Line #24 PlayingWith/LoveRedeems


1	'''Basic Trope''': An antagonistic character is redeemed due to their love of another character.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice and Drake fall in love, and it leads to him having a HeelFaceTurn.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Drake becomes an AscendedDemon when he receives a hug.
4	* '''Downplayed''':
5	** Drake the villain becomes an AntiHero after falling in love with Alice.
6	** Drake falls in love with Alice and abandons his evil ways, but he's [[GoodIsNotNice still a jerk.]]
7	** Drake used to be a jerk before he met Alice, and TookALevelInKindness as result of falling in love with her.
8	* '''Justified''':
9	** Drake lived a life among [[AbusiveParents a family]] and [[WithFriendsLikeThese friends]] who didn't care about him and never knew what true love is... Until now. He'll do whatever it takes to become a genuinely good person.
10	** Drake and Alice were friends long before Drake's StartOfDarkness, but Evulz faked Alice's murder and convinced him that TheHero killed her. When Drake see's Alice again old feelings begin to awake.
11	** Feeling unloved/unlovable is the whole reason Drake became evil in the first place; isolation does things to the mind and eventually he wanted revenge against those who shunned him. It took Alice's compassion to show him [[WeReallyDoCare the light]].
12	** Drake simply does love Alice that much, enough to want to work on his own flaws in order to be the person she deserves.
13	* '''Inverted''':
14	** Alice decides Drake [[YouAreWorthHell is worth hell]], and has a FaceHeelTurn.
15	** ThePowerOfHate ends up redeeming a character, because the one he/she hates is a genuinely evil entity!
16	* '''Subverted''':
17	** Drake and Alice fall in love and he shows greater mercy to both his subordinates and his victims but he remains loyal to Emperor Evulz.
18	** Drake is TheMole and [[LoveInterestTraitor is just using Alice]].
19	** Drake falls in love with Alice and performs a HeelFaceTurn as a result. However, due to circumstances that prevent them from being together, such as Alice not reciprocating Drake's feelings, he despairs and slips back into evil.
20	* '''Double Subverted''':
21	** Alice never stops loving Drake, and it's enough to inspire him to have a HeelFaceTurn.
22	** Drake [[BecomingTheMask becomes the mask]] and starts to fall for Alice.
23	** A while after returning to villainy, Drake remembers [[GoodFeelsGood how much better he felt during his brief time as a good guy]]. Thus, he makes a greater effort than before to become a moral person, and is happy to simply be friends with Alice.
24	* '''Parodied''': Drake is the BigBad hellbent on destroying the world, however the second a dog brings him a glass of water on its own violation, he pulls a HeelFaceTurn and becomes TheCape.
25	* '''Zig Zagged''': Drake falls for Alice and becomes a good guy, but when she dies he goes back to being evil. However, he got enough experience with GoodFeelsGood to feel conflicted and want to change, but feels he cannot do it without Alice there to guide him. Then [[DeathIsCheap Alice comes back from the dead]], and Drake rushes into another HeelFaceTurn so he can join her. Unfortunately, by the time they meet up her friends have already told her about Drake's previous FaceHeelTurn and she decided to hook up with Bob instead.
26	* '''Averted''':
27	** [[UnresolvedSexualTension Drake and Alice never admit their feelings for each other and stay on their respected sides]].
28	** Love has no baring on one's alignment.
29	* '''Enforced''': Drake is a DracoInLeatherPants, might as well give him a redemption arc to please his fan girls.
30	* '''Lampshaded''': "Why is he such a nice guy now?" "Maybe he has found love."
31	* '''Invoked''':
32	** ICanChangeMyBeloved.
33	** Drake wants to turn from his evil ways, but he suffers from ChronicVillainy, so he pursues Alice in the hope that her love will redeem him.
34	* '''Exploited''': Bob realizes that Drake is starting to fall for Alice, and deliberately encourages their relationship in order to persuade Drake to make a HeelFaceTurn.
35	* '''Defied''': Drake and Alice fall in love, but Drake has deeper reasons for his alignment, such as having BlueAndOrangeMorality, though he respects Alice's position even if he disagrees with it. After much discussion Drake and Alice come to an understanding and she accepts that she's going to be DatingCatwoman for as long as they're together.
36	* '''Discussed''': ???
37	* '''Conversed''': ???
38	* '''Deconstructed''': Drake's HeelFaceTurn is met with distrust from Alice's friends and Evulz sees it as a betrayal. Alice and Drake find themselves against Evulz, with seemingly no back up.
39	* '''Reconstructed''': Alice's friends are suspicious but learn to accept Drake and Alice's love and accept him in their group, provided that Drake wears a RestrainingBolt for a while. In the meantime, Drake is their TokenEvilTeammate.
40	* '''Played For Drama''': Drake's love is realized, but Alice and Bob are in a relationship. When Bob is being tortured and possibly about to be killed by Evulz, Drake attacks Evulz and [[HeroicSacrifice allows himself to get killed for]] [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Bob's freedom]].
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44	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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46	%%* '''Implied''': ???
47	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
48	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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