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Bootlebat Since: Dec, 2012

14th Jan, 2020 07:59:34 PM

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Cry face turn

Is there a trope when someone (usually a person the villain cares about) starts crying and the villain is moved enough that they stop being evil (or at least stop the evil thing they are currently doing)? I can think of two downplayed examples

In Batman and Harley Quinn when Poison Ivy is about to use a poison to make everyone plant monsters, Harley, as the "nuclear option", takes off her mask and makeup and bursts into tears. While Poison Ivy doesn't turn good, she does start crying herself and drops her evil plan.
In World of Warcraft, specifically the Three Sisters comic, Alleria and Sylvanas are about to fight, but Vareesa starts crying and even Sylvanas is upset enough by this to back down.