“ | In my years fighting crime, I've learned one truth... That every villain is the hero of his own story. Superman was no exception. The Joker drugged him. Tricked him into killing his pregnant wife, Lois. And made him trigger the bomb that nuked Metropolis. So when Superman killed the Joker, I understood why. We all did. But once that line was crossed, there was no going back. He gave himself and the Justice League a new mandate. Stop all crime before it happened, by any means necessarily. But he couldn't see his good intentions were leading him down a path of tyranny and evil. That's how our greatest hero became our greatest threat... | „ |
~ Bruce Wayne explaining to everyone how Superman was driven to insanity by the Joker. |
“ | There was one SOLDIER named Sephiroth, who was better than the rest, but when he found out about the terrible experiments that made him, he began to hate Shinra. And then, over time, he began to hate everything. | „ |
~ Marlene Wallace on Sephiroth. |
Near Pure Evils who used to be heroes but fallen to evil. Either they corrupted themselves or a villain corrupted them.
These characters must also be under debased considering as a hero, they had redeeming qualities when they were heroes.
For obvious reasons, Fallen Heroes can NEVER fall under From Nobody to Nightmare because they were clearly exceptional individuals before they joined the dark side, unless they did good actions while being unknown.
Their Near Pure Good opposites are Redeemed Villains.
Notes[]
Please note that a character must be a hero before turning evil.
- Morally neutral characters (a la "average joes") or characters initially uninvolved with any side of the conflict do not count (e.g. Victor Vega, PAL, Monty de la Cruz, CatNap, Erik Killmonger, Monaca Towa, Alex, and Ellen Mira Mathers). They should go under From Nobody to Nightmare and Debased instead.
- False heroes: if they never were good, they do not count either (e.g. Alexander Pierce). They should go under Faux Affably Evil, Liars, Cheaters, Tricksters, Hypocrites, Hidden Near Pure Evils, Delusional, Traitors, Master Manipulators, Con Artists, Spies and/or Contradictory However, some false heroes in the present story can still have been true heroes prior to the story.
- Normal public servants such as law enforcement, military, firefighters, security, healthcare professionals, etc. who became evil do not count (e.g., Byron Hadley, Esdeath, Warden Kuril, Robert Dixon, Agent Smith and Zhao) unless they were actually heroes. (eg. Sephiroth, Brooke Augustine, Iraq, Megatron, Ronald Taylor, Sigma and Mark Hoffman)
- Normal officials such as businesspeople, CEOs, managers, workers, doctors, scientists, school faculty, politicians, etc. who became evil do not count (e.g Dongsoo Seon, Baek Jun Ki, Thomas Wayne, Mr. Krabs and Amelia) unless they were actually heroes.
- Young and naïve children who became evil do not count (e.g. Eric). They should go under Juvenile Delinquents instead, unless they are reported to have done something truly heroic.
- Villains who simply lose most or all of their redeeming qualities do not count (e.g., Doma, PAL, Francis, and Ellen), they should go under Debased instead, unless they were actually heroes in the past (e.g. Clarance, Dark Danny, The Tortured One and Imperious).
- Servants/pawns: villains who served on the hero's side but other than that have never done anything heroic do not count either. They should go under Servants of a Hero instead, unless they actually did genuine heroism.
- Nice people: villains who were simply nice people before they became villains (e.g. Dr. Eggman, One-Shot Wren, and Piella Bakewell) also do not count if they did nothing truly heroic before they became villains. They should go under From Nobody to Nightmare, Lacking Affably Evil (unless they have lost their genuine affability), and Debased instead.
- Brainwashed or Forced into it: if a villain was forced into it by circumstance or were brainwashed into becoming heroes do not count. They should go under Near Pure Evils with Cooling-off Periods instead, unless they were genuine heroes before becoming evil.
- Famous people: villains who simply had a good reputation do not count (e.g. Chester V). They should go under Charismatic and/or Faux Affably Evil instead, unless their good reputation was earned from past heroic deeds.
- Protagonists: villains who are simply the main character in the story do not count either. They should go under Protagonists instead, the villain must be a real hero in order to qualify (e.g. Alex DeLarge) or formerly were actual heroes before falling into the Dark Side.
- Adaptational villains who are heroes in their original work, villains are who are simply altered adaptations of heroes do not count (e.g. Ultron). They should go under Adaptational Near Pure Evils instead, unless it is established that they used to be heroes in the continuity of said adaptations (e.g. Injustice Superman).
All items (259)
- Baekmorae
- Barty Crouch Jr.
- Belle (Disney Princesses but they're Villains)
- Benjamin Travis
- Big Smoke
- Billy (Black Christmas Original)
- Bloodwork
- Bloody Painter
- Bluey
- Bob Velseb (RecD)
- Bolivar Trask
- Bonnie (Bonnie's Bakery)
- Bradley Paine
- Brendol Hux
- Brightburn
- Brooke Augustine
- Bruce Wayne (Earth-99)
- Buzz Aldrin (Inside Job)
- Damien Brenks
- Dark Danny
- Dark Enerjak
- Darth Malak
- Darth Nihilus
- Darth Zannah
- David 8
- Davoth
- Delford "Iraq" Wade
- Denathrius
- Dervahl
- Doctor Octopus (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
- Dr. Eggman (Sonic Legacy)
- Dr. Finitevus
- Dr. Phillium Benedict
- Dr. Roy Curien
- Dr. Wily (Archie Comics)
- Dream (Dream SMP)
- Drew Lansing
- Driver Nephi
- Dylan Gould
- Jack (Papa's Canibalia)
- Jack Griffin (1933)
- Jack Joshua
- Jack Krauser (2023)
- Jack Travis
- Jacob Broadsky
- Jason Dean
- Jean-Pierre Richard
- Jeff The Killer (Richardson and Arkensaw Routes)
- Jimmy "Mr. Scrooge" Martinez
- Jiran
- John Curtis
- Jonathan Irons
- Joseph (The Ancient Magus' Bride)
- Judge Doom (Graphic Novel)
- Macbeth
- Mad Hatter (Arkhamverse)
- Madara Uchiha
- Maeglin
- Magma Dragoon
- Makima
- Maligula
- Mari (False Heaven)
- Mark Hoffman
- María Gómez
- Matthew Cordell
- Megatron (Transformers Original Films)
- Megatronus Prime
- Miss Circle (Nobody is born a monster)
- Morgomir
- Morsayati
- Mother Miranda
- Mr. Fantastic (Marvel Zombies)