History Main / AntiAntiChrist

* It's basically the entire CharacterArc for Fino, the late Demon King's daughter, in ''LightNovel/ICouldntBecomeAHeroSoIReluctantlyDecidedToGetAJob''.

* On the music/Bl;ueOysterCult album ''Music/TyrannyAndMutation'', the track "Seven Screaming Dizbusters" poses an interesting question. What happens if fallen angels choose to rebel a second time, this time against Lucifer?

* The character [[AccidentalPervert Akuto]] [[NiceGuy Sai]] from ''LightNovel/DemonKingDaimao'' is an incredibly misunderstood character who wants nothing more than to do good despite being [[SelfFulfillingProphecy the future Demon King]]. Because of this status, nearly all of the school despises him.

* ''LightNovel/KyouranKazokuNikki'' centers around invoking this trope by raising the various possible "Anti-Christs" in a loving family environment. Well, a wacky loving family environment.

* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'': Charlie is the daughter of Lucifer but is a kind-hearted and optimistic person who wants to solve Hell's OverpopulationCrisis by [[AscendedDemon redeeming sinners and get them into heaven]] rather than the annual genocidal purges that have been going on.

* ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension'' has the Nephandi, mages who willingly made the choice to embrace everything they found anathema and turn their Avatars inside out, embracing an agenda of decaying the world to the point that it eventually falls to oblivion. Not only does this damn them, but it damns their Avatars, leading to ''widderslainte'' who inherit said corrupted Avatars after the original Nephandus dies. However, where early editions paint them as a FetusTerrible, 20th Anniversary Edition explicitly states that some ''widderslainte'' have a reprieve from damnation. While the source of all their magic acts like an abusive mentor, and their fellow Nephandi will gladly try to either corrupt them or kill them in the hopes the next host falls faster, it ''is'' possible for them to walk the right-hand path and do the right thing.

* [[http://www.scpwiki.com/scp-999 SCP-999]] of the ''Website/SCPFoundation'' is a harmless bit of sentient orange goo, who produces feelings of ease and euphoria in those who hold him. He's also the offspring of [[SatanicArchetype The Scarlet King]] and is destined to grow up to defeat him and save the earth.

** Depending on your point of view, you could see Shinji himself as this, particularly in the [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Rebuild series]] - His birth date contains an awful lot of sixes, and it is implied that he is the "chosen one" of an ancient apocalyptic prophecy. Abandoned by his conspiracy parents, he grew up to be a [[ShrinkingViolet cripplingly timid,]] but kind young boy who never meant anyone any harm, but his fragile mind was not prepared for [[BreakTheCutie what]] [[CosmicPlayThing this]] [[TraumaCongaLine cruel]] [[GoMadFromTheRevelation world]] [[KillTheOnesYouLove would]] [[BungledSuicide send]] [[DespairEventHorizon his]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds way...]] chillingly, the Rebuild series reveals that even if he never had any intention of causing TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, or even went as far as actively striving to prevent it, the conspiring parties will ''[[UnwittingPawn make him]]''. Cue one of the most devastating MyGodWhatHaveIDone moments known to man...

** The ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow'' installments put you in the shoes of Soma Cruz, the reincarnation of Dracula, who is one of many candidates to fill the title of Dark Lord that was left vacant after Dracula's final death. Luckily, you happen to be playing as the one candidate for the title who rejects the offer, and the two games follow his quest to take down the candidates who are all too willing to usurp his title, plus [[ScrewDestiny finding a way to resist the temptation of retaking it himself]].

* The ''Drak Pack'' consist of the nephew of {{Dracula}}, a close relative of the {{Wolfman}} and a relative of Frankenstein (and/or his monster, it's complicated). TheyFightCrime.

* Greed in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. His father (actually called Father) is an EldritchAbomination, and Greed has fallen out with the [[WellDoneSonGuy old man]]. Because he is "greedy", Greed isn't interested in his father's [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt plans]], and because of his massive ego, wants to accumulate a large number of followers, unlike Father, who views humans as insects and wants to wipe them out. For Bonus points, Greed even gets a CrucifiedHeroShot. In one of the final chapters, we find out [[spoiler:(after much pestering from Ling) that accumulating a large number of followers/ becoming [[TheEmperor the king of the world]] / taking Father's place and [[PhysicalGod consuming God]] wasn't what Greed really wanted at all. In fact, Greed admitted that all he ever wanted was "to have friends like them".]]

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': The Other arranged for Agatha Heterodyne to be born so [[spoiler:the Other could use her as a vessel of DemonicPossession]]. Yet when hooked up to the Summoning Engine, Agatha's mind unexpectedly ''survived'' and was able to prevent the Other from taking over her body.

** Depending on your point of view, you could see Shinji himself as this, particularly in the [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Rebuild series]] - His birth date contains an awful lot of sixes, and it is implied that he is the "chosen one" of an ancient apocalyptic prophecy. Abandoned by his conspiracy parents, he grew up to be a [[ShrinkingViolet crippingly timid,]] but kind young boy who never meant anyone any harm, but his fragile mind was not prepared for [[BreakTheCutie what]] [[CosmicPlayThing this]] [[TraumaCongaLine cruel]] [[GoMadFromTheRevelation world]] [[KillTheOnesYouLove would]] [[BungledSuicide send]] [[DespairEventHorizon his]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds way...]] chillingly, the Rebuild series reveals that even if he never had any intention of causing TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, or even went as far as actively striving to prevent it, the conspiring parties will ''[[UnwittingPawn make him]]''. Cue one of the most devastating MyGodWhatHaveIDone moments known to man...

* Naofumi Iwatani from ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'' is treated as [[TheAntiChrist "The Devil Of The Shield"]] by The Three Heroes Church who vehemently worship the Sword, Spear, and Bow Heroes whom they believe are [[GodInHumanForm ever-reincarnating deities]] that are meant to get strong enough to kill the Shield Hero[[note]]Most of this rhetoric stems from how [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters The Shield Hero is heavily-favored]] within the [[ALittleBitBeastly Demi-Human]] kingdoms whom the Shield Heroes of the past often helped out [[MessianicArchetype to be seen as their peoples' great savior]].[[/note]] Within the course of the first season, Naofumi had to fight an uphill battle to become recognized not as this bad guy that most of the Royal Family and The Church saw him as; slowly swaying the public to his side through his many actions and deeds in his travels. [[spoiler:[[TheTheocracy By the time that The Three Heroes Church planned to launch their coup to uproot the Monarchy]] and do away with the current Four Heroes that were summoned for being nuisances and for ruining their own reputation as Heroes; the Pope had to come up with an extremely petty reason to justify killing Naofumi: Not giving thanks to God after purchasing some Holy Water from the Church.]]

* In some stories, Myth/{{Merlin}} (yes, [[Myth/KingArthur that]] Merlin) ''was'' {{the Antichrist}} (rumor has it he's half demon, anyway). Instead of destroying the world, he became good and decided to help [[Myth/KingArthur some guy]] become the King of Britain instead. Merlin's mother was raped/seduced by either the Devil or some random demon, but she had Merlin baptized as soon as he was born. This relieved him of his Antichrist status but still let him keep his nifty magical powers. Since Medieval Christianity generally thought any sort of power must come from either [[HijackedByJesus God or Satan]], this story [[RetCon explained]] how Merlin performed his magical acts without being a saint.

* ''Webcomic/{{Puck}}'': Phoebe is the literal daughter of Satan. She's also the most genuinely nice adult character in the comic. It's unclear how much of her persona is active rebellion against her father (who comes across more as a CorruptBusinessman than The Enemy) and how much is just her natural [[ThePollyanna sweet]] [[TheDitz ditzy]] nature.

* [[http://www.scpwiki.com/scp-999 SCP-999]] of the ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' is a harmless bit of sentient orange goo, who produces feelings of ease and euphoria in those who hold him. He's also the offspring of [[SatanicArchetype The Scarlet King]] and is destined to grow up to defeat him and save the earth.

** Speaking of Shadow, he [[ZigZaggedTrope manages to simultaneously be an example of]] a MessianicArchetype, a DarkMessiah, TheAntiChrist, and an Anti-Antichrist in one character, thanks to the people involved in his creation having wildly different intentions for him. [[ArmiesAreEvil GUN]] wanted an immortal SuperSoldier and took advantage of [[AllLovingHero Professor Gerald]], who was desperately looking for a way to save his [[IllGirl terminally ill granddaughter]] Maria. Unable to crack the code of immortality Gerald made contact with the [[StarfishAliens Black Arms]], whose leader, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Black Doom]], offered some of his genetic material for the project in exchange for a promise that Shadow would help him gather the [[GreenRocks Chaos Emeralds]] so he could [[PlanetLooters plunder Earth]] for HumanResources. Gerald didn't want Shadow to be a weapon and devised [[KillSat a plan]] which would allow him to defeat the Black Arms and let him become close to the [[AllLovingHero peace loving]] Maria. GUN got panicked by Gerald's research and tried to shut it down but Maria was killed in the crossfire. With her dying breath, Maria [[LastRequest made Shadow promise]] to bring happiness to Earth. Learning of Maria's death Gerald crossed the DespairEventHorizon and JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope. He tampered with Shadow's memories to make him think he promised Maria revenge and the world would be better off without humans; the plan being to have Shadow initiate a ColonyDrop to take revenge on Earth and spite the Black Arms in one go. Ultimately, Shadow breaks free of the reprogramming, stops the colony drop, carries out the original plan for stopping the Black Arms, and joins GUN (which has since cleaned up its act) to protect Earth from danger and give humanity a chance to be happy. All of this while having it heavily implied from context clues he is made in the (arguably mocking) image of the half-god half-hedgehog being we know as Super Sonic, who was prophecised on ancient murals that Gerald was clearly very familiar with. - And later a totally different Satan Analogue was reincarnated in his image.

* ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'': It's revealed in Season 3 that [[Characters/FinalSpaceTheTeamSquad Ash]]'s powers come from Invictus like those of the [[EvilOverlord Lord Commander]]. For a good chunk of the third season, Invictus is actively trying to manipulate and corrupt Ash into joining it in [[OmnicidalManiac consuming all life across every dimension]], but unlike some other trope examples' demonic parents, Invictus is intelligent and subliminal enough to get under Ash's skin by trying to make Gary out as the bad guy who will take everything from her. [[spoiler:At the season's end, Ash makes a FaceHeelTurn and is further corrupted by Invictus, becoming TheAntichrist]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': Raven, or at least the closest you can get away with in a family-rated show. Notable in that she [[YouCantFightFate fails in bringing about her apocalyptic destiny]], but instead helps the world [[ResetButton get better]] afterward.

* Millenia takes up this role in ''VideoGame/GrandiaII''. As one of the pieces of the fallen dark god Valmar, she's supposed to be as evil as her master and trying to bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. Then she [[spoiler:[[LoveRedeems falls in love with the hero]]]]. Oops.
* [[spoiler:Ryoji]] from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''. [[spoiler:Turns out he has no choice in the matter, but that doesn't mean he ''wants'' to do it.]]

* Zero from the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' and ''[[VideoGame/MegaManZero Zero]]'' series was originally intended by [[BigBad Dr. Wily]] to be the scourge of humanity that would destroy civilization. He instead becomes one of mankind's greatest defenders, and, ultimately and ironically, the one who ''brought true peace to the world''. Omega later represents what Dr. Wily fully envisioned Zero to be.

* ''You'' are given this choice in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne''. To his credit, [[LouisCypher The Old Man in the Wheelchair]] gives you plenty of time (and a few reasons) to refuse. If you choose to follow his request all the way through, however, you become the [[TheAntichrist aversion of this trope]].

* While not quite Satan, you are kind of given this role in ''Franchise/BaldursGate'', as you are a child of Bhaal, God of Murder, and part of his plan to come back to life again. Both Baltazhar and [[spoiler:Imoen]] share it (given that they share a father with you), though with ''major'' variations. The second does it best, since she's just good, and not tricked into KnightTemplar actions that will backfire.
* [[spoiler:Zidane Tribal]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' is revealed as TheAntichrist late in the game, born for the sole purpose of spreading destruction on Gaia. He just taunts his creator at first, but said creator temporarily reverts him into what he "should" have been by [[spoiler:removing Zidane's soul.]] He gets better; [[spoiler:[[PowerOfFriendship encouragement from his friends]]]] somehow snaps him out of it, by pointing out all the [[BuffySpeak not-antichristy]] things he's done to help them. To a certain degree, Kuja qualifies as well, if what Mitoko states in the ending is anything to go by.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' has Sin, who was actually [[spoiler:the last Final Aeon, and a guardian before that - in this case, Tidus' father Jecht]]. Although Sin can't be controlled, [[spoiler:Jecht fights his role as best as he can, and encourages Tidus to kill him in order to save the world.]]
%%* You can choose to be this in ''VideoGame/DarkMessiahOfMightAndMagic''. If you want to.

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** Emerl from ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'' is a Gizoid, a robot designed to mimic any combat technique he sees, and is able to do so with terrifying efficiency (he quickly outclasses the rest of the cast). He was considered to be the UltimateLifeForm before Shadow [[spoiler:and was the strongest of his Gizoid brethren according to ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles''. Upon obtaining all seven Chaos Emeralds he's supposed to annihilate civilization.]] He was also [[UpbringingMakesTheHero raised by the good guys]] and slowly mimics bits of each of their personalities as well -- the result is a lovable NiceGuy who calls Amy "Mom", helps out around Tails's lab, ribs Knuckles for being dense, and is fiercely protective of his friends, most notably Cream. And then [[spoiler:Eggman blows it all by using an extremely powerful weapon to usurp control. This causes Emerl to go mad with power, having copied Eggman's superweapon, ''capable of destroying the planet and stars.'' In the end, [[ShootTheDog Sonic has to kill Emerl.]]]]
** Speaking of Shadow, he [[ZigZaggedTrope manages to simultaneously be an example of]] a MessianicArchetype, a DarkMessiah, TheAntiChrist, and an Anti-Antichrist in one character, thanks to the people involved in his creation having wildly different intentions for him. [[ArmiesAreEvil GUN]] wanted an immortal SuperSoldier and took advantage of [[AllLovingHero Professor Gerald]], who was desperately looking for a way to save his [[IllGirl terminally ill granddaughter]] Maria. Unable to crack the code of immortality Gerald made contact with the [[StarfishAliens Black Arms]], whose leader, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Black Doom]], offered some of his genetic material for the project in exchange for a promise that Shadow would help him gather the [[GreenRocks Chaos Emeralds]] so he could [[PlanetLooters plunder Earth]] for HumanResources. Gerald didn't want Shadow to be a weapon and devised [[KillSat a plan]] which would allow him to defeat the Black Arms and let him become close to the [[AllLovingHero peace loving]] Maria. GUN got panicked by Gerald's research and tried to shut it down but Maria was killed in the crossfire. With her dying breath, Maria [[LastRequest made Shadow promise]] to bring happiness to Earth. Learning of Maria's death Gerald crossed the DespairEventHorizon and JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope. He tampered with Shadow's memories to make him think he promised Maria revenge and the world would be better off without humans; the plan being to have Shadow initiate a ColonyDrop to take revenge on Earth and spite the Black Arms in one go. Ultimately, Shadow breaks free of the reprogramming, stops the colony drop, carries out the original plan for stopping the Black Arms, and joins GUN (which has since cleaned up its act) to protect Earth from danger and give humanity a chance to be happy. All of this while having it heavily implied from context clues he is made in the (arguably mocking) image of the half-god half-hedgehog being we know as Super Sonic, who was prophecised on ancient murals that Gerald was clearly very familiar with. - And later a totally different Satan Analogue was reincarnated in his image.

* The Law/Amane ending in ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'' has the main character [[spoiler:obtain the title of King of Bel in the same way as you do in the Chaos ending, except his first act upon obtaining it is to bow down to God and command all his demons to stop the War on Heaven. The ending claims that you go on to unite humanity as MessianicArchetype, and playing the UpdatedRerelease adds an additional day that shows the main character trying to make humans willingly atone and become better people.]]

* Marcus from ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 2}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' is a lighter version of this. He was created as a super-soldier for [[BigBad the Master's]] army during ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}.'' After the Master was defeated, the army crumbled. Now he's arguably the highest-profile person in the ''Fallout'' world advocating for a peaceful coexistence between mutants and humans, instead of serving as an officer in a genocidal army. To a lesser extent, Fawkes fills the same role in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}''.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'': Main character, Ragna the Bloodedge is the reincarnation of an EldritchAbomination that nearly destroyed the world almost a century earlier in the setting, with its remains being used as his new replacement right arm. The second game reveals his destiny to be the harbinger of destruction and the catalyst to revive the beast to destroy the world. This makes him the enemy of nearly the entire cast. Naturally, he has a ScrewDestiny attitude and while he starts off as a vengeance fueled AntiHero, some CharacterDevelopment helps push him toward being a more straightforward hero and by the end of the fourth game, [[spoiler:has successfully managed to avert TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt and restore the world to a more prosperous state.]]
* In ''VideoGame/GloryOfHeraclesIII'', [[spoiler:the Protagonist. His past self was Lord Baor, whom had been chosen by and granted a new immortal body by Hades to lead an army of monsters to wipe out humankind in response to an ecological crisis that Lord Baor himself had caused. When Zeus wiped the memories of human immortals after Prometheus granted immortality to three humans, Lord Baor also lost his memories. His amnesiac self would go on to defend humanity against the monsters and ultimately undo the sins of his past self.]]
* The ''VideoGame/WildArmsMillionMemories'' version of [[spoiler: Rudy is set up to be this in a way. He has a vision where he betrays everyone, leading to the world's destruction so part of his quest means understanding what leads him to that point. Sadly, the vision comes to pass, only for it to be subverted. Filgaia can be revived through the power of ARMs (Awakening Resonant Memories), and Rudy's betrayal was done in exchange for the stolen Tear Drop and Siegfried's help in fighting Mother. Turns out Rudy was more of a [[MessianicArchetype Messianic Archetype]] after all.]]
* ''VideoGame/Wizard101'': The CoDragons for the third ArcVillain, Grandfather Spider, are his three sons: Father Rat, Father Scorpion, and Father Bat. However, Empyrea [[TheReveal reveals]] that Father Bat is GoodAllAlong, doing everything he can to undermine his father. Although he wants to prevent the Spiral from being destroyed, he's a WellIntentionedExtremist willing to do unsavory things to do so, such as trying (but failing) to kill Mellori because she's a LivingMacguffin considered TooPowerfulToLive.

* ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'''s Goddess First Class Urd, Celestial [=SysAdmin=] and self-styled Goddess of Love, is understandably estranged from her mother Hild (the "CEO of Niflheim, Inc.", aka the ruler of Hell) at least in part out of fear that love for her would [[LoveMakesYouEvil tip the balance in her soul]]. The nature of the [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil market-share war]], as well as Urd's own priorities, might mean that she's thinking more of her love of her sisters than being a harbinger of doom. Even her childhood friend Mara (a full-blooded demon) laments that they're no longer able to actually be friends.

* Greed in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. His father (actually called Father) is an EldritchAbomination, and Greed has fallen out with the [[WellDoneSonGuy old man]]. Because he is "greedy", Greed isn't interested in his father's [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt plans]], and because of his massive ego, wants to accumulate a large number of followers, unlike Father, who views humans as insects and wants to wipe them out. For Bonus points, Greed even gets a CrucifiedHeroShot. In one of the final chapters, we find out [[spoiler:(after much pestering from Ling) that accumulating a large number of followers/ becoming [[TheEmperor the king of the world]] / taking Father's place and [[PhysicalGod consuming God]] wasn't what Greed really wanted at all. In fact, Greed admitted that all he ever wanted was "to have friends like them".]]
* In ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'', it is ultimately revealed that the organizations Vintage and Satyr broke the Weiss' prison for the sole purpose of reviving a specific Old Demon, a creature whose power exceeds all others and who could bring about untold destruction if they chose. In the past, this being had killed millions, but was never allowed to say no or turn from their assigned task. [[spoiler:when the prison was broken, Dokuro found this Weiss, erased her memories and for the first time gave her a normal life as the New Demon Elsea, who would play an instrumental role in stopping Satyr before finally wishing to Retcon reality to make herself Keima's legitimate sister.]]
* Naofumi Iwatani from ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'' is treated as [[TheAntiChrist "The Devil Of The Shield"]] by The Three Heroes Church who vehemently worship the Sword, Spear, and Bow Heroes whom they believe are [[GodInHumanForm ever-reincarnating deities]] that are meant to get strong enough to kill the Shield Hero[[note]]Most of this rhetoric stems from how [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters The Shield Hero is heavily-favored]] within the [[ALittleBitBeastly Demi-Human]] kingdoms whom the Shield Heroes of the past often helped out [[MessianicArchetype to be seen as their peoples' great savior]].[[/note]] Within the course of the first season, Naofumi had to fight an uphill battle to become recognized not as this bad guy that most of the Royal Family and The Church saw him as; slowly swaying the public to his side through his many actions and deeds in his travels. [[spoiler:[[TheTheocracy By the time that The Three Heroes Church planned to launch their coup to uproot the Monarchy]] and do away with the current Four Heroes that were summoned for being nuisances and for ruining their own reputation as Heroes; the Pope had to come up with an extremely petty reason to justify killing Naofumi: Not giving thanks to God after purchasing some Holy Water from the Church.]]
* The Dark King Ixpellia from ''Audioplay/StrikersSoundStageX'' of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha''. Prophesized to lead [[NightOfTheLivingMooks an undead army]] to raze the lands and consume all who are in their way. Shame that said Dark King had grown weary of all the needless bloodshed, eh?

* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** Piccolo Junior from [[Manga/DragonBall the original series]] was meant to carry on his father's legacy as Great Demon King and take over the world. He's more interested in beating Goku in a fight, especially after their first encounter, going from major villain to {{jerkass}} {{antihero}}, and after spending one year raising Gohan in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', a rather likable nice guy, and it only goes up from there to the point that, in ''Manga/DragonBallSuper'', he teaches Future Trunks how to babysit Pan ''in detail''. Interestingly, the French dub (and by extension all other dubs based on it) calls him The Younger Satan (his father was Satan the Heartless).
** Note that Piccolo isn't just the son of the original, given the circumstances of his birth, he's also his father's ''reincarnation''.
** Originally, Goku filled the title well, too - he was sent as an infant to grow up and kill Earth's entire population so Frieza could sell the planet. But he hit his head, got amnesia and was raised with love and caring instead. Vegeta was understandably disappointed. That is what everyone believes, but truthfully (as of {{Retcon}} by Toriyama) he was sent to Earth by his parents to save him from Frieza. Given the Saiyans' nature, however, it's highly likely Goku would have still wiped out the planet if certain factors haven't happened.
** Android 17 and 18 were created by Dr. Gero to kill Goku and wreck havoc on the world, and in Trunks' timeline, they ended up causing the apocalypse and becoming TheDreaded. In the main timeline, however, they were fairly likable [[AntiVillain Anti-Villains]] that, while major threats regardless, performed a rather drama-free HeelFaceTurn, with Android 17 becoming a NatureLover and Android 18 marrying Goku's best friend and becoming an ally of theirs.[[note]]It's implied that Dr. Gero was forced to wake them up sooner in the main timeline, before their {{Brainwashing}} had been complete, hence their future counterparts' much more malicious nature.[[/note]] Taken to the logical extreme in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', where not only do they both fight in a tournament to determine the fate of the universe, but Android 17 [[spoiler:ends up winning and saving the entire multiverse by passing a SecretTestOfCharacter set up by the gods in the process.]]
* Demon lord [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Exoda C. Claw]] from ''Manga/ShinaDark'' is supposed to wage war on the entire world when he wakes up... Turns out fishing and goofing about are a ''lot'' higher on his list of priorities.
* Hamel in ''Manga/ViolinistOfHameln'' is Great Demon King's Chestra's son, heir and successor, and is constantly harassed by the demon captains who hope to trigger a permanent berserker state in him (during which his body mutates horribly and he's virtually unstoppable, tending to attack anything that moves in a blind rage). Hamel has a couple words to say about that, and they usually require heavy censoring; thus they keep attacking him and trying to turns humans against him. None of this would have been necessary had they kidnapped Pandora away from his sight, and offered him asylum from the [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters bad bad humans]] afterwards, since he was just a freaking kid at the point. [[spoiler:It turns out to be a EvilPlan to make him more powerful from the constant conflict between his human and inhuman sides... so he'd make a tastier, more nutritious snack to his [[EldritchAbomination cannibal father]] after the latter's eventual release from PandorasBox.]]
* [[spoiler:Carrot]] in ''Manga/SorcererHunters'' is the [[{{Reincarnation}} reincarnated]] soul of the God of Destruction. The BigBad destroys his world, [[spoiler:kills his friends and family]] and tells him to get to destroying. Cue [[spoiler:his friends using their god powers to backwards reincarnate to return to him, the God of Destruction changing color]] and him saying....no.
* The character [[AccidentalPervert Akuto]] [[NiceGuy Sai]] from ''LightNovel/DemonKingDaimao'' is an incredibly misunderstood character who wants nothing more than to do good despite being [[SelfFulfillingProphecy the future Demon King]]. Because of this status, nearly all of the school despises him.
* Manga/{{Naruto}}, as host of the most powerful and evil of demons, is basically expected to be the AntiChrist (or the local equivalent). Instead, he's TheHero. Turns out that [[spoiler:the demon sealed in him isn't nearly as evil as advertised either]].

* In ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', Impmon makes a DealWithTheDevil and Digivolves into the [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Demon Lord]] of [[SevenDeadlySins Gluttony]], Beelzemon. [[spoiler:After killing Leomon, he has a HeelRealization and becomes TheAtoner after she shows him mercy and prevents Gallantmon from finishing him off, dedicating himself to protecting the Digital World instead of oppressing it.]]
* In ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', Hiei was [[spoiler:destined to return to his home village and destroy it, as he was the only male.]] When he finally got there to do just that, he [[spoiler:decided against it for the sake of ScrewDestiny. He sees that the village is filled with people living pathetic lives of no consequence and that they are dead in all the ways that would have made slaughtering them all worthwhile. He leaves them to their pathetic existence.]]
* Lucy from ''Manga/ElfenLied'' has shades of this, more in the manga than the anime. She is the "queen" of the diclonius - the only fertile member of her race - and her power is unrivaled by any of her peers. Lucy, however, isn't particularly interested in being the head of a new race and she winds up playing a big role in [[spoiler:destroying the diclonius race and preventing the destruction of humanity.]]

* [[spoiler:Izark]] from ''Manga/FromFarAway''. He's destined to [[spoiler:become the Sky Demon]] and bring destruction to the world, but he's a genuinely nice person (albeit being [[DefrostingIceQueen cold at first]]) and with some help from his TrueCompanions becomes a beacon of hope.
* ''Manga/PandoraHearts'': [[spoiler:[[PersonOfMassDestruction Oz]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Bloodstained Black Rabbit]]]] was revealed to have been created from a child's stuffed animal to fulfill [[spoiler:Jack Vessalius']] and the unstable Will of the Abyss's desire to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt sink the world into]] [[TheUnderworld the Abyss.]] He ultimately subverts his role by instead sacrificing himself to restablize the world from the damage it received due to [[spoiler:Jack's]] activities and return the Abyss to the golden paradise it once was, making him more of a MessianicArchetype.

* It's basically the entire CharacterArc for Fino, the late Demon King's daughter, in ''LightNovel/ICouldntBecomeAHeroSoIReluctantlyDecidedToGetAJob''.