The Genetic Opera'']].

* A discriminated beast who just wants to be with his one true love, but is constantly impeded by an unhinged killer with a predilection for hallucinogenic fungi. [[spoiler:Bowser from the ''Mario'' series.]]

* He's affable, funny, and friendly, and both times he had a chance to kill the main character, he didn't. Everyone just assumed he was the BigBad because of the way he smiled, and the only reason he did anything bad in the first place was to get revenge for something that had happened to the woman he loved. [[spoiler: Gin Ichimaru of Bleach]].

* A brilliant scientist and inventor who does [[ShootTheDog whatever is necessary not to die,]] and who is abhorred by those he meets because of this. Another MadScientist pulled a DeusExMachina to avoid being defeated by him, and then made him suffer through a thousand years of slow and constant pain before killing him because they didn't see eye to eye on the concept of perfection. [[spoiler: Szayel-Apporo Granz, ''Bleach'']]
* Who doesn't want to live forever? He's just doing what needs to be done to reach that goal - and help others reach their's, while he's at it. [[spoiler: Orochimaru, ''Naruto'']].
** [[HoYay He is probably in love with the man above,]] helped him to almost defeat two other organizations out for his blood, and would have sacrificed his own body to cure him of a terrible disease, if someone had not done it for him already. Being smart, funny, and [[HypercompetentSidekick capable,]] who knows what would have become of the above if this man hadn't been here to help him? [[spoiler: Kabuto Yakushi, Naruto.]]
* He wanted someone to appreciate and recognize his art, and, despite all the bickering, in the end, he got it. [[spoiler: Sasori, Naruto]].

* Charged with defending time from an arrogant man trying to impose his vision of how things should be on reality, in spite of the fact that what happened was his fault to begin with. [[spoiler: The Dahaka from ''Prince Of Persia''.]]

* Sought to reform a corrupt and inefficient bureaucracy, deal with a growing enemy threat, and may have done everything to protect the galaxy from an even greater threat. [[spoiler: Emperor Palpatine from ''Star Wars'']]

* A high school principal who enhances student performance, takes special interest in those students who are homeless or neglected, and makes sure every student has lunch. In the end, a robot from AD 5000 blows him up. [[spoiler: Mr. Finch from the ''Doctor Who'' story 'School Reunion'.]]

* She only wants to end the millenia-old war among TheFairFolk that has claimed uncounted lives since its beginning, but is eventually killed in an incredibly cruel manner just for trying to fulfill her dream. [[spoiler:Summer Lady Aurora from ''The Dresden Files'']]

* Abandoned by his father, with a mother that just didn't care, he was taken in by his abusive grandmother. She let trained crows attack him for the slightest wrong doing. Even worse, his schoolmates bullied him constantly, and he was basically friendless, with even his crush pulling a PrankDate on him. [[spoiler:Jonathan Crane, also known as Scarecrow.]]

* Survivor of massacre of his hometown and family, who had devoted his life to improving lives of his people and defeating racist empire guilty of it, while also serving the only god in the Universe who cares about his people. He had sacrificed a lot and forced himself to ally with some terrible people he manages to keep in check only by his wit, but defeated said racist empire and gave his people first real country, becoming their hero and now works to ensure they will never be opressed again. [[spoiler: Redcloak, ''Order of the Stick'']]

* He wants to turn wasted world into an utopia where nobody has to be fighting anymore [[spoiler: Raoh, ''Fist of the North Star'']]
* He returned to his people in the time of their greatest need. He gathered humans and monsters to fight against terrible empire, offering them friendship and acceptance. With his superior tactic he turned the tides of war with minimal loss. He is the MessianicArchetype. [[spoiler: Griffith, ''Berserk'']]

* Despite extremely traumatic experiences early in his life, running away from home and being raped when he was thirteen, he went on to have many adventures and works hard to make the world a better place. He liberated a lonely housewife from years of neglect, and is hated for it by her mass murderer of a son. A revolutionary, he helped bring down a corrupt regime controlled by trained killers. After earth was devastated by a plague, he helped organize the survivors and transformed Las Vegas into an orderly civilization, giving a second chance to society's outcasts in the process. [[spoiler: Randall Flagg of many Stephen King stories, including ''The Stand'' and ''The Dark Tower'', respectively.]]

* A dedicated mother with an abusive, philandering husband who cries out another woman's name during their first night together; although she, too, is unfaithful to their marriage, at least it's with someone she truly loves, rather than whatever pretty face suits her on any particular night. She dedicates her entire life to [[ScrewDestiny defying a prophecy]] that stated that all her children would be killed. Moreover, she is discriminated against, even by her own father, because of her sex, when, in fact, she is convinced she is at least as competent as any of the men she's known. [[spoiler: Cersei Lannister, ''ASongOfIceAndFire''.]]
* A [[MagnificentBastard magnificent]] genius who has kept his kingdom's coffers liquid for years despite his king's propensity for spending lavishly, even frivolously. He works to ensure that he acquires as much power as possible - a more noble goal than it at first sounds when you realise that he's possibly the most competent person in the series, certainly more so than the lackwits and fools who currently rule. Moreover, when the elder daughter of the love of his life, who had many years ago abandoned him for not one, but two subsequent other men, is separated from her mother and held hostage, he organises for her to be rescued, after which he takes her under his own protection, as her entire family is, by this point, presumed dead. [[spoiler: Petyr Baelish, ''ASongOfIceAndFire''.]]

* A skilled warrior who once defeated an omnicidal computer with the capacity to clone an EldritchAbomination. [[spoiler:Galacta Knight from {{Franchise/Kirby}}.]]