Trope Talk: Fallen Heroes!
It's the dark reflection of that last trope talk, Redeemed Villains! It's… surprisingly rather more boring than its good twin. But let's talk about it anyway!
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I stopped watching Death Note after (spoilers) he killed an innocent woman for trying to find her fiancé's killer (ep7 I think). I know I'm not supposed to agree with or approve of what Light's doing, but I honestly can't handle/follow a protagonist who's a sociopath.
As an AC fan myself I couldn't agree more. Shay is, in my opinion, a great example of how something going really badly can lead to a total reevaluation and realignment. Granted, the game goes a little too far in making the assassin's explicit bad guys after the switch, but as far as Shay's character arc goes, I agree that it's a great example -B
a great example, I think, of this trope is from Assassin's Creed: Rogue. In AC, the Assassins are typically viewed as the good guys fighting for freedom, and the Templars are the bad guys fighting for tyranny. However, in Rogue, the hero is an Assassin who realizes that his ideals are more inline with the Templars, who are portrayed as fighting for order and stability, while the Assassins are fighting for chaos and anarchy. Sometimes, simply showing the villain's point of view is a perfect way for the hero to switch sides.