History ALighterShadeOfBlack / FanWorks

* ''Fanfic/TheTaleOfACatMostCurious'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/53913826/chapters/136464688 link]]): The [[VillainProtagonist Curious Cat]] is portrayed by the author as the least despicable and most sympathetic main character from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' Volume 9, short of Little, and they're in opposition to RWBY/J and Neopolitan in this "vent fic." Despite the Cat's bitter feelings toward humans and ruthlessness in pursuit of their goals, they have a much lower body-count than Neo or RWBY/J do after the Fall of Atlas, and the Cat's tragic backstory and lack of agency over their madness and desperation are pointed out and played for pathos, as is the fact they aren't actively threatening the Ever After or Remnant at large. Neopolitan pointedly has more moral agency over her evil actions and a much less compelling excuse than the Cat, yet she's more needlessly vicious and callous than them when endangering Atlas-Mantle and the Ever After and when torturing Ruby. RWBY/J are characterised as delusional, hypocritical, self-absorbed and petty [[KnightTemplar knights templar]] who accelerated James Ironwood's {{sanity slippage}} at the worst possible time for Atlas-Mantle, created an even worse situation at the end of the Atlas arc than if they'd done nothing, have caused far more harm than they've prevented in the war against Salem on Remnant, and are liable to keep doing the same things to the rest of Remnant if they ever make it back out of the Ever After because most of them are more or less incapable of acknowledging that they were ever in the wrong and internalising anything from their mistakes.

* ''Fanfic/DannyPhantomStranded''
** Stella Bevier is this to her second husband, Jean-Luc, and step-daughter Colette Bevier. When Stella first appeared, she acted like a ditzy, materialistic, selfish, and thoughtless woman with no respect for the middle class and looked down on those she deemed beneath her. She was also guilty of neglecting her daughter, Star, and favoring her new family, who are just as selfish as her. She also dismissed Danny upon meeting him, believing that he is not good enough for Star, and made rude comments about him behind his back. Once Star reaches her breaking point (due to thinking that Danny left because of Stella's insults), and angrily called out her mother for her actions. Stella refused to take them back and ended up arguing with her and making Star storm away from her in anger and disgust. When Star disappeared, Stella looked sincerely worried for her. Still, she refused to take responsibility for her disappearance, going as far as to say she sacrificed her figure to give birth to Star, showing her selfishness and irresponsibility as a parent. However, when Jonathan calls her out for being a lousy parent to their daughter, and angrily tells Stella that he plans to terminate her visitation rights. Stella finally realizes the seriousness of the situation and the fact that her actions have consequences and begins to feel guilty and worried about her missing daughter. Also, when Johnathan pointed out how apathetic Jean-Luc and Colette were acting to Star's disappearance, Stella insists that they are handling Star's disappearance differently. However, her response was awkward and it implied that she was uncomfortable with how indifferent her husband and step-daughter were acting. Thankfully, by the end of her debut story, Stella sincerely apologized to both her daughter and Danny and even moved back to Amity Park to be closer to Star and repair their relationship, showing that she ''does'' genuinely cares for her daughter and feels remorse for her actions. This shows that Stella ''is'' capable of seeing the error of her ways and ''is'' capable of becoming a better person, unlike her husband and step-daughter who both refuse to admit their own faults. In future fic segments, it shows that her CharacterDevelopment is genuine as Stella is making a real effort to be a more thoughtful and better parent to her daughter.
** Jean Luc Bevier is this to his daughter Colette Bevier. Both are arrogant aristocrats who look down on the middle-class, have a habit of dating people already in relationships, and have a strained relationship with Star. The difference is while Jean-Luc doesn't particularly like Star and is uncaring about her safety, he does not go out of his way to antagonize her and is content with staying out of her way, unlike Colette, who constantly bullies and humiliates Star. It's heavily implied that despite Jean-Luc being a shameless womanizer and cheater, he does care for Stella, who, despite his implied cheating, is genuinely happy with him, and he loves his children. On the other hand, it is implied that despite getting along with Stella, Colette does not really care about her stepmother; she's also shown to be indifferent at best to her infant half-brother Pierre. Finally, Jean Luc Bevier may be a womanizer but there is no evidence that he is obsessive about the women he chases. On the other hand, Colette has become completely fixated with taking Danny as her boyfriend, no matter the consequences.

* ''Fanfic/KarmasABitch'': While the story makes Zoe Lee into a LittleMissConArtist who [[spoiler:robbed her innocent classmates blind]] without a shed of remorse, she's still this compared to [[ConsummateLiar Lila]] and [[ControlFreak Gabriel]]. This is because along with bringing Lila's downfall (albeit to make her her fall man), she also brings some reality checks to the cast and induces positive CharacterDevelopment for Marinette and Adrien in the process.

