Redemption to Near Pure Good or Pure Good covers the type of Redeemed Villains who can become Pure Good (Rank 1 +) or Near Pure Good (Rank 2 +). A character's redemption means that they are no longer villains and that they are no longer going to engage in the criminal activities that previously made them villainous.
Overview[]
By definition, a character who is Pure Evil or Near Pure Evil could never redeem themselves. The highest evil moral ranking that a redeemed villain can have is Inconsistently Heinous.
A standard villain would have less difficulties to become Near Pure Good or Pure Good, since their actions aren’t particularly bad, so it’s unlikely their crimes are too severe to atone.
Inconsistently Heinous and often Villainous Benchmarks characters are as heinous and can compete with the heinousness of a Pure Evil villain, meaning that these characters need to make substantial efforts during their redemption.
Often, redeemed villains end up becoming Inconsistently Admirable (Rank 3 +), Heroic Benchmark (Rank 4 +) or Standard Heroism (Rank 5 +) since they may retain some of their worst qualities even after their redemption.
Transition from IH, VB and SV to PG or NPG[]
- The character would need to show that they are remorseful for their actions. They have reflected about them and they show their remorse through actions, not just words.
- The character would need to meet the in-story and general admirable standards of the story they are in post-redemption.
- If the character was extremely heinous as a villain, they need to make up for the atrocious crimes they have committed. They need to devote themselves to fix the problems they caused and undo the damages.
- The character would be need to have adequate screen time to show that they have changed enough in order to surpass the admirable standards of the series or in general. Simply being redeemed shortly before their death or having very limited screen-time to shows their actions post-redemption would impede the character from becoming Near Pure Good or Pure Good.
- Their actions as a hero would have to be exceptional in the setting of the story that makes them stand out. In addition, they would need to spend ample time in the story doing multiple good deeds to be considered Near Pure Good or Pure Good. Essentially, if the character spends a significant portion of their time in the story as heroic and made multiple deeds that surpass the Goodness Zone then they have a chance.
- Depending on the severity of their crimes and how it has affected others, as long as the crime was not too heinous, these characters could have a chance of being Pure Good or Near Pure Good only after they are no longer villains.
Notes[]
- Characters would need to meet the Pure Good or Near Pure Good criteria to meet the standards.
- There are some crimes that are so deplorable that a villain who willingly committed them can’t even become NPG. Most notably sex crimes, like rape and pedophilia are so awful, nasty and serious that is impossible for any character who committed them to be considered anywhere close to being Pure Good.
- This circumstance depends on the writing of the character, their character development and actions post-redemption, and characterization post-redemption. Moreover, their actions are important in determining if they meet the standards.
- This is mostly case-by-case, as a specific heinous character may be easier to redeem and become Pure Good compared to a different character.