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StarSword
Since: Sep, 2011
2013-11-03 11:44:10
I can't think of anything, but I can give you another example from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine if you take it to YKTTW.
Trust me, I'm an engineer!
ixfd64
Since: Nov, 2011

In some stories, the good guys will cover up a villain's actions and cast them as a hero after the villain's death. Adcox in Backdraft and Ventresca in Angels & Demons come to mind. I'm sure there is a trope for this, but I'm having trouble finding it.
The closest matches I could find are Villain's Dying Grace and Death Equals Redemption, but both of these cases involve the villain doing a Heel–Face Turn, which doesn't always happen.
Edited by ixfd64