** Jean Luc Bevier is this to his daughter Colette Bevier. Both are arrogant aristocrats who look down on the middle-class, have a habit of dating people already in relationships, and have a strained relationship with Star. The difference is while Jean-Luc doesn't particularly like for Star and is uncaring about her safety, he does not go out of his way to antagonize her and is content with staying out of her way, unlike Colette, who constantly bullies and humiliates Star. It's heavily implied that despite Jean-Luc being a shameless womanizer and cheater, he does care for Stella, who, despite his implied cheating, is genuinely happy with him, and he loves his children. On the other hand, it is implied that despite getting along with Stella, Colette does not really care about her stepmother; she's also shown to be indifferent at best to her infant half-brother Pierre. Finally, Jean Luc Bevier may be a womanizer but there is no evidence that he is obsessive about the women he chases. On the other hand, Colette has become completely fixated with taking Danny as her boyfriend, no matter the consequences.

** Jean Luc Bevier is this to his daughter Colette Bevier. Both are arrogant aristocrats who look down on the middle class, have a habit of dating people in relationships, and have a strained relationship with Star. The difference is while Jean Luc Bevier does not like Star and is uncaring about her safety, he does not go out of his way to torment her and is content with staying out of her way, unlike Colette, who constantly bullies and humiliates Star. It's heavily implied that despite Jean Luc Bevier being a shameless womanizer and cheater, he does care for Stella, who, despite his implied cheating, is genuinely happy with him, and he does love his children. It is implied that despite getting along with Stella, Colette does not really care about her stepmother; she's also shown to be indifferent at best to her infant half-brother Pierre. Finally, Jean Luc Bevier may be a womanizer; there is no evidence that he is obsessive about the women he chases. On the other hand, Colette has become completely obsessed with taking Danny as her boyfriend, no matter the consequences.

* ''Fanfic/DannyPhantomStranded'': Stella Bevier is this to her second husband, Jean-Luc, and step-daughter Colette Bevier. When Stella first appeared, she acted like a ditzy, materialistic, selfish, and thoughtless woman with no respect for the middle class and looked down on those she deemed beneath her. She was also guilty of neglecting her daughter, Star, and favoring her new family, who are just as selfish as her. She also dismissed Danny upon meeting him, believing that he is not good enough for Star, and made rude comments about him behind his back. Once Star reaches her breaking point (due to thinking that Danny left because of Stella's insults), and angrily called out her mother for her actions. Stella refused to take them back and ended up arguing with her and making Star storm away from her in anger and disgust. When Star disappeared, Stella looked sincerely worried for her. Still, she refused to take responsibility for her disappearance, going as far as to say she sacrificed her figure to give birth to Star, showing her selfishness and irresponsibility as a parent. However, when Jonathan calls her out for being a lousy parent to their daughter, and angrily tells Stella that he plans to terminate her visitation rights. Stella finally realizes the seriousness of the situation and the fact that her actions have consequences and begins to feel guilty and worried about her missing daughter. Also, when Johnathan pointed out how apathetic Jean-Luc and Colette were acting to Star's disappearance, Stella insists that they are handling Star's disappearance differently. However, her response was awkward and it implied that she was uncomfortable with how indifferent her husband and step-daughter were acting. Thankfully, by the end of her debut story, Stella sincerely apologized to both her daughter and Danny and even moved back to Amity Park to be closer to Star and repair their relationship, showing that she ''does'' genuinely cares for her daughter and feels remorse for her actions. This shows that Stella ''is'' capable of seeing the error of her ways and ''is'' capable of becoming a better person, unlike her husband and step-daughter who both refuse to admit their own faults. In future fic segments, it shows that her CharacterDevelopment is genuine as Stella is making a real effort to be a more thoughtful and better parent to her daughter.

* This get's juggled to hell and back between [[Anime/CodeGeass the Holy Britannian Empire]] and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime the Decepticons]] in ''Fanfic/CodePrime''. The Britannian Empire is a group of {{Politically Incorrect Villain}}s that have subjugated a third of the Earth, but they also have moments where members prove to be honorable, loving, and willing to look past said racism to acknowledge those who have earned their keep. The Decepticons, meanwhile, are alien conquerors who destroyed their homeworld, but are [[EqualOpportunityEvil meritocratic]] and [[AtLeastIAdmitIt don't try to pretend that they are anything other than alien conquerors]]. One of the other points the Britannians have in their favor is that they have several {{Internal Reformist}}s that want to fix said empire, while the Decepticons don't have any objectors to the atrocities they carry out. [[spoiler:''R1'' ends with the Decepticons killing Emperor Charles, sacking Pendragon, and claiming Britannia as their new empire, cementing the Decepticons are the worse villains of the story]].

** Played with regarding the Diamonds. Blue Diamond is considered to be the more diplomatic and overtly kind between her and Yellow, but at the same time, she suffers from a severe case of Mood Whiplash and is more shatter happy than Yellow even before Pink Diamond's death messed her up. While Yellow is more overtly stern and ruthless, she's easier to read so one can know where they stand with her. With Blue, she may act nicer, but it's harder to tell what will set her off, and her wrath always entailed death.
** Vilgax compared to Thanos when the Mad Titan is discussed in ''Changing of the Guard''. No matter how bad Vilgax is, Thanos' genocidal savior delusions make him far worse. Even Ben acknowledges that compared to Thanos, Vilgax is nowhere near as awful